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Should Agencies Enforce?, Max Minzner

Minnesota Law Review, Vols. 1-106:1 (1917-2021)

No abstract provided.

Celebrating Florida's 150th Birthday : St. Petersburg Campus Hosts The State's Sesquicentennial Anniversary With Help From The Library's Special Collections, James Anthony Schnur

USF St. Petersburg Campus Faculty Publications

This article described events at USF St. Petersburg that commemorated the 150th anniversary of statehood (1845-1995). The author also described notable Floridiana collections at the USF Tampa Library and USF St. Petersburg's Nelson Poynter Memorial Library.

Rethinking The Geography Of Local Climate Action: Multi-Level Network Participation In Metropolitan Regions, Hari M. Osofsky

Articles

As the United States and the world become increasingly urbanized, cities are a key site for addressing the problem of climate change. However, urban climate change action is not simply about local officials making decisions within their cities. In major U.S. urban areas, “local” involves multiple layers of government, including county and metro-regional entities. Moreover, many of the cities taking action on climate change also participate in and shape networks of local governments based at state, regional, national, and international levels. This Article argues that multilevel climate change networks could be more effective by embracing this geography of local action …

Reorienting Personal Jurisdiction Doctrine Around Horizontal Federalism Rather Than Liberty After Walden V. Fiore, Allan Erbsen

Articles

The Supreme Court’s jurisprudence addressing personal jurisdiction has vacillated between different rationales for limiting judicial authority. Some decisions emphasize liberty, some invoke federalism, and some rely on both. This Article uses the Court’s 2014 decision in Walden v. Fiore to show that recent emphasis on gilded rhetoric about liberty blurs the distinction between venue and jurisdiction, misconstrues the relevant private interests, and fails to consider the allocation of authority among coequal states in a federal system. Walden held that adjudication of a civil suit in a Nevada federal court rather than in a Georgia federal court would infringe the defendant’s …

Transnational Legal Practice, Laurel Terry, Carole Silver

The International Lawyer

No abstract provided.

Long-Term Distribution Patterns Of Chlorophyll-A Concentration In China’S Largest Freshwater Lake: Meris Full-Resolution Observations With A Practical Approach, Lian Feng, Chuanmin Hu, Xingxing Han, Xiaoling Chen, Lin Qi

Marine Science Faculty Publications

A new empirical Chl-a algorithm has been developed and validated for the largest freshwater lake of China (Poyang Lake) using a normalized green-red difference index (NGRDI), where the uncertainty was estimated to be <45% for Chl-a ranging between 1.3 and 10.5 mg·m⁻³. The combined approach of using the NGRDI algorithm and atmospherically-corrected Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) data showed an advantage over other popular approaches. The algorithm was then applied to 325 carefully-selected MERIS full-resolution (300-m) scenes between 2003 and 2012, with pixels of extreme turbidity (NGRDI < 0.06, corresponding to >~25 mg·L⁻¹ total suspended sediments or TSS) masked. The long-term Chl-a distribution showed significant spatial gradient and temporal variability, …

Children And Disaster Education: An Analysis Of Disaster Risk Reduction Within The School Curricula Of Oregon, Texas, And The Philippines, Ashley Merchant

MA IDS Thesis Projects

For the past few decades, there has been a significant increase in the intensity and frequency of disasters. This has created a growing interest in the issue of disaster risk reduction among the global population. Past research has shown that proper planning and the use of protective measures can reduce the effects of a disastrous event. Preparedness is not only the responsibility of a nation’s government or relief agencies, but also of every member of the community, including the vulnerable population of children. The United Nations has called for disaster risk reduction education to be implemented in schools around the …

Moveable Feasts: Processions As Multimedia Performance In Le Puy-En-Velay, Elisa A. Foster

Peregrinations: Journal of Medieval Art and Architecture

No abstract provided.

Graphic Record Of A Lost Wall Map Of The World (C. 1490) By Henricus Martellus, Chet Van Duzer

Peregrinations: Journal of Medieval Art and Architecture

No abstract provided.

