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Medical Staff Boot Camp, Rick D. Barton

Center for Health Law Policy and Bioethics

No abstract provided.

A Kinect-Based System For Automatic Recording Of Some Pigeon Behaviors, Damian Lyons, James Macdonall, Kelly Cunningham

Faculty Publications

Contact switches and touch screens are the state of the art for recording pigeons’ pecking behavior. Recording other behavior, however, requires a different sensor for each behavior, and some behaviors cannot easily be recorded. We present a flexible and inexpensive image-based approach to detecting and counting pigeon behaviors that is based on the Kinect sensor from Microsoft. Although the system is as easy to set up and use as the standard approaches, it is more flexible because it can record behaviors in addition to key pecking. In this article, we show how both the fast, fine motion of key pecking …

Dangerous Diagnoses, Risky Assumptions, And The Failed Experiment Of “Sexually Violent Predator” Commitment, Deirdre M. Smith

Oklahoma Law Review

In its 1997 opinion, Kansas v. Hendricks, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a law that reflected a new model of civil commitment. The targets of this new commitment law were dubbed “Sexually Violent Predators” (SVPs), and the Court upheld indefinite detention of these individuals on the assumption that there is a psychiatrically distinct class of individuals who, unlike typical recidivists, have a mental condition that impairs their ability to refrain from violent sexual behavior. And, more specifically, the Court assumed that the justice system could reliably identify the true “predators,” those for whom this unusual and extraordinary deprivation of liberty …

Schooling The Supreme Court, Christine Chabot

Faculty Publications & Other Works

Supreme Court Justices' uniform professional backgrounds have drawn increasing criticism. Yet it is unclear how diverse professional training would affect the Court's decisions. This Article offers the first empirical analysis of how Justices with diverse professional training vote: It examines a unique period when Justices with formal legal education sat with Justices who entered the profession by reading the law alone.

The study finds that Justices' levels of agreement and politically independent voting vary significantly according to their professional training. In cases which divided the Court, Justices who shared the benefit of formal legal education (1) voted together more often …

Design And Development Of The Portable Build Platform And Heated Travel Envelope For The Multi3d Manufacturing System, Steven Daniel Ambriz

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

The final product functionality of parts produced by Additive Manufacturing (AM) can, in part, be improved by the inclusion of multi-material capabilities. The “Multi3D system” that is under development at The University of Texas at El Paso uses material extrusion printing (or fused deposition modeling), solid conductor wire embedding, direct-write, component placement, and micromaching to enable multi-material fabrication. The Multi3D was designed to transport a workpiece between manufacturing stations via a six-axis robot, portable build platform (PBP), and a controlled temperature environment or chamber that travels to each manufacturing station. The heated travel envelope (HTE) was included to mitigate thermal …

Editorial Comment: What Are Nonprofit Hospitals Reporting As Community Building Activities As Community Benefit?, Julie Trocchio

Frontiers in Public Health Services and Systems Research

The paper presented by these researchers, is, as would be expected, well thought out and supported by their careful research. It correctly concludes that the topic of hospitals’ role in addressing social determinants of health deserves more attention. However, in the future, examination of the IRS Form 990 Schedule H Part II, Community Building, will not be the best way to do it.

Arkansas Water Resources Center Annual Technical Report, 2014, Arkansas Water Resources Center

Arkansas Water Resources Center Annual Report

No abstract provided.

Mentoring Moms: The Critical Health And Safety Needs Of Pregnant Offenders In The Harris County Sherriff’S Office Reentry Program., Judith A. Harris Phd, Jennifer Herring Msw

Journal of Family Strengths

This article highlights the benefits of collaboration between academia and programs within an urban jail. Staff from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) Reentry program and Senior Seminar students from the University of Houston Downtown (UHD) Criminal Justice Department have come together to form a partnership where the core project is focused on community reentry. In addition to providing services for inmates, such a platform provides each student with ongoing career opportunities. One such program, Mentoring Moms focuses on the critical health and safety needs of pregnant offenders through an established curriculum under the supervision of licensed case managers.

