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Mapping Temperate Vegetation Climate Adaptation Variability Using Normalized Land Surface Phenology, Liang Liang, Mark D. Schwartz, Xiaoyang Zhang

GSCE Faculty Publications

Climate influences geographic differences of vegetation phenology through both contemporary and historical variability. The latter effect is embodied in vegetation heterogeneity underlain by spatially varied genotype and species compositions tied to climatic adaptation. Such long-term climatic effects are difficult to map and therefore often neglected in evaluating spatially explicit phenological responses to climate change. In this study we demonstrate a way to indirectly infer the portion of land surface phenology variation that is potentially contributed by underlying genotypic differences across space. The method undertaken normalized remotely sensed vegetation start-of-season (or greenup onset) with a cloned plants-based phenological model. As the …

The Legacy, April 19, 2016, Lindenwood University

The Legacy (2007-2018)

Student Newspaper of Lindenwood University

Spartan Daily, April 19, 2016, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2016

Volume 146, Issue 31

Summer 2016 | Tier Iii Online On Campus, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Mapping Temperate Vegetation Climate Adaptation Variability Using Normalized Land Surface Phenology, Liang Liang, Mark D. Schwartz, Xiaoyang Zhang

Geography Faculty Publications

Climate influences geographic differences of vegetation phenology through both contemporary and historical variability. The latter effect is embodied in vegetation heterogeneity underlain by spatially varied genotype and species compositions tied to climatic adaptation. Such long-term climatic effects are difficult to map and therefore often neglected in evaluating spatially explicit phenological responses to climate change. In this study we demonstrate a way to indirectly infer the portion of land surface phenology variation that is potentially contributed by underlying genotypic differences across space. The method undertaken normalized remotely sensed vegetation start-of-season (or greenup onset) with a cloned plants-based phenological model. As the …

Money Within A Direct Search Framework, Ping Mum Ang

Doctoral Dissertations

Chapter 1 shows that total anonymity in matching is not a necessary condition to give rise to the use of money, contrary to the existing literature, which finds that total anonymity is required. The first paper presents a simple model of direct money search in a decentralized environment. This paper presents three interesting findings: (i) partial anonymity is sufficient for money to be useful, (ii) commodity money does not exist in symmetric direct money search at steady state, (iii) bartering and commodity money can co-exist in the asymmetric case. The introduction of fiat money drives out bartering and commodity money, …

Stagnation And Mass Loss On A Himalayan Debris-Covered Glacier: Processes, Patterns And Rates, Sarah Thompson, Douglas I. Benn, Jordan Mertes, Adrian Luckman

Michigan Tech Publications, Part 1

The ablation areas of debris-covered glaciers typically consist of a complex mosaic of surface features with contrasting processes and rates of mass loss. This greatly complicates glacier response to climate change, and increases the uncertainty of predictive models. In this paper we present a series of high-resolution DEMs and repeat lake bathymetric surveys on Ngozumpa Glacier, Nepal, to study processes and patterns of mass loss on a Himalayan debris-covered glacier in unprecedented detail. Most mass loss occurs by melt below supraglacial debris, and melt and calving of ice cliffs (backwasting). Although ice cliffs cover only ∼5% of the area of …

Concepts About Sedimentology And Stratigraphy In Undergraduate Geoscience Courses, Bailey Z. Kreager

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

This two-part study examines sedimentologic and stratigraphic concepts in undergraduate geoscience courses. The first part seeks to identify the various types of interactive engagement strategies used in undergraduate science courses, how they are used and in what fields. It also looks at areas in which the geosciences have excelled in interactive engagement strategies. Published studies describing interactive engagement strategies in college-level courses were collected and coded, which identified six emergent types of interactive engagement strategies: (1) Polling, (2) Full-Class Discussion and Activities, (3) In-Class Group Work, (4) Out-Of-Class Group Work, (5) Online Work, and (6) Other types. Interactive engagement strategies …

An Assessment Of Home Energy Efficiency In Kalamazoo, Alexis Coutts

Honors Theses

The purpose of this study is to assess the status of home energy efficiency in Kalamazoo as well as the reasons why (or why not) a homeowner adopts energy efficiency and what their incentives and barriers are. In order to address these questions this study first relies on a literature review to offer insight on this complex topic and reveal the main incentives and barriers to energy efficiency already found by homeowners. Next a survey is completed by a total of thirty participants, fifteen homeowners from two separate neighborhoods of Kalamazoo, using socioeconomics as a variable. Where Milwood neighborhood acts …

April 19, 2016, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

No abstract provided.

