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Estimating the Value of 'Going for It' (When No One Does)

This paper estimates success rates and the value of "going for it" on fourth down using three alternative approaches. First, the paper uses actual fourth down attempts from all regular season NFL games played in 1998, 1999 and 2000. It uses early quarter data and functional form assumptions to estimate success rates at various to go distances. It also uses all fourth down attempts and a Heckman selection model to account for the selection bias in the data. Second, the paper estimates success rates at various positions and to go distances from simulated data using Madden NFL 07. Third, the paper estimates a game theoretic structural model of fourth down attempts using actual third down data and estimated expected points. Romer (2006) claims to demonstrate that American football teams systematically err in their choice of whether to punt or "go for it" on fourth down, and uses those results to argue that firms do not maximize profits. The analysis below calls into question whether Romer indeed successfully demonstrated that football teams punt too often, which in turn casts doubt on the more general conclusions he drew from his results.
Fatal Case of Subcutaneous Panniculitis T-Cell Lymphoma Mimicking Polyarteritis Nodosa: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma (SPTL) is a rare subtype of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. These cases can remain undiagnosed and are often treated with prolonged and ineffective immunosuppressive agents before a diagnosis of T-cell lymphoma is made. A 76-year-old white male presented with a 3-month history of fatigue, weight loss, night sweats, low grade fevers, gradual cognitive decline, and new onset skin lesions. Skin examination revealed mildly tender, indurated, dull red subcutaneous nodules on face, chest, back, upper, and lower extremities, most numerous on the chest and back. A punch biopsy from one of the skin nodules revealed small and medium vessel vasculitis with associated neutrophilic lobular panniculitis. A full thickness skin biopsy showed inflammatory infiltrate composed predominantly of atypical small to medium sized lymphocytes with hyperchromatic nuclei. A diagnosis of T-cell lymphoma was made on clinical presentation, histopathology, immunohistochemical and molecular studies. SPTL can mimic autoimmune diseases including primary vasculitis disorder in presentation. A superficial skin biopsy may be sufficient in diagnosing SPTL; however, presence of vasculitis on a superficial punch biopsy specimen should be followed by deep incisional biopsy (sometimes multiple) in all cases with atypical presentation or those who do not respond appropriately to treatment. J Hematol. 2016;5(1):25-29 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/jh232w
Copper-Mediated Multiple C–H Functionalization of Aromatic N-Heterocycles: Bromoamination of Indoles and Pyrroles

A copper-mediated bromoamination of aromatic N-heterocycles has been achieved using oxime esters as the N-reagents under mild conditions (ca. 70 °C). The reaction with N-alkyl indoles proceeds regioselectively to produce the 2-amino-3-bromo indole derivatives as confirmed by X-ray crystallographic analysis of the bromoaminated product, 3aa-Br. With N-methylpyrrole both the monobromoaminated and dibromoaminated products were produced by this method.
Dye-Sensitized Photooxidation in the House Fly, Musca domestica

A series of 6 xanthene dyes—rose bengal, phloxin B, erythrosin B, eosin yellowish, fluorescein, and rhodamine B—caused a light-dependent toxicity in the house fly, Musca domestica , after oral ingestion. Relative toxicities were described by means of rate constants of photooxidation calculated for each dye which include both the LT50 and the tissue dye level. These values were compared with similar values determined for reactions in the boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis , and with the phosphorescence quantum yields of the dyes, the number of halogen substituents, and the halogen content by weight. Lowered mortality at higher dietary concentrations was due to lowered consumption and was taken as preliminary evidence of feeding inhibition.
A Look at Recent Ec Tv Advertising Regulations

This paper examines recent changes in the EC’s regulations, directives and restrictions which impact EC television (TV) advertising. Significant growth and privatization when combined with the development of satellite systems has resulted in a great deal of concern for Euromarketers related to the "harmonizing" of EC regulations for the targeted December 31, 1992 creation of a single European marketplace.
Surgical Approach to Papillary Thyroid Cancer

Papillary thyroid cancer has an excellent prognosis, with few deaths from disease compared to most solid tumors. The measures of quality intervention depend more upon outcomes other than survival, disease-free survival, quality of life, complications from therapy, and the need for ongoing surveillance or treatment, which are all interrelated. To be most effective by these measures, operative treatment for papillary thyroid cancer should be thorough without morbidity and tailored to the specific patient situation.
AN OVER VIEW OF REVENUE ALLOCATION AND FISCAL FEDERALISM IN THE UNFOLDING MILITANT AGITATIONS IN NIGERIA: A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY AND NATIONAL UNITY

