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A Contextual Study of the Non-Profit Duty of Obedience: The National Collegiate Athletic Association

of the economy.29 Non-profit scandals surfacing in the 1990s brought issues of regulation and oversight to the attention of the general public, political officials, and scholars.30 The public ... legislatively-designated party authorized to pursue legal action.41 Yet, having the attorney general pursue alleged nonprofit abuses may often involve or be perceived to involve political motivations, thereby

Decision making: rational or hedonic?

Three experiments studied the hedonicity of decision making. Participants rated their pleasure/displeasure while reading item-sentences describing political and social problems followed by different ... principle consisted in presenting two questionnaires dealing with political and social problems. Because Grammar, Mathematics, Aggressiveness and Ethics had been studied in our previous studies, we explored

Funny or No Laughin Matter?: How Television Viewers Interpret Satire of Legal Themes

. Kimberly A. Blessing & Joseph J. Marren, Bullshit and Political Spin: Is the Medium the Massage?, in THE DAILY SHOW AND PHILOSOPHY 133, 139 (Jason Holt ed., 2007). The frame, however, might be inaccurate ... cynicism toward our political and legal institutions. In fact, these shows are particularly salient to young adults. Although few in that audience watch the evening news, many of them tune into The Daily

A Few Inconvenient Truths About Michael Crichton's State of Fear: Lawyers, Causes, and Science

his liking. Crichton‘s influence on popular culture and related political debates is not a trivial matter. For over twenty years, Crichton‘s novels and commentary have shaped American public opinion on ... Culture: A Review of Mass Media Portrayals of American Attorneys, 11 AM. B. FOUND. RES. J. 281 (1986) (After noting that lawyers are ―America‘s preeminently political profession,‖ Chase states: ―[V]ery

Behavioral models in psychopathology: epistemic and semantic considerations

representative in philosophy of science. As shown in the Table, strictly speaking, the argument from analogy means that only simulations can be treated as models. Moreover, the Table also underlines the ... ArticlePubMedPubMed CentralGoogle ScholarBaird D. Thing knowledge: a philosophy of scientific instruments. Berkeley: University of California Press; 2004.Google ScholarBakshi VP, Kalin NH. Animal models and

Decision making: rational or hedonic?

Three experiments studied the hedonicity of decision making. Participants rated their pleasure/displeasure while reading item-sentences describing political and social problems followed by different ... principle consisted in presenting two questionnaires dealing with political and social problems. Because Grammar, Mathematics, Aggressiveness and Ethics had been studied in our previous studies, we explored

Evaluation of animal models of neurobehavioral disorders

. Massoud TF , Hademenos GJ , Young WL , Gao E , Pile-Spellman J , Vinuela F : Principles and philosophy of modeling in biomedical research . FASEB J 1998 , 12 : 275 - 285 . 27. Frazer A , Morilak DA : What ... therapeutics for Tourette Syndrome . Pharmacol Ther 2005 , 108 : 281 - 293 . 64. Wright CD : Animal models of depression in neuropsychopharmacology qua Feyerabend philosophy of science . In Advances in

Historic Districts and the Imagined Community: A Study of the Impact of the Old Georgetown Act

, yet the concept of identity is central to their formation. Benedict Anderson defined the idea of a nation as an “imagined political community.”2 Members of the “imagined community” do not personally ... defines itself and forms its borders. Said argues that human choices shape political geography, manipulating the subsequent formation of identity. Geographical and political boundaries are man-made, often

BIOECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF CARBON FOREST SEQUESTRATION AND OF THE ECOLOGICAL DEBT: AN APPLICATION TO THE CASE OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL

Though heavily criticized, the Kyoto Protocol has stood out as the key political tool in addressing climate change. However, one of the few instruments that allows industrialized and developing

Specialization and location of the gross value production of native wood products in Paraíba’s microrregions (1994-2017)

