61 research outputs found
Interview with Friday Lowrey, 2019.
No full textFriday Lowrey shares her perceptions of the city as a long time resident of San Antonio. She speaks about her experiences as a stay at home mother and homeschooler. She talks about what makes San Antonio home and why she continues to reside here
Conducting international consumer research with children : challenges and potential solutions
No full textThis chapter discusses challenges faced when doing cross-cultural research with children, along with suggested solutions to these challenges. The inspiration for this chapter stems from an ongoing international public policy research project underway by a subset of the current authors in multiple countries (Belgium, China, France, Poland, the U.K., and the U.S.; Author Cite, 2015). Many of the challenges and solutions discussed will be of interest to those conducting public policy research with young consumers in general (whether culture is a variable of interest or not), and to those conducting cross-cultural public policy research with young consumers
Cougar foraging ecology: new insights from intensive field monitoring and GPS collars
No full textThe interactions between predators and prey are a fundamental component of ecology and have direct relevance to the management and conservation of ecosystems around the World. Advances in global positioning system (GPS) collar technology have enabled researchers to gain insight into predator behavior, identify predation events in the field, and also build predictive predation models. Using GPS data from 26 collared cougars across three study areas, I investigated: 1) the mechanisms driving individual specialization in cougars and, 2) the utility of cluster models to predict predation events within and across study systems. In addressing the former, I used a subset of data from only a single study area including 13 cougars. I identified one specialist individual (P06) as having a unique diet relative to the population resulting from the continued selection of beaver (Castor canadensis). P06 actively hunted beaver by selecting for streams and creeks within his home range disproportionality to their availability and also traveled significantly slower while within beaver habitat – indicative of the slow, stalk and ambush cougar hunting strategy. When predation by specialist cougars targets sensitive or rare species, targeted (rather than broad) management actions will be more effective in reducing unwanted predation on sensitive species. To address the utility of predictive models, I used logistic regression to discriminate between kill and no-kill GPS clusters and modeled the binary response as function of multiple spatiotemporal variables. I generated within study area estimates of predation using a top model selected from a candidate set using an information criterion (AIC), and estimated predation across study areas using simple models with only temporal variables. Within study area estimates of predation were ≥91% accurate, while across study area estimates averaged 81% (SD = 6%) accuracy. Cluster models serve as a valuable tool to estimate general predation within and across study areas, although there are a number of instances when their use is not recommended. When prey species of interest rare or endangered, occur near human activity, are relatively small, or have range overlaps with other similarly sized cougar prey, rigorous field efforts will be required to produce accurate estimates of predation
Individual variation creates diverse migratory portfolios in native populations of a mountain ungulate
No full textEcological theory and empirical studies have demonstrated population-level demographic benefits resulting from a diversity of migratory behaviors with important implications for ecology, conservation, and evolution of migratory organisms. Nevertheless, evaluation of migratory portfolios (i.e., the variation in migratory behaviors across space and time among individuals within populations) has received relatively little attention in migratory ungulates, where research has focused largely on the dichotomous behaviors (e.g., resident and migrant) of partially migratory populations. Using GPS data from 362 female bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) across 17 (restored = 4, augmented = 6, native = 7) populations in Montana and Wyoming, USA, we: 1) characterized migratory portfolios based on behavioral and spatial migratory characteristics, and 2) evaluated the relative influence of landscape attributes and management histories on migratory diversity. Native populations, which had been extant on the landscape for many generations, had more diverse migratory portfolios, higher behavioral switching rates, reduced seasonal range fidelity, and broad dispersion of individuals across summer and winter ranges. In contrast, restored populations with an abbreviated history on the landscape were largely non-migratory with a narrow portfolio of migratory behaviors, less behavioral switching, higher fidelity to seasonal ranges, and less dispersion on summer and winter ranges. Augmented populations were more variable and contained characteristics of both native and restored populations. Differences in migratory diversity among populations were associated with management histories (e.g., restored, augmented, or native). Landscape characteristics such as the duration and regularity of green-up, human landscape alterations, topography, and snow gradients were not strongly associated with migratory diversity. We suggest a two-pronged approach to restoring migratory portfolios in ungulates that first develops behavior-specific habitat models and then places individuals with known migratory behaviors into unoccupied areas in an effort to bolster migratory portfolios in restored populations, potentially with synergistic benefits associated with variation among individuals and resulting portfolio effects. Management efforts to restore diverse migratory portfolios may increase the abundance, resilience, and long-term viability of ungulate populations.Elevation and geographic distances between individuals core seasonal ranges
These data represent the elevational and geographic distances between individual core seasonal ranges of bighorn sheep from 17 populations across MT and WY. The IndID field is an individual ID, which has a different format in each population. The State field denotes the state (MT, WY) where the population was located. The population name is shown in the HuntUnit field. Note, populations have been aggregated as described in Appendix S1. Origin denotes the restored, augmented, or native classification as described in the methods section of the paper's main text. The elevational difference between individual seasonal range centroids (in meters) is shown in the EleDistM column. The geographic distance between individual seasonal range centroids is shown in the GeoDistKM column
Middle-old and old-old retirement dwelling adults respond differently to locomotor challenges in cluttered environments
No full textObstacle navigation during locomotion was investigated in older adults using an obstacle course paradigm under different ambient lighting conditions. Similar strategies for obstacle navigation were observed between the two age groups studied (middle-old: 75-85 years and old-old adults: 85 years and older), however old-old individuals were "less" successful at avoiding obstacles. Differences observed between the two age groups in obstacle course performance may be attributed to changes in spatial reference frames that occur with age and/or differences in perceived threat of obstacles in the travel path. Reduced lighting conditions and increasing age were also found to have significant affects on obstacle navigation
Restoration Potential of Bighorn Sheep in a Prairie Region
No full textThis is the peer reviewed version of the following article: [Restoration Potential of Bighorn Sheep in a Prairie Region. The Journal of Wildlife Management 84, 7 p1256-1267, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.21922. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions: https://authorservices.wiley.com/author-resources/Journal-Authors/licensing/self-archiving.html#3. Deposited by shareyourpaper.org and openaccessbutton.org. We've taken reasonable steps to ensure this content doesn't violate copyright. However, if you think it does you can request a takedown by emailing [email protected]
Writing Through It
No full textThis memoir spans several years of the author\u27s life. It begins with the early years of high school, and the beautiful mess that comes with them, and ends in the rebuilding of a life following complete devastation. This manuscript incorporates poetry in order to emulate the raw vulnerability and emotion that could not fit in a prose piece. The intermingling of the two form a poetry and memoir fusion that refuses to be contained within any number of formats
Northern opinion of approaching secession, October, 1859-November, 1860 /
No full text"Consists of the introductory chapters of a somewhat comprehensive study of northern opinion at the outbreak of the Civil War. The large work was well on the way to completion when the author was unexpectedly called to the military services of the nation. The work will be completed as soon as the demand of the nation for the author's services shall have been satisfied.""Reprinted from the Smith College studies in history, volume III, number 4."Vita
The relation between syntactic complexity and advertising persuasiveness
No full textThree experiments were conducted to investigate whether syntactic complexity has direct implications for the persuasiveness of advertising. Psycholinguistic research has shown that syntactic complexity can lead to lower levels of comprehension and retention. However, the relation between syntactic complexity and persuasion has yet to be demonstrated.The first experiment was designed as a demonstration of the effects of syntactic complexity on advertising persuasiveness. The design was a 2 (complexity level) x 2 (claim strength) factorial. As hypothesized, more support arguments were generated for strong claims at low levels of complexity than at high levels, leading to reduced persuasiveness under conditions of complex syntax. Conversely, more counter-arguments were generated for weak claims at low levels of complexity than at high levels, leading to enhanced persuasiveness under conditions of complex syntax.The second experiment was designed to investigate whether results obtained in the first experiment were due to the inability to fully process complex syntax or due to lack of motivation. To do this, an involvement manipulation was included in the design, resulting in a 2 (complexity level) x 2 (claim strength) x 2 (low/high involvement) factorial design. It was hypothesized that complex syntax would not inhibit support and counter-arguing processes as strongly for highly involved individuals. Partially supportive results were obtained.Finally, the third experiment was designed to investigate whether syntactic complexity could affect the ability to process under time constraints. An attempt was made to induce high involvement in all subjects, and a time limit manipulation was included in the design. This resulted in a 2 (complexity level) x 2 (claim strength) x 2 (time limit) factorial design. It was hypothesized that time limits imposed on highly involved subjects would inhibit support and counter-arguing processes. Partially supportive results were obtained.In conclusion, these experiments demonstrated that syntactic complexity does have direct implications for the persuasiveness of advertising. In addition, these experiments yielded insights into when syntactic complexity operates as an ability variable and when it operates as a motivational variable.Made available in DSpace on 2011-05-07T12:20:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2
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