Bruce Johnson

Getting Honest With Oil (2010)

Johnson, Bruce

In this year of the monumental oil spill off our shores, Americans are being brought face-to-face with some stark realities of our time. First, we are seeing that current technology and human...

Sites of Sound (2010)

Bruce Johnson

Oral Tradition - Volume 24, Number 2, October 2009

Community Recruitment and Retention of New Residents: A Study Using a Market Assessment Process (2009)

Gibson Nene, Bruce Johnson, Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel, Randy Cantrell, Charlotte Narjes, Rebecca Vogt

In declining population regions, such as much of the rural Great Plains, many rural communities are competing for both employment opportunities and people to fill the work-force needs. While the...

Piezoelectric Generator for Powering Remote Sensing Networks (2008)

Moncef Benjamin Tayahi, Moncef Benjamin Tayahi, Bruce Johnson, Moncef B. Tayahi

This paper deals with the design, modeling and experimental validation of a piezoelectric “harvest ” ambient energy generator based on ambient vibrations to be used in remote and long-term...

About the Authors (2008)

Bruce Johnson, Brian C. Lanham, Shannon Horn, Mike Snell

I would like to thank my wife, Carrie, my daughter, Allie, and my son, Ben, for their patience and understanding while I took on another long nights-and-weekends project. —Mike Snell I’d like to...

Energy Use and Concerns of Rural Nebraskans (2008)

Vogt, Rebecca J., Cantrell, Randolph L., Carranza, Miguel A., Johnson, Bruce, Peters, David J.

Energy prices have steadily increased during the past year. Rural residents are now faced with higher costs to drive and heat and cool their homes. Given these conditions, how much of a problem have...

Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Developments 2007-2008 (2008)

Johnson, Bruce, Blomendahl, Ben, Lukassen, Ryan

In this, the 30th year of the UNL Farm Real Estate Market Developments Survey and report series, some of the most dramatic changes ever in the market have occurred. During the year ending February...

A Long Spell of Uncertainity (2008)

Austin, John, Decker, Chris, Doering, Tom, Goss, Ernie, Johnson, Bruce, Johnson, Lisa, ...

We find ourselves in a period of sustained economic uncertainty. Today, like 6 months ago, the U.S. economy is on the brink of a recession. Weakness in lending activity, coupled with weakness in the...

Piezoelectric Materials for Powering Wireless Remote Sensors (2008)

Moncef B. Tayahi, Bruce Johnson, Melinda Hotzman

Abstract- The high bandwidth necessary to transmit real-time vibration data from hundreds of sensors practically dictates the development of smart vibration sensors with local processing to minimize...

Developing a Fair Lease Arrangement for Farmland Leasing Arrangements Workshops (2008)

Johnson, Bruce, Blomendahl, Ben

Topics Covered: A.Cash Leasing B.Flexible Cash Leasing C.Crop share Leasing D.Other Leasing Aspects

Farm Real Estate Ownership Transfer Patterns in Nebraska's Panhandle Region (2008)

Johnson, Bruce, Conley, Dennis M., Nene, Gibson, Krepel, Patrick L.

The purpose of this study was to review and analyze the entire universe of recent agricultural real estate activity in the multi-county, Panhandle Region of Nebraska. This region was chosen because...

Community Recruitment and Retention of New Residents (2008)

Johnson, Bruce

Traditionally, RECRUITMENT in community development circles has implied recruiting businesses and jobs. As for people, the idea was: "build it (provide jobs) and they (the people) will come."

Dark side of the tune : popular music and violence (2008)

Johnson, Bruce, Cloonan, Martin

Written against the academically dominant but simplistic romanticization of popular music as a positive force, this book focuses on the 'dark side' of the subject. It is a pioneering examination of...

Causal chain effects and turning points in young people’s lives: a resilience perspective (2008)

Bruce Johnson; University Of South Australia, Sue Howard

In 1997, we began a research project that tracked a cohort of approximately 55 students aged between 9 and 12 years over a period of 5 years. The students lived in highly disadvantaged areas in...

Dark side of the tune : popular music and violence (2008)

Johnson, Bruce, Cloonan, Martin

Written against the academically dominant but simplistic romanticization of popular music as a positive force, this book focuses on the 'dark side' of the subject. It is a pioneering examination of...

