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Our Passive-Aggressive Model Of Civil Adjudication, Thomas O. Main

Scholarly Works

In this essay, Professor Main offers one original observation and poses two new questions about the vanishing civil trial.

Mediation: An Unlikely Villain, Thomas O. Main

Scholarly Works

Professor Main argues that the modem ADR movement (and mediation in particular), rather than some (other) ideology, beget the pleading and summary judgment standards that exemplify contemporary practice and procedure in the fourth era in the history of American civil procedure. The other key reforms of the fourth era-the vanishing trial, the embrace of ADR, judicial case management and the pursuit of settlement by any means necessary-are more obviously tied to the modem ADR movement. Blame for all of the key fourth era reforms is thus traceable to the modern ADR movement. This, in turn, matters because it is generally …

Molecular Mechanisms Of Protein Binding By Perfluoroalkyl Substances (Pfass), Michael Fedorenko

Open Access Master's Theses

Comparative investigation of the intermolecular chemical interaction (binding) between bovine serum albumin (BSA) and four polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFOA, PFNA, PFHxS, PFOS) by ¹⁹F NMR spectroscopy with synchronous observation of the ¹⁹F signals from both ends (head and tail) of the polyfluoroalkyl molecules was performed at three temperatures of 298K, 304K and 310K.

Chemical shifts of ¹⁹F NMR peaks in solutions of PFAS with BSA were used for evaluation of the dissociation constants, K_d, for both known mechanisms of PFAS binding with BSA: by hydrophobic interaction of the PFAS molecule tail with hydrophobic pockets in the …

Development Of A Paper-Based Microfluidic Device For The Detection Of Orthophosphate In Water, Brenno Ribeiro

Open Access Master's Theses

Phosphate is an essential nutrient for plant life in water that when in abundance can have a series of adverse effects on an ecosystem. As such it is of great interest to scientists and environmentalists alike to detect phosphate in the environment. The current state of detection technology leaves much to be desired however as devices are insensitive, ineffective, and sometimes expensive. This study presents a series of methods, systems, and devices that were developed in the pursuit of advancing the state of detection of orthophosphate in water. A lab-on-chip device was created utilizing the molybdenum blue reaction with a …

Research On Youth Government Organizations, Daniel Mcmurray

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

No abstract provided.

Regulation Of Olfactory Behavior By Rnai Pathways In Caenorhabditis Elegans, Emma Walen

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

No abstract provided.

Emoji Disorder: Using A Universal Digital Dialect To Enhance Architectural Communication, Doria Miller

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

No abstract provided.

Commodification Of Blackness In Spike Lee's "Do The Right Thing" And Jordan Peele's "Get Out", Nicholas Blauner

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

No abstract provided.

Occurrence Of The Sinus Nematode Skrjabingylus Sp. (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea) Inferred From Sinus Lesions In Arkansas Mustelidae And Mephitidae, With Review Of Relevant Literature, C. Renn Tumlison, Terry Tumlison

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

Nasal nematodes of the genus Skrjabingylus occur in the mammalian families Mustelidae and Mephitidae, and have been found from Canada to Costa Rica. Ingestion of infected snails, frogs, snakes, or mice can lead to infection of these mammalian hosts. Infection often causes pathology to bones in the sinus region, which may lead to discoloration, enlargement, and fenestrations of the bone. Examination of museum specimens for bone lesions or other evidence of infection has been used to evidence prior infection, but prevalence and intensity cannot be interpreted without actually recovering the parasite. We examined Mustelids and Mephitids in collections of mammals …

Parasites (Trematoda, Nematoda, Phthiraptera) Of Two Arkansas Raptors (Accipitriformes: Accipitridae; Strigiformes: Strigidae), Chris T. Mcallister, Lance A. Durden, Charles R. Bursey, John A. Hnida, Vasyl V. Tkach, Tyler J. Achatz

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

Very little is known about the helminth parasites of hawks and owls of Arkansas. We had the opportunity to salvage 2 road-killed raptors, a red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus) and a great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) from the state and examine them for ecto- and endoparasites. Found were chewing lice (Degeeriella fulva) and a nematode (Porrocaecum angusticolle) on/in B. lineatus, and 3 digenean trematodes (Echinoparyphium sp., Strigea elegans, Neodiplostomum americanum), and nematode eggs (Capillaria sp.) in B. virginianus. We document 6 new distributional records for these parasites.

