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Wagering On The Lives Of Strangers: The Insurable Interest Requirement In The Life Insurance Secondary Market, Peter N. Swisher

Law Faculty Publications

The purpose of this article is to explore and analyze the crucial inter- relationship and the present tension existing between various life settlement alternatives and the insurable interest requirement for life insurance. Does the 240-year-old insurable interest doctrine adequately meet the needs of a modern society in recognizing a secondary market for life in- surance? If so, what additional remedies, if any, are available to both the insured and the insurer to legally protect the contractual rights and reasonable expectations of the parties?

The Problems Inherent In Litigating Employer Free Exercise Rights, Henry L. Chambers Jr.

Law Faculty Publications

This brief Article proceeds in four parts. Part I discusses the Supreme Court's recent cases that address employer free exercise rights. Part II notes problems that accompany providing free exercise rights to employers. Part III explores the expansion of employer prerogative in the context of providing employers additional free exercise rights. Part IV considers problems that arise when employee rights are not deemed central to litigation regarding employer free exercise rights. The Article concludes by proposing a refraining of the free exercise issue that will consider how to account for the interests of the employer, its stakeholders, and its employees …

U.S. Supreme Court, Amicus Brief Of Interested Energy Law Scholars In Support Of Petitioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission V. Electric Power Supply Association, Joel B. Eisen

Law Faculty Publications

Amici curiae are law professors who have significant research and teaching experience in the field of energy law, with a particular focus on electric power markets. They are listed in the Appendix to this brief. They are submitting this brief because they believe that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit made serious errors when it held that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) lacked authority to regulate operators’ rules for demand response (DR) in the wholesale electricity markets. That holding is contrary to the text, history, and structure of the Federal Power Act (FPA), which …

การพัฒนาเครื่องมือสําหรับคัดกรองบุคคลที่มีศักยภาพประสบความสําเร็จในธุรกิจเครือข่าย, รัตนา หิรัญพงศ์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

ในปัจจุบันธุรกิจเครือข่ายขยายตัวอย่างต่อเนื่องไปทั่วโลกรวมทั้งในประเทศไทยด้วยทั้งในเรื่องของยอดขายและจำนวนคนที่เข้าสู่ธุรกิจเครือข่าย แต่อย่างไรก็ตามบุคคลที่เข้าสู่ธุรกิจนี้และประสบความสำเร็จนั้นมีจำนวนน้อยมาก ซึ่งสาเหตุหนึ่งของความล้มเหลว ส่วนหนึ่งเป็นผลมาจากการที่นักธุรกิจเครือข่ายไม่สามารถสรรหาบุคคลที่มีศักยภาพที่จะประสบความสำเร็จเข้าสู่เครือข่ายของตนได้ ดังนั้นเพื่อช่วยให้นักธุรกิจเครือข่ายและบริษัทที่ทำธุรกิจเครือข่ายสามารถสรรหาบุคคลเข้าสู่ธุรกิจได้อย่างมีประสิทธิภาพมากยิ่งขึ้น งานศึกษานี้จึงมุ่งที่จะพัฒนาเครื่องมือคัดกรองบุคคลที่มีศักยภาพประสบความสำเร็จในการทำธุรกิจเครือข่าย โดยแบบจำลองสมการเชิงโครงสร้างถูกพัฒนาขึ้นเพื่อศึกษาและยืนยันเกณฑ์หลักและเกณฑ์รองที่จะนำไปใช้การคัดกรอง จากนั้นกระบวนการวิเคราะห์เชิงลำดับชั้นแบบฟัซซี่ถูกนำมาใช้ในการวิเคราะห์เพื่อคัดกรองผู้มุ่งหวังบนฐานเกณฑ์หลักและเกณฑ์รองที่พัฒนาขึ้น ผลการวิเคราะห์จากแบบจำลองสมการเชิงโครงสร้าง พบว่า แบบจำลองที่พัฒนาขึ้นสอดคล้องกับข้อมูลเชิงประจักษ์ โดยในแบบจำลองประกอบด้วยตัวแปรแฝงจำนวน 3 ตัวแปร คือ 1) การไม่ยอมรับช่องว่างระหว่างสิ่งที่มีกับสิ่งที่ปรารถนา และ ความไม่มีประสิทธิภาพของทางเลือกที่เป็นไปได้ทั้งหมดในการลดช่องว่างระหว่างสิ่งที่มีกับสิ่งที่ปรารถนา 2) พลานุภาพ และ 3) การยืนหยัดในการตัดสินใจแม้บุคคลสำคัญรอบข้างเป็นอุปสรรค จากนั้นนำเกณฑ์ที่ได้ไปวิเคราะห์ต่อโดยใช้กระบวนการวิเคราะห์เชิงลำดับชั้นแบบฟัซซี่ ซึ่งจากการทดสอบจะเห็นว่ากระบวนการวิเคราะห์เชิงลำดับชั้นแบบฟัซซี่นั้นสามารถนำมาประยุกต์ใช้ได้เป็นอย่างดี

