Predicting gross state product growth with the Chicago Fed's Midwest Economy Index

This article explains how the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s Midwest Economy Index (MEI) can be used to produce quarterly estimates of the annual gross state product (GSP) growth of each state in the Seventh Federal Reserve District.Economic conditions - Federal Reserve District, 7th ; Federal Reserve District, 7th

Trimorphodon tau

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Framework For Building Community In 21st Century Intermediate Elementary Classrooms

This capstone project focuses on the question: How can intermediate elementary teachers create student environments that foster social­emotional growth? Educators are increasingly cognizant of the impact of social­emotional learning on students, especially within the intermediate elementary grades. Chapter One provides a background and rationale that led to the focus of the research and project. Chapter Two contains a literature review that highlights the many facets of a thriving classroom community with a particular focus on the development of empathy and resilience, including the significant impact of the teacher­student relationship. Popular social­emotional curricula are profiled, and the significantly positive impact ­ short­term and long­term, academically and socially ­ of these influential experiences in elementary school are also highlighted. Chapter Three outlines a culminating website project created as a resource for teachers to incorporate new community building strategies and activities into their classroom routines. Chapter Four describes the lasting implications and future possibilities for the website project as a contribution to the teaching profession. As educators continue to understand the importance of students developing social­emotional competencies along with academic skills, creating classrooms that provide opportunities to develop these skills becomes imperative. This capstone highlights the research and provides practical ideas that can serve as building blocks to putting students on the path to finding personal success and becoming positive contributors to society

Consortium of U.S. Universities and Institutions in Cooperation with China for Agriculture

Rosana G. Moreira, Editor-in-Chief; Texas A&M UniversityThis is an Invited Paper from International Commission of Agricultural Engineering (CIGR, Commission Internationale du Genie Rural) E-Journal Volume 5 (2003): N. Scott. Consortium of U.S. Universities and Institutions in Cooperation with China for Agriculture. Vol. V. July 2003

The justification of empirical belief in Hume\u27s Treatise.

PhilosophyDoctor of Philosophy (PhD

Reptilia, Squamata, Teiidae, Dracaena paraguayensis Amaral, 1950: in Paraguay, Dracaena sí, Crocodilurus no

An old published record for "Crocodilurus" in Paraguay was almost certainly based on Dracaena paraguayensis Amaral, 1950. Thus, D. paraguayensis occurs from the Brazilian Pantanal south along the Paraguay River as far as Fuerte Olimpo, and Crocodilurus lacertinus (Daudin, 1802) remains restricted to the Amazon and Orinoco river drainages

The role of consumption in material reduction opportunities: the impact of product lifetime in supplying the UK steel demand

Most of the products purchased in the UK are manufactured in other countries. As a result, worldwide greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions released to manufacture all products purchased in the UK are significantly higher than the UK territorial emissions. More than one half of global industrial emissions result from the use of steel, cement, paper, plastics, and aluminium. In this paper, the UK consumption of products that embody these five materials is estimated. For steel, which is the most widely used among these five materials, consumption and accumulation patterns are examined across four product categories. The impact of steel product lifetime extension is examined for the UK as one option for material demand reduction at the consumption stage of the supply chain. Different levels of steel product lifetimes are simulated for the UK in 2050 and their impacts are examined in terms of UK steel production, implicit steel imports, and global carbon dioxide emissions. Steel product lifetime extension promotes a reduction in the need for steel imports, by reducing the demand for new steel, which leads to lower carbon dioxide emissions required to supply the UK steel demand. The results demonstrate the criticality of a focus on the consumption stage, since any interventions made towards demand reduction of end-use goods leads to material reduction across the supply chain