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Glacial Deposits, Vol. 45, 2020, Department Of Geography, Geology, And The Environment

Glacial Deposits

Newsletter of the Department of Geography, Geology, and the Environment

Social Media Factors That Influence E-Commerce Buyer Behavior Of Millennials And Post-Millennials, Michele Pomponio

Theses

This research investigated the social media factors that influence the e-Commerce buyer behavior of Millennials and Post-Millennials. In today’s social media savvy environment, it is becoming increasingly important for companies to incorporate effective social media marketing into their business strategies. Further, companies should understand what is most important to customers while engaging on social media platforms. As a result, companies will need to know how to best utilize social media as a tool for increasing sales. This research included a survey that was sent to all undergraduate and graduate students in the College of Art and Design at the Rochester …

The Dispute Resolution Movement Needs Good Theories Of Change, John Lande

Journal of Dispute Resolution

No abstract provided.

Designing Online Dispute Resolution, Janet K. Martinez

Journal of Dispute Resolution

No abstract provided.

Will Discovery Kill Arbitration?, Kevin Mason

Journal of Dispute Resolution

No abstract provided.

Mediation And Misconduct: A Better Way To Resolve Title Ix Disputes, Adam Laytham

Journal of Dispute Resolution

No abstract provided.

Inflated Private Offering: Regulating Corporate Insiders And Market Moving Disclosures On Social Media, Marisa Papenfuss

Vanderbilt Law Review

This Note will explore Regulation FD’s development, from its enactment in 2000 to its status in the age of social media. It will ultimately propose a safe harbor provision that clearly delineates when issuers and corporate insiders are not subject to the regulation’s requirements. Part I provides an overview of Regulation FD’s provisions and enforcement as well as the SEC’s subsequent guidance, which attempts to elucidate the regulation’s application to new technologies. Part II analyzes the specific problems that arise when Regulation FD is applied to information distributed through social media and assesses scholars’ proposed solutions to these problems. Lastly, …

Actionable Patient Safety Solution (Apss) #3d: Pediatric Adverse Drug Events, Ron Jordan, Jerika Lam, Nathaniel Sims, Sun Coco Yang, Christopher Jerry

Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research

Preventing ADEs in pediatric patients poses unique challenges because children are particularly vulnerable to adverse outcomes from medication errors (preventable adverse events due to wrong medication use). However, it can create a safety culture, which is a culture that promotes patient safety and quality of care while reducing preventable risks and harm.

Archaeosine Modification Of Archaeal Trna - A Role In Structural Stabilization, Ben Turner, Brett W. Burkhart, Katrin Weidenbach, Robert Ross, Patrick A. Limbach, Ruth A. Schmitz, Valérie De Crécy-Lagard, Kenneth M. Stedman, Thomas J. Santangelo, Dirk Iwata-Reuyl

Biology Faculty Publications and Presentations

Archaeosine (G+) is a structurally complex modified nucleoside found quasi-universally in the tRNA of Archaea and located at position 15 in the dihydrouridine loop, a site not modified in any tRNA outside of the Archaea. G+ is characterized by an unusual 7-deazaguanosine core structure with a formamidine group at the 7-position. The location of G+ at position 15, coupled with its novel molecular structure, led to a hypothesis that G+ stabilizes tRNA tertiary structure through several distinct mechanisms. To test whether G+ contributes to tRNA stability and define the biological role of G+, we investigated the consequences of introducing targeted …

Impact Of Web 2.0 Technologies On Academic Libraries: A Survey On Affiliated Colleges Of Solapur University, Patel Adam Burhansab, M Sadik Batcha, Muneer Ahmad

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper aims to present the results of a survey of academic libraries about the adoption and perceived impact of Web 2.0 technologies. A total of 26college libraries affiliated with Solapur University participated among the members. It was found that each library was using some form of technology, such as RSS, blogs, social networking sites, wikis, and instant messaging. Analyzing the entire college web technology usages, it is observed from the results that most of the web technologies are not used by the mainstream of the users due to lack of awareness, training, etc. Accurate and appropriate training should be …

Freedom Of Information Law And Records Management Practices Among Records Managers In Nigeria’S Premier University, Oluwabukunmi Dolapo Ifenaike, Wole Michael Olatokun

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Introduction. This study was designed to investigate the awareness level, perception, and the adherence of record managers in the University of Ibadan to the provisions of the Nigerian Freedom of Information Law in relation to stages of records management practice.