Volume 113, Number 23 – Tuesday, April 19, 2016, Saint Mary's College Of California

The Collegian

No abstract provided.

The Impossible, Only Solution: School Busing And Racial Integration In Memphis, Tennessee, 1972-1975, Jeffrey Scott Frizzell

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This study examines school busing in Memphis, Tennessee as a remedy for racial inequality in education. Busing to achieve integration was a paradox. It was simultaneously the only method available to effectively balance Memphis's dual school system and also an impossible solution that encouraged white flight and a weakening of the school system. Studying the varying responses to court-ordered busing not only helps explain its shortcomings, but also serves as a flashpoint to reveal a transitional moment in civil rights, conservatism, and evangelicalism.Most Memphians disproved of the initial busing plan. Many black Memphians felt the plan did not go far …

Drainage To Mammoth Cave National Park, Chris Groves, Katie Algeo, Laura Myers

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.

1852 Journey To Mammoth Cave Storymap, Katie Algeo

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.

Where Did They Go? An Analysis Of Out-Migration From Mammoth Cave National Park During Creation, Collins Eke

Mammoth Cave Research Symposia

No abstract provided.

2016 Abstract Booklet, Undergraduate Research Center, Minnesota State University - Mankato

Undergraduate Research Symposium

Complete Schedule of Events for the 18th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Cseas Weekly Bulletin (April 18, 2016), Center For Southeast Asian Studies

CSEAS Bulletin

No abstract provided.

The Role Of Family Interactions In Hiv Risk For Gay And Bisexual Male Youth: A Pilot Study, Michael C. Lasala, Carl F. Siebert, James P. Fedor, Elyse J. Revere

Curriculum, Instruction, and Foundational Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations

Despite ongoing prevention efforts, young gay and bisexual males continue to engage in sexual behaviors that place them at disproportionately high risk for HIV infection. Parental monitoring and parent-child communication have been found to be associated with low-risk sexual behavior among heterosexual youth, but the role of family interactions for gay and bisexual male youth remains largely unexplored. To help address this gap, an exploratory study of recorded and coded interactions among 35 gay and bisexual youth and their parents was done to begin to identify which types of family interactions were associated with youth high-risk sexual behavior. Parent-son communication …

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 040, Number 30, April 18, 2016, Grand Valley State University

2015-2016, Volume 40

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Profit-Shifting Structures And Unexpected Partnership Status, Jeffrey M. Kadet, David Koontz

Articles

Many U.S.- and foreign-based MNCs that have implemented carefully researched tax strategies to reduce their income taxes are coming under increased scrutiny. Most MNC tax strategies involve businesses they conduct worldwide, but which are managed from the U.S. These strategies have several factors in common:

(i) Companies established in tax havens or otherwise structured to attract little if any tax;

(ii) Intercompany agreements placing commercial risk and intangibles in such companies, thereby shifting profits to such companies;

(iii) Conduct of centralized activities and functions in the U.S. (in addition to group senior management), which are integral to and which critically …

Place-Based Curriculum In The Eighth Grade English Language Arts Classroom, Lindsey K. Cassidy

Education

In this project, I am investigating the role of place-based education (PBE) in the eighth grade English Language Arts (ELA) classroom and creating a place-based curriculum to use in this class. While PBE has many different definitions and connotations, I define it here as a type of education that takes advantage of the local opportunities to learn in a community and place as a basis for an educational experience. PBE engages student learning by making connections to their community through their work, identifying how their classwork is connected to life, and providing students with an authentic audience for their products …

The Social And Emotional Impact Of Videogames In The Classroom: A Meta-Synthesis, Michael Kaminsky

Special Education Masters Program Theses

As videogames become more and more prevalent in today’s culture, the effects of gameplay on child development has grown as a concern for parents, educators, and researchers. The aim of this paper is to explore the possible social and emotional impacts of including videogames in the classroom. This paper specifically investigated the impact of videogame play on student self-esteem, social skills, and emotional well-being. This was done through a meta-synthesis of the existing literature on the social and emotional aspects of videogame play. Results indicate that there are likely both positive and negative impacts from gameplay but there is a …

Enhancing The Clinical Supervision Process For Beginning Mental Health Professionals, Adie Callahan

