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Plant Community Composition And Structure Monitoring For Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, 2011-2015 Summary Report, Isabel W. Ashton, Christopher J. Davis

United States National Park Service: Publications

Executive Summary

The Northern Great Plains Inventory & Monitoring Program and Fire Effects Program have been monitoring vegetation in Agate Fossil Beds National Monument for over 18 years. While methods have changed slightly, this report summarizes data from over 80 locations from 1998-2015. We use these data to explore status and trends in upland and riparian plant communities, the occurrence of rare plants, and the effects of the Fossil Hills trail installation on the surrounding vegetation. A summary of the current condition (2011-2015) and trends (based on 1998-2015) in plant communities at Agate Fossil Beds NM (AGFO) is found in …

Crop Modeling For Assessing And Mitigating The Impacts Of Extreme Climatic Events On The Us Agriculture System, Zhenong Jin

Open Access Dissertations

The US agriculture system is the world’s largest producer of maize and soybean, and typically supplies more than one-third of their global trading. Nearly 90% of the US maize and soybean production is rainfed, thus is susceptible to climate change stressors such as heat waves and droughts. Process-based crop and cropping system models are important tools for climate change impact assessments and risk management. As data- science is becoming a new frontier for agriculture growth, the incoming decade calls for operational platforms that use hyper-local growth monitoring, high-resolution real-time weather and satellite data assimilation and cropping system modeling to help …

Droughtscape, Spring 2016, National Drought Mitigation Center

DroughtScape: Quarterly Newsletter of the National Drought Mitigation Center (2007–2023)

Contents

Director’s report

First quarter drought summary

First quarter drought impacts

Drought Risk Management Research Center

Kenyan official visits

DrIVER eyes forecasting

Drought scenario exercise

Student projects

Drought tournament

Response and recovery guide

Drought Portal

Network of drought observers

Caribbean “writeshops”

Communications staff grows

Interest Rate Risk In The Banking Book, Bank For International Settlements: Basel Committee On Banking Supervision

Documents

No abstract provided.

Comparative Study Of Central Bank Quantitative Easing Programs, Gabriel Agostini, Juan P. Garcia, Alvaro Gonzalez, Jingwen Jia, Laura Muller, Ali Zaidi

Documents

The objective of this report is to provide an in depth analysis of each central banks' quantitative easing program. The banks' main purpose was to alleviate financial market distress. Their non-conventional monetary policy approaches differed in program, structure and timing. This report performs a comparative analysis of these differences.

Contemporary Practice Of The United States Relating To International Law, April 2016, Kristina Daugirdas, Julian Davis Mortenson

Articles

In this section: • United States Achieves Progress in Iran Relations with Nuclear Agreement Implementation, Prisoner Swap, and Hague Claims Tribunal Resolutions • European Union and United States Conclude Agreement to Regulate Transatlantic Personal Data Transfers • After Lengthy Delay, Congress Approves IMF Governance Reforms that Empower Emerging Market and Developing Countries • United States Joins Consensus on Paris Climate Agreement • United States and Eleven Other Nations Conclude Trans-Pacific Partnership

Uamsho, Uhuru Na Umoja = (Revival, Freedom And Unity) : The Transnational Faith And Identity Of Tanzanian Christians Negotiating Diaspora Life In The United States, Grant Brandon Miller

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Insiders' Perspectives On Project Based Learning: A Comparison Of Us And Israeli Approaches, Sharon Tamir, Barbara Withers

International Journal for Business Education

High school students and teachers in two countries (US and Israel) were interviewed to ascertain their perspectives about their Project Based Learning (PBL) experiences. Perspectives were evaluated to determine to what degree PBL approaches were based on the eight essential elements of PBL and whether PBL courses contributed effectively to workplace preparedness. Differences between teachers and students and between countries were identified. Results revealed that PBL programs incorporating the eight essential elements are more effective in preparing students to enter today’s work environment. Students perceive stronger benefits from their PBL experiences than teachers perceive. Additionally, the perspectives of Israeli teachers …

