title: Supplemental Material for Enhancing Precision of the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status–Modified (TICS-M) Using the Rasch Model

authors: Truong, Quoc Cuong

abstract: Rasch analysis begins with examining the overall data fit to the Rasch model as well as individual item fit. It also includes the evaluation of residual correlations across items because it possibly influences fit to the Rasch model. Firstly, the overall model fit requires the estimate of item-trait interaction to be not significant, which is reflected by chi square index (p > .05). Secondly, the fit residuals for individual items should be in the range between −2.50 and +2.50. Thirdly, the residual correlations between individual items should be examined because values above 0.20  indicate local dependency that can affect both individual items and the overall model fit (1). Finally, there should be no DIF due to relevant individual characteristics (i.e. personal factors) meaning that all items should be invariant across different groups (e.g. age, sex). In addition, PSI is used to evaluate reliability in Rasch analysis, which is not the Rasch model fit criteria but reflects how well the scale discriminates between individuals with different levels of the latent trait (e.g. SCC). PSI is interpreted somewhat similar to Cronbach's alpha with values above 0.70 indicating acceptable reliability for group assessments and 0.80 and higher for individual assessments (2).

text: Supplemental Material for Enhancing Precision of the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status–Modified (TICS-M) Using the Rasch Model Rasch analysis begins with examining the overall data fit to the Rasch model as well as individual item fit. It also includes the evaluation of residual correlations across items because it possibly influences fit to the Rasch model. Firstly, the overall model fit requires the estimate of item-trait interaction to be not significant, which is reflected by chi square index (p > .05). Secondly, the fit residuals for individual items should be in the range between −2.50 and +2.50. Thirdly, the residual correlations between individual items should be examined because values above 0.20  indicate local dependency that can affect both individual items and the overall model fit (1). Finally, there should be no DIF due to relevant individual characteristics (i.e. personal factors) meaning that all items should be invariant across different groups (e.g. age, sex). In addition, PSI is used to evaluate reliability in Rasch analysis, which is not the Rasch model fit criteria but reflects how well the scale discriminates between individuals with different levels of the latent trait (e.g. SCC). PSI is interpreted somewhat similar to Cronbach's alpha with values above 0.70 indicating acceptable reliability for group assessments and 0.80 and higher for individual assessments (2).

year: 2023-05-25

title: A computational study of the oxidation of SO₂ to SO₃ by gas-phase organic oxidants

authors: Kurten, Theo

subjects: chemistry

abstract: We have studied the oxidation of SO₂ to SO₃ by four peroxyradicals and two carbonyl oxides (Criegee intermediates) using both density functional theory, B3LYP, and explicitly correlated coupled cluster theory, CCSD(T)-F12. All the studied peroxyradicals react very slowly with SO₂  due to energy barriers (activation energies) of around 10 kcal/mol or more. We find that water molecules are not able to catalyze these reactions. The reaction of stabilized Criegee intermediates with SO₂  is predicted to be fast, as the transition states for these oxidation reactions are below the free reactants in energy. The atmospheric relevance of these reactions depends on the lifetimes of the Criegee intermediates, which, at present, is highly uncertain.

text: A computational study of the oxidation of SO₂ to SO₃ by gas-phase organic oxidants We have studied the oxidation of SO₂ to SO₃ by four peroxyradicals and two carbonyl oxides (Criegee intermediates) using both density functional theory, B3LYP, and explicitly correlated coupled cluster theory, CCSD(T)-F12. All the studied peroxyradicals react very slowly with SO₂  due to energy barriers (activation energies) of around 10 kcal/mol or more. We find that water molecules are not able to catalyze these reactions. The reaction of stabilized Criegee intermediates with SO₂  is predicted to be fast, as the transition states for these oxidation reactions are below the free reactants in energy. The atmospheric relevance of these reactions depends on the lifetimes of the Criegee intermediates, which, at present, is highly uncertain.

