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Freezing Innovation: How The Platform Competition And Opportunity Act Will Freeze Funds In The Tech Start-Up Market, Brandon Wong

Pepperdine Law Review

The rise of technological giants like Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook motivated the House Judiciary Committee to pass a slew of new antitrust legislation bills to curb these companies’ considerable market power. The Platform Competition and Opportunity Act proposes to significantly cut a dominant online platform’s ability to continue growing by deeming certain acquisitions presumptively unlawful. The Act shifts the burden to the acquiring company to prove the proposed transaction would not be anticompetitive by eliminating a potential competitor. In an effort to protect competition, the Act has good intentions to protect start-up companies that are fearful of being acquired …

Rounding Up The Three-Fifths Clause: Eradicating Prison Gerrymandering In The South, Abigail N. Falk

Pepperdine Law Review

This Comment examines the phenomenon of prison gerrymandering, a practice that involves counting prisoners as residents of the counties where their state correctional facilities are located—rather than in their home communities—for redistricting and representational purposes. This practice of counting inflates the voting power of rural, white districts with large prison complexes and diminishes the voting power of minority communities. Prison gerrymandering has become especially pervasive across southern states while many of the South’s northern counterparts have eradicated this practice through legislative reform. This Comment proposes a solution to stop prison gerrymandering in the South, arguing a strategy to produce a …

Legislating Childhood Independence, David Pimentel

Pepperdine Law Review

The legal system has been drawn into the ongoing debate about what constitutes responsible parenting in a world increasingly obsessed with child safety. While statistics show that children are dramatically safer today than ever before, media and popular paranoia about child safety are prompting parents to err on the side of overprotection. Vague statutes exacerbate the problem, enabling law enforcement and child protection authorities to condemn parental choices that fail to adhere to the new hyper-protective orthodoxy. Parents and children are both victimized by this trend. The costs and burdens of parenting have skyrocketed, and children are denied the opportunity …

Adoption Ouroboros: Repeating The Cycle Of Adoption As Rescue, Malinda L. Seymore

Pepperdine Law Review

Ouroboros—the circular symbol of the snake eating its tail; an endless cycle. As the U.S. recently withdrew from Afghanistan in chaos and Russia invaded Ukraine, the attention of Americans turned, as it frequently has in times of international conflict, to the plight of children in need of rescue. For many Americans, rescue is synonymous with adoption. The history of international adoption began with rescues following America’s wars in Europe and Asia and continues today through other violent upheavals. International adoption is an ouroboros, repeating the pattern of adoption as a response to humanitarian crises. But as human and charitable as …

Luncheon Session, Jillian Yarbrough Dr., Pamela Gaiter

Texas Center for Working-Class Studies Conference

• Welcome, Dr. Kelly Andrews, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Workforce, Collin College, Plano
• Announcement of Student Writing Contest Winners, Dr. Melody M. Miyamoto Walters, Collin College—Allen Technical, and Dr. Michael Schueth, Collin College—Plano
• Announcement of Ruth A. Allen Pioneer in Texas Working-Class History Award, Dr. Kyle Wilkison, Collin College—Plano
• Welcome and Introduction of Luncheon Speakers, Dr. Lisa A. Kirby, Collin College—Plano
• Luncheon Session, “Working-Class Studies in Action: Making a Difference in the Community”
• Professor Pamela Gaiter, Collin College—Wylie
• Dr. Jillian Yarbough, West Texas A&M University

Effects Of Varying Dietary Ratios Of Lucerne To Maize Silage On Production And Microbial Protein Synthesis In Lactating Dairy Cows, G. A. Broderick, A. F. Brito

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Lucerne silage (LS) is high in total CP and rumen degraded protein (RDP) but low in fermentable energy, while maize silage (MS) is a good source of fermentable energy but low in RDP. Thus, these silages are complementary and feeding them at optimum ratio should increase nutrient efficiency in lactating cows. Dhiman & Satter (1997) observed greater milk yield when the dietary forage was 2/3 LS and 1/3 MS. The objective of this experiment was to optimise the dietary LS:MS ratio for production, microbial protein and N utilisation.

Sustained Aerobic Stability Of By-Products Silage Stored As A Total Mixed Ration, N. Nishino, H. Hattori, H. Wada

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Ensiling a total mixed ration (TMR) has been practiced in Japan when high-moisture by-products are used as ruminant feed. Wet brewers grains (BG) are a common feed resource and approximately one million t are produced annually. Nishino et al. (2003; 2004) reported that, although silage would easily deteriorate in the presence of air when wet BG were ensiled alone, the spoilage could be avoided when stored as a TMR. Interestingly, the resistance to deterioration was consistently found whether high (> 106 cfu/g) or no (/g) yeasts were detected at unloading. In this study, changes during ensilage and after exposure …

Effect Of Variety And Species On The Chemical Composition Of Lotus When Ensiled, C. L. Marley, R. Fychan, R. Jones

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Research has shown that there are positive benefits from using Lotus as a grazing forage for ruminants. These findings warrant studies into the suitability of different varieties for silage production. In this experiment, we investigated the chemical composition of 13 birdsfoot trefoil varieties and 1 greater birdsfoot trefoil when ensiled.