The criminality in Niger Delta has led to vandalization of oil installations, hostage taking, killing, etc. The Federal Government of Nigeria has reacted these development by deploying military forces to quill the agitation of the people. The crisis has escalated and consequently viewed from broad political context as arising from the structural anomalies in the 'Nigerian type of federalism which placed the areas of Niger Delta under marginalization. The crisis in the Niger Delta regions especially in Ondo state has consequently attracted the attention of academics, politicians and policy makers. Our concern in this study is to examine the variables of revenue allocation and fiscal federalism in the unfolding militant agitations which has characterized Nigeria since its foundation and presently ''constituting a threat to the nascent democracy and National Unity. Having carried out systematic investigation guided by methodological design, theoretical framework, both secondary and primary data were used for this study. Also a sample random sampling technique was adopted for the selection of 126 respondents out of the 200 members of the local governments in Ondo state. We are led by empirical evidence to conclude from the researcher's findings that the crisis in the Niger Delta is a manifestation of cumulative frustration consequent upon many years of neglect nurtured by the manipulation of the fiscal system in Nigeria.
A genetic interaction analysis identifies cancer drivers that modify EGFR dependency

A large number of cancer drivers have been identified through tumor sequencing efforts, but how they interact and the degree to which they can substitute for each other have not been systematically explored. To comprehensively investigate how cancer drivers genetically interact, we searched for modifiers of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) dependency by performing CRISPR, shRNA, and expression screens in a non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) model. We elucidated a broad spectrum of tumor suppressor genes (TSGs) and oncogenes (OGs) that can genetically modify proliferation and survival of cancer cells when EGFR signaling is altered. These include genes already known to mediate EGFR inhibitor resistance as well as many TSGs not previously connected to EGFR and whose biological functions in tumorigenesis are not well understood. We show that mutation of PBRM1, a subunit of the SWI/SNF complex, attenuates the effects of EGFR inhibition in part by sustaining AKT signaling. We also show that mutation of Capicua (CIC), a transcriptional repressor, suppresses the effects of EGFR inhibition by partially restoring the EGFR-promoted gene expression program, including the sustained expression of Ets transcription factors such as ETV1 Together, our data provide strong support for the hypothesis that many cancer drivers can substitute for each other in certain contexts and broaden our understanding of EGFR regulation.
Impact of contextual constraint on vocabulary acquisition in reading

ABSTRACTThe current study investigated the influence of contextual constraint (strong versus moderate) on incidental vocabulary acquisition in reading, as eye movements of adult skilled readers were monitored. Surprise post-tests followed the reading session, and eye movement behaviour was directly connected to retention data. Longer and more frequent reading/rereading was associated with trials containing a novel target (rather than a known control), and unique patterns of connective rereading between constraint conditions were observed. For reading measures reflecting target word processing and connecting target with context, fixations were generally longer and more frequent for moderate constraint than for strong. The exception was in rereading of informative context, which was generally longer for strong constraint. More and longer fixations while connecting novel targets with informative context proved critical for novel word retention, significantly so for moderate constraint but not for strong, bas...
Use of Computerized Clinical Decision Support Systems to Prevent Venous Thromboembolism in Surgical Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Importance Health care professionals do not adequately stratify risk or provide prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism (VTE) among surgical patients. Computerized clinical decision support systems (CCDSSs) have been implemented to assist clinicians and improve prophylaxis for VTE. Objective To evaluate the effect of implementing CCDSSs on the ordering of VTE prophylaxis and the rates of VTE. Data Sources PubMed, MEDLINE via OVID, EMBASE via OVID, Scopus, Cochrane CENTRAL Register of Controlled Trials, and clinicaltrials.gov were searched in June 2016 for articles published in English from October 15, 1991, to February 16, 2016. A manual search of references from relevant articles was also performed. Study Selection Clinical trials and observational studies among surgical patients comparing CCDSSs with VTE risk stratification and assistance in ordering prophylaxis vs routine care without decision support were included. Of the 188 articles screened, 11 (5.9%) were eligible for meta-analysis. Data Extraction and Synthesis Meta-analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology guidelines were followed. Two reviewers extracted data and assessed quality independently. Main Outcomes and Measures Rates of prophylaxis for VTE and VTE events. Random- and fixed-effects models were used to summarize odds ratios and risk ratios. Results Eleven articles (9 prospective cohort trials and 2 retrospective cohort trials) comprising 156 366 individuals (104 241 in the intervention group and 52 125 in the control group) were included. The use of CCDSSs was associated with a significant increase in the rate of appropriate ordering of prophylaxis for VTE (odds ratio, 2.35; 95% CI, 1.78-3.10; P P Conclusions and Relevance Use of CCDSSs increases the proportion of surgical patients who were prescribed adequate prophylaxis for VTE and correlates with a reduction in VTE events.
Children’s protective strategies in the context of exposure to domestic violence

ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study was to explore children’s accounts of exposure to domestic violence and the strategies they used to protect themselves from such adversity. Convenience sampling included youth (N = 29), ages 7–16, who received mental health services at a rural victim-service provider. Child self-report measures were used to assess exposure and protective strategies. Children were most often exposed to verbal and physical abuse of mother, inter-parental disagreements, and the abuser’s destruction of property. Participants used a variety of strategies to escape, understand, safety plan, protect, and intervene among these types of abuse.
The growth and development of gerontological nurse leaders in policy.

