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Thucydides’ Trap And Online Readers’ Reviews Of Two Books On Zheng He’S Voyages, Dexin Tian, Chin-Chung Chao

Communication Faculty Publications

This article analyzes 458 online readers’ reviews of two books on Zheng He’s seven voyages. Under the theoretical guidance of reader response criticism and via the research methods of website observation and purposive selection and textual and thematic analyses, this study has found: influenced by such dominant Chinese cultural values as harmony, benevolence, and mutual benefits, Zheng He’s voyages were non-aggressive exchanges of trade and culture, showing basically no evidence of hostile attitudes, offensive actions, or beclouded emotions of fear, hubris, and honor. Instead of supporting the trustworthiness of Thucydides’ trap, the online readers’ reviews call on tapping the complementary …

Exploring Determinants Of Housing Prices In Beijing: An Enhanced Hedonic Regression With Open Access Poi Data, Yixiong Xiao, Xiang Chen, Qiang Li, Xi Yu, Jin Chen, Jing Guo

Faculty Publications - Emergency Management & Homeland Security

The housing market in Chinese metropolises have become inflated significantly over the last decade. In addition to an economic upturn and housing policies that have potentially fueled the real estate bubble, factors that have contributed to the spatial heterogeneity of housing prices can be dictated by the amenity value in the proximity of communities, such as accessibility to business centers and transportation hubs. In the past, scholars have employed the hedonic pricing model to quantify the amenity value in relation to structural, locational, and environmental variables. These studies, however, are limited by two methodological obstacles that are relatively difficult to …

Schifferdecker And George Family Heritage, Nicholas George

Your Family in History: HIST 550/700

This research paper covers Nicholas's family up to the 5th Generation. It shows how his family evolved to where they did today. The George and Schifferdecker families upbringing are explained so the reader can connect ties from generation to generation.

Center For Real Estate Quarterly, Volume 11, Number 4, Portland State University. Center For Real Estate

Center for Real Estate Quarterly

Table of Contents:
-- Hospitality Market by Sondra Storm
-- Portland Housing Market and 2018 UGB by Gerard Mildner
-- State of the Economy by Andrew Crampton
-- Housing Market Analysis by Jon Legarza
-- Office Market Analysis by Riley Henderson
-- Industrial Market Analysis by Andrew Crampton
-- Retail Market Analysis by Riley Henderson

Geology Colloquium | Crystals As Archives Into Igneous Systems And Processes, Nov. 17, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Platonism Of The Future, Patrick L. Miller

Sophia and Philosophia

Buying textbooks, writing syllabi, and putting on armor. This is how many students and teachers prepared to return to campus this past fall. The last few years have witnessed an intensifying war for the soul of the university, with many minor skirmishes, and several pitched battles. The most dramatic was last spring at Evergreen State, shortly before the end of the spring semester.[1] Perhaps the most dramatic since then has been at Reed College.[2] There is no shortage of examples, filling periodicals left and right. Wherever it next explodes, this war promises more ferocity, causing more casualties—careers, programs, ideals.

Natural Sciences At Parkland College - Fall 2017, Parkland College Natural Sciences Department, David Wilson, Elizabeth Phillipi, Scott Siechen, Erik Johnson, Mike Retzer, Sheryl Drake, Christina Beatty, Britt Carlson, Fatemah Hermes, Waylena Mccully, David Leake, Rich Blazier

Department of Natural Sciences Newsletter

The Parkland College Natural Sciences Department Newsletter for Fall 2017 -- this issue features an article on IR cameras, use of display case, engaging students outside the classroom with the Astronomy Club and the Parkland Science Club, the solar eclipse, updates from the professional development subcommittee for faculty, summaries from events and meetings, a report on Phenotypic Pasticity Research Experience for Community College Students (PRECS) first summer, and a special feature from former professor Rich Blazier, with a special feature on the history of the Natural Sciences Department.

