Increasing Parent Involvement at Carver STEM Academy

Carver STEM Academy is a public school in Detroit, Michigan with students in pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. Currently, the school is experiencing low parent involvement rates at school events, including monthly parent meetings and parent / teacher conferences. Carver STEM Academy would like to increase its parent involvement rates at the school. To gain insights, a literature analysis, an interview with the parent lead, observations of parent meetings, and a competitor analysis were performed. In order to increase parent involvement rates at Carver Stem Academy, using various forms of communication, separating parent meetings by grade level, and implementing child involvement into parent meetings is recommended.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/169571/1/Final_Report-Priya_Desai.pdfhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/169571/2/Final_Presentation-Priya_Desai.ppt

Inventing a New Way of Dealing with Circumvention: A Patent-Based Alternative to the DMCA, 15 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 91 (2015)

Over time, it has become easier for consumers to steal music. Some technologies, like ReDigi, have been specifically designed to allow copyright infringement by giving consumers the ability to sell digitally purchased music files. While copyright laws have been updated to deal with changing technologies, the laws have not been sufficient to keep up. This comment highlights the failings of modern copyright law and questions whether patent laws are a viable way to ensure that technologies that induce copyright infringement do not find marketplace success

The Use of Race in Medical Artificial Intelligence

The proliferated use of medical algorithms in health care has brought about medical innovation and improvements; however, there is a cost to a prevalent use of artificial intelligence in health care—exacerbating racism in the medicine. This Article examines the use of race in medical algorithms. Part II describes the development of medical AI, including its advantages and disadvantages. Part III focuses on how the use of medical algorithms may embed racism into our health care system. Part IV describes the FDA’s current regulations on medical AI. The Article concludes by advocating for legislation and regulations that work to reduce racial bias in medical algorithms

The Contaminated Realities of a Post-IBM Endicott Today

Endicott, a small town in the Southern Tier of New York, experienced great economic success due to the birth of IBM in 1911 through the late 1900s. Today, the town is left with environmental degradation and is tainted by carcinogens as a result. The post-industrial town has endured corporate-state mitigation efforts for years. This research will explore the realities of the toxic plume in the twenty years since operations have ended at the IBM-Endicott plant. Through implementing participant observations and a myriad of interviews with experts, including NYSDEC (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation) officials and Endicott residents, the plume’s lingering situation was revealed. The chemical spill continues to leave mixed emotions within the community. Some are angered at IBM, some retain their loyalty and respect, and others have come to terms with the efforts made and now see the plume as a part of Endicott’s history. This “toxic plume” is the worst reality of the possible effects that powerful corporations can impose on small towns, a reality that has become a fear for many such communities around the world. The ongoing story of the Endicott plume fits into the greater picture for the need of environmental justice; it is an example of precautions needed to be put into place for other industrial towns to prevent pollution and contamination

An Observation of the South Washington Street Bridge

This piece offers a history of the South Washington Bridge in downtown Binghamton, NY based on fire insurance maps and the author\u27s personal observations

The Contaminated Realities of Post-IBM Endicott Today

Endicott, a small town in the Southern Tier of New York, experienced great economic success due to the birth of IBM in 1911 through the late 1900s. Today, the town is left with environmental degradation and is tainted by carcinogens as a result. The post-industrial town has endured corporate-state mitigation efforts for years. This research will explore the realities of the toxic plume in the twenty years since operations have ended at the IBM-Endicott plant. Through implementing participant observations and a myriad of interviews with experts, including NYSDEC (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation) officials and Endicott residents, the plume’s lingering situation was revealed. The chemical spill continues to leave mixed emotions within the community. Some are angered at IBM, some retain their loyalty and respect, and others have come to terms with the efforts made and now see the plume as a part of Endicott’s history. This “toxic plume” is the worst reality of the possible effects that powerful corporations can impose on small towns, a reality that has become a fear for many such communities around the world. The ongoing story of the Endicott plume fits into the greater picture for the need of environmental justice; it is an example of precautions needed to be put into place so a community will never have to suffer as such.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_spring2020/1017/thumbnail.jp

A study linking patient EHR data to external death data at Stanford Medicine

This manuscript explores linking real-world patient data with external death data in the context of research Clinical Data Warehouses (r-CDWs). We specifically present the linking of Electronic Health Records (EHR) data for Stanford Health Care (SHC) patients and data from the Social Security Administration (SSA) Limited Access Death Master File (LADMF) made available by the US Department of Commerce's National Technical Information Service (NTIS). The data analysis framework presented in this manuscript extends prior approaches and is generalizable to linking any two cross-organizational real-world patient data sources. Electronic Health Record (EHR) data and NTIS LADMF are heavily used resources at other medical centers and we expect that the methods and learnings presented here will be valuable to others. Our findings suggest that strong linkages are incomplete and weak linkages are noisy i.e., there is no good linkage rule that provides coverage and accuracy. Furthermore, the best linkage rule for any two datasets is different from the best linkage rule for two other datasets i.e., there is no generalization of linkage rules. Finally, LADMF, a commonly used external death data resource for r-CDWs, has a significant gap in death data making it necessary for r-CDWs to seek out more than one external death data source. We anticipate that presentation of multiple linkages will make it hard to present the linkage outcome to the end user. This manuscript is a resource in support of Stanford Medicine STARR (STAnford medicine Research data Repository) r-CDWs. The data are stored and analyzed as PHI in our HIPAA-compliant data center and are used under research and development (R&D) activities of STARR IRB.Comment: 20 page

Utilising massive open online courses to enhance global learning dissemination in cleft lip and palate:a case report of penta helix collaboration

Background: Educating and raising awareness in cleft lip and palate future generations is one vital effort to ensure the improvement of cleft care and research in the future. This study reported the overview in organising and evaluating the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) in Cleft Lip and Palate as the alternative way for students’ capacity building outside their study program whilst also earning credits towards their studies. Methods: Smile Train cleft charity generously donated recorded lectures from cleft experts around the world in which each of the experts agreed to provide one-hour live discussion sessions. The learning activities ranging from lectures, pre- and post-course evaluation, forum, live discussion sessions, virtual visits to Indonesian Cleft Centre, self-reflection assignments and final project. A survey was released to the participants to collect their feedback. Results: The course mainly attracted dental students, and several allied health professional students. In total, 414 out of 717 participants registered for this MOOC managed to finish the course and received a certificate of completion which was run between August–October 2021. In general, participants positively received the course. Conclusions: The MOOC model and its objective of disseminating widespread information across geographical boundaries to enhance learning about cleft lip and palate treatment was achieved. This report serves as an example for other educational institutions and stakeholders who plan to use online educational engagement platforms to provide high-quality education and capacity building to participants in lower-middle income countries.</p

Maternal outcomes of rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy

Background: Preexisting cardiac disease is seen in 1-3% of pregnancies. In developing countries, sequelae of rheumatic fever often constitute the majority of women with heart disease; whereas in developed countries, it is the congenital heart diseases. The aim of this study was to examine the changing trends and mode of care of women with Rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy over a period of five years in a tertiary care centre.Methods: Patient records over five years were retrieved and maternal and perinatal outcomes were documented. The present study reports the outcomes of 72 women with rheumatic heart disease.Results: The prevalence of heart disease in pregnancy in our study was 1.72%. The prevalence was higher among the rural population, and in lower socio economic strata. 30% of patients were diagnosed during pregnancy. The risk of complications co - related with their functional status at the onset of pregnancy. The mode of termination of pregnancy and indications for LSCS did not vary. However, the risk of complications was greatest during labour and post-partum period. The mean birth weight was 2.7 kg, however, 30% of term neonates were of low birth weight (<2.5 kg).Conclusions: Rheumatic heart disease continues to be a major cause of cardiac disease complicating pregnancy. However, early diagnosis, appropriate management prior to pregnancy, and good functional status at the time of entering pregnancy allowed for a good maternal and neonatal outcome

Utilising massive open online courses to enhance global learning dissemination in cleft lip and palate:a case report of penta helix collaboration

Background: Educating and raising awareness in cleft lip and palate future generations is one vital effort to ensure the improvement of cleft care and research in the future. This study reported the overview in organising and evaluating the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) in Cleft Lip and Palate as the alternative way for students’ capacity building outside their study program whilst also earning credits towards their studies. Methods: Smile Train cleft charity generously donated recorded lectures from cleft experts around the world in which each of the experts agreed to provide one-hour live discussion sessions. The learning activities ranging from lectures, pre- and post-course evaluation, forum, live discussion sessions, virtual visits to Indonesian Cleft Centre, self-reflection assignments and final project. A survey was released to the participants to collect their feedback. Results: The course mainly attracted dental students, and several allied health professional students. In total, 414 out of 717 participants registered for this MOOC managed to finish the course and received a certificate of completion which was run between August–October 2021. In general, participants positively received the course. Conclusions: The MOOC model and its objective of disseminating widespread information across geographical boundaries to enhance learning about cleft lip and palate treatment was achieved. This report serves as an example for other educational institutions and stakeholders who plan to use online educational engagement platforms to provide high-quality education and capacity building to participants in lower-middle income countries.</p