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Damned If You Do, Doomed If You Don't: Patenting Legal Methods And Its Effect On Lawyers' Professional Responsibilities, Stephanie L. Varela

Florida Law Review

This Note argues patent protection should not extend to legal methods because of the professional responsibilities lawyers owe to the profession and to clients. Part II explains why legal methods merit discussion today. To appreciate the effects legal method patents could have on the legal profession, Part II then presents an overview of pertinent patent law and explains how legal methods are likely eligible for patent protection. Part III raises the question whether legal methods should receive patent protection in light of social and economic considerations. Part IV addresses implications for a lawyer’s professional obligations if courts extend patent protection …

Qualified Immunity: When Is A Loss Ultimately A Win?, Michael J. Hooi

Florida Law Review

No abstract provided.

Does A Cartel Aim Expressly? Trusting Calder Personal Jurisdiction When Antitrust Goes Global, Larry Dougherty

Florida Law Review

This Note suggests that while Calder jurisdiction fits well with some types of antitrust allegations, the Calder analogy weakens when charges of broad-based anticompetitive conduct collide with the long-arm statutes of particular states. The risk of forcing the analogy too far, of course, is a violation of due process. Part II of this Note reviews the facts and holding of Calder, and some of the key cases that followed it. Part III addresses the question of how the effects test might be different for antitrust complaints. Part IV reviews one type of anticompetitive conduct that seems to place particular …

Gene Flow On Ice: The Role Of Sea Ice And Whaling In Shaping Holarctic Genetic Diversity And Population Differentiation In Bowhead Whales (Balaena Mysticetus), S Elizabeth Alter, Howard C. Rosenbaum, Lianne D. Postma, Peter Whitridge, Cork Gaines, Diana Weber, Mary G. Egan, Melissa Lindsay, George Amato, Larry Dueck, Robert L. Brownell, Mads-Peter Heide-Jørgensen, Kristin L. Laidre, Gisella Caccone, Brittany L. Hancock

Publications and Research

Sea ice is believed to be a major factor shaping gene flow for polar marine organisms, but it remains unclear to what extent it represents a true barrier to dispersal for arctic cetaceans. Bowhead whales are highly adapted to polar sea ice and were targeted by commercial whalers throughout Arctic and subarctic seas for at least four centuries, resulting in severe reductions in most areas. Both changing ice conditions and reductions due to whaling may have affected geographic distribution and genetic diversity throughout their range, but little is known about range-wide genetic structure or whether it differed in the past. …

Real-Time And Networked Displays: Data Streams In Art Applications, Mary P. Neubauer, Paul Higham

Nor’easter Conference

In a world that has become vastly more complicated, multi-layered information systems have an increasingly compelling impact. Access to complex, interactive data is necessary to informed thought and global action. Utilizing computer modeling, aesthetically-driven prototypes for displaying numerical data provide fresh viewpoints, promoting deeper awareness of living institutions and developing trends. Visually compelling information lends clarity to the grand cycles of nature and human creativity, while revealing intimate perspectives on daily life. This versatile project emphasizes artistically sophisticated live data streams. Evolving artworks allow for a multitude of display options; images can be projected onto architectural or sculptural forms, displayed …

Meta-Analysis On The Effects Of Global Economic Growth On Birds In The Nations Of The Three Poles, Cynthia Gabriela Infante

Faculty

Economic and population growth as well as global macroeconomic policies are contributing to increasing global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Climate change effects are more pronounced in cold regions such as the ‘Three Poles’ (the Arctic, the Antarctic and the Hindu Kush-Himalaya regions) than anywhere else. The Three Poles are rich in natural resources but the extraction of resources is degrading ecosystems and processes, and affecting species. In the Three Poles, many species depend on ice and snow habitats, but these species are competing with human activities for space and resources on a finite globe. Local and global pressures cause bird …

Designing The Best Drug Possible To Defeat Huntington's Disease, Kenneth P. Serbin

At Risk for Huntington's Disease

No abstract provided.

In Print, Catherine G. Bellver, Peter B. Gray, Kermyt Anderson, Gregory A. Borchard, Thomas W. Bean

UNLV Innovation

Faculty authors explore Spanish vanguard poetry, fatherhood, multi-modal learning, and more.

