338 research outputs found
Data for: An analysis of conservation practice adoption studies in agricultural human-natural systems
No full textThe supplementary materials contains the full coded dataset for a systematic literature review of 174 studies examining farmers' adoption of conservation practices. It lists each of the 174 peer-reviewed journal articles lead author's last name, year published, and full title, as well as an additional 20 articles that were omitted from coded. It contains definitions for each code and indicates which codes were selected within each article, as well as overall totals. There are two additional spreadsheets that provide the entire 2,044 unique journal articles returned from the full search results and the full search string used in each Web of Science search. The document provides details on how diverse studies characterize conservation adoption from a couple human-natural systems perspective, including types of adoption metrics and whether conservation outcomes are measured, farm characteristics, farmer demographics, individual farmer ability and willingness, social dimensions, and governance factors
Heartbeat\u27s Evaluation of Academy of Ideas
No full textNotes from a meeting with Heartbeat staff involved in Academy of Ideas in which the staff evaluates how the Academy went. Landon Saunders is presumed to be the author of these notes.
Covers staff\u27s impressions of the workshop\u27s usefulness to participants and to Heartbeat; how well it accomplished external and internal goals; the size of the workshop and venue; future topics; different demographics of participants to invite, etc
Author Michael Landon to Sign New Book on History of Law School
No full textUsing salvaged letters and other historical resources, UM professor emeritus of history Michael Landon gives a full account of the law school\u27s 150-plus years in his book, The University of Mississippi School of Law: A Sesquicentennial History (University Press of Mississippi, 2006)
An evaluation of contingency contracting: past, present, and future
No full textMBA Professional ReportThe purpose of this study is to identify problems that contingency contracting officers have faced in past contingencies, what problems they are facing in current contingencies, and what problems they are likely to face in the future as the nature of warfare changes in order to increase their efficiency and effectiveness. This effort was accomplished by conducting a historical analysis of contingency contracting from 1775 up to today's Operation Iraqi Freedom, with special emphasis placed on contingencies between 1990 and 2005. An evaluation of the generations of war was conducted to determine what challenges contingency contracting officers may face in the future. The results of this study revealed four main problem areas that hinder a contingency contracting officer's efficiency and effectiveness. These four areas are (1) Policy, (2) Planning, (3) Organization, and (4) Training. This study then analyzed each area to identify how it was hindering the contingency contracting officer. Recommendations ranged from developing a Joint Contingency Contracting Operations Manual to adopting a new contingency contracting structure based on the Yoder Three-Tier Model.Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.US Army (USA) authorhttp://archive.org/details/anevaluationofco10945999
Multi-path planning for hydraulic fluid routing
No full textThesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2018.This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis.Includes bibliographical references (pages 75-77).In this thesis, I designed, implemented, and optimized an algorithm to solve the circuit-routing problem, optimizing the solution for exact correctness in a low aspect ratio scenario, as opposed to approximate correctness in high aspect ratio scenarios, where topological approaches are typically applied. I applied this algorithm to 3D printed hydraulically actuated robots, though it has additional applications in circuit routing for PCB assembly, FPGA interconnect optimization, fiber optic routing, and other routing applications. The performance of the algorithm is discussed, profiled, and tuned from an algorithmic perspective, with further improvements suggested. The effect of starting conditions on the performance of the algorithm is discussed theoretically and analyzed in real-world performance. Overall, the algorithm is shown to provide exactly correct results and perform adequately over a range of starting conditions useful for 3D printed hydraulic fluid pipes.by Landon Carter.M. Eng
Frontenac Arch Biosphere and Landon Bay Biodiversity Monitoring Meta-Database, 2014
No full textThis dataset is a meta-data compilation of programs, research, and publications on biodiversity monitoring within the Landon Bay and Frontenac Arch Biosphere Region. The aim of this project was to develop a central location for biodiversity monitoring programs so they are easily accessible to the public, stakeholders, and students. This will further act as a liaison between organizations and stakeholders, and interested parties. Each entry in the meta-database includes information on: Date, Research/Program Title, Location, Organization/Author, Purpose, Abstract, Type of Study, Contact Information, Species, and Information Access.
The dataset was created as part of course requirements for ENSC430
Compelling collective action: Does a shared pollution cap incentivize farmer cooperation to restore water quality?
No full textDecades of voluntary efforts to reduce agricultural nonpoint source pollution have been ineffective at protecting water quality worldwide. While farmer collective action is needed to deal with the geographical extent of diffuse pollution from nutrient runoff, theoretical expectations from commons governance research predicts that farmers will not protect water quality since they have few incentives to do so. These different factors indicate that compulsory approaches are needed. However, the commons literature has tended to overlook the constructive roles that government regulation can play. Research on why farmers adopt on-farm conservation measures similarly has failed to explore farmer cooperation, instead focusing mainly on financial motivations of farmers. Yet, some adoption research indicates that social norms are essential factors shaping (non)adoption, but which are largely overlooked by existing agri-environmental policies. This study examines the important gap of how government regulations can incentive farmer cooperation to improve water quality. I focus on case study of the Florida Everglades, where farmers face joint liability under a phosphorus pollution cap and which has resulted in improvements in water quality over the past 20 years. Farms’ drainage disrupts the oligotrophic conditions of the Florida Everglades, but water quality has steadily improved since regulations began in 1994. However, the regulations set compliance jointly for farmers, devolving responsibility to ensure sufficient adoption of conservation practices and deal with free riding. While state monitoring shows that collectively farms have improved water quality, we do not know whether participation is widespread or concentrated among a few large farms. This study provides the first analysis of farm-level water quality outcomes for this area and how judicial, legislative, and local institutions interact to encourage farmer cooperation. Results show that a majority of farms have improved their water quality, demonstrating that collective action has been a key element in the outcome. At the same time, poor-performing farms reveals shortcomings of joint compliance. I end by discussing the implications of how individual and collective requirements can provide farmers with valuable information while also drawing on farmer social dynamics to encourage greater participation
Compelling collective action: Does a shared pollution cap incentivize farmer cooperation to restore water quality?
No full textDecades of voluntary efforts to reduce agricultural nonpoint source pollution have been ineffective at protecting water quality worldwide. While farmer collective action is needed to deal with the geographical extent of diffuse pollution from nutrient runoff, theoretical expectations from commons governance research predicts that farmers will not protect water quality since they have few incentives to do so. These different factors indicate that compulsory approaches are needed. However, the commons literature has tended to overlook the constructive roles that government regulation can play. Research on why farmers adopt on-farm conservation measures similarly has failed to explore farmer cooperation, instead focusing mainly on financial motivations of farmers. Yet, some adoption research indicates that social norms are essential factors shaping (non)adoption, but which are largely overlooked by existing agri-environmental policies. This study examines the important gap of how government regulations can incentive farmer cooperation to improve water quality. I focus on case study of the Florida Everglades, where farmers face joint liability under a phosphorus pollution cap and which has resulted in improvements in water quality over the past 20 years. Farms’ drainage disrupts the oligotrophic conditions of the Florida Everglades, but water quality has steadily improved since regulations began in 1994. However, the regulations set compliance jointly for farmers, devolving responsibility to ensure sufficient adoption of conservation practices and deal with free riding. While state monitoring shows that collectively farms have improved water quality, we do not know whether participation is widespread or concentrated among a few large farms. This study provides the first analysis of farm-level water quality outcomes for this area and how judicial, legislative, and local institutions interact to encourage farmer cooperation. Results show that a majority of farms have improved their water quality, demonstrating that collective action has been a key element in the outcome. At the same time, poor-performing farms reveals shortcomings of joint compliance. I end by discussing the implications of how individual and collective requirements can provide farmers with valuable information while also drawing on farmer social dynamics to encourage greater participation
Compelling Collective Action: Does a Shared Pollution Cap Incentivize Farmer Cooperation to Restore Water Quality?
No full textF22RS SGB No. 16 (Lead Author\u27s Rights)
No full textTo Amend Title 2, Chapter 7, Section 606: Consideration of Legislation to change Presentation Rights of Lead Author
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