Developing a structural perspective and its role in connecting school algebra and abstract algebra: A factorization example - Lee, Younhee; Heid, M. Kathleen (Connecting abstract algebra to secondary mathematics, for secondary mathematics teachers, 2018)
Keywords: dept.mat

An application of mathematics to computer programming: Connecting translation vectors, the Minkowski difference, and collision detection - Lee, Younhee; Lu, Qi; Lim, Woong (The Mathematics Teacher, 2018)
Keywords: dept.mat; peer-reviewed

Assessment of basal cell carcinoma from normal human skin tissues using Resonance Raman spectroscopy - Liu, Chenghui; Wu, Binlin; Sordillo, Laura A; Boydstonwhite, Susie; Sriramoju, Vidyasagar; Zhang, Chunyuan; Beckman, Hugh; Zhang, Lin; Pei, Zhe; Shi, Lingyan; Alfano, R R (OSA - The Optical Society, 2018)
VRR spectroscopy was used for BCC and normal skin tissues with 532nm excitation. The spectra showed significant changes in collagen, carotenoids and lipids. These enhanced fingerprints demonstrate a potential use as label-free pathology method. © 2018 The Author(s).
Keywords: Basal cell carcinoma; Histology; Human skin; Label free; Normal skin; Resonance Raman spectroscopy; Tissue; dept.phy

Collective memory, memorialization and bearing witness in the aftermath of the Armenian Genocide - Marsoobian, Armen T. (Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Genocide and Memory, 2018)
This chapter describes and analyzes an ongoing project of memorialization of the Armenian Genocide in Turkey. It explores the importance of memorialization for collective historical memory, especially in situations where historical memory has been subverted by genocide denial. Among many aspects of memorialization, its role in bearing witness is explored and highlighted. Three components of the memory project are described: (1) the photography exhibitions, (2) the publications, and (3) the creation of memory sites. The project centers on the story of the Dildilian family in Ottoman Turkey before, during, and after the genocide, covering the years 1872–1923. A microhistory of the life of the Armenian minority is chronicled by means of the personal memories and stories of members of the family. The history is richly illustrated with photographs and drawings that serve as the basis of the photography exhibitions and books. Exhibitions and associated talks and panels have taken place in Istanbul, Merzifon, Diyarbakir, and Ankara. The chapter describes and analyzes the reaction of the Turkish public to the project.
Keywords: Armenian Genocide; Bearing witness; Collective memory; Genocide denial; Memorialization; Turkey; dept.phi

How do we memorialize genocide? The case of the German memorial to the murdered Jews of Europe - Marsoobian, Armen T (Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Genocide and Memory, 2018)
This book explores the memory and representation of genocide as they affect individuals, communities and families, and artistic representations. It brings together a variety of disciplines from public health to philosophy, anthropology to architecture, offering readers interdisciplinary and international insights into one of the most important challenges in the 21st century. The book begins by describing the definitions and concepts of genocide from historical and philosophical perspectives. Next, it reviews memories of genocide in bodies and in societies as well as genocide in memory through lives, mental health and transgenerational effects. The book also examines the ways genocide has affected artistic works. From poetry to film, photography to theatre, it explores a range of artistic approaches to help demonstrate the heterogeneity of representations. This book provides a comprehensive and wide-ranging assessment of the many ways genocide has been remembered and represented. It presents an ideal foundation for understanding genocide and possibly preventing it from occurring again
Keywords: Aesthetics; Counter-monument; Health Psychology; Health psychology; History of World War II and the Holocaust; Holocaust; James E. Young; Jochen Gerz; John Dewey; Marian Marzynski; Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe; Memorial to the murdered jews of europe; Modernism; Noël Carroll; Peter Eisenman; Public Health; Public health; Public memorials; Sociology; Sociology, general; World War, 1939-1945; dept.phi

Evaluation of the McMahon Competence Assessment Instrument for use with midwifery students during a simulated shoulder dystocia - McMahon, Erin; Jevitt, Cecilia; Aronson, Barbara (Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, 2018)
IntroductionIntrapartum emergencies occur infrequently but require a prompt and competent response from the midwife to prevent morbidity and mortality of the woman, fetus, and newborn. Simulation provides the opportunity for student midwives to develop competence in a safe environment. The purpose of this study was to determine the inter-rater reliability of the McMahon Competence Assessment Instrument (MCAI) for use with student midwives during a simulated shoulder dystocia scenario. MethodsA pilot study using a nonprobability convenience sample was used to evaluate the MCAI. Content validity indices were calculated for the individual items and the overall instrument using data from a panel of expert reviewers. Fourteen student midwives consented to be video recorded while participating in a simulated shoulder dystocia scenario. Three faculty raters used the MCAI to evaluate the student performance. These quantitative data were used to determine the inter-rater reliability of the MCAI. ResultsThe intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was used to assess the inter-rater reliability of MCAI scores between 2 or more raters. The ICC was 0.86 (95% confidence interval, 0.60-0.96). Fleiss's kappa was calculated to determine the inter-rater reliability for individual items. Twenty-three of the 42 items corresponded to excellent strength of agreement. DiscussionThis study demonstrates a method to determine the inter-rater reliability of a competence assessment instrument to be used with student midwives. Data produced by this study were used to revise and improve the instrument. Additional research will further document the inter-rater reliability and can be used to determine changes in student competence. Valid and reliable methods of assessment will encourage the use of simulation to efficiently develop the competence of student midwives.
Keywords: Article; Clinical Competence; Dystocia; Education, Nursing; Educational Measurement; Female; Humans; Infant, Newborn; McMahon Competence Assessment Instrument; Midwifery; Nurse Midwives; Observer Variation; Pilot Projects; Pregnancy; Reproducibility of Results; Shoulder; Simulation Training; Video Recording; assessment; clinical competence; competence; content validity; controlled study; correlation coefficient; dept.nur; dystocia; education; evaluation; expert system; female; human; instrument; intrarater reliability; midwife; midwifery education; midwifery student; newborn; nurse midwife; nursing education; observer variation; obstetric procedure; peer-reviewed; pilot study; pregnancy; priority journal; procedures; quantitative analysis; quantitative study; reliability; reproducibility; scoring system; shoulder; shoulder dystocia; simulation; simulation training; standards; teacher; validation study; validity; videorecording

A transitions perspective on coastal sustainability - Morrissey, John; Heidkamp, C. Patrick (Towards coastal resilience and sustainability, 2018)
This chapter presents a review of the multi-scalar complexities of coastal sustainability challenges. It focuses on three discrete vignettes of innovation, which range from a novel and emerging innovation, a maturing innovation and an innovation which has become mainstream and part of the prevailing socio-technical regime. The first vignette focuses on 3D ocean farming off the coast of Connecticut in Long Island Sound, USA, as an example of an emerging niche-level innovation. The second vignette discusses the development of offshore wind energy capacity in Liverpool Bay, UK as an example of a socio-technical innovation that is more mature. The final vignette discusses containerisation as an example of a fully matured socio-technological change. The chapter argues that a spatial perspective on transition is critical to adequately account for uneven development processes and to recognise the heterogeneity of different places in terms of potential for low-carbon transition. © 2019 selection and editorial matter, C. Patrick Heidkamp and John Morrissey.
Keywords: Barium alloys; Coastal sustainability; Development process; Liverpool bays; Low-carbon transitions; Off-shore wind energy; Offshore oil well production; Socio-technical regimes; Sociotechnical; Sustainable development; Technological change; Wind power; dept.egm

Local Mexico: Democratic Transitions in an Authoritarian Context - Olney, Patricia (FirstForumPress, a division of Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2018)
Keywords: Local government; Mexico; dept.psc; faculty_collection

Business schools, brand innovation and archetypal tradeoffs - Page Jr, Robert A.; Falk, Louis K. (Quarterly Review of Business Disciplines, 2018)
Keywords: dept.mgt; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

Examining the work of “scaffolding” in theory and practice: A case study of 6th graders and their teacher interacting with one another, an ambitious science curriculum, and mobile devices - Palincsar, Annemarie Sullivan; Fitzgerald, Miranda Suzanne; Marcum, Meredith Baker; Sherwood, Carrie-Anne (International Journal of Educational Research, 2018)
This case study features a class of sixth-grade students and their science teacher enacting a curriculum designed to teach the particulate nature of matter and phase changes. The class used a mobile device with several applications that supported reading, writing, viewing, and modeling. We examine the role of the teacher, the device, the peers, and the curriculum itself in scaffolding student learning.
Keywords: Collaboration; Conceptual understanding; Modeling; Peer-mediated learning; Scaffolding; States of matter; Zones of proximal development; dept.cur; peer-reviewed

The devil and the mirror: Pulci’s theology - Palma, Pina (Luigi Pulci in Renaissance Florence and Beyond, 2018)
Keywords: dept.wll

States of the Union - Papa, Michaela (Mascot Books, 2018)
In nonfiction, poetry, short fiction, artwork, and detailed interviews, States of the Union collects reflections from everyday Americans on the 2016 presidential election. -Publisher Web Site.
Keywords: 2016; Election; Presidents; United States; dept.eng; faculty_collection

How do humans interact with chatbots?: an analysis of transcripts - Park, Mina; Aiken, Milam; Salvador, Laura (International Journal of Management and Information Technology, 2018)
Keywords: dept.bis; dept.mgt; peer-reviewed

Inflation targeting and monetary policy rules - Patalinghug, Jason C. (Global Economic Observer, 2018)
This paper examines the literature to try to explain the concept of inflation targeting. There are at present two competing monetary policy rules: (1) targeting rules and (2) instrument rules. The objective of this paper is to review the relative merits of these two monetary policy rules. The debate between using either an inflation targeting rule or an instrument rule debate displays the lack of consensus among economists concerning the proper specification and underlying assumptions of the inflation-targeting model which is suited for the analysis of key monetary policy issues. The paper also examines what recent studies have found about the effect of inflation targeting on emerging markets. These studies have shown that inflation targeting has been largely beneficial to emerging markets.
Keywords: Central Bank; Instrument Rules; Macroeconomics; dept.eco; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

The suppression of cultural memory and identity in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Pettigrew, David (Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Genocide and Memory, 2018)
This chapter identifies an orchestrated effort in “Republika Srpska”—an entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina that was recognized by the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement − that is designed to prevent survivors of the genocide from erecting memorials to the victims in such locations as Višegrad, Prijedor, and Foča. While memorials for victims have been prohibited, and survivors have been prevented from using the term “genocide,” memorials to the perpetrators have been installed in the center of Višegrad, and near the Trnopolje concentration camp in Prijedor Municipality. In the hills above Sarajevo, in a location from which the city’s residents were attacked during the siege, a plaque honoring indicted war criminal Ratko Mladić has been installed. Accordingly, this chapter considers the extent to which the discriminatory practices regarding memorials in Republika Srpska constitute a violation of human rights. Further, the chapter argues that, following Raphael Lemkin’s definition of genocide, the prohibitive policies in Republika Srpska with respect to memorials and commemorative practices constitute nothing less than a continuation of the genocide, a second phase of the genocide designed to ensure the permanent erasure of a world that was destroyed. These human rights violations and the continuation of the genocide are a troubling testament to the failure of the international community in Bosnia, and to the problematic legacy of the Dayton Peace Agreement.
Keywords: Apartheid; Cultural memory; Dayton Peace Agreement; Dayton peace agreement; Health Psychology; Health psychology; History of World War II and the Holocaust; Human rights; Prohibited memorials; Public Health; Public health; Raphael Lemkin; Sociology; Sociology, general; World War, 1939-1945; dept.phi

An investigation of nonprofit executive compensation levels and their relationship to relevant accounting based performance metrics - Phillips, Janet F. (Accountancy Business and the Public Interest, 2018)
Keywords: dept.acc; ⛔ No DOI found

Changing the narrative: Literacy as sustaining practice in every classroom. - Randall, Regine E; Marangell, Joseph (Association of Middle Level Education Magazine, 2018)
Keywords: dept.cur; ⛔ No DOI found

The intersection of imagination, literacy, and design: Content area duration in the secondary classroom - Randall, Regine E.; Mercurio, Mia L. (Teacher Education and Practice, 2018)
Keywords: dept.cur; dept.sed; ⛔ No DOI found

Rural and small public libraries: challenges and opportunities - Real, Brian (Advances in Librarianship, Volume 43, 2018)
Keywords: Rural libraries; Small libraries; dept.ils

The hidden history of the American Film Institute: the cold war, arts policy, and American film preservation - Real, Brian (The Moving Image: The Journal of the Association of Moving Image Archivists, 2018)
The American Film Institute (AFI) presently does relatively little in terms of film preservation, but its founding in 1967 led to the growth of many of the mechanisms that define the motion picture preservation community today. As this article reveals, the AFI's success in promoting ongoing federal government support for motion picture preservation cannot be separated from the political context of the Cold War. The AFI's first director, George Stevens Jr., had previously been the head of the Motion Picture Service of the United States Information Agency (USIA). This work with a public diplomacy agency was essential to his vision for the design and structure of the AFI. Likewise, the AFI was founded as an independent nonprofit, but with the promise of significant ongoing funding support from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). While this arrangement worked well at first, a change in presidential administrations and design flaws in the AFI's support mechanisms led to it being unable to meet the expectations of the very film preservation community it helped to foster.
Keywords: dept.ils; peer-reviewed

Examining Delivery Method and Infant Feeding Intentions between Women in Traditional and Non-Traditional Prenatal Care. - Risisky, Deb; Chan, Ronna L; Zigmont, Victoria A; Asghar, Syed Masood; DeGennaro, Nancy (Maternal and child health journal, 2018)
Introduction The purpose of the study is to evaluate delivery method and breastfeeding initiation in women enrolled in group prenatal care (CenteringPregnancy) and in traditional prenatal care. Methods Data were obtained from medical records of a hospital-based midwifery practice in south central Connecticut that offered both types of prenatal care programs. Medical information from 307 women enrolled in this practice was included in the analysis. Out of the 307, 80 were enrolled in group prenatal care. Socio-demographic, lifestyle, and previous and current obstetrical information from medical records formed the basis of comparison. Bivariate and logistic regression analyses were carried out. Results Women in Centering had fewer planned cesarean sections (1.3 vs. 12.8%) and had a higher breastfeeding initiation (88.7 vs. 80.0%). However, Centering women were found to have a higher portion of unplanned cesarean sections (27.5 vs. 11.0%). Both the unadjusted and the adjusted odds ratios of having a cesarean planned delivery were lower in the group care. Women in Centering had 2.44 (95% CI 1.05, 5.66) times the odds of breastfeeding initiation compared to the odds for women in traditional prenatal care after adjusting for maternal age, smoking status, gestation and race. Discussion CenteringPregnancy can have positive impact for the woman and baby. This program implementation saw lower rates of elective cesarean sections and increased breastfeeding compared to women in traditional care.
Keywords: *Breast Feeding/px [Psychology]; *Breast Feeding/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data]; *Cesarean Section/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data]; *Intention; *Mothers; *Prenatal Care/mt [Methods]; Adult; Breast Feeding; Breastfeeding; CenteringPregnancy; Cesarean Section; Cesarean section; Connecticut; Female; Group Processes; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Intention; Mothers; Mothers/px [Psychology]; Mothers/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data]; Pregnancy; Prenatal Care; Prenatal care; Standard of Care; adult; behavior; breast feeding; cesarean section; comparative study; dept.pch; female; group process; health care quality; human; infant; mother; newborn; peer-reviewed; pregnancy; prenatal care; procedures; psychology; statistics and numerical data

Towards a just assessment tool for identifying food deserts using a space-time economic model. - Ritchie, Michelle; Heidkamp, C. Patrick; Frazier, Tim (Northeastern Geographer, 2018)
Keywords: dept.egm; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

Effect of age on dynamic walking balance in a healthy population between the ages of 20 and 80 years - Robertson, Marc; Gregory, Robert (Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, 2018)
Keywords: dept.hms; peer-reviewed

Solving the acoustic issue in physical education settings - Ryan, Stu; Swartz, Daniel R (International Journal of Physical Education, Fitness and Sports, 2018)
Keywords: dept.hms; peer-reviewed

Access versus success: Services for students with disabilities in postsecondary education. - Sassu, Kari (Journal of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, 2018)
Keywords: dept.csp; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

Connected classrooms: Videoconferencing in TESOL teacher preparation - Schmitt, Elena; Eilderts, Luke (International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2018)
Keywords: dept.wll; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

Right back like we left something: examining the commodification of Blackness in social services to address racial disparities - the case of Hartford - Searcy, Yan (Social Work in Public Health, 2018)
Market-based approaches to addressing racial disparities have essentially re-commodified Blackness. Utilizing Hartford, which contains the largest percentage of Blacks per capita in Connecticut, this article examines market-based approaches to address racial disparities while discussing Blackness as an enduring commodity that is tied to private sector profit. The study argues that market based approaches incentivize punitive approaches to social problems associated with Blackness. The study concludes by suggesting that addressing disparities utilizing markets requires reimagining policy incentives to focus on prevention and treatment of social problems associated with Blackness. Failure to reimagine policy incentives serves to commodify Blackness whereby industries benefit from the continuity of disparities rather than the elimination of disparities.
Keywords: *African Americans; *Commodification; *Private Sector; *Social Justice; *Social Work/og [Organization & Administration]; African American; African Americans; Black person; Commodification; Connecticut; Culture; Humans; Private Sector; Public Policy; Racial disparities; Social Justice; Social Work; United States; article; blackness; commodification; cultural anthropology; dept.hhs; human; incentive; market; market conditions; organization and management; peer-reviewed; policy; private sector; privatization; profit; public policy; racial disparity; social justice; social policy; social problem; social services; social work

The Early Acheulean ~1.6–1.2 Ma from Gona, Ethiopia: Issues related to the emergence of the Acheulean in Africa - Semaw, Sileshi; Rogers, Michael J.; Cáceres, Isabel; Stout, Dietrich; Leiss, Amanda C. (The Emergence of the Acheulean in East Africa and Beyond: Contributions in Honor of Jean Chavaillon, 2018)
Konso in Ethiopia and Kokiselei in Kenya, both dated to ~1.7 million years ago (Ma), and FLK West, a recently reported site from Olduvai dated to 1.7 Ma, are the earliest Acheulean sites known in East Africa. Ongoing archaeological investigations at Gona, in the Afar Depression of Ethiopia, have also produced early Acheulean stone assemblages at several sites, estimated to ~1.6–1.2 Ma. A number of sites, including BSN-12 and OGS-12, have yielded archaeological materials comparable to the earliest Konso artifacts. The stone assemblages from the Gona sites consist of crudely made handaxes, cleavers, and picks, as well as Mode I (Oldowan) cores, and débitage. A variety of raw materials were exploited at Gona, with trachyte, rhyolite, and basalt being the most common.Our understanding of the behavioral and ecological background for the emergence of the Acheulean is still limited. Preliminary comparisons of BSN-12 and OGS-12 with other early Acheulean sites demonstrate variability in paleoecological settings as well as raw material use. Current archaeological evidence indicates that early Homo erectus/ergaster use of this new technology was already in place in East Africa ~1.75 Ma. At Gona and elsewhere in Africa, continued survey and excavations are needed to document sites with potential for yielding archaeological traces that will help our understanding of the Oldowan–Acheulean transition, the identity of the toolmakers, and the function of the early Acheulean Large Cutting Tools (LCTs).
Keywords: Ethiopia; Gona; Oldowan–Acheulean transition; Technical behaviors; dept.ant

Decolonizing ELA: Confronting privilege and oppression in textual spaces - Sinclair, Meredith N. (English Journal, 2018)
Keywords: dept.eng; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

More than a decade later: Arational decision cycles in post-Hurricane Katrina disaster management - Smith Jr, Robert A.; Page Jr, Robert A.; Badr, Kauther S. (Quarterly Review of Business Disciplines, 2018)
Keywords: dept.mgt; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

Personality testing by employers: Balancing the need for qualified workers with individual rights - Smith, Robert A.; Badr, Kauther S.; Wall, Alison E. (Competition forum, 2018)
Keywords: dept.mgt; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

Coastal sediment management as a response to intensifying storms and sea level rise: A case study - Tait, James; Orlowski, Ryan; Brewer, Jessica; Miller, Matthew D (Towards coastal resilience and sustainability, 2018)
In a period of rising sea levels and intensifying storms, enhancing coastal resilience and finding sustainable ways of living with the coast have become necessary concerns. Investigations of storm wave damage to coastal structures on the Connecticut shoreline during Hurricane Irene and Superstorm Sandy revealed that the width and height of frontal beaches were the most common denominator in mitigating the damages. One of the major problems, particularly for a state like Connecticut that has a highly developed coastline with systematically eroding beaches, is that the cost of beach nourishment projects is not only high but is increasing rapidly. The cost of beach nourishment at Prospect Beach in the town of West Haven is instructive. However, considering the importance of beaches and the costs of replenishment, rethinking Environmental Protection policies in favour of instituting regional and local sediment management practices may be in order. © 2019 selection and editorial matter, C. Patrick Heidkamp and John Morrissey.
Keywords: Beach nourishment; Beach nourishment projects; Beaches; Coastal sediments; Coastal structures; Common denominators; Sea level; Sea level rise; Sediment management; Shore protection; Storm waves; Storms; Sustainable development; dept.egm

