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A Middlesex County Duck Hunt, Matthew L. Pelikan Dec 2023

A Middlesex County Duck Hunt, Matthew L. Pelikan

Bird Observer

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Birding Marblehead: Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary And Beyond, Jan Smith Dec 2023

Birding Marblehead: Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary And Beyond, Jan Smith

Bird Observer

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A Podiceps Primer, Matthew L. Pelikan Dec 2023

A Podiceps Primer, Matthew L. Pelikan

Bird Observer

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Book Review: Birds In Brazil, John Kricher Dec 2023

Book Review: Birds In Brazil, John Kricher

Bird Observer

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Finding Birds In Pittsburgh, New Hampshire, Robert A. Quinn Dec 2023

Finding Birds In Pittsburgh, New Hampshire, Robert A. Quinn

Bird Observer

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Book Review: Flight Strategies Of Migrating Hawks, Paul M. Roberts Dec 2023

Book Review: Flight Strategies Of Migrating Hawks, Paul M. Roberts

Bird Observer

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Book Review: Birds Of Prey In Connecticut: A Guide To Finding And Understanding Hawks, Eagles, Vultures And Owls By Gene Billings, H. Christian Floyd Dec 2023

Book Review: Birds Of Prey In Connecticut: A Guide To Finding And Understanding Hawks, Eagles, Vultures And Owls By Gene Billings, H. Christian Floyd

Bird Observer

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Journal Of Trinidad And Tobago: June 16-25, 1990, John C. Kricher Dec 2023

Journal Of Trinidad And Tobago: June 16-25, 1990, John C. Kricher

Bird Observer

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Book Views, Brian E. Cassie Dec 2023

Book Views, Brian E. Cassie

Bird Observer

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Book Views, Brian E. Cassie Dec 2023

Book Views, Brian E. Cassie

Bird Observer

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Summer Birding In The White Mountains, Peter H. Yaukey Dec 2023

Summer Birding In The White Mountains, Peter H. Yaukey

Bird Observer

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The Cape Cod Lake And Pond Waterfowl Census, Blair Nikula Dec 2023

The Cape Cod Lake And Pond Waterfowl Census, Blair Nikula

Bird Observer

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The Massachusetts Naturalist's Library, Brian E. Cassie Dec 2023

The Massachusetts Naturalist's Library, Brian E. Cassie

Bird Observer

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Nature Watching In The Blue Hills Reservation, Robert Abrams Dec 2023

Nature Watching In The Blue Hills Reservation, Robert Abrams

Bird Observer

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Volunteers Needed For Massachusetts Piping Plover Census And Rare Bird Inventory, Scott Melvin Dec 2023

Volunteers Needed For Massachusetts Piping Plover Census And Rare Bird Inventory, Scott Melvin

Bird Observer

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Altitude Of Bird Migration, Paul Kerlinger Dec 2023

Altitude Of Bird Migration, Paul Kerlinger

Bird Observer

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Hawk Migration Conference - March 25-27, 1983, Bird Observer Dec 2023

Hawk Migration Conference - March 25-27, 1983, Bird Observer

Bird Observer

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Book Review: Birds Of Garden And Woodland By Terrence Lambert, Marcia Litchfield Dec 2023

Book Review: Birds Of Garden And Woodland By Terrence Lambert, Marcia Litchfield

Bird Observer

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Mpo Board Member Training On Congestion Reduction, Jeffrey Kramer, Taylor Dinehart, Tia Boyd Dec 2023

Mpo Board Member Training On Congestion Reduction, Jeffrey Kramer, Taylor Dinehart, Tia Boyd

Research Reports

Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) board members are responsible for establishing a long-range transportation vision for their metropolitan area and for making a variety of other significant transportation planning and programming decisions. These decisions have noteworthy and long-lasting impacts on the character of their communities, including the impact on system-wide and corridor-level congestion. Yet, the vast majority of MPO board members come to their position without any background in transportation system development and even less on the nature of congestion. This training program, created under the guidance of the Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (AMPO), the National Association of Regional Councils …


The Social Determinants Of Health And Genocide: Towards A Public Health Integrated Framework Of Genocide And Mass Violence, Sian Persad, Cheng Xu Nov 2023

The Social Determinants Of Health And Genocide: Towards A Public Health Integrated Framework Of Genocide And Mass Violence, Sian Persad, Cheng Xu

Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal

This paper makes a normative argument about transformations of public health as a necessary condition required in any transitional justice process. We seek to bridge the gap between the fields of genocide and public health to understand the recursive relationship between genocide and the social determinants of health. We show that structures and institutions established during genocide create enduring impacts on the public health outcomes of victim and survivor groups even after the ousting of the original perpetrators. Our comparative analysis of the Rwandan Genocide and the colonial genocide of Indigenous communities in Canada surveys the available public health literature …


Borderlands: (Un)Covering The Narratives Of Teacher Candidates Of Color In A Pds Context, Jennifer I. Perez Nov 2023

Borderlands: (Un)Covering The Narratives Of Teacher Candidates Of Color In A Pds Context, Jennifer I. Perez

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This research aims to uncover the narratives of teacher candidates of color and their experiences with race and racism while learning to teach in a PDS context, develop an understanding of how state and local policies manifest within these experiences, and explore the roles of pláticas as a context for critical conversations. This research study captured the stories of three teacher candidates of color, Ms. L, Susan, and Amerie, learning to teach in a PDS context. I used the transformative framework of Critical Race Methodologies in conjunction with case study methods to uncover the experiences of the study contributors and …


Great Power Cyberpolitics: Re-Interpreting Offensive Realism And Power Transition Theory For Cyber Deterrence, Yavuz Akdaǧ Nov 2023

Great Power Cyberpolitics: Re-Interpreting Offensive Realism And Power Transition Theory For Cyber Deterrence, Yavuz Akdaǧ

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation assesses the empirical relevancy of realist International Relations (IR) theory in cyberspace and shows how a richer IR-based theory of cyber conflict can enhance the understanding of interstate cyber deterrence, especially in the context of US-Sino hegemonic cyber conflict or cyberwar. As states increasingly engage in cyber conflict by exploiting security vulnerabilities due to global interconnectivity (i.e., the Internet), cyber threat has become relevant for national security. Scholars constructed cyber deterrence to counter the threat using the fundamentals of the Cold War nuclear deterrence. Yet this approach is highly contested; cyberspace defies traditional deterrence concepts. Further theoretical analysis …


Lgbtq+ Inclusivity In The Implicit And Explicit Social Studies Curriculum: A Descriptive Exploratory Study In Teacher Self-Efficacy, K. B.F. Francis Nov 2023

Lgbtq+ Inclusivity In The Implicit And Explicit Social Studies Curriculum: A Descriptive Exploratory Study In Teacher Self-Efficacy, K. B.F. Francis

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This descriptive exploratory study describes teacher self-efficacy in providing LGBTQ+ support in the implicit and explicit social studies curriculum in the wake of numerous anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in education in Florida. Four high school social studies teachers from three different Florida public school districts were interviewed to answer three main questions. All participating teachers expressed broad knowledge of their subject matter but could not identify LGBTQ+ inclusivity in their state and district-mandated curriculum. All participants had a great sense of self-efficacy in supporting their LGBTQ+ students but low self-efficacy in educating their colleagues about these issues. All participating teachers expressed a …


Integrated Periphyton Biofilters In Marine Recirculating Aquaculture Systems, Adam N. Bell Nov 2023

Integrated Periphyton Biofilters In Marine Recirculating Aquaculture Systems, Adam N. Bell

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Marine aquaculture is a growing industry that has the potential to reduce eutrophication, overfishing, and loss of biodiversity. Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) are a type of aquaculture system that decreases discharge, raises biological control, and conserves water; however, RAS are challenged due to high energy cost, low biodiversity, water quality control, and waste nutrients. Periphyton biofilters are a new technology that allows for feed production, water quality control, microbial diversity, and resource recovery in marine aquaculture systems. The overarching question that this dissertation investigates is, how can periphyton biofilters be integrated into RAS to address the challenges of modern sustainable …


Gnsi Decision Brief: Integrated Deterrence: What Is It Good For?, Tad Schnaufer Nov 2023

Gnsi Decision Brief: Integrated Deterrence: What Is It Good For?, Tad Schnaufer

GNSI Decision Briefs

The Biden administration introduced the concept of Integrated Deterrence (ID) in its 2022 National Security Strategy (NSS). As the report, No I in Team, states, “Integrated deterrence seeks to integrate all tools of national power across domains, geography, and spectrum of conflict, while working with allies and partners.” The Department of Defense’s (DoD) National Defense Strategy (NDS) and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s National Military Strategy (NMS) further defined the military’s role in this concept. Critics have noted deficiencies with the whole-of- government approach that ID demands while failing to specify coordination methods across agencies. That …


