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Examining Spatial Accessibility To Covid-19 Testing Sites In Florida, Ran Tao, Joni Downs, Theresa M. Beckie, Yuzhou Chen, Warren Mcnelley

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Massive and rapid testing is crucial for containing the spread of COVID-19. Health and policy planners must ensure that access to and uptake of SARS-CoV-2 testing is adequate and equitable. This study measures the spatial accessibility to testing sites in Florida at the census tract level at the end of May 2020, using the 2-step floating catchment area method that integrates both driving and walking modes. Accessibility scores were found to be heterogeneous across geographic regions and among different groups of people. In particular, many rural areas were in a testing desert. While people in larger cities tended to have …

Us-County Level Variation In Intersecting Individual, Household And Community Characteristics Relevant To Covid-19 And Planning An Equitable Response: A Cross-Sectional Analysis, Taylor Chin, Rebecca Kahn, Ruoran Li, Jarvis T. Chen, Nancy Krieger, Caroline O. Buckee, Satchit Balsari, Mathew V. Kiang

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Objectives: To illustrate the intersections of, and intercounty variation in, individual, household and community factors that influence the impact of COVID-19 on US counties and their ability to respond.

Design: We identified key individual, household and community characteristics influencing COVID-19 risks of infection and survival, guided by international experiences and consideration of epidemiological parameters of importance. Using publicly available data, we developed an open-access online tool that allows county-specific querying and mapping of risk factors. As an illustrative example, we assess the pairwise intersections of age (individual level), poverty (household level) and prevalence of group homes (community-level) in US counties. …

Conflict In The Modern Middle East: An Encyclopedia Of Civil War, Revolutions, And Regime Change, Rob Tench

Libraries Faculty & Staff Publications

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Geomorphology And Chronology Of Sand Stringer Deposition Beyond The Ice Margin: Southeastern Minnesota And Western Wisconsin, Usa, Richard J. Mataitis

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The purpose of this Master’s thesis is to investigate linear, aeolian deposits termed “sand stringers” located within western Wisconsin and southeastern Minnesota. Previous research has investigated their spatial distribution, and to a minor extent, their composition and absolute age. However, further sedimentological and absolute age data are needed from a greater distribution of sand stringers to understand their formation and depositional chronology. To build on previous research we 1) remotely mapped the spatial distribution and orientation of sand stringers in western Wisconsin and southeastern Minnesota, 2) collected absolute age data using optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) from four stringers in western …

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Programs

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Central Place Theory, Leslie J. King

Web Book of Regional Science

Abstract. Central Place Theory seeks to provide an explanation of the numbers, sizes, and locations of urban settlements in essentially rural, farming regions. Why is it, for example, that there are few large cities, many more towns, and an even larger number of small villages or hamlets in such regions? Why is it that the smaller places are located closer together and the larger ones further apart? What are the relations between the roles of the different-sized urban settlements? How do these patterns and arrangements change over time and from one region to another? These are the sorts of questions …

Regional Governance, Institutions And Development, Michael Danson, Geoff Whittam

Web Book of Regional Science

Across the world, the regional level is becoming increasingly important in economic development with a proliferation of regionally based initiatives. This has important consequences for how institutional capacity is able to take and influence decisions with regard to the long-term future development of particular localities: in short the patterns of regional governance. This book focuses on two relevant aspects: (i) the question of governance - how does the ongoing process of institution-building affect the ways in which the regions and localities are governed, including questions of democracy, participation, regional self-determination, public-private partnerships and accountability; and (ii) what are the consequences …

Dispelling The Myths About Open Access: Making Informed Choices About Open Access Publishing Opportunities, Susan Arnold

2020 Library Immersion Program for Graduate Students

This workshop will discuss open access vs. traditional publishing venues and will include a section about predatory publishers' practices. Resources that are available to help find appropriate journals in which to publish will be demonstrated, and WVU Libraries' sources of assistance for open access publishing will be outlined.