Counseling

Using current research, this project discovers and compiles the pertinent information students need to know to successfully utilize supervision. Supervision was established as a field competency after the American Psychological Association's 2002 Multinational Competencies Conference. Since then, the mental health field has made strides in defining, standardizing, and evaluating the process of supervision. Students' awareness and ability to effectively use supervision is still gaining momentum, as the professionals in the field develop an infrastructure to train student development of knowledge, skills, and abilities related to the utilization of supervision. This project's application establishes a supplemental booklet for students in the …

Alaska's West Coast: Thriving On The Tundra, Jimmy Andrew, Heidi Brook, Tim Higginbotham, Ed Hunter, Andrew Israelsen, Tyler Thomas, Peter Pappas, Angie Lunda, Deborah E. Lo

Education Masters Program Projects and Theses

This book was compiled in 2016 by students in a University of Alaska Southeast Masters of Arts in Teaching program. It features a basic introduction to the region of Western Alaska - its geography, peoples, culture, and history - and contains six detailed lesson plans intended to serve as models of culturally responsive teaching.

From Silt To Salt: A Multicultural Teaching Guide To Southcentral Alaska, Sophia Butler, Jerry Demmert, Shaun Nesheim, Meghan O'Leary, Reuben Seidl, Mason Shearer, Peter Peppas, Angela Lunda, Deborah E. Lo

Education Masters Program Projects and Theses

University of Alaska Southeast Masters in Teaching Students Sophia Butler, Jerry Demmert, Shaun Nesheim, Meghan O’Leary, Reuben Seidl, and Mason Shearer, have written this book for those interested in Alaska, particularly educators. It includes lesson plans focusing on place-based and multicultural education as well as a detailed introduction to Southcentral Alaska, the most populated and varied region in the state.

Arctic Alaska: Life At The Top Of The World, Tyson Alteri, Katy Crane, Laura Beth Drake, Mischa Jackson, Katie Kroko, Lucas Guenther, Peter Pappas, Angie Lunda, Deborah E. Lo

Education Masters Program Projects and Theses

Arctic Alaska takes an interactive look into the northernmost region of the United States—a place where the harsh and sometimes unforgiving environment demands a resilient spirit. In a land at the mercy of the extreme weather, with months of endless daylight and darkness, learn how the Inupiat people have thrived since time immemorial.

Southwest Alaska: Where The Sea Breaks Its Back, Matt Bowes, Lindsay Clark, Ryan Hickel, Shivani Kakde, Erin Popek, Chris Won, Peter Pappas, Angie Lunda, Deborah E. Lo

Education Masters Program Projects and Theses

The authors have borrowed their title from the title of the book "Where the Sea Breaks Its Back: The Epic Story - Georg Steller and the Russian Exploration of Alaska" by Corey Ford. Mr. Ford's title may have also been borrowed/derived from older Unangax or Sugpiat origins, though the authors were not able to verify this. The following volume is the story of Southwest Alaska. The authors make no claim that the story presented within is comprehensive; though we believe that the following pages contain a breadth of topics that will hopefully entice the curious reader to further explore the …

Southeast Alaska: Close To Nature's Heart, Kluonie Frey, Katie Havorson, Jasmine James, Matt Smith, Devin Tatro, Shannon Velez, Ioana Ward, Peter Pappas, Angela Lunda, Deborah E. Lo

Education Masters Program Projects and Theses

Thank you for your interest in multicultural education in Alaska! This book provides an overview of Southeast Alaska, and includes several diverse lesson plans pertaining to the region. Our content was developed through a project-based study of Multicultural Education and Alaska Studies through the UAS MAT secondary education program. The title is an adaptation of “Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.” - John Muir quoted by Samuel Hall Young in Alaska Days with John Muir (1915) chapter 7

An Outsider View Of Interior Alaska, Electra Gardinier, Ruth Hogle, Meghan Johnson, Joe Lewis, David Sheakley-Early, Cecelia Westman, Peter Pappas, Angie Lunda, Deborah E. Lo

Education Masters Program Projects and Theses

Interior Alaska includes a general introduction to the geographical, cultural, and historical aspects of the region, followed by content specific lessons and activities that meet Alaska’s content and cultural curriculum standards. This resource is intended for teachers, students, and anyone interested in learning more about the great region of Interior Alaska. Enjoy!

Uas Academic Catalog 2016/2017, N/A N/A

UAS Academic Catalogs (2011-present)

No abstract provided.