As rates of traditional sources scientific funding decline, scientists have become increasingly interested in crowdfunding as a means bringing new money for research. In fields where has major venue fundraising such the arts and technology, building an audience one's work is key successful crowdfunding. For science, to what extent does building, via engagement outreach, increase scientist's abilities bring crowdfunding? Here we report on analysis #SciFund Challenge, experiment which 159...

This study examines the potential socio-spatial impacts of a new series marine protected areas (MPAs) on fishers in Moorea, French Polynesia. The establishment MPAs is contextualized within recent and historical processes economic development theories women gender, culture development. Seventy adults from three neighborhoods Moorea were interviewed. Analysis data provides information about characteristics fishing Moorea. Unlike most cultures communities throughout Pacific Islands, men have...

Abstract This article examines the colonial basis of gendered marine property rights in Ghana. In contrast to women farmers Africa who typically have little or no access land, fishtraders Ghana enjoyed unlimited resources. has resulted from a series court cases beginning 1898 which local common systems over territorial waters were dismantled and replaced with European notion freedom seas. addition, been organized into cohesive strong marketing organizations since late 1800s. The history open...

As processors and marketers of fish, women fishtraders in the Fanti town Cape Coast, Ghana have become powerful financers owners canoes, nets, other fishing equipment. Since 1960s, when motors were first introduced to Ghana's artisanal canoe fleet, two interrelated processes occurred Coast. First, fisheries increasingly exploited and—in case some species—overfished. Second, social relations production sector shifted from being socially embedded more market-based impersonal. I argue that...

Previous research on broadening participation in higher education and Science Technology Engineering Math has inadequately examined the role of place. This article explores socio-spatial perceptions youth a college campus changes experience during their transition from being university neighbor to becoming part community. study uses sketch maps qualitative Geographic Information Systems document changing 43 aged 14–18 program. The results suggest that some students started identify with...

As rates of traditional sources scientific funding decline, scientists have become increasingly interested in crowdfunding as a means bringing new money for research. In fields where has major venue fundraising such the arts and technology, building an audience one’s work is key successful crowdfunding. For science, to what extent does building, via engagement outreach, increase scientist’s abilities bring crowdfunding? Here we report on analysis #SciFund Challenge, experiment which 159...

We present our process and development of a web-based system to explore the publication networks faculty in California public universities fields computer science electrical engineering. Our project explores collaboration engineering with focus on an analysis these collaborations geospatial organization (which institutions are collaborating which other institutions). data gathering process, relies Scopus[9] database (Scopus represents “comprehensive overview world’s scientific research...

As rates of traditional sources scientific funding decline, scientists have become increasingly interested in crowdfunding as a means bringing new money for research. In fields where has major venue fundraising such the arts and technology, building an audience one’s work is key successful crowdfunding. For science, to what extent does building, via engagement outreach, increase scientist’s abilities bring crowdfunding? Here we report on analysis #SciFund Challenge, experiment which 159...

Reviewed by: Autobiographical Practices in Russia/Autobiographische Praktiken Russland Barbara Walker Jochen Hellbeck , ed., Russland. 301 pp. Göttingen: V&R unipress [Vandenhoek & Ruprecht], 2004. ISBN 3899711920. 34.90. This collection contains a series of gem-like articles on Russian/Soviet expressions the self modern period, from late 18th century well into 20th. The historian Russia Rutgers University has edited it well; with four different variations language production (some are...

As rates of traditional sources scientific funding decline, scientists have become increasingly interested in crowdfunding as a means bringing new money for research. In fields where has major venue fundraising such the arts and technology, building an audience one’s work is key successful crowdfunding. For science, to what extent does building, via engagement outreach, increase scientist’s abilities bring crowdfunding? Here we report on analysis #SciFund Challenge, experiment which 159...