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The Logic And Limits Of Environmental Criminal Law In The Global Setting: Brazil And The United States--Comparisons, Contrasts, And Questions In Search Of A Robust Theory, Robert F. Blomquist Jan 2011

The Logic And Limits Of Environmental Criminal Law In The Global Setting: Brazil And The United States--Comparisons, Contrasts, And Questions In Search Of A Robust Theory, Robert F. Blomquist

Law Faculty Publications

Strict but arguably unfair and counterproductive systems of criminal environmental law and enforcement exist in both the United States and Brazll in the twenty-first century. In order to create a sovereignty dividend encompassing the rule of law and evenhanded administrative control in the competitive global setting, both countries should rethink and reform their respective systems of environmental criminal law by seeking answers to several questions of legal philosophy in search of a robust theory.

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Doma And Diffusion Theory: Ending Animus Legislation Through A Rational Basis Approach, David J. Herzig Jan 2011

Doma And Diffusion Theory: Ending Animus Legislation Through A Rational Basis Approach, David J. Herzig

Law Faculty Publications

Same-sex couple rights are the topic of much discussion and debate. There are court challenges to the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) as well as proposed marriage statutes. The message and the structure for the recognition of same-sex rights need to be modified. This Article proposes applying, for the first time in the area, modern sociology theory, specifically Diffusion Theory, to change how the message is delivered. Using Diffusion Theory to change the message frame will change judicial decisions. By using the backdrop of the Florida adoption statute, a comparison between the successful challenges to the Florida …

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Wellness, Health, And Salvation : About The Religious Dimension Of Contemporary Body-Mindedness, Christoffer H. Grundmann Jan 2011

Wellness, Health, And Salvation : About The Religious Dimension Of Contemporary Body-Mindedness, Christoffer H. Grundmann

Theology Faculty Publications

Alluding to the enormous investments in wellness, health, and anti-aging by affluent US society today the article focuses on the anthropological and religious implications of this phenomenon by stating that the pursuit of such caring for the body has superseded the quest for salvation. The first section provides a historical background analysis of how the contemporary semi-religious bodymindedness came about, while the second part analyses wellness, health, and salvation from a phenomenological point of view. It shows that any body image which does not address human frailty turns into something utterly inhumane while a religiously informed anthropology, in contrast, not …

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University Of Arkansas Graduate Catalog, 2010-2011, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville Jan 2011

University Of Arkansas Graduate Catalog, 2010-2011, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Graduate School Catalog of Studies

No abstract provided.

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Annual Report, 2010-2011, Mack-Blackwell National Rural Transportation Study Center (U.S.) Jan 2011

Annual Report, 2010-2011, Mack-Blackwell National Rural Transportation Study Center (U.S.)

Mack Blackwell Rural Transportation Center Annual Report

No abstract provided.

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Annual Report, 2011, University Of Arkansas (System). Division Of Agriculture Jan 2011

Annual Report, 2011, University Of Arkansas (System). Division Of Agriculture

Division of Agriculture Annual Report

No abstract provided.

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Mole Street Journal, December 2010, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Dept. Of Chemistry And Biochemistry Jan 2011

Mole Street Journal, December 2010, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Dept. Of Chemistry And Biochemistry

Mole Street Journal

No abstract provided.

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Annual Report, 2010-2011, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. School Of Architecture Jan 2011

Annual Report, 2010-2011, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. School Of Architecture

School of Architecture Annual Report

Description based on: 1995-1996; title from caption

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Arkansas Soccer, 2011, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Athletics Media Relations Jan 2011

Arkansas Soccer, 2011, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Athletics Media Relations

Arkansas Soccer

No abstract provided.

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Faculty Promotion And Tenure Recipients, 2011, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Libraries, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Provost And Vice Chancellor For Academic Affairs, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Office Of The Chancellor Jan 2011

Faculty Promotion And Tenure Recipients, 2011, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Libraries, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Provost And Vice Chancellor For Academic Affairs, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Office Of The Chancellor

Faculty Promotion and Tenure Reception

Event was sponsored by Chancellor and Provost

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Research Experience For Undergraduates Program, 2011, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Dept. Of Chemistry And Biochemistry Jan 2011

Research Experience For Undergraduates Program, 2011, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Dept. Of Chemistry And Biochemistry

Research Experience for Undergraduates

"Supported by the National Science Foundation."

