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Policy-Induced Competition: The Case Of Cable Tv Set-Top Boxes, Ralitza A. Grigorova-Minchev, Thomas W. Hazlett

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

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Tempting The Sword Of Damocles: Reimagining The Copyright/Dmca Framework In A Ugc World, Jordan Sundell

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

No abstract provided.

Faculty Masthead, Mjlst Editorial Board

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

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Structure-Function Analysis Of Global Pharmaceutical Linkage Regulations, Ronald A. Bouchard, Dan Cahoy, Bengt Domeij, Graham Dutfield, Tom Faunce, Aidan Hollis, Paul Jones, Feroz Ali Khader, Joel Lexchin, Heesob Nam, Juan Luis Serrano

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

No abstract provided.

Four Questionable Rationales For The Patent Misuse Doctrine, Thomas F. Cotter

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

No abstract provided.

Funding Race As Biology: The Relevance Of "Race" In Medical Research, Taunya Lovell Banks

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

No abstract provided.

Food Advertising And Childhood Obesity: A Call To Action For Proactive Solutions, Roseann B. Termini, Thomas A. Roberto, Shelby G. Hostetter

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

No abstract provided.

A Failure To Comply: An Initial Assessment Of Gaps In Iom's Medical Device Study Committee, Ralph F. Hall, Eva Stensvad

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

No abstract provided.

Fda Goes Loko With Warning Letters, Rebecca Boxhorn

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

No abstract provided.

Notes From Underground: Hydraulic Fracturing In The Marcellus Shale, Joseph A. Dammel

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

No abstract provided.

It's All Relative: Familial Dna Testing And The Fourth Amendment, Amanda Pattock

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

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Under The Blow Dryer: A Study Of Three Fictional Beauty Shops, Leslie Johns Ray

Honors Theses

In this thesis I explore how the beauty shop provides economic and social power to the women who own, operate, and patronize the fictional beauty shops over a seventy Petrified Man," Robert Marling's play Steel year time span in Eudora Welty's short story Magnolias, and director Bille Woodruffs film Beauty Shop. 1 have researched historical and sociological studies on American beauty shops and hterai*y studies of these works to discover common themes between fictional and actual beauty shops. Within the beauty shop, women often create a space independent of gender, race, economic, and class barriers present outside the shop walls. …

Bridge Over The River Kawaii: Examining The Consumption Of Anime And Manga In The United States, Luke Daniel Schwalm

Honors Theses

The sale of manga, Japanese comic books, and anime, its animated counterpart, in the United States has become a multi-million dollar enterprise and both mediums have gained an increasingly large fandom. Based on the framework of Said’s conception of orientalism and using information gathered from observing seven popular anime and manga internet forums and five semi-structured interviews this thesis seeks to understand how a segment of this fandom, namely those of its members who are active in online discussion, consume manga and anime and how this consumption affects their views of Japan. In conducting this research I found that the …

The Mythic Method At Work In The Travel Writing Of Bruce Chatwin, Paul Theroux, And V.S. Naipaul, Benjamin Bryant Sloan

Honors Theses

Bruce Chatwin, Paul Theroux, and V.S. Naipaul travel to remove what V.S. Naipaul calls their “area of darkness," by which he means those places in the world and places within themselves that are unexplored firsthand. They are much more interested in subjective impressions of the world than objective representations. In fact, these writers strive for subjectivity. But with subjectivity comes doubt and chaos, and a tool that these authors use to order their worlds and their works is the mythic method. All three of these writers are highly influenced by literary modernism and by sources across the ages, but in …

American Pornographic: A Collection Of Short Stories, Steven William Stringer

Honors Theses

This collection represents my best writing culled from four years of undergraduate study. Encouragingly, I wrote the vast majority of the collection within the past year, which points to the fact that I am still improving and evolving as a writer. These stories fill various American landscapes, but I believe the emotional landscapes share a common thread. The characters strive not to find a purpose in their lives, but to reject the idea of life having a purpose at all. Soldier On, Babies,” the oldest story in the collection and a major turning point in my writing, tells of a …

Re-Imagining The Human Rights Law Clinic, Arturo J. Carrillo, Nicolas Espejo Yaksic

GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works

This article, co-authored with Chilean law professor Nicolás Espejo, engages the debate in U.S. clinical circles about how best to configure an international human rights law clinic, given that such clinics are widely perceived to be substantially different from their domestic law counterparts. This perception has led many U.S. human rights clinicians to favor the non-legal dimension of human rights advocacy in their teaching, such as fact-finding and reporting. In this context, we address a number of threshold questions: How different are clinics of the human rights variety from more traditional models that center on providing legal services to clients? …

