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Usf Jamovi Tutorial Project: Open Education Resource, Aline Hitti, Saera Khan

USF OER Faculty Grant

Jamovi is an open source free software that USF staff, faculty and student can download to carry out any statistical analyses. The current report summarizes the progress made on an Open Education Resource Grant funded project, which aimed to created Jamovi tutorials. In this report, student feedback and faculty reaction are summarized after one semester of using the tutorials created.

Macomber-Sylvia Building: Baker's Daily Log

Documentation

Pete Baker's daily log of work on Macomber-Sylvia Building Restoration, August 1976 - January 18, 1977 (the date the building was destroyed in a gas explosion).

Gray's Mill: Proposed Dredging Plan For Gray's Mill Pond

Documentation

Maps and drawings of the proposed dredging plan for Gray's Mill Pond.

Gray's Mill: Rhode Island Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program Application

Documentation

Application to Rhode Island Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP). Includes a list of vegetative composition of Gray's Mill Pond and maps of the pond.

Structural Survey Of The Macomber-Silvia Building, 1976

Documentation

Structural Report prepared by Anne W. Baker Restorations for WHALE, New Bedford, MA. the report includes a brief history and description of the Macomber-Sylvia house, a structural survey, a general work outline, a proposed work schedule and costs for the project. Prepared in 1976.

Interstate 11: The Road To Prosperity In Nevada, Arthur C. Nelson

Policy Briefs and Reports

Interstate 11 (I-11) offers Nevada a unique opportunity to advance the economic development prospects of one of the state’s most economically challenged areas: Elko and eastern Nevada. Although the state used a qualitative system to choose a western route for I-11, this process may not have considered fully the costs of extending I-11 to Canada in a cost-effective manner or in a manner consistent with I-11 purposes, especially avoiding congested areas. This briefing report reviews the history and purposes of I-11; summarizes the I-11 route options; considers how I-11 might extend to Canada in a way that is consistent with …

Wood In The Built Environment: The Restorative Benefits Of Wood On Student Health And Well-Being, Samantha Mcnair

Featured Student Work

Reaching Canadian shores in March of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic relentlessly continues to impact life on a global scale. Post-secondary students have been especially hard hit throughout the pandemic, with the doors of many institutions still closed 20 months after the initial lockdowns. They have had to self-navigate the difficulties of remote learning while grappling with several negative health concerns associated with extended periods of time spent in artificial environments, such as social isolation, mental fatigue, increased stress, and low levels of motivation. This study seeks to determine how interior applications of wood can be used to improve the health …

Nasa, Boeing, And Defense Activities: For The Use Of Geopolymers For Space Construction, Terrance E. Bisnauth, Julio Martinez, Saim Wasim

Publications and Research

Good day readers. And with the rate at which our planet earth is being destroyed due to climate change and other catastrophe. That has created serious peril. Food shortages would soon be manifested. So it is wise for us being homosapiens occupy other places to live. And for this to be successful materials would play a significant role for housing us. One of which are Geopolymers.

Investigating Project Success Factors In Post-Disaster Rebuilding Efforts In Nyc, Aalaa Mohammed, Jude R. Vallon, Calvin O. Walters Jr.

Publications and Research

On October 29, 2012, Superstorm Sandy caused nearly $19 billion in damages in New York City including damage to 69,000 residential units. A precipitated amount of roughly $4.2 billion in Community Development Block Grant was allocated towards PDR construction. These funds addressed a range of needs, including rebuilding and rehabilitating housing, assisting displaced tenants, and providing aid to businesses. Post-Disaster Rebuilding (PDR) is similar to construction in the modification of an existing facility that involves either renovation, additions, or subtractions to scopes of work to assist the overall performance of the facility. However, PDR goes further in a highly coordinated …

Timber Constructed: Towards An Alternative Material History, Laila Seewang, Irina Davidovici

School of Architecture Faculty Publication and Presentations

Editorial:

This issue of Architectural Theory Review proposes an alternative intellectual history of timber architecture. It foregrounds the relationships that tie the natural resource to the cultural artefact, its processing into construction material and, with it, the production of associated disciplinary expertise. The essays explore the spatial and symbolic possibilities of timber in historical and contemporary discourse by highlighting its simultaneity as cultural artefact, material commodity, environmental resource, and structural element. Thus, the material’s appearance and representation are positioned within perennial oscillations between globalism and locality, natural and man-made, industry and craft, innovation and tradition, material and ideology, modernity and …

Unearthed; Villa S(Av)Oil, Megha Murali

Architecture Thesis Prep

Rammed Earth has not yet been studied in terms of soil's inherent spatial qualities. This thesis aims to create a set of rules to follow when designing with Rammed Earth. Coupling physical testing and a series of interviews with experts, the rules are formed by manifesting natural qualities of soil as spatial manipulations. The outcome goal of this project is to broadcast soil as a material. Imagining a Rammed Earth intervention in today's world, the news about Rammed Earth would be spread as the headlining article in the New York Times. Aiming to educate a wide audience on Rammed Earth, …

Picture Perfect: Ephemera, Icons, And Disaster, Riley Patrick

Architecture Thesis Prep

The abstract, authorless fabrication of an AI image juxtaposed with the legible photography of the constructed recognition perspective connects the awe-inspiring concept of the “natural” disaster with the tangible reality of its actual and potential destruction, found at culturally known physicalities. It is part of architecture’s responsibility to utilize its agency in demystifying the climate crisis, utilizing potent imagery to manifest the danger and effects of these disasters in a contributing effort to protect America’s cultural icons. Representation therefore holds power in communicating immediacy and emotional investment to the climate crisis. The cultural l legibility of national parks is well …

Debrisia, Alice Rong, Jing Ying Chin, Tanya Tungkaserawong

Architecture Thesis Prep

According to the introduction:

Vacant spaces are the non-utilized or underutilized lands due to their parcel shape, size, or geographic location. These vacant lands are often associated with illegal dumping of construction and general waste due to avoidance of refuse collection fee payments, leading to social, environmental, and financial risks. With the rise in illegal dumping over the years, we aim to address this problem at the avoidance, minimization, and recovery level of waste management.

