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وسائل القياس والإفصاح في المحاسبة البيئية (دراسة تطبيقية في محطة توليد الطاقة الحرارية في الناصرية), علي نعيم جاسم

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

تهدف الدراسة الى بيان دور الوحدات الاقتصادية في المحافظة على البيئة واعتبارها جزءاً رئيسياً من اهدافها التي تسعى الى تحقيقها للارتقاء بمستوى الخدمات المقدمة لما لهذا الدور من أهمية في الحياة وخاصة في العراق الذي يعاني في الوقت الحاضر من بيئة ملوثة نسبياً. فقد وضع الباحث حلولاً لعملية القياس والافصاح عن التكاليف البيئية وخاصة في الشركات العامة التي تعمل في ظل ظروف صعبة وقاسية تفرضها اللوائح والقوانين. وفي اطار سعي الباحث لتحقيق هدف الدراسة استند الى الفرضية الرئيسية الاتية ((هناك علاقة وثيقة بين تحمل الوحدات الاقتصادية للكلف البيئية وبين المساهمة الكبيرة لها في مجال المحافظة على البيئة لتحقيق جزء من …

مخاطر التدقيق واثرها على جودة الاداء ومصداقية النتائج (دراسة تطبيقية في الشركة العامة للتجهيزات الزراعية ), ناظم شعلان جبار

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

مع التطور المتزايد أصبحت مخاطر التدقيق أمراً يهدد نتائج عمل مدقق الحسابات لذا أستوجب الأمر دراسة هذه المخاطر والعوامل المؤثرة فيها من خلال تحديدها وتقدير مستوياتها واحتمالات حدوثها واخذها بالحسبان عند التخطيط والتنفيذ لاجراءات التدقيق بهدف تقليل أثرها، لذا ينبغي التعرف عليها بفاعلية ودراسة العوامل المؤثرة فيها بغية تقدير درجات المخاطر والتعرف على المجالات التي ترتفع فيها واخذ المستويات المقدرة لها في الاعتبار واتخاذ كل ما من شأنه تخفيض حدة تأثيرها في القوائم المالية ومن ثم تقليص مخاطر إبداء رأي تدقيقي غير مناسب إلى أدنى مستوى ممكن ومقبول، ذلك لان رأي المدقق يتسم بالأهمية والخطورة وله تأثير في جهات عديدة، …

A Semantic Agent Framework For Cyber-Physical Systems, Jing Lin, Sahra Sedigh, Ann K. Miller

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

The development of accurate models for cyber-physical systems (CPSs) is hampered by the complexity of these systems, fundamental differences in the operation of cyber and physical components, and significant interdependencies among these components. Agent-based modeling shows promise in overcoming these challenges, due to the flexibility of software agents as autonomous and intelligent decision-making components. Semantic agent systems are even more capable, as the structure they provide facilitates the extraction of meaningful content from the data provided to the software agents. In this book chapter, we present a multi-agent model for a CPS, where the semantic capabilities are underpinned by sensor …

Dashboards Drive Direction, Susan L. Lawrence Ms, Cmac, Krista J. Casey Mba

Administration & Leadership

No abstract provided.

Reaction Rates Of Ozone And Terpenes Adsorbed To Model Indoor Surfaces, M. Springs, J. R. Wells, Glenn Morrison

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Reaction rates and reaction probabilities have been quantified on model indoor surfaces for the reaction of ozone with two monoterpenes (Δ3-carene and d-limonene). Molar surface loadings were obtained by performing breakthrough experiments in a plug-flow reactor (PFR) packed with beads of glass, polyvinylchloride or zirconium silicate. Reaction rates and probabilities were determined by equilibrating the PFR with both the terpene and the ozone and measuring the ozone consumption rate. to mimic typical indoor conditions, temperatures of 20, 25, and 30°C were used in both types of experiments along with a relative humidity ranging from 10% to 80%. the molar surface …

Catalog 2011-2012, University Of North Florida

UNF Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

The Legal Dilemma Of Guantánamo Detainees From Bush To Obama, Linda A. Malone

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Cooperative Federalism And Police Reform: Using Congressional Spending Power To Promote Police Accountability, Kami Chavis Simmons

Faculty Publications

Police misconduct and corruption persist in our nation's local police departments. Recognizing the organizational roots of police misconduct, Congress granted the U.S. Department of Justice (the "DOJ") the authority to seek injunctive relief to implement institutional reforms within local law enforcement agencies. While the federal government's current strategy represents a promising model for reform, the DOJ's efforts cannot reach many local police departments that require intervention. Furthermore, the local primacy of criminal-justice issues, particularly issues related to police practices, implicates important federalism concerns. Although federal intervention is appropriate to address persistent patterns of misconduct, states and local entities must play …

Tennessee Farm Bureau News - January 2011, Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation

Tennessee Farm Bureau News

No abstract provided.

Factors Affecting The Matriculation Of African American Undergraduate Students: An Exploratory Study, Leila Halawi, Andrew Knowles, Richard Mccarthy

Publications

In this study, a regression analysis was conducted to explore the factors associated with African American student retention and graduation. The study sample is comprised of 133 undergraduate African American MIS students at a southeastern, private university. This university uses Blackboard. Using a structure that is grounded on Astin’s student involvement theory, the results of this preliminary investigation indicated that both academic involvement and student involvement share a positive relationship with student retention.

Plastic Packaging: A Current Perspective On Sustainability, Shristy Bashyal, Bonnie Bachman, Margaret H. Baumann

Business and Information Technology Faculty Research & Creative Works

Packaging producers, machine manufacturers, and/or resin manufacturers are studied to conduct case study research to assess the issues they are facing with regard to “sustainability”. This industry viewpoint is conducted to generate information regarding environmental pressures facing these companies and the resulting strategies employed to be competitive and sustainable. To collect the necessary information about these selected companies and the overall industry point of view they represent, direct interview techniques are used.

Conference Marketing Research For Rolla, Missouri Chamber Of Commerce, Rebecca Mcnally, Bonnie Bachman

Business and Information Technology Faculty Research & Creative Works

This paper is used to give recommendations to the Chamber of Commerce in Rolla, Missouri to help them to better attract conferences and events. A survey given to event planners was the main method used for analyzing what Rolla needs to change to gain more of a name as a conference destination. Although this paper is specific to Rolla, Missouri, the methods used can be imitated for any rural town wishing to attract more conferences.

An Evaluation Of An Electric Drive Vehicle Program Based On Student Motivation And Learning Effectiveness, Ashley Banaszek, Richard H. Hall

Business and Information Technology Faculty Research & Creative Works

Electric Drive Vehicles (EDVs) Are Becoming More and More Prevalent in Today's Marketplace. as Such, there is a Growing Demand for Engineers and Mechanics that Understand These Specific Types of Systems. the U.S. Department of Energy Recently Awarded the Missouri University of Science and Technology and Partners Funding to Develop a Large-Scale Training Project. the Project Includes the Development of Undergraduate and Graduate Curricula and Programs at the University Level and for Community College Vocational Programs for Mechanics. the Project Also Includes a Public Dissemination Component, Including Partners from the St. Louis Science Center. This Program Began Recently, in the …

Catching The Wave: State Supreme Court Outreach Efforts, Rebecca Green

Faculty Publications

State supreme courts have begun to grasp the many ways technology can connect the public with courts. This article will review some of the main trends in state supreme courts’ use of the Internet to educate the public about their work.

Rrh Library Newsletter, January 2011, Libraries At Rochester Regional Health

Rochester Regional Health authored publications and proceedings

Newsletter sections include: Medical Orders For Life-Sustaining Treatment (MOLST); Bedside the Musical

Legal Initiatives Driving Clean Up Of Chesapeake Bay, Roy A. Hoagland, Jon Mueller

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Post-Tarp Movement To Regulate Banker Pay, Eric D. Chason

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Evidence (Routledge Handbook Of International Criminal Law), Nancy Amoury Combs

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Party Polarization And Congressional Committee Consideration Of Constitutional Questions, Neal Devins

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Leiter On The Legal Realists, Michael S. Green

Faculty Publications

In this essay reviewing Brian Leiter’s recent book Naturalizing Jurisprudence, I focus on two positions that distinguish Leiter’s reading of the American legal realists from those offered in the past. The first is his claim that the realists thought the law is only locally indeterminate – primarily in cases that are appealed. The second is his claim that they did not offer a prediction theory of law, but were instead committed to a standard positivist theory. Leiter’s reading is vulnerable, because he fails to discuss in detail those passages from the realists that inspired past interpretations. My goal is to …

Commercial Space, Diane Howard

Publications

This chapter assesses trends and developments in the commercial space sector, which includes manufacturers of space hardware such as rockets and satellite components, providers of space-based information such as telecommunications and remote sensing, and service operators for space launches. Also covered in this chapter are the developments related to the nascent space tourism industry, as well as the relationship between commercial operators and the public sector.

Risk Perception Analysis Of A Small Aircraft Transportation System, David S. Ferrel, Thomas Q. Carney, Scott R. Winter

Publications

This study examines the impact and relationship between demographic factors and risk perceptions toward Small Aircraft Transportation Systems (SATS). The study included 178 participants who responded to an electronic survey administered to Purdue University faculty members and to selected leaders within the Purdue Intercollegiate Athletics department. Participants were surveyed as to their demographic identities including gender, age, academic position, and aviation familiarity, as well as their perceptions of physical, financial, and status risk from a SATS program. Results of this study showed that certain demographic factors are significant predictors of certain SATS travel risk perceptions. Participants’ intentions to travel via …

Eyes On A Climate Prize: Rewarding Energy Innovation To Achieve Climate Stabilization, Jonathan H. Adler

Faculty Publications

Stabilizing atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases at double their pre-industrial levels (or lower) will require emission reductions far in excess of what can be achieved at a politically acceptable cost with current or projected levels of technology. Substantial technological innovation is required if the nations of the world are to come anywhere close to proposed emission reduction targets. Neither traditional federal support for research and development of new technologies nor traditional command-and-control regulations are likely to spur sufficient innovation. Technology inducement prizes, on the other hand, have the potential to significantly accelerate the rate of technological innovation in the energy …

Systematic Negligence In Jury Operations: Why The Definition Of Systematic Exclusion In Fair Cross Section Claims Must Be Expanded, Paula Hannaford-Agor

Faculty Publications

This Article argues that in the context of fair cross section jurisprudence, courts' ability to control, or at least greatly mitigate, the extent of minority underrepresentation due to nonsystematic factors is greatly underestimated. Over the past forty years, courts have implemented a number of effective practices to ensure an inclusive and representative master jury list and to minimize undeliverable, nonresponse and failure-to-appear, and excusal rates. All of these techniques demonstrably improve the demographic representation of the jury pool. The vast majority of courts employ these techniques on a routine basis. By perpetuating the misconception that courts have no responsibility to …

Negotiating Federalism, Erin Ryan

Faculty Publications

Bridging the fields of federalism and negotiation theory, Negotiating Federalism analyzes how public actors navigate difficult federalism terrain by negotiating directly with counterparts across state-federal lines. In contrast to the stylized, zero-sum model of federalism that pervades political discourse and judicial doctrine, the Article demonstrates that the boundary between state and federal power is negotiated on scales large and small, and on an ongoing basis. It is also the first to recognize the procedural tools that bilateral federalism bargaining offers to supplement unilateral federalism interpretation in contexts of jurisdictional overlap.

The Article begins by situating its inquiry within the age-old …

The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of Employment Division V. Smith For Family Law, James G. Dwyer

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Same-Sex Marriage And The New Judicial Federalism: Why State Courts Should Not Consider Out-Of-State Backlash, Neal Devins

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Solitary Waves, Periodic And Elliptic Solutions To The Benjamin, Bona & Mahony (Bbm) Equation Modified By Viscosity, S.C. Mancas, Harihar Khanal, Shahrdad G. Sajjadi

Publications

We introduce spatiotemporal solitons of the two-dimensional complex Ginzburg-Landau equation (2D CCQGLE) with cubic and quintic nonlinearities in which asymmetry between space-time variables is included. The 2D CCQGLE is solved by a powerful Fourier spectral method, i.e., a Fourier spatial discretization and an explicit scheme for time differencing. Varying the system’s parameters, and using different initial conditions, numerical simulations reveal 2D solitons in the form of stationary, pulsating and exploding solitons which possess very distinctive properties. For certain region of parameters, we have also found stable coherent structures in the form of spinning (vortex) solitons which exist as a result …