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Ecosystem Carbon Stock Influenced by Plantation Practice: Implications for Planting Forests as a Measure of Climate Change Mitigation
(PLos One, 2010-05-27)
Uncertainties remain in the potential of forest plantations to sequestrate carbon (C). We synthesized 86 experimental studies with paired-site design, using a meta-analysis approach, to quantify the differences in ecosystem ...
Formulation and Search of Assembly Sequence Design Spaces for Efficient Use of Assembly Plant Resources for New Products
(Concurrent Engineering, 2010-06-01)
Efficient procedures for generation of feasible assembly sequences and effective utilization of available assembly plant resources can greatly reduce the development time and cost of platforms for new product family members. ...
Performing Thyself: Sparking Imagination and Exploring Ethnic Identity Through Singing and Dancing
(University of California/California Digital Library, 2010)
This essay discusses two sets of creative teaching methods: live singing and dancing. The performance by an instructor can set a mode for students to achieve intellectual transformation by exploring issues of identity. The ...
Just a guy in pajamas? Framing the blogs in mainstream US newspaper coverage (1999—2005)
(New Media & Society, 2010-03-01)
When new technologies are introduced to the public, their widespread adoption is dependent, in part, on news coverage (Rogers, 1995).Yet, as weblogs began to play major role in the public spheres of politics and journalism, ...
Childhood in Sociology and Society: The US Perspective
(Current Sociology, 2010-03-01)
The field of childhood studies in the US is comprised of cross-disciplinary researchers who theorize and conduct research on both children and youth. US sociologists who study childhood largely draw on the childhood ...
Identity Without Boundaries Public Administration’s Canon(s) of Integration
(Administration & Society, 2010-04-01)
Jos C. N. Raadschelders is professor of public administration and Henry Bellmon Chair of Public Service at the University of Oklahoma. His research and teaching interests include the academic identity of public administration, ...
Forgiveness and the Need to Belong
(Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 2010-09-01)
People who experience a strong need to belong might be particularly inclined to forgive wrongdoings to preserve social bonds. Three studies that utilized different methods and measures of forgiveness consistently demonstrated ...
Sequencing of Multiple Clostridial Genomes Related to Biomass Conversion and Biofuel Production
(2010-12)
Modern methods to develop microbe-based biomass conversion processes require a system-level understanding of the microbes involved. Clostridium species have long been recognized as ideal candidates for processes involving ...
Strategic misrepresentation in online dating: The effects of gender, self-monitoring, and personality traits
(Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 2010-02-01)
Conflict and abusive workplace behaviors: The moderating effects of social competencies
(2010-10-26)
Purpose:
The purpose of this study is to investigate the moderating effects of social competencies, specifically, political skill, self‐monitoring and emotional intelligence, on the workplace conflict‐abusive behavior ...