Identity, Status, And Material: Medieval Alabaster Effigies In England, Rachel Dressler

Peregrinations: Journal of Medieval Art and Architecture

No abstract provided.

A Blank Space: Mandeville, Maps, And Possibility, Asa Simon Mittman

Peregrinations: Journal of Medieval Art and Architecture

No abstract provided.

Peregrinations: Journal Of Medieval Art And Architecture (Volume 5, Issue 2)

Peregrinations: Journal of Medieval Art and Architecture

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Procedural Modeling For Ancient Maya Cityscapes: Initial Methodological Challenges And Solutions, Heather Richards-Rissetto, Rachel Plessing

Department of Anthropology: Faculty Publications

Digital reconstruction of 3D cityscapes is expensive, time-consuming, and requires significant expertise. We need a 3D modeling approach that streamlines the integration of multiple data types in a time-efficient and low-cost manner. Procedural modeling—rapid proto-typing of 3D models from a set of rules— offers a potential solution to this problem because it allows scholars to create digital reconstructions that can be quickly updated and used to test and formulate alternative hypotheses that are derived from and linked to underlying archaeological data. While procedural modeling is being used to visualize ancient Roman, Etruscan, and Greek cities, in the Maya region the …

Acuta Journal Of Telecommunications In Higher Education

ACUTA Journal

In This Issue

President's Message

From the ACUTA CEO

Legislative/Regulatory Update

Technology Supports Learning at the University of Illinois

App Development as a Learning Tool

Death by Popcorn

It's a Bird...lt's a Plane...lt's a Drone!

Beating the Cell Capacity Crunch

Flipping the Classroom

Saving College Dropouts

Hybrid lT-The new Campus Landscape

The George Washington University lntroduces CAAREN

Flipping Classrooms to Change College STEM Teaching

Project Fi-the Wi-Fi-First Cell Phone

The Impact Of Proposal A On Two Michigan School Districts, James D. Cooper

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

In 1994 the state of Michigan changed its school finance system. Over a nine-month period between July, 1993, and March, 1994, state legislators and the voters of Michigan acted to change the tax structure and address funding equity for public schools. In the fall of 1994, Michigan’s public schools began operating under an entirely new set of school finance reforms. The primary focus of this research is the articulation of the effects of the 1994 Michigan school funding reform (Proposal A). The purpose of this research was to conduct a policy analysis and impact analysis of Proposal A on two …

The Gravity Environment Of Zhouqu Debris Flow Of August 2010 And Its Implication For Future Recurrence, Diandong Ren, Lance M. Leslie, Xinyi Shen, Yang Hong, Qingyun Duan, Rezaul Mahmood, Yun Li, Gang Huang, Weidong Guo, Mervyn J. Lynch

High Plains Regional Climate Center: Staff Publications

This study investigates the geological background of the August 7-8, 2010 Zhouqu debris flows in the northwestern Chinese province of Gansu, and possible future occurrence of such hazards in the peri-Tibetan Plateau (TP) regions. Debris flows are a more predictable type of landslide because of its strong correlation with extreme precipitation. However, two factors affecting the frequency and magnitude of debris flows: very fine scale precipitation and degree of fracture of bedrock, both defy direct observations. Annual mean Net Primary production (NPP) is used as a surrogate for regional precipitation with patchiness filtered out, and gravity satellite measured regional mass …

A Historical Perspective On Nebraska’S Variable And Changing Climate, Martha Shulski, William Baule, Crystal J. Stiles, Natalie A. Umphlett

High Plains Regional Climate Center: Staff Publications

Nebraska is situated at the intersection of the northern and southern Great Plains, exhibiting a dramatic longitudinal gradient for precipitation and humidity, and benefiting from groundwater resources. The continental climate is highly variable temporally both for temperature and precipitation. Our assessment of long-term meteorological observations shows that over the last century the annual average temperature in Nebraska has warmed approximately 0.6°C, which is similar to the increase in the global average temperature over the same time period. Furthermore, we found minimum temperatures have warmed more than maximum temperatures, and winter and spring show the strongest warming. We found no significant …

Ceremonial Script, December 19, 2015, Eastern Michigan University

Commencement Programs and Materials

No abstract provided.

