The Annual Condition of Iowa's Community Colleges: 2012

The Iowa Department of Education collects data on fiscal year credit enrollment, non-credit enrollment, economic development programs, and institutional data (i.e., faculty information, tuition). This report summarizes several aspects of the data.

Identity [R]Evolution: Multi-Disciplinary Perpectives

The identity [r]evolution is happening. Who are you, who am I in the information society? In recent years, the convergence of several factors - technological, political, economic - has accelerated a fundamental change in our networked world. On a technological level, information becomes easier to gather, to store, to exchange and to process. The belief that more information brings more security has been a strong political driver to promote information gathering since September 11. Profiling intends to transform information into knowledge in order to anticipate one's behaviour, or needs, or preferences. It can lead to categorizations according to some specific risk criteria, for example, or to direct and personalized marketing. As a consequence, new forms of identities appear. They are not necessarily related to our names anymore. They are based on information, on traces that we leave when we act or interact, when we go somewhere or just stay in one place, or even sometimes when we make a choice. They are related to the SIM cards of our mobile phones, to our credit card numbers, to the pseudonyms that we use on the Internet, to our email addresses, to the IP addresses of our computers, to our profiles... Like traditional identities, these new forms of identities can allow us to distinguish an individual within a group of people, or describe this person as belonging to a community or a category. How far have we moved through this process? The identity [r]evolution is already becoming part of our daily lives. People are eager to share information with their "friends" in social networks like Facebook, in chat rooms, or in Second Life. Customers take advantage of the numerous bonus cards that are made available. Video surveillance is becoming the rule. In several countries, traditional ID documents are being replaced by biometric passports with RFID technologies. This raises several privacy issues and might actually even result in changing the perception of the concept of privacy itself, in particular by the younger generation. In the information society, our (partial) identities become the illusory masks that we choose -or that we are assigned- to interplay and communicate with each other. Rights, obligations, responsibilities, even reputation are increasingly associated with these masks. On the one hand, these masks become the key to access restricted information and to use services. On the other hand, in case of a fraud or negative reputation, the owner of such a mask can be penalized: doors remain closed, access to services is denied. Hence the current preoccupying growth of impersonation, identity-theft and other identity-related crimes. Where is the path of the identity [r]evolution leading us? The booklet is giving a glance on possible scenarios in the field of identity.

Joint Enrollment 2012

This report summarizes joint enrollment in Iowa's community colleges. Jointly enrolled students are high school students enrolled in community college credit coursework. This report contains fiscal year data for the state's 15 community colleges reported through the Community College Management Information System (MIS) and confirmed by each college.

Monetary integration and the cost of borrowing

With the beginning of the European Monetary Union (EMU), euro-area sovereign securities¿ adjusted spreads over Germany (corrected from the foreign exchange risk) experienced an increase that caused a lower than expected decline in borrowing costs. The objective of this paper is to study what explains that rising. In particular, if it took place a change in the price assigned by markets to domestic (credit risk and/or market liquidity) or to international risk factors. The empirical evidence supports the idea that a change in the market value of liquidity occurred with the EMU. International and default risk play a smaller role

The Impact of Monetary Union on EU-15 Sovereign Debt Yield Spreads

With European Monetary Union (EMU), there was an increase in the adjusted spreads (corrected from the foreign exchange risk) of euro participating countries' sovereign securities over Germany and a decrease in those of non-euro countries. The objective of this paper is to study the reasons for this result, and in particular, whether the change in the price assigned by markets was due to domestic factors such as credit risk and/or market liquidity, or to international risk factors. The empirical evidence suggests that market size scale economies have increased since EMU for all European markets, so the effect of the various risk factors, even though it differs between euro and non-euro countries, is always dependent on the size of the market.

Evaluation of Limestone Filler in Gravel Mixtures "Asphaltic Concrete", R-228, 1968

This study was designed to provide background information on asphaltic concrete mixtures peculiar to northwest Iowa. This background is necessary to provide the basis for future specifications. There were several projects let in 1967 involving l", 3/4" and 3/8" mixes of Type "B'' asphaltic concrete which specified in part, II Not less than 40% of the material passing the No. 200 sieve shall be pulverized limestone or mineral filler, but in no case shall the per cent of pulverized limestone or mineral filler passing the No. 200 sieve be less than 2%. No credit will be allowed for limestone in gravel - II Northwest Iowa has no suitable limestone or mineral filler locally available. As a result, this material has to be imported, raising the cost of the mix approximately twenty-five cents per ton. The purpose of this study, therefore, was designed to compare some original job mix samples with alternate mixes from the same local material, but without the addition of pulverized limestone or mineral filler. Since the filler from the crushed gravel does not have the same crushing characteristics or sieve analysis as the pulverized limestone or mineral filler, they could not be compared on an equal percentage basis. Therefore, the alternate mixes were made to conform to the following proposed specification, "No less than 40% of the material passing No. 200 sieve shall be pulverized limestone or mineral filler or a 100% crushed gravel, but in no case shall the per cent of pulverized limestone or mineral filler or a 100% crushed gravel passing the No. 200 sieve be less than 2%."

Cultura y negocios: el americanismo catalán de la Revista Comercial Ibero-Americana MERCURIO, 1901-1938.

ESTE LIBRO describe la historia de la Revista Comercial Ibero- Americana MERCURIO, la publicación barcelonesa que salió a la luz en diciembre de 1901, poco después de la pérdida de las últimas colonias (Cuba, Puerto Rico y Filipinas),y que dejó de aparecer a mediados del año 1938, en plena Guerra Civil española. Elfundador de esta revista fue José Puigdollers Macià, un importante empresario quetambién se hizo cargo del Crédito Ibero-Americano desde finales del siglo XIX. Durante los primeros años de edición, la revista se identificó por su carácter mensual, pero desde 1907 comenzó a aparecer semanalmente al dividirse entre la Edición Ilustrada y la Edición Comercial y de Transportes. La Edición Ilustrada fue posible gracias a los directores Federico Rahola Trèmols, Mariano Viada Lluch y Rafael Vehils Grau-Bolívar,y al director artístico Pere Casas Abarca. La Edición Comercial y de Transportes, por su parte, quedó en manos de los directores Simeón Mugüerza Sanz y Mariano Viada Viada.MERCURIO divulgó importantes contribuciones de más de 800 autores y autoras quecolaboraron con la revista. La encargada de resguardar las fuentes bibliográficas y hemerográficas fue María del Carmen Vehils Grau-Bolívar. El libro incluye el índice de los artículos publicados por MERCURIO entre 1901 y 1938.

Financial reforms and capital flows: Insights from general equilibrium

As a result of debt enforcement problems, many high-productivity firms in emergingeconomies are unable to pledge enough future profits to their creditors and this constrains thefinancing they can raise. Many have argued that, by relaxing these credit constraints, reformsthat strengthen enforcement institutions would increase capital flows to emerging economies. Thisargument is based on a partial equilibrium intuition though, which does not take into account theorigin of any additional resources that flow to high-productivity firms after the reforms. We showthat some of these resources do not come from abroad, but instead from domestic low-productivityfirms that are driven out of business as a result of the reforms. Indeed, the resources released bythese low-productivity firms could exceed those absorbed by high-productivity ones so that capitalflows to emerging economies might actually decrease following successful reforms. This resultprovides a new perspective on some recent patterns of capital flows in industrial and emergingeconomies.

Propuesta de implementación del cultivo del manzano (Malus domestica) en la Vall d'Alinyà : análisis de viabilidad ambiental-económica y certificación de créditos voluntarios de carbono

El presente proyecto tiene por objetivo realizar una propuesta de cultivo de manzano (Malus domestica) en la Vall d’Alinyà para el desarrollo de un producto agroalimentario que contribuya a la revitalización de esta área rural y a la mitigación del calentamiento global. Para ello, se pretende proporcionar una metodología para calcular, con mayor precisión, el comportamiento de los cultivos como sumidero de carbono a partir del balance neto de gases con efecto invernadero (GEI) del sistema. Con tal de obtener las emisiones de GEI generadas por los cultivos se desarrolla un análisis del ciclo de vida (ACV), y para obtener la fijación de los cultivos, se realiza un análisis de su capacidad de absorción de dióxido de carbono en la biomasa de la plantación. Además, mediante el uso de sistemas de información geográfica (SIG), se determinaron los terrenos potenciales para el cultivo del manzano en la zona de estudio. Posteriormente, se verifica la certificación de créditos en el mercado de carbono voluntario y se analiza la viabilidad económica del proyecto, obteniendo así un producto (la manzana) con valor ambiental añadido. Como conclusión se obtuvo una viabilidad positiva de la verificación de créditos, puesto que el balance neto de carbono fue positivo, absorbiéndose 234,54 t CO2 en todo el territorio potencialmente cultivable (16,92 ha) y durante 15 años de actividad agrícola. Al mismo tiempo, la propuesta resultó viable económicamente, generándose unos beneficios ligados a la venta de producción frutícola y de los créditos de carbono de 79.484 € durante los 15 años de actividad productiva.

Joint Enrollment 2012

This report summarizes joint enrollment in Iowa's community colleges. Jointly enrolled students are high school students enrolled in community college credit coursework. This report contains fiscal year data for the state's 15 community colleges reported through the Community College Management Information System (MIS) and confirmed by each college.

Joint Enrollment 2008

This report summarizes joint enrollment in Iowa's community colleges. Jointly enrolled students are high school students enrolled in community college credit coursework. This report contains fiscal year data for the state's 15 community colleges reported through the Community College Management Information System (MIS) and confirmed by each college.

Joint Enrollment Report, 2009

The Iowa Department of Education collects information on joint enrollment in Iowa’s 15 community colleges. Jointly enrolled students are high school students enrolled in community college credit coursework. Most jointly enrolled students enroll through Senior Year Plus programs such as PSEO (Postsecondary Enrollment Options) and concurrent enrollment. Others enroll independently by paying tuition or enrolling in courses delivered through contractual agreements that do not meet the definition of concurrent enrollment. For more information about Senior Year Plus programs, please refer to the department’s website. This report consists of fiscal year and trend data on joint enrollment including headcount enrollment, credit hours, student demographics, and enrollment by program type and offering arrangement. All data included in this report is taken from the Community College Management Information System (MIS) and confirmed by each college, unless otherwise noted.

Joint Enrollment 2010

This report summarizes joint enrollment in Iowa's community colleges. Jointly enrolled students are high school students enrolled in community college credit coursework. This report contains fiscal year data for the state's 15 community colleges reported through the Community College Management Information System (MIS) and confirmed by each college.

Joint Enrollment 2013

This report summarizes joint enrollment in Iowa's community colleges. Jointly enrolled students are high school students enrolled in community college credit coursework. This report contains fiscal year data for the state's 15 community colleges reported through the Community College Management Information System (MIS) and confirmed by each college.

Joint Enrollment 2014

This report summarizes joint enrollment in Iowa's community colleges. Jointly enrolled students are high school students enrolled in community college credit coursework. This report contains fiscal year data for the state's 15 community colleges reported through the Community College Management Information System (MIS) and confirmed by each college.