Pengaruh Pembelajaran Berbantuan Media Berbasis Komputer Terhadap Kompetensi Siswa Membuat Pola Di Smkn 6 Yogyakarta, Laila Nurul Himmah, Moch. Bruri Triyono

Jurnal Pendidikan Vokasi

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan pencapaian kompetensi siswa membuat pola menggunakan pembelajaran berbantuan media adobe flash dan media power point berdasarkan kemampuan belajarnya pada mata diklat membuat pola. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian quasi eksperimen dengan variabel terikat kompetensi siswa, variabel bebas media berbasis komputer, dan variabel moderator kemampuan siswa. Dua kelas sebagai subyek penelitian dengan 22 siswa pada masing-masing kelas, sehingga jumlah keseluruhan 44 siswa. Instrumen yang digunakan berupa lembar penilaian unjuk kerja dan soal post test. Data dianalisis dengan menggunakan uji Anova jalur ganda dan uji lanjut Tukeys. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa (1) terdapat perbedaan pencapaian kompetensi siswa …

Pengembangan Perangkat Pembelajaran Bangun Ruang Smp Dengan Pendekatan Savi (Somatik, Auditori, Visual, Dan Intelektual), Supiyati Supiyati, Jailani Jailani

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menghasilkan perangkat pembelajaran bangun ruang SMP dengan menggunakan pendekatan SAVI yang layak yaitu valid, praktis, dan efektif. Jenis penelitian ini adalah pengembangan. Penelitian pengembangan ini menggunakan model 4-D yang dikembangkan oleh Thiagarajan, Semmel dan Semmel. Pengembangan perangkat terdiri dari tahap analisis awal-akhir, analisis siswa, analisis materi, analisis tugas, spesifikasi tujuan pembelajaran, pemilihan media, pemilihan format, desain produk, uji ahli, uji coba terbatas dan uji coba lapangan. Subjek penelitian ini adalah 52 orang yang terdiri dari dua kelas yang berasal dari siswa SMPN 5 Sumbawa Besar dan SMPN 2 Unter Iwes. Instrumen penelitian yang digunakan terdiri …

Pengembangan Bahan Ajar Matematika Dengan Pendekatan Open-Ended Untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Berpikir Kritis Dan Kreatif Siswa Sma, Yandri Soeyono

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menghasilkan bahan ajar Matematika kelas X dengan menggunakan pendekatan open-ended yang baik (valid, praktis dan efektif) untuk meningkatkan kemampuan berpikir kritis dan kreatif siswa,dan membandingkan keefektifannya dengan Buku Guru dan Buku Siswa Matematika Kelas X yang dipersiapkan pemerintah dalam rangka implementasi Kurikulum 2013. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian dan pengembangan (Research and Development). Model pengembangan yang diacu adalah model Dick & Carey dan Borg & Gall yang dimodifikasi. Langkah-langkah dalam pengembangan ini adalah meneliti dan mengumpulkan informasi, mengembangkan RPP, memilih dan mengembangkan bahan ajar, uji coba awal, revisi, uji coba utama, dan revisi akhir produk.Uji …

How Spokesperson Rank And Selected Media Channels Impact Perceptions In Crisis Communication, Jieun Lee, Sora Kim, Emma K. Wertz

Faculty Articles

This study examined the impact of spokesperson’s rank and selected media channels in crisis communication by employing different ranks (i.e., CEO and communication director spokespersons) and media channels (blogs, websites, and newspapers). Findings indicated that CEO spokespersons were more effective in terms of lowering publics’ crisis responsibility attributions than communication director spokespersons and that blogs were more effective in lowering crisis responsibility attributions than websites and newspapers.

Efficacy Of Female Rat Models In Translational Cardiovascular Aging Research, Kevin M. Rice, J. C. Fannin, C. Gillette, Eric Blough

Pharmaceutical Science and Research

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women in the United States. Aging is a primary risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease as well as cardiovascular-related morbidity and mortality. Aging is a universal process that all humans undergo; however, research in aging is limited by cost and time constraints. Therefore, most research in aging has been done in primates and rodents; however it is unknown how well the effects of aging in rat models translate into humans. To compound the complication of aging gender has also been indicated as a risk factor for various cardiovascular diseases. …

Promoting Participation In Sustainable Living Educational Programming Events Among Nonenvironmentally-Motivated Individuals: The Importance Of Key Informant Involvement, Brooklynn J. Wynveen

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Many social science researchers agree that overconsumption of resources and consumer goods is a major problem in Western culture today, particularly in the United States. Thus, promoting sustainable behavior among the public in rural and urban areas alike is important. Although existing research offers suggestions for promoting sustainable behaviors among environmentally-motivated audiences, a void remains with respect to encouraging non-environmentally-motivated individuals to adopt more sustainable behaviors. In response, I conducted a formative experiment aimed specifically at: 1) fostering participation among non-environmentally motivated individuals in sustainable living educational programming events, and 2) promoting subsequent behavior change among those participants in the …

