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(Lewis & Clark Law Review, 2020)Many conservatives oppose much of the administrative state. But many also oppose much of our private enforcement regime. This raises the questions of whether conservatives believe the marketplace should be policed at all, ...
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(UCLA Law Review, 2020)This Article offers a theory. Granting originators exclusivity over derivative works and their related merchandise can enable marginal investment to tilt toward what I call derivable works: works that, from the owner's ex ...
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(William & Mary Law Review, 2015)This Article engages the two hundred year history of corporate constitutional rights jurisprudence to show that the Supreme Court has long accorded rights to corporations based on the rationale that corporations represent ...
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(William & Mary Law Review, 2015)This Article engages the two hundred year history of corporate constitutional rights jurisprudence to show that the Supreme Court has long accorded rights to corporations based on the rationale that corporations represent ...
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(Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law, 2013)The derivative right is at the very core of copyright theory. What can and cannot be reused to create a new work impacts freedom of expression but also impacts the value of the markets for works and their various “derivatives.” ...
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(Green Bag 2D, 2009)Building on the success of derivatives markets in the financial arena, I show how similar markets can be used to hedge risk in legal academia. Prudent use of these markets will generate cash, mitigate errors in hiring, and ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Dept. of French and Italian, 2008-04-01)
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(2010-12-06)Department: Spanish and PortugueseIn my dissertation I rethink the relationship between the nation and literature of nineteenth century Mexico by establishing an “imaginary dialogue” among the Mexican writers Servando Teresa de Mier (1765-1827) and Ignacio ...
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(2010-08-27)Department: Special EducationThe present study examined cognitive correlates of reading disability (RD) as a function of comorbidity. Students with RD vs. RD+MD (math disability) vs. RD+ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) and RD+MD+ADHD ...
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(2017-09-21)Department: BiostatisticsPre-existing cohort data (e.g., electronic health records) are being increasingly available, and the need for novel and efficient uses of these data is paramount due to resource constraints. This dissertation consists of ...
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(2023-06-28)Department: BiostatisticsElectronic health records, existing cohort studies and clinical trials provide easily accessible data on outcome and covariates (e.g., disease status, vital signs) for most or all study subjects. However, many scientific ...
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(2023-06-28)Department: BiostatisticsElectronic health records, existing cohort studies and clinical trials provide easily accessible data on outcome and covariates (e.g., disease status, vital signs) for most or all study subjects. However, many scientific ...
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(2006-11-27)Department: Electrical EngineeringCVD diamond has proven to be a viable material for creating electrical devices. This research focuses on the advanced development and characterization of CVD diamond dielectric films. It is shown in this research that the ...
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(2018-05-21)Department: Electrical EngineeringAutism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a common neuro-developmental disorder with core deficits in social communication. Cost and resource limitations often impede access to interventions. Since many children with ASD show ...
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(2015-12-16)Department: Mechanical EngineeringThis dissertation presents the design, development, characterization, and assessment of a transhumeral prosthesis which includes a 9 degree of freedom (DOF) multigrasp hand, a single DOF wrist rotator, and a single DOF ...
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Design and Characterization of a Microfluidic System for Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (2010-06-29)Department: Chemical and Physical BiologyFor years it has been a goal to image biological specimens in liquid in the electron microscope, avoiding possible artifacts introduced by sample preparation procedures. Here, I present a microfluidic system that allows ...
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(2006-12-01)Department: Mechanical EngineeringThis thesis describes the design and control of a transfemoral prosthesis with powered knee and ankle joints. The initial prototype is a pneumatically-actuated powered-tethered device, which is intended to serve as a ...
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(2008-10-06)Department: Mechanical EngineeringThis dissertation describes the design, modeling, control and efficiency of a variable displacement vane pump based hydraulic actuation system, which is motivated by the need for enhanced efficiency and compactness in ...
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(2015-10-01)Department: Mechanical EngineeringThis dissertation presents the design and validation of a robotic platform to control steerable needles under magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guidance. The use of MRI to guide needle-based interventions provides clinicians ...
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(2011-12-06)Department: Mechanical EngineeringStroke is the leading cause of serious, long-term disability in the United States. Each year, about 795,000 Americans experience a new or recurrent stroke, resulting in an estimated stroke population of 7 million in the ...