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2. Beyond the Research Paper: Extending the Use of Collections.
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Garlock, Kristen and Johnson, Eric
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CONFERENCES & conventions , *DATABASES , *ELECTRONIC journals , *LIBRARIES , *LITERATURE , *WEB development , *TEACHING aids , *ELECTRONIC publications , *DATA analysis - Abstract
The increasing availability of high quality digital texts and usage data about them provides opportunities to identify new uses for collections, alternative ways to present and explore content, and expanded audiences for the materials. Using this information and a rapid development model called a “flash build,” JSTOR is creating and partnering with other organizations to build new tools that add value to library investments in digital collections. Two examples are discussed: “Classroom Readings,” a tool designed to help educators find articles on JSTOR that are good candidates for teaching, and “Understanding Shakespeare,” a resource created in collaboration with the Folger Shakespeare Library that enables scholars to follow links in lines from Shakespeare plays to articles on JSTOR that reference them. The rapid development model used for these projects is easily reproducible and effective, and could be applied to many library-driven efforts. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2016
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3. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CALLS FOR PAPERS.
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AWARDS - Abstract
The article offers information on the different awards presented by the Conference on English Education (CEE) at the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) held in Washington, D. C. It cites some of the awards which include the 2014 Janet Emig Award, the James Moffett Award, and the James N. Britton Award. It announces winners including Steven Alvarez, Troy Hicks, and Deborah Bieler.
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- 2015
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4. Hydromulches suppress weeds and maintain fruit production in organically managed strawberry systems.
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Ahmad, Waqas, DeVetter, Lisa W., McFadden, Dakota, Maupin, Brian, Bajwa, Dilpreet S., Durado, Andrew, Weyers, Sharon, Galinato, Suzette P., Weiss, Ben, and Gramig, Greta
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STRAWBERRIES ,WEEDS ,GUAR gum ,PLANT biomass ,BIODEGRADABLE plastics ,SUSTAINABLE agriculture - Abstract
Polyethylene (PE) mulches are widely used in strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch) production for weed suppression and crop growth optimization. However, PE mulches are not biodegradable and contribute to plastic pollution. Our objective was to develop and test biodegradable liquid-applied 'hydromulches' (HMs) as a sustainable alternative to PE mulch. HM weed suppression efficacy, strawberry plant growth, and yield were evaluated. HMformulations consisted of shredded newsprint paper (NP), water, and a tackifier, either guar gum (GG) or psyllium husk (PH) added at 2 or 6%. Experiments were conducted at two environmentally distinct locations: northwest Washington (WA) and eastern North Dakota (ND). Five HM formulations were compared to black PEmulch within a randomized complete block design with four replications. PEmulch suppressed weeds completely at peak weed emergence and peak weed vegetative growth at both locations. Formulations of HM containing GG provided superior weed suppression compared to other HM formulations at peak weed emergence (4-6 vs. 18-22 plants m-2, respectively). At peak vegetative growth, HM formulations containing GG had the lowest weed density compared to other HMs in ND (1 vs. 9-12 plants m
-2 ), whereas these differences were not observed in WA. Total weed biomass did not differ among HMs across both locations. GG HM formulations deteriorated similarly to PE mulch (3-5% vs. 2%, respectively) in ND, whereas other HMs deteriorated more substantially. In WA, all HMs deterioratedmore than PEmulch (6-12% vs. 1%, respectively). Fruit yield did not differ among treatments inweedy and weed-free subplots (194-254 g plant-1 ) inWA. In ND, yield was greater in all HM treatments compared to PE mulch in both weedy andweed-free subplots. Across both locations, strawberry canopy coverwas greater in PE mulch (56.1% canopy cover) compared to 2%GG and NP (42.4 and 39.8% canopy cover). Strawberry plant biomass was similar among mulch treatments. However, strawberry leaf and crown biomass were slightly lower in 2%PH compared to other mulch treatments. Results demonstrate HMs with GG tackifier are a promising alternative to PE mulch in organic strawberry systems based on ability to suppress weeds, enhance strawberry growth, and maintain yield. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2024
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5. Drivers of Inclusive Development: An Empirical Investigation.
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Morosoli, Christoph, Draper, Peter, Freytag, Andreas, and Schuhmann, Sebastian
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ECONOMIC policy ,ECONOMIC impact ,PUBLIC spending ,PRICE inflation ,FINANCIAL markets - Abstract
Copyright of European Journal of Development Research is the property of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2024
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6. The Wordsworth-Coleridge Association Call for Papers: Modern Language Association Convention, Washington, DC, January 6–9, 2022.
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CONVENTION (Philosophy) , *SCHOLARS , *MEETINGS - Abstract
The article examines that the Wordsworth-Coleridge Association is an Allied Organization of the Modern Language Association that meets annually during the MLA Convention. Topics include considered that the Wordsworth-Coleridge Association is allowed to propose up to two scholarly sessions and for the MLA Convention in Washington, D.C., proposals are invited on several topics given.
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- 2021
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7. An Assessment of State-Level Planning for Physical Activity Promotion in the United States.
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Kohl III, Harold W., Johnson, Ashleigh M., Dooley, Erin E., Towner, Brooke, Pate, Russell R., Heischmidt, Kurt, and Elliott, Eloise M.
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PHYSICAL activity ,HEALTH planning ,STATE health plans ,SCHEDULING ,SEDENTARY behavior - Abstract
The prevalence and attributable risk of disease due to physical inactivity require it to be made a public health priority. Public health planning allows for prioritization and resource allocation, particularly at the state and local levels. The extent to which state planning efforts for physical activity exist in the United States is unknown. The purpose of this paper is to describe the scope in which physical activity is incorporated in state-level public health plans in the United States, with an emphasis on alignment with the national guidelines and the National Physical Activity Plan. A standardized internet search audit was developed and conducted for each of 50 US states and the District of Columbia between May 2017 and January 2018 to determine the prevalence and characteristics of health planning documents that include physical activity. Data abstracted for analysis used a standardized search protocol that included the components of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans and the US National Physical Activity Plan. Results found that most states had between 4 and 6 chronic disease prevention and control plans that mention physical activity; however, it was inconsistently aligned with recommendations from both the Guidelines and the National Plan. Only 2 states had stand-alone public health planning documents explicitly dedicated to physical activity promotion. No state planning documents addressed children and adolescents, adults, and older adults simultaneously. To be maximally effective, state public health planning for physical activity should be made a priority and these efforts should align as much as possible with current guidance from the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans and the US National Physical Activity Plan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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8. More reliable determination of daily evaporation from the pan in cold regions by limited meteorological factors.
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Mohammadi, Mehdi, Salarijazi, Meysam, Ghorbani, Khalil, and Dehghani, Amir-Ahmad
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COLD regions ,CLIMATIC classification ,MATHEMATICAL formulas ,REVISION (Writing process) ,ENVIRONMENTAL sciences - Abstract
Evaporation from water surfaces is influencing many environmental science processes. Evaporation from pan data is not available as the most well-known method of determining evaporation in many areas, and therefore, the application of experimental mathematical equations in this field is considered. Most of the data for extracting these equations did not belong to cold regions, and as a result, the accuracy of these equations in cold regions has low reliability. In this study, the equations of Trabert (Meteorol Z 13:261–263, 1896), Kohler (Tech Rep Geol Survey Prof Paper 269:127–148, 1954), Kohler et al. (Evaporation from pans and lakes, US Government Printing Office, Washington, 1955), Papadakis (Soil Sci 93:76, 1961), Ântal (Evapotranspiration from com field. Term paper submitted for Dr. R. F. Dale's Agronomy 537 class. Received from personal communication with Dr. Dale (Dept. of Agronomy, Purdue, 1973), Linacre (Agric Meteorol 18:409–424, 1977), Linacre (Water Int 19:5–14, 1994) in Two default and revised modes (14 equations in total) have been used to determine evaporation in cold regions (Emberger climate classifications). Performance index (PI) as an error metric was used to analyze the efficiency of the equations. Findings show that in the absence of proper datasets for revision, Kohler et al. (Evaporation from pans and lakes, US Government Printing Office, Washington, 1955) and Papadakis (Soil Sci 93:76, 1961) equations are more proper options for determining evaporation in cold regions. The revision process increased the efficiency of all equations, with the slightest improvement for Papadakis (Soil Sci 93:76, 1961) and the most improvement for Trabert (Meteorol Z 13:261–263, 1896). According to the behavior of Papadakis (Soil Sci 93:76, 1961) equation in the revision process and its efficiency in both default and revision modes, it can be considered a firm equation in the cold region. The findings reveal that the revised equations have little efficiency difference. It indicates that in cold regions, the influence of the default parameters of the equations on efficiency is more significant than their mathematical formula of the equation. Also, the revision has led to Trabert (Meteorol Z 13:261–263, 1896) equation with relatively good results due to less relative flexibility than other equations. Therefore, it can be concluded that the essential factor to increase the reliability of the application of experimental mathematical equations in determining evaporation from the pan is the use of revised equations with data from cold regions. In addition, among all the equations studied, the revised Kohler et al. (Evaporation from pans and lakes, US Government Printing Office, Washington, 1955) equation was recognized as the most efficient equation for determining evaporation from the pan in the cold regions studied. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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9. Relieving Traffic Congestion and Accommodating Travel Growth without Expanding Highways: A Policy Evaluation for the Eastern Segment of the Capital Beltway.
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DeCorla-Souza, Patrick and Minett, Paul
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TRAFFIC congestion ,TOLLS ,CHOICE of transportation ,TRANSPORTATION demand management ,ROADS ,CAPITAL investments - Abstract
This paper evaluates a congestion management concept involving conversion of two existing general-purpose freeway lanes per direction on an 8-lane freeway (with 4 lanes per direction) to priced lanes offering free access for high-occupancy vehicles, in conjunction with cash payments to incentivize a sufficient number of commuters to travel as passengers in transit, carpools or vanpools such that congestion on the remaining free lanes would be no worse than it was before the conversion. Building on prior research, we use a refined modeling process to explore the viability of implementation of the concept on the eastern segment of the Capital Beltway in the Washington, DC metro area. The results of the analysis suggest that the strategy can benefit users of shared travel modes and toll-payers, improve travel speeds on toll-free general-purpose lanes, generate significant surplus revenues to support capital investments and operating subsidies for shared travel modes, and can absorb traffic growth through 2040. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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10. Basic income: a 50-state economic impact analysis.
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Jolley, G. Jason
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BASIC income ,ECONOMIC impact analysis ,ECONOMIC impact ,INCOME - Abstract
Purpose: This paper aims to estimate the economic impact of a basic income for each state in the USA. Design/methodology/approach: Building on existing pilot studies of basic income in the USA, this paper presumes a $500 per month basic income for individuals earning less than $25,000 in annual income. Using impact analysis for planning (IMPLAN) input–output modeling software, estimated increase in gross state product and employment are provided on a state-by-state basis. Findings: A $6,000 annual basic income ($500 per month) to adult persons earning less than $25,000 annually results in an increase in gross state product (e.g. gross "regional" product in IMPLAN terminology) ranging from 0.7% (District of Columbia) to 5.7% (Florida). Likewise, this increase in household spending will create demand for employment across these states, resulting in an increase in employment from 0.9% (District of Columbia) to 5.8% (Florida). Originality/value: To date, to the best of the author's knowledge, this is the first state-by-state analysis of the economic impact of a basic income provision to lower-income individuals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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11. Enhancing handwritten text recognition accuracy with gated mechanisms.
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Chinthaginjala, Ravikumar, Dhanamjayulu, C., Kim, Tai-hoon, Ahmed, Suhaib, Kim, Si-Yeong, Kumar, A. S., Annepu, Visalakshi, and Ahmad, Shafiq
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TEXT recognition ,HANDWRITING recognition (Computer science) ,NATURAL language processing ,CONVOLUTIONAL neural networks ,PATTERN recognition systems ,RECURRENT neural networks ,HISTORICAL source material ,MATHEMATICAL optimization - Abstract
Handwritten Text Recognition (HTR) is a challenging task due to the complex structures and variations present in handwritten text. In recent years, the application of gated mechanisms, such as Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks, has brought significant advancements to HTR systems. This paper presents an overview of HTR using a gated mechanism and highlights its novelty and advantages. The gated mechanism enables the model to capture long-term dependencies, retain relevant context, handle variable length sequences, mitigate error propagation, and adapt to contextual variations. The pipeline involves preprocessing the handwritten text images, extracting features, modeling the sequential dependencies using the gated mechanism, and decoding the output into readable text. The training process utilizes annotated datasets and optimization techniques to minimize transcription discrepancies. HTR using a gated mechanism has found applications in digitizing historical documents, automatic form processing, and real-time transcription. The results show improved accuracy and robustness compared to traditional HTR approaches. The advancements in HTR using a gated mechanism open up new possibilities for effectively recognizing and transcribing handwritten text in various domains. This research does a better job than the most recent iteration of the HTR system when compared to five different handwritten datasets (Washington, Saint Gall, RIMES, Bentham and IAM). Smartphones and robots are examples of low-cost computing devices that can benefit from this research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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12. Financing Protected Areas: The Social and Environmental Impact Bond's Role in Terrestrial Protected Area Sustainability.
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O'Flynn, Louise, Schweinsberg, Stephen, and Wearing, Stephen
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SOCIAL impact bonds ,SOCIAL bonds ,PROTECTED areas ,SUSTAINABLE investing ,MARINE parks & reserves ,NATURE conservation - Abstract
Insufficient funding for terrestrial protected areas is a global challenge, and the ability of a protected area management agency to secure sustainable financing is an obstacle in the effective management of these important areas. While the role of public sector agencies in establishing, financing, and managing protected areas, and in providing a supportive legislative and policy environment will remain essential into the future; the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recommends that alternative finance mechanisms be adopted to help achieve financial sustainability. With this recommendation in mind, one approach is to look to other policy areas which traditionally rely on governments as their primary funding source, to understand the alternative finance mechanisms they have adopted and appraise the suitability of these mechanisms for terrestrial protected areas. One alternative finance mechanism is the social and environmental impact bond which is a subset of impact investment and an example of a pay for success or results-based contract. This paper reviews literature on the social and environmental impact bond with a view to assessing its potential applicability to assist in the effective management of terrestrial protected areas that fall within the management categories defined by the IUCN. Three examples of existing and proposed impact bonds with an environment focus are explored, including the world's first environmental impact bond in Washington D.C., the publicly offered Atlanta environmental impact bond and the proposed wildlife conservation bond in South Africa. The selected impact bonds will help to illustrate the establishment, operation, and evaluation of impact bonds in a real-world context. It will be argued that the social and environmental impact bond can be a useful finance model for a range of uses in a variety of social sectors and conservation settings, including terrestrial protected areas. The paper further considers how the impact bond might result in both improved social and/or environmental outcomes as well as the perceived challenges associated with this alternative finance mechanism. While the focus of this paper is on terrestrial protected areas, the lessons discussed may also be applicable to marine protected areas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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13. From the Editor.
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Little, Richard G.
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POLICY sciences ,INFRASTRUCTURE policy ,INFRASTRUCTURE (Economics) ,GOVERNMENT policy ,SEA level - Abstract
The article introduces the latest issue of Public Works Management and Policy, which covers a range of topics related to infrastructure and public policy. The first paper examines corruption in infrastructure development and proposes measures to mitigate it. The second paper focuses on how coastal counties in the southeastern United States are planning for sea level rise, emphasizing the importance of robust risk management. The third paper analyzes New Orleans' Adopt-A-Catch Basin Program and highlights the need for better communication and stakeholder involvement. The fourth paper explores the perceptions of farmers who have experience with automated technology and their implications for autonomous vehicles. The final paper evaluates a congestion management concept for the Capital Beltway in Washington, DC. The issue concludes with a book review. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2024
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14. Use of standardized decision support instruments to inform child welfare decision-making: lessons from an implementation study.
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Winters, Andrew M., Collins-Camargo, Crystal, Utterback, Liz, and Minton, Lizzie
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CHILD welfare ,MENTAL health services ,DECISION making in children ,INTERAGENCY coordination ,MEDICAL personnel - Abstract
Research has demonstrated children in out-of-home care have experienced trauma and a significant proportion are in need of behavioral health services (e.g. Casaneuva et al., NSCAW II baseline report: Child well-being, US Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC, 2011). Accessing services requires interagency coordination between child welfare and behavioral health professionals; however, challenges to coordination and collaboration may result in lack of service utilization for many youth (Hanson et al. 2016). Utilizing a mixed methodological approach, this paper describes the results of a study conducted five years after full state-wide implementation of processes designed to promote the use of evidence-based practices to inform decision-making for youth dually served by the child welfare and behavioral health systems. Outcomes from the study were used to develop strategies to address programmatic concerns and reinforce implementation supports. Study findings may aid organizations seeking to reinforce data-informed practices and employ strategies for addressing barriers at the worker and agency level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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15. Records of Relinquishment: Caregiving and Emotion in the Philanthropy Archive.
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Koch, Philippa
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ARCHIVES ,CHARITIES ,ORPHANAGES ,HISTORY of archives ,EMOTIONS ,COLONIZATION - Abstract
This article focuses on the archive of the Washington Female Orphan Asylum, founded in 1815, and places the study of philanthropy in conversation with scholarship on the archive in histories of slavery, colonization, and trauma. It argues, first, that philanthropic and reform institutions such as the asylum were domestic sites of empire and that their archives reveal the reach of statecraft into the intimate lives of women and families. The article explores, second, the role of emotion in archival research, which can highlight an archive's construction and its silences. The relinquishments within the asylum's records provoke emotion; as fragmentary evidence, they testify to trauma and demand the historian's care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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16. Who prioritizes what? A cross‐jurisdictional comparative analysis of salmon fish passage strategies in Western Washington.
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Burch, Catalina A., Jardine, Sunny L., Lewis‐Smith, Connor, and Van Deynze, Braeden
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FISHWAYS ,FISH declines ,SALMON fishing ,CLASSIFICATION of fish ,COMPARATIVE studies ,CITIES & towns - Abstract
Conservation planners often rely on heuristic indices when challenged with prioritizing potential projects under a constrained budget. This paper presents a comparative analysis of several prioritization indices (PIs) of culvert fish passage barriers, which can contribute to declines in anadromous fish populations. A federal injunction requires Washington state to restore 90% of habitat blocked by state‐owned culverts by 2030, prompting the development of numerous PIs, by various entities (i.e., counties, cities) within the injunction area. Our comparative analysis of PIs within the injunction Case Area investigates their ability to distinguish between barriers, their transferability in terms of scoring metrics, how scoring weights differ, and the preferences implied thereby. We document the use of six distinct PI methods by 10 entities and find that some PIs used many shared metrics, whereas others used a high percentage of unique metrics that would be difficult to replicate outside the entity's jurisdiction. Although habitat potential, habitat quantity, and connectivity were considered across all PIs, we found a high level of variation in terms of the metric weights. Our methods can be employed in other geographies or for other restoration PI planning efforts, and our results may facilitate the development and refinement of future PIs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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17. Endogenous spatial regimes.
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Anselin, Luc and Amaral, Pedro
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FINITE mixture models (Statistics) ,HOME sales ,HOME prices ,ECONOMETRICS ,HETEROGENEITY ,SKATERS - Abstract
The pioneering work of Getis and Ord on local spatial statistics has a counterpart in spatial econometrics in treating spatial heterogeneity. This can be approached from a continuous or a discrete perspective. In a discrete perspective, referred to as spatial regimes, the coefficients vary by discrete subregions of the data. Whereas the estimation of spatial regime regressions is well understood, the delineation of the regimes themselves remains a topic of active interest. Generally speaking, two broad classes of methods can be distinguished, one in which the delineation is carried out separately from the coefficient estimation and one where the two are tightly integrated. Tightly integrated approaches are referred to as endogenous spatial regimes. A number of different methods have been suggested in the literature, including finite mixture models, GWR-based methods, and penalized regression. One drawback of regime delineation is that the results do not necessarily satisfy a spatial contiguity constraint, i.e., observations are grouped despite not being spatially connected. In this paper, we outline a heuristic to determine the spatial regimes endogenously, as an extension of the well-known SKATER algorithm for spatially constrained clustering. This guarantees that the resulting regimes consist of contiguous observations. We outline the method and apply it in the context of the determination of housing submarkets, which is represented by rich literature in applied spatial econometrics. We use a well-known Kaggle data set as the empirical example, which contains observations on house sales in King County, Washington. We compare the estimation of a hedonic house price model using the endogenous spatial regimes approach to a range of more traditional methods, including pooled regression, the use of administrative districts, data-driven regimes based on a-spatial and spatial clustering of explanatory variables, and finite mixture regression. We evaluate the results in terms of fit and assess the trade-offs between the spatial and a-spatial approaches. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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18. Patient Care Documentation in the Secondary School Setting: Unique Challenges and Needs.
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Kasamatsu, Tricia M., Nottingham, Sara L., Eberman, Lindsey E., Neil, Elizabeth R., and Bacon, Cailee E. Welch
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ATTITUDE (Psychology) ,DOCUMENTATION ,HIGH schools ,INTERVIEWING ,RESEARCH methodology ,MEDICAL care ,MEDICAL personnel ,MEDICAL protocols ,MEDICAL practice ,NEEDS assessment ,PATIENTS ,POPULATION geography ,PROFESSIONAL employee training ,STATISTICAL sampling ,TELEPHONES ,EMPLOYEES' workload ,QUALITATIVE research ,JUDGMENT sampling ,MEDICAL coding - Abstract
Context: Athletic trainers (ATs) recognize patient care documentation as an important part of clinical practice. However, ATs using 1 electronic medical record (EMR) platform reported low accountability and lack of time as barriers to documentation. Whether ATs using paper, other EMRs, or a combined paper-electronic system exhibit similar behaviors or experience similar challenges is unclear. Objective: To explore ATs' documentation behaviors and perceived challenges while using various systems to document patient care in the secondary school setting. Design: Qualitative study. Setting: Individual telephone interviews. Patients or Other Participants: Twenty ATs (12 women, 8 men; age = 38 ± 14 years; clinical experience = 15 ± 13 years; from National Athletic Trainers' Association Districts 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10) were recruited via purposeful and snowball-sampling techniques. Data Collection and Analysis: Two investigators conducted semistructured interviews, which were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim. Following the consensual qualitative research tradition, 3 researchers independently coded transcripts in 4 rounds using a codebook to confirm codes, themes, and data saturation. Multiple researchers, member checking, and peer reviewing were the methods used to triangulate data and enhance trustworthiness. Results: The secondary school setting was central to 3 themes. The ATs identified challenges to documentation, including lack of time due to high patient volume and multiple providers or locations where care was provided. Oftentimes, these challenges affected their documentation behaviors, including the process of and criteria for whether to document or not, content documented, and location and timing of documentation. To enhance patient care documentation, ATs described the need for more professional development, including resources or specific guidelines and viewing how documentation has been used to improve clinical practice. Conclusions: Challenges particular to the secondary school setting affected ATs' documentation behaviors, regardless of the system used to document care. Targeted professional development is needed to promote best practices in patient care documentation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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19. DOE 2016 Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Annual Merit Review papers.
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FUEL cells , *HYDROGEN as fuel , *PEER review of students - Abstract
The US Department of Energy's Annual Merit Review and Peer Evaluation Meeting (AMR) was held in Washington, DC in early June. The full proceedings are now available. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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20. Interior C^{2} estimates for the Hessian quotient type equation.
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Mei, Xinqun
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MONGE-Ampere equations ,EQUATIONS - Abstract
In this paper, we study the interior C^{2} estimates for a type of Hessian quotient equation. If k
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- 2023
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21. Fuel planning for beginners.
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King, Elizabeth 'Eli' and Hanson, Johanna
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RUSSIAN invasion of Ukraine, 2022- ,SUPPLY chain disruptions ,PETROLEUM sales & prices - Abstract
As rapid inflation, continuing supply chain disruptions and the war in Ukraine impact petroleum prices worldwide, fuel supply disruptions have become an increasing concern. This paper describes Washington State's geographical, political and organisational context as it influences fuel disruption planning, as well as the history and philosophy of Washington's fuel-planning programme. Finally, the paper discusses planning best practices and gives some examples of their real-world use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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22. What Is the Meaning of the Floods on Mars? Part I: Their Surprising Discovery.
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Oard, Michael J.
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MARS (Planet) ,SOLAR system ,FLOODS ,LUNAR craters ,ATMOSPHERIC models ,IMPACT craters ,MARTIAN atmosphere ,VOLCANISM - Abstract
Uniformitarian scientists were surprised to discover channels on Mars like the Channeled Scablands of eastern Washington. Climate models indicate that large-scale Martian floods are impossible. This paper will describe what appear to be flood features on Mars. Three types of channels on Mars are described in this paper: valley networks, outflow channels, and gullies. Like the Solar System's other solid bodies that have not been resurfaced by debris and volcanism, Mars possesses numerous impact craters, some very large, which provide a framework for the planet's history. Secular uniformitarian scientists divide the geologic history of Mars into four main periods which span 4.5 billion years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
23. The United States' Approach to China's Nuclear Weapons during Donald Trump's Presidency.
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Kharchuk, Solomiya
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NUCLEAR weapons - Abstract
Copyright of Rocznik Bezpieczeństwa Międzynarodowego is the property of University of Lower Silesia / Dolnoslaska Szkola Wyzsza and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2022
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24. The City and the City: Tent Camps and Luxury Development in the NoMA Business Improvement District (BID) in Washington, D.C.
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Howe, Aaron
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BUSINESS improvement districts ,PUBLIC spaces ,LUXURIES ,TENTS ,SERVICES for the poor ,FREEDOM of association - Abstract
The NoMA Business Improvement District (BID) is one of Washington DC's fastest developing areas and has one of the city's largest concentrations of unhoused tent camps, many of which are located in underpasses that provide bits of protection and privacy. These underpasses were created during DC's City Beautiful Movement and have been the site of neoliberal antihomeless strategies. In this paper I explore the production of space in the NoMA area and how property owners, business associations, and government actors sanitized public space for wealthy newcomers while excluding poor and unhoused residents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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25. Air Quality Analysis of the Capitol City in Developing Countries During COVID-19 Emergency Care Based on Internet of Things Data.
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Arin, Ikrar Adinata, Ramadhan, Arief, Abdurachman, Edi, Trisetyarso, Agung, and Zarlis, Muhammad
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COVID-19 pandemic ,AIR quality ,AIR analysis ,AIR quality indexes ,AIR quality standards - Abstract
This paper attempts to develop statistical modeling for air-conditioning analysis in Jakarta, Indonesia, during an emergency state of community activity restrictions enforcement (Emergency CARE), using a variety of parameters such as PM
10 , PM2.5 , SO2 , CO, O3 , and NO2 from five IoT-based air monitoring systems. The parameters mentioned above are critical for assessing the air quality conditions and concentration of air pollutants. Outdoor air pollution concentration variations before and after the Emergency CARE, which was held in Indonesia during the COVID-19 pandemic on July 3-21, 2021, were studied. An air quality monitoring system based on the IoT generates sensor data that is collected from a government-integrated data portal, and that can be analyzed statistically. There are two main types of ANOVA (Analysis of Variance): one-way (or unidirectional) and two-way, which are applied to the collected sensor data and hypotheses calculated using ANOVA. ANOVA one-way was found to be more effective for analyzing air quality condition data. During emergency CARE, the average concentrations of PM10 , PM2.5 , and O3 from the air quality monitoring system show values that have exceeded the standard Air Quality Index (AQI), while the concentrations of CO, NO2 , and SO2 are still below the applicable AQI values. It stated that air pollution in Jakarta worsened during the implementation of Emergency CARE. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2024
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26. Mobility, materiality, and memory: Silas Sandgreen and the construction of Kalaallit cartography in the 1920s.
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Gapp, Isabelle and Pushaw, Bart
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ART history ,CARTOGRAPHY ,INUIT ,MAP collections ,SCHOLARLY method ,MATERIALS analysis - Abstract
In 1925, Silas Sandgreen sent a map to the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Instead of ink on paper, Sandgreen's map featured strands of sinew binding painted driftwood islands to an animal hide, articulating the islands Kitsissut and Imerissoq of Disko Bay off the western shore of Kalaallit Nunaat. In the near century since its completion, the map's materials have become indexical of their maker's Indigeneity, functioning as erroneous evidence of "authentic" Inuit cartographic practices. A repeated fetishizing of alterity has divorced the object from its original conditions of creation, obscuring its origins and cultural meanings. This paper seeks to restore the historicity of Silas Sandgreen's map by taking a new approach to its materiality. Taking cue from recent scholarship that frames the map as an artwork, we locate the object at the intersection of various social, political, and environmental ideologies sweeping Kalaallit Nunaat, and Sandgreen's particular home islands, in the 1920s. In order to do so, we restore the maker's biography composed from new findings in Indigenous-language archives, and juxtapose that biography alongside a visual and material analysis of the most prominent media of the map: sealskin and driftwood. By charting these material histories alongside social and ecological ones, we aim to provide a template that advances multiple interdisciplinary methodologies in the nascent field of Arctic art history. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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27. In search of the item: Irish traditional music, archived fieldwork and the digital.
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Egan, Patrick
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IRISH folk music ,DIGITAL preservation ,WEB archives ,WORLD Wide Web ,DIGITAL libraries ,DIGITAL technology - Abstract
In the past ten years, a growing number of digital projects have emerged within archives, and they have placed a focus on using Linked Data to facilitate connections to be made between music related materials across the World Wide Web. Projects such as Linked Jazz exemplify the possibilities that can be achieved between researchers, digital experts and archivists. Recent developments for Irish traditional music at the Irish Traditional Music Archive (ITMA) in Dublin, Ireland mean that the genre can also now be described using an extensive ontology, LITMUS (Linked Irish Traditional Music). In 2019, we engaged this ontology within a digital project entitled Connections in Sound, exploring the challenges and possibilities for Linked Data based on audio collections of Irish traditional music from the American Folklife Center (AFC) at the Library of Congress in Washington DC. The project adapted an experimental approach to enriching metadata from audio materials of Irish traditional music, song and dance at the AFC by creating and working with proof-of-concept resources. Using the project entitled Connections in Sound as a case study, this paper will demonstrate the challenges, opportunities and particularities related to engaging a range of fieldwork and transcribed metadata as Linked Data. This paper suggests that the work of experimenting with certain types of non-commercial digital audio material for use in datasets and digital infrastructures informs ways to represent diversity of musical traditions in the archive and across the World Wide Web. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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28. Field Demonstration of an Innovative Box Beam Connection.
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Liu, Zhengyu and Phares, Brent M.
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BOX beams ,BRIDGE failures ,REINFORCING bars ,BOX girder bridges ,LIVE loads ,BRIDGE inspection - Abstract
Previous research conducted multiple levels of laboratory tests and analytical studies and designed an innovative joint to resist joint cracking on the longitudinal joint between box girders. The joint design was165 mm (6.5 in.) wide and filled with shrinkage-compensating concrete and reinforced with transverse steel bars. Although the previous laboratory test and analytical simulation results indicated that the joint showed superior performance when resisting the joint early-age cracking and maintained the integrity of the bridge superstructure, its performance on a real onsite bridge was not evaluated. This paper documented the field evaluation of this new design on a single span box beam bridge. A bridge in Washington County, Iowa was selected to deploy the joint. To evaluate the performance of this first implementation, a 7-day field monitoring campaign was conducted during the early-age of the joint material. In addition, a live load field test and two bridge inspections at 6-month intervals were performed. During the field tests and monitoring work, temperature, strain, and displacement data were collected at critical locations and analyzed to evaluate the joint functionality on cracking resistance and load distribution. The visual inspections were conducted and focused on the condition and performance of the joint with a specific interest in the development of any cracking. The results indicated that this new joint was well suited to resist early-age joint longitudinal cracking, which is common in other joint designs. The joint was efficient in load distribution and the bridge superstructure behaved as an integral structure when the live load was placed. In addition, with an integral abutment, the construction of the abutment affected the strain distribution in the joint near the joint ends. This effect tended to provide compression in the transverse direction and reduced the potential of joint cracking. This paper documents the field evaluation of the new design of a longitudinal joint between concrete box beams on a bridge in Washington County, Iowa. The joint was 165 mm (6.5 in.) wide and filled with shrinkage-compensating concrete and reinforced by transverse steel bars. The results indicated that this new joint was well suited to resist early-age joint longitudinal cracking, which is common in other joint designs. The joint was efficient for load distribution. The bridge superstructure behaved as an integral structure when the live load was placed. In addition, with an integral abutment, the construction of the abutment affected the strain distribution in the joint near the joint ends. This effect tended to provide compression in the transverse direction and reduced the potential of joint cracking. This design is recommended to be used in concrete box beam bridges to prevent longitudinal joint cracking and reduce the potential of bridge superstructure deterioration, especially in rural regions. Further research is recommended to deploy the design on a bridge with a higher traffic volume to investigate the performance of the joint under larger traffic loads. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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29. The view from somewhere: lessons from the intelligence failure in Iran.
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Tarapore, Arzan
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IRANIAN Revolution, 1979 ,ACQUISITION of data ,DATA analysis ,CONSUMERS ,CONSUMER preferences - Abstract
Why do intelligence estimates sometimes fail to prepare policymakers for change? Some explanations suggest the fault lies with insufficient data collection, weak analysis, or unreceptive audiences. But while more data and better analysis would always be welcome, they may not materially reduce uncertainty; and explanations centering on the intelligence-policymaker relationship offer no systematic critique of the orthodoxy that keeps intelligence and policymakers at arm's length. This paper argues that some cases of estimative failure – including the case of the 1979 Iranian revolution – are the result of a flawed orthodoxy of intelligence-policymaker relations, which overlooks the policymaker's actual and potential impact on the target. In contrast, this paper introduces the concept of "the view from somewhere", which places the customer's policy and preferences at the center of the intelligence problem. In the Iran case, estimates adopting the view from somewhere could have warned Washington of critical decision points while it still had leverage to act, explained how US policy had inadvertently shaped the Shah's ineffectual response to unrest, and assessed opportunities for effective policy alternatives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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30. Analysing and visualising bike-sharing demand with outliers.
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Rennie, Nicola, Cleophas, Catherine, Sykulski, Adam M., and Dost, Florian
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EXTREME weather ,DEMAND forecasting ,PUBLIC transit ,FUNCTIONAL analysis ,OUTLIER detection - Abstract
Bike-sharing is a popular component of sustainable urban mobility. It requires anticipatory planning, e.g. of station locations and inventory, to balance expected demand and capacity. However, external factors such as extreme weather or glitches in public transport, can cause demand to deviate from baseline levels. Identifying such outliers keeps historic data reliable and improves forecasts. In this paper we show how outliers can be identified by clustering stations and applying a functional depth analysis. We apply our analysis techniques to the Washington D.C. Capital Bikeshare data set as the running example throughout the paper, but our methodology is general by design. Furthermore, we offer an array of meaningful visualisations to communicate findings and highlight patterns in demand. Last but not least, we formulate managerial recommendations on how to use both the demand forecast and the identified outliers in the bike-sharing planning process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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31. Contextualizing /s/ retraction: Sibilant variation and change in Washington D.C. African American Language.
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Gunter, Kaylynn, Vaughn, Charlotte, and Kendall, Tyler
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AMERICAN English language ,AFRICAN languages ,AFRICAN Americans ,CORPORA ,CONSONANTS - Abstract
Recent work has demonstrated an ongoing change across varieties of English in which /s/ retracts before consonants, particularly before /tɹ/ clusters (e.g., Lawrence, 2000; Shapiro, 1995; Stuart-Smith et al., 2019). Much of this work has focused on the social and linguistic distributions of /stɹ/ within single communities, without an examination of the broader sibilant space (e.g., /s/ and /ʃ/). Meanwhile, analyses across multiple corpora have shown that /s/ and /ʃ/ also show within-community variability, beyond /stɹ/ contexts (Stuart-Smith et al., 2019, 2020). Intersecting these approaches, this paper explores sibilant variation and change across /stɹ/, /s/, and /ʃ/ using a corpus of Washington D.C. African American Language (AAL). Results indicate that /stɹ/-retraction is a stable variant in this variety of AAL and /s/ and /ʃ/ show evidence of socially stratified variation and change. Overall, this paper demonstrates the need to examine the sibilant space more holistically when examining changes in /stɹ/. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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32. A discussion of critical errors in a longitudinal study on the deterrent effect of drug‐induced homicide laws on opioid‐related mortality across 92 counties and the District of Columbia in the United States.
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Carroll, Jennifer J., Bevis, Leah, El‐Sabawi, Taleed, Figgatt, Mary, Dasgupta, Nabarun, Beletsky, Leo, Leiberman, Amy J., Dennis, Ashleigh, and Davis, Corey S.
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DRUG side effects , *DRUG overdose , *OPIOID abuse , *HOMICIDE , *LONGITUDINAL method - Abstract
Drug overdose claimed more than 100,000 lives in the United States in 2021. Drug‐induced homicide (DIH) laws create specific criminal liability for individuals who provide drugs that cause or contribute to the death of another person. DIH prosecutions in the United States have increased substantially over the past decade despite the absence of meaningful evidence of their individual‐ or community‐level impacts. Recently, Lee et al. analyzed the impact of DIH laws on county‐level opioid overdose mortality across 92 counties in 10 states and concluded that DIH laws are associated with significant reductions in rates of opioid overdose death. In this commentary, we present evidence demonstrating that the Lee et al. study is fundamentally flawed. Specifically, the legal data used by Lee et al. to define their treatment condition (the presence or absence of a state‐level DIH law) is incorrect in almost every aspect. We also describe significant methodological weaknesses, including flawed sampling strategies that resulted in a biased sample of county overdose rates as well as flawed modeling strategies that cannot effectively evaluate the hypothesis that DIH laws negatively impact opioid overdose mortality. More research on the individual‐ and community‐level impacts of DIH laws is needed. In the meantime, we advise policymakers to strengthen state 911 Good Samaritan laws, as DIH laws appear to erode the efficacy of this proven overdose‐prevention strategy. Key points: Drug‐induced homicide laws create specific criminal liability for individuals who provide drugs that cause or contribute to the death of another person and are increasingly used in the United States despite little evidence of their impact on overdose and other harms.This paper critically evaluates a recent paper that analyzed the impact of these laws on county‐level opioid overdose mortality across 92 counties in 10 US states, concluding that these laws are associated with reduced opioid overdose deaths.We present evidence demonstrating that the previous paper is fundamentally flawed, detailing serious errors in the underlying legal research as well as significant methodological weaknesses that render the results of the paper unreliable.Reliable research on the impact of these laws is urgently needed. In the meantime, policymakers are urged to implement policies with robust evidence demonstrating their overdose‐prevention impacts: medications for opioid use disorder, naloxone access, and syringe services programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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33. Representing the Profession and Protecting the Past: Mitchell/Giurgola and the AIA Competition in Washington, DC.
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Lassen, Catherine and Logan, Cameron
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PROFESSIONS ,CITIES & towns ,REAL property sales & prices ,ARCHITECTURE competitions ,ARCHITECTS ,HISTORIC buildings - Abstract
In 1964 the American Institute of Architects (AIA) launched a competition to redevelop its headquarters at the Octagon Building (1801) in Washington, DC. The Kennedy Administration had recently reset the direction of Federal architecture and committed to new legislation to protect the historic environment. But while the government embraced architectural modernism in this period there was uncertainty about how architects should relate new buildings to existing cities. This paper examines the competition-winning entry by Mitchell/Giurgola and the design review process that unfolded in its wake. Doing so reveals competing aspirations for the site and professional disagreement about how new and old buildings should be related in such situations. The paper argues, however, that forces beyond architecture, notably urban land value and the responsibilities of the profession to its members, crucially shaped the outcome, depriving Washington, DC of an exemplar for how contemporary architecture could engage with valued existing buildings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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34. Combined Interval Prediction Algorithm Based on Optimal Relevancy, Redundancy and Synergy.
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Gao, Jialu, Wang, Jianzhou, Wei, Danxiang, and Jiang, He
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FEATURE selection , *REDUNDANCY in engineering , *ALGORITHMS , *PARETO optimum , *FORECASTING , *PREDICTION models , *JUDGMENT (Psychology) - Abstract
• A novel combined interval prediction algorithm is proposed in this paper. • Hybrid feature selection strategy is designed in the proposed system. • Multi-objective optimization mechanism reflects strong search capabilities. • Four interval prediction models cover the inherent modes of sequence. Traditional point prediction approaches can not reflect the uncertainty, which brings greater risks to decision-makers. To fill this gap, this paper extends a feature selection strategy that relies solely on correlation and redundant feature judgment, proposes a novel combined interval prediction algorithm, 3-Mcip (Combined Interval Prediction Based on Maximize Relevancy, Minimize Redundancy and Maximize Synergy) system, and solves the tradeoff between prediction accuracy and interval width. This system first designs a hybrid feature selection strategy to optimally select candidate variables and reduce model input redundancy. Secondly, the structure of the four ANN models is improved to accommodate the results of feature selection, and an optimization mechanism is introduced to search for the Pareto optimal solution set. In order to measure the comprehensive performance of the 3-Mcip system, hourly power load data and related candidate variables from Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C are considered. The numerical results show that the 3-Mcip system has coverage rates of 53.3333, 90.1667, and 99.4479 for Site 1 at different levels of interval width coefficients, which not only achieves perfect prediction of power load but also analyzes uncertainty. It is also helpful for power system managers to better capture the fluctuation range of future load and improve the flexibility of smart grid dispatching. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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35. Application of an Ultra-Low-Cost Passive Sampler for Light-Absorbing Carbon in Mongolia.
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Bekbulat, Bujin, Agrawal, Pratyush, Allen, Ryan W., Baum, Michael, Boldbaatar, Buyantushig, Clark, Lara P., Galsuren, Jargalsaikhan, Hystad, Perry, L'Orange, Christian, Vakacherla, Sreekanth, Volckens, John, and Marshall, Julian D.
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PASSIVE sampling devices (Environmental sampling) ,INDOOR air pollution ,CARBONACEOUS aerosols ,QUARTZ ,CRYSTAL filters ,AIR pollution ,AIR quality - Abstract
Low-cost, long-term measures of air pollution concentrations are often needed for epidemiological studies and policy analyses of household air pollution. The Washington passive sampler (WPS), an ultra-low-cost method for measuring the long-term average levels of light-absorbing carbon (LAC) air pollution, uses digital images to measure the changes in the reflectance of a passively exposed paper filter. A prior publication on WPS reported high precision and reproducibility. Here, we deployed three methods to each of 10 households in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia: one PurpleAir for PM
2.5 ; two ultrasonic personal aerosol samplers (UPAS) with quartz filters for the thermal-optical analysis of elemental carbon (EC); and two WPS for LAC. We compared multiple rounds of 4-week-average measurements. The analyses calibrating the LAC to the elemental carbon measurement suggest that 1 µg of EC/m3 corresponds to 62 PI/month (R2 = 0.83). The EC-LAC calibration curve indicates an accuracy (root-mean-square error) of 3.1 µg of EC/m3 , or ~21% of the average elemental carbon concentration. The RMSE values observed here for the WPS are comparable to the reported accuracy levels for other methods, including reference methods. Based on the precision and accuracy results shown here, as well as the increased simplicity of deployment, the WPS may merit further consideration for studying air quality in homes that use solid fuels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2023
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36. Qualifications and supports for teaching teams in state-funded preschool in the United States.
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Weisenfeld, Georgenne G., Hodges, Kate Schellie, and Copeman Petig, Abby
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PRESCHOOL children ,CAREER development ,EARLY childhood education ,TEACHING teams ,PRESCHOOLS ,TEACHERS' assistants - Abstract
In the United States, state-funded preschool is a critical component of both K-12 public education and the early childhood education and care system. In 2021, 44 states and the District of Columbia operated 63 school/center-based preschool programs serving over 1.3 million children. The vast majority of state-funded preschool programs require two adults in each classroom: typically, a lead teacher and an assistant teacher, with an expectation for team teaching. This paper examines the trends and variations in state policies that address the qualifications requirements, compensation, and professional development supports for preschool lead and assistant teachers in state-funded preschool programs that provide a foundation for supporting a culture of collective success and potential quality of the classroom. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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37. Improved folded-PCA for efficient remote sensing hyperspectral image classification.
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Uddin, Md. Palash, Mamun, Md. Al, Hossain, Md. Ali, and Afjal, Masud Ibn
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IMAGE recognition (Computer vision) ,FEATURE extraction ,PRINCIPAL components analysis ,FEATURE selection ,REMOTE sensing ,HYPERSPECTRAL imaging systems ,AGRICULTURE - Abstract
Hyperspectral images (HSIs) contain notable information of land objects by acquiring an immense set of narrow and contiguous spectral bands. Feature extraction (FE) and feature selection (FS) as dimensionality (band) reduction strategies are performed to enhance the classification result of HSI. Principal component analysis (PCA) is frequently exploited for the FE of HSI. However, it often possesses the inability to extract local and subtle HSI structures. As such, segmented-PCA (SPCA), spectrally segmented-PCA (SSPCA) and folded-PCA (FPCA) are presented for local and useful FE from the HSI. In this paper, we propose two FE methods called segmented-FPCA (SFPCA) and spectrally segmented-FPCA (SSFPCA). SFPCA exploits SPCA and FPCA while SSFPCA exploits SSPCA and FPCA together. In particular, SFPCA and SSFPCA apply FPCA on highly correlated and spectrally grouped HSI bands, respectively. We consider nonlinear methods Kernel-PCA (KPCA) and Kernel entropy component analysis (KECA) for extended comparison. For the experimented agricultural Indian Pine and urban Washington DC Mall HSIs, the results manifest that SFPCA (95.6262% for the agricultural HSI and 97.4782% for the urban HSI) and SSFPCA (96.3221% for the agricultural HSI and 98.0116% for the urban HSI) outperform the conventional methods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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38. How Policy Models Change: Insurgent Narratives of Policy Authority since the Great Recession.
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Amberg, Stephen
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GREAT Recession, 2008-2013 ,SOCIAL learning ,SOCIAL structure ,EMPLOYMENT policy ,ORGANIZATIONAL change ,ORGANIZATIONAL learning - Abstract
Economic governance typically deploys policy frameworks linked to a model of the economy, but how a policy model is established and changes are questions that continue to puzzle analysts. The authority of the neoliberal model has been explained by the durability of the policy ecology of professional economists and policymakers, but this paper shows that a wider lens on agents and a longer time horizon reveals the emergence of an alternative policy model since the Great Recession that has influenced the new administration in Washington. This paper adapts arguments from the sociology of fields and movements and from pragmatist theories of action to show how the institutional redoubts of policymaking can be breached. Individuals and groups that institutions frame as passive takers of rules and fillers of roles in fact innovate in their daily lives. Social justice organizations have mobilized this dispersed mundane resource to expand the scope for action, but it required time for social learning and organizational innovation. Since 2009, social justice organizations and allies among unions, think tanks, and foundations have coalesced to win employment policy reforms by state and local governments. Their alternative narrative of an equitable economy has been increasingly adopted by Washington policy experts and the Biden Democratic Party. A key to whether the new configuration engineers a change in the national neoliberal model is the degree to which the new Democratic administration's decisions are oriented by the equitable growth model. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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39. Examining coastal sense of place through community geography in Island County, Washington.
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Trimbach, David J., Clark, Lori, Rivas, Laura, Lyon Bennett, Barbara, Hannam, Gwendolyn A. G., Lovie, John, McElwain, PaulBen, and Delie, Jacqueline
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GEOGRAPHY ,COASTAL changes ,ISLANDS ,LANDSCAPE changes ,COASTS ,COMMUNITIES ,HABITATS - Abstract
The world's coastlines are changing, partly the result of population growth and shoreline development (e.g., infrastructure). Coastal landscape changes are reflected and experienced at the local scale, where landscape modifications and their impacts take place. Island County, Washington (U.S.) is experiencing such changes. Island County's 349 kilometres of coastline are being impacted by the growing threat of coastal infrastructure, which hardens the shoreline and negatively impacts natural nearshore processes and habitats. Coastal changes also impact communities and their connections to the landscape. Through a community geography approach, this paper examines Island County residents' coastal sense of place. Respondents overall have a strong coastal sense of place, including shared place meanings. This strong sense of place is associated with shoreline visit frequency and feelings about change. The paper's findings demonstrate how residents feel and connect to the coastline, and why such local insights matter to coastal planning and recovery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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40. The slow pace of reform in a time of criticism, crisis, creativity and opportunity: A call for transformative visions and actions.
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Bloch, Marianne N. and Whye, Meredith
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DEVELOPMENTALISM (Economics) , *ECONOMIC development , *EDUCATION , *ECONOMIC policy - Abstract
The recently revised NAEYC position papers and the fourth edition of NAEYC's Developmentally Appropriate Guidelines (NAEYC. 2022. Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs: ServingChildren from Birth Through Age 8, edited by S. Friedman, 4th ed. Washington: National Association for the Education of Young Children) focus on children's strengths and diversity, and the need for equitable opportunities in early childhood programmes. We applaud these recent shifts. Yet previous ideas of risk, abnormality and inappropriateness are still embedded in the document, with still hidden, and negative, consequences for children, their families and communities, and for the educators and programmes that serve them. Drawing on critiques of developmentalism, the ideas of postdevelopmentalism and the framework of governmentality, we engage in a dialogue between an early career teacher educator and long-time advocate for DAP change and explore the control DAP has over early childhood education programmes. Despite claims that the fourth edition is too 'woke', we challenge educators and organisations in the USA (and elsewhere) to move away from the past and current approaches that still focus on children as innocent and in need of protection, as well as normal (and therefore, abnormal) childhood(s) – and to open up towards an education that is more fluid, one that focuses on children's diverse strengths, unimagined interests and as-yet-unknown possibilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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41. THE ROLE OF INTELLIGENCE SERVICES IN AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY. CASE STUDY: THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN (1979-1989).
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DUȚU, Daniel-Mihai and BADIU, Teodor
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INTELLIGENCE service ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,DIPLOMATIC & consular service ,INSURGENCY - Abstract
This paper aims to present the role of intelligence services in the American foreign policy using as a case study the Afghan conflict from 1979-1989. Thus, this paper underlines the actions (or inactions) of the American intelligence services, highlighting their limitations from this period. It is important to describe the context that contributed to the start of the soviet invasion in Afghanistan and the two perspectives (American and Soviet) over the conflict. In this regard, we considered necessary an analysis on the Soviet point of view regarding the conflict and, most importantly, concerning the American involvement, having in mind the purpose of objectiveness while presenting the context and events. Using the relevant documents, testimonies and statements of former CIA officials from that period, the paper underlines the way foreign policy decisions were taken by the Administrations from Washington, during the Soviet-Afghan war, and how American intelligence services influenced the foreign policy decision-making process and the evolution of the conflict. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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42. Viewing the Landscape of the George Washington Memorial Parkway: A Cultural History of Scenic Resources and Landscape Ideology.
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Kelsch, Paul J.
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LANDSCAPES ,CULTURAL history ,LANDSCAPE painting ,IDEOLOGY ,REAL property sales & prices - Abstract
This paper investigates several views along the George Washington Memorial Parkway, which runs along the Potomac River between Washington, DC, and George Washington's home, Mount Vernon. It focuses on the role these views have had in transforming the banks of the Potomac into a landscape, and it compares them to a set of landscape paintings that reveal complexities in the ideology of landscape. These dimensions of landscape ideology are used to interpret the parkway as a landscape, a projection of certain values on the land. The paper concludes with a discussion of the values of this approach for the stewardship of visual resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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43. Implementation and Design of FREEDM System Differential Protection Method Based on Internet of Things.
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Hatata, Ahmed Y., Essa, Mohamed A., and Sedhom, Bishoy E.
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PHASOR measurement ,WIRELESS Internet ,FAULT location (Engineering) ,RENEWABLE energy sources ,ENERGY management ,MICROGRIDS ,INTERNET of things - Abstract
This paper introduces an enhancement of the protection and operation of the Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management (FREEDM) system. It uses the solid-state transformers to connect the residential A.C. and D.C. microgrids to the distribution system and fault isolation devices for faulty line isolation. In this paper, a current differential protection scheme has been proposed to detect faults in the FREEDM-based microgrid network. This method is based on the current measurement at the two-line terminals using phasor measurement units to ensure data synchronization and minimize the measuring error. Also, a communication scheme that is based on the Internet of things technology and Wi-Fi is constructed for data monitoring and interlinking between the relays, transducers, and the fault isolation devices in the two-terminals lines. A hypothetical FREEDM system has been used for the verification and testing of the proposed method. Different fault types at different locations and fault resistances have been applied to prove the effectiveness of the proposed protection method in detecting the fault condition. The performance of the proposed method is investigated using the security, dependability, and accuracy indices. A prototype of the FREEDM system is designed, implemented, and tested using the Proteus software simulator and in the laboratory. The results prove the efficiency of the proposed protection method in detecting and isolating the fault conditions in a fast, reliable, and accurate manner. Moreover, the protection scheme achieved high accuracy for all faults, equal to 98.825%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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44. Exploring Bike-Sharing Behavior Affected by Public Transportation Disruption: Case of Washington, DC, Metro Shutdown.
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Jianmin Jia, Hui Zhang, and Baiying Shi
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PUBLIC transit ,BEHAVIOR ,PUBLIC transit ridership ,BICYCLE touring - Abstract
The interaction between the bike-sharing behavior and public transportation system is still not fully understood. This paper aims to explore the impacts of public transportation disruption on the bike-sharing behavior utilizing the metro shutdown case inWashington, DC, in 2016. Multisource data, including bicycle trip and geographic information, was collected before, during, and after the public transportation disruption. Through the spatial-temporal analysis, it is a recurrent pattern for bike-sharing members to take their trips on weekdays and the casual users without membership to take the trips on weekends. Moreover, it is noted that the bike-sharing trips for casual user increased 191% and the variation of trip duration is insignificant on metro shutdown day. The bike-sharing stations adjacent to the metro lines are found to experience a higher trip increase. Furthermore, the complex network approach was employed to explore the bike-sharing network properties. In network perspective, the connectivity of bike-sharing network has increased due to the shifted travelers. In addition, the modularity maximization approach was also introduced to infer the community structure of bike-sharing network. The results suggest the disruption strengthen the interaction between central clusters and outer clusters. Implications for further research, policy, and design are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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45. Process data, the new frontier for assessment development: rich new soil or a quixotic quest?
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Provasnik, Stephen
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ELECTRONIC data processing ,COGNITIVE testing ,SOILS - Abstract
This paper presents the concepts and observations in the author's keynote address at the May 2019 "Opportunity versus Challenge: Exploring Usage of Log-File and Process Data in International Large-Scale Assessments" conference in Dublin, Ireland. This paper recaps briefly some key points that emerged at the December 2018 ETS symposium on process data in Washington, DC, and suggests some common terminology and concepts for facilitating future meaningful discussion. It then borrows some concepts from evolutionary biologists to take a critical look at process data and some of its ethical implications before turning to discuss major applications for and challenges of using process data and logfiles. The second half of this paper then maps out the terrain in which process data emerges as a "byproduct" of the shift from paper-and-pencil testing to digital-based assessments (DBA) and looks closely at how process data interacts with the development and operationalization of assessment systems. This interaction suggests new, fresh ways of improving national and international assessment system processes, and ultimately the measurement of cognitive skills, while venturing into the new frontiers opened with process data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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46. Artificial Intelligence and Ethical Professional Judgments in a Small Audit Firm Context.
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Bento, Regina F. and White, Lourdes F.
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SMALL business ,MORAL judgment ,AUDITING ,ARTIFICIAL intelligence ,ACCOUNTING firms ,DISRUPTIVE innovations - Abstract
The recent availability of affordable Artificial Intelligence (AI) for auditing has enabled small audit firms to experiment with this disruptive innovation. This paper goes beyond the literature's traditional focus on the Big Four accounting firms, to present two studies that explored ethical professional judgments in the use of AI in this new organizational context, crucial for the global economy. Study 1 was a qualitative investigation of a small audit firm near Washington DC, one of the earliest adopters of MindBridge Ai Auditor, the world's first off-the-self, affordable AI-powered auditing platform. Drawing from Study 1 insights, we developed a two-part scenario that was used for a survey in Study 2, a quantitative investigation involving sixty-eight accounting professionals and 176 students. The findings from both studies have relevant theoretical and practical implications for how AI may impact professionalism / commercialism tensions in small audit firms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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47. Semiotics of a Covid landscape: Tactical urbanism in a pandemic.
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Modan, Gabriella and Schaller, Susanna
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BUSINESS improvement districts ,COVID-19 pandemic ,COVID-19 ,CITIES & towns ,URBAN planning ,MASKS - Abstract
Copyright of Linguistic Landscape: An International Journal (LL) is the property of John Benjamins Publishing Co. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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48. The roots and future of information literacy: Reflections from 11+ years working with Paul G. Zurkowski, Esq.
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Kelly, Jeffrey "JK"
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INFORMATION literacy ,EDUCATIONAL charities ,CHARITIES ,NONPROFIT organizations ,INFORMATION science ,EDUCATIONAL mobility ,QUANTUM information science - Abstract
As we approach the 50th anniversary in 2024 of first Information Industry Association president Paul Zurkowski's 30-page information literacy founding report to the U.S. Commission on Libraries and Information Science, Washington, DC USA where he publicly identified, named and defined information literacy (IL, InfoLit), it is important to reflect on the roots, development and future of IL. Reflections are based on 11+ years learning, working and traveling with Mr. Zurkowski until his passing in January of 2022. Mr. Zurkowski's "Report to the Commission" "The Information Service Environment Relationships and Priorities" that launched IL in 1974 at the dawn of the Information Age as part of the National Program for Library and Information Services designated as "Related Paper Number 5", is even more relevant today and will be presented and explored including his quotes on democracy, active citizenship, and libraries in context of IL. Lastly, the key events that led to starting an international professional nonprofit educational public charity association to represent IL professionals worldwide, the growing international IL community and how to increase critical thinking through IL, the Universal Information Literacies Association (UiLA), will also be presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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49. Energy-Efficient Power Allocation for Full-Duplex Device-to-Device Underlaying Cellular Networks with NOMA.
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Zhao, Xu, Liu, Fang, Zhang, Yajing, Chen, Songchao, and Gan, Jie
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ENERGY consumption ,WIRELESS communications ,CONVEX functions - Abstract
Full-duplex (FD), Device-to-Device (D2D) and non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) are promising wireless communication techniques to improve the utilization of spectrum resources. Meanwhile, introducing FD, D2D and NOMA in cellular networks is very challenging due to the complex interference problem. To deal with the complex interference of FD D2D underlaying NOMA cellular networks, power allocation (PA) is extensively studied as an efficient interference management technique. However, most of the previous research works on PA to optimize energy efficiency only consider the system framework of partially joint combining techniques of FD, D2D and NOMA, and the constraints of optimization problem are very different. In this paper, in order to further improve the energy efficiency of a system, a dual-layer iteration power allocation algorithm is proposed to eliminate the complex interference. The outer-layer iteration is to solve the non-linear fractional objective function based on Dinkelbach, and the inner-layer iteration is to solve the non-convex optimization problem based on D.C. programming. Then, the non-convex and non-linear fractional objective function is transformed into a convex function to solve the optimal power allocation. In this approach, FD D2D users reuse the spectrum with downlink NOMA cellular users. Imperfect self-interference (SI) cancellation at the FD D2D users and the successive interference cancellation (SIC) at the strong NOMA user are considered in the system framework. The optimization problem is constructed to maximize the system's energy efficiency with the constraints of successful SIC, QoS requirements, the maximum transmit power of BS and FD D2D users. Numerical results demonstrate that the proposed algorithm outperforms the traditional orthogonal multiple access (OMA) in terms of energy efficiency with a higher system sum rate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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50. Local and Regional Contributions to Tropospheric Ozone Concentrations.
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Flowerday, Callum E., Thalman, Ryan, and Hansen, Jaron C.
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TROPOSPHERIC ozone ,AIR quality standards ,VOLATILE organic compounds ,SALT lakes - Abstract
The Wasatch Front in Utah, USA is currently a non-attainment area for ozone according to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). Nitrogen oxides (NO
x = NO2 + NO) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the presence of sunlight lead to ozone formation in the troposphere. When the rate of oxidant production, defined as the sum of O3 and NO2 , is faster than the rate of NOx production, a region is said to be NOx -limited and ozone formation will be limited by the concentration of NOx species in the region. The inverse of this situation makes the region VOC-limited. Knowing if a region is NOx -limited or VOC-limited can aid in generating effective mitigation strategies. Understanding the background or regional contributions to ozone in a region, whether it be from the transport of precursors or of ozone, provides information about the lower limit for ozone concentrations that a region can obtain with regulation of local precursors. In this paper, measured oxidant and NOx concentrations are analyzed from 14 counties in the state of Utah to calculate the regional and local contributions to ozone for each region. This analysis is used to determine the nature of the atmosphere in each county by determining if the region is VOC- or NOx -limited. Furthermore, this analysis is performed for each county for the years 2012 and 2022 to determine if there has been a change in the oxidative nature and quantify the regional and local contributions to ozone over a 10-year period. All studied counties—except for Washington County—in Utah were found to be VOC-limited in 2012. This shifted in 2022 to most counties being either in a transitional state or being NOx -limited. Local contributions to ozone increased in two major counties, Cache and Salt Lake Counties, but decreased in Carbon, Davis, Duchesne, Uinta, Utah, Washington, and Weber Counties. Generally, the regional contributions to oxidant concentrations decreased across the state. A summertime spike in both regional and local contributions to oxidants was seen. Smoke from wildfires was seen to increase the regional contributions to oxidants and shift the local regime to be more NOx -limited. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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