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A Model Microfluidics-Based System For The Human And Mouse Retina., Shawn Mishra, Ankush Thakur, Stephen Redenti, Maribel Vazquez Dec 2015

A Model Microfluidics-Based System For The Human And Mouse Retina., Shawn Mishra, Ankush Thakur, Stephen Redenti, Maribel Vazquez

Publications and Research

The application of microfluidics technologies to the study of retinal function and response holds great promise for development of new and improved treatments for patients with degenerative retinal diseases. Restoration of vision via retinal transplantation therapy has been severely limited by the low numbers of motile cells observed post transplantation. Using modern soft lithographic techniques, we have developed the μRetina, a novel and convenient biomimetic microfluidics device capable of examing the migratory behavior of retinal lineage cells within biomimetic geometries of the human and mouse retina. Coupled computer simulations and experimental validations were used to characterize and confirm the formation …


Linear Trend Detection In Serially Dependent Hydrometeorological Data Based On A Variance Correction Spearman Rho Method, Wenpeng Weng, Yuanfang Chen, Stefan Becker, Bo Liu Dec 2015

Linear Trend Detection In Serially Dependent Hydrometeorological Data Based On A Variance Correction Spearman Rho Method, Wenpeng Weng, Yuanfang Chen, Stefan Becker, Bo Liu

Publications and Research

Hydrometeorological data are commonly serially dependent and thereby deviate from the assumption of independence that underlies the Spearman rho trend test. The presence of autocorrelation will influence the significance of observed trends. Specifically, the positive autocorrelation inflates Type І errors, while it deflates the power of trend detection in some cases. To address this issue, we derive a theoretical formula and recommend an appropriate empirical formula to calculate the rho variance of dependent series. The proposed procedure of the variance correction for the Spearman rho method is capable of mitigating the effect of autocorrelation on both, Type І error and …


Hidden Voices: The Missing Narratives Of Voluntary Interdistrict Choice Participants From 2000 To 2004 And Student Transfer Participants From 2013 To 2014, Miranda Temecka Ming Dec 2015

Hidden Voices: The Missing Narratives Of Voluntary Interdistrict Choice Participants From 2000 To 2004 And Student Transfer Participants From 2013 To 2014, Miranda Temecka Ming

Dissertations

This study explored the perspectives of students participating in the Voluntary Inter-district Choice program from 2000-2004 and the experiences of participants in the Student Transfer Program attending the same suburban district due to the lack of accreditation in their neighboring schools during 2013-2014. The study uncovered the voices of participants in the VICC and student transfer program and to provided their voices in hope that it may be used as an instrument of change. This subjective, phenomenological qualitative study explored the lived experiences of high school students transferring to suburban districts and provides an in-depth analysis of their social, emotional, …


Uap 7215: Credit Card Processing, University Of New Mexico Dec 2015

Uap 7215: Credit Card Processing, University Of New Mexico

Section 7000: Fiscal Management

Process Owners: University Controller (Main Campus); Senior Executive Officer For Finance and Administration, Health Sciences Center; and Main Campus and Health Sciences Center Chief Information Officers


Uap 3630: Workers' Compensation, University Of New Mexico Dec 2015

Uap 3630: Workers' Compensation, University Of New Mexico

Section 3000: Personnel

No abstract provided.


The Weekly Challenger, December 17, 2015, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al Dec 2015

The Weekly Challenger, December 17, 2015, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The December 17, 2015, issue of The Weekly Challenger.


Maternal Predictors Of School Readiness Among At-Risk Head Start Preschool Children, Rachel Chase Dec 2015

Maternal Predictors Of School Readiness Among At-Risk Head Start Preschool Children, Rachel Chase

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

Preschool has been identified as a critical period during which children who are at-risk for school difficulties are most responsive to intervention (National Institute of Mental Health, 2002; National Research Council & Institute of Medicine, 2001). Because of this, school readiness has recently become a prioritized area of interest for the educational system, the health care industry, and the federal government. However, many efforts to comprehensively prepare a child to begin school have not been successful because factors beyond the educational system (e.g., parenting/parent attributes, environmental stressors, and other demographic characteristics) have not been closely considered nor adequately researched. Therefore, …


How Can Participatory Social Network Analysis Contribute To Community-Led Natural Resources Management?: A Case Study From Bua Province, Fiji Islands, Brook. M. Mcdavid Dec 2015

How Can Participatory Social Network Analysis Contribute To Community-Led Natural Resources Management?: A Case Study From Bua Province, Fiji Islands, Brook. M. Mcdavid

