Copyright’S Capacity Gap, Andrew Gilden, Eva E. Subotnik

Faculty Publications

Most areas of law require that individuals meet a certain threshold of capacity before their decisions — e.g., to marry, to enter into a contract, or to execute an estate plan — are given legal effect. Copyright law, by contrast, gives legal effect to creative decisions by granting the decisionmaker many decades of exclusive rights so long as they are a human being and have demonstrated a “creative spark.” This Article examines the overlooked consequences of this gap in capacity standards between copyright and other areas of law. It shows that this gap has produced numerous opportunities for vulnerable creators …

Humanizing Virtual Dispute Resolution, Elayne E. Greenberg

Faculty Publications

(Excerpt)

How might neutrals and advocates foster interpersonal dynamics when conducting arbitrations and mediations virtually, consistent with the ethical obligations of each profession and the ethical underpinnings of each process?

Virtual dispute resolution for commercial dispute resolution has become the new normal. Yet, the dispute resolution listserves are still peppered with posts from mediators and arbitrators who, although publicly extolling their own commitments to their impartiality and neutrality, are also simultaneously voicing their strong preferences for conducting their dispute resolution processes in person. According to these neutrals, they are unable to attain the same results when the process is conducted …

Investing In Abolition, Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal

Faculty Publications

This Article situates the prison within a broader macro-financial trend, what I call “community capture.” As private equity firms have consolidated the market for carceral services, they have also gained control over other essential social infrastructure, like housing and healthcare. By layering debt, fees, and aggressive profit expectations over companies or assets that provide for basic needs, their strategies intensify the economic pressures communities face. These strategies rely on various forms of coordination and legal protection from contestation. To demonstrate this process in the context of mass incarceration, this Article tells the story of Securus, a dominant carceral service company …

A Ph-Responsive Shell-Sheddable Polymeric Nanoparticles As The Photodynamic Drug Carrier: Synthesis, Characterization, And In Vitro Studies, Jing Lu

Turkish Journal of Biology

Shell-sheddable nanoparticles, composed of amphiphilic blockpolymers, have emerged as an attractive vehicle for the site-specific delivery of therapeutic agents. In this study, pH-responsive sheddable copolymers bearing an orthoester linker were synthesized via the ring-opening polymerization between γ-benzyl-L-glutamate N-carboxyanhydride and orthoester-bearing poly (ethylene glycol) macroinitiator (PEG-pH-NH₂). The obtained poly (ethylene glycol)-b-poly(γ-benzyl-L-glutamate) (PEG-PBLG) could form stable nanoparticles in aqueous solutions due to the amphiphilic nature of the block copolymers. The PEG-PBLG-based nanoparticle exhibited good stability in physiological conditions (pH 7.4), whereas the nanoparticle was disassembled under acidic conditions (pH 5.0). The nanoparticles could encapsulate a photosensitizer, protophorphyrin IX …

Application Of Scanning Acoustic Microscopy For Evaluation Of Mmp Activation In Multiple Cancer Cell Lines With A Smart Probe, Hasan Ozan Otaş, Nasi̇re Uluç, İrem Demi̇rkan, Ayli̇n Alkan, Açelya Yilmazer, Seda Yaşa Ercan, Davod Khalafkhany, Nesri̇n Özören, Mehmet Burçi̇n Ünlü

Turkish Journal of Biology

Background/aim: Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) play an important role in the evaluation of many cancer types; however, the detection usually presents a challenge. Further assays for a better understanding of the fundamental roles of MMPs in pathophysiology are still needed. We aimed to use an activatable probe in scanning acoustic microscopy (SAM) to evaluate acoustically if the probe can aid the visualization of the effects of in vitro MMP activity. Materials and methods: We applied scanning acoustic impedance microscopy to obtain acoustic impedance maps of the cell line models of HT1080, THP-1, and SK-MEL-28 with and without MMPSense 680 probe incubation. …

Functional Enhancement Of Acute Infracted Heart By Coinjection Of Autologous Adipose-Derived Stem Cells With Matrigel, Baozhu Wang, Mengmeng Wang, Yan Li, Meihua Shao, Dan Zhan, Shiqi Yan, Xiang Ma, Yitong Ma

Turkish Journal of Biology

Recent clinical developments in tissue bioengineering have applications in acute cardiac ischemia and infarction and include the use of stem cells that combine injectable scaffold material. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) that combine the Matrigel scaffold on cardiac morphology/functions. The autologous ADSCs myocardial infarction (MI) model was induced by the permanent ligation method of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD). MI-operated rats were randomly divided into PBS group, Matrigel group, PBS plus ADSCs group (PBS+ADSCs), and Matrigel plus ADSCs group (Matrigel+ADSCs). Matrigel was used as an injectable scaffold. Rats with a 1-week-old …

Tsrna-15797-Modified Bmsc-Derived Exosomes Mediate Lfng To Induce Angiogenesis In Osteonecrosis Of The Femoral Head, Shanhong Fang, Mengqiang You, Jie Wei, Peng Chen

Turkish Journal of Biology

Background: Osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is an ischemic disease characterized by the impairment of angiogenesis. We have previously elucidated the role of tsRNAs and BMSC exosomes in ONFH, but whether tsRNA-modified BMSC exosomes promote angiogenesis in ONFH remains unclear. Methods: The expression of angiogenesis-related tsRNA in plasma exosomes from ONFH patients was examined by q-PCR. The function of tsRNA in HUVECs was identified by CCK-8 and angiogenesis assay. Exosomes purified from tsRNA-15797 overexpressed BMSCs were cocultured with HUVECs to examine their role in angiogenesis. The molecule mechanism of tsRNA-15797-modified exosomes was explored by RNA sequencing, dual-luciferase assay, and …

Methionine Restriction And Cancer Treatment: A Systems Biology Study Of Yeast To Investigate The Possible Key Players, Esra Börklü

Turkish Journal of Biology

Background/aim: Dietary restriction, mainly carbon and/or methionine restriction are among the upcoming supporting interventions along with chemotherapy in various cancers. Although dietary restriction has been proven to be beneficial, the main cellular machineries affected by its administration lacks deeper information considerably, a notable pitfall in its use as a personalized nutritional approach. Materials and methods: In this study, cellular effects of methionine restriction on a yeast model are explored via systems biology approaches. The methionine biosynthesis network, constructed by integrating interaction data with gene ontology terms, was analysed topologically, and proved to be informative about the intertwined relationship of methionine …

Assessing The Entrepreneurship Ecosystem In Egypt Through A Gender Lens, Hala Wasef Hattab

Business Administration

Purpose: According to the Egyptian Start-up Ecosystem Report (ITIDA, 2021), Egypt has one of the foremost start-up ecosystems on Africa, both in terms of levels of start-up activity and inward investments. Yet the county lags in terms of women’s participation in founding start-ups. According to the latest Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report for Egypt, the entrepreneurial activity rate for women was 5.7%, while that of Egyptian men was 16.7%, despite women’s positive attitudes towards entrepreneurship. Methodology: The current research has an exploratory nature and aims at analysing entrepreneurship ecosystem in Egypt through a gender lens to highlight the factors that are …

The Impact Of Governance Variables In Attracting Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, Marwa Said Anis Dr.

Business Administration

It is widely thought that the quality of a country’s institutions impacts its economic performance. The current study analyses six governance variables to assess their importance in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) net inflows into different countries. This paper presents evidence that voice and accountability political stability and violence, rule of law, and openness to trade are important factors in attracting foreign direct investment. The coefficient for voice and accountability is positive and statistically significant, indicating that greater accountability and citizen participation are associated with higher levels of foreign investment. The coefficient for political stability and violence is positive and …

Data Analytics Of Wettability Alteration With Surfactants In Carbonate Reservoirs, Ya Yao

Doctoral Dissertations

"Wettability alteration with surfactants has been widely applied to improve oil recovery in carbonate reservoirs. An effective surfactant huff-puff application design requires comprehensive guidelines about where, how, and when this method could be applied. Besides, traditional methods to design an effective application and optimize surfactant performance are dependent on extensive experiments and are time-consuming. This study is to assist in the design of surfactant huff-puff via statistical methods and machine learning techniques.

In this study, a dataset including 402 effective surfactant imbibition tests is established by collecting information from nearly 50 publications. The dataset provides a foundation for further data …

ผลของการเตรียมตัวคลอดโดยใช้ Line Official Account ต่อความรู้ในการเตรียมตัวคลอดของสตรีตั้งครรภ์แรก, พรรณยุพา เนาว์ศรีสอน, จิรัญญา พวงแก้ว, จีระพร เพ็งสว่าง, เจนจิราพร วจนะศิริ, ธนัชชา ภูผานี, ปานฤดี แสงราม, ผกามาศ จักรคำ, ภาณุมาศ ศรีท้องแท้, เยาวเรศ อาทิตย์ตั้ง, วิโรจน์ บุตรแก้ว

Journal of Nursing Research, Innovation, and Health

วัตถุประสงค์ เพื่อเปรียบเทียบความรู้ในการเตรียมตัวคลอดของสตรีตั้งครรภ์แรกระหว่างกลุ่มที่ได้รับการเตรียมตัวคลอดโดยใช้ Line Official Account กับกลุ่มที่ได้รับการพยาบาลปกติ และเปรียบเทียบความรู้ก่อนและหลังได้รับการเตรียมตัวคลอดโดยใช้ Line Official Account

แบบแผนการวิจัย การวิจัยแบบกึ่งทดลอง

วิธีดำเนินการวิจัย กลุ่มตัวอย่างคือ สตรีตั้งครรภ์แรกอายุครรภ์ตั้งแต่ 28-36 สัปดาห์ ที่รับบริการฝากครรภ์ ณ แผนกฝากครรภ์และวางแผนครอบครัว โรงพยาบาลนครพนม จำนวน 30 ราย แบ่งเป็นกลุ่มทดลองและควบคุมกลุ่มละ 15 ราย ซึ่งกลุ่มทดลองจะได้รับการเตรียมตัวคลอดโดยใช้ Line Official Account และนำกลับไปใช้ที่บ้านนาน 1 สัปดาห์ ส่วนกลุ่มควบคุมจะได้รับการพยาบาลปกติ เครื่องมือที่ใช้ในการเก็บรวบรวมข้อมูลประกอบด้วย แบบสอบถามข้อมูลทั่วไป แบบบันทึกข้อมูลทางสูติกรรม และแบบทดสอบความรู้เกี่ยวกับการเตรียมตัวคลอด ได้ค่าความเชื่อมั่น (KR-20) เท่ากับ .73 วิเคราะห์ข้อมูลด้วยสถิติพรรณนา สถิติ Wilcoxon signed rank test และ Mann-Whitney U test

ผลการวิจัย: กลุ่มทดลองมีความรู้เกี่ยวกับการเตรียมตัวคลอดมากกว่ากลุ่มควบคุมและกลุ่มทดลองมีความรู้เกี่ยวกับการเตรียมตัวคลอดหลังทดลองมากกว่าก่อนทดลอง อย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติที่ระดับ .05

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Victim-Offender Mediation: A Missing Component Of A Multi-Pronged Approach To Reduce New York City Subway Crime, Elizabeth Neuburger

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution

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Blockchain, The Superhero That The Healthcare Industry Needs, Victor Wang

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

The note argues that blockchain technology holds significant potential for transforming the healthcare industry by enhancing data security and efficiency. However, its integration faces legal challenges due to conflicts with existing healthcare laws, particularly the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the HITECH Act. The note contends that blockchain's decentralized and immutable nature violates key HIPAA requirements, such as data disposal and accountability standards. It advocates for updating these laws to accommodate blockchain technology and ensure compliance, emphasizing the need for legal frameworks to evolve alongside technological advancements.

Strengthening Nagpra, B. Stephen Jones

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

The note examines the limitations of the Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) in addressing international repatriation of cultural patrimony and proposes complementary legal frameworks to fill these gaps. It highlights the potential of the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act (STOP Act) and the Indigenous McClain Doctrine to enhance protections, while advocating for the recognition of intangible cultural patrimony and the use of moral rights and the right to publicity to safeguard Indigenous cultural sovereignty.

All The Way To Hell: An Artist's Legal Descent Into The Underworld Of Oil And Gas, Madison S. Marlow

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

Eliza Evans’ project, All the Way to Hell, employs a novel legal strategy to challenge Oklahoma’s permissive fracking regulations by fragmenting mineral rights among thousands of co-owners, aiming to disrupt the forced pooling process. While her approach highlights systemic legal and environmental issues, the state’s industry-friendly framework and regulatory capture present significant barriers to meaningful change. The note argues that Evans’ activism underscores the need for legislative reform to balance individual property rights with environmental protection.

Putting Trust In Technology: A Pandemic's Effect On Remote Estate Planning, Amy Weiss

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of remote witnessing and notarization in trusts and estates, offering convenience but introducing risks like fraud and privacy concerns. The article advocates for a balanced approach, suggesting uniform national standards to mitigate these risks while maintaining the benefits of remote processes.

The Ftc's "Made In America" Enforcement Policy Is Too Stringent For Small Businesses To Comply With, Jamie Cutler

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

The note argues that the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) "Made in America" policy is overly stringent and disproportionately burdensome for small businesses. The policy requires products labeled as "Made in America" to contain "all or virtually all" parts and processing from the U.S., a standard that is often ambiguous, economically prohibitive, and misaligned with consumer perceptions. The note contends that this strict enforcement creates a "Hobson's choice" for small businesses, making it infeasible for them to comply without suffering financial harm or reputational damage. It advocates for lowering the threshold to allow more flexibility, which would support small businesses, promote …

Reconsidering A Private Right Of Action Under Vawa: How The Media Portrays Violence Against Women And Its Effect On Commerce Clause Jurisprudence, Lauren Chamberlin

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

The note argues that the Violence Against Women Act's (VAWA) private right of action was a valid exercise of Congress's Commerce Clause powers, contrary to the Supreme Court's ruling in United States v. Morrison. It contends that gender-based violence substantially affects interstate commerce and that the Court's decision was influenced by outdated perceptions of such violence as a private matter. The article advocates for the reenactment of the private right of action, emphasizing the need for Congress, the courts, and the states to address the economic and societal impacts of gender-based violence.

Caring For Fat Bodies: Bridging The Gap Between Intention And Practice In Primary Care, Sadie Pile

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Healthcare providers work hard to support patients in optimizing their health. Typical care prioritizes use of the body mass index (BMI) which has widely been criticized for its ineffectiveness at measuring health, and which perpetuates a white European male body as “normal”. From individual care to public health policy, the measurement of health through BMI and thinness has created and enforced weight stigma. Literature over the past 20 years has continued to demonstrate the negative health impacts of weight stigma, not only in harming physiological, psychological, and behavioral health, but also in fact contributing to weight gain. Notably, the research …

Outlier State: Elite Rhetoric As A Window To Western Australian Regionalism, David Jones

Theses

Western Australia was the last of the Australian self-governing British colonies to agree to join the Australian Federation in 1900 and voted to secede, by a significant electoral margin, in a referendum held in 1933. Some have even argued the State has been a reluctant member of the Federation since this momentous vote. If this is the case, what evidence is there that can justify this perception, and possibly point to enduring underlying factors supporting this Western Australian regionalism sentiment and identity? Many of the drivers which led to the successful secession referendum in 1933 still exist today. The State …

Measuring The Impact And Satisfaction Rates Of Promotores De Salud-Led Health Programs In Yakima County, Isabela T. Ahumada-Reyna, Ravneet Nahal-Purewal

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Purpose: Increased infection and mortality rates of COVID-19 have disproportionately affected Latine communities as seen in increased rates of infection, hospitalization, and deaths with lower rates of vaccination across multiple states. Yakima County, WA experienced the highest rates on the West Coast within two months of the initial March 2020 lockdown, overwhelming the local healthcare systems and highlighting barriers to accessing healthcare for local Latine communities. In August 2021, 56 percent of COVID-19 cases in Yakima County were Latine yet Latine identifying people only accounted for 49 percent of the county’s population.

Design: This study is a program evaluation of …

Optimizing Asthma Treatment In The Practice Setting: A Quality Improvement Project, Brooke Gibson

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Technology is rapidly changing the way that clinicians provide care to patients. The use of smart phrases in electronic health records (EHRs) has been shown to improve efficiency amongst clinicians and provide easy access to large amounts of information for clinical decision-making. One area of medicine where treatment algorithms are particularly complex and there has been recent landmark changes to treatment algorithms, is asthma. The 2019 Global Institute for Asthma (GINA) guidelines changed the standard of care for asthma, and the principal investigator (PI) sustained a strong interest in whether the guidelines had been implemented into clinical EHRs effectively. A …

Civil Liability For Civil Disobedience, David Lefkowitz

Philosophy Faculty Publications

In January 2023, climate activists trespassed on the site of the German energy firm RWE’s Garzweiler coal mine to protest against its plans to expand operations there. The police eventually removed the protestors (including Greta Thunberg), many of whom were charged with committing criminal offenses. A few weeks after the occupation, RWE announced plans to seek compensation from the protestors for the injuries they inflicted on the firm, which included damage to vehicles and other equipment.[1] Should the law permit it to do so? More generally, should a liberal-democratic State hold civil disobedients legally liable to compensate the private …

Implementing An Educational Intervention Aimed At Nursing Staff To Improve Patient Hand Hygiene, Bonita Moore

DNP Projects

Abstract

Background/Purpose: Healthcare organizations are responsible for ensuring that healthcare workers adhere to effective hand hygiene (HH) protocols, and ample research exists on the best methods for monitoring and encouraging compliance. Despite the importance of HH for infection prevention, there has been little focus on patient hand hygiene (PHH). The purpose of this pilot project was to focus on improving nursing staff’s knowledge and attitudes about PHH with the expectation of showing a correlation between these factors and an increase in the performance PHH.

Methods: The project used a quasi-experimental study that took place on one hospital unit at …

Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Family-Based Treatment Education On Provider's Knowledge, Anticipatory Use, And Attitudes Who Treat Adolescent Patients Diagnosed With Anorexia Nervosa, Treven Back

DNP Projects

Background. Anorexia Nervosa is a chronic, disabling, and costly disease with a higher mortality rate than any other psychiatric illness. Because of the need for medical, psychiatric, and nutritional care, treatment is complex. The current literature supports Family-Based Treatment as a first-line treatment for adolescent patients diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa. However, a gap exists between translating family-based treatments into clinical practice. Literature shows that education and understanding providers' attitudes and beliefs are the first steps to successfully implementing family-based treatments.

Purpose. This DNP project aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a family-based treatment education intervention on providers' attitudes, knowledge, and …

Staff Perceptions Of Workplace Violence In The Emergency Department; Increasing Safety Awareness And Education, Marissa Hibbs

DNP Projects

Purpose: The purpose of this project was to evaluate nursing staff perceptions of safety and workplace violence and increase safety awareness and knowledge in the emergency department of a level 1 trauma center.

Methods: This study was a single site project that used a descriptive non-experimental survey design to evaluate staff perceptions on workplace violence and safety before and after educational intervention. The study was broken down into three parts. After obtaining IRB approval, an invitation to participate in the pre-survey was distributed via email in a private electronic unit-based list server. Then an educational intervention on workplace safety and …

The Negative Impacts Of Border Patrol On The Mental Health Of Migrants, Breyana M. Newton

Pell Scholars and Senior Theses

The research in this paper is a deep dive into the actions of Border Patrol on migrants and refugees and their effects on the individual. This includes impacts on mental health, child development, resettlement prevention, and racism and discrimination within border patrol itself. To understand all of this and how wide reaching all of this goes there needs to be a reflection on the history and policies of Border Patrol and the Government behind it.
The problem with patrolling our borders is that there are consequences on the U.S. as a nation and unintended consequences on those individuals migrating into …

Female Lawyers Don’T Need Pity; They Need A Paycheck, Meagan S. Bilodeau

Pell Scholars and Senior Theses

Whether it's pity or patronization female lawyers have often been criticized. They're visualized on the lower level of the patriarchal hierarchy system in the Hollywood courtroom. However, women that hold emotional intelligence don't need pity. Emotional intelligence encompasses how to set boundaries, stay motivated, hold healthy relationships inside and outside the courtroom, as well as maintain self-regulation. Through analysis of the biographical films Erin Brockovich, On the Basis of Sex, and The Mauritanian this study explores how extensively psychological resilience subfactors are depicted, proving whether or not female lawyers are emotionally prepared to succeed in their noteworthy cases.

A Precedent For Peace: The Role Of All Children Together In The Integration Of Northern Irish Schools, Sarah J. Kraus

Pell Scholars and Senior Theses

Established in County Down, Northern Ireland in the early 1970s, All Children Together was an organization comprised of both Protestant and Catholic parents who wished to see children from both denominations interact and be educated alongside one another. In 1981, the organization successfully established Lagan College, Northern Ireland’s very first school with a shared curriculum designed to accommodate children from both denominations. This work situates the organization within the greater context of the Troubles and examines the extent to which school integration played a role in Northern Irish community relations during a period of political and social upheaval.