year: 2011

title: Te kura o Ruatoki 1896 - 1979

authors: Williams, Kim Reina Reremoana

subjects: Ruatoki Native School

abstract: Ko tēnei tuhinga roa e kōrero ana mō te Kura o Ruatoki i roto i te rohe o te iwi o Tūhoe. I whakatūria he kura i te tau 1896 i runga i te inoi a ngā Koroua ki te Kāwanatanga o taua wā.
Hai te Upoko tuatahi, ka whakatakotoria ngā kōrero mō te āhua o te whenua, ngā tāngata me ā rātau nekeneke. Tutū ana te puehu i runga i ngā whakatū waewae ki te iwi, ki te Pākehā hoki mō taua whenua.
Hai te Upoko tuarua ka takoto ngā kōrero mō te heke o ngā pānui o ngā inoi, ngā reta a ngā Koroua ki te Kāwanatanga mō te whakatū i tētahi Kura i Ruatoki. Te nuinga o ēnei rauemi i rangahaua, i kitea, i te Whare pukapuka o Pōneke. Ko ētahi i te Whare pukapuka o Tāmaki. Ka tau te tono, ka kitea te tūtukitanga o te ao Pākehā ki te ao Māori, otirā, kua puta te kaupapa i whakatūria ake ai te kura hei whakatangata whenua i ngā tāngata, i ngā aronga hinengaro Māori kia rite ki tō te Pākehā.
Hai te Upoko tuatoru ka tirohia ko ngā tuhinga a ngā Tumuaki mai i te tau 1896 ki te tau 1979 mō te Kura o Ruatoki. Ka kite i roto i ā rātau tirohanga te āhua o tā rātau kaihautū i te rerenga o te kaupapa nei. Ko ngā kaihautū i te waka nei, he tūmau noa nā te Kāwanatanga hai whakatō i te Pākehātanga ki roto i te whatumanawa Māori.
He tini o te whārua i hinga i roto i ēnei tau i runga i ngā mate urutī, mate tauhou i pā ki roto i te whārua. Ahakoa tērā ka tukuna tonu ngā tamariki ki te kura i runga i te whakapono he oranga ka puta mai i reira. I te tau 1946 ka tū he kura tuarua, he Māori District High School. Ko te nuinga o ngā tamariki o Tawera rāua ko Ruatoki i haere mai ki tēnei kura. Tokoiti ia tau i whiwhi karahipi mō te haere ki ngā kura hāhi o Tīpene rāua ko Wikitōria. Tērā pea he tango atu i ēnei tamariki mai i ngā āhuatanga Māori o te whārua.
Hai te upoko tuawhā, ka whakakorehia te kura tuarua. Ko ngā take mō te katinga ka āta whakamāramahia. He mahi nanakia nā te tari Mātauranga me āna āpiha i runga i ngā nekeneke mō tēnei kaupapa.
Hai te Upoko tuarima ka whakarerekēhia ngā marautanga ako kia tau ko te kaupapa ako i roto i ngā reo e rua ki roto i te kura. He whakautu tēnei i te kōrero a Richard Benton o te N.Z.C.E.R e kī ana, "Kāore e roa ka ngaro te reo Māori." Koinei te wā i whakapihihia ake ai te kaupapa ako i roto i ngā reo e rua, ā, ka tiritiria ko te kaupapa Rumaki Reo.
Hai te Upoko tuaono ko te kōhuretanga o te kaupapa Māori me te puāwaitanga o ngā hinengaro me ngā wairua o ngā tamariki ki te āhua o te ako i ā rātau mahi i roto i tō rātau ake reo. I tīmatahia te kaupapa i te tau 1977. Tae rawa atu ki ngā tau o muri mai kua kitea kē te huringa o ngā ngākau ki te ako.
Hai te Upoko tuawhitu ka whakaatahia mai ngā whakanekeneke i raro i tēnei kaupapa. He nui ngā tutukitanga ki ngā ture i te whakatūtanga o ngā Kura mō Āpōpō.
Hei whakarāpopototanga i ngā moemoeā me ngā tūmanako ka titiro ake ki ngā waru tekau tau kua pahemo. Kua turuki ki te pō, ki te ao. Kua noho te pukenga o te kupu kōrero, kua taipū ngā kaupapa. Ko taku mahi he whakarārangi i ngā pikinga i ngā hekenga i ngā āhuatanga katoa i mahia i roto i tēnei kura mai kore ka kitea atu he māramatanga he huarahi rānei e tiketike ake ai ngā mahi ako, ngā akoranga, ki ēnei o ā tātau mokopuna o Ngāi Tūhoe e tipu mai nei. Nō reira ka hoki rawa ngā kauhau ki ērā i whakatakotohia mai e ngā mātua tīpuna. Ka tīkina atu te kōrero i reira hai whakatinana i ngā tūmanako mō te wharekura o Ruatoki i tēnei wā.

text: Te kura o Ruatoki 1896 - 1979 Ko tēnei tuhinga roa e kōrero ana mō te Kura o Ruatoki i roto i te rohe o te iwi o Tūhoe. I whakatūria he kura i te tau 1896 i runga i te inoi a ngā Koroua ki te Kāwanatanga o taua wā.
Hai te Upoko tuatahi, ka whakatakotoria ngā kōrero mō te āhua o te whenua, ngā tāngata me ā rātau nekeneke. Tutū ana te puehu i runga i ngā whakatū waewae ki te iwi, ki te Pākehā hoki mō taua whenua.
Hai te Upoko tuarua ka takoto ngā kōrero mō te heke o ngā pānui o ngā inoi, ngā reta a ngā Koroua ki te Kāwanatanga mō te whakatū i tētahi Kura i Ruatoki. Te nuinga o ēnei rauemi i rangahaua, i kitea, i te Whare pukapuka o Pōneke. Ko ētahi i te Whare pukapuka o Tāmaki. Ka tau te tono, ka kitea te tūtukitanga o te ao Pākehā ki te ao Māori, otirā, kua puta te kaupapa i whakatūria ake ai te kura hei whakatangata whenua i ngā tāngata, i ngā aronga hinengaro Māori kia rite ki tō te Pākehā.
Hai te Upoko tuatoru ka tirohia ko ngā tuhinga a ngā Tumuaki mai i te tau 1896 ki te tau 1979 mō te Kura o Ruatoki. Ka kite i roto i ā rātau tirohanga te āhua o tā rātau kaihautū i te rerenga o te kaupapa nei. Ko ngā kaihautū i te waka nei, he tūmau noa nā te Kāwanatanga hai whakatō i te Pākehātanga ki roto i te whatumanawa Māori.
He tini o te whārua i hinga i roto i ēnei tau i runga i ngā mate urutī, mate tauhou i pā ki roto i te whārua. Ahakoa tērā ka tukuna tonu ngā tamariki ki te kura i runga i te whakapono he oranga ka puta mai i reira. I te tau 1946 ka tū he kura tuarua, he Māori District High School. Ko te nuinga o ngā tamariki o Tawera rāua ko Ruatoki i haere mai ki tēnei kura. Tokoiti ia tau i whiwhi karahipi mō te haere ki ngā kura hāhi o Tīpene rāua ko Wikitōria. Tērā pea he tango atu i ēnei tamariki mai i ngā āhuatanga Māori o te whārua.
Hai te upoko tuawhā, ka whakakorehia te kura tuarua. Ko ngā take mō te katinga ka āta whakamāramahia. He mahi nanakia nā te tari Mātauranga me āna āpiha i runga i ngā nekeneke mō tēnei kaupapa.
Hai te Upoko tuarima ka whakarerekēhia ngā marautanga ako kia tau ko te kaupapa ako i roto i ngā reo e rua ki roto i te kura. He whakautu tēnei i te kōrero a Richard Benton o te N.Z.C.E.R e kī ana, "Kāore e roa ka ngaro te reo Māori." Koinei te wā i whakapihihia ake ai te kaupapa ako i roto i ngā reo e rua, ā, ka tiritiria ko te kaupapa Rumaki Reo.
Hai te Upoko tuaono ko te kōhuretanga o te kaupapa Māori me te puāwaitanga o ngā hinengaro me ngā wairua o ngā tamariki ki te āhua o te ako i ā rātau mahi i roto i tō rātau ake reo. I tīmatahia te kaupapa i te tau 1977. Tae rawa atu ki ngā tau o muri mai kua kitea kē te huringa o ngā ngākau ki te ako.
Hai te Upoko tuawhitu ka whakaatahia mai ngā whakanekeneke i raro i tēnei kaupapa. He nui ngā tutukitanga ki ngā ture i te whakatūtanga o ngā Kura mō Āpōpō.
Hei whakarāpopototanga i ngā moemoeā me ngā tūmanako ka titiro ake ki ngā waru tekau tau kua pahemo. Kua turuki ki te pō, ki te ao. Kua noho te pukenga o te kupu kōrero, kua taipū ngā kaupapa. Ko taku mahi he whakarārangi i ngā pikinga i ngā hekenga i ngā āhuatanga katoa i mahia i roto i tēnei kura mai kore ka kitea atu he māramatanga he huarahi rānei e tiketike ake ai ngā mahi ako, ngā akoranga, ki ēnei o ā tātau mokopuna o Ngāi Tūhoe e tipu mai nei. Nō reira ka hoki rawa ngā kauhau ki ērā i whakatakotohia mai e ngā mātua tīpuna. Ka tīkina atu te kōrero i reira hai whakatinana i ngā tūmanako mō te wharekura o Ruatoki i tēnei wā.

year: 1998