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Potential Impacts of New York State’s Food Donation and Food Scraps Recycling Law on Diet Composition, Milk Production, and Emissions in the New York Dairy Industry
(2023-05-24)Food waste accumulating in landfills has become an increasing issue in the face of global warming. Over 30% of food collects in landfills where it will decompose into methane. New York State recently passed the Food Donation ... -
Synthesis of Multi Sourced rPET Nanofibrous Filters
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Organizing for Whole Child Education: The Role of Community Education Councils in the Movement Toward Urban Education Reform
(2023-05-19)This research explores the role that community education councils have within the community schooling framework. Through conducting seven stakeholder interviews and archival data, I answer the following central research ... -
The 17th Sector: The Deathscape as Critical Infrastructure and Its Role in Emergency Preparedness and National Security
(2023-05-18)This paper argues for the creation of a 17th critical infrastructure sector–the Deathscape Services Sector (DSS), because of its foundational, yet obfuscated role in our country’s emergency preparedness (EP) and national ... -
"It Takes a Village?": Assessing Economic and Social Equity Outcomes Under Seattle's Urban Villages Policy
(2023-05-18)The coupling of rapid economic and population growth in urban areas around the world presents both opportunities and challenges, particularly within the realms of equity and sustainability. Over the last 50 years, the City ... -
Dreaming-on-Hudson: Spatial Pedagogies and Holistic Social Studies Education in Ossining, NY
(2023-05-18)The Dreaming-on-Hudson project involved developing interactive mapping activities and place-based lessons that engage students’ spatial imaginaries and root sociological concepts in place and lived experiences. These ... -
Digital Perceptions: Comparing the Perceptional Difference between Public Spaces and POPS (Privately Owned Public Spaces) Through Online Reviews
(2023-05-16)This study explores the potential of an automated process in assessing the perceived quality of public spaces using Natural Language Processing (NLP) algorithms and online reviews. Over 1900 reviews were analyzed, revealing ... -
Mechanisms for Local Broadband Delivery: A Case Study
(2023-05-15)The COVID-19 pandemic exposed America’s stark inequality in broadband access. Struggling as a result of previous policy and market failures, local municipalities across the country are taking matters into their own hands ... -
Does Microtransit Perform Well in the U.S.? An Evaluation of Technology-Enabled Demand-Response Transit
(2023-05-13)This paper explores emerging microtransit pilot programs in the United States, which represent a technological upgrade of traditional demand-response transit (DRT) in the hope of appealing to more rider groups. Published ... -
Exploring Color-Physiology Relationships Across Two Populations of Tree Swallows, Tachycineta bicolor
(2018-03)Signal traits often evolve to communicate information about individual differences in physiological state, especially those important for fitness. As the ability to cope with stressors is an essential aspect of an animal’s ...
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