An Engaging, Hands-On Activity for Evaluating Sources through Problem-Based Learning

How can we facilitate first-year student engagement with critical Framework concepts, especially in a one-shot class? In this workshop, we will introduce an active learning activity designed to teach source evaluation in a 50-minute class. The activity, which incorporates elements of problem-based learning and uses a flipped classroom approach, was added to our institution’s first-year experience course. Prompting students to consider a local issue, the activity requires students to evaluate sources represented as “source cards,” choose sources they would use in the context of the assignment, and justify their decisions. Motivated by the challenge and relevance of the activity, students work cooperatively to consider questions at the heart of the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy. Librarians involved in the assignment design will provide an introduction to the theoretical framework for the activity, followed by a demonstration. Participants will leave with a lesson plan and everything needed to implement this activity

Higher Order, Hybrid BEM/FEM Methods Applied to Antenna Modeling

In this presentation, the authors address topics relevant to higher order modeling using hybrid BEM/FEM formulations. The first of these is the limitation on convergence rates imposed by geometric modeling errors in the analysis of scattering by a dielectric sphere. The second topic is the application of an Incomplete LU Threshold (ILUT) preconditioner to solve the linear system resulting from the BEM/FEM formulation. The final tOpic is the application of the higher order BEM/FEM formulation to antenna modeling problems. The authors have previously presented work on the benefits of higher order modeling. To achieve these benefits, special attention is required in the integration of singular and near-singular terms arising in the surface integral equation. Several methods for handling these terms have been presented. It is also well known that achieving ~he high rates of convergence afforded by higher order bases may als'o require the employment of higher order geometry models. A number of publications have described the use of quadratic elements to model curved surfaces. The authors have shown in an EFIE formulation, applied to scattering by a PEC .sphere, that quadratic order elements may be insufficient to prevent the domination of modeling errors. In fact, on a PEC sphere with radius r = 0.58 Lambda(sub 0), a quartic order geometry representation was required to obtain a convergence benefi.t from quadratic bases when compared to the convergence rate achieved with linear bases. Initial trials indicate that, for a dielectric sphere of the same radius, - requirements on the geometry model are not as severe as for the PEC sphere. The authors will present convergence results for higher order bases as a function of the geometry model order in the hybrid BEM/FEM formulation applied to dielectric spheres. It is well known that the system matrix resulting from the hybrid BEM/FEM formulation is ill -conditioned. For many real applications, a good preconditioner is required to obtain usable convergence from an iterative solver. The authors have examined the use of an Incomplete LU Threshold (ILUT) preconditioner . to solver linear systems stemming from higher order BEM/FEM formulations in 2D scattering problems. Although the resulting preconditioner provided aD excellent approximation to the system inverse, its size in terms of non-zero entries represented only a modest improvement when compared with the fill-in associated with a sparse direct solver. Furthermore, the fill-in of the preconditioner could not be substantially reduced without the occurrence of instabilities. In addition to the results for these 2D problems, the authors will present iterative solution data from the application of the ILUT preconditioner to 3D problems

A Systematic Literature Review of the Intersection between Social Media and Cultural Identity: Implications for Agricultural and Environmental Communication

Social media has radically changed human communication patterns, impacting how people perceive scientific information. This study sought to explore how cultural identity impacts the use of, and engagement with, social media content related to agriculture and the environment. Informed by Social Representation Theory, a systematic qualitative literature review was conducted to investigate how cultural identity impacted engagement with social media sources of agricultural and environmental information. Several studies indicated differences in social media engagement between people from different cultures. However, different definitions and perspectives on cultural identity emerged with some researchers describing culture in relation to nationality and others in terms of beliefs. In cases where culture was described in relation to beliefs, it was observed that individuals are more likely to defend beliefs central to their sense of identity when contradicted by new information. Despite the availability of several studies integrating cultural identity, environment, and social media, a gap was observed within research explicating directly the intersection between science communication, cultural identity, and social media. Additionally, differences emerged between research on social media and cultural identity within agricultural communication as compared with more general environmental communication. Due to the changing dynamics in agricultural and environmental communication proliferated through social media, scholars should place greater emphasis on research aimed at investigating the impact of social identity, social media, interaction and engagement with online communication messages. Future research should investigate how a holistic social identity impacts individuals’ perceptions of science communication messages, as no clear answer emerged within the current literature

While the Legislature is in session no man\u27s liberty or property is safe. A. Lincoln

The original artwork is a cartoon that features a bust portrait of Abraham Lincoln along with a quotation from the President. It is inscribed to Frank Williams by the cartoonist, James Dobbins. The cartoon was published in 1975.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/fvw-artifacts/2431/thumbnail.jp

Great (and Reasonable) Expectations: Fourth Amendment Protection for Attorney-Client Communications

Most motor vehicle crashes are traceable to “some failure of judgment that fully reveals its dangers only when it is too late. That is precisely why they are accidents.” For example, speeding is one of the most prevalent factors contributing to vehicular crashes. Although especially deadly when combined with driver intoxication, speeding is a significant contributing factor in fatal crashes involving sober drivers. Part II of this Article briefly discusses the development of accident insurance. It examines courts\u27 struggles in determining whether an insured\u27s death was an accident for purposes of awarding accidental death benefits, and approaches to resolving this issue.Part III reviews the case law on drunk drivers\u27 deaths as accidents within the meaning of accidental death insurance, examining representative cases in three categories. First, cases reflecting the majority rule that drunk drivers\u27 deaths are not accidents. Second, cases characterizing drunk drivers\u27 deaths as accidents--the present minority view. Third, cases in which courts deny accidental death benefits not because they characterize intoxicated drivers\u27 deaths as non-accidental, but because of policy exclusions. Part IV explains the analytical framework that courts should employ when attempting to determine whether an intoxicated driver\u27s death was accidental. This approach was proposed nearly twenty years ago in Wickman v. Northwestern National Insurance Co., but many courts that have attempted to apply it have misconstrued its elements, or have substituted value judgments for legal ones. This Part strives to correct such errors and to appropriately guide future courts

A Message to all the Rich, Pro-Abortion* Candidates Now Running!

The original artwork is a cartoon that features an illustration of Abraham Lincoln and birthplace cabin. The cartoon was published in the New Hampshire Union Leader, 1980.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/fvw-artifacts/2428/thumbnail.jp

Elected 16th President of the U.S.A. in 1860

Original cartoon that depicts a profile image of Abraham Lincoln and notes on his life. It is inscribed to Frank Williams by the cartoonist. Published in the Boston Herald, undated.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/fvw-artifacts/2423/thumbnail.jp

The Forgotten Man

The original artwork is a cartoon that comments on the Lincoln Holiday. It features an illustration of the the Lincoln Monument. The prospective looks over Lincoln\u27s shoulder as a parade commences in the background. The cartoon is inscribed to Frank Williams by the cartoonist, James Dobbins. The cartoon was published in the New Hampshire Union Leader, 1983.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/fvw-artifacts/2427/thumbnail.jp

Today We Honor

The original artwork is a cartoon that commemorates Abraham Lincoln\u27s birthday. It features a silhouette image of Lincoln at the left and a bust portrait of the President at the write. Both illustrations are surrounded by short phrases. It is inscribed to Frank Williams by the cartoonist, James Dobbins. The cartoon was published in the New Hampshire Union Leader, 1986.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/fvw-artifacts/2418/thumbnail.jp