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Is Earnings Nonresponse Ignorable?, Christopher R. Bollinger, Barry T. Hirsch

University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research Discussion Paper Series

Earnings nonresponse in the Current Population Survey is roughly 30% in the monthly surveys and 20% in the March survey. If nonresponse is ignorable, unbiased estimates can be achieved by omitting nonrespondents. Little is known about whether CPS nonresponse is ignorable. Using sample frame measures to identify selection, we find clear-cut evidence among men but limited evidence among women for negative selection into response. Wage equation slope coefficients are affected little by selection but because of intercept shifts, wages for men and to a lesser extent women are understated, as are gender gaps. Selection is least severe among household heads.

Oxygen Glucose Deprivation In Rat Hippocampal Slice Cultures Results In Alterations In Carnitine Homeostasis And Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Thomas Rau, Qing Lu, Shruti Sharma, Xutong Sun, Gregory Leary, Matthew L. Beckman, Yal Hou, Mark S. Wainwright, Michael P. Kavanaugh, David J. Poulsen, Stephen M. Black

Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Publications

Mitochondrial dysfunction characterized by depolarization of mitochondrial membranes and the initiation of mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis are pathological responses to hypoxia-ischemia (HI) in the neonatal brain. Carnitine metabolism directly supports mitochondrial metabolism by shuttling long chain fatty acids across the inner mitochondrial membrane for beta-oxidation. Our previous studies have shown that HI disrupts carnitine homeostasis in neonatal rats and that L-carnitine can be neuroprotective. Thus, this study was undertaken to elucidate the molecular mechanisms by which HI alters carnitine metabolism and to begin to elucidate the mechanism underlying the neuroprotective effect of L-carnitine (LCAR) supplementation. Utilizing neonatal rat hippocampal slice cultures we …

Farm To School In Mississippi: A Step-By-Step Guide To Purchasing Mississippi Products, Harvard Law School Food Law And Policy Clinic, Harvard Law School Mississippi Delta Project

Delta Directions: Publications

In a state with rich agricultural resources, lasting traditions of family farming, and a climate conducive to year-long growing seasons, why are Mississippi’s school children eating fruits and vegetables predominantly shipped from other states and countries? Farm to school programs that connect Mississippi farmers with schools offer a promising way to increase fruit and vegetable consumption for students while improving the economic viability of local farms. This step-by-step purchasing guide aims to help school food service directors in Mississippi start to purchase locally grown foods to be served in school meals.

Farm To School In Mississippi: A Brief Guide To Purchasing Mississippi Products, Harvard Law School Mississippi Delta Project

Delta Directions: Publications

Farm to School encompasses a broad range of programs in which schools are connected with local farms. Some examples of Farm to School programs include a school inviting a local farmer to present to students on small-scale food production; a school making a one-time purchase of locally grown vegetables to feature at lunch or snack during Farm to School Week; or a school making recurring weekly or monthly purchases from a local farmer and developing a relationship where the farmer plans his growing season to produce the type and quantity of produce requested by the food service director.

Family Affairs Newsletter 2012-09-01, Zack Paakkonen

Family Affairs newsletter (2004-2016)

FAMILY AFFAIRS was a free, twice-a-month, social activities newsletter for the GLBTQI (gay/lesbian/bisexual/trans/queer/intersex) community, sent out around the 1st and 15th of each month. It covered the State of Maine only. The list was begun and maintained for many years by Jean Vermette in Bangor, and later operated by Zack Paakkonen of Portland. Over the years it evolved from a social activities newsletter into a business directory, classified ad service, and community bulletin board.

Technically Speaking: On Equipping And Evaluating “Unnatural” Language Learners , Joshua Reno

Anthropology Faculty Scholarship

This article compares different communicative trials for apes in captivity and children with autism in order to investigate how ideological assumptions about linguistic agency and impairment are constructed and challenged in practice. To the extent that Euro-American techniques of “unnatural” language instruction developed during the Cold War era have been successful, it is because communicative interactions are broken down into basic components, and would-be language learners are equipped with materials, devices, and habits that make up for their distinct bio/social deficits. Such linguistic equipment can present a challenge to the ideological presumption of a subject inherently gifted with the rudiments …

Acer Enews 09 September 2012, Acer

ACER eNews Archive 2001-2013

No abstract provided.

Acer Enews 10 October 2012, Acer

ACER eNews Archive 2001-2013

No abstract provided.

Prevalence And Risk Factors Associated With Denture Stomatitis, Siripen Pesee, Boonsong Pratipsawangwong, Chatchai Pesee

Chulalongkorn University Dental Journal

Objective To investigate the prevalence and risk factors, both prosthesis and microbiological, associated with different types of denture stomatitis in Thai patients. Materials and methods Thai patients with upper removable denture (n = 137) were evaluated for the prevalence of and risk factors associated with denture stomatitis by questionnaire, oral and dental prosthesis examination. Palatal mucosa and denture fitting surfaces were swabbed for yeast carriage investigation. Candida species were primarily identified by colony color on chromogenic Candida agar, and their identity confirmed by colony, microscopic cell morphology, and biochemistry tests. Results The prevalence of denture stomatitis was 52.56%, sub-classified as …

Bypassing Civil Gideon: A Legislative Proposal, Erin B. Corcoran

Law Faculty Scholarship

Eighty-four percent of immigrants appearing before immigration judges are unrepresented. Immigration judges are overwhelmed with the dual role of adjudicating cases and serving as counsel to pro se individuals appearing before them. In addition, due to the rising costs of retaining a lawyer, immigrants are turning to immigrant consultants. These incompetent and unscrupulous individuals are preying on vulnerable immigrants and engaging in the unauthorized practice of law. In addressing unmet legal needs for immigrants, most advocacy efforts for immigrants regarding the acquisition of competent representation focus on persuading the courts that immigrants appearing before an immigration judge have a constitutional …

Prospects For Nanoparticle-Based Permanent Magnets, Balamurugan Balamurugan, David J. Sellmyer, George C. Hadjipanayis, Ralph Skomski

David Sellmyer Publications

Magnetic nanoparticles smaller than ~15 nm in diameter and with high magnetocrystalline anisotropies K1 ≥ 1 MJ m−3 can be used as building blocks for next-generation permanent magnets. Advances in processing steps are discussed, such as self-assembly, alignment of the easy axes and appropriate nanostructuring that will enable the fabrication of densely packed nanoparticle assemblies with improved permanent-magnet properties. This study also proposes an idealized nanocomposite structure for nanoparticle-based future permanent magnets with enhanced energy products.

Twelfth Night Media Release, Susan Werner

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Twelfth Night media release

September 2012

Arkansas Catalyst, September 2012, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Arkansas Catalyst

No abstract provided.

Providing Transparency & Accountability To The People Of Arkansas, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Reports

No abstract provided.

What Are Deductible Business Expenses?, Dennis Kauppila

Rural Tax Education

Farmers (and all business owners) pay income taxes based on profit. So, it is important to claim ALL legitimate business expenses to not overstate profits. On the other hand, it is illegal to deduct expenses that are not legitimate business expenses.

Ib Graduates In Australian Universities : Entry And Outcomes : A Case Study Of Two Institutions : Project Report, Daniel Edwards, Catherine Underwood

Higher education research

This report explores the entry into and progression through university of graduates from the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP). It focuses on two Australian universities, used as case studies for exploring the higher education pathways of IB DP graduates. The study has been conducted for the International Baccalaureate, the organisation which oversees the IB DP.

This project responds to one key element of the IB research agenda, which focuses on establishing and expanding empirical evidence related to the postsecondary transitions, academic outcomes and experiences of IB DP graduates in the tertiary education sector. This report is intended to provide …

News From The Flock, Vol. 2012 Issue 6, Sperry-Galligar Audubon Society

Sperry-Galligar Audubon Society Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Pharmacy Research At Uri: Mining Red Maple (Acer Rubrum) Trees For Novel Therapeutics To Manage Diabetes, Navindra P. Seeram, Jialin Xu, Liya Li, Angela Slitt

Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Himmelfarb Headlines - September/October 2012, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library

Himmelfarb Headlines (2009 - present)

News and information about Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library of interest to users. Includes articles on fitness apps, SPORTDiscus, and profiles of Loretta DiPietro and Anne Linton.

Deafdigest: Deaf Sports News September 1, 2012, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Sports 2012

No abstract provided.

On The Oscillation Of Higher–Order Half–Linear Delay Difference Equations, Yasar Bolat Et Al

Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences

In this paper, sufficient conditions are established for the oscillatory and asymptotic behavior of higher–order half–linear delay difference equation of the form ¢(pn(¢m?1(xn + qnx?n))®) + rnx¯ ¾n = 0; n ¸ n0; where it is assumed that P1 s=n0 1=p1=® s < 1. The main theorem improves some existing results in the literature. An example is provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the main result.

Some Optimal Quadrature Formulas And Error Bounds, Ana Maria Acu, Alina Babos

Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences

The corrected quadrature rules are considered and the estimations of error involving the second derivative are given. The numerical examples which provides that the approximation in corrected rule of a optimal quadrature formula in sense Nikolski is better than in the original rule are considered.

Energy Decay To An Abstract Coupled System Of Extensible Beams Models, D. C. Pereira, R. F. Lobato, C. A. Raposo

Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences

In this work we study existence of solutions for an abstract coupled system of nonlinear equations of extensible beams models and present the exponential decay for full energy of the system.

The Essential Digital Signal Processing In Hf Radar Target Detection, Qianzhao Lei

Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences

The moving target detection with HF radar must go through four steps of signal processing, namely pre-processing, range processing, azimuth processing and subsequent processing. Pre-processing is mainly the low-pass filtering and signal sampling. Range processing, which is used to produce the initial distance information, mainly includes the low-pass filter processing and fast Fourier transform (FFT). Azimuth processing is by using the adaptive beamforming, which in compliance with the linearly constrained minimum variance benchmark, to do the weighted processing; then by doing another FFT, to get a formula with a delta function and a Sinc function, this formula contains the moving …

Operator-Based Robust Nonlinear Tracking Control For A Human Multi-Joint Arm-Like Manipulator With Unknown Time-Varying Delays, Aihui Wang, Mingcong Deng

Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences

In this paper, an operator-based robust nonlinear tracking control for a human multi-joint arm-like manipulator with unknown time-varying delays is proposed by using robust right coprime factorization approach and a forward predictive operator. That is, first, considering the uncertainties of dynamic model consist of measurement error and disturbances, a nonlinear feedback control scheme is designed to eliminate effect of uncertainties. Second, an operator controller based on real measured data from human multi-joint arm viscoelasticity is presented to obtain desired motion mechanism of human multi-joint arm viscoelastic properties, the unknown time-varying delays are described by a delay operator, and the forward …

A Global Error Bound For The Feasible Solution Of Variational Inequality Problems, Wenling Zhao, Jin Huang

Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences

As for variational inequality problems, we define the optimal value function of trust region subproblems, study the properties of it. And then under strongly monotonic conditions, we use the optimal value function to provide a global error estimate for the feasible solution .

Repetitive Tracking Control Of Nonlinear Systems Using Reinforcement Fuzzy-Neural Adaptive Iterative Learning Controller, Ying-Chung Wang, Chiang-Ju Chien

Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences

This paper proposes a new fuzzy neural network based reinforcement adaptive iterative learning controller for a class of nonlinear systems. Different from some existing reinforcement learning schemes, the reinforcement adaptive iterative learning controller has the advantages of rigorous proofs without using an approximation of the plant Jacobian. The critic is appended into the reinforcement adaptive iterative learning controller to generate the simple discrete reinforcement signal, which provides a satisfaction about the tracking performance. In addition, the reinforcement signal can be further applied in the weight adaptation rules. Iterative learning components of the reinforcement adaptive iterative learning controller are designed to …

Unsteady Flow Of A Viscous Fluid Between Two Oscillating Cylinders, Imran Siddique, Sehrish Iftikhar

Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences

The starting solutions corresponding to the motions of a Newtonian fluid, between two infinite circular cylinders, are determined by means of the Laplace and finite Hankel transforms. The general case, when both cylinders oscillate along their common axis and around the same axis, is considered. The solutions that have been obtained are presented as sum of the steady-state and transient solutions and satisfy all imposed initial and boundary conditions. Finally, the resulting shear stresses are also determined. The time required to attain the steady-state has been obtained by means of the graphical illustrations.

Modeling Complex Systems By Functional Subsystems Representation And Thermostatted-Ktap Methods, Carlo Bianca

Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences

In the last two decades the mathematical modeling of real-world complex systems has received much attention. These systems are composed by a high number of interacting entities which are able to express a specific strategy. In order to reduce complexity, the whole system is decomposed in different subsystems that are sets of heterogeneous entities having the ability of expressing the same function. The microscopic interactions among the functional subsystems generate the emerging behaviors that are typical of the complex systems. This paper is concerned with suitable developments of the methods of mathematical kinetic theory for active particles for the modeling …

On Construction Of Symmetric Compactly Supported Biorthogonal Multiwavelets With Short Sequences, Yi-Gang Cen, Li-Hui Cen, Xiao-Fang Chen

Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences

A novel approach for constructing symmetric compactly supported biorthogonal multiwavelets with short sequences is proposed in this paper. For some symmetric types of biorthogonal multiwavelet systems, starting from the symmetric properties of scaling and wavelet functions, parameterized symmetric forms of polyphase matrices can be derived. Furthermore, according to the matrix equations of the perfect reconstruction condition, the parameters of polyphase matrices can be reduced, which finally leads to our proposed algorithm for the construction of symmetric compactly supported biorthogonal multiwavelets with short sequences.