Strategies For Practice In Helping Fathers Step Up To The Plate And Stay Engaged, Joshua Kirven

Journal of Family Strengths

In times of stress or crisis for families, one effective approach practitioners can use is the conceptual framework of family strengths as a mechanism to promote strong, healthy relationships. The purpose of this article is to familiarize practitioners with the family strengths perspective and encourage them to incorporate family strengths into working with fathers. Clinical impressions will be discussed, including introducing Holistic Integration Techniques (HIT), along with other intervention strategies for practitioners implement. The concept of family strengths has been studied for several decades and describes a family that functions optimally in support of the individual members, including fathers. When …

Dampak Lesson Study Terhadap Mata Pelajaran Matematika Smp Sulawesi Utara, Philoteus Erwin Alex Tuerah

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dampak implementasi Lesson Study (melalui Program PELITA-JICA) pada mata pelajaran matematika SMP di Sulawesi Utara. Tujuan dari penelitian adalah untuk mengkaji pengaruh penerapan Lesson Study terhadap pencapaian akademik mata pelajaran matematika siswa SMP. Penelitian ini melibatkan 23 sekolah, terdiri dari 13 sekolah eksperimen (Kabupaten Minahasa Utara) dan 10 sekolah kontrol (Kabupaten Minahasa), dengan keseluruhan responden berjumlah 598 siswa. Data penelitian berupa nilai tes akademik matematika dianalisis secara statistik menggunakan uji beda (α=0,05). Dari hasil analisis uji beda dapat disimpulkan bahwa implementasi Lesson Study mampu meningkatkan nilai tes akademik matematika siswa SMP. Rasio nilai matematika eksperimen:kontrol …

Model Afl Untuk Meningkatkan Pemahaman Dan Higher Order Thinking Skills Mahasiswa Vokasi Bidang Busana, Widihastuti Widihastuti, Suyata Suyata

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan: (1) mengembangkan model AFL berbasis HOTS untuk pembelajaran bidang busana di perguruan tinggi; (2) menguji keefektifan model AFL berbasis HOTS dalam meningkatkan pemahaman dan HOTS mahasiswa pendidikan vokasi bidang busana. Penelitian pengembangan ini menggunakan HC-ADDIE modification model. Tahapan research meliputi analysis & need assessment. Tahapan development meliputi design prototype model, validasi model, uji keterbacaan, melatih dosen, uji coba terbatas dan diperluas sebagai implementation, analysis, dan evaluation melalui CAR. Tahapan diffusion meliputi diseminasi hasil penelitian melalui seminar dan jurnal. Subjek uji coba adalah mahasiswa S1 Pendidikan Teknik Busana, Fakultas Teknik, UNY. Analisis data menggunakan teknik statistik deskriptif …

State Of Utah V. James C. Mccallie : Brief Of The Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

Appeal from a convictoin for aggravated assault, a third degree felony in the Third District Court, State of Utah, the Honorable Denise P. Lindberg, Judge, presiding.

Federated Capital Corporation Dba Federated Financial Corporation Of America, Plaintiff/Appellant, Vs. Neal Deutsch, Individually And Dba Aone Media, Inc., Defendant/Appellee. : Reply Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

REPLY BREIF OF APPELLANT

ON APPEAL FROM THE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, UTAH
COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH, BEFORE THE HONORABLE KEITH KELLY

Conceptualizing A Trauma Informed Child Welfare System For Indian Country, James C. Caringi, Hal A. Lawson

Journal of Family Strengths

The creation of trauma-informed systems that use evidence-based, culturally competent interventions for affected children and families is a priority in Indian Country because mounting evidence from adverse childhood experiences research with American Indians documents the incidence and prevalence of trauma. What is more, an emergent line of research documents secondary traumatic stress (STS) in the adult workforce, which reduces their ability to help affected children and families and contributes to workforce turnover. The development of a trauma-informed system entails evidence-based detection, treatment, and prevention mechanisms for children, families, and STS-affected social services professionals. With tribal child welfare systems as a …

Page Length And Methodological Characteristics Of Recently Published Doctoral Dissertations In Education, Justus Randolph, Sean Deweese, Austin Kureethara Manuel, Greg Baugher, Kimberly Tessmer, Amy Westbrook, Stacey Shoats, Joseph Balloun, Linda Crawford

Georgia Educational Researcher

In this methodological review, we conducted a quantitative content analysis of a random sample of 107 education-related doctoral dissertations published in Proquest Dissertations and Theses database in 2011. Seven raters coded each article in terms of page lengths (overall and within each chapter), research method (qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-methods), author gender, and university characteristics (online or traditional). We found that the median education dissertation length was 161 pages long, but those page lengths differed between research methods. The median page lengths of qualitative, mixed method, and quantitative dissertations were 210, 187, and 147 respectively. The median page length of education …

The Future Will Require Learning How To Exist In A Multicultural Society, Vanessa Lopez-Littleton

UCF Forum

Why should I have to tell my sons to respect the police?

