Albion College

About: Albion College is a education organization based out in Albion, Michigan, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Higher education. The organization has 485 authors who have published 754 publications receiving 20907 citations.

The Symbolic Growth Experience

Abstract: I have developed a concept I call the Symbolic Growth Experience (SGE). This concept refers to those significant moments in life when we create personal meaning by symbolizing our immediate experience in the interest of heightened consciousness and personal growth. The SGE suggests a radical way of apprehending and responding to our experience. As we perceive or create the symbolic dimensions of our experience we become profound and sensitive interpreters of our innermost lives and creative agents in our growth. The SGE is intimately related to the developmental process. At the time an SGE occurs, many complex psychological and environmental forces converge to form a harmonious and meaningful pattern. It is the propitious timing of this Gestalt formation that strongly suggests Carl Jung's concept of "synchronicity." This important concept aids us in understanding the nature of the SGE; the SGE, in turn, extends and enriches the meaning of synchronicity.

Line ratios for soft-x-ray emission following charge exchange between O 8 + and Kr

Abstract: Lyman spectra and line ratios are reported for soft-x-ray emissions following the charge exchange process in 293, 414, 586, and 1256 km/s ${\mathrm{O}}^{8+}$ and Kr collisions Lyman series from Ly-$\ensuremath{\alpha}$ to Ly-$\ensuremath{\varepsilon}$ were resolved for the ${\mathrm{O}}^{7+}$ ion using a high-resolution x-ray quantum microcalorimeter detector It is found that the observed line ratios are dependent on the $nl$ distribution of the captured electron, and the Ly-$\ensuremath{\alpha}$ and Ly-$\ensuremath{\beta}$ x-ray emissions are enhanced Moreover, by comparing the measured line ratios to the constructed theoretical single charge exchange line ratios for ${\mathrm{O}}^{8+}+\text{H}$, it is suggested that autoionizing double capture plays a significant role in the enhancement of Ly-$\ensuremath{\alpha}$ and Ly-$\ensuremath{\beta}$ emissions for the present system

Asymptotic results for Fourier-PARMA time series

Abstract: Periodically stationary times series are useful to model physical systems whose mean behavior and covariance structure varies with the season. The Periodic Auto-Regressive Moving Average (PARMA) process provides a powerful tool for modelling periodically stationary series. Since the process is non-stationary, the innovations algorithm is useful to obtain parameter estimates. Fitting a PARMA model to high-resolution data, such as weekly or daily time series, is problematic because of the large number of parameters. To obtain a more parsimonious model, the discrete Fourier transform (DFT) can be used to represent the model parameters. This article proves asymptotic results for the DFT coefficients, which allow identification of the statistically significant frequencies to be included in the PARMA model.

The Great Southwest of the Fred Harvey Company and the Santa Fe Railway

Abstract: The Great Southwest of the Fred Harvey Company and the Santa Fe Railway. Edited by Marta Weigle and Barbara A. Babcock. PhoeniX: The Heard Museum, 1996. Distributed by The University of Arizona Press. 254 pp., 138 b/w illustrations, appendix, bibliography, index. $24.95 (paper).

Trends in Chondrichthyan Research: An Analysis of Three Decades of Conference Abstracts

Abstract: Given the conservation status and ecological, cultural, and commercial importance of chondrichthyan fishes, it is valuable to evaluate the extent to which research attention is spread across taxa and geographic locations and to assess the degree to which scientific research is appropriately addressing the challenges they face. Here we review trends in research effort over three decades (1985–2016) through content analysis of every abstract (n = 2,701) presented at the annual conference of the American Elasmobranch Society (AES), the oldest and largest professional society focused on the scientific study and management of these fishes. The most common research areas of AES abstracts were reproductive biology, movement/telemetry, age and growth, population genetics, and diet/feeding ecology, with different areas of focus for different study species or families. The most commonly studied species were large and charismatic (e.g., White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias), easily accessible to long-term established field research programs (e.g., Lemon Shark, Negaprion brevirostris, and Sandbar Shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus), or easily kept in aquaria for lab-based research (e.g., Bonnethead Shark, Sphyrna tiburo). Nearly 90% of all described chondrichthyan species have never been mentioned in an AES abstract, including some of the most threatened species in the Americas. The proportion of female* first authors has increased over time, though many current female* Society members are graduate students. Nearly half of all research presented at AES occurred in the waters of the United States rather than in the waters of developing nations where there are more threatened species and few resources for research or management. Presentations based on research areas such as paleontology and aquarium-based research have declined in frequency over time, and identified research priorities such as social science and interdisciplinary research are poorly represented. Possible research gaps and future research priorities for the study of chondrichthyan fishes are also discussed.