“I'm a normal autistic person, not an abnormal neurotypical”: Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis as biographical illumination - Tan, Catherine D. (Social Science & Medicine, 2018)
Keywords: dept.soc; peer-reviewed

Book Review: childbirth, maternity, and medical pluralism in French colonial Vietnam, 1880–1945 by Thuy Linh Nguyen - Thompson, C. Michele (Journal of Vietnamese Studies, 2018)
Keywords: book.review; dept.his

Translating the body - Thompson, Michele; Pols, Hans; Warner, John Harley (University of Chicago Press, 2018)
Until recently, receiving a European or North American-style medical education in Southeast Asia was a profoundly transformative experience, as western conceptions of the body differed significantly from indigenous knowledge and explanations. Further, conceptions of the human body had to be translated into local languages and related to vernacular views of health, disease, and healing. Translating the Body is the first book to present the history of biomedical education across Southeast Asia. The contributors chart and analyze the organization of western medical education in Southeast Asia, public health education campaigns in the region, and the ways in which practitioners of what came to be conceived of as “traditional medicine” in many Southeast Asian countries organized themselves in response.
Keywords: dept.his

Couscous in Tilburg: Prison food narratives and the quality of prison life in a Belgian-Dutch prison - Vanhouche, An-Sofie; Smoyer, Amy B.; Minke, Linda Kjaer (Prison Service Journal, 2018)
Keywords: dept.swk; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

Abundant student output through teachers’ big questions: A study in curricular design and teacher training - Verplaetse, Lorrie Stoops; Ferraro, Marisa; Mazzaro, M (TESOL Press Engaging Resources for Research - Elementary, 2018)
Keywords: dept.cur; dept.wll

Corporate slavery: Does it still exist? - Wall, A.; Smith, R.; Nodoushani, O. (Competition Forum, 2018)
Keywords: dept.mgt; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

Service mode of smart recommendation based on knowledge discovery - Wang, Y; Dong, X; Liu, Yan Quan (Research on Library Science, 2018)
Keywords: dept.ils; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

Development path research on library smart service mode - Wang, Y; He, X; Liu, Yan Quan (Library Work and Study, 2018)
Keywords: dept.ils; ⛔ No DOI found

The present situation of mobile service in public libraries of China and the comparative analysis of public libraries in Eastern-Central-Western regions - Wang, Y; He, X; Liu, Yan Quan (Library, 2018)
Keywords: dept.ils; ⛔ No DOI found

Effectiveness of a preexternship hospital orientation program for graduate students in speech-language pathology - Warner, Heather; Karlberg, Amy; Purdy, Mary (Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 2018)
Keywords: dept.cmd; peer-reviewed

Grade perceptions of students in chemistry coursework at all levels - Webb, Jeffrey A.; Karatjas, Andrew G. (Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2018)
Various reasons are attributed to poor student performance in physical science courses such as lack of motivation, lack of ability, and/or the overall difficulty of these courses. One overlooked reason is a lack of self-awareness as to preparation level. Through a study over a two-year period, students at all levels (freshman through M.S.) of a chemistry program were surveyed and asked to self-report predictions of their score on examinations. At all levels, strong evidence of the Kruger–Dunning effect was seen where higher performing students tended to underpredict their examination scores while the lowest performing students tended to grossly overpredict their scores.
Keywords: dept.che; peer-reviewed

Class, generation, and gender in Esther Tusquets's Habíamos Ganado La Guerra: Reflections on the winning of the Spanish Civil War - Weng, Miaowei (Hispanófila, 2018)
Keywords: dept.wll; peer-reviewed

El silencio abyecto en la plaza del diamante - Weng, Miaowei (Boletín Redipe, 2018)
The article examines the gender roles imposed on women in Spain under the Franco regime. It revisits Mercè Rodoreda’s 1962 novel The Time of the Doves and deciphers the female protagonist’s silence in the context of the post-Civil War period. Drawing on Julia Kristeva’s conception of the abject, it explores how silence becomes informative of the protagonist’s mental resistance to the patriarchal imposition, the helplessness and powerlessness a common woman feels under the Franco regime, and the gradual growth of female subjectivity.
Keywords: dept.wll; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

Democracy in New England: a community politics reader - Wharton, Jonathan L. (Cognella Academic Publishing, 2018)
Keywords: New England; Politics and government; dept.psc; faculty_collection

Using video tutorials to augment online teaching - Williams, Vern; Gil, Jodie Mozdzer (Teaching Journalism & Mass Communication, 2018)
Keywords: dept.jrn; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

A pilot study for distinguishing chromophobe renal cell carcinoma and oncocytoma using second harmonic generation imaging and convolutional neural network analysis of collagen fibrillar structure - Wu, Binlin; Judd, Nicolas; Smith, Jason; Icaza, Michael; Mukherjee, Sushmita; Jain, Manu; Gallagher, Ryan M; Szeligowski, Richard V (2018)
A clear distinction between oncocytoma and chromophobe renal cell carcinoma (chRCC) is critically important for clinical management of patients. But it may often be difficult to distinguish the two entities based on hematoxylin and eosin (H and E) stained sections alone. In this study, second harmonic generation (SHG) signals which are very specific to collagen were used to image collagen fibril structure. We conduct a pilot study to develop a new diagnostic method based on the analysis of collagen associated with kidney tumors using convolutional neural networks (CNNs). CNNs comprise a type of machine learning process well-suited for drawing information out of images. This study examines a CNN model's ability to differentiate between oncocytoma (benign), and chRCC (malignant) kidney tumor images acquired with second harmonic generation (SHG), which is very specific for collagen matrix. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that attempts to distinguish the two entities based on their collagen structure. The model developed from this study demonstrated an overall classification accuracy of 68.7% with a specificity of 66.3% and sensitivity of 74.6%. While these results reflect an ability to classify the kidney tumors better than chance, further studies will be carried out to (a) better realize the tumor classification potential of this method with a larger sample size and (b) combining SHG with two-photon excited intrinsic fluorescence signal to achieve better classification. © COPYRIGHT SPIE. Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.
Keywords: Biomedical signal processing; Biopsy; Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma; Classification accuracy; Collagen; Convolution; Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN); Convolutional neural network; Convolutional neural networks (CNN); Fluorescence; Harmonic analysis; Harmonic generation; Intrinsic fluorescence signals; Kidney tumor; Learning systems; Machine learning; Multiphoton microscopy; Multiphoton microscopy (MPM); Multiphoton processes; Neural networks; Nonlinear optics; Patient monitoring; Renal cell carcinoma; Renal oncocytoma; Second harmonic generation; Tumor classification; Tumors; dept.phy

Utilizing ASCA national model to prepare school leaders: Prevention, intervention and remediation of social traumas - Yavuz, Olcay (Violence and Social Traumas Book / Siddet ve Sosyal Tramvalar Kitabi, 2018)
Keywords: dept.edl

Aspiring school leaders' opinions on leading school organizational systems and resource management - Yavuz, Olcay; Robinson, L. Q. (Journal of Contemporary Administrative Science, 2018)
Keywords: dept.edl; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

On the impossibility of sustainable growth in a manufacturing based economy - Yoon, Sang Won; Yoon, Chang-Ho (Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja, 2018)
This paper investigates a possibility of sustainable growth in a multi-output endogenous growth framework where the capital accumulation takes place mainly through the production of the dirty manufactured goods. It is shown that in a closed economy, economic growth is not environmentally sustainable, even under an optimal pollution tax unless the consumption elasticity of substitution between clean and dirty goods approaches infinity as in a small open economy which exports dirty goods. There exists a minimal threshold level of the ratio of clean to dirty capital that ensures sustainable growth in a closed economy.
Keywords: Kuznets curve; Sustainable growth; consumption behavior; dept.eco; economic growth; elasticity; elasticity of marginal utility; elasticity of substitution; environmental Kuznets curve; peer-reviewed; sustainable development

Diagnosis of glioma brain cancer using visible resonance Raman spectroscopy - Zhou, Yan; Wu, Binlin; Liu, Chenghui; Yu, Xinguang; Cheng, Gangge; Wang, Kai; Zhang, Chunyuan; Shi, Lingyan; Alfano, R R (OSA, 2018)
Resonance Raman spectroscopy using 532nm excitation was used to distinguish normal brain tissue from different grades of glioma tissues. Principal component analysis was used to analyze the spectral data and achieved high accuracy. © 2018 The Author(s).
Keywords: Brain cancer; Brain tissue; Different grades; Glioma tissues; High-accuracy; Principal component analysis; Raman spectroscopy; Resonance Raman spectroscopy; Spectral data; Tumors; dept.phy

Africa’s natural resources and underdevelopment: how Ghana’s petroleum can create sustainable economic prosperity, written by Kwamina Panford, (2016) - Andoh, Samuel K (African and Asian Studies, 2018)
Keywords: dept.eco; peer-reviewed

Bright 1 bodies: extending the bright bodies family-based intensive lifestyles therapy to adolescents with type 1 diabetes - Ash, Garrett I; Joiner, Kevin L; Savoye, Mary; Baker, Julien S; Gerosa, James; Kleck, Emma; Patel, Neha S; Stultskolehmainen, Matthew A; Weinzimer, Stuart A; Grey, Margaret (Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 2018)
Keywords: dept.hms; peer-reviewed

Safety and health outcomes of a physical activity program for adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes - Ash, Garrett I; Joiner, Kevin L; Savoye, Mary; Baker, Julien S; Gerosa, James; Kleck, Emma; Patel, Neha S; Stultskolehmainen, Matthew A; Weinzimer, Stuart A; Grey, Margaret (ACSM's 65th Annual Meeting, 2018)
Keywords: dept.hms; ⛔ No DOI found

The human geographies of coastal sustainability transitions - Axon, Stephen (Towards coastal resilience and sustainability, 2018)
This chapter provides an overview of public engagement, its importance and effective approaches to meaningfully involve the public with coastal sustainability transitions. It presents two case studies, Guernsey, British Channel Islands and Cape Wind, Massachusetts. These illustrate how concepts of identity, marginality and engagement are essential to the development of coastal sustainability transitions. As the case study of Guernsey outlines, coastal sustainability transition-related public engagement should seek to enhance the local distinctiveness of coastal areas and 'fit within the wider narrative of place identity and how individuals feel attached to places that are ascribed with specific meanings'. Furthermore, as the case study of Cape Wind illustrates, coastal sustainability transitions need to connect with local communities in terms of addressing immediate social and economic concerns. Therefore, as a research agenda, the human geographies of coastal sustainability transitions can be of substantial value to the practical application of sustainability. © 2019 selection and editorial matter, C. Patrick Heidkamp and John Morrissey.
Keywords: Case-studies; Coastal sustainability; Economic concerns; Effective approaches; Local community; Massachusetts; Public engagement; Research agenda; Sustainable development; dept.egm

Biocultural perspectives on interpersonal violence in the prehistoric San Francisco bay area - Bartelink, Eric J.; Bellifemine, Viviana I.; Nechayev, Irina; Andrushko, Valerie A.; Leventhal, Alan; Jurmain, Robert (Hunter-gatherer adaptation and resilience: A bioarchaeological perspective, 2018)
Keywords: dept.ant

Reading comprehension strategies in autism spectrum disorders - Bean, Kimberly (Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2018)
Keywords: dept.sed

The need for caregiver support for families of children with ASD - Bean, Kimberly; Meers, K (Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2018)
Keywords: dept.sed

The status of physical activity opportunities in Idaho schools. - Berei, Catherine P; Karp, Grace Goc; Kauffman, Katie (The Physical Educator, 2018)
Keywords: dept.hms

An analysis of 21st century urban middle school teachers’ dispositions of their principals’ facilitation of student conduct in TVASS designated schools - Boudreaux, Mary K. (Tennessee Educational Leadership, 2018)
Keywords: dept.edl; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

First records of Baetis vernus Curtis (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) in North America, with morphological notes - Burian, Steven K.; Erasmus, Daniel J.; Shrimpton, Claire M.; Currie, Douglas C.; Giberson, Donna J.; Huber, Dezene PW (Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia, 2018)
Keywords: dept.bio; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

Hope in an ad: Teaching consumerism and idealized womanhood using 1920s advertisements - Carter-David, Siobhan (Advertising & Society Quarterly, 2018)
Keywords: dept.his; peer-reviewed

A game theoretic analysis of the twitter follow-unfollow mechanism - Chen, Jundong; Hossain, Md Shafaeat; Brust, Matthias R.; Johnson, Naomi (Springer International Publishing, 2018)
Twitter users often crave more followers to increase their social popularity. While a variety of factors have been shown to attract the followers, very little work has been done to analyze the mechanism how Twitter users follow or unfollow each other. In this paper, we apply game theory to modeling the follow-unfollow mechanism on Twitter. We first present a two-player game which is based on the Prisoner’s Dilemma, and subsequently evaluate the payoffs when the two players adopt different strategies. To allow two players to play multiple rounds of the game, we propose a multi-stage game model. We design a Twitter bot analyzer which follows or unfollows other Twitter users by adopting the strategies from the multi-stage game. We develop an algorithm which enables the Twitter bot analyzer to automatically collect and analyze the data. The results from analyzing the data collected in our experiment show that the follow-back ratios for both of the Twitter bots are very low, which are 0.76%0.76%0.76% and 0.86%0.86%0.86%. This means that most of the Twitter users do not cooperate and only want to be followed instead of following others. Our results also exhibit the effect of different strategies on the follow-back followers and on the non-following followers as well.
Keywords: Decision theory; Game theoretic analysis; Game theory; Learning systems; Machine learning; Multi stage games; Social network; Social networking (online); Twitter bot; Twitter classification; Two-player games; dept.csc

Interpersonal supports - Cook, Barbara (Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2018)
Keywords: dept.cmd

Relationship enhancement methods - Cook, Barbara (Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2018)
Keywords: dept.cmd

Social networks: supporting College/University students with high functioning ASD - Cook, Barbara (INSAR 2018 Annual Meeting, 2018)
Keywords: dept.cmd; ⛔ No DOI found

Peer mentors for students with ASD on college campuses - Cook, Barbara; Weiss, Deborah (Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2018)
Keywords: dept.cmd

Talking, thinking, drawing: Classroom exercises - Councilor, KC; Johnson, Jenell (Graphic reproduction: a comics anthology, 2018)
"A comics anthology that illustrates the complicated and multiple experiences of human reproduction and explores comics within the growing field of graphic medicine"--
Keywords: Abortion, Induced; Graphic Novels; Infertility; Maternal Health Services; Parents; Perinatal Death; Pregnancy; dept.com; psychology

Efficacy of the flipped classroom to teach play therapy: A mixed-methods study - Counselman-Carpenter, Elisabeth A. (International Journal of Play Therapy, 2018)
This mixed-methods study, including quantitative and qualitative measures, evaluated how a flipped classroom learning environment that included a hands-on experiential skills lab to teach play therapy improved student’s knowledge, attitude, and skills related to play therapy. Participating students (n = 18) completed the Play Therapy Knowledge, Attitudes, and Skills Survey (PTKASS) at the beginning and the end of the course. Students also reflected upon their experience in the skills lab each week in anonymous online feedback journals, which were analyzed at the conclusion of the semester for common themes by multiple coders. Students scores were significantly different on all subscales of the PTKASS: attitude (p = .0012), knowledge (p < .001), with the biggest growth in the skills subscale (p < .001). Through concurrent triangulation, these differences directly correlated to relevant qualitative themes that emerged from student feedback journals. The results of this study indicate strong support for the flipped classroom as an opportunity to develop graduate students’ knowledge, attitudes, and skills in play therapy. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved)
Keywords: Classrooms; Clinical Practice; Play Therapy; Professional Development; Social Casework; Teaching Methods; dept.swk; peer-reviewed

Autism vs vaccines: The case reopened - Crawford, Sarah Adelaide (Journal of Autism and Epilepsy, 2018)
Keywords: dept.bio; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

Autism vs vaccines: The power of observation - Crawford, Sarah Adelaide (Journal of Autism and Epilepsy, 2018)
Keywords: dept.bio; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

Applying an integrative technology adoption paradigm to health app adoption and use - Dam, Linda; Roy, Deya; Atkin, David J.; Rogers, Dana (Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 2018)
The present study employs an audience-centered approach to examine motivations for mobile fitness app use. We explicate and test an Integrated Technology Adoption model, which incorporates perspectives on competition, self-esteem, self-efficacy, and audience uses and gratifications. An online survey of 469 respondents reveals that app adoption intentions were predicted by internal competition orientations and gratifications, exercise self-efficacy, social utility motives, and attitudes toward the app. External competition decreased behavioral intentions related to app use. Study results thus provide support for an integrative model linking social cognitive factors with a new set of mobile app uses and gratifications.
Keywords: dept.com; peer-reviewed

An analytical review of sustainable development of American reading promotion policies - Dong, X; Liu, Yan Quan (Library, 2018)
Keywords: dept.ils; ⛔ No DOI found

Computer systems: Digital design, fundamentals of computer architecture and assembly language - Elahi, Ata (Springer International Publishing, 2018)
This textbook covers digital design, fundamentals of computer architecture, and assembly language. The book starts by introducing basic number systems, character coding, basic knowledge in digital design, and components of a computer. The book goes on to discuss information representation in computing; Boolean algebra and logic gates; sequential logic; input/output; and CPU performance. The author also covers ARM architecture, ARM instructions and ARM assembly language which is used in a variety of devices such as cell phones, digital TV, automobiles, routers, and switches. The book contains a set of laboratory experiments related to digital design using Logisim software; in addition, each chapter features objectives, summaries, key terms, review questions and problems. The book is targeted to students majoring Computer Science, Information System and IT and follows the ACM/IEEE 2013 guidelines. • Comprehensive textbook covering digital design, computer architecture, and ARM architecture and assembly • Covers basic number system and coding, basic knowledge in digital design, and components of a computer • Features laboratory exercises in addition to objectives, summaries, key terms, review questions, and problems in each chapter
Keywords: ARM architecture; ARM processors; Assembly language; Boolean algebra; Computation theory; Computer architecture; Digital designs; Digital devices; Digital television; Information representation; Laboratory exercise; Laboratory experiments; Number system; Numbering systems; Reviews; Sequential logic; Textbooks; dept.csc

The Ferrar Large Igneous Province: Field and geochemical constraints on supra-crustal (high-level) emplacement of the magmatic system - Elliot, David H.; Fleming, Thomas H. (Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 2018)
The Ferrar Large Igneous Province forms a linear outcrop belt for 3250 km across Antarctica, which then diverges into SE Australia and New Zealand. The province comprises numerous sills, a layered mafic intrusion, remnants of extensive lava fields and minor pyroclastic deposits. High-precision zircon geochronology demonstrates a restricted emplacement duration ( < 0.4 myr) at c. 182.7 Ma, and geochemistry demonstrates marked coherence for most of the Ferrar province. Dyke swarms forming magma feeders have not been recognized, but locally have been inferred geophysically. The emplacement order of the various components of the magmatic system at supracrustal levels has been inferred to be from the top-down lavas first, followed by progressively deeper emplacement of sills. This order was primarily controlled by magma density, and the emptying of large differentiated magma bodies from depth. An alternative proposal is that the magma transport paths were through sills, with magmas moving upwards to eventually reach the surface to be erupted as extrusive rocks. These two hypotheses are evaluated in terms of field relationships and geochemistry in the five regional areas where both lavas and sills crop out. Either scenario is possible in one or more instances, but neither hypothesis applies on a province-wide basis. © 2018 The Author(s).
Keywords: dept.esc; peer-reviewed

Brand archetypes in resource-constrained MBA programmes: A powerful strategic brand management tool - Forbus, Robert; Page, Robert (Journal of Education Advancement & Marketing, 2018)
Keywords: dept.mkt; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

You’ve got a friend. exploring the role of friendships in the lives of men 80 and over - Gesino, J (2018)
Keywords: dept.swk

Patterns of oral choice and evaluation across secondary content areas. - Gleason, Jesse; Berg, Margaret A; Huang, Jingzi (Language and Education, 2018)
Our study focuses on Choice and Evaluation, two of Mohan's knowledge structures to uncover how teachers and students across content areas developed disciplinary knowledge through classroom talk. Participants included in-service teachers and their students in rural and urban secondary schools in the Eastern and Western US. Through Choice and Evaluation, we examined opportunities for students across four disciplines to build up their knowledge of content matter or field. Findings revealed that teachers of math and science built students' field knowledge through classroom exploration, eliciting Evaluation in dialogic patterns involving Choice, while social studies and language arts teachers helped students implicitly use Choice/Evaluation through projects based on their previous experiences. The essential role of student background knowledge in enabling participation across different types of oral exchanges is shown. This study uncovers tendencies across classrooms and makes linguistically informed suggestions for teachers in the disciplines.
Keywords: Teacher education; classroom discourse; dept.wll; language across content; peer-reviewed

Evaluating teacher tech literacies using an argument-based approach - Gleason, Jesse; Schmitt, Elena (Assessment across online language education, 2018)
Keywords: dept.wll

Presence of the northern star coral (Astrangia poculata) as an epibiont on the carapace of the spider crab Libinia emarginata in the central Long Island Sound, USA - Grace, S. P.; Patrizzi, B. (Coral Reefs, Reef Encounter, 2018)
Keywords: dept.bio; ⛔ No DOI found