Harry Potter And The Religious Right: An In-Depth Look At The Christian Undertones In J.K. Rowling's Series, Cody Pharr Hall

Honors Theses

This thesis involves an investigation of the Christian elements in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter book series. Methods and procedures included researching right wing religious responses to the Harry Potter series through media outlets. Each book was read and analyzed in response to religious objections. The series was explicated and studied for religious themes and ideas. The claims of the witchcraft content in the series were researched and expounded upon. Supplementary readers were used, and commentators were relied upon for certain cited ideas. The findings of this thesis are that fringe religious groups who oppose the Potter series are misinformed in …

Reduced Density Of Calbindin Immunoreactive Gabaergic Neurons In Major Depressive Disorder: Relevance To Neuroimaging Studies And Future Directions, Jonathan Hughes

Honors Theses

Background: Several lines of evidence suggest dysfunction of the γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)ergic system in major depressive disorder. Neuroimaging studies report reduced levels of GABA in the dorsolateral prefrontal and occipital cortex of depressed patients. Our previous postmortem study re-vealed a reduction in the density and size of calbindin-immunoreactive (CB-IR) GABAergic neurons in the prefrontal cortex in major depressive disorder. The goal of this study was to test whether the changes in CB-IR neurons can also be detected in the occipital cortex, where neuroimaging studies report a prominent GABA decrease. Methods: A three-dimensional cell counting probe was used to assess the …

Resilient Observer Design For Discrete-Time Nonlinear Systems With General Criteria, Chung Seop Jeong, Edwin E. Yaz, Yvonne I. Yaz

Exercise Science Faculty Research and Publications

A class of discrete-time nonlinear system and measurement equations having incrementally conic nonlinearities and finite energy disturbances is considered. A linear matrix inequality based resilient observer design approach is presented to guarantee the satisfaction of a variety of performance criteria ranging from simple estimation error boundedness to dissipativity in the presence of bounded perturbations on the gain. Some simulation examples are included to illustrate the proposed design methodology.

A Study Of Attendee's Motivations: Oxford Film Festival, Taylor Elizabeth Thomas

Honors Theses

The obesity rate among Americans has been growing at an alarming rate in recent years; because of this, there has been much inquiry into the possible causes, interventions, and prevention methods for this problem. One major trend that appears to have an impact on this obesity epidemic is the large proportion of meals eaten outside the home namely, at fast food or sit-down restaurants. This trend is especially prevalent among college students, whose lifestyle is generally marked by an abundance of stress coupled with a lack of time and money. Because of this lifestyle and a lack of food preparation …

Examination Of The Consumer Ethics Of Students At The University Of Mississippi, Stephen Cole Wilkerson

Honors Theses

Consumer perceives a . in this a random sample of one hundred fifty-seven students reaction he study, in the College of Liberal Arts and the School of Business urveyed using the Consumer Ethics Scale devised by Vitell and Dr. James Muncy. Scale devised by Dr. Americus Reed and Dr. if any difference existed in the were s Dr. Scott The Moral Identity Karl Aquino was also used to see in which different majors perceive themselves. The results provided no significant there was a difference. way or want ot to perceive them. evidence that using a 0.05 hers significance level. There …

Women Behaving Badly, Taylor Elyse Wood

Honors Theses

Women Behaving Badly is the title of a performance piece that showed in Meek Auditorium at the University of Mississippi at 6:30pm on March 10 and 11, 2011. It was compiled and performed to address the issue of the suppression of the female voice. The piece interwove dramatic literature from various genres and time periods. The meaning and relevancy of each individual piece is explored in these pages. The women in these scenes defy societal expectations willingly, and the benefits and drawbacks of their decisions were explored in the piece. All proceeds from the production benefited Oxford’s Domestic Violence Project.