Canadian Perspectives On Animals And The Law, Sabrina Tremblay-Huet

Dalhousie Law Journal

It is commonplace to affirm that animal law is much more developed in the United States than in Canada; animal abuser registries are being implemented,' animal law degrees are offered,2 and prosecutions ofanimal abusers occur frequently,3 for example. However, the tide is changing in Canada as well, the legal norms and case law becoming increasingly aligned with the social norms surrounding the treatment of animals. An example ofthis is the recent adoption by Quebec ofa new status for animals in its Civil Code, the Loi visant 1'amiliorationde la situationjuridiquede l'animal, adopted on December 4th, 2015.' There are also new challenges …

The Role Of The Federal Reserve -- Lessons From Financial Crises, William Dudley

Documents

Remarks at the Annual Meeting of the Virginia Association of Economist, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia

Cultural Trends Of Audience Online Interaction With Vocal Talent Shows: A Comparative Study Between China And The Us, Yafei Zhang, Andrea Mm Weare, Heungseok Koh, Li Chen

Communication Faculty Publications

This study examined cultural reflections online of audience comments on social network sites regarding vocal talent shows in China and the United States. The study applied dimensions of cross culture to investigate audience comments on the official social networking sites of The Voice of China and The Voice. Findings reflect Hofstede’s dimensions as applied to social media and illustrate how individuals alter their “local” cultural norms in the new media environment. The study specifically enhances the exploration of cultural manifestations in cyberspace, which fewer cross-cultural studies have researched.

Fhfa's Oversight Of The Enterprises' Implementation Of And Compliance With Conservatorship Directives During An 18-Month Period, United States: Federal Housing Finance Agency (Fhfa)

Documents

No abstract provided.

Too Little Stem Workforce In The United States: Framing The Discourse In A Global Setting, Patrice-Andre P. Prud'homme

Theses and Dissertations

Policymakers and industry leaders are claiming that the U.S. has an insufficient number of STEM graduates. As the rhetoric of a shortage of skilled scholars and employees in STEM-related fields expands, there is a plethora of publications that refers to a phenomenon dating back to the 1950s. Nonetheless, this new paradigm presents a critical challenge to policies and programs that surround STEM education in countries around the world. While STEM, including the underlying human capital component is a major factor of economic growth in the United States, it is also in Australia and Germany. The policy analysis study is presented …

Merger Of The Federal Home Loan Banks Of Des Moines And Seattle: Fhfa's Role And Approach For Overseeing The Continuing Fhlbank, United States: Federal Housing Finance Agency (Fhfa): Office Of The Inspector General

Documents

No abstract provided.

Reliability Assessment Of A Peer Evaluation Instrument In A Team-Based Learning Course, Joy Wahawisan, Miguel Salazar, Robin Walters, Fadi M. Alkhateeb, Omar F. Attarabeen

Pharmacy Practice & Administration

Objective: To evaluate the reliability of a peer evaluation instrument in a longitudinal team-based learning setting.

Methods: Student pharmacists were instructed to evaluate the contributions of their peers. Evaluations were analyzed for the variance of the scores by identifying low, medium, and high scores. Agreement between performance ratings within each group of students was assessed via intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC).

Results: We found little variation in the standard deviation (SD) based on the score means among the high, medium, and low scores within each group. The lack of variation in SD of results between groups suggests that …

Plant Community Composition And Structure Monitoring For Scotts Bluff National Monument, 2011-2015 Summary Report, Isabel W. Ashton, Christopher J. Davis

United States National Park Service: Publications

Executive Summary

The Northern Great Plains Inventory & Monitoring Program and Fire Effects Program have been monitoring vegetation in Scotts Bluff National Monument for over 18 years. While methods have changed slightly, this report summarizes data from over 80 locations from 1998-2015. Below, we list the questions we asked using these data and provide a summarized answer. For more details see the full report. A summary of the current condition (2011-2015) and trends (based on 1988-2015) in plant communities at Scotts Bluff is found in Table ES-1.

1. What is the current status of plant community composition and structure of …

Canada Development Investment Corporation Annual Report 2015, Canada Development Investment Corporation (Cdev)

Documents

No abstract provided.

Website: Regulatory Reform: Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (Amlf), Federal Reserve System: Board Of Governors

Documents

No abstract provided.

A Quality Improvement Collaborative To Improve Pediatric Primary Care Genetic Services., Michael L. Rinke, Amy Driscoll, Natalie Mikat-Stevens, Jill Healy, Elizabeth Colantuoni, Abdallah F. Elias, Beth A. Pletcher, Ruth S. Gubernick, Ingrid Larson, Wendy K. Chung, Beth A. Tarini

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

OBJECTIVE: To investigate if a national pediatric primary care quality improvement collaborative (QIC) could improve and sustain adherence with process measures related to diagnosis and management of children with genetic disorders.

