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On The Green Vol. 35 No. 19 August 5, 2005, Gallaudet University

2001-2010

On the Green is an internal publication of Gallaudet College, which later became Gallaudet University. It notified employees of updates around the campus and in the broader community, including new construction and the establishment of new academic programs. Running until 2010, it was supplanted by various forms of online mass communications across multiple audiences.

Cross-Validating And Bagging Partitioning Algorithms With Variable Importance, Annette M. Molinaro, Mark J. Van Der Laan

U.C. Berkeley Division of Biostatistics Working Paper Series

We present a cross-validated bagging scheme in the context of partitioning algorithms. To explore the benefits of the various bagging scheme, we compare via simulations the predictive ability of single Classification and Regression (CART) Tree with several previously suggested bagging schemes and with our proposed approach. Additionally, a variable importance measure is explained and illustrated.

Wealth Tax. Tax Rates And Credits. Initiative Statute.

Initiatives

Imposes one-time 46% tax on persons with property worth more than $40 million as of January 1, 2006, and who were California residents for at least five years as of July 1, 2005. Adds 6% to income tax for high-income taxpayers. Reduces corporate income tax rate by more than half. Eliminates alternative minimum tax, gift tax, and certain tax credits, such as those for head of household and dependents. Creates or increases tax credits, such as for teacher pay, public college tuition and health insurance costs. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on …

Keeping Track Of Care: Quality And Technology At Lifebridge Health System (Baltimore), Judith Moore

National Health Policy Forum

This one-day site visit focused on quality and technology in acute, post-acute and long-term care at Sinai Hospital and Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital, both components of LifeBridge Health System in Baltimore. Participants traced the treatment paths of hypothetical cardiac and cancer patients through the hospital and explored the range of home- and community-based as well as institutional care available through the geriatric center. The role of clinical information technology was highlighted in both settings.

Summer Commencement: August 5, 2005, University Of North Dakota

UND Commencement Programs

UND Summer Commencement program from August 5, 2005.

A Mechanism For Assembly Of Complexes Of Vitronectin And Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 From Sedimentation Velocity Analysis, Kenneth H. Minor, Christine R. Schar, Grant E. Blouse, Joseph D. Shore, Daniel A. Lawrence, Peter Schuck, Cynthia B. Peterson

Faculty Publications

Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) and vitronectin are cofactors involved in pathological conditions such as injury, inflammation, and cancer, during which local levels of PAI-1 are increased and the active serpin forms complexes with vitronectin. These complexes become deposited into surrounding tissue matrices, where they regulate cell adhesion and pericellular proteolysis. The mechanism for their co-localization has not been elucidated. We hypothesize that PAI-1-vitronectin complexes form in a stepwise and concentration-dependent fashion via 1:1 and 2:1 intermediates, with the 2:1 complex serving a key role in assembly of higher order complexes. To test this hypothesis, sedimentation velocity experiments in the analytical …

Soundings 2005-08-05 (V.18 No.9), N/A N/A

Soundings

No abstract provided.

Exploration Of Lip Shape Measures And Their Association With Tongue Contact Patterns, Jessica Lynn Wagner

Theses and Dissertations

A variety of tools and techniques have been developed to measure the movements of the vocal tract, specifically of the tongue and lips. In recent years, computer technology has allowed for extensive exploration of these precise movements and for the development of speech recognition systems. However, there has been relatively little work on the combination of visible facial movements and internal articulatory activity. In this study, two different technologies were used to explore the internal and external movements of speech production in eight speakers: palatometry quantified tongue contact patterns and computerized video image analysis was used to derive lip shape …

A Chain-Type Wireless Sensor Network For Monitoring Long Range Infrastructures, Chang Wen Chen, Yu Wang, Ivica Kostanic

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Faculty Publications

We present in this paper an investigation on a special class of wireless sensor networks for monitoring critical infrastructures that may extend for hundreds of miles in distances. Such networks are fundamentally different from traditional sensor networks in that the sensor nodes in this class of networks are deployed along narrowly elongated geographical areas and form a chain-type topology. Based on careful analysis of existing sensor network architectures, we first demonstrate the needs to develop new architecture and networking protocols to match the unique topology of chain-type sensor networks. We then propose hierarchical network architecture that consists of clusters of …

Summer Commencement Ceremony, University Of North Florida

Commencement Printed Materials

Program for the Summer Commencement ceremony held at UNF Arena.

Novel Distributed Cable Sensors For Detection Of Cracks In Rc Structures, Genda Chen, David Pommerenke

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

In this paper, the development of a fundamentally new, topology-based cable sensor design concept is summarized for crack detection in reinforced concrete (RC) structures. The sensitivity, spatial resolution, and signal loss of sensors are investigated both numerically and experimentally. Two sensors were fabricated and validated with small- and large-scale laboratory tests under different loads. Both were proven sensitive to crack of various sizes from visually undetectable to excessive, giving the location and severity of damage simultaneously. One sensor has been installed on a three-span bridge for its long-term monitoring. It is capable of recording damage that has occurred during a …

Unhs Institute On Disability Working To Make Granite State Communities Accessible, Erika Mantz

Media Relations

No abstract provided.

