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The Daily Egyptian, September 18, 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff Sep 2009

The Daily Egyptian, September 18, 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff

September 2009

No abstract provided.


The Daily Egyptian, September 11, 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff Sep 2009

The Daily Egyptian, September 11, 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff

September 2009

No abstract provided.


Causality In Political Networks, James H. Fowler, Michael T. Heaney, David W. Nickerson, John F. Padgett, Betsy Sinclair Sep 2009

Causality In Political Networks, James H. Fowler, Michael T. Heaney, David W. Nickerson, John F. Padgett, Betsy Sinclair

Working Papers

As the study of political networks becomes more common in political science, greater attention to questions of causality is warranted. This essay explores competing visions of causality in political networks. Independent essays address issues of statistical model specification, identification of multi-step personal influence, measurement error, causality in historical perspective, and the insights of field experiments. These essays do not agree entirely on the nature of causality in political networks, though they commonly take seriously concerns regarding homophily, time- consistency, and the uniqueness of political network data. Serious consideration of these methodological issues promises to enhance the value-added of network analysis …


Integrated Ecohydrologic Research And Hydro-Informatics, D. Scott Mackay, Lawrence E. Band Sep 2009

Integrated Ecohydrologic Research And Hydro-Informatics, D. Scott Mackay, Lawrence E. Band

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.


Emerging Issues And Challenges: Natural Hazards, Burrell Montz Sep 2009

Emerging Issues And Challenges: Natural Hazards, Burrell Montz

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.


Integrating Water-Quality Into A Water Resources Research Agenda, L. Allan James Sep 2009

Integrating Water-Quality Into A Water Resources Research Agenda, L. Allan James

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.


Comparative International Water Research, James L. Wescoat Sep 2009

Comparative International Water Research, James L. Wescoat

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.


A Long Term View Of Water And International Security1, Aaron T. Wolf Sep 2009

A Long Term View Of Water And International Security1, Aaron T. Wolf

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.


Water For Agriculture: Global Change And Geographic Perspectives On Research Challenges For The Future, John Harrington Sep 2009

Water For Agriculture: Global Change And Geographic Perspectives On Research Challenges For The Future, John Harrington

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.


Water Promises: Much Ado About Nothing - As Profitless As Water In A Sieve?1, Graham A. Tobin Sep 2009

Water Promises: Much Ado About Nothing - As Profitless As Water In A Sieve?1, Graham A. Tobin

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.


Future Hydroclimatology And Theresearch Challenges Of A Post-Stationary World, Katherine K. Hirschboeck Sep 2009

Future Hydroclimatology And Theresearch Challenges Of A Post-Stationary World, Katherine K. Hirschboeck

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.


Applying Geographic Information Techniques To Study Water Resources For The Next 20 Years, Luoheng Han Sep 2009

Applying Geographic Information Techniques To Study Water Resources For The Next 20 Years, Luoheng Han

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.


Integration Of Water Data For Decision-Making And Research, R. Rajagopal Sep 2009

Integration Of Water Data For Decision-Making And Research, R. Rajagopal

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.


Ecological Economics And Water Resources Geography, Christopher Lant Sep 2009

Ecological Economics And Water Resources Geography, Christopher Lant

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.


The Political Economy And Political Ecology Of The Hydro-Social Cycle, Erik Swyngedouw Sep 2009

The Political Economy And Political Ecology Of The Hydro-Social Cycle, Erik Swyngedouw

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.


Problem-Centered Vs. Discipline-Centered Research For The Exploration Of Sustainability, William James Smith Jr. Sep 2009

Problem-Centered Vs. Discipline-Centered Research For The Exploration Of Sustainability, William James Smith Jr.

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.


Geographic Research In Water Resources:A Vibrant Research Agenda For The Next 20 Years, William James Smith Jr. Sep 2009

Geographic Research In Water Resources:A Vibrant Research Agenda For The Next 20 Years, William James Smith Jr.

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.


Southern Alumni, Siu Alumni Association Sep 2009

Southern Alumni, Siu Alumni Association

SIU Alumni Magazine

No abstract provided.


Medicinal Plants Of Sewa River Catchment Area In The Northwest Himalaya And Its Implication For Conservation, Mahroof Khan, Satish Kumar, Irshad Ahmed Hamal Sep 2009

Medicinal Plants Of Sewa River Catchment Area In The Northwest Himalaya And Its Implication For Conservation, Mahroof Khan, Satish Kumar, Irshad Ahmed Hamal

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

Himalaya is known as an abode of medicinal plants. Climate and topographic diversity of the Sewa catchment area provides a variety of habitats for the luxuriant growth of potential medicinal plant species. Many of these are used by locals in remote and inaccessible areas. Continuous overexploitation, revival of the use of herbal drugs and degradation of the habitats has brought medicinal plants on priority for conservation. Keeping in view these aspects, the medicinal plant wealth of Sewa catchment has been explored and assessed by interaction with the local inhabitants and after surveying the literature. The results have been compiled in …


The Beltway Network: A Network Analysis Of Lobbyists' Donations To Members Of Congress, Gregory Koger, Jennifer N. Victor Aug 2009

The Beltway Network: A Network Analysis Of Lobbyists' Donations To Members Of Congress, Gregory Koger, Jennifer N. Victor

Working Papers

This paper develops a network approach to lobbying. We posit that the building blocks of the lobbying game are relationships, with lobbyists and legislators benefitting from bonds based on familiarity and mutual interest. Using data on contributions from lobbyists to legislators in the 2006 electoral cycle, we identify key dimensions of this network. We find that legislators are more likely to receive donations from the same lobbyists if they are from the same party (in the Senate), state, or committee; if they are both vulnerable in the next election; and the number of common donors increases the more agreement there …


The Daily Egyptian, August 28, 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff Aug 2009

The Daily Egyptian, August 28, 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff

August 2009

No abstract provided.


