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Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (Spring 2012)

The Spring 2012 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles: Message from the President PCOM Updates Development News Tug of War Founders’ Day 2012 Building Social and Emotional Competence in Preschool Children Pioneering Color in MRI Imaging Class Notes In Memoriam My Turn Essay The Fund for PCOMhttps://digitalcommons.pcom.edu/digest/1210/thumbnail.jp

Archaeology at the Alamodome: Investigations of a San Antonio Neighborhood in Transition, Volume III: Artifact and Special Studies

On March 15, 1990, the Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) of The University of Texas at San Antonio entered into a contract with the City of San Antonio\u27s Multipurpose Domed Stadium Development Advisory Committee and Via Metropolitan Transit Authority to undertake cultural resource investigations of a 17-square-block (65 acre) area in downtown San Antonio, Texas (Figure F-l). From mid-March to early July 1990, and periodically thereafter, intensive archival and historical research on the entire project area was carried out by CAR staff members. Architectural recording and assessment of all standing buildings was done by Andrew Perez and Associates. Thirteen oral history interviews with residents, former residents, and officers and employees of business establishments in the general area were recorded and transcribed by E. L. Fly and Associates. This was the first phase of a multiple-phase Figure F-l. Alamodome Project area. Vlll project that also included archaeological test excavations during 1991 and 1992 to verify or identify the locations of sites and features within the project area, and detailed investigations of a selected sample of those sites and features. The project was conducted under Texas Antiquities Committee permit numbers 900, 932, and 982. The artifacts recovered from the investigations were processed, cataloged, and sorted into categories for identification and analysis. Then followed over a year of intensive study of the products of the research and excavations. Because of the tremendous scope of the archaeological work and the associated analysis and write-up, the results of the Alamodome Project are presented in three volumes. Volume I contains the background research results, including chapters on the historical setting, the architecture present before demolition was begun, the oral history, a study of the African-American community, and a summary of the structural evolution of the area. Volume n contains a complete description of the archaeological excavations and a distributional analysis of the results, written by the archaeologist who was in charge of the field work on the project. Included are numerous maps, drawings, and photographs of the work in progress. Also included in Volume n are a study of the site formation processes, undertaken by Kevin Gross, and a geomorphic description of the project area, by Michael Collins. This volume, the last of the series, is comprised of individual reports on the description and analysis of various types of arifactual materials recovered during the project, including ceramics, glass, kitchen and tablewares, dolls and toys, marbles, clothing and personal items, and building materials. Also included in this volume are descriptions and discussions of excavated wells, cisterns, acequias, and privies, and an analysis of the faunal materials. The temporal scope of these studies is the l00-year period from 1850 to 1950. This time frame encompasses the period directly after the end of SpanishlMexican control and the gradual rise of Anglo/German control of the local economy and sociopolitical structure. It is also the time during which the first wave of the Industrial Revolution arrived in Texas, seriously impacting the history of San Antonio. One goal of the project was to study this impact on the economic and cultural life of one small sector of the city. Scope of Volume III This volume presents the results of research by CAR staff members into the developmental history of the numerous types of artifacts used to analyze and date deposits on the archaeological sites investigated during the Alamodome Project. Comparatively little research has been done on artifacts of the post-1900 period in Texas. Authors have spent hours of patient research in sometimes obscure publications and long distance phone calls to chase down and interview manufacturers wherever possible. We hope this volume will be a resource to others doing the same sort of research. As the years pass and 1900 recedes farther into the past, more and more archaeologists and historians will be looking for this sort of information

Reliability of The CVI Range: A Functional Vision Assessment for Children with Cortical Visual Impairment

ABSTRACT Reliability of The CVI Range - A Functional Vision Assessment for Children with Cortical Visual Impairment Children identified as visually impaired under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) need to have a functional vision assessment to determine how the visual impairment affects educational performance. Most current functional vision assessments have been based on the needs of children with ocular visual impairments (children with damage to the eye structures). Children with visual impairment due to brain damage, or cortical visual impairment (CVI), have unique vision characteristics that are often different from children with ocular visual impairments. Given this situation, Roman-Lantzy (2007) developed The CVI Range for conducting a functional vision assessment of children with CVI. The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability of The CVI Range. In this study, 104 children were assessed with The CVI Range. Twenty-seven children were tested by two examiners to determine inter-rater reliability; 20 children were tested on two occasions to determine the test-retest reliability; and 57 children were tested one time by a single examiner. The CVI Range had an internal consistency measure or alpha of .96. The inter-rater reliability coefficient was .98 and the test-retest reliability coefficient was .99. In addition, the CVI Range has two sections that are scored differently and the scores from the two sections were compared to determine if they provided similar scores and therefore similar implications for intervention. Kappa, or the index of agreement, for the two parts of the assessment was .88. Results of this study indicated that The CVI Range is a reliable instrument. Future research needs to focus on training needs related to administration of The CVI Range as well as training of the many professionals that serve children with CVI. Research is also needed to determine appropriate and effective interventions for children with CVI. The CVI Range can be used to document progress and therefore determine the effectiveness of interventions and further knowledge in the field of evidence-based practices that are appropriate for children with CVI

Casco Bay Weekly : 10 September 1998

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