“What makes a great city? It is a pressing question because by 2030, 5 billion people—60 percent of the world’s population—will live in cities, compared with 3.6 billion today, turbocharging the world’s economic growth. Leaders in developing nations must cope with urbanization on an unprecedented scale, while those in developed ones wrestle with aging infrastructures… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2013
Paper Versus Pixel
Technology: The science of reading shows that print and digital experiences are complementary. By Nicholas Carr: “…the outlook for the printed page has brightened. New facts, equally hard, suggest that words will continue to appear on sheets of paper for a good long while. E-book sales, which skyrocketed after the launch of Amazon’s Kindle in late… Continue Reading
Comparing the Search Effectiveness of EBSCO Discovery Service, Summon, Google Scholar, and Conventional Library Resources
Paths of Discovery: Comparing the Search Effectiveness of EBSCO Discovery Service, Summon, Google Scholar, and Conventional Library Resources. Andrew D. Asher, Lynda M. Duke, and Suzanne Wilson. Coll. res. libr. September 2013 74:464-488. “In 2011, researchers at Bucknell University and Illinois Wesleyan University compared the search efficacy of Serial Solutions Summon, EBSCO Discovery Service, Google… Continue Reading
Solar and Space Physics: A Science for a Technological Society
“From the interior of the Sun, to the upper atmosphere and near-space environment of Earth, and outward to a region far beyond Pluto where the Sun’s influence wanes, advances during the past decade in space physics and solar physics–the disciplines NASA refers to as heliophysics–have yielded spectacular insights into the phenomena that affect our home… Continue Reading
Sodium Intake in Populations: Assessment of Evidence
“Despite efforts over the past several decades to reduce sodium intake in the United States, adults still consume an average of 3,400 mg of sodium every day. A number of scientific bodies and professional health organizations, including the American Heart Association, the American Medical Association, and the American Public Health Association, support reducing dietary sodium… Continue Reading
Health Impact Assessment of Shale Gas Extraction
“Natural gas extraction from shale formations, which includes hydraulic fracturing, is increasingly in the news as the use of extraction technologies has expanded, rural communities have been transformed seemingly overnight, public awareness has increased, and regulations have been developed. The governmental public health system, which retains primary responsibility for health, was not an early participant… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – DOD Financial Management, Standards For Internal Control In The Federal Government
DOD Financial Management – Ineffective Risk Management Could Impair Progress toward Audit-Ready Financial Statements, GAO-13-123, Aug 2, 2013 Standards For Internal Control In The Federal Government – 2013 Exposure Draft, GAO-13-830SP, Sep 3, 2013 Continue Reading
Industry Statistics Portal
“This new Web application, which replaces the existing Industry Statistics Sampler, provides easy access to all Census Bureau programs that release statistics for a user-selected industry, as classified by the North American Industry Classification System. Census Bureau business and industry statistics dating back to 1997 (according to the 2007 classification) will be available on the… Continue Reading
After a Recent Upswing, College Enrollment Declines
“According to U.S. Census Bureau statistics released today, college enrollment in fall 2012 plunged by half a million (467,000) from one year earlier. This decline, which includes both graduate and undergraduate enrollment, follows a period of substantial growth — 3.2 million — between 2006 and 2011. These statistics come from School Enrollment: 2012. As the… Continue Reading
Changes in International Economic Order after Global Financial Crisis
Park, Bokyeong and Eichengreen, Barry, Changes in the International Economic Order after the Global Financial Crisis (December 30, 2011). KIEP Policy Analyses 11-01. Available at SSRN: “The global credit crisis of 2008-09 was the most serious shock to the world economy in 80 years. It was for the world what the Asian crisis of 1997-98… Continue Reading
A Day in the Life of American Adolescents: Substance Use Facts Update
The CBHSQ Report – August 29, 2013: “The Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ) in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) collects, analyzes, and disseminates critical public health data… In the United States in 2011, there were an estimated 25.1 million adolescents aged 12 to 17. In the past year,… Continue Reading
Environmental Working Group – Searchable Cosmetics Database
“It’s our mission at Environmental Working Group to use the power of information to protect human health and the environment. EWG’s Skin Deep database gives you practical solutions to protect yourself and your family from everyday exposures to chemicals. We launched Skin Deep in 2004 to create online safety profiles for cosmetics and personal care… Continue Reading
