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Student's T-Test And The Glasgow Coma Scale, Joseph Lucke

Joseph Lucke

Study Objective: To explore how Student's t test, which assumes normal errors, is affected by the nonnormal distribution of Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores.

Methods: A sample of 145,295 GCS scores from the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation was assumed to represent the true GCS distribution. Four Monte Carlo simulations, each based on 40,000 replications, were conducted to approximate the distribution of t values arising from samples drawn from the GCS distribution, using sample sizes of 10, 30, 60, and 100 per group.

Results: The histograms of t values derived from the GCS distribution resembled the corresponding Student t distributions for …

Librarian And Faculty Partnerships For Distance Education, Holly B.A. Heller-Ross

Holly B.A. Heller-Ross

Emphasizes the importance of faculty and librarians working together to support distance education. Describes the Telenursing Distance Education program at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh. Characterizes the library role by its support through curriculum enrichment, research instruction, and direct student services.

Business Cycle And Structural Time Series: Warnings And Hints, Riccardo Fiorito

riccardo fiorito

Structural time-series model can help reconcile business cycle analysis with basic economic theory assumptions

Some Syntactic, Semantic And Prosodic Characteristics In British English Conversation, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.

Playing With Power: Ballcourts And Political Ritual In Southern Mesoamerica, John Fox

John Fox

Article exploring the use and ritual meaning of ancient ball courts found throughout Mesoamerica based on original archaeological excavations and additional historical and anthropological study.

Rising Temperatures: Rising Tides, Prof. Elizabeth Burleson

Prof. Elizabeth Burleson

Transboundary environmental problems do not distinguish between political boundaries. Global warming is expected to cause thermal expansion of water and melt glaciers. Both are predicted to lead to a rise in sea level. We must enlarge our paradigms to encompass a global reality and reliance upon global participation.

Riskmap Food Security Baseline: Final Report For Malawi, Julia Earl, William G. Moseley

William G Moseley

Baseline data on food economies in Malawi.

Manual For Riskmap Field Enquiry And Data Analysis, William G. Moseley, Julia Earl

William G Moseley

A field manual for food security fieldwork and data analysis.

A Foundation For Coping With Environmental Change: Indigenous Agroecological Knowledge Among The Bambara Of Djitoumou, Mali, William G. Moseley

William G Moseley

No abstract provided.

Linear Goal Programming For Academic Library Acquisitions Allocations, Ken Wise, D. E. Perushek

Ken Wise

The allocation of an academic library's acquisitions funds should contribute to the achievement of the library's goals and objectives. The availability of diverse materials and the varying demands of user needs in a variety of subject disciplines may represent a set of conflicting, incommensurate goals. Lexicographic linear goal programming offers an appropriate allocation methodology for determining an optimal solution with conflicting goals. This article applies this methodology to 90 funds representing books and periodicals in 45 subject disciplines at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT). The model's goals incorporate several categories of budget constraints and user needs. The application of …

Roy Fuller: A Bibliography, Steven Escar Smith

Steven Escar Smith

This bibliography treats the work of the British poet, novelist, and critic Roy Fuller (1912 - 1991) from his earliest periodical appearance in the late 1920s to his posthumously published poems in 1993.

Clients' And Therapist's Joint Construction Of The Clients' Problems., Richard Buttny

Richard Buttny

No abstract provided.

Factors Related To Earthquake Preparedness Among Child Care Professionals: Theory And Policy Implications, Ellen N. Junn, D. Guerin

Ellen N. Junn

With increasing numbers of children enrolled in child care, the safety of the child care environment and the preparedness of personnel to prevent injuries and fatalities in the event of natural disasters becomes an important public policy issue. In this study, earthquake preparedness and its correlates were examined in 25 child care centers located in a southern California community adjacent to the San Andreaas Fault. Extensive survey, interview, and on-site observational data were collected. Findings indicated a wide range of preparedness in child care centers. Half of the child care centers lacked basic essentials required to cope in the aftermath …

The Economic Value Of Hiking, James F. Casey

James F Casey

The paper tests ‘twoalternative specifications for the opportunity cost of time in travel cost models. The standard travel cost survey design is enriched to include a contingent valuation type question about peoples’ willingness to accept compensation to forgo a precisely defined recreational experience. It is hypothesized that individually revealed value of time more appropriately reflects the opportunity costs of time associated with a particular aspect of recreation than the wage rate which measures the trade-off between work and leisure generally. The results seem to indicate a better overall tit for the models with the elicited value of individual consumer’s time …

Review Of Game Theory And The Social Contract: Volume 1, Playing Fair By Ken Binmore, Eric Bennett Rasmusen

Eric Bennett Rasmusen

A review of Binmore's book using game theory in setting up foundations for constitutional theory.

Predictable And Unpredictable Error In Tort Awards: The Effect Of Plaintiff Self Selection And Signalling, Eric Bennett Rasmusen

Eric Bennett Rasmusen

If a tort plaintiff can predict that the court will overestimate damages he is more likely to bring a case, but if the court is aware of this, it may wish to adjust its awards accordingly. In general, court error implies that the court should adjust for regression to the mean, moderating extreme awards whether they be high or low. Predictable error, however, tends to make a downwards adjustment optimal and unpredictable error an upwards adjustment, because of plaintiff selection and signalling.

Trade And Transboundary Pollution, M. Scott Taylor, Brian R. Copeland

M. Scott Taylor

This paper examines how national income and trading opportunities interact to determine the level and incidence of world pollution. We find that: (1) free trade raises world pollution if incomes differ substantially across countries; (2) if trade equalizes factor prices, human-capital-abundant countries lose from trade, while human capital scarce countries gain; (3) international trade in pollution permits can lower world pollution even when governments' supply of permits is unrestricted; (4) international income transfers may not affect world pollution or welfare; and (5) attempts to manipulate the terms of trade with pollution policy leave world pollution unaffected.

Workplace Safety Is Everyone's Concern, Douglas J. Swanson Ed.D Apr

Douglas J. Swanson, Ed.D APR

No abstract provided.

Closing Military Bases (Finally)): Solving Collective Dilemmas Through Delegation, Kenneth R. Mayer

Kenneth R Mayer

No abstract provided.

Between The Lines: Seeking True Culpabaility, Mirah Riben

Mirah Riben

No abstract provided.

La Ciudad Es Un Libro Abierto, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

La tecnología y los medios de comunicación progresan a niveles históricos, con lo cual las distancias sociales, cronológicas e históricas se reducen. De esta manera, el tiempo y el espacio asumen nuevas connotaciones, redefiniendo la vida de la población. A nivel urbano se producen cambios notables en la relación comunicación y ciudad que se expresa en las nuevas formas de articulación interurbana, población-ciudad, gobierno local-sociedad y redes sociales.

How To Improve Your Professional Credibility, Douglas J. Swanson Ed.D Apr

Douglas J. Swanson, Ed.D APR

No abstract provided.

Results Of A Delphi Study On Transport Research Needs, Marcus Ramsay Wigan

Marcus R Wigan

A Delphi survey was undertaken with a selection of professionals in academic, government and consulting across the world. The objective was to identify the application areas where priorities should be placed, and the current status of the research and information tools needed to address them. For this reason both modelling and application experts were included. The shifts in priorities over the last five years, and the differences in view between the three sectors are presented. The attitudes towards a range of specific research and development directions were also assessed. Later republished in the Journal of Transport Statistics, but without this, …

Violencia, Drogras Y Alienación Cultural, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

América Latina es un continente crecientemente urbano. A fines del siglo más del 78% de su poblad6n vivirá en ciudades. Actualmente existen 65 áreas metropolitanas en la región.

Se ha modificado el rol de las ciudades, lo que trae consigo la aparición de nuevos problemas y nuevas dimensiones a viejos problemas. Entre los problemas nuevos destacan el deterioro del medio ambiente, y el de la violencia urbana o la inseguridad ciudadana. En realidad éste no es un problema nuevo, pues es consubstancial a la ciudad. Lo novedoso estriba en que hay nuevas manifestaciones de la violencia, yen que ésta se …

Avances Y Limitaciones En La Descentralización, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

El Municipio ecuatoriano se constituyó corno instancia de gobierno local siguiendo el modelo español traído por los conquistadores, pero con mayor autonomía que en España debido a la distancia que lo separaba del poder central. Esta autonomía respecto de la corona española se contraponía con la dependencia aciertos grupos minoritarios locales. Tanto así que no hubo una clara separación entre lo público y lo privado, porque las dos esferas compartían el ejercicio de la autoridad negando las posibilidades de una más amplia participación y representación sociales.

A partir del siglo XVII, con la creación de las Reales Audiencias, se inicia …

A Survey Of Theories Of The Family, Ted Bergstrom

Ted C Bergstrom

This review explores the theory of household technology and the associated possibilities for distributing utility among household members. It also explores decision theory within the household, drawing on standard consumer decision theory. The review discusses models of equilbrium in which families are formed by persons voluntarily choosing mates. This theory is analogous to ``Tiebout theory'' in urban economics, where the objects of choice include not only the amount of public goods supplied in each city, but also which individuals live in each place. An aspect of family life that has fewer parallels in the economics of market economies is intrafamilial …

The Case For Affirmative Auction: From Conscience To Coffers, Ian Ayres, Peter Cramton

Peter Cramton

The Federal Communications Commission’s auction of wireless communication licenses last fall has been criticized as a huge Government giveaway because of the substantial bidding preferences granted to women and minorities. In March, Federal court action delayed the FCC’s June auction until August to consider the legality of similar preferences. But far from being a giveaway, affirmative action actually increased the total amount paid to the Government by about $15 million. Women and minority bidders were granted a 40 percent bidding credit on certain licenses and the right to pay the Government in installments over 10 years at a favorable rate. …

Internet Use And Training In University Libraries, Carol Tenopir, Ralf Neufang

Carol Tenopir

No abstract provided.

De La Violencia Urbana A La Convivencia Ciudadana, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

No se puede desconocer que el problema de la violencia delictual, como fenómeno social que tiene expresión en las ciudades, existe desde tiempos inmemoriales, y que, por tanto, no es nuevo, al grado que se podría decir, es consustancial a la ciudad. Tal afirmación nos debe llevar a replantear la tradicional aproximación que se ha hecho al tema de la violencia –pero también a lo urbano- desde aquellas metodologías que lo interpretan como resultado de un conjunto de patologías…

Credit, Market Women And Food Security In Mali, William G. Moseley

William G Moseley

Report on an NGO-supported micro-credit project for women in Mali.