Panel: So You Want to Write a Textbook: Pitfalls, Practical Advice and Points to Ponder

Writing a textbook is a daunting, time consuming and (potentially) rewarding experience. Making the decision to write a textbook is, of itself, a complex, challenging process. To assist those who may at some point in their careers face this decision, the panel will address many of the issues potential authors face. In addition, panelists will share their personal experiences with textbook authoring. The panel will be highly interactive, enabling audience members to pose questions and share their own thoughts

Challenging Notions of Children's "Participation" in the Youth Justice System:The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Article 12

A child's right to participate in decision making is seminally proclaimed in Article 12, uncrc. Yet, it is often the case that the rhetoric associated with children's "participation rights"does not reflect practice. Especially in the case of the youth justice system, significant challenges exist concerning both notions of the right to participate and how it translates into and influences what should be appropriate interventions for young people. This article draws upon three studies which critically examined the concept of participation and children's decision making in pre-court and custody and resettlement settings. Listening to what young people said through these studies, reflections are offered concerning prevailing understandings and the operationalisation of "participation"within existing youth justice approaches. Additionally, consideration is afforded to barriers to effective participation in youth justice and the transformative potential that the right to participate in decision making offers those who come into conflict with the law.</p

Standard system of cost accounting adapted to the paper and pulp industry

You informed me that you considered it of first importance for every manufacturing concern to know, for a certainty, their TRUE COSTS, and wished to ascertain if, in the literature of our profession, there was not a cost system upon standard lines or principles applicable to the paper-making industry. I subsequently ascertained that there was not, according to the facilities at my command, which were unusually extensive, and suggested the procedure which was later acted upon and adopted by your Association in stated session, which was for me to visit, say, four or five mills among your membership, make brief individual surveys of each, and upon conclusion of an exhaustive study and analysis, endeavor to outline the essentials of a TRUE COST SYSTEM for wrapping-paper and specialty mills, and, if possible, suggest a plan of adaptation of periodic reports from same for systematic utilization by the Association\u27s organization, to enable it to render its very best service to its members. Accordingly, I visited the following plants: York Haven Paper Company, York Haven and Philadelphia, Pa., The Newton Falls Paper Company, Newton Falls and Watertown, N. Y., The Brownville Paper Company, Brownville, N. Y., The Newton Paper Company, Holyoke, Mass., and made a careful study and analysis of the entire business of each, especially as pertaining to: 1.â⠡¬â€�Manufacturing Conditions. 2.â⠡¬â€�Efficiency and Management. 3.â⠡¬â€�Cost and Financial Accountingâ⠡¬â€�Methods Employed. 4.â⠡¬â€�Cost Accounting Methods Possibleâ⠡¬â€�Their Relation to the Financial Books of Account

An Exploratory Study of the Experiences of Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Fraternity and Sorority Members Revisited

The lead author questioned over 500 self-identified gay, lesbian, and bisexual (GLB) fraternity and sorority members to assess their reasons for joining; how their membership affected their sexual identity development and intimate relationships; the degree of homophobia and heterosexism encountered; how sexual orientation affected the quality of their fraternal experiences; and the level of acceptance or rejection they faced. Many respondents were in the early phases of sexual identity development at the time they joined, and most chose to conceal their sexual orientation from their fellow members. This study details the reactions from fellow members, assesses satisfaction with the fraternity or sorority experience, and reports the level of involvement of GLB students in their fraternities or sororities

An Exploratory Study of the Experiences of Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Fraternity and Sorority Members Revisited

The lead author questioned over 500 self identified gay, lesbian, and bisexual (GLB) fraternity and sorority members to assess their reasons for joining; how their membership affected their sexual identity development and intimate relationships; the degree of homophobia and heterosexism encountered; how sexual orientation affected the quality of their fraternal experiences; and the level of acceptance or rejection they faced. Many respondents were in the early phases of sexual identity development at the time they joined, and most chose to conceal their sexual orientation from their fellow members. This study details the reactions from fellow members, assesses satisfaction with the fraternity or sorority experience, and reports the level of involvement of GLB students in their fraternities or sororities

The Motivation to “Like”: Do “Likes” Cause Conformity on Social Media?

Social media has become the norm in westernized culture in many households. Many companies ranging from small to large organizations have employed multiple forms of social media in order to promote their business. Some companies are inclined to buy “likes” from other businesses in order that their product may seem more appealing to viewers online. The question that this study aimed to address whether participants were more likely to “like” a picture if the picture has more associated “likes”, rather than if it is a good picture as deemed by a professional photographer. This would follow the traditional conformity principles, but applied to the 21st century media. In this study, 628 participants were surveyed from Cedarville University via an online survey that was sent out over email. In the survey, participants were shown 12 pairs of the photos and asked to choose which one that they would “like”. The photos of the same item were paired together of high and low quality, and larger and smaller number of “likes” were associated. Those photos included water bottle, laptop, Bluetooth speakers, and backpack. The high and low quality of the photos were determined based on the evaluation of a professional photographer and group of 35 students. The small number of “likes” was chosen at random and the larger number was calculated at a 150% increase. The number of participants’ “likes” were tallied for each photo. Chi-square goodness of fit tests were calculated comparing the frequency of “likes “of each photo in each pair of the photos. Contrary to the prediction, the preliminary data analysis indicated that participants were significantly more to like the higher than lower quality photos regardless of the number of “likes” associated. But they were not significantly more to “like” either of the photos in a pair when the quality of both photos were the same. In conclusion, the present study provide evidence that participants were more interested in the quality of a photo rather than the associated number of “likes” when they chose their preferred pictures. Limitations and implication of the current study would be discussed

Biochar amendment and greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural soils

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of biochar amendment on soil greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to elucidate the mechanisms behind these effects. I investigated the suppression of soil carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions in a bioenergy and arable crop soil, at a range of temperatures and with or without wetting/drying cycles. More detailed investigation on the underlying mechanisms focused on soil N2O emissions. I tested how biochar altered soil physico-chemical properties and the subsequent effects on soil N2O emissions. In addition, 15N pool dilution techniques were used to investigate the effect of biochar on soil N transformations. Biochar amendment significantly suppressed soil GHG emissions for two years within a bioenergy soil in the field and for several months in an arable soil. I hypothesised that soil CO2 emissions were suppressed under field conditions by a combination of mechanisms: biochar induced immobilisation of soil inorganic-N (BII), increased C-use efficiency, reduced C-mineralising enzyme activity and adsorption of CO2 to the biochar surface. Soil CO2 emissions were increased for two days following wetting soil due to the remobilisation of biochar-derived labile C within the soil. Soil N2O emissions were suppressed in laboratory incubations within several months of biochar addition due to increased soil aeration, BII or increased soil pH that reduced the soil N2O: N2 ratio; effects that varied depending on soil inorganic-N concentration and moisture content. These results are significant as they consistently demonstrate that fresh hardwood biochar has the potential to reduce soil GHG emissions over a period of up to two years in bioenergy crop soil, while simultaneously sequestering C within the soil. They also contribute greatly to understanding of the mechanisms underlying the effect of biochar addition on soil N transformations and N2O emissions within bioenergy and arable soils. This study supports the hypothesis that if scaled up, biochar amendment to soil may contribute to significant reductions in global GHG emissions, contributing to climate change mitigation. Further studies are needed to ensure that these conclusions can be extrapolated over the longer term to other field sites, using other types of biochar

School of Law commencement and Barristers\u27 Ball [1988]

Commencement took place on Monday, May 16, 1988 at 11:15am, at Severance Hall. Charles Fried, Solicitor General of The United States, was the speaker. Peter M. Gerhart was Law School Dean. Production credits: Camera: Ed Kling; Interviewer: Craig Goodman; Editor: Gay Henderso

Three years of Fermi GBM Earth Occultation Monitoring: Observations of Hard X-ray/Soft Gamma-Ray Sources

The Gamma ray Burst Monitor (GBM) on board Fermi has been providing continuous data to the astronomical community since 2008 August 12. In this paper we present the results of the analysis of the first three years of these continuous data using the Earth occultation technique to monitor a catalog of 209 sources. From this catalog, we detect 99 sources, including 40 low-mass X-ray binary/neutron star systems, 31 high-mass X-ray binary neutron star systems, 12 black hole binaries, 12 active galaxies, 2 other sources, plus the Crab Nebula, and the Sun. Nine of these sources are detected in the 100-300 keV band, including seven black-hole binaries, the active galaxy Cen A, and the Crab. The Crab and Cyg X-1 are also detected in the 300-500 keV band. GBM provides complementary data to other sky-monitors below 100 keV and is the only all-sky monitor above 100 keV. Up-to-date light curves for all of the catalog sources can be found at http://heastro.phys.lsu.edu/gbm/.Comment: 24 pages, 12 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