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Urban Ecology & Conservation Symposium 2014: 12th Annual (Abstracts), Urban Ecosystem Research Consortium Of Portland/Vancouver

Urban Ecosystem Research Consortium of Portland/Vancouver

The UERC is a consortium of people from various universities and colleges, state and federal agencies, local governments, non-profit organizations and independent professionals interested in supporting urban ecosystem research and creating an information-sharing network of people that collect and use ecological data in the Portland/Vancouver area.

UERC Mission Statement:

To advance the state of the science of urban ecosystems and improve our understanding of them, with a focus on the Portland/Vancouver metropolitan region, by fostering communication and collaboration among researchers, managers and citizens at academic institutions, public agencies, local governments, non-profit organizations, and other interested groups.

The principal organizers span …

"A Home For Poets": The Emergence Of A Liberal Curriculum For Elementary Teachers In Victorian Britain, Christopher Bischof

History Faculty Publications

In this article I explore student culture beyond the classroom to argue that there existed an informal liberal curriculum which embraced a general spirit of intellectualism and the pursuit of a wide range of knowledge dealing with the human condition and the state of society. I also offer a new reading of the formal curriculum at training colleges by examining the formal curriculum alongside student accounts of their experiences of it, student responses to assignments, commonly used textbooks, and educationalists’ discourses about teachers’ training. While acknowledging that the formal curriculum emphasized rote memorization and was narrow, I argue that there …

Methodological Map: A Mixed Methods Approach To Explore The Role Of Space In An Emirati Single-Gender Learning Environment, Gergana Alzeer

All Works

This paper provides a methodological map that guides the choice and application of research paradigms and design frames that can be of value to a wide range of researchers in the fields of education, social sciences, and interdisciplinary studies who are interested in teaching and learning for women. Following an interpretivist/constructivist paradigm, I used a mixed methods research approach to study the spatial experiences of Emirati female students. The main component was qualitative, using ethnography, while the quantitative part included a survey. In such a research approach, my reflexivity and unique positionality as both insider and outsider played a significant …

Methods And Applications Of Geospatial Technologies, Hua Liu

Undergraduate Research Symposium

Chair: Dr. Hua Liu, Department of Political Science & Geography

Presenters: Daniel Felarca, Kyle Coolbaugh, Jacob Brunswick, Christopher Johnson

Magnetic Properties Of Variably Serpentinized Peridotites And Their Implication For The Evolution Of Oceanic Core Complexes, M Maffione, A Morris, O Plumper, Hinsbergen D Van

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

No abstract provided.

The Potential Applications Of Tooth Cement Increment Analysis In Historical Archaeology, David B. Landon

Northeast Historical Archaeology

The study of incremental structures in animal teeth is an analytical technique that is receiving increased attention from zooarchaeologists working in many parts of the world. The seasonal and annual cycles in the formation of tooth increments makes them ideal for determining the age of an animal when it was killed and the season of its death. This type of information can contribute significantly to interpretations of past animal husbandry practices. A sample of eight domestic animal teeth from the Wilkinson Backlot Site in dowtown Boston, Massachusetts, were studied in this fashion. Microscopic examination of the increment pattern of the …

Faculty Senate Minutes - February 7, 2014, Usm Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Experiences Of Volunteers In Refugee Resettlement, Rita B. Thomson

The Journal of Public and Professional Sociology

Experiences of Volunteers in Refugee Resettlement

ABSTRACT

This paper examines the experiences of volunteers mentoring refugees resettled in the Atlanta area. Every year since 1980, the United States has resettled people who have been defined as refugees by the United Nations. Refugees come with few material resources and bring even greater ethnic variation into the country than other immigrants do. The federal government contracts with voluntary, non-governmental agencies to do the resettlement. Because of limited staff and funding, these agencies rely on volunteers to help in the resettlement process. This study describes the experiences of ten volunteers of varied age, …

February 7, 2014 - Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, Regular Meeting, Board Of Trustees, Central Washington University

Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes

Meeting minutes for the Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees at Central Washington University, February 7, 2014.

The Impact Of Geography, Training, And Experience On Scope Of Practice Among Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Jennifer Greenwood

Theses and Dissertations

The role of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) in the delivery of anesthesia care is evolving given the recent recommendations for Institute of Medicine and provisions in the Affordable Care Act. Despite rigorous clinical training and consistent outcomes studies to support quality care given by CRNAs, the scope of practice of nurse anesthetists is frequently limited, and they do not practice to the full extent of their education and training. As health care spending becomes more constrained and demand for anesthesia services rises, the role of nurse anesthetists as more autonomous providers of anesthesia may be required to maintain access …

Developing Craft Beer Sales Opportunities: The Beer Tasting Experience, James Peter Murphy

Conference papers

The aim of this special presentation was to offer advice to delegates and members of the hospitality and retail licensed trade industries, amateur beer appreciation clubs and tasting groups, in relation to what preparations are necessary and what pitfalls to avoid when you are organising beer tasting events for their businesses.

Western News, Feb. 6, 2014, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Sangren continues earning design praise; WMU literary press recognized with award, grant; News-oriented quiz show episode to be taped on campus; On Campus with Cat Fuller.

The Scarlet - Volume Xciii, No. 13 (February 6, 2014), Scarlet Staff

The Scarlet (Student Newspaper) (2011-present)

The February 6, 2014 edition of The Scarlet (est. 1939), Clark University's student-run newspaper. The Scarlet is intellectually and editorially independent of the University.