Enhancing Safety Management System In An Offshore Aviation Company, Nazmus Saqib

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The main aim of the research is to enhance the safety management system through the introduction and tracking of safety performance indicator “non-compliance per flight hour”. All the non-compliances related to the main operational departments were gathered from the data base of the case study company for the year 2014. It was found that the non-compliances per flight hour were highest from the Aircraft Maintenance Department with the exact number being 3.30 non-compliances per flight hour. The scope of this research was therefore focused on the Aircraft Maintenance Department. Aircraft maintenance is a large department so the next step in …

Improvement Of Flat Concrete Roof Tile Manufacturing Process, Korkiat Wiratkapan

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The objective of this research is to improve the manufacturing process of a concrete roof tile manufacturing company to solve its problems of low labour productivity, rising labour costs and scarcity of labour. Initial analysis established that press forming was a bottleneck in the overall process and used the most manpower. Process activity mapping and Work study were used as tools to analyse the problems to identify non-value-added activities. The seven wastes technique was then applied to define the wastes in the manufacturing process. Improvement alternatives were identified with the aid of the ECRS technique and Lean tools, and these …

The Fuzzin' Facts, Rebel Alliance, Mitch Ohnstad, Rebekka Erks, Erin Prohaska, Ryan Mueksch, Rachel Foehlinger, Laura Bergen, Sean Davis

College of Journalism and Mass Communications: Student Advertising Projects

The challenge for this campaign is to expose the facts about sexual health and safe sex practices in a light-hearted manner in order to make it a more comfortable topic to talk about so that more people understand the need to get the facts, get tested and get involved to help prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases in Nebraska.

Talk. Act. Thrive. (You)Nified, Amitynine, Amy Okell, Cristina Petrisor, Dayton Stange, Connor Schulte, Amanda Schmidt, Courtney Sehn, Brandon Weeldreyer, Colin Burt, Anh Thoai Dinh

College of Journalism and Mass Communications: Student Advertising Projects

This project was developed in response to the following challenge: create messaging to promote a more welcoming and inclusive climate on campus while branding the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center.

Size Effects In Human Visual Inspection For Micro/Meso Scale Parts, Sri Harsha Kavuri

Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Visual inspection has been a major method of quality control in conventional manufacturing processes for the last fifty years. Utilizing trained human inspectors to perform this visual inspection has been the most effective means of maintaining quality control. Extensive research has been performed to understand the factors that influence the human inspection process.

In the recent years, there has been a significant emphasis on manufacturing at the smaller end of the size-spectrum such as Micro and Meso scale manufacturing. Quality control at becomes a challenging task due to the extremely small sizes. Several automated visual inspection techniques have been proposed …

Influence Of Spatial Variations Of Railroad Track Stiffness And Material Inclusions On Fatigue Life, Celestin Nkundineza

Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Railroad transportation is very important for economic growth and effective maintenance is one critical factor for its economic sustainability. The high repetitive forces from a moving railcar induce cyclic stresses that lead to rail bending and potential deterioration due to fatigue crack initiation and propagation. Previous research for prediction of fatigue life has been done under the assumptions of a uniform track bed and a homogeneous rail. However the spatial variation of the track stiffness is expected to increase the maximum stresses in the rail and, therefore, accelerate the fatigue process. The research described in this dissertation is focused on …

Geometric Morphometric Analysis Of Pan Frontal Bone Morphology, Allen J. Myhra

Department of Anthropology: Theses and Student Research

This study employs geometric morphometric methods to investigate the morphology and shape change of the frontal bone for Pan troglodytes and Pan paniscus. Unlike previous work on the topic, this research analyzed morphology and ontogenetic shape change in a single bone of the cranium, namely the frontal bone. Frontal bone shape was compared between juvenile Pan troglodytes and Pan paniscus and the ontogeny of the bone was assessed in Pan paniscus infants and juveniles. Analyses were performed on frontal bone morphology with and without the browridge in order to assess the morphology of the frontal apart from influences …

Lessons Learned: Insights Into One Teacher’S Experience Working With Karen Refugee Students In The United States, Daniel J. Gilhooly

Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement

This study is informed by funds of knowledge and culturally responsive teaching studies that aim to explore and legitimize the cultural knowledge immigrant children bring to their communities and schools. Consequently, this paper specifically addresses issues related to the educational experiences of Karen children and their parents from one American teacher/researcher who has worked with the Karen for the past four years. In aggregate, this paper addresses issues germane to Karen education including; (1) background information on Karen educational experiences prior to resettlement, including a review of their journey from Thailand to the U.S.; (2) important characteristics of Karen culture; …

The N-P Scattering Cross Section From 90 Kev To 1.8 Mev, Hongwei Yang

Theses and Dissertations--Physics and Astronomy

There have been very few measurements of the total cross section for n-p scattering below 500 keV. In order to differentiate among NN potential models, improved cross section data between 20 and 600 keV are required. We measured the n-p and n-C total cross sections in this energy region by transmission; a collimated neutron beam was passed through CH₂ and C samples and transmitted neutrons were detected by a BC-501A deuterated liquid scintillator. Cross sections were obtained by taking the ratios of normalized neutron yields with the samples in the beam and with no sample in the beam. Both …