Emu Today, January 14, 2015, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

No abstract provided.

Emu Today, January 13, 2015, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

No abstract provided.

Emu Today, August 7, 2015, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

No abstract provided.

Board Of Regents Meeting Materials, March 17, 2015, Eastern Michigan University

Board of Regents Meeting Materials

No abstract provided.

Board Of Regents Meeting Materials, October 13, 2015, Eastern Michigan University

Board of Regents Meeting Materials

No abstract provided.

Board Of Regents Meeting Materials, June 16, 2015, Eastern Michigan University

Board of Regents Meeting Materials

No abstract provided.

Start With Us! Culturally Relevant Pedagogy In The Preschool Classroom, Tonia Renee Durden, Elsita Escalante, Kimberly Blitch

Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and Schools: Faculty Publications

Using an ethnographic case study approach, we examined how teachers and parents within an eth-nically diverse early childhood program conceptualized and implemented culturally relevant peda-gogy and how these primary caregivers were encouraging children’s sociocultural development and awareness. Data sources included questionnaires, interview transcripts, and observational field notes (classroom and community). Findings suggest there were multiple strategies and resources teachers used to facilitate the sociocultural growth of young children indicative of culturally relevant practices. However, we discovered there were mediating factors that impacted how and whether teachers were able to implement culturally relevant pedagogy in the early childhood classroom.

Ex Libris, Winter 2015, West Virginia University. Library.

Ex Libris: The WVU Libraries Magazine

U.S. Senator John D. Rockefeller IV Forever intertwined with the stories of the people of West Virginia.

The Political Correlates Of Sustainable Development: A Case Study Of Winter Park, Fl, Ariella Lvov

Honors Program Theses

How do cities find the path to sustainable development policy when confronted with constituent opposition? To address this dilemma, a case study of a small, land-locked city in Central Florida was conducted, whose long battle with sustainable development has been, at times, both successful and unsuccessful. Winter Park provides an excellent backdrop for studying which political correlates are requisite for the successful execution of growth policy. This study explores three sustainable development initiatives in Winter Park: (a) light rail, (b) SunRail, and (c) transit-oriented development. The researcher conducted an analysis of both archival research and structured interviews with local elected …

About Sponsors, National Organizing Committee, International Grassland Congress

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

An Entrepreneurial Context For The Theory Of The Firm: Exploring Assumptions And Consequences, Arturo E. Osorio, Banu Ozkazanc-Pan, Paul F. Donnelly

New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

While entrepreneurship may be driven by personal interests and lifestyle choices, entrepreneurial actions are not only economically driven opportunity-searching processes but also enactments of social transformation that may or may not lead to socioeconomic benefits. We advance that exploring these entrepreneurial processes can inform a theory of the firm that may explain how socioeconomic processes shape the socioeconomic environment of communities while serving individuals. This article discusses several understandings of the firm, as theorized in extant literature. Guided by these different conceptualizations, we present a case study of an artist and artisan cluster in Western Massachusetts to demonstrate various understandings …

The Impact Of Immigrant Entrepreneurs’ Social Capital Related Motivations, Claudia Gomez, B. Yasanthi Perera, Judith Y. Weisinger, David H. Tobey, Taylor Zinsmeister-Teeters

New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

The immigrant entrepreneurship literature indicates that immigrant entrepreneurs reap numerous benefits from their co-ethnic communities’ social capital. These benefits, however, often come at a price because scholars note the potential for this community social capital to impose limitations on the entrepreneurs. While the literature largely focuses on the benefits of social capital, there is no research on what motivates the immigrant entrepreneurs to engage with their co-ethnic community in terms of contributing to, and utilizing, their co-ethnic communities’ social capital, and the consequences these may have on their enterprises. Addressing this gap in the literature is important in the development …