The Utah Statesman, February 6, 2014, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, February 6, 2014, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education

• New Course

Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences

• Title Change, Course Description Change
• Title Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change

School of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education

• New Course

Department of Accounting

• Grade Mode Change

Department of Economic and Finance

• Prerequisite Change
• Course Number Change, Prerequisite Change
• Course Number Change, Title Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change

Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education

• New Course
• Prerequisite Change
• Title Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change

Department of Psychology

• New Course

School of Teacher Education and Leadership

• Credit Hour Change

Department of Electrical …

Emu Today, February 6, 2014, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

No abstract provided.

Bamc Funding In 2013, Bank Assets Management Company (Bamc)/Družba Za Upravljanje Terjatev Bank, D.D. (Dutb)

Documents

No abstract provided.

Three Cities Fire And Emergency Services Project, Portland State University. Hatfield School Of Government. Center For Public Service, Kent S. Robinson, Robert Winthrop, Phil Keisling

Center for Public Service Publications and Reports

Fairview, Troutdale and Wood Village, and all other Oregon cities, are responsible for providing their citizens with fire and emergency medical (EM) services. Rather than establish internal city fire departments, the Three Cities entered into an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) to purchase services from the City of Gresham in March 2006. These services include fire suppression, fire prevention, emergency medical services, and hazardous materials response (2005 Fire Service IGA). Under this IGA, the Three Cities collectively reimbursed Gresham $2.705 million for FEMS in 2012-2013. The current IGA will expire June 30, 2015, and the Three Cities are preparing to review their …

Connect 205 - February 2014

Connect

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The Immigrant First As Human: International Human Rights Principles And Catholic Doctrine As New Moral Guidelines For U.S. Immigration Policy, Kristina M. Oven

Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy

No abstract provided.

State And Religion: Funding Of Religious Institutions - The Case Of Israel In Comparative Perspective, Shimon Shetreet

Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy

No abstract provided.

The Surf Is Up, But Who Owns The Beach - Who Should Regulate Commerce On The Internet, Charles R. Topping

Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy

No abstract provided.

The Cord (February 5, 2014)

The Cord

No abstract provided.

A Conceptual Framework For Clutch-Size Evolution In Songbirds, Thomas E. Martin

Wildlife Biology Faculty Publications

Causes of evolved differences in clutch size among songbird species remain debated. I propose a new conceptual framework that integrates aspects of traditional life-history theory while including novel elements to explain evolution of clutch size among songbirds. I review evidence that selection by nest predation on length of time that offspring develop in the nest creates a gradient in offspring characteristics at nest leaving (fledging), including flight mobility, spatial dispersion, and self-feeding rate. I postulate that this gradient has consequences for offspring mortality rates and parental energy expenditure per offspring. These consequences then determine how reproductive effort is partitioned among …

February 5, 2014 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

Syria And The Olympics: National Identity On An International Stage, Andrea L. Stanton

Religious Studies: Faculty Scholarship

Since its 1946 independence, Syria has fielded a team for every summer Olympic competition except 1956, yet has won only three Olympic medals. In contrast with its smaller, higher-powered neighbor Lebanon, its participation at the Olympics has been consistent but limited, with the country making little impact internationally. Yet the history of Syria’s involvement with the Olympics reflects key elements of its political and social history: its ambitious but short-lived partnership with Egypt, the Baathist-supported promotion of women as athletes and head of the National Olympic Committee, and its commitment to participation in the vexed but ideologically important Pan-Arab Games. …

Volume 51, Number 25: February 05, 2014, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

January 2014 Complete Issue

The Journal of Inductive Biblical Studies

No abstract provided.

Discerning Segment Boundaries Within John 1:19-4:54, Joseph R. Dongell

The Journal of Inductive Biblical Studies

Bible commentators have traditionally supplied hierarchical outlines for the books they interpret under the assumption that texts are semantically structured, and that valid interpretation flows in part from accurately discerning textual structure. The disciplines of narrative criticism and discourse analysis have significantly advanced our understanding of textual structure, and have crossed paths by way of mutual influence with the IBS movement, which has given sustained attention to formalizing the study of textual structure. Against this backdrop, John 1:19-4:54 invites closer scrutiny in terms of the logic of its composition. The nearly universal agreement that 1:1-18 forms a clear literary unit, …

A Broadly Implementable Research Course In Phage Discovery And Genomics For First-Year Undergraduate Students, Tuajuanda C. Jordan, Sandra H. Burnett, Susan Carson, Steven M. Caruso, Karl Clase, Randall J. Dejong, John J. Dennehy, Dee R. Denver, David Dunbar, Sarah C. R. Elgin, Ann M. Findley, Chris R. Gissendanner, Urszula P. Golebiewska, Nancy Guild, Grant A. Hartzog, Wendy H. Grillo, Gail P. Hollowell, Lee E. Hughes, Allison Johnson, Rodney A. King, Lynn O. Lewis T, Wei Li, Frank Rosenzweig, Michael R. Rubin, Margaret S. Saha, James Sandoz, Christopher D. Shaffer, Barbara Taylor, Louise Temple, Edwin Vazquez, Vassie C. Ware, Lucia P. Barker, Kevin W. Bradley, Deborah Jacobs-Sera, Welkin H. Pope, Daniel A. Russell, Steven G. Cresawn, David Lopatto, Cheryl P. Bailey, Graham F. Hatfull

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Engaging large numbers of undergraduates in authentic scientific discovery is desirable but difficult to achieve. We have developed a general model in which faculty and teaching assistants from diverse academic institutions are trained to teach a research course for first-year undergraduate students focused on bacteriophage discovery and genomics. The course is situated within a broader scientific context aimed at understanding viral diversity, such that faculty and students are collaborators with established researchers in the field. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Science Education Alliance Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science (SEA-PHAGES) course has been widely implemented and has been …