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Biological Invasion Costs Reveal Insufficient Proactive Management Worldwide, Ross N. Cuthbert, Christophe Diagne, Emma J. Hudgins, Anna Turbelin, Danish A. Ahmed, Céline Albert, Thomas W. Bodey, Elizabeta Briski, Franz Essl, Phillip J. Haubrock, Rodolphe E. Gozlan, Natalia Kirichenko, Melina Kourantidou, Andrew M. Kramer, Franck Courchamp

Integrative Biology Faculty and Staff Publications

The global increase in biological invasions is placing growing pressure on the management of ecological and economic systems. However, the effectiveness of current management expenditure is difficult to assess due to a lack of standardised measurement across spatial, taxonomic and temporal scales. Furthermore, there is no quantification of the spending difference between pre-invasion (e.g. prevention) and post-invasion (e.g. control) stages, although preventative measures are considered to be the most cost-effective. Here, we use a comprehensive database of invasive alien species economic costs (InvaCost) to synthesise and model the global management costs of biological invasions, in order to provide a better …

Economic Costs Of Biological Invasions In The United States, Jean E. Fantle-Lepczyk, Phillip J. Haubrock, Andrew M. Kramer, Ross N. Cuthbert, Anna J. Turbelin, Robert Crystal-Ornelas, Christophe Diagne, Franck Courchamp

Integrative Biology Faculty and Staff Publications

The United States has thousands of invasive species, representing a sizable, but unknown burden to the national economy. Given the potential economic repercussions of invasive species, quantifying these costs is of paramount importance both for national economies and invasion management. Here, we used a novel global database of invasion costs (InvaCost) to quantify the overall costs of invasive species in the United States across spatiotemporal, taxonomic, and socioeconomic scales. From 1960 to 2020, reported invasion costs totaled $4.52 trillion (USD 2017). Considering only observed, highly reliable costs, this total cost reached $1.22 trillion with an average annual cost of …

Knowledge Gaps In Economic Costs Of Invasive Alien Fish Worldwide, Phillip J. Haubrock, Camille Bernery, Ross N. Cuthbert, Chunlong Liu, Melina Kourantidou, Boris Leroy, Anna J. Turbelin, Andrew M. Kramer, Laura N.H. Verbrugge, Christophe Diagne, Franck Courchamp, Rodolphe E. Gozlan

Integrative Biology Faculty and Staff Publications

Invasive alien fishes have had pernicious ecological and economic impacts on both aquatic ecosystems and human societies. However, a comprehensive and collective assessment of their monetary costs is still lacking. In this study, we collected and reviewed reported data on the economic impacts of invasive alien fishes using InvaCost, the most comprehensive global database of invasion costs. We analysed how total (i.e. both observed and potential/predicted) and observed (i.e. empirically incurred only) costs of fish invasions are distributed geographically and temporally and assessed which socioeconomic sectors are most affected. Fish invasions have potentially caused the economic loss of at least …

Joanne Kyger And “The Kook Strain” In Olson: A Reading, Patrick James Dunagan

Gleeson Library Faculty and Staff Research and Scholarship

Jerome Rothenberg's "that dada strain" at once hilarious grandiose epic lyric historical and ever adventurous charts the highs discovered in his reading of the dada era. In like occurrence this writing seeks to poke around in the occult cupboards of Olson's mystical leanings. Looking not only at his work and assorted readings/engagements but delving also into the works of various others (Joanne Kyger, Jack Hirschman, Paul Blackburn, Gerrit Lansing, David Meltzer, Robert Duncan, Diane di Prima, Robin Blaser et al) who fell in alongside as well as after his work's star-eyed haul. Loquaciously gifted as a talker, how much (if …

Sparking Debate: Private Or Public? The Effect Of Ownership On Electric Utility Performance, Joseph Pazzalia

