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JNDS, Volume 9, Number 2
No full textLetter from Roger B. Cook to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies on the topic "Roger Cook Responds.
Dr. Glendon Swarthout
No full textHosted by Roger M. Busfield, MSU Assistant Professor of Speech and Theater, Meet the Author is designed to introduce a general audience to a contemporary author and their work through in-depth interviews. This episode features a conversation between Dr. Glendon Swarthout, prolific author and English professor at MSU, and assistant professors Sam S. Baskett and Theodore B. Strandness
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JNDS, Volume 13, Number 4
No full textLetter from Roger B. Cook to editor discussing a counter argument to Dov Steinmetz's suggestion (1993) that Moses' burning bush revelation was a near-death experience
Where Participatory Approaches Meet Pragmatism in Funded (Health) Research: The Challenge of Finding Meaningful Spaces
No full textThe term participatory research is now widely used as a way of categorising research that has moved beyond researching "on" to researching "with" participants. This paper draws attention to some confusions that lie behind such categorisation and the potential impact of those confusions on qualitative participatory research in practice. It illuminates some of the negative effects of "fitting in" to spaces devised by other types of research and highlights the importance of forging spaces for presenting participatory research designs that suit a discursive approach and that allow the quality and impact of such research to be recognised. The main contention is that the adoption of a variety of approaches and purposes is part of the strength of participatory research but that to date the paradigm has not been sufficiently articulated. Clarifying the unifying features of the participatory paradigm and shaping appropriate ways for critique could support the embedding of participatory research into research environments, funding schemes and administration in a way that better reflects the nature and purpose of authentic involvement
"Third Generation"-Type Functional Tris(2-pyridyl)borate Ligands and their Transition-Metal Complexes
No full textPhenyltris(2-pyridyl)borates (Tpyb) are a promising class of tripodal “scorpionate”-type ligands with potential utility in the development of transition metal complexes with interesting optical, electronic or magnetic properties, and as building blocks to metallosupramolecular polymers. We report here a new class of “third generation”-type Tpyb ligands that contain different functional groups attached to the boron-bound aryl moiety. The synthesis, characterization and metal ion complexation behavior of ligands with iodo and trimethylsilyl groups is discussed. The electrochemical and absorption characteristics of the corresponding low-spin Fe(II) and Ru(II) complexes are compared. We demonstrate the further elaboration of the iodo derivatives with alkynes via Sonogashira-Hagihara coupling, a process that proceeds with high yield for the Fe(II) and Ru(II) complexes, but not for the free ligand. The borylation of the silyl-substituted Ru(II) complex with BBr3 was also investigated. In addition to the expected borylation product, Ru(Tpyb-Bpin)2, the replacement of one (major product) or two phenyl groups is observed, suggesting that electrophilic borylation occurs at both the C(Ph)-Si and the C(Ph)-B aromatic carbons. The successful attachment of a range of different functional groups at the periphery of the Tpyb metal complexes is expected to provide opportunities to access new polymeric materials via C-C coupling or click-type reactions.Peer reviewe
Nat Nixon and Mose Henderson at chuck wagon, James F. Welder Heirs lease on Terrell Ranch, Victoria County, Texas
No full textPhotograph shows Nat Nixon (left), camp cook, and assistant Mose Henderson preparing meal at chuck wagon set up at cattle pens on the Etta B. Terrell Ranch
Economies of Size in Idaho County Governments
No full textBulletin no. 751 Moscow, Idaho :University of Idaho, College of Agriculture, Agriculture Experiment Station, 1993-02-01. Author(s): Upadhyaya, Mukund Prasad; Long, Roger B
Strumigenys clypeata Roger 1863
No full text<i>Strumigenys clypeata</i> Roger, 1863 <p> <b>Distribution</b>. USA; widespread in eastern USA from Florida to New York and west to Iowa; in western USA occurs in Oklahoma, Texas, and possibly Kansas.</p> <p> <b>Comments.</b> This species is a relatively common eastern species with a large range. Although reported to occur in northern Mexico (Guzmán-Díaz 2014), the specimen imaged is incorrectly identified. Pilosity, sculpture, and lack of spongiform appendages separate this species from any smithistrumiform species, and I suspect it is <i>S. margaritae</i> from the visible characters in the image provided. Kansas specimens held at the SEMC were not examined but are left here as possible to that state. This species has been collected in a variety of forest habitats but most often in wet, heavily canopied bottomland forests nesting in moist litter and woody debris (AntWeb 2021).</p> <p> <b>Material examined:</b> USA, Oklahoma, Latimer Co., 34.835035, -95.31025, 224 m, 15-May-83, 6w 1dq, K. Stephan, [ABS]; USA, Texas, Lamar Co., Camp Maxey, Osmuda bog, 33.848745, -95.538077, 165 m, 25-Sep-03, malaise, Formicidae, 1aq, Godwin SF, (casent0799610)[DBBC]; USA, Texas, Nacogdoches Co., 12 miles southwest of Nacogdoches, 31.496515, -94.798552, 74 m, 13-Apr-84, 8w 2dq, Walter Suter, [ABS]; USA, Texas, Sabine Co., Hemphill, 14 Kilometers east of Hemphill, 31.339698, -93.707155, 96 m, 11-May-88, litter, 1w, R. Anderson, 12764, [TAMUIC]; USA, Texas, San Jacinto Co., Big Creek Scenic Area, 30.511358, -95.09486, 74 m, 13- Nov-96, berlese, litter, 15w, J.L. Cook & J.B. Martin, [DBBC]; USA, Texas, Titus Co., Bob Sandlin State Park, 33.06135, -95.098737, 110 m, 18-Jun-09, nest in log, mixed hardwood forest, 5w, W.&E. Mackay, Mackay #23254, (casent0875751)[DBBC]; USA, Texas, Walker Co., Huntsville State Park, 30.620904, -95.522363, 135 m, 30- Sep-03, 1w, J.L. Cook & S. Clarke, [SHSU]; USA, Texas, Wood Co., 3.5 miles SW of Hainesville, 32.663324, -95.360107, 30-Apr-00, Berlese, Forest, 6w 1dq, E.G. Riley, (casent0799608)[DBBC].</p>Published as part of <i>Booher, Douglas B., 2021, The ant genus Strumigenys Smith, 1860 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in western North America North of Mexico, pp. 201-248 in Zootaxa 5061 (2)</i> on page 226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5061.2.1, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/5649379">http://zenodo.org/record/5649379</a>
Measurement of the ratio of branching fractions B(B0→K∗0γ )/B(B0s→φγ ) and the directCP asymmetry inB 0→K∗0γ
No full textThe ratio of branching fractions of the radiative B decays B0→K⁎0γ and B0s→ϕγ has been measured using an integrated luminosity of 1.0 fb−1 of pp collision data collected by the LHCb experiment at a centre-of-mass energy of s√=7TeV. The value obtained is
B(B0→K⁎0γ)B(B0s→ϕγ)=1.23±0.06(stat.)±0.04(syst.)±0.10(fs/fd),
where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second is the experimental systematic uncertainty and the third is associated with the ratio of fragmentation fractions fs/fd. Using the world average value for B(B0→K⁎0γ), the branching fraction B(B0s→ϕγ) is measured to be (3.5±0.4)×10−5.
The direct CP asymmetry in B0→K⁎0γ decays has also been measured with the same data and found to be
ACP(B0→K⁎0γ)=(0.8±1.7(stat.)±0.9(syst.))%.
Both measurements are the most precise to date and are in agreement with the previous experimental results and theoretical expectations
Surviving global warming: why eliminating greenhouse gases isn't enough/ Roger A. Sedjo.
No full textIncludes bibliographical references and index.This provocative and important overview of the challenges of and possible approaches to climate change by an expert and shared recipient of a Nobel Peace Prize is essential reading for policy makers, climate scientists, and lay persons alike. Though the Paris Agreement on climate change was a significant achievement, most authorities agree that its measures to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions will be insufficient to offset the forecasted increase in global warming. Even in the unlikely case of ideal compliance, the Earth will still experience major climate-driven damages. Given this reality, climate expert Roger A. Sedjo argues in this book that a Plan B is required. He makes a compelling case that doing more of the same, by focusing only on the mitigation plan of the Paris Agreement, will leave humanity increasingly vulnerable; instead, we must also begin planning adaptation strategies-Plan B-which enable societies to anticipate and protect against the worst effects of inevitable climate change. The author examines several areas where environmental damage could be severe. Sea-level rise is a major concern and measures could be, and in some cases are now being, undertaken to protect coastal areas. The author also addresses the need for more robust action to ward off the likely decline in agricultural productivity, destruction of forests and biodiversity, and the impact of natural catastrophes like hurricanes made worse by climate change. In addition, he considers geo-engineering strategies, such as atmospheric reflectivity, which may play a role in lessening the impact of global warming.Introduction. Climate change : where are we now? -- Al Gore and the greenhouse gas theory : Plan A -- Natural climate change : GHGs are not the whole answer -- Plan A, mitigation : a bridge too far? -- Plan B, the adaptation solution -- Adaptation through reflectivity and geoengineering -- The politics of adaptation vs. mitigation -- "Plan B" as insurance -- Where from here? : next steps as well as summary and conclusions.1 online resourc
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