Mg/Ca-Temperature Calibration Of Polar Benthic Foraminifera Species For Reconstruction Of Bottom Water Temperatures On The Antarctic Shelf, Elaine M. Mawbey, Katharine R. Hendry, Mervyn J. Greaves, Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand, Gerhard Kuhn, Charlotte L. Spencer-Jones, Erin L. Mcclymont, Kara J. Vadman, Amelia E. Shevenell, Patrycja E. Jernas, James A. Smith

Marine Science Faculty Publications

Benthic foraminifera Mg/Ca is a well-established bottom water temperature (BWT) proxy used in paleoclimate studies. The relationship between Mg/Ca and BWT for numerous species has been determined using core-top and culturing studies. However, the scarcity of calcareous microfossils in Antarctic shelf sediments and poorly defined calibrations at low temperatures has limited the use of the foraminiferal Mg/Ca paleothermometer in ice proximal Antarctic sediments. Here we present paired ocean temperature and modern benthic foraminifera Mg/Ca data for three species, Trifarina angulosa, Bulimina aculeata, and Globocassidulina subglobosa, but with a particular focus on Trifarina angulosa. The core-top data from several …

The Impact Of Cooperative Learning Methods Grades 6-12, Nathan Jon Anderson

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Cooperative Learning methods are reviewed compared to traditional teaching methods in grades 6-12. Grades 6-12 present a time when students are beginning to explore careers and understanding their niche in the world of work. The research question centers on does cooperative learning contribute to greater student achievement than traditional learning. Five key student success markers were explored, including: self-efficacy, achievement, cater to diverse learners, collaboration, and promoting critical thinking to answer the research question. Many cooperative learning method experts’ methods were looked into including Teams Games Tournaments (TGT), Think Pair Share, (TPS), Student Team Achievement Division (STAD), Collaborative Strategic Reading …

The Crown Jewel Of Divinity : Examining How A Coronation Crown Transforms The Virgin Into The Queen, Sara Sims Wilbanks

MA Theses

Inspired by Italian, religious images from the 15th and 16th centuries of the Coronation of the Virgin, this thesis will attempt to dissect the numerous depictions of crowns amongst the perspectives of formal analysis, iconography, and theology in order to deduce how this piece of jewelry impacts the religious status of the Virgin Mary. By utilizing specific images as examples, the paper will be heavily weighted in visual evidence to support my speculative investigations. It is my aim to examine the relation, if at all, between the physical value of crowns and their symbolic meaning in fine art to distinguish …

Putting California On The Map: Von Schmidt’S Lines, David Carle

Eastern Sierra History Journal

When Allexey Waldemar von Schmidt lived in California, from 1849 through 1906, the young state developed a reputation as a society of innovators and energetic problem-solvers. Von Schmidt was a surveyor and civil engineer, an involved citizen of San Francisco, a father and husband, and a pioneer whose triumphs and tragedies enlarged the California Dream. Historian David Carle argues here that this pioneering surveyor literally took California’s measure and documented every step of the way.

แนวทางการปรับปรุงกายภาพที่ดินเพื่อให้สามารถพัฒนาตามอัตราส่วนพื้นที่อาคารรวมต่อพื้นที่ดิน (Far) ของผังเมืองรวม: กรณีศึกษาย่านพาณิชยกรรมศูนย์กลางเมืองกรุงเทพมหานคร, วีรภัทร เจนหัตถการกิจ

