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Modeling Emergent Patterns Of Dynamic Desert Ecosystems, J. Stewart, A. J. Parsons, J. Wainwright, G. S. Okin, B. T. Bestelmeyer, E. L. Frederickson, W. H. Schlesinger Jan 2014

Modeling Emergent Patterns Of Dynamic Desert Ecosystems, J. Stewart, A. J. Parsons, J. Wainwright, G. S. Okin, B. T. Bestelmeyer, E. L. Frederickson, W. H. Schlesinger

Agriculture Faculty and Staff Scholarship

In many desert ecosystems, vegetation is both patchy and dynamic: vegetated areas are interspersed with patches of bare ground, and both the positioning and the species composition of the vegetated areas exhibit change through time. These characteristics lead to the emergence of multi-scale patterns in vegetation that arise from complex relationships between plants, soils, and transport processes. Previous attempts to probe the causes of spatial complexity and predict responses of desert ecosystems tend to be limited in their focus: models of dynamics have been developed with no consideration of the inherent patchiness in the vegetation, or else models have been …


Program Manager Competencies (Chapter 11 Of Program Management For Improved Business Results), Russ J. Martinelli, James M. Waddell, Tim J. Rahschulte Jan 2014

Program Manager Competencies (Chapter 11 Of Program Management For Improved Business Results), Russ J. Martinelli, James M. Waddell, Tim J. Rahschulte

Faculty Publications - College of Business

The successful program manager is constantly seeking to learn and broaden his or her knowledge and experience in order to take on more complex and critical programs. The program management competency model was developed in order to address the breadth, depth, and complexity of the program management role. This chapter uses the program management competency model to detail the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for program managers to continually grow as professionals and consistently succeed in their role. The various types of competencies that are discussed in the chapter are: customer and market competencies, business and financial competencies, process and …


Searching For French Civilization: Reflections On Situating Information Literacy Skills In An Undergraduate French Curriculum, Carmel O'Reilly Jan 2014

Searching For French Civilization: Reflections On Situating Information Literacy Skills In An Undergraduate French Curriculum, Carmel O'Reilly

Books/Book Chapters

No abstract provided.


Generating Law: Learning How To Take Care Of What One Has Started, Thomas D. Eisele Jan 2014

Generating Law: Learning How To Take Care Of What One Has Started, Thomas D. Eisele

Faculty Articles and Other Publications

In this chapter from Living In A Law Transformed: Encounters With The Works Of James Boyd White, Professor Eisele discusses the inspiration provided him by White's writing.


A Review Of The Primary Types Of The Hawaiian Stag Beetle Genus Apterocyclus Waterhouse (Coleoptera, Lucanidae, Lucaninae), With The Description Of A New Species, M. J. Paulsen, David C. Hawks Jan 2014

A Review Of The Primary Types Of The Hawaiian Stag Beetle Genus Apterocyclus Waterhouse (Coleoptera, Lucanidae, Lucaninae), With The Description Of A New Species, M. J. Paulsen, David C. Hawks

University of Nebraska State Museum: Entomology Papers

The species of the Hawaiian stag beetle genus Apterocyclus Waterhouse (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) are reviewed following an examination of all primary types. Although the continued existence of the species is unknown and some possibly are extinct there are five recently extant species, including one species that is described here as new. The holotypes for all available names are pictured, and synonymies discussed and updated. Lectotypes are designated for Apterocyclus honoluluensis Waterhouse and A. munroi Sharp. A key to species and a revised catalog for the genus are provided.


Central Washington University 2014-2015 Graduate Catalog, Central Washington University Jan 2014

Central Washington University 2014-2015 Graduate Catalog, Central Washington University

Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.


Central Washington University 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog, Central Washington University Jan 2014

Central Washington University 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog, Central Washington University

Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.


Cultural Bias In Missionary Education: The Unintentional Dynamic Of Trained Incapacity, Birgit Herppich Jan 2014

Cultural Bias In Missionary Education: The Unintentional Dynamic Of Trained Incapacity, Birgit Herppich

Papers

No abstract provided.


Corruption, Culture, And Conversion: The Role Of The Church In Correcting A Global Concern, Kelvin Okey Onongha Jan 2014

Corruption, Culture, And Conversion: The Role Of The Church In Correcting A Global Concern, Kelvin Okey Onongha

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

No abstract provided.


