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Reporter - September 3rd 2010, Rit Reporter Staff

University Publications

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Listener Reliability And Agreement Of A Brief Intelligibility Rating Task, Cai Ewing-Buck

Speech and Hearing Sciences ETDs

PURPOSE: This study addresses the development of the I-RAVN Test of Speech Intelligibility, an assessment instrument designed to identify which speech components most affect speech intelligibility. The I-RAVN consists of ratings of overall intelligibility, and ratings of four speech components: rate/rhythm/prosody, articulation, voice quality/breath support, and nasality using a rating scale technique adapted from the CAPE-V instrument for voice. This study seeks to establish that listeners can reliably rate overall intelligibility and the four speech components in speakers with dysarthria. METHODS: Twenty-two graduate students listened to recordings from 24 talkers (7 normal, 6 with Parkinson Disease, 11 with oculopharyngeal muscular …

The Scientific Model Of Jurisprudence, Dan Priel

All Papers

I argue in this essay that the popular “descriptive” approach to jurisprudence can be modeled after attempts at explaining natural phenomena by scientists. I present four assumptions that are underlying this approach to jurisprudence, which are similar to those of natural scientists. I then argue, however, that in the case of jurisprudence (and unlike the natural sciences) these assumptions contradict each other. After presenting my case I respond to several potential replies to my argument. If my arguments are correct, this shows that jurisprudential descriptivism is not just, as some have argued, unimportant, but rather that it is impossible. The …

Cleaning Up After Sex: An Environmental History Of Contraceptives In The United States, 1873—2010, Sarah Ruth Payne

History ETDs

I argue in my dissertation, 'Cleaning Up After Sex: An Environmental History of Contraceptives in the United States, 1873—2010,' that through the processes of contraceptive production, consumption, and disposal, over time, the role of contraceptives in human/nature interactions has become more significant and the impact more direct. I examine the production, consumption, and disposal histories of condoms, diaphragms and cervical caps, intrauterine devices, and hormonal birth control. Production, consumption, and disposal of the birth control methods I study have determined physical experiences with both our bodies and with the non-human natural world, but those three processes have also shaped discourse …

Brief For Petitioner, Thompson V. North American Stainless, Lp, 562 U.S. 170 (2011) (No. 09-291), 2010 Wl 3501186, Eric Schnapper, David O'Brien Suetholz, Lisa S. Blatt

Court Briefs

QUESTIONS PRESENTED

Section 704(a) of Title VII forbids an employer from retaliating against an employee because he or she engaged in certain protected activity. The questions presented are:

(1) Does section 704(a) forbid an employer from retaliating for such activity by inflicting reprisals on a third party, such as a spouse, family member or fiance, who is closely associated with the employee who engaged in such protected activity?

(2) If so, may that prohibition be enforced in a civil action brought by the third party victim?

Major Gift To University Museum Reflects Late Couple's Enjoyment Of Culture, History, Admin

University of Mississippi News

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Language-Stuttering Relationship, Subhash Bhatnagar, Hugh Buckingham

Speech Pathology and Audiology Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

Table Of Contents, Buffalo Journal Of Gender, Law And Social Policy

Buffalo Journal of Gender, Law & Social Policy

No abstract provided.

Reflections On Change In Arts-Based Research: The Experiences Of Two Music Therapists, Deborah Seabrook, Carolyn Arnason

Music Faculty Publications

The process of engaging in arts-based research is unique; it draws upon the creative essence of the researcher to work with artistic forms which carry intangible information that is perhaps unknowable by other means. In this process, the researcher is engaged wholly; all faculties of the person are drawn into the artistic world. This article explores the experiences of two music therapists conducting arts-based research studies, weaving together distinct narratives with common themes. The reader is taken along the journey of two separate music therapy research projects: one whose participants are a group of music therapists, one whose participant is …

Persistent And Emergent Diversity Policy Concerns In An Evolving Media Environment:Toward A Reflective Research Agenda, Philip M. Napoli

McGannon Center Working Paper Series

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Diversity 2.0: Rethinking Audiences, Participation, And Policies, Minna Aslama, Philip M. Napoli

McGannon Center Working Paper Series

No abstract provided.

