2,705 research outputs found
Making a market for Miscanthus: Can new contract designs solve the biofuel investment hold-up problem?
No full textWe present designs for optimal contracts to solve the investment hold-up problem for perennial crops for the biofuel industry. A fixed-price contract is ex-ante efficient but renegotiation-proof for a limited range of discount parameters. A perfectly- indexed contract is both renegotiation-proof and ex-post efficient. Provided long-run land prices are stationary, the expected cost for both contracts converges to the long-run expected price of land for a risk-neutral farmer.Biofuels, Miscanthus, contract theory, industrial organization, renegotiation-proof contract, Marketing,
sj-pdf-1-mrj-10.1177_00222437221126917 - Supplemental material for Feeling Good or Feeling Right: Sustaining Negative Emotion After Exposure to Human Suffering
No full textSupplemental material, sj-pdf-1-mrj-10.1177_00222437221126917 for Feeling Good or Feeling Right: Sustaining Negative Emotion After Exposure
to Human Suffering by Stephanie C. Lin, Taly Reich and Tamar A. Kreps in Journal of Marketing Research</p
"“The modern Mulan of tech"": A critical analysis of Asian American women and their experiences in computer science"
No full textExisting research involving Asian American women in STEM explores the intersections of race/ethnicity, gender, and culture in regards to developing identity as a scientist. Many such studies focus on model minority stereotypes, racialized sexism, and familial expectations. This thesis will draw from prior research to investigate another axis of identity — field of study. Specifically, it will examine how Asian American women may be influenced by patterns of bias specific to the field of computer science. Investigating how Asian American women perceive and navigate intersections embodied by identity allows us to critically examine and improve the current climate of computer science. An analysis chapter on race and gender data in computing and STEM will address questions about representation and advancement of Asian American women in computing professions. Finally, this paper proposes culturally relevant pedagogy as an educational framework that could enhance the quality, diversity, and inclusivity of computer science education beyond the classroom.Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2021-09-16 without embargo termsThe student, Stephanie Lin, accepted the attached license on 2021-04-21 at 16:26.The student, Stephanie Lin, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2021-04-21 at 16:36.This Thesis was approved for publication on 2021-04-26 at 08:42.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #16481 on 2021-09-16 at 16:46:49Made available in DSpace on 2021-09-17T01:11:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2
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Previous issue date: 2021-04-2
Rejoinder to a Book Review
No full textIn Volume 12(3) 2023 Steven Kohm reviewed Just One Rain Away: The Ethnography of River-City Flood Control, by Stephanie C Kane.
Kohm S (2023) Review of Just One Rain Away: The Ethnography of River-City Flood Control, by Stephanie C Kane. International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 12(3): 127-129. https://doi.org/10.5204/ijcjsd.3043
In 2024, the author Stephanie C Kane responded to the book review via contact with the editors. In accordance with the Journal policies, the 'Author Reply to Review' and the 'Reviewers Reply to Author's Reply to Review' was published (6 June 2024)
Race, class, and early childhood education: a comparison of two different Chicago preschools
No full textWhile it is becoming increasingly recognized that early childhood education is a valuable part of the educational process, the methods used to teach young children are often ignored by government agencies and researchers touting the value of prekindergarten
programs. Although reforms may dictate that early childhood programs be more available to all children, the programs created to address low-income communities are often different than those in more affluent communities. Just as pedagogy differs
between affluent and low-income elementary and secondary schools, the pedagogy in low-income and affluent preschools is dissimilar. However, the work of some educational scholars suggests that low-income children—especially low-income minority children—require a more structured and directed pedagogy than their more affluent white peers. This is a duel case study of two schools using differing pedagogical approaches for low-income minority children, one progressive (Malaguzzi) and one traditional
(Woodlawn). Using a Bernsteinian theoretical framework, this study compares of two Head Start centers in high-minority Chicago neighborhoods to examine the effects of different pedagogic practices on the development of cognitive and non-cognitive skills of
young children. The study was conduced over a five month period in included observation of two classrooms (four classrooms) at each site, teacher and parent interviews, photo documentation, and pre and post testing of children. Pre and post testing showed that students at Malaguzzi had twice the level of
academic growth as students at Woodlawn. Observational data showed more consistent
academic growth at Malaguzzi than Woodlawn across more developmental areas. Children at both sites showed growth in pre-literacy and social/emotional skills, but the children at Malaguzzi also showed growth in problem solving and imagination—skills
that aid in abstract thought. Additionally, children at Malaguzzi were better behaved, having better internalized classrooms rules and expectations. While further study is needed on a broader scale, results from this study suggest that progressive early education programs have the potential to better prepare children for elementary school. Improved kindergarten preparation among low-income minority
children is an important step in closing the educational achievement gap. Child-directed progressive programs may better close the gap than teacher-directed traditional programs.Ph.D.Includes bibliographical referencesIncludes vitaby Stephanie C. Smit
sj-pdf-1-asu-10.1177_00031348221086800 – Supplemental Material for Surgery is Associated With Improved Overall Survival in Patients With Metastatic Gastric Cancer: A National Cancer Database Analysiss
No full textSupplemental Material sj-pdf-1-asu-10.1177_00031348221086800 for Surgery Is Associated With Improved Overall Survival in Patients With Metastatic Gastric Cancer: A National Cancer Database Analysis by Stephanie H. Greco, Joshua C. Chao, Nicole G. Heath, Yong Lin, Victor A. Gall, Miral S. Grandhi, Timothy J. Kennedy, Darren R. Carpizo, H. Richard Alexander, Russell C. Langan, and David A. August in The American Surgeon</p
Are You Marrying Someone from a Different Culture or Religion?
No full textIt was the author Paul Sweeney who penned, “A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance, and tenacity. The order varies for any given year.” Couples must make many adjustments as they learn to live with each other from year to year. When those adjustments include negotiating culture or religion, it adds another dimension to the process of trying to strengthen the relationship. This 7-page fact sheet was written by Stephanie C. Toelle and Victor W. Harris, and published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, September 2012.
FCS2321/FY1337: Are You Marrying Someone from a Different Culture or Religion? (ufl.edu
Functional quality control for human blood-based gene expression products
No full textReliable and robust gene expression data generated by microarrays or quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) is directly dependent upon use of high-quality input material, namely high caliber cDNA generated from intact, non-degraded RNA. Due to its labile nature, the integrity of RNA can be jeopardized at multiple points during sample collection, extraction, and storage, adversely affecting downstream gene expression data interpretation and discovery. Accurately assessing RNA and cDNA quality prior to gene expression analysis proves to be a critical step requiring a highly sensitive and specific quality control method. Existing industry-standard RNA quality control techniques rely on microcapillary electrophoresis, which provides an analytical assessment of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) integrity. While providing a gross evaluation of total RNA quality using rRNA as a surrogate, these methods fail to adequately predict the downstream functional performance of messenger RNA (mRNA), the class of RNA used to study gene expression. Conversely, real-time qPCR offers a sensitive functional quality control tool for evaluating mRNA integrity and predicting future performance on gene expression platforms by directly evaluating cDNA functionality. Design of tissue-specific assay panels targeting a select set of genes provides a focused and versatile solution, which is lacking in broad-spectrum microcapillary electrophoresis analysis methods. Furthermore, qPCR assays offer high-throughput laboratories and biorepositories an efficient and automatable quality control screening method. By taking advantage of regional degradation patterns of RNA, class prediction algorithms can be developed for individual assays to measure RNA quality as a function of the magnitude of deviation from an expected gene expression value, or CT value. By determining the degree of shift from an expected CT value for each assay in the panel, individual algorithm outputs can be collectively evaluated to determine an overall RNA quality score, allowing researchers to properly weight or exclude subpar samples from analysis. The following work describes the ongoing development of a novel functional quality control method for RNA samples extracted from human whole blood, consisting of a custom gene expression assay panel and complementary class prediction algorithms.M.S.Includes bibliographical referencesby Stephanie A. Frah
Internal waves and turbulence in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current
No full textAuthor Posting. © American Meteorological Society, 2013. This article is posted here by permission of American Meteorological Society for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Journal of Physical Oceanography 43 (2013): 259–282, doi:10.1175/JPO-D-11-0194.1.This study reports on observations of turbulent dissipation and internal wave-scale flow properties in a standing meander of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) north of the Kerguelen Plateau. The authors characterize the intensity and spatial distribution of the observed turbulent dissipation and the derived turbulent mixing, and consider underpinning mechanisms in the context of the internal wave field and the processes governing the waves’ generation and evolution.
The turbulent dissipation rate and the derived diapycnal diffusivity are highly variable with systematic depth dependence. The dissipation rate is generally enhanced in the upper 1000–1500 m of the water column, and both the dissipation rate and diapycnal diffusivity are enhanced in some places near the seafloor, commonly in regions of rough topography and in the vicinity of strong bottom flows associated with the ACC jets. Turbulent dissipation is high in regions where internal wave energy is high, consistent with the idea that interior dissipation is related to a breaking internal wave field. Elevated turbulence occurs in association with downward-propagating near-inertial waves within 1–2 km of the surface, as well as with upward-propagating, relatively high-frequency waves within 1–2 km of the seafloor. While an interpretation of these near-bottom waves as lee waves generated by ACC jets flowing over small-scale topographic roughness is supported by the qualitative match between the spatial patterns in predicted lee wave radiation and observed near-bottom dissipation, the observed dissipation is found to be only a small percentage of the energy flux predicted by theory. The mismatch suggests an alternative fate to local dissipation for a significant fraction of the radiated energy.SW acknowledges the support of the Grantham Institute for Climate Change, Imperial College London. ACNG acknowledges the support of a NERC Advanced Research
Fellowship (Grant NE/C517633/1). KLP acknowledges support from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
bridge support funds.2013-08-0
Sequence searching with deep-learnt depth for condition-and viewpoint-invariant route-based place recognition
No full textVision-based localization on robots and vehicles remains unsolved when extreme appearance change and viewpoint change are present simultaneously. The current state of the art approaches to this challenge either deal with only one of these two problems; for example FABMAP (viewpoint invariance) or SeqSLAM (appearanceinvariance), or use extensive training within the test environment, an impractical requirement in many application scenarios. In this paper we significantly improve the viewpoint invariance of the SeqSLAM algorithm by using state-of-the-art deep learning techniques to generate synthetic viewpoints. Our approach is different to other deep learning approaches in that it does not rely on the ability of the CNN network to learn invariant features, but only to produce good enough depth images from day-time imagery only. We evaluate the system on a new multi-lane day-night car dataset specifically gathered to simultaneously test both appearance and viewpoint change. Results demonstrate that the use of synthetic viewpoints improves the maximum recall achieved at 100% precision by a factor of 2.2 and maximum recall by a factor of 2.7, enabling correct place recognition across multiple road lanes and significantly reducing the time between correct localizations¹Michael Milford, Stephanie Lowry, Niko Sunderhauf, Sareh Shirazi, Edward Pepperell, Ben Upcroft Chunhua Shen, Guosheng Lin, Fayao Liu, Cesar Cadena, Ian Rei
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