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Computer Science Teacher Survey, Josh B. Mcgee, Sarah C. Mckenzie

Arkansas Education Reports

In April/May of 2020, the University of Arkansas’ Office for Education Policy (OEP), in partnership with Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson's Computer Science and Cyber Security Task Force, fielded a survey with the 400+ Arkansas educators who at that time held a computer science endorsement (528), computer science approval code (5016), or computer science technical permit (5014) on their educator’s license. The survey received 153 responses, a nearly 40 percent response rate.

Kelt-25 B And Kelt-26 B: A Hot Jupiter And A Substellar Companion Transiting Young A Stars Observed By Tess, R. R. Martínez, R. R. Martínez, B. S. Gaudi, J. E. Rodriguez, G. Zhou, J. Labadie-Bartz, S. N. Quinn, K. Penev, T.-G. Tan, D. W. Latham, L. A. Paredes, J. F. Kielkopf, B. Addison, D. J. Wright, J. Teske, S. B. Howell, D. Ciardi, C. Ziegler, K. G. Stassun, M. C. Johnson, J. D. Eastman, R. J. Siverd, T. G. Beatty, L. Bouma, T. Bedding, J. Pepper, J. Winn, M. B. Lund, S. Villanueva Jr., D. J. Stevens, Eric L.N. Jensen, C. Kilby, J. D. Crane, A. Tokovinin, M. E. Everett, C. G. Tinney, M. Fausnaugh, David H. Cohen, D. Bayliss, A. Bieryla, P. A. Cargile, K. A. Collins, D. M. Conti, K. D. Colón, I. A. Curtis, D. L. Depoy, P. Evans, D. L. Feliz, J. Gregorio, J. Rothenberg, D. J. James, M. D. Joner, R. B. Kuhn, M. Manner, S. Khakpash, J. L. Marshall, K. K. Mcleod, M. T. Penny, P. A. Reed, H. M. Relles, D. C. Stephens, C. Stockdale, M. Trueblood, P. Trueblood, X. Yao, R. Zambelli, R. Vanderspek, S. Seager, J. M. Jenkins, T. J. Henry, H.-S. James, W.-C. Jao, S. X. Wang, P. Butler, I. Thompson, S. Schectman, R. Wittenmyer, B. P. Bowler, J. Horner, S. R. Kane, M. W. Mengel, T. D. Morton, J. Okumura, P. Plavchan, H. Zhang, N. J. Scott, R. A. Matson, A. W. Mann, D. Dragomir, M. Günther, E. B. Ting, A. Glidden, E. V. Quintana

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Works

We present the discoveries of KELT-25 b (TIC 65412605, TOI-626.01) and KELT-26 b (TIC 160708862, TOI-1337.01), two transiting companions orbiting relatively bright, early A stars. The transit signals were initially detected by the KELT survey and subsequently confirmed by Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) photometry. KELT-25 b is on a 4.40 day orbit around the V = 9.66 star CD-24 5016 (${T}_{\mathrm{eff}}={8280}_{-180}^{+440}$ K, Msstarf = ${2.18}_{-0.11}^{+0.12}$ M⊙), while KELT-26 b is on a 3.34 day orbit around the V = 9.95 star HD 134004 (${T}_{\mathrm{eff}}$ = ${8640}_{-240}^{+500}$K, Msstarf = ${1.93}_{-0.16}^{+0.14}$M⊙), which is likely an Am star. We have confirmed the …

Rosenzweig, Equality, And Assignment, Olga Kosheleva, Vladik Kreinovich

Departmental Technical Reports (CS)

In his seminal book "The Star of Redemption", the renowned philosopher Franz Rosenzweig illustrated his ideas by the intuitive difference between mathematical statements A=B and B=A. Of course, from the purely mathematical viewpoint, these two statements are always equivalent, so to a person trained in mathematics -- even in simple school mathematics -- this illustration is puzzling. What we show is that from the viewpoint of common folks, there is indeed a subtle difference between how people understand these two equalities. To us, the understanding of this difference helped us better understand Rosenzweig's ideas. But we believe that this difference …

The First Habitable-Zone Earth-Sized Planet From Tess. I. Validation Of The Toi-700 System, E. A. Gilbert, T. Barclay, J. E. Schlieder, E. V. Quintana, B. J. Hord, V. B. Kostov, E. D. Lopez, J. F. Rowe, K. Hoffman, L. M. Walkowicz, M. L. Silverstein, J. E. Rodriguez, A. Vanderburg, G. Suissa, V. S. Airapetian, M. S. Clement, S. N. Raymond, A. W. Mann, E. Kruse, J. J. Lissauer, K. D. Colón, R. K. Kopparapu, L. Kreidberg, S. Zieba, K. A. Collins, S. N. Quinn, S. B. Howell, C. Ziegler, E. H. Vrijmoet, F. C. Adams, G. N. Arney, P. T. Boyd, J. Brande, C. J. Burke, L. Cacciapuoti, Q. Chance, J. L. Christiansen, G. Covone, T. Daylan, D. Dineen, C. D. Dressing, Z. Essack, T. J. Fauchez, B. Galgano, A. R. Howe, L. Kaltenegger, S. R. Kane, C. Lam, E. J. Lee, N. K. Lewis, S. E. Logsdon, A. M. Mandell, T. Monsue, F. Mullally, S. E. Mullally, R. R. Paudel, D. Pidhorodetska, P. Plavchan, N. T. Reyes, S. A. Rinehart, B. Rojas-Ayala, J. C. Smith, K. G. Stassun, P. Tenenbaum, L. D. Vega, G. L. Villanueva, E. T. Wolf, A. Youngblood, G. R. Ricker, R. K. Vanderspek, D. W. Latham, S. Seager, J. N. Winn, J. M. Jenkins, G. Å. Bakos, C. Briceño, D. R. Ciardi, R. Cloutier, D. M. Conti, A. Couperus, M. Di Sora, N. L. Eisner, M. E. Everett, T. Gan, J. D. Hartman, T. Henry, G. Isopi, W.-C. Jao, Eric L.N. Jensen, N. Law, F. Mallia, R. A. Matson, B. J. Shappee, M. Le Wood, J. G. Winters

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Works

We present the discovery and validation of a three-planet system orbiting the nearby (31.1 pc) M2 dwarf star TOI-700 (TIC 150428135). TOI-700 lies in the TESS continuous viewing zone in the Southern Ecliptic Hemisphere; observations spanning 11 sectors reveal three planets with radii ranging from 1 R⊕ to 2.6 R⊕ and orbital periods ranging from 9.98 to 37.43 days. Ground-based follow-up combined with diagnostic vetting and validation tests enables us to rule out common astrophysical false-positive scenarios and validate the system of planets. The outermost planet, TOI-700 d, has a radius of 1.19 ± 0.11 R⊕ and resides within a …

- Aplikimi I Njohjes Së Fytyrës Duke Shfrytëzuar Shërbimet-Aws, Fatson Sylejmani

Theses and Dissertations

Sistemi i njohjes së fytyrës është njëri nga proceset kryesore biometrike të informacionit pasi ka gjetë zbatim shumë të madh në industri të ndryshme. Sistemi i tillë është mjaft kompleks por edhe shumë më efikas dhe më i besueshëm krahasuar me proceset tjera biometrike si: skanimi i irisit, nënshkrimi, gjurmët e gishtave.

Zhvillimi i një sistemi të tillë për njohjen e fytyrës i cili mund të përdoret për arsye të ndryshme ka qenë dhe është në interes për shumë zhvillues dhe kërkues në dy dekadat e fundit. Disa nga arsyet kryesore janë nevoja e njohjeve automatike dhe sistemet e mbikqyrjes, …

Mbledhja Dhe Analiza E Të Dhënave Dhe Aktiviteteve Nga Rrjetet Sociale Duke Përdorur Platforma Të Hapura, Afrim Rexhepi

Theses and Dissertations

Në këtë punim është paraqitur dhe diskutuar i gjithë procesi i konfigurimit, mbledhjes, ruajtjes dhe analizës së shënimeve nga rrjeti social Twitter, duke përdorur të gjitha platformat e hapura (Open Source) - pa pagesë.

Punimi përfshinë pjesën teorike dhe pjesën praktike apo realizimin teknik të procesit për mbledhjen, ruajtjen dhe analizën e të dhënave (Data Science). Në pjesën teorike është diskutuar për të gjeturat dhe analizat nga publikime dhe artikuj të ndryshëm lidhur me të dhënat nga rrjetet sociale. Gjithashtu janë elaboruar edhe metodat e ndryshme të analizës së përmbajtjes së tekstit. Në pjesën e realizimit teknik është paraqitur në …

Interneti I Gjërave Dhe Impakti I Tij Në Privatësinë E Të Dhënave, Fakete Mustafa

Theses and Dissertations

Kjo tezë përpiqet të kuptojë mardhënjet e Internet of Things (IoT) me privatësin dhe Vetëdijsimin. Teza përdor një metodë sasiore për të kuptuar këto marrëdhënie nëpërmjet lidhjes së korrelacionit dhe regresionit linear. Paketa statistikore për Shkencat Sociale (SPSS) është përdorur për të përpunuar të dhënat e mbledhura përmes pyetësorëve. Sipas analizës, ekziston një korrelacion i fortë midis Internet of Things (IoT) dhe privatësis. Për më tepër, korrelacioni midis Internet of Things (IoT) dhe Vetëdijsimin është gjithashtu pozitiv. Analiza e regresionit linear tregon që privatësia është shume e rëndësishëme në përdorimin e paisjeve Internet of Things, ndërsa vetëdijsimi eliminohet nga ekuacioni …

Menaxhimi I Shkollës Private Parauniversitare Përmes Vdi, Zamire Ramadani

Theses and Dissertations

Me rritjen e numrit të kompjuterëve personal të vendosur në shkolla, ndërmarrje dhe organizata të ndryshme, rritet edhe ngarkesa dhe përgjegjësia e administratorëve të sistemit për shkak problemeve që lidhen me konsumin e energjisë, shpenzimet e IT, shpenzimet e zëvendësimit të PC, kapacitetin e ruajtjes së të dhënave dhe sigurinë e informacionit. Sidoqoftë, është vërtetuar se aplikimi i virtualizimit është një zgjidhje e suksesshme e cila ka kosto efektive për t’i zgjidhur këto probleme.

Virtualizimi është teknologjia kryesore e cila ofron zgjidhje efikase të IT në sektorët e arsimit dhe ndërmarrjeve. Ne paraqesim një kornizë origjinale strukturore për të cilën …

Shërbimet Dhe Kontrollet E Sigurisë Ne Sigurin E Sistemeve Të Informacionit, Besijana Fejzullahu

Theses and Dissertations

Kompani apo biznese të ndryshme për një periudhe shumë të gjatë janë munduar të mbledhin njohuri dhe të dhëna rreth shërbimëve ne sigurin e informacioneve,mirpo shumë pak nga këto biznise jan në njohuri rreth kësaj fushe. Prandaj,qëllimi i këtij studmi është që të jepet një kontribut shkencor rreth kërcënimëve apo dobësive të reja,kontrollat në fushën e informacionit,si dhe njohurit se si të zhvillohet me më efikasitet vlersimet dhe pamja programatike e rrezikut. Do ti vëm në pahë disa këshilla se si të reflektojmë dhe të bëhemi të suksesshëm në treg,ku nga këto benifite shumë kompani apo biznese mund të zhvillohen …

Design And Implementation Of A Secure Access Layer For A Psd2 Compliant Consent Management Engine, Mentor Elshani

Theses and Dissertations

Online banking is growing fast, and customers are becoming increasing more comfortable with it than with the traditional bank services. Banks have to remain up to date with the latest trends in technology to satisfy customers’ demands for their everyday usage of banking services. Various banks often offer mobile applications with many features so that the user does not have to talk over the phone or chat via the internet with customer support, or even to physically go to the bank branch. When a bank releases its own online banking app for smartphones, the customer is likely to download it …

Krahasimi I Javascript Librarive – React Js Me Vue Js, Ylber Verbaj

Theses and Dissertations

Implementimi i teklogjive moderne në zhvillimin e web-it po merr popullaritet global dhe po rezulton të jetë tejet i suksesshëm në këtë industri. Rezultatet e mira dalin të jenë në rrafshin professional dhe atë personal të zhvilluesve. Rritja dhe zhvillimi i këtyre teknologjive në mënyrë eksponenciale ka shtyrë shume kompani dhe shumë zhvillues se cila prej këtyre teknologjive gjen zbatim të duhur në produktet përkatëse të tyre.

Në këtë hulumtim do të shtjelloj elementet e web-it, mënyrën e funksionimit, ndarjet e web-it në anën e logjikës(backend) dhe ndërfaqës së përdoruesit(frontend). Hulumtimi kryesorë është në pjesën e frontend ku krahasohen dy …

Analizmi Dhe Vizualizimi I Të Dhënave Për Lindjet Dhe Vdekjet Në Kosovë, Erijona Gashi

Theses and Dissertations

Në ditët e sotme është bërë pjesë e pashmangshme e çdo institucioni dhe biznesi trajtimi i të dhënave e sidomos i atyre të ndjeshme ku kërkohet kujdes më i shtuar. Përveç të dhënave që janë të nevojshme për të rritur dhe planifikuar resurset e kompanive, sot flasim edhe për një koncept tjetër, atë të të dhënave personale që ruajnë integritetin personal dhe financiar të personave të punësuar apo që shërbehen nga bizneset. Sot sa herë që shikohet suksesi i një kompanie, përveç produkteve cilësore që i ofron kompania shikohet edhe trajtimi që i bëhet të dhënave personale, pse ruhen ato, …

A Novel Approach For Assessing The Reliability Of Data Contained In A Single Valued Neutrosophic Number And Its Application In Multiple Criteria Decision Making, Florentin Smarandache, Dragisa Stanujkic, Darjan Karabasevic, Gabrijela Popovic

Branch Mathematics and Statistics Faculty and Staff Publications

Multiple criteria decision making is one of the many areas where neutrosophic sets have been applied to solve various problems so far.

Meager Sets, Games And Singular Cardinals, Liljana Babinkostova, Marion Scheepers

Mathematics Faculty Publications and Presentations

We show that a statement concerning the existence of winning strategies of limited memory in an infinite two-person topological game is equivalent to a weak version of the Singular Cardinals Hypothesis.

Research About Method Of Face Detection And Tracking Based On Active Vision, Enzeng Dong, Shengxu Yan, Jigang Tong

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Based on the method of combining the Camshift algorithm mixing Kalman filter with Adaboost algorithm, a face-detection and tracking algorithm on the active vision was proposed. The algorithm proposed realized the face automatic detection and tracking by using Adaboost algorithm and Camshift mixed algorithm; according to the positional relation of target centroid and the view centre, and the difference of area between the region of the face target and the view, the Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) control algorithm was designed. Through the rules designed for pan, tilt and zoom control, the algorithm achieved the goal of …

Balanced Bee Colony Algorithm Based On Fitness Euclidean-Distance Ratio, Zhang Ming, Tian Na, Zhicheng Ji

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: According to the power exploration and poor exploitation ability of artificial bee colony (ABC), a balanced bee colony (FER-ABC) was proposed. This algorithm modified the search equation based on “fitness Euclidean-distance ratio” and differential algorithm (DE). The FER strategy is useful for multi-optimization and the DE is beneficial to single- optimization. In order to exploit the advantages to full, a new search structure was proposed which balanced the exploitation and exploration. For continuous problems, the simulations on twelve benchmark functions indicate that this FER-ABC algorithm can improve the accuracy effectively and increase the convergence rate apparently. For the discrete …

Research Method For Integrating Subjective And Objective Information In Evaluating Quality Level Of Journals, Zhang Quan, Wen Xin, Liping Yu, Jia Wei

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: The evaluation of the quality level of academic journals was investigated. In order to overcome the drawbacks of current methods which made uses of only the subjective evaluation information or the objective information on the journals, a comprehensive evaluation method was proposed for integrating both the decision makers' subjective information and the objective information. The decision makers' subjective evaluation information was expressed in some grade, grade interval, or a fuzzy set over a grade evaluation set. The objective information of journals was reflected by the numerical attributes, such as, the total citation frequency, impact factor and immediacy …

Simulation Study Of Nodes Deployment Of Underwater Sensor Network Based On Reliability Coverage Algorithm, Juwei Zhang, Yachuang Liu

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: For 3D nodes-deployment of the underwater sensor networks, the definitions of detection reliability and reliability coverage was proposed. According to the advanced D-S theory of evidence, the change of reliability coverage in underwater sensor networks' detection area was analyzed, and a Nodes-deployment Algorithm Based on Advanced D-S Theory of Evidence and Prior Probability (NAAEP) combining with the prior probability of target nodes distribution was proposed. The value of the target perceived reliability was transformed into a virtual potential field force that a node was suffered in size, and the position of the nodes was adjusted according to …

Simulation Research On Airborne Lidar Bathymetry System, Chengqun Fu, Xiuyuan Lü, Wang Yong, Huaixiao Wang

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: The simulations were performed to study the Airborne Lidar Bathymetry System by application of Monte Carlo model and Phenomenological model to describe the transmission of Gauss laser beam in ocean water. Research on the relation between seawater dielectric attenuation coefficient and maximum detecting depth was conducted. The change of facular size with detecting depth was explored. Simulation results show that two models are appropriate for different instance. Part of the Airborne Lidar's parameters was analyzed by the two models. According to simulation results, the Airborne Lidar scheme is demonstrated to be feasible.

Study On Equipment Domain Ontology Construction For Integration Of Data Semantics, Li Kang, Xinming Li, Liu Dong

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Equipment domain ontology could accurately describe definition of concepts in the field and the relationships between the concepts, which is foundation and prerequisite in semantic integration of equipment data. With the analysis of the existing methods, a semi-automatic domain ontology construction method was proposed. The top-level domain ontology was built under the standard of authoritative documents in the equipment field. An initial partial ontology was generated from the equipment database by mapping. The ontology was standardized through mapping process. The results of the experiment show that this method can build equipment domain ontology which provides a unified global …

Clustering Algorithm Of Quantum Self-Organization Network Based On Bloch Spherical Rotation, Shuyun Yang, Panchi Li

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: To enhance the clustering ability of self-origanization network, a quantum-inspired self-organization clustering algorithm was proposed based on Bloch spherical rotation. The clustering samples were mapped to the qubits on the Bloch sphere by taking all the sample values as the phases of the qubits, and the all weight values in the competitive layer were mapped to the qubits randomly distributed on the Bloch sphere. Then, the winning node was obtained by computing the spherical distance between sample and weight value, and the weight values of the winning nodes and its neighborhood were updated by rotating them to the sample …

Research On Modelica-Based Training Simulation System Of Tamper Operations, Xiaobo Peng, Cheng Tao, Feng Ping, Jianming Du

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Tamping operations are trivial and must comply with operation specifications, which requires the training simulation system of tamper operations (TSSTO) have ability to manage its operation process. For this requirement, a TSSTO based on Modelica was developed. The multi-domain physical model of the tamper system, which is responsible for the simulation calculation of the system, was constructed by Modelica. The status model, which manages the operation process, was configured according to operation specifications. The interactive simulation was accomplished through a pipe that operations drive the status model then the status model drives the physical model. The algorithm of interactive …

Behavior Recognition Combining Regional Optical Flow Features And Temporal Templates, Manyi Wang, Yaling Song, Li Yu, Zhang Liang

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: A method was proposed to recognize human behavior, which combined the wavelet moments of temporal templates and the speed feature by optical flow. The wavelet moments are not only rotation, translation and scale invariance, but also have the multi-scale characteristics of wavelet. The shape feature of the motion history image and motion energy image can be described. To simple motions, it's effectively, but it can't present the speed information. Regional optical flow was calculated to describe the direction and amplitude features of motion by Lucas-Kanade algorithm. It could make up shortcomings of wavelet moment without speed information. Being …

London Heathrow Airport Uses Real-Time Analytics For Improving Operations, Xiaojia Guo, Yael Grushka-Cockayne, Bert De Reyck

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Improving airport collaborative decision making is at the heart of airport operations centers (APOCs) recently established in several major European airports. In this paper, we describe a project commissioned by Eurocontrol, the organization in charge of the safety and seamless flow of European air traffic. The project’s goal was to examine the opportunities offered by the colocation and real-time data sharing in the APOC at London’s Heathrow airport, arguably the most advanced of its type in Europe. We developed and implemented a pilot study of a real-time data-sharing and collaborative decision-making process, selected to improve the efficiency of Heathrow’s operations. …

Precision Measurement Of The Beam-Normal Single-Spin Asymmetry In Forward-Angle Elastic Electron-Proton Scattering, D. Androic, David S. Armstrong, Et Al.

Arts & Sciences Articles

A beam-normal single-spin asymmetry generated in the scattering of transversely polarized electrons from unpolarized nucleons is an observable related to the imaginary part of the two-photon exchange process. We report a 2% precision measurement of the beam-normal single-spin asymmetry in elastic electron-proton scattering with a mean scattering angle of theta_lab = 7.9 degrees and a mean energy of 1.149 GeV. The asymmetry result is B_n = -5.194 +- 0.067 (stat) +- 0.082 (syst) ppm. This is the most precise measurement of this quantity available to date and therefore provides a stringent test of two-photon exchange models at far-forward scattering angles …

Tag: Automated Image Captioning, Nathan Funckes

McNair Scholars Manuscripts

Many websites remain non-ADA compliant, containing images which lack accompanying textual descriptions. This leaves sight-impaired individuals unable to fully enjoy the rich wonders of the web. To address this inequity, our research aims to create an autonomous system capable of generating semantically accurate descriptions of images. This problem involves two tasks: recognizing an image and linguistically describing it. Our solution uses state-of-the-art deep learning: employing a convolutional neural network that "learns" to understand images and extracts their salient features, and a recurrent neural network that learns to generate structured, coherent sentences. These two networks are merged to create a single …

Volcano Video Data Characterized And Classified Using Computer Vision And Machine Learning Algorithms, Alex J. C. Witsil, Jeffrey B. Johnson

Geosciences Faculty Publications and Presentations

Video cameras are common at volcano observatories, but their utility is often limited during periods of crisis due to the large data volume from continuous acquisition and time requirements for manual analysis. For cameras to serve as effective monitoring tools, video frames must be synthesized into relevant time series signals and further analyzed to classify and characterize observable activity. In this study, we use computer vision and machine learning algorithms to identify periods of volcanic activity and quantify plume rise velocities from video observations. Data were collected at Villarrica Volcano, Chile from two visible band cameras located ~17 km from …

Bus Frequency Optimization: When Waiting Time Matters In User Satisfaction, Songsong Mo, Zhifeng Bao, Baihua Zheng, Zhiyong Peng

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Reorganizing bus frequency to cater for the actual travel demand can save the cost of the public transport system significantly. Many, if not all, existing studies formulate this as a bus frequency optimization problem which tries to minimize passengers’ average waiting time. However, many investigations have confirmed that the user satisfaction drops faster as the waiting time increases. Consequently, this paper studies the bus frequency optimization problem considering the user satisfaction. Specifically, for the first time to our best knowledge, we study how to schedule the buses such that the total number of passengers who could receive their bus services …

Correlations Between Soil Redness And Soil Properties That Affect Non-Native Annual Plant Distribution In Chaparral And California Sage Scrub, Madeline Blua

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

Non-native annual plant species have degraded California Sage Scrub and chaparral and present obstacles to shrubland restoration. Red soil patches in chaparral and California Sage Scrub of San Bernardino and Riverside counties appear to support fewer non-native annual plants than non-red soils. The purpose of this study was to confirm differences in vegetation cover between red and non-red soils in shrublands and to use soil analyses to determine possible causes. During vegetation surveys conducted in April of 2018, it was confirmed that red soil sites had lower cover of non-native plants and higher cover of native plant species than the …

Assessing The Potential Equity Outcomes Of Maine’S Climate Action Plan: Framework, Analysis And Recommendations, Senator George J. Mitchell Center For Sustainability Solutions

General University of Maine Publications

The recommendations of these groups have now been completed and the equity assessment that you see before you contains an analysis that was carried out by the University of Maine’s Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions (hereafter, Mitchell Center) to assess the recommendations’ attention to equity issues.

While the impacts of Maine decreasing its greenhouse gas emissions will not be large relative to global emissions, the state’s Climate Action Plan is an important step in the right direction. Maine is not only leading by example, but is also creating policies that will reduce emissions as well as enhance …