Healthy You, Lehigh Valley Health Network

Healthy You

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Elegant Leadership In Heterogeneous Ministry Settings, Karen Louise Palmbaum Claassen

Doctor of Ministry

Most Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) congregations are heterogeneous when viewed from some demographic angles. Age, economic status, theological viewpoint, ethnicity, language, family structure, and culture all provide angles through which to contemplate demographic heterogeneity. Part of the variety within my denomination occurs naturally. Other is due to changes in our society. Regardless of origin, increasing diversity is likely to continue. While some argue that uniformity in one or two overarching categories means that a congregation is not diverse, I affim1 that acknowledging diversity points, and exploiting those differences at times, is critical to health and vitality in a congregation. This dissertation …

Rape Victims As Mockingbirds: A Law And Linguistics Analysis Of Cross-Examination Of Rape Complainants, Sara D. Schotland

Buffalo Journal of Gender, Law & Social Policy

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18F-Fallypride Binding Potential In Patients With Schizophrenia Compared To Healthy Controls, Douglas S. Lehrer, Bradley T. Christian, Cemil Kirbas, Meicheng Chiang, Shawn Sidhu, Holly Short, Binquan Wang, Bingzhi Shi, King Wai Chu, Brian Merrill, Monte S. Buchsbaum

Psychiatry Faculty Publications

Background: Molecular imaging of dopaminergic parameters has contributed to the dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia, expanding our understanding of pathophysiology, clinical phenomenology and treatment. Our aim in this study was to compare 18F-fallypride binding potential BPND in a group of patients with schizophrenia-spectrum illness vs. controls, with a particular focus on the cortex and thalamus. Methods: We acquired 18F-fallypride positron emission tomography images on 33 patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder (28 with schizophrenia; 5 with schizoaffective disorder) and 18 normal controls. Twenty-four patients were absolutely neuroleptic naïve and nine were previously medicated, although only four had a lifetime neuroleptic exposure of …

September 1, 2010 Finance & Facilities (F&F) Committee Meeting, Evp For Administration

Finance and Facilities Committee

Documents related to the September 1, 2010 Board of Regents' Finance and Facilities Committee Meeting. (Agenda, Minutes, eBook, Notice)

In Land We Trust': The Endorois' Communication And The Quest For Indigenous Peoples' Rights In Africa, Korir Sing' Oei A., Jared Shepherd

Buffalo Human Rights Law Review

This article examines Communication 276/2003, Center for Minority Rights Development (Kenya) and Minority Rights Group International on behalf of the Endorois Welfare Council v. Kenya, argued before the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights. The Endorois Communication is one of the first indigenous rights claims to be examined by an international body after the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

This article begins by placing the Communication within the context of the international indigenous rights movement. The authors then explore the Commission's historical use of Articles 60 and 61 of the African Charter …

Reevaluating Self-Determination In A Post-Colonial World, Joshua Dilk

Buffalo Human Rights Law Review

No abstract provided.

Visualization To Support The Discovery Of Prosodic Contours Related To Turn-Taking, Nigel Ward, Joshua L. Mccartney

Departmental Technical Reports (CS)

Some meaningful prosodic patterns can be usefully represented with pitch contours, however the development of such descriptions is a labor-intensive process. To assist in the discovery of contours, visualization tools may be helpful. Edlund et al. (2009) presented the idea of superimposing hundreds of pitch curves from a corpus as a way to see the overall patterns. In this paper we refine and extend this method and illustrate its utility in the discovery of a prosodic cue to back-channels in Chinese. We also discuss issues in relating a contour-based description to one in terms of a conjunction of features, and …

Diversity In The Age Of Terror: How Racial And Ethnic Diversity In The U.S. Intelligence Community Enhances National Security, William Y. Chin

Florida A & M University Law Review

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Colleague, Fall 2010, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. College Of Education And Health Professions, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Department Of Education Reform

Colleague

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Expanding Access To Hepatitis C Virus Treatment--Extension For Community Healthcare Outcomes (Echo) Project: Disruptive Innovation In Specialty Care, Sanjeev Arora, Summers Kalishman, Karla Thornton, Denise Dion, Glen Murata, Paulina Deming, Brooke Parish, John Brown, Miriam Komaromy, Kathleen Colleran, Arthur Bankhurst, Joanna Katzman, Michelle Harkins, Luis Curet, Ellen Cosgrove, Wesley Pak