Dennis Mahan’S Leadership And Tactics: How A West Point Professor Shaped The Course Of The Civil War, Nick Tarchis

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

This summer, while doing research at Stratford Hall, I happened across the name of one West Point professor who quite literally taught every cadet who fought in the Civil War. It is fairly common knowledge than many of the war’s great commanders were classmates together at West Point. For example, the class of 1842 contained George McClellan, James Longstreet, and John Pope. Such commanders influenced the course of the war by drawing upon their West Point education, and while they may have held different military outlooks, they all drew upon the teachings of one man: Dennis Mahan, professor of mathematics …

November 2017, Global News, Haenicke Institute

Global News

• Dynamic duo of authors to be featured in Gwen Frostic Reading Seiries
• Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in November
• Fake news discussion to feature international, local panelists
• International students at WMU to share their cultures
• Business information systems professor accepted into Fulbright Specialist Roster
• Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in December

Recurrent Sublethal Warming Reduces Embryonic Survival, Inhibits Juvenile Growth, And Alters Species Distribution Projections Under Climate Change, Michael A. Carlo, Eric A. Riddell, Ofir Levy, Michael W. Sears

Publications

The capacity to tolerate climate change often varies across ontogeny in organisms with complex life cycles. Recently developed species distribution models incorporate traits across life stages; however, these life-cycle models primarily evaluate effects of lethal change. Here, we examine impacts of recurrent sublethal warming on development and survival in ecological projections of climate change. We reared lizard embryos in the laboratory under temperature cycles that simulated contemporary conditions and warming scenarios. We also artificially warmed natural nests to mimic laboratory treatments. In both cases, recurrent sublethal warming decreased embryonic survival and hatchling sizes. Incorporating survivorship results into a mechanistic species …

Oucams Collecting Care Package For Troops From, Nov. 2730, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Updating Base Student Cost, 2017 November, Holley Hewitt Ulbrich, Ellen Weeks Saltzman

Publications

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2017: "The Wasatch Range Ski-Matic", Andy Liu, Bert Cao, Joshua Eberhardt, Allen Chen

Distinguished Student Work

Ski resorts are very popular among both avid skiers and families who are looking to have fun. In fact, winter resorts account for over 3 billion dollars in revenue, with an annual growth of 2.6% [IBI]. In addition to their use as recreational areas, ski resorts are also used for various winter competitions, most famously the Olympics. Our job was to design and create a suitable ski resort for both the Olympics and for recreational use in the Wasatch Peaks Range property. In addition, we were advised to create over 160km of trails and maintain a 20%- 40%-40% balance between …

From Silence To Condemnation: Institutional Responses To “Travel Ban” Executive Order 13769, Andrew S. Pyle, Darren Linvill, S. Paul Gennett

Publications

On January 27, 2017, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order that attempted to bar citizens and refugees from seven countries from entering the U.S. for a certain time period. One of the contexts most directly affected by this order was higher education. This study examined college and university communicative responses to the order from a public relations perspective. We qualitatively determined a range of responses from U.S. universities then quantitatively determined variables of particular colleges and universities that had a correlation to the nature of the responses. Responses were then assessed using public relations best practices. The data …

Science Café | Life After Death Element Creation In Stellar Explosions, Nov. 1, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Career Corner: Job Quest Panels With Geography Alumni, Nov. 17, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Geography End Of Semester Gathering And Capstone Research Exhibition On Tuesday, Dec. 5, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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The East Africa Dialogue Series:Youth, Urbanization, Growth & Inequality, Alex Awiti, Bruce Scott

East Africa Institute

While nationalism and sovereign assertions are on the ascendancy, we live in a world that has never been more connected. But as East Africans, our common challenges and shared aspirations transcend geography and politics. Moreover, globalization, technology, climate change, disease pandemics and terrorism have weaved nations into interdependent social and geopolitical realities. The objective of the East Africa Dialogue Series (EADS) was to gather reliable evidence and make such evidence available to a wide range of stakeholders who then use the evidence to stimulate dialogue, debate, reflection and action to address urgent challenges. The dialogue series focused on three challenges; …

Reforming Lutheran Higher Education: Ecclesiological Reflection And Theological Leadership, Brian Beckstrom

Intersections

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The Internet As Marketplace Of Madness— And A Terrorist’S Best Friend, Thane Rosenbaum

Fordham Law Review

The panel I was assigned to, for this distinguished gathering of scholars at Fordham Law School, where I had previously been a professor for twentythree years, was given the name, “Caution Against Overreaching.” Overreaching and the caution it occasions, in this case, refer to the First Amendment, a uniquely American absolutist, legalistic obsession. For many who fixate on such matters, the government must never be allowed to trample upon the unfettered free speech rights guaranteed under America’s first, and most favorite, Amendment.

