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Ischemia–Reperfusion Impairs Blood–Brain Barrier Function And Alters Tight Junction Protein Expression In The Ovine Fetus, X. Chen, S. W. Threlkeld, E. E. Cummings, I. Juan, O. Makeyev, W. G. Besio, J. Gaitanis, W. A. Banks, G. B. Sadowska, B. S. Stonestreet

Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering Faculty Publications

The blood–brain barrier is a restrictive interface between the brain parenchyma and the intravascular compartment. Tight junctions contribute to the integrity of the blood–brain barrier. Hypoxic–ischemic damage to the blood–brain barrier could be an important component of fetal brain injury. We hypothesized that increases in blood–brain barrier permeability after ischemia depend upon the duration of reperfusion and that decreases in tight junction proteins are associated with the ischemia-related impairment in blood–brain barrier function in the fetus. Blood–brain barrier function was quantified with the blood-to-brain transfer constant (K_i) and tight junction proteins by Western immunoblot in fetal sheep …

Great Northwest Athletic Conference Cross Country Academic All-Stars (Through 2011), Great Northwest Athletic Conference

Cross-Country Running

No abstract provided.

Central Washington University Athletic Hall Of Fame Nominees, 2011, Central Washington University Athletic Hall Of Fame Council

Athletic Hall of Fame

No abstract provided.

Studi Simulasi Menggunakan Fuzzy C-Means Dalam Mengklasifikasi Konstruk Tes, Rukli Rukli

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Tulisan ini memperkenalkan metode fuzzy c-means dalam mengklasifikasi konstruk tes. Untuk memverifikasi sifat unidimensional suatu tes biasanya menggunakan analisis faktor sebagai bagian dari statistik parametrik dengan beberapa persyaratan yang ketat sedangkan metode fuzzy c-means termasuk metode heuristik yang tidak memerlukan persyaratan yang ketat. Studi simulasi penelitian ini menggunakan dua metode yakni analisis faktor menggunakan program SPSS dan fuzzy c-means menggunakan program Matlab. Data simulasi menggunakan tipe data dikotomi dan politomi yang dibangkitkan lewat prog-ram Microsoft Office Excel dengan desain 2 kategori, yakni: tiga butir soal dengan banyak peserta tes 10, dan 30 butir soal dengan banyak peserta tes 100. Hasil …

Ptsd Treatment-Seeking Among Rural Latino Combat Veterans: A Review Of The Literature, Michael R. Duke, Roland S. Moore, Genevieve M. Ames

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Latino combat soldiers report both higher prevalence and greater overall severity of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms than non-Hispanic Caucasians. However, these veterans face unique social and cultural barriers to accessing treatment for PTSD that distinguish them from their non-Hispanic white counterparts. Latino veterans who reside in rural settings face additional socio-cultural and structural impediments, in that they are likely to reside far from VA (Veterans Administration) medical facilities, have limited access to public transportation, and hold more conservative views toward mental health treatment than those residing in urban locales. However, little is known about the unique individual, sociocultural, and …

Scholarworks Statistics - January Through December 2011, Scholarworks

ScholarWorks Reports

During 2011, ScholarWorks recorded a total of 142,086 full-text downloads and 122,949 page views.

Transitioning To The Civilian Workforce: Issues Impacting The Reentry Of Rural Women Veterans, Celia Renteria Szelwach, Jill Steinkogler, Ellen R. Badger, Ria Muttukumaru

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Women veterans seeking employment in rural areas often face several challenges, such as geographical barriers, limited employment opportunities, and a lack of childcare resources within their respective communities. This exploratory study builds on the 2001 report by the Women’s Research & Education Institute (WREI), which outlined the effects of military service on women veterans’ civilian employment prospects. In addition, it explores the specific challenges through a review of current literature, assessment of Bureau of Labor Statistics datasets, and the conduct and analysis of qualitative interviews. Addressing the needs of women veterans returning to rural environments for employment requires a three-pronged …

Examination Of Post-Service Health-Related Quality Of Life Among Rural And Urban Military Members Of The Millennium Cohort Study, Susan P. Proctor, Timothy S. Wells, Kelly A. Jones, Edward J. Boyco, Tyler C. Smith

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Little information exists on the health-related quality of life (HRQL) of U.S. veterans based on rural (versus urban) status, especially those in younger age groups, and whether deployment influences this outcome. We addressed these questions in the Millennium Cohort Study, a prospective investigation of U.S. military personnel assessed first in 2001 and then subsequently every three years via self-administered questionnaires. Participants separated from the military at the time of the most recent survey were eligible (n = 10,738). HRQL was assessed using the SF-36V Physical Component Summary (PCS) and Mental Component Summary (MCS) scores. Rural status was assigned from zip …