West Chester University Doctoral Projects

The privatization of municipal electric utilities has prompted the public vs private debate among local government leaders. Private utilities want to increase their profits by expanding their territory and municipalities hope to see an influx of cash from the sale of their utility. Public administrators are left with questions about how this will serve their community. This research addresses the topic of performance differences between public and private ownership among electric utilities in Florida. Specifically, the research question is, Does ownership type (public or private) affect the performance of electric utilities in the State of Florida? All of Florida’s 19 …

Predictors Of Future Gendered Play Practices, Caroline Guzi

West Chester University Doctoral Projects

Gendered play is defined as the socialization of children to expectations of culturally determined gender roles via the mechanism of play. This study tested hypothesized links between undergraduate students’ childhood experiences and current beliefs to determine predictors of their future plans for gendered play as parents. Results indicated that men and women recall experiences of gendered play during their childhoods, consistent with past research. Most men and women did not plan to engage in gendered play with their own children in the future. Past play with toys stereotyped for girls was the strongest predictor of women’s plans for gendered play …

The Impact Of The Mandatory Phab Accreditation Process On Environmental Health Programs At Local Health Districts In Ohio, Wesley Vins

West Chester University Doctoral Projects

Ohio has 112 local health districts and in 2013 these health districts were mandated by state law to achieve national accreditation by July of 2020 from the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) that was established in 2011. To understand the impact on local health districts of the state policy approach, thirteen question paper surveys were mailed to the Environmental Health Directors at all Ohio health districts in May of 2022 and the results were analyzed.

A survey response rate of 54.5% was achieved and the Directors reported that on average they experienced 76-100 annual hours due to accreditation, as did …

Clinical Cell Therapy Guidelines For Neurorestoration (Ianr/Canr 2017), Hongyun Huang, Wise Young, Lin Chen, Shiqing Feng, Ziad M. Zoubi, Hari Shanker Sharma, Hooshang Saberi, Gustavo A. Moviglia, Xijing He, Dafin F. Muresanu, Alok Sharma, Ali Otom, Russell J. Andrews, Adeeb Al-Zoubi, Andrey S. Bryukhovetskiy, Elena R. Chernykh, Krystyna Domańska-Janik, Emad Jafar, W. Eustace Johnson, Ying Li, Daqing Li, Zuo Luan, Gengsheng Mao, Ashok K. Shetty, Dario Siniscalco, Stephen Skaper, Tiansheng Sun, Yunliang Wang, Lars Wiklund, Qun Xue, Si-Wei You, Zuncheng Zheng, Milan R. Dimitrijevic, W. S. Masri, Paul R. Sanberg

Neurosurgery and Brain Repair Faculty Publications

Cell therapy has been shown to be a key clinical therapeutic option for central nervous system diseases or damage. Standardization of clinical cell therapy procedures is an important task for professional associations devoted to cell therapy. The Chinese Branch of the International Association of Neurorestoratology (IANR) completed the first set of guidelines governing the clinical application of neurorestoration in 2011. The IANR and the Chinese Association of Neurorestoratology (CANR) collaborated to propose the current version “Clinical Cell Therapy Guidelines for Neurorestoration (IANR/CANR 2017)”. The IANR council board members and CANR committee members approved this proposal on September 1, 2016, and …

Dogs Produce Distinctive Play Pants: Confirming Simonet Et Al. (2001), Shelly Volsche, Hannah Gunnip, Cameron Brown, Makayla Kiperash, Holly Root-Gutteridge, Alexandra Horowitz

Anthropology Faculty Publications and Presentations

Identifying meaningful vocalizations in nonhuman animals can help explain the evolution of human communications. However, non-speech-like sounds, including laughter equivalents, are not well studied, although they may be meaningful. In this pilot study we investigate whether dogs perform a domain-specific pant during play by capturing vocalizations and behaviors during three interactions: training, play, and rest. Sixteen human and dog dyads participated in a session that included all three interactions in the same order: training, play, rest. During these sessions, each partner wore wireless microphones that transmitted to a receiver and digital recorder, while a standalone digital camera captured video of …

