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Oregon City School District Enrollment Forecasts, 2011-12 To 2020-21, Portland State University. Population Research Center, Charles Rynerson, Vivian Siu, David West

School District Enrollment Forecast Reports

This report presents the results of a demographic study conducted by the Portland State University Population Research Center. The study includes analyses of population, housing and enrollment trends affecting the District in recent years, low, middle, and high range forecasts of district‐wide enrollment by grade level for the 2011‐12 to 2020‐21 school years and middle range forecasts of individual school enrollments for the 2011‐12 to 2015‐16 school years. The District’s K‐12 enrollment of 7,751 in 2010‐11 was nearly unchanged from 2009‐10, having declined by just 13 students (0.2 percent). In each of the six years between 2004‐05 and 2010‐ 11, …

Portland Public Schools Enrollment Forecasts, 2011-12 To 2025-26, Based On October 2010 Enrollments, Portland State University. Population Research Center, Charles Rynerson, Vivian Siu, David West

School District Enrollment Forecast Reports

In Fall 2011, Portland Public Schools (PPS) enrolled 46,206 students in grades K-12, an increase of 465 students from Fall 2010. This is the third consecutive year of enrollment growth, following 12 consecutive years of enrollment losses that occurred between 1996- 97 and 2008-09. For the three year period since 2008-09, PPS K-12 enrollment has grown by 1,182 students, or 2.6 percent. In seven of the past eight years, actual K-12 enrollment in the first year of the forecast has been within 300 students of the medium scenario characterized as the “most likely” Enrollment Forecast in reports similar to this …

Litigating Bp's Contribution Claims In Publicly Subsidized Courts: Should Contracting Parties Pay Their Own Way?, Bruce L. Hay, Christopher Rendall-Jackson, David Rosenberg

Vanderbilt Law Review

In this Article, we focus on an important problem involving mass-accident cases that was highlighted by the Deepwater Horizon litigation: overuse of courts to enforce contribution claims. These claims seek to shift incurred or expected liability and damages between the business and governmental entities that participated in the activity that gave rise to the mass-accident risk. Participants in such ventures generally have the option to determine by contract beforehand whether to subject themselves to contribution claims and, if so, whether such claims will be resolved by a publicly funded court or by a privately funded process, such as arbitration. Because …

Promotion, Prevention Or Both: Regulatory Focus And Culture Revisited, Jenny Kurman, Chin Ming Hui

Online Readings in Psychology and Culture

Regulatory focus theory (e.g., Higgins, 1997) presented a differentiation between promotion orientation, focused on growth and advancement, and prevention orientation, focused on safety and security. Cross-culture differences in these systems generally show that that collectivist, Eastern cultures (mostly East-Asian cultures) are considered as prevention oriented whereas Western cultures are considered as promotion oriented. Two main claims that contribute to the refinement of the relations between culture and regulatory foci will be presented. The first refinement pertains to the relations between individualism-collectivism and regulatory foci on base of the vertical-horizontal distinction, showing that vertical collectivism is especially relevant to regulatory foci. …

The Role Of Colour Duplex Ultrasound In The Surveillance Of Patients Undergoing Endovascular Aneurysm Repair, C. Gray

Doctoral

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Molecular Methods And Platforms For Infectious Diseases Testing: A Review Of Fda-Approved And Cleared Assays, Rajyasree Emmadi, Jerry B. Boonyaratanakornkit, Rangaraj Selvarangan, Venkatakrishna Shyamala, Barbara L. Zimmer, Laurina Williams, Bonita Bryant, Ted Schutzbank, Michele M. Schoonmaker, Jean A. Amos Wilson, Leslie Hall, Preeti Pancholi, Kathryn Bernard

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

The superior sensitivity and specificity associated with the use of molecular assays has greatly improved the field of infectious disease diagnostics by providing clinicians with results that are both accurate and rapidly obtained. Herein, we review molecularly based infectious disease diagnostic tests that are Food and Drug Administration approved or cleared and commercially available in the United States as of December 31, 2010. We describe specific assays and their performance, as stated in the Food and Drug Administration's Summary of Safety and Effectiveness Data or the Office of In Vitro Diagnostic Device Evaluation and Safety's decision summaries, product inserts, or …

Dropout Prevention: Factors Contributing To The Resiliency Of At-Risk Hispanic Students And Their Pursuit Of A High School Diploma, William Roach

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

Dropping out of high school has become a reality for far too many Hispanic high school students. Some estimates have the Hispanic dropout rate at close to 50% (Stutz & Hobbs, 2008). Research on factors contributing to this high dropout rate is well documented and schools across the nation are well aware of the problem. But in spite of this knowledge, the dropout epidemic persists. The purpose of this study was to determine, from a student perspective, what can be done to reduce the number of Hispanic dropouts. Forty-six at-risk Hispanic seniors in a small Texas high school along the …

Understanding Autism, Naomi Brower, Clarissa Barnhill

All Current Publications

No abstract provided.