Abstract Background The National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence (NHCGNE) Scholars/Fellows Award Program was designed to promote the growth and development of nurse scientists, educators, and leaders in aging. Purpose McBride’s conceptual framework of the growth and development of nurse leaders was used to examine the NHCGNE impact on health and aging policy work among scholars/fellows, including barriers, facilitators, and resources. Methods A multimethod two-phased approach included an online survey (phase I) focused on research and policy impact at local, state, or national level. Telephone interviews (phase II) were conducted to further understand the nature, depth, and focus of respondents' policy work. Discussion Based on our findings, we propose multilevel recommendations for advancing nurse scientists' capacity to be leaders in shaping policy. Keen research skills are influential in policy advancement but not sufficient to advance policy. Preparing nurse scientists with competencies in translating research into policy can ultimately transform health and health care for older adults.
Recent Patents and Emerging Therapeutics on Ocular Inflammation and Allergy.

Background Ocular inflammation and allergic eye diseases range from mild to severe may disturb visual function and affect` quality of life. Since these diseases require intensive therapies, the pathophysiology and treatments of these conditions are highlighted. Objective The ocular diseases caused by inflammation and allergy are extensively studied in this review to provide an overview of the newer compounds, novel delivery approaches, preclinical and clinical trials for the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis, dry eye syndrome, and uveitis. Method The eye is divided into two segments; anterior and posterior. Both segments provide barriers to the drug delivery to the eye. Despite many efforts by scientists, several potential drug candidates are often dropped from the initial screening portfolio due to failure in overcoming these barriers. Thus to overcome unmet challenges, remarkable progresses have been made towards the design of novel ocular therapeutics with enhanced activity and minimal toxicity to the ocular tissue. A comprehensible understanding of the diseased conditions, physiological barriers and pharmacokinetics of the eye would significantly accelerate the development of new therapeutics. Moreover, identification of new targets drives the discovery of novel drug molecules for the ocular disease treatment. Results The advancement in the drug discovery and dosage from design showcases the increasing number of patent applications being filed and issued for allergic conjunctivitis, dry eye syndrome, and uveitis. In addition, preclinical and clinical trials are now becoming available showing the newer generation of ocular drugs. Conclusion This review presented a brief background on the disease condition, types, treatment, advancement in the delivery approaches, focus on emerging therapeutics, related patents and clinical trials for the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis, dry eye syndrome, and uveitis.
Time-dependent London approach: Dissipation due to out-of-core normal excitations by moving vortices

The dissipative currents due to normal excitations are included in the London description. The resulting time dependent London equations are solved for a moving vortex and a moving vortex lattice. It is shown that the field distribution of a moving vortex looses it cylindrical symmetry, it experiences contraction which is stronger in the direction of the motion, than in the direction normal to the velocity $\bm v$. The London contribution of normal currents to dissipation is small relative to the Bardeen-Stephen core dissipation at small velocities, but approaches the latter at high velocities, where this contribution is no longer proportional to $v^2$. To minimize the London contribution to dissipation, the vortex lattice orients as to have one of the unit cell vectors along the velocity, the effect seen in experiments and predicted within the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau theory.
Conclusions: Lessons Learned and Pending Challenges

This concluding chapter presents the lessons learned from the chapters in the three parts of the book: I – Agroforestry challenges and alternatives, II – From subsistence to market oriented systems, and III – Environmental services in multifunctional landscapes. The main findings and recommendations from each part are presented, followed by suggestions for adressing some of the pending challenges concerning agroforestry adoption, profitability of agroforestry products and services, and implementation of integrated landscape management approaches. Emphasis is placed on the value of indigenous knowledge and how scientific expertise can contribute to identifying marketable products, adding value and finding niche markets that will best reward producers. Agroforestry systems (AFS) can be profitable at the small, medium and large scale if products and services are fairly and adequately valued. Government subsidies are needed as in conventional agriculture, and AFS’ contribution of important environmental services should be part of the financial equation. Farmers’ associations and rural movements can be instrumental in grouping needs and obtaining recognition for the fair value of products through certification or other mechanisms. Partnerships among private and public institutions and organizations are vital for the proper implementation of landscape management strategies including AFS. Theories of change need to define the specific metrics for short and long-term impacts to be useful in evaluating the effectiveness of landscape management approaches. Society is more aware of environmental issues that plague our world today, which will hopefully lead to measures and policies that encourage AFS proper recognition as a productive, sustainable and environmentally friendly landscape management strategy.
The Webinar Integration Tool: A Framework for Promoting Active Learning in Blended Environments

This paper describes a three-stage process of developing a webinar integration tool to enhance the interaction of teaching and learning in blended environments. In the context of medical education, we emphasize three factors of effective webinar integration in blended learning: fostering better solutions for faculty and students to interact virtually; enhancing blended learning using webinars as flipped mini-lectures; and promoting the 4Es Learning Cycle (engagement, exploration, explanation, and extension) through webinars. With the development of a webinar integration tool, we propose an implementation framework based on four guiding principles: (1) technology considerations: matching the tool features with tasks, (2) planning with the perspective of participatory theories of learning, (3) promoting active learning with the 4Es Learning Cycle model, and (4) identifying factors for effective learning through webinar. The three-stage process includes: conducting a needs assessment and training sessions to ensure prerequisite skills for attending and hosting a webinar session, collecting baseline data on overall uses and perceptions of webinars, and applying the results of stages 1 and 2 to the development of a webinar integration tool. Our goal is to identify best practices for integrating webinar technologies in medical education, and assist faculty in aligning course objectives with appropriate webinar activities. Through formative evaluation and continuous improvement of our framework, our broader goal and contribution to the field is to encourage the development and sharing of domain-specific practical strategies for webinar integration, and strategies for designing compelling blended learning and teaching experiences.
Other Air Pollution Control Techniques

In the preceding chapters the reader has been exposed to the principal techniques whereby the emissions of gaseous and particulate air pollutants can be controlled. Various additional control techniques exist that were not discussed earlier, and some of these are briefly presented in this chapter along with a discussion on vehicle air pollution and its control.
Degassing of alkalic basalts

In order to model quantitatively exsolution of volatiles over the range of basaltic melt compositions found on oceanic islands, I present compositional parameterizations of H 2 O and CO 2 solubilities and use these parameterizations to develop vapor saturation and degassing models for alkalic basaltic liquids. Vapor-saturation diagrams generated as a function of melt composition are used to determine the pressure at which the melt was last in equilibrium with a vapor and the composition of the vapor phase based on measured H 2 O and CO 2 contents in basaltic glasses. These models allow the calculation of the pressure at which a magma of known initial volatile content reaches vapor saturation and begins to exsolve a vapor phase. The higher solubility of CO 2 in alkalic magmas causes vapor saturation in CO 2 -bearing alkalic magmas to be reached at lower pressures than in CO 2 -bearing tholeiitic magmas having identical volatile contents. However, if variations in major element and volatile concentrations were linked by variations in the extent of melting, then volatile-rich, strongly alkalic magmas would begin to exsolve a vapor at slightly higher pressures than volatile-poor alkali olivine basalts or tholeiites. Partitioning of H 2 O and CO 2 into the vapor during volatile exsolution is controlled by the difference between H 2 O and CO 2 solubilities. As melts become more alkalic, the relative difference between H 2 O and CO 2 solubilities decreases, thus diminishing the preferential partitioning of CO 2 into the vapor. Exsolution of volatiles from tholeiites is characterized by strong partitioning of CO 2 into the vapor such that most or all CO 2 is lost before any significant loss of H 2 O. In contrast, the combination of higher CO 2 solubility and higher volatile contents (and perhaps higher CO 2 /H 2 O ratio) in alkalic melts results in less fractionation between CO 2 and H 2 O during volatile exsolution.
Polyamides with phosphaphenanthrene skeleton and substituted triphenylamine for gas separation membranes

Abstract Molecular dynamics (MD) and Monte Carlo (MC) simulations were used to study the structural and gas transport properties of a group of three highly permeable glassy polyamides containing phosphaphenanthrene skeleton and substituted triphenylamine side groups. The polymer chains were relaxed using a combination of canonical and isothermal-isobaric ensemble simulations to obtain the final equilibrium density. The grand canonical Monte Carlo method coupled with a canonical MD simulation was used to study the solubility of small gases in these polymers. The accuracy of the methods used in this work was tested and validated by comparing the physical and gas transport properties of gases with the available experimental data. The presence of large bulky side groups along the rigid backbone of the polymer, hinders its efficient packing and results in a superior free volume distribution. The computed diffusivities and solubilities of gases are significantly higher for the polyamides containing both phosphaphenanthrene and trityl-substituted triphenylamine side groups. The thermal motion of the gases, which results in frequent jumps from one free volume region to another, is enhanced with the availability of larger cavities. These molecular details can provide critical information for the experimental design of highly selective and efficient gas separation membranes.
Use of the Delphi Technique to Obtain Community Input on Leading Contributors to Early Childhood Obesity in Latino Communities

