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Where can I find information about patents and trademarks?
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) (https://www.uspto.gov/) provides information, publications, forms, guides, and services on searching and registering for patents and trademarks. In addition, LSU Libraries has a Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC), representative who can answer general questions about the patent and trademark process. You can schedule a one-on-one consultation with them by appointment (https://lsu.libcal.com/appointments/caple) . You can also explore the librarys Patent and Trademark Resource Center Research Guide (https://guides.lib.lsu.edu/ptrc) . Answered by: Kendall Caple
Are there any graduate assistantships available?
Most assistantships would be found on the LSU Handshake website (https://www.lsu.edu/careercenter/students/handshake.php) , though some opportunities are handled directly through the hiring department. It wouldn't hurt to check with a staff member in your graduate program to see if they are aware of assistantships not listed on Handshake. ________________________________________________________________________ More information on Handshake.... How to Access Handshake Admitted Students Undergraduate and Graduate students receive access to Handshake on June 15. At that time, you can log in to Handshake using your myLSU email and password at lsu.joinhandshake.com (https://lsu.joinhandshake.com/) or download the Handshake Jobs & Careers App (download in the Apple App Store (https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1220620171) or download through Google Play (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joinhandshake.student…) ). If a user experiences a barrier in access to Handshake or content within due to a disability, please contact the LSU Olinde Career Center at career@lsu.edu (mailto:career@lsu.edu) . For information on how to apply to on-campus and off-campus jobs, visit the Student Employment webpage (https://www.lsu.edu/careercenter/studentemployment/students.php) . If you would like to schedule a meeting with our team, or access other career center resources prior to receiving Handshake access, please contact us at career@lsu.edu (mailto:career@lsu.edu) and we are happy to assist you. Graduate Students: Please note, while some graduate assistantships may be posted in Handshake, most opportunities are managed directly through the hiring department. Please contact your graduate program and campus contacts directly to inquire about available assistantships. Alumni Alumni retain free access to Handshake and to most other career center resources, including appointments with the career center team. View the Alumni Resources page to request Handshake access (https://www.lsu.edu/careercenter/students/alumni.php) . Rsum Uploads Please make note that all rsums must be approved by the LSU Olinde Career Center before becoming active in Handshake for applying for jobs or participating in on-campus interviews. Please be prompt in submitting a rsum for activation in Handshake. The career center makes every effort to be timely in the document approval process, but cannot guarantee a turnaround of less than two (2) business days. Fraudulent and Scam Job Postings We work hard to keep fraudulent postings out of Handshake (https://www.lsu.edu/careercenter/students/handshake.php) by using some common red flags typically considered suspicious. While red flags dont automatically remove a job posting, we research the company and posting if suspicion arises before making a decision. You should research suspicious companies or postings, too (or dont apply). The Fraudulent and Scam Job Postings (https://www.lsu.edu/careercenter/about/FraudulentandScamJobPostingsbook…) guide outlines red flags so you, too, can attempt to identify such scam or fraudulent postings. Our position: Never apply for a suspicious job. Questions? Contact career@lsu.edu (mailto:career@lsu.edu) . Answered by: Gabriella Lindsay
What sort of study spaces are available in the library?
The majority of the tables and desks throughout LSU Library are treated as open seating for anyone to use. These spaces are available on all floors of the library. Certain areas are designated for quiet study; these include sections of the second and third floors and the entirety of the fourth. Regardless of where you are, please be respectful of other patrons studying nearby. There are several bookable group study rooms and individual study booths located on the third and fourth floors. Walk-up use of these spaces is encouraged, but reservations always take priority. Faculty and graduate students may also request a key for their own private study carrel at the checkout desk in room 241. Nearly all study booths on the second floor are currently open for anyone to use. LSU Libraries | Bookable Spaces
LSU Libraries | Graduate Study Booths
LSU Libraries | Faculty Carrels
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Related: Are there computers I can use in the library? Answered by: Access Services Staff
Does the library accept book donations?
LSU Library sometimes accepts book donations. To donate scholarly books, please contact your subject specialist. For non-scholarly books, the LSU Library has a free book exchange in room 241. To donate to the book exchange, please contact Mitch Fontenot at mfonten@lsu.edu. (mailto:mfonten@lsu.edu) The Friends of the LSU Libraries accept donations for their annual book bazaar and the book barn. Proceeds from the bazaar help fund special purchases for the libraries collections. Please contact the Friends at 225-578-5925. Thanks for considering donating to us! LSU Libraries | Subject Specialists
Friends of the LSU Libraries Answered by: Access Services Staff
Can patrons not affiliated with LSU access the campus Wi-Fi network?
Unfortunately, the library cannot give out guest passes to LSU Wi-Fi. Access to any LSU Wi-Fi network, including LSU Guest, can only be granted by LSU ITS. ITS requires a faculty or staff member to request "sponsored" access in advance. This means that visiting scholars, etc. can work with LSU faculty or staff to become a "sponsored guest," but walk-in visitors to LSU Library will usually not be able to gain Wi-Fi access. Guest Accounts: LSU Overview
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Digital Theatre +
Digital Theatre+ provides access to: 500+ HD-quality films of star-studded, classical, contemporary and international productions. (RSC, BroadwayHD, Shakespeare's Globe, West End, Gecko Theatre and more) 13,000+ written study guides, essays, research materials, performance studies and workshop programmes, all designed by industry experts and leading academics. 400+ interviews with academics & practitioners focused on everything from acting to directing, lighting design to stage management.
Open Book Publishers
Open Book Publishers is the leading independent Open Access publisher in the Humanities and Social Sciences in the UK: a not-for-profit Social Enterprise run by scholars who are committed to making high-quality research freely available to readers around the world. All OBP books are available to read online and download for free, with no Book Processing Charges (BPCs) for authors. Open Book Publishers publishes monographs and textbooks in all areas, offering the academic excellence of a traditional press combined with the speed, convenience and accessibility of digital publishing. All staff, students, and alumni at member libraries can freely download all of the digital editions of OBP titles, including priced formats, and each user also receives discounts on any paper copies they choose to purchase.
Psychological Warfare and Propaganda in World War II: Air Dropped and Shelled Leaflets and Periodicals
This publication collection consists of over 1,000 air dropped and shelled leaflets and periodicals created and disseminated during the Second World War. The majority of items in this collection were printed by the Allies then air or container dropped, or fired by artillery shell over German occupied territory. Many leaflets and periodicals have original publication codes and were printed in over 10 languages. Only shelled leaflets, Germans to Allies (115 items), are in English.
Correspondence from German Concentration Camps and Prisons
This collection consists of items originating from prisoners held in German concentration camps, internment and transit camps, Gestapo prisons, and POW camps, during and just prior to World War II. Most of the collection consists of letters written or received by prisoners, but also includes receipts for parcels, money orders and personal effects; paper currency; and realia, including Star of David badges that Jews were forced to wear.’’
Sage Research Methods
SAGE Research Methods supports beginning and advanced researchers in every step of a research project, from writing a research question, choosing a method, gathering and analyzing data, to writing up and publishing the findings. With information on the full range of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods for the social and behavioral sciences, as well as many methods commonly used in the hard sciences, the book, reference, and journal content in SAGE Research Methods—from SAGE’s renowned methods publishing program— and advanced features help researchers of all levels conduct their research.
Communication Source
Communication Source is the most comprehensive resource on the market for communication research. Communication Source was developed from a merger of high-quality EBSCO databases, Communication and Mass Media Complete and Communication Abstracts (formerly published by Sage), and includes many unique sources not previously available in other databases. Communication Source offers abstracts and indexing as well as full-text content from publications worldwide pertaining to Communication, Linguistics, Rhetoric and Discourse, Speech-Language Pathology, Media Studies and other fields relevant to the discipline.
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Effects on catches of green and blue light emitting diodes at the frame lines of diurnally deployed estuarine penaeid trawls
Penaeid trawls are among the world’s least selective fishing gears. This characteristic has justified decadal attempts at resolution and most commonly via retroactively fitted ‘bycatch reduction devices’ in the posterior sections to promote fish escape. However, ideally unwanted species would never enter a trawl. This study sought to investigate if fish could be avoided in diurnally deployed estuarine penaeid trawls via light emitting diodes (LEDs) located at the frame lines (headline and footrope). The assumption of few confounding effects of attaching six inactive LEDs (i.e. structures) to the frame lines was validated (experiment 1) before separate experiments were done to assess the effects on catches due to six active blue or green LEDs on the footrope (experiment 2) and then on the headline (experiment 3). Catches of the targeted school prawns, Metapenaeus macleayi and some fish (across all sizes; 4–20 cm total lengths), including mulloway, Argyrosomus japonicus, southern herring, Herklotsichthys castelnaui, and painted stinkfish, Eocallionymus papilio were similarly and significantly lower in trawls with at least one active LED treatment, and with greater consistency when these were on the headline. Some loss of target catches would preclude the commercial use of LEDs on the frame lines of the tested trawls. However, evidence of strong responses among some fish and their known behavioural and swimming differences to penaeids might support testing LEDs at other locations, including inside trawls, to reduce bycatches while maintaining target catches.
Impact of climate change on the distribution of potentially suitable habitat areas for major catch fish in the Beibu Gulf, South China Sea
Highlights •The spatial distribution of fishery stocks in the Beibu Gulf is jointly influenced by environmental factors and human activities such as fishing pressure.•Climate change is projected to alter the spatial aggregation patterns of fish populations, with noticeable shifts in species distribution centroids.•Under different CO2 emission scenarios (RCP2.6 and RCP8.5), significant differences in habitat suitability and expansion trends were observed among fish species.•Sciaenidae is identified as a potentially vulnerable taxon under the low-emission scenario (RCP2.6), showing a reduction in suitable habitat.•Fish community structure in the Beibu Gulf is expected to undergo further changes in response to future climate-driven habitat shifts.
Quota and catch concentration in fisheries under the ITQ system: Insights from bluefin tuna in the Strait of Gibraltar
The Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ) system is widely regarded as an effective policy tool to regulate fishing, to maintain the economic level, and to promote the sustainability of resources. However, its implementation can influence the distribution of quotas, potentially leading to changes in the economic structure of the sector, which raises concerns about the future of small-scale vessels. This study evaluates the impact of ITQs on bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) in the Ports of the Strait of Gibraltar, where ITQs have been applied since 2008. To analyze these effects, we use Lorenz curves and Gini indices to examine the evolution of catches and income. The results reveal that the application of ITQs has reinforced the concentration of economic activity in these ports. Based on these findings, we propose a new ITQ distribution to ensure the economic viability of small-scale vessels and to address the concentration caused by the current ITQ system. Our redistribution proposal focuses on reallocating quotas to vessels that no longer catch bluefin tuna as bycatch and those that currently have low allocations. This paper provides insights into the economic consequences of rigid quota allocation systems that may be relevant to fisheries facing similar challenges worldwide.
Economic catch-up of BRICS and escape factors from the middle-income trap from a Schumpeterian perspective
For this paper, we are going to compare five variables in the National Innovation System (Localization, Originality, Diversification, Cycle time of technology, and the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index) for BRICS countries (Brazil, Federation of Russia, India, China, and South Africa). To do so, the paper first classifies BRICS countries into three different groups: fast catch-up, catch-up, and slow or no catch-up. Then, the paper analyses the changes in those five variables for the thirty years using USPTO patent data. The paper finds that fast-catching-up BRICS countries have different trajectories for localization, originality, the cycle time of technology, and HHI from slower catch-up BRICS countries. Then, the paper discusses strategies for middle-income countries to break through the middle-income trap which is different from simply following advanced countries.
The environmental trade-off of fertiliser, residue and catch crop management in Danish cropping systems
Context Nitrogen is an essential macronutrient in agriculture, affecting both crop yields and soil health. In Denmark, one of the most densely farmed regions in the world, excess reactive nitrogen (Nr) compounds are lost to the environment along gaseous and hydrological pathways in forms such as nitrate, ammonia, nitrogen oxides and dinitrogen.Objectives Here, we aim to assess the effect of different field management practices (fertilisation, crop residue management or cultivation of catch crops) on environmental Nr losses and the field scale soil net GHG balance (i.e., sum of soil C stock changes and direct and indirect N2O emissions).Methods For this purpose, highly detailed data from the Danish Agricultural Watershed Monitoring Program (LOOP-program; 2013–2019) were used in combination with the process-based model LandscapeDNDC.Results and conclusions The results indicate that a mixture of organic and synthetic fertilisers turns soils to a stronger net sink of GHGs (∼70 – ∼514 kgCO2−eq ha−1 yr−1) compared to exclusive use of only one type of fertiliser. In addition, incorporating crop residue and cultivation of catch crops increases the nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) by 3–11 % on average and decreases environmental Nr losses.Significance These findings emphasize the potential of targeted fertiliser, residue and catch crop management to increase the sustainability of crop production systems in Denmark.
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