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Almost Sure Asymptotic Stabilization Of Differential Equations With Time-Varying Delay By Lévy Noise, Dezhi Liu, Weiqun Wang, Jose Luis Menaldi

Mathematics Faculty Research Publications

This paper aims to determine that the Lévy noise can stabilize the given differential equations with time-varying delay, which has generalized the Brownian motion case. An analysis is developed and sufficient conditions on the stabilization for stochastic differential equations with time-varying delay are presented. Our stabilization criteria is in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs), whence the feedback controls can be designed more easily in practice.

Existential Suffering And Cura Personalis: Dilemmas At The End-Of-Life, George P. Smith Ii

Scholarly Articles

Existential, or non-somatic suffering, is often associated with the management of refractory pain at the end-stage of life. Because of misleading sympathologies, this condition is often either mis-diagnosed or even ignored. When diagnosed as a part of a futile medical condition, this Paper argues that deep, palliative, or terminal sedation be offered to the distressed, dying patient as an efficacious and ethical response to preserving a semblance of human dignity in the dying process. Not only is this option of care humane and compassionate, it is consistent with the ideal of best patient care. The notion of care should not …

Current Understanding Of Grapevine Defense Mechanisms Against The Biotrophic Fungus (Erysiphe Necator), The Causal Agent Of Powdery Mildew Disease, Wenping Qiu, Feechan Angela, Dry Ian

College of Agriculture

The most economically important disease of cultivated grapevines worldwide is powdery mildew (PM) caused by the ascomycete fungus Erysiphe necator. The majority of grapevine cultivars used for wine, table grape, and dried fruit production are derived from the Eurasian grape species Vitis vinifera because of its superior aroma and flavor characteristics. However, this species has little genetic resistance against E. necator meaning that grape production is highly dependent on the frequent use of fungicides. The integration of effective genetic resistance into cultivated grapevines would lead to significant financial and environmental benefits and represents a major challenge for viticultural industries and …

Computer Simulations Of Fluid-Structure Interactions, Taylor Peterson

Mathematics and System Engineering Student Publications

(i) Flow-Structure interactions are everywhere (ii) The problem is difficult to simulate because of the dynamical boundary conditions and coupling (iii) The boundary conditions are complex because of its curved shape, it’s moving in space, and it’s deformable. (iv) The simulation can be depicted using the Immersed Boundary Method

The Growth Of Gothic Identity In Visigothic Spain: The Evidence Of Textual Sources, Erica Buchberger

History Faculty Publications

In recent years, scholars have made significant progress in understanding the transition from a Roman world to a medieval world in Spain. New archaeological excavations have added to our knowledge of the early medieval landscape, and increasingly analytical discussions of the labels used to describe people and objects have brought new depth to both historical and archaeological studies. In place of black and white visions of Goth vs. Roman and continuity vs. discontinuity, it has become more common to see Visigothic Spain as a complex mix of elements on their own terms. What it was like be a Roman in …

Patent Harmonization In Biotechnology: Towards International Reconciliation Of The Gene Patent Debate, Molly Jamison

Chicago Journal of International Law

International patent harmonization is far from complete. In the field of biotechnology, the patchwork of standards governing patentable subject matter is a growing cause for concern. Divergent international standards harm patent holders who lack the certainty of knowing where and to what extent their patents will be valid. Divergent standards also harm patients who face restricted access or prohibitively high costs for genetic testing. While many solutions have been proposed, neither a new substantive treaty nor use of compulsory licensing are likely to provide long-term solutions. Independent licensing coordinated by the WTO or WIPO is a far better solution from …

Future War And The War Powers Resolution, Eric Talbot Jensen

Emory International Law Review

Since its passage in 1973 over the veto of then-President Nixon, the War Powers Resolution (WPR) has failed in its design to require notification and consultation to Congress by the President. Amidst emerging technologies such as drones, cyber tools, nanotechnology, and genomics, the ineffectiveness of the WPR will prove even more profound. As American presidents analyze the applicability of the WPR to military operations using these advancing technologies, they will have no reporting requirements because the WPR is not triggered. For the WPR to fulfill its original purpose, Congress must amend the statute to cover emerging technologies, expanding the coverage …

Reference Pricing: An Effective Model For The U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry?, Marie Salter

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

The pharmaceutical industry stands at a peculiar place in the United

States. It is one of the largest industries in the United States, “enjoy[ing] profit

margins nearly four times that of the average Fortune 500 company.” It is also

a global leader, responsible for an enormous amount of research and

development. Despite its size and power, the U.S. pharmaceutical industry is

largely reviled, Perhaps what differentiates the U.S. pharmaceutical industry

from the pharmaceutical industries of other nations is its “free market” price

setting. Other nations, particularly those in the European Union, use

government price controls to keep pharmaceutical prices low. …

A Comparative Analysis Of The Legal Framework And Case Law On Reverse Payment Settlement Agreement In The United States And South Korea, Sung San Kim

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

In 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision, FTC v.

Actavis, in which it ordered the lower courts to apply the rule of reason to

“reverse payment settlement agreements.” As the leading jurisdiction for

antitrust and intellectual property laws, the United States is once again poised

to influence foreign jurisdictions on the issue of reverse payment settlement

agreements. In this context, South Korea presents a ripe opportunity for a

comparative study because it recently adopted a patent-approval linkage system

under which reverse payment settlement agreements will likely become a

contentious issue. In particular, the South Korean Supreme Court’s …

Selling A Miracle? Surrogacy Through International Borders: Exploration Of Ukrainian Surrogacy, Shany Noy Kirshner

Journal of International Business and Law

No abstract provided.

Ethical, Legal, Social, And Policy Issues In The Use Of Genomic Technology By The U.S. Military, Maxwell J. Mehlman, Tracy Yeheng Li

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

Symposium: Managing The Global Environment Through Trade: Wto, Tpp, And Ttip Negotiations, And Bilateral Investment Treaties Versus Regional Trade Agreements: Introduction, Tiffany Mathiason, Angela Cabral

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.

Who Owns Villa La Pietra? The Story Of A Family, Their Home, And An American University Under Italian Law, Felicia Caponigri

Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law

In 1994 Harold Acton, son of Arthur Acton, an English art dealer in Florence, and Hortense Mitchell Acton, an American banking heiress, donated his family home, Villa La Pietra, to New York University. Today, this Tuscan villa is at the center of a declaration of paternity lawsuit and a claim of inheritance brought by Liana Beacci, Arthur Acton's daughter by his Italian secretary. In this Note, Felicia Caponigri presents the facts of the case, focusing on the provenance of the Villa, and the procedural posture of the case. Caponigri applies Italian law to argue that New York University might claim …

An Evaluation Of The Factor Structure, Reliability And Construct Validity Of The Male Role Norms Inventory-Revised For African American/Black Men, Wilfred Michael Allen

Wayne State University Dissertations

Background: In the United States, on average, men die nearly five years younger than women. Among men, the life expectancy for African American/Blacks is 72.1 years compared to 76.6 years for White/European Americans. African-American/Black men experience an earlier onset and more severe disease with higher rates of complications than White/European American men. Masculinity ideology has been identified by researchers as having an influence on health behaviors and ultimately health outcomes. Based on prior research literature, higher levels of masculinity ideology have been associated with fewer health promoting behaviors. As such, there is a need for a reliable and valid measure …

Dna Aptamers Selected Against Wild-Type Helix 69 Ribosomal Rna And Their Implications In Combating Antibiotic Resistance, Sakina Miriam Hill

Wayne State University Dissertations

Outbreaks of advanced antibiotic-resistant strains of microbes have hastened the need to identify new viable molecular targets for the development of novel anti-infectives. For this purpose, helix 69 (H69, or m3a 19-nucleotide (nt) hairpin motif that is highly conserved throughout phylogeny and rich in modified nucleotides, including pseudouridine () and 3-methylpseudouridine (m3) was chosen as a potential target. Helix 69, which is located in domain IV of Escherichia coli 23S ribosomal RNA (rRNA), undergoes conformational changes when in close proximity to the decoding region of 16S rRNA and transfer RNAs (tRNAs) in the peptidyl-transferase center (PTC). Functionally, the exact biological …

