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Murky Intentions: The Decision To Allow Subtherapeutic Use Of Antibiotics In Animal Feed, Kristina Youmaran

Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

No abstract provided.

Faced With Crisis: The Importance Of Establishing A Comprehensive Crisis Management Plan, David E. Matchen Jr., Jason Hawkins

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Monte Carlo Comparison Of The Parameter Estimation Methods For The Two-Parameter Gumbel Distribution, Demet Aydin, Birdal Şenoğlu

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

The performances of the seven different parameter estimation methods for the Gumbel distribution are compared with numerical simulations. Estimation methods used in this study are the method of moments (ME), the method of maximum likelihood (ML), the method of modified maximum likelihood (MML), the method of least squares (LS), the method of weighted least squares (WLS), the method of percentile (PE) and the method of probability weighted moments (PWM). Performance of the estimators is compared with respect to their biases, MSE and deficiency (Def) values via Monte-Carlo simulation. A Monte Carlo Simulation study showed that the method of PWM was …

Isu Today - November 25, 2015, Indiana State University, Communications And Marketing

University Announcements - ISU Today

No abstract provided.

Utilizing Radiofrequency Identification Technology To Improve Safety And Management Of Blood Bank Supply Chains, Alberto Coustasse, Pamela Meadows, Robert S. Hall, Travis Hibner, Stacie Deslich

Management Faculty Research

The importance of efficiency in the supply chain of perishable products, such as the blood products used in transfusion services, cannot be overstated. Many problems can occur, such as the outdating of products, inventory management issues, patient misidentification, and mistransfusion. The purpose of this article was to identify the benefits and barriers associated with radiofrequency identification (RFID) usage in improving the blood bank supply chain.

Materials and Methods: The methodology for this study was a qualitative literature review following a systematic approach. The review was limited to sources published from 2000 to 2014 in the English language. Sixty-five sources were …

Maine Ems Community Paramedicine Pilot Program Evaluation, Karen B. Pearson Mlis, Ma, George Shaler Mph

Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

In November 2014, the Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine was awarded a contract to evaluate the implementation of the statewide CP Pilot Program in Maine. This report presents process level results from the evaluation. The report includes findings from interviews with the twelve community paramedicine pilot sites in Maine and with the state of Maine EMS office.

The layout of the report follows the key themes and categories from our interviews:

• Staffing
• Training
• Stakeholders and Partners
• CP Services
• CP Event
• Data Collection
• Funding
• Challenges
• Successes
• Sustainability

The report concludes with lessons learned which may …

Contaminant Source Management Options For Wellhead Protection, Victoria Nelson

Community and Regional Planning Program: Professional Projects

Before regulations were introduced to protect the general public from waterborne illnesses, it was common for people to become sick and even die from contaminated drinking water. Many rivers and streams in the United States were so polluted that they were uninhabitable for wildlife and dangerous to human health. The pollution and contamination in the surface and groundwater caused a public out-cry for the government to step in and do something about the hazardous water conditions. As the U.S. government started regulating surface water, it realized that the main source of drinking water for half of the U.S. and 95% …

Flight Physician - November, 2015, Civil Aviation Medical Association

Browse all Civil Aviation Medical Association Newsletters

A twenty-one page newsletter of the Civil Aviation Medical Association. The newsletter provided news about civil aviation medicine and information related to the organization.

Hampton Roads Sea Level Rise Preparedness And Resilience Intergovernmental Pilot Project. Phase 1 Report: Accomplishments And Lessons Learned, Emily E. Steinhilber, John Whitelaw, Carol Considine

Hampton Roads Intergovernmental Pilot Project: Reports

Executive Summary

Initiated in June 2014, the Hampton Roads Sea Level Rise Preparedness and Resilience Intergovernmental Pilot Project (Intergovernmental Pilot Project or IPP) convened at Old Dominion University is an effort to use the knowledge skills and expertise of all regional stakeholders to create a framework or template for intergovernmental strategic planning that can be used outside the region; and, to implement that integrated strategy in Hampton Roads, Virginia creating an effective and efficient method for planning holistically for sea level rise and recurrent flooding.