Introduction In the United States, Latino children are disproportionately affected by childhood obesity and related comorbidities. Stakeholder engagement has the potential to heighten the efficacy of interventions, thereby reducing the disparate prevalence of obesity among Latino children. The objective of this study was to identify stakeholders' opinions on factors influencing early childhood obesity in Latino children aged 0 to 5 years. Method This study used the Delphi technique to gather and prioritize stakeholders' opinions about the factors and barriers considered most influential in early (age 0-5 years) childhood obesity intervention or prevention within the Latino community. Three sequential phases were used. Participants included Latina women as well as staff from community organizations serving Denver metropolitan's Latino population. Results Study results revealed that stakeholders value the role of the child's primary care provider in the identification of overweight children and desire more educational support to reduce intake of nonnutritious foods. Participants further determined that obesity-related knowledge gaps and affordability of healthy foods and activities were the largest barriers to helping Latino children maintain healthy weights. Conclusion Use of this stakeholder-informed data could assist in the development of future culturally tailored interventions aimed at reducing the rates of early childhood obesity in the Latino population.
Diabetes and Platelet Response to Low-Dose Aspirin.

Context Previous studies have suggested less cardioprotective benefit of aspirin in adults with diabetes, raising concerns about "aspirin resistance" and potentially reduced effectiveness for prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Objective To examine differences in platelet response to aspirin by diabetes status. Design, Setting, Participants We examined platelet response before and after aspirin (81 mg/day for 14 days) in 2113 adults (175 with diabetes, 1,938 without diabetes), in the Genetic Study of Aspirin Responsiveness cohort, who had family history of early-onset CVD. Main Outcome Measures In vivo platelet activation (urinary thromboxane B2), in vitro platelet aggregation to agonists (arachidonic acid, adenosine diphosphate, collagen), and platelet function analyzer-100 closure time. Results Although adults with diabetes had higher in vivo platelet activation before aspirin, the reduction in in vivo platelet activation after aspirin was similar in those with vs without diabetes. Likewise, the reduction in multiple in vitro platelet measures was similar after aspirin by diabetes status. In regression analyses adjusted for age, sex, race, BMI, smoking, platelet counts, and fibrinogen levels, in vivo platelet activation remained higher in adults with vs without diabetes after aspirin (P = 0.04), but this difference was attenuated after additional adjustment for preaspirin levels (P = 0.10). No differences by diabetes status were noted for any of the in vitro platelet measures after aspirin in fully adjusted models that also accounted for preaspirin levels. Conclusions In vitro platelet response to aspirin does not differ by diabetes status, suggesting no intrinsic differences in platelet response to aspirin. Instead, factors extrinsic to platelet function should be investigated to give further insights into aspirin use for primary prevention in diabetes.
Stewardship as a Sense-Making Model of Leadership: Illuminating the Behaviors and Practices of Effective School Principals in Challenging Public School Contexts:

This mixed methods study explored the behaviors and practices of effective school principals in challenging public school contexts. Participating in the study were principals and teachers from four...
Block Simplex Signal Recovery: Methods, Trade-Offs, and an Application to Routing

This paper presents the problem of block simplex constrained signal recovery, which has been demonstrated to be a suitable formulation for estimation problems in networks such as route flow estimation in traffic. There are several natural approaches to this problem: compressed sensing, Bayesian inference, and convex optimization. This paper presents new methods within each framework and assesses their respective abilities to reconstruct signals, with the particular emphasis on sparse recovery, ability to incorporate prior information, and scalability. We then apply these methods to route flow estimation in traffic networks of various sizes and network topologies. We find that both compressed sensing and Bayesian inference approaches are appropriate for structured recovery but have scalability limitations. The convex optimization approach does not directly incorporate prior information, but scales well and has been shown to achieve 90% route flow accuracy on a full-scale network of over 10 000 links and 280 000 routes on a synthetic benchmark based on the I-210 corridor near Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Quality of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Mobile Apps: Evaluation Using the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS) With Additional Criteria From a Content Expert