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

งานวิจัยนี้เป็นงานวิจัยเพื่อวิเคราะห์แปลงที่ดินที่สามารถสร้างอาคารได้อย่างเต็มประสิทธิภาพ คือ มีค่าอัตราส่วนพื้นที่อาคารรวมต่อพื้นที่ดิน (FAR) 10:1 เนื่องจากในทางปฎิบัติแล้วแปลงที่ดินที่พัฒนาได้ FAR 10:1 มีจำนวนน้อยเพราะติดปัญหาทางด้านกายภาพ รูปร่างที่ดิน และความกว้างของถนน งานวิจัยนี้จะทำการสำรวจแปลงที่ดินที่อยู่ในพื้นที่ศึกษาโดยใช้ข้อมูลจากเว็บไซต์กรมที่ดิน และนำมาออกแบบอาคารโดยใช้โปรแกรมสเก็ตอัพ (SketchUp 2020) ภายใต้กฎหมายควบคุมอาคาร อาทิเช่น ความสูงอาคาร ระยะร่น ผลการศึกษาพบว่าในแปลงที่ดินที่ได้คำนวณและออกแบบจำนวน 259 แปลง มีเพียง 52 แปลงเท่านั้นที่มีค่า FAR 10:1 โดยแปลงที่ดินที่เล็กที่สุดมีเนื้อที่ 1 งาน 55 ตร.ว. และแปลงที่ดินที่มีขนาดใหญ่สุดมีเนื้อที่ 9 ไร่ 3 งาน 77.8 ตร.ว. ในแปลงที่ดิน 52 แปลงที่มีค่า FAR 10:1 มีลักษณะทางกายภาพดังนี้ 1. ความกว้างเขตทางที่น้อยที่สุด คือ 33 เมตร และ 2. ความยาวด้านที่ติดถนนที่สั้นที่สุด คือ 18.3 เมตร จากข้อมูลนี้แสดงให้เห็นว่าการแก้ปัญหาในเรื่องการปรับปรุงกายภาพของที่ดินสามารถใช้วิธีการรวมแปลงที่ดินหรือทำการปรับปรุงสภาพแวดล้อมของพื้นที่ดินโดยการขยายขนาดของถนนหรือตัดถนนเพิ่ม จะช่วยให้แปลงที่ดินมีค่าอัตราส่วนพื้นที่อาคารรวมต่อพื้นที่ดินเพิ่มสูงขึ้นจากเดิม

‘Framed And Clothed With Variety’: Print Culture, Multimodality, And Visual Design In John Derricke’S Image Of Irelande, Andie Silva

Publications and Research

This chapter argues that the twelve illustrative plates in John Derricke's Image of Ireland (1581) were the author's primary focus, aimed at readers who practiced the kinds of ‘laudable exercises’ demanded of committed Protestants: a kind of reading that was recursive, studious, and dynamic. This essay contextualises Derricke’s Image in relation to printer John Day’s output in the late sixteenth century as well as to contemporary illustrated texts from which Derricke may have drawn inspiration as a reader and woodcarver. I focus on the seven plates containing small alphabetical keys and their impact on how and in what order we …

Genomic And Culturomic Analysis Of Gut Microbiota Function And Salmonella Enterica Expansion, Gavin Fenske

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Enteric bacteria that are resident in the hindgut of mammals are critical in immune development, digestion, and colonization resistance against pathogens. One of the major pathogens that gut commensals provide resistance against is Salmonella enterica, a major foodborne pathogen capable of infecting almost every warm-blooded animal. Given the interplay between pathogens and commensals in the gut lumen, the gut microbiota of pigs was studied by combining two disparate techniques: shotgun metagenomics and high throughput culturomics. Metagenomics readily identifies major taxa present in samples and can give an estimation to total genetic catalogue from an environment. However, many rare or …

Cold-Water Prey Fish Monitoring And Ecology In Lake Oahe, Nicholas B. Kludt

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In Lake Oahe, a large mainstem Missouri river reservoir that spans 375 river kilometers in central North and South Dakota, naturalized Rainbow Smelt are the primary forage species for a regionally important Walleye Sander vitreus fishery. Walleye condition in Lake Oahe is highly correlated to Rainbow Smelt relative abundance through time, the latter species being typified by erratic abundance trends since accidental introduction in 1971. Cisco Coregonus artedii were introduced in the early 1990s to augment the cold-water prey base. We evaluated Lake Oahe cold-water prey base monitoring and dynamics through: 1.) a comparison of two hydroacoustic survey designs, 2.) …

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Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

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Structuring The Deal To Avoid Patent Exhaustion (Post Impression Products V. Lexmark), Sachin Bhatmuley

Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law

The Supreme Court’s 2017 ruling in Impression Products v. Lexmark clearly came as an unwelcome, though not unexpected, shock to patent owners. In it, the Supreme Court ruled on two issues—the ability of a patentee to enforce post-sale restrictions on a patented product and the exhaustion of the patentee’s rights when the patented product was purchased internationally. On both counts, the Court took a position unfavorable to patent owners. Part I of this paper introduces patent exhaustion and briefly surveys the jurisprudence in the area of IP exhaustion. Part II of this paper provides the analysis of the Lexmark Supreme …

Higher Temperatures Have Contrasting Effects On Different Components Of Forage Quality For Caribou In Northern Alaska, Heidi Becker

