Hunter S. Thompson and gonzo journalism: A research guide.

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify and annotate resources related to Hunter S. Thompson and Gonzo Journalism. Design/methodology/approach – Numerous searches are performed in online library catalogs, online databases, and web search engines to identify monographs, journal articles, multimedia titles, and web sites relevant to the topic. Resources located in the searches are then reviewed and annotated by the author and selected for inclusion in the paper based on their relative quality. Findings – A great deal of popular work has been devoted to Thompson and Gonzo Journalism, but also a surprising amount of scholarly analysis. Most primary source material is now available in monographic form, and critical literature is fairly evenly distributed between journal articles and monographs. Search results for Thompson and Gonzo Journalism are often complicated by a number of factors, but these can be compensated for by using search limiters. Research limitations/implications – Because of the sheer volume of work, scholarly and popular, devoted to Thompson and Gonzo Journalism, it is not possible to provide a comprehensive evaluation of all of the materials on the topic. While every attempt is made to be inclusive, the goal of the guide was to include the best sources on the topic, and some resources are reviewed but not included because of quality issues. A number of un-annotated bibliographies are referenced that would be helpful in directing readers to additional resources not included here. Originality/value – Although there are bibliographies of Thompson\u27s work, none are annotated or prepared with academic researchers in mind. In addition, none of the bibliographies located in the course of researching the paper attempted to identify academic journal literature related to Thompson or Gonzo Journalism

Jerks abound: An analysis of geomagnetic observatory data from 1957 to 2008

We present a two-step method for the removal of external field signals and the identification of geomagnetic jerks in magnetic observatory monthly mean data, providing quantitative uncertainty estimates on jerk occurrence times and amplitudes with minimal a priori information. We apply the method to the complete time series of X-, Y- and Z-components at up to 103 observatory locations in the period of 1957–2008. We find features fitting the definition of jerks in individual components to be frequent and not globally contemporaneous. Identified regional jerks have no consistent occurrence pattern and the most widespread in any given year is identified at <30% of observatories worldwide. Whilst we identify jerks throughout the period of study, relative peaks in the global number of jerk occurrences are found in 1968–71, 1973–74, 1977–79, 1983–85, 1989–93, 1995–98 and 2002–03 with the suggestion of further poorly sampled events in the early 1960s and late 2000s. The mean uncertainties on individual jerk occurrence times and amplitudes are found to be ±0.3 yrs and ±2.1 nT/yr2, respectively, for all field components. Jerk amplitudes suggest possible periodic trends across Europe and North America, which may be related to the 6-yr periods detected independently in the secular variation and length-of-day

Cognitive Apprenticeship in STEM Graduate Education: A Qualitative Review of the Literature

The future is dependent on the STEM graduate education system, emphasizing the importance of STEM graduate programs in producing highly trained expert researchers. The cognitive apprenticeship (CA) framework provides guidance to experts (i.e., faculty) on how to explicate their knowledge through the creation of learning opportunities that foster and support students in developing expertise in a particular discipline. This review examines the current landscape of research focused on the use of the CA framework in STEM graduate education. The research suggests the CA framework is a useful and effective model for supporting faculty in cultivating rich learning opportunities for STEM graduate students

Parallel finite element density functional computations exploiting grid refinement and subspace recycling

In this communication computational methods that facilitate finite element analysis of density functional computations are developed. They are: (i) h¿adaptive grid refinement techniques that reduce the total number of degrees of freedom in the real space grid while improving on the approximate resolution of the wanted solution; and (ii) subspace recycling of the approximate solution in self-consistent cycles with the aim of improving the performance of the generalized eigenproblem solver. These techniques are shown to give a convincing speed-up in the computation process by alleviating the overhead normally associated with computing systems with many degrees-of-freedom.The anonymous referees whose comments improved the presentation of this work are gratefully acknowledged. The work was supported by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education N N519402837 and by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation TIN2009-07519 and TIN2012-32846. The resources provided by the Barcelona Supercomputing Center are also acknowledged.Young, TD.; Romero Alcalde, E.; Román Moltó, JE. (2013). Parallel finite element density functional computations exploiting grid refinement and subspace recycling. Computer Physics Communications. 184(1):66-72. doi:10.1016/j.cpc.2012.08.011S6672184

Classification of minimal actions of a compact Kac algebra with amenable dual

We show the uniqueness of minimal actions of a compact Kac algebra with amenable dual on the AFD factor of type II$_1$. This particularly implies the uniqueness of minimal actions of a compact group. Our main tools are a Rohlin type theorem, the 2-cohomology vanishing theorem, and the Evans-Kishimoto type intertwining argument.Comment: 68 pages, Introduction rewritten; minor correction

Relative Validity and Reproducibility of a Web-Based Semi-Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire in the Danish Diet, Cancer, and Health—Next Generations MAX Study

The food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) is designed to capture an individual’s habitual dietary intake and is the most applied method in nutritional epidemiology. Our aim was to assess the relative validity and reproducibility of the FFQ used in the Diet, Cancer, and Health—Next Generations cohort (DCH-NG). We included 415 Danish women and men aged 18–67 years. Spearman’s correlations coefficients, Bland–Altman limits of agreement and cross-classification between dietary intakes estimated from the FFQ administered at baseline (FFQbaseline), and the mean of three 24-h dietary recalls (24-HDRs) and the FFQ administered after 12 months (FFQ12 months) were determined. Nutrient intakes were energy-adjusted by Nutrient Density and Residual methods. Correlation coefficients ranged from 0.18–0.58 for energy and energy-adjusted nutrient intakes, and the percentage of participants classified into the same quartile ranged from 28–47% between the FFQbaseline and the 24-HDRs. For the FFQ12 months compared with FFQbaseline, correlation coefficients ranged from 0.52–0.88 for intakes of energy, energy-adjusted nutrients, and food groups, and the proportion of participants classified into the same quartiles ranged from 43–69%. Overall, the FFQ provided a satisfactory ranking of individuals according to energy, nutrient, and food group intakes, making the FFQ suitable for use in epidemiological studies investigating diet in relation to disease outcomes