The Economic And Cultural Impacts Of Veterans On Rural America: The Case Of Iowa, Dan Krier, C. Richard Stockner, Paul Lasley

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Rural America has long been a crucial supplier of recruits and civilian personnel to the U.S. military. Rural America is also an essential source of cultural and political support for military activity. After their tours of duty have ended, many veterans return to rural communities where they continue to carry the values of their military experiences and extend military traditions into rural culture. Far away from the Pentagon and other corridors of military power live millions of geographically-dispersed rural veterans whose Veterans Administration benefits (cash payments, loans, medical care) and retirement pensions flow into, and become a crucial economic support …

Mental Health Status And Perceived Barriers To Seeking Treatment In Rural Reserve Component Veterans, Elizabeth A. Bennett, Michael Crabtree, Mary E. Schaffer, Thomas W. Britt

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

National Guard and Reserve (RC) troops (N=617) primarily from the Appalachian Region in Southwestern Pennsylvania who recently returned from deployment in support of current military conflicts responded to a survey that assessed their demographics, mental health symptoms, help-seeking behaviors, barriers for not seeking treatment, deployment history, and stressors. Veterans were classified as rural (N = 334) or non-rural (N = 283). Rural participants reported a significantly greater number of issues with transportation/access in seeking mental health treatment, were more likely to perceive others as worse off as a reason not to seek treatment, had a more negative attitude …

Pengembangan Instrumen Asesmen Kebutuhan Perkembangan Untuk Penyusunan Kurikulum Dan Evaluasi Program Bk, Gendon Barus

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian pengembangan ini bertujuan menghasilkan instrumen asesmen kebutuhan peserta didik, disebut Invantori Kebutuhan Perkembangan Murid (IKPM). Penelitian mengikuti model Plomp (1999) dengan lima fase. Reliabilitas instrumen diestimasi dengan teknik Alpha Cronbach, validitas isi diperiksa oleh pakar dan telaah praktisi melalui FGD. Validitas empirik dan kecocokan model pengukuran dibuktikan dengan analisis faktor konfirmatori (CFA) dengan program Lisrel 8.30. Telaah praktisi melibatkan 60 orang guru kelas V dan VI SD dalam dua tahap FGD, sedangkan uji coba empirik dan implementasi melibatkan murid kelas V dan VI. Hasil penelitian pengembang-an ini adalah: 1) IKPM dapat digunakan untuk menghimpun data kebutuhan perkembangan sebagai dasar …

Pengembangan Instrumen Pengukur Hasil Belajar Nirbias Dan Terskala Baku, Djemari Mardapi, Badrun Kartowagiran

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian hibah ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan instrumen pengukur hasil belajar yang nirbias dan terskala baku yang digunakan dalam beberapa mata pelajaran di SMA dan atau SMP. Jenis penelitian ini adalah research and development (R&D) yang dilakukan selama dua tahun. Hasil penelitian tahun pertama dihasilkan draf instrumen pengukur hasil belajar yang nirbias dan terskala baku. Tahun kedua, diseminasi draf instru-men pengukur hasil belajar yang dihasilkan tahun pertama ke beberapa guru Matematika SMA dan SMP di Provinsi DIY dan Jawa Tengah. Setelah direvisi, instrumen disosialisasikan ke be-berapa guru Matematika SMA dan SMP di Provinsi DIY, Jawa Tengah dan NTB.

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Pengembangan Model Assessment For Learning Pada Pembelajaran Matematika Di Smp, Mansyur Mansyur

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menemukan cara mengembangkan model assessment for learning pada pembelajaran matematika. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian pengembangan model Hopkins & Clark. Subjek uji coba adalah 20 orang guru matematika dan 199 orang siswa kelas VII SMPN 13 dan SMPN 27 Makasar. Analisis data dilakukan dua tahap dan secara kualitatif dan kuantitatif. Ujicoba model AfL meng-gunakan repeated measures analysis. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa model assessment for learning yang dikembangkan memiliki lima karakteristik utama. pembelajaran lebih memberikan rasa keadilan bagi semua siswa, dan cocok diterapkan untuk semua mata pelajaran. Beberapa temuan dalam penelitian ini yaitu: (1) informasi yang …

Profil Resiliensi Pendidik Berdasarkan Resilience Quetient Test, Prihastuti Prihastuti

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memperoleh gambaran umum profile resiliensi pendidik Fakultas Psikologi Unair mela-lui Resilience Quotient Test (RQ). Instrumen yang digunakan adalah Resilience Quotient Test, yang terdiri 56 item. Resilience Quotient Test memuat 7 faktor, yaitu: emotional regulation, impulse control, emphati, optimism, causal analysis, self-efficacy dan reaching-out. Analisis profile resiliensi dilakukan berdasarkan perbandingan nilai rata-rata dari masing-masing faktor dengan nilai acuan yang sudah ditentukan dalam Resilience Quotient Test. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan 2 faktor berada pada kategori di atas rata-rata (impulse control dan optimism), 3 faktor berada pada kategori rata-rata ( …

Pengembangan Asesmen Alternatif Dalam Pembelajaran Matematika Dengan Pendekatan Realistik Di Sekolah Dasar, Fatimah Setiani

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengembangkan dan menemukan asesmen alternatif yang valid, praktis dan efektif berlandaskan pembelajaran matematika dengan pendekatan realistik di Sekolah Dasar (SD). Penelitian ini merupakan peneli-tian pengembangan yang mengacu pada model pengembangan pendidikan dari Plomp dengan mengacu pada kriteria kualitas produk pengembangan yang dikemukakan Nieveen, yang melipu-ti kriteria kevalidan, kepraktisan, dan keefektifan. Hasil peneliti-an ini adalah seperangkat penilaian dalam pembelajaran mate-matika dengan pendekatan realistik. Hasil uji coba, menunjuk-kan bahwa asesmen alternatif telah memenuhi kriteria kevalid-an, kepraktisan, dan keefektifan. Kevalidan asesmen alternatif beserta perangkat asesmen yang digunakan termasuk dalam kategori sangat baik. Kepraktisan dan keefektifan asesmen alter-natif …

Difusi Kebijakan Pengarusutamaan Gender Pada Individu: Refleksi Terhadap Metode Penelitian Difusi, Mami Hajaroh

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menemukan model kon-septual difusi kebijakan, faktor-faktor penentu adopsi, dan metode penelitian difusi pengarusutamaan gender (PUG). Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif fenomenologi dengan subjek Fatayat NU di DIY. Data dikumpulkan dengan interview mendalam dengan triangulasi tema-tema. Analisis data menggunakan Interpretive Phenomenology Analysis (IPA) dan Event History Analysis (EHA). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa model konseptual difusi kebijakan pada individu ditemukan dengan tahap pengetahuan, persuasi, konfirmasi, keputusan dan implementasi. Adopsi kebijakan PUG pada individu ditentukan oleh faktor internal meliputi latar belakang individu, keinovatif-an sesuai dengan kebutuhan individu, dan perilaku aktif dari individu dan faktor penentu eksternal meliputi ketersediaan sumber dan …

Zealous Advocacy For The Right To Be Heard For Children And Youth In Deportation Proceedings, M. Aryah Somers

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.

Possibilities And Limits Of Comparative Literature Today, Darío Villanueva

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In his article "Possibilities and Limits of Comparative Literature Today," Darío Villanueva traces the itinerary of comparative literature over the last fifty years comparative literature in its various stages. The first of these confronted two options seen in a way as irreconcilable: the almost exclusive connexion with literary history or its identification with the theory of literature. Villanueva outlines the consolidation of the "new paradigm" which overcomes those contradictions, thanks to the methodological cooperation between comparative literature and the systemic theories of literature, and thanks, as well, to a return to philology as an adequate practice of reading. In addition, …

The Library And The Librarian As A Theme In Literature, Teresa Vilariño Picos

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In her article "The Library and the Librarian as a Theme in Literature," Teresa Vilariño Picos explores in several languages and genres (literature, cinema, television), the image of the library and the librarian. Vilariño Picos argues that the image of the library and the librarian often refer the reader or viewer to a perception where the space of books represents universal humanity and knowledge despite the often negative view depicted. In Vilariño Picos's discussion particular attention is paid to the works of Elias Canetti, Jorge Luis Borges, Umberto Eco, and David Lodge in literature and Alain Resnais film and Manolo …

Senate Bill (A) 52-057 Fy 2012-2013 Annual Budget Bill, Adam Aldridge

Legislative Branch Publications

No abstract provided.

The Character And The Spatial Concepts Of Cakranegara The Historical City Of Indonesia As An Alternative Urban Design, Lalu Mulyadi

Paradigma: Jurnal Kajian Budaya

The main challenge in Indonesian urban conservation efforts is to determine how changes can meet our current needs without jeopardizing its unique character. Cakranegara, Lombok is one of the towns that have unique character and concept for its spatial organization. This research seeks to define the character of Cakranegara by outlining the spatial city concepts in relation to the physical character based on the socio-cultural and religious principles using questionnaires, mental mapping, visual survey and interviews. The results indicate that the grid pattern, settlement blocks and the positioning of the east-west temples have become the specific character of the city. …

Sex Offender Registration And Notification Laws At Home And Abroad: Is An International Megan's Law Good Policy?, Christopher King

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.