Natural Resources

Adaptive co-management of natural resources requires a variety of stakeholders across different scales and sectors to communicate and collaborate effectively. Social network theory recognizes that stakeholders interact with each other through networks and that various network characteristics affect the way in which they function. Social relationships can be visualized through network mapping and their patterns systematically analyzed in a process known as social network analysis (SNA). Participatory SNA allows members of the network to be involved in the mapping or analysis process. Participants can then apply their knowledge of these relationships to build, improve, or better utilize their connections to …


Assisting School Personnel With Youth Transitioning From Residential Treatment To A School Environment, Kristi Smith Dec 2015

Assisting School Personnel With Youth Transitioning From Residential Treatment To A School Environment, Kristi Smith

Counseling

The following research project examines the data and literature regarding youth who reside in residential treatment centers for behavior and mental health purposes. The paper introduces common risk factors that youth are experiencing which contribute to their placement in the facilities, as well as the difficulties they face upon exiting the treatment program. This project explores how schools can assist students in the transition from residential treatment to a school setting using a bio-ecological model that supports the students on an individual level up to a systemic level. School counselors serve as a key point of contact for transitioning students …


Winter Commencement: December 17-18, 2015, University Of North Dakota Dec 2015

Winter Commencement: December 17-18, 2015, University Of North Dakota

UND Commencement Programs

UND Winter Commencement program from December 17-18, 2015.


A Statement, Cein Watson Dec 2015

A Statement, Cein Watson

Theses and Dissertations

The thesis paper is a map of my studio practice. It is meant to be a resource to help the viewer read my artwork. By laying out the tools of my practice the paper gives the reader a context on how I digest and synthesis works of art. These tools range from references to art history, architecture, and a grounding in traditional craftsmanship. The result is a culmination of influences that situate the work and give the reader an intimate understanding of the final art exhibition. With this map, the viewer can navigate the processes and contexts of the artwork.


Pend Oreille View Estates V. T.T., Llc Appellant's Brief Dckt. 42538 Dec 2015

Pend Oreille View Estates V. T.T., Llc Appellant's Brief Dckt. 42538

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.


Wrestling, Archery, And Horse Racing In Buryatia: Traditional Sports Competitions And Social Change, Stefan Krist Dec 2015

Wrestling, Archery, And Horse Racing In Buryatia: Traditional Sports Competitions And Social Change, Stefan Krist

Anthropology

Sporting activities are examined in order to better understand a society's general socio-economic and political changes. The two basic research questions are the following: (1) Which economic, social, political, and cultural changes in and of the Buryat society were and are reflected in Buryat traditional sports? (2) How far and in which ways did and do Buryat traditional sports and the people engaged in them contribute to social change? Anthropological studies of play, games, and sport, an overview of which is presented in Chapter 1, have revealed that sports are closely linked and tightly entangled with the cultures and societies, …


IñUpiat Ilitqusiat: Inner Views Of Our IñUpiaq Values, Charles Sean Topkok Dec 2015

IñUpiat Ilitqusiat: Inner Views Of Our IñUpiaq Values, Charles Sean Topkok

Indigenous Studies

Iñupiat Ilitqusiat: Inner Views of Our Iñupiaq Values examines how Iñupiat pass down elements of our cultural heritage to future generations. The research is community-driven by the Pavva Iñupiaq Dancers of Fairbanks, families with Iñupiaq children in their household, and other Iñupiat worldwide. My doctoral research addresses how we view each Iñupiat Ilitqusiat (Iñupiaq Values), how our Iñupiat Ilitqusiat have been passed down, and how we pass down our Iñupiaq cultural heritage to our future cultural-bearers. Participants talk about our Iñupiat Ilitqusiat to acknowledge that we are Iñupiat wherever we live. I assert that in order to conduct culturally appropriate …


Taminek Taiut, Peggy Azuyak Dec 2015

Taminek Taiut, Peggy Azuyak

Linguistics

No abstract provided.


Surviving Alaska, Natalie Cowley Dec 2015

Surviving Alaska, Natalie Cowley

Linguistics

No abstract provided.


Quliangnanek Litnauwilita - Let's Teach Through Stories, Candace Branson Dec 2015

Quliangnanek Litnauwilita - Let's Teach Through Stories, Candace Branson

Linguistics

No abstract provided.


It's All In The Past, Jill Phillips Dec 2015

It's All In The Past, Jill Phillips

Linguistics

This project is a response to what I noticed to be a challenge for both my ELL students and myself in multiple school settings--teaching and learning specific English grammar skills. Prior to beginning this program, over the past ten years I had the privilege of working in a number of schools--both internationally and stateside--teaching various ages/levels of ELL learners. It was, however, my time in rural Alaska that prompted me to seek out additional schooling for help in overcoming the challenges of teaching grammar skills.


Bilingual Research Centers In An Alaska Studies Classroom, Julia Sipary Dec 2015

Bilingual Research Centers In An Alaska Studies Classroom, Julia Sipary

Linguistics

No abstract provided.


