600 research outputs found
Strategic Communications for Influence: Lessons From the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Its KIDS COUNT Initiative
No full text· This article describes how the Annie E. Casey Foundation is using the KIDS COUNT Network in a new way: as a strategic communications tool in its focused efforts toward policy change, broad social change, and improved conditions for vulnerable children and families. An outcome map illustrates links between this strategy and the intended outcomes.
· Case illustrations of KIDS COUNT grantee activities surrounding the release of the 2008 KIDS COUNT Data Book describe the efforts of grantees in six states where the quantity and quality of media coverage surrounding the national data book reflected the kind of coverage that Casey believes will help achieve its desired outcomes.
· Strategic communications approaches such as relationships with journalists, use of locally relevant information, use of locally relevant media advocacy strategies, good preparation, and a solution orientation were present in states demonstrating desirable media coverage.
· Prescribing specific communications tactics matters less than supporting the network’s general capacity to engage in year-round strategic communications approaches to create conditions (e.g., reputations, relationships) that will contribute to successful media advocacy related to a specific event such as the release of the national data book
Dark winter: how the sun is causing a 30-year cold spell
No full textClimate change has been a perplexing problem for years. In Dark Winter, author John L. Casey, a former White House national space policy advisor, NASA headquarters consultant, and space shuttle engineer tells the truth about ominous changes taking place in the climate and the Sun. Casey's research into the Sun's activity, which began almost a decade ago, resulted in discovery of a solar cycle that is now reversing from its global warming phase to that of dangerous global cooling for the next thirty years or more. This new cold climate will dramatically impact the world's citizens. In Dark Win
Master planned communities and the re-formation of cities for health and wellbeing
No full textMaster planned estates are a common feature of modern cities. This paper explores residents’ social practices to reveal connections between spatial and social features, daily routines and health and wellbeing.
AbstractMaster planned communities (MPCs) are designed to give residents a ‘complete living experience’ including access to educational facilities, shopping centres and parks. Although MPCs aspire to be suburban utopias much research focuses on identifying negative outcomes to reinforce notions that dreams of utopian futures are rarely realised. However, as a dynamic form of city re-formation, MPCs create an opportunity to ‘get it right’ by putting into practice lessons learnt from the past and principles of best practice planning. Selandra Rise is an MPC in Melbourne, Australia that has been designed to maximise the health and wellbeing of residents. Key elements incorporate access to nature, open space for physical activity, diverse housing, access to education, public transport, a local town centre and a focus on generating employment.
This paper presents the details of a study designed to measure the role of built, natural, social and economic environments in the health and wellbeing of residents, taking account of the key design features listed. Using a social practice approach rather than taking an individual behavioural stance, the research focuses on households as a unit of study to reveal the connection between spatial and social features, daily routines and health and wellbeing. The paper presents the methods, outlines findings to date, and reflects on potential policy implications for creating neighbourhoods and cities to improve social and physical health.
Presented at the International Making Cities Livable Conference –20-24 May, 2012, Portland, Oregon US
Leadership Development in the Social Sector: A Framework for Supporting Strategic Investments
No full text· While much of the research on leadership and leadership development has historically studied private sector settings, recent work has begun to build knowledge about leaders in public and community settings.
· New models of leadership, including collective leadership, are being developed and implemented by foundations.
· A framework for identifying the level of intervention (individual, team, organization, network, or system) and the level of impact (individual, team, organization, community, or field of policy and practice) is proposed as a tool for more strategic investing in leadership development
Chemical assessment during cleanup of the Thala Valley tip site, Casey Station, 2002/2003-2003/2004
No full textProgress Code: completedChemical assessment data for selected heavy metals determined for the abandoned waste disposal site at Thala Valley, Casey Station, over two seasons (pre- and during cleanup).<br/><br/>2002-03 summer: assessment of site, method testing <br/>* samples TV001 to TV073 <br/>* spatial data determined using electronic theodolite <br/>* total metals by XRF (mg/kg dry soil) <br/>* leachable metals by TCLP/flame-AAS (mg/L extract) - independent analysis of leachates by ICP-MS (CSL) <br/>* total metals data for Thala Valley tip fines standard (mg/kg dry soil) - ICP-MS of total digest and XRF (UTas SES-CODES), ICP-OES of aqua regia digest (DPIWE AST) 2003-04 summer: site assessment (limited), site validation after remediation, classification of excavated waste for disposal <br/>* site samples (TVS001 to TVS038) <br/>* spatial data determined using theodolite <br/>* waste container samples for excavated waste (TVC****) <br/>* total metals by XRF (mg/kg dry soil) - independent analysis of sample sub-set: ICP-OES of aqua regia digests (mg/kg) <br/>* leachable metals by TCLP/flame-AAS (mg/L extract) - independent analysis by ICP-OES of sub-set of leachates, mg/L (DPIWE-AST) - independent TCLP/ICP-OES of sub-set of soil samples, mg/L (DPIWE-AST
The evolution of black neighborhoods since Kerner
No full textArticle published in: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences Volume 4, Number 6, October 2018This article studies the evolution of African American neighborhoods since the publication of the groundbreaking
Kerner Commission report in 1968. We first examine how black and riot-affected neighborhoods
evolved in four representative cities—Detroit, Newark, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C.—during this period.
Among black neighborhoods in these cities, we find that black neighborhoods not directly affected by
riots fare better but trend similar to those that were. Notably, a number of disparities the commission identified
as policy priorities—such as relatively lower income, higher poverty, and higher unemployment—persist
despite declines in racist attitudes, extreme segregation, and an increased suburbanization of blacks.
Fifty years after its publication, these findings suggest that the concerns of the Kerner Commission report
remain relevant
Ligyrodes (Anagrylius) Casey 1915
No full textSubgenus Anagrylius Casey, 1915 revised status Anagrylius Casey 1915: 204 (as subgenus). Type species: Heteronychus tumulosus Burmeister, 1847 by monotypy. Description. (n = 225). Length 13.2–18.8 mm. Humeral width 6.2–9.0 mm. Head: Clypeus trapezoidal (Fig. 1D). Apical clypeal teeth transverse to conical, widely separated. Ocular canthus rounded; without ventral or dorsal setae. Frons with 2 tumescences (Fig. 1D). Mentum subrectangular (Fig. 2A), slightly narrowed at apex; apical margin with long, dense setae. Mentum and ligula separated by a suture (Fig. 2A). Ligula wide; covered with long, dense setae; ligular lobes not fused, with a narrow emargination. Maxillar apical palpomere 1.5–1.7 times longer than the second. Maxilla with galea subrectangular (2 times longer than wide), with 6 teeth (Fig. 3A). Mandible tridentate (2 apical acute teeth and 1 lateral acute to rounded lobe); tooth 1 narrower than tooth 2. Labrum rectangular (2.5 times wider than long); apex straight to slightly bilobed, with long, dense setae. Antenna with 10 antennomeres, club long (1.5 times longer than antennomeres 2–7). Pronotum: Apical marginal bead complete.Apex with an inconspicuous, rounded tubercle and a small narrow, concavity. Elytra: Inner surface of apex with transverse small tubercles forming 160–166 parallel lines. Wings: RA with dense, large peg-like setae on medial ventral region (Fig. 7B, D); with peg-like setae on dorsal surface. Edge of RA 3 with dense setae. Abdomen: Apex of tergite IV with short, transverse, parallel carinae. Sternite VIII emarginate in male; entire in female. Propygidium without stridulatory area. Venter: Prosternum convex. Propleura with long, sparse setae on anterior and posterior surfaces, setae on medial surface shorter and sparser. Apex of prosternal process spherical to flat, with dense setae, not covering all the surface. Metepisternum with incomplete carina; inner surface punctate, with long setae, outer surface homogeneously, glabrous. Metasternum with large, deep, confluent punctures; with long setae, denser on anterior corners. Legs: Male protarsi simple; inner claw simple. Protibia tridentate, teeth equidistant (Fig. 11C). Apical margin of mesotibia and metatibia crenulate (Fig. 12C, I). Female genitalia: Subcoxite 2 times wider than long. Coxite subquadrate (as long as wide); surface strongly concave. Subcoxite wider and shorter than coxite (Fig. 13C). Male genitalia: Phallobase 1.6 times longer than parameres. Parameres without dorsal teeth, with or without a small apical ventral tooth. Internal sac with copulatory lamellae; lamellar spiny belt long; a large accessory lamella with flat base and a thick acute projection (Fig. 21C). Diagnosis. Clypeus trapezoidal, apex with 2 conical to transverse small teeth (Fig. 1D). Antennal club long. Mentum subrectangular, separated from the ligula by a suture (Fig. 2A). Ligula wide; covered with long, dense setae; ligular lobes not fused, with a narrow emargination. Galea with 6 teeth (Fig. 3A). Pronotum with apical marginal bead complete and slightly elevated at middle to shape an inconspicuous tubercle, fovea reduced to a narrow, small concavity. Male protarsi simple. Protibia tridentate, teeth equidistant. Apical margin of mesotibia and metatibia crenulate (Fig. 12C, I). Internal sac of aedeagus with copulatory lamella, with a long lamellar spiny belt (Fig. 21C); accessory lamella with flat base and a thick acute projection (T-shaped) (Fig. 21C). Surface of coxite strongly concave (Fig. 13C). Stridulatory apparatus consisting of a diagonal line of transverse, short carinae on apex of sternite IV and apical inner surface of elytra with transverse, small tubercle forming parallel lines. Composition. Ligyrus (Anagrylius) cuniculus and L. (Anagrylius) moroni. Geographic distribution. The genus is found in the Caribbean from the Atlantic Coast of Brazil, along the northern coast of South America, the West Indies, Belize, Mexico, and southern Florida in the United States. Taxonomic remarks. Casey (1915) described Anagrylius as a subgenus of Ligyrus to include L. tumulosus, which was different in the following respects: bidentate maxilla, clypeal teeth more separate, and head larger. The author did not dissect completely the mouth parts as the maxilla has not two but six teeth. Prell (1937) described Ligyrus (Anagrylius) cicatricosus in this subgenus, but Anagrylius was not considered valid by Endrödi (1969) or other recent authors. Key to the species of the subgenus Anagrylius 1 Apical angles of clypeus rounded; clypeal teeth triangular to transverse. First and second apical teeth of mandible equal in size and not joined each other. Parameres with parallel sides, without ventral teeth (Figs. 15D, 17D)................................................................................... Ligyrus (Anagrylius) cuniculus (Fabricius, 1801) - Apical angles of clypeus acute; clypeal teeth conical (Fig. 1D). First apical tooth of mandible small and joined to the second. Parameres with parallel sides and a small apical ventral tooth each side (Figs. 15E, 17E)............................................................................... Ligyrus (Anagrylius) moroni (López-García & Deloya, 2019)Published as part of López-García, Margarita M. & Deloya, Cuauhtémoc, 2022, Cladistic analysis reveals polyphyly of Tomarus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae): new classification and taxonomic revision, pp. 1-119 in Zootaxa 5211 (1) on pages 24-25, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5211.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/734500
Nyssodrysina Casey 1913
No full text<i>Nyssodrysina</i> Casey, 1913 <p> <i>Nyssodrysina cinerascens</i> (Bates, 1864)</p> <p> <i>Nyssodrys cinerascens</i> Bates, 1864: 151.</p> <p> <b>Remarks.</b> Bates (1864: 151) described <i>Nyssodrys cinerascens</i> (currently <i>Nyssodrysina cinerascens</i>) based on six specimens of both sexes. According to the author, it would be common in Pará, Brazil. Currently, the species is widely distributed in northern South America, in Amazonian regions. On the next page of the same work, Bates (1964: 152) described (in note) <i>Nyssodrys lignaria</i> (currently <i>Nyssodrysina lignaria</i> (Bates, 1864)). This last species was described based on a couple specimens from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Currently, this species occurs in the eastern littoral of Brazil (Atlantic Forest), in Paraguay and Argentina. Although the two species have disjunct distribution, they are extremely similar. Neither Bates (1984) nor other authors made any comparison between them, and in order to aid future identifications, we examined both species and we noticed some differences that we think are useful for separating them.</p> <p> <i>Nyssodrysina cinerascens</i> differs from <i>N. lignaria</i> by the posterior margin of the pronotum without punctures or with these sparsely distributed; by the elytra without longitudinal carinae and by scutellum sparsely pubescent. In <i>N. lignaria</i> the posterior margin of pronotum has a row of punctures (closely distributed); the elytra have carinae (or longitudinal elevations) and the scutellum presents a central area of contrasting whitish pubescence.</p> <p> <b>Geographical distribution:</b> Trinidad, Venezuela, French Guiana, Brazil (Amazonas, Pará).</p> <p> <b>Material examined.</b> COLOMBIA, Atlántico: Usiacurí, Reserva Campesina La Montaña, 260m, 10° 46′2,6′′ N 75° 0,2′34′′ W, 1 female, 15–16. II.2018, UV light-trap, García, K. col. (UARC); Bolívar: San Jacinto, Reserva La Flecha, 324 m, 09° 51′ 12,4′′ N 75° 10′ 41,4′′ W, 1 male, 16. II.2018, white light-trap, García, K. col. (UARC). <b>New country record.</b></p>Published as part of <i>García, Kimberly P., Nascimento, Oe. De L. & Hernandez, Neis José Martínez, 2019, A new species, new distribution records, and taxonomic notes in Lamiinae (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Colombia, pp. 363-372 in Zootaxa 4559 (2)</i> on page 365, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4559.2.9, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/2627039">http://zenodo.org/record/2627039</a>
An Innovative Approach to Schedule Management on the F/A-22 Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP): Demonstration of Critical Chain Project Management
No full textThis multiple-case-based dissertation contributes to the stream of literature on the organizational innovation process by examining Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) as an innovation with the potential to address an important schedule planning and execution performance gap in DOD weapon system development programs. The contextually different Integrated Product Team case studies in DOD's F/A-22 fighter aircraft weapons system acquisition program are: manufacturing assembly, manufacturing process, test operations, and supplier product development. Rich descriptions of the case studies are developed by the author, a senior Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company systems engineer in a role that merged participant, observer, change agent and champion (POCAC). Analysis distinguishes between Program and Operational levels of organizational structure and focuses on the innovation process through use of the author-designed Casey Hybrid Innovation Process (CHIP) model based on Rogers' stages heuristic.
Substantively, research demonstrates that in key areas of the F/A-22 program, proper application of the innovative Critical Chain Project Management process can generate and achieve development schedules sometimes substantially better than traditional approaches; improper application will lead to mixed results or rejection.
The research contributes to knowledge in the field of organizational innovation by demonstrating use of the CHIP model in the huge, geographically dispersed and extremely complex organization of the largest DOD weapon system acquisition program of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The research reflects Program leadership's important role in the top-down initiation and support of an innovation, even while choosing (by policy) not to force use at the Operational level. At the Operational level, details show that IPT implementations and results of the CCPM innovation vary.Ph. D
Correction to: Genetic variant predictors of gene expression provide new insight into risk of colorectal cancer (Human Genetics, (2019), 138, 4, (307-326), 10.1007/s00439-019-01989-8)
No full textEvery author has erroneously been assigned to the affiliation "62". The affiliation 62 belongs to the author Graham Casey
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