Oklahoma City University

About: Oklahoma City University is a education organization based out in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Supreme court & Comparative law. The organization has 240 authors who have published 421 publications receiving 6923 citations.

Trademark rights in gray markets

Abstract: Parallel importation, the selling of trademarked products through unauthorized distribution channels, can erode trademark image, strain channel relationships and disrupt global planning efforts. With the recent changes in federal court precedent and the landmark 1998 L’Anza Supreme Court decision, the legal rights associated with trademarked products in gray markets have forever changed. Therefore, the authors review the current status of regulatory and judicial decisions affecting gray marketing activities to provide a practical framework for marketing managers. Legal and nonlegal suggestions, for the protection of trademarks in gray market competition, are offered.

Nonlinear parabolic equations with singular coefficient and critical exponent

Abstract: We are concerned with the absence of positive solutions of the following nonlinear problems, Here Ω is a bounded domain in with smooth boundary, 0

Do adult ESL learners’ and their teachers’ goals for improving grammar in writing correspond?

Abstract: Recent research has identified certain goals of adult second language (L2) learners and their teachers for writing instruction in English as a second language (ESL), yet questions remain as to whether students’ and teachers’ goals correspond in ways that achieve instructional objectives and facilitate L2 development. The present study compared L2 students’ goals for grammar improvement in academic writing with those of their teachers as students transitioned from an intensive ESL programme to university courses. Over a two-year period, we conducted 60 semi-structured interviews and stimulated recalls with 15 ESL university students along with 25 interview and stimulated recall sessions with 5 ESL and 9 university instructors. Results showed limited correspondence between learners’ and teachers’ intentions for grammar improvement. Learners expressed a strong preference for improving formal grammatical features, particularly verb tenses and clause structure, whereas instructors either reported that they had...

Same Constructs, Different Results: Examining the Consistency of Two Behavior-Rating Scales with Referred Preschoolers.

Abstract: Broad-band or multidimensional behavior-rating scales are common tools for evaluating children. Two popular behavior-rating scales, the Behavior Assessment System for Children, Second Edition (BASC-2; Reynolds & Kamphaus, 2004) and the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL; Achenbach & Rescorla, 2000), have undergone downward extensions so that the preschool versions are available for children as young as 18 months. Limited research, however, has been conducted on the preschool versions of the BASC-2 and CBCL. This study examined the consistency of results from the two preschool versions when completed by parents of clinically referred preschoolers. Comparisons of similarly named scales found significant correlations. Mean scores for several of the constructs were significantly different, however, and often resulted in inconsistent classification decisions. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Data Quality Challenges in Cyber-Physical Systems

Abstract: Recent emerging technologies, which integrate sensing, computation, communication, and control, have changed the way we observe and control the physical world. Cyberphysical systems (CPSs) [Rajkumar et al. 2010] are systems that have been applied in a variety of applications to collect data such as temperature, heart rate, speed, and so on from the physical world and make decisions based on the analysis of the data, thereby controlling and optimizing the physical objects in the real world. We are not only witnessing a seamless consolidation of the physical world and the cyber world but also experiencing a significant change in our lifestyles brought by the CPS. In medical CPSs, medical sensors are deployed to monitor the long-term biomedical condition of patients [Lee and Sokolsky 2010]. In the smart grid system, electricity usage data and the healthy status information of the smart grid are monitored and collected. Traffic information and city environmental data are also collected using sensors deployed across the city and on the vehicles [Arbabi and Weigle 2009]. Intelligent routing and emergency response can be more efficient based on the city surveillance data. When these systems become pervasive and ubiquitously available, large amounts of data will be collected, which may include information that is trustworthy or faked, publishable or sensitive, marginal or critical. Data-driven decisions have become very common and important for us to optimize and control the physical objects in the real world. Those decisions are long term, short term, or real time, but most of them are critical and could have significant consequences. Therefore, in such a data-driven decisionmaking system, the quality of the data is crucial for the success of the applications. Without high-quality data, no high-quality service based on the right decision could be provided. In CPSs, data is collected mostly from the physical world. The quality of the