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The Mason Water Forum
No full textThe Mason Water Forum (MWF) is an interdisciplinary effort formed to foster communication, collaboration, research and education on the science and policy of water related issues. Our goal is to increase communication and collaboration between GMU undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff, researchers, 4-VA Alliance Universities, K-12 schools, agencies, other institutions of higher learning and the public. The initiative began with a meeting of students and faculty during the fall 2013 semester. Ideas were proposed for activities and actions. It was decided that a monthly seminar could help showcase GMU water related research and a listserve could help share water related events and opportunities.Three members of the MWF applied for a 4-VA Innovation Grant. This grant funded two graduate students and one undergraduate student to help establish the Mason Water Forum. Seminars, a listserve, Water Awareness Month activities and a Mason Water Forum webpage have been undertaken by these students. Planning is underway for a fall semester Water Research Symposium, summer field trips, and outreach to undergraduates and to 4-VA partner institutions. This poster will feature activities to date and future plans. The presenters welcome ideas and input for the MWF's support of participants' research and educational goals
Future Forward: Designing Innovative Learning Spaces at Mason
No full textInnovative learning is one of the goals of Masonââ¬â¢s strategic plan. As part of reaching this goal, we are creating multiple flexible, learning-centered classrooms and informal spaces as opportunities arise. This poster showcases some of the newest learning spaces that have been designed or redesigned at Mason, including our Mason Innovation Exchange, or M.I.X.@InnovationHall. The role of the university-wide Learning Environments Group, or LEG, is also highlighted in support of this work
An Agent-Based Spatially Explicit Epidemiological Model in MASON
No full textThis paper outlines the design and implementation of an agent-based epidemiological simulation system. The system was implemented in the MASON toolkit, a set of Java-based agent-simulation libraries. This epidemiological simulation system is robust and extensible for multiple applications, including classroom demonstrations of many types of epidemics and detailed numerical experimentation on a particular disease. The application has been made available as an applet on the MASON web site, and as source code on the author\'s web site.Epidemiology, Social Networks, Agent-Based Simulation, MASON Toolkit
Joshua Davis: Author of Spare Parts
No full textCitation: K-State First (2016). Joshua Davis: Author of Spare Parts [Flier]. Manhattan, Kansas: K-State First.Flyer advertising Joshua Davis's author talk at Kansas State University
Collaborating Across Disciplines and the Commonwealth: Engaging Students in Community-Based Learning
No full textThe School Environmental Action Showcase is in its fifth year at George Mason University. This event may be the largest STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) showcase in Virginia. Seven hundred youth, from kindergarten through high school, present their environmentally oriented research at Masonââ¬â¢s Center for the Arts in April.àThe Mason leader, a science professor, has coordinated with a communication faculty member to support SEAS.àSEAS àis funded by the 4VA Wind and Watershed partnership.àIt also includes faculty and students in a James Madison University course, community NGOs, dozens of regional K-12 schools,àstate and federal agencies,àMason admissions and sustainability offices, public officials, and student volunteers.àYouth present projects such as planting radishes to improve the cleanliness of Virginia waters and designing wind turbines to increase energy production.àThis proposed lightning talk will share highlights, Mason studentsââ¬â¢ feedback, and lessons learned about teaming across disciplines
Mason, K J, NX43094
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/401976Surname: MASON. Given Name(s) or Initials: K J. Military Service Number or Last Known Location: NX43094. Missing, Wounded and Prisoner of War Enquiry Card Index Number: 25357.221622
Item: [2016.0049.34269] "Mason, K J, NX43094
Data for: Modelling the global economic consequences of a major African swine fever outbreak in China
No full textGlobal model results of simulated shocks to pork production in China used in Mason-D'Croz et al (2020) to assess potential impacts of an African Swine Fever outbreak in China on the global food system. The scenarios explored a range of production shocks (20-80 percent), as well as sensitivity analysis around different assumptions on consumer responses. The results were simulated in a coupled bioeconomic modelling suite which included IMPACT, a global partial equilibrium model of the agriculture sector, and GLOBE, a global general equilibrium model of the full economy.
Full analysis of these scenarios is available in Mason-D'Croz et al. (2020) published in Nature Food.
Data available for download include:
- Extended model results for IMPACT and GLOBE (Model Results Supplementary Data...)
- Data underlying figures in Mason-D'Croz et al. (Published figures...)
How to cite:
Please cite both the mendeley dataset and the primary analysis
Mason-D'Croz, D., J.R. Bogard, M. Herrero, S. Robinson, T.B. Sulser, K. Wiebe, D. Willenbockel, and H.C.J. Godfray (2020). "Modelling the global economic consequences of a major African swine fever outbreak in China". Nature Food.
Mason-D'Croz, D., J.R. Bogard, M. Herrero, S. Robinson, T.B. Sulser, K. Wiebe, D. Willenbockel, and H.C.J. Godfray (2020). “Data for: Modelling the global economic consequences of a major African swine fever outbreak in China”, Mendeley Data, VX, doi: 10.17632/zgrngg5hp5.
Steven Johnson Author Talk Poster
No full textK-State Book NetworkA poster advertising an author talk by Steven Johnson at Kansas State University on September 3, 2014. Steven Johnson's book "The Ghost Map" was the 2014-2015 common book
K-eccentricity and absolute k-centrum of a probabilistic Tree
No full textThe k-eccentricity evaluated at a point x of a graph G is the sum of the (weighted) distances from x to the k vertices farthest from it. The k-centrum is the set of vertices for which the k-eccentricity is a minimum. The concept of k-centrum includes, as a particular case, that of center and that of centroid (or median) of a graph. The absolute k-centrum is the set of points (not necessarily vertices) for which the k-eccentricity is a minimum. In this paper it will be proven that, for a weighted tree, both deterministic and probabilistic, the k-eccentricity is a convex function and that the absolute k-centrum is a connected set and is contained in an elementary path. Hints will be given for the construction of an algorithm to find the k-centrum and the absolute k-centrum
Data for: Modelling the global economic consequences of a major African swine fever outbreak in China
No full textGlobal model results of simulated shocks to pork production in China used in Mason-D'Croz et al (2020) to assess potential impacts of an African Swine Fever outbreak in China on the global food system. The scenarios explored a range of production shocks (20-80 percent), as well as sensitivity analysis around different assumptions on consumer responses. The results were simulated in a coupled bioeconomic modelling suite which included IMPACT, a global partial equilibrium model of the agriculture sector, and GLOBE, a global general equilibrium model of the full economy. Full analysis of these scenarios is available in Mason-D'Croz et al. (2020) published in Nature Food.Data available for download include:- Extended model results for IMPACT and GLOBE (Model Results Supplementary Data...)- Data underlying figures in Mason-D'Croz et al. (Published figures...)How to cite:Please cite both the mendeley dataset and the primary analysisMason-D'Croz, D., J.R. Bogard, M. Herrero, S. Robinson, T.B. Sulser, K. Wiebe, D. Willenbockel, and H.C.J. Godfray (2020). "Modelling the global economic consequences of a major African swine fever outbreak in China". Nature Food.Mason-D'Croz, D., J.R. Bogard, M. Herrero, S. Robinson, T.B. Sulser, K. Wiebe, D. Willenbockel, and H.C.J. Godfray (2020). “Data for: Modelling the global economic consequences of a major African swine fever outbreak in China”, Mendeley Data, VX, doi: 10.17632/zgrngg5hp5.
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