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Veterans Program For Politics And Civic Engagement, J. Michael Haynie, David M. Van Slyke Jan 2021

Veterans Program For Politics And Civic Engagement, J. Michael Haynie, David M. Van Slyke

Institute for Veterans and Military Families

The Veterans Program for Politics and Civic Engagement (VPPCE) is an intensive, non-partisan training program for veterans and military spouses with an interest in pursuing careers in politics. Launched in 2019, the program is a collaboration between Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) and the top-ranked Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. The curriculum is tailored to help participants explore careers in politics, prepare them to run a campaign, and succeed thereafter. Most importantly, the program facilitates those who previously served in our nation’s defense to continue a second career in public service.

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2015 Military Family Lifestyle Survey: Data Brief, Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University Jan 2021

2015 Military Family Lifestyle Survey: Data Brief, Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University

Institute for Veterans and Military Families

This data brief summarizes the findings from the 2015 Military Family Lifestyle Survey.

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Guide To Leading Policies, Practices & Resources: Supporting The Employment Of Veterans & Military Families, Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University Jan 2021

Guide To Leading Policies, Practices & Resources: Supporting The Employment Of Veterans & Military Families, Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University

Institute for Veterans and Military Families

The goal of this publication is to leverage state-of-the-art research and practice to increase employment opportunities for veterans. The guide details a series of practice and policy issues identified by research and through our work with the employer community, as impacting veteran employment initiatives. Also included throughout this guide are discussions, descriptions, and case studies illustrating leading corporate practices impacting veteran employment.

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Research Review: "Student Veterans In Higher Education: The Critical Role Of Veterans' Resource Centers", Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University Jan 2021

Research Review: "Student Veterans In Higher Education: The Critical Role Of Veterans' Resource Centers", Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University

Institute for Veterans and Military Families

This research review covers a study which emphasizes the vital role of Veterans Resource Centers (VRCs) in supporting student veterans with services like counseling, benefits assistance, and academic resources. Conducted at a California university, it shows that VRCs are crucial for easing veterans' transitions to college by addressing their unique needs. The research advocates for improved VRCs and policies, including faculty training and veteran-specific orientation, and suggests further investigation into the effectiveness of these services and programs.

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Revisiting Ramayana Through Oppositional Telling Of Anand Neelakantan’S Asura: Tale Of The Vanquished (2012), Natawan Wongchalard Jan 2021

Revisiting Ramayana Through Oppositional Telling Of Anand Neelakantan’S Asura: Tale Of The Vanquished (2012), Natawan Wongchalard

Asian Review

The Ramayana is a well-known epic in India. It is also widely recognized in many other regions around the world. The myriad forms of presentation of this epic allow for a collective audience’s imagination to thrive and rise. Oppositional tellings of the original storyline make the epic even more intriguing as it caters to the ‘other voices’, who have alternative opinions of Rama and who happen to perceive the epic from differing ideological positions that are in contrast to the original version. Through the Ramayana’s oppositional telling, this article is an attempt to represent the identity of Asura (the Deva’s …

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The Indic Perspective Of The Pro-Democracy Agitation (2020) In Thailand, Pulind Samant Jan 2021

The Indic Perspective Of The Pro-Democracy Agitation (2020) In Thailand, Pulind Samant

Asian Review

The pro-democracy agitation in Thailand, which attacked the institution of Thai monarchy, the strongest pillar of the Thai society, can be interpreted in India as an attack on the Thai branch of the common Indic civilisational roots, exemplified by the royal title Rama. There is a long history of attack on the institution of monarchy in the Southeast Asian neighbourhood of Thailand, from Laos to Indonesia, where a pattern of downfall of royalty followed by gradual weakening of the state can be observed. Thailand can be considered, within the region, as being culturally closest to India, apart from being a …

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The Thais In Exile: Repression, Exile And Emergence Of The Guerilla In The North East Of Thailand (1960-1965), Alexandre Barthel Jan 2021

The Thais In Exile: Repression, Exile And Emergence Of The Guerilla In The North East Of Thailand (1960-1965), Alexandre Barthel

Asian Review

While Thailand’s fate during the Cold War may seem more enviable than that of most of its Southeast Asian neighbors, the country nonetheless experienced greater unrest as the United States were sinking into the War in Vietnam. And the North-East, the poorest region of the kingdom, was among the most affected by the violence which broke out between the Thai armed forces and the Communist Party. In this part of Thailand, the development of the communist forces was possible largely due to the proximity of Laos.The dynamic between the Vietnamese Revolution and the foreign reaction then began to reach the …

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Evaluating Water Quality Variation In The Vietnamese Mekong Delta Area Using Cluster And Discriminant Analysis, Giao Thanh Nguyen, Thi Hong Nhien Huynh Jan 2021

Evaluating Water Quality Variation In The Vietnamese Mekong Delta Area Using Cluster And Discriminant Analysis, Giao Thanh Nguyen, Thi Hong Nhien Huynh

Applied Environmental Research

The study aims to assess spatial and temporal water quality variations in the upper reaches of the Vietnamese Mekong Delta. Thirty-one water monitoring samples of the two main rivers (Tien and Hau Rivers) and six canals flowing through An Giang Province were collected in thedry season (March) and the rainy season (September) from 2009 to 2019. Seven physicochemicalparameters were analyzed including temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen (DO), biochemical oxygendemand (BOD), total suspended solids (TSS), orthophosphate (P-PO43-), and coliforms. Water quality index (WQI), cluster analysis (CA), and discriminant analysis (DA) were applied to evaluate water quality, spatial and temporal variations, and seasonal …

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Case Study Of Modular Pre-Cast Concrete On-Site Stormwater Detention System During Monsoon Season In Southeast Asia, Darren Y.S. Mah, Johnny O.K. Ngu, Rosmina A. Bustami, Frederik J. Putuhena Jan 2021

Case Study Of Modular Pre-Cast Concrete On-Site Stormwater Detention System During Monsoon Season In Southeast Asia, Darren Y.S. Mah, Johnny O.K. Ngu, Rosmina A. Bustami, Frederik J. Putuhena

Applied Environmental Research

On-site stormwater detention system within a residential property is meant for an environmental protection device that temporarily stores stormwater within the property lot to mitigate flash flood, particularly during rainy seasons brought by the northeast monsoon. A field test was constructed in a house's car porch with a 4.40 m x 4.70 m x 0.45 m tank filled with precast-concrete modular units with an effective storage volume of 3.97 m3. The system received water from a 95 m2 house roof via 0.1 m diameter pipe, discharged water via 0.05 m diameter pipe. It had recorded six observed storm events coincided …

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The Spatial Variability Of Soil Physical Properties Of Different Sized-Gap In A Subtropical Forest, China, Supaporn Buajan, Jinfu Liu, Zhongsheng He Jan 2021

The Spatial Variability Of Soil Physical Properties Of Different Sized-Gap In A Subtropical Forest, China, Supaporn Buajan, Jinfu Liu, Zhongsheng He

Applied Environmental Research

Gap areas create heterogeneity in the spatial environment, which is important to plant regeneration and diversity. Soil physical properties (SPP) are factors that affect plant growth. This study aims to assess the spatial variability of SPP in different gap sizes and to determine the effect of gap size on SPP. We used geostatistical analysis to illustrate the spatial patterns of SPP variability within 9 gaps, classified into three sizes (small, medium, and large) and under the canopy at the Castanopsis kawakamii natural reserve forest, the soil samples were collected entire gap area at 20 cm depth with the grid system …

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Ecosystem Service Value Of The Mixed Land Use Pattern In Asia: Thailand's Experience, Nararuk Boonyanam, Somskaow Bejranonda Jan 2021

Ecosystem Service Value Of The Mixed Land Use Pattern In Asia: Thailand's Experience, Nararuk Boonyanam, Somskaow Bejranonda

Applied Environmental Research

The rapid increase in economic development and urbanisation along the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) of Thailand has accelerated the change in its ecosystem service value (ESV), leading to the demand for related analysis to ensure sustainable growth in the area. The aim of this study is to: (1) evaluate the land use change in Chonburi Province; the most urbanised city in the EEC of Thailand between 2006 and 2016, and (2) assess the land use change impact on ESV. Secondary data from land use maps for 2006 and 2016 was used to evaluate land use change and its impact on …

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Tourism Density Effect On Environmental Performance Index: Evidence In Asean Countries, Jain Yassin, Sarma Aralas, Danie E.K. Basa Jan 2021

Tourism Density Effect On Environmental Performance Index: Evidence In Asean Countries, Jain Yassin, Sarma Aralas, Danie E.K. Basa

Applied Environmental Research

The purpose of this current study is to assess the effect of tourism density on the environmentalperformance index on 10 ASEAN countries from 2002 to 2017. This study adopted panel data regressions with the Driscoll and Kraay standard. This method accounts for cross-sectionaldependence, heteroskedasticity, autocorrelation, and the possible correlation between countries when observing the environmental performance index and tourism density. Empirical results found a statistically significant and negative relationship between the tourism density index and the environmental performance index in 10 ASEAN countries. This result implied that an increasein the tourism density index will deteriorate the environmental performance index. The …

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Centuries Of Heat Waves Over India During 20th And 21st Century, Naveena Neelam, Gubbala C. Satyanerayana, Kotla S. Rao, Nandivada Umakantha, Dharma Raju Jan 2021

Centuries Of Heat Waves Over India During 20th And 21st Century, Naveena Neelam, Gubbala C. Satyanerayana, Kotla S. Rao, Nandivada Umakantha, Dharma Raju

Applied Environmental Research

An assessment of temperature extremes is made for the Indian subcontinent to identify the changes since 1951 to 2015, and for the future climate periods till 2100 for all the 21 CMIP5 (Coupled Model intercomparision Project phase 5) models and the representative concentration pathways RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 were examined for the period from 1 March to 31 May to characterize the heat waves in future climates and mean maximum and mean minimum bias were evaluated for the Indian subcontinent. Later two highest recorded temperature regions were chosen Northwest & Central India (NW&CIN) and only central India (CIN) box and the …

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Source Contribution Of 1,3 Butadiene In The Vicinity Of Petrochemical Industrial Area, Nuttakit Sukjit, Sarawut Thepanondh, Suphaphat Kwonpongsagoon, Wanida ๋Jinsart, Lalidaporn Punya, Pattaranan Hanma Jan 2021

Source Contribution Of 1,3 Butadiene In The Vicinity Of Petrochemical Industrial Area, Nuttakit Sukjit, Sarawut Thepanondh, Suphaphat Kwonpongsagoon, Wanida ๋Jinsart, Lalidaporn Punya, Pattaranan Hanma

Applied Environmental Research

Emissions and ambient concentrations of 1,3 butadiene released from the synthetic rubber industries in the largest petroleum and petrochemical complex in Thailand were evaluated in this study. The industrial emissions in this analysis were those emitted from process fugitive, combustion stack, flare, and wastewater treatment facility. It was found that wastewater treatment units were the largest emission source among other potential sources. The contribution of emission from wastewater treatment plants were about 92% of total 1,3 butadiene emission. The extent and magnitude of 1,3 butadiene in ambient air were further evaluated through the simulation of AERMOD dispersion model using these …

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Land Cover Classification Based On Uav Photogrammetry And Deep Learning For Supporting Mine Reclamation: A Case Study Of Mae Moh Mine In Lampang Province, Thailand, Tejendra K. Yadav, Polpreecha Chidburee, Nattapon Mahavik Jan 2021

Land Cover Classification Based On Uav Photogrammetry And Deep Learning For Supporting Mine Reclamation: A Case Study Of Mae Moh Mine In Lampang Province, Thailand, Tejendra K. Yadav, Polpreecha Chidburee, Nattapon Mahavik

Applied Environmental Research

Detailed, accurate, and frequent mapping of land cover are the prerequisite regarding areas of reclaimed mines and the development of sustainable project-level for goals. Mine reclamation is essential as the extractive organizations are bounded by-laws that have been established by stakeholders to ensure that the mined areas are properly restored. As databases at the mines area become outdated, an automated process of upgrading is needed. Currently, there are only few studies regarding mine reclamation which has less potential of land cover classification using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) photogrammetry with Deep learning (DL). This paper aims to employ the classification of …

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Quantifying Avoidable Food Waste And Identifying Its Underlying Causes: A Case Study Of A University Dormitory In Thailand, Shimpei Iwasaki, Suphat Prasopsin, Thamarat Phutthai Jan 2021

Quantifying Avoidable Food Waste And Identifying Its Underlying Causes: A Case Study Of A University Dormitory In Thailand, Shimpei Iwasaki, Suphat Prasopsin, Thamarat Phutthai

Applied Environmental Research

To develop well-planned and effective policies and programs for reducing avoidable food waste, it is important to quantify the actual food waste level in particular settings and assess relationships among consumers’ awareness, attitudes, and behaviors. Recognizing these considerations, this paper measured avoidable food waste generated by university students living in dormitory buildings and identified its underlying causes in the case of Kanchanaburi campus, Mahidol University, Thailand. The study applied a food waste composition survey 18 times between January and May 2019 while administering questionnaires in October 2019 to the dormitory students. Based on these measures, the study identified 1,417 instances …

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Environmental Degradation-Education Nexus In Malaysia, Wong Sing Yun Jan 2021

Environmental Degradation-Education Nexus In Malaysia, Wong Sing Yun

Applied Environmental Research

This study aims to examine the role of education on CO2 emissions in Malaysia from 1974 to 2014. The unit root tests indicated that the variables were integrated in the same order. As such, the Johansen Co-integration Approach can be employed in this empirical analysis to analyze the impacts of the selected variables. The long-run estimation revealed that economic growth (GDP) and energy consumption (ENERGY) has a negative effect on CO2 emissions. Meanwhile, secondary school education (EDU) demonstrated a significant positive relationship with environmental degradation in the long-run. This can be inferred that secondary school education has a negative effect …

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Fp-21-05 Median Age At Last Birth, Lisa Carlson, Karen Benjamin Guzzo Jan 2021

Fp-21-05 Median Age At Last Birth, Lisa Carlson, Karen Benjamin Guzzo

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.

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Fp-21-04 Trends In Cohabitation Prior To Marriage, Wendy D. Manning, Lisa Carlson Jan 2021

Fp-21-04 Trends In Cohabitation Prior To Marriage, Wendy D. Manning, Lisa Carlson

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.

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Fp-21-06 Homogamy In U.S. Marriages, 2019, Lisa Carlson Jan 2021

Fp-21-06 Homogamy In U.S. Marriages, 2019, Lisa Carlson

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.

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Fp-21-15 Variation In Men’S Actual + Intended Number Of Children, Karen Benjamin Guzzo Jan 2021

Fp-21-15 Variation In Men’S Actual + Intended Number Of Children, Karen Benjamin Guzzo

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.

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Fp-21-16 Age Variation In The Divorce Rate, 1990 & 2019, Lisa Carlson Jan 2021

Fp-21-16 Age Variation In The Divorce Rate, 1990 & 2019, Lisa Carlson

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.

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Australia: Pisa Australia—Excellence And Equity?, Sue Thomson Jan 2021

Australia: Pisa Australia—Excellence And Equity?, Sue Thomson

OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) Australia

Australia’s education system reflects its history of federalism. State and territory governments are responsible for administering education within their jurisdiction and across the sector comprising government (public), Catholic systemic and other independent schooling systems. They collaborate on education policy with the federal government. Over the past two decades the federal government has taken a greater role in funding across the education sector, and as a result of this involvement and the priorities of federal governments of the day, Australia now has one of the highest rates of non-government schooling in the OECD. Funding equity across the sectors has become a …

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Winning The War On Poverty: Tracking Living Standards In The Philippines Using A Class Of Axiomatic Indices, John Paolo R. Rivera Jan 2021

Winning The War On Poverty: Tracking Living Standards In The Philippines Using A Class Of Axiomatic Indices, John Paolo R. Rivera

DLSU Business & Economics Review

Poverty has persistently badgered the Philippines and alleviating it has been the fundamental thrust of government. However, this was hampered by the recent pandemic resulting in economic contraction plunging many Filipino households into poverty and widening inequality. Bootstrapping the economy is needed to fast-track recovery through resumption of innovative reforms vital to pursue a higher growth path that will accelerate poverty reduction. To do this, it is necessary to understand where the Philippines stands, using household data. Without updated measures and well-informed national and regional profiles on living standards, poverty reduction is bleak, as programs to facilitate it remain to …

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Communicating To Improve The Lived Experiences Of Learning During Covid-19, Nandi Prince Jan 2021

Communicating To Improve The Lived Experiences Of Learning During Covid-19, Nandi Prince

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

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The Effect Of Prompt Accent On Elicited Imitation Assessments In English As A Second Language, Jacob G. Barrows, Troy L. Cox Jan 2021

The Effect Of Prompt Accent On Elicited Imitation Assessments In English As A Second Language, Jacob G. Barrows, Troy L. Cox

Faculty Publications

Elicited imitation (EI) assessments have been shown to discriminate well between speakers across proficiency levels, but little has been reported on the effect L2 accent has on test-takers’ ability to understand and process the test items they hear. Furthermore, no study has investigated the effect of accent on test-taker perceptions of EI tests. This study examined the relationships among accent, accent familiarity, EI test item difficulty and test scores. To investigate, self-reports of students’ exposure to different varieties of English were obtained from a pre-assessment survey. An EI test (63 items) was then administered in which English language learners (n …

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Student Perspectives And Standardized Patient Feedback On An Innovative Simulated Patient Encounter, Kimberly S. Mollo, Tina M. Deangelis, Maclain Capron, Sierra Wells Jan 2021

Student Perspectives And Standardized Patient Feedback On An Innovative Simulated Patient Encounter, Kimberly S. Mollo, Tina M. Deangelis, Maclain Capron, Sierra Wells

Journal of Occupational Therapy Education

This retrospective survey analysis sought to explore student perspectives and application of therapeutic use of self during a simulated standardized patient encounter (SSPE) with standardized patient actors portraying serious mental illness (SMI). Researchers collected retrospective data from post SSPE student surveys dating between 2009 and 2019 and standardized patient actor surveys dating between 2017 and 2019. Students’ level of expertise with therapeutic use of self and self-perceptions of the SSPE were analyzed for response categories. Descriptive analysis was conducted on all items. Student survey responses were organized into response categories. Standardized patient actor surveys were analyzed for frequencies of yes/no …

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The Effects Of Escalated Cocaine Intake On Decision-Making Dynamics, Mcallister Stephens Jan 2021

The Effects Of Escalated Cocaine Intake On Decision-Making Dynamics, Mcallister Stephens

Theses and Dissertations--Psychology

Cocaine Use Disorder (CUD) is characterized partly by the use of cocaine at the expense of other alternatives, in other words, it is a decision-making pathology (Kalivas & Volkow, 2005). Concurrent choice tasks assess decision-making in a dynamic scenario that more closely resembles real life. Value-based decision-making is an important facet of understanding the addictive properties of drugs of abuse. In order to compare two value-based theories of addiction (habit theory and relative value theory), a concurrent choice task was run in tandem with an escalation procedure. First, animals were trained on a choice task until stable, then trained on …

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Introduction To Economics (Single-Semester): Oer Course Packet, David Owens Jan 2021

Introduction To Economics (Single-Semester): Oer Course Packet, David Owens

Economics Faculty Scholarship

This packet describes the structure of a single-semester introductory economics course with no prerequisites that uses no calculus. The content is primarily constituted of open educational resources (OER). The packet is organized as a 13-week, 26-lecture semester, with problem sets due at the end of each week, midterm exams after lectures 8 and 18, and a final exam at the end of the semester. The included materials correspond to an introductory course taught by the author at Haverford College in the Fall semester of 2020. Instructors may use all or any portion of the included materials that may help them …

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(Wp 2021-01) Counterfactual Thinking And Attribute Substitution In Economic Behavior, John B. Davis, Theodore Koutsobinas Jan 2021

(Wp 2021-01) Counterfactual Thinking And Attribute Substitution In Economic Behavior, John B. Davis, Theodore Koutsobinas

Economics Working Papers

This paper discusses how counterfactual thinking can be incorporated into behavioral economics by relating it to a type of attribution substitution involved in choices people make in conditions of Knightian uncertainty. It draws on Byrne’s ‘rational imagination’ account of counterfactual thinking, evidence from cognitive science regarding the forms it takes, and identifies types of attribution substitution specific to economic behavior. This approach, which elucidates the reflective stage of causal reasoning, is relevant for the explanation of hypothetical causal rules suitable for diverse tasks such as planning, expectations and mental simulations and for behavioural change interventions, which take into account people’s …

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