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University Scholar Series: Frances Edwards And Daniel Goodrich, Frances L. Edwards, Daniel Goodrich

University Scholar Series

Transportation Security After 9/11

On November 13, 2013, Dr. Frances Edwards and Daniel Goodrich gave a talk titled “Transportation Security After 9/11” as part of the University Scholar Series hosted by Provost Ellen Junn at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. Dr. Frances L. Edwards is Deputy Director of the National Transportation Security Center at Mineta Transportation Institute, professor of political science, and director of the MPA program at SJSU. Dan Goodrich is a Research Associate with Mineta Transportation Institute at SJSU, and a lecturer in the MSTM and MPA programs. Together, they have authored the textbook Introduction to …

Caver Quest 3d Virtual Cave Simulation Of Snowy River In Fort Stanton Cave, Ronald J. Lipinski, Pete Lindsley

National Cave and Karst Management Symposium 2013

Virtual worlds, or 3D simulations through which an avatar can travel, is becoming a common means to display products or provide training in new environments. This paper describes the steps in producing the 3D virtual simulation of Snowy River in Fort Stanton Cave, New Mexico. A traditional cave survey and map with cross sections was used to produce a 3D meshed surface of the cave walls using the Blender software package. Photographs were taken of the walls, ceiling, and floor and merged together. The merged montage was applied to the 3D mesh walls as a “texture”. Unity3D was used to …

Open Access/Open Research/Open Government: The Full Cycle Of Access To Government Information, Stephanie A. Braunstein, Maggie Kauffman

SJSU Open Access Conference

Stephanie Braunstein, Head Government Documents Librarian at Louisiana State University, and Maggie Kauffman, Senior Librarian and Housing Resource Coordinator at the California Department of Housing and Community Development, will describe the who, what, why, and how of current initiatives that promote the sharing of government-funded research--at both the federal and state levels. Emphasis will be placed on recent legislative efforts (such as the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act [FASTR]) and on the recommendations of various professional library organizations that support academic research (such as the Association of Research Libraries [ARL]). While much of the current discussion surrounding …

An Unholy Alliance: The Connection Between Foster Care And Human Trafficking, Michelle R. Lillie

Fifth Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Human Trafficking 2013

It is general knowledge within the anti-trafficking community that children facing abuse, neglect and parental substance abuse are at the greatest risk for human trafficking. Yet very little research has connected these same abused and neglected children that are currently in foster care with human trafficking. This paper examines the connection between foster care and human trafficking in the United States with special emphasis on sex trafficking. Within the human trafficking literature there is a very large gap regarding foster care and wards of the state. Very little statistical data are available on the prevalence of foster care children involved …

Human Rights Organizations As Agents Of Change: When Do They Succeed And When Do They Fail?, Kyla Mcentire, Matthew Krain, Michele Leiby

Biennial Conference: The Social Practice of Human Rights

As a key actor within the human rights transnational advocacy network, NGOs, such as Amnesty International, strive to shape individuals’ values on such contentious issues as the use of torture and to mobilize them to act on their values. While much has been written describing this advocacy work, little systematic research has been done evaluating its efficacy. We conducted archival research to identify the three most common messaging techniques employed by AI: (1) informational frames, where the focus is to educate the reader by presenting them with core facts and statistics; (2) personal frames, where a personal narrative is told …

State And Local Population Trends (With A Focus On Cpar Population Projections To 2050), David J. Drozd

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

This presentation features: Themes and Takeaways; Migration "Moving on up"; Historic and current age structure with projection; Race/ethnicity trends; Special topics; and Summary.

Interactive Computer Training On Led Website, Jodie Meyer

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

This presentation features instructions to using the LED Extraction tool.

Nebraska Population Projections To 2050 And Implications, Lissette Aliaga-Linares, David J. Drozd

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

This presentation features: How the projections were done; What the projections show; Limitations, potential issues; and Implications from these projections.

Data Mapping Computer Training, Melanie Kiper

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

This presentation features how to use Data Mapping applications.

Current Population Survey And Its Special Products, Jerry Deichert, David J. Drozd

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

This presentation features: What is the current population survey?; Current population survey: Supplementary surveys; Data availability; Annual social and economic supplement; Nebraska Income Growth Relatively Good Lately; The gains/incentive for Higher Education very stable over time; Select CPS family and household statistics; Fertility; CPS shows declining family sizes now stabilized; Additional CPS data show “larger” family sizes steadying; Uptrend in Women with no children has generally continued; Don’t forget CPS figures can have “sampling error”; Can go to a larger geography, time frame or group to see trends; Voting and Registration; New report shows Blacks had the highest voting rate …

