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“Hoping To Establish Common Ground For Saving Biodiversity” (A Review Of E.O. Wilson’S The Creation), Steven C. Bouma-Prediger

Faculty Publications

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Faint X‐Ray Structure In The Crab Pulsar Wind Nebula, F. D. Seward, W. H. Tucker, R. A. Fesen

Dartmouth Scholarship

We report on a Chandra observation of the Crab Nebula that gives the first clear view of the faint boundary of the Crab's X-ray-emitting pulsar wind nebula. There is structure in all directions. Fingers, loops, bays, and the south pulsar jet all indicate that either filamentary material or the magnetic field is controlling the relativistic electrons. In general, spectra soften as distance from the pulsar increases but do not change rapidly along linear features. This is particularly true for the pulsar jet. The termination of the jet is abrupt; the east side is close to an [O III] optical filament, …

Express Risk Assessment For The Dispersion Of Aerosols In An Urban Environment Using Probabilistic Implicit Tracking, Steven Lee Rowan

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports

The dispersion or transport of an airborne aerosol, whether the result of pollution or terrorist attack, is a topic of much interest to researchers and governmental officials in the United States. Due to this, there have been numerous efforts to develop accurate aerosol dispersion models utilizing computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and Lagrangian Particle Dynamics (LPD) in order to predict how an aerosol-suspended material will propagate in an urban environment. However, the complexity of these models require significant amounts of computational resources and are not practical for quickly modeling an actual event.;In this study, a stochastic simulation of Probabilistic Implicit Tracking …

Large -Eddy Simulation Of The Effects Of Debris On Tornado Dynamics, Baiyun Gong

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports

Tornadoes are one of the most intensely violent natural phenomena, which often bring considerable damage. Debris clouds are commonly observed along the tornado path. Studying tornadoes with debris is potentially important for several reasons: particle suspension may dramatically change the structure of the carrier flow; debris clouds represent one of the primary visual signatures of a tornado; large debris loadings can significantly enhance damage potential; differences between air and debris flow can complicate interpretation of Doppler radar measurements of velocity fields.;In earlier work, debris was added to an existing high-resolution LES model using a two-fluid Eulerian-Eulerian approach. The debris cloud …

Humility’S Inconvenient Truth, Steven C. Bouma-Prediger

Faculty Publications

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Collecting Fugitive Literature: Bringing Collection Development Expertise Into The Digital Age, Karen Schmidt, Wendy Shelburne, David Vess

Scholarly Publications

This presentation reflects the work that Wendy Shelburne, David Vess, and I engaged in to collect hate literature from the web. The research was later accepted by Library Resources & Technical Services for publication in 2008.

Mercury Exchange Between The Atmosphere And Low Mercury Containing Substrates, Mae Sexauer Gustin, Mark Engle, Jody Ericksen, Seth N. Lyman, Jelena Stamenkovic, Mei Xin

USU Uintah Basin Faculty Publications

Mercury is emitted to the air from Hg-enriched and low Hg-containing (natural background) substrates. Emitted Hg can be geogenic, or can be derived from the re-emission of Hg that was previously deposited to the soil from the atmosphere. Atmospheric Hg can be derived from natural and/or anthropogenic sources and can be deposited by wet or dry processes. It is important to understand the relative magnitude of emission, deposition, and re-emission of Hg associated with terrestrial ecosystems with natural background soil Hg concentrations because these landscapes cover large terrestrial surface areas. This information is also important for developing biogeochemical mass balances, …

Welcome To Our Newest Senior Scholars

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, 10/24/2006, P 302-335, Unm Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, 1920 - 2013

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Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, 10/24/2006, P 302-335, Unm Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, 1920 - 2013

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Clearing-Up The Measurement Confusion Regarding Student Attitudes Toward Science & A Yec Worldview , Steve W. Deckard

Faculty Publications and Presentations

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Children’S Use Of Retreats In Family Child Care Homes, Nanci Weinberger

Applied Psychology Department Faculty Journal Articles

The use of retreat spaces by 65 children in 9 family child care homes was assessed in this study. Family child care providers used daily diaries to collect information about children’s retreat frequency and associated behavior. The findings revealed that nearly half of the children used informal, readily available retreats during the research period. Playing with toys was the most frequent and stable retreat activity across age groups. Yet the number of passive and engaged behaviors varied based on child characteristics such as age, gender, and child’s mood for the day. Retreat use can be viewed as a potentially adaptive …

Faculty Senate Degree Candidates, Fall 2006, Vol 39, P 1363-1417, Unm Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Documents

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What's So Bad About Paying Plaintiffs?, Bruce H. Kobayashi, Larry E. Ribstein

2006 - The Fall and Rise of Federal Corporation Law

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Effect Of Staged Practices And Motivational Climate On Goal Orientation And Sportsmanship In Community Youth Sport Experiences, Mary Sara Wells, Gary D. Ellis, Skye G. Arthur-Banning, Mark F. Roark

Kinesiology and Health Science Faculty Publications

Significant acts of poor sportsmanship and aggression are becoming increasingly prevalent in youth sports. Youth who have negative experiences as a result of witnessing or being directly involved in such poor sportsmanship experiences are less likely to participate in future sport activities, thereby contributing to sedentary lifestyles and a number of health related problems. Goal orientation theory provides a basis for understanding why many of these unsporting acts may occur. “Task-oriented” participants focus on their intra-individual growth and development in sports and tend to be much less involved in aggression and poor sportsmanship. In contrast, “Egooriented” participants judge success in …

Annual Report Of The Nelson Poynter Memorial Library 2005/2006, Nelson Poynter Memorial Library.