Seeing The Place Makes It Real: Place-Based Teaching In The Environmental And Planning Law Classroom., Estair Van Wagner

Articles & Book Chapters

A model for place-based teaching in land use and environmental law subjects based on theoretical and experiential foundations - argues legal education should prepare legal graduates to understand and engage in the work of translation and transformation involved in land use disputes - the need for a critical approach to place-based law teaching in order to address calls for the Indigenisation and decolonization of legal education.

Evaluating Financial Integration And Cooperation In The Asean, Brendan Harvey

Michigan Business & Entrepreneurial Law Review

Financial integration is less pronounced in the ASEAN than other mea-sures of economic integration. This is particularly apparent when com-pared against other regions that have undergone similar integrative efforts, such as the European Union. Cross-border trade flows, foreign-direct in-vestment, and investment in capital goods outstrip other investment flows. Regional institutional and legal structures governing these investment flows, while limited, present marked achievements towards creating an ASEAN financial community. The gap persists despite suggestions that the Asian Financial Crisis and the Global Financial Crisis (or the North Atlan-tic Financial Crisis from the Asian and Stiglitz perspective) would acceler-ate financial regionalism as …

Alectryon Vitiensis: A New Species Of Sapindaceae Endemic To Fiji, Sven Buerki, Porter P. Lowry Ii, Jérôme Munzinger, Marika Tuiwawa, Alivereti Naikatini, Martin W. Callmander

Biology Faculty Publications and Presentations

A new species of Alectryon Gaertn. (Sapindaceae) endemic to the Fijian archipelago is described as A. vitiensis Buerki, Lowry, Munzinger & Callm. based on morphological and molecular evidence. It can easily be distinguished from the two congeners currently known from Fiji by its smaller leaves, subsessile leaflets, apetalous flowers, and crested fruits. A phylogenetic analysis using ITS sequence data shows that the new species is closely related to two Australian endemics, A. diversifolius (F. Muell.) S. T. Reynolds and A. oleifolius (Desf.) S. T. Reynolds, but differs in having compound leaves covered with a golden indument. Moreover, the Australian taxa …

Cutr Connections [November 2017], Cutr

CUTR Newsletters

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Recalibrating Patent Venue, Colleen V. Chien, Michael Risch

Maryland Law Review

For most of patent law’s 200-plus year history, patent holders could sue only in the district inhabited by the defendant. In 1990, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decided that the scope of permissible venue extended to all districts with personal jurisdiction over the defendant. In recent years, patentees have flocked to certain districts, fueling the widespread perception that patentees, particularly those that do not practice their patents, called non-practicing entities (“NPEs”), are abusing forum. Responsive to these concerns, Congress and the courts have moved to reinstate a more restrictive rule, culminating in the Supreme Court’s …

Examining Justice In Social Studies Research, J. Spencer Clark, Steve P. Camicia

Teacher Education and Leadership Faculty Publications

Our article is an extension of a project involving a content analysis of two social studies journals, Theory andResearch in Social Education (TRSE) and The Social Studies. We performed an analysis on all articles in thesejournals from 2006-2016. Our findings from the analysis indicated a narrow frame of perspectives related toepistemologies and methodologies, and an increasing interest in examining a range of researcher andparticipant positionalities. We interpreted the range of perspectives in social studies journals in light of thepossible impact upon democratic education and social justice through Sen’s (2009) framework for theorizingjustice. We illustrate aspects of this framework by presenting …

The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker (Campephilus Principalis) In Indiana, Benjamin E. Leese

Indiana Audubon Quarterly

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Sailing Through Greek With Hanno Of Carthage, Michael L. Koneiczny

New England Classical Journal

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New England Classical Journal

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Biological Biomedical Seminar | Bat Cranial Diversity From Ontogeny To Macroevolution, Nov. 6, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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