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Newsette: Balitang Aklatan - July 2002, De La Salle University Libraries

Newsette: Balitang Aklatan - DLSU Libraries

What's Inside:

• ASRC Holds Paper Show
• Computerized Reservations at Instructional Media Services
• Faculty and Co-Academic Personnel (CAPs) Activities
• Garcia Conducts Workshop on On-line Searching
• Valenzuela Lectures at DLSU-Dasmariñas
• At the ABAP BookFair
• Dialogue through Digital Libraries ... A Japan Experience by Jocelyn L. Ladlad - EDRC/ASRC Librarian
• Library Access to Central Clearance Database
• Velasquez Donation
• Want to Study in France?
• Visitors
• Donors
• Recent Acquisitions

1. Instructional Media Resources
2. Archives Resources

• Book Acquisitions (July 2002)

Product Liability In The United States Supreme Court: A Venture In Memory Of Gary Schwartz., Anita Bernstein

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Suffolk University Magazine, Summer 2002, Suffolk University

Suffolk University Magazine

No abstract provided.

Center For Psychology Studies Newsletter - Summer 2002, Nova Southeastern University

Center for Psychological Studies Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Public Attitudes And Knowledge Of The Black-Tailed Prairie Dog: A Common And Controversial Species, Donna Lybecker, Berton Lee Lamb, Phadrea Ponds

United States Geological Survey: Staff Publications

Black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus; hereafter, prairie dogs) are native to the short-grass prairie region of North America from Mexico to Canada (figure 1).According to government documents (64 Federal Register 57 at 14426–14427), before the 19th century expansion of the United States, prairie dogs inhabited millions of acres of the Great Plains and lived in huge colonies west of the Missouri River. Settlement of the Great Plains and the transformation of vast areas from native grassland to tilled farmland forever changed the prairie ecosystem and prairie dog habitat.
Over the course of the last century, the habitat range …

An Empirical Investigation Into The Personal Value Systems Of Accounting Managers Of Cpa Firms, Morsheda T. Hassan

Doctoral Dissertations

The objectives of this dissertation were to empirically examine (i) the primary value orientation of CPA firms' managers; (ii) the value profile of these managers; (iii) the relationship between the personal value systems of CPA firm's managers and their managerial decisions, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and managerial success; (iv) whether the personal value systems of CPA firms' differ by gender or age; (v) differences between the personal value systems of CPA firm's managers affiliated with the departments of auditing, taxation, consulting, information technology, general administration, or others, and (vi) differences between the personal value systems of CPA firms' managers and …

Synapse, Alabama Health Libraries Association

Synapse - Newsletter of ALHeLa

This is the Summer, 2002 edition of the ALHeLa newsletter - Synapse.

Contents include:

• ALHeLA Annual Meeting
• Scholarship for Librarians with Limited Institutional Support
• ALHeLA Executive Committee Members (2002)
• ALHeLA Executive Board Meeting (June 14, 2002)
• ALHeLA Web Site Update

Focus Spring/Summer 2002

FOCUS: Economic Issues for Nebraskans

Contents:
Research on Nebraska Agricultural Productivity by Richard K. Perrin
Nebraska's Farm Real Estate Market: A Quarter-Century Perspective by Bruce B. Johnson and Glenn A. Helmers
The Dynamics of Water Quality Policy by Raymond J. Supalla and Saeed Ahmad
Beef Industry Structure, Marketing and Policy Issues by Dillon M. Feuz
UNLÕs Agribusiness Program Works for Students by Ronald J. Hanson and Jessica L. McKillip
Focus on teaching
Focus on research
Focus on outreach
Focus on people

Nebline, July 2002

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

2002 Lancaster County Fair
Blue Flowers for the Garden
Lawn Care Tips Save Water During Drought
Fall Webworm
2002 July/August Garden Calendar
“Itchy Chiggers”
Mosquito Prevention and Control
What’s the Scoop on Insect Repellents?
Changes in the Nebraska Pesticide Act May Affect Termiticide Applications
Preparing Bins, Equipment for Harvest
Soybeans American Style: Using Innovation & Experience to Increase Profitability
Pesticide Container Recycling
Plant Turnips for Fall Grazing
Safety and Risk Management in Agricultural Tourism
Caring for Animals When Gone
State’s Rural Population is Growing
July/August UNL Programs and Events of Interest
Packing Your Lunch Can Save You More Than Money …

Fisheries Occasional Publication No. 2 - Scientific Workshop On The Margaret River Marron, Brett Molony

Fisheries Occasional Publications

Purpose of the Workshop

To gather together and review the scientific evidence around genetic and sustainability issues necessary for the management of Margaret River Marron (MRM)

The outcomes of the day will be to provide scientific advice, options and priorities to the relevant Programs within the Department of Fisheries to promote the sustainability of marron within MR.

* Introduction to, and comparison of, genetic techniques available to researchers. Presenter - Phil Vercoe

* What do we know about the genetic diversity of marron and other Cherax? Presenter - Chris Austin

* Morphology and Hybrids Presenter - Craig Lawrence

* The …

Speaking Truth To Power: Challenging The Power Of Parents To Control The Education Of Their Own, Barbara Bennett Woodhouse

Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy

No abstract provided.

School Vouchers And The Constitution - Permissible, Impermissible, Or Required, Gary J. Simson

Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy

No abstract provided.

The First Amendment And The Socialization Of Children: Compulsory Public Education And Vouchers, Steven H. Shiffrin

Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy

No abstract provided.

The Trend Towards Turning Public Education Into A Gated Community, Lisa Thurau-Gray

Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy

No abstract provided.

An Examination Of The Relationship Between Perceived Parenting Styles, Psychosocial Development, And Locus Of Control Orientation In College Students, Cheryl Sue Marsiglia

Doctoral Dissertations

This study examined the relationships between perceived parenting styles, psychosocial development, and locus of control orientation in 334 college students. Perceived parenting styles were assessed with Buri's (1991) Parental Authority Questionnaire, based on Baumrind's (1973) parenting typology. The parental dimensions of responsiveness and demandingness are categorized into three styles of parenting: authoritarian, authoritative, and permissive. Psychosocial development was assessed with the Measures of Psychosocial Development (Hawley, 1988), which is based on Erikson's (1950) developmental theory of personality development. Locus of control, based on Rotter's (1954) social learning theory, was measured by Rotter's (1966) I-E scale. Results indicated that authoritative parenting …

Uni Schedule Of Classes, Summer 2002, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Schedule of Classes

A listing and schedule of the courses being taught as well as policies and procedures concerning attending classes at the University of Northern Iowa.

Nbc Peacock North Summer 2002, Peacock North Staff

NBC Peacock North Newsletter

Highlights include: Luncheon Pictures -- Personal Message from Luncheon Attendees -- Tribute to Bill Freeda, Dave Wilson and Ann Landers -- New Members

2001-2002 - Graduate Council Annual Report, College Of Graduate And Continuing Studies, East Tennessee State University

Graduate Council Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Pre-Paid Phone Cards, "Cosas," And Photos Of The Saints: Transnational Santeria Practices In A Southwest City, Nancy J. Burke

Research Papers

"Now everything is crazy. Everybody wants to send money to Cuba, to travel to Cuba, to call Cuba. We never did these things. When we came we started working and saving for our life and our kids here. We didn't have contact with our family for almost thirty years. Jose just got to see his family again last year, for the first time since he left in 1963. We didn't have the option to call and send money like they do now. It was much more difficult." These are the words of Emestina, a 72-year-old Cuban woman who immigrated to …

Acuta Journal Of Telecommunications In Higher Education

ACUTA Journal

In This Issue

lndiana's I-Light: Information Technology at the Crossroads

Streaming Video and Video Instant Messaging Delivered Direct to PCs

12 Opens New Doors

The Metaverse at the University of Kentucky

The New Information Highway: Take 2

University of Idaho: Wired for Efficiency

CWRU Implements Gigabit LAN to the Desktop

Upgrade at the University of Minnesota

Institutional Excellence Award Texas A&M and the University of Texas

Book Review

Columns

Endangered Species Bulletin, July/August 2002 - Vol. Xxvii No. 3

Endangered Species Bulletin

In this issue:
4 Partners in Plant Conservation
5 The Center for Plant Conservation
8 A Safety Net for Hawaii’s Rarest Plants
12 An Alpine Plant Comes Back
14 Reintroducing Pitcher’s Thistle
16 Bringing Back a Fugitive
18 Battlefield Harbors a Tennessee Plant
20 The Search for Coryphantha ramillosa
22 Cultivating Partnerships for the Yellow Larkspur
24 Collaborative Conservation of the Beach Clustervine
26 Private Property, Public Interest
28 We’re Glad to Have Glades
30 Listing Actions
32 Box Score

Generic Integration In Environmental Information And Decision Support Systems, Ralf Denzer

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

Environmental Information Systems (EIS) and Environmental Decision Support Systems (EDSS) are major building blocks in environmental management and science today. They are used at all levels of public bodies (community, state, national and international level), in science, in management and as information platforms towards the public. EIS and EDSS are usually said to have certain characteristics, which distinguish them from standard information systems, e.g. information complexity in time and space or uncompleteness or fuzzyness of data items. By the very nature of the complex tasks involved, different methodologies can be an option while developing a new system, for instance modelling, …

An Integrated Assessment Framework For Combining General Systems And Organizational Levels, Roman Lenz

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

It is stated, that ecological theories like the one of organizational levels in living systems, ifcombined with a general systems approach, can be useful also for understanding and manipulating socialsystems and its “hidden socio-cybernetic processes”.Especially in relation to trans-level phenomena affecting different organisational levels, different researchapproaches have to be introduced, showing that descriptive-observational (which also means more holistic)and quantitative-experimental (which also means more reductionistic) approaches are complementary.Therefore, to include all relevant information in delineation and description of systems at any integrationlevel, a ”staircase” or ”scaling” of research steps appears to be the most useful approach. This combinescomparative and quantitative research …

Integrative Environmental Prediction Using Bayesian Networks: A Synthesis Of Models Describing Estuarine Eutrophication, M. E. Borsuk, C.A. Stow, K. H. Reckhow

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

The symptoms of coastal and estuarine eutrophication are the result of a number of interacting processes operating at multiple spatial and temporal scales. Thus, models developed to appropriately represent each of these processes are not easily combined into a single predictive model. We suggest that Bayesian networks provide a possible solution to this problem. The graphical structure explicitly represents cause-and-effect assumptions between system variables that may be obscured under other approaches. These assumptions allow the complex causal chain linking management actions to ecological consequences to be factored into an articulated sequence of conditional relationships. Each of these relationships can then …

Model Integration For Assessing Future Hydroclimate Impacts On Water Resources, Agricultural Economic Sustainability And Environmental Quality, N. W. T. Quinn, L. D. Brekke, K. L. Bashford, N. L. Miller, H. Hidalgo, P. Raju, J. A. Dracup

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

The US National Assessment of the Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Changeprovides compelling arguments for serious consideration of actions and adaptive measures by countries aroundthe world to better manage impacts on water resources, agricultural economic sustainability and environmentalquality. National resource planning at this scale requires integrated impact analysis toolboxes to allow linkageand integration of hydroclimate models, linked surface and groundwater hydrologic models, economic andenvironmental impact models as well as techniques for social impact assessment. The rationale for selection ofthe simulation models is described as well as the challenges faced in linking the component models of theimpacts assessment toolbox. Results …

Informing The Decision Process To Improve The Sustainability Of An Urban Greenfield Development Water System, V. G. Mitchell

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

The provision of water supply, sanitation and drainage services is an essential part of an urban greenfield development. The Brazil Development Study is a joint project initiated by CSIRO Urban Water, Brisbane City Council, Pike Mirls McKnoulty Pty Ltd and Brazil Enterprises, with the objective of providing water services to the Heathwood residential and industrial development site that is more sustainable than conventional practice. A series of water system scenarios were developed and analysed to quantify their benefits and drawbacks. The analysis comprised of detailed water and contaminant balance modelling, preliminary design and costing of infrastructure, assessment of social perspectives …

A Microsimulation Model For Assessing Urine Flows In Urban Wastewater Management, Irene Peters, Kai-H Brassel, Christian Sporria

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

We report on a microsimulation model under development whose purpose it is to construct scenarios for the assessment of a novel wastewater management technology: the separate collection, transport, and handling of human urine. Levelling the urine flow to the treatment plant or removing it from conventional treatment altogether has many benefits for wastewater management. For an effective technology implementation, it is useful to know the spatial and temporal distribution of urine generation. This can be achieved with microsimulation modelling which depicts the objects under study on a one-to-one basis and thus allows capturing the co-variation of different variables across these …

Application Of A Checklist For Quality Assistance In Environmental Modelling To An Energy Model, James Risbey, Jeroen Van Der Sluijs, Penny Kloprogge, Jerry Ravetz, Silvio Funtowicz, S.C. Quintana

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

Large, complex energy models present considerable challenges to develop and test. Uncertainty assessments of such models provide only partial guidance on the quality of the results. We have developed a model quality assistance checklist to aid in this purpose. The checklist is applied to an energy model for the problem of assessing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. Use of the checklist suggests that results on this issue are contingent on a number of assumptions that are highly value-laden. When these assumptions are held fixed, the model is deemed capable of producing moderately robust results of relevance to climate policy …

The Inemar Database: A Tool For Regional Atmospheric Emission Inventory, Stefano Caserini, Anna Fraccaroli, Anna Maria Monguzzi, Marco Moretti, Angelo Giudici, Giovanni Volpi

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

Within the framework of the Regional Air Quality Plan (PRQA) of the Lombardy Region (Italy) adatabase named INEMAR (AiR EMission INventory) was developed for the estimation and management ofthe atmospheric emissions.The INEMAR system considers emissions of different sources (point, area, biogenic, road transport), andorganizes all information needed for their estimation: activity indicators, emission factors, other statisticaldata necessary on spatial and temporal distribution of emissions.As the first Italian experience of an emission inventory source code made by a regional authority, INEMARis a multi-user database that contains all the data for the emission estimates, the procedures that carry out thealgorithms utilized for …

Modelling And Short Term Forecasting Of Photochemical Pollution By Soft Computing Techniques, G. Finzi, Giuseppe Nunnari, M. Volta

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

In this paper, two different approaches, namely of neuro-fuzzy and fuzzy types, are considered for modelling photochemical pollution in two different areas. One of the main aims of the considered approaches is the possibility to extract knowledge from historical time-series thus allowing a deeper understanding of the physical phenomena involved. The city of Brescia is located in the Po Valley in Northern Italy and is characterised by high industrial, urban and traffic emissions and continental climate. The Siracusa industrial area is located in the eastern coast of Sicily, with a climate typical of Southern Mediterranean areas.