Impacts Of Covid-19 On Us Agri-Food Supply Chain Businesses: Regional Survey Results,
2023
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Impacts Of Covid-19 On Us Agri-Food Supply Chain Businesses: Regional Survey Results, Hikaru Hanawa Peterson, Gigi Digiacomo, Christa D. Court, Michelle Miller, Gustavo Oliveira, Andrew W. Stevens, Li Zhang, Lauri M. Baker, Joseph Nowak, Eyrika Orlando, Bijeta Bijen Saha
Geography
Visible disruptions of appropriate food distribution for end consumers during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic prompted calls for an urgent, renewed look at how the U.S. agri-food system is impacted by and responds to pandemics, natural disasters, and human-made crises. Previous studies suggest the COVID-19 pandemic yielded uneven impacts across agri-food supply chain segments and regions. For a rigorously comparable assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on agri-food businesses, a survey was administered from February to April 2021 to five segments of the agri-food supply chain in three study regions (California, Florida, and the two-state region of Minnesota-Wisconsin). Results …
Montana Residents: Attitudes Towards Tourism 2022 & Resident Perceptions Of Community Disaster Preparedness,
2023
University of Montana - Missoula
Montana Residents: Attitudes Towards Tourism 2022 & Resident Perceptions Of Community Disaster Preparedness, Carter Bermingham, Megan Schultz, Matthew Pettigrew, Glenna Brown
Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications
This report is a summary of Montana residents' attitudes towards tourism within the state. Since 1992, ITRR has asked residents questions specific to their attitudes towards tourism. This study was conducted to continue tracking the perception of the tourism industry in Montana, as well as expanding the original survey to include topics such as the perceived economic benefit tourism provides to local communities, crowding at the local community level, as well as questions focused on amenities to support tourism, and disaster preparedness.
Montana Travel Experience Survey - Final Summary Report,
2023
University of Montana, Missoula
Montana Travel Experience Survey - Final Summary Report, Glenna Brown, Kara Grau, Megan Schultz
Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications
This summary report highlights select findings from the nonresident 2021-2022 Montana Travel Experience Survey. Nonresident travelers who were interviewed by a surveyor in the state were given this survey along with the Nonresident Travel Survey after completing an in-person “Front End” survey at a gas station, rest area, or airport. Through June, 2022, 1,327 surveys were collected. Questions included topics related to visitors’ use of public lands, trip planning, and questions for first time and repeat visitors.
Using Virtual Simulations Of Future Extreme Weather Events To Communicate Climate Change Risk,
2023
Singapore Management University
Using Virtual Simulations Of Future Extreme Weather Events To Communicate Climate Change Risk, Terry Van Gevelt, Brian G. Mcadoo, Jie Yang, Linlin Li, Fiona Williamson, Alex Scollay, Aileen Lam, Kwan Nok Chan, Adam D. Switzer
Research Collection College of Integrative Studies
Virtual simulations of future extreme weather events may prove an effective vehicle for climate change risk communication. To test this, we created a 3D virtual simulation of a future tropical cyclone amplified by climate change. Using an experimental framework, we isolated the effect of our simulation on risk perceptions and individual mitigation behaviour for a representative sample (n = 1507) of the general public in Hong Kong. We find that exposure to our simulation is systematically associated with a relatively small decrease in risk perceptions and individual mitigation behaviour. We suggest that this is likely due to climate change scepticism, …
Estimating Solar Energy Production In Urban Areas For Electric Vehicles,
2023
American University in Cairo
Estimating Solar Energy Production In Urban Areas For Electric Vehicles, Shaimaa Ahmed
Theses and Dissertations
Cities have a high potential for solar energy from PVs installed on buildings' rooftops. There is an increased demand for solar energy in cities to reduce the negative effect of climate change. The thesis investigates solar energy potential in urban areas. It tries to determine how to detect and identify available rooftop areas, how to calculate suitable ones after excluding the effects of the shade, and the estimated energy generated from PVs. Geographic Information Sciences (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) are used in solar city planning. The goal of this research is to assess available and suitable rooftops areas using …
“Narimo Ing Pandum”: How Highlander Women Perceive Poverty As A Destiny In Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta,
2023
Research Center for Politics–National Agency for Research and Innovation
“Narimo Ing Pandum”: How Highlander Women Perceive Poverty As A Destiny In Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta, Wasisto Raharjo Jati
Masyarakat: Jurnal Sosiologi
The Javanese proverb “narimo ing pandum”exemplifies a belief among poor people to accept their impoverishment as the Divine will of God. This belief, however, has the adverse effect of habituating people to accept poverty. Such perception is conditioned, among others, by the availability of state-provided social aid as well as family or community support, which has helped the poor to stay afloat in moments of crises. In a patriarchal society, poverty poses even more risks and challenges for women, who are often conditioned to be reliant on men to survive. As such, poor women are likely required to find …
The Dynamics Of Military-Police Relations In Post-Authoritarian Indonesia (1998 To 2020),
2023
Defense University, Indonesia
The Dynamics Of Military-Police Relations In Post-Authoritarian Indonesia (1998 To 2020), Bayu A. Yulianto
Masyarakat: Jurnal Sosiologi
Among myriad significant institutional changes in post-authoritarian Indonesia (1998-present) is the split of Indonesian police (POLRI) from the armed forces (ABRI, renamed into TNI after 1999). No longer locked in a dominant-subordinate configuration, the interaction between both institutions intensified in areas where they intersect. Drawing upon the theory of Strategic Action Field (SAF), this study attempts to capture the dynamics along the newly-established trajectory. It shall be argued that far from being one-dimensional, the relationship between both institutions has been marked by conflict, competition, and cooperation; depending on the SAF. Finally, this research proposes a new framework to assess the …
Estimates Of The Spatially Complete, Observational-Data-Driven Planetary Boundary Layer Height Over The Contiguous United States,
2023
Clark University
Estimates Of The Spatially Complete, Observational-Data-Driven Planetary Boundary Layer Height Over The Contiguous United States, Shiqi Tao, Zolal Ayazpour, Dan Li, Amy Jo Scarino, Ralph E. Kuehn, Kang Sun
Student Publications [Scholarly]
This study aims to generate a spatially complete planetary boundary layer height (PBLH) product over the contiguous United States (CONUS). An eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGB) regression model was developed using selected meteorological and geographical data fields as explanatory variables to fit the PBLH values derived from Aircraft Meteorological DAta Relay (AMDAR) reports hourly profiles at 13:00-14:00 LST (local solar time) during 2005-2019. A preprocessing step was implemented to exclude AMDAR data points that were unexplainable by the predictors, mostly under stable conditions. The PBLH prediction by this work as well as PBLHs from three reanalysis datasets (the fifth-generation European Centre …
Patorani Local Knowledge System In Fisheries Resources Conservation Education In Galesong District South Sulawesi,
2023
Universitas Negeri Makassar, Indonesia
Patorani Local Knowledge System In Fisheries Resources Conservation Education In Galesong District South Sulawesi, Hasriyanti Hasriyanti, Rusdi Rusdi, Titus Adeyemi Alonge, Erman Syarif
Jurnal Pendidikan Geografi: Kajian, Teori, dan Praktek dalam Bidang Pendidikan dan Ilmu Geografi
The development of fishery resources is realized through one of the pillars of development, namely pro-environment (restoration and preservation of the environment) in the order of conservation and rehabilitation of marine resources. This study aimed to investigate and describe patorani culture, which is the local fishermen's knowledge of conserving fishery resources. This research used the qualitative descriptive method with a phenomenological approach by using several sets of data, including the preliminary studies. The data were collected through literature review, observation, and preliminary survey, and then they were analyzed based on understanding and public opinion through a qualitative approach. The informant …
Itsdm: Isolation Forest-Based Presence-Only Species Distribution Modelling And Explanation In R,
2023
Clark University
Itsdm: Isolation Forest-Based Presence-Only Species Distribution Modelling And Explanation In R, Lei Song, Lyndon Estes
Geography
Multiple statistical algorithms have been used for species distribution modelling (SDM). Due to shortcomings in species occurrence datasets, presence-only methods (such as MaxEnt) have become increasingly widely used. However, sampling bias remains a challenging issue, particularly for density-based approaches. The Isolation Forest (iForest) algorithm is a presence-only method less sensitive to sampling patterns and over-fitting because it fits the model by describing the unsuitable instead of suitable conditions. Here, we present the itsdm package for species distribution modelling with iForest, which provides a workflow wrapper for the algorithms in iForest family and convenient tools for model diagnostic and post-modelling analysis. …
U.S. Energy Information Administration Information Resources,
2023
Purdue University
U.S. Energy Information Administration Information Resources, Bert Chapman
Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations
Provides information about the resources produced by U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration. These resources cover energy statistics for U.S., states, the United States, and foreign countries. They also cover energy products as varied as coal, natural gas, nuclear energy, petroleum, and renewable energy.
The Impact Of The Canva Program On The Learning Of The Ninth Grade Students In Jordanian Schools Of Html,
2023
Arab Open University
The Impact Of The Canva Program On The Learning Of The Ninth Grade Students In Jordanian Schools Of Html, Maha Abu Maizer
Al-Balqa Journal for Research and Studies البلقاء للبحوث والدراسات
This is a semi-experimental study that aims at measuring the impact of CANVA on the learning of ninth graders in a Jordanian school of HTML. 50 female ninth graders were randomly selected from 72 students in Aisha Bint Abi Baker school, and were distributed to two groups; control, which was taught traditionally, and experimental, which was taught with CANVA to learn HTML as a part of their computer curriculum. The researcher used a set of 20 multiple choice questions to test their knowledge achievement and skills. After checking the validity and reliability of the test. The results showed that there …
“The Drug Sellerswere Better Organized Than The
Government”: A Qualitative Study Of Participants’ Views Of
Drug Markets During Covid-19 And Other Big Events,
2023
University of Nebraska Lincoln
“The Drug Sellerswere Better Organized Than The Government”: A Qualitative Study Of Participants’ Views Of Drug Markets During Covid-19 And Other Big Events, Roberto Abadie
School of Global Integrative Studies: Faculty Publications
“Big events”, such as wars, economic crises, pandemics, or natural disasters, affect the risk environment in which people use drugs. While the impact of big events on injection risk behaviors and access to drug-treatment services is well documented, less is known about the effects of big events on drug markets. Based on self-reporting data on drug availability among people who use drugs (PWUD) in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and during the COVID- 19 lockdown in a Midwestern US state, this study aims to document the effects of big events on drug markets. Qualitative data on the …
The Geomorphology Of Karst Caves In Ajloun Governorate,
2023
MOE, Amman, Jordan.
The Geomorphology Of Karst Caves In Ajloun Governorate, Mohammad Goqazeh, Ali Alnanzeh
Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب
The study deals with the geomorphology of karst caves in Ajloun governorate, aiming to show the role of mineral composition in the extent of contribution to the origin and development of karst caves. Besides studying the morphological characteristics of karst caves in order to achieve the objectives of the study, this article is based on the descriptive and analytical approach to study and analyze the data of the phenomenon in question. Morphometric measurements of nine caves were done through fieldwork. The study concludes that the caves were formed only in Calcite and Dolomite rocks and that the caves vary in …
Detection Of Changes In Land Use/Cover In Muhayil Asir (Saudi Arabia) During 1990 – 2019, Using Remote Sensing And Geographic Information System,
2023
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Faculty of Human Sciences, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia,
Detection Of Changes In Land Use/Cover In Muhayil Asir (Saudi Arabia) During 1990 – 2019, Using Remote Sensing And Geographic Information System, Maysoon Barakat Al-Zghoul
Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب
The research aimed to study and analyze the changes of Land Use/Cover and the vegetation patterns in Muhayil Asir Governorate during the period 1990-2019 using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System. Imageries from Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) and Sentinel-2 were used. The visuals underwent the pre-processing and classification analysis using the supervised classification method. The results of the accuracy assessment were 91.02% for the producer's accuracy and 89.9% for the consumer's accuracy. The results showed that the study area has four types of land cover: agricultural land, urban areas, soil (unutilized land) and rocks. The area of agricultural land has …
North Atlantic Oscillation (Nao) And Its Relationship To Rain In Northern Libya,
2023
Department of Geography, , Al-Mergib University, Maslata, Libya.
North Atlantic Oscillation (Nao) And Its Relationship To Rain In Northern Libya, Abo Baker Al-Habty, Mustafa Al-Mabrad, Ali Abo-Hamrah
Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب
The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) plays a role an important in climate variability in the Northern Hemisphere, which effects on Europe, Northeast North America and North Africa climate, However, the previous studies have described the effect of the NAO on winter climate conditions in Europe, North Africa and a few regions. It is still unclear to what extent the North Atlantic Oscillation is related to the fluctuations of rain in northern Libya, so the purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the NAO and rainfall in the north of Libya in the winter using correlation analysis. The …
The Future Of Health Care Work And The Place Of Migrant Workers Within It: Internationally Educated Nurses In Ontario Canada During The Covid-19 Pandemic,
2023
Wilfrid Laurier University
The Future Of Health Care Work And The Place Of Migrant Workers Within It: Internationally Educated Nurses In Ontario Canada During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Margaret Walton-Roberts
Global Nurse Migration Pathways: A Comparative Project
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of immigrant health workers in OECD nations, and intensified debates about the current and future supply and distribution of such workers, particularly nurses. This review paper considers internationally educated nurses in the case of Ontario, Canada, and the policy responses developed during the pandemic to address the increased utilization of immigrant health workers. To further consider the evolving place of migrant workers within health, the broader issue of the future of health care work is examined to imagine what a sustainable and resilient health workforce agenda that integrates internationally educated nurses might look like.
Risk Analysis For Asset Protection In Hoyt Arboretum, Portland, Or,
2023
Portland State University
Risk Analysis For Asset Protection In Hoyt Arboretum, Portland, Or, Nathan Kossnar
Masters in GIS Practicum Reports
In order to fulfill Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) certification obligations to the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA), this project delineated areas within Hoyt Arboretum where tree hazards have the potential to fall on important infrastructure and areas of frequent use. The project utilized Metro’s RLIS lidar data to generate a canopy height model which was then applied to a variable window filter (vwf) algorithm to determine individual tree heights and locations throughout the park. Previously defined protection areas were used to determine which surrounding trees have the potential to damage structures or injure park visitors in the chance of …
Community Gis Workshop Design & Delivery: Columbia County Geographic Workshop At Scappoose Public Library,
2023
Portland State University
Community Gis Workshop Design & Delivery: Columbia County Geographic Workshop At Scappoose Public Library, Marty Marquis
Masters in GIS Practicum Reports
Geographic information systems (GIS) provide tools for industry, government, and the public to describe, visualize and organize space both conceptually and materially. Because the technology is complicated and potentially expensive, it is often out of the reach of those communities that might most benefit from its use, even as it’s routinely wielded by business interests, bureaucrats, and representative bodies to identify and legitimize administrative boundaries, potential areas for growth and profit, spatially oriented legislation (restricted areas, zoning), and so forth. Communities whose members know how to use a GIS gain potential advantages in deploying narratives that contest official plans for …
Evaluating Behavioral Intention To Increase Classroom Geotechnology Usage Following Geoinquiry Implementation,
2023
Marshall University
Evaluating Behavioral Intention To Increase Classroom Geotechnology Usage Following Geoinquiry Implementation, Erika S. Klose
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
As educational practices include foundational and cutting-edge preparation, the value of problem-based instruction employing industry-standard technologies increases. Geospatial technologies (GST), are a group of professional technologies, including GIS (Geographic Information Systems), used by industries to make informed decisions with spatial data. This study investigated educator behavioral intention to use GIS/GST in classroom practice, and the moderating effect, if any, of the GeoInquiry, a curricular resource. The UTAUT framework was employed to evaluate and quantify the factors impacting behavioral intention (performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, and facilitating conditions). These data were examined to identify moderation by GeoInquiry usage. One hundred …
