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Big Data And The Transparency Debate, Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (AELJ) Blog

As its name suggests, “big data” is huge. The meme refers to the collection and analysis of vast data sets collected everywhere in the digital domain from web searches to social network communications, to Internet advertising, to even the numerous digital sensors integrated into our daily lives. Paired with increasingly sophisticated computing intelligence, the predictive power of big data has caused data to become an indispensible asset for businesses and the government. Generally, businesses use big data to target potential customers while the government uses data to monitor and enforce governmental and national security policies. Omnipresent data-mining algorithms as well …

Lorrie Cranor: Privacy Notice And Choice In Practice, Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (AELJ) Blog

Privacy policies are everywhere. Nearly every website you visit has one, detailing what information the site will collect from you and how it is allowed to use that data. The idea is that the privacy policy will serve as notice to the user as to what using the website means for the user’s privacy. But have you ever read a privacy policy? Would you ever do it again? The fact is, most people ignore privacy policies altogether, clicking “I agree” to continue on using the site.

This post was originally published on the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal website …

Benefits Of Exercise Intervention In Reducing Neuropathic Pain, John L. Dobson, James L. Mcmillan, Li Li

Health Sciences & Kinesiology: Faculty Publications

Peripheral neuropathy is a widespread and potentially incapacitating pathological condition that encompasses more than 100 different forms and manifestations of nerve damage. The diverse pathogenesis of peripheral neuropathy affects autonomic, motor and/or sensory neurons, and the symptoms that typify the condition are abnormal cutaneous sensation, muscle dysfunction and, most notably, chronic pain. Chronic neuropathic pain is difficult to treat and is often characterized by either exaggerated responses to painful stimuli (hyperalgesia) or pain resulting from stimuli that would not normally provoke pain (allodynia). The objective of this review is to provide an overview of some pathways associated with the development …

Emphysematous Gastritis: An Ominous Diagnosis Managed Conservatively, Brent E. Murchie, Andrew C. Berry, Andrew Ukleja, Ryan Mcpherson, Ariel Caplan, Warren L. Reuther 3rd

Student Publications

No abstract provided.

Ec2003 Program Planning Handbook For Rural Youth Groups, T. H. Alexander

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 2003 This circular shows how to plan successful programs for rural youth groups.

9th Annual Focus On Creative Inquiry Poster Forum Program, Clemson University

Focus on Creative Inquiry

The 2014 Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum displays a selection of the projects accomplished by Clemson University students in their Creative Inquiry teams. What is Creative Inquiry? It is small-group learning for all students, in all disciplines. It is the imaginative combination of engaged learning and undergraduate research – and it is unique to Clemson University. In Creative inquiry, small teams of undergraduate students work with faculty mentors to take on problems that spring from their own curiosity, a professor’s challenge, or the pressing needs of the world around them. Students take ownership of their projects. They ask questions, …

Spartan Daily, April 3, 2014, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 142, Issue 25

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, April 3, 2014, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education

• Prefix Change

School of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education

• USU-Eastern Non-Credit Courses for Northstar to Banner Conversion

Department of Art and Design

• New Course
• Prerequisite Change
• Course Description Change
• Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change
• Title Change, Course Description Change
• Course Number Change, Prerequisite Change
• Course Number Change, Title Change
• Course Number Change, Title Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change
• Delete Course

Department of Psychology

• New Course

Department of Biological Engineering

• New Course
• Title Change
• Prerequisite Change

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Prerequisite Change

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

• Prerequisite Change
• Title …

The Effect Of Active Video Games By Ethnicity, Sex And Fitness: Subgroup Analysis From A Randomised Controlled Trial, Louise Foley, Yannan Jiang, Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Andrew Jull, Harry Prapavessis, Anthony Rodgers, Ralph Maddison

Paediatrics Publications

Background: The prevention and treatment of childhood obesity is a key public health challenge. However, certain groups within populations have markedly different risk profiles for obesity and related health behaviours. Well-designed subgroup analysis can identify potential differential effects of obesity interventions, which may be important for reducing health inequalities. The study aim was to evaluate the consistency of the effects of active video games across important subgroups in a randomised controlled trial (RCT).Findings: A two-arm, parallel RCT was conducted in overweight or obese children (n = 322; aged 10-14 years) to determine the effect of active video games on body …

The Utah Statesman, April 3, 2014, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

The Comparison Of Signal Transducer And Activator Of Transcription 3 To Green Fluorescent Protein As A Marker For Leptin Receptor Expressing Neurons, Bhumit Desai

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.

