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The Santa Clara, 2013-11-14, Santa Clara University Nov 2013

The Santa Clara, 2013-11-14, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.


The Santa Clara, 2013-11-07, Santa Clara University Nov 2013

The Santa Clara, 2013-11-07, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.


Food Sovereignty: An Alternative Paradigm For Poverty Reduction And Biodiversity Conservation In Latin America, M Jahi Chappell, Hannah Wittman, Christopher M. Bacon, Bruce G. Ferguson, Luis García Barrios, Raúl García Barrios, Daniel Jaffee, Jefferson Lima, V. Ernesto Méndez,, Helda Morales, Lorena Soto-Pinto, John Vandermeer, Ivette Perfecto Nov 2013

Food Sovereignty: An Alternative Paradigm For Poverty Reduction And Biodiversity Conservation In Latin America, M Jahi Chappell, Hannah Wittman, Christopher M. Bacon, Bruce G. Ferguson, Luis García Barrios, Raúl García Barrios, Daniel Jaffee, Jefferson Lima, V. Ernesto Méndez,, Helda Morales, Lorena Soto-Pinto, John Vandermeer, Ivette Perfecto

Environmental Studies and Sciences

Strong feedback between global biodiversity loss and persistent, extreme rural poverty are major challenges in the face of concurrent food, energy, and environmental crises. This paper examines the role of industrial agricultural intensification and market integration as exogenous socio-ecological drivers of biodiversity loss and poverty traps in Latin America. We then analyze the potential of a food sovereignty framework, based on protecting the viability of a diverse agroecological matrix while supporting rural livelihoods and global food production. We review several successful examples of this approach, including ecological land reform in Brazil, agroforestry, milpa, and the uses of wild varieties in …


Introduction To Empowered Partnerships: Community-Based Participatory Action Research For Environmental Justice, Christopher M. Bacon, Saneta Devuono-Powell, Mary Louise Frampton, Tony Lopresti, Camille Pannu Nov 2013

Introduction To Empowered Partnerships: Community-Based Participatory Action Research For Environmental Justice, Christopher M. Bacon, Saneta Devuono-Powell, Mary Louise Frampton, Tony Lopresti, Camille Pannu

Environmental Studies and Sciences

This article introduces a special section on empowered partnerships that deepens a dialogue initiated during the 2010 symposium titled EmPowered Partnerships: Community-Based Participatory Action Research for Environmental Justice. The articles in this section will be divided between issues 1 and 2 of the Journal. After briefly reviewing the definitions and the steps associated with community-based participatory action research (CBPAR), we identify the synergies connecting the underlying principles and values of the environmental justice (EJ) movement and CBPAR. The principles-based comparison is part of an ongoing effort to craft a framework that produces research partnerships that are simultaneously more responsive to …


Innovationspotenzialanalyse Für Die Neuen Technologien Für Das Verwalten Und Analysieren Von Großen Datenmengen (Big Data Management), Volker Markl, Alexander Löser, Thomas Hoeren, Helmut Krcmar, Holmer Hemsen, Michael Schermann, Matthias Gottlieb, Christoph Buchmüller, Philip Uecker, Till Bitter Nov 2013

Innovationspotenzialanalyse Für Die Neuen Technologien Für Das Verwalten Und Analysieren Von Großen Datenmengen (Big Data Management), Volker Markl, Alexander Löser, Thomas Hoeren, Helmut Krcmar, Holmer Hemsen, Michael Schermann, Matthias Gottlieb, Christoph Buchmüller, Philip Uecker, Till Bitter

Faculty Book Gallery

Durch die Digitalisierung von Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft ist ein rasantes Anwachsen von Datenbeständen zu beobachten. In fast allen Unternehmenssowie Wissenschaftsbereichen werden bereits heute schon Unmengen an Daten erzeugt, deren Größe, Erfassungsgeschwindigkeit oder Heterogenität die Fähigkeiten gängiger Datenbanksoftwareprodukte zur Verwaltung und zur Analyse übersteigt. Dieses Phänomen, welches unter dem Schlagwort „Big Data“ popularisiert wurde, stellt eine große Chance für Unternehmen, Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft dar. Allerdings ergibt sich aufgrund der neuen Komplexität der Daten und Analysen eine Vielzahl an Herausforderungen technischer, wirtschaftlicher und rechtlicher Natur. Diese Studie analysiert die Chancen und Herausforderungen von Big Data insbesondere im Hinblick auf eine nachhaltige Wettbewerbsfä- …


The Santa Clara, 2013-10-31, Santa Clara University Oct 2013

The Santa Clara, 2013-10-31, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.


The Santa Clara, 2013-10-24, Santa Clara University Oct 2013

The Santa Clara, 2013-10-24, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.


The Santa Clara, 2013-10-17, Santa Clara University Oct 2013

The Santa Clara, 2013-10-17, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.


The Santa Clara, 2013-10-10, Santa Clara University Oct 2013

The Santa Clara, 2013-10-10, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.


The Santa Clara, 2013-10-03, Santa Clara University Oct 2013

The Santa Clara, 2013-10-03, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.


