Elizabeth Carter, Assistant Professor of Political Science, COLA travels to France, Italy

Prof. Carter conducted research, completed an article, met current contacts and made new institutional contacts for potential future collaborations for her project on the politics of quality food production

A comparison of silent reading and listening by written recall and multiple choice type tests in grade five.

Thesis (Ed.D.)--Boston Universit

The Illusion of Equality: The Failure of the Community Property Reform to Achieve Management Equality

The article focuses on the equal management laws in the community property reform for the well-being and future prosperity of the family. Topics discussed include separate property regime and the community property regime in the U.S., examines the history of the reform era and argues that equality was not the primary goal of the legal reform and examines how spouses actually managed their money in the pre-1970s era

Are Premarital Agreements Really Unfair?: An Empirical Study

The article focuses on unfair treatment of premarital agreements and data of the people who entered into premarital agreements including age at marriage, race, and political affiliation. It mentions substance of the premarital agreements including how the agreements divide property and whether the agreements waive spousal support. It also mentions premarital agreements involve the waiver of property rights

Ghosts of the Past and Hopes for the Future: Article 466 and Societal Expectations

This paper traces the history of the law governing component parts Louisiana Civil Code article 466 and its predecessor articles. It notes that civilian methods of interpretation do little to solve the ambiguity inherent in component parts and that stare decisis and jurisprudence constante only confuse the situation. The societal expectations test has been designed to account for these problems and has successfully resolved the ambiguities when it is correctly applied

Do Oaks With a Provenance Related to Warmer Climates Emit More Isoprene?

The hydrocarbon isoprene plays an important role in atmospheric chemistry, particularly in regards to air pollution and climate change. It is important to know why certain plant species emit isoprene and what factors affect its production in order to predict future air quality. Past research has indicated that isoprene aids in coping with heat stress, so it was hypothesized that source latitude (a proxy for climate) would significantly impact isoprene production by oaks grown in a common location. Twelve bur oaks collected from a latitudinal range (30-45˚) and raised at the Morton Arboretum were assayed for their isoprene emission rate in the summer of 2014. There was no significant effect of source latitude on isoprene emission rate. As an alternative explanation, the influence of average daily temperature on isoprene emission rate was also considered, but again there was no significant effect. However, slight trends in the anticipated direction may suggest that significant relationships could be revealed if more data are collected

Environmental Pollutants and Adverse Health: An Environmental Health Perspective on Living Conditions in Rubbertown, Kentucky

Rubbertown, located in west-end downtown Louisville stretching along the Ohio River started producing synthetic rubber during World War II in the 1940s has since evolved into a span of 19 facilities, with the majority of which being chemical plants. The population surrounding Rubbertown has expanded with the adjacent neighborhoods housing approximately 5,000 people, and has been projected to continue to gain population. Those living near Rubbertown are prone to a variety of environmental factors due to the large emittance of products, ranging from oil products, calcium carbide, plastics, paint products, polymers, rubbers, and many more. These volatile compounds can be directly related to health concerns, specifically cancer. However, despite the history of concern from the residents of Rubbertown, there has been minimal action for change. In this thesis, the researcher will investigate environmental factors that have direct correlations to premature death such as air pollutants and hazardous waste sites in the area. Components of environmental injustice will also be explored with the breakdown of demographics in the area, both in relation to race and educational opportunities. Because of these factors and their connection to environmental and public health, this thesis will argue that environmental pollutants are causing adverse health effects in Rubbertown, which can be tied with environmental injustice in the population

Tipping the Scales in Favor of Charitable Bequests: A Critique

This paper considers the public policy favoring testamentary bequests to charity and offers a critique of that policy. Public policy favors testamentary bequests to charity. At least, that is the claim of numerous courts and legislative bodies. The policy favoring charitable bequests may tip the scales in deciding the proper interpretation of a will or the merits of an undue influence, incapacity, or tortuous interference with inheritance claim. Paradoxically, courts and legislative bodies rarely discuss the source of this public policy. Nor do they inquire into the wisdom of the policy. They should