The Weekly Challenger, August 4, 2005, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The August 4, 2005, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

University Of Dayton Welcomes Largest First-Year Class Since 1969; College-Entrance Test Scores Hit Record Level

News Releases

News release announces that the University of Dayton this month will welcome a bumper crop of new students.

Effect Of Stroke Location On The Laryngeal Cough Reflex And Pneumonia Risk, W. Robert Addington, Robert Stephens, John G. Widdicombe, Kamel Rekab

Faculty and Staff Publications

Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the risk of developing pneumonia in acute stroke patients comparing the early anatomical stroke location and laryngeal cough reflex (LCR) testing.

Methods: A prospective study of 818 consecutive acute stroke patients utilizing a reflex cough test (RCT), which assesses the neurological status of the LCR compared to magnetic resonance imaging or computerized tomography for stroke location and subsequent pneumonia outcome. Stroke diagnosis and stroke location were made by a neurologist and clinical radiologist, respectively; both were blinded to the RCT results.

Results: Brainstem (p-value < .007) and cerebral strokes (p-value < .005) correlated with the RCT results and pneumonia outcome. Of the 818 patients, 35 (4.3%) developed pneumonia. Of the 736 (90%) patients who had a normal RCT, 26 (3.5%) developed pneumonia, and of the 82 (10%) patients with an abnormal RCT, 9 (11%) developed pneumonia despite preventive interventions (p-value < .005). The RCT had no serious adverse events.

Conclusion: The RCT acted as a reflex …

Cuba Does Not Have Roger Noriega To Kick Around Any Moret, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.

Illinois State University Report, August 4, 2005, Illinois State University

Illinois State University Report (1966-2012)

Illinois State University bi-weekly employee newsletter.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Staff Council

Staff Council

Minutes of the August 3, 2005 meeting.

August 3, 2005 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

Annotations On - Travels In The Confederation [1783-1784], Journal Of Johann David Schoepf, John Benjamin Burroughs

HCAC Research

Johann David Schoepf was born in 1752 in the German principality of Bayreuth. Educated as a physician and natural scientist, he arrived at New York in 1777 as chief surgeon of the Ansbach troops in the service of George III. Returning to Europe in 1784, Schoepf died in 1800 while serving as president of the United Medical Colleges of Ansbach and Bayreuth. In these selected passages, Schoepf describes his travel along the north-eastern coastline of South Carolina, through what is now Horry County, and along the beach of Long Bay, now known as Myrtle Beach. He gives a description of …

August 3, 2005, Civil Service Council

2005

No abstract provided.

August 03, 2005 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

2005-08-03 Unm News Minute, University Of New Mexico Communication And Marketing Department

UNM News Minute 2005

No abstract provided.

Memorandum Of Understanding Between The United States Department Of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration And The United States Department Of Agriculture. Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service/Wildlife Services.

Other Bird Strike and Aviation Materials

This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) continues the cooperation between the Federal Aviation Administration and Wildlife Services (WS) for mitigating wildlife hazards to aviation.

Teachers As Advocates For Student: Why Some Choose To Go The Extra Mile, Linda Cohen

Theses and Graduate Projects

Teachers have the opportunity to become leaders who shape, alter and foster their students' social and academic life. The student population of late has emerged as diverse in culture, needs and learning ability. It has become increasingly more important for a teacher to understand the student as "a whole," since it often pertains to the student's learning capability and growth as a person. Identifying the factors that encourage student advocacy could be a huge step in continuing progress or a positive change toward establishing advocacy environments. This qualitative action research study investigates the factors that formulate a teacher as an …

Capsicum Oleoresin: Development Of An In-Soil Repellent For Pocket Gophers, Ray T. Sterner, Stephen A. Shumacke, Stanley E. Gaddis, Jean B. Bourassa

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

A pre- and post-monitoring study was conducted of the potential use of capsicum oleoresin as an in-soil repellent for northern pocket gophers (Thomomys talpoides). Pocket gophers were captured in irrigated alfalfa (Medicago sativa L), affixed with radio transmitters, and monitored daily for location. Six plots (4.87 × 4.87m) each were randomly assigned to capsicum oleoresin and soybean oil treatments; these were set up based upon the centers of initial core areas of gophers. Mean (±SD) volumes of capsicum oleoresin and water and soybean oil and water mixtures (10 + 90 by volume) dispensed onto plots equaled 178.5 (±4.7) and 175.7 …

K4, K9 And K18 In Human Histone H3 Are Targets For Biotinylation By Biotinidase, Kenya A. Kobza, Gabriela Camporeale, Brian Rueckert, Alice Kueh, Jacob B. Griffin, Gautam Sarath, Janos Zempleni

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Histones are modified post-translationally, e.g. by methylation of lysine and arginine residues, and by phosphorylation of serine residues. These modifications regulate processes such as gene expression, DNA repair, and mitosis and meiosis. Recently, evidence has been provided that histones are also modified by covalent binding of the vitamin biotin. The aims of this study were to identify biotinylation sites in histone H3, and to investigate the crosstalk among histone biotinylation, methylation and phosphorylation. Synthetic peptides based on the sequence of human histone H3 were used as substrates for enzymatic biotinylation by biotinidase; biotin in peptides was probed using streptavidin peroxidase. …

The Bg News August 3, 2005, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. August 3, 2005. Volume 95-Issue 160.

Agenda August 2, 2005

Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Minutes August 2, 2005

Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.