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The size distribution of probate wealthholdings in Nova Scotia in the late 19th century
(University of New Brunswick, Dept. of History, 1988-Fall )
No abstract available.
Lousie Spiteri CV
(2013-08-28)
The External Effects of Black Male Incarceration on Black Females
(UNIV CHICAGO PRESS, 2011-01)
This article examines how the increase in the incarceration of black men and the sex ratio imbalance it induces shape the behavior of young black women. Combining data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the Current ...
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 ...
Investigating biomedical research literature in the blogosphere: a case study of diabetes and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c)
(2012-01)
Objective: The research investigated the relationship between biomedical literature and blogosphere discussions about diabetes in order to explore the role of Web 2.0 technologies in disseminating health information. Are ...
Library catalogues of the future: A social space and collaborative tool?
(Library Trends, 2012)
Next-generation catalogues are providing opportunities for library
professionals and users to interact, collaborate, and enhance core
library functions. Technology, innovation, and creativity are all components
that are ...
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 ...
Being where the people are: The challenges and benefits of search engine visibility for public libraries
(Emerald Group Publishing, 2015)
Purpose:
The purpose of this article is to examine the challenges and benefits presented by search engine visibility for public libraries. The article outlines the preliminary results of a pilot study investigating search ...
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 ...
Evaluating the uses and realizing the benefits of social media use in politics
(2013-02-17)
Social media use in politics is evolving to become significantly more complex. The increased use of social media in a political context presents several challenges. Among these are the impact of social media on the control ...