Natural Asset-Based Community Development In The Nebraska Community Foundation Network, Kristen Ohnoutka

Community and Regional Planning Program: Theses and Student Projects

As rural communities explore new ways to stimulate growth and development in their place, one of the biggest challenges they face is reinventing what rural community development is and has been. The conventional way of thinking goes communities must attract new businesses to attract new workers to grow a community’s population. However, population growth and industry attraction are not always equivalent to progress, especially not in rural communities. For decades, rural communities have withstood the boom and bust of industry and economy, whether it be agricultural, industrial, manufacturing, etc. These industries and more have demanded the extraction of rural communities’ …

Counteracting Crime Or Wasting Time? Examining A Blight Abatement Cpted Project In Philadelphia, Mandolynn Mcclusky

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This study examines the relationships between a blight abatement CPTED project and the total, violent, and property crime rate in Philadelphia from 2000-2019. After controlling for certain demographics (population, median household income, median age of population, poverty level, and unemployment rate) as well as the national crime rate, no statistically significant relationship was found between the CPTED project and the crime rates with the data and measurements available to the researcher.

Gray's Mill: National Register Application Form Section 7, Draft

Documentation

Draft version of the Gray's Grist Mill application to the National Register of Historic Places, Continuation Sheet -- Section 7. File is dated March 3, 2007.

Gray's Mill: National Register Application Draft, Section 8

Documentation

Draft version of the National Register of Historic Places Application Form, Continuation Page, Section 8. File dated March 3, 2007.

Gray's Mill: Proposed For Inclusion In Preservation Restriction

Documentation

The intent of this restriction is to protect all historically and architecturally significant features of the Gray's Mill complex. This document includes a description of the historically significant exterior and interior features of the Gray's Mill buildings. The document file is dated July 2008.

Gray's Mill: Preservation Restriction Agreement Between Dartmouth Heritage Preservation Trust, Inc. And Gray's Grist Mill, Inc.

Documentation

An agreement between Dartmouth Heritage Preservation Trust, Inc. and Gray's Grist Mill, Inc. These preservation restrictions are set forth so as to ensure the preservation of those characteristics which contribute to the architectural and historical integrity of the Premises. Agreement dated 2008. No specific date filled in on document.

Gray's Mill: Fish Spawning Poster

Documentation

Poster advertising for Fish Observers at Gray's Mill Pond to learn what fish species inhabit and thrive naturally in the pond.

Gray's Mill: Fish Field Protocol

Documentation

Field protocol used for counting fish in Gray's Mill Pond. Document dated Spring, 2003.

Gray's Mill: Fish Spawning Newspaper Article "Herring Home To Spawn, Be Counted"

Documentation

Article in a newspaper, Herring home to spawn, be counted, concerning a study of the marine life and fish species dwelling in the pond. The study was conducted to ensure that dredging didn't harm marine life. No newspaper title or date is given.

Gray's Mill: Fish America Application Requesting Funding For Gray's Mill Pond Habitat Improvement, 2005

Documentation

An application to Fish America requesting $23,500 in funds for Gray's Mill habitat restoration by increasing the overall area of deep water habitat by "dredging those portions of the pond where sediment has collected." Detailed information on the Project's description and need, activities, objectives, timeline, environmental concerns, and budget. Application submitted in anticipation of work to be done in 2005.

Gray's Mill: Letter To Little Compton Town Council

Documentation

Letter written by Anne Baker to Little Compton Town Council requesting an appointment to talk about plans for cleaning up Adamsville Millpond. Letter is dated February 3, 2002.

Gray's Mill: Letter To Scott Rabideau, Natural Resource Service, January 2002

Documentation

Letter written by Anne Baker to Scott Rabideau of Natural Resource Services, Inc. informing him about the project status, a grant request for a fish ladder, and offering some history about the mill in Adamsville. Letter is dated January 3, 2002.

Gray's Mill: Eligibility For National Register Of Historic Places, October 2002

Documentation

Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) opinion concerning Gray's Mill eligibility for the National Register. "MHC staff determined that the surviving mill complex including the mill building, water-power features and machinery retain sufficient integrity as an architectural resource and working mill to be eligible to the National Register of Historic Places at the local level under criterion A, C, and possibly D." Reviewed by the MHC on October 16, 2002.

Gray's Mill: Eligibility For National Register, Letter From The Massachusetts Historical Commission, January 2003

Documentation

Letter from Massachusetts Historical Commission confirming Gray's Mill eligibility for the National Register of Historic Paces and encouraging Westport Historic Commission to prepare the nomination application. Letter is dated January 9, 2003.

Gray's Mill: Baker's Lecture On Gray's Grist Mill And Pond Restoration

Documentation

Pete Baker's Lecture on the restoration of the mill store and Gray's Mill Pond habitat restoration project, a 15 year project for owner, Ralph Guild. File for lecture dated January 17, 2009.

Gray's Mill: Email Correspondence Regarding Mill Store

Documentation

Email correspondence written by Baker and dated March 11,2002. Concerns the future operations at the Gray's Grist Mill Store. The store was restored prior to the Mill Pond Habitat Restoration in 2006.

Gray's Mill: Email Correspondence Between Baker And Ralph Guild Up To July 19, 2001

Documentation

Several email correspondences between Baker and Ralph Guild up to July 19, 2001 concerning the Grist Mill restoration.