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A HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTION ANALYSIS OF FUELWOOD DEMAND IN RHODE ISLAND
No full textA model analyzing household substitution of fuelwood for other heating fuels is needed to clarify the relationship between energy prices and patterns of forest resource utilization. This paper employs the household production methodology to model fuelwood demand in Rhode Island. Data from a cross-sectional survey of 515 households are employed to test a discrete-choice model of household participation in wood-burning and a four-equation system modeling household production of heat and aesthetic benefits from fuelwood and stove capital. Control of selection bias via inclusion of an appropriate instrument allows analysis of aggregate demands. Some broad policy prescriptions applicable to the Northeast generally are presented.Resource /Energy Economics and Policy,
POTENTIAL WATER USE CONFLICTS GENERATED BY IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE IN RHODE ISLAND
No full textThis study constructs a simulation model to evaluate the potential for conflict among residential and agricultural users of water in southern Rhode Island. The model estimates the profitability of irrigation and turf farms and projects the total use and the economic value of irrigation water. The results indicate that the economic value of irrigation water compares favorably with current residential water prices in the area. In addition, substantial demand for irrigation water is projected. Given current rates of growth in turf acreage and residential water use, there appears to be a significant potential for conflict, particularly given the absence of well developed institutions for allocating water among users.Resource /Energy Economics and Policy,
The Rhode Island State House
No full textWork on the Rhode Island State House began in 1892, the design being awarded to McKim, Mead & White, the winners of a competition judged by The Board of State House Commissioners under the advice of A. D. F. Hamlin, Richard Morris Hunt, and Alpheus C. Morse. Prior to it\u27s completion, Rhode Island used a rotation system in which the governor and legislature would move between different state houses, at one time including as many as five. By the later half of the 19th century, only the Old Providence State House and the Newport Colony House were used. This view, taken from the Francis and Gaspee Street perspective, clearly presents McKim, & Mead & Whites American Renaissance design, which incorporated Renaissance and Classical design elements in rejection of Victorian era designs, which McKim felt were gaudy and whose ornamentation he felt was idiosyncratic.https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/ri_architecture/1006/thumbnail.jp
Giardia duodenalis cysts of genotype a recovered from clams in the Chesapeake Bay subestuary, Rhode River
No full textFilter-feeding molluscan shellfish can concentrate zoonotic and anthroponotic waterborne pathogens. Cysts of Giardia sp. were detected by immunofluorescent antibodies in tissues of the clams Macoma balthica and M. mitchelli from Rhode River, a Chesapeake Bay (Maryland) subestuary. Molecular tests identified the cysts as Giardia duodenalis Genotype A, the most common genotype recovered from humans. Macoma clams are burrowers in mud or sandy- mud substrata and preferentially feed on the surface sediment layer. Waterborne Giardia cysts settle rapidly to the bottom in slow-moving waters and contaminate the sediment. Macoma clams do not have economic value, but can serve as biologic indicators of sediment contamination with Giardia sp. cysts of public health importance. These clams can be used for sanitary assessment of water quality
An Analysis of Occupational Burn Injuries in Rhode Island: Workers' Compensation Claims 1998-2002
No full textBackground - upational burns have been determined to be a serious public health concern. The analysis of workplace risks and risk factors associated with burns are critical to developing effective interventions in the future. Methods - This study examined accepted Rhode Island workers' compensation claims (n = 5,619) from 1998 to 2002 to assess the rates and risks of occupational burns. Employment data from the Department of Labor's Current Population Survey (CPS) was used for the estimation of claim rates and shift analyses. Results - The overall burn rate was estimated to be 24.3 per 10,000 workers. The claim rate for workers under 25 years of age was almost double that for all other age groups. The average per-claim disability duration for claims requiring indemnity was 167.9 days and average annual total cost of claims was $1,010,166. The highest claim rate identified was for workers in food service occupations and an increased risk was found for chemical burns among evening and night shift workers. Conclusions - Increased interventions are needed to reduce occupational burns in work settings. Particular diligence should be should address occupational burn hazards in restaurant establishments, and preventative measures aimed at young employees and late shift workers.
Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
No full textMap shows counties, railroads, cities and towns in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Inset: [Map of the vicinity of Boston]. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,014,000]
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No full textTimeline of African American history in Rhode Island from 1696 to 1970, including introduction and abolition of slavery, establishment and development of African American churches, notable African Americans, and African American firsts in Rhode Island
Legacy of Service: 50 Years of Public Service to the Luso-American Community and the State of Rhode Island
No full textInitiated by the research of Former RI General Treasurer Paul J. Tavares, the Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies at Rhode Island College has undertaken this oral history project to document the public service of Luso-Americans in Rhode Island. This project begins with the story of fifty continuous years of service in which Portuguese-Americans have held the Senate District Seat representing all or part of East Providence. The five senators of this district, Associate Justice Gilbert T. Rocha, Senator and President Pro Tempore William A. Castro, Senator and President Pro Tempore John F. Correia, Former General Treasurer Paul J. Tavares and Senator Daniel DaPonte, share with us their insights about the evolution of their community and public service over the last fifty years
Skirting the Law: Women and the Legal System in Early Rhode Island
No full textThis article, by Elaine F. Crane of Fordham University, examines gender inequities in 17th century Rhode Island and how women sometimes circumvented the legal system to enhance their roles in society. It outlines the most basic provisions of the impact of common law on women and explains how women “skirted” the gendered inequities of that tradition. Crane’s conclusions apply not only to Rhode Island, but to the entire region of New England
Did Plant Patents Create the American Rose?
No full textThe Plant Patent Act of 1930 was the first step towards creating property rights for biological innovation: it introduced patent rights for asexually-propagated plants. This paper uses data on plant patents and registrations of new varieties to examine whether the Act encouraged innovation. Nearly half of all plant patents between 1931 and 1970 were for roses. Large commercial nurseries, which began to build mass hybridization programs in the 1940s, accounted for most of these patents, suggesting that the new intellectual property rights may have helped to encourage the development of a commercial rose breeding industry. Data on registrations of newly-created roses, however, yield no evidence of an increase in innovation: less than 20 percent of new roses were patented, European breeders continued to create most new roses, and there was no increase in the number of new varieties per year after 1931.
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