Equal Employment Opportunity Tabulation 2006-2010, Jennifer Cheeseman Day

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

This presentation features: What do you do?; 1790 Census; Composition of the Labor Force by Sex; By Race and Hispanic Origin; Occupation; Occupation and Industry; Shifting shares for each occupation for men and women; States and Metros; More detailed geography; Why do we need the Equal Employment Opportunity tabulation?; U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Overview of the Equal Employment Opportunity Tabulation; What can this tabulation tell you?; Largest Dataset on American FactFinder; 5 Decades of Equal Employment Opportunity Tabulations; Primary Purpose of the Equal Employment Opportunity Tabulation; Sponsoring Agencies; Civil Rights Laws; What’s in it?; New this time; New Measures; …

Metro Vs. Nonmetro Nebraska Differences, David J. Drozd

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

This presentation features: Geographic defintions have been updated!!; July 1, 2012 Population Estimates from Census Bureau; Percent of State Population: 1950 and 1980 Censuses and 2012 Estimates; Nonmetro areas now have a smaller population than in 1890!!; Nebraska’s largest counties have >50% of population/Unicameral; Sizeable changes; less populated counties perform worse; Why has the population change differed so dramatically?; Metro has had better net migration in each decade (avg. 68,000); Metro has had better natural change, especially currently; Shifts in the potential school-age population; The nonmetro Nebraska population is much older; 2010 Census Age Statistics: Percent of Area Population in …

New Torch, Same Flame, Joanne Montanye

UVM Libraries Conference Day

This project is a work-in-progress exploring collaborative preservation opportunities for libraries and current digital-content creators in Vermont. Legacy retention partnerships are waning with the print industry, and new independent creators are discovering the need to self-archive, develop new alliances, or risk eventual loss of their work. Cooperation is in everyone's best interests, in that libraries can advise on best curation practices for access and interoperability; creators can keep libraries up-to-date technologically; the public benefits from access to more digital-only work; and the bridges between print and digital records are maintained. This presentation is a narrative of the project's origins up …

Census Bureau Data Product Update And Denver Regional Office Activities, Jerry O'Donnell

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

This presentation features: Regional Office Boundaries 2013; Denver Region Website; The Other 9 Years—Ongoing Surveys; Data Product Updates; 2010 Summary Tape File 1 Urban/Rural Update; 2010 Census Congressional District File; American Community Survey 1‐Year and Multi‐Year Estimates 2007‐2011; State Level Maps and Graphs on Voting and Voting Rates; Computer and Internet Use at Home; County to County Migration Flow; 2012 Subcounty Population Estimates; Nonemployer Statistics 2011; County/ZIP Business Patterns; EEO Data Tool; Subjects A to Z; and census.gov and American FactFinder Enhancements.

Health, Health Insurance, And Disability Statistics From The Census Bureau, Jennifer Cheeseman Day

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

This presentation features: What is health?; Census Bureau mission; What questions on health can we answer with Census Bureau statistics?; Census Bureau Statistics on Health; Health care needs: Population Counts; Aging; Health Status; Health Status and Medical Utilization; Fertility; ACS Disability Questions; Disability Prevalence by State; Percentage of People with a Disability; Disability Prevalence by Age: 2010; Unemployment Rate; Employment to Population Ratios for People 18 to 64 years with a Disability by State; Veterans: Service Connected Disability; Health Insurance by type and across time; Health Insurance by type, small geography, many variables; Small Geography by Insured/Not insured; Medical Out …

Census Overview: Basics, Decennial, Acs, And Estimates, David J. Drozd

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

This presentation features: Terminology & Definitions; Census Datafiles; ACS Data are Released Based Upon the Population of the Geographic Unit; Questionnaires & Concepts; How does CPAR typically analyze race/ethnicity?; Geography; FactFinder Address Search Page & Results; Geography vs. Data (A Duel); Relationship between Data/Datafiles and Geography; PUMA geography; The American Community Survey: What is it?; ACS Methodology in Brief; ACS New Subject Areas; Point Estimates, MOE and Confidence Intervals; ACS Sample Size Increase Began in 2011 and Continues!!; 2012 ACS Data to be released later in 2013; Multi-year Aggregate Estimates: Advantages; The 2009 ACS Nebraska “Double Whammy”; Population Estimates Program: …

Economic And Workforce Data: U.S. Bureau Of Economic Analysis, Jerry Deichert

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

This presentation features information about the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Stewardship Of Water Through Ensuring Sustainable Development Of River Banks, Justin R. Nayagam

Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning 亞太地區服務研習會議

The state Kerala is blessed with scenic beauty and appears evergreen throughout the year as it regularly receives South West and North West monsoons. The wetlands of Kerala provide myriad of biological functions lending ecological and economic sustainability to the region. However, due to immense biotic interferences, such habitats are under threat, and have shrunken in size considerably. The present work is an attempt to develop awareness in students, farmers and commoners on the degree of habitat destruction; and to implement strategies for eco-restoration of specific sites under study. Ten students of graduate stream and two from post graduate level …

Session 4-1-A: Roman Addiction: The Changing Perception Of Problem Gaming In The Roman World, Suzanne B. Faris

International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking

Describes the perception of problem gambling in ancient Rome.