Causal chain effects and turning points in young people’s lives: a resilience perspective (2008)

Bruce Johnson; University Of South Australia, Sue Howard

In 1997, we began a research project that tracked a cohort of approximately 55 students aged between 9 and 12 years over a period of 5 years. The students lived in highly disadvantaged areas in...

Dark side of the tune : popular music and violence (2008)

Johnson, Bruce, Cloonan, Martin

Written against the academically dominant but simplistic romanticization of popular music as a positive force, this book focuses on the 'dark side' of the subject. It is a pioneering examination of...

Risk and Recovery (2007)

Austin, John, Decker, Chris, Doering, Tom, Gross, Ernie, Johnson, Bruce, Johnson, Lisa, ...

The crisis in the housing and financial sectors has led to a dramatic slowdown in U.S. economic growth. Fourth quarter GDP growth and job growth are expected to be anemic and the economy may fall...

Cropland Leasing Decisions for 2008 (2007)

Johnson, Bruce, Blomendahl, Ben

With more than 40 percent of Nebraska's agricultural land being leased, thousands of landowners and tenants face important lease decisions each year. Currently, the economic magnitude of these...

A Soft Landing and a Long Layover (2007)

Austin, John, Decker, Chris, Doering, Tom, Goss, Ernie, Baker, Philip, Johnson, Bruce, ...

The U.S. economy achieved a soft landing in 2006. This was a desirable outcome. The economy needed a break from its rapid, and potentially inflationary, growth in 2004 and 2005, before taking off...

The Nebraska Net Farm Income: Patterns and Trends (2007)

Johnson, Bruce

Historical Perspective: The past decade of net farm income is one of considerable year-to-year volatility. According to recently revised United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates,...

Ethanol Fueling Land Market Advances (2007)

Johnson, Bruce

Nebraska farm real estate market values and cash rents show sizable increases for the year ending February 1, 2007. Preliminary findings from the annual University of Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market...

Voice, power and modernity (2007)

Johnson, Bruce

Bruce Johnson reminds us of the role of the voice in defining territory and identity—of the connection between voice and power. He offers a deep historical perspective on the way that the...

White noise : jazz and Australian modernisation (2007)

Johnson, Bruce

My argument is that jazz was the pre-eminent musical signature of Australian modernisation. I have documented aspects of that argument elsewhere, primarily under the headings of aesthetics, cultural...

Fifteenth anniversary Perfect Beat forum (2007)

Johnson, Bruce

This work is an edited version of an online forum initiated to consider the role that Perfect Beat has played in Australasian and Pacific-rim popular music studies in the last fifteen years....

Fifteenth anniversary Perfect Beat forum (2007)

Johnson, Bruce

This work is an edited version of an online forum initiated to consider the role that Perfect Beat has played in Australasian and Pacific-rim popular music studies in the last fifteen years....

Voice, power and modernity (2007)

Johnson, Bruce

Bruce Johnson reminds us of the role of the voice in defining territory and identity—of the connection between voice and power. He offers a deep historical perspective on the way that the...

White noise : jazz and Australian modernisation (2007)

Johnson, Bruce

My argument is that jazz was the pre-eminent musical signature of Australian modernisation. I have documented aspects of that argument elsewhere, primarily under the headings of aesthetics, cultural...

Fifteenth anniversary Perfect Beat forum (2007)

Johnson, Bruce

This work is an edited version of an online forum initiated to consider the role that Perfect Beat has played in Australasian and Pacific-rim popular music studies in the last fifteen years....

White noise : jazz and Australian modernisation (2007)

Johnson, Bruce

My argument is that jazz was the pre-eminent musical signature of Australian modernisation. I have documented aspects of that argument elsewhere, primarily under the headings of aesthetics, cultural...

Voice, power and modernity (2007)

Johnson, Bruce

Bruce Johnson reminds us of the role of the voice in defining territory and identity—of the connection between voice and power. He offers a deep historical perspective on the way that the...