Background: The spread of technology and dissemination of knowledge across the World Wide Web has prompted the development of apps for American Sign Language (ASL) translation, interpretation, and syntax recognition. There is limited literature regarding the quality, effectiveness, and appropriateness of mobile health (mHealth) apps for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHOH) that pose to aid the DHOH in their everyday communication and activities. Other than the star-rating system with minimal comments regarding quality, the evaluation metrics used to rate mobile apps are commonly subjective. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of DHOH apps using a standardized scale. In addition, it also aimed to identify content-specific criteria to improve the evaluation process by using a content expert, and to use the content expert to more accurately evaluate apps and features supporting the DHOH. Methods: A list of potential apps for evaluation was generated after a preliminary screening for apps related to the DHOH. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were developed to refine the master list of apps. The study modified a standardized rating scale with additional content-specific criteria applicable to the DHOH population for app evaluation. This was accomplished by including a DHOH content expert in the design of content-specific criteria. Results: The results indicate a clear distinction in Mobile App Rating Scale scores among apps within the study’s 3 app categories: ASL translators (highest score=3.72), speech-to-text (highest score=3.6), and hard-of-hearing assistants (highest score=3.90). Of the 217 apps obtained from the search criteria, 21 apps met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Furthermore, the limited consideration for measures specific to the target population along with a high app turnover rate suggests opportunities for improved app effectiveness and evaluation. Conclusions: As more mHealth apps enter the market for the DHOH population, more criteria-based evaluation is needed to ensure the safety and appropriateness of the apps for the intended users. Evaluation of population-specific mHealth apps can benefit from content-specific measurement criteria developed by a content expert in the field.
Integrating research-based practices and mobile technology to support students with executive functioning challenges in post-secondary STEM

The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework addresses the diverse learning needs of students with disabilities (SWDs) in post-secondary STEM education. The authors argue that supporting executive function skills (EFs) and learning strategies for students with disabilities (SWDs) during their learning process is important to the persistence and success of SWDs in post-secondary STEM education. Reviewed research indicates that EF challenges in post-secondary STEM education are a critical area for SWDs. Understanding current studies on the effectiveness of providing research-based practices (i.e., EF coaching and e-mentoring) for SWDs in post-secondary education can support the success of SWDs in post-secondary STEM education and diversify STEM workforce. We highlight how emerging mobile platforms, integrated with research-based instructional practices, can support SWDs' success and persistence in post-secondary STEM education. The implications and limitations are discussed.
Shock compression of molybdenum single crystals to 110 GPa: Elastic-plastic deformation and crystal anisotropy

To investigate the role of crystal anisotropy on the elastic–plastic deformation of BCC single crystals at high shock stresses, molybdenum (Mo) single crystals were shock compressed along the [100], [111], and [110] orientations at elastic impact stresses between 20 and 110 GPa. Laser interferometry was used to measure shock wave velocities and particle velocity histories. Along the [100] and [111] orientations, elastic–plastic waves (two wave structure) were observed up to 110 GPa. Along the [110] orientation, the two wave structure was observed only up to 90 GPa. The measured elastic wave amplitudes were analyzed to determine crystal anisotropy effects, impact stress dependence, and the activated slip systems on the Hugoniot elastic limit. The findings from our work have provided insight into the role of crystal anisotropy on the elastic–plastic deformation under shock compression at high stresses.
Early detection of parenting stress in mothers of preterm infants during their first-year home

Maternal stress following the birth of an infant is well acknowledged. It is particularly so when infants are born prematurely as their mothers cannot fully take on their parenting role until their infant(s) is discharged from neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). In this exploratory study, we examined whether these mothers’ parenting stress would lessen during their first-year reunification with their infant(s) as they settle into motherhood at home. Two groups of mothers with infants born between 24- and 33-week gestational age were recruited. A group of 25 mothers were monitored at their infants’ 1-month corrected age (CA) and a second group of 24 mothers were monitored at their infants’ 12-month CA. Subjects completed the long form Parental Stress Index (PSI) ranking how stressful they perceive the individual subscales in the Child and Parent Domains of the self-reported questionnaire (PSI-3; Abidin; PAR Inc). The PSI theorizes that the stress mothers perceive is a resultant of their respective characteristics, interactions with their infant(s), family, and environment. Statistical analyses include descriptive statistics, χ2 square analysis, and independent t-test. There was no significant difference in the levels of perceived stress in the PSI subscales between the two groups of mothers at 1- and 12-month CA. Scores for the majority of respondents fell within the 15th to 80th percentile (% ile) distribution of Abidin’s normative population, with some mothers falling below the 15th % ile. The data collected suggest that: 1. the perceived stress experienced by mothers during their first-year reunited with their preterm infants is within the normal range observed in Abidin’s normative population. 2. As the PSI is a self-reported survey, care providers need to be aware that some mothers may downplay their stress responses. 3. With the ability to monitor individual participants, the PSI can be readily offered to mothers at their infants’ first year routine clinical visits to assist in the early identification of parenting issues that may threaten the development of a healthy mother-infant dyad. Early appropriate guidance and social support would help “at-risk” mothers develop more constructive parenting routines.
Fast Uniform Scattering on a Grid for Asynchronous Oblivious Robots