Rare Combination Of Brachioradial Artery, Persistent Median Artery And Mediano- Ulnar Superficial Palmar Arch, Pallavi Shenoy, Harshita Singh, Skand Rastogi, Y. Lakshmisha Rao, Mangala M. Pai, Rajanigandha Vadgaonkar

Manipal Journal of Medical Sciences

During the routine dissection of undergraduate teaching, an abnormal origin of radial artery midway in the arm along with an additional artery in the forearm was observed. The brachial artery gave a high origin, brachioradial artery and terminated by dividing into ulnar artery, anterior interosseous artery, posterior interosseous artery and median artery in the cubital fossa. The median artery descended along the middle of the forearm and terminated by completing the superficial palmar arch. These are rare variations in the arteries of the upper limb, whose knowledge is useful to clinicians, surgeons and radiologists.

Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Highlights 2021-2022, Jim Jansen, Jeffrey Stokes

Nebraska Farm Real Estate Reports

Introduction

The Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Highlights 2021-2022 report represents the 44th edition of the annual series. These reports provide an important insight on agricultural land market dynamics for stakeholders across Nebraska. In today’s market, where market transactions exceeding $1 million dollars are the norm, objective market information and analysis is more critical than ever. The focus of the report continues to be on providing unbiased information for agricultural land values and rental rates so industry participants can make educated and informed decisions.

This year, the February 2022 survey of nearly 188 expert panel members from across the state …

Salary Roster, 2022 December, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Salary Reports

No abstract provided.

Deep Learning In Urban Analysis For Health, David Newton

Architecture Program: Faculty Scholarly and Creative Activity

The application of deep learning to urban health analysis is in its early stages, but offers new and promising capabilities in using large image-based datasets to better understand the built environment and its effects on human health. This chapter will introduce and explore some of these capabilities, providing the allied design fields with a roadmap of this emerging area of research, its potentials, and current challenges. The chapter begins with a brief overview of existing research related to urban morphology and health, in which precedent work using traditional methods as well as deep learning are introduced. Next, research is presented …

Accessing 3d Data, Francesca Albrezzi, John Bonnett, Tassie Gniady, Heather Richards-Rissetto, Lisa Snyder

Department of Anthropology: Faculty Publications

The issue of access and discoverability is not simply a matter of permissions and availability. To identify, locate, retrieve, and reuse 3D materials requires consideration of a multiplicity of content types, as well as community and financial investment to resolve challenges related to usability, interoperability, sustainability, and equity. This chapter will cover modes, audiences, assets and decision points, technology requirements, and limitations impacting access, as well as providing recommendations for next steps.

Coming Full Circle On Human Rights In The Global Economy: International Economic Law Tools To Realize The Right To Development, Diane A. Desierto

Loyola University Chicago International Law Review

This article argues that the discipline and profession of international economic law has undergone a significant architectural change to focus on human rights law as both the premise and promise of the international economic system. Contrary to prevailing currents that focus on the irrelevance of the global economic system to realize human rights, this article argues that international economic law tools have already been converging within the last decade to authentically realize the Right to Development of individuals, groups, and populations. The Draft Convention on the Right to Development defines the right as the enjoyment, participation, and contribution of individuals, …

Sex Seils: Die Erotischen Drucke Sebald Behams Im Deutschland Der Renaissance, Alison G. Stewart

School of Art, Art History, and Design: Faculty Publications and Creative Activity

Nacktheit ist ein Markenzeichen der Renaissancekunst. Albrecht Dürers unkolorierter Kupferstich Adam und Eva von 1504 zeigt den ersten Mann und die erste Frau, antiken griechischen Skulpturen nachgebildet, als Aktfiguren, die lediglich mit Feigenblättern bedeckt sind.! Auf einer Rötelzeichnung Raffaels von 1515 - das Jahr notierte Dürer auf dem Blatt, das Raffael ihm geschenkt hatte - posieren zwei kräftige nackte Männer; einer stützt sich auf einen Stab, der andere zeigt auf etwas.2 Zwischen den Entstehungszeitpunkten dieser beiden Werke auf Papier trug Marcantonio Raimondi (um 1480 - um 1530) dazu bei, dass sich die Vorstellungswelt der Renaissance und die Darstellung von Nacktheit …

Pretrial Disparity And The Consequences Of Money Bail, Miguel F.P. De Figueiredo, Dane Thorley

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.