The Current Volume 22 : Issue 11, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Procedure And Checklist For Water Vaccination Of Meat Turkey Flocks, David D. Frame

All Current Publications

Vaccination for certain diseases is an important component of the health management program for commercial meat turkey production. Because of logistical challenges almost all routine vaccination of meat turkey flocks is administered through the drinking water.

Cognitions In Bipolar Affective Disorder And Unipolar Depression: Imagining Suicide, Sa Hales, C Deeprose, Gm Goodwin, Ea Holmes

School of Psychology

Hales SA, Deeprose C, Goodwin GM, Holmes EA. Cognitions in bipolar affective disorder and unipolar depression: imagining suicide. Bipolar Disord 2011: 13: 651–661. © 2011 The Authors. Journal compilation © 2011 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Objective: Bipolar disorder has the highest rate of suicide of all the psychiatric disorders. In unipolar depression, individuals report vivid, affect-laden images of suicide or the aftermath of death (flashforwards to suicide) during suicidal ideation but this phenomenon has not been explored in bipolar disorder. Therefore the authors investigated and compared imagery and verbal thoughts related to past suicidality in individuals with bipolar disorder …

Tennessee Farm Bureau News - November 2011, Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation

Tennessee Farm Bureau News

No abstract provided.

Interactive Gaming Reduces Experimental Pain With Or Without A Head Mounted Display, Nakia S. Gordon, Juniad Merchant, Catherine Zanbaka, Larry F. Hodges, Paula Goolkasian

Psychology Faculty Research and Publications

While virtual reality environments have been shown to reduce pain, the precise mechanism that produces the pain attenuating effect has not been established. It has been suggested that it may be the ability to command attentional resources with the use of head mounted displays (HMDs) or the interactivity of the environment. Two experiments compared participants’ pain ratings to high and low levels of electrical stimulation while engaging in interactive gaming with an HMD. In the first, gaming with the HMD was compared to a positive emotion induction condition; and in the second experiment the HMD was compared to a condition …

The Economic Impact Of Businesses Affiliated With The South Valley Economic Development Center On The Bernalillo County Economy, Doleswar Bhandari

BBER Publications

UNM-BBER was commissioned by the Rio Grande Community Development Corp. to estimate the economic impact of SVEDC-affiliated businesses (defined as businesses that have ever used the SVEDC business incubator resources) on Bernalillo County, NM. In 2010, SVEDC-affiliated businesses directly generated $5.5 million in business activity, 267 jobs, and $2.8 million in salaries and benefits in Bernalillo County. The total economic impact was estimated to be $8.97 million in business activity, 298 jobs and $3.93 million in labor income.

The Prevalence Of Cervico-Arterial Dissection In Sub-Arachnoid Hemorrhage In The United States, Ali Seifi, Md, Fred Rincon, Md, Msc, Mitchell Maltenfort, Phd, Pascal Jabbour, Md, Rodney Bell, Md, Michael Moussouttas, Md

Department of Neurology Faculty Papers

Objectives: In this study, we sought to determine the prevalence of cervico-arterial dissection in aubarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) using a large administrative database.

The Prevalence And Risk Factors Of Acute Myocardial Infarction (Ami) After Acute Ischemic Stroke (Ais) In The United States, Ali Seifi, Md, Fred Rincon, Md, Msc, Michael Moussouttas, Md, Mitchell Maltenfort, Phd, Matthew Vibbert, Md, Rodney Bell, Md, Maria Carissa Pineda, Md, Diana Tzeng, Md, Jacqueline Urtecho, Md, Anish Koka, Md, William Mcbride, Md

Department of Neurology Faculty Papers

Objectives: To determine the prevalence and risk factors for, and the association with in-hospital mortality of, AMI after AIS, and to study the effect of intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (r-tPA) in this setting. We hypothesized that AMI would be associated with lower survival rate at hospital discharge but that intravenous r-tPA would be associated with lower risk of AMI.

Doctoral Research In Library And Information Science By Pakistani Professionals: An Analysis, Rais Ahmed Samdani, Rubina Bhatti

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Research is a process of enquiry that draws data from the context in which events occur, in an attempt to describe these occurrences, as a means of determining the process in which events are embedded and the perspectives of those participating in the events, using induction to derive possible explanation based on observed phenomena", Gorman & Clayton (2005).

