Georgia College & State University

About: Georgia College & State University is a education organization based out in Milledgeville, Georgia, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Context (language use). The organization has 950 authors who have published 1591 publications receiving 37027 citations.

Economic Convergence in Seven Asian Economies

Abstract: The impressive economic growth in a select group of Asian economies in the last several decades prompts some to argue that authoritarianism helps rapid economic growth while democracy hampers it. In this paper, we used the panel data approach to test this hypothesis for seven Asian economies, including South Korea, Singapore, and China. Our results reject the strong version of this hypothesis but fail to reject the weak version of it. Specifically, we found insignificant impacts of political freedom but significant effects of economic freedom on advancing economic convergence in these economies.

The role of live diatoms in bioassessment: a large-scale study of Western US streams

Abstract: Diatom-based stream bioassessment is constantly being improved to meet the increasing demands of water quality management This study examined whether percentage of live diatoms (PLD) in periphyton communities can be used as a metric of human disturbance in streams and rivers The analyzed dataset (587 sites) was collected over the course of 3 years (2000–2002) from 12 Western US states (US EPA’s Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program) The mean PLD in Western streams and rivers was low (3450%) and highly variable (range 208–9702%) It did not differ significantly between the Mountains (MT, 3638%) and the Xeric (XE, 3549%) ecoregions, but it was significantly (P < 005) greater than that in the Plains ecoregion (PL, 2827%) PLD distinguished reference from impacted sites in the MT (P < 005) and somewhat in the PL (P = 005) However, PLD exhibited opposite patterns in the two ecoregions It increased with human disturbance in the MT and decreased in the PL due to a potential subsidy-stress gradient of available resources The different pattern may be largely interpreted by the quality of the reference conditions in each ecoregion In the MT ecoregion, the selected reference sites may resemble very closely the natural state in this ecoregion In contrast, human disturbance is much more pervasive in the low-land PL ecoregion and the “reference sites” may reflect the best attainable conditions in this ecoregion PLD as a metric has potential for monitoring human disturbance of streams, if reference sites represent natural conditions and differing responses among regions are included in expected effects

A Soviet West: nationhood, regionalism, and empire in the annexed western borderlands

Abstract: This article considers the role the Soviet Union's western borderlands annexed during World War II played in the evolution of Soviet politics of empire. Using the Baltic Republics and Western Ukraine as case studies, it argues that Sovietization had a profound impact on these borderlands, integrating them into a larger Soviet polity. However, guerrilla warfare and Soviet policy-making indirectly led to these regions becoming perceived as more Western and nationalist than other parts of the Soviet Union. The Baltic Republics and Western Ukraine differed in their engagement with the Western capitalist world. Different experiences of World War II and late Stalinism and contacts with the West ultimately led to this region becoming Soviet, yet different from the rest of the Soviet Union. While the Soviet West was far from uniform, perceived differences between it and the rest of the Soviet Union justified claims at the end of the 1980s that the Soviet Union was an empire rather than a family of nations.

Strong analytic solutions of fractional Cauchy problems

Abstract: Fractional derivatives can be used to model time delays in a diffusion process. When the order of the fractional derivative is distributed over the unit interval, it is useful for modeling a mixture of delay sources. In some special cases distributed order derivative can be used to model ultra-slow diffusion. We extend the results of Baeumer and Meerschaert (3) in the single order fractional derivative case to distributed order fractional derivative case. In particular, we develop the strong analytic solutions of distributed order fractional Cauchy problems.

Comparing Outcomes of Active Student and Observer Roles in Nursing Simulation

Abstract: Background Because of large class sizes and limited resources, students participating in high-fidelity simulation experiences may be assigned to an observer role as opposed to an active nursing role. Purpose Educators need to determine if anxiety levels and student learning outcomes are comparable for students in active and observer roles. Methods A quasi-experimental study was conducted with 132 prelicensure baccalaureate students. Active nursing roles consisted of primary care, documentation, and medication nurse roles. Observer role students were provided with resources to guide them with developing their observational skills and achieving the simulation objectives. Results There were no significant differences between simulation roles for anxiety levels, satisfaction with learning, self-confidence in learning, clinical ability, problem solving, confidence in clinical practice, and collaboration. Conclusions These findings suggest that either role is an appropriate assignment during simulation. Educators should identify ways to be supportive and reduce anxiety in students during simulation experiences.