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An Environmental Scan Of Diagnostic Practices For Children With Disabilities In El Paso, Alezandra Martinez Jan 2017

An Environmental Scan Of Diagnostic Practices For Children With Disabilities In El Paso, Alezandra Martinez

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With the prevalence of developmental disabilities in the rise in the United States, it is important that these children are identified and diagnosed as soon as possible so that they may receive appropriate medical treatment and intervention. However, research suggests that there are several factors that influence screening, referral, and diagnostic practices. This study aimed to analyze key themes that arose when parents of children with disabilities and pediatric healthcare providers discussed screening, referral, and diagnostic practices for children in El Paso, a medically underserved community. Researchers conducted a 2- phase study that employed both quantitative and qualitative methodology. Results …


The Rhetoric Of Mental Health: An Examination Of The Recategorization Of Autism Spectrum Disorder In The Dsm-5 And Its Absorption Into Public Discourse, Elsa Martin Jan 2017

The Rhetoric Of Mental Health: An Examination Of The Recategorization Of Autism Spectrum Disorder In The Dsm-5 And Its Absorption Into Public Discourse, Elsa Martin

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This Dissertation explores the discourse of mental health across genres and public spaces. The research of this project is situated within the overlap of the fields of Disability Studies (Brewer, Selfe, Yergeau, 2014; Brueggeman and Kleege, 2003; Kerschbaum, 2012; Lewiecki-Wilson, 2003) and Rhetorics of Health and Medicine (Keränen, 2013; Kopelson, 2009; Segal, 1994; Scott, Segal, & Keränen, 2013), a space that focuses on the rhetoric of mental health (Chrisman, 2008; Emmons, 2008; Hacking, 2009). Following the principles of these fields, this project deconstructs the recategorization of autism in the DSM-5, the media coverage it received, and the public reception of …


The Texas Sales Tax Rebate Program, Jose Angel Moreno Jan 2017

The Texas Sales Tax Rebate Program, Jose Angel Moreno

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The sale tax rebate program has existed in states along the U.S. â?? Mexico border for over 60 years and, in Texas, it has been the subject of much debate regarding both its legitimacy and its efficacy in stimulating real retail sales particularly in border cities. No empirical research exists, though, that provides insight into the statistical relationships between the Texas retail sector and total certificates issued by Private Customs Brokers (PCBs) in border cities. This study fills this research gap by creating a model that tests the statistical significance of real retail sales on total certificates issued in Texas. …


Source Monitoring In Bilinguals, Renee Michelle Penalver Jan 2017

Source Monitoring In Bilinguals, Renee Michelle Penalver

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Source memory is memory for the context in which a particular target item is learned (Parker, 1995). The source-monitoring framework is the leading model of source memory (Johnson, Hashtroudi, & Lindsay, 1993). It remains unknown at what level context-to-word associations are made (e.g., at the word form level or conceptual level). Three experiments examined the effects of word frequency and language proficiency on source memory, with each experiment addressing one of the different types of source monitoring identified in this framework. In Experiment 1, we examined how language proficiency and word frequency affect external source discrimination. Participants had to discriminate …


Deep Learning Method Vs. Hand-Crafted Features For Lung Cancer Diagnosis And Breast Cancer Risk Analysis, Wenqing Sun Jan 2017

Deep Learning Method Vs. Hand-Crafted Features For Lung Cancer Diagnosis And Breast Cancer Risk Analysis, Wenqing Sun

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Breast cancer and lung cancer are two major leading causes of cancer deaths, and researchers have been developing computer aided diagnosis (CAD) system to automatically diagnose them for decades. In recent studies, we found that the techniques in CAD system can also be used for breast cancer risk analysis, like feature design and machine learning. Also we noticed that with the development of deep learning methods, the performance of CAD system can be improved by using computer automatically generated features. To explore these possibilities, we conducted a series of studies: the first two studies focused on transferring the original CAD …


Evaluation Of A Nutrition Education Program Targeting Home-Based Child Care Centers, Cassandra Nicole Urrutia Jan 2017

Evaluation Of A Nutrition Education Program Targeting Home-Based Child Care Centers, Cassandra Nicole Urrutia

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Background: The development of a highly obesogenic culture promoting sedentary behavior and the consumption of calorie-dense foods has led to increased levels of overweight and obesity globally. While children and adults are both at increased risk of developing obesity, the risk is even higher in minority and low socioeconomic populations. Changes in familial structure and an increase in mothers of younger children (below the age of 6) entering the workforce have created a new demand for child care services. Although some studies have researched the effectiveness of nutrition programs to increase healthy eating within the child care setting, few have …


The Effect Of Yoga Practice On Glucose Control, Physiological Stress, And Well-Being In Type 2 Diabetes: Exploring A Mechanism Of Action, Maricarmen Vizcaino Jan 2017

The Effect Of Yoga Practice On Glucose Control, Physiological Stress, And Well-Being In Type 2 Diabetes: Exploring A Mechanism Of Action, Maricarmen Vizcaino

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Multiple studies have found yoga practice to be effective in improving glucose control and other health markers of adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, current findings cannot reach a consensus given multiple methodological inconsistencies. The primary purpose of this Dissertation work was to investigate the impact of yoga practice on the glucose control of participants with T2DM through two different approaches in two separate exploratory studies. The first study, a quasi-experimental design, examined the effect of eight weeks of yoga practice on glucose control taking into account previous limitations in the literature. The second study, a single-subject design, …


"Afterword" In Library Information And Resource Sharing: Transforming Services And Collections, Beth Posner Jan 2017

"Afterword" In Library Information And Resource Sharing: Transforming Services And Collections, Beth Posner

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The concept, practice, challenges and opportunities of information sharing through libraries is explored. Traditional interlibrary loan lending and borrowing remain essential, as do new ways of sharing information among libraries and information seekers.


Schrödinger Theory Of Electrons In Electromagnetic Fields: New Perspectives, Viraht Sahni, Xiao-Yin Pan Jan 2017

Schrödinger Theory Of Electrons In Electromagnetic Fields: New Perspectives, Viraht Sahni, Xiao-Yin Pan

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The Schrödinger theory of electrons in an external electromagnetic field is described from the new perspective of the individual electron. The perspective is arrived at via the time-dependent "Quantal Newtonian" law (or differential virial theorem). (The time-independent law, a special case, provides a similar description of stationary-state theory). These laws are in terms of "classical" fields whose sources are quantal expectations of Hermitian operators taken with respect to the wave function. The laws reveal the following physics: (a) in addition to the external field, each electron experiences an internal field whose components are representative of a specific property of the …


Emancipatory Rural Politics: Confronting Authoritarian Populism, Ian Scooner, Marc Edelman, Saturnino M. Borras Jr., Ruth Hall, Wendy Wolford, Ben White Jan 2017

Emancipatory Rural Politics: Confronting Authoritarian Populism, Ian Scooner, Marc Edelman, Saturnino M. Borras Jr., Ruth Hall, Wendy Wolford, Ben White

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A new political moment is underway. Although there are significant differences in how this is constituted in different places, one manifestation of the new moment is the rise of distinct forms of authoritarian populism. In this opening paper of the JPS Forum series on ‘Authoritarian Populism and the Rural World’, we explore the relationship between these new forms of politics and rural areas around the world. We ask how rural transformations have contributed to deepening regressive national politics, and how rural areas shape and are shaped by these politics. We propose a global agenda for research, debate and action, which …


Biological Research On Burnout-Depression Overlap: Long-Standing Limitations And On-Going Reflections, Renzo Bianchi, Irvin Sam Schonfeld, Eric Laurent Jan 2017

Biological Research On Burnout-Depression Overlap: Long-Standing Limitations And On-Going Reflections, Renzo Bianchi, Irvin Sam Schonfeld, Eric Laurent

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In this commentary, we discuss seldom-noticed methodological problems affecting biological research on burnout and depression and make recommendations to overcome the limitations of past studies conducted in this area. First, we suggest that identified subtypes of depression (e.g., depression with melancholic features and depression with atypical features) should be taken into account in future biological research on burnout and depression, given that different subtypes of depression have been associated with distinct autonomic and neuroendocrine profiles. Second, we underline that research on burnout-depression overlap is made difficult by the absence of a consensual conceptualization and operationalization of burnout. In order to …


Fisher V. Ebay, District Of Connecticut Jan 2017

Fisher V. Ebay, District Of Connecticut

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No abstract provided.


In Re Cain (Gonzalez V. Twitter), Southern District Of New York Jan 2017

In Re Cain (Gonzalez V. Twitter), Southern District Of New York

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No abstract provided.


Bartolucci V. 1-800 Contacts, District Court Of The District Of Columbia Jan 2017

Bartolucci V. 1-800 Contacts, District Court Of The District Of Columbia

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Vigil V. Take-Two Interactive, Southern District Of New York Jan 2017

Vigil V. Take-Two Interactive, Southern District Of New York

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Sojourner Center V. Backpage, District Of Arizona Jan 2017

Sojourner Center V. Backpage, District Of Arizona

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Florida Abolitionist V. Backpage, Middle District Of Florida Jan 2017

Florida Abolitionist V. Backpage, Middle District Of Florida

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Shetty V. Alphabet, Northern District Of California Jan 2017

Shetty V. Alphabet, Northern District Of California

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Rivera V. Google, Northern District Of Illinois Jan 2017

Rivera V. Google, Northern District Of Illinois

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Dropbox V. Thru, Northern District Of California Jan 2017

Dropbox V. Thru, Northern District Of California

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Blazer V. Ebay, Northern Distict Of Alabama Jan 2017

Blazer V. Ebay, Northern Distict Of Alabama

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Power Ventures V Facebook, U.S. Supreme Court Jan 2017

Power Ventures V Facebook, U.S. Supreme Court

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Larsen Law Offices V. David Larson, District Of Colorado Jan 2017

Larsen Law Offices V. David Larson, District Of Colorado

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EXPERT REBUTTAL REPORT OF PROFESSOR ERIC GOLDMAN


Ftc V. Roca Labs, Middle District Of Florida Jan 2017

Ftc V. Roca Labs, Middle District Of Florida

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PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AGAINST ALL DEFENDANTS AND MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT


Stone V. Facebook, Northern District Of California Jan 2017

Stone V. Facebook, Northern District Of California

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In The Matter Of Copley Advertising, Llc, & John F. Flynn, University Of Massachusetts Boston Jan 2017

In The Matter Of Copley Advertising, Llc, & John F. Flynn, University Of Massachusetts Boston

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Assurance of Discontinuance


Waymo V. Uber, Northern District Of California Jan 2017

Waymo V. Uber, Northern District Of California

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DEFENDANTS’ UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., OTTOMOTTO LLC, AND OTTO TRUCKING LLC’S OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF WAYMO LLC’S MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION


Cupolo V. Amazon Digital Services, Eastern District Of New York Jan 2017

Cupolo V. Amazon Digital Services, Eastern District Of New York

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No abstract provided.


Gorbatchev V. Google, Eastern District Of Texas Jan 2017

Gorbatchev V. Google, Eastern District Of Texas

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No abstract provided.


Makcharoenwoodhi V Huawei, Northern District Of California Jan 2017

Makcharoenwoodhi V Huawei, Northern District Of California

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No abstract provided.