We consider \(K=(k+1)\times (k+1)\) autonomous mobile robots operating on an anonymous \(N=(n+1)\times (n+1)\)-node grid, \(n=k\cdot d, d\ge 2\), \(k\ge 2,\) following Look-Compute-Move cycles under the classic oblivious robots model. Starting from any initial configuration of robots positioned on distinct grid nodes, we consider the uniform scattering problem of repositioning them on the grid nodes so that each robot reaches to a static configuration in which they cover uniformly the grid. In this paper, we provide the first O(n) time, collision-free algorithm for this problem in the asynchronous setting, given that the robots have common orientation, knowledge of n and k, O(1)-bits of memory, and visibility range of \(2 \cdot \max \{n/k,k\}\). The best previously known algorithm for this problem on a grid has runtime \(O(n^2/d)\) (or O(nk)) with the same robot capabilities in the asynchronous setting except the visibility range \(2 \cdot n/k\). The proposed algorithm is asymptotically time-optimal since there is a time lower bound of \(\varOmega (n)\).
Latent Compass: Creation by Navigation.

In Marius von Senden's Space and Sight, a newly sighted blind patient describes the experience of a corner as lemon-like, because corners "prick" sight like lemons prick the tongue. Prickliness, here, is a dimension in the feature space of sensory experience, an effect of the perceived on the perceiver that arises where the two interact. In the account of the newly sighted, an effect familiar from one interaction translates to a novel context. Perception serves as the vehicle for generalization, in that an effect shared across different experiences produces a concrete abstraction grounded in those experiences. Cezanne and the post-impressionists, fluent in the language of experience translation, realized that the way to paint a concrete form that best reflected reality was to paint not what they saw, but what it was like to see. We envision a future of creation using AI where what it is like to see is replicable, transferrable, manipulable - part of the artist's palette that is both grounded in a particular context, and generalizable beyond it. An active line of research maps human-interpretable features onto directions in GAN latent space. Supervised and self-supervised approaches that search for anticipated directions or use off-the-shelf classifiers to drive image manipulation in embedding space are limited in the variety of features they can uncover. Unsupervised approaches that discover useful new directions show that the space of perceptually meaningful directions is nowhere close to being fully mapped. As this space is broad and full of creative potential, we want tools for direction discovery that capture the richness and generalizability of human perception. Our approach puts creators in the discovery loop during real-time tool use, in order to identify directions that are perceptually meaningful to them, and generate interpretable image translations along those directions.
Why Every Show Needs to Be More Like The Wire

Consistently brilliant during its run and standing the test of time over 10 years since the series finale, HBO’s The Wire pioneered the season-long procedural and season-to-season pivot to perfection. It interweaves social issues with compelling storylines, shedding light on the complex problems the urban poor continue to face in today's America. The Wire has been taught by Harvard University sociology professors, and remains timely and topical in the current political climate. This landmark series will continue to be the benchmark to meet or better, for generations to come. Here are my top 10 reasons Why Every Show Needs to Be More Like The Wire.
Role of endothelium in remodelling a myocardium left ventricular at patients on a hemodialysis

To study influence of markers of function endothelium on structurally functional indicators left ventricular at patients on a hemodialysis. 98 Patients on a hemodialysis are surveyed. To all patients defined concentration stable metabolites of oxyde nitrogen whey of blood, total cholesterol, cholesterol of low density lipoproteine, cholesterol of high density lipoproteine, triglycerides, homocysteine, Willebrand factor, spent echocardiography research. During correlation, multiple regression the analysis independent influence of indicators of function endothelium on structurally functional indicators of a myocardium left ventricular, processes of formation of dysfunction of heart reflecting parallelism and endothelium is revealed.
Robust Control Design: A Polynomial Approach

List of figures. List of tables. Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. System dynamics. 3. Stability tests. 4. Uncertainty and robust stability. 5. Some robust stability tests. 6. The finite inclusions theorem. 7. Fit based D-stabilization. 8. Fit synthesis for robust performance. 9. Fit synthesis for robust multiobjective performance. 10. Robust design via simultaneous polynomial stabilization. 11. Fit for robust multivariable design. References. Index.
Biclustering Usinig Message Passing.

Biclustering is the analog of clustering on a bipartite graph. Existent methods infer biclusters through local search strategies that find one cluster at a time; a common technique is to update the row memberships based on the current column memberships, and vice versa. We propose a biclustering algorithm that maximizes a global objective function using message passing. Our objective function closely approximates a general likelihood function, separating a cluster size penalty term into row- and column-count penalties. Because we use a global optimization framework, our approach excels at resolving the overlaps between biclusters, which are important features of biclusters in practice. Moreover, Expectation-Maximization can be used to learn the model parameters if they are unknown. In simulations, we find that our method outperforms two of the best existing biclustering algorithms, ISA and LAS, when the planted clusters overlap. Applied to three gene expression datasets, our method finds coregulated gene clusters that have high quality in terms of cluster size and density.
Beyond sensorimotor segregation