Adolescent Risk Behaviors: Examining Latent Classes And Latent Transition Statuses In A Longitudinal Bahamian Sample, Veronica Koci

Wayne State University Dissertations

Adolescence is a developmental period marked by much change across physical, cognitive, psychological, and social domains leading to greater vulnerability for poor decision making. As a result, adolescence is a period of increased risk taking behaviors. Prevention of risk behaviors would benefit from early intervention prior to the onset of these risk behaviors. Unfortunately, it is difficult to identify those youth who may be most at risk. Risk-taking adolescents may choose to engage in specific risk behaviors; as well, risk factors that influence risk taking may also differ as a function of the specific domains of risk behaviors. The present …

Elementary Teachers Committed To Actively Teaching Science And Engineering, Julianne Radkowski Opperman Phd

All Student Scholarship

Committed elementary teachers of science and engineering, members of a professional learning community called Collaborative Conversations in STEM, were studied to elicit their perceptions of experiences that influenced their commitment to, and their pedagogical content knowledge of, STEM teaching and learning.

Supreme People's Court Annual Report On Intellectual Property Cases (2013) (China), Tong Li, Xiaohan Lou, Zhenan Wang, Qiuwen Xu

Washington International Law Journal

The Supreme People’s Court of China began publishing its Annual Report on Intellectual Property Cases in 2008. The annual reports, published in April of each year, summarize and review new intellectual property cases. This translation includes all 30 cases and 39 legal issues of the 2013 Annual Report. It addresses patent law, trademark law, copyright law, unfair competition, contractual intellectual property rights, liability of intellectual property infringement, and intellectual property litigation procedure and evidence. While China is not a common law country, these cases and guidelines provide lower courts with meaningful insight and direction.

Toward Enhancing Treatment For Pregnant Smokers: Laying The Groundwork For The Use Of Complementary And Alternative Medicine Approaches, Amy Michele Loree

Wayne State University Dissertations

Tobacco is the most widely used drug of abuse during pregnancy. Despite efforts to reduce perinatal tobacco use, its prevalence has remained steady over at least the past decade, suggesting that efforts to reduce smoking prevalence before and during pregnancy have not been effective. Although a range of effective treatments exist, most pregnant smokers neither seek nor receive any kind of treatment. Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) treatments may be ideal as alternative, low-cost approaches capable of reaching and assisting a greater proportion of pregnant women with smoking cessation. This study examined characteristics and treatment utilization practices of pregnant smokers …

Of Frogs & Rhetoric: The Atrazine Wars, Carol Reeves

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

In a scientific dispute over the effects of atrazine on amphibians, chemical industry–funded and publically funded scientists present stunningly contrasting constructions of atrazine's environmental concentrations, persistence, and potential to harm. Considerable scientific uncertainties and variable ranges allow authors to construct preferred versions of the story of atrazine. These incommensurate rhetorical constructions, more the result of competing economic and environmental interests than of any paradigmatic misalignments, have prolonged the dispute not only over atrazine's effects but also over whether its sales should be banned.

Two Hundred Years Of Forest Change: Effects Of Urbanization On Tree Species Composition And Structure, Rebecca W. Dolan

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

Despite their importance, the dynamics of urban floras are not well understood and quantitative historical data are rare. The current study used three data sets for trees in Indianapolis/Marion County, Indiana, U.S., to document change over 200 years to the original beech-maple forest and to examine future implications of contemporary tree planting efforts in light of these changes. Data on tree composition and size collected before significant settlement in the early 1800s are compared with recent surveys of trees in remnant natural areas and with trees found on city streets and rights-of-way. All the species recorded in historical surveys are …

Comparative Proteomics Of Mouse Tears And Saliva: Evidence From Large Protein Families For Functional Adaptation, Robert C. Karn, Christina M. Laukaitis