Method. Survey design was adopted. The population comprised of 705 records managers and 255 were selected as sample. Data were collected using questionnaire and interview schedule and thereafter analysed using frequency distribution and percentage tables. The interview responses were transcribed and themes were identified using Nvivo version 12.

Results. Findings revealed that the level of awareness of records managers about …

Constitutional Scholars As Constitutional Actors, Liora Lazarus

All Faculty Publications

Few constitutional scholars would dispute that Carl Schmitt played a legitimating role in the downfall of the Weimar Republic, or that Albert Venn Dicey has defined the UK and other commonwealth constitutions. Why then is there no general conception of constitutional scholars as constitutional actors? It is now well established that ‘to understand how our Constitution and laws are practised, it is necessary to study and understand many more institutions in the system than simply the Judiciary’ While the focus has broadened to include a range of constitutional office holders and institutions, little has been said about the role and …

Intimate Partner Violence And Covid-19 In Rural, Remote, And Northern Canada: Relationship, Vulnerability And Risk, Pertice Pertice Moffitt, Wendy Aujla, Crystal J. Giesbrecht, Isabel Grant, Anna-Lee Straatman

All Faculty Publications

In rural, remote, and northern parts of Canada, the pre-existing vulnerability and risk for intimate partner violence has been exacerbated by COVID-19. The purpose of this commentary is to identify the unique impact of COVID-19 on intimate partner violence both in terms of the bearing on those experiencing abuse and on the service sector in rural, remote and northern communities where the rates of intimate partner violence and intimate partner femicide pre-pandemic are higher than in larger cities. The recommendations offered in this paper include enhanced safety planning, alternate housing for victims fleeing violence, and suggestions for service providers. We …

Religious-Political Papacy And Islamic Power In Daniel 11, Roy E. Gane

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Making Sense Of The Holy: A Concise Primer For Biblical Interpretation, Gerald A. Klingbeil

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Privacy Injuries And Article Iii Concreteness, Peter Ormerod

Faculty Publications

The Supreme Court's 2016 decision in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins requires federal courts to investigate the "concreteness"of a plaintiff's injury, even after Congress has recognized the injury by statute. Spokeo's concreteness discussion is a confusing mixture of several distinct considerations,and there is little rhyme or reason to how the lower courts have interpreted and applied Spokeo to other statutorily authorized injuries.

This Article identifies four distinct informational injuries in the Court's past cases: injuries arising from the withholding, acquiring, using, and disseminating of information. To avoid Spokeo's mistakes, federal courts should give binding deference to Congress's decision to make an …

The Value Of An Academic Law Library In The 21st Century, Anne Klinefelter

Faculty Publications

Law school deans and university provosts may ask how law libraries can deliver value as new technologies, practices, and economic pressures inspire reassessment of legal education and of higher education more generally. The proliferation of information delivery systems, trends towards centralized management of higher education infrastructure, and changes in the law practice market suggest that the traditional law library may not meet current needs. But law libraries have the potential and opportunity to deliver strong value in this environment due largely to the sophistication of today's law librarians. The law library can be a center for expertise that can advance …

The Paradox Of Automation As Anti-Bias Intervention, Ifeoma Ajunwa

Faculty Publications

A received wisdom is that automated decision-making serves as an anti-bias intervention. The conceit is that removing humans from the decision-making process will also eliminate human bias. The paradox, however, is that in some instances, automated decision-making has served to replicate and amplify bias. With a case study of the algorithmic capture of hiring as a heuristic device, this Article provides a taxonomy of problematic features associated with algorithmic decision-making as anti-bias intervention and argues that those features are at odds with the fundamental principle of equal opportunity in employment. To examine these problematic features within the context of algorithmic …

Protecting The Role Of The Press In Times Of Crisis, Mary-Rose Papandrea

Faculty Publications

Part I of this Article will discuss defamation law with a focus on the Court’s decision in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan. This decision “constitutionalized” the common law tort of defamation and dealt a death blow to a series of lawsuits by southern government officials aimed at silencing the publication.14 The decision has since provided an essential foundation for press freedom for over fifty years. At the same time, because the decision did not grant the press (or the public generally) absolute immunity for the publication of defamatory information about matters of public concern, speakers potentially face years …

Internet Service Provider Liability For Disseminating False Information About Voting Requirments And Procedures, William P. Marshall

Faculty Publications

This Article will examine the constitutionality of deceptive campaign practices acts under the First Amendment. It will also take the analysis one step further by analyzing whether Internet service providers may be held liable for the deceptive campaign messages posted by their customers and users, similar to the way that providers can be held liable for instances of copyright infringement posted by their customers and users.

