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Cultural Resources Survey Of Four Frio County Bridges, Frio County, Texas, Michael Chavez, Ken Lawrence, Ernest Wingate

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

Cultural resources investigations were conducted by SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) on behalf of TCB INC. and Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for four proposed bridge replacements in Frio County, Texas. The investigations were conducted under Texas Antiquities Permit 4402. The cultural resources investigations were designed to identify and evaluate any archaeological sites eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) or that might warrant designation as a State Archeological Landmark (SAL).

The proposed undertaking entails the replacement and rehabilitation by TxDOT of four bridge crossings that include: 1) two bridges along Peck-Bush Road at San Miguel Creek; …

Cultural Resources Surveys Conducted During February 2015 Central Eagle Ford Zone Gonzales, De Witt, Karnes, And Wilson Counties, Reign Clark, Scott Justen, Ron Ralph

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

During the month of February 2015, Goshawk Environmental Consulting, Inc. (Goshawk) conducted one cultural resources survey within the Eagle Ford Play, Central Eagle Ford Zone at the request of EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG). The project subjected to cultural resources investigations was the Rucker Unit Facility Access Road. The Area of Potential Effect (APE) was a 75-foot (23-meter [m]) wide Right-of-Way (ROW) consisting of a 50-foot (15-m) wide permanent easement and a 25-foot (8-m) wide temporary construction easement. Investigation was conducted by Goshawk archeologist Scott Justen with Mitch Juenke. Reign Clark served as primary author and Scott Justen and Ron Ralph …

Cultural Resources Surveys Conducted During February 2015 South Eagle Ford Zone Atascosa, La Salle, And Mcmullen Counties, Scott Justen, Reign Clark, Ron Ralph

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

During the month of February 2015, Goshawk Environmental Consulting, Inc. (Goshawk) conducted three cultural resources surveys within the Eagle Ford Play, South Eagle Ford Zone, at the request of EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG). The three project areas subjected to cultural resources investigations included the proposed Stephen Y Bar South Oil Gathering Pipeline, Stephen Y Bar South Gas Gathering Pipeline, and Orion Unit #1H and #2H Flowlines. Except where noted, each Area of Potential Effect (APE) was a 75-foot (23-meter [m]) wide Right-of-Way (ROW) consisting of a 50-foot (15-m) wide permanent easement and a 25-foot (8-m) wide temporary construction easement. Investigations …

Final Short Report On The Archeological Investigations For The San Antonio River Authority’S Elmendorf Lake Park Improvements Project Bexar County, Texas, Gregg Cestaro, Josh Haefner, Samantha Champion, Ashleigh Knapp

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

On May 29 and 30, 2014, archeologists from Hicks & Company conducted a 100-percent intensive areal survey of the Elmendorf Lake Park Improvements Project in Bexar County, Texas. Subsequent monitoring work was conducted on June 11, 2015. The project area consists of the limits of Elmendorf Lake Park and its associated existing trail system from south of Commerce Street between Southwest 24th Street and 19th Street, and along the north and south banks of Apache Creek beginning approximately 200 feet north of Commerce Street and terminating at Southwest 24th Street, an area that includes a segment of the Our Lady …

Intensive Archaeological Survey Of The Proposed El Indio Ranch Roads Maintenance Project Maverick County, Del Rio Sector, Texas U.S. Customs And Border Protection Department Of Homeland Security, Megan A. Koszarek

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

The Border Patrol Facilities & Tactical Infrastructure (BPFTI) Program Management Office (PMO), within Customs and Border Protection (CBP), contracted HDR to conduct a cultural resources survey of the Area of Potential Effects (APE), which includes approximately 60.44 miles (97.27 kilometers [km]) of existing roads located on the O’Brien Cinco Ranch in the Del Rio Sector. The APE was limited to the width of the existing ranch roads and a three foot (ft; 1 meter [m]) buffer on either side. The purpose of the cultural resources investigation in the APE is to determine the presence/absence of archaeological resources (36 Code of …

Tpwd 41wd60 1976.31.7 Cardboard 3d Model, Robert Z. Selden Jr.

CRHR: Archaeology

Three-dimensional (3D) cardboard model of a Caddo burial vessel (TPWD 1976.31.7) from 41WD60 in the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department collections.