Advancing Equity And Congestion Relief: An Investigation Of On-Demand Shared Rides For Underserved Populations, Ipek Nese Sener, Austin Sibu, Audrey Cabay Nov 2023

Advancing Equity And Congestion Relief: An Investigation Of On-Demand Shared Rides For Underserved Populations, Ipek Nese Sener, Austin Sibu, Audrey Cabay

Research Reports

Transportation network companies (TNCs) and microtransit are changing the way people travel by providing dynamic, on-demand mobility that can supplement public transit and personal vehicle use. However, heavy use of such motorized vehicles among all sociodemographic populations could contribute to increased vehicle miles traveled, congestion, and/or greenhouse gas emissions. To balance the objectives of increasing mobility and access for underserved communities while simultaneously mitigating the potential adverse impacts of increased motor vehicle use, well-designed policy strategies, such as pooling and first-mile/last-mile linkages, are needed. In this study, we applied a mixed-method approach to examine on-demand transportation services for underserved populations …


A Gis Workflow For Analyzing Spatiotemporal Variance In Food Pantry Access: A Case Study For Hillsborough County, Florida, Molly J. Darby Oct 2023

A Gis Workflow For Analyzing Spatiotemporal Variance In Food Pantry Access: A Case Study For Hillsborough County, Florida, Molly J. Darby

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Researchers often use geographic information systems (GIS) to measure accessibility to food pantries, but the impact operating hours have on accessibility remains understudied. Unlike grocery stores or healthcare facilities, food pantries have irregular distribution schedules, therefore, measuring geographic accessibility alone potentially creates an inaccurate or inflated representation of access. This study proposes a GIS workflow for analyzing food pantry accessibility over space and time by considering hours of operation and location, allowing researchers to examine when and where access to food assistance is most limited over the span of a typical week. The method was applied to Hillsborough County, Florida …


Quantifying The Effectiveness Of Night Vision Detection: A Comparative Study Of Visible Light, Night Vision, And Thermal Images, Feng Yeh Oct 2023

Quantifying The Effectiveness Of Night Vision Detection: A Comparative Study Of Visible Light, Night Vision, And Thermal Images, Feng Yeh

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This research presents a comprehensive assessment of night vision goggles and thermal imagers, with a particular emphasis on their performance under a wide range of environmental and temporal conditions. Field testing of these devices was carried out across diverse settings, including daytime, nighttime, and different environmental temperatures. Key evaluation metrics, such as contrast, recognition distance, and image clarity, were employed to assess device performance.The findings reveal that while night vision goggles maintain consistent performance across various conditions, their image clarity and contrast are influenced by the recognition distance. Conversely, thermal imagers excel in cooler environments, successfully highlighting target objects, yet …


Stable Isotope Analysis On Yellowfin And Blackfin Tuna Eye Lenses Reveals Life History Patterns In The Gulf Of Mexico, Kylee M. Rullo Oct 2023

Stable Isotope Analysis On Yellowfin And Blackfin Tuna Eye Lenses Reveals Life History Patterns In The Gulf Of Mexico, Kylee M. Rullo

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Spatial geography, ontogenetic movement, and trophic patterns of mobile species are key elements of effective marine resource management. A number of methods are currently available for tracking movements of pelagic migratory species, including the use of conventional and electronic tags. However, tagging campaigns can take years to provide useful data, can be expensive, and only capture a portion of a fish’s lifetime. For this project, I used stable-isotopic ratios of nitrogen (δ15N) and carbon (δ13C) in metabolically inert, chronologically-layered fish-eye lenses to explore lifetime movement and trophic patterns of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) and blackfin tuna (Thunnus atlanticus) in the …


An Examination Of Reward-Based Crowdfunding Performance And Success, Matthew Alan Grace Oct 2023

An Examination Of Reward-Based Crowdfunding Performance And Success, Matthew Alan Grace

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Reward-based crowdfunding (RBCF), where fundraisers raise funds from a crowd of investors in return for a reward, has carved a niche as a proven option for not just entrepreneurs seeking early-stage funding, but also for established firms looking to presell or market a new product or service. Establishing crowdfunding performance and success factors is important for researchers and practitioners alike. Fortunately, a large portion of the RBCF academic literature is immediately applicable to entrepreneurs, with very little additional interpretation required. However, important questions about RBCF remain. The first paper in this three-part dissertation, a systematic literature review, examines some of …