Cob Development In Forage Maize: Influence Of Harvest Date, Cultivar And Plastic Mulch, E. M. Little, P. O'Kiely, J. C. Crowley, G. P. Keane

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Forage maize grown for silage tends to be a compromise between reproductive and vegetative yield, and the cob component is the main driver of feeding value (Keane et al., 2003). Thus the aim is to produce a well-developed crop of high dry matter (DM) and starch content reflecting large cobs of well-filled grains rather than crops with low DM and starch contents reflecting poorly developed (immature) cob components at harvest. The use of plastic mulch can increase total DM yields with the increase in cob yield accounting for 75% of the total yield increase (Easson & Fearnehough, 1997). In …

The Influence Of Crop Maturity And Type Of Baler On Whole Crop Barley Silage Production, P. Lingvall, M. Knicky, B. Frank, B. Rustas, J. Wallsten

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Bale ensiling is based on long cut forages. Earlier studies (Honig, 1984; 1987) have shown the importance of laceration and high density in preventing fungi growth and storage instability. On the other hand use of an efficient baling technology reduces the time between moving and wrapping of bale to less than 10 minutes with a combi-baler compared to two hours with a separate wrapper. Even during feeding late fermentation is restricted as the bale is fed within some hours after opening. Ensiling of whole crop cereals needs the addition of silage additives to avoid clostridial fermentation (Weissbach et al., …

Ndf Digestion In Dairy Cows Fed Grass Or Red Clover Silages Cut At Two Stages Of Growth, K. Kuoppala, S. Ahvenjärvi, M. Rinne, A. Vanhatalo

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Increasing demand for organic dairy products has encouraged research on red clover, as it is an important plant species in organic farming systems. The objective of this experiment was to investigate the effects of plant species and growth stage on NDF digestion in dairy cows.

Effect Of Stage Of Maturity On The Nutrient Content Of Alfalfa, Y. Tyrolova, A. Vyborna

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa), one of the major agricultural crops in the Czech Republic, is grown on 15.8% of the arable land. Alfalfa silage forms a substantial part of diets for farm animals. It is very important to choose a suitable term of harvesting for ensilage from the view of optimal nutrient content. The stage of maturity at cutting has large effects on each component, except crude protein (Yu et al., 2004). Alfalfa can be difficult to ensile due to a high buffering capacity and a low WSC content.

Parameters Of Ensiled Maize With Biological And Chemical Additives, J. Grajewski, A. Potkański, K. Raczkowska-Werwińska, M. Twarużek, B. Miklaszewska

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

The amount of maize grown in Poland has increased rapidly. Nowadays it takes about 600,000 ha, 40% of which is used as silage. Changing climate in Poland, with dry summer followed by wet autumn with ground frost causes extensive moulds contamination and high presence of the fusarium toxins in the maize during the harvest. The norms accepted in the EU concerning the acceptable level of deoxynivalenol (DON) and zearalenol (ZON) in feedstuffs for cattle require detailed examination of this problem as it decides on the health quality and production results. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects …

Evaluating Implementation And Barriers To Sustainability Of An Asthma Clinical Quality Improvement Project, Holly Uphold Phd, Ms, Diane Liu Md, Faap

Journal of Nursing & Interprofessional Leadership in Quality & Safety

Purpose and Objectives

Asthma is an important public health issue in Utah and quality asthma care is essential to addressing the burden of asthma. The purpose of this initiative was to evaluate clinical asthma quality improvement (QI) program delivery formats and identify barriers to sustaining QI processes.

Intervention Approach

The focus of the intervention was to improve clinical asthma care through reducing variation in clinician knowledge about recommended asthma care and facilitating process improvements in asthma care delivery using Academic Detailing (AD) and Learning Collaboratives (LC) QI delivery formats.

Evaluation Methods

A pre/post-test design was used to compare improvements between …

Assessing The Impacts Of Global Warming On Mangrove Plants Growth In Malaysia, Baseem Tamimi, Wan Juliana Wan Ahmad, Mohd Nizam Mohd Said, Che Radziah Che Mohd Zain

Al-Bahir

Climate change issues have sparked intense debate around the world in recent years. Malaysia faces critical issues with global warming, which has changed the local climate, threatening critical ecosystems, including mangrove forests, and creating challenges in their habitat. This study was conducted to investigate the morphological and physiological attributes of the mangrove Rhizophora apiculata in response to air temperature for the selection of tree species that can adapt to climate change. The seedlings were grown in controlled growth chambers with temperatures, of 21,28, and 38°C, under elevated CO2 at 650 ppm for three months. The plants were watered with three …

Session 1.1: Texas Labor Issues, Mark Popowski Dr.