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Rising temperatures in the Arctic may affect vegetation, which in turn can affect herbivores, such as caribou, that rely on these plants for forage. Several plant traits contribute to forage quality, including digestibility, nitrogen content, and antiherbivory secondary compounds, but the effect of temperature on these traits individually and combined is unclear. I conducted a three-component study on the effect of higher temperatures on the forage quality of graminoids, deciduous shrubs, and evergreen dwarf shrubs on the North Slope of Alaska. The components included: 1) short and long-term experimental warming, 2) natural temperature variation between south and north-facing slopes, and …

Vicarious Methodologies To Assess And Improve The Quality Of The Optical Remote Sensing Images: A Critical Review, Sakib Kabir

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Over the past decade, number of optical Earth observing satellites performing remote sensing has increased substantially, dramatically increasing the capability to monitor the Earth. The quantity of remote sensing satellite increase is primarily driven by improved technology, miniaturization of components, reduced manufacturing, and launch cost. These satellites often lack on-board calibrators that a large satellite utilizes to ensure high quality (e.g., radiometric, geometric, spatial quality, etc.) scientific measurement. To address this issue, this work presents “best” vicarious image quality assessment and improvement techniques for those kinds of optical satellites which lacks on-board calibration system. In this article, image quality categories …

Responses Of Land Surface Phenology To Wildfire Disturbances In The Western United States Forests, Jianmin Wang

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Land surface phenology (LSP) characterizes the seasonal dynamics in the vegetation communities observed for a satellite pixel and it has been widely associated with global climate change. However, LSP and its long-term trend can be influenced by land disturbance events, which could greatly interrupt the LSP responses to climate change. Wildfire is one of the main disturbance agents in the western United States (US) forests, but its impacts on LSP have not been investigated yet. To gain a comprehensive understanding of the LSP responses to wildfires in the western US forests, this dissertation focused on three research objectives: (1) to …

Police Funding, Stephen Rushin, Roger Michalski

Faculty Articles

A number of civil rights activists have called for the defunding or abolition of American police departments. These activists claim that the United States overinvests in police, leaving fewer scarce resources to support other government services. Activists also claim that overinvestment in policing contributes to higher rates of police misconduct and unnecessary criminalization, particularly in communities of color. This Article considers these calls for the defunding of police. It ultimately cautions against widespread defunding of police and offers an alternative proposal. Part I brings together multiple national databases on local government expenditures to evaluate empirically how states and municipalities fund …

Extracting Bus Transit Boarding And Alighting Information Using Smart Card Transaction Data, Zhen Chen, Wei Fan

Journal of Public Transportation

The smart card–based automated fare collection (AFC) technologies provide new opportunities for transportation data collection since smart card data (SCD) contain a significant amount of archived information that can be gathered and leveraged to help estimate public transit origin-destination (OD) matrices. Both boarding and alighting location detection are important particularly when there is no automatic vehicle location (AVL) system or other information in the database. With the analysis of raw data using limited information in this paper, an algorithm for boarding stop identification is presented after the trip direction and boarding cluster identification. Alighting stops are then identified based on …

Writing And Implementing An Open Textbook In World Regional Geography: A Case Study, Caitlin Finlayson

Geography Articles

As the rising cost of college textbooks has outpaced both inflation and increases in tuition fees, this expense has created a significant barrier to student learning. Some instructors have adopted or created open educational resources, meaning materials which are freely and openly available. While the most obvious benefit of open course content might be cost savings, the fact that these materials can be freely adapted and changed can have substantial impact on the learning experience itself and enable an instructor to completely change the structure and outcomes of a course. This paper provides a case study on writing an open …

Bsa Agri Business, Marketing And Management 2020-21, Arkansas State University - Jonesboro

Bachelor of Science and Education

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Bsa Agricultural Science, 2020-21, Arkansas State University - Jonesboro

Bachelor of Science and Education

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Bsa Agricultural Technology, 2020-21, Arkansas State University - Jonesboro

Bachelor of Science and Education

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Bsa Animal Science, Production And Management 2020-21, Arkansas State University - Jonesboro

Bachelor of Science and Education

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Bsa Animal Science, Equine Management 2020-21, Arkansas State University - Jonesboro

Bachelor of Science and Education

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Bsa Animal Science, Pre-Vet 2020-21, Arkansas State University - Jonesboro

Bachelor of Science and Education

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