Attitudinal instrument development: Assessing cognitive, affective, and behavioral domains of teacher attitudes toward teaching all students - Gregory, Jess L; Noto, Lori A (Cogent Education, 2018)
Despite their entree into the physical space of general education classrooms and the expected instruction of the core academic standards, students with disabilities may still be excluded. Successful inclusion requires a commitment at district, school and classroom level. The attitude of the general education teacher toward the inclusion of students with disabilities is a critical component in the success of inclusionary efforts. The attitudes toward teaching all students (ATTAS-mm) instrument are a nine-item scale with strong reliability and validity that measures educator attitudes. The three subscales: believing all students can succeed in general education classrooms (cognitive), developing personal and professional relationships (affective), and creating an accepting environment for all students to learn (behavioral) explain nearly 80% of the variance in scores. The unstandardized Cronbach alpha for the entire ATTAS-mm scale was 0.83. The three subscales also demonstrated acceptable reliability values (Cognitive, 0.72; Affective, 0.93; Behavioral, 0.84). With strong internal reliability and validity established through a panel of experts and alignment with cognitive psychology literature, the ATTAS-mm was determined to be a valid and reliable instrument for measuring the attitudes toward teaching all students. © 2018 The Author(s). This open access article is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 license.
Keywords: ATTAS-mm; dept.edl; inclusion; instrument development; peer-reviewed; special education; teacher attitudes

Economic nationalism in the history of international economics - Grubacic, Sanja; Schuster, Julian (International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education, 2018)
This paper examines the sources of economic nationalism by a closer examination of the theory and policy of international trade, originating in the 19th century. We compare and contrast the views of British classical writers, the main proponents of trade liberalism, with the writings of Friedrich List, the main proponent of economic nationalism. The focus is on the distributional implications of trade, and the treatment of the benefits that a poor country may derive from trading with a rich country in 19th century economic thought. We also review the current literature on economic nationalism, and find that alternative perspectives emerge from differing views on the benefits and drawbacks of globalisation. We argue that List's approach remains relevant to understanding contemporary economic nationalism because it highlights a historical context in which the adverse distributional implications of foreign trade are likely to provoke nationalist sentiment. © 2018 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
Keywords: Distribution; Economic liberalism; Economic nationalism; Free trade; Globalisation; History; Inequality; International economics; List; Malthus; Protectionism; Ricardo; dept.eco; peer-reviewed

Current situation and development trends of mobile services in the United States' urban libraries - Guo, Y; Liu, Yan Quan (Library and Information, 2018)
Keywords: dept.ils; ⛔ No DOI found

A search for binary star companions to the KELT planet hosts and a comparison sample. i. results of DSSI observations - Coker, Carl T.; Gaudi, B. Scott; Pogge, Richard W.; Horch, Elliott (The Astronomical Journal, 2017)
We are conducting a search for binary companions around 11 hot-Jupiter hosts from the Kilodegree Extremely Little Telescope (KELT) survey and a large comparison sample of stars shown by KELT to not host a transiting hot Jupiter. The primary stars are bright (7.5 < V < 11) and of similar distance from Earth (100 < d < 300 pc). In this paper, we present the results of our observations using the Differential Speckle Survey Instrument. We observed 9 of the 14 KELT planet hosts that are visible from the northern hemisphere and 51 comparison stars, discovering two new potential companions and re-observing two previously known possible binary systems and one confirmed binary system. We provide an estimate of the chance alignment probability for our observed candidate binaries. © 2017 The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.
Keywords: Astrometry; binaries: close; binaries: general; dept.phy; peer-reviewed; planets and satellites: detection; planets and satellites: formation

Can we be part of the pride? Reading animals through comics in the undergraduate classroom - Baraw, Charles; Smyth, Andrew (Animal comics: Multispecies storyworlds in graphic narratives, 2017)
Animal characters abound in graphic narratives ranging from Krazy Kat and Maus to WE3 and Terra Formars. Exploring these and other multispecies storyworlds presented in words and images, Animal Comics draws together work in comics studies, narrative theory, and cross-disciplinary research on animal environments and human-animal relationships to shed new light on comics and graphic novels in which animal agents play a significant role. At the same time, the volume's international team of contributors show how the distinctive structures and affordances of graphic narratives foreground key questions about trans-species entanglements in a more-than-human world. The writers/artists covered in the book include: Nick Abadzis, Adolpho Avril, Jeffrey Brown, Sue Coe, Matt Dembicki, Olivier Deprez, J. J. Grandville, George Herriman, Adam Hines, William Hogarth, Grant Morrison, Osamu Tezuka, Frank Quitely, Yu Sasuga, Charles M. Schultz, Art Spiegelman, Fiona Staples, Ken'ichi Tachibana, Brian K. Vaughan, and others.
Keywords: Art / Subjects & Themes / Landscapes & Seascapes; Comics & Graphic Novels / Literary; Humor / Form / Comic Strips & Cartoons; Literary Criticism / Comics & Graphic Novels; dept.eng

Annals Graphic Medicine - Dear Doctor II - Councilor, KC (Annals of Internal Medicine, 2017)
Keywords: dept.com

Validation of small Kepler transiting planet candidates in or near the habitable zone - Torres, Guillermo; Kane, Stephen R.; Rowe, Jason F.; Batalha, Natalie M.; Henze, Christopher E.; Ciardi, David R.; Barclay, Thomas; Borucki, William J.; Buchhave, Lars A.; Crepp, Justin R.; Everett, Mark E.; Horch, Elliott P.; et al. (The Astronomical Journal, 2017)
A main goal of NASA's Kepler Mission is to establish the frequency of potentially habitable Earth-size planets (). Relatively few such candidates identified by the mission can be confirmed to be rocky via dynamical measurement of their mass. Here we report an effort to validate 18 of them statistically using the BLENDER technique, by showing that the likelihood they are true planets is far greater than that of a false positive. Our analysis incorporates follow-up observations including high-resolution optical and near-infrared spectroscopy, high-resolution imaging, and information from the analysis of the flux centroids of the Kepler observations themselves. Although many of these candidates have been previously validated by others, the confidence levels reported typically ignore the possibility that the planet may transit a star different from the target along the same line of sight. If that were the case, a planet that appears small enough to be rocky may actually be considerably larger and therefore less interesting from the point of view of habitability. We take this into consideration here and are able to validate 15 of our candidates at a 99.73% (3σ) significance level or higher, and the other three at a slightly lower confidence. We characterize the GKM host stars using available ground-based observations and provide updated parameters for the planets, with sizes between 0.8 and 2.9 R ⊕. Seven of them (KOI-0438.02, 0463.01, 2418.01, 2626.01, 3282.01, 4036.01, and 5856.01) have a better than 50% chance of being smaller than 2 R ⊕ and being in the habitable zone of their host stars. © 2017. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved..
Keywords: dept.phy; methods: statistical; peer-reviewed; planetary systems; stars: individual (KOI-0172.02 = Kepler-69c ...); techniques: photometric

Genome sequences of Chancellor, Mitti, and Wintermute, three subcluster K4 phages isolated using Mycobacterium smegmatis mc 2 155 - Edgington, Nicholas P.; Voshell, Stephanie M.; Ware, Vassie C.; Akoto, Francis F.; Alhout, Alexa A.; Atwal, Gurvina J.; Balyozian, John B.; Cadieux, Zachary A.; Chop, Brianna M.; Cresawn, Steven G.; Cudkevich, Netta; Faltine-Gonzalez, Dylan Z.; et al. (Genome Announcements, 2017)
Mycobacteriophages Chancellor, Mitti, and Wintermute infect Mycobacterium smegmatis mc2155 and are closely related to phages Cheetobro and Fionnbharth in subcluster K4. Genome sizes range from 57,697 bp to 58,046 bp. Phages are predicted to be temperate and to infect the pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis. © 2017 Edgington et al.
Keywords: Mycobacterium smegmatis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; dept.bio; genome size; infectious agent; mycobacteriophage; nonhuman

Characterizing K2 candidate planetary systems orbiting Low-mass stars. II. Planetary Systems observed during campaigns 1–7 - Dressing, Courtney D.; Vanderburg, Andrew; Schlieder, Joshua E.; Crossfield, Ian J. M.; Knutson, Heather A.; Newton, Elisabeth R.; Ciardi, David R.; Fulton, Benjamin J.; Gonzales, Erica J.; Howard, Andrew W.; Isaacson, Howard; Livingston, John; et al. (The Astronomical Journal, 2017)
We recently used near-infrared spectroscopy to improve the characterization of 76 low-mass stars around which K2 had detected 79 candidate transiting planets. 29 of these worlds were new discoveries that had not previously been published. We calculate the false positive probabilities that the transit-like signals are actually caused by non-planetary astrophysical phenomena and reject five new transit-like events and three previously reported events as false positives. We also statistically validate 17 planets (7 of which were previously unpublished), confirm the earlier validation of 22 planets, and announce 17 newly discovered planet candidates. Revising the properties of the associated planet candidates based on the updated host star characteristics and refitting the transit photometry, we find that our sample contains 21 planets or planet candidates with radii smaller than 1.25 R ⊕, 18 super-Earths (1.25-2 R ⊕), 21 small Neptunes (2-4 R ⊕), three large Neptunes (4-6 R ⊕), and eight giant planets (>6 R ⊕). Most of these planets are highly irradiated, but EPIC 206209135.04 (K2-72e, ), EPIC 211988320.01 (), and EPIC 212690867.01 () orbit within optimistic habitable zone boundaries set by the "recent Venus" inner limit and the "early Mars" outer limit. In total, our planet sample includes eight moderately irradiated 1.5-3 R ⊕ planet candidates (F p ≲ 20 F ⊕) orbiting brighter stars (Ks < 11) that are well-suited for atmospheric investigations with the Hubble, Spitzer, and/or James Webb Space Telescopes. Five validated planets orbit relatively bright stars (Kp < 12.5) and are expected to yield radial velocity semi-amplitudes of at least 2 m s-1. Accordingly, they are possible targets for radial velocity mass measurement with current facilities or the upcoming generation of red optical and near-infrared high-precision RV spectrographs. © 2017. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved..
Keywords: dept.phy; peer-reviewed; planetary systems; planets and satellites: fundamental parameters; stars: fundamental parameters; stars: late-type; stars: low-mass; techniques: spectroscopic

Investigating local parity violation in heavy-ion collisions using Λ helicity - Finch, L. E.; Murray, S. J. (Physical Review C, 2017)
We propose the measurement of net Λ and Λ helicity, correlated event by event with the magnitude and sign of charge separation along the event's magnetic field direction, as a probe to investigate the chiral magnetic effect (CME) in heavy-ion collisions. With a simple simulation model of heavy-ion events that includes effects of local parity violation, we estimate the experimental correlation signal that could be expected at RHIC given the results of previous measurements that are sensitive to the CME. © 2017 American Physical Society.
Keywords: dept.phy; peer-reviewed

Understanding the decline of corporate tax revenue in total federal tax receipts - Bevvino, Frank (Tax Management Memorandum (Bloomberg BNA), 2017)
Keywords: dept.acc; ⛔ No DOI found

Bulk properties of the medium produced in relativistic heavy-ion collisions from the beam energy scan program - STAR Collaboration (Physical Review C, 2017)
We present measurements of bulk properties of the matter produced in Au+Au collisions at √sNN=7.7,11.5,19.6,27, and 39 GeV using identified hadrons (π±, K±, p, and ¯p) from the STAR experiment in the Beam Energy Scan (BES) Program at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC). Midrapidity (|y|<0.1) results for multiplicity densities dN/dy, average transverse momenta ⟨pT⟩, and particle ratios are presented. The chemical and kinetic freeze-out dynamics at these energies are discussed and presented as a function of collision centrality and energy. These results constitute the systematic measurements of bulk properties of matter formed in heavy-ion collisions over a broad range of energy (or baryon chemical potential) at RHIC.
Keywords: dept.phy; peer-reviewed

Exclusion of stellar companions to exoplanet host stars - Wittrock, Justin M.; Kane, Stephen R.; Horch, Elliott P.; Howell, Steve B.; Ciardi, David R.; Everett, Mark E. (The Astronomical Journal, 2017)
Given the frequency of stellar multiplicity in the solar neighborhood, it is important to study the impacts this can have on exoplanet properties and orbital dynamics. There have been numerous imaging survey projects established to detect possible low-mass stellar companions to exoplanet host stars. Here, we provide the results from a systematic speckle imaging survey of known exoplanet host stars. In total, 71 stars were observed at 692 and 880 nm bands using the Differential Speckle Survey Instrument at the Gemini-north Observatory. Our results show that all but two of the stars included in this sample have no evidence of stellar companions with luminosities down to the detection and projected separation limits of our instrumentation. The mass-luminosity relationship is used to estimate the maximum mass a stellar companion can have without being detected. These results are used to discuss the potential for further radial velocity follow-up and interpretation of companion signals. © 2017. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved..
Keywords: dept.phy; peer-reviewed; planetary systems; techniques: high angular resolution

Teaching international business as an opportunity to develop cultural sensitivity - Frank, Ellen J. (Journal of Teaching in International Business, 2017)
Business program graduates are expected to perform with cultural sensitivity in international and intercultural professional environments. In order to support student development of the necessary mindset, a variety of assignments and activities have been integrated into the undergraduate International Business (IB) course. This article describes several types of exercises that can be used by anyone teaching this course or one where cultural sensitivity is an important component. No quantitative data are presented, nor are any claims made to the efficacy of these assignments. But student comments point to increased cultural sensitivity and a better understanding of the issues of globalization. © 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Keywords: Cross-cultural awareness; Cultural sensitivity; Globalization; International business (IB); dept.mgt

“Keeping the ball rolling”: Addressing the enablers of, and barriers to, sustainable lifestyles - Axon, Stephen (Journal of Environmental Psychology, 2017)
The impetus for addressing climate change is real and present, but its translation into action lacks immediacy and severity, and involves reorientating our lifestyles and economies towards sustainability. Drawing on focus groups conducted in seven UK communities, specific interventions were identified as encouraging change in the short-term, maintaining momentum in the medium-term and sustaining sustainability in the long-term to address various enablers of, and barriers to, sustainable lifestyles. The findings illustrate that there are multiple entry points and influencing periods for sustainable living. Given the importance of the temporal dimension in encouraging and sustaining practices for sustainable lifestyles, the paper advances a “what works” approach to sustainable lifestyles that can be embedded with practical solutions. This approach creates a synergy between what individuals want to do to live sustainably and how they want to do this with interventions that are known to create meaningful lifestyles changes and maintain sustainable living.
Keywords: Addressing climate change; Barriers; Enablers; Interventions; Social practices; Sustainable lifestyles; dept.egm

Understanding the relationship between network traffic correlation and queueing behavior: A review based on the N-Burst ON/OFF model - Schwefel, Hans-Peter; Antonios, Imad; Lipsky, Lester (Performance Evaluation, 2017)
Understanding the impact of network traffic properties on performance behavior in bottleneck links or larger networks is of primary interest to traffic analysts and network designers. Among the contributing factors, variance and correlation properties have been thoroughly studied and a large set of individual results have been obtained. However, these individual contributing factors are not sufficient to predict performance behavior. In this paper we review a unifying and versatile class of ON/OFF models through which the relationship among these parameters can be characterized and their influence on network performance be understood. The analytic performance results from the model show that there is a radically different queueing behavior when the ON period duration follows truncated power-tail distributions (even if truncated), as opposed to model variants where these distribution types are used for the OFF periods. All these models create correlation functions that only decay slowly. This motivates the development of a simple data analysis scheme to distinguish performance relevant correlation. The scheme is described both for interarrival and count processes of traffic data and its effectiveness is shown using real data traces.
Keywords: Contributing factor; Correlation function; Correlation properties; Long range dependence; Long-range dependence; Network designer; Network traffic; ON/OFF models; Power-tail distributions; Queueing model; Queueing models; Queueing networks; Queueing theory; Tail distribution; dept.csc

Forecasting of Chinese primary energy consumption in 2021 with GRU artificial neural network - Liu, Bingchun; Fu, Chuanchuan; Bielefield, Arlene; Liu, Yan Quan (Energies, 2017)
The forecasting of energy consumption in China is a key requirement for achieving national energy security and energy planning. In this study, multi-variable linear regression (MLR) and support vector regression (SVR) were utilized with a gated recurrent unit (GRU) artificial neural network of Chinese energy to establish a forecasting model. The derived model was validated through four economic variables; the gross domestic product (GDP), population, imports, and exports. The performance of various forecasting models was assessed via MAPE and RMSE, and three scenarios were configured based on different sources of variable data. In predicting Chinese energy consumption from 2015 to 2021, results from the established GRU model of the highest predictive accuracy showed that Chinese energy consumption would be likely to fluctuate from 2954.04 Mtoe to 5618.67 Mtoe in 2021.
Keywords: China; Energy consumption; Energy planning; Energy security; Energy utilization; Forecasting; Forecasting modeling; Forecasting scenarios; Gated recurrent unit; Gross domestic products; Multi-variable linear regression; Multivariable systems; Neural networks; Primary energy consumption; Support vector regression (SVR); dept.ils; energy consumption; energy planning; forecasting scenarios; gated recurrent unit

Predicting students' graduation outcomes through support vector machines - Pang, Yulei; Judd, Nicolas; O'Brien, Joseph; Ben-Avie, Michael (2017 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2017)
Low graduation rate is a significant and growing problem in U.S. higher education systems. Although previous studies have demonstrated the usefulness of building statistical models for predicting students' graduation outcomes, advanced machine learning models promise to improve the effectiveness of these models, and hone in on the “difference that makes a difference” not only on the group level, but also on the level of the individual student. In this paper we propose an ensemble support vector machines based model for predicting students' graduation. Up to about 100 features, including a set of psychological-educational factors, were employed to construct the predicting model. We evaluated the proposed model using data taken from a state university's longitudinal, cohort data sets from the incoming classes of students from 2011-2012 (n=350). The experimental results demonstrated the effectiveness of the model, with considerable accuracy, precision, and recall. This paper presents the results of analysis that were conducted in order to gauge the predictive capability of a machine learning algorithm to predict on-time graduation that took into consideration students' learning and development.
Keywords: Artificial intelligence; Education computing; Forecasting; Graduation outcome; Graduation rates; Group level; Higher education; Higher education system; Kernel; Learning algorithms; Learning systems; Machine learning; Machine learning algorithms; Machine learning models; Measurement; Predicting models; Predictive capabilities; Predictive models; Seminars; Students; Support vector machine; Support vector machines; advanced machine learning models; dept.mat; ensemble support vector machines; further education; graduation outcome; higher education; higher education systems; learning (artificial intelligence); low graduation rate; machine learning; on-time graduation; psychological-educational factors; statistical analysis; statistical models; support vector machine; support vector machines

Book Review: Counterpunch: the cultural battles over heavyweight prizefighting in the American west - Rondinone, Troy (The American Historical Review, 2017)
Keywords: book.review; dept.his

Joyfully engaged in multimodal learning - Shaw, Louise J. (Promoting social emotional learning in the classroom: Creativity, connections, and engagement, 2017)
Keywords: dept.cur

It’s all Greek: Ancient history as a community journey - Shaw, Louise J. (Impacting literacy through home and community connections, 2017)
Keywords: dept.cur

Spleen elegy - Labbe, Jason (BlazeVOX [books], 2017)
Let’s twin and twine together two primary aspects of how America can see herself—the good atoms of Whitman’s leaves of grass, and the engines humming their freedom on the highways that cut across those 19th century fields. Now, Jason Labbe well knows, as Whitman’s atoms become pixels, we find ourselves at a crossroads, learning again and again the consequences of “the indescribable way you shape / a past of little use.” Seeking to find that law or logic to shattering, be it in the memory-echo of personal trauma caught on infinite loop in the mind, or be it the dismal virtualities of the post-modern ether, the poems of Spleen Elegy unfold their rueful nostalgia: “I have something accurate to say that lacks perspective.” That may well be the very accuracy we most need, riding the routes of America, the byways and frontage roads, seeking anyone who is willing for a poem or two to see. —Dan Beachy-Quick "A chunk of broken tar”—that's the color of this book. And the sound of this book is "a train in the static." Its poems count time in "decaseconds of dusk." To read this book is to feel the uneasy passivity and unerring stuckness, the particular absurdity, of certain citizens stuck in this millennium. So many lines made me laugh. And sigh. But not cry. Jason Labbe is great at melancholy. Baudelaire's mosquito is definitely here: "I am Past / who passing lit and sucked your life and left." The future is unthinkable and unalterable. Except. Except! Lucretius' swerve is also here. Atoms may veer randomly, which is extra significant in a book that takes place mostly on the road. "My sutures are beautiful as a tread pattern," he says, and it is easy (and dangerous) to fall in love with Labbe's strangled version of optimism. —Darcie Dennigan
Keywords: dept.eng