Tpwd 41wd60 1976.31.10 3d Cardboard Model, Robert Z. Selden Jr.

CRHR: Archaeology

Three-dimensional (3D) model of a Caddo burial vessel (TPWD 1976.31.10) from 41WD60 in the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department collections.

Tarl_41ce19_424-21, Robert Z. Selden Jr.

CRHR: Archaeology

Three-dimensional (3D) model of a Caddo burial vessel (TARL_41CE19_424-21) from Caddo Mounds SHS (41CE19) curated at the Texas Archeological Research Laboratory.

Tarl_41ce19_2006-4-84, Robert Z. Selden Jr.

CRHR: Archaeology

Three-dimensional (3D) model of a Caddo burial vessel (TARL_41CE19_2006-4-84) from Caddo Mounds SHS (41CE19) curated at the Texas Archeological Research Laboratory.

Using Photogrammetry To Document, Analyze, And Reverse-Engineer Grave Markers, Robert Z. Selden Jr.

CRHR: Archaeology

There are a wide range of applications for three-dimensional (3D) data in archaeology, and a diverse array of methods for collecting and analyzing those data. In this article, free 3D photogrammetry software (Autodesk 123D Catch) is used to document a series of grave markers. The data are subsequently exported to Geomagic Design X to demonstrate and briefly discuss the various potential analyses that might be used to illustrate the effects of preservation treatments and marker degradation through time. Further, one marker is reverse-engineered, illustrating the capacity of 3D modeling to expedite the process of design, should elements warrant replacement. Additional …

Atla As Community Of Faith: Surveying Members’ Relationship To Religious Faith And Atla, John B. Weaver Dr

Library Research and Publications

This paper reports the result of an online survey, entitled “ATLA as a Community of Faith,” which was distributed to ATLA’s 519 members in May 2015. The results of the survey show the diversity of religious beliefs and practices among members of ATLA. The survey also provides evidence that the vast majority of the members of ATLA are professing practitioners of the Christian faith.

2015 Activities And Accomplishments, Colleen Mills

Citizens for Peace

Citizens for Peace

Activities & Accomplishments

2015

Monthly Membership Meetings: Second Tuesday of each month: 7-9 pm at Unity of Livonia (Five Mile Rd. east of Middlebelt)

Jan. 13: Gary Weinstein on Forgiveness

Feb. 10: Conversations on Compassion

March 10: Women and Peace with Kim Bergier and Laura Dewey

April 14: Guns in America with Linda Brundage

May 12: World Beyond War with David Swanson’s keynote talk from the Pax Christi Conference

June 9: Kickoff of the Summer of Youth with Kevin ‘Mr. Peace’ Szawala & Students, and Betty Appleby sharing her Peace Quilt story

July 14: Restorative Practices in …

Mmog/Le: Improving Supply Chain Delivery Performance Through Buyer- Supplier Collaboration, Timothy W. Butler, David L. Williams, Tingting Yan

Journal of Transportation Management

This article introduces readers to a relatively new self-assessment tool for measuring the readiness and effectiveness of supplier materials management and logistics processes in the automotive industry. The tool, the Material Management Operating Guidelines/Logistics Evaluation (MMOG/ LE), was developed by the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG), and Odette International – a European alliance of automotive companies. The article begins with an introduction to the topic of quality and materials management assessment systems. The author’s then report on what they learned about MMOG/LE based on a review of the system and other comparable systems, and based on interviews with OEM’s and …

Full Issue (25.2, Winter 2015), Journal Of Transportation Management Editors

Journal of Transportation Management

No abstract provided.

Student Feedback On Advocacy, Jennifer Anderson

Communication Studies Publications

This report documents the feedback on the student canvassing portion of the Breastfeeding-Friendly Businesses Initiative. The feedback was provided from undergraduate and graduate students in the Health Communication class at South Dakota State University. These students participated in two in-class training days (totaling 3 hours) and two community advocacy periods (totaling 3 hours). They provided feedback on the training, the advocacy experience, the initiative itself, and their learning.

Making Spaces: Resolving Use And Usability Issues Of The Modern Library, Melissa Clark, Jeanne Davidson

Hilton M. Briggs Library Faculty Publications

As library spaces are re-envisioned to meet new institutional goals and user expectations, careful planning is necessary to ensure that internal and external stakeholders are included in the planning process and that resources are used to a maximum benefit. Presenters will share the planning and decision processes used in restructuring three floors at their library.

Financial Anxiety, Physiological Arousal, And Planning Intention, John Grable, Wookjae Heo, Abed Rabbani

Consumer Sciences Faculty Publications

Results from this exploratory clinical study indicate that financial anxiety—holding an unhealthy attitude about one’s financial situation—and physiological arousal—the physical precursor to behavior—play important roles in shaping consumer intention to engage in future financial planning activity. Findings suggest that those who are most likely to engage the services of a financial adviser exhibit low levels of financial anxiety and moderate to high levels of physiological arousal. The least likely to seek the help of a financial adviser are those who exhibit high financial anxiety and low physiological arousal. Results support findings documented in the literature that high anxiety levels often …

Estimation Of Crop Gross Primary Production (Gpp): Ii. Do Scaled Modis Vegetation Indices Improve Performance?, Qingyuan Zhang, Yen-Ben Cheng, Alexei I. Lyapustin, Yujie Wang, Xiaoyang Zhang, Andrew Suyker, Shashi Verma, Yanmin Shuai, Elizabeth M. Middleton

GSCE Faculty Publications

Satellite remote sensing estimates of gross primary production (GPP) have routinely been made using spectral vegetation indices (VIs) over the past two decades. The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), the Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), the green band Wide Dynamic Range Vegetation Index (WDRVI_green), and the green band Chlorophyll Index (CI_green) have been employed to estimate GPP under the assumption that GPP is proportional to the product of VI and photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) (where VI is one of four VIs: NDVI, EVI, WDRVI_green, or CI_green). However, the empirical regressions between VI*PAR and …

3d Scan Data Of Caddo Burial Vessels From The Mcspadden Site Near Frankston, Texas, Robert Z. Selden Jr.

CRHR Research Reports

In the spring of 2013, three Caddo burial vessels from an unrecorded site near Frankston, Texas were documented at the McSpadden residence in College Station, Texas. All three vessels are intact and are not reconstructed. Scan data was collected using a ZScanner 700CX running VXElements 2.0 via the scanner direct control function in Geomagic Design X. Post-processing of these data occurred in Design X, and quality control for missing data leveraged both Design X and Verify. These data will be used in a study aimed at the 3D geometric morphometric analysis of Caddo vessels. In addition to the study of …

Hdi In Transition Countries: A Panel Data Analysis, Narine Hagopian

Empirical Economic Bulletin, An Undergraduate Journal

This paper investigates the factors that have the ability to affect development in transition countries. The study incorporates the human development index to examine the influence of outside variables to human development within transition countries. The study looks at a variety of contributing factors such as the Gini coefficient, federal direct investment levels, world governance contributors, health expenditure per capita, personal remittance levels among a few other contributors. Focusing on transition countries, which evolved after the breakup of the Soviet Union, this study aims to understand human development in twelve of the fourteen former Soviet Republics. Using data from the …

Evaluation Of Company Performance Post Acquisition Or Merger In The United States, Harry Waterton

Empirical Economic Bulletin, An Undergraduate Journal

This paper answers the question surrounding whether or not company performance for the acquiring company improves or worsens post-merger or acquisition. This will be calculated using two separate but related financial performance tools, return on equity and return on assets. The investigation will span over a 5 year period starting the year of 2010 and end at the closing of the fourth quarter of 2014, and will contain all mergers and acquisitions between $300 million and $2 billion that took place across all sectors in America. The results conclude that acquisitions do not financially benefit the acquirer in the short …

Inequality, Poverty And Economic Growth In Different Income Classifications, Alexandra Zhang

Empirical Economic Bulletin, An Undergraduate Journal

This paper defines the relationship between inequality and economic development, analyzes the impact of economic growth on income inequality and poverty rate. The study uses different indicators and panel data over 10 years and across 46 countries worldwide. As the Kuznets Curve suggested, a country’s inequality level and economic development share a non-linear relationship. The author applies this concept to 3 different models and found different results between low and middle-income countries and high-income countries. In result, this study confirms the Kuznets law as the author finds an unequal income distribution in low and middle-income countries.

Exploring The Spectrum Of Racialized Social Control: A Comparative Analysis Of Hate Crimes, Correctional Supervision, And Immigration Enforcement, Jasmine Kelekay

Sociology Honors Papers

Hate crimes are informal social control mechanisms utilized in stratified societies to police relative identity boundaries (Perry, 2009). No research has, however, located racially-motivated hate crimes as a form of racialized social control. Considering the long history of racial violence and racialized social control in the United States, the war on drugs, the post-9/11 socio-political context, immigration reforms, and increased attention to racialized police violence, it becomes important to explore the spectrum of racialized social control. In order to do so, this study introduces racially-motivated hate crimes as an informal mechanism of racialized social control. As such, this study engages …

Bulletin No. 40: Salt Marsh Plants Of Long Island Sound, R. Scott Warren, Juliana Barrett, Margaret Van Patten

Bulletins

No abstract provided.

Evidence Summary: Google Scholar Could Be Used As A Stand-Alone Resource For Systematic Reviews, S.W. Herman

Journal Articles

A Review of: Gehanno, J. F., Rollin, L., & Darmoni, S. (2013). Is the coverage of Google Scholar enough to be used alone for systematic reviews. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 13(1): 7. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-13-7

Objective – To determine if Google Scholar (GS) is sensitive enough to be used as the sole search tool for systematic reviews.

Design – Citation analysis.

Setting – Biomedical literature.

Subjects – Original studies included in 29 systematic reviews published in the Cochrane Library or JAMA.

Methods – The authors searched MEDLINE for any systematic reviews published in the 2008 and 2009 issues of …

Localists And “Locusts” In Hong Kong: Creating A Yellow-Red Peril Discourse, Barry Sautman, Hairong Yan

Maryland Series in Contemporary Asian Studies

Hong Kong’s “localists” depict mainlanders as locusts ruining the territory and bringing an end to a vaunted way of life.

In this article, we first discuss anti-mainlander prejudice in Hong Kong and its resemblance to earlier biases by Shanghai people against Chinese from neighboring provinces. We then empirically test claims localists make about the mainlander presence in Hong Kong and show that mainland visitors and migrants are not working the harms attributed to them. There follows a review of “insect language” as integral to racial vilification in several settings, with Hong Kong’s anti-locust movement a recent example. We go on …

Hunting The Corrupt “Tigers” And “Flies” In China: An Evaluation Of Xi Jinping’S Anti-Corruption Campaign (November 2012 To March 2015), Jon S.T. Quah

Maryland Series in Contemporary Asian Studies

After becoming the General Secretary of the CCP and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) at the 18th Party Congress in November 2012, Xi launched an anti-corruption campaign to eliminate the “tigers and flies” who had become rich through bribery and patronage.

According to Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) of 2012, China was ranked 80th among 176 countries with a score of 39/100. China’s performance did not improve significantly in 2013 and dropped significantly from 80th to 100th position in 2014 with a decrease in its score from 40 to 36.

Is China’s significant decline in its CPI …

Peaceful Settlement Of Disputes In The South China Sea Through Fisheries Resources Cooperation And Management, Kuan-Hsiung Wang

Maryland Series in Contemporary Asian Studies

The South China Sea dispute is complicated in terms of its nature, the sovereignty issues of the islands, delimitation issues, resources utilization as well as other matters concerning security (both traditional and non-traditional). In order to solve the dispute, cooperation is one of the main considerations. However, the practice has not been realized.

In order to solve the dispute and promote cooperation in the South China Sea region, the author suggests that conserving and managing fishery resources could be established as a starting point. There are a great number of management means, institutions, and international instruments (such as conventions, treaties …

Graduate Record 2015: Leave Your Mark, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

SWOSU Yearbooks

The 2015 Graduate Record was designed by SWOSU students of the Specialized Publications Class in the Communications Department.

2015 Oklahoma Research Day Full Program, Northeastern State University

Oklahoma Research Day Abstracts

This document contains all abstracts from the 2015 Oklahoma Research Day held at Northeastern State University.