The Art of Leasing Negotiation in a Frenzied Environment (2006)

Johnson, Bruce, Prosch, Allen, Raymond, Aaron

Let's face it. The farm economy across much of Nebraska has literally been turned upside down in the past few months by the "Ethanol Gold Rush." Demand for corn has shot corn prices upward beyond...

A Soft Landing, Steady Growth, and Accelerating Farm Income (2006)

Austin, John, Decker, Chris, Doering, Tom, Gross, Ernie, Hernandez, Nick, Johnson, Bruce, ...

After years of accelerating growth, the U.S. economy achieved a soft landing in 2006. The rate of economic growth remained positive but slowed sufficiently to reduce inflation pressures and the need...

Pillars of Growth in Nebraska's Non-Metropolitan Economy (2006)

Thompson, Eric, Goss, Ernie, Decker, Chris, Burkhart-Kriesel, Cheryl A., Johnson, Bruce, Schmitz, Ben, ...

Agriculture is a critical part of Nebraska's economy, and changes in the fortunes of agriculture play an important role in the success of the state's non-metropolitan regions. Trends toward...

Agricultural Earnings Highly Variable Over Time and by Sub-State Region (2006)

Johnson, Bruce, Nene, Gibson, Gustafson, Anneke

For anyone close to production agriculture it is obvious that income and earnings levels are highly fickle from one year to the next. This can be clearly seen in Nebraska's year-to-year total net...

Real Estate Assessment and Tax Breaks: Reality or Myth? (2006)

Johnson, Bruce

Nebraska continues to be one of the highest states in terms of its dependency on property taxation for funding governmental functions. For agricultural real estate property owners, this tax can, and...

Manufacturing Rebounds (2006)

Austin, John, Decker, Chris, Doering, Tom, Goss, Ernie, Hernandez, Nick, Johnson, Bruce, ...

National economic conditions will continue to favor growth over the next three years, including sustained increases in manufacturing employment. Higher energy prices, particularly for oil, gasoline,...

Cropland Leasing (2006)

Johnson, Bruce

Contents: Shift from Crop-share to Cash leasing over time Incidence of Crop Share and Cash Leasing varies across the state Nebraska Agricultural Statistical Districts Cash Lease Rates for Cropland...

Pasture Leasing (2006)

Johnson, Bruce

Contents: Introduction Nebraska Vegetative Zones Grassland Table I Nebraska Department of Revenue Grassland Table II Nebraska Department of Revenue Grazing Land Leasing Historical Cash Rental Rates...

Underlying Causes and Implications of Nebraska Retail Trade Patterns (2006)

Nelson, Rex, Johnson, Bruce, Darling, David

Declining retail trade in rural America is a concern for rural residents, their leaders, and rural development professionals. This cross-sectional study presents a framework for understanding...

Divided loyalties : literary responses to the rise of oral authority in the modern era (2006)

Johnson, Bruce

My argument is that the problem of authority reflects a deeper epistemological crisis that can be modelled through the politics of the sensorium, the relationship between the eye and the ear as...

Divided loyalties : literary responses to the rise of oral authority in the modern era (2006)

Johnson, Bruce

My argument is that the problem of authority reflects a deeper epistemological crisis that can be modelled through the politics of the sensorium, the relationship between the eye and the ear as...

Divided loyalties : literary responses to the rise of oral authority in the modern era (2006)

Johnson, Bruce

My argument is that the problem of authority reflects a deeper epistemological crisis that can be modelled through the politics of the sensorium, the relationship between the eye and the ear as...

Continued Growth in Nebraska (2005)

Ahmad, Saeed, Austin, John, Doering, Tom, Goss, Ernie, Johnson, Bruce, Petersan, Donis, ...

National economic conditions will continue to favor growth over the next three years. Increased business investment will combine with rising industrial production, expanding exports, and moderate...

Sustained Growth in Nebraska (2004)

Ahmad, Saeed, Austin, John, Doering, Tom, Goss, Ernie, Johnson, Bruce, Lundeen, Mike, ...

National Macroeconomic conditions are favorable for future expansion of income, employment, and revenue in Nebraska. In particular, the U.S. economy is now in the heart of an expansion expected to...

G03-1486 Agricultural Land Ownership and Tenure Patterns in Nebraska (2003)

Johnson, Bruce

Agricultural land in Nebraska is a significant asset of wealth and a key economic input into the state's economy. It is no mere coincidence that Nebraska consistently ranks fourth among the 50 states...

Book review : The Mayor's a square : live music and law and order in Sydney (2003)

Johnson, Bruce

Book review of Shane Homan's, The Mayor’s a Square: Live Music and Law and Order in Sydney, Newtown, NSW: Local Consumption Publications, 2003. ISBN 0949793302, ix + 210pp.

Vanishing acts: an inquiry into the state of live popular music opportunities in New South Wales (2003)

Johnson, Bruce, Homan, Shane

Acting upon government and industry interest, Associate Professor Bruce Johnson (University of New South Wales) and Dr Shane Homan (University of Newcastle), with support from the NSW Ministry of...

Code Switching and Inverse Imitation among Marijuana-using Crack Sellers (2003)

Benoit, Ellen, Randolph, Doris, Dunlap, Eloise, Johnson, Bruce

The line between mainstream and deviant cultures is less clear than commonly assumed in the literature, evidenced by cases drawn from a longitudinal, ethnographic study of violence in 72...

Vanishing acts: an inquiry into the state of live popular music opportunities in New South Wales (2003)

Johnson, Bruce, Homan, Shane

Acting upon government and industry interest, Associate Professor Bruce Johnson (University of New South Wales) and Dr Shane Homan (University of Newcastle), with support from the NSW Ministry of...

Book review : The Mayor's a square : live music and law and order in Sydney (2003)

Johnson, Bruce

Book review of Shane Homan's, The Mayor’s a Square: Live Music and Law and Order in Sydney, Newtown, NSW: Local Consumption Publications, 2003. ISBN 0949793302, ix + 210pp.

Book review : 'The Mayor's a square : live music and law and order in Sydney' (2003)

Johnson, Bruce

Book review of Shane Homan's, 'The Mayor’s a Square: Live Music and Law and Order in Sydney', Newtown, NSW: Local Consumption Publications, 2003. ISBN 0949793302.

Vanishing acts: an inquiry into the state of live popular music opportunities in New South Wales (2003)

Johnson, Bruce, Homan, Shane

Acting upon government and industry interest, Associate Professor Bruce Johnson (University of New South Wales) and Dr Shane Homan (University of Newcastle), with support from the NSW Ministry of...

Economic Evaluation of Cropshare and Cash Lease Contracts in South Dakota and Nebraska (2002)

Janssen, Larry, Cole, John, Xu, Xuan, Johnson, Bruce

Factors influencing choice of share or cash rental leases for cropland are examined using a 1996 dataset containing 1071 lease contracts in Nebraska and in South Dakota. Logistic regression results...

EC99-827 Preparing a Tenant Business Prospectus (1999)

Jose, H. Douglas, Hanson, John, Johnson, Bruce

Preparing a Tenant Business Prospectus is a quick guide for tenants who are seeking additional land.

In vivo binding of 1-nitropyrene to albumin in the rat (1994)

El-Bayoumy, Karam, Johnson, Bruce, Partian, Syrus, Upadhyaya, Pramod, Hecht, Stephen S.

Human risk assessment from exposure to nitropolynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (N02 has not been dearly defined, despite the widespread occurrence of such agents in the environment and their possible...

Loss of heterozygosity of the human cytosolic glutathione peroxidase I gene in lung cancer (1994)

Moscow, Jeffrey A., Schmidt, Laura, Ingram, David T., Gnarra, James, Johnson, Bruce, Cowan, Kenneth H.

The consistent deletion of 3p21 in lung cancer has led to intensive efforts to identify a lung tumor suppressor gene at this locus. We recently mapped the gene for the seleniumdependent...

ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF CROPSHARE AND CASH LEASE CONTRACTS IN SOUTH DAKOTA AND NEBRASKA

Janssen, Larry, Cole, John, Xu, Xuan, Johnson, Bruce

Factors influencing choice of share or cash rental leases for cropland are examined using a 1996 dataset containing 1071 lease contracts in Nebraska and in South Dakota. Logistic regression results...