211 research outputs found
A case study analysis of horse riding and its management in a peri-urban setting
No full textThe demand for different recreational activities in national parks and peri-urban reserves – including horse riding – has increased. Horse riding has been found to be more damaging to the surrounding environment than other recreational activities such as walking. Typical impacts include trampling of vegetation, deepening and widening of trails, spread of weeds and pathogens, and compaction of the soil. Common management techniques include site management and visitor management, but there is little knowledge about the success of these management techniques or if they are being implemented at all. This report documents a case study analysis of bridle trail management undertaken in peri-urban settings near Perth, Western Australia. It provides a simple, rapid assessment of trail condition, and makes recommendations for the ongoing sustainability of the trails
Reporting diversity: The representation of ethnic minorities in Australia's television current affairs programs
No full textA recent study of ethnic diversity in Australia's television news showed that diversity of race, culture and religion is largely absent from the news services, unless people from ethnic minorities are posing a social problem of some kind. A parallel study of Australia's nightly current affairs programs has yielded similar results: like news, they represent Australia as an 'Anglo' nation. When ethnic minorities are featured, they tend to occupy peripheral roles, and where they are allowed a central role, it is usually to be shown as threatening and menacing to the Anglo mainstream. The industry codes of practice explicitly state the standards that should apply in reporting on race, culture and religion, yet only the public broadcaster, the ABC, follows the guidelines in the representation of diversity. The reporting practices on the commercial stations deliberately or unwittingly encourage a sense of racial hierarchy in which the Anglo dominates
The Quantity Theory of Money is Valid. The New Keynesians are Wrong!
No full textWe test the quantity theory of money (QTM) using a novel approach and a large new sample. We do not follow the usual approach of first differentiating the logarithm of the Cambridge equation to obtain an equation relating the growth rate of real GDP, the growth rate of money and inflation. These variables must then again be ‘integrated’ by averaging in order to obtain stable relationships. Instead we suggest a much simpler procedure for testing directly the stability of the coefficient of the Cambridge equation. For 125 countries and post-war data we find the coefficient to be surprisingly stable. We do not select for high inflation episodes as was done in most empirical studies; inflation rates do not even appear in our data set.
Much work supporting the QTM has been done by economic historians and at the University of Chicago by Milton Friedman and his associates. The QTM was a foundation stone of the monetarist revolution. Subsequently belief in it waned. The currently dominant New Keynesian School, implicitly or explicitly denies the validity of the QTM. We survey this history and argue that the QTM is valid and New Keynesians are wrong
OIMB Term Photo: Fall 1996
No full textFall 1996
Back Row: Jeremiah Johnson, Lee Lebow, Barbara Butler, Larry Draper, Forrest Durham, David Hering, Jason Wiggins, Jeff Von Kienast, Matt Johnson, Mike Mader, Alan Shanks, Michael Lipsen, Lynda Shapiro, Kraig Slack, Karen Dumler, Theresa McEvoy, Curtis Roegner.
4th Row: Laura Verhegge, Christa Williams, Rian Hooff, Andrew Arnsberg, Erik Stromberg, Margie Ryan.
3rd Row: Erin Phillips, Pete Manka, Damion Marx, Geoffrey Smick, Nora Terwilliger, Pat Hatzel, Trish Mace, Richard Emlet, Nancy Diâ Ana.
2nd Row: Colin Milligan, Heather Brandon, Gabriel McKeon, Alison Pattee, Sarah Huntington, Janeene Touchton, Amy Moran, Susan Bassham, Steve Sadro, Jan Hodder, Rick Cowlishaw.
Front Row: Deborah Zierten, Abigail Burgess, Kristin Morgan
Controlling inflation after Bretton Woods: an analysis based on policy objectives
No full textThis paper reviews the inflation experience in the post-Bretton Woods era in the context of alternative central bankobjectives. It summarizes research on inflation-targeting issues, especially those associated with stabilizing the price level. Generally, inflation-targeting schemes do not provide a nominal anchor unless the central bank is focusing strictly on theinflation target and ignoring unemployment and the business cycle. Research summarized in this article suggests that themost important step a central bank can take to improve policy is to decide on a long-term path for the price level. Being explicit about the desired path for the price level not only reduces inflation variability at all horizons, but also gives the policymaker more flexibility to pursue output stabilization goals.Inflation (Finance) ; Monetary policy
Projects in Geospatial Data Analysis: Spring 2015
No full textThis document contains semester projects for students in CSCI 4380/7000 Geospatial Data Analysis (GSA). The course explores the technical aspects of programmatic geospatial data analysis with a focus on GIS concepts, custom GIS programming, analytical and statistical methods, and open source tools and frameworks
Projects in Geospatial Data Analysis: Spring 2015
No full textThis document contains semester projects for students in CSCI 4380/7000 Geospatial Data Analysis (GSA). The course explores the technical aspects of programmatic geospatial data analysis with a focus on GIS concepts, custom GIS programming, analytical and statistical methods, and open source tools and frameworks
"A veritable Augustus": the life of John Winthrop Hackett, newspaper proprietor, politician and philanthropist (1848-1916)
No full textIrish-born Sir John Winthrop Hackett (1848-1916) achieved substantial political and social standing in Western Australia through his editorship and part-ownership of the West Australian newspaper, his position as a Legislative Council member and as a layman in the Anglican Church. The thesis illustrates his strong commitment to numerous undertakings, including his major role in the establishment of Western Australia's first University.
This thesis will argue that whatever Hackett attempted to achieve in Western Australia, his philosophy can be attributed to his Irish Protestant background including his student days at Trinity College Dublin. After arriving in Australia in 1875 and teaching at Trinity College Melbourne until 1882, his ambitions took him to Western Australia where he aspired to be accepted and recognised by the local establishment. He was determined that his achievements would not only be acknowledged by his contemporaries, but also just as importantly be remembered in posterity. After a failed attempt to run a sheep station, he found success as part-owner and editor of the West Australian newspaper.
Outside of his business interests, Hackett’s commitment to the Anglican Church was unflagging. At the same time, he was instrumental in bringing about the abolition of state aid to church schools in Western Australia, which he saw as advantaging the Roman Catholic Church. He was a Legislative Council member for 25 years during which time he used his editorship of the West Australian, to campaign successfully on a number of social, industrial and economic issues ranging from divorce reform to the provision of economic infrastructure. As a delegate to the National Australasian Conventions he continually strove to improve the conditions under which Western Australia would join Federation. His crowning achievement was to establish the state’s first university, which he also generously provided for in his will. One of the most influential men in Western Australian history, his career epitomised the energy and ambition of the well-educated immigrant
Iowa History and Culture : A Bibliography of Materials Published Between 1952 and 1986, 1989
No full textThis bibliography was compiled by two reference librarians, Patricia Dawson and David Hudson with the goal of making it easier of tracking down material on Iowa history and culture. This supplements the Iowa History Reference Guide published in 1952 by William Petersen
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
No full textIntroductionDespite the effectiveness of oral PrEP for HIV prevention, knowledge and uptake of this new prevention intervention over time has not been fully studied. Using NHBS data from two urban areas highly impacted by HIV, we examined awareness, use, and willingness to use daily oral PrEP and factors associated with willingness to take oral PrEP among MSM over time.MethodsMSM from Washington, DC and Miami, FL were recruited in 2011 and 2014 using venue-based sampling. Participants completed behavioral surveys and HIV testing. Awareness, use, and willingness to use oral PrEP were examined. Demographic and behavioral correlates of being \u201cvery likely\u201d to use PrEP in 2011 and 2014 were assessed.ResultsPrEP awareness increased from 2011 to 2014 in both cities (DC: 39.1% to 73.8%;Miami: 19.4% to 41.2%), but use remained low in 2014 (DC: 7.7%;Miami: 1.4%). Being very likely to use PrEP decreased over time in DC (61% to 48%), but increased in Miami (48% to 60%). In DC, minority race was associated with increased odds of being very likely to use PrEP, while a reduced odds of being very likely to use PrEP was observed for MSM with 1 or 2-5 partners versus having 6+ partners. In Miami, a higher proportion of White versus Hispanic MSM reported being very likely to use PrEP in 2011, but this observation was reversed in 2014.ConclusionGeographic differences in awareness, use, and willingness to use PrEP indicate that innovative strategies are needed to educate MSM about this effective prevention strategy.P30 AI117970/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United StatesP30 MH043520/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United StatesU1B PS003261/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHS/United State
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