Developing a Numerical Water Quality Model for Brewster Lake

The purpose of this research study was to develop an advanced two-dimensional process-oriented numerical water quality model for Brewster Lake that incorporates the physical, chemical, and biological interactions that occur within the lake. The study included measuring and obtaining the basic physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of the lake to develop the model and appropriate initial and boundary conditions. Two rounds of measurements, one in the beginning of June and one at the end of July 2013, of the physical and chemical variables were conducted and were used to develop and calibrate the model. A hydrodynamic analysis of the lake\u27s watershed was completed using a mass balance approach over water. A set of process-oriented water quality mathematical equations that incorporates the water chemical and biological interactions was developed. The finite element solution will result in predicted values for the lake\u27s water quality parameters as a function of time and varying environmental conditions. It is anticipated that the results of this computer modeling will aid the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute staff in decision-making related to the management and planning of Brewster Lake and its watershed

Medicating to Execute: \u3cem\u3eSingleton v. Norris\u3c/em\u3e

Can a state, without violating due process or the Eighth Amendment, forcibly medicate a mentally ill inmate when the medication would render the inmate competent to be executed? The Eighth Circuit has held that due process is not violated so long as the state shows that there is an essential state interest that outweighs the inmate\u27s interest in remaining free from the medication, that there are no less intrusive measures by which to accomplish the state interest, and that the medication is in the inmate\u27s best medical interest. This Comment argues that in Singleton v. Norris, the Eighth Circuit improperly found that the imposition of the death penalty is an essential state interest, and also was wrong to conclude that medication is in the inmate\u27s best medical interest even though the effect of the medication will be death. The Eighth Circuit further held that executing an artificially competent inmate is not cruel and unusual punishment, reasoning that, because the state was otherwise under an obligation to administer the medication, any other effect was irrelevant. In response, this Comment argues first, that the court incorrectly equated artificial sanity with true sanity, and second, that because courts and medical professionals make mistakes in determining competency, the fact that the death penalty is involved cannot be irrelevant

Negotiation Techniques for Warranty and Enforcement Clauses in International Licensing Agreements

The pre-negotiation planning procedure shows that information for the planning steps is needed from marketing and production personnel, lawyers, researchers, engineers, management, and a licensing specialist. A licensor usually cannot afford to have all of these personnel present at the negotiating sessions. A licensing negotiation proceeds most efficiently when the negotiating team includes people who are familiar with marketing the licensed product and experienced in the technical details of the subject matter to be licensed. A lawyer is also necessary to provide legal advice during negotiations and draft or review the negotiated agreement. There are some situations in which an individual familiar with the technology can fill more than one of the three roles. The scope of discussion during licensing negotiations is usually free-wheeling with fast shifts in subject matter. If one side does not have an experienced representative in at least one of these fields at a negotiating session, effective discussion and resolution of issues becomes difficult

Development of scenarios for carbon capture and storage ECCO - European value chain for CO2

AbstractThis paper describes the process of scenario development under ECCO and presents six scenarios resulting from that process. The main objective of ECCO is to facilitate robust strategic decision making regarding early and future deployment of CO2 value chains. The ECCO project strategy is based on critical evaluation of several case studies that will enlighten various aspects of CCS and point out the most promising CO2 chain alternatives. Scenarios in ECCO help to define the background for the case studies. They describe the alternative future(s) in terms of political environment, public opinion, regulatory framework, technology and infrastructure development, and global economical situation

Focus Group Discussion: Sample Group of Student Leaders in Recognized Student Organizations at Eastern Illinois University (part 2)

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Injury Standards in Section 337 Investigations

In this article the authors analyze the impact of the Trade Act of 1974 on Section 337 cases. They focus on the standards the International Trade Commission (ITC) uses in making its injury determinations in Section 337 cases. The authors also address the limited nature of judicial review over final ITC determinations, and conclude that the enhanced role of the ITC in Section 337 proceedings brought about by the Trade Act of 1974 creates a need for private litigants to build a thorough record on the issue of actual or incipient injury in proceedings before the IT

Focus Group Discussion: Sample Group of Student Leaders in Recognized Student Organizations at Eastern Illinois University (part 2)

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Semantic Feature Analysis: Further Examination of Outcomes

Semantic Feature Analysis (SFA) has received considerable study over the past two decades as a word-retrieval treatment for aphasia (Boyle & Coelho, 1995; Lowell, Beeson, & Holland, 1995; Boyle, 2010; Wambaugh, Mauszycki, Cameron, Wright, & Nessler, 2013). SFA has been shown to have consistently positive acquisition effects (i.e., improvement of trained items), with generally positive but less predictable generalization effects (i.e., improvement in untrained items). SFA was originally designed as a cognitive treatment for children and adolescents sustaining traumatic brain injury (TBI) (Haarbauer-Krupa, Moser, Smith, Sullivan & Szekeres, 1985). The therapy was designed as an “organizing process for thinking and verbal expression” (p.303). Massaro and Tompkins (1994) operationalized SFA in a study with two participants with TBI. In keeping with the intentions of the original developers, Massaro and Tompkins measured SFA’s treatment effects in terms of increased production of semantically relevant content. In the treatment of aphasia, the focus of SFA relative to outcomes has been naming accuracy. That is, SFA has been used as a means of systematically stimulating semantic networks to facilitate naming. Additionally, SFA has been considered to potentially serve as a mediating strategy for self-cuing accurate naming and/or a compensatory strategy for circumventing word-retrieval difficulties. The current study was designed to elucidate the effects of SFA in aphasia treatment beyond naming accuracy. Given SFA was designed to improve verbal expression in general and may serve as a compensatory strategy, increased production of relevant content was of interest (after Tompkins & Massaro, 1994). In light of inconsistent generalization effects associated with SFA, the study was designed to explore its generalization effects relative to aspects of untreated items. Specifically, untreated items were controlled in terms of semantic relatedness, exposure in probing, and knowledge of phonological form

Injury Standards in Section 337 Investigations

In this article the authors analyze the impact of the Trade Act of 1974 on Section 337 cases. They focus on the standards the International Trade Commission (ITC) uses in making its injury determinations in Section 337 cases. The authors also address the limited nature of judicial review over final ITC determinations, and conclude that the enhanced role of the ITC in Section 337 proceedings brought about by the Trade Act of 1974 creates a need for private litigants to build a thorough record on the issue of actual or incipient injury in proceedings before the IT