Flyer News, Vol. 61, No. 24 (April 3, 2014), University Of Dayton

Flyer News

Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton.

Emu Today, April 03, 2014, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

No abstract provided.

Curriculum Minutes 04/03/2014, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Minutes

In these minutes: Philosophy Program Review Report, Course Change in the Humanities, Creative Writing Minor proposal, and Creative Writing Sub-plan for the English Major proposal

Examination Of Different Accelerometer Cut-Points For Assessing Sedentary Behaviors In Children, Youngwon Kim, Jung-Min Lee, Bradley P. Peters, Glenn A. Gaesser, Gregory J. Welk

Health and Kinesiology Faculty Publications

Background: Public health research on sedentary behavior (SB) in youth has heavily relied on accelerometers. However, ithas been limited by the lack of consensus on the most accurate accelerometer cut-points as well as by unknown effectscaused by accelerometer position (wrist vs. hip) and output (single axis vs. multiple axes). The present study systematicallyevaluates classification accuracy of different Actigraph cut-points for classifying SB using hip and wrist-worn monitors andestablishes new cut-points to enable use of the 3-dimensional vector magnitude data (for both hip and wrist placement).
Methods: A total of 125 children ages 7–13 yrs performed 12 randomly selected …

Improvements In Blood Pressure Among Undiagnosed Hypertensive Participants In A Community-Based Lifestyle Intervention, Mississippi, 2010, Jamie M. Zoellner, Jessica L. Thomson, Alicia S. Landry, Charkarra Anderson-Lewis, Carol Connell, Elaine Fontenot Molaison, Kathleen Yadrick

Faculty Publications

Introduction

Effective strategies are needed to reach and treat people who lack awareness of or have uncontrolled hypertension. We used data from a community-based participatory research initiative, Hub City Steps, to quantify the prevalence of undiagnosed hypertension and determine the relationship between hypertension status at baseline and postintervention improvements in blood pressure and health-related quality of life.

Methods

Hub City Steps was a 6-month preintervention–postintervention lifestyle intervention targeting hypertension risk factors. Outcome measures were collected at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months. Generalized linear mixed models were used to test for effects by time and hypertension status.

Results

Of the …

Bangladesh: An Overview Of Open Access (Oa) Initiatives, Md. Nazim Uddin, Tracey Lynn Pérez Koehlmoos, Shaikh A Shahed Hossain

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present paper describes about the universal access to knowledge and information in the network and digital environment. The paper discusses the Open Access (OA) and Institutional Repositories (IR) initiatives for global access, repository, preservation, and organized management of networked information services in an environment where both the users and resources are at varied locations. The paper highlights the importance of open access and Institutional Repositories initiatives to the system of scholarly communication in Bangladesh. The paper explains research communities’ benefits of open access, salient features of ICT in Bangladesh, initiatives of institutional repositories in Bangladesh, open access movement in …

April 2, 2014 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

Exclusion Performance In Dwarf Goats (Capra Aegagrus Hircus) And Sheep (Ovis Orientalis Aries), Christian Nawroth, Eberhard Von Borell, Jan Langbein

Learning Ability Collection

Using a comparative approach, we investigated the ability of dwarf goats and sheep to use direct and indirect information about the location of a food reward in an object-choice task. Subjects had to choose between two cups with only one covering a reward. Before making a choice, subjects received information about the baited (direct information) or nonbaited cup (indirect information). Both goats and sheep were able to use direct information (presence of food) in the object choice task. After controlling for local enhancement, we found that goats rather than sheep were able to use indirect information (i.e., the absence of …

Multisensory Integration And Behavioral Plasticity In Sharks From Different Ecological Niches, Jayne M. Gardiner, Jelle Atema, Robert E. Hueter, Philip J. Motta

Integrative Biology Faculty and Staff Publications

The underwater sensory world and the sensory systems of aquatic animals have become better understood in recent decades, but typically have been studied one sense at a time. A comprehensive analysis of multisensory interactions during complex behavioral tasks has remained a subject of discussion without experimental evidence. We set out to generate a general model of multisensory information extraction by aquatic animals. For our model we chose to analyze the hierarchical, integrative, and sometimes alternate use of various sensory systems during the feeding sequence in three species of sharks that differ in sensory anatomy and behavioral ecology. By blocking senses …

Cholesterol Oxidation Products In Stored Egg Powder, Jonathan Swindler, Dr. Michelle Lloyd

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Cholesterol Oxidation Products (COPs) are a family of 27-carbon cholesterol oxidation derivatives that are formed from the auto-oxidation of cholesterol. They can result in food from high-temperature processing and storage. COPs have a variety of cytotoxic effects and are believed to be involved with major chronic diseases including atherosclerosis, neurodegenerative processes, diabetes, and kidney failure (Sottero and others 2007).

Microbial Degradation Of Folic Acid In Micronutrient Fortified Corn Masa, Brandon Jahner, Dr. Michael Dunn

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Pregnant women who consume the recommended micronutrient level of folic acid can reduce the incidence of newborn neural tube defects (NTD), like spina bifida and ancelephthy, by up to 70% (Yang et al., 2002). Hispanic women with the highest rates of NTD births, also have the lowest consumption of enriched grain products (Yang et al., 2002). In recent research conducted by Brigham Young University (BYU) faculty and students, corn tortillas were shown to be an effective vehicle for micronutrient fortification (Burton et al., 2008). Tortillas made with grains such as corn masa are considered an especially good micronutrient delivery medium …

Skin Cancer Prevention Coverage In Popular Us Women’S Health And Fitness Magazines: An Analysis Of Advertisements And Articles, Corey Hannah Basch, Danna Ethan, Grace Clarke Hillyer, Alyssa Berdnik

Publications and Research

The desire to be tan is a phenomenon that public health researchers have investigated, as exposure to UV radiation increases the chances of developing skin cancer. Media messages in women’s magazines have been shown to contribute to this problem. Much less is known about the prevalence of skin cancer prevention messages in these magazines. This study's aim was to identify the number and type of articles and advertised products devoted to skin health (sun protection and skin cancer prevention in particular) within five popular U.S. greater than women’s health and fitness magazines. We analyzed articles and advertisements over seven months …

Volume 51, Number 33: April 02, 2014, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Emu Today, April 2, 2014, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

No abstract provided.

International Epidemics: Interdisciplinary Thinking And Global Citizenship, Rajini Srikanth, Louise Penner

Office of Community Partnerships Posters

The Honors College aims to serve as a crucible for curricular innovation by enriching and deepening classroom study with on-the-ground learning. The symposium is a year-long course, with the winter session field trip giving students a two-week immersion in the details of HIV/AIDS health care delivery in one province of South Africa. Upon return, students volunteer at health centers or nonprofits exploring related topics, while continuing to study the complexity of South Africa’s history and its attitudes and approaches toward HIV/AIDS at the medical, cultural, economic, and social levels.

The Campus Kitchen At Umass Boston Student-Powered Hunger Relief In Boston, Office Of Student Leadership And Community Engagement, University Of Massachusetts Boston, Walter Denney Youth Center, Housing Opportunities Unlimited, St. Peter's Teen Center, John Winthrop Elementary, Project Alerta, University Of Massachusetts Boston, Camp Shriver, University Of Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, Inc., Sodexo

Office of Community Partnerships Posters

The Campus Kitchen at the University of Massachusetts Boston (CKUMB) is a part of The Campus Kitchens Project. (CKP), a national network of student volunteers, works to rescue excess food to create meals for those in need. CKUMB opened in 2010 to provide meals for the Dorchester community. By taking the initiative to run a community kitchen, students develop entrepreneurial and leadership skills, along with a commitment to serve their community, that they will carry with them into future careers.

The Murray Ledger And Times, April 2, 2014, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Spring 2014, Engineers And Students Without Borders Create Change In Developing Communities, Center For International Education

UNH International Educator Newsletter

No abstract provided.

College Of Liberal Arts Brief, Spring/Summer 2014, College Of Liberal Arts

College of Liberal Arts Brief

No abstract provided.