A Measurement Of The Prompt Fission Neutron Energy Spectrum For 235U(N,F) And The Neutron-Induced Fission Cross Section For 238U(N,F), Zachariah W. Miller

Theses and Dissertations--Physics and Astronomy

Two measurements have been made, addressing gaps in knowledge for ²³⁵U(n,f) and ²³⁸U(n,f). The energy distribution for prompt fission neutrons is not well-understood below 1 MeV in ²³⁵U(n,f). To measure the ²³⁵U(n,f) prompt fission neutron distribution, a pulsed neutron beam at the WNR facility in Los Alamos National Laboratory was directed onto a ²³⁵U target with neutron detectors placed 1 m from the target. These neutron detectors were designed specifically for this experiment and employed a unique geometry of scintillating plastic material that was designed to reject backgrounds. Fission fragments were detected using an avalanche …

Characterizing The Nearest Young Moving Groups, Kyle Mccarthy

Theses and Dissertations--Physics and Astronomy

Moving groups are associations of stars which originated from the same star forming region. These groups are typically young (< 200 Myr) since they have not dissipated into the galactic field population. Over the last 15 years, roughly 10 such moving groups have been found with distances < 150 pc (7 with distances < 100 pc), each with a unique velocity and position.

This work first investigates the likelihood to resolve star from two moving groups (AB Doradus and Beta Pictoris) using high spacial resolution optical interferrometry and found 5 AB Doradus stars and 1 Beta Pictoris star with declinations > -30 could be spacially resolved.

To more deeply characterize individual groups, we used the 2.7m telescope at the McDonald Observatory to observe 10 proposed AB Doradus stars and 5 proposed Octans-Near stars (3 probable members, 2 possible) with high resolution (R ~60,000) optical …

An Analysis Of The Parity Violating Asymmetry Of Polarized Neutron Capture In Hydrogen From The Npdgamma Experiment, Elise Tang

Theses and Dissertations--Physics and Astronomy

The NPDGamma Experiment is used to study the n + p to d + g reaction for the purpose of examining the hadronic weak interaction. The nucleon-nucleon interaction is overwhelmingly mediated by the strong force, however, the weak part can be extracted by a study of its parity violating manifestations. When neutrons are incident on protons, deuterons and 2.2 MeV gamma rays are produced. If the incoming neutrons are polarized, the parity violating weak interaction gives rise to a measured spatial asymmetry, A_g, in the outgoing gamma rays, as s_n · k_g is parity odd.

At …

Editor's Introduction To The 10th Anniversary Volume Of The Journal Of Southeast Asian American Education And Advancement, Wayne E. Wright, Phitsamay S. Uy, Chhany Sak-Humphry

Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement

Editor's Introduction to the 10th Anniversary Volume

Front Matter, North American Bird Bander

North American Bird Bander

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Back Matter, North American Bird Bander

North American Bird Bander

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Front Matter, North American Bird Bander

North American Bird Bander

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North American Bird Bander

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Characterization Of Oral Microbiota In Xerostomic Versus Non-Xerostomic Volunteers And In Daily Samples Following Standard Oral Hygiene Practices, Chelsea Myers

Wayne State University Theses

A thesis presented on the characterization of oral microbiota in xerostomic versus non-xerostomic volunteers and in daily samples following standard oral hygiene practices. Xerostomia is a difficult and burdensome disease that can be very difficult to diagnose. Understanding the oral microbiota between these diseased and healthy (non-xerostomic) can give us great insight on new treatments and/or prevention. Goals of the study included determining whether there substantial differences in oral microbial populations between the two groups, and whether varying nightly oral hygiene practices had an impact on next-morning oral microbiota titers or composition. Microbial loads were determined by qPCR using broad-spectrum …

Brain Candy: Wayne State University School Of Medicine Journal Of Arts And Culture, 4th Edition, Wayne State University School Of Medicine Writing Workshop, Wayne State University School Of Medicine Gold Humanism Honor Society

Gold Humanism Honor Society

Brain Candy collects poetry, nonfiction essays, short fiction, photographs, and drawings to shed light on the creative process in medicine, the city of Detroit, and the experiences of health care providers. Features submissions from medical students, physicians, and School of Medicine staff.

Front Matter, North American Bird Bander

North American Bird Bander

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Back Matter, North American Bird Bander

North American Bird Bander

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Front Matter, North American Bird Bander

North American Bird Bander

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Bound By Law: A Roadmap For The Practical Legalization Of Bdsm, Daniel Haley

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

The note argues that the criminalization of BDSM practices, due to the lack of legal recognition of consent as a defense in BDSM-related injuries, is unconstitutional and harmful. It advocates for legal reform, specifically the creation of a BDSM exception in the Model Penal Code, to protect practitioners' rights and reduce stigma.

Annotated Legal Bibliography On Gender

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

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Equity In Substantial Evidence, Or Using Article 78 Judicial Review To Achieve Justice For Public Housing Occupants, Janelle Greene

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

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Tzadek, Tzadek Tirdof -Justice, Justice You Shall Pursue: Romer, Lawrence, & Windsor: A Critique Of Justice Scalia's Dissenting Opinions, Kris Mcdaniel-Miccio

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

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