Frau Erika Herbst : 70 Jahre alt

Frau Erika Herbst unterstützt als berufene Naturschutzbeauftragte des Bundeslandes Sachsen-Anhalt für den Weißstorchschutz den Storchenhof Loburg, einen Standort der Staatlichen Vogelschutzwarte im Landesamt für Umweltschutz Sachsen- Anhalt, bei der fachbehördlichen, praktischen und öffentlichkeitsbezogenen Weißstorch- und Artenschutzarbeit. Außerdem ist sie die Weißstorchbetreuerin im Umfeld der Stadt Magdeburg

Diversity Speaker Series: Dr. Anna Kaatz

Dr. Anna Kaatz is the Director of Computational Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Her research focuses on broadening the diversity of the science and medical workforce, which is an evidence-based approach to promote research innovation and to address human health disparities. Dr. Kaatz\u27s current projects seek to understand reasons why highly qualified women and racial/ethnic minorities tend to fare worse in peer review processes, such as for NIH grants and journal manuscripts, which limits their participation in research careers. This work applies research from social psychology and techniques from data and text mining, computational linguistics, and machine learning to mine text written by peer reviewers (e.g., reviewers\u27 critiques of grants) for linguistic forms of bias (e.g., race and gender bias that may arise from the inadvertent influence of cultural stereotypes on judgment).https://digitalcommons.imsa.edu/dei_speakers/1002/thumbnail.jp

Traditionalist Gamers and the Key to Inclusivity

It is no secret that bigotry and harassment are rampant in video gaming spaces. Some prominent instigators of this abuse are traditionalist gamers: gamers who fear diversity and inclusivity will eradicate the masculine-coded games they love. This research project will explore who these gamers are, why they are opposed to diversity and inclusivity in games, and what social justice advocates can do to help this group embrace social change. The way video games are looked down upon by hegemonic masculinity can be very isolating for cishet male gamers, to whom gaming is a safe haven. Any perceived threat to this safe haven, such as the introduction of marginalized voices to gaming spaces, produces a visceral aggressive response born of gamers’ collective trauma from a history of video games being accused as the root of violence and blasphemy. Transforming the gaming community into one homogenous inclusive space is therefore seen as a threat to traditionalist gamers. If we wish to be genuinely inclusive in restructuring the gaming community, we must consider the needs of traditionalist gamers and understand where they come from; the gaming community cannot be a space for everyone if it is not also a space for them

Development of benchmarks and weighting systems for building environmental assessment methods : opportunities of a participatory approach

Bibliography: leaves 41-44.Sustainable construction is a tenns that emerged with the introduction of the concept of sustainable development in construction. Therefore, sustainable construction embraces socio-economic, cultural, biophysical, technical and process-orientated aspects of construction practice and activities. The progress towards sustain ability in construction may be assessed by implementation of good practice in building developments. Therefore, building environmental assessment methods are valuable tools of indicating such a progress as well as promoting sustainable approaches in construction. An effective building environmental assessment method requires definition of explicit benchmarks and weightings. These should take into account environmental, social and economic contexts of building developments. As the existing building environmental assessment methods largely ignore socioeconomic impacts of building developments, the implementation of a participatory approach in the development of benchmarks and weighting systems could greatly contribute to a more meaningful incorporation of social and economic aspects into the assessment process. Furthennore, the participation of stakeholders in establishing qualitative benchmarks and weights should increase the credibility of such a process. The participatory approach could allow for education of all stakeholders about the potential environmental, social and economic consequences of their decisions and actions, which is so vital for achieving their commitment to strive towards sustainable construction

Coupling deformation with fluid flow and mineral reactions based on natural shear zones – From field observations to numerical simulations

At convergent tectonic plate boundaries rocks are brought down into the Earth’s mantle. Due to the deep burial, this material is either recycled and contributes to the formation of new and growing orogens or transported further into the mantle. Furthermore, subduction of both oceanic and continental crust assists the Earth’s water cycle, which is essential for life on Earth. H2O bound within the crystal lattice of minerals is brought down into great depth and released by dehydration processes. This released H2O plays a major role in fluid-rock interaction, since it triggers transformation processes, which subsequently initiate chemical-mechanical changes of the downgoing and surrounding material. Such interdependencies cause metamorphic transition as well as emerging rheological inhomogeneities and deformation of the affected rocks. Especially when dry and rigid rocks of the continental crust are subducted, infiltrating fluids, H2O in particular, mobilize, promote and increase the efficiency of the chemical-mechanical processes. How fluid-rock interaction, deformation, rheology, and fluids are coupled and how they affect subducting rocks has long been part of the research. However, investigations of these processes are highly challenging because they occur at great depth where no in-situ analysis is possible. Therefore, studies often use either field-derived data, laboratory data, partially obtained by the analysis of synthetic materials, or complex numerical simulations. This thesis provides a comprehensive dataset arising from detailed field observations and selected samples being analyzed using various methods and equipment. Subsequently, the petrological results were employed for numerical simulations. With this interdisciplinary approach I give new insights into how an infiltrating fluid, mainly H2O, successively transforms a dry and metastable crustal rock. The fluid infiltration triggers a progressive eclogitization, a transient weakening, and a ductile deformation of the affected host rock. I highlight the role of water, stored in nominally anhydrous minerals (NAMs), which constitute large volumes of the continental crust. Additionally, I present new estimates about the physical-chemical properties, timing, and spatial scales of the addressed metamorphic and dynamic processes. One of the best natural laboratories to study the transformation and deformation of crustal rocks based on an infiltrating external fluid are the rocks exposed on Holsnøy (western Norway). Various studies have shown that the eclogite-facies shear zone network developed on Holsnøy was formed due to an interplay of brittle and ductile deformation assisted by fluid infiltration. The shear zones widen during strain accumulation, deformation and progressive metamorphism and partially eclogitize the highly reactive granulite. However, it is still a matter of debate how long fluid was available and to what spatial extent. How does it affect the resulting geometries, microstructures and rheology of the system? To better understand the addressed interconnections, the effect of fluid availability on the evolving shear zone geometry and widening was assed first. The results show that only a substantial amount of fluid enables the geometrical evolution as observed in the field. This fluid was either injected by numerous fluid pulses during individual events or by one large influx. Furthermore, it was possible to decipher that the hydration occurs in two contemporaneous types. By a diffusional hydrogen (H+/H2) influx, and simultaneous inflow of an aqueous fluid (H2O and H+/H2). The hydrogen influx caused a hydration of the NAMs, due to an incorporation of OH-groups within the crystal lattice, and progressed further into the wall rock. The supply of H2O and additional hydrogen through an inflow of aqueous fluid, caused further incorporation of OH-groups during recrystallization into a hydrated eclogite-facies mineral assemblage. Both influxes, where the diffusional hydrogen influx is one order of magnitude faster than the aqueous fluid inflow, initiate a transient weakening of the system. To fit the observed shear zone geometries with numerical simulations, the hydrated granulite must be two orders of magnitude weaker, and the equilibrating eclogite four orders of magnitude weaker compared to the dry and rigid granulite host rock. If inflow of aqueous fluid is modelled only, the eclogite is only three orders of magnitude weaker compared to the granulite. Hence, the hydrogen influx has an appreciable effect on the rheology of the granulite. Furthermore, the conducted numerical simulations provide new time constraints for the granulite hydration and shearing of less than ten years at low shear velocities of < 10-2 cm/a. Hence, the results presented here significantly contribute to a better understanding of the fluid-assisted transient weakening and eclogitization of subducted continental crust

Those Doggone Police: Insufficient Training, Canine Companion Seizures, and Colorado’s Solution

This Comment advocates that California adopt Colorado’s Dog Protection Act or a similar measure mandating police training for dog interactions and implementing specific procedures by law enforcement agencies to reduce dog shootings by police. With the increasing occurrence and coverage of police dog shootings, the need for more adequate law enforcement training on animal encounters is ever present. Additional training, as recently mandated by the Colorado legislature, would minimize police dog shootings. It would also help clarify the applicability of 42 U.S.C. section 1983, the federal statute permitting recovery for the loss of a dog due to a police shooting. Part II focuses on recent developments in animal law illustrating society’s highly empathetic view of dogs. It also outlines the legal classification of dogs as personal property and the constitutional amendment implications when police shoot a dog, highlighting the disparity between the treatment of canine companions and police K9s. Part III discusses 42 U.S.C. section 1983 as an avenue for recovery after a law enforcement officer seizes a canine companion, providing a thorough breakdown of the elements and defenses applicable to an owner’s claim and analyzing Rosby’s potential for success in such a claim. Part IV provides a detailed overview of current developments, summarizes the U.S. Department of Justice’s publication regarding animal encounters, explains Colorado’s Dog Protection Act while evaluating its overall purpose and goals as well as its implications for section 1983 liability, and reviews existing California animal welfare laws. Part V advocates for California to adopt a measure increasing police training and protecting canine companions

ESTIMATING THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE FARGODOME TO THE AREA ECONOMY

Tourism has become an important economic sector in many parts of the world, and many regions, states, and local areas are increasingly looking to expenditures by visitors as a potential source of economic growth. Some communities have developed facilities to host sports events or other forms of entertainment to attract out-of-town visitors. Thus, the multi-purpose sports arena/auditorium has joined the industrial park as a community economic development initiative. This paper estimates the economic contribution of a multi-purpose sports and auditorium facility located in Fargo, North Dakota. Since opening its doors in December of 1992, the FARGODOME has hosted a wide variety of sporting events (e.g., college and high school football, rodeo, professional basketball), concerts, trade shows, and other forms of entertainment (e.g., ice shows, circuses, motor sports events). The purpose of this study was to estimate the contribution that FARGODOME event attendees and participants make to the Fargo area economy. The assessment process included (1) determining the residency and expenditure patterns of event attendees and participants, (2) estimating the aggregate direct economic contribution to the area economy by combining event attendee attributes and expenditures with FARGODOME records of the number of events held at the facility and attendance at each, and (3) estimating the secondary economic impacts associated with the FARGODOME's direct economic contribution. Event attendees' and participants' (e.g., exhibitors, athletes, and accompanying persons) place of residence and expenditures were obtained through intercept surveys of attendees/participants at selected FARGODOME events. The expenditures made directly by the FARGODOME to local entities (i.e., for payroll, benefits, utilities, etc.) were added to the attendees'/participants' expenditures outside the facility to arrive at the total direct economic impact (contribution) to the Fargo area. Then, the North Dakota Input-Output Model was used to estimate the secondary (multiplier) effects resulting from FARGODOME activities. Economic impacts will be reported using indicators such as gross business volume (gross receipts) of various economic sectors (e.g., retail trade), personal income, and employment.economic impacts, visitor spending, sports events, Public Economics, Resource /Energy Economics and Policy,

An inquiry into the conditions under which a single endowment trust fund will provide perpetual funding for an expense stream growing at a compound annual rate

Trusts and trustees