A Surface Displacement Analysis For Volcan Pacaya From October 2001 Through March 2013 By Means Of 3-D Modeling Of Precise Position Gps Data, Brianna R. Hetland Jan 2014

A Surface Displacement Analysis For Volcan Pacaya From October 2001 Through March 2013 By Means Of 3-D Modeling Of Precise Position Gps Data, Brianna R. Hetland

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports - Open

Volcán Pacaya is one of three currently active volcanoes in Guatemala. Volcanic activity originates from the local tectonic subduction of the Cocos plate beneath the Caribbean plate along the Pacific Guatemalan coast. Pacaya is characterized by generally strombolian type activity with occasional larger vulcanian type eruptions approximately every ten years. One particularly large eruption occurred on May 27, 2010. Using GPS data collected for approximately 8 years before this eruption and data from an additional three years of collection afterwards, surface movement covering the period of the eruption can be measured and used as a tool to help understand activity …


A Study Of A Landslide In Birmingham, Alabama, Caitlin L. Bukovitz Jan 2014

A Study Of A Landslide In Birmingham, Alabama, Caitlin L. Bukovitz

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports - Open

In 1988 a landslide occurred at a construction site in Birmingham, Alabama in which a portion of the construction site required excavating a rock slope with a group of apartments that were located at the top of the slope. During construction, two separate landslides occurred causing one and half of the apartment buildings to collapse downslope. The slope failure was investigated by two firms. One firm investigated the site conditions and the second firm investigated the design of the cut slope. The main concerns in the investigation were (1) the lack of consideration for the existing joint system, (2) using …


China’S Last Empire: The Art And Culture Of The Qing Dynasty, 1644-1911, Brian Dursum, Stephen R. Halsey, Marc Knecht, Justin R. Ritzinger, Daniel J. Mckee, Chang Qing, Barbara Giordana Staniszewska Jan 2014

China’S Last Empire: The Art And Culture Of The Qing Dynasty, 1644-1911, Brian Dursum, Stephen R. Halsey, Marc Knecht, Justin R. Ritzinger, Daniel J. Mckee, Chang Qing, Barbara Giordana Staniszewska

Lowe Art Museum Catalogs

No abstract provided.


Dialogues With The Informal City: Latin America And The Caribbean, Ariel C. Armony, Adib Cure, Carie Penabad Jan 2014

Dialogues With The Informal City: Latin America And The Caribbean, Ariel C. Armony, Adib Cure, Carie Penabad

Center for Latin American Studies Publications

This publication, based on the symposium Dialogues with the Informal City: Latin America and the Caribbean, connects a range of fundamental themes affecting the current conditions and future of Latin America’s growing informal cities and, by extension, the rising global urban population. Informal cities can be described as settlements frequently characterized by organic physical patterns built incrementally over time as the needs and circumstances of a community change. While undeniably precarious in construction, informal cities exhibit underlying urban and architectural patterns of remarkable resilience; moreover, they reflect their inhabitants’ enduring cultural values. While seriously affected by poverty and violence, …


Interim Project Descriptions 2014, Wofford College. Committee On The Interim Jan 2014

Interim Project Descriptions 2014, Wofford College. Committee On The Interim

Interim Catalogues

No abstract provided.


Wofford College Catalogue 2014-2015, Wofford College. Office Of The Registrar Jan 2014

Wofford College Catalogue 2014-2015, Wofford College. Office Of The Registrar

College Catalogues

No abstract provided.


Requests Of Brown By Lc Classification: January 2014, Ruth E.. Souto Jan 2014

Requests Of Brown By Lc Classification: January 2014, Ruth E.. Souto

HELIN Monthly Loan Statistics

Requests of Brown from other HELIN libraries -January 2014


Student Fact Book, Fall 2014 - Thirty-Eighth Annual Edition, Wright State University, Office Of Student Information Systems, Wright State University Jan 2014

Student Fact Book, Fall 2014 - Thirty-Eighth Annual Edition, Wright State University, Office Of Student Information Systems, Wright State University

Wright State University Student Fact Books

The student fact book has general demographic information on all students enrolled at Wright State University for Fall Semester, 2014.


