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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.


The Geography Of Hedge Funds, Melvyn Teo Sep 2009

The Geography Of Hedge Funds, Melvyn Teo

Research Collection BNP Paribas Hedge Fund Centre

This article analyzes the relationship between the risk-adjusted performance of hedge funds and their proximity to investments using data on Asian-focused hedge funds. We find, relative to an augmented Fung and Hsieh (2004) factor model, that hedge funds with a physical presence (head or research office) in their investment region outperform other hedge funds by 3.72 percent per year. The local information advantage is pervasive across all major geographical regions, but is strongest for Emerging Market funds and funds holding illiquid securities. These results are robust to adjustments for fund fees, serial correlation, backfill bias, and incubation bias. We show …


An Integrated Assessment Of Archaeobotanical Recovery Methods In The Neotropical Rainforest Of Northern Belize: Flotation And Dry Screening, Jon B. Hageman, David J. Goldstein Sep 2009

An Integrated Assessment Of Archaeobotanical Recovery Methods In The Neotropical Rainforest Of Northern Belize: Flotation And Dry Screening, Jon B. Hageman, David J. Goldstein

Anthropology Faculty Publications

This report presents results of a study examining the ancient use of plants at four Late Classic (CE 600-900) Maya rural farmsteads in northwestern Belize. Our research specifically targeted residential middens for macrobotanical recovery. Samples yielded the remains of more than a dozen plant families, representing some genera that do not currently grow in the area. These plants were used in the Late Classic, countering the idea that ancient botanical remains do not survive in Neotropical archaeological contexts. We also evaluated two macrobotanical sample processing methods vis-à-vis one another: flotation and dry screening. Our results indicate that flotation recovered 58% …


Mapping Race: Historicizing The History Of The Color-Line, Ryan Irwin Sep 2009

Mapping Race: Historicizing The History Of The Color-Line, Ryan Irwin

History Faculty Scholarship

This study examines scholarship about the global color-line. It unfolds in two sections. The first traces how understandings of race and racism were encoded within university environments in the mid-twentieth century. The second shows how this epistemology influenced early academic comparisons of the United States and South Africa in the 1980s and why the literature diversified in the post-apartheid era.


Gsu View, 2009-09, Office Of Public Affairs Sep 2009

Gsu View, 2009-09, Office Of Public Affairs

GSU View

Newsletter published by Governors State University 2007-current.


The Cresset (Vol. Lxxiii, No. 1, Michaelmas), Valparaiso University Sep 2009

The Cresset (Vol. Lxxiii, No. 1, Michaelmas), Valparaiso University

The Cresset (archived issues)

No abstract provided.


Go! Green Outreach, Fall 2009, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Division Of University Advancement Sep 2009

Go! Green Outreach, Fall 2009, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Division Of University Advancement

Go! Green Outreach

"Sharing sustainability news, efforts, and ideas with the people of campus" --cover image


A Long And Winding Road: The Doha Round Negotiation In The World Trade Organization, Sungjoon Cho Sep 2009

A Long And Winding Road: The Doha Round Negotiation In The World Trade Organization, Sungjoon Cho

All Faculty Scholarship

This article provides a concise history of the Doha Round negotiation, analyzes its deadlock and offers some suggestions for a successful deal. The article observes that the nearly decade long negotiational stalemate is symptomatic of the diametrically opposed beliefs on the nature of the Round between developed and developing countries. While developed countries appear to be increasingly oblivious of Doha’s exigency, i.e., as a “development” round, developing countries vehemently condemn the developed countries’ narrow commercial focus on the Doha Round talks. It will not be easy to untie this Gordian knot since both Worlds tend to think that no deal …


Retrieval Of Foliar Information About Plant Pigment Systems From High Resolution Spectroscopy, Susan L. Ustin, Anatoly A. Gitelson, Stéphane Jacquemoud, Michael Schaepman, Gregory P. Asner, John A. Gamon, Pablo Zarco-Tejada Sep 2009

Retrieval Of Foliar Information About Plant Pigment Systems From High Resolution Spectroscopy, Susan L. Ustin, Anatoly A. Gitelson, Stéphane Jacquemoud, Michael Schaepman, Gregory P. Asner, John A. Gamon, Pablo Zarco-Tejada

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

Life on Earth depends on photosynthesis. Photosynthetic systems evolved early in Earth history and have been stable for 2.5 billion years, providing prima facie evidence for the significance of pigments in plant functions. Photosynthetic pigments fill multiple roles from increasing the range of energy captured for photosynthesis to protective functions. Given the importance of pigments to leaf functioning, greater effort is needed to determine whether individual pigments can be identified and quantified in vivo using high fidelity spectroscopy. We review recent advances in detecting plant pigments at the leaf level and discuss successes and reasons why challenges remain for robust …


Olininfo, September 2009, Olin Library Sep 2009

Olininfo, September 2009, Olin Library

OlinInfo

Newsletter of the Franklin W. Olin Library at Rollins College


Talking With Patients: How Hospitals Use Bilingual Clinicians And Staff To Care For Patients With Language Needs, Jennifer Huang, Karen C. Jones, Marsha Regenstein, Christal Ramos Sep 2009