Texas Center for Working-Class Studies Conference

• Moderator: Dr. Mark Popowski, Collin College—Frisco
• “‘Fighting for Justice’: Teamsters, Human Rights, and a Renewal of Working-Class Activism, 1992-2000,” Dr. Ryan Pettengill, Collin College—Wylie
• “The Resiliency of Texas's Economy,” Dr. Lishan Desta, Collin College—McKinney
• “The Grange, the Greenback Party, and Lawlessness in 1870s Texas,” Lucius Seger, Texas Christian University

Kirkland, Zachariah - Record Of Sale Of Enslaved Persons From The Estate Of Zachariah Kirkland, Deceased, Chancery Court Of Adams County

Historic Natchez Foundation

Record of sale of enslaved persons from the estate of Zachariah Kirkland, deceased, for Peter, Amy, Amy's child John, Maria and Eliza.

Kirkland, Zachariah - Record For Payments On Note For The Sale Of Enslaved Persons From The Estate Of Zacharias Kirkland, Deceased, Chancery Court Of Adams County

Historic Natchez Foundation

Record for payments on note for the sale of enslaved persons from the estate of Zacharias Kirkland, deceased, for Peter, Amy, Amy's child John, Maria and Eliza.

Kirkland, Zachariah- Affirmation Of Amendments To Mortgage Backed By Enslaved Persons, Chancery Court Of Adams County

Historic Natchez Foundation

Affirmation of amendments to mortgage backed by enslaved persons, confirming the addition of two enslaved persons.

Kirkland, Zachariah - Order For The Inventory And Appraisement Of The Estate Of Zachariah Kirkland, Deceased, Chancery Court Of Adams County

Historic Natchez Foundation

Order for the inventory and appraisement of the estate of Zachariah Kirkland,, deceased, including seven enslaved persons.

Kirkland, Zachariah - Mortgage, Zachariah Kirkland To Bartlett Lord, Chancery Court Of Adams County

Historic Natchez Foundation

Mortgage, Zachariah Kirkland to Bartlett Lord, backed by five enslaved persons: Peter, Amy and child, Mariah and Eliza.

Kirkland, Zachariah - Esate Of Zachariah Kirkland, Deceased, With Bartlett Ford, Admr., Chancery Court Of Adams County

Historic Natchez Foundation

Envelope for the probate records of the estate of Zachariah Kirkland

Kelly, Patrick- Representation Of The Insolvency Of The Estate Of Patrick Kelly, Deceased, By Samuel Postelthwaite, Admr, Chancery Court Of Adams County

Historic Natchez Foundation

Explanation of debts owed by the estate of Patrick Kelly, deceased

Kelly, Patrick - Partial Inventory Of The Estate Of Patrick Kelly, Deceased, Chancery Court Of Adams County

Historic Natchez Foundation

Partial inventory of the estate of Patrick Kelly

Kelly, Patrick - Order For The Appraisement And Inventory Of The Estate Of Patrick Kelly, Deceased, Chancery Court Of Adams County

Historic Natchez Foundation

Order for the inventory and appriasement of the estate of Patrick Kelly, deceased, inclusing an enslaved woman named Sally.

Kelly, Patrick - Inventory Of The Estate Of Patrick Kelly, Deceased, Chancery Court Of Adams County

Historic Natchez Foundation

Inventory of the estate of Patrick Kelly, deceased, including an enslaved woman named Sally.

Kelly, Patrick - Letter Testamentary, Estate Of Patrick Kelly, Deceased, Chancery Court Of Adams County

Historic Natchez Foundation

Letter testamentary, estate of Patrick Kelly, deceased, giving Samuel Postelthwaite the ability to administrate the estate of Patrick Kelly, including the emancipation of an enslaved woman named Sally.

Kelly, Patrick - Estate Of Patrick Kelly, Deceased, With Samuel Postelthwaite, Admr, Chancery Court Of Adams County

Historic Natchez Foundation

Envelope for the probate records of Patrick Kelly, deceased

Haughton, John - Estate Administration Record For The Estate Of John Haughton, Deceased, Chancery Court Of Adams County

Historic Natchez Foundation

Estate administration record for the estate of John Haughton, deceased, involving enslaved persons named Jisy (a man), an unnamed woman, and a man named Daniel.

Haughton, John - Promissory Note Involving An Enslaved Woman Named Melinda, Chancery Court Of Adams County

Historic Natchez Foundation

Promissory note from John Horton to John W. Hindley (?) involving an enslaved woman named Melinda, aged 18 years.