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Charts 2020: Family Law In The Fifty States, D.C., And Puerto Rico, Part 2: Family Law During Covid-19: Practical Responses And Systemic Innovations, Shelby Arenson, Lisa Grumet

Articles & Chapters

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Culture And Fair Use, Michael Goodyear

Articles & Chapters

The intersections of race and copyright have been underexamined in legal scholarship, despite repeated calls for further scrutiny. The scholarship has so far focused primarily on identifying where copyright has fallen short in protecting the creative works of artists of color. This Article, instead, hopes to offer one viable solution for creating more inclusivity of different cultures in copyright: the approval of cultural adaptations under fair use.
Cultural adaptations—the transforming of preexisting works to reflect the cultural and social mores and norms of a different group—would appear on first glance to be prohibited as derivative works, which, under the Copyright …

Returning To The Start? Federal Bipa Claims After Transunion V. Ramirez, Michael Goodyear

Articles & Chapters

The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, more commonly known as “BIPA,” was the first statute to protect biometric privacy in the United States when it was passed in 2008. Although Texas and Washington have since passed their own biometric privacy laws, and other states have protected biometric information as part of more general data privacy legislation, BIPA remains the most powerful such law in the country due to being the only biometric privacy law to contain a private right of action. BIPA has also proven to be an important precedent for other states, such as New York, that are currently …

Keeping Current - Probate [Notes], Claire Hargrove, Paula Moore, William P. Lapiana, Jake W. Villanueva

Articles & Chapters

36 Probate and Property, no. 1, 32-35 (January/February 2022)

Cancer Related Cognitive Impairment In Breast Cancer Patients: Guidelines For Neuropsychological Evaluation And Management, Ali Al-Humadi

Graduate School of Professional Psychology: Doctoral Papers and Masters Projects

Current literature indicates there is still some debate regarding the scope and severity of cancer treatment related cognitive impairment (CRCI), with a wide variety of complex factors contributing to cognitive decline and discrepancies between objective findings and patient self-report. This paper aims to provide guidelines for neuropsychological evaluation, management, and rehabilitation of CRCI in breast cancer patients based on current research. This paper also aims to discuss current research on proposed mechanisms of action for CRCI, the cognitive domains affected in CRCI, and significant bio-psycho-social risk factors impacting CRCI.

The Need, Opportunities, And Challenges For Creating A Standardized Framework For Marine Restoration Monitoring And Reporting, Aaron M. Eger, Hannah S. Earp, Kim Friedman, Yasmine Gatt, Valerie Hagger, Boze Hancock, Ratchanee Kaewsrikhaw, Elizabeth Mcleod, Abigail Mary Moore, Holly J. Niner, Frida Razafinaivo, Ana I. Sousa, Milica Stankovic, Thomas A. Worthington, Elisa Bayraktarov, Megan Saunders, Adriana Vergés, Simon Reeves

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Marine ecosystems have been used, impacted by, and managed by human populations for millennia. As ecosystem degradation has been a common outcome of these activities, marine management increasingly considers ecosystem restoration. Currently, there is no coherent data recording format or framework for marine restoration projects. As a result, data are inconsistently recorded and it is difficult to universally track progress, assess restoration's global effectiveness, reduce reporting bias, collect a holistic suite of metrics, and share information. Barriers to developing a unified system for reporting marine restoration outcomes include: reaching agreement on a framework that meets the needs of all users, …

Ocean Connectedness And Consumer Responses To Single-Use Packaging, Sohvi Nuojua, Sabine Pahl, Richard Thompson

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Single-use packaging items constitute a large proportion of the plastic litter found in the marine environment. Consumer decisions contribute to the accumulation of this pollution in the environment. Here we undertook two studies to assess consumer responses to different types of single-use packaging. Moreover, we introduce a new measure of ocean connectedness adapted from nature connectedness measures and investigate its association with consumer response. In Study 1, 60 UK undergraduate students completed a packaging rating task and a survey on ocean connectedness in a laboratory environment. In the rating task pictures of bottled drinks with unique combinations of packaging recyclability …

