Extending the Benefit of an Easement: A Closer Look at a Classic Rule—Brown v. Voss, 105 Wn. 2d 366, 715 P.2d 514 (1986)

In Brown v. Voss the Washington Supreme Court considered whether an easement may be extended to benefit a nondominant parcel. The court endorsed the classic property rule that the benefit of an easement may not be extended by the dominant parcel owner to benefit other parcels. Furthermore, the court declared that any extension of an easement to benefit a nondominant parcel would be a misuse of the easement. Nevertheless, after weighing the relative hardship to the parties, the court refused to enjoin the extension of the easement where the resulting hardship to the dominant parcel would greatly exceed the benefit to the servient parcel

McClaran Hayes, Violin

Partita No. 2 in D minor / J.S. Bach; Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op. 30, No. 3 / Ludwig van Beethoven; Danse Espagnol, from La Vida Breve / M. de Falla; arr. F. Kreisle

The Opportunities and Challenges of Internet of Things Evidence in Regard to Criminal Investigations

As internet-connected devices become more prevalent, the need for police and law enforcement to be able to utilize these devices when solving crimes steadily increases. Law enforcement agencies are already aware of the opportunities and challenges when interacting with computers and mobile cellular devices, but many agencies are unable to utilize these avenues of evidence because of limited access to resources able to forensically examine computing devices. In addition, the introduction of internet of things devices, such as Amazon Alexa and other microphone or camera connected devices, allows new opportunities for law enforcement agencies to gather digital forensic evidence either to convict a criminal or to solve a crime. This study will explore both the opportunities and challenges of using Internet of Things evidence for law enforcement purposes by analyzing Internet of Things legal cases as well as articles and research about the Internet of Things and digital evidence

Low-Stress Bicycle Lanes for the Urban Core's High-Stress Streets.

D.Arch. Thesis. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa 2018

INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF INTERACTIVE APPLETS ON STUDENTS’ UNDERSTANDING OF PARAMETER CHANGES TO PARENT FUNCTIONS: AN EXPLANATORY MIXED METHODS STUDY

The technology principle in the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (NCTM, 2000) states that technology plays an important role in how teachers teach mathematics and in how students learn mathematics. The purpose of this sequential explanatory mixed-methods study was to examine the impact of interactive applets on students’ understanding of parameter changes to parent functions. Students in the treatment classes were found to have statistically significantly higher posttest scores than students in the control classes. Although the data analysis showed a statistically significant difference between classes on procedural understanding, no statistically significant difference was found with regard to conceptual understanding. Student and teacher interviews provided insight on how and why the use of applets helped or hindered students’ understanding of parameter changes to parent functions

Cephalometric Evaluation of Mara Therapy in the Treatment of Class II Malocclusions

The effectiveness of functional appliances is a debatable topic in the orthodontic literature, primarily because the benefits have not been consistently reproduced among clinical studies. The present study was a retrospective cephalometric analysis of patients with Class II, division 1 malocclusions at the start of treatment. There were 51 children treated by a single clinician with a MARA in combination with Edgewise appliances. The comparison group consisted of subjects treated with fixed Edgewise appliances only from the University of Tennessee, Department of Orthodontics. Subjects in the two treatment groups were matched on a one-to-one basis for sex and for five cephalometric variables (SNA, SNB, ANB, NAP, FMA) to ensure comparability. The key question was whether the cephalometric results at the end of treatment were comparable between the two groups. The MARA subjects were treated on an average of 2.8 years compared to the Edgewise group with a treatment time of 2.5 years. The Edgewise group had a larger proportion of premolars extracted for treatment compared to the MARA subjects, 69% and 4%, respectively. Cephalometrically, ANB was on average 1° smaller in the MARA group. Overall, the lower incisors proclined in both treatment groups during treatment. Similar skeletodental endpoints were achieved in both groups regardless of treatment mechanics. We conclude that either treatment are viable treatment options in the treatment of Class II division 1 malocclusions

Trust and Coping Beliefs Contribute to Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccination Intention

Racial disparities in intention to obtain the COVID-19 vaccination have been noted in academic and popular press reports. The present study sought to identify cognitive and affective factors that contribute to the observed lack of acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination, even before a vaccine was made publicly available, among Black and White Americans through a national survey (N = 487; 50.6% female, 24.8% Black). Our findings are consistent with previous studies that Black respondents had lower intention to obtain the eventual COVID-19 vaccine than White respondents. Protection motivation theory\u27s construct of coping efficacy and an additional COVID-19-relevant variable, trust in vaccination, mediated the effect of race on behavioral intention. Lastly, beliefs were elicited from Black and White Americans to identify communication strategies regarding the issue

Religious influence on political ideology

The purpose of this research paper is to study and investigate the influence religious ties have on our ideological way of thinking. Ultimately I aim to discover if there is a trend in certain religious practices with the way in which our ideological and political opinions develop over time. This study was conducted on 131 anonymous survey participants who were asked questions regarding: party identification, religious background, current events, and demographics. Though my findings were somewhat inconclusive there is a slight trend present that supports my hypothesis