Observations Of An Alligator (Alligator Mississippiensis) Nest And Behavior Of Hatchlings In Clark County, With Anecdotal Observations Of Other Alligator Nests In Arkansas, Allison Surf, Kevin Nordengren, C. Renn Tumlison, Kelly Irwin

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

Historically, the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) ranged through southern and much of eastern Arkansas. By the early 1900s, alligator populations had declined due to unregulated hunting, commercial exploitation, and habitat loss. In 1961, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) established protection of this species, and in 1967 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the alligator as an endangered species. The AGFC conducted a restocking program from 1972-1984, and the species made a full recovery in Arkansas. Still, little is known about reproductive biology in the state. We observed an alligator nest near Arkadelphia, Clark Co., the mound …

Agroforestry Livelihood Strategies And Factors Influencing Agroforestry Adoption In Nakai Resettlement Villages, Khammouan Province, Lao Pdr, Khampasith Sengsouvan, Rowena Dt. Baconguis, Evelie P. Serrano, Ma. Lpurdes S. Edaño

Journal of Public Affairs and Development

The study characterized the agroforestry livelihood strategies of resettled communities and the economic benefits associated with these, discussed the socio-economic factors associated with the adoption of the agroforestry livelihood strategies, and examined the agroforestry livelihood strategies in relation to perceived food sufficiency. Data gathering methods employed were survey, key informant interviews, and transect walk. Randomly selected adopters of agroforestry served as main respondents. Data were analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics. Results revealed that adopters practiced five different agroforestry livelihood strategies. Rice (Oryza sativa)-based livelihood strategies assured farmers of rice supply, vegetable-based provided the highest income, and pineapple (Ananas comosus)-based …

Halogen Bonding Interactions For Aromatic And Non-Aromatic Explosive Detection, Arjun K. A. Jaini, Lillian B. Hughes, Michael K. Kitimet, Kevin John Ulep, Michael C. Leopold, Carol A. Parish

Chemistry Faculty Publications

Improved sensing strategies are needed for facile, accurate and rapid detection of aromatic and nonaromatic explosives. Density functional theory was used to evaluate the relative binding interaction energies between halogen-containing sensor model molecules and nitro-containing explosives. Interaction energies ranged from –18 to –14 kJ/mol and highly directional halogen bonding interactions were observed with bond distances ranging between 3.0 and 3.4 Å. In all geometry optimized structures, the sigma-hole of electropositive potential on the halogen aligned with a lone pair of electrons on the nitro-moiety of the explosive. The computational results predict that the strongest interactions will occur with iodine-based sensors …

Vitellogenin Receptor As A Target For Tick Control: A Mini-Review, Robert D. Mitchell Iii, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Adalberto A. Pérez De León

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

While much effort has been put into understanding vitellogenesis in insects and other organisms, much less is known of this process in ticks. There are several steps that facilitate yolk formation in developing oocytes of which the vitellogenin receptor (VgR) is a key component. The tick VgR binds vitellogenin (Vg) circulating in the hemolymph to initiate receptor-mediated endocytosis and its transformation into vitellin (Vn). The conversion of Vg into Vn, the final form of the yolk protein, occurs inside oocytes of the female tick ovary. Vn is critical to tick embryos since it serves as the nutritional source for their …

An Introduction To Logic: From Everyday Life To Formal Systems, Albert Mosley, Eulalio Baltazar

Open Educational Resources: Textbooks

An introduction to the discipline of logic covering subjects from the structures of arguments, classical and modern logic, categorical and inductive inferences, to informal fallacies.

• Over 30 years of development provides a sound empirical based pedagogy throughout the text.

• Examples in ordinary language using familiar examples avoids the suggestion of an alien cultural imposition.

• A focus on the basic representational techniques of classical and modern logic.