An Analysis Of Personal Transformation And Musical Adaptation In Vocal Compositions Of Kurt Weill, Elizabeth Rose Williamson

Honors Theses

This thesis explores the compositional transitions in the musical career of Kurt Weill as seen in his Gcmian, French, and American works. Weill was a Gemian-bom composer who was forced to immigrate to France in the 1920’s. He then immigrated to America where he composed for both stage and screen. Specific vocal works by the composer in each country were studied. Research was conducted through the analysis of sheet music, recordings, and a vocal performance of the specific pieces studied. Recordings provided the important aspect of understanding the appropriate vocal style for the music as preferred by the composer. The …

The Resurgent Second Amendment, Robert J. Cottrol

GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works

This review essay explores the extent to which Adam Winkler and Robert H. Churchill address the resurgence of the Second Amendment debate in their respective books, Gunfight: The Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms in America, and To Shake Their Guns in the Tyrant's Face: Libertarian Political Violence and the Origins of the Militia Movement in light of the Supreme Court's decision in District of Columbia v. Heller. Cottrol approves of Winkler's Gunfight as an excellent review of the background and view of the oral argument presented to the Supreme Court in Heller, but critiques it as falling short …

Climate Change And The Puget Sound: Building The Legal Framework For Adaptation, Robert L. Glicksman

GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works

The scope of climate change impacts is expected to be extraordinary, touching every ecosystem on the planet and affecting human interactions with the natural and built environment. From increased surface and water temperatures to sea level rise and more frequent extreme weather events, climate change promises vast and profound alterations to our world. Indeed, scientists predict continued climate change impacts regardless of any present or future mitigation efforts due to the long-lived nature of greenhouse gases emitted over the last century. The need to adapt to this new future is crucial. Adaptation may take a variety of forms, from implementing …

Plus Factors And Agreement In Antitrust Law, William E. Kovacic

GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works

Despite the crucial role of concerted action to collusion among rival firms, few elements are more perplexing than the design of evidentiary standards to determine whether parallel conduct stems from collective or from unilateral decision making. Courts allow a collusive agreement to be established by circumstantial evidence, but the evidence must show additional evidence — “plus factors” — beyond parallel movement in price. Chief plus factors identified by courts have included actions contrary to each defendant’s self-interest unless pursued as part of a collective plan, phenomena that can be explained rationally only as a result of concerted action, evidence that …

The International Court Of Justice, Sean D. Murphy

GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works

This essay on the International Court of Justice (“ICJ”) is the first chapter in a new book on international courts and tribunals. Important constraints on the ICJ’s jurisdiction preclude it from resolving most disputes between States, and, as was the case for the predecessor Permanent Court of International Justice, the ICJ is not at the apex of an appellate system of international or national courts. Nevertheless, as the judicial wing of the United Nations, the ICJ stands as the most authoritative court for the interpretation of general rules of international law, with its decisions regularly cited by other global, regional, …

Pain Perception After Isometric Exercise In Women With Fibromyalgia, Marie K. Hoeger Bement, Andy Weyer, Sarah Hartley, Breanna Drewek, April L. Harkins, Sandra K. Hunter

Exercise Science Faculty Research and Publications

Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify exercise protocols incorporating isometric contractions that provide pain relief in women with fibromyalgia.

Design: A before-after trial.

Setting: A physical therapy department in an academic setting.

Participants: Fifteen women (mean ± SD, 52 ± 11y) with fibromyalgia.

Interventions: Subjects completed 4 sessions: 1 familiarization and 3 experimental. The following randomized experimental sessions involved the performance of isometric contractions with the elbow flexor muscles that varied in intensity and duration: (1) 3 maximal voluntary contractions (MVCs), (2) 25% MVC held to task failure, and (3) 25% MVC …

Creating Knowledge, Volume 4, 2011

Creating Knowledge

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, through the deliberations and efforts of its task force on “Students Creating Knowledge”, chaired by Professor Ralph Erber, associate dean for research in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, committed itself to a number of new strategic initiatives that would enhance and enrich the academic quality of the student experience within the college. Chief among these initiatives was one that would encourage students to become actively engaged in creating scholarship and research and give them a venue for the publication of their essays. The first volume of “Creating Knowledge: The LA&S Student …

Analysis Of Knee Flexion Angles During 2 Clinical Versions Of The Heel Raise Test To Assess Soleus And Gastrocnemius Function, Kim Hébert-Losier, Anthony G. Schneiders, S John Sullivan, Richard J. Newsham-West, José A. García, Guy G. Simoneau

Physical Therapy Faculty Research and Publications

STUDY DESIGN: Controlled laboratory study, using a repeated-measures, counterbalanced design. OBJECTIVES: To provide estimates on the average knee angle maintained, absolute knee angle error, and total repetitions performed during 2 versions of the heel raise test. BACKGROUND: The heel raise test is performed in knee extension (EHRT) to assess gastrocnemius and knee flexion (FHRT) for soleus. However, it has not yet been determined whether select knee angles are maintained or whether total repetitions differ between the clinical versions of the heel raise test. METHODS: Seventeen healthy males and females performed maximal heel raise repetitions in 0° (EHRT) and 30° (FHRT) …