Quliriyaraq: Storytelling Using The Pace Model, Dora Emma Strunk Dec 2015

Quliriyaraq: Storytelling Using The Pace Model, Dora Emma Strunk

Linguistics

No abstract provided.


Utilizing Funds Of Knowledge To Engage Students In Meaningful Writing, Bradley Webster Dec 2015

Utilizing Funds Of Knowledge To Engage Students In Meaningful Writing, Bradley Webster

Linguistics

No abstract provided.


Yuuyaraq: A Transformative Approach, Wanda Kaganak Dec 2015

Yuuyaraq: A Transformative Approach, Wanda Kaganak

Linguistics

No abstract provided.


Paluwiigum Beksdid Sugt'stun Aggaggtatuguut Port Graham's Sugt'stun Workers Plan, Marleah Makpiaq Labelle Dec 2015

Paluwiigum Beksdid Sugt'stun Aggaggtatuguut Port Graham's Sugt'stun Workers Plan, Marleah Makpiaq Labelle

Rural Development

This Sustainability Plan was written for the Native Village of Port Graham for their language program, Tamamta Litnaurluta. The Native Village of Port Graham, a federally recognized tribe that serves the Sugpiaq people of Port Graham, Alaska, received a three-year language immersion grant from the Administration for Native Americans (ANA) to provide language instruction for students ranging from Head Start through the 12th grade. The ANA grant will expire at the end of the 2015-2016 school year. This Sustainability Plan provides programmatic recommendations for the Native Village of Port Graham to consider for continuing Tamamta Litnaurluta beyond the life of …


Commencement Program, December (2015), Minnesota State University Moorhead Dec 2015

Commencement Program, December (2015), Minnesota State University Moorhead

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.


Coarse Bedload Routing And Dispersion Through Tributary Confluences, Kurt Imhoff, Andrew C. Wilcox Dec 2015

Coarse Bedload Routing And Dispersion Through Tributary Confluences, Kurt Imhoff, Andrew C. Wilcox

Geosciences Faculty Publications

Sediment routing fundamentally influences channel morphology and propagation of disturbances. However, the transport and storage of bedload particles in headwater channel confluences, which may be significant nodes of the channel network in terms of sediment routing, morphology, and habitat, is poorly understood. To characterize routing processes through confluences of headwater channels, we investigate how sediment routing patterns through headwater confluences compare to those described in low-gradient gravel bed river systems, and how confluences affect the dispersive behavior of coarse bedload particles compared to non-confluence reaches. We address these questions with a field tracer experiment using passive-integrated transponder and radio-frequency identification …


Reply Comments To Docket Id Ed-2015-08-0105, Open Licensing Requirement For Direct Grant Program, 80 Fed. Reg. 67672 (November 3, 2015), Brett Currier Dec 2015

Reply Comments To Docket Id Ed-2015-08-0105, Open Licensing Requirement For Direct Grant Program, 80 Fed. Reg. 67672 (November 3, 2015), Brett Currier

UTA Libraries Staff Publications - Archive

Reply Comments to Docket ID ED-2015-08-0105, Open Licensing Requirement for Direct Grant Program, 80 Fed. Reg. 67672 (November 3, 2015). Response on behalf of UT Arlington Libraries to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking from the Department of Education


Chancellor's Report 2015-12, Richard Caulfield Dec 2015

Chancellor's Report 2015-12, Richard Caulfield

Chancellor's Report

No abstract provided.


2016 Scorecard For Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, And Common Securitization Solutions, United States: Federal Housing Finance Agency (Fhfa) Dec 2015

2016 Scorecard For Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, And Common Securitization Solutions, United States: Federal Housing Finance Agency (Fhfa)

Documents

Scorecard criteria outline of 1. Maintain, in a Safe and Sound Manner, Credit Availability and Foreclosure Prevention Activities for New and Refinanced Mortgages to Foster Liquid, Efficient, Competitive, and Resilient National Housing Finance Markets. 2. Reduce Taxpayer Risk Through Increasing the Role of Private Capital in the Mortgage Market. 3. Build a New Single-Family Infrastructure for Use by the Enterprises and Adaptable for Use by Other Participants in the Secondary Market in the Future.


Project Information Document (Pid) Identification/Concept Stage: Audit Of Debra, World Bank/World Bank Group Dec 2015

Project Information Document (Pid) Identification/Concept Stage: Audit Of Debra, World Bank/World Bank Group

Documents

https://ewsdata.rightsindevelopment.org/files/documents/54/WB-P158654.pdf


Tedxum 2015 Available On Youtube, Michael Newsom Dec 2015

Tedxum 2015 Available On Youtube, Michael Newsom

University of Mississippi News

Short lectures include talks on nanotechnology, humor and water issues