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    1996 Bermuda meeting report
    (2013-07-17)
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    1998 Bermuda meeting report
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    20 Years of Government Responses to the Global Plastic Pollution Problem: The Plastics Policy Inventory
    (2020-05-15) Virdin, John; Karasik, Rachel; Vegh, Tibor; Pickle, Amy; Diana, Zoie; Rittschof, Daniel; Bering, Janet; Caldas, Juan
    Plastic pollution in the ocean is a global problem that requires cooperation from a wide range of groups (e.g., governments, producers, consumers, researchers, civil society). This study aims to synthesize the policy response of governments to the global plastic pollution problem, as a basis for more rigorous monitoring of progress (as called for in Resolution 4/6 of the 2019 United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) meeting) and to inform future public policies.
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    2006 CIT Instructional Technology Showcase Summary Report
    (2006) Margo Evrenidis
    The sixth annual Center for Instructional Technology (CIT) Instructional Technology Showcase was held April 27, 2006 in the Bryan Center at Duke University. Faculty and staff presented innovative uses of technology in teaching and learning at Duke. Showcase 2006 featured concurrent sessions of seven talks and four panel sessions with 26 presenters in the morning, followed by a plenary session, lunch, and 23 posters with 45 presenters in the afternoon. The morning program included talks about iTunes U, Tablet PCs, new features in Blackboard, using and storing digital images, and the pros and cons of lecture recording.
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    2009-2010 CIT Annual Report
    (2012-10-19) Center for Instructional Technology
    Highlights of the Center for Instructional Technoogy for the 2009-2010 academic year.
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    2010-2011 CIT Annual Report
    (2012-10-19) Center for Instructional Technology
    Highlights of the Center for Instructional Technoogy for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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    2011-12 Center for Instructional Technology Annual Report
    (2012-12-05) Center for Instructional Technology
    Summary and highlights from faculty projects and Duke initiatives during the 2011-12 academic year
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    2011-12 Duke iPad Course Investigations
    (2013-03-21) Anderson, Seth; Belanger, Yvonne
    During the 2011–12 academic year, participating Duke faculty investigated how the use of iPads impacts students’ educational experience.
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    2011-12 Duke iPad Course Investigations
    (2012-09) Anderson, Seth; Belanger, Yvonne
    During the 2011–12 academic year, participating Duke faculty investigated how the use of iPads impacts students’ educational experience.
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    2020 Aspen-Nicholas Water Forum Water Affordability and Equity Briefing Document
    (2020-08-12) Patterson, Lauren; Doyle, Martin
    The importance of water and sanitation for public health is once again visible and may change the trajectory of the water sector moving forward. Given that water is essential for public health, what must be done to ensure that these life-sustaining services are affordable and accessible to all and the utilities providing services are financially resilient? How do we reconcile the different values as individuals and society negotiate who decides, who gets what, and who pays. In a just society this process is inclusive, meaning all have a seat at the table. To unpack these questions, this paper explores the evolution of water services in the United States. The construction of water and wastewater systems during the 19th and early 20th century were significant feats. Now, most people have access to water, most tap water is drinkable, most dams are secure, most farms can grow more with less water, and most rivers are cleaner than they were 50 years ago. Most does not mean all. There is growing evidence that an increasing number of Americans are losing access to safe drinking water and sanitation—and others never had it at all.
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    2022 ALA-CORE National Binding Survey: Report of Findings
    (2023-02-01) Chapman, Joyce; Doyle, Beth; Ellenburg-Kimmet, Tanya; Coulbourne, Mark; Brim, Richenda
    The American Library Association (ALA) Core Preservation Administration Interest Group (PAIG) held a Symposium on the Future of Library Binding1 in 2022. Following the symposium, the ALA Core Library Binding Practices Survey Team2 (hereafter, “Team”) was convened to explore issues that arose during the symposium. The Team members volunteered to create a survey on current library binding practices to gain a better understanding of who is using library binding as a preservation and access method, how they are using such services, and the challenges that face the community.
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    A Case Study of the Direction of a Federal Action Affecting the NEPA Assessment
    (2015-04-01) Palmrose, Donald E.
    Major Federal actions require National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) assessments of the environmental impacts as documented in an environmental impact statement (EIS). New electrical generation units typically need one or more Federal approvals (i.e., permits or licenses) for various reasons. Federal approval may be necessary in order to satisfy a particular Federal environmental law (e.g., Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, etc.), grant access to a proposed site, approve the proposed power plant design or technology, combinations of the above, or other reasons. This is true for new coal technologies, namely “Clean Coal” and advanced nuclear reactors, both designed to generate baseload electricity. This paper will examine two cases with a recent final EIS for a new generation of coal and nuclear power plants. The coal case will be the proposed FutureGen 2.0 Project (FutureGen), a clean-coal power plant, where the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to fund the final design, construction, and initial operation of the project to implement the 2003 FutureGen Initiative (DOE/EIS-0460). The nuclear power plant case will be the proposed William States Lee III (Lee) nuclear station combined license (COL) with the purpose of providing additional baseload electrical generating capacity as evaluated by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NUREG-2111). This paper will examine the similarities and the differences between the two final EISs to assess how they were influenced in part by the nature of the Federal action and by the nature of the technology
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    A Closer Look at RGGI and Grid Reliability
    (2021-11-24) Hill, Sophia; Konschnik, Kate; Monast, Jonas; Ross, Martin
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    A Framework for Library Support of Expansive Digital Publishing
    (2018-12-01) Hansen, David; Milewicz, Liz; Mangiafico, Paolo; Shaw, Will; Begali, Mattia; McGurrin, Veronica
    This report offers a framework for how libraries can begin to embrace their role in the maturing space of digital humanities publishing, particularly as they seek to support what we call “expansive digital publishing” — challenging digital publications that can span disciplinary and institutional boundaries; use many different technologies; have multiple scholarly outputs; grow over time; operate over the long-term or are multi-phase; aim to engage with multiple audiences; and, in general, use digital tools and methods to explore or enable scholarship that would be more difficult to achieve through traditional publishing.
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    A Menu of State Actions to Promote Forest Carbon Sequestration and Storage
    (2022-05-27) Lohman, Adam; Mason, Sara; Olander, Lydia
    Across the U.S., states are developing policies and programs to help promote forest-based natural climate solutions. This effort is bolstered by a growth in forest carbon programs that aim to make entry into the voluntary carbon offset market accessible to all landowners. Here we present a “menu” of policy and program options (that we call action items) derived from existing state programs and policies that decision makers can leverage to promote forest carbon solutions.
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    A National Decision Point: Effective Testing and Screening for Covid-19
    (2020-09-09) McClellan, Mark; Silcox, Christina; Anderson, David; Zavodszky, Anna; Borre, Ethan; Dentzer, Susan; Aspinall, Mara
    This Duke-Margolis report out provides a framework for public health officials and community leaders in schools, businesses and other institutions on how to use Covid-19 screening test strategies to operate safely and prevent further spread of the virus. A National Decision Point: Effective Testing and Screening for Covid-19, was developed with funding from the Rockefeller Foundation, and aims to be a useful tool to help officials customize screening strategies of asymptomatic people to local circumstances and risk – with a particular focus on higher-risk populations and suppressing community spread.