Session 4-1-C: Social Gaming: Problems, Policies And Predictions, Keith Whyte

International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking

Discusses key issues with social gaming.

Session 4-1-B: Casino Legalization As An Evolutionary Game -- Who Will Be The Next?, Miao He

International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking

Introduction

For the community/governor who has a strong preposition to casino gaming (e.g., gambler, religious group), his/her motivation to participate/accept casino legalization is

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What’s the motivation for the other community/governors who are neutral to casino gaming?

How the casino legalization process evolved and finally reached the equilibrium state?

Session 4-1-C: Social Media Gambling Games: Impact On Young People, Sally Gainsbury, Jeffrey L. Derevensky

International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking

Key concerns for youth

Normalisation & positive impressions of gambling

Misrepresenting the odds of winning

Encouraging transition to real money gambling

Development of problems

Session 4-1-D: The Ant And The Grasshopper: Western Casino Operators In Macau And Singapore, Sudhir Kale

International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking

Objectives

Understand the impact of market conditions and managerial orientation on employee satisfaction, organizational identification, and service quality in Macau/ Singapore Casino Industry.

Highlight long-term adverse impact of poor service quality on market share and profitability.

Provide guidelines for action.

Session 4-1-B: A Public Choice Perspective On The Progression Of Casino Gaming, Miao He, Ricardo Chi Sen Siu

International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking

Following the public choice literatures which explore the voting process to obtain an economic decision (Morton, 1991; Olson, 1965; Riker and Ordeshook, 1968; Stigler, 1974; etc.), a model is formulated in this paper to reveal the related forces which lead to the legalization/liberalization of casino gaming as a modern economic sector. It is shown that an individual’s decision to participate into a voting process or not is influenced by his/her anticipated benefit and cost. Then, the aggregate force of the beneficiary group and the anti-gaming group in standing for their own economic and emotional interests determines the voting result. Indeed, …

Session 3-4-A: Public Opinion And Problem Gambling, Don Feeney

International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking

What do we need to know?

How does the public perceive addiction?

Do they stigmatize addiction?

Do they recognize gambling addiction?

Do they understand the causes?

Do they understand the solutions?

Do they know where to go for help?

Do they know preventative factors?

What are they willing to do?

What messages are credible and appealing?

Session 3-3-B: Recent Eu Gambling Regulatory Developments: A Case Of Many Court Cases With Institutions Courting Inconclusiveness?, Alan Littler

International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking

Introduction

United Kingdom; shifting towards point of consumption regulation

Member States; competence to regulate is not boundless

Other European institutions; a different discourse?

Session 3-3-B: The Interplay Between Law, Development And Spillover Effects Of Casino Gaming: Theory And The Asian Evidences, Ricardo Chi Sen Siu

International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking

Taking into consideration of the unique features and practice of casino gaming, the significance of law in the development of this industry, and the onging interactions between law, the industry’s succeeding performance and its spillover effects are generalized and illustrated in this paper. Based on the rationales of law and economics, and the institutional approach to economic analysis, a functional model is constructed to depict the related interplaying forces and the development of casino gaming. In principle, it is shown that business scope and scale of casino gaming is largely defined by law on one hand, and the revisions of …

Session 3-2-B: What Changing Public Policies Toward Gambling Mean For Gaming Law, I. Nelson Rose

International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking

The Three Waves Of Legal Gambling

First Wave - Colonial period to mid-19th century: Legal Debris: “Lotteries” prohibited in state constitutions and Canada (except Quebec)

Second Wave - Wild West; South after the Civil War , new inventions. Crash - Victorian morality Legal Debris: Statutes prohibit bookmaking, slot machines; U.S. federal and Quebec anti-lottery laws

Third Wave - Depression to present: Legal Debris: Piecemeal legalization by states, provinces

Session 3-2-D: Predicting Gambling-Related Problems Among Internet Gamblers, Sarah E. Nelson

International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking

The Goal

Use actual gambling behavior to identify, with good reliability and validity, distinct groups of gamblers among those who have gambling-related problems

Utilize this/these algorithm(s) to set up an early warning system for players at risk of developing problems

Session 3-2-C: Mentor - The New Online Prevention Tool In Use And Its Preliminary Results, Doris Malischnig

International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking

• Responsible Gaming (RG) Standards Casinos Austria / Austrian Lotteries
• MENTOR: Behavioral Feedback System
• Outlook