• Students introduced to basic concepts of set theory, using Venn diagrams to represent statements and evaluate arguments.

• Students introduced to basic concepts of propositional logic and the use of truth-tables.

• Students introduced to basic …

A Catholic Response To “ ‘Do Not Quench The Spirit’: Charisms In The Life And Mission Of The Church”, Joseph Mueller

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

Scotosis And Structural Inequality: The Dangers Of Bias In A Globalized Age, Kate Ward

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

Density And Distribution Of Piscivorous Fishes In The Sacramento – San Joaquin Delta, Christopher M. Loomis

Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects

Predatory fishes, including numerous introduced species, are common to the Sacramento – San Joaquin Delta, but abundance data for most species is insufficient to determine the Delta-wide distribution and ecological impacts of these species. Predatory fishes (e.g. Striped Bass, Largemouth Bass have long been suspected of contributing to the decline of native species, including salmonids, but data has been insufficient to investigate this hypothesis. In this study, I present a novel method to assess predator fish populations across the southern Delta using DIDSON acoustic cameras and analyze the environmental associations that form the landscape and fine-scale distribution of predatory fishes. …

Justice And Public Health, Govind Persad

Publications

This chapter discusses how justice applies to public health. It begins by outlining three different metrics employed in discussions of justice: resources, capabilities, and welfare. It then discusses different accounts of justice in distribution, reviewing utilitarianism, egalitarianism, prioritarianism, and sufficientarianism, as well as desert-based theories, and applies these distributive approaches to public health examples. Next, it examines the interplay between distributive justice and individual rights, such as religious rights, property rights, and rights against discrimination, by discussing examples such as mandatory treatment and screening. The chapter also examines the nexus between public health and debates concerning whose interests matter to …

Privatizing The Reservation?, Kristen A. Carpenter, Angela R. Riley

Publications

The problems of American Indian poverty and reservation living conditions have inspired various explanations. One response advanced by some economists and commentators, which may be gaining traction within the Trump Administration, calls for the “privatization” of Indian lands. Proponents of this view contend that reservation poverty is rooted in the federal Indian trust arrangement, which preserves the tribal land base by limiting the marketability of lands within reservations. In order to maximize wealth on reservations, policymakers are advocating for measures that would promote the individuation and alienability of tribal lands, while diminishing federal and tribal oversight.

Taking a different view, …

Recording As Heckling, Scott Skinner-Thompson

Publications

A growing body of authority recognizes that citizen recording of police officers and public space is protected by the First Amendment. But the judicial and scholarly momentum behind the emerging “right to record” fails to fully incorporate recording’s cost to another important right that also furthers First Amendment principles: the right to privacy.

This Article helps fill that gap by comprehensively analyzing the First Amendment interests of both the right to record and the right to privacy in public while highlighting the role of technology in altering the First Amendment landscape. Recording information can be critical to future speech and, …

Love, Anger, And Social Change, Deborah J. Cantrell

Publications

Emotions matter to social movement activists—including social movement lawyers. Emotions motivate activism and emotions sustain the long hard work of social change. Movement activists and lawyers know that from their own lived experiences. Further, when we listen to movement activists talk about their work, we hear them speak commonly about two emotions in particular—love and anger. To be a social movement activist (whether lawyer or non-lawyer) means to have passion about one’s cause, and to have a fire in the belly to keep going despite setbacks and slow progress. We hear activists and movement lawyers talk about how the love …

Citizens Of Washington State Work To Fill Gaps In Regulation Of Surface And Groundwater Pollution From Cafos, Sarah A. Matsumoto

Publications

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The Influence Of Anisotropic Tissue Expander On Nestin And Trkb Expression In Rat Cranio-Facial Region / Aminah Jalil, Jalil Aminah

Student Works (2010-2019)

Introduction: Skin is a highly dynamic, autoregulated, living system that responds to mechanical stretch providing a net gain in skin surface area. The techniques for expanding skin and soft tissues are widely used to repair damaged tissues and to facilitate the provision of new additional skin tissue with similar quality, texture and color. Little is known regarding the effect of tissue expansion on peripheral nerve. Should the new nerve could be generated by this method without significant damage then the additional skin generated may present with the similar sensation as the adjacent skin. Objective: (1) To compare the histological changes …