With active stakeholders from the Department of Defense, federal agencies and the White House as …

2015: "No Safety, Know Pain : Know Safety, No Pain", Brice Wang '16, Joy Qiu '16, Daniel Sohn '16, Angad Garg '16

Distinguished Student Work

In the world we live in today, many people live in urban or suburban areas. For this reason, residents of these metropolitan areas should be aware of the safety of the city they live in so they can take necessary precautions and educate youth about what actions are safe. In addition, judging the safety of a city allows the government of the city to analyze what factors and laws make other cities safer, and how they can replicate these conditions to make their city a safer place as well.

Arc To Success: A Campus-Wide Collaboration Between Learning Support Services, Career Services, Information Services, And Research Services, Molly Allen

Library Scholarship

This article details the establishment of the Academic and Research Commons (ARC), a collaborative project between Learning Support Services, Career Services, Information Services, and Research Services at the Central Washington University Library.

One More Call To Respect The Time Of Grand Jurors, Ben L. Trachtenberg

Missouri Law Review

This Article replies briefly to the robust response that Professor Frank O. Bowman III submitted in answer to my earlier contribution to this Issue.

Fourth Amendment Fiduciaries, Kiel Brennan-Marquez

Fordham Law Review

    Fourth Amendment law is sorely in need of reform. To paraphrase Justice Sotomayor’s concurrence in United States v. Jones, the idea that people have no expectation of privacy in information voluntarily shared with third-parties—the foundation of the widely reviled “third-party doctrine”—makes little sense in the digital age.

    In truth, however, it is not just the third-party doctrine that needs retooling today. It is the Fourth Amendment’s general approach to the problem of “shared information.” Under existing law, if A shares information with B, A runs the risk of “misplaced trust”—the risk that B will disclose the information to law …

Faced With Crisis: The Importance Of Establishing A Comprehensive Crisis Management Plan, David E. Matchen Jr., Jason Hawkins

All Faculty Scholarship

By now, the story surrounding the death of Baltimore man Freddie Gray while in police custody is common knowledge. A series of protests afterward and emergency responses by state and local governments turned the lives of many of Baltimore’s residents upside-down for more than a week in late April and early May, including the staff at the law libraries at the University of Baltimore School of Law (UB Law) and the Thurgood Marshall Law Library at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (Carey Law). The mood got progressively uglier as the days wore on until, just …

The Research Express

Research Express Newsletter

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14 Under 40: Depaul Recognizes Excellence

DePaul Magazine

Profiles of 14 alumni under the age of 40 who are making a significant mark in their respective field. They are Sylvia Garcia (LAS MS '06), COO of the Chicago Transit Authority; cancer researcher Dr. Michael Kharas (CSH '01); Michael Cassel (JD '06), director of global corporate citizenship for Boeing; Corinne Heggie (JD '01), partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP; musician Marquis Hill (MM '12); Cody Lassen (SNL '06) Broadway investor and producer and marketing director at Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles; Karen Bartuch (CMN MA '10), communications, portfolio management and project management leader at Motorola Solutions; Recardo Gibson …

Hold The Phone! "Peer-To-Peer" Ridesharing Services, Regulation, And Liability, Mark Macmurdo

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.

Motions 2015 Volume 52 Number 3, University Of San Diego School Of Law Student Bar Association

Newspaper, Motions (1987-2019)

No abstract provided.

