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State V. Burdett Respondent's Brief Dckt. 42440 Dec 2014

State V. Burdett Respondent's Brief Dckt. 42440

Not Reported

No abstract provided.

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Minelaying And The Impediment Of Passage Rights, Wolff Heintschel Von Heinegg Dec 2014

Minelaying And The Impediment Of Passage Rights, Wolff Heintschel Von Heinegg

International Law Studies

Since their first extensive use in the 1904–05 Russo-Japanese War naval mines have continued to pose a considerable threat to innocent shipping. States reacted by adopting the 1907 Hague Convention VIII, which has been the only international instrument on the matter to date. In view of the fact that more than 80 percent of imports and exports are shipped by sea, freedom of navigation and, in particular, transit and archipelagic sea lanes passage rights must be preserved to the greatest extent possible. The present article deals with the question of whether international rules and principles provide effective protection of international …

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State V. Coulston Appellant's Brief Dckt. 41396 Dec 2014

State V. Coulston Appellant's Brief Dckt. 41396

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State V. Gabel Appellant's Brief Dckt. 41970 Dec 2014

State V. Gabel Appellant's Brief Dckt. 41970

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2014-12-19 Minutes Of The Executive Committee Of The Academic Senate, University Of Dayton. Academic Senate. Executive Committee Dec 2014

2014-12-19 Minutes Of The Executive Committee Of The Academic Senate, University Of Dayton. Academic Senate. Executive Committee

ECAS Minutes

Approved minutes of a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Academic Senate of the University of Dayton.

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Analytical Modeling And Performance Assessment Of Micropulse Photon-Counting Lidar System, Jiashu Zhang Dec 2014

Analytical Modeling And Performance Assessment Of Micropulse Photon-Counting Lidar System, Jiashu Zhang

Theses

The melting of polar ice sheets and evidence of global warming continue to remain prominent research interests among scientists. To better understand global volumetric change of ice sheets, NASA intends to launch Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) in 2017. ICESat-2 employs a high frequency photon-counting laser altimeter, which will provide significantly greater spatial sampling. However, the combined effects of sub-beam complex surfaces, as well as system effects on returning photon distribution have not been systematically studied. To better understand the effects of various system attributes and to help improve the theory behind lidar sensing of complex surfaces, an …

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Tidy Guide – A Beginner’S Guide To An Organized Home, Katie Hollenbeck Dec 2014

Tidy Guide – A Beginner’S Guide To An Organized Home, Katie Hollenbeck

Theses

Search for "how to organize" on the web, and you will be inundated with endless resources. Organizing information is everywhere, making the task seem intimidating. For my thesis project, I sought out to create an interactive, instructional, web-based application that would coach users on how to organize objects within a specific space. My goal was to create a unique, visual, creative solution - one that did not already exist on the web, and one that would become an important tool for users who were seeking organizing assistance and advice. Not only did I intend the application to be unique, visual, …

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Color Updating On The Apparent Motion Path, Edmund Chong, Sang Wook Hong, Won Mok Shim Dec 2014

Color Updating On The Apparent Motion Path, Edmund Chong, Sang Wook Hong, Won Mok Shim

Dartmouth Scholarship

When a static stimulus appears successively at two distant locations, we perceive illusory motion of the stimulus across them–long-range apparent motion (AM). Previous studies have shown that when the apparent motion stimuli differ in shape, interpolation between the two shapes is perceived across the AM path. In contrast, the perceived color during AM has been shown to abruptly change from the color of the first stimulus into that of the second, suggesting interpolation does not occur for color during AM. Here, we report the first evidence to our knowledge, that an interpolated color, distinct from the colors of either apparent …

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Agreements For Probation Services Hb 837, Georgia State University Law Review Dec 2014

Agreements For Probation Services Hb 837, Georgia State University Law Review

Georgia State University Law Review

The bill would have authorized private probation companies to contract with county and municipal judges to oversee misdemeanor probationers. Private probation companies would have been able to exercise the full range of powers of a public probation officer to monitor a probationer, including electronic tracking, drug and alcohol testing, and assessing fees for the expense of supervising the probationer. The Act would have allowed the private probation company to appeal to a judge to toll the probationer’s sentence if the probationer failed to comply with any of the terms of the probation, including paying fees.

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Employment Security And State Government Hb 714, Georgia State University Law Review Dec 2014

Employment Security And State Government Hb 714, Georgia State University Law Review

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act denies eligibility for unemployment benefits to certain workers who are employed by private companies to provide services to educational institutions. It further restricts eligibility for workers who are enrolled in approved job training programs. The Act also aligns the Georgia unemployment laws with federal standards.

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Offenses Against Public Order And Safety Hb 60, Georgia State University Law Review Dec 2014

Offenses Against Public Order And Safety Hb 60, Georgia State University Law Review

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act expands gun rights by allowing permit holders to carry guns in locations previously prohibited including places of worship, bars, and certain areas inside government buildings and airports and changing criminal penalties for permit holders who violate the Act. The Act also permits, under certain circumstances, teachers and administrators to carry guns in school safety zones, on school buses, and at school functions. Additionally, the Act repeals certain Georgia laws regulating firearms dealers and also amends the qualifications for application of a weapon carry permit and conditions for permit renewal. Further, thie Act prohibits, with exceptions, restrictions on guns …

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Juvenile Court Administration Sb 365, Georgia State University Law Review Dec 2014

Juvenile Court Administration Sb 365, Georgia State University Law Review

Georgia State University Law Review

Georgia Council on Criminal Justice Reform. This installment focuses on offender reintegration and state compliance with federal standards. The Act provides for more court involvement in delinquent and dependent juvenile matters, periodic review hearings for children in residential placement, and permanency plans for juveniles. The Act also provides for driver’s license reinstatement, educational programs for certain adult offenders, and programs supporting re-entry to society for adult offenders. Finally, the Act changes the reporting structure for Review Panel and Child Abuse Protocol Committees.

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Water Resources Sb 213, Georgia State University Law Review Dec 2014

Water Resources Sb 213, Georgia State University Law Review

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act provides the Director of the Environmental Protection Division with flexibility in determining when and how to declare a drought and how to proceed in case of a drought. The Act no longer requires the Director to determine a drought status by a certain date or to conduct irrigation reduction auctions. The Act codifies the Director’s ability to implement augmentation projects and limit the ability of those with withdrawal permits to withdraw the augmented water for irrigation. The Act also creates irrigation efficiency requirements and sets forth a schedule requiring all irrigation systems to achieve eighty percent efficiency by …

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Appendix H - Elements For A Draft Which Would Permit Negotiations To Take Place For The Completion Of All Parts Of The Multilateral Framework, Georgia Journal Of International And Comparative Law Dec 2014

Appendix H - Elements For A Draft Which Would Permit Negotiations To Take Place For The Completion Of All Parts Of The Multilateral Framework, Georgia Journal Of International And Comparative Law

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

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International Trade In Services From The Japanese Viewpoint, Masato Dogauchi Dec 2014

International Trade In Services From The Japanese Viewpoint, Masato Dogauchi

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

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Panel Ii--General Discussion, Georgia Journal Of International And Comparative Law Dec 2014

Panel Ii--General Discussion, Georgia Journal Of International And Comparative Law

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

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Survey Of United States Jurisdiction Over High Seas Narcotics Trafficking, Jeffrey D. Stieb Dec 2014

Survey Of United States Jurisdiction Over High Seas Narcotics Trafficking, Jeffrey D. Stieb

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Two Hundred Years On: A Reexamination Of The Acquisition Of Australia, Nii Lante Wallace-Bruce Dec 2014

Two Hundred Years On: A Reexamination Of The Acquisition Of Australia, Nii Lante Wallace-Bruce

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

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Panel On Negotiating Acquisitions Of Public Companies, Moderator Richard E. Climan, Counsel For The Acquiring Company Joel I. Greenberg, Counsel For The Target Company Lou R. Kling, Honorable E. Norman Veasey, Harvey A. Goldman, Dennis S. Hersch, Samuel C. Thompson Dec 2014

Panel On Negotiating Acquisitions Of Public Companies, Moderator Richard E. Climan, Counsel For The Acquiring Company Joel I. Greenberg, Counsel For The Target Company Lou R. Kling, Honorable E. Norman Veasey, Harvey A. Goldman, Dennis S. Hersch, Samuel C. Thompson

University of Miami Business Law Review

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Visualizing Hydropower Across The Himalayas: Mapping In A Time Of Regulatory Decline, Kelly D. Alley, Ryan Hile, Chandana Mitra Dec 2014

Visualizing Hydropower Across The Himalayas: Mapping In A Time Of Regulatory Decline, Kelly D. Alley, Ryan Hile, Chandana Mitra

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

This paper introduces the busy field of hydropower development in the Himalayan region of the GBM basin to press the urgency for greater information and data exchange. The paper provides an example of a mapping method and a database that will add to the existing online sources of information and analysis offered by nongovernmental agencies and some government departments. This project contributes to the general aim of many citizen groups to limit, monitor and regulate the practices of hydropower companies and the management of their infrastructure in the GBM. The monitoring pressure from citizen groups and science projects continues to …

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Socio-Ecological Vulnerability In A Tibetan Village On The Mekong River, China, Brendan A. Galipeau Dec 2014

Socio-Ecological Vulnerability In A Tibetan Village On The Mekong River, China, Brendan A. Galipeau

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

This work discusses pre-resettlement socioeconomic vulnerabilities to large hydropower dam construction as researched in a Tibetan village on the Mekong River in China’s Yunnan Province. Utilizing a vulnerability framework that investigates/engages local knowledge, quantitative and qualitative ethnographic research discovered that prior to resettlement, villagers have developed a very unique economy, engaging themselves in commodity exchanges built upon the highly prized caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) and other forest products. Government and private incentives given with the introduction of grape and red wine have become equally important as cash-generating agriculture. All of these economic resources are shown to display significant vulnerability to …

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Locating The Copper-Colored Mountain: Buddhist Cosmology, Himalayan Geography, And Maps Of Imagined Worlds, Benjamin Bogin Dec 2014

Locating The Copper-Colored Mountain: Buddhist Cosmology, Himalayan Geography, And Maps Of Imagined Worlds, Benjamin Bogin

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

This article explores various ways in which Tibetan authors have attempted to locate the Glorious Copper-Colored Mountain (Tib. zangs mdog dpal ri), considered to be the present abode of Padmasambhava, the tantric guru famous for establishing Buddhism in Tibet in the eighth century. Literary sources ranging from the twelfth through the nineteenth century are considered as examples of the cultural work of place-making. Their authors are shown to draw upon multiple frameworks to map the Copper-Colored Mountain as a sacred site. Using a list of place-names associated with the mountain that are found in the closing chapters of Nyangrel Nyima …

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The Development Of A Global Market-Based Debt Strategy To Regulate Private Lending To Developing Countries, Bradley K. Boyd Dec 2014

The Development Of A Global Market-Based Debt Strategy To Regulate Private Lending To Developing Countries, Bradley K. Boyd

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Commercial Letters Of Confirmation In International Trade: Austrian, French, German And Swiss Law And Uniform Law Under The 1980 Sales Convention, Michael Esser Dec 2014

Commercial Letters Of Confirmation In International Trade: Austrian, French, German And Swiss Law And Uniform Law Under The 1980 Sales Convention, Michael Esser

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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The Public Administrative Law Context Of Ethics Requirements For West German And American Public Officials: A Comparative Analysis, Mark Davies Dec 2014

The Public Administrative Law Context Of Ethics Requirements For West German And American Public Officials: A Comparative Analysis, Mark Davies

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

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Volume 12, Issue 1: Full Issue Dec 2014

Volume 12, Issue 1: Full Issue

Manuscripts

No abstract provided.

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Many Are Called, Patricia Hanley Dec 2014

Many Are Called, Patricia Hanley

Manuscripts

Once upon a time there lived a wise king whose only family was his son. When this boy became of proper age to marry, the king thought for many hours upon the kind of wife he should pro cur for him. At last he called together all his most trusted knights and said to them, "I want you each to bring to me the most mannerly maiden you can find."

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Statistical Inference For The Mean Outcome Under A Possibly Non-Unique Optimal Treatment Strategy, Alexander R. Luedtke, Mark J. Van Der Laan Dec 2014

Statistical Inference For The Mean Outcome Under A Possibly Non-Unique Optimal Treatment Strategy, Alexander R. Luedtke, Mark J. Van Der Laan

U.C. Berkeley Division of Biostatistics Working Paper Series

We consider challenges that arise in the estimation of the value of an optimal individualized treatment strategy defined as the treatment rule that maximizes the population mean outcome, where the candidate treatment rules are restricted to depend on baseline covariates. We prove a necessary and sufficient condition for the pathwise differentiability of the optimal value, a key condition needed to develop a regular asymptotically linear (RAL) estimator of this parameter. The stated condition is slightly more general than the previous condition implied in the literature. We then describe an approach to obtain root-n rate confidence intervals for the optimal value …

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Why Did The Bear Cross The Road? Comparing The Performance Of Multiple Resistance Surfaces And Connectivity Modeling Methods, Samuel A. Cushman, Jesse S. Lewis, Erin Landguth Dec 2014

Why Did The Bear Cross The Road? Comparing The Performance Of Multiple Resistance Surfaces And Connectivity Modeling Methods, Samuel A. Cushman, Jesse S. Lewis, Erin Landguth

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

There have been few assessments of the performance of alternative resistance surfaces, and little is known about how connectivity modeling approaches differ in their ability to predict organism movements. In this paper, we evaluate the performance of four connectivity modeling approaches applied to two resistance surfaces in predicting the locations of highway crossings by American black bears in the northern Rocky Mountains, USA. We found that a resistance surface derived directly from movement data greatly outperformed a resistance surface produced from analysis of genetic differentiation, despite their heuristic similarities. Our analysis also suggested differences in the performance of different connectivity …

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Elliptic Curve Cryptography, Kerrie Pratt Dec 2014

Elliptic Curve Cryptography, Kerrie Pratt

Honors Program Theses and Projects

In the present day, security is essential for sending and receiving information. There are always stories about bank accounts being hacked, credit card numbers being stolen, and secret information being decoded. With the technology of the Internet age growing at a rapid pace, security is essential to keep privileged information safe. In order to ensure this information is kept private, so that information can be sent and received without being hacked and decoded, organizations employ different types of encryption. One of the current encoding systems is Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC). ECC uses elliptic curves over finite fields to send information …

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