METHODS: Thirteen practices in 11 states from the American Academy of Pediatrics' Quality Improvement Innovation Networks participated in a 6-month QIC that included regular educational opportunities, access to genetic professionals, and performance feedback. The QIC identified 11 aims related to improving diagnosis and management of children with genetic disorders. The practices evaluated adherence by reviewing patient records at baseline, monthly for 6 months (active improvement period), and then once …

The Grass Is Not Always Greener: Congressional Dysfunction, Executive Action, And Climate Change In Comparative Perspective, Hari M. Osofsky, Jacqueline Peel

Chicago-Kent Law Review

Partisan climate change politics, paired with a legislative branch that is often deeply divided between two parties, has led to congressional gridlock in the United States. Numerous efforts at passing comprehensive climate change legislation have failed, and little prospect exists for such legislation in the foreseeable future. As a result, executive action under existing federal environmental statutes—often in interaction with litigation—has become the primary mechanism for national-level regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles and power plants.

Although many observers critique this state of affairs and wish for a legislature more able to act, this essay argues that more …

Founder Of Company That Clothes Needy To Speak At Gardner-Webb University, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

The founder of a nonprofit organization that helps clothe the needy will speak to the Gardner-Webb University community during Dimensions on Feb. 2. James Barnett, who founded Clothe Your Neighbor as Yourself (CYNY) in 2009, will be featured in the weekly GWU program, which begins at 9:25 a.m. in the Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center on campus. It is free and open to the public.

Book Review: Christopher Darnton. Rivalry And Alliance Politics In Cold War Latin America, Dustin Walcher, Thomas C. Field Jr., Charles Jones, Michael E. Neagle, Christopher Darnton

Publications

This document includes Dr. Field's review of Christopher Darnton's Rivalry and Alliance Politics in Cold War Latin America. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014. ISBN: 9781421413617 (paperback, $44.95). It is part of H-Diplo | ISSF, Roundtable, Volume VIII, No. 8 (2016).

Dueling Monologues On The Public Domain: What Digital Copyright Can Learn From Antitrust, Timothy K. Armstrong

The University of Cincinnati Intellectual Property and Computer Law Journal

This article, written for the inaugural volume of the University of Cincinnati Intellectual Property and Computer Law Journal, explores the disconnect between contemporary United States intellectual property law and the often quite different consensus views of disinterested expert opinion. Questions concerning how copyright law treats the public domain (that is, uncopyrighted material) supply a lens for comparing the law as it stands with the law as scholars have suggested it should be. The ultimate goal is to understand why a quarter century of predominantly critical scholarship on intellectual property seems to have exerted such limited influence on Congress and …

Interview With Randy Albers, 1998, Columbia College Chicago

An Oral History of Columbia College Chicago, 1998 -2004

At the time of the interview, Randy Albers was chair of the Fiction Writing department.

Interview With Mike Alexandroff, 1998, Columbia College Chicago

An Oral History of Columbia College Chicago, 1998 -2004

At the time of the interview, Mike Alexandroff was Columbia College Chicago President Emeritus.

Interview With George Bailey. 1998, Columbia College Chicago

An Oral History of Columbia College Chicago, 1998 -2004

At the time of the interview, George Bailey was an alumus (1974) and English department faculty

Interview With Doreen Bartoni, 2004, Columbia College Chicago

An Oral History of Columbia College Chicago, 1998 -2004

At the time of the interview, Doreen Bartoli was dean of the School of Media Arts.

Interview With Beau Basil Beaudoin 2001, Columbia College Chicago

An Oral History of Columbia College Chicago, 1998 -2004

At the time of the interview, Beau Basil Beaudoin was a student & Television department faculty.

Interview With Paul Carter-Harrison, 1998, Columbia College Chicago

An Oral History of Columbia College Chicago, 1998 -2004

At the time of the interview, Paul Carter-Harrison was the former chair of the Theater/Music dapartment and playwright-in-residence.

Interview With Kevin Cassidy, 1998, Columbia College Chicago

An Oral History of Columbia College Chicago, 1998 -2004

At the time of the interview, Kevin Cassidy was facilities manager in the Art department .