Pengaruh Locus Of Control Terhadap Hubungan Sikap Manajer, Norma-Norma Subyektif, Kendali Perilaku Persepsian, Dan Intensi Manajer Dalam Melakukan Kecurangan Penyajian Laporan Keuangan, Novita Wening

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

This research adopts the theory of planned behavior. The purpose of this research is to examine the effects of attitude toward behavior, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control on the manager’s intention to commit fraudulent financial reporting moderated by locus of control. This research applies a mail survey as data collection method and judgment sampling as sample collection method. Research subjects are accounting and finance managers of manufacture industry in Indonesia. There are 1,700 questioners to be distributed during the research. However, there are only 148 of the 186 returned questioners to be included in the research analysis. Empirical evidence …

Analisis Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Kepuasan Kerja Auditor Dan Hubungannya Dengan Kinerja Dan Keinginan Berpindah Kerja Auditor, Fitriany Fitriany, Lindawati Gani, Sylvia Veronica Siregar, Arywarti Marganingsih, Viska Anggraita

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

This research aims to examine the factors that influence auditor’s job satisfaction, the effects of job satisfaction on performance and turnover intentions, and how far the performances moderate the relationship between job satisfaction and turnover intention. The unit of analysis from this study is an auditor who works on a public accounting firm. Results showed that in small accounting firms, only consideration leadership style affects auditor’s satisfaction, while in big accounting firms, leadership style and structure leadership style have affected auditor’s satisfaction. Considerate Leadership style has higher effect than structural leadership style. For auditors in the big accounting firms, the …

All Children Are Created Equal Too: The Disparate Treatment Of Youth Rights In America, Travis Johnson

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.

Study On The Assessment Of Seafarers' Fatigue, Huanxin. Wang

World Maritime University Dissertations

Global concern about the issue of fatigue at sea is widely evident across the shipping industry. Fatigue-induced human errors have been identified as major contributing factors in most maritime accidents. This paper attempts to explore an approach to evaluate the degree of seafarers’ fatigue and to propose some suggestions on fatigue prevention and management. According to the definition given by the IMO, Fatigue is a state of feeling tired, weary, or sleepy that results from prolonged mental or physical work, extended periods of anxiety, exposure to harsh environments, or loss of sleep. The effects of fatigue are impaired performance and …

Enhancing Service Quality In The Maritime Industry : A Case Study Of Tema Port, Baffour Ofori-Atta Kena

World Maritime University Dissertations

This dissertation is an analysis of service quality in the maritime industry with emphasis on enhancing service quality in Tema Port in Ghana. A general overview of service quality is examined at the beginning of the study. This is further narrowed down to service quality amongst the various service providers in the maritime industry with specific focus on those operating in Tema Port. To gain a holistic understanding of the existing service quality in Tema Port and how it can be enhanced: the study, obtained information from shippers/freight forwarders and leading executives in the maritime industry in Ghana, from operational …

A Socio-Cultural Analysis Of Building And Improving Safety Culture : Case Study Of The Maritime Industry In Sri Lanka, Prasad Manjula H. Hettiarachchie Don

World Maritime University Dissertations

The aim of this study is to determine the influential power of some cultural and social factors which could uplift the Safety Culture in the Sri Lankan maritime industry and to examine the underlying factors which contributed to the evolution of Safety in the maritime sector. This research has been done using amixed method approach and the researcher used a questionnaire to collect data from 101 employees attached to three key organizations inthe Sri Lankan maritime industry. Out of the six areas of the questionnaire, the first one focused on identifying the evolution of safety in this industry and the …

Cookbooks: Preserving Jewish Tradition, Daniel Feinberg, Alice Crosetto

Library Faculty Presentations & Publications

Culinary traditions have played an integral role in the Jewish religion from its very beginning. Families have continually passed down these traditions from one generation to the next as a means to preserve Jewish culture as well as to maintain their Jewish identity. The authors propose that one of the methods of preserving and transmitting these culinary traditions, traditions clearly rooted in oral tradition, has been through the cookbook. While the written cookbook continues to be popular and marketable, traditional cookbook contents are becoming increasingly available online. In saving recipes for future generations, cookbooks preserve religious, cultural, and traditional elements …

The Ophelia Motif In The Work Of Iberian Galician Writers, María Do Cebreiro Rábade Villar

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In her article "About the Ophelia Motif in the Work of Iberian Galician Writers" María do Cebreiro Rábade Villar attempts to arrive at an idea of character through a comparative analysis of various artistic versions of William Shakespeare's Ophelia. Rábade Villar employs Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari's notions of transversality and devices of analytical enunciation in order to understand the feminine literary character. Rábade Villar's corpus of the Ophelia motif include Iberian Galician authors's work such as by Álvaro Cunqueiro, Xohana Torres, Chus Pato, and Marta Dacosta.