Kennedy Library Update, January 2014, Robert E. Kennedy Library Jan 2014

Kennedy Library Update, January 2014, Robert E. Kennedy Library

Library Publications and Administrative Reports

No abstract provided.


Umsl Bulletin 2014-2015, University Of Missouri-St. Louis Jan 2014

Umsl Bulletin 2014-2015, University Of Missouri-St. Louis

Bulletins

No abstract provided.


2014-2015 Catalog, Governors State University Jan 2014

2014-2015 Catalog, Governors State University

Catalogs

No abstract provided.


Bridgewater State University Factbook, 2013-2014, Office Of Institutional Research, Bridgewater State University Jan 2014

Bridgewater State University Factbook, 2013-2014, Office Of Institutional Research, Bridgewater State University

Factbook

No abstract provided.


Tracking Jesusa: Geographic Information Systems And Character Development In Hasta No Verte, Jesús Mío, Pamela H. Long, Kevin W. Long Jan 2014

Tracking Jesusa: Geographic Information Systems And Character Development In Hasta No Verte, Jesús Mío, Pamela H. Long, Kevin W. Long

Diálogo

This study examines the uses of mapping software and web tools to produce multimedia annotations of a literary work—in this case Hasta no verte, Jesús mío by Elena Poniatowska—to the end of strengthening student engagement with the text, and cultural and literary contexts. The authors, a professor and a student at Auburn University-Montgomery, photographed scenes of specific sites and landmarks mentioned in the novel, mapped them on Google Maps, then linked the sites with historic photos of the periods indicated in the novel, in preparation for creating a unique website.


Rafael Ferrer, Delia Consentino Jan 2014

Rafael Ferrer, Delia Consentino

Diálogo

No abstract provided.


Fiercely; Veracruz Ballplayer Before The Ritual Game, 600 A.D., Carmen Tafolla Jan 2014

Fiercely; Veracruz Ballplayer Before The Ritual Game, 600 A.D., Carmen Tafolla

Diálogo

No abstract provided.


Faculty Promotion And Tenure Recipients, 2014, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Libraries, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Provost And Vice Chancellor For Academic Affairs, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Office Of The Chancellor Jan 2014

Faculty Promotion And Tenure Recipients, 2014, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Libraries, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Provost And Vice Chancellor For Academic Affairs, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Office Of The Chancellor

Faculty Promotion and Tenure Reception

Event was sponsored by Chancellor and Provost


Undergraduate Catalog Of Studies, 2013-2014, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville Jan 2014

Undergraduate Catalog Of Studies, 2013-2014, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Undergraduate Catalog of Studies

No abstract provided.


Meta-Analysis Of Social-Personality Psychological Research, Blair T. Johnson, Alice H. Eagly Jan 2014

Meta-Analysis Of Social-Personality Psychological Research, Blair T. Johnson, Alice H. Eagly

CHIP Documents

This publication provides a contemporary treatment of the subject of meta-analysis in relation to social-personality psychology. Meta-analysis literally refers to the statistical pooling of the results of independent studies on a given subject, although in practice it refers as well to other steps of research synthesis, including defining the question under investigation, gathering all available research reports, coding of information about the studies and their effects, and interpretation/dissemination of results. Discussed as well are the hallmarks of high-quality meta-analyses.


Global Kentucky (Winter 2014), University Of Kentucky International Center Jan 2014

Global Kentucky (Winter 2014), University Of Kentucky International Center

Global Kentucky

No abstract provided.


The Death Of The City? Reports Of San Francisco's Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated, Rachel Brahinsky Jan 2014

The Death Of The City? Reports Of San Francisco's Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated, Rachel Brahinsky

Politics

This article considers how the recent Bay Area turmoil spurred by the technology boom and its attendant housing crisis has revived age-old tensions over regionalism and ethics in urban politics. The author looks at activist tendencies evident in the rise of an “ethical city” framework, which benefits from alternative uses of technology, and which offers a counter-narrative to the ways that tech wealth is also uprooting communities.


Macalester Today Winter 2014, Macalester College Jan 2014

Macalester Today Winter 2014, Macalester College

Macalester Today

No abstract provided.