Paraíba  Fonte: IBGE (2017). Figure 1 Geographical location and political division of Paraíba’s microregions  Medidas de Localização e de Especialização Conforme Haddad (1989), as

Conscripting State Law to Protect Volunteers: The Odd Formulation of Federalism in "Opt-Out

federalism doctrines: the scope of the Commerce Power, the etiquette of federalism, separation of powers and due process. 25 Part III explains how the VPA implicates the policies and political philosophy ... underlying these constitutional doctrines: political accountability and cost internalization, separation of powers and the protection of individual liberty. 26 The Article concludes that the VPA is more

Homerus Lex: Investigating American Legal Culture Through the Lens of The Simpsons

or cultural studies, the incomparability of The Simpsons lies in its synergistic combination of socio-political commentary, satire, and pop culture salience. 29 It exudes a multi-layered text that ... to expose hypocrisy. 34 B. Animation and Humor The Simpsons exploits its characteristics as an animated situation comedy to address social and political issues in ways that deviate from the norms of

Guilty on All Accounts: Law & Order's Impact on Public Perception of Law and Order

symbiotic relationship developed among programming, audience interest, and public political sentiment. As the public became increasingly concerned about law and order, 6' television designated crime and ... law enforcement's interests over the accused's due process rights.4 This reflects our contemporary political climate as well as the era in which Law & Order debuted. 44 A. Endorsement of Crime Control

Logical fallacies in animal model research

evidence can be a result of the philosophy of science behind a discipline. For instance, Sidman’s [19] book Tactics of Scientific Research, considered a landmark textbook on research methods in behavior ... . 10. Leahey TH . The mythical revolutions of american psychology . Am Psychol . 1992 ; 47 : 308 - 18 . 11. Law S. The great philosophers . London: Quercus; 2007 . 12. Keuth H. The Philosophy of Karl

Logical fallacies in animal model research

, 15–18]. In some cases, the tendency to seek confirming evidence can be a result of the philosophy of science behind a discipline. For instance, Sidman’s [19] book Tactics of Scientific Research ... . Am Psychol. 1992;47:308–18.View ArticleGoogle ScholarLaw S. The great philosophers. London: Quercus; 2007.Google ScholarKeuth H. The Philosophy of Karl Popper. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

What would Karl Popper say? Are current psychological theories of ADHD falsifiable?

context According to the scientific philosophy of Popper, a scientific hypothesis must be testable and therefore open to falsification [6]. If a scientist can specify in advance an experiment that can

Will The Supreme Court Knock Tobacco Advertising Out Of The Park For Good? The Commercial Speech Implications Of The Family Smoking Prevention And Tobacco Control Act

legal experts from every point of the political spectrum have looked at these provisions and declared that they will not meet First Amendment scrutiny. What we are doing in this body is two things: we ... find particularly bad, but it is pervasive in so much of what we do, about 100 years ago we took the First Amendment and freedom of speech and chopped it into two pieces. We have political speech. Of

Illegal Substitution: Did the NFL Replacement Referees Create an Abnormally Dangerous Working Condition for Players Under Federal Law?

School of Law; B.A. , Philosophy, 2011 , Fordham University. The author would like to thank Professor Sullivan for his guidance throughout the writing process - 264 Seton Hall Journal of Sports and

Resolving the Debate on Public Funding for National Public Radio

supporting a political party or candidate.23 No organization that received funds from the federal government could “advertise”24 and restrictions were placed on how business sponsorships could be announced.25 ... from each side of the political aisle, and a “sting” video made by a 36. Mitchell, supra note 12 at 162-63. Originally, NPR was solely funded through congressional appropriations. It was not until after

Biomarkers in Child Mental Health: a bio-psycho-social perspective is needed

that these go awry when differences between common sense, commercial sense, political sense and science develop [27]. In this respect, a key issue has to be solved, namely, when is the scientific ... scientific results is also influenced by clinical, psycho-social and political factors; the more, the younger people are; specifically, mental health of minors needs the shelter of family and society in order