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Short-Term And Long-Term Effects Of Orthopedic Biodegradable Implants, Ami R. Amini, James S. Wallace, Syam P. Nukavarapu Jan 2011

Short-Term And Long-Term Effects Of Orthopedic Biodegradable Implants, Ami R. Amini, James S. Wallace, Syam P. Nukavarapu

Articles - Patient Care

Presently, orthopedic and oral/maxillofacial implants represent a combined $2.8 billion market, a figure expected to experience significant and continued growth. Although traditional permanent implants have been proved clinically efficacious, they are also associated with several drawbacks, including secondary revision and removal surgeries. Non-permanent, biodegradable implants offer a promising alternative for patients, as they provide temporary support and degrade at a rate matching tissue formation, and thus, eliminate the need for secondary surgeries. These implants have been in clinical use for nearly 25 years, competing directly with, or maybe even exceeding, the performance of permanent implants. The initial implantation of biodegradable …

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Education In Action: A Story Of Commitment, Challenge And Change; Connecticut Cooperative Extension System, University Of Connecticut, 1960-2008, Nancy H. Bull, Anne H. Rideout, Nancy P. Weiss Jan 2011

Education In Action: A Story Of Commitment, Challenge And Change; Connecticut Cooperative Extension System, University Of Connecticut, 1960-2008, Nancy H. Bull, Anne H. Rideout, Nancy P. Weiss

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.

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Uconn School Of Medicine Dean's Newsletter, Winter 2011, Cato T. Laurencin Jan 2011

Uconn School Of Medicine Dean's Newsletter, Winter 2011, Cato T. Laurencin

Annual Reports - Education

No abstract provided.

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The Colby Oracle 2011, Colby College Jan 2011

The Colby Oracle 2011, Colby College

The Colby Oracle

Colby College’s yearbook for the Class of 2011.

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Five Year Progress Report Jan 2011

Five Year Progress Report

UConn 2000 Reports

No abstract provided.

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Therapeutic Touch And Cancer Cells, Gloria A. Gronowicz Jan 2011

Therapeutic Touch And Cancer Cells, Gloria A. Gronowicz

UCHC Graduate School Masters Theses 2003 - 2010

Energy medicine therapies based on a human biofield have been practiced for thousands of years and can trace their origin in Ayurveda. Our goal was to determine if Therapeutic Touch (TT), a more recently developed energy medicine practice, had any effects on cancer cells. Previous work in our laboratory demonstrated that TT significantly increased the growth of normal human osteoblasts and increased the synthesis of bone matrix proteins and mineralization in cell culture. In this study as was practiced in our previous studies, TT was performed twice a week for 10 minutes and was compared to untreated cultures and 'placebo-treated" …

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Undergraduate Scholarship In The College Of Arts And Sciences 2011 Book Of Abstracts, Winthrop University, The College Of Arts And Sciences, Winthrop University Jan 2011

Undergraduate Scholarship In The College Of Arts And Sciences 2011 Book Of Abstracts, Winthrop University, The College Of Arts And Sciences, Winthrop University

Abstract Books

The College of Arts and Sciences proudly presents Undergraduate Scholarship in the College of Arts and Sciences Book of Abstracts, our ninth annual issue documenting the work conducted by students in collaboration with their faculty mentors. As you will see by the depth and variety of the projects, these students successfully used their research, critical thinking, and writing skills to produce scholarship that has been recognized by the larger scholarly community.

