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Rod Library Newsletter: Rod Notes, V8n4, November 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. Rod Library.

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In This Issue:

-- Around the World in 180 Minutes
-- Veterans Day Photo Wall
-- Reaching for Higher Ground
-- Family Weekend Maker Activity

Terms Of Trade Shocks And Private Savings In The Developing Countries, Abdur Chowdhury

Economics Faculty Research and Publications

Economic agents in the developing countries are subject to tight credit constraints, which are more pronounced during bad state of nature. Thus, adverse shocks to commodity prices in the world market can force them to reduce savings by a larger amount than they would otherwise have. Empirical analysis using a dynamic GMM model and data from 45 developing countries confirm that most of the determinants of savings identified in the literature also apply to the developing countries. The transitory component in the terms of trade have a larger positive impact than the permanent component. This reflects the lack of access …

Improved Cardiorespiratory Fitness Is Associated With Increased Cortical Thickness In Mild Cognitive Impairment, Katherine Reiter, Kristy A. Nielson, Theresa J. Smith, Lauren R. Weiss, Alfonso J. Alfini, J. C. Smith

Psychology Faculty Research and Publications

Cortical atrophy is a biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) that correlates with clinical symptoms. This study examined changes in cortical thickness from before to after an exercise intervention in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and healthy elders. Thirty physically inactive older adults (14 MCI, 16 healthy controls) underwent MRI before and after participating in a 12-week moderate intensity walking intervention. Participants were between the ages of 61 and 88. Change in cardiorespiratory fitness was assessed using residualized scores of the peak rate of oxygen consumption (V̇O_2peak) from pre- to post-intervention. Structural magnetic resonance images were processed using FreeSurfer v5.1.0. …

Arc To Success: A Campus-Wide Collaboration Between Learning Support Services, Career Services, Information Services, And Research Services, Molly Allen

Library Scholarship

This article details the establishment of the Academic and Research Commons (ARC), a collaborative project between Learning Support Services, Career Services, Information Services, and Research Services at the Central Washington University Library.

Ethnographic Collector, Gideon Singer

Purdue GIS Day

Ethnography can be enhanced by utilizing both ArcGIS Online and Arc Collector. Throughout 2015, I have designed and utilized the Ethnographic Collector web map to record qualitative observations, spatial records, and multi-media attachments. Data was recorded while conducting pilot research on the e-waste landscape of Tippecanoe County, Indiana and a class ethnography project on the neighborhood of New Chauncey. The Ethnographic Collector has augmented qualitative data collection via participant observation and go-along interviews and can likely be utilized in tandem with participatory GIS.

Human Mobility Patterns Probability Measurement: An Example Using Twitter Data At Purdue, Yuqian Huang

Purdue GIS Day

Nowadays, social tools are really important to people's daily lives. And it is also valuable to data researcher that Twitter, Facebook and other social tools are emerging as a key resource of free and open volunteered geographic information (VGI). And this research is trying to take advantages of twitter data around Purdue campus. It tracks the most active twitter users in order to find out their behavior patterns and to provide probability of when and where the users will show up.

Modeling And Visualizing Regular Tweeting Pattern Of Purdue Campus, Yuki Huang, Jie Shan

Purdue GIS Day

With the strength of social media, many crowd-sourced sensing and collaboration projects can benefit from this kind of Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI). And this project is trying to find out the potential spatial and temporal pattern of the twitter user and provide the probabilities of the clusters.

Summer Internships In Software Engineering In Abe, Larry Theller

Purdue GIS Day

We discuss the various software engineering projects which were assigned to a group of 8 undrgrad computer science interns who worked in Agricultural and Biological Engineering this summer. All projects involved mapping, mobile apps, REST services or online map-based decision support services. All students completed soem ESRI Virtual Campus training.

Mapping The Impact Of Famine On The Volga And Black Sea German Enclaves, 1891-1934, Amber N. Nickell

Purdue GIS Day

Using ArcGIS software and the ArcGIS online story mapping function, this project maps population growth and decline over time in the ethnic German Volga and Black Sea Enclaves in the Russian Empire (later the USSR) and overlays that population data with maps of famine zones during the 1891/2, 1921/22, and 1932/33 famines in order to answer the following questions. Where were the enclaves in relation to the famine regions? What impact did the famines have on ethnic German populations in the region? How did the Volga colonies fare in relation to national estimates during naturally occurring famines? During the manmade …

Characterizing And Mapping The Field Scale Spatial Variability Of Surface Horizon Soil Properties And Water Content With Noninvasive Em38, Ryan W.R. Schroeder, Robert Austin, Joshua Heitman, Adam Howard

Purdue GIS Day

The spatial variability of physical soil properties at the field scale is increasingly important in agriculture and natural resource management. Changes in topography, parent material, management practices, erosion/deposition rates, etc. can influence the variability of the soil’s physical properties and help guide management and land use plans. The Geonics EM38 is a noninvasive geophysical sensor which is used to measure the apparent electrical conductivity (ECa) of the soil through electromagnetic induction – primarily influenced by clay content, soil moisture content, and salinity. Soil moisture has been found to be a significant contributor to ECa and is therefore useful in determining …

Gis Resources @ Purdue, Larry Biehl

Purdue GIS Day

GIS tools, resources, and data provided by ITAP and RCAC

Research Computing And Data For Geoscience, Preston Smith

Purdue GIS Day

This presentation will discuss the data storage and computational resources available for GIS researchers at Purdue.

This presentation will discuss the data storage and computational resources available for GIS researchers at Purdue.

Electrical Infrastructure Mapping At Purdue, Purdue Physical Facilities

Purdue GIS Day

No abstract provided.

Coordinating Gis In Indiana, Phil Worrall, Jim Sparks

Purdue GIS Day

This presentation summarizes the joint effort between Indiana State Government and Indiana Geographic Information Council in coordinating and sharing geospatial information across the state.

Mahathir Bin Mohamad [Malaysia, Prime Minister], Mahathir Bin Mohamad

Digital Narratives of Asia

Malaysia's longest-serving Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad, who was a practising medical doctor, believes in confronting problems in order to overcome them. He enjoys job satisfaction first as a doctor, later as a politician. He shares with DNA about managing the Financial Crisis, party betrayal, and the origin of ASEAN and its challenges. He also reveals his take on a good leader, and his outspoken daughter.

Adopting A Group Attention Perspective: An Exploration Of Moderators And Future Directions, Ashley M. Votruba, Oliver Sng, Virginia S. Y. Kwan

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

Shteynberg (this issue) reviews how group attention increases the psychological prominence of the information observed in group settings, serves to better embed descriptive norms making them more dominant in people’s cognitions, and acts as an axis of group communication and cooperation. We find the research on group attention compelling and an interesting addition to this special issue on Intersubjective Norms. The findings regarding group attention suggest that it generally functions like a cognitive heuristic (i.e., an automatic process that occurs largely without people’s awareness or control). Yet, we question whether there are conditions under which individuals would not use group …

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Against the Grain

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From Your Editor, Katina Strauch

Against the Grain

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A Website Review--Cabell's International: A Welcome Tool In A World Of Predatory Journals, Burton Callicott

Against the Grain

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Letters To The Editor, Katina Strauch

Against the Grain

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From The Reference Desk--Reviews Of Reference Titles, Tom Gilson

Against the Grain

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Deadlines

Against the Grain

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If Rumors Were Horses, Katina Strauch

Against the Grain

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Stl And Emerging Ebook Business Models, Robecca Seger, Lenny Allen

Against the Grain

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Reflections On The 2011 Pda Issue, Xan Arch

Against the Grain

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Evidence-Based Selection At The University Of Denver, Michael Levine-Clark

Against the Grain

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Dda In Context: Defining A Comprehensive Ebook Acquisition Strategy In An Access-Driven World, Jason Price, Maria Savova

Against the Grain

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Academic Libraries And The Scholarly Book Marketplace: Death By 1,000 (Paper) Cuts?, Michael Zeoli

Against the Grain

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An Interview With Kari Paulson, Vp, Market Development, Proquest Books, Rebecca Seger, Lenny Allen

Against the Grain

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The Evolving Dda Project At The Orbis Cascade Alliance, Kathleen Carlisle Fountain

Against the Grain

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