The Daily Egyptian, August 06, 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff Aug 2009

The Daily Egyptian, August 06, 2009, Daily Egyptian Staff

August 2009

No abstract provided.


Water Demand And Supply Outlook For Greater Chicago Area, Ben Dziegielewski Jul 2009

Water Demand And Supply Outlook For Greater Chicago Area, Ben Dziegielewski

2009

No abstract provided.


Managing Indigenous Knowledge And Traditional Cultural Expressions: Is Technology The Solution?, Amber T. Burtis Jul 2009

Managing Indigenous Knowledge And Traditional Cultural Expressions: Is Technology The Solution?, Amber T. Burtis

Articles

This paper discusses current issues surrounding the management of indigenous knowledge (IK) and traditional cultural expressions (TCEs) in libraries, archives and other cultural institutions. It addresses the need for: (1) ethical policies for the management of these knowledge systems, (2) critical approaches to the dominant library paradigm of information management, (3) recent efforts by the World Intellectual Property Organization and the American Library Association to craft policy on this topic, and (4) the need for and examples of collaboration with indigenous communities. Implications for social change with the implementation of socially responsible management systems are also considered.


A Floristic Description Of Flora And Ethnobotany Of Samahni Valley (A.K.), Pakistan, Tanveer Hussain, Muhammad Ishtiaq Ch. Jul 2009

A Floristic Description Of Flora And Ethnobotany Of Samahni Valley (A.K.), Pakistan, Tanveer Hussain, Muhammad Ishtiaq Ch.

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

The present study reveals a description of floristic features like life form, leaf size spectra and ethnobotany of valley Samahni. This study was carried out during the years 2006-2008, in Samahni valley district Bhimber A.K. (Pakistan), using methods consisting of semi-structured interviews employing a check list of questions, questionnaires, direct observations and biological inventories. It provides information about different local plants and their life form and leaf size spectra. 120 plant species recorded belonging to 46 families. Poaceae is the dominating with 14 members. Among these the most of the plants are used to cure common diseases like diarrhea, earache, …


Democracy By Design: The Institutionalization Of Community Participation Networks In Los Angeles, Christopher Weare Jun 2009

Democracy By Design: The Institutionalization Of Community Participation Networks In Los Angeles, Christopher Weare

Working Papers

The paper uses network theory to examine the institutionalization of community governance in Los Angeles. Since the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 mandated the created of neighborhood level bodies to foster “maximum feasible participation” in program development and implementation, we have witnessed rapid growth in local participative bodies. Their success in developing legitimacy and promoting government accountability, however, has been highly varied. Scholars have attributed this variation to a number of centralized design features (e.g. the degree of political support, the provision of organizational resources, the training for participants) and community characteristics (e.g. social capital, community capacity, SES). Others point …


An M-Star Model Of Dynamic, Endogenous Interdependence – A.K.A. Network-Behavior Coevolution – In The Social Sciences, Jude C. Hays, Aya Kachi, Robert J. Franzese Jun 2009

An M-Star Model Of Dynamic, Endogenous Interdependence – A.K.A. Network-Behavior Coevolution – In The Social Sciences, Jude C. Hays, Aya Kachi, Robert J. Franzese

Working Papers

Spatial interdependence, the interdependence of outcomes across units, is theoretically and substantively ubiquitous and central across the social sciences. The empirical clustering of outcomes on some dimension(s), spatial association, is also obvious in most contexts. However, outcomes may exhibit spatial association for three distinct reasons. Units may be responding similarly to similar exposure to similar exogenous internal/domestic or external/foreign stimuli (common exposure), and/or units’ responses may depend on others’ responses (contagion). A third possibility arises when the putative outcome affects the variable along which clustering occurs (selection: e.g., homophily). Severe empirical difficulties confront the accurate estimation and distinction of these …


Dutch Flood Policy Innovations For California, Dana L. Woodall, Jay R. Lund Apr 2009

Dutch Flood Policy Innovations For California, Dana L. Woodall, Jay R. Lund

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.


Risk Reduction When Society Uses The Environment, Shirley Laska Apr 2009

Risk Reduction When Society Uses The Environment, Shirley Laska

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.


Campus Energy Audit: An Analysis Of Inappropriate Indoor Lighting, Kimberly Elsenbroek Apr 2009

Campus Energy Audit: An Analysis Of Inappropriate Indoor Lighting, Kimberly Elsenbroek

2009

No abstract provided.