Library Annual Reports

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Annual Report Of The Nelson Poynter Memorial Library 2005/2006, Nelson Poynter Memorial Library.

Library Annual Reports

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Eresources Management: Guest Lecture For Dig 3563 Dr. Kenney, Athena Hoeppner

Athena Hoeppner

Eresources Management: Guest Lecture For Dig 3563 Dr. Kenney, Athena Hoeppner

Athena Hoeppner

Legally Speaking--John Doe And The Patriot Act, Bryan M. Carson

DLPS Faculty Publications

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Corruption And Growth Under Weak Identification, Philip Shaw, Marina-Selini Katsaiti, Marius Jurgilas

Economics Working Papers

The goal of this paper is to revisit the influential work of Mauro [1995] focusing on the strength of his results under weak identification. He finds a negative impact of corruption on investment and economic growth that appears to be robust to endogeneity when using two-stage least squares (2SLS). Since the inception of Mauro [1995], much literature has focused on 2SLS methods revealing the dangers of estimation and thus inference under weak identification. We reproduce the original results of Mauro [1995] with a high level of confidence and show that the instrument used in the original work is in fact …

Perspectives On Teachers As Digital Library Users: Consumers, Contributors, And Designers, Mimi Recker

Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences Faculty Publications

"...freed of the constraints of physical space and media, digital libraries can be more adaptive and reflective of the communities they serve. They should be collaborative, allowing users to contribute knowledge to the library, either actively through annotations, reviews, and the like, or passively through their patterns of resource use. In addition, they should be contextual, expressing the expanding web of inter-relationships and layers of knowledge that extend among selected primary resources. In this manner, the core of the digital library should be an evolving information base, weaving together professional selection and the 'wisdom of crowds.'" (Lagoze, Krafft, Payette, & …

Effects Of Irrigation And Mowing On Species Diversity Of Grass And Wildflower Mixtures For The Intermountain West, Daniel W. Dewey, Paul G. Johnson, Roger Kjelgren

Plants, Soils, and Climate Faculty Publications

Grass and wildflower mixtures can be aesthetically appealing, water-conserving, low-maintenance alternatives to conventional turfgrass. One problem with these mixtures is loss of species diversity over time. We examined the effects of irrigation and mowing on the species diversity of 3 grass and wild-flower mixtures. The nonirrigated and non-mowed treatment combination maintained diversity most effectively whereas the irrigated and mowed treatment combination was least effective. Generally, when the irrigation treatment was significant (P < 0.05), irrigated plots contained more wildflowers. When the mowing treatment was significant (P < 0.05), mowed plots contained more common yarrow (Achillea millefolium L. [Asteraceae]) and strawberry clover (Trifolium fragiferum L. [Fabaceae]) and fewer Pacific aster (Symphyotrichum chilense (Nees) Nesom [Asteraceae]). Height measurements on non-mowed plots showed that irrigated plots had taller canopies than nonirrigated plots. Common yarrow was the most competitive wildflower, followed by strawberry clover and Pacific aster. Mixture 3 containing crested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. [Poaceae]) and thickspike wheatgrass (Elymus lanceolatus (Scribn. & J.G. Sm.) Gould ssp. lanceolatus [Poaceae]) maintained species diversity for the longest duration under nonirrigated and non-mowed conditions.

1021-0304_Mir_Irs, Michael C. Cushing

Publications and Research

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Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, 08/29/2006, P 12-282, Unm Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, 1920 - 2013

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Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, 08/29/2006, P 12-282, Unm Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, 1920 - 2013

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Schweitzer Award Presented To Global Partners For Development, Chapman University Media Relations

Chapman Press Releases 2003-2011

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Conference Brochure: 7th Annual Demential Management Conference

Center for Applied Research on Aging and Health Conferences

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The Influence Of Low Humidity, Pseudacteon Flies, And Competition By Solenopsis Xyloni On Solenopsis Invicta, Ricardo A. Ramirez, D C. Thompson, M D. Remmenga

Biology Faculty Publications

Red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren, is a serious pest in the southeastern United States. It has caused economic losses in agricultural products, stings can cause anaphylactic shock, and it has reduced biodiversity. S. invicta has displaced native ant species throughout its range, presumably by competitive exclusion. In 1998, S. invicta populations were confirmed in southern New Mexico, resulting in a quarantine of Doña Ana County. Although large populations of the native southern fire ant, S. xyloniMcCook, are common in the Mesilla Valley, only two small populations of S. invicta have been found since the initial quarantine. It is …

Inst7870 - Data Visualization Theory & Practice, Fall 2006, Brett Shelton

Instructional Technology & Learning Sciences - OCW

In this course you will explore the question of what visualization is, and why you should use visualizations for quantitative data. In doing so, you will address theoretical concepts and examine case studies that show the importance of effective visualizations in real world settings.

You will also look at how to interpret meanings in visualizations. Elements of cognitive science theory are addressed, and you will practice techniques to help with your interpretations. An additional objective will center on how to create meaning with your own visualizations, then examine appropriate forms for representation and also review design considerations.

In the lab …