Transparency and the Marketplace for Student Data

Student lists are commercially available for purchase on the basis of ethnicity, affluence, religion, lifestyle, awkwardness, and even a perceived or predicted need for family planning services. