University of Maine

About: University of Maine is a education organization based out in Orono, Maine, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Ice sheet. The organization has 8637 authors who have published 16932 publications receiving 590124 citations. The organization is also known as: University of Maine at Orono.

Variation in Holocene El Niño frequencies: Climate records and cultural consequences in ancient Peru

Abstract: Analysis of mollusks from archaeological sites on the north and central coasts of Peru indicates that between ca. 5800 and 3200–2800 cal yr B.P., El Nino events were less frequent than today, with modern, rapid recurrence intervals achieved only after that time. For several millennia prior to 5.8 ka, El Nino events had been absent or very different from today. The phenomena called El Nino have had severe consequences for the modern and colonial (historically recorded) inhabitants of Peru, and El Nino events also influenced prehistoric cultural development: the onset of El Nino events at 5.8 ka correlates temporally with the beginning of monumental temple construction on the Peruvian coast, and the increase in El Nino frequency after 3.2–2.8 ka correlates with the abandonment of monumental temples in the same region.

Truth and consequences: using the bogus pipeline to examine sex differences in self-reported sexuality.

Abstract: Men report more permissive sexual attitudes and behavior than do women. This experiment tested whether these differences might result from false accommodation to gender norms (distorted reporting c...

Corporate Reputation: A Research Agenda Using Strategy and Stakeholder Literature

Abstract: This article explores three literature bases in some depth: strategy, stakeholder/social issues, and the newly emerging works in reputation. The focus is on the potential research and practical overlaps that exist in these literatures. A model of reputation is developed that highlights these research opportunities for scholars in all three endeavors.A model of reputation formation is developed that can be used for further study and action. Throughout the analysis, various research avenues are suggested for active consideration.

Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment: an Update.

Abstract: We present an update of the ‘key points’ from the Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment (ACCE) report that was published by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) in 2009. We summarise subsequent advances in knowledge concerning how the climates of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean have changed in the past, how they might change in the future, and examine the associated impacts on the marine and terrestrial biota. We also incorporate relevant material presented by SCAR to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings, and make use of emerging results that will form part of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report