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Homogenous Rules For Heterogeneous Families: The Standardization Of Family Law When There Is No Standard Family, Katharine K. Baker Jan 2011

Homogenous Rules For Heterogeneous Families: The Standardization Of Family Law When There Is No Standard Family, Katharine K. Baker

All Faculty Scholarship

The article explores the ironies involved in the contemporary enforcement of family obligations. As forms of intimate partnership and parenthood become ever more varied, the law of family obligation - child support, property division and alimony - has become increasingly routine and formulaic. As scholars increasingly call for more attention to the varied ways in which different individuals and communities structure their care networks and their intimate lives, the law of family obligation has become less, not more attentive to context. This piece explains how the law’s rejection of context is an understandable reaction to the growing diversity of family …

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Green Diesel: Finding A Place For Algae Oil (Symposium Editor), Fred P. Bosselman Jan 2011

Green Diesel: Finding A Place For Algae Oil (Symposium Editor), Fred P. Bosselman

All Faculty Scholarship

The prospect of obtaining domestically-produced biodiesel from algae has attracted wide investor interest. Although many analysts predict that economic production is five to ten years away, the production process involves such a wide range of environmental and land use issues that it is not premature to begin thinking about the kinds of places in which “green biodiesel” could be efficiently made in the United States. Our land use and environmental laws were all drafted by people who never imagined the possibility that huge volumes of algae would be an important energy resource; nor could they have known that the location …

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The Legal-Political Barriers To Ramping Up Hydro (Symposium), A. Dan Tarlock Jan 2011

The Legal-Political Barriers To Ramping Up Hydro (Symposium), A. Dan Tarlock

All Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

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Proving Causation: Probability Versus Belief, Richard W. Wright Jan 2011

Proving Causation: Probability Versus Belief, Richard W. Wright

All Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

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Trauma Focused Treatment In Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities: A Group Treatment Approach, Kolina J. Delgado Jan 2011

Trauma Focused Treatment In Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities: A Group Treatment Approach, Kolina J. Delgado

Psychology Student Publications

Intellectual Disability is a condition that affects one's ability to learn and function independently. The condition is characterized by subaverage intellectual functioning and significant impairments in adaptive functioning, with onset occurring prior to age 18. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IVTR) uses the term Mental Retardations to describe these individual differences in cognitive and adaptive abilities. However, the term Mental Retardation has received significant criticism in recent years, and the term Intellectual Disability (ID) is being used with greater acceptance. In keeping with this trend, the term Intellectual Disability will be used throughout …

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Fractal Time Series Analysis Of Human Heartbeat Intervals For Physical And Mental Workload, Sheldon M. Russell, Gregory J. Funke, Benjamin A. Knott, Matt Middendorf Jan 2011

Fractal Time Series Analysis Of Human Heartbeat Intervals For Physical And Mental Workload, Sheldon M. Russell, Gregory J. Funke, Benjamin A. Knott, Matt Middendorf

International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2011

As the environments and tasks that teams (in both military and civilian settings) are faced with increase in complexity, standard statistical methods may not fully capture team dynamics and processes. Nonlinear analyses provide alternative, mathematically derived descriptions quantifying the level of complexity and variability inherent in a data set, and may provide a more accurate understanding of dynamic systems. The goal of the present study was to investigate changes in heart interbeat interval associated with task workload using one type of nonlinear analysis, power spectral density analysis. In this study, physical and mental workload were manipulated in separate tasks to …

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Using Physiological Measures To Improve Training For Uav Operators, Jane H. Barrow, Carryl L. Baldwin, Daniel M. Roberts, Brian A. Taylor, Ciara Sibley, Joseph T. Coyne, Anna Mandulak, George Buzzell, Nick Penaranda Jan 2011

Using Physiological Measures To Improve Training For Uav Operators, Jane H. Barrow, Carryl L. Baldwin, Daniel M. Roberts, Brian A. Taylor, Ciara Sibley, Joseph T. Coyne, Anna Mandulak, George Buzzell, Nick Penaranda

International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2011

The current research examined use of frontal asymmetry measures of electroencephalography (EEG) activity to assess operator motivational intensity during training of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) operators. Participants performed a series of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions of graduated difficulty. Results demonstrate that frontal asymmetry in conjunction with behavioral measures provides a valuable tool for determining learner workload and motivational intensity. Implications for the use of frontal asymmetry metrics to drive real-time adaptive training are discussed.