Mirror neuron research has come a long way since the early 1990s, and many theorists are now stressing the heterogeneity and complexity of the sensorimotor properties of fronto-parietal circuits. However, core aspects of the initial 'mirror mechanism' theory, i.e. the idea of a symmetric encapsulated mirroring function translating sensory action perceptions into motor formats, still appears to be shaping much of the debate. This article challenges the empirical plausibility of the sensorimotor segregation implicit in the original mirror metaphor. It is proposed instead that the teleological organization found in the broader fronto-parietal circuits might be inherently sensorimotor. Thus the idea of an independent 'purely perceptual' goal understanding process is questioned. Further, it is hypothesized that the often asymmetric, heterogeneous and contextually modulated mirror and canonical neurons support a function of multisensory mapping and tracking of the perceiving agents affordance space. Such a shift in the interpretative framework offers a different theoretical handle on how sensorimotor processes might ground various aspects of intentional action choice and social cognition. Mirror neurons would under the proposed "social affordance model" be seen as dynamic parts of larger circuits, which support tracking of currently shared and competing action possibilities. These circuits support action selection processes-but also our understanding of the options and action potentials that we and perhaps others have in the affordance space. In terms of social cognition 'mirror' circuits might thus help us understand not only the intentional actions others are actually performing-but also what they could have done, did not do and might do shortly.
Brief, Rapid Response, Parenting Interventions Within Primary Care Settings

Opportunities created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act along with the increased prevalence of pediatric behavioral and mental health concerns provide new challenges for pediatric health care providers. To address these matters, providers need to change the manner by which they provide health care to families. A novel approach is providing brief, rapid response, evidence-based parenting interventions within the pediatric primary care setting. Family-focused parenting programs support the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations of improving mental health via supports in pediatric primary care to maximize the social and psychological well-being of families. A considerable body of research indicates that parenting interventions reduce the severity and frequency of disruptive behavior disorders in children and provide support to parent by bolstering parental resilience and improving overall family functioning. Providing these services within the pediatric primary care setting addresses the need for fully integrated health services that are family-centered and easily accessible.
Comparing the Performance of Two Dynamic Load Distribution Methods

Parallel processing of symbolic computations on a message-passing multi-processor presents one challenge: To effectively utilize the available processors, the load must be distributed uniformly to all the processors. However, the structure of these computations cannot be predicted in advance. go, static scheduling methods are not applicable. In this paper, we compare the performance of two dynamic, distributed load balancing methods with extensive simulation studies. The two schemes are: the Contracting Within a Neighborhood (CWN) scheme proposed by us, and the Gradient Model proposed by Lin and Keller. We conclude that although simpler, the CWN is significantly more effective at distributing the work than the Gradient model.
Geometric applications of critical point theory to submanifolds of complex projective space

In a recent paper, [6], Nomizu and Rodriguez found a geometric characterization of umbilical submanifolds M n ⊂ R n+p in terms of the critical point behavior of a certain class of functions L p , p ⊂ R n+p , on M n . In that case, if p ⊂ R n+p , x ⊂ M n , then L p (x) = (d(x,p)) 2 , where d is the Euclidean distance function.
A DANÇA NAS AULAS DE EDUCAÇÃO FÍSICA: A VISÃO DE ALUNOS E PROFESSORES DAS 5ª E 6ª SÉRIES DE UMA ESCOLA MUNICIPAL DE CANOAS, RS

O objetivo do estudo foi verificar o estado da arte da danca como conteudo das aulas de Educacao Fisica em turmas dos 5o e 6o anos em uma Escola Municipal de Ensino Fundamental de Canoas, RS. Foram elaborados questionarios com perguntas a respeito do interesse por parte dos alunos em relacao a danca e as condicoes do professor em ofertar esse conteudo nas aulas de Educacao Fisica escolar. Participaram da pesquisa 89 alunos e dois professores. Os resultados mostraram interesse por parte dos alunos na oferta da danca como conteudo de Educacao Fisica. Em contrapartida, os professores responderam que nao ministravam essa modalidade nas aulas de Educacao Fisica, justificando para nao oferecer essa pratica o seu proprio despreparo e a vergonha por parte dos alunos.
Cross-axis synchronous flow-through coil planet centrifuge for large-scale preparative counter-current chromatography : II. Studies on partition efficiency in short coils and preparative separations with multilayer coils

Abstract A series of experiments was conducted to evaluate the partition efficiency of the cross-axis synchronous flow-through coil planet centrifuge. The preliminary studies indicated that short coils (5 m) mounted on 15- and 25-cm diameter holders in either a central or a lateral location produce a high partition efficiency of over 100 theoretical plates. Under the optimum operating conditions, the preparative capability of the countercurrent chromatograph was demonstrated on gram-scale separations of DNP-amino acids and dipeptides in a pair of multilayer coils connected in series with a total capacity of 1600 ml.