The Santa Clara, 2013-09-26, Santa Clara University Sep 2013

The Santa Clara, 2013-09-26, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.


Early Cenozoic Evolution Of Topography, Climate, And Stable Isotopes In Precipitation In The North American Cordillera, Ran Feng, Christopher J. Poulsen, Martin Werner, C. Page Chamberlain, Hari T. Mix, Andreas Mulch Sep 2013

Early Cenozoic Evolution Of Topography, Climate, And Stable Isotopes In Precipitation In The North American Cordillera, Ran Feng, Christopher J. Poulsen, Martin Werner, C. Page Chamberlain, Hari T. Mix, Andreas Mulch

Environmental Studies and Sciences

Paleoelevation reconstructions of the North American Cordillera inferred from the oxygen (δ¹⁸O) and hydrogen (δD) isotope ratios of terrestrial paleoclimate proxy materials (soils, ashes, lake sediments) suggest rapid north-to-south migration of topography in the early Cenozoic (pre-49 Ma to 28 Ma). The validation of this reconstruction relies on an accurate understanding of the δ¹⁸Op and the associated regional climate change in response to the uplift of the western North America. Here we study this response using a global climate model (GCM) with explicit δ¹⁸Op diagnostics (ECHAM5-wiso) focusing on the isotopic effects of different types of precipitation, vapor mixing, recycling and …


The Santa Clara, 2013-05-23, Santa Clara University May 2013

The Santa Clara, 2013-05-23, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.


The Santa Clara, 2013-05-16, Santa Clara University May 2013

The Santa Clara, 2013-05-16, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.


The Santa Clara, 2013-05-09, Santa Clara University May 2013

The Santa Clara, 2013-05-09, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.


Rapid Diffusion Of Electrons In Gamnas, Christopher P. Weber, Eric A. Kittlaus, Kassandra B. Mattia, Christopher J. Waight, J. Hagmann, X. Liu, M. Dobrowolska, J. K. Furdyna May 2013

Rapid Diffusion Of Electrons In Gamnas, Christopher P. Weber, Eric A. Kittlaus, Kassandra B. Mattia, Christopher J. Waight, J. Hagmann, X. Liu, M. Dobrowolska, J. K. Furdyna

Physics

We report ultrafast transient‐grating measurements, above and below the Curie temperature, of the dilute ferromagnetic semiconductor (Ga,Mn)As containing 6% Mn. At 80 K (15 K), we observe that photoexcited electrons in the conduction band have a lifetime of 8 ps (5 ps) and diffuse at about 70 cm2/s (60 cm2/s). Such rapid diffusion requires either an electronic mobility exceeding 7700 cm2/V s or a conduction‐band effective mass less than half the GaAs value. Our data suggest that neither the scattering rate nor the effective mass of the (Ga,Mn)As conduction band differs significantly from that …


The Santa Clara, 2013-05-02, Santa Clara University May 2013

The Santa Clara, 2013-05-02, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.


The Santa Clara, 2013-04-25, Santa Clara University Apr 2013

The Santa Clara, 2013-04-25, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.


The Santa Clara, 2013-04-18, Santa Clara University Apr 2013

The Santa Clara, 2013-04-18, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.


The Santa Clara, 2013-04-11, Santa Clara University Apr 2013

The Santa Clara, 2013-04-11, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.


The Santa Clara, 2013-04-04, Santa Clara University Apr 2013

The Santa Clara, 2013-04-04, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.


The Santa Clara, 2013-02-28, Santa Clara University Feb 2013

The Santa Clara, 2013-02-28, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.


The Santa Clara, 2013-02-21, Santa Clara University Feb 2013

The Santa Clara, 2013-02-21, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.


The Santa Clara, 2013-02-14, Santa Clara University Feb 2013

The Santa Clara, 2013-02-14, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.


The Santa Clara, 2013-02-07, Santa Clara University Feb 2013

The Santa Clara, 2013-02-07, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.


Diffusion Of Degenerate Minority Carrier In A P-Type Semiconductor, Christopher P. Weber, Eric A. Kittlaus Feb 2013

Diffusion Of Degenerate Minority Carrier In A P-Type Semiconductor, Christopher P. Weber, Eric A. Kittlaus

Physics

We report ultrafast transient-grating experiments on heavily p-type InP at 15 K. Our measurement reveals the dynamics and diffusion of photoexcited electrons and holes as a function of their density n in the range 2  ×  1016 to 6  ×  1017 cm−3. After the first few picoseconds, the grating decays primarily due to ambipolar diffusion. While, at low density, we observe a regime in which the ambipolar diffusion is electron-dominated and increases rapidly with n, it appears to saturate at 34 cm2/s at high n. We present a simple calculation that reproduces the main …


The Santa Clara, 2013-01-31, Santa Clara University Jan 2013

The Santa Clara, 2013-01-31, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.


The Santa Clara, 2013-01-24, Santa Clara University Jan 2013

The Santa Clara, 2013-01-24, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.


The Santa Clara, 2013-01-17, Santa Clara University Jan 2013

The Santa Clara, 2013-01-17, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.


The Santa Clara, 2013-01-10, Santa Clara University Jan 2013

The Santa Clara, 2013-01-10, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.