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Democratitzar La Democràcia. Experiències I Reptes De La Democràcia Local., Salvador Marti I Puig, Quim Brugué, Michael Donaldson

Salvador Marti i Puig

No abstract provided.

• The Pedagogy Of Domestic Violence Law: Situating Domestic Violence Work In Law Schools, Adding The Lenses Of Race And Class, Sarah M. Buel

SARAH M BUEL

No abstract provided.

Effective Assistance Of Counsel For Battered Women Defendants, Sarah M. Buel

SARAH M BUEL

That so many battered women defendants receive ineffective legal assistance ought to compel introspection and remedial action within the legal profession. A review of cases in which courts found the conduct of counsel unacceptable reveals an astonishing degree of incompetence, with catastrophic consequences for battered defendants. The problem is characterized by attorneys' failure to present defense theories linked to the abuse endured by battered women defendants and is further compounded by judges who refuse to apply the law. A battered woman defendant's case outcome is not so much predicated on the specific facts of her situation as on whom she …

Prospects For Muslim Democracy: The Role Of Us Policy, Muqtedar Khan

Muqtedar Khan

This paper explores the role of US foreign policy in promoting Democracy in the Muslim World.

Practical Skills For Family Caregivers, Mary A. Corcoran

Mary A Corcoran

No abstract provided.

Science, Identity, And The Construction Of The Gay Political Narrative, Nancy J. Knauer

Nancy J. Knauer

This Article contends that the current debate over gay civil rights is, at base, a dispute over the nature of same-sex desire. Pro-gay forces advocate an ethnic or identity model of homosexuality based on the conviction that sexual orientation is an immutable, unchosen, and benign characteristic. The assertion that, in essence, gays are "born that way," has produced a gay political narrative that rests on claims of shared identity (i.e., homosexuals are a blameless minority) and arguments of equivalence (i.e., as a blameless minority, homosexuals deserve equal treatment and protection against discrimination). The pro-family counter-narrative is based on a behavioral …

The World Wide Web And The Laboratory: A Comparison Using Face Recognition, Mitchell M. Metzger, Valerie L. Kristof, Yoest J. Donald

Mitchell Metzger, PhD

No abstract provided.

The Psychology Of Interrogations And False Confessions: Research And Recommendations, Melissa B. Russano

Melissa B. Russano, Ph.D.

Instances of wrongful conviction in North America and Great Britain have uncovered numerous cases in which an innocent suspect has provided a false confession to a crime. As a result, social scientists have studied the interrogation process in an effort to understand the factors that may lead to such false confessions. In the present article, we review what is known about the psychology of police interrogations, including critical aspects of investigative bias, coercive interrogation techniques, and vulnerabilities of the suspect that can increase the likelihood of obtaining a false confession. We also discuss a novel alternative approach to the interrogation …

Prevalence Of Episodic Homelessness Among Adult Childbearing Women In Philadelphia, Pa, David A. Webb, Jennifer F. Culhane, Stephen Metraux, Jessica M. Robbins, Dennis P. Culhane

Stephen Metraux

No abstract provided.

Controlling Emotions In Sport, Marc Jones

Marc Jones

Emotions play a central role in sport performance. Accordingly, it is important that athletes are able to draw on a range of strategies to enhance emotional control. The present paper outlines a number of strategies based on Lazarus’ cognitive-motivational-relational theory of emotion. Strategies are outlined that aim to change cognitions, resulting in either a more appropriate emotional response or a suppression of the expression of emotion and any maladaptive behavioral consequences. These techniques comprise self-statement modification, imagery, socratic dialogue, corrective experiences, self-analysis, didactic approach, storytelling metaphors and poetry, reframing, cognitive paradox, and use of problem-solving skills. Furthermore, given the changes …

A Quarter-Century Of Aztec Studies, Michael E. Smith

Michael E Smith

No abstract provided.

Las Ofrendas De Calixtlahuaca, Michael E. Smith, Jennifer Wharton, Melissa Mccarron

Michael E Smith

No abstract provided.

Comercio Postclásico En La Cerámica Decorada: Malinalco, Toluca, Guerrero Y Morelos, Michael E. Smith

Michael E Smith

No abstract provided.

Can We Read Cosmology From Maya City Plans? Comment On Ashmore And Sabloff, Michael E. Smith

Michael E Smith

Please see the response to this paper by Ashmore and Sabloff.

Aztec Feasts, Rituals, And Markets: Political Uses Of Ceramic Vessels In A Commercial Economy, Michael E. Smith, Jennifer Wharton, Jan Marie Olson

Michael E Smith

No abstract provided.

Innovation Und Intellektuelles Eigentum: Wer Nutzt Und Wem Nützen Softwarepatente?, Michael Friedewald, Knut Blind, Jakob Edler

Michael Friedewald

Im Oktober 2000 hat die Europäische Kommission eine Sondierung zur Patentier-barkeit software-bezogener Erfindungen eingeleitet. Gegenwärtig beraten die Mit-gliedstaaten des Europäischen Patentübereinkommens beim Europäischen Patent-amt darüber, ob die diesbezüglichen Einschränkung für die Patentierung aus dem Patentübereinkommen gestrichen werden soll. Hintergrund dieser Diskussionen ist die Befürchtung, dass das Fehlen EU-weit einheitlicher Rechtsvorschriften die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und das Wirtschaftswachstum der Europäischen Union hemmen könnte [4, 5]. Auch der im Frühjahr 2002 vorgelegte Richtlinienvorschlag der Europäischen Kommission wird kontrovers debattiert; eine Lösung die den In-teressen aller betroffenen Akteure berücksichtigt scheint auch heute noch in weiter Ferne zu sein [8].

The Impact Of Information And Communication Technologies On The Electricity Consumption In Germany, Clemens Cremer, Barbara Schlomann, Michael Friedewald

Michael Friedewald

The importance of information and communication technologies in everyday life is increasing strongly. The growing penetration of PCs in households and offices and the almost ubiquitous use of mobile communication devices are vivid examples for this development.

The key drivers influencing the penetration, usage patterns and specific energy consumption of IC-equipment were examined and a bottom-up analysis of the direct energy consumption of ICT-equipment in households and offices was made for 2001 resulting an energy demand of 38 TWh. In addition, projections for the years 2005 and 2010 were developed based on the base year consumption and the key driving …

Steamboats Of Monmouth County, New Jersey. Lecture Presented At The Atlantic Highlands Historical Society, Atlantic Highlands, Nj, November, 2003., Megan E. Springate

Megan E. Springate

Steamboats provided a critical commercial link between Monmouth County, New Jersey and New York City from the early nineteenth through the third quarter of the twentieth centuries. Over 200 vessels have been documented as plying Monmouth County's waters, carrying farm goods to market and leisure patrons to the shore. This presentation summarizes the steamboat's history in Monmouth County, and provides several examples of vessels that ran in the area.

Peirce's "Diagrammatic Reasoning" As A Solution Of The Learning Paradox, Michael H.G. Hoffmann

Michael H.G. Hoffmann

How can we reach “new” levels of knowledge if “new” means that there is something “evolved” that cannot be generated simply by deduction or by induction from what has been given before. The paper’s first goal is to show that two paradigmatic attempts at solving this so-called “learning paradox,” Plato’s apriorism and Aristotle’s inductivism, form two horns of a dilemma: While the inductivist cannot justify any representation of data without assuming a priori given hypotheses, the apriorist cannot justify why a certain application of given ideas is correct without being caught in an infinite regress. The second goal is to …

Lernende Lernen Abduktiv: Eine Methodologie Kreativen Denkens, Michael H.G. Hoffmann

Michael H.G. Hoffmann

No abstract provided.

Competition, Risk And Managerial Incentives, Michael Raith

Michael Raith

This paper examines how the degree of competition among firms in an industry affects the optimal incentives that firms provide to their managers. A central assumption is that there is free entry and exit in the industry, which implies that changes in the nature of competition lead to changes in the equilibrium market structure. The main result is that as the intensity of product market competition increases (as a result of greater product substitutability or greater market size), principals unambiguously provide stronger incentives to their agents to reduce costs. At the same time, more intense competition also leads to more …

Material Culture As Memory: Combs And Cremation In Early Medieval Britain, Howard M. R. Williams

Howard M. R. Williams

This paper argues that mortuary practices can be understood as ‘technologies of remembrance’. The frequent discovery of combs in early medieval cremation burials can be explained by their mnemonic significance in the post-cremation rite. Combs (and other objects used to maintain the body’s surface in life) served to articulate the reconstruction of the deceased’s personhood in death through strategies of remembering and forgetting. This interpretation suggests new perspectives on the elationships between death, material culture and social memory in early medieval Europe.

Otimização Baseada Na Quimiotaxia Social De Bactérias: Introdução E Perspectivas, Gladstone B. Alves

Gladstone B. Alves

No abstract provided.

Selección De Candidatos Y Democracia Interna En Los Partidos De América Latina, Flavia Freidenberg

Flavia Freidenberg

No abstract provided.

Partidos Y Gobiernos En Ecuador 1978-1998. Gobiernos Antipartidos Y Partidos Contra Gobiernos, Flavia Freidenberg

Flavia Freidenberg

No abstract provided.

Los Factores De Competitividad Y Marketing Territorial Del Espacio Atlántico Europeo, Fernando González-Laxe

Fernando González-Laxe

No abstract provided.

El Impacto Del Prestige. Análisis Y Evaluación De Los Daños Causados Por El Accidente Del Prestige Y Dispositivos Para La Regeneración Medioambiental Y Recuperación Económica De Galicia, Fernando González-Laxe

Fernando González-Laxe

No abstract provided.

Universidade E Responsabilidade Social: Uma Proposta Para A Promoção Da Integração Social Do Idoso, Eloi Martins Senhoras

Elói Martins Senhoras

No abstract provided.

Incubação De Cooperativas Populares: Um Projeto De Responsabilidade Social Da Universidade Via Extensiva, Eloi Martins Senhoras

Elói Martins Senhoras

No abstract provided.

Empresa Júnior E Incubadora Tecnológica: Duas Facetas De Um Novo Paradigma De Interação Empresa-Universidade, Eloi Martins Senhoras

Elói Martins Senhoras

No abstract provided.