UAF Libraries Faculty and Researchers Library Use Survey Fall 2010

Triennial campus-wide UAF libraries use survey, summary of results for faculty and researchers

UAF Libraries Graduate Student Library Use Survey Fall 2010

Triennial campus-wide UAF libraries use survey, summary of results for graduate students

UAF Libraries Undergraduate Student Library Use Survey Fall 2007 

Triennial campus-wide UAF libraries use survey, summary of results for undergraduate students

UAF Libraries Undergraduate Student Library Use Survey Fall 2010

Triennial campus-wide UAF libraries use survey, summary of results for undergraduate students

Patterns of Written Response to Literature of Average Fifth Grade Readers

The purpose of this study was to examine the patterns of the written responses of average fifth grade readers who have not received instruction in literature response. The subjects for this study were eight fifth grade students who read at grade level. The subjects attended a suburban public elementary school. The eight subjects read the novel Number the Stars by Lois Lowry each day in class in a variety of different groupings. After reading, the students were asked to individually respond in their response journals. The only prompt the students received from the teacher each day was Respond in writing to what you have just read. Each student\u27s response journal entry was coded, compared, and categorized. The researcher found eight dominant patterns among all subjects\u27 responses. The researcher also kept anecdotal records, and conclusions were made for individual students based upon the results of this study

Relationship between energy intake and expenditure during harvesting tasks

The objective of this study was to compare the energy demands of manual harvesting tasks with the associated energy intake of the workers’. Fifty eight workers (29 Chainsaw Operators and 29 Stackers) were assessed in South Africa prior to, and during a ‘normal’ working shift. Habitual dietary analyses showed that the workers were eating less than 56% of the recommended daily allowance and were thus arriving at work with reduced energy stores. Heart rate responses were measured continuously during work and energy expenditure was predicted from the heart rate/oxygen uptake relationship obtained at a post-work progressive step up test completed by each worker. The data indicated that the tasks placed ‘moderate-to-heavy’ demands on the workers resulting in a significant imbalance between the energy demands of the tasks and the associated energy intake of the workers. Energy deficits were in excess of 8 000 kJ and workers lost, on average, 2.8% body mass during work while felling and cross-cutting, and 3.6% during stacking

Developing brokered community transportation for seniors and people with disabilities

Communities are exploring ways to increase transportation coordination to improve access for seniors. One such effort is a brokered transportation system in which one agency serves as the central point of contact for ride information or actually arranging transportation for clients of multiple programs by use of a combination of transportation services. A team of social work faculty and students from the University of New Hampshire (UNH) Social Work Outreach Center, a center that provides service learning opportunities to students, collaborated with a local coalition to investigate the specific transportation needs of the region\u27s senior citizens. A total of 641 people participated in the survey. Results indicate that the study population experiences problems reliably meeting daily living needs due to inconsistent or unavailable private and public transportation options. Study findings also indicate the promising potential of brokered transportation systems, particularly for isolated seniors in rural and suburban areas with relatively limited public and private transportation options