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NAFTA and the Changing Role of State Government in a Global Economy: Will the NAFTA Federal-State Consultation Process Preserve State Sovereignty?

Both state and federal leaders will need to work together to preserve state sovereignty in the face of challenges posed by trade agreements. Greater federal-state communication will balance the struggle between the federal government\u27s goal in promoting free trade and individual state governments\u27 interests in protecting their sovereignty. Part II of this Comment examines the federalist principles that influence the existing federal-state framework of authority. Part II also discusses the federal government\u27s constitutional authority over state compliance with U.S. trade obligations and whether states have any constitutional or legal authority to demand more autonomy in conducting their trade and commerce. Part III introduces NAFTA and discusses the U.S. government\u27s obligation to individual states under NAFTA to consult with states in trade matters that will affect state interests. Part IV then examines how the NAFTA federal-state consultation process can serve as a safeguard against the federal government\u27s infringement on state sovereignty.This Comment concludes that NAFTA, by requiring increased communication between federal and state government leaders, can have a positive impact on state sovereignty

A Tale of Interlibrary Loan Sleuthing

Dmitri de Rostov is no match for Roesch Library\u27s resource reconnaisance

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Translated from the Japanese with commentary by Michael Stone Tangeman

Improving the search process for healthier cosmetic and body care products

Access to thesis permanently restricted to Ball State community onlyPeople around the world use and desire cosmetics; however, a lot of these products have ingredients that have not been tested or regulated for safety, many that have been linked to endocrine disruption, cancer, pregnancy loss, hyperactivity, male infertility, attention problems, and more. Tools have been developed to help educate consumers and help them make healthier choices when buying cosmetic and body care products, but these tools can be inconvenient, time consuming and overwhelming for users. This creative project explored ways to make it easier for shoppers to find healthier products with less harmful chemicals in stores and websites where they may shop, influencing healthier lifestyle choices. The use of design thinking helped guide the creative project by highlighting the challenges users face when using existing tools and/or searching for healthier products, and providing potential solutions to these challenges. Low-fidelity and mid-fidelity prototypes of an app and a website were created and tested with users to demonstrate the solutions and their potential impact.This is a 6 hour creative projectThesis (M.A.

Cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy as a cause of acute kidney injury in dogs in the UK

To describe the signalment, clinicopathological findings and outcome in dogs presenting with acute kidney injury (AKI) and skin lesions between November 2012 and March 2014, in whom cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (CRGV) was suspected and renal thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) was histopathologically confirmed. The medical records of dogs with skin lesions and AKI, with histopathologically confirmed renal TMA, were retrospectively reviewed. Thirty dogs from across the UK were identified with clinicopathological findings compatible with CRGV. These findings included the following: skin lesions, predominantly affecting the distal extremities; AKI; and variably, anaemia, thrombocytopaenia and hyperbilirubinaemia. Known causes of AKI were excluded. The major renal histopathogical finding was TMA. All thirty dogs died or were euthanised. Shiga toxin was not identified in the kidneys of affected dogs. Escherichia coli genes encoding shiga toxin were not identified in faeces from affected dogs. CRGV has previously been reported in greyhounds in the USA, a greyhound in the UK, without renal involvement, and a Great Dane in Germany. This is the first report of a series of non-greyhound dogs with CRGV and AKI in the UK. CRGV is a disease of unknown aetiology carrying a poor prognosis when azotaemia develops

Challenge Accepted: Request Becomes Quest

With obscure clues and old photos of maps from inside a 1944 book, Chris Tangeman works librarian magic to find the title