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Early Postpartum Awakenings, Neurocognitive Performance, And Feeding Methods, Michael A. Winser Jan 2012

Early Postpartum Awakenings, Neurocognitive Performance, And Feeding Methods, Michael A. Winser

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This study investigated memory for brief nocturnal awakenings, characteristics of those awakenings in women during the early and late postpartum period, and how these awakenings were related to neurocognitive performance in exclusively breastfeeding and exclusively formula-feeding mothers.;The median duration of a nocturnal awakening necessary for morning recall was four minutes and 30 seconds, which closely resembles the current five-minute rule of thumb. There was normal variability in thresholds, indicating that other factors may influence memory for awakenings. During the postpartum period, women generally under-reported the number of awakenings experienced each night, but did increase in accuracy by week 12. Average …


Cocos Can Drive Markets Cuckoo, Hilary Allen Jan 2012

Cocos Can Drive Markets Cuckoo, Hilary Allen

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

Bank-issued contingent-convertible capital instruments (known colloquially as "cocos ") are assumed to be a less costly substitute for common equity that will improve the stability of banks in a crisis situation. However, cocos are new and untested instruments. In a future financial crisis they are likely to incentivize behaviors and trading strategies (notably panic selling short selling, and the use of credit default swaps) that have the potential to harm confidence in banks. Without confidence, banks will have difficulty funding themselves and the likely consequences of bank difficulties (credit crunches and possible bailouts) will be felt by society at large. …


Forensic, Archaeological And Related Application Of Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry, Xinya Zhang Jan 2012

Forensic, Archaeological And Related Application Of Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry, Xinya Zhang

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Inductively coupled plasma spectrometry (ICP-MS) is a powerful analytical instrument that can be applied to multiple disciplines for trace elements detection. In the first stage of this research, ICP-MS was used to group archaeological pottery sherds based on the compositional information obtained. Provenience of the pottery was evaluated using multivariate analysis. Results were compared with those obtained on the same data set using neutron activation analysis (NAA). It was found that the groups generated in this study were comparable to the previous ones, and more details within groups were observed. In the second stage of this research, ICP-MS was applied …


The Perils Of Armchair Analysis: Evaluating Merger Enforcement During The Obama Administration, Jonathan Baker, Carl Shapiro Jan 2012

The Perils Of Armchair Analysis: Evaluating Merger Enforcement During The Obama Administration, Jonathan Baker, Carl Shapiro

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

This brief comment responds to the analysis of Obama administration merger policy in Daniel A. Crane, Has the Obama Justice Department Reinvigorated Antitrust Enforcement? 65 STAN. L. REV. ONLINE 13 (2012).


Legislating Inclusion, Lia Epperson Jan 2012

Legislating Inclusion, Lia Epperson

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


Two Parts Of The Landscape Of Family In America: Maintaining Both Spousal And Domestic Partner Employee Benefits For Both Same-Sex And Different-Sex Couples, Nancy Polikoff Jan 2012

Two Parts Of The Landscape Of Family In America: Maintaining Both Spousal And Domestic Partner Employee Benefits For Both Same-Sex And Different-Sex Couples, Nancy Polikoff

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


What Makes A States: Territory, Paul Williams Jan 2012

What Makes A States: Territory, Paul Williams

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


Victim Participation At The International Criminal Court And The Extraordinary Chambers In The Courts Of Cambodia: A Feminist Project?, Susana Sacouto Jan 2012

Victim Participation At The International Criminal Court And The Extraordinary Chambers In The Courts Of Cambodia: A Feminist Project?, Susana Sacouto

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

INTRODUCTION: Over the last couple of decades, and particularly since 1998, incredible advances have been made in the effort to end impunity for sexual and gender-based violence committed in the context of war, mass violence, or repression. Before this, crimes committed exclusively or disproportionately against women and girls during conflict or periods of mass violence were either largely ignored, or at most, treated as secondary to other crimes. However, evidence of the large-scale and systematic use of rape in conflicts over the last two decades helped create unprecedented levels of awareness of sexual violence as a method of war and …