Introduction: To Economic Justice

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.

Elevating Substance Over Procedure: The Retroactivity Of Miller V. Alabama Under Teague V. Lane, Brandon Buskey, Daniel Korobkin

City University of New York Law Review

This Article proposes a unique framework establishing that the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Miller v. Alabama, which forbids states from automatically sentencing juveniles to life imprisonment without any meaningful opportunity for release, must apply retroactively to hundreds of juveniles whose convictions and life sentences were already final at the time of the decision. Such a framework is timely and critical. The lower state and federal courts are divided on the question, and the Supreme Court is likely to settle the issue within the next year. The Article reviews how, absent guidance from the Supreme Court, a host of …

Evidence-Based Elements Of Child Welfare In-Home Services, Lisa E. D'Aunno, Shamra Boel-Studt, Miriam J. Landsman

Journal of Family Strengths

In this article we discuss evidence-based elements of effective in-home child welfare services as a foundation for advancing the evidence base for family-centered child welfare practice. In 2009 the U.S. Children’s Bureau established the National Resource Center for In-Home Services to build the capacity of state and tribal child welfare agencies to ensure the safety and well-being of children and youth in their homes, prevent their initial placement or re-entry into out-of-home care, and to support families in their role as primary caregivers. Through a nationwide assessment of in-home services conducted over four years of research and technical assistance, we …

Child Welfare Involved Caregiver Perceptions Of Family Support In Child Mental Health Treatment, Geetha Gopalan, Mary Acri, Marina Lalayants, Cole Hooley, Eddie Einbinder

Journal of Family Strengths

Families involved in the child welfare system have disproportionately high rates of child mental health difficulties coupled with co-occurring stressors which impede access to child mental health treatment and therapeutic benefits. Peer support providers, an emerging workforce within child-serving settings, show particular promise at facilitating access to services, particularly for individuals with stigmatizing conditions. However, the perceived benefits of utilizing peer support providers from the perspective of child welfare-involved families is unknown. The purpose of this qualitative study is to describe peer support provided services and their perceived benefits within the Multiple Family Group (MFG) service delivery model, a clinician- …

Strengths Based Approaches To Practice And Family Drug Courts: Is There A Fit?, Margaret H. Lloyd, Jody P. Brook

Journal of Family Strengths

Substance abuse among child welfare service recipients has proven to be a challenging obstacle to child safety, permanence and well-being. The use of family drug courts as a specialized intervention for working with substance affected families has risen dramatically in the past decade, and emanates from the notion of therapeutic jurisprudence. At the same time family drug courts have grown, the use of strengths based approaches to practice has also proliferated among child welfare practitioners. This work examines the intersection of family drug courts and strengths based practices, and encourages to reader to consider that while the court system would …

Analysis Of The Effects Of Introduction Of An Additional Carbon Tax On The Slovenian Economy Considering Different Forms Of Recycling, Matjaž Koman, Aleksandar Kešeljević

Economic and Business Review

This paper outlines some of the environmental and economic implications of an additional CO2 tax of EUR 15/tCO2 in Slovenia in the period 2012-2030 in order to determine whether it yield a double dividend. Authors analyze (using E3ME model) different forms of revenue recycling by reducing the social security contributions of either the employers or the employees or by reducing the public deficit, in order to identify the optimal fiscal instrument for improving the environmental and economic welfare (double dividend). In this policy orientated paper authors argue that a reduction of employee social security contributions has more favourable effect than …

The Relevance Of Employee-Related Ratios For Early Detection Of Corporate Crises, Mario Situm

Economic and Business Review

The purpose of this study was to analyse whether employee-related ratios derived from accounts have incremental predictive power for the early detection of corporate crises and bankruptcies. Based on the literature reviewed, it can be seen that not much attention has been drawn to this task, indicating that further research is justified. For empirical research purposes, a database of Austrian companies was used for the time period 2003 to 2005 in order to develop multivariate linear discriminant functions for the classification of companies into the two states; bankrupt and non-bankrupt, and to detect the contribution of employee-related ratios in explaining …

Usa V. Ashokkumar Babaria

2014 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey