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Appropriating Balance: Reversing The Imbalance For Indigenous Women Through Spirituality, Candra Krisch Dec 2015

Appropriating Balance: Reversing The Imbalance For Indigenous Women Through Spirituality, Candra Krisch

The Journal of Traditions & Beliefs

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Nicotine-Induced Effects On Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors (Nachrs), Ca2+ And Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (Bdnf) In Stc-1 Cells, Jie Qian, Shobha K. Mummalaneni, Reem M. Alkahtan, Sunila Mahavadi, Karnam S. Murthy, John R. Grider, Vijay Lyall Dec 2015

Nicotine-Induced Effects On Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors (Nachrs), Ca2+ And Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (Bdnf) In Stc-1 Cells, Jie Qian, Shobha K. Mummalaneni, Reem M. Alkahtan, Sunila Mahavadi, Karnam S. Murthy, John R. Grider, Vijay Lyall

Physiology and Biophysics Publications and Presentations

In addition to the T2R bitter taste receptors, neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) have recently been shown to be involved in the bitter taste transduction of nicotine, acetylcholine and ethanol. However, at present it is not clear if nAChRs are expressed in enteroendocrine cells other than beta cells of the pancreas and enterochromaffin cells, and if they play a role in the synthesis and release of neurohumoral peptides. Accordingly, we investigated the expression and functional role of nAChRs in enteroendocrine STC-1 cells. Our studies using RT-PCR, qRT-PCR, immunohistochemical and Western blotting techniques demonstrate that STC-1 cells express several α and …

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Schaffer And Monism: Validating The Priority Of The Whole, Phillip Av Pennell Dec 2015

Schaffer And Monism: Validating The Priority Of The Whole, Phillip Av Pennell

CMC Senior Theses

Philosophy Thesis

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Horse-Medicine-Seeing: Predilections Of Hawks-Mice, James Inabinet Dec 2015

Horse-Medicine-Seeing: Predilections Of Hawks-Mice, James Inabinet

Coastlines

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Hit, Richie Henry Dec 2015

Hit, Richie Henry

Coastlines

No abstract provided.

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The Dog Chief And The Nature Of Mobility In *One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest*, Cody Fricke Dec 2015

The Dog Chief And The Nature Of Mobility In *One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest*, Cody Fricke

Coastlines

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Effect Of Individualized Bladder Rehabilitation Program In Patients With Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction, A Pilot Study, Peir-Renn Wang, Wei-Che Wang, Sung-Lang Chen, Yu-Hui Huang, Yu-Fen Lai, Hsiu-Chun Yang Dec 2015

Effect Of Individualized Bladder Rehabilitation Program In Patients With Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction, A Pilot Study, Peir-Renn Wang, Wei-Che Wang, Sung-Lang Chen, Yu-Hui Huang, Yu-Fen Lai, Hsiu-Chun Yang

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Objectives: Neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD) is one of the major sequelae after spinal cord injury (SCI) and a cause of increased morbidity and mortality in SCI patients. Current treatment strategies for NLUTD include medication, non-invasive conservative management, minimally invasive therapy, and surgical intervention. However, there are no studies regarding non-invasive conservative management that combines pelvic floor muscle (PFM) exercises and electrical stimulation (ES). This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of individualized bladder rehabilitation programs, which included education on voiding behavior, PFM exercise training combined with electromyography (EMG) biofeedback, and ES (for bladder inhibition or PFM strengthening), …

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The Effect Of Low Level Laser Therapy With Cluster Probe On Myofascial Trigger Spots In A Rabbit Model: A Case-Controlled Trial, Yi-Hsuan Lai, He-Yu Tsai, Shih-Yang Huang, Wei-Chi Hsieh, Chien-Min Chen, Chang-Zern Hong, Hung-Chih Hsu, Kai-Hua Chen Dec 2015

The Effect Of Low Level Laser Therapy With Cluster Probe On Myofascial Trigger Spots In A Rabbit Model: A Case-Controlled Trial, Yi-Hsuan Lai, He-Yu Tsai, Shih-Yang Huang, Wei-Chi Hsieh, Chien-Min Chen, Chang-Zern Hong, Hung-Chih Hsu, Kai-Hua Chen

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Objective: This study investigated the effect of cluster probe low level laser therapy (LLLT) with a continuous wavelength of 830 nm or 980 nm on the myofascial trigger spot (MTrS) in rabbit skeletal muscle, an animal model of myofascial pain syndrome (MPS). Methods: Thirty-seven New Zealand rabbits with MTrSs in the thigh muscle were divided into three groups and were given placebo treatment (0 J/leg/day), 830 nm LLLT (6 J/leg/day), and 980 nm LLLT (6 J/leg/day), respectively, for 5 days. Electromyographic studies were used to evaluate the endplate noise (EPN) prevalence in each MTrS before treatment, on the first and …

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Annual Report, 2015, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Graduate School And International Education Dec 2015

Annual Report, 2015, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Graduate School And International Education

Graduate School and International Education Annual Report

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A Life Cycle Analysis Of Land Use In Us Pork Production, Greg Thoma, Marty Matlock, Ben Putman, Jasmina Burek Dec 2015

A Life Cycle Analysis Of Land Use In Us Pork Production, Greg Thoma, Marty Matlock, Ben Putman, Jasmina Burek

Food Systems

The goal of this study was to analyze land use in the production of US pork using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). LCA is a comprehensive methodology for quantitatively analyzing potential environmental impacts associated with complex systems. Identification of processes contributing to high environmental impacts often highlights opportunities for gains in efficiency, which can increase the profitability and sustainability of US pork. The environmental impact category analyzed in this assessment was land use. After reviewing existing information regarding land use in agriculture and livestock production, analysis for US pork production was performed at two scales: cradle-to-grave and cradle-to-farm gate. The cradle-to-grave …

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Toward Engagement In Climate Training: Findings From Interviews With Agricultural Extension Professionals, David C. Diehl, Nicole L. Sloan, Sebastian Galindo-Gonzalez, Wendy-Lin Bartels, Daniel R. Dourte, Carrie Furman, Clyde W. Fraisse Dec 2015

Toward Engagement In Climate Training: Findings From Interviews With Agricultural Extension Professionals, David C. Diehl, Nicole L. Sloan, Sebastian Galindo-Gonzalez, Wendy-Lin Bartels, Daniel R. Dourte, Carrie Furman, Clyde W. Fraisse

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

With scientific consensus regarding the occurrence of climate variability and climate change it is clear that farmers can benefit from science-based adaptation strategies for managing climate-related risk. To this end, cooperative extension professionals must engage in climate training events that are carefully planned and tailored to their specific needs. This study consisted of 50 interviews with extension professionals from four states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina) and collected information about the perceptions of climate variability and change as well as the preferred approaches for climate-related training in extension. Results include the need for accessible, climate-related training that prepares extension …

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Pengembangan Multimedia Pembelajaran Interaktif Kompetensi Dasar Pemasangan Sistem Penerangan Dan Wiring Kelistrikan Di Smk, Nopriyanti Nopriyanti, Putu Sudira Dec 2015

Pengembangan Multimedia Pembelajaran Interaktif Kompetensi Dasar Pemasangan Sistem Penerangan Dan Wiring Kelistrikan Di Smk, Nopriyanti Nopriyanti, Putu Sudira

Jurnal Pendidikan Vokasi

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: (1) menghasilkan multimedia pembelajaran interaktif kompetensi dasar pemasangan sistem penerangan dan wiring kelistrikan; (2) mengetahui kualitas multimedia pembelajaran interaktif; dan (3) mengetahui efektifitas multimedia pembelajaran interaktif kompetensi dasar pemasangan sistem penerangan dan wiring kelistrikan pada kelas XI SMK bidang keahlian Teknik Kendaraan Ringan. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian dan pengembangan. Validasi multimedia dilakukan oleh ahli materi dan ahli media. Subjek uji coba penelitian ini adalah 32 siswa kelas XI SMKN 2 Depok, Sleman, Yogyakarta bidang keahlian Teknik Kendaraan Ringan. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah: (1) produk multimedia pembelajaran interaktif kompetensi dasar pemasangan sistem penerangan dan wiring kelistrikan …

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The Impact Of The Farmers' Market Nutrition Program On Participating Florida Farmers: A Research Note, Nicole Owens, Amy Donley Dec 2015

The Impact Of The Farmers' Market Nutrition Program On Participating Florida Farmers: A Research Note, Nicole Owens, Amy Donley

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

The Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) is a federally funded program designed to increase fresh fruit and vegetable consumption among WIC participants. Research to date has examined the effectiveness of this program in reaching that goal. The current study measures the impact this program is having on some farmers that participate in the program. Farmers are an overlooked group that not only must agree to participate for programs like this to be successful but also are often living below the poverty line as are their customers. Using survey data collected by the Florida Department of …

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Arkansas Water Resources Center Annual Technical Report, 2015, Arkansas Water Resources Center Dec 2015

Arkansas Water Resources Center Annual Technical Report, 2015, Arkansas Water Resources Center

Arkansas Water Resources Center Annual Report

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Factor Analysis To Identify The Dimension Of Test Of English Proficiency (Toep) In The Listening Section, Heri Retnawati, Sudji Munadi, Yosa Abduh Al-Zuhdy Dec 2015

Factor Analysis To Identify The Dimension Of Test Of English Proficiency (Toep) In The Listening Section, Heri Retnawati, Sudji Munadi, Yosa Abduh Al-Zuhdy

REID (Research and Evaluation in Education)

This research is aimed at identifying the amount of the ability dimensions contained in the Test of English Proficiency (TOEP), particularly in the listening section. This study is an explorative descriptive quantitative research. The data of the study are the responses of the TOEP participants in the whole Indonesia in 2010, in some TOEP components. The participants are grade IX students of senior high schools. The collected data were gained from the data documentation of the Diretorate of Senior High Schools Founding of the National Education Ministry, Jakarta. The data analysis for identifying the dimension was done by implementing exploratory …

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14-08 Big Data Analytics To Aid Developing Livable Communities, Li Yang, Hyunkeun Cho, Jun-Seok Oh Dec 2015

14-08 Big Data Analytics To Aid Developing Livable Communities, Li Yang, Hyunkeun Cho, Jun-Seok Oh

Transportation Research Center Reports

In transportation, ubiquitous deployment of low-cost sensors combined with powerful computer hardware and high-speed network makes big data available. USDOT defines big data research in transportation as a number of advanced techniques applied to the capture, management and analysis of very large and diverse volumes of data. Data in transportation are usually well organized into tables and are characterized by relatively low dimensionality and yet huge numbers of records. Therefore, big data research in transportation has unique challenges on how to effectively process huge amounts of data records and data streams. The purpose of this study is to conduct research …

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Pengaruh Strategi React Ditinjau Dari Gaya Kognitif Terhadap Kemampuan Pemecahan Masalah, Prestasi Belajar Dan Apresiasi Siswa Terhadap Matematika, Inggrid Marlissa, Djamilah Bondan Widjajanti Dec 2015

Pengaruh Strategi React Ditinjau Dari Gaya Kognitif Terhadap Kemampuan Pemecahan Masalah, Prestasi Belajar Dan Apresiasi Siswa Terhadap Matematika, Inggrid Marlissa, Djamilah Bondan Widjajanti

Jurnal Riset Pendidikan Matematika

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan pengaruh strategi pembelajaran dan gaya kognitif terhadap kemampuan pemecahan masalah matematika, prestasi belajar matematika, dan apre-siasi siswa terhadap matematika. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian eksperimen semu yang populasinya mencakup seluruh siswa kelas X SMA Negeri 10 Ambon yang terdiri dari enam kelas. Teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini adalah tes dan non tes sedangkan instrumen yang digunakan untuk mengumpulkan data meliputi soal tes kemampuan pemecahan masalah matematika, soal tes prestasi belajar matematika, dan angket apresiasi siswa terhadap matematika. Untuk melihat pengaruh strategi REACT dan gaya kognitif terhadap ketiga variabel dependen secara simultan, data dianalisis menggunakan …

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Marjinalisasi (Publik) Aktivis Dalam Literatur Public Relations, Nurhidayati Kusumaningtyas Dec 2015

Marjinalisasi (Publik) Aktivis Dalam Literatur Public Relations, Nurhidayati Kusumaningtyas

Informasi

Abstract
Activism can involve an individual or a collection of a few people. The practice of activism is often perceived as negative and destructive actions. In the literature of public relations, we will discover how the activist group pressure group categorized into the "source of trouble" and must be addressed by public relations practitioners. This perspective led to a bias that leads to marginalization of "activist public" in public relations literature. Marginalization process lasts through two methods: (1) the provision of which tend negative stigma, (2) the dominance of the paradigm of "corporate centric" in the literature of public relations. …

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The Implementation Of E-Learning With Team Builder At Vocational High Schools, Mahmud Al Haq Patwary, Herman Dwi Surjono Dec 2015

The Implementation Of E-Learning With Team Builder At Vocational High Schools, Mahmud Al Haq Patwary, Herman Dwi Surjono

REID (Research and Evaluation in Education)

This research is aimed at: (1) producing an appropriate e-learning for English language studies in vocational high school, (2) evaluating the suitability of the developed e-learning in terms of appropriateness, accuracy and clarity, screen presentation and design, and appropriateness of the team builder module aspect, and (3) evaluating the effectiveness of the e-learning in practical application. This research and development (R&D) study used Alessi and Trollip's model rearranged following ADDIE model, where the development of instruction followed Dick and Carey's model and the need assessment procedures were adapted from Lee & Owens. Overall appropriateness and quality of the e-learning from …

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Back Matters, The Editors Dec 2015

Back Matters, The Editors

REID (Research and Evaluation in Education)

No abstract provided.

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The Implementation Of Total Quality Management At Vocational High Schools In Indonesia, Felestin Felestin, Mochamad Bruri Triyono Dec 2015

The Implementation Of Total Quality Management At Vocational High Schools In Indonesia, Felestin Felestin, Mochamad Bruri Triyono

REID (Research and Evaluation in Education)

This study aims to determine the implementation of Total Quality Management (TQM) in public and private vocational high schools in the city of Yogyakarta, as well as to compare the level of implementation between public and private vocational high schools. The TQM aspects observed include infrastructures and facilities, quality of improvement, quality of teachers, quality of examination system and academic background of teachers graduated from vocational high schools. This exploratory study is descriptive in which the result can be used as an input as well as improvements in reflection of the future. These subjects were teachers and students. The primary …

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Implementation Of Digital Learning Using Interactive Multimedia In Excretory System With Virtual Laboratory, Heru Setiawan, Wiwi Isnaeni, F. Putut Martin Herry Budijantoro, Aditya Marianti Dec 2015

Implementation Of Digital Learning Using Interactive Multimedia In Excretory System With Virtual Laboratory, Heru Setiawan, Wiwi Isnaeni, F. Putut Martin Herry Budijantoro, Aditya Marianti

REID (Research and Evaluation in Education)

The aim of this study are (1) Developing an interactive multimedia with virtual laboratory in excretory system for senior high school students (2) determine the eligibility of digital multimedia of excretory system (3) determine the effectivity of digital learning using interactive multimedia to improve student's achievement and student activities of excretory system. This research was conducted in senior high school in Indonesia at SMA 1 Jepon, Blora for 2 month. The research approach using Educational Research and development including: (1)research and information collecting (2)planning (3) develop a preliminary form of product (4) preliminary field testing, validation of media by experts. …

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The Murray Ledger And Times, December 31, 2015, The Murray Ledger And Times Dec 2015

The Murray Ledger And Times, December 31, 2015, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

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Final Report: Predicting Effects Of Climate Change On Riparian Obligate Species In The Southwestern United States, Jacek Tomasz Giermakowski, James R. Hatten, Matthew J. Johnson, Jennifer A. Holmes, Erika M. Nowak, Michael Peters Dec 2015

Final Report: Predicting Effects Of Climate Change On Riparian Obligate Species In The Southwestern United States, Jacek Tomasz Giermakowski, James R. Hatten, Matthew J. Johnson, Jennifer A. Holmes, Erika M. Nowak, Michael Peters

Faculty and Staff Publications

The Lower Colorado River and Rio Grande Basins are home to many riparian vertebrate species with different degrees of rarity. In our study, we focused on two species of birds and two species of gartersnakes that are associated with riparian areas: the Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens), the Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia), the Northern Mexican Gartersnake (Thamnophis eques megalops) and the Narrow-headed Gartersnake (T. rufipunctatus). While the extent of distributions of these species is relatively large, they are often patchily distributed in populations that are small; in addition, both gartersnake species are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Aside …

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Effects Of Whole Body Vibration Training On Body Composition, Skeletal Muscle Strength, And Cardiovascular Health, Song-Young Park, Won-Mok Son, Oh-Sung Kwon Dec 2015

Effects Of Whole Body Vibration Training On Body Composition, Skeletal Muscle Strength, And Cardiovascular Health, Song-Young Park, Won-Mok Son, Oh-Sung Kwon

Health and Kinesiology Faculty Publications

Whole body vibration training (WBVT) has been used as a supplement to conventional exercise training such as resistance exercise training to improve skeletal muscle strength, specifically, in rehabilitation field. Recently, this exercise modality has been utilized by cardiovascular studies to examine whether WBVT can be a useful exercise modality to improve cardiovascular health. These studies reported that WBVT has not only beneficial effects on muscular strength but also cardiovascular health in elderly and disease population. However, its mechanism underlying the beneficial effects of WBVT in cardiovascular health has not been well documented. Therefore, this review highlighted the impacts of WBVT …

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Easy Prisoner Cases, Lisa Kerr Dec 2015

Easy Prisoner Cases, Lisa Kerr

The Supreme Court Law Review: Osgoode’s Annual Constitutional Cases Conference

In prisoner litigation, straightforward victory is rare. Win or lose, prisoners most often remain in the custody of officials who continue to wield substantial power over them. And even where claims succeed, courts may design legal tests in ways that are deferential over time to the claims and preferences of prison authorities. Prisoners prevailed in two recent Supreme Court of Canada cases that involved, first, post-sentencing legislative changes to parole entitlements and, second, a decision to transfer a prisoner to a higher security setting. In Canada (Attorney General) v. Whaling, the Court protected prisoner expectations at sentencing regarding the length …

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Black-Tailed And White-Tailed Jackrabbits In The American West: History, Ecology, Ecological Significance, And Survey Methods, Matthew T. Simes, Kathleen M. Longshore, Kenneth E. Nussear, Greg L. Beatty, David E. Brown, Todd C. Esque Dec 2015

Black-Tailed And White-Tailed Jackrabbits In The American West: History, Ecology, Ecological Significance, And Survey Methods, Matthew T. Simes, Kathleen M. Longshore, Kenneth E. Nussear, Greg L. Beatty, David E. Brown, Todd C. Esque

Western North American Naturalist

Across the western United States, Leporidae are the most important prey item in the diet of Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos). Leporids inhabiting the western United States include black-tailed (Lepus californicus) and white-tailed jackrabbits (Lepus townsendii) and various species of cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus spp.). Jackrabbits (Lepus spp.) are particularly important components of the ecological and economic landscape of western North America because their abundance influences the reproductive success and population trends of predators such as coyotes (Canis latrans), bobcats (Lynx rufus), and a number of raptor species. …

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Rapamycin Rescues Vascular, Metabolic And Learning Deficits In Apolipoprotein E4 Transgenic Mice With Pre-Symptomatic Alzheimer’S Disease, Ai-Ling Lin, Jordan B. Jahrling, Wei Zhang, Nicholas Derosa, Vikas Bakshi, Peter Romero, Veronica Galvan, Arlan Richardson Dec 2015

Rapamycin Rescues Vascular, Metabolic And Learning Deficits In Apolipoprotein E4 Transgenic Mice With Pre-Symptomatic Alzheimer’S Disease, Ai-Ling Lin, Jordan B. Jahrling, Wei Zhang, Nicholas Derosa, Vikas Bakshi, Peter Romero, Veronica Galvan, Arlan Richardson

Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Faculty Publications

Apolipoprotein E ɛ4 allele is a common susceptibility gene for late-onset Alzheimer's disease. Brain vascular and metabolic deficits can occur in cognitively normal apolipoprotein E ɛ4 carriers decades before the onset of Alzheimer's disease. The goal of this study was to determine whether early intervention using rapamycin could restore neurovascular and neurometabolic functions, and thus impede pathological progression of Alzheimer's disease-like symptoms in pre-symptomatic Apolipoprotein E ɛ4 transgenic mice. Using in vivo, multimodal neuroimaging, we found that apolipoprotein E ɛ4 mice treated with rapamycin had restored cerebral blood flow, blood–brain barrier integrity and glucose metabolism, compared …

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The Constitutional Dimensions Of Aboriginal Title, Brian Slattery Dec 2015

The Constitutional Dimensions Of Aboriginal Title, Brian Slattery

The Supreme Court Law Review: Osgoode’s Annual Constitutional Cases Conference

As the Supreme Court reaffirms in Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia (2014), Aboriginal title is a sui generis right which cannot be described in traditional property terms. This article argues that the explanation for this fact is that Aboriginal title is not a concept of private law. It is a concept of public law. It does not deal with the rights of private entities but with the rights and powers of constitutional entities that form part of the Canadian federation. If we look for analogies to Aboriginal title, we find a close parallel in Provincial title – the rights held …

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Towards A Public Law Of Privacy: Meeting The Big Data Challenge, Lisa M. Austin Dec 2015

Towards A Public Law Of Privacy: Meeting The Big Data Challenge, Lisa M. Austin

The Supreme Court Law Review: Osgoode’s Annual Constitutional Cases Conference

Privacy law, to the extent that it regulates state information practices, wears two “public” hats. The first hat is constitutional law. For example, the Canadian Charter protects privacy through protecting individuals against unreasonable searches and seizures. The second hat is public sector data protection law modelled on what are known as Fair Information Practices (FIPs). For example, in Canada the federal Privacy Act regulates the collection, use and disclosure of personal information held by government institutions and provides individuals with a right of access to that information. The constitutional hat is concerned with state-individual relations in the context of law …

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