Examining The Influence Of Organizational Culture On Employees' Ethical Behavior In Public Sector Organizations, Richard H. Afedzie

Human Resource Development Theses and Dissertations

Much of the literature on organizational ethics attribute unethical behavior in the workplace as originating from greed, inadequate ethics training, lax ethics laws, and lenient disciplinary actions when ethical lapses do occur. While this perception advances a cogent argument, it does not examine the entire concept of unethical behavior, because it does not consider the organizational culture which clearly guides employees' ethical behavior and decision making in the organization. In this study, a basic interpretative qualitative research design was employed utilizing semi-structured interviews to investigate how organizational cultural systems, member interactions, leadership role modeling and training interventions influence employees' ethical …

Beneath The Forest, Volume 8, No. 2, Fall 2015, Johanna L. Kovarik

Beneath the Forest

Contents: An Evening Photo Shoot in Blanchard Springs Caverns - Rapid Inventory of Cave and Karst Features Using LiDAR and Field Assessment - Rare and Uncommon Plants of Rockhouses: Episode Three - Charting New Paths: Exploring the Geology and Biota of Granite City - Blanchard Springs and a Billion Points of Light

Alternative Courts And Drug Treatment: Finding A Rehabilitative Solution For Addicts In A Retributive System, Molly K. Webster

Fordham Law Review

    Sentencing drug crimes and treating drug-addicted defendants often stem from contradictory theories of punishment. In the late twentieth century, courts traded rehabilitation for retributive ideals to fight the “War on Drugs.” However, beginning with the Miami-Dade Drug Court, treatment and rehabilitation have returned to the forefront of sentencing policy in traditional and alternative drug courts.

    Jurisdictions have implemented a variety of policies designed to treat addiction as opposed to punishing it. Community courts, such as the Red Hook Community Justice Center in Brooklyn, New York, community-panel drug courts, such as the Woodbury County Community Drug Court in Iowa, and Hawaii’s …

Leveraging Technology To Facilitate Uas Operations, Alan Frazier

Aviation Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

What Makes The United States Offshore Leasing System So Special? A Primer On The Outer Continental Shelf Oil And Gas Lease, Dana E. Dupre

LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources

No abstract provided.

Electrical Infrastructure Mapping At Purdue, Purdue Physical Facilities

Purdue GIS Day

No abstract provided.

History, Governmental Structure, And Politics: Defining The Scope Of Local Board Of Health Power, Pekham Pal

Fordham Law Review

    Local boards of health often issue regulations that have broad effects that surpass the borders of the city or county to which they apply. Promulgation of such rules by board of health members appointed by the executive branch implicates separation of powers concerns; because such regulations may so extensively burden a locality’s citizens, it may be more appropriate for elected officials to adopt these regulations. Indeed, local businesses or other interested parties often bring suit challenging local board of health actions. Courts apply different analytical methodologies to review these challenges, which often leads to incongruent local health agency discretion for …

Do You Know Where Your Children Are? Caylee's Law And A Parent's Fifth Amendment Privilege Against Self-Incrimination, Daniela Catrocho

Seton Hall Journal of Legislation and Public Policy

No abstract provided.

Gubernatorial Party Affiliation And Crime, Chase Lindsey

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.

Chevron Is Dead; Long Live Chevron, Michael Herz

Articles

The Supreme Court's decision in Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. continues to obsess academics and courts alike. Despite all the attention, however; the "Chevron revolution" never quite happens. This decision, though seen as transformatively important, is honored in the breach, in constant danger of being abandoned, and the subject of perpetual confusion and uncertainty. This Essay seeks both to bury and to praise Chevron.

Chevron is not a revolutionary shift of authority from the judiciary to the executive. That Chevron is dead. The Chevron that survives is an appropriate allocation of decisionmaking responsibility among the three …

The Research Express, Georgia Southern University

Research & Economic Development

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Conserving Creativity: The Roles Of Clothing And Cuisine In The French Revolution, Karis Stubblefield

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

About the author

Karis Stubblefield is a junior at Brown University double-concentrating in history and Egyptology. Her scholarly interests include the study of everyday life in Ancient Egypt as well as more modern revolutionary movements around the world. She has spent the last two summers interning at the San Antonio Museum of Art in her hometown, where she worked in the director's office and served as a curatorial assistant for various exhibits, including a collection showcasing Indian painting under the Mughal Court. At Brown she is involved with various clubs and organizations, including serving as a writer for a student-run …