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

We produced a tear proteome of the genome mouse, C57BL/6, that contained 139 different protein identifications: 110 from a two-dimensional (2D) gel with subsequent trypsin digestion, 19 from a one-dimensional (1D) gel with subsequent trypsin digestion and ten from a 1D gel with subsequent Asp-N digestion. We compared this tear proteome with a C57BL/6 mouse saliva proteome produced previously. Sixteen of the 139 tear proteins are shared between the two proteomes, including six proteins that combat microbial growth. Among the 123 other tear proteins, were members of four large protein families that have no counterparts in humans: Androgen-binding proteins (ABPs) …

2015 Otterbein Football Game Day Program, Otterbein University

Football Programs

Otterbein University continues its proud tradition of athletic and academic excellence and has enjoyed over 100 years of intercollegiate competition. During that time, the University’s mission has been to balance academics and athletic competition. Our commitment has been to the whole person, both in and out of the classroom. Our coaches are teachers first, mentors who make deep and lasting impressions on their students. While the drive to win is important, our real commitment lies in developing leadership traits and the competitive spirit, which will aid our scholar-athletes throughout their lives. On behalf of Otterbein’s faculty, students and administration, we …

Cragin Watershed Protection Project Cave And Karst Survey, 2015, Kyle Rowinski, Joseph S. Sadorski

KIP Data Sets and Technical Reports

Geological Society of America 
 , GeoCorps America Program Cragin Watershed Protection Project, Cave and Karst Survey, 2015 BY Kyle Rowinski and Joseph Sadorski Project Mentors: Polly Haessig Carl Beyehelm Open Access - Permission by Author(s) See Extended description for more information.

Hands Up, Don't Shoot: Policing, Fatal Force, And Equal Protection In The Age Of Colorblindness, Zach Newman

UC Law Constitutional Quarterly

This note discusses race, policing, the use of fatal force, and the Black Lives Matter movement, contextualizing it within the "prison industrial complex," the "New Jim Crow," the hegemony of colorblindness and postracialism, and jurisprudential limitations placed on Equal Protection. It argues that narrow legal reforms of policing, like body cameras or increased training, cannot be conceived of as complete solutions. Although these reforms are important, they must be connected to critiques of and actions against overarching structures of stratification, subordination, and social control in advanced capitalism. Contemporary policing is one manifestation of a deeply flawed and racialized criminal punishment …

A Century Of Black Life, History And Culture, George C. Wright

President Emeritus George C. Wright Speeches

No abstract provided.

Resource Map Of Expenditures For Tennessee Children, Annual Report - April 2015, Tennessee Commission On Children And Youth

Resource Mapping Reports

This report compiles the federal and state expenditures for services across all departments and agencies for Tennessee children from the previous fiscal year.

Middle East & North Africa, Human Rights Brief

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.

Application Of Otolith Chemical Signatures To Estimate Population Connectivity Of Red Snapper In The Western Gulf Of Mexico, Michelle Zapp Sluis, Beverly K. Barnett, William F. Patterson, James H. Cowan, Alan M. Shiller

Faculty Publications

Otolith chemical signatures of Red Snapper Lutjanus campechanus from six nursery regions were used to estimate the sources of recruits to four sampling regions in the western Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) and to estimate whether postsettlement mixing of Red Snapper occurs between the U.S. and Mexican portions of the western Gulf. In a previous study, region-specific otolith signatures (element : Ca ratios: Ba:Ca, Mg:Ca, Mn:Ca, Sr:Ca, and Li:Ca; stable isotope delta values: δ¹³C and δ¹⁸O) were developed based on age-0 Red Snapper (2005–2007 year-classes) sampled from the six nursery areas. In the present study, subadult and …

Food And Agricultural Systems For The Future: Science, Emancipation And Human Flourishing, Hugh Lacey

Philosophy Faculty Works

It has been proposed that the policies and practices of food sovereignty, unlike those of today's hegemonic food/agricultural system, provide the means for satisfying and safeguarding the right to food security for everyone everywhere. My principal objective in this article, which gains its significance in the light of an explanatory critique of the current system, is to explore how scientific research — using what kinds of methodologies, and building on experiences of what and of whom? — can constructively inform these practices and policies, and contribute towards appraising this proposal.