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Biodiversity considerations in conservation system planning: Map-based approach for Nova Scotia, Canada
(2005-12)
Biodiversity considerations in conservation system planning include three main criteria: representation, special elements, and focal species. A GIS-based approach utilizing simple models was used to assess existing biophysical ...
Divorce laws and the structure of the American family
(UNIV CHICAGO PRESS, 2006-01)
This paper investigates the impact of no-fault divorce laws on marriage and divorce in the United States. I propose a theory that captures the key stylized facts of the rising then declining divorce rates and the apparent ...
The structure and form of folksonomy tags: The road to the public library catalog
(2007-09)
This article examines the linguistic structure of folksonomy tags collected over a thirty-day period from the daily tag logs of Delicious, Furl, and Technorati. The tags were evaluated against the National Information ...
Stability of Curved Interfaces in the Perturbed Two-Dimensional Allen-Cahn System
(Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 2009)
We consider the singular limit of a perturbed Allen-Cahn model on a bounded two-dimensional domain: $\left\{\begin{array}{@{}ll@{}} u_t = \varepsilon^2 \Delta u - 2 (u - \varepsilon a) (u^2 - 1), & x \in \Omega \subset ...
Using GIS for Spatial and Temporal Analysis in Print Culture Studies: Some Opportunities and Challenges
(Duke University Press, 2000)
Examines the issues involved in employing a viewpoint that geography impacts research. Idea in the history of print culture; Interest in the study of print culture; Use of quantitative data by historians of print culture; ...
Grey Literature in the Life of GESAMP, an International Marine Scientific Advisory Body
(Springer, 2004)
GESAMP (Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection), an international marine scientific advisory group sponsored by several UN bodies, has published significant
reports on marine ...
Archives Users in the Digital Era: A Review of Current Research Trends
(Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management, 2005)
Increasingly, archivists are recognizing that their mission involves not just the acquisition, description and preservation of archival material, but also the provision of effective access to that material for members of ...