A Career Achievement, Suzan Dibella

UNLV Innovation

Meet several UNLV recipients of the National Science Foundation’s prestigious CAREER Award, the highly competitive grant designed to establish leadership in education and research.

- Brian Hedlund

- Jennifer Rennels

- Dong-Chan Lee

- Frank van Breukelen

- Sajjad Ahmad

Beautiful Science, Unlv Innovation Staff Writer

UNLV Innovation

The path to discovery can be painstaking, complex, and … aesthetically beautiful. In the following pages, UNLV scientists provide some of the most striking images they’ve examined as part of their research. Learn how these fascinating photos were captured and what they represent.

Research Briefs, Unlv Innovation Staff Writer

UNLV Innovation

- New Scorpion Species Discovered

- Medication Errors by Both Domestically and Internationally Trained Nurses Studied

- Researchers Discover Magnetic Bacteria with Potential for Emerging Biotech Industry

- Stalagmites Provide Clues on the Demise of Early Civilizations

- Anthropologist Explores the Impact of Honey on Human Evolution

- Expanding the Reach of Scholarly Communication

Nea Grant Committee On Distance Education Policy And Bargaining Benchmarks, Diane White

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

No abstract provided.

Federal Research Dollars As A Resource, Allen Sessoms

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

No abstract provided.

The Political And Social Philosophy Of Auguste Comte., Harry Elmer Marxes

The Open Court

No abstract provided.

Iron Is The Earth_The Future Of Contemporary Cast Iron, Mary P. Neubauer

Nor’easter Conference

Looking forward ten years from the original essay, on the occasion of the 4th International Conference on Cast Iron Art, this presentation will connect the contemporary cast iron art movement with other current waves in in contemporary creative culturea and subcultures, including the Maker Movement, Fire Arts Festivals, and Steam Punk.

Digital Stone Exhibition: The Intersection Of Art & Technology, Robert Michael Smith

Nor’easter Conference

"Digital Stone" as a concept is based on the fusion of CAD technologies with traditional stone carving.

Digital Stone Exhibition featured four digital sculptors: Bruce Beasley, Jon Isherwood, Robert Michael Smith and Kenneth Snelson, who designed five sculptures each utilizing CAD technologies. All sculptures in this exhibition were designed and developed first in virtual space of software programs. Physical models were printed by rapid prototype machines which became a metaphorical "hand" of the computer to produce an actual sculpture from the virtual sculpture. The RP models were sent to China to be enlarged in granite at Dingli Stone Carving Company …

The Influence Of Tropical Cyclones On Chesapeake Bay Dead Zones, Chelsea Dayne Taylor

Theses & Honors Papers

This thesis investigates the problem of “dead zones” in large bodies of water, specifically in the Chesapeake Bay. Using readily available weather and environmental research from several summer tropical cyclones, this thesis analyzes the possible impact of such storms on the Chesapeake Bay’s ecology and health as a body of water, looking at levels of different nutrients and the growth of algal blooms.

The Tiger Vol. 106 Issue 23 2012-11-16, Clemson University

Tiger Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 Holidays On The Hill, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special holiday edition of the College Heights Herald.

Economic Impact Of The Ability Of Nebraska Agriculture To Irrigate: The Case Of 2012, Nebraska Farm Bureau, Decision Innovation Solutions

Nebraskiana Publications: Resources and Materials on the 37th State

With the harsh 2012 growing season behind for Nebraska crop producers, sights are now on the prospects for 2013. An exceptional drought gripped much of the United States from mid-June to the end of the growing season. In many regards, the drought persists in many parts of the country. Without significant moisture accumulations prior to spring planting 2013, drought conditions may continue into next year’s growing season. Since the drought of 2012 became a cause of concern in mid-2012, there have been discussions regarding ways to limit the use of water for agricultural purposes. Many of these discussions will result …

Murray Ledger And Times, November 16, 2012, Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Flyer News, Vol. 60, No. 17 (Nov. 16, 2012), University Of Dayton

Flyer News

Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton.

Uab's Alys Stephens Center: New 2013 Season Calendar, Shannon Thomason

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

Paleoseismicity Of The Guoqiong Segment Of The Yushu Fault Following The Mw6.9 14 April 2010 Yushu Earthquake, Qinghai Province, China, Taylor Armstrong

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The Mw6.9 (Ms7.1) April 14, 2010 Yushu earthquake and aftershocks devastated Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (Qinghai Province, China), killed ~3,000 people, injured 12,000 people, and caused extensive damage throughout the region. The earthquake swarm occurred in the central region of the Tibetan Plateau, within the Banyan Har Mountain Range along the Ganzi-Yushu fault system. The focal mechanism for the main shock indicated left-lateral, strike-slip movement with two pulses of rupture along a WNW-ESE-striking, near-vertical fault causing surface ruptures to occur along several segments of the Yushu fault. In October 2011, a trench (CUG2011-1) was excavated (near the village of Guoqiong, …

Novel Strategies To Improve Metabolic Parameters And Precondition Diabetic Hearts Against Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury, Amit Varma

Theses and Dissertations

Insulin resistance and chronic hyperglycemia promote vascular damage, increase circulating levels of inflammatory cytokines and lead to increased morbidity and mortality. MicroRNAs (miRs) -103/107 have been shown to negatively regulate insulin sensitivity and glucose homeostasis. Based on complimentary binding profiles, the downstream target gene of miR-103/107 is caveolin-1 (Cav-1). We hypothesized that daily administration of the phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor tadalafil (TAD) ± the curcumin analogue (HO-3867) will attenuate inflammation, improve metabolic parameters and reduce infarct size after ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI). Furthermore, we propose that TAD therapy will reduce myocardial expression of miR-103/107 and increase mRNA and protein levels of its target …

Do Low-Mercury Terrestrial Resources Subsidize Low-Mercury Growth Of Stream Fish? Differences Between Species Along A Productivity Gradient, Darren M. Ward, Keith H. Nislow, Carol L. Folt

Dartmouth Scholarship

Low productivity in aquatic ecosystems is associated with reduced individual growth of fish and increased concentrations of methylmercury (MeHg) in fish and their prey. However, many stream-dwelling fish species can use terrestrially-derived food resources, potentially subsidizing growth at low-productivity sites, and, because terrestrial resources have lower MeHg concentrations than aquatic resources, preventing an increase in diet-borne MeHg accumulation. We used a large-scale field study to evaluate relationships among terrestrial subsidy use, growth, and MeHg concentrations in two stream-dwelling fish species across an in-stream productivity gradient. We sampled young-of-the-year brook trout ( Salvelinus fontinalis ) and Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar …

The Role Of Magl Inhibition In Nicotine Withdrawal And Reward, Pretal Muldoon

Theses and Dissertations

ROLE OF MAGL INHIBITION IN NICOTINE WITHDRAWAL AND REWARD. A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Virginia Commonwealth University. by Pretal Ishvarlal Patel Muldoon Director: M. Imad Damaj, PhD Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Tobacco use is one of the leading causes of preventable deaths worldwide. Nicotine, the main psychoactive component of tobacco, sustains and initiates tobacco addiction. Cessation of nicotine induces a dependence withdrawal syndrome. Recent in vivo studies indicate that the endocannabinoid (EC) system modulates both nicotine reward and withdrawal. The purpose of this proposal is to …

The New Hampshire, Vol. 102 [103], No. 20 (Nov. 16, 2012), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 102, but it is the 103rd volume in the series. This was corrected in pencil.

2012 Northeastern Illinois University Third Annual Faculty Research Symposium - Abstracts, Symposium Steering Committee

Faculty Research and Creative Activities Symposium 2010-2017

No abstract provided.

Book Review: "Piety And Responsibility: Patterns Of Unity In Karl Rahner, Karl Barth And Vedanta Desika," John N. Sheveland, Reid B. Locklin

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

A review of John N. Sheveland's "Piety and Responsibility: Patterns of Unity in Karl Rahner, Karl Barth and Vedanta Desika" by Reid B. Locklin.