Project ECHO Bibliography

The Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) Model was developed by the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center as a platform to deliver complex specialty medical care to underserved populations through an innovative educational model of team-based interdisciplinary development. Using state-of-the-art telehealth technology, best practice protocols, and case-based learning, ECHO trains and supports primary care providers to develop knowledge and self-efficacy on a variety of diseases. As a result, they can deliver best practice care for complex health conditions in communities where specialty care is unavailable. ECHO was first developed for the management of hepatitis C virus (HCV), optimal …

It's (Not) All Small Stuff: The 2009 Lion And The Unicorn Award For Excellence In North American Poetry, Michael Heyman, Angela Sorby, Joseph T. Thomas Jr.

Faculty Works

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The Effect Of Props On Story Retells In The Classroom, Marie A. Stadler, Gay Cuming Ward

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effect of props on children’s narrative retells. Forty-two children in two comparable K/1 classrooms heard and practiced the same stories over eight weeks. This study found that the props had a positive effect on the children’s use of descriptive language, but there was no effect on the number of story grammar elements or cohesive devices used, nor for the length and complexity of the stories. Results support a balanced literacy program where children practice retelling stories with and without props.

Vulnerability-Based Spatial Sampling Stratification For The National Children's Study, Worcester County, Massachusetts: Capturing Health-Relevant Environmental And Sociodemographic Variability, Timothy Downs, Yelena Ogneva-Himmelberger, Onesky Aupont, Yangyang Wang, Ann Raj, Paula Zimmerman, Robert Goble, Octavia Taylor, Linda Churchill, Celeste Lemay, Thomas Mclaughlin, Marianne Felice

Sustainability and Social Justice

Background: The National Children's Study is the most ambitious study ever attempted in the United States to assess how environmental factors impact child health and development. It aims to follow 100,000 children from gestation until 21 years of age. Success requires breaking new interdisciplinary ground, starting with how to select the sample of > 1,000 children in each of 105 study sites; no standardized protocol exists for stratification of the target population by factoring in the diverse environments it inhabits. Worcester County, Massachusetts, like other sites, stratifies according to local conditions and local knowledge, subject to probability sampling rules.Objectives: We answer …

South/North Exchange Of 2009 - The Constitutional Recognition Of Indigenous Peoples In Latin America, Gonzalo Aguilar, Sandra Lafosse, Hugo Rojas, Rebecca Steward

Pace International Law Review Online Companion

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Working With Clay Reduces Anxiety Among College Students, Melissa Lindquist, Cynthia Turk

Modern Psychological Studies

This study examined the efficacy of an art therapy intervention (working with clay) on reducing anxiety. Forty-eight college students participated in small groups. Participants underwent a brief anxiety induction and were then randomly assigned to work with either a Rubik's cube or clay for 15 minutes. The two anxiety subscales were administered at baseline, after the anxiety induction, and after the intervention. The individuals in the clay condition experienced a significantly greater reduction in anxiety at post-intervention on both measures relative to the control condition. Possible explanations, clinical implications, and suggestions for future research are discussed.

Kittens! Inspired By Kittens! Undergraduate Theorists Inspired By Youtube, Diane Downer Anderson, Mark Christopher Lewis , '10, Sarah Elizabeth Peterson , '09, Samantha Nicole Griggs , '11, Gina Grubb , '10, Nicole Valerie Singer , '10, Simone Alanna Fried , '10, Elizabeth Evans Krone , '09, Leigh Michelle Elko , '10, Jasmine Narang , '09

Educational Studies Faculty Works

A professor and students in an undergraduate honors research seminar were inspired to playfully link old and contemporary literacy theories to a 2.0 media artifact, the popular YouTube video Kittens! Inspired by Kittens! (KIbK) starring 6 year-old Maddie. In this article KIbK is theorized drawing on frames of school-based reading instruction, social identities, identity formation in communities of practice, Bakhtin’s theory of intertextuality, and Bourdieu’s theory of social reproduction. The authors found that KIbK was a powerful touchstone and Vygotskian tool for their project of linking theory to practice. They found that pre-digital literacy theories designed for paper texts were …