Talking With Patients: How Hospitals Use Bilingual Clinicians And Staff To Care For Patients With Language Needs, Jennifer Huang, Karen C. Jones, Marsha Regenstein, Christal Ramos

Health Policy and Management Issue Briefs

Improving access to language services in health care settings has become a focal point for health reform and disparities-focused legislation, in recognition of the increasing linguistic and cultural diversity of individuals across the nation. Bilingual staff and clinicians can serve as enormously valuable resources to hospitals and other health care organizations, offering a critical set of skills to interact with individuals who require care in a language other than English. Bilingual clinicians can serve a vital need for hospitals by providing high-quality health care, improving patient safety, and meeting organizational priorities to provide linguistically and culturally appropriate care for patients. …


2009-10 Year Of Korea Reading List, Dewi J. Wilson Sep 2009

2009-10 Year Of Korea Reading List, Dewi J. Wilson

Research Guides & Subject Bibliographies

Reading list for Kennesaw State's "Year of Korea" Celebration.


The Economic Situation, 2009 September, Bruce Yandle Sep 2009

The Economic Situation, 2009 September, Bruce Yandle

Publications

Quarterly report on the economic situation of the United States and South Carolina.


Macalester College Sustainability Plan September 2009, Macalester College Sustainability Office Sep 2009

Macalester College Sustainability Plan September 2009, Macalester College Sustainability Office

Sustainability Documents

No abstract provided.


Review Of Homegirls: Language And Cultural Practice Among Latina Youth Gangs, Peter Mclaren Sep 2009

Review Of Homegirls: Language And Cultural Practice Among Latina Youth Gangs, Peter Mclaren

Education Faculty Articles and Research

A review of Homegirls: Language and Cultural Practice among Latina Youth Gangs by Norma Mendoza-Denton.


Public Spheres, Networked Publics, Networked Public Spheres?: Tracking The Habermasion Public Sphere In Recent Discourse, Minna Aslama, Ingrid Erikson Sep 2009

Public Spheres, Networked Publics, Networked Public Spheres?: Tracking The Habermasion Public Sphere In Recent Discourse, Minna Aslama, Ingrid Erikson

McGannon Center Research Resources

No abstract provided.


Making Biomass Pay: Obstacles And Opportunities, Gail Wells Sep 2009

Making Biomass Pay: Obstacles And Opportunities, Gail Wells

Joint Fire Science Program Digests

Removing hazardous fuels to reduce the risk of wildfire has become a priority for land managers across the United States. Utilizing biomass taken from forests to cover the cost of fuel reduction is an attractive ideal. Effective utilization could also address important national challenges such as improving forest health, increasing domestic energy supplies, reducing carbon emissions, and revitalizing rural economies. However, getting woody biomass from the forest to the consumer is economically and logistically difficult, and efforts to make biomass utilization profitable have been disappointing so far. JFSP-funded researchers have found that, while there is no recipe for building a …


Assessment Of Lidar For Simulating Existing And Potential Future Marsh Conditions In Casco Bay, Peter A. Slovinsky, Stephen M. Dickson Sep 2009

Assessment Of Lidar For Simulating Existing And Potential Future Marsh Conditions In Casco Bay, Peter A. Slovinsky, Stephen M. Dickson

Publications

Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) topographic data has revolutionized the rapid collection and subsequent analysis of highly accurate coastal topography. LIDAR data can be collected over relatively large geographic areas, and has been typically used to support mapping of a variety of different shoreline features, along with post-storm impacts.


Ua35/1 Doers & Deeds Vol. 7, No. 12, Wku Provost Sep 2009

Ua35/1 Doers & Deeds Vol. 7, No. 12, Wku Provost

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by the WKU Provost & Vice President of Academic Affairs to highlight the activities of faculty, staff and alumni.


Learn By Doing: A Collaborative Model For Training Teacher-Candidate Students In Autism, Michael B. Ruef, Nicolette Nefdt, Daniel Openden, Sharon Elmensdorp, Kathleen C. Harris, Suzanne Robinson Sep 2009

Learn By Doing: A Collaborative Model For Training Teacher-Candidate Students In Autism, Michael B. Ruef, Nicolette Nefdt, Daniel Openden, Sharon Elmensdorp, Kathleen C. Harris, Suzanne Robinson

Graduate Studies in Education

A brief narrative description of the journal article, document, or resource. With the large number of students with autism entering the educational system, the need for empirically supported treatment (EST) in the classroom and special education teachers with training in autism and ESTs is necessary now more than ever. This paper describes a collaborative model between 2 universities aimed at providing teacher-candidate graduate students training and community-based practice in an EST, pivotal response treatment (PRT). Three components of the model are described: (1) the community-based service delivery system, (2) the Masters/special education credential program and (3) training in PRT. Additionally, …