Molecular Detection Of Bacterial Microbome Of Ticks Parasitizing Wild Boars (Sus Scrofa) In An Orang Asli Community / Lim Fang Shiang, Fang Shiang Lim

Student Works (2010-2019)

Ticks are competent hematophagous vectors of arthropod-borne diseases globally. In Malaysia, the extent of tick-borne diseases is still rarely studied and neglected. There are still many tick species from different animal hosts here in Asia region which the associated bacterial communities are unexplored. Next generation sequencing (NGS) has been used effectively recently in many studies to dissect the microbiomes of tick vectors, to reveal novel bacterial pathogen. Here, we performed a survey of the bacterial communities associated with ticks recovered from wildlife host, wild boar (n=3) trapped near forested area surrounding the Orang Asli Community. Ticks (n=72) were morphologically identified …

Studies To Elucidate Host Immune Mechanisms Involved In The Blastocystis Sp. Subtype 3 Symptomatic And Asymptomatic Infection / Sheela Devi Sugadan, Sugadan Sheela Devi

Student Works (2010-2019)

Blastocystis sp. is an enteric protozoan parasite of humans and many animals. Blastocystis sp. ST3 proves to be the highest frequency case in most populations around the world and it is further distinguished into symptomatic and asymptomatic isolates based on the clinical symptoms exhibited by infected individuals. Phenotypic and genotypic studies implicate the distinctiveness of this parasite. However, the pathogenesis of this parasite is still in a grey area. Therefore, this study was aimed to analyse the immunopathogenesis of Blastocystis sp. ST3 symptomatic and asymptomatic isolates. The immunopathogenesis of this parasite was analysed by assessing the (1) characteristic of antigen …

Climate Variation, Reproductive Frequency And Acorn Yield In English Oaks, Mick E. Hanley, Benjamin I. Cook, Michael Fenner

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.

Human Electroencephalogram Based Biomarkers For Detection Of Alzheimer’S Disease, Ali H. Husseen Al-Nuaimi

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics Theses

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive disorder that affects cognitive brain functions and develops many years before there are any clinical manifestations. A biomarker that provides a quantitative measure of changes in the brain in the early stages of AD would therefore be useful for early diagnosis. However, this would involve dealing with large numbers of people because up to 50% of dementia sufferers do not receive a formal diagnosis. Thus, there is a need for accurate, low-cost, robust, and easy to use biomarkers that can be used to detect AD in its early stages. Recent guidelines promote the use …

Relationships Between Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions And Tourist Satisfaction: A Cross-Country Cross-Sample Examination, Songshan (Sam) Huang, John Crotts

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

Culture has been assumed to influence tourist behavior but due to the difficulty of measuring culture values directly at the individual level, the relationship between national culture and visitor satisfaction remains yet to be empirically attested. This study used two national level inbound tourist samples, i.e., Tourism Research Australia's 2017 International Visitor Survey holiday/pleasure travellers’ sample and the Hong Kong Tourist Satisfaction Index Project 2016 sample, to test the relationships between Hofstede's six cultural dimensions (Power Distance, Individualism/Collectivism, Masculinity/Femininity, Uncertainty Avoidance, Long Term Orientation/Short Term Normative Orientation, and Indulgence/Restraint) and visitor satisfaction. Bivariate correlation with bootstrapping tests show consistent correlations …

Discrimination And Behavioral Responses To Communication Signals Compared Across Apteronotids., Danielle Leigh Dillon-Seeger

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Sensory systems are often uniquely tailored to encode behaviorally relevant signals and comparative studies across species can thus reveal how evolutionary changes shape sensory functions. The structure of communication signals varies widely between ghost knifefish species. Recent findings suggest that the nervous system co-adapted to the various signal structures observed across species to support different sensory behaviors. The aim for this thesis was to compare the sensory behavior of 3 species of ghost knifefish to contrast their behavioral performance with the known differences in neurophysiology. We hypothesize that for the different signal types and species, the ability to discriminate small …