Inclusive pedagogy for English language learners: A handbook of research-informed practices - Verplaetse, Lorrie Stoops; Migliacci, Naomi (Routledge, 2017)
In this Handbook leading researchers, teacher educators, and expert practitioners speak to current and future educators and educational leaders in understandable language about the research that informs best practices for English language learners integrated into the K-12 public school system. Responding to current state and federal mandates that require educators to link their practices to sound research results, it is designed to help educators to define, select, and defend realistic educational practices that include and serve well their English language learning student populations.  A critical and distinctive feature of this volume is its non-technical language that is accessible to general educators who have not been trained in the fields of second-language development and applied linguistics. Each chapter begins with a thorough discussion of the recommended practices, followed by a description of the research that supports these practices. The rigor of reported research is contained, but this research is written in a lay person’s terminology, accompanied by bibliographies for readers who wish to read about the research in technical detail. The volume is structured around four themes:• In the Elementary Classroom• In the Middle and Secondary Classroom• School and Community Collaboration• School and District Reform. Inclusive Pedagogy for English Language Learners is intended for current and future educational administrators, all educators who have a keen interest in school reform at the classroom, school, or district level, and staff developers, policy makers, parents and community groups, and anyone interested in the successful education of linguistically and culturally diverse students.
Keywords: dept.wll

Annals Graphic Medicine - Dear Doctor I - Councilor, KC (Annals of Internal Medicine, 2017)
Keywords: dept.com

Emerging second language writing identity and complex dynamic writing - Tu, I-Ju (Journal of World Languages, 2017)
Keywords: dept.wll

Stakeholder engagement in coastal sustainability transitions: an emerging research agenda - Axon, Stephen; Chapman, Anya; Light, Duncan (Regions Magazine, 2017)
Keywords: dept.egm

Coastal sustainability ii: frontiers for regional transition towards sustainability transitions in the coastal zone - Morrissey, John E.; Heidkamp, Patrick (Regions Magazine, 2017)
Keywords: dept.egm

Waiting for shelter: Perspectives on a homeless shelter's procedures - Brown, Molly; Mihelicova, Martina; Lyons, Jennifer; DeFonzo, Jennifer; Torello, Samantha; Carrion, Andres; Ponce, Allison N. (Journal of Community Psychology, 2017)
Research on homeless shelter implementation is limited. Some shelters have lengthy waitlists, which raises important questions about implications of waitlists for individuals with immediate shelter needs. This study used qualitative methods to understand the experiences of shelter seekers who were on a shelter waitlist (N = 59), including individuals who entered the shelter from the waitlist, and those removed from the shelter waitlist for procedural reasons. The average waitlist time was nearly 3 weeks, and 22.0% stayed at least one night on the street or another public place while on the waitlist. Responses to open-ended questions regarding barriers and effectiveness of the shelter referral procedures revealed 4 themes: procedural challenges, procedural benefits, benefits of the temporary stay, and communication challenges. Further research is needed to inform shelter implementation on a larger scale in accordance with current community-wide efforts to coordinate shelter services.
Keywords: dept.swk; female; human; major clinical study; male; night; patient referral; qualitative analysis

Review of 'Ethics of life: contemporary Iberian debates' - Flores, William (Hispania-a Journal Devoted to the Teaching of Spanish and Portuguese, 2017)
Keywords: dept.wll; peer-reviewed

The elderly and the opioid epidemic: A case study - Green, Cheryl A. (Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment, 2017)
Opioid addiction is a problem within the United States that is impacting all age groups. The elderly are a population that is seldom discussed as being affected by opioids. Physiologically, the older adult is more susceptible for complications associated with an alteration in pharmacokinetics and late diagnosis of diseases such as viral hepatitis C. Health promotion for this population is imperative in the prevention and treatment of opioid addiction problems.
Keywords: Article; Hepatitis C virus; United States; aged; boceprevir; buprenorphine plus naloxone; case report; clinical article; creatinine; creatinine blood level; dept.nur; diamorphine; follow up; health care personnel; health promotion; hepatitis C; human; male; medicare; methadone; methadone treatment; older adults; opiate addiction; opioids; oxycodone; priority journal; protein blood level; self report; telaprevir; urea nitrogen blood level; weight reduction

Confucius and filial piety - Radice, Thomas (A Concise Companion to Confucius, 2017)
Keywords: dept.his

Examining school-aged youth - Adimando, Andrea (Legal Resources for School Health Services, 2017)
A comprehensive resource that addresses the legal issues regarding school health services for school nurses, school administrators and school attorneys. Over 50 topics are included including information on federal laws, compliance, medication administration, professional licensure and malpractice, minor rights and mental health and much more. Over 70 authors include school nurse experts, and education and nurse attorneys. Each chapter is evidence based and peer reviewed by both school nurse content experts and attorneys. Responds to questions submitted by school nurses and school administrators. A reference that will support school nurse and school health practice, enhance care to children and provide guidance to protect the school and school nurse.
Keywords: dept.nur

The process for delegation in the school setting - Resha, Cheryl Ann (Legal Resources for School Health Services, 2017)
A comprehensive resource that addresses the legal issues regarding school health services for school nurses, school administrators and school attorneys. Over 50 topics are included including information on federal laws, compliance, medication administration, professional licensure and malpractice, minor rights and mental health and much more. Over 70 authors include school nurse experts, and education and nurse attorneys. Each chapter is evidence based and peer reviewed by both school nurse content experts and attorneys. Responds to questions submitted by school nurses and school administrators. A reference that will support school nurse and school health practice, enhance care to children and provide guidance to protect the school and school nurse.
Keywords: dept.nur

Dreams of antiquity: H. P. Lovecraft’s great Roman dream of 1927 - Nakamura, Byron (Lovecraftian Proceedings No. 2, 2017)
This second volume of Lovecraftian Proceedings contains a wealth of cutting-edge scholarship on the dreamer from Providence, including substantial articles from both recipients of the S. T. Joshi Endowed Research Fellowship for H. P. Lovecraft at Brown University.  Lovecraftian Proceedings fosters exploration of Lovecraft as a rationalist who created an elaborate cosmic mythology, and how this mythology was influenced by, and has come to influence, numerous other authors and artists. The papers which comprise Lovecraftian Proceedings were presented during a key part of the NecronomiCon Providence convention, the Dr. Henry Armitage Memorial Symposium. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction             Dennis P. Quinn Dreams of Antiquity:  H. P. Lovecraft's Great Roman Dream of 1927Byron Nakamura The Poet’s Nightmare: The Nature of Things According to LovecraftSean Moreland Reordering the Universe: H. P. Lovecraft’s Subversion of the Biblical DivineRené J. Weise Resisting Cthulhu:  Milton and Lovecraft’s Errand in the Wilderness Marcello Ricciardi “The Discriminating Urban Landscapist": Tradition and Innovation in the Architectural Writings of H. P. LovecraftConnor Pitetti Tentacles in the Madhouse: The Role of the Asylum in the Fiction of H. P. LovecraftTroy Rondinone Unspeakable Languages: Lovecraft Editions in Spanish Juan L. Pérez-de-Luque Color out of Mind: Correlating the Cthulhu Mythos Universe to the Autism Disorder SpectrumLars G. Backstrom Darwin and the Deep Ones: Anthropological Anxiety in "The Shadow over Innsmouth" and Other StoriesJeffrey Shanks The “Inside” of H. P. Lovecraft’s Supernatural Horror in the Visual Arts Nathaniel R. Wallace H. P. Lovecraft’s OptimismMatthew Beach Insider, Outsider: From the Commonplace to the Uncanny in H. P. Lovecraft’s Narration and DescriptionsDaphnée Tasia Bourdages-Athanassiou H. P. Lovecraft, Georges Bataille, and the Fascination of the Formless: One Crawling Chaos Seen Emerging from Opposite ShoresChristian Roy  Ripples from Carcosa: H. P. Lovecraft, True Detective, and the Artist-InvestigatorHeather Poirier Lovecraft for the Little Ones: ParaNorman, Plushies, and MoreFaye Ringel and Jenna Randall Contributors AppendixAbstracts of Papers Presented at the Dr. Henry Armitage Memorial Scholarship Symposium,NecronomiCon Providence 20-23 August, 2015Chair: Dennis P. Quinn Index
Keywords: dept.his

Energy dependence of J/ψ production in Au + Au collisions at √sNN=39,62.4 and 200GeV - STAR Collaboration (Physics Letters B, 2017)
The inclusive J/ψ transverse momentum spectra and nuclear modification factors are reported at mid-rapidity (|y|<1.0) in Au + Au collisions at sNN = 39, 62.4 and 200 GeV taken by the STAR experiment. A suppression of J/ψ production, with respect to the production in p+p scaled by the number of binary nucleon–nucleon collisions, is observed in central Au + Au collisions at these three energies. No significant energy dependence of nuclear modification factors is found within uncertainties. The measured nuclear modification factors can be described by model calculations that take into account both suppression of direct J/ψ production due to the color screening effect and J/ψ regeneration from recombination of uncorrelated charm–anticharm quark pairs. © 2017 The Author
Keywords: dept.phy; peer-reviewed

A woman doing life: Notes from a prison for women - Smoyer, Amy B. (Affilia-Journal of Women and Social Work, 2017)
Keywords: dept.swk

Book Review: The people between the rivers: the rise and fall of a bronze drum culture, 200-750 CE - Thompson, C. Michele (Journal of Asian Studies, 2017)
Keywords: book.review; dept.his

Land-use change at temporary group-housing sites in post-Katrina Louisiana - Zavar, Elyse; Hagelman, III, Ronald; Lavy, Brendan; Prince, Benjamin (Natural Hazards Review, 2017)
To shelter the large number of displaced households following Hurricane Katrina (2005), FEMA, in conjunction with local governments, established 110 temporary group-housing sites throughout impacted Louisiana. The purpose of this study is to identify how temporary group-housing sites influenced the land use of post-Katrina Louisiana. Using aerial imagery, this study assessed the land use of each temporary group-housing site prior to Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and again in 2010. Of the 110 group-housing sites, 54.5% reverted to the previous land use, 29.1% returned to the previous land use with improvements, and 16.3% of the sites changed land use. Using census data from 2000 and 2010, site characteristics, and property records, this study employed a multinomial logistic regression to identify statistically significant variables in predicting land-use change in post-Katrina Louisiana. The results indicate that, especially in neighborhoods with high demand for land, FEMA temporary group-housing sites tended to be redeveloped into new land uses.
Keywords: Aerial imagery; Aerial photography; Group housing; Housing; Hurricane Katrina; Hurricane Katrina 2005; Hurricane katrina; Hurricanes; Land use; Land-use change; Local government; Louisiana; Multinomial logistic regression; Population statistics; Significant variables; Site characteristics; Temporary group housing; United States; aerial photograph; census; dept.egm; hazard assessment; hazard management; housing project; land use change; local government; neighborhood

A familiarization protocol facilitates the participation of children with asd in electrophysiological research - Turcios, Jacqueline; Cook, Barbara; Irwin, Julia; Rispoli, Taylor; Landi, Nicole (JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments), 2017)
This paper includes a detailed description of a familiarization protocol, which is used as an integral component of a larger research protocol to collect electroencephalography (EEG) data and Event-Related Potentials (ERPs). At present, the systems available for the collection of high-quality EEG/ERP data make significant demands on children with developmental disabilities, such as those with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Children with ASD may have difficulty adapting to novel situations, tolerating uncomfortable sensory stimuli, and sitting quietly. This familiarization protocol uses Evidence-Based Practices (EBPs) to increase research participants' knowledge and understanding of the specific activities and steps of the research protocol. The tools in this familiarization protocol are a social narrative, a visual schedule, the Premack principle, role-playing, and modeling. The goal of this familiarization protocol is to increase understanding and agency and to potentially reduce anxiety for child participants, resulting in a greater likelihood of the successful completion of the research protocol for the collection of EEG/ERP data.
Keywords: dept.cmd; dept.psy

The role of student major in grade perception in chemistry courses - Karatjas, Andrew; Webb, Jeffrey (International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2017)
Keywords: dept.che

Development of the citizens measure into a tool to guide clinical practice and its utility for case managers - Bellamy, Chyrell; Kriegel, Liat; Barrenger, Stacey L.; Klimczak, Michele; Rakfeldt, Jaak; Benson, Victoria; Baker, Michaella; Benedict, Patricia; Williamson, Bridgett; MacIntyre, Gillian (American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, 2017)
A measure of citizenship was developed and validated by Rowe and colleagues (O’Connell, Clayton, & Rowe, 2017). The items clustered around the 5 Rs of citizenship as defined by Rowe et al.: relationships, rights, resources, roles, and rights, and a sense of belonging. Although a measure has its utility in clinical settings, to address time constraints and other administrative burdens expressed by providers in their day-to-day practice, a citizens tool was developed as a practical way that providers can enhance dialogue between providers and clients on citizenship for clients served in mental health and criminal justice reentry settings. This article describes the development of the tool, testing of the tool’s utility with case managers, and implications for practice. © 2017 Taylor & Francis.
Keywords: Article; adult; case management; case manager; citizenship; clinical practice; community inclusion; community integration; dept.swk; evidence based medicine; female; human; major clinical study; male; marginalized communities; mental capacity; mental disease; mental health service; poverty; practical clinical tools; priority journal; psychological well-being; self concept; social support; socioeconomics; translational research

Geospatial sculpture: Nonverbal communication through the tactilization of geospatial data - Heidkamp, C. Patrick; Slomba, Jeffrey T. (GeoHumanities, 2017)
Keywords: 3D visualization; Connecticut; Escultura Geoespacial; GeoSpatial Sculpture; dept.art; dept.egm; geografías no verbales; nonverbal geographies; peer-reviewed; tactilización; tactilization; visualización en 3D; 三维可视化; 地理空间雕塑; 康涅狄格; 触觉化; 非语言的地理

The bilingual reading practices and performance of two Hispanic first graders - López-Velásquez, Angela M.; García, Georgia Earnest (Bilingual Research Journal, 2017)
This qualitative study used a sociocultural lens to examine how two bilingual Hispanic first-grade girls demonstrated bilingual reading practices (i.e., heteroglossia and translanguaging) as they discussed and read texts in Spanish and English. One girl predominantly received school reading instruction in Spanish, while the other received school reading instruction in English. They both participated in Spanish reading at home. The school reading instruction employed Spanish or English versions of Success for All, and emphasized word recognition strategies appropriate for the language of instruction along with meaning-making strategies. In April, the two girls scored mid- to end-of first grade on a curriculum-based reading assessment in the language of instruction. Neither of them received biliteracy instruction. Their reading levels in the instructional language and exposure to the other language appeared to be sufficient for them to develop and demonstrate heteroglossic practices. Bilingual dynamic reading assessments and home reading sessions with a bilingual researcher revealed that both girls utilized bilingual reading practices to discuss and comprehend texts in their non-instructional or alternate language. One of the girls also used bilingual reading practices to discuss texts in the instructional language. To read in the alternate language, they both employed word-recognition and meaning-making strategies, which had been emphasized in their school reading instruction. However, one girl’s attempt to use a decoding strategy she had learned in English (i.e., onset-rime) to decode unfamiliar Spanish words did not work effectively. Implications are delineated for the bilingual reading instruction and assessment of young bilingual children.
Keywords: dept.sed

Direct virtual photon production in Au+Au collisions at √sNN=200 GeV - STAR Collaboration (Physics Letters B, 2017)
We report the direct virtual photon invariant yields in the transverse momentum ranges 1<pT<3 GeV/c and 5<pT<10 GeV/c at mid-rapidity derived from the dielectron invariant mass continuum region 0.10<Mee<0.28 GeV/c2 for 0–80% minimum-bias Au+Au collisions at sNN=200 GeV. A clear excess in the invariant yield compared to the nuclear overlap function TAA scaled p+p reference is observed in the pT range 1<pT<3 GeV/c. For pT>6 GeV/c the production follows TAA scaling. Model calculations with contributions from thermal radiation and initial hard parton scattering are consistent within uncertainties with the direct virtual photon invariant yield. © 2017 The Author
Keywords: dept.phy; peer-reviewed

Visioning hope: embracing higher education's role with urban public charter schools - Bergeron, Bette S. (Urban Education, 2017)
The purpose of this study is to reflect on the evolution of a partnership between a university and urban charter high school serving a predominately African American population. Because of the author's embeddedness both as the researcher and participant member, this research assumes the paradigm of autoethnography. Reflections on key components of this evolution provide implications for teacher education, particularly in regard to a call for engagement between urban charter schools and educator preparation programs, and a challenge to higher education to analyze existing perceptions of public charter schools within a wider institutional mission to prepare educators for all children.
Keywords: African American students; charter school; dept.aa; high school; programs; teacher education; universities; urban education

Counseling strategies for empowering people living in poverty: the I‐CARE model - Foss-Kelly, Louisa L.; Generali, Margaret M.; Kress, Victoria E. (Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2017)
Poverty has an impact on mental health and the counseling process in profound ways; however, counselors may fail to recognize the importance of poverty in clients' lives. The authors propose a model to help counselors navigate the complexities of counseling clients who are living in poverty. The I-CARE Model may help counselors develop insight about personal biases, acknowledge harsh realities of poverty, remove barriers to growth, and expand on the clients' own strengths.
Keywords: I-CARE Model; counseling; counselor; counselors; dept.csp; dura mater; human; human experiment; mental health; model; poverty; socioeconomic status

Personality, Emotional Qualities of Leisure, and Subjective Well-Being in the Elderly. - Kahlbaugh, Patricia; Huffman, Loreen (International journal of aging & human development, 2017)
In this study, we examined personality traits of older adults and their emotional experiences associated with engaging in specific leisure activities. Older individuals (17 males, 32 females), ages ranging from 65 to 97 years (mean age 74), completed measures of Big Five personality traits, positive and negative affect, subjective well-being (SWB), independent functioning, and an emotion-activity inventory. As expected, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, and Openness to experience were related to positive affect, while Neuroticism was related to negative affect. Openness and Agreeableness were related to positive emotions experienced in social and cognitive domains, and Agreeableness was related to greater SWB, greater positive affect, and more positively experienced activities. Neuroticism was related to lower SWB and fewer positively experienced activities. These findings suggest that assessing the fit between personality and emotions experienced during activities should be considered when creating programs tailored to elderly individuals, with the goal of encouraging more active and rewarding lives.
Keywords: *Aging/px [Psychology]; *Emotions; *Leisure Activities; *Personal Satisfaction; *Personality; Affect; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging; Emotions; Female; Humans; Leisure Activities; Male; Personal Satisfaction; Personality; affect; aged; aging; dept.psy; emotion; emotions; female; human; leisure; male; personality; psychology; satisfaction; subjective well-being; successful aging; very elderly

Snacking, satiety, and weight: A randomized, controlled trial - Njike, Valentine Yanchou; Kavak, Yasemin; Treu, Judith A.; Doughty, Kimberly; Katz, David L. (American Journal of Health Promotion, 2017)
Purpose. To compare the effects of nut-based snack bars (NBSB) vs. prepackaged 200-kcal portions of typical conventional snack foods, when consumed over a 12-week period by a group of overweight adults. Design. Randomized, single-blind parallel design with two treatment groups. Setting. Clinical trial. Subjects. Thirty-four overweight participants were enrolled. Intervention. Commercially available NBSB or conventional snack foods as part of an ad libitum diet for 12 weeks. Measures. Primary outcome measures: body mass index, body weight, body composition, waist circumference. Secondary outcome measures: blood pressure, lipid profile, nutrients intake, hunger/satiety, quality of life. Analysis. Generalized linear models with time as repeated measure were used to analyze these data. Results. Daily consumption of NBSB for 12 weeks, as compared to daily consumption of conventional snacks, significantly reduced percentage body fat (-1.7% +/- 10.8% vs. 6.2% 6 9.3%; p = .04) and visceral fat (-1.3 +/- 5.9 vs. 2.7 +/- 4.0; p = .03). There were no between-group differences (p ¿ .05) for blood pressure, lipid panel, satiety, or quality of life measures. Conclusion. Our data suggest that daily consumption of NBSB for 12 weeks reduced body fat and had no adverse effects on weight, blood pressure, lipid profile, satiety, or quality of life in this small sample of overweight adults.
Keywords: Adult; Aged; Blood Pressure; Body Mass Index; Body Weight; Body Weights and Measures; Diet; Energy Intake; Female; Health focus: hunger/satiety, nutrition, quality of life; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Nuts; Outcome measure: body mass index, body weight, body composition, waist circumference, blood pressure, lipid profile, nutrients intake, hunger/satiety, quality of life; Overweight; Quality of Life; Research purpose: intervention testing; Satiation; Setting: clinical; Single-Blind Method; Snacking, Satiety, Overweight, Prevention Research. Manuscript format: research; Snacks; Strategy: education, incentive; Study design: randomized, single-blind parallel trial; Target population age: overweight adults; Target population circumstances: geographic location; adult; aged; blood pressure; body mass; body weight; caloric intake; controlled study; dept.pch; diet; diet therapy; fast food; female; human; male; middle aged; morphometry; nut; obesity; peer-reviewed; quality of life; randomized controlled trial; satiety; single blind procedure

El género Jaltomata Schltdl. (Solanaceae) en la región La Libertad y un nuevo taxón del Norte de Perú - González, Segundo Leiva; Mione, Thomas; Yacher, Leon (Arnaldoa, 2017)
Keywords: dept.egm

Socially engaged art education: practices, processes, and possibilities - Schlemmer, Ross H.; Carpenter, B. Stephen; Hitchcock, Erika (Art Education, 2017)
Keywords: dept.art; peer-reviewed

Stale economic news, media and the stock market - Birz, Gene (Journal of Economic Psychology, 2017)
I employ a classification of headlines from newspapers and wire services to examine whether stale macroeconomic news affects stock prices. Unlike with individual stocks, the cost of obtaining information about major economic releases is relatively low. Thus, stock prices should adjust to economic news announcements prior to their coverage in newspapers. I find statistically and economically significant relationship between stale news stories on unemployment and next week's S&P 500 returns. This effect is then completely reversed during the following week. These findings show that investors are affected by salient information and support the hypothesis that investors overreact to stale macroeconomic news reported in newspapers. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Keywords: Attention; Efficient markets; Macroeconomic announcements; Media; Salience; dept.eco; dept.fin

Determination of critical cooling rates in metallic glass forming alloy libraries through laser spike annealing. - Bordeenithikasem, Punnathat; Liu, Jingbei; Kube, Sebastian A; Li, Yanglin; Ma, Tianxing; Scanley, B Ellen; Broadbridge, Christine C; Vlassak, Joost J; Singer, Jonathan P; Schroers, Jan (Scientific reports, 2017)
The glass forming ability (GFA) of metallic glasses (MGs) is quantified by the critical cooling rate (R C). Despite its key role in MG research, experimental challenges have limited measured R C to a minute fraction of known glass formers. We present a combinatorial approach to directly measure R C for large compositional ranges. This is realized through the use of compositionally-graded alloy libraries, which were photo-thermally heated by scanning laser spike annealing of an absorbing layer, then melted and cooled at various rates. Coupled with X-ray diffraction mapping, GFA is determined from direct R C measurements. We exemplify this technique for the Au-Cu-Si system, where we identify Au56Cu27Si17 as the alloy with the highest GFA. In general, this method enables measurements of R C over large compositional areas, which is powerful for materials discovery and, when correlating with chemistry and other properties, for a deeper understanding of MG formation.
Keywords: dept.phy; peer-reviewed

Environmental exposure does not explain putative maladaptation in road-adjacent populations. - Brady, Steven P (Oecologia, 2017)
While the ecological consequences of roads are well described, little is known of their role as agents of natural selection, which can shape adaptive and maladaptive responses in populations influenced by roads. This knowledge gap persists despite a growing appreciation for the influence of evolution in human-altered environments. There, insights indicate that natural selection typically results in local adaptation. Thus, populations influenced by road-induced selection should evolve fitness advantages in their local environment. Contrary to this expectation, wood frog tadpoles from roadside populations show evidence of a fitness disadvantage, consistent with local maladaptation. Specifically, in reciprocal transplants, roadside populations survive at lower rates compared to populations away from roads. A key question remaining is whether roadside environmental conditions experienced by early stage embryos induce this outcome. This represents an important missing piece in evaluating the evolutionary nature of this maladaptation pattern. Here, I address this gap using a reciprocal transplant experiment designed to test the hypothesis that embryonic exposure to roadside pond water induces a survival disadvantage. Contrary to this hypothesis, my results show that reduced survival persists when embryonic exposure is controlled. This outcome indicates that the survival disadvantage is parentally mediated, either genetically and/or through inherited environmental effects. This result suggests that roadside populations are either truly maladapted or potentially locally adapted at later life stages. I discuss these interpretations, noting that regardless of mechanism, patterns consistent with maladaptation have important implications for conservation. In light of the pervasiveness of roads, further resolution explaining maladaptive responses remains a critical challenge in conservation.
Keywords: *Adaptation, Physiological; *Environmental Exposure; *Ranidae; *Selection, Genetic; Acclimatization; Adaptation, Physiological; Amphibia; Amphibians; Animals; Contemporary evolution; Environmental Exposure; Inherited environmental effects; Larva; Local adaptation; Rana sylvatica; Ranidae; Ranidae/ph [Physiology]; Runoff; Selection, Genetic; acclimatization; adaptation; amphibian; animal; dept.bio; embryonic development; environmental conditions; environmental effect; environmental exposure; evolutionary biology; fitness; frog; genetic selection; larva; local adaptation; natural selection; physiology; pond; population type; roadside environment; runoff; survival

Positive sire effects and adaptive genotype by environment interaction occur despite pattern of local maladaptation in roadside populations of an amphibian - Brady, Steven P.; Goedert, Debora (Copeia, 2017)
The global road network causes many negative ecological effects. Contrasting our knowledge of these effects, insights into evolutionary consequences of roads remain undeveloped. Here, we study a suite of populations of the Wood Frog that appear to be evolving maladaptively in response to road-adjacency. Specifically, when raised together in roadside pools, roadside populations survive at lower rates compared to populations away from roads. To begin to understand the cause of this survival disadvantage, we investigated potential parental and genetic sources of maladaptation. First, to assess whether parental effects might induce maladaptation, we measured adult body weight to length ratio ('relative weight') and its influence on offspring survival in a reciprocal transplant experiment across 12 populations. Next, to assess whether genetic effects might limit adaptive responses in offspring, we estimated genetic correlations between environments for survival and fitness-related traits. We found that relative weight was higher in roadside populations and, for males, had a positive influence on offspring survival. This demonstrates a novel transgenerational effect of Wood Frog adult males but suggests that this effect is not causing maladaptive survival. Genetic correlations indicated that a subset of roadside genotypes respond adaptively to road-adjacency despite population level maladaptive survival. This suggests that metapopulation dynamics and/or high levels of nonadditive genetic variance may be limiting adaptation or that insufficient time has elapsed for adaptation to occur. Together, these results highlight the complexity and scale of responses to a pervasive feature of landscape alteration revealed by evolutionary approaches.
Keywords: Amphibia; Rana sylvatica; adaptation; amphibian; dept.bio; environmental conditions; evolutionary biology; frog; genotype; genotype-environment interaction; heritability; local adaptation; metapopulation; population type; roadside environment; survival

Sentiment analysis of the correlation between regular tweets and retweets - Chen, Jundong; Li, He; Wu, Zeju; Hossain, Md Shafaeat (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017)
In this paper, we study the influence from the sentiment of regular tweets on retweeting. We propose a method to calculate the sentiment score for each tweet and each Twitter user. This method enables us to place the tweets and retweets into the same time period to explore the sentiment factor. We adopt the correlation coefficient between the sentiment scores of regular tweets and those of retweets to measure the influence. We categorize the Twitter users in three different ways to investigate three factors, which are the number of followers, betweenness centrality and the types of accounts. Community detection and machine learning are integrated into our approach. We find that the difference for correlation coefficients exists between different levels of the number of followers, and different types of users. Our method sheds a light on better predicting the dynamics of tweets diffusion by including the sentiment factor into the prediction model. © 2017 IEEE.
Keywords: Artificial intelligence; Betweenness centrality; Community detection; Correlation coefficient; Data mining; Learning systems; Prediction model; Sentiment analysis; Sentiment scores; Social networking (online); Time-periods; Twitter classification; dept.csc; machine learning; sentiment analysis; social network

A facilitated natural mentoring program: Young adults with autism learn to negotiate college life in a class with university students - Cook, Barbara; Weiss, Deborah; Hodge, Virginia (The ASHA Leader, 2017)
Young adults with autism learn to negotiate college life in a class with university students. © 2017 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Keywords: dept.cmd

Lifestyle Medicine and the Management of Cardiovascular Disease. - Doughty, Kimberly N; Del Pilar, Nelson X; Audette, Amanda; Katz, David L (Current cardiology reports, 2017)
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Evidence has clearly demonstrated the importance of lifestyle factors (e.g., diet, physical activity, smoking) in the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Interventions targeting these behaviors may improve outcomes for CVD patients. The aim of this review is to summarize the effects of lifestyle interventions in individuals with established CVD., RECENT FINDINGS: Most recent trials focused on diet, physical activity, stress reduction, or a combination of these. Findings were mixed, but most interventions improved at least some markers of cardiovascular risk. Few studies measured long-term clinical outcomes, but some suggested a possible benefit of stress reduction and multifaceted interventions on cardiovascular events. The benefits of lifestyle change for CVD patients have been established by decades of evidence. However, further research is needed to determine the optimal intensity, duration, and mode of delivery for interventions. Additional studies with long-term follow-up and measurement of clinical outcomes are also needed.
Keywords: *Cardiovascular Diseases; *Healthy Lifestyle; Cardiovascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases/pc [Prevention & Control]; Cardiovascular Diseases/px [Psychology]; Diet; Disease Management; Exercise; Healthy Lifestyle; Humans; Life Style; Lifestyle; Mediterranean diet; Physical activity; Review; Stress reduction; aerobic exercise; cardiovascular disease; cardiovascular risk; dept.pch; disease management; evidence based medicine; follow up; healthy lifestyle; human; lifestyle; lifestyle modification; outcome assessment; physical activity; psychology; risk reduction; stress; therapy effect

Equitable access: Information seeking behavior, information needs, and necessary library accommodations for transgender patrons - Drake, Aubri A.; Bielefield, Arlene (Library & Information Science Research, 2017)
This study highlights the unique accommodations integral to welcoming transgender library patrons. Research shows transgender people have unique needs which differ from lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBQ) individuals, and experience substantial barriers to obtaining quality library service. Most studies in the past exploring the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender library users focused exclusively on LGBQ users. This study surveyed adult transgender individuals (n = 102) with an online questionnaire. The majority of participants were white, designated female at birth, and under 40 years old. Survey respondents needed libraries to make accommodations for them to feel safe (p ¡ 0.001). The top 5 accommodations needed were recent transgender literature, gender identity or expression as part of library nondiscrimination policy, gender neutral, single-stall bathrooms where a key did not need to be requested, recent LGBQ literature), and an established remote process for name change.
Keywords: dept.ils

Dose of physical activity, physical functioning and disability risk in mobility-limited older adults: Results from the LIFE study randomized trial. - Fielding, Roger A; Guralnik, Jack M; King, Abby C; Pahor, Marco; McDermott, Mary M; Tudor-Locke, Catrine; Manini, Todd M; Glynn, Nancy W; Marsh, Anthony P; Axtell, Robert S; Hsu, Fang-Chi; Rejeski, W Jack; et al. (PLoS ONE, 2017)
Understanding the minimal dose of physical activity required to achieve improvement in physical functioning and reductions in disability risk is necessary to inform public health recommendations. To examine the effect of physical activity dose on changes in physical functioning and the onset of major mobility disability in The Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders (LIFE) Study. We conducted a multicenter single masked randomized controlled trial that enrolled participants in 2010 and 2011 and followed them for an average of 2.6 years. 1,635 sedentary men and women aged 70-89 years who had functional limitations were randomized to a structured moderate intensity walking, resistance, and flexibility physical activity program or a health education program. Physical activity dose was assessed by 7-day accelerometry and self-report at baseline and 24 months. Outcomes included the 400 m walk gait speed, the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), assessed at baseline, 6, 12, and 24 months, and onset of major mobility disability (objectively defined by loss of ability to walk 400 m in 15 min). When the physical activity arm or the entire sample were stratified by change in physical activity from baseline to 24 months, there was a dose-dependent increase in the change in gait speed and SPPB from baseline at 6, 12, and 24 months. In addition, the magnitude of change in physical activity over 24 months was related to the reduction in the onset of major mobility disability (overall P < 0.001) (highest versus the lowest quartile of physical activity change HR 0.23 ((95% CI:0.10-0.52) P = 0.001) in the physical activity arm. We observed a dose-dependent effect of objectively monitored physical activity on physical functioning and onset of major mobility disability. Relatively small increases (> 48 minutes per week) in regular physical activity participation had significant and clinically meaningful effects on these outcomes., TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalsTrials.gov NCT00116194.
Keywords: *Activities of Daily Living; *Disabled Persons; *Exercise; *Mobility Limitation; Activities of Daily Living; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Article; Disabled Persons; Exercise; Female; Humans; Male; Mobility Limitation; accelerometry; aged; controlled study; daily life activity; dept.hms; disabled person; education program; exercise; exercise intensity; female; human; incidence; major clinical study; male; multicenter study; outcome assessment; peer-reviewed; physical activity; physical activity, capacity and performance; physical disability; physical functioning; physical mobility; physical performance; randomized controlled trial; resistance training; risk assessment; risk factor; sedentary lifestyle; self report; very elderly; walking difficulty; walking speed

How valid are old species lists? How archived samples can be used to update Ephemeroptera biodiversity information for northern Canada - Giberson, Donna J.; Burian, Steven K. (The Canadian Entomologist, 2017)
Abstract Broad-scale aquatic insect ecological studies are an important potential source of biodiversity information, though taxa lists may contain outdated names or be incompletely or incorrectly identified. We re-examined over 12 000 archived Ephemeroptera (mayfly) specimens from a large environmental assessment project (Mackenzie Valley pipeline study) in Yukon and the Northwest Territories, Canada (1971–1973) and compared the results to data from five recent (post-2000) collecting expeditions. Our goals were to update the species list for Ephemeroptera for Yukon and the Northwest Territories, and to evaluate the benefits of retaining and re-examining ecological samples to improve regional biodiversity information, particularly in isolated or inaccessible areas. The original pipeline study specimen labels reported 17 species in 25 genera for the combined Yukon and Northwest Territories samples, of which six species and 15 genera are still valid. Re-examination of specimens resulted in 45 species in 29 genera, with 14 and seven newly recorded species for Northwest Territories and Yukon, respectively. The recent collecting resulted in 50 species, 29 of which were different from the pipeline study, and five of which were new territorial records (Northwest Territories: four species; Yukon: one species). Re-examination of archived ecological specimens provides a cost-effective way to update regional biodiversity information.
Keywords: Canada; Ephemeroptera; Hexapoda; Mackenzie Valley; Northwest Territories; Yukon Territory; aquatic organism; biodiversity; dept.bio; environmental assessment; information; mayfly; new record; sampling; species inventory

Dynamic responses and tail-dependence among commodities, the US real interest rate and the dollar - Huang, Wanling; Mollick, André Varella; Nguyen, Khoa Huu (Empirical Economics, 2017)
Keywords: dept.fin

Device-measured physical activity as a predictor of disability in mobility-limited older adults - Mankowski, Robert T.; Anton, Stephen D.; Axtell, Robert; Chen, Shyh-Huei; Fielding, Roger A.; Glynn, Nancy W.; Hsu, Fang-Chi; King, Abby C.; Layne, Andrew S.; Leeuwenburgh, Christiaan; Manini, Todd M.; Marsh, Anthony P.; et al. (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2017)
OBJECTIVES: To examine associations between objectively measured physical activity (PA) and incidence of major mobility disability (MMD) and persistent MMD (PMMD) in older adults in the Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders (LIFE) Study. DESIGN: Prospective cohort of individuals aged 65 and older undergoing structured PA intervention or health education. SETTING: The LIFE Study was a multicenter (eight sites) randomized controlled trial designed to compare the efficacy of a long-term structured PA intervention with that of a health education (HE) program in reducing the incidence of MMD in mobility-limited older adults. PARTICIPANTS: LIFE Study participants (n = 1,590) had a mean age +/- standard deviation of 78.9 +/- 5.2, low levels of PA, and measured mobility-relevant functional impairment at baseline. MEASUREMENTS: Activity data were collected using hip-worn 7-day accelerometers at baseline and 6, 12, and 24 months after randomization to test for associations with incident MMD and PMMD (¿= 2 consecutive instances of MMD). RESULTS: At baseline, every 30 minutes spent being sedentary (¡100 accelerometry counts per minute) was associated with higher rate of subsequent MMD (10%) and PMMD (11%) events. Every 500 steps taken was associated with lower rate of MMD (15%) and PMMD (18%). Similar associations were observed when fitting accelerometry-based PA as a time-dependent variable. CONCLUSION: Accelerometry-based PA levels were strongly associated with MMD and PMMD events in older adults with limited mobility. These results support the importance of daily PA and lower amounts of sedentary time levels in this population and suggest that accelerometry may be a useful tool for assessing risk of mobility disability.
Keywords: Accelerometry; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Article; Disability Evaluation; Exercise; Female; Geriatric Assessment; Humans; Male; Mini Mental State Examination; Mobility Limitation; Physical Therapy Modalities; Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; Sedentary Lifestyle; Time Factors; accelerometry; aged; clinical trial; cohort analysis; controlled study; depression; dept.hms; disability; educational status; ethnic group; exercise; female; functional disease; geriatric assessment; health education; human; major clinical study; major mobility disability; male; marriage; mobility disability; multicenter study; older adults; peer-reviewed; persistent major mobility disability; physical activity; physiotherapy; procedures; prospective study; randomized controlled trial; sedentary lifestyle; sedentary time; sleep quality; time factor; very elderly; walking difficulty

Culturally responsive practice and the role of school administrators - Minkos, Marlena L.; Sassu, Kari A.; Gregory, Jess L.; Patwa, Shamim S.; Theodore, Lea A.; Femc-Bagwell, Michele (Psychology in the Schools, 2017)
In recent years, student populations within public schools in the United States have become increasingly diverse, both culturally and linguistically, and are projected to continue to grow in diversity in the future. Consequently, educators must be prepared to support the needs and education of students with multicultural backgrounds who may differ from them. School administrators play an important role in creating safe, accepting school environments and guiding the education of diverse student populations. However, there is a need for additional guidance for school leaders in cultivating schools that promote equity for all students. Using the National Policy Board for Educational Administration (NPBEA) Professional Standards for Educational Leaders as a guiding framework, this paper provides practical suggestions regarding culturally responsive strategies and practices that school administrators might employ in leading diverse school communities.
Keywords: culturally responsive practice; dept.csp; dept.edl; diversity; educational leadership; peer-reviewed

Classical literature gives life to business paradox and systems integration - Page, Robert; Andoh, Samuel; Smith, Robert (Administrative Issues Journal Education Practice and Research, 2017)
Keywords: dept.eco; dept.mgt

Li (ritual) in early Confucianism - Radice, Thomas (Philosophy Compass, 2017)
Keywords: dept.his

Global Λ hyperon polarization in nuclear collisions - STAR Collaboration (Nature, 2017)
The extreme energy densities generated by ultra-relativistic collisions between heavy atomic nuclei produce a state of matter that behaves surprisingly like a fluid, with exceptionally high temperature and low viscosity. Non-central collisions have angular momenta of the order of 1,000h, and the resulting fluid may have a strong vortical structure that must be understood to describe the fluid properly. The vortical structure is also of particular interest because the restoration of fundamental symmetries of quantum chromodynamics is expected to produce novel physical effects in the presence of strong vorticity. However, no experimental indications of fluid vorticity in heavy ion collisions have yet been found. Since vorticity represents a local rotational structure of the fluid, spin-orbit coupling can lead to preferential orientation of particle spins along the direction of rotation. Here we present measurements of an alignment between the global angular momentum of a non-central collision and the spin of emitted particles (in this case the collision occurs between gold nuclei and produces Λ baryons), revealing that the fluid produced in heavy ion collisions is the most vortical system so far observed. (At high energies, this fluid is a quark-gluon plasma.) We find that Λ and hyperons show a positive polarization of the order of a few per cent, consistent with some hydrodynamic predictions. (A hyperon is a particle composed of three quarks, at least one of which is a strange quark; the remainder are up and down quarks, found in protons and neutrons.) A previous measurement that reported a null result, that is, zero polarization, at higher collision energies is seen to be consistent with the trend of our observations, though with larger statistical uncertainties. These data provide experimental access to the vortical structure of the nearly ideal liquid created in a heavy ion collision and should prove valuable in the development of hydrodynamic models that quantitatively connect observations to the theory of the strong force. © 2017 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved.
Keywords: Article; baryon; dept.phy; gluon; heavy ion; hydrodynamics; hyperon; polarization; priority journal; proton; quantum mechanics; quark; viscosity

Effects of a Long-Term Physical Activity Program on Activity Patterns in Older Adults. - Wanigatunga, Amal A; Tudor-Locke, Catrine; Axtell, Robert S; Glynn, Nancy W; King, Abby C; McDermott, Mary M; Fielding, Roger A; Lu, Xiaomin; Pahor, Marco; Manini, Todd M (Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 2017)
PURPOSE: To examine the effect of a long-term structured physical activity (PA) intervention on accelerometer-derived metrics of activity pattern changes in mobility-impaired older adults., METHODS: Participants were randomized to either a PA or health education (HE) program. The PA intervention included a walking regimen with strength, flexibility, and balance training. The HE program featured health-related discussions and a brief upper body stretching routine. Participants (n = 1341) wore a hip-worn accelerometer for >=10 h.d for >=3 d at baseline and again at 6, 12, and 24 months postrandomization. Total PA (TPA)-defined as movements registering 100+ counts per minute-was segmented into the following intensities: low-light PA (LLPA; 100-759 counts per minute), high light PA (HLPA; 760-1040 counts per minute), low moderate PA (LMPA; 1041-2019 counts per minute), and high moderate and greater PA (HMPA; 2020+ counts per minute). Patterns of activity were characterized as bouts (defined as the consecutive minutes within an intensity)., RESULTS: Across groups, TPA decreased an average of 74 min.wk annually. The PA intervention attenuated this effect (PA = -68 vs HE: -112 min.wk, P = 0.002). This attenuation shifted TPA composition by increasing time in LLPA (10+ bouts increased 6 min.wk), HLPA (1+, 2+, 5+, and 10+ bouts increased 6, 3, 2, and 1 min.wk, respectively), LMPA (1+, 2+, 5+, and 10+ bouts increased: 19, 17,16, and 8 min.wk, respectively), and HMPA (1+, 2+, 5+, and 10+ bouts increased 23, 21, 17, and 14 min.wk, respectively)., CONCLUSIONS: The PA intervention increased PA by shifting the composition of activity toward higher-intensity activity in longer-duration bouts. However, a long-term structured PA intervention did not completely eliminate overall declines in total daily activity experienced by mobility-impaired older adults.
Keywords: *Aged/ph [Physiology]; *Exercise; *Health Promotion; ACCELEROMETER; ACTIVITY BOUTS; Accelerometry; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; ELDERLY; Exercise; Female; Health Promotion; Humans; LIGHT-INTENSITY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; Male; Mobility Limitation; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INTERVENTION; Program Evaluation; Sedentary Behavior; Sedentary Lifestyle; accelerometry; age; aged; clinical trial; controlled study; dept.hms; exercise; female; health promotion; human; male; multicenter study; peer-reviewed; physiology; program evaluation; randomized controlled trial; sedentary lifestyle; very elderly; walking difficulty

Restraint stress enhances alcohol intake in adolescent female rats but reduces alcohol intake in adolescent male and adult female rats. - Wille-Bille, Aranza; Ferreyra, Ana; Sciangula, Martina; Chiner, Florencia; Nizhnikov, Michael E; Pautassi, Ricardo Marcos (Behavioural brain research, 2017)
Adolescents may be more sensitive to stress-induced alcohol drinking than adults, which would explain the higher prevalence of alcohol abuse and dependence in late adolescence than in adulthood. The present study analyzed the impact of restraint stress on the initiation of alcohol intake across 2 weeks of intermittent, two-bottle choice intake in male and female adolescent rats and adult female rats. Restraint stress significantly increased alcohol intake and preference in female adolescent rats but decreased alcohol intake and preference in male adolescent and female adult rats. The effects of restraint stress on alcohol intake were mitigated in adolescent females following administration of the kappa opioid receptor antagonist norbinaltorphimine. Adolescent but not adult female rats that were subjected to restraint stress spent more time on the open arms of the elevated plus maze. Female adolescents exposed to stress also exhibited greater risk-taking behaviors in a concentric square field test compared with non-stressed controls. These results indicate age- and sex-related differences in the sensitivity to alcohol-stress interactions that may facilitate the initiation of alcohol use in female adolescents. The facilitatory effect of stress on alcohol intake was related to greater exploratory and risk-taking behaviors in young females after stress exposure. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Keywords: *Aging/ph [Physiology]; *Aging/px [Psychology]; *Alcohol Drinking/pp [Physiopathology]; *Alcohol Drinking/px [Psychology]; *Sex Characteristics; *Stress, Psychological/pp [Physiopathology]; Adolescents; Adults; Age differences; Aging; Aging/de [Drug Effects]; Alcohol; Alcohol Drinking; Alcohol Drinking/dt [Drug Therapy]; Animals; Article; Central Nervous System Depressants; Central Nervous System Depressants/ad [Administration & Dosage]; Choice Behavior; Choice Behavior/de [Drug Effects]; Choice Behavior/ph [Physiology]; Disease Models, Animal; Ethanol; Ethanol/ad [Administration & Dosage]; Exploratory Behavior; Exploratory Behavior/de [Drug Effects]; Exploratory Behavior/ph [Physiology]; Female; Male; Motor Activity; Motor Activity/de [Drug Effects]; Motor Activity/ph [Physiology]; Naltrexone; Naltrexone/aa [Analogs & Derivatives]; Naltrexone/pd [Pharmacology]; Narcotic Antagonists; Narcotic Antagonists/pd [Pharmacology]; Rats, Wistar; Receptors, Opioid, kappa; Receptors, Opioid, kappa/ai [Antagonists & Inhibitors]; Receptors, Opioid, kappa/me [Metabolism]; Restraint, Physical; Risk-Taking; Sex Characteristics; Stress; Stress, Psychological; Stress, Psychological/dt [Drug Therapy]; Wistar rat; [kappa] opioid receptors; adolescent; adult; age; aging; alcohol; alcohol consumption; analogs and derivatives; animal; animal experiment; antagonists and inhibitors; behavior assessment; central depressant agent; comparative study; concentric square field test; controlled study; decision making; dept.psy; disease model; drinking behavior; drug effects; drug therapy; elevated plus maze test; exercise; experimental study; exploratory behavior; exploratory behavior test; female; high risk behavior; immobilization stress; kappa opiate receptor; kappa opiate receptor antagonist; male; mental stress; metabolism; motor activity; naltrexone; narcotic antagonist; nonhuman; norbinaltorphimine; pathophysiology; peer-reviewed; physiology; priority journal; psychology; rat; risk assessment; sensitivity analysis; sex difference; sexual characteristics; κ opioid receptors

What does improved spectrum management mean for the Philippines? - Patalinghug, Epictetus; Patalinghug, Jason (Annals of the Constantin Brancusi University of Targu Jiu, Economy Series, 2019)
This paper analyzes spectrum management practices in the Philippines. The regulatory body allocates available spectrum via an administrative approach which lacks transparency and due process. The paper recommends that the regulatory body adopts the auction method in allocating spectrums which is more transparent, fair, and cost-effective if a suitable design is adopted.
Keywords: Allocation Methods; Auction; Philippines; Spectrum Management; dept.eco; ⛔ No DOI found

Soldier-poet or écrivain-combattant: How the French trenches of World War I defined witnessing - Gleisner, Nichole T. (Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature, 2017)
Keywords: dept.wll

Will You Ever Change? Translated by Wendeline Hardenberg - Valognes, Aurélie (Amazon Crossing, 2017)
Charming, quirky, and funny, this oh-so-relatable novel from the bestselling author of Out of Sorts shines a light on the always-complicated je ne sais quoi of every family’s relationship.As Martine and Jacques Le Guennec prepare for their annual family Christmas dinner, Martine reminds her husband to be on his best behavior. Their son Nicolas is bringing his girlfriend, Jeanne, to their home for the first time, and she doesn’t want Jacques to scare this one off.Jacques has always ruled his roost with patriarchal bravado, and he can’t help but verbally antagonize everyone—especially the wives of his sons. Jeanne, a strong-willed woman who grew up without a father, clashes with the curmudgeon, and she worries that her boyfriend might be too much like his father.It’s all starting to make Martine question everything about her relationship with her husband. And, though she makes that perfectly clear to him, the old dog is not anxious to learn new tricks.When Jeanne saves Jacques’s life, he begins to realize it may be time to change his ways if he wants to hold on to his wife and keep the family close. But is it too late?
Keywords: dept.lib

Foucault, confession, and Donne - Dodson, Joel M. (Forms of faith, 2017)
Keywords: dept.eng

Technology use and technological self-efficacy among undergraduate nursing faculty - Roney, Linda N.; Westrick, Susan J.; Acri, Mary C.; Aronson, Barbara S.; Rebeschi, Lisa M. (Nursing Education Perspectives (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2017)
AIM This study explored faculty responses to a survey about using technology to teach undergraduate nursing students. BACKGROUND Little is known regarding faculty confidence, technology use, or supports for integrating technology into nursing education. METHOD A descriptive correlational design was utilized to explore the relationship between technology use and technological self-efficacy in faculty (N = 272) who teach at Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education--accredited nursing programs. Instruments used were a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Roney Technology Use Scale, and the Technology Self-Efficacy Scale. RESULTS Participants who taught didactic content had moderate technology use as compared to those teaching didactic and clinical/laboratory who reported high levels of technology use. A weak relationship between age and technological self-efficacy (ρ =.127, p < .05) was also found. CONLUSION This research was an initial step in understanding levels of technology use and responses to this challenge by undergraduate nursing faculty.
Keywords: Adult; Bivariate Statistics; Coefficient Alpha; Computer Assisted Instruction; Computer Literacy; Confidence; Confidence Intervals; Content Validity; Correlational Studies; Data Analysis Software; Descriptive Research; Descriptive Statistics; Education Research; Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; Educational Status; Educational Technology -- Utilization; Faculty Development; Faculty Practice; Faculty, Nursing; Female; Human; Male; Middle Age; Nonexperimental Studies; Nurse Faculty; Nursing Education; P-Value; Promotion and Tenure; Questionnaires; Scales; Schools, Nursing; Self-Efficacy; Socioeconomic Factors; Students, Nursing, Baccalaureate; Summated Rating Scaling; Surveys; T-Tests; Teaching Methods; Technological Self-Efficacy; Technology; adult; age; article; clinical laboratory; controlled study; dept.nur; dept.swk; female; human; human experiment; major clinical study; male; nursing education; nursing student; peer-reviewed; questionnaire; self concept; teaching

Leveraging information technology literacy to enhance college and career readiness for secondary students with disabilities - Lombardi, Allison; Izzo, Margo V.; Gelbar, Nicholas; Murray, Alexa; Buck, Andrew; Johnson, Victor; Hsiao, Jay; Wei, Yan; Kowitt, Jennifer (Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 2017)
BACKGROUND: In the 21st century, information technology (IT) literacy is crucial for all students, and may better prepare students with disabilities for transition to postsecondary employment or education. OBJECTIVE: In this study, the potential of IT literacy embedded into an online transition curriculum is explored in the context of secondary special education. The curriculum aligns with Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts that are relevant to reading comprehension, writing, as well as searching for and analyzing sources of information online. METHODS: A quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design was utilized in six high schools. RESULTS: Findings show that intervention group students improved in IT literacy; whereas, comparison group students did not make similar gains. CONCLUSION: Implications for embedding transition services into specific courses and curricula for secondary students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) are discussed. © 2017-IOS Press and the authors. All rights reserved.
Keywords: Article; Transition; adolescent; attention deficit disorder; autism; career; career readiness; college; comprehension; controlled study; curriculum; dept.rdg; dept.sed; disability; education program; emotional disorder; employment; female; high school student; human; information technology; intellectual impairment; language disability; learning disorder; literacy; major clinical study; male; quasi experimental study; special education; technology; vocational education; writing

Coastal Sustainability I: Challenges, Methods and Opportunities - Heidkamp, C. Patrick; Morrissey, John E. (Regions Magazine, 2017)
Keywords: dept.egm

Assessing the transition potential of 3D ocean farming in Long Island Sound - Kelly, Erin; Heidkamp, Patrick; Miller, Matthew D. (Regions Magazine, 2017)
Keywords: dept.egm

Transition issues and challenges for youth with autism spectrum disorders - Volkmar, Fred R.; Jackson, Scott L. J.; Hart, Logan (Pediatric Annals, 2017)
Keywords: dept.aa; dept.sed

Is it safe to bring myself to work? Understanding LGBTQ experiences of workplace dignity - Baker, Sara J; Lucas, Kristen (Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences-revue Canadienne Des Sciences De L Administration, 2017)
Despite increased efforts by more organizations to be seen as “gay-friendly,” workplaces remain challenging sites for LGBTQ employees to navigate. We examine the ways in which LGBTQ employees experience dignity threats in the workplace and the protection strategies they use to deflect those threats. Interviews with 36 LGBTQ working adults revealed that their dignity is threatened by a range of identity-sensitive inequalities that undermine their safety and security when they claim authentic gendered/sexual identities. Specific safety and security threats to dignity include social harm, autonomy violations, career harm, and physical harm. To (re)claim their dignity, they engage in four primary dignity protection strategies: avoiding harm by seeking safe spaces, deflecting harm with sexual identity management, offsetting identity devaluations by emphasizing instrumental value, and creating safe spaces for authenticity and dignity. Copyright (C) 2017 ASAC. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Keywords: authenticity; dept.com; gay-friendly; heteronormativity; safety; sexual identity management; workplace dignity

Interdependent group contingency to promote physical activity in children - Foote, Catherine; Bray, Melissa A.; Kehle, Thomas J.; VanHeest, Jaci L.; Gelbar, Nicholas W.; Byer-Alcorace, Gabriel; Maykel, Cheryl; DeBiase, Emily (Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2017)
As the number of children affected by obesity increases in the United States, it is necessary to intervene with preventive and intervention techniques that will enact change. Because children spend a significant amount of their time in school, it is of particular interest to target strategies during the school day. Given the recommendations for the total duration and intensity of physical activity children should participate in, recess period is a means of acquiring a portion of this daily recommendation. Contingent reinforcement is a technique that is consistently used in schools to promote behavior change. One of these techniques, group contingencies, has repeatedly been shown to increase desired behavior and decrease inappropriate behavior in schools. In the present study, a multiple baseline design was utilized to investigate the use of interdependent group contingencies in physical activity performance during recess, as measured by pedometers, with one class from each of the third, fourth, and fifth grades at an elementary school. Some of the variability existed in gender- and body mass index-specific (BMI) subgroups, in regard to the effectiveness of the intervention and continued maintenance of increased physical activity levels, following the removal of the intervention. However, the overall results support the use of an interdependent group contingency intervention to increase the amount of physical activity students engaged in during recess.
Keywords: dept.csp; exercise; obesity; school-based treatment

Sally modules and reduction numbers of ideals - Ghezzi, L.; Goto, S.; Hong, J.; Vasconcelos, W. V. (Nagoya Mathematical Journal, 2017)
We study the relationship between the reduction number of a primary ideal of a local ring relative to one of its minimal reductions and the multiplicity of the corresponding Sally module. This paper is focused on three goals: (i) to develop a change of rings technique for the Sally module of an ideal to allow extension of results from Cohen–Macaulay rings to more general rings; (ii) to use the fiber of the Sally modules of almost complete intersection ideals to connect its structure to the Cohen–Macaulayness of the special fiber ring; (iii) to extend some of the results of (i) to two-dimensional Buchsbaum rings. Along the way, we provide an explicit realization of the S2S_{2} -fication of arbitrary Buchsbaum rings.
Keywords: 13D40; 13H15; Primary 13H10; Secondary 13A30; dept.mat

Use of mindfulness in coping with incivility - Green, Cheryl (Nurse Educator, 2017)
Keywords: dept.nur; peer-reviewed

Electrophysiological Indices of Audiovisual Speech Perception in the Broader Autism Phenotype. - Irwin, Julia; Avery, Trey; Turcios, Jacqueline; Brancazio, Lawrence; Cook, Barbara; Landi, Nicole (Brain sciences, 2017)
When a speaker talks, the consequences of this can both be heard (audio) and seen (visual). A novel visual phonemic restoration task was used to assess behavioral discrimination and neural signatures (event-related potentials, or ERP) of audiovisual processing in typically developing children with a range of social and communicative skills assessed using the social responsiveness scale, a measure of traits associated with autism. An auditory oddball design presented two types of stimuli to the listener, a clear exemplar of an auditory consonant-vowel syllable /ba/ (the more frequently occurring standard stimulus), and a syllable in which the auditory cues for the consonant were substantially weakened, creating a stimulus which is more like /a/ (the infrequently presented deviant stimulus). All speech tokens were paired with a face producing /ba/ or a face with a pixelated mouth containing motion but no visual speech. In this paradigm, the visual /ba/ should cause the auditory /a/ to be perceived as /ba/, creating an attenuated oddball response; in contrast, a pixelated video (without articulatory information) should not have this effect. Behaviorally, participants showed visual phonemic restoration (reduced accuracy in detecting deviant /a/) in the presence of a speaking face. In addition, ERPs were observed in both an early time window (N100) and a later time window (P300) that were sensitive to speech context (/ba/ or /a/) and modulated by face context (speaking face with visible articulation or with pixelated mouth). Specifically, the oddball responses for the N100 and P300 were attenuated in the presence of a face producing /ba/ relative to a pixelated face, representing a possible neural correlate of the phonemic restoration effect. Notably, those individuals with more traits associated with autism (yet still in the non-clinical range) had smaller P300 responses overall, regardless of face context, suggesting generally reduced phonemic discrimination.
Keywords: Article; Audiovisual speech perception; Broader autism phenotype; Development; ERP; audiovisual aid; audiovisual equipment; audiovisual speech perception; autism; behavior; broader autism phenotype; child; clinical article; dept.cmd; dept.hls; dept.psy; development; electrophysiology; female; human; male; participant observation; phenotype; social adaptation; social competence; speech perception; stimulus; vision test

Range extensions for recently described North American species of Acentrella Bengtsson (Insecta: Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) - Webb, Jeffrey M.; Burian, Steven K. (Check List, 2017)
New state records are provided for two recently described species of North American Acentrella Bengtsson, 1912. Acentrella nadineae McCafferty, Waltz & Webb, 2009 is newly reported from Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Minnesota, and A. rallatoma Burian & Myers, 2011 is reported from Minnesota.
Keywords: Mayfly; Nearctic; New records; Range extension; dept.bio; mayfly; new records; range extension

Measurement of d0 azimuthal anisotropy at midrapidity in Au+Au collisions at √sNN =200 GeV - STAR Collaboration (Physical Review Letters, 2017)
We report the first measurement of the elliptic anisotropy (v2) of the charm meson D0 at midrapidity (|y|<1) in Au+Au collisions at sNN=200 GeV. The measurement was conducted by the STAR experiment at RHIC utilizing a new high-resolution silicon tracker. The measured D0 v2 in 0%-80% centrality Au+Au collisions can be described by a viscous hydrodynamic calculation for a transverse momentum (pT) of less than 4 GeV/c. The D0 v2 as a function of transverse kinetic energy (mT-m0, where mT=pT2+m02) is consistent with that of light mesons in 10%-40% centrality Au+Au collisions. These results suggest that charm quarks have achieved local thermal equilibrium with the medium created in such collisions. Several theoretical models, with the temperature-dependent, dimensionless charm spatial diffusion coefficient (2πTDs) in the range of ∼2-12, are able to simultaneously reproduce our D0 v2 result and our previously published results for the D0 nuclear modification factor. © 2017 American Physical Society.
Keywords: Anisotropy; Au+Au collisions; Azimuthal anisotropy; Bosons; Colliding beam accelerators; Hadrons; Hydrodynamic calculation; Kinetic energy; Kinetics; Local thermal equilibrium; Nuclear modification factors; STAR experiment; Star trackers; Temperature dependent; Transverse momenta; dept.phy

Antimicrobial evaluation of 5-substituted aryl 1H-tetrazoles - Feinn, Liana; Dudley, Joshua; Coca, Adiel; Roberts, Elizabeth Lewis (Medicinal Chemistry, 2017)
Background: Tetrazole derivatives such as 1-substituted dinitrobenzyl tetrazoles and their oxa and selanyl analogs have previously been studied against drug-susceptible and multidrugresistant mycobacteria. In addition, other tetrazole derivatives have been shown to inhibit CTX-M class A μ-lactamases. Objective: To study the antibacterial activity of 5-substituted aryl 1H-tetrazole derivatives. Methods: The antibacterial activity of several known 5-substituted aryl 1H-tetrazole derivatives was evaluated against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The activity was assessed by determining the minimum inhibitory concentration of these tetrazole derivatives and comparing them to the known antibiotics amoxicillin, trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole. Results: Some derivatives showed significant antibacterial activity with the most active derivatives exhibiting a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 125-250 μg/mL against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. Using some of these tetrazole compounds in combination with trimethoprim led to a synergistic effect that gave MIC values ranging from 0.24-1.95 μg/mL against Escherichia coli and 3.91-31.3 μg/mL against Staphylococcus aureus. The tetrazole derivatives were prepared in an isopropanol/water mixture using microwave heating at 160 °C for 1h. The cycloaddition between organonitriles and sodium azide was catalyzed by indium chloride. Conclusion: This study shows a significant synergistic effect between the tetrazole compounds tested and trimethoprim which could be used to potentially develop new antibacterial agents. © 2017 Bentham Science Publishers.
Keywords: 1,4 di(tetrazol 5 yl)benzene; 2 propanol; 4 acetylbenzonitrile; 4 acetylbenzotetrazole; 4 bromobenzotetrazole; 5 substituted aryl tetrazole derivative; 5-substituted 1H-tetrazoles; Antibacterial activity; Antimicrobial activity; Article; Escherichia coli; Indium chloride; Microwave chemistry; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Staphylococcus aureus; [2 + 3] cycloaddition; amoxicillin; antibacterial activity; antibiotic agent; catalysis; clinical assessment; comparative study; controlled study; cycloaddition; dept.bio; dept.che; drug effect; drug screening; drug structure; indium chloride; microwave cooking; minimum inhibitory concentration; nonhuman; peer-reviewed; priority journal; reaction analysis; sodium azide; sulfamethoxazole; tetrazole derivative; trimethoprim; unclassified drug; water

Predicting revolt: Fragility indexes and the level of violence and instability in the Arab Spring - Buterbaugh, Kevin Neil; Calin, Costel; Marchant-Shapiro, Theresa (Terrorism and Political Violence, 2017)
This article is one of the first to systematically assess the ability of state fragility measures to predict violent protests and adverse regime changes in countries. We focus on the Arab Spring as an example of a situation that such measures ought to predict. Through a variety of analyses, we find that none of the measures are predictive. We then create a simple model using the literature of protest and revolts to predict both the level of violence and the extent of regime change in the Arab Spring countries. This simpler model does a better job of predicting the level of involvement in the Arab Spring than any of the complex State Fragility Indexes. Thus, the goal of this article is not to explain the causes of the Arab Spring, but to add to the discussion of the predictive value of measures of instability.
Keywords: Arab Awakening; Arab Spring; Arab awakening; Arab spring; Political violence; Protest; State Fragility Indexes; State fragility; State fragility indexes; dept.psc; political violence; protest; state fragility

Constructing costa rica’s inter-american highway and building U.S. empire: Social, economic, and political change at the local level, 1941-44 - Coury Kordick, Carmen (Journal of Iberian and Latin American Research, 2017)
Before 1944, countless Costa Rican travelers perished on the narrow rocky trail that traversed the 3,491 meter Cerro de la Muerte. Undaunted, between 1941 and 1944 U.S. engineers and Costa Rican workers built a 49-mile segment of the Inter-American Highway that conquered the Cerro. For many, both in the countryside and in the city, the roadway was a symbol of progress and modernization that inspired an image of the San José-centered state as a benevolent patriarch and the United States as a wealthy and generous Good Neighbor. The roadway, however, also had its detractors, namely communist labor organizers, who saw the project as a symbol of U.S. imperial exploitation that threatened Costa Rican sovereignty and harmed workers. The Communist press and labor organizers sought to mobilize highway workers and popular discontent against the roadway, but their efforts were largely ineffective. Indeed, ultimately, roadway workers, their families, and neighbors were grateful for the increased transportation and communication the roadway furnished their communities and the well-remunerated labor opportunities this transnational infrastructure provided. In sum, the roadway’s detractors failed to foster negative perceptions of the roadway as a symbol of the exploitative nature of the U.S. Empire on the ground.
Keywords: Costa Rica; Infrastructure Development; Inter-American Highway; Nation Building; U.S. Empire; World War II; dept.his

Patterns of tasks, patterns of talk: L2 literacy building in university Spanish classes - Gleason, Jesse; Slater, Tammy (Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2017)
Second language (L2) classroom research has sought to shed light on the processes and practices that develop L2 learners' abilities [Nunan, D. 2004. Task-based language teaching. London: Continuum; Verplaetse, L. 2014. Using big questions to apprentice students into language-rich classroom practices. TESOL Quarterly, 179, 632-641; Zeungler, J., & Mori, J. 2002. Microanalyses of classroom discourse: A critical consideration of method. Applied Linguistics, 23(3), 283-288]. Honing in on the micro-level of classroom tasks and even further into the language of the tasks can help to reveal the patterns in teacher- and student-talk that help scaffold students' academic literacy. Literacy, from a systemic functional view of language learning, entails having the tools to function in the social contexts that are valued in students' lives. This study illustrates how grounded ethnography was used in conjunction with functional discourse analysis to illuminate bi-literacy development in two third-year university Spanish writing classes. Findings uncovered unique patterns of tasks and oral interactions that helped build students' academic bi-literacy. While grammar tasks helped build students' knowledge of wording-meaning relationships, culture and writing tasks supported their evolving understanding of how language construes content. This study puts forth a systemic functional curricular model for literacy-based tasks that aims to bridge the previously observed language-content gap.
Keywords: Language learning tasks; academic literacy; blended learning; classroom discourse; dept.wll; systemic functional linguistics; third-year Spanish courses

Nursing students' access to test banks: are your tests secure? - Madara, Bernadette; Resha, Cheryl; Krol, Maria D.; Lacey, Kimberly; Martin, Elaine F.; O'Sullivan, Cynthia; Smith, Jan Weingrad (Journal of Nursing Education, 2017)
Background: Schools of nursing have moved to multiple choice test questions to help prepare students for licensure and practice. However, students can buy test banks to help them “get through” nursing school. Accurate assessment of nursing students' knowledge and judgment comprises access to test banks. Method: The purpose of this exploratory study was to gain an understanding about nursing faculty's knowledge concerning test bank security issues, to assess whether publishers were aware of this issue, and vendor's reasons for supplying test banks to students. Results: Overall, the results indicated that the majority of faculty were unaware of student access to test banks, and although most do not use test banks verbatim, general consensus existed that test bank security is a concern. Conclusion: Implications include increasing faculty awareness of test bank access by students, supporting educators to develop their own test bank items, and promoting security of all examinations.
Keywords: Attitude of Health Personnel; Commerce; Databases as Topic; Education, Nursing; Educational Measurement; Faculty, Nursing; Humans; Internet; Surveys and Questionnaires; awareness; commercial phenomena; consensus; data base; dept.nur; education; exploratory research; health personnel attitude; human; human experiment; nursing; nursing education; questionnaire; student; university

Young stars in the periphery of the Large Magellanic Cloud - Moni Bidin, C.; Casetti-Dinescu, D. I.; Girard, T. M.; Zhang, L.; Méndez, R. A.; Vieira, K.; Korchagin, V. I.; van Altena, W. F. (Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2017)
Despite their close proximity, the complex interplay between the two Magellanic Clouds, the Milky Way and the resulting tidal features, is still poorly understood. Recent studies have shown that the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) has a very extended disc strikingly perturbed in its outskirts.We search for recent star formation in the far outskirts of the LMC, out to ~30° from its centre.We have collected intermediate-resolution spectra of 31 young star candidates in the periphery of the LMC and measured their radial velocity, stellar parameters, distance and age. Our measurements confirm membership to the LMC of six targets, for which the radial velocity and distance values match well with those of the Cloud. These objects are all young (10-50 Myr), main-sequence stars, projected between 7° and 13° from the centre of the parent galaxy. We compare the velocities of our stars with those of a disc model, and find that our stars have low to moderate velocity differences with the disc model predictions, indicating that they were formed in situ. Our study demonstrates that recent star formation occurred in the far periphery of the LMC, where thus far only old objects were known. The spatial configuration of these newly formed stars appears ring-like with a radius of 12 kpc and a displacement of 2.6 kpc from the LMC's centre. This structure, if real, would be suggestive of a star formation episode triggered by an off-centre collision between the Small Magellanic Cloud and the LMC's disc. © 2016 The Authors.
Keywords: Magellanic Clouds; Stars: early-type; dept.phy; peer-reviewed

Book Review: The baptism of early Virginia: how Christianity created race: Goetz, Rebecca Anne, Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press 240 pp., 29.95, ISBN 978-1421419817 publication date: august 2012 - McDaniel, Marie Basile (History: Reviews of New Books, 2017)
Keywords: book.review; dept.his

Observations of binary stars with the Differential Speckle Survey Instrument. VII. Measures from 2010 September to 2012 February at the WIYN Telescope - Horch, Elliott P.; Casetti-Dinescu, Dana I.; Camarata, Matthew A.; Bidarian, Akbar; Altena, William F. van; Sherry, William H.; Everett, Mark E.; Howell, Steve B.; Ciardi, David R.; Henry, Todd J.; Nusdeo, Daniel A.; Winters, Jennifer G. (The Astronomical Journal, 2017)
We report on speckle observations of binary stars carried out at the WIYN Telescope over the period from 2010 September through 2012 February, providing relative astrometry for 2521 observations of 883 objects, 856 of which are double stars and 27 of which are triples. The separations measured span a range of 0.01-1.75 arcsec. Wavelengths of 562, 692, and 880 nm were used, and differential photometry at one or more of these wavelengths is presented in most cases. 66 components were resolved for the first time. We also estimate detection limits at 0.2 and 1.0 arcsec for high-quality observations in cases where no companion was seen, a total of 176 additional objects. Detection limits vary based on observing conditions and signal-to-noise ratio, but are approximately 4 mag at 0.2 arcsec and 6 mag at 1.0 arcsec on average. Analyzing the measurement precision of the data set, we find that the individual separations obtained have linear measurement uncertainties of approximately 2 mas, and photometry is uncertain to approximately 0.1 mag in general. This work provides fundamental, well-calibrated data for future orbit and mass determinations, and we present three first orbits and total mass estimates of nearby K-dwarf systems as examples of this potential. © 2017. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved..
Keywords: binaries: visual; dept.phy; peer-reviewed; techniques: high angular resolution; techniques: interferometric; techniques: photometric

HAT-P-67b: An extremely low density Saturn transiting an F-subgiant confirmed via doppler tomography - Zhou, G.; Bakos, G. Á.; Hartman, J. D.; Latham, D. W.; Torres, G.; Bhatti, W.; Penev, K.; Buchhave, L.; Kovács, G.; Bieryla, A.; Quinn, S.; Isaacson, H.; et al. (The Astronomical Journal, 2017)
We report the discovery of HAT-P-67b, which is a hot-Saturn transiting a rapidly rotating F-subgiant. HAT-P-67b has a radius of Rp=2.085 -0.071 +0.096 RJ, and orbites a M∗ = 1.642-0.072 +0.155 M, R∗ = 2.546-0.099 +0.0084 R host star in a ∼4.81 day period orbit. We place an upper limit on the mass of the planet via radial velocity measurements to be Mp < 0.59 MJ, and a lower limit of >0.056 MJ by limitations on Roche lobe overflow. Despite being a subgiant, the host star still exhibits relatively rapid rotation, with a projected rotational velocity of v sin I∗ = 35.8 ±1.1 km s-1, which makes it difficult to precisely determine the mass of the planet using radial velocities. We validated HAT-P-67b via two Doppler tomographic detections of the planetary transit, which eliminate potential eclipsing binary blend scenarios. The Doppler tomographic observations also confirm that HAT-P-67b has an orbit that is aligned to within 12, in projection, with the spin of its host star. HAT-P-67b receives strong UV irradiation and is among one of the lowest density planets known, which makes it a good candidate for future UV transit observations in the search for an extended hydrogen exosphere. © 2017. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.
Keywords: dept.phy; peer-reviewed; planetary systems; stars: individual (HAT-P-67); techniques: photometric; techniques: spectroscopic

Feeding the body politic: metaphors of digestion in Progressive Era US immigration discourse - Councilor, KC (Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies, 2017)
In the era between the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act and the Immigration Act of 1924, nativist advocates for immigration restriction commonly invoked metaphors of eating and digestion to support their cases. This essay draws on political, popular, and scientific discourses around immigration and digestion in order to analyze the affective power of the rhetorically constructed “body politic.” While numerous scholars have addressed the ways immigrants have been variously figured as threats to the nation—as pollutants, toxins, disease, floods, or invading armies—few have analyzed metaphors of eating and digestion. I argue that the national body became a metonym for the ideal (white) citizen body, which supported anti-immigrant rhetoric through metaphors of eating, digesting, and eliminating undesirable aliens—those who did not agree with the national stomach. The body politic came to represent the ideal US American body as individuals were invited to identify with the nation through the trope of the body politic; immigrants who did not share this ideal body were rendered undesirable through their association with indigestibility and disgust. This essay demonstrates the affective and thus political power that digestion metaphors provided, shedding light on an early instantiation of the disgust that pulses through twenty-first-century anti-immigrant discourse in the United States.
Keywords: dept.com; digestion; immigration; nativism; race; rhetoric

Risk of reading difficulty among students with a history of speech or language impairment: Implications for Student Support Teams - Zipoli, Richard P.; Merritt, Donna D. (Preventing School Failure: Alternative Education for Children and Youth, 2017)
Many students with a history of speech or language impairment have an elevated risk of reading difficulty. Specific subgroups of these students remain at risk of reading problems even after clinical manifestations of a speech or language disorder have diminished. These students may require reading intervention within a general education system of supports and services. The first part of this article describes three speech-language disorders that place elementary students at risk of reading problems: functional speech disorders, childhood apraxia of speech, and specific language impairment. Emphasis is given to research findings on the reading outcomes of students with these disorders. The second part of the article provides recommendations within an RTI framework that will assist Student Support Teams in identifying, monitoring, and supporting these students. © 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Keywords: Assessment; Language impairment; RTI; Reading disability; Speech sound disorders; dept.cmd; peer-reviewed

A Clustering-Based Test Case Classification Technique for Enhancing Regression Testing - Pang, Yulei; Xue, Xiaozhen; Akbar, Akbar (Journal of Software, 2017)
Keywords: dept.mat

Hungry on the inside: Prison food as concrete and symbolic punishment in a women’s prison - Smoyer, Amy B; Lopes, Giza (Punishment & Society, 2017)
Women’s perceptions of the prison experience and the punishing dimensions of their confinement are under-examined. To expand knowledge in this area, Sexton’s theory of penal consciousness is used to analyze formerly incarcerated women’s narratives about prison food. This analysis builds understanding about the lived experience of incarceration by explicating one dimension of prisoners’ understandings and perceptions of punishment. Women’s narratives describe both concrete and symbolic punishments associated with food. Participants spoke about poorly designed, sloppy food systems that left them feeling uncared for, ignored, frustrated, and humiliated. Women articulate experiences of hunger that reflect both a deprivation of adequate food and a rationing of humane attentions. These punishing perceptions may inhibit the efforts of social service and health providers to engage incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women in care. In contrast, exceptional participant narratives about positive, non-punishing food experiences suggest that ameliorated food systems could improve the lived experience of incarceration and promote the engagement in services that is needed to improve the outcomes of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women.
Keywords: dept.swk; food; prison; punishment; women

Using Gaia as an astrometric tool for deep ground-based surveys - Casetti-Dinescu, Dana I.; Girard, Terrence M.; Schriefer, Michael (Cambridge University Press, 2017)
Gaia DR1 positions are used to astrometrically calibrate three epochs’ worth of Subaru SuprimeCam images in the fields of globular cluster NGC 2419 and the Sextans dwarf spheroidal galaxy. Distortion-correction “maps” are constructed from a combination of offset dithers and reference to Gaia DR1. These are used to derive absolute proper motions in the field of NGC 2419. Notably, we identify the photometrically-detected Monoceros structure in the foreground of NGC 2419 as a kinematically-cold population of stars, distinct from Galactic-field stars. This project demonstrates the feasibility of combining Gaia with deep, ground-based surveys, thus extending high-quality astrometry to magnitudes beyond the limits of Gaia.
Keywords: Galaxy: kinematics and dynamics; astrometry; dept.phy; galaxies: dwarf

Electrophysiology of perception and processing of phonological information as indices of toddlers' language performance - Harwood, Vanessa; Preston, Jonathan; Grela, Bernard; Roy, Dooti; Harold, Olivia; Turcios, Jacqueline; Andrada, Kiyomi; Landi, Nicole (Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, 2017)
Purpose: The toddler years are a critical period for language development and growth. We investigated how event-related potentials (ERPs) to repeated and novel nonwords are associated with clinical assessments of language in young children. In addition, nonword repetition (NWR) was used to measure phonological working memory to determine the unique and collective contribution of ERP measures of phonemic discrimination and NWR as predictors of language ability. Method: Forty children between the ages of 24-48 months participated in an ERP experiment to determine phonemic discrimination to repeated and novel nonwords in an old/new design. Participants also completed a NWR task to explore the contribution of phonological working memory in predicting language. Results: ERP analyses revealed that faster responses to novel stimuli correlated with higher language performance on clinical assessments of language. Regression analyses revealed that an earlier component was associated with lower level phonemic sensitivity, and a later component was indexing phonological working memory skills similar to NWR. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that passive ERP responses indexing phonological discrimination and phonological working memory are strongly related to behavioral measures of language.
Keywords: Brain; Child Language; Child, Preschool; Discrimination (Psychology); Electroencephalography; Evoked Potentials; Female; Humans; Language Tests; Male; Memory, Short-Term; Pattern Recognition, Physiological; Phonetics; Reaction Time; Regression Analysis; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; Speech Perception; adult; brain; child; clinical article; dept.psy; electroencephalography; event related potential; evoked response; female; human; language ability; language development; language test; male; pattern recognition; perception; perceptive discrimination; phonetics; physiology; preschool child; reaction time; regression analysis; short term memory; signal processing; speech perception; stimulus; working memory; young adult; ⚠️ Invalid DOI

Trust relationships in schools: supporting or subverting implementation of school-wide initiatives - Gregory, Jess L. (School Leadership & Management, 2017)
This article explores trust relationships in schools that involve disparities in power. Trust is a key factor in developing a positive school culture and strong leadership in schools. Even with the flattening of hierarchies through more distributive models of leadership, disparities in power exist and they influence the trust relationships in schools. Through both French and Raven’s and Follett’s conceptualisations of power, five brief autobiographical stories about trust in schools are deconstructed. Lessons for leadership are gleaned from the power relationships in the autobiographical stories of trust shared by public school educators. In addition, general recommendations are offered that are relevant for all levels of school leadership including but not limited to the instructional coach, the curriculum supervisor, the building principal, and the classroom teacher.
Keywords: Follett; French & Raven; Trust; change leadership; dept.edl; educational leadership; power

Four sub-Saturns with dissimilar densities: Windows into planetary cores and envelopes - Petigura, Erik A.; Sinukoff, Evan; Lopez, Eric D.; Crossfield, Ian J. M.; Howard, Andrew W.; Brewer, John M.; Fulton, Benjamin J.; Isaacson, Howard T.; Ciardi, David R.; Howell, Steve B.; Everett, Mark E.; Horch, Elliott P.; et al. (The Astronomical Journal, 2017)
We present results from a Keck/HIRES radial velocity campaign to study four sub-Saturn-sized planets, K2-27b, K2-32b, K2-39b, and K2-108b, with the goal of understanding their masses, orbits, and heavy-element enrichment. The planets have similar sizes (RP=4.5-5.5 ), but have dissimilar masses (MP=16-60 ), implying a diversity in their core and envelope masses. K2-32b is the least massive (MP = 16.5 ± 2.7 M) and orbits in close proximity to two sub-Neptunes near a 3:2:1 period commensurability. K2-27b and K2-39b are significantly more massive at MP = 30.9 ± 4.6 M and MP = 39.8 ± 4.4 M, respectively, and show no signs of additional planets. K2-108b is the most massive at MP = 59.4 ± 4.4 M, implying a large reservoir of heavy elements of about ≈50 . Sub-Saturns as a population have a large diversity in planet mass at a given size. They exhibit remarkably little correlation between mass and size; sub-Saturns range from ≈6-60 M, regardless of size. We find a strong correlation between planet mass and host star metallicity, suggesting that metal-rich disks form more massive planet cores. The most massive sub-Saturns tend to lack detected companions and have moderately eccentric orbits, perhaps as a result of a previous epoch of dynamical instability. Finally, we observe only a weak correlation between the planet envelope fraction and present-day equilibrium temperature, suggesting that photo-evaporation does not play a dominant role in determining the amount of gas sub-Saturns accrete from their protoplanetary disks. © 2017. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved..
Keywords: dept.phy; peer-reviewed; planets and satellites: composition; planets and satellites: detection; planets and satellites: dynamical evolution and stability; planets and satellites: formation; planets and satellites: gaseous planets; planets and satellites: interiors

Popular history in the imperial empire: family magazines as actors of the German history culture 1890-1913 - Paddock, Troy (German History, 2017)
Keywords: dept.his

An investigation into the sensitivity of money demand to interest rates in the Philippines - Patalinghug, Jason C. (Journal of Applied Business and Economics, 2017)
A scholarly article by author Jason C. Patalinghug, published in the Journal of Applied Business and Economics
Keywords: dept.eco; ⛔ No DOI found

Participation of students with intellectual and developmental disabilities in extracurricular activities: does inclusion end at 3:00? - Agran, Martin; Achola, Edwin; Nixon, Cynthia Allen; Wojcik, Andrew; Cain, Irma; Thoma, Colleen; Austin, Kira M.; Tamura, Ronald B. (Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2017)
Although participation in extracurricular activities for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities has been advocated, a limited number of students appear to be involved in such activities. Further, there is little empirical research on how extracurricular activities are valued, supported, and encouraged. This study surveyed a sample of special educators across five states to learn about their opinions regarding extracurricular activities. As reported in other research, the findings confirm that few students participated in these activities; few parents requested these services for their children; and few teachers believed that planning them is their responsibility, despite the fact that they thought these activities were of value and provided several benefits. The implications of these findings are discussed.
Keywords: dept.sed

Winter Quiescence, Growth Rate, and the Release from Competition in the Temperate Scleractinian Coral Astrangia poculata (Ellis & Solander 1786) - Grace, Sean (Northeastern Naturalist, 2017)
I examined winter quiescence (dormancy), growth rate, and competition in the scleractinian coral Astrangia poculata (Northern Star-coral) at an intertidal and a subtidal site in Rhode Island. I observed the onset, duration, and cessation of quiescence from November 2013 to May 2014 and noted when coral tentacles no longer exhibited tactile responses, which I used as a proxy for quiescence. Results demonstrated that intertidal corals entered quiescence in December 2013, when air/water temperatures ranged from 0.71 °C to 5.7 °C, whereas subtidal populations entered quiescence in January when water temperatures ranged from 3.4 °C to 4.3 °C. Corals exited quiescence at similar temperatures (6.0–8.5 °C), again doing so earlier in the intertidal than subtidal populations (April and May 2014, respectively). Corals at both sites grew (added polyps) over the course of the study, but during quiescence, growth ceased in subtidal corals, and intertidal corals lost peripheral polyps. Competitive interactions between Northern Star-coral and the tunicate Didemnum vexillum (Carpet Tunicate) decreased during quiescence with a corresponding increase in “halo” width around each coral. I observed no change in halo-width between coral and the sponge Cliona celata (Red Boring Sponge). All corals examined exhibited winter quiescence, grew during the course of the study, and were released from competition with Carpet Sea-squirt Tunicate; no change in competition with Red Boring Sponge was observed.
Keywords: dept.bio; peer-reviewed

Bridging the response to mass shootings and urban violence: exposure to violence in New Haven, Connecticut - Santilli, Alycia; Duffany, Kathleen O'Connor; Carroll-Scott, Amy; Thomas, Jordan; Greene, Ann; Arora, Anita; Agnoli, Alicia; Gan, Geliang; Ickovics, Jeannette (American Journal of Public Health, 2017)
We have described self-reported exposure to gun violence in an urban community of color to inform the movement toward a public health approach to gun violence prevention. The Community Alliance for Research and Engagement at Yale School of Public Health conducted community health needs assessments to document chronic disease prevalence and risk, including exposure to gun violence. We conducted surveys with residents in six low-income neighborhoods in New Haven, Connecticut, using a neighborhood-stratified, population-based sample (n=1189; weighted sample to represent the neighborhoods, n = 29 675). Exposure to violence is pervasive in these neighborhoods: 73% heard gunshots; many had family members or close friends hurt (29%)or killed (18%)by violent acts. Although all respondents live in low-income neighborhoods, exposure to violence differs by race/ ethnicity and social class. Residents of color experienced significantly more violence than did White residents, with a particularly disparate increase among young Black men aged 18 to 34 years. While not ignoring societal costs of horrific mass shootings, we must be clear that a public health approach to gun violence prevention means focusingonthedualepidemicofmass shootings and urban violence.
Keywords: Adolescent; Adult; African American; African Americans; Aged; Caucasian; Connecticut; European Continental Ancestry Group; Exposure to Violence; Female; Humans; Male; Mass Casualty Incidents; Middle Aged; Poverty Areas; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Self Report; Surveys and Questionnaires; Urban Population; Wounds, Gunshot; adolescent; adult; aged; dept.pch; ethnology; exposure to violence; female; gunshot injury; human; male; mass disaster; middle aged; poverty; prevalence; questionnaire; risk factor; self report; statistics and numerical data; urban population

Historical persecution reaction complex: exploring a link between racial identity and poor leadership outcomes - Searcy, Yan Dominic; Hines, Resche D. (Journal of Black Studies, 2017)
This original study examines the reluctance of oppressed populations to publicly criticize the recognized performance shortcomings of leaders who are members of their identity group. Using critical race theory (CRT), this article utilizes three case examples of Black American leadership that present evidence of what the authors identify as Historical Persecution Reaction Complex (HPRC). HPRC describes four elemental arguments reflecting an oppressed identity group's attempt to protect itself from perceived further social marginalization, limit the exacerbation of oppression, and to preserve the identity group's leadership gains in the larger society by supporting leadership despite recognized shortcomings in the leadership. Although asserting HPRC operates as a functional reaction to oppression by serving both as an act of cohesion and resistance to oppressive structures, the authors suggest that HPRC is paradoxically detrimental to oppressed identity groups due to maintaining substandard leadership.
Keywords: Black identity; antiracism; dept.hhs; leadership; oppression; racial identity

Advancing school and community engagement now for disease prevention (ASCEND): A quasi-experimental trial of school-based interventions to prevent childhood obesity - Treu, Judith A.; Doughty, Kimberly; Reynolds, Jesse S.; Njike, Valentine Y.; Katz, David L. (American Journal of Health Promotion, 2017)
Purpose. To compare two intensity levels (standard vs. enhanced) of a nutrition and physical activity intervention vs. a control (usual programs) on nutrition knowledge, body mass index, fitness, academic performance, behavior, and medication use among elementary school students. Design. Quasi-experimental with three arms. Setting. Elementary schools, students' homes, and a supermarket. Subjects. A total of 1487 third-grade students. Intervention. The standard intervention (SI) provided daily physical activity in classrooms and a program on making healthful foods, using food labels. The enhanced intervention (EI) provided these plus additional components for students and their families. Measures. Body mass index (zBMI), food label literacy, physical fitness, academic performance, behavior, and medication use for asthma or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Analysis. Multivariable generalized linear model and logistic regression to assess change in outcome measures. Results. Both the SI and EI groups gained less weight than the control (p ¡ .001), but zBMI did not differ between groups (p = 1.00). There were no apparent effects on physical fitness or academic performance. Both intervention groups improved significantly but similarly in food label literacy (p = .36). Asthma medication use was reduced significantly in the SI group, and nonsignificantly (p - .10) in the EI group. Use of ADHD medication remained unchanged (p = .34). Conclusion. The standard intervention may improve food label literacy and reduce asthma medication use in elementary school children, but an enhanced version provides no further benefit.
Keywords: Anti-Asthmatic Agents; Asthma; Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity; Body Mass Index; Central Nervous System Stimulants; Child; Diet; Educational Status; Exercise; Female; Health Behavior; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health Promotion; Health focus: fitness/physical activity, nutrition; Humans; Male; Manuscript format: research; Obesity; Outcome measure: cognitive, behavioral, biometric; Physical Fitness; Prevention Research; Research purpose: intervention testing/program evaluation; School Health Services; Setting: family, school, local community; Socioeconomic Factors; Strategy: education, skill building/behavior change; Students; Study design: quasi-experimental; Target population age: youth; Target population circumstances: geographic location; antiasthmatic agent; attitude to health; body mass; central stimulant agent; child; clinical trial; dept.pch; diet; educational status; exercise; female; fitness; health behavior; health promotion; human; male; organization and management; peer-reviewed; school health service; socioeconomics

Unraveling difficult sentences: strategies to support reading comprehension - Zipoli, Jr., Richard P. (Intervention In School And Clinic, 2017)
The ability to understand sentences contributes to students' reading comprehension. However, many reading programs tend to underemphasize explicit instruction aimed at enhancing students' knowledge of sentence structures. Children with language impairments, students with learning disabilities, and English language learners may particularly benefit from instruction that targets potentially challenging sentence structures. This article is designed to help educators and clinicians more effectively identify and teach several sentence structures that can compromise elementary and middle school students' understanding of written text. Four types of sentence structures that may be difficult to process are introduced and systematically explored: (a) sentences with passive verb constructions, (b) adverbial clauses with temporal and causal conjunctions, (c) center-embedded relative clauses, and (d) sentences with three or more clauses. Information is presented on syntactic structures, sources of confusion, developmental considerations, assessment caveats, and instructional strategies.
Keywords: dept.cmd; peer-reviewed; reading comprehension; reading instruction; sentence comprehension; syntax

Assessing the effect of stellar companions from high-resolution imaging of Kepler objects of interest - Hirsch, Lea A.; Ciardi, David R.; Howard, Andrew W.; Everett, Mark E.; Furlan, Elise; Saylors, Mindy; Horch, Elliott P.; Howell, Steve B.; Teske, Johanna; Marcy, Geoffrey W. (The Astronomical Journal, 2017)
We report on 176 close (<2″) stellar companions detected with high-resolution imaging near 170 hosts of Kepler Objects of Interest (KOIs). These Kepler targets were prioritized for imaging follow-up based on the presence of small planets, so most of the KOIs in these systems (176 out of 204) have nominal radii <6 . Each KOI in our sample was observed in at least two filters with adaptive optics, speckle imaging, lucky imaging, or the Hubble Space Telescope. Multi-filter photometry provides color information on the companions, allowing us to constrain their stellar properties and assess the probability that the companions are physically bound. We find that 60%-80% of companions within 1″ are bound, and the bound fraction is >90% for companions within 0.″5; the bound fraction decreases with increasing angular separation. This picture is consistent with simulations of the binary and background stellar populations in the Kepler field. We also reassess the planet radii in these systems, converting the observed differential magnitudes to a contamination in the Kepler bandpass and calculating the planet radius correction factor, X R = R p(true)/R p(single). Under the assumption that planets in bound binaries are equally likely to orbit the primary or secondary, we find a mean radius correction factor for planets in stellar multiples of X R = 1.65. If stellar multiplicity in the Kepler field is similar to the solar neighborhood, then nearly half of all Kepler planets may have radii underestimated by an average of 65%, unless vetted using high-resolution imaging or spectroscopy. © 2017. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.
Keywords: binaries: visual; dept.phy; peer-reviewed; planets and satellites: detection; planets and satellites: fundamental parameters; techniques: high angular resolution; techniques: photometric

Resonance raman of BCC and normal skin - Liu, Cheng-hui; Sriramoju, Vidyasagar; Boydston-White, Susie; Wu, Binlin; Zhang, Chunyuan; Pei, Zhe; Sordillo, Laura; M.d, Hugh Beckman; Alfano, Robert R. (Optical Biopsy XV: Toward Real-Time Spectroscopic Imaging and Diagnosis, 2017)
The Resonance Raman (RR) spectra of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and normal human skin tissues were analyzed using 532nm laser excitation. RR spectral differences in vibrational fingerprints revealed skin normal and cancerous states tissues. The standard diagnosis criterion for BCC tissues are created by native RR biomarkers and its changes at peak intensity. The diagnostic algorithms for the classification of BCC and normal were generated based on SVM classifier and PCA statistical method. These statistical methods were used to analyze the RR spectral data collected from skin tissues, yielding a diagnostic sensitivity of 98.7% and specificity of 79% compared with pathological reports.
Keywords: Basal cell carcinoma; Basel cell carcinoma (BCC); Biopsy; Cell carcinoma; Diagnostic algorithms; Histology; Human skin; Human skin tissues; Laser excitation; Principal component analysis; Principal component analysis (PCA); Resonance; Resonance Raman spectra; Resonance Raman spectroscopy; Skin cancer; Skin cancers; Spectral differences; Statistical methods; Support vector machine (SVM); Support vector machines; Tissue; Tissue engineering; dept.phy

Rapid measurement of meat spoilage using fluorescence spectroscopy - Wu, Binlin; Dahlberg, Kevin; Gao, Xin; Smith, Jason; Bailin, Jacob (Imaging, Manipulation, and Analysis of Biomolecules, Cells, and Tissues XV, 2017)
Food spoilage is mainly caused by microorganisms, such as bacteria. In this study, we measure the autofluorescence in meat samples longitudinally over a week in an attempt to develop a method to rapidly detect meat spoilage using fluorescence spectroscopy. Meat food is a biological tissue, which contains intrinsic fluorophores, such as tryptophan, collagen, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) and flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) etc. As meat spoils, it undergoes various morphological and chemical changes. The concentrations of the native fluorophores present in a sample may change. In particular, the changes in NADH and FAD are associated with microbial metabolism, which is the most important process of the bacteria in food spoilage. Such changes may be revealed by fluorescence spectroscopy and used to indicate the status of meat spoilage. Therefore, such native fluorophores may be unique, reliable and nonsubjective indicators for detection of spoiled meat. The results of the study show that the relative concentrations of all above fluorophores change as the meat samples kept in room temperature (~19° C) spoil. The changes become more rapidly after about two days. For the meat samples kept in a freezer (~-12° C), the changes are much less or even unnoticeable over a-week-long storage.
Keywords: Amino acids; Bacteria; Biological tissues; Biomolecules; Collagen; Flavin adenine dinucleotide; Fluorescence; Fluorescence spectroscopy; Fluorophores; Food microbiology; Histology; Meat food; Meats; Metabolism; Microbial metabolism; Molecular biology; NADH; Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotides; Nucleotides; Physiology; Rapid measurement; Relative concentration; Spectrum analysis; Spoilage; Tissue; Tryptophan; dept.phy

Optical biopsy using fluorescence spectroscopy for prostate cancer diagnosis - Wu, Binlin; Gao, Xin; Smith, Jason; Bailin, Jacob (Therapeutics and Diagnostics in Urology: Lasers, Robotics, Minimally Invasive, and Advanced Biomedical Devices, 2017)
Native fluorescence spectra are acquired from fresh normal and cancerous human prostate tissues. The fluorescence data are analyzed using a multivariate analysis algorithm such as non-negative matrix factorization. The nonnegative spectral components are retrieved and attributed to the native fluorophores such as collagen, reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH), and flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) in tissue. The retrieved weights of the components, e.g. NADH and FAD are used to estimate the relative concentrations of the native fluorophores and the redox ratio. A machine learning algorithm such as support vector machine (SVM) is used for classification to distinguish normal and cancerous tissue samples based on either the relative concentrations of NADH and FAD or the redox ratio alone. The classification performance is shown based on statistical measures such as sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy, along with the area under receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. A cross validation method such as leave-one-out is used to evaluate the predictive performance of the SVM classifier to avoid bias due to overfitting.
Keywords: Artificial intelligence; Biopsy; Cross validation; Diseases; Factorization; Fluorescence; Fluorescence spectroscopy; Fluorophores; Learning algorithms; Learning systems; Matrix algebra; Multivariant analysis; Nonnegative matrix factorization; Nucleotides; Optical biopsies; Prostate cancers; Redox ratio; Robotics; Support vector machines; Tissue; Urology; cross validation; dept.phy; fluorescence spectroscopy; machine learning; nonnegative matrix factorization; optical biopsy; prostate cancer; redox ratio; support vector machine

Epidemiology in community health care - Jung, Betty C. (Community & Public Health Nursing: Promoting the Public's Health, 2017)
Help your students understand that community/public health nursing skills benefit their nursing practice as well as patient outcomes in acute care This student-friendly, highly visual text expands students’ viewpoints from the client-nurse relationship to a population focus. Acknowledging that population-focused tools and interventions are needed in acute care, as infection rates continue to rise and nurse-sensitive outcome indictors are closely monitored, Cherie Rector weaves in meaningful, real-life examples, case studies, and perspectives to help students understand that transitions in care are critical in today’s healthcare system. Covering a multitude of community and public settings, situations, and populations, the book helps students learn about promoting health, preventing disease (not just treating it), and protecting at-risk populations—including the elderly, the LGBT community, and veterans. This fully updated 9th Edition encourages students to think more globally and covers new innovations and emerging threats to the public’s health.KEY FEATURESNEW! QSEN sections tie key chapter concepts to quality and safety competencies, such as patient-centered care, teamwork & collaboration, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and informatics, to help students understand the importance of these concepts.NEW! Application to Population Health explores chapter concepts from a population-focused viewpoint and offers current examples of effective population interventions.What Do YOU Think? encourages students to reflect on thought-provoking current topics or dilemmas, enhancing critical thinking skills.Evidence-based Practice demonstrates how current research examples can be applied to public/community health nursing practice to achieve optimal outcomes.From the Case Files presents case study scenarios with application-based questions, challenging students to reflect on assessment and intervention.Perspectives from nursing students, novice to expert public health nurses, faculty members, policy makers, and clients cover commonly held misconceptions about community health nursing and link between skills across settings.Healthy People 2020 highlights pertinent goals and objectives to promote health.Activities to Promote Critical Thinking at the end of each chapter challenge students, promote critical-thinking skills, and encourage active involvement in solving community health problems.Unique Levels of Prevention Pyramid boxes address a chapter topic and describe nursing actions at each of the three levels of prevention to help students understand this basic community health nursing concept. Content from the text is embedded into two integrated digital learning solutions— Lippincott CoursePoint for pre-licensure programs and Lippincott RN to BSN Online for post-licensure programs—that feature experiential, case-based instructional design aligned with the approach of the Ninth Edition. To learn more about Lippincott CoursePoint and Lippincott RN to BSN Online and to see our Video Cases, please visit http://nursingeducationsuccess.com.
Keywords: dept.nur

Chemical composition of young stars in the leading arm of the Magellanic system - Zhang, Lan; Moni Bidin, Christian; Casetti-Dinescu, Dana I.; Méndez, Réne A.; Girard, Terrence M.; Korchagin, Vladimir I.; Vieira, Katherine; van Altena, William F.; Zhao, Gang (The Astrophysical Journal, 2017)
Chemical abundances of eight O- and B-type stars are determined from high-resolution spectra obtained with the MIKE instrument on the Magellan 6.5 m Clay telescope. The sample is selected from 42 candidates for membership in the Leading Arm (LA) of the Magellanic System. Stellar parameters are measured by two independent grids of model atmospheres and analysis procedures, confirming the consistency of the stellar parameter results. Abundances of seven elements (He, C, N, O, Mg, Si, and S) are determined for the stars, as are their radial velocities and estimates of distances and ages. Among the seven B-type stars analyzed, the five that have radial velocities compatible with membership of the LA have an average [Mg/H] of -0.42 ±0.16, significantly lower than the average of the remaining two, [Mg/H] = -0.07 ±0.06, which are kinematical members of the Galactic disk. Among the five LA members, four have individual [Mg/H] abundance compatible with that in the LMC. Within errors, we cannot exclude the possibility that one of these stars has an [Mg/H] consistent with the more metal-poor, SMC-like material. The remaining fifth star has an [Mg/H] close to Milky Way values. Distances to the LA members indicate that they are at the edge of the Galactic disk, while ages are of the order of ∼50-70 Myr, lower than the dynamical age of the LA, suggesting a single star-forming episode in the LA. V LSR of the LA members decreases with decreasing Magellanic longitude, confirming the results of previous LA gas studies. © 2017. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved..
Keywords: dept.phy

Examining the dynamic linkages of performance and volatility of REIT returns - Dania, Akash; Dutta, Sandip (The Journal of Wealth Management, 2017)
This article extends the literature on the financial performance of real estate investment trusts (REITs) by examining whether U.S. REIT returns are impacted by global REITs and other real estate subsectors, such as the U.S. Real Estate Index (USRE) and the U.S. Mortgage Finance Index (USMF). The authors also explore the issue of volatility transmission and the asymmetric effect of volatility spillover on U.S. REIT returns from innovations originating in other real estate subsectors and Global REITs. Results suggest that U.S. REITs are impacted by USRE and USMF returns. There is also evidence of volatility spillover from key real estate constituents-that is, USRE and USFM returns and global REIT markets. These results can be attributed to the changing dynamics of the real estate sector and the gradual integration of the global real estate sector as an asset class. These findings have strong implications for constructing global portfolios including REITs.
Keywords: dept.eco; dept.fin

EdPsych modules - Durwin, Cheryl Cisero; Reese-Weber, Marla J. (SAGE Publications, Inc, 2017)
Now with SAGE Publications, Cheryl Cisero Durwin and Marla Reese-Weber’s EdPsych Modules uses an innovative implementation of case studies and a modular format to address the challenge of effectively connecting theory and research to practice.  Each module is a succinct, stand-alone topic that represents every subject found in traditional chapter texts and can be used in any order for maximum flexibility in organizing your course.  Each of the book’s eight units of modules begins with a set of four case studies–early childhood, elementary, middle school, and secondary–and ends with "Assess" and "Reflect and Evaluate" questions and activities to encourage comprehension and application of the research and theories presented. The case approach and the extensive pedagogy that support it allows students to constantly see the applications of the theories and research that they are studying in the text.
Keywords: dept.psy

The Kepler follow-up observation program. I. a catalog of companions to Kepler stars from high-resolution imaging - Furlan, E.; Ciardi, D. R.; Everett, M. E.; Saylors, M.; Teske, J. K.; Horch, E. P.; Howell, S. B.; van Belle, G. T.; Hirsch, L. A.; Gautier, T. N.; Adams, E. R.; Barrado, D.; et al. (The Astronomical Journal, 2017)
We present results from high-resolution, optical to near-IR imaging of host stars of Kepler Objects of Interest (KOIs), identified in the original Kepler field. Part of the data were obtained under the Kepler imaging follow-up observation program over six years (2009-2015). Almost 90% of stars that are hosts to planet candidates or confirmed planets were observed. We combine measurements of companions to KOI host stars from different bands to create a comprehensive catalog of projected separations, position angles, and magnitude differences for all detected companion stars (some of which may not be bound). Our compilation includes 2297 companions around 1903 primary stars. From high-resolution imaging, we find that ∼10% (∼30%) of the observed stars have at least one companion detected within 1″ (4″). The true fraction of systems with close (≲4″) companions is larger than the observed one due to the limited sensitivities of the imaging data. We derive correction factors for planet radii caused by the dilution of the transit depth: assuming that planets orbit the primary stars or the brightest companion stars, the average correction factors are 1.06 and 3.09, respectively. The true effect of transit dilution lies in between these two cases and varies with each system. Applying these factors to planet radii decreases the number of KOI planets with radii smaller than 2 R⊕ by ∼2%-23% and thus affects planet occurrence rates. This effect will also be important for the yield of small planets from future transit missions such as TESS. © 2017. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.
Keywords: binaries: general; catalogs; dept.phy; peer-reviewed; planets and satellites: detection; surveys; techniques: high angular resolution; techniques: photometric

Educational leadership and a comprehensive reform for improving underrepresented urban students’ college access - Yavuz, Olcay (International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership, 2017)
Disparities in college access for underrepresented urban students are one of the most urgent educational problems of America’s education system. In response to growing national concern, this longitudinal study investigated how school leaders worked collaboratively with key stakeholders to implement research-supported student services in order to improve college access for underrepresented urban students. The quantitative investigation showed that when educational leaders and key stakeholders worked collaboratively to deliver comprehensive student services, urban students in a high-poverty school district experienced measurable benefits in terms of their college enrolment. This study may be of particular value to policymakers, school leaders, and educators concerned with the low college access rates of students in urban schools, as well as to those who are seeking to understand what works betterto prepare urban students for post-secondary education.
Keywords: dept.edl; peer-reviewed