Uncoverings: The Research Papers Of The American Quilt Study Group, Volume 43 (2022), Joanna E. Evans, Kristin Barrus, Xenia E. Cord, Mary Bywater Cross, Mary Jane Eichacker-Kaufman, Alice M. Hines, Laurel Horton, Colleen Gelhaus Pokorny

Uncoverings Journal

Preface by Joanna E. Evans

The Landscape of the Modern Quilt Movement, 1995–2020 by Kristin Barrus

Jelly Rolls and Layer Cakes: The Rise of Pre-cut Fabrics by Colleen Gelhaus Pokorny

Influence and Inspiration: The Indianapolis Star Quilt Contests by Xenia E. Cord and Mary Jane Eichacker-Kaufman

Women Stitching Identity: Two White Counterpanes by Laurel Horton

Beyond Borrowing: Japanese Infl uence on Northern California’s Bay Area Quilt World During the Late Twentieth Century by Alice M. Hines

Exploring Regionalism: The Quilts of Grant Wood’s Family and Paintings (An Update) by Mary Bywater Cross

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Eastern Michigan University, Summer Commencement, August 13, 2022, Eastern Michigan University

Commencement Programs and Materials

No abstract provided.

From Inner Space To Outer Space: Connecting Autistic Students To New Information Worlds, Emily Carlin, Skyler Whittaker

LOEX Conference Proceedings 2018

No abstract provided.

Librarians As Threshold Guides: Blazing The Trail With Competency-Based Micro-Courses, Alexandra Stark, Sheila Stoeckel

LOEX Conference Proceedings 2019

No abstract provided.

Amazing Races Spanning From Outdoor Instruction All The Way To Virtual Reality, Felicia A. Smith

LOEX Conference Proceedings 2019

No abstract provided.

Better Together: Student-Led Collaborative Media Creation, Renee Romero, Doug Worsham, Annie Pho

LOEX Conference Proceedings 2019

No abstract provided.

Research Meditations: A Low-Stakes Entrée Into Research As Inquiry, Kate Hinnant, Robin Miller

LOEX Conference Proceedings 2019

No abstract provided.

Information Inspiration: Creativity Across The Disciplines In Academic Libraries, Mark Dahlquist, Stefanie Hilles, Sarah Nagle

LOEX Conference Proceedings 2020

No abstract provided.

What's Your Research Personality? A New Way Of Engaging Students In Resource And Service Discovery Through A Homegrown Quiz App, Troy Walker, Veronica Bielat

LOEX Conference Proceedings 2022

No abstract provided.

Franz Xaver Von Schönwerth's Customs And Tales Of The Upper Palatinate, Vol. 2, Chapter 5: The Animals Of The House: A Translation, Valentyna Standik

Senior Honors Theses and Projects

Franz Xaver von Schönwerth (1801-1886) was a German civil servant who collected the folk beliefs of his native Upper Palatinate region in Bavaria, Germany. This project is an original English translation of Schönwerth's primary work, Customs and Legends of the Upper Palatinate (1857-1859), preceded by a summary of the author's life, the reception of his work, and its relevance in the modern day.

Zombies, Pirates, And Law Students: Creating Comics For Your Academic Library, Jennifer Poggiali, Katy Kavanagh Webb, Matt Upson, Kim Allman

LOEX Conference Proceedings 2014

No abstract provided.

Simple Geographic Information Systems (Gis): Maps And Information Literacy, Andrew Battista

LOEX Conference Proceedings 2014

No abstract provided.

Under The Hood: Get Past Roadblocks And Successfully Integrate The Library Into A Mooc, Meridith Wolnick

LOEX Conference Proceedings 2014

No abstract provided.