Standardized Multi-Omics Of Earth’S Microbiomes Reveals Microbial And Metabolite Diversity, The Earth Microbiome Project 500 (Emp500) Consortium, Justin P. Shaffer, Louis Félix Nothias, Luke R. Thompson, Jon G. Sanders, Rodolfo A. Salido, Sneha P. Couvillion, Asker D. Brejnrod, Franck Lejzerowicz, Niina Haiminen, Shi Huang, Holly L. Lutz, Qiyun Zhu, Cameron Martino, James T. Morton, Smruthi Karthikeyan, Mélissa Nothias-Esposito, Kai Dührkop, Sebastian Böcker, Hyun Woo Kim, Alexander A. Aksenov, Wout Bittremieux, Jeremiah J. Minich, Clarisse Marotz, Mackenzie K.M. Bryant, Karenina Sanders, Tara Schwartz, Greg Humphrey, Yoshiki Vásquez-Baeza, Anupriya Tripathi

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Despite advances in sequencing, lack of standardization makes comparisons across studies challenging and hampers insights into the structure and function of microbial communities across multiple habitats on a planetary scale. Here we present a multi-omics analysis of a diverse set of 880 microbial community samples collected for the Earth Microbiome Project. We include amplicon (16S, 18S, ITS) and shotgun metagenomic sequence data, and untargeted metabolomics data (liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry and gas chromatography mass spectrometry). We used standardized protocols and analytical methods to characterize microbial communities, focusing on relationships and co-occurrences of microbially related metabolites and microbial taxa across environments, …

Non-Chemical Weed Management In Annual And Perennial Organic Cropping Systems, Zachary Pull

Plant Sciences

Weedy pests, especially perennial weeds, are among the most challenging barriers to organic crop production. Improving non-chemical weed management tactics for established organic productions systems, like cool-season grains, and emerging crops like perennial flax could benefit producers. We compared three crop sequences for creeping perennial weed suppression in organic grains. Three years of alfalfa was associated with reduced densities and aboveground biomass of perennial weeds compared to sequences that alternated grain and cover crops. Interseeding cover crops with perennial flax for weed management was attempted, but neither flax nor cover established well. Flame weeding and cultivation in perennial flax were …

Genetic Dissection And Improvement Of Fusarium Head Blight Resistance In Durum Wheat, Runhao Wang

Plant Sciences

Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) is a destructive and complex fungal disease in wheat. Durum wheat, an economically important crop for pasta production, is under the severe impact of FHB. While numerous favorable QTL/genes have been identified in common wheat, there are fewer resistance resources found in durum wheat. An interspecific cross between FHB resistant hard red spring wheat (HRSW) and durum wheat cultivar ‘Riveland’ has been conducted for the introgression of resistance resources to durum wheat. Given the complex quantitative trait of FHB resistance in wheat, a recurrent selection population was constructed by crossing durum wheat cultivars and durum breeding …

Investigating Design, Mark Mckenna, Jessica Silbey

Faculty Scholarship

Design is ascendant. Steve Jobs’s legendary obsession with design was widely regarded as Apple’s comparative advantage, and that lesson has not been lost on its competitors. Design thinking is a growth industry, in business and at universities, and design professionals continue to take on increasingly significant roles within firms. The increasing economic significance of design has been reflected in an explosion of design patent applications and increasing amount of design litigation.
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Waste And The Governance Of Private And Public Property, Tara Righetti, Joseph Schremmer

Faculty Articles

Common law waste doctrine is often overlooked as antiquated and irrelevant to modern law as a result of contract, corporate law, trust and estate planning, and public law. At best, waste doctrine is occasionally examined as a lens through which to evaluate evolutions in modern property theory. We argue here that waste doctrine is more than just an historical artifact. Rather, the principle embedded in waste doctrine underpins a great deal of property law generally, both common law and statutory, as well as the law governing oil and gas, water, and public trust resources. Seen for what it is, the …

Convergence & Conflict : Reflections On Global And Regional Human Rights Standards On Hate Speech, Evelyn Aswad, David Kaye

Faculty Articles

What is hate speech under international human rights law? And how do key international adjudicators interpret the law governing it? This Article seeks to illuminate two countervailing and under-reported trends: on the one hand, a growing consensus among U.N. experts and treaty bodies concerning interpretations of “hate speech” prohibitions in international law; and on the other, a failure of several regional human rights bodies to develop approaches to hate speech that are consistent with the U.N.’s universal standards. The Article begins by analyzing the U.N.’s approach to freedom of expression and hate speech and examining how, in the last decade, …

Eliciting Youth Digital Mathematics Stories: The Impact Of A Digital Mathematics Storytelling Summer Camp Experience, Theodore Chao, Melissa Adams Corral, Ayse Ozturk, Ho-Chieh Lin, Anga Hidayat

Teaching and Learning Faculty Publications

This research report analyzes the process of engaging 18 youth in urban emergent communities to enact Digital Mathematics Storytelling to explore their mathematics identities. The youth, in grades 7-11, engaged in the process of crafting and sharing their digital mathematics stories within two week long summer camps. Using a Participant and (Re)design Research Methodology, the research team explored how the constructs of Digital Storytelling, Mathematics Identity, and Storytelling can help us better know how to craft experiences that connect to youth knowledge.

In Celebration Of Dissents (And Lengthy Textbooks): How Digital Became Different For The Fourth Amendment And Why It Is Time For A Real Warrant Default, Stephen E. Henderson

Faculty Articles

The last decade has brought tremendous change to the Fourth Amendment, finally resulting in a ‘digital is different’ norm. We stand at an inflection point between a monolithic, analog past and a murky future of yet-unarticulated constitutional digital policing rules. It is a good time, then, to reflect upon how we came to be here and where we ought to go. This Essay first looks back to a monumental, majestic dissent: that of Justice Louis Brandeis in the 1928 decision of Olmstead v. United States. Every American, and especially every law student, ought to know that opinion, and judges …

How El Salvador Has Changed U.S. Law By A Bit: The Consequences For The Ucc Of Bitcoin Becoming Legal Tender, Brian Mccall

Faculty Articles

On June 8, 2021, the Congress of El Salvador passed a law that changed American commercial law.How could a foreign country change U.S. law? El Salvador’s Congress voted to confer “legal tender” status upon the cryptocurrency Bitcoin.The law took effect in El Salvador on September 7, 2021;starting that day, Bitcoin could be used to pay taxes4 and buy goods and services in El Salvador. As the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, El Salvador made world history and sparked many debates and predictions about the effects its decision may have on the Central American nation and its economy.Beyond …

The Transcriptomic Portrait Of Locally Advanced Breast Cancer And Its Prognostic Value In A Multi-Country Cohort Of Latin American Patients, Andrea Sabina Llera, Eliana Saul Furquim Werneck Abdelhay, Nora Artagaveytia, Adrián Daneri-Navarro, Bettina Müller, Carlos Velazquez, Elsa B Alcoba, Isabel Alonso, Daniela B Alves Da Quinta, Renata Binato, Alicia Inés Bravo, Natalia Camejo, Dirce Maria Carraro, Mónica Castro, Juan M Castro-Cervantes, Sandra Cataldi, Alfonso Cayota, Mauricio Cerda, Alicia Colombo, Susanne Crocamo, Alicia Del Toro-Arreola, Raúl Delgadillo-Cisterna, Lucía Delgado, Marisa Dreyer-Breitenbach, Laura Fejerman, Elmer A Fernández, Jorge Fernández, Wanda Fernández, Ramón A Franco-Topete, Carolina Gabay, Fancy Gaete, Adriana Garibay-Escobar, Jorge Gómez, Gonzalo Greif, Thomas G Gross, Marisol Guerrero, Marianne K Henderson, Miguel E Lopez-Muñoz, Alejandra Lopez-Vazquez, Silvina Maldonado, Andrés J Morán-Mendoza, Maria Aparecida Nagai, Antonio Oceguera-Villanueva, Miguel A Ortiz-Martínez, Jael Quintero, Antonio Quintero-Ramos, Rui M Reis, Javier Retamales, Ernesto Rivera-Claisse, Darío Rocha, Robinson Rodríguez, Cristina Rosales, Efrain Salas-González, Verónica Sanchotena, Laura Segovia, Juan Martín Sendoya, Aida A Silva-García, Alejandra Trinchero, Olivia Valenzuela, Vidya Vedham, Livia Zagame, United States-Latin American Cancer Research Network (Us-Lacrn);, Osvaldo L Podhajcer

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

PURPOSES: Most molecular-based published studies on breast cancer do not adequately represent the unique and diverse genetic admixture of the Latin American population. Searching for similarities and differences in molecular pathways associated with these tumors and evaluating its impact on prognosis may help to select better therapeutic approaches.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: We collected clinical, pathological, and transcriptomic data of a multi-country Latin American cohort of 1,071 stage II-III breast cancer patients of the Molecular Profile of Breast Cancer Study (MPBCS) cohort. The 5-year prognostic ability of intrinsic (transcriptomic-based) PAM50 and immunohistochemical classifications, both at the cancer-specific (OSC) and disease-free survival …

A Precision Medicine Agenda In Traumatic Brain Injury, Jovany Cruz Navarro, Lucido L Ponce Mejia, Claudia Robertson

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Traumatic brain injury remains a leading cause of death and disability across the globe. Substantial uncertainty in outcome prediction continues to be the rule notwithstanding the existing prediction models. Additionally, despite very promising preclinical data, randomized clinical trials (RCTs) of neuroprotective strategies in moderate and severe TBI have failed to demonstrate significant treatment effects. Better predictive models are needed, as the existing validated ones are more useful in prognosticating poor outcome and do not include biomarkers, genomics, proteonomics, metabolomics, etc. Invasive neuromonitoring long believed to be a "game changer" in the care of TBI patients have shown mixed results, and …

The Fourth Amendment In The Age Of Autonomous Vehicles, Tracy Hresko Pearl

Faculty Articles

Autonomous vehicles exist at the intersection of two extremely turbulent areas of Fourth Amendment jurisprudence—traffic stops and emerging technologies—and have implications for virtually every major search and seizure doctrine developed over the last century. Complicating matters even further is the fact that car manufacturers are developing these vehicles at varying rates, meaning that vehicles with differing levels of automation are being introduced onto the consumer market at different (and often unpredictable) times. Each level of vehicle automation, in turn, poses unique issues for law enforcement. Semi-autonomous (Levels 2 and 3) vehicles make it extremely difficult for police to distinguish between …

How Do Digital Lives Affect Resident Mental Health In The Digital Era? Empirical Evidence Based On Chinese General Social Survey, Yan Chen, Mengyang Wei, Jaime Ortiz

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Having good mental health means we are better able to connect, function, cope and thrive. The widespread application of digital technology in daily life provides new ways and promising tools for residents to maintain their mental health. Given the importance of mental health for everyone, and the fact that mental health problems are prevalent worldwide, this study discusses how digital lives affects the mental health of residents. The results suggest that digital lives are significantly and positively associated with mental health. Mechanisms analysis identifies personal perceptions (self-rated physical exercise and subjective wellbeing) as the important paths for digital lives to …

Racial/Ethnic Disparities And Determinants Of Sufficient Physical Activity Levels, Nikhil Anil Patel, Sina Kianoush, Xiaoming Jia, Vijay Nambi, Stephanie Koh, Jaideep Patel, Anum Saeed, Ahmed Ibrahim Ahmed, Mouaz Al-Mallah, Anandita Agarwala, Salim S Virani, Mahmoud Al Rifai

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

INTRODUCTION: Adequate physical activity is an integral requirement for achieving cardiovascular health. Physical inactivity is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide. Hence, it is important to identify racial/ethnic groups that are less likely to achieve sufficient physical activity levels, and to address barriers to meeting physical activity requirements.

METHODS: Cross-sectional data from the 2006-2015 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) were used to compare self-reported sufficient physical activity among different racial/ethnic groups: non-Hispanic (NH) Whites, NH Blacks, NH Asians, and Hispanics in the United States. Sufficient physical activity was defined as ≥ 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity physical activity, …

Health Risk Perceptions Regarding Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (Ends) Among Individuals With Respiratory Illnes, Sarah Ann Sebban

Theses and Dissertations

Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), also known as electronic cigarettes, are portable battery-powered devices used to smoke or “vape” a flavored solution which usually contains nicotine. Many national organizations (CDC, AMA, AAFP, ALA, AHA) have recognized the alarmingly increased rates of ENDS use in the United States, especially among certain populations. Those most likely to engage in ENDS use are youth and young adults, and adults who already smoke combustible cigarettes. Many people perceive ENDS use as a healthier alternative to smoking regular cigarettes and thus, are more willing to initiate ENDS use. However, research has indicated that ENDS use …

Partnership To Grow Effective Readers: Professional Learning For Interventionists And Classroom Teachers, Jennifer Lane

Graduate Research Papers

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The Prevalence And Spectrum Of Reported Incidental Adrenal Abnormalities In Abdominal Computed Tomography Of Cancer Patients: The Experience Of A Comprehensive Cancer Center, Aiham Qdaisat, Sara Bedrose, Obadah Ezzeldin, Ahmed W Moawad, Sai-Ching J Yeung, Khaled M Elsayes, Mouhammed Amir Habra

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

BACKGROUND: The increasing use of computed tomography (CT) has identified many patients with incidental adrenal lesions. Further evaluation of these lesions is often dependent on the language used in the radiology report. Compared to the general population, patients with cancer have a higher risk for adrenal abnormalities, yet data on the prevalence and type of incidental adrenal lesions reported on radiologic reports in cancer patients is limited. In this study, we aimed to determine the prevalence and nature of adrenal abnormalities as an incidental finding reported on radiology reports of cancer patients evaluated for reasons other than suspected adrenal pathology. …

Rev-Erb Is Essential In Cardiac Fibroblasts Homeostasis, Xiaokang Luo, Shiyang Song, Lei Qi, Chih-Liang Tien, Hui Li, Weiyi Xu, Theodore Lemuel Mathuram, Thomas Burris, Yuanbiao Zhao, Zheng Sun, Lilei Zhang

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

REV-ERB agonists have shown antifibrotic effects in the heart and other organs. The function of REV-ERB in the cardiac fibroblasts remains unstudied. Here, we characterize the functional difference of REV-ERB in mouse embryonic fibroblasts and cardiac fibroblasts using genetic deletion of REV-ERBα and ß in vitro. We show that REV-ERB α/β double deleted cardiac fibroblasts have reduced viability and proliferation, but increased migration and myofibroblasts activation. Thus, REV-ERB α/β has essential cell-autonomous role in cardiac fibroblasts in maintaining them in a healthy, quiescent state. We also show that existing REV-ERB agonist SR9009 strongly suppresses cardiac fibroblasts activation but in …

Why Test Results Are Still Getting "Lost" To Follow-Up: A Qualitative Study Of Implementation Gaps, Andrew J Zimolzak, Umber Shahid, Traber D Giardina, Sahar A Memon, Umair Mushtaq, Lisa Zubkoff, Daniel R Murphy, Andrea Bradford, Hardeep Singh

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

BACKGROUND: Lack of timely follow-up of abnormal test results is common and has been implicated in missed or delayed diagnosis, resulting in potential for patient harm.

OBJECTIVE: As part of a larger project to implement change strategies to improve follow-up of diagnostic test results, this study sought to identify specifically where implementation gaps exist, as well as possible solutions identified by front-line staff.

DESIGN: We used a semi-structured interview guide to collect qualitative data from Veterans Affairs (VA) facility staff who had experience with test results management and patient safety.

SETTING: Twelve VA facilities across the USA.

PARTICIPANTS: Facility staff …

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SMU Annual Texas Survey

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Bankruptcy, Honorable Harlin D. Hale, Grayson Williams

SMU Annual Texas Survey

No abstract provided.

Family Law, Joanna L. Grossman, Christine P. Leatherberry

SMU Annual Texas Survey

No abstract provided.

Insurance Law, J. Price Collins, Aaron G. Stendell

SMU Annual Texas Survey

No abstract provided.