The Death Of Custom: Winners And Losers In The Legal Transformation Of Peri-Urban Land In Niger, Thomas A. Kelley Iii

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Identity: Obstacles And Openings, Osamudia James

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Future Work, Jeffrey M. Hirsch

Faculty Publications

The Industrial Revolution. The Digital Age. These revolutions radi-cally altered the workplace and society. We may be on the cusp of a new era -- one that will rival or even surpass these historical disruptions. Technology such as artificial intelligence, robotics, virtual reality, and cutting-edge monitoring devices are developing at a rapid pace. These technologies have already begun to infiltrate the workplace and will continue to do so at ever increasing speed and breadth.

This Article addresses the impact of these emerging technologies on the workplace of the present and the future. Drawing upon interviews with leading technologists, the Article …

Automated Legal Guidance, Leigh Z. Osofsky, Joshua D. Blank

Faculty Publications

Through online tools, virtual assistants, and other technology, governments increasingly rely on artificial intelligence to help the public understand and apply the law. The Internal Revenue Service, for example, encourages taxpayers to seek answers regarding various tax credits and deductions through its online “Interactive Tax Assistant.” The U.S. Army directs individuals with questions about enlistment to its virtual guide, “Sgt. Star.” And the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services suggests that potential green card holders and citizens speak with its interactive chatbot, “Emma.” Through such automated legal guidance, the government seeks to provide advice to the public at a fraction of …

Social Utility Of Music: A Case For A Copyright Exemption For Therapeutic Uses, Amanda Reid

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Copyright Publication On The Internet, Deborah R. Gerhardt

Faculty Publications

This Article tackles the question of when a work distributed over the Internet is published as a matter of copyright law. Copyright publication doctrine retains significant practical importance and can have a dispositive impact on the economic value of a work. Publication can also determine whether a court has jurisdiction over a copyright claim. For many twentieth century works, publication with observance of formalities was required if copyrights were to attach to creative works at all. Publication remains relevant in determining the length of copyright protection, but duration is far from the only copyright issue that turns on this concept. …

Socialists And Housing, Michael Lewyn

Scholarly Works

My review of Capital City by Samuel Stein

Breaking The Silence On Father-Daughter Sexual Abuse Of Adolescent Girls: A Case Law Study, Janine Benedet, Isabel Grant

All Faculty Publications

Adolescent girls are targeted for sexual violence at a rate higher than females at any other life stage. Girls most often face sexual violence at the hands of men that they know and trust within their own families, yet this type of abuse has largely evaded scrutiny from the #MeToo movement. In this article, the authors seek to revitalize the discussion of sexual abuse against adolescent girls by their fathers. The article is part of a larger study that examined all Canadian judicial decisions involving sexual offences against girls between the ages of twelve and seventeen inclusive over a three-year …

The Frontispiece Woodcut In The Fasciculus Temporum In Portland State University’S Codex, Amanda Bonilla

Extra-Textual Elements

The frontispiece image in the PSU codex is in the tradition of ‘the education of the prince,’ a popular choice for early printed works, particularly historical chronicles and similar manuscripts related to ancient times.

A portal with columns provides an entrance into the book, and also encloses and protects its contents. This shape, echoing the triumphal arches of classical antiquity, was a popular motif in renaissance publishing. Along with the king’s crown worn on top of a turban-like head wrap, the columns and arches suggest a connection to classical antiquity. Although most images do not reference an artist, making it …

Drach, Prüss, And The Fifteenth-Century Book Trade, Jonathan Taylor

Extra-Textual Elements

The development of the moveable-type press in the mid-fifteenth century led to the rise of a new industry, the manufacture and trade of printed books. Before this, written works existed as handwritten manuscripts individually produced by scribes.

The printing press allowed works such as the Malleus maleficarum and Fasciculus temporum contained within Portland State University’s codex to be produced in a significantly more efficient manner. The printers of the two volumes contained in the codex, Peter Drach and Johann Prüss, successfully avoided the pitfalls facing early printers to become successful in their trade, and may have actively cooperated in the …