Film Review: Mississippi Innocence And The Prosecutor’S Guilt, Angela J. Davis Jan 2012

Film Review: Mississippi Innocence And The Prosecutor’S Guilt, Angela J. Davis

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

Film review of Mississippi Innocence. A documentary film by Joe York. Media and Documentary Projects at the University of Mississippi (2011)


Comparison Of Rpe Between Atm And Sww At 50%, 60%, And 70% Hrr, Natalie J. Hughs Jan 2012

Comparison Of Rpe Between Atm And Sww At 50%, 60%, And 70% Hrr, Natalie J. Hughs

EWU Masters Thesis Collection

"The purpose of this study was to compare RPE between ATM and SWW at 50%, 60%, and 70% HRR in a healthy adult population. Fifteen subjects (7 male, 8 female) performed both ATM and SWW at each pre-determined % HRR for a total of four days. The participants attended two familiarization sessions in which they practiced protocol and were taught the RPE scale. Each participant was scheduled for two testing sessions (one for the ATM and one for SWW) after the familiarization where they conducted the testing protocol of two minutes steady-state HR at each personalized % HRR. Within the …


The Genesis Of The Soviet Prelude Set For Piano: Shostakovich, Zaderatsky, Zhelobinsky, And Goltz, Matthew J. Roy Jan 2012

The Genesis Of The Soviet Prelude Set For Piano: Shostakovich, Zaderatsky, Zhelobinsky, And Goltz, Matthew J. Roy

EWU Masters Thesis Collection

No abstract provided.


A Novice Esl Teacher's Experience Of Language Learning In France: An Autoethnographic Study Of Anomie And The "Vulnerable Self", Christopher Ryan Jan 2012

A Novice Esl Teacher's Experience Of Language Learning In France: An Autoethnographic Study Of Anomie And The "Vulnerable Self", Christopher Ryan

EWU Masters Thesis Collection

"This thesis combines diary study with autoethnography to report an MATESL candidate's study abroad experience as an advanced learner of French. The writer summarizes language-learning experiences in Quebec and France while focusing on his second study abroad experience in France, where he encountered an educational system that was inconsistent with his training as a language teacher and his learning style as a language learner. He discusses challenges he faced in a language institute he was required to enroll in before he could matriculate in the university. Rote memorization and test preparation were the primary focuses of two classes, but the …


Elk Hunting On Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge: Impacts On Elk Movement And Aspen Regeneration, Christopher E. Dwight Jan 2012

Elk Hunting On Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge: Impacts On Elk Movement And Aspen Regeneration, Christopher E. Dwight

EWU Masters Thesis Collection

"In the arid West, quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) cover less than 10% of the forest landscape, yet support a disproportionate diversity of native plants and animals. When elk (Cervus elaphus) become overabundant, browsing prevents aspen regeneration, reduces survival, and consequently impacts local biodiversity. Given this, Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge (TNWR) initiated a limited annual elk hunt beginning in fall 2010. This study examines whether the hunt affected elk usage of the refuge and, indirectly, aspen growth and regeneration. To determine elk movement and usage of the refuge prior to and following the elk hunt, 34 radio-collared cow elk were monitored …


An Assessment Of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria In Biosolid Used As Garden Fertilizer, Gwendolyn Lenore Hartman Jan 2012

An Assessment Of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria In Biosolid Used As Garden Fertilizer, Gwendolyn Lenore Hartman

EWU Masters Thesis Collection

"Fertilizer grade biosolid is sold to the general public by the Cheney Wastewater Treatment Plant for use as garden fertilizer and as a soil conditioner. Moist biosolid samples were obtained from the Cheney Wastewater Treatment Plant and antibiotic resistant gram negative bacteria were isolated from it. Bacteria isolated from these samples were resistant to tetracycline, ampicillin, streptomycin, kanamycin and chloramphenicol. Tetracycline resistant bacteria were isolated on MacConkey's agar supplemented with tetracycline and their resistance to ampicillin, streptomycin, chloramphenicol and kanamycin were also determined. A total of 48 isolates cultivated to determine the presence of plasmids which often contain antibiotic resistance …


Implementing Legal Capacity Under Article 12 Of The Un Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities: The Difficult Road From Guardianship To Supported Decision-Making, Robert Dinerstein Jan 2012

Implementing Legal Capacity Under Article 12 Of The Un Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities: The Difficult Road From Guardianship To Supported Decision-Making, Robert Dinerstein

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


The Washington Declaration On Intellectual Property And The Public Interest, Sean Flynn Jan 2012

The Washington Declaration On Intellectual Property And The Public Interest, Sean Flynn

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

The Washington Declaration on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest was drafted at the Inaugural Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest. The Inaugural Global Congress convened over 180 experts from 32 countries and six continents to re-articulate the public interest dimension in intellectual property law and policy. The Congress adopted a series of specific recommendations for action by a global network of public interest scholars and advocates, which are expressed below.


The Death Penalty And The Absolute Prohibition Of Torture And Cruel, Inhuman, And Degrading Treatment Or Punishment, Juan E. Mendez Jan 2012

The Death Penalty And The Absolute Prohibition Of Torture And Cruel, Inhuman, And Degrading Treatment Or Punishment, Juan E. Mendez

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


Session One: Using Forensic Medical Evidence In Court, Juan E. Mendez Jan 2012

Session One: Using Forensic Medical Evidence In Court, Juan E. Mendez

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


The Case Against For-Profit Charity, Benjamin Leff Jan 2012

The Case Against For-Profit Charity, Benjamin Leff

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


Confronting Race In The Criminal Justice System: The Aba's Racial Justice Improvement Project, Cynthia E. Jones Jan 2012

Confronting Race In The Criminal Justice System: The Aba's Racial Justice Improvement Project, Cynthia E. Jones

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


Bringing The Market To Students: School Choice And Vocational Education In The Twenty-First Century, Lia Epperson Jan 2012

Bringing The Market To Students: School Choice And Vocational Education In The Twenty-First Century, Lia Epperson

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


The U.S. Proposal For An Intellectual Property Chapter In The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, Sean Flynn, Brook Baker, Margot Kaminski, Jimmy Koo Jan 2012

The U.S. Proposal For An Intellectual Property Chapter In The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, Sean Flynn, Brook Baker, Margot Kaminski, Jimmy Koo

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

This article takes advantage of the breach in the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiation’s secrecy to contribute to a new and growing collection of published scholarship on leaked proposals for international intellectual property agreements as they are being negotiated. We begin with the general provisions of the agreement, which define its relationship to the multilateral system. We then progress to analysis of some of the most important copyright, patent and data protection, and enforcement sections of the proposal, before providing some concluding observations. Our ultimate conclusion is that the U.S. proposal, if adopted, would upset the current international framework balancing the interests …


The Making Of Modern Libel Law: A Glimpse Behind The Scenes, Stephen Wermiel, Lee Levine Jan 2012

The Making Of Modern Libel Law: A Glimpse Behind The Scenes, Stephen Wermiel, Lee Levine

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


Poverty Offsetting, Ezra Rosser Jan 2012

Poverty Offsetting, Ezra Rosser

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


A Study On The Impact Of Patient Centered Medical Home (Pcmh) Implementation On Nursing Work Practice, Nikhil Vijay Shinde Jan 2012

A Study On The Impact Of Patient Centered Medical Home (Pcmh) Implementation On Nursing Work Practice, Nikhil Vijay Shinde

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Primary care and nursing are important components of the U.S. healthcare system and are facing challenges of quality, access, cost, time spent and inefficiencies of clinical activities. Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) is a newly developed care model which has the potential to overcome these challenges. The present study uses a questionnaire approach to find the impact PCMH implementation may have on nursing practice and subsequently primary care. Analysis of the data collected from the questionnaire revealed some surprising results about the nursing practice. For example nurses spend less time on direct care and more time on indirect care and …


Parenting A Gender Nonconforming Child: Implications For Therapy, Susan Lee Johnson Jan 2012

Parenting A Gender Nonconforming Child: Implications For Therapy, Susan Lee Johnson

Human Development and Family Science

Parents who are raising children who do not conform to societal gender norms are in need of support and advocacy, as they are not receiving enough in the current social climate. The focus of this single case study is on a parent's experiences raising her gender nonconforming child, and on her perception of the elements of the mental health field that are conducive to the well-being of her family. Interviews took place via online chat sessions. A queer feminist framework guided all aspects of this study. Results support current literature demonstrating that parents of gender nonconforming children are in need …


Improvement Of Wind Forecasting Accuracy And Its Impacts On Bidding Strategy Optimization For Wind Generation Companies, Gong Li Jan 2012

Improvement Of Wind Forecasting Accuracy And Its Impacts On Bidding Strategy Optimization For Wind Generation Companies, Gong Li

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

One major issue of wind generation is its intermittence and uncertainty due to the highly volatile nature of wind resource, and it affects both the economy and the operation of the wind farms and the distribution networks. It is thus urgently needed to develop modeling methods for accurate and reliable forecasts on wind power generation. Meanwhile, along with the ongoing electricity market deregulation and liberalization, wind energy is expected to be directly auctioned in the wholesale market. This brings the wind generation companies another issue of particular importance, i.e., how to maximize the profits by optimizing the bids in the …


Students Beliefs About Same Sex Couples And Family Therapy, Kelly Kathleen Wysong Jan 2012

Students Beliefs About Same Sex Couples And Family Therapy, Kelly Kathleen Wysong

Human Development and Family Science

The purpose of this study was to analyze student therapist’s level of agreement with the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy’s (AAMFT) formal statements concerning lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) persons and families; specifically, it examined student’s level of agreement with the AAMFT’s definition of Marriage/Couple and Family Therapy (CFT), and the AAMFT’s formal statement concerning same sex couples. This was explored via the participant’s qualitative and quantitative answers. The study used an existing data set consisting of 248 participants; 62.6% were enrolled in a masters program and 36.8% were enrolled in a PhD CFT program. Participant’s quantitative responses …


Differences In Ground Reaction Forces Between Take-Offs That Are Out, On, Or Under In The Pole Vault, Shawn Michael Francis Jan 2012

Differences In Ground Reaction Forces Between Take-Offs That Are Out, On, Or Under In The Pole Vault, Shawn Michael Francis

Health Nutrition and Exercise Science

Aim. The take-off is regarded as the most important phase of the pole vault yet there is an insufficient amount of research on the ground reaction forces of the pole vault takeoff. At this time there is not any scientific research comparing force and time between takeoffs that are out, on and under. The purpose of this study is to compare the differences in ground reaction forces between pole vault take-offs that are out, on or under. Methods. Over five days, 15 male and female college pole vaulters completed 226 vaults on a (AMTI Accupower) force plate. The jumps were …


Ad Libitum Fluid Intake And Plasma Responses Following Pickle Juice, Hypertonic Saline, And Deionized Water Ingestion, Scott Thomas Allen Jan 2012

Ad Libitum Fluid Intake And Plasma Responses Following Pickle Juice, Hypertonic Saline, And Deionized Water Ingestion, Scott Thomas Allen

Health Nutrition and Exercise Science

Some clinicians warn against pickle juice (PJ) ingestion due to its sodium. PJ drinking guidelines have been developed but never tested. The purpose of this study was to determine if drinking PJ, hypertonic saline (HS), or deionized water (DIW) affected ad libitum DIW ingestion, plasma variables, or perceptions of thirst, fullness, or nausea (perceptual indicators). On three days, subjects were dehydrated (~2%), given one of three treatment drinks, rated its palatability, and rehydrated with DIW ad libitum. Over 60 minutes of rehydration blood samples and perceptual indicators were collected. Subjects consumed more DIW ad libitum following HS and PJ than …