The creation and dissemination of research is central to the growth of any profession. Library and Information Science is no exemption. A considerable amount of emphasis has been placed by many library experts and professionals towards the creation of research culture among …

Rural Youth’S Perceptions Of Information Sources And Rural Library Services, Norshila Shaifuddin, Masitah Ahmad, Wan Nor Haliza Wan Mokhtar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

It has been recognized that youth populations are the capital for nation building. According to the Malaysian National Census (2000) about 60% of Malaysian youth (age 15-29) are concentrated in the rural areas. This population as already known is a valuable asset for the successor of country development. They are believed to be the agents of change for economic and social growth of the society. They can play an active role for the development of themselves and their environment. They should be actively involved in giving their expertise and assistance in various fields such as education, business, rural industries and …

Indian Lis Literature In International Journals With Specific Reference To Ssci Database: A Bibliometric Study, Pallab Pradhan, Rajesh Chandrakar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Scholarly communication is the process by which scholars and scientists conduct their research and make that research works and results known to the world. It plays an important role for the advancement of knowledge and a scholar's future prospect. History is the witness about the changing process of scholarly communication from oral representation to written, than to print, and now to the electronic (on-line).

In the formal process of scholarly communication; researchers, basis on the work of others, write up their own research findings and give those research papers essentially without charge to publishers. In turn, publishers manage the peer-review …

Status Of Institutional Repositories In Asian Countries: A Quantitative Study, Mohammad Nazim, Bhaskar Mukherjee

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

With the development of information communication technologies, a number of alternative strategies to the traditional scholarly publishing system have been evolved. Among these, Open Access (OA) model which promise to be extremely advantageous to peers everywhere, especially to those who have acute shortage of resources for purchasing scholarly literature. The impetus of OA was boosted by the Open Society Institute (OSI) in a small meeting convened in Budapest on December 1-2, 2001. The purpose of the meeting was to accelerate progress in the international effort to make research literature in all academic fields freely available on the Internet (OAIS, 2002; …

Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth And Lactose Intolerance Contribute To Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptomatology In Pakistan, Javed Yakoob, Zaigham Abbas, Rustam Khan, Saeed Hamid, Safia Awan, Wasim Jafri

Department of Medicine

Background /Aim: The symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome resemble those of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of SIBO and lactose intolerance (LI) occurrence in Patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) according to Rome III criteria.

PatientS and Methods: In this retrospective case-control study, Patients over 18 years of age with altered bowel habit, bloating, and Patients who had lactose Hydrogen breath test (H 2 BT) done were included. The "cases" were defined as Patients who fulfill Rome III criteria for IBS-D, while "controls" were those having chronic nonspecific diarrhea …

Can Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (Ssri) Improve Motor Recovery After Stroke? What Is The Role Of Neuroplasticity?, Farzin Majeed, Ayeesha Kamran Kamal

Department of Medicine

No abstract provided.

Environmental Constraints And Profitability Relationships In Agriculture: A Case Study Of Wheat Farming In Bangladesh, S Rahman, Mk Hasan

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

This article attempts to measure the influence of environmental constraints on profitability and resource use in agriculture by utilizing survey data of 293 wheat farmers from three regions of Bangladesh. Analysis is based on a profit function, where the selected variables representing environmental constraints were incorporated as additional fixed factors. Results revealed that environmental constraints have a significant influence on both profitability and farmers' resource allocation decisions. Output supply and input demands were significantly affected by land suitability and other environmental constraints (i.e. a combination of poor soil fertility, pest and weed infestation and weather variation). The policy implications include …

The Murray Ledger And Times, November 1, 2011, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Facing Gender Performativity: How Transgender Performances And Performativity Trouble Facework Research, Julie Wight

Kaleidoscope: A Graduate Journal of Qualitative Communication Research

No abstract provided.

Daddy's Little Girl: A Provacative Feminist Critique Of Purity Balls, Jennifer L. Freitag

Kaleidoscope: A Graduate Journal of Qualitative Communication Research

No abstract provided.

4.105:01 Medical Examination Consent Form

999.x Policy Forms

No abstract provided.

October 31st 2011, Csusb

Coyote Chronicle (1984-)

No abstract provided.

Alumni E-Connections, 2011-10-31, Alumni Relations

Alumni E-Connections

Newsletter for alumni of Governors State University.

Annual Financial Report, 2010-2011, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Annual Financial Report

No abstract provided.