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  • Designing and Delivering Effective Two-Way Science Communication Tools: A Case Study of NOAA West Watch Webinars

    Creator:
    Mazur, Emily N.
    Abstract:
    Research across natural resource management disciplines has identified an implementation gap between researchers and managers, where institutional norms and practices limit the application and synthesis of novel data and observations in decision-making. With their increasing social media and internet presence, federal agencies have grown their communication portfolios past traditional communication...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    environmental researchers (the information providers) and natural resource managers (the information users

  • Mapping Software Development Tool Design to Information Foraging Theory

    Creator:
    Nabi, Md Tahmid-un
    Abstract:
    The design of programming tools is slow and costly. To ease this process, we have developed a design pattern catalog aimed at providing guidance about how to design tools for developers. This guidance is grounded in Information Foraging Theory (IFT), which empirical studies have shown to be useful for understanding...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Md Tahmid-un Nabi for the degree of Master of Science in Computer Science presented on May 26, 2016

  • Visualization in environmental science

    Creator:
    Winters, Kirsten M.
    Abstract:
    The VISualization of Terrestrial and Aquatic Systems (VISTAS) software development project began with the proposition that visualization would increase the ability of scientists to explore and communicate their data, especially complex datasets that span multiple spatial and temporal scales. A case study of VISTAS articulates how and why scientists intend...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    Visualization in Environmental Science AN ABSTRACT OF

  • Judicial deference and its potential effect on agency science and natural resource management

    Creator:
    Grisa, Amanda Marie Schenk
    Abstract:
    The USDA Forest Services' actions have come under greater scrutiny by a public that has become increasingly concerned with the legality of their actions. Often, challenges involve the quality of science used in the decision-making. Congress has mandated that the agency use the "best available science" in its decision making...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Effect on Agency Science and Natural Resource Management Abstract approved

  • Scientists' perspectives on the importance of scientific communication in natural resource decision-making

    Creator:
    Shaw, Christine Michelle
    Abstract:
    Natural resource decisions require consideration at many levels, ranging from how one invertebrate will be affected by a nearby road, to how an entire watershed will be transformed by a massive clearcut. Considerations reach farther than just the local ecological community-human communities, economies, and future impacts on the communities and...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    these debates. Public attitudes about environmental conflicts, resource use, and the use of science

  • Information foraging in debugging

    Creator:
    Lawrance, Joseph A.
    Abstract:
    Programmers spend a substantial fraction of their debugging time by navigating through source code, yet little is known about how programmers navigate. With the continuing growth in size and complexity of software, this fraction of time is likely to increase, which presents challenges to those seeking both to understand and...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    Computer Science presented on June 12, 2009. Title: Information Foraging in Debugging