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Three Myths For Aging Copyrights: Tithonus, Dorian Gray, Ulysses, Robert Spoo Jan 2012

Three Myths For Aging Copyrights: Tithonus, Dorian Gray, Ulysses, Robert Spoo

Articles, Chapters in Books and Other Contributions to Scholarly Works

No abstract provided.


Oklahoma Water Rights: What Good Are They?, Gary Allison Jan 2012

Oklahoma Water Rights: What Good Are They?, Gary Allison

Articles, Chapters in Books and Other Contributions to Scholarly Works

No abstract provided.


Admonitions Or Accountability?: U.S. Implementation Of The Hague Adoption Convention Requirements For The Collection And Disclosure Of Medical And Social History Of Transnationally Adopted Children, Marianne Blair Jan 2012

Admonitions Or Accountability?: U.S. Implementation Of The Hague Adoption Convention Requirements For The Collection And Disclosure Of Medical And Social History Of Transnationally Adopted Children, Marianne Blair

Articles, Chapters in Books and Other Contributions to Scholarly Works

No abstract provided.


Traditions Of Belligerent Recognition: The Libyan Intervention In Theoretical And Historical Context, Sam Halabi Jan 2012

Traditions Of Belligerent Recognition: The Libyan Intervention In Theoretical And Historical Context, Sam Halabi

Articles, Chapters in Books and Other Contributions to Scholarly Works

No abstract provided.


Patterns As Objects In Grace, Andrew P. Black, Michael Homer, James Noble, David J. Pearce, Kim B. Bruce Jan 2012

Patterns As Objects In Grace, Andrew P. Black, Michael Homer, James Noble, David J. Pearce, Kim B. Bruce

Computer Science Faculty Publications and Presentations

Object orientation and pattern matching are often seen as conflicting approaches to program design. Object oriented programs place type-dependent behaviour inside objects and invoke it via dynamic dispatch, while pattern matching programs place type-dependent behaviour outside data structures and invoke it via multiway conditionals (case statements). Grace is a new, dynamic, object-oriented language designed to support teaching: to this end, Grace needs to support both styles. In this paper we explain how this conflict can be resolved gracefully: by modelling patterns and cases as partial functions, reifying those functions as first-class objects, and then building up complex patterns from simpler …


Do Learning Logs Have An Impact On The Conceptual Mastery Of Force And Motion?: Subtitle, John Arthur Underwood Jan 2012

Do Learning Logs Have An Impact On The Conceptual Mastery Of Force And Motion?: Subtitle, John Arthur Underwood

LSU Master's Theses

This two-week study was conducted to investigate the impact Learning Logs have on student conceptual mastery of force, motion, and kinematics. To begin the study a sample of 554 ninth grade students were selected from a suburban public school in Louisiana. The students were randomly divided into experimental and control groups within four teachers’ classrooms. This distribution was to examine the impact of Learning Logs regardless of the teaching style or time of day. Upon the study’s conclusion there was no significant differences noted due to teaching style or time of day. The Force Motion Concept Evaluation (FMCE) was used …


Longitudinal Assessment Of Shifting Microbial Community Composition In Sandy Beaches Following The 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill And Remediation Efforts, Axita Ajaykumar Gupta Jan 2012

Longitudinal Assessment Of Shifting Microbial Community Composition In Sandy Beaches Following The 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill And Remediation Efforts, Axita Ajaykumar Gupta

LSU Master's Theses

Sandy beaches are geological zones parallel to the shoreline where high energy, open ocean unconsolidated sediments are deposited and reworked. Sandy beaches represent critical ecosystems that support a wide variety of underappreciated biodiversity. Prior to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the diversity and function of microbial communities in supratidal beach sediments along the Gulf of Mexico coastlines were not well understood. It was unclear if possible community compositional changes would occur during and following exposure to oil, or what impact the remediation efforts, such as sand washing, would have to the microbial communities and …


The Use Of A Mixed Chlorella Cyanobacteria Culture As A Protein Source For Aquaculture, Marjan Sadat Mohtashamian Jan 2012

The Use Of A Mixed Chlorella Cyanobacteria Culture As A Protein Source For Aquaculture, Marjan Sadat Mohtashamian

LSU Master's Theses

The increase in the global demand for fish feed in the last decades has resulted in the over exploitation of natural resources to produce more fishmeal supplies for aquaculture industry. The supply issues and high prices of fishmeal products have raised the incentives to seek for suitable alternatives to replace fishmeal protein. As a by-product of biofuel production process, residual microalgal biomass may be a low cost feed ingredient to the aquaculture diet. The potential of the use of a post lipid extraction Chlorella vulgaris/Leptolyngbya sp. Co-Culture (Louisiana co-culture) as a protein source in aquaculture feeds could help offset fishmeal. …


Growing Up Safe And Healthy (Safe): Baseline Report On Sexual And Reproductive Health And Rights And Violence Against Women And Girls In Dhaka Slums, Sajeda Amin, Laila Rahman, Sara Hossain, Ruchira Tabassum Naved, Md. Irfan Hossain, Kausar Parvin, Naznin Sultana, Suborna Camellia, Nur Newaz Khan Jan 2012

Growing Up Safe And Healthy (Safe): Baseline Report On Sexual And Reproductive Health And Rights And Violence Against Women And Girls In Dhaka Slums, Sajeda Amin, Laila Rahman, Sara Hossain, Ruchira Tabassum Naved, Md. Irfan Hossain, Kausar Parvin, Naznin Sultana, Suborna Camellia, Nur Newaz Khan

Adolescents and Young People

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Evidence-Based Approaches To Protecting Adolescent Girls At Risk Of Hiv, Judith Bruce, Miriam Temin, Kelly Hallman Jan 2012

Evidence-Based Approaches To Protecting Adolescent Girls At Risk Of Hiv, Judith Bruce, Miriam Temin, Kelly Hallman

Adolescents and Young People

No abstract provided.


Introduction: The Trajectory Of German Philosophy After Kant, And The "Difference" Between Fichte And Schelling, Michael Vater Jan 2012

Introduction: The Trajectory Of German Philosophy After Kant, And The "Difference" Between Fichte And Schelling, Michael Vater

Philosophy Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


Schelling's Philosophy Of Identity And Spinoza's Ethica More Geometrico, Michael Vater Jan 2012

Schelling's Philosophy Of Identity And Spinoza's Ethica More Geometrico, Michael Vater

Philosophy Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


An Examination Of The Relationship Between Transformational Leadership Tendencies And Safety Outcomes In Selected Manufacturing Settings, Barbara J. Boroughf Jan 2012

An Examination Of The Relationship Between Transformational Leadership Tendencies And Safety Outcomes In Selected Manufacturing Settings, Barbara J. Boroughf

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Each year about 6 to 8 percent of the U.S. workforce sustains a work related injury of which 3 to 4 percent of the injured population ends up losing time from work due to the severity of the injury (National Safety Council [NSC], 2011). According to the NSC Injury Facts (2011), every 147 minutes in the United States, a worker will be fatally injured, and every six seconds a worker will sustain an injury that is serious enough to require medical treatment. There is a wide variability in safety performance among organizations. Studies have found there is a relationship between …


The Study Of Collective Actions In A University Anchored Community Wireless Network, Hari N. Kuchibhotla Jan 2012

The Study Of Collective Actions In A University Anchored Community Wireless Network, Hari N. Kuchibhotla

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The emergence of wireless devices and the ease in setting up wireless devices has created opportunities for various entities, and in particular to universities, by partnering with their local communities in the form of a university anchored community wireless network. This provides opportunities for students to be part of the community-based initiatives, and universities can use the network as a source to fund some of its research. The main issue with university anchored community wireless is not technical but social in that student involvement is crucial and their contributions are necessary. This study employed empirical research methods on participants to …


Transformative Education In A Broken World: Feminist And Jesuit Pedagogy On The Importance Of Context, Theresa W. Tobin Jan 2012

Transformative Education In A Broken World: Feminist And Jesuit Pedagogy On The Importance Of Context, Theresa W. Tobin

Philosophy Faculty Research and Publications

This chapter relates the concept of positionality from feminist theory and pedagogy to the Ignatian paradigm to show how its focus on the individual, at the expense of the structural, fails to acknowledge the unequal power relationships that disadvantage students from minority groups. Focusing on the positionality of gay and lesbian students in the author's classroom at a Jesuit college, it explores how becoming attentive to our own positions with respect to our students allows us better to examine how relationships of domination and subordination between members of oppressed and privileged groups in larger social and ecclesial contexts are re-created …


Review Of A Revolution Of The Mind: Radical Enlightenment And The Intellectual Origins Of Modern Democracy, By Jonathan Israel, Ericka Tucker Jan 2012

Review Of A Revolution Of The Mind: Radical Enlightenment And The Intellectual Origins Of Modern Democracy, By Jonathan Israel, Ericka Tucker

Philosophy Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


Review Of A Revolution Of The Mind By Jonathan Israel, Ericka Tucker Jan 2012

Review Of A Revolution Of The Mind By Jonathan Israel, Ericka Tucker

Philosophy Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


Self Reported Alcohol Consumption And Its Effects On Fatigue And Hydration Status., David Dziedzicki Jan 2012

Self Reported Alcohol Consumption And Its Effects On Fatigue And Hydration Status., David Dziedzicki

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

no abstract


How Do Principals' Behaviors Facilitate Or Inhibit The Development Of A Culturally Relevant Learning Community?, Gwendolyn Julia Kelley Jan 2012

How Do Principals' Behaviors Facilitate Or Inhibit The Development Of A Culturally Relevant Learning Community?, Gwendolyn Julia Kelley

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The primary purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the question: “How do principals facilitate or inhibit the development of a culturally responsive learning environment?” A second question asked, “What is the principal's role in developing a culturally relevant learning community?” The criteria for purposely selecting the 12 principals chosen for the study included finding principals who served in schools with a 50% or greater non-White population and who also had served a minimum of three years as the school's leader at the time of the study. Additionally, the schools chosen from various districts around the state showed an …


Reported Condom Use In Students Enrolled In A Personal Health And Wellness Course., Candace Florence Jan 2012

Reported Condom Use In Students Enrolled In A Personal Health And Wellness Course., Candace Florence

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

When used consistently and correctly, condoms can prevent against the spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STD's) and unplanned pregnancies. Condoms are a significant prevention method viable for all populations. This study was conducted using students at a Midwestern University who were enrolled in a personal health and wellness course and examined their reported use of condoms. This study involved voluntary participation of 275 personal health and wellness students. Results indicated that approximately 40% of the participants who reported being sexually active stated they did not use a condom during their last act of sex. The most common response for lack …


Global Artists, Curtis Carter Jan 2012

Global Artists, Curtis Carter

Philosophy Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


Global Art, Curtis Carter Jan 2012

Global Art, Curtis Carter

Philosophy Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


Convergence And Divergence In International Dispute Resolution Symposium, Peter Rutledge Jan 2012

Convergence And Divergence In International Dispute Resolution Symposium, Peter Rutledge

Journal of Dispute Resolution

This symposium submission draws heavily on law and economic literature to develop its thesis. Part I lays out the literature behind the parties' choice to opt for arbitration. It also builds upon that literature by attempting to sketch out some preliminary reasons why parties might opt for arbitration over another form of dispute resolution. Part II charts how, along various axes, arbitration has begun to converge with litigation - thereby depriving it of a comparative advantage that it once enjoyed - due to innovations in arbitration and innovations in the field of international civil litigation. In brief, the traditional advantages …


United States Supreme Court And Class Arbitration: A Tragedy Of Errors, The Symposium, Gary Born, Claudio Salas Jan 2012

United States Supreme Court And Class Arbitration: A Tragedy Of Errors, The Symposium, Gary Born, Claudio Salas

Journal of Dispute Resolution

This Essay describes and critiques the U.S. Supreme Court's recent misadventures with class arbitration. First, the Essay reviews the origins and rise of class arbitration under the FAA, particularly following the Supreme Court's Bazzle decision. In Part II, the Essay discusses application of the unconscionability doctrine to class action waivers, under the California courts' Discover Bank doctrine. In Part III, the Essay recounts the Supreme Court's retrenchment from class arbitration in Stolt-Nielsen and, more fully, in Concepcion. It also critiques the Court's apparent analysis in Concepcion and offers an alternative analysis for the Concepcion result that is more consistent with …


Border Skirmishes: The Intersection Between Litigation And International Commercial Arbitration, S. I. Strong Jan 2012

Border Skirmishes: The Intersection Between Litigation And International Commercial Arbitration, S. I. Strong

Journal of Dispute Resolution

In many ways, the relationship between litigation and international commercial arbitration is a curious one, with experts adopting diametrically opposed positions on how the two procedures do or should interact. For example, some people take the view that international commercial arbitration is a uniquely self-contained dispute resolution mechanism that proceeds entirely independent of state control.'


Interference Of The Court Of The Seat With International Arbitration, The Symposium, Giulia Carbone Jan 2012

Interference Of The Court Of The Seat With International Arbitration, The Symposium, Giulia Carbone

Journal of Dispute Resolution

This article looks upon two fundamental questions: (1) whether arbitrators should comply with a local court's order aimed at suspending or interrupting the running of arbitral proceedings, and (2) what type of remedies should a party receive when courts unjustly interfere with their right to arbitrate. This article will explore these two questions in four parts. Part II focuses on the interference with international commercial arbitration by the court at the place of the arbitration. It does so by taking into account ICC cases, some relevant national judgments, and deals with the solutions offered by Articles 8 and 16 of …


Navigating The Borders Between International Commercial Arbitration And U.S. Federal Courts: A Jurisprudential Gps Symposium, S. I. Strong Jan 2012

Navigating The Borders Between International Commercial Arbitration And U.S. Federal Courts: A Jurisprudential Gps Symposium, S. I. Strong

Journal of Dispute Resolution

Finally, the purpose of this Article is not to provide answers to particular questions, since far too much depends on the individual facts and circumstances of a particular dispute to allow for abstract generalizations. Instead, the goal is to identify a useful framework for analysis of matters relating to international commercial arbitration so that newcomers and infrequent participants in this area of law can approach their specific concerns with a higher degree of understanding and sophistication.


Legal Paternity (And Other Parenthood) After Lehr And Michael H., Jeffrey A. Parness, Zachary Townsend Jan 2012

Legal Paternity (And Other Parenthood) After Lehr And Michael H., Jeffrey A. Parness, Zachary Townsend

Faculty Articles, Papers, and Other Scholarship

Actual genetic ties do not always establish, or even help to establish, legal paternity of children born of consensual sex, that is, male parental rights and/or duties as of the time of birth. Paternity status, typically governed by state law, is often dependent upon the marital status of the mothers, or the nonsex acts of men preconception, prebirth, or shortly after birth. For example, husbands of mothers are often deemed parents at birth because genetic ties are presumed. Thus, for nonmarital children born to certain married women, legal paternity is not founded on actual genetic ties. Similarly, actual male genetic …


“All Textbooks In The Library!” An Experiment With Library Reserves, Tony Greiner Jan 2012

“All Textbooks In The Library!” An Experiment With Library Reserves, Tony Greiner

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In the fall of 2010, a grant of $36,000 allowed Portland Community College Library to purchase and place on reserve a copy of every required text at one of its campuses. A smaller college “center” also placed all required texts on reserve. The program was very popular with students and parts of the reserve collection received heavy use. Compared to the previous fall term, overall use of reserves at the Cascade Campus library rose 35%, and the Southeast Center collection saw an increase of 110%. However, use of the collection was unevenly distributed, with 26% of the books having more …


An Exploratory Examination Of Antecedents To Software Piracy: A Crosscultural Comparison, Andrew J. Setterstrom, John M. Pearson, Hassan Aleassa Jan 2012

An Exploratory Examination Of Antecedents To Software Piracy: A Crosscultural Comparison, Andrew J. Setterstrom, John M. Pearson, Hassan Aleassa

Faculty Articles, Papers, and Other Scholarship

Software piracy continues to be a growing problem on a global scale for software developers. The purpose of this study was to conduct a cross-cultural comparison of a model predicting the intent of individuals to pirate software using two subsamples: Jordan and the US. Our results suggest that the Theory of Reasoned Action provides a strong predictive ability for our US subsample, but not for our Jordanian sample. Additionally, public self-consciousness, ideology, and religiosity varied in their ability to moderate the relationships of TRA across cultures. Overall, our results suggest culture plays an important role in affecting software piracy, and …