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Cognitive Modeling As A Tool For Improving Runway Safety, Michael J. Schoelles, Wayne D. Gray Jan 2011

Cognitive Modeling As A Tool For Improving Runway Safety, Michael J. Schoelles, Wayne D. Gray

International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2011

Runway incursions are low probability events resulting from complex combinations of cognitive and environmental factors, which can have deadly consequences. However, the development and evaluation of tools to reduce runway incursions are, ironically, hampered by the low incidence of such events. A possible path forward is the use of high-fidelity cognitive models to predict pilot performance under a wide variety of airport conditions and runway circumstances. We describe a fully embodied ACT-R 6.0 cognitive model, named SimPilot, of a pilot taxiing a simulated Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The goals of SimPilot are twofold. The first is automated testing of a new …

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Using Microsoft Flight Simulator In The Classroom To Improve Student Pilot Aeronautical Decision-Making Skills, Wendy Beckman Jan 2011

Using Microsoft Flight Simulator In The Classroom To Improve Student Pilot Aeronautical Decision-Making Skills, Wendy Beckman

International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2011

In the Aerospace Department at Middle Tennessee State University, Microsoft Flight Simulator (MFS) has been utilized in the classroom for several semesters in an effort to develop student aeronautical decision-making (ADM) skills. This software is used to create realistic scenarios which are experienced in class. Two Private Pilot ground school classes were evaluated to determine if experiencing these MFS scenarios had an impact on student development of ADM skills. At the beginning of the semester, each student completed a baseline evaluation of their ADM skills. One class was taught incorporating MFS scenario-based training, while the other class discussed the same …

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The Comparison Of Air Traffic Controllers’ To College Students’ Memory Performance And Brain Activities, Sehchang Hah, Ben Willems, Hasan Ayaz, Scott Bunce, Kurtulus Izzetoglu, Atul Deshmukh Jan 2011

The Comparison Of Air Traffic Controllers’ To College Students’ Memory Performance And Brain Activities, Sehchang Hah, Ben Willems, Hasan Ayaz, Scott Bunce, Kurtulus Izzetoglu, Atul Deshmukh

International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2011

We compared controllers and college students memory task performance and brain activities while performing the task. The purpose of these comparisons was to test the hypothesis that controllers must have acquired special memorization skills from many years of air traffic control and that their brains would respond differently from college students’ brains. To perform the task, they must maintain a sequence of characters in their working memory and manipulate the characters. We compared controllers’ brain activities to college students’ recorded at the prefrontal cortex with functional near infrared (fNIR) spectroscopy while performing the task. Our results showed that controllers performed …

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A Brief Historiography Of U.S. Hegemony In The Cuban Sugar Industry, Justin Mccollum Jan 2011

A Brief Historiography Of U.S. Hegemony In The Cuban Sugar Industry, Justin Mccollum

The Forum: Journal of History

No abstract provided.

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Genomic Analysis Of Individual Differences In Ethanol Drinking: Evidence For Non-Genetic Factors In C57bl/6 Mice, Jennifer T. Wolstenholme, Jon A. Warner, Maria I. Capparuccini, Kellie J. Archer, Keith L. Shelton, Michael F. Miles Jan 2011

Genomic Analysis Of Individual Differences In Ethanol Drinking: Evidence For Non-Genetic Factors In C57bl/6 Mice, Jennifer T. Wolstenholme, Jon A. Warner, Maria I. Capparuccini, Kellie J. Archer, Keith L. Shelton, Michael F. Miles

Pharmacology and Toxicology Publications

Genetic analysis of factors affecting risk to develop excessive ethanol drinking has been extensively studied in humans and animal models for over 20 years. However, little progress has been made in determining molecular mechanisms underlying environmental or non-genetic events contributing to variation in ethanol drinking. Here, we identify persistent and substantial variation in ethanol drinking behavior within an inbred mouse strain and utilize this model to identify gene networks influencing such “non-genetic” variation in ethanol intake. C57BL/6NCrl mice showed persistent inter-individual variation of ethanol intake in a two-bottle choice paradigm over a three-week period, ranging from less than 1 g/kg …

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