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Browser With Smart Scrolling Based On User Context, Matthew Sharifi

Defensive Publications Series

This disclosure describes smart scrolling functionality for a web browser such that the user experience for scrolling a web page is improved to aid the user in locating information within the page that is likely of interest for the task at hand. To infer the user’s intent, the user’s ongoing tasks and context are determined, with user permission. Content of web pages viewed by the user is examined to determine content within the page that is likely to be of relevance to the user’s information need. Pieces of content likely to be of relevance to the user are highlighted via …

Speeding Up Web Page Content Updates Using Server-Side Page Versioning, Alessio Centazzo

Defensive Publications Series

In response to a page refresh request from a user, a web browser application often requests and downloads a previously loaded page again, even when the amount of updated content is small. As a result, bandwidth and time is wasted. This disclosure describes use of page versioning techniques to reduce the amount of data and time needed to update a web page. A web server implements page versioning to assign a unique identifier to different versions of a web page. The unique identifier is sent to the web browser along with the page content. Refresh requests received from the browser …

Automatic Problem Detection During Audio Or Video Call, Dhruv Bakshi, Jakob Foerster

Defensive Publications Series

Participants in an audio or video call over a network often face problems such as being unable to hear or see each other. With user permission, speech data from the call is automatically analyzed by a classifier to identify whether call participants are facing a problem. If a problem is identified, a message indicating a possible solution is provided, or if the call participant permits, automatic action is taken to fix the source of the problem. Users are provided with options to turn off the techniques.

New Morbidities 2.0, Angelo P. Giardino, Robert Sanborn

Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for Children at Risk

Robert Sanborn and Angelo Giardino's introduction for Volume 4, Issue 1: New Morbidities 2.0

Bridging The Gap Between Daca And The Dream: The Bridge Act, What It Means, And Why It Matters, Ellen E. Findley

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

No abstract provided.

Clarity In The Code Du Travail: The Plain Language Movement, French Legislative Drafting, And President Macron’S Collective Bargaining Reform, Adam Boyd

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

Although the French Code is known as concise and elegant, the French Labor Code, or the Code du Travail, is not.1 Recent reform to the Code du Travail provides a chance to study Plain Language use in France in 2017. This Comment briefly introduces what Plain Language is, its goal of making the law easier to read, and the international movement to implement Plain Language legal reforms. The Comment then introduces a summary of the French legal system relevant to discussion of the Code du Travail, including how legislation is passed and the structure of a French statute. Next, the …

“One Is The Loneliest Number”: A Comparison Of Solitary Confinement Practices In The United States And The United Kingdom, Daniella Johner

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

No abstract provided.

American Immigration: A Path Of Return To A Pre-Modern Ideal Of Open Immigration Policy, Zachary J. Carls

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

No abstract provided.

The Mystery Of The Corporate Veil: Comparing Anglo-American Jurisdictions, Peter N. Levenberg, Sc

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

No abstract provided.

Neutrality, Independence And Impartiality In International Commercial Arbitration, A Fine Balance In The Quest For Arbitral Justice, Ronán Feehily

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

No abstract provided.

Precarious Childhood: Law And Its (Ir)Relevance In The Digital Lives Of Children, Liat Franco, Shulamit Almog

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

This research provides insight to the way children perceive law and its relevance in the digital realm drawing on in- depth semi-structured interviews with sixty-six eighth- and ninth-grade students from three different Israeli middle schools. According to the findings, children experience the digital world as a precarious environment. Most children interviewed where unaware of or misunderstood relevant legal norms designed to protect web users in general and children in particular. Moreover, children experienced a lack of legal or other appropriate responses to severe incidents of cyberbullying that they experienced firsthand or witnessed as bystanders. Even though children are considered by …

Game Of Thrones: The Qatar Crisis, Forced Expulsions On The Arabian Peninsula, Christopher R. Rossi

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

In an extraordinary move, reflecting the Arabian Peninsula’s worst diplomatic dispute in decades, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Egypt have expelled Qatari nationals and imposed an air and sea blockade against Qatar because of its alleged support of terrorist organizations. In June 2018, Qatar filed suit against the UAE at the International Court of Justice, alleging discrimination in violation the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. This Article explores the problem of forced expulsion and the utility of formal judicial redress at the level of the ICJ. Borrowing from the frame analysis of Erving …

Foreword

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

No abstract provided.

Table Of Contents

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

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Dedication

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

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Jlia Masthead 2018-2019

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

No abstract provided.

The Bates Student - Volume 149 Number 08 - February 13, 2019, Bates College

The Bates Student

No abstract provided.

How Exemplary Suburban Superintendents Build Trust With And Between School Board Members, Daniel Scudero

Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of this explanatory sequential mixed-methods study was to identify and describe what leadership strategies exemplary suburban superintendents perceive as the most important to build trust with school board members using the 5 domains of competence, consistency, concern, candor, and connection. In addition, it was the purpose of this study to identify and describe what leadership strategies suburban superintendents perceive as the most important to build trust between board members.

Methodology: This explanatory sequential mixed-methods study analyzed quantitative surveys and qualitative interviews to answer the research questions in regard to each element of trust in The Values Institute …

Retired Professor Honored For Work In Economics Education, Winthrop University

Winthrop News 2019

HIGHLIGHTS

• The award is given annually to someone whose work has had an impact on a large audience of economic educators. Organizers said Stone has been instrumental in developing the capabilities of others, either through workshops, mentoring or his Advanced Placement work.
• Stone will receive the award at the association’s conference in Denver, Colorado, on March 1.

Biology Professor Honored For Work With Sc Governor’S School Of Science And Mathematics, Winthrop University

Winthrop News 2019

HIGHLIGHTS

• Smith has contributed more than 25 years to the school by mentoring the summer research projects of governor’s school students in his lab at Winthrop.
• He received the award in a Feb. 9 ceremony at the school’s research colloquium in Hartsville.
• The Distinguished Research Leadership Award honors an individual who has made significant contributions to the success of the residential school in Hartsville, South Carolina.

Executive Committee Agenda, February 22, 2019, Coastal Carolina University

Board of Trustees Agendas

No abstract provided.

Government Affairs Committee Agenda, February 21, 2019, Coastal Carolina University

Board of Trustees Agendas

No abstract provided.

The Collegian: February 13, 2019, The Collegian Staff, South Dakota State University

The Collegian, 2018-2019

Volume: 134

Issue: 15

Colonial School District V. G. K.

2019 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Usa V. Barcar Felder

2019 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Elio Salguero-Galdamez V. Attorney General United States

2019 Decisions

Agency

Michele Evans V. City Of Philadelphia

2019 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

James Walsh V. Kerry Walsh

2019 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

Terry Sutton V. Chanceford Township

2019 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

William Curtis V. John Wetzel

2019 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania