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Nature Of Transboundary Water Conflicts: Issues Of Complexity And The Enabling Conditions For Negotiated Cooperation, Enamul Choudhury, Shafiqul Islam Aug 2015

Nature Of Transboundary Water Conflicts: Issues Of Complexity And The Enabling Conditions For Negotiated Cooperation, Enamul Choudhury, Shafiqul Islam

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

Water access, demand, usage and management become complex due to the crossing of multiple boundaries: political, social and jurisdictional, as well as physical, ecological and biogeochemical. This paper focuses on a particular class of complex water problems: the allocation of transboundary water (TBW) among competing riparians with conflicting needs. The complexity in TBW allocation lies in the dynamic consequences of competition that arise from the interconnections and feedbacks among actors, processes and institutions operating in the knowledge and political communities. Consequently, many TBW allocation issues become contingent upon the dynamic changes that occur within the knowledge and political communities as …


The Molybdenum Blue Reaction For The Determination Of Orthophosphate Revisited: Opening The Black Box, Edward A. Nagul, Ian D. Mckelvie, Paul Worsfold, Spas D. Kolev Aug 2015

The Molybdenum Blue Reaction For The Determination Of Orthophosphate Revisited: Opening The Black Box, Edward A. Nagul, Ian D. Mckelvie, Paul Worsfold, Spas D. Kolev

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

The molybdenum blue reaction, used predominantly for the determination of orthophosphate in environmental waters, has been perpetually modified and re-optimised over the years, but this important reaction in analytical chemistry is usually treated as something of a 'black box' in the analytical literature. A large number of papers describe a wide variety of reaction conditions and apparently different products (as determined by UV–visible spectroscopy) but a discussion of the chemistry underlying this behaviour is often addressed superficially or not at all. This review aims to rationalise the findings of the many 'optimised' molybdenum blue methods in the literature, mainly for …


Drivers Of Arctic Shipping & Marine Operation, Lawson W. Brigham Ph.D Aug 2015

Drivers Of Arctic Shipping & Marine Operation, Lawson W. Brigham Ph.D

ShipArc 2015 Conference

No abstract provided.


A Companion To Australian Aboriginal Literature Edited By Belinda Wheeler, Jose-Carlos Redondo-Olmedilla Aug 2015

A Companion To Australian Aboriginal Literature Edited By Belinda Wheeler, Jose-Carlos Redondo-Olmedilla

The Goose

José-Carlos Redondo-Olmedilla reviews A Companion to Australian Aboriginal Literature, edited by Belinda Wheeler.


(Re)Constructing Erased Narratives: Unearthing Strange Fruit, Maria D. Leake Aug 2015

(Re)Constructing Erased Narratives: Unearthing Strange Fruit, Maria D. Leake

Journal of Social Theory in Art Education

This article focuses on the artistic practices of Vincent Valdez, who (re)constructs hidden narratives regarding the lynching of Mexicans and Mexican-Americans in South Texas from 1848 until 1928. Valdez counters the historical gaps and omissions of Latino history from textbooks as a form of failure which he addresses not as a historian, but as an artist looking at the past through a contemporary lens. The conceptual framework of this research references critical race theory and its relationship with culturally sustaining pedagogies to challenge exclusionary practices that selectively privilege the histories of some groups over others. Implications for confronting the master …


Reflective Communities: Mentoring Teacher Candidates During The (In)Between Spaces Of The Practicum, Joana Hyatt Aug 2015

Reflective Communities: Mentoring Teacher Candidates During The (In)Between Spaces Of The Practicum, Joana Hyatt

Journal of Social Theory in Art Education

This article critiques traditional student teaching formats that fail to examine the social conditions of the spaces between the time of becoming and the place of being educators during practicum fieldwork. The lack of negotiable spaces for student teachers to resolve problematic situations, myths, cultural differences, and relational aspects of teaching have been documented. Exploring the methods of arts-based inquiry, a group of teacher candidates illustrated their experiences of becoming art educators by producing artwork, videos, and narratives. Student teachers then reflected on their shared roles, making other avenues of collaboration available. When the affective domains of learning to teach …


Fictional And Fragmented Truths In Korean Adoptee Life Writing, Jenny Heijun Wills Aug 2015

Fictional And Fragmented Truths In Korean Adoptee Life Writing, Jenny Heijun Wills

Asian American Literature: Discourses & Pedagogies

This article explores the ways that life writing allows transnational, transracial Asian adoptee authors to navigate their complex experiences of truth and authenticity. It also addresses the transformations adoptee authors make to the memoir genre in order to accommodate the particularities of their experiences. I analyze Jane Jeong Trenka’s foundational Asian adoption memoir, The Language of Blood, and Kim Sunée’s lesser-known text, Trail of Crumbs, paying attention to the ways that the authors’ hybridized and deliberately constructionist approaches to genre parallel some of the identity issues that are brought out in their respective books. I explore the significance …


The Illegible Pan: Racial Formation, Hybridity, And Chinatown In Sui Sin Far’S “‘Its Wavering Image’”, Caroline Porter Aug 2015

The Illegible Pan: Racial Formation, Hybridity, And Chinatown In Sui Sin Far’S “‘Its Wavering Image’”, Caroline Porter

Asian American Literature: Discourses & Pedagogies

Drawing upon Judith Butler’s theory of performativity, this article offers an interpretation of “‘Its Wavering Image’” that explains the biracial main character, Pan’s, process of racialization. The argument is two fold: first, the paper contends that in this story, Sui Sin Far theorizes that race is performative rather than biological. Race does not come from characters’ bodies, but is rather an incorporated performance of codes. Pan’s race, then, depends not on her parentage or her biology, but on the “codes” she internalizes and embodies, codes that are fleshed out throughout the article through historical contextualization of San Francisco and Chinatown. …


Critical Collaborations: Indigeneity, Diaspora, And Ecology In Canadian Literary Studies Edited By Smaro Kamboureli And Christl Verduyn, Chad Weidner Aug 2015

Critical Collaborations: Indigeneity, Diaspora, And Ecology In Canadian Literary Studies Edited By Smaro Kamboureli And Christl Verduyn, Chad Weidner

The Goose

Chad Weidner reviews Critical Collaborations: Indigeneity, Diaspora, and Ecology in Canadian Literary Studies edited by Smaro Kamboureli and Christl Verduyn.


Moving Environments: Affect, Emotion, Ecology, And Film Edited By Alexa Weik Von Mossner, Ted Geier Aug 2015

Moving Environments: Affect, Emotion, Ecology, And Film Edited By Alexa Weik Von Mossner, Ted Geier

The Goose

Ted Geier reviews Completely Affecting: The Cinematics of Environmental Concern and Real Change, edited by Alexa Weik von Mossner.


Merging: Contemplations On Farming & Ecology From Horseback By Soren Bondrup-Nielsen, Anna Banks Aug 2015

Merging: Contemplations On Farming & Ecology From Horseback By Soren Bondrup-Nielsen, Anna Banks

The Goose

Anna Banks reviews Merging: Contemplations on Farming & Ecology from Horseback, by Soren Bondrup-Nielsen.


The Stag Head Spoke By Erina Harris, Joel Deshaye Aug 2015

The Stag Head Spoke By Erina Harris, Joel Deshaye

The Goose

Joel Deshaye reviews Erina Harris's book of poetry entitled The Stag Head Spoke.


Profile, Green And Golden, Charlie Justice, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Office Of University Advancement Aug 2015

Profile, Green And Golden, Charlie Justice, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Office Of University Advancement

USF St. Petersburg 50th Celebration: Documents

A profile of Green and Gold award winner, Charlie Justice. Justice graduated with a Bachelor's of Arts in Geography from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg in 1993.


Green Documentary: Environmental Documentary In The 21st Century By Helen Hughes, David M. Lawrence Aug 2015

Green Documentary: Environmental Documentary In The 21st Century By Helen Hughes, David M. Lawrence

The Goose

David M. Lawrence reviews Green Documentary: Environmental Documentary in the 21st Century by Helen Hughes.


The Doha Round And Globalization: A Failure Of World Economic Development?, William E. Keating Aug 2015

The Doha Round And Globalization: A Failure Of World Economic Development?, William E. Keating

Theses and Dissertations

The objective of this thesis is to analyze the WTO’s Doha Round and its numerous developmental objectives, assess the major issues that led to its stagnation, as well as examine the economic prospects for developing nations and the potential future of international trade and development.


Women Workin’ It In Gis: A Mixed Methods Study Of Underrepresentation And The Gendered Experience Among Female Gis Practitioners, Livia M. Betancourt Mazur Aug 2015

Women Workin’ It In Gis: A Mixed Methods Study Of Underrepresentation And The Gendered Experience Among Female Gis Practitioners, Livia M. Betancourt Mazur

Theses and Dissertations

Through novel empirical research, this thesis explores the experience of women working in the professional field of geographic information systems (GIS), adding to GIS literature, as well as to academic geography and wider science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) discourses, addressing gaps in these bodies of knowledge.


Transportation And Sanitation Drivers Of Land Use/Land Cover Change: Loss Of The Jamaica Bay Wetlands, Margaret Joy Cytryn Aug 2015

Transportation And Sanitation Drivers Of Land Use/Land Cover Change: Loss Of The Jamaica Bay Wetlands, Margaret Joy Cytryn

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis presents an analysis (1830-2014) of the historical events of land use/land cover change in the Jamaica Bay estuary, identification of the agents of change, and a perspective on the potential drivers of transportation and sanitation in land use/land cover change.


Profile, Green And Golden, Sam Henderson, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Office Of University Advancement Aug 2015

Profile, Green And Golden, Sam Henderson, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Office Of University Advancement

USF St. Petersburg 50th Celebration: Documents

A profile of Green and Gold award winner, Sam Henderson. Henderson graduated with a Bachelor's of Science in Environmental Science and Policy, and a Master's of Liberal Arts from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg in 2010 and 2014 respectively.


Fishermen, Fishmongers, And The Sea: Economic Restructuring And Gender Dynamics In A Philippine Community, Nelson Nava Turgo Aug 2015

Fishermen, Fishmongers, And The Sea: Economic Restructuring And Gender Dynamics In A Philippine Community, Nelson Nava Turgo

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

Thisarticle provides a place- and work-specific exposition of gendered transformation in a local economy in Quezon province in the Philippines, where the declining productivity of fisheries since 1985 has seen a concomitant boom in fish marketing in nearby auction houses. It presents ethnographic data on seven families whose fishermen-husbands virtually abandoned fishing and assumed household management while their wives took on work as full-time fishmongers. The fishermen coped with the loss of economic clout by asserting masculine power, which resulted in spousal tensions, restrictions on their wives’ mobility and social lives, and incidents of domestic violence.Keywords: fishermen • fishing community …


Research On Intelligent Cruise Regulatory Mode Of Huangpu River, Xiang Yin Aug 2015

Research On Intelligent Cruise Regulatory Mode Of Huangpu River, Xiang Yin

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

No abstract provided.


Optimization Of Containership Speed Based On Operation And Environment Regulations, Changjiang Yu Aug 2015

Optimization Of Containership Speed Based On Operation And Environment Regulations, Changjiang Yu

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

No abstract provided.


Research On The Ballast Water Management In Shenzhen Port Waters : Multiples Proposals For Prevention Of Invasive Species, Junhai Xu Aug 2015

Research On The Ballast Water Management In Shenzhen Port Waters : Multiples Proposals For Prevention Of Invasive Species, Junhai Xu

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

No abstract provided.


Risk Assessment Of Water Area In The Shanghai Port, Na Lin Aug 2015

Risk Assessment Of Water Area In The Shanghai Port, Na Lin

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

No abstract provided.


A Study On Supervision Of The Port State Control To The Shipboard Ballast Water Under Bwm Convention : Analyzing The Roles Of The China, Guangbin Li Aug 2015

A Study On Supervision Of The Port State Control To The Shipboard Ballast Water Under Bwm Convention : Analyzing The Roles Of The China, Guangbin Li

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

No abstract provided.


Ballast Water Treatment Systems And Retrofitting Them On Container Ships, Hrishikesh Chatterjee Aug 2015

Ballast Water Treatment Systems And Retrofitting Them On Container Ships, Hrishikesh Chatterjee

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

No abstract provided.


Essays On International Economics In Presence Of Economics Of Scale And Monopolistic Competition., Rajit Biswas Dr. Aug 2015

Essays On International Economics In Presence Of Economics Of Scale And Monopolistic Competition., Rajit Biswas Dr.

Doctoral Theses

Trade theorists, have generally been concerned with three basic questions: Why do countries engage in trade? What is the pattern of trade? and What are the gains from trade? These questions have remained the focal point of inquiry from the times of Adam Smith till the present day. The first two questions inquire, respectively about the causes of trade, and if trade indeed takes place, then about the pattern of specialization of each country in the post trade situation. These are thus questions of positive economics. The third point of inquiry is normative. This is because, gains and losses from …


Best Practices In Team-Based Treatment Termination, Leslie Minna Aug 2015

Best Practices In Team-Based Treatment Termination, Leslie Minna

Graduate School of Professional Psychology: Doctoral Papers and Masters Projects

Termination of psychological treatment is a necessary part of the therapeutic process, but it can pose complex clinical, ethical, legal, logistical, and social challenges. This complexity becomes even more evident in the current era of treatment delivered by a team of healthcare professionals. Appropriate termination will usually involve a team decision and synthesis of the various team members’ recommendations for appropriate follow-up, medications, or transfer of care into an integrated formal document to be communicated to the patient. The healthcare team may also face other considerations such as record keeping and communication responsibilities when the patient (or the patient’s insurer) …


3.309 Clery Act Aug 2015

3.309 Clery Act

3.300 Facilities and Safety (Business Management)

No abstract provided.


Guide To Ms603 Pan American Health Organization (Paho), Carrie-Ann Chavez Aug 2015

Guide To Ms603 Pan American Health Organization (Paho), Carrie-Ann Chavez

Finding Aids

The ultimate goal of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and its sister institution, the United States-Mexico Border Health Association (USMBHA), was to better health education, health, and the environment in the border region. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) U.S.-Mexico Border Field Office records date from 1942 to 2014. The records consist of publications, constitution and by- laws, minutes, slides and other media, and posters. Records are in Spanish and English.


Soil Moisture - Precipitation Coupling: Observations From The Oklahoma Mesonet And Underlying Phyiscal Mechanisms, Trent Ford, Anita D. Rapp, Steven M. Quiring, Jennifer Blake Aug 2015

Soil Moisture - Precipitation Coupling: Observations From The Oklahoma Mesonet And Underlying Phyiscal Mechanisms, Trent Ford, Anita D. Rapp, Steven M. Quiring, Jennifer Blake

Publications

Interactions between soil moisture and the atmosphere are driven by the partitioning of sensible and latent heating, through which soil moisture has been connected to atmospheric modifications that could potentially lead to the initiation of convective precipitation. The majority of previous studies linking the land surface to subsequent precipitation have used atmospheric reanalysis or model data sets. In this study, we link in situ observations of soil moisture from more than 100 stations in Oklahoma to subsequent unorganized afternoon convective precipitation. We use hourly next generation (NEXRAD) radar-derived precipitation to identify convective events, and then compare the location of precipitation …