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How Costly Is It For Poor Farmers To Lift Themselves Out Of Subsistence, Laure C. Dutoit, Olivier Cadot, Marcelo Olarreaga Nov 2005

How Costly Is It For Poor Farmers To Lift Themselves Out Of Subsistence, Laure C. Dutoit, Olivier Cadot, Marcelo Olarreaga

Olivier Cadot

The main objective of this paper is to provide estimates of the cost of moving out of subsistence for Madagascar's farmers. The analysis is based on a simple asset-return model of occupational choice. Estimates suggest that the entry (sunk) cost associated with moving out of subsistence can be quite large---somewhere between 124 and 153 percent of a subsistence farmer's annual production. Our results make it possible to identify farm characteristics likely to generate large gains if moved out of subsistence, yielding useful information for the targeting of trade-adjustment assistance programs.


High Speed Flight At Low Altitude - Hazard To Commercial Aviation?, Paul F. Eschenfelder Apr 2005

High Speed Flight At Low Altitude - Hazard To Commercial Aviation?, Paul F. Eschenfelder

Paul F. Eschenfelder

No abstract provided.


What Communities Should Do Pre-Event To Support Public Health Post-Event Assessments, Surveillance And Monitoring, Thomas Lyons Carr Iii Feb 2005

What Communities Should Do Pre-Event To Support Public Health Post-Event Assessments, Surveillance And Monitoring, Thomas Lyons Carr Iii

Thomas Lyons (Thom) Carr III Appl.Sc., CEM

[Abstract written March 2008, TLC] Under worst-case planning assumptions used by some major metropolitan areas, a Neighbor-to-Neighbor self-help program model is the primary link between citizens and the professional response personnel of the responsible government agencies.

In the Neighbor-to-Neighbor self-help program model or a Community Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) calls on the citizens in neighborhoods to identify and establish cluster emergency preparedness committees, Cluster Emergency Coordination Centers (CECC) and Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT). Missing from these plans or what is not articulated is how constant Public Health Post-Event Surveillance, Monitoring and Assessments will be done. Given the worst-case planning …


Interaction Between The Dorsal And Ventral Pathways In Mental Rotation: An Fmri Study, Hideya Koshino, Patricia Carpenter, Timothy Keller, Marcel Just Dec 2004

Interaction Between The Dorsal And Ventral Pathways In Mental Rotation: An Fmri Study, Hideya Koshino, Patricia Carpenter, Timothy Keller, Marcel Just

Marcel Adam Just

No abstract provided.


Imagining Material Versus Geometric Properties Of Objects: An Fmri Study, Sharlene Newman, Roberta Klatzky, Susan Lederman, Marcel Just Dec 2004

Imagining Material Versus Geometric Properties Of Objects: An Fmri Study, Sharlene Newman, Roberta Klatzky, Susan Lederman, Marcel Just

Marcel Adam Just

No abstract provided.


Functional Connectivity In An Fmri Working Memory Task In High-Functioning Autism, Hideya Koshino, Patricia Carpenter, Nancy Minshew, Vladimir Cherkassky, Timothy Keller, Marcel Just Dec 2004

Functional Connectivity In An Fmri Working Memory Task In High-Functioning Autism, Hideya Koshino, Patricia Carpenter, Nancy Minshew, Vladimir Cherkassky, Timothy Keller, Marcel Just

Marcel Adam Just

No abstract provided.


Bearing The Costs Of Human-Wildlife Conflict: The Challenges Of Compensation Schemes, Philip J. Nyhus, Steve A. Osofsky, Paul Ferraro, H Fischer, Francine Madden Dec 2004

Bearing The Costs Of Human-Wildlife Conflict: The Challenges Of Compensation Schemes, Philip J. Nyhus, Steve A. Osofsky, Paul Ferraro, H Fischer, Francine Madden

Philip J. Nyhus

No abstract provided.


Conservation And Development Interventions At The Wildlife-Livestock Interface, Steven A. Osofsky, Sarah Cleaveland, William B. Karesh, Michael D. Kock, Philip J. Nyhus, Lisa Starr, Angela Yang Dec 2004

Conservation And Development Interventions At The Wildlife-Livestock Interface, Steven A. Osofsky, Sarah Cleaveland, William B. Karesh, Michael D. Kock, Philip J. Nyhus, Lisa Starr, Angela Yang

Philip J. Nyhus

No abstract provided.


Darwinisms’S Multiple Ontologies, David J. Depew Dec 2004

Darwinisms’S Multiple Ontologies, David J. Depew

David J Depew

No abstract provided.


Classical Conditioning Of Red-Backed Salamanders, Plethodon Cinereus, Scott Kight Dec 2004

Classical Conditioning Of Red-Backed Salamanders, Plethodon Cinereus, Scott Kight

Scott Kight


We examined associative learning as it relates to the sensory ecology of the red-backed salamander, Plethodon cinereus, using a classical conditioning design to evaluate the response of salamanders to different kinds of stimuli.  Conditioned stimuli (CS) reflected visual, chemosensory, and mechanosensory modalities of P. cinereus, with brief exposures to (I) white light, (II) acetic acid fumes, (III) low-frequency sound, and (IV) low-frequency vibration.  In all experiments, a gentle mechanical stimulation of the tail served as the unconditioned stimulus (US), which consistently elicited movement of the head or body as the unconditioned response (UR).  For two days, the US …


The Framing Effect And Risky Decisions: Examining Cognitive Functions With Fmri, Cleotilde Gonzalez, Jason Dana, Hideya Koshino, Marcel Adam Just Dec 2004

The Framing Effect And Risky Decisions: Examining Cognitive Functions With Fmri, Cleotilde Gonzalez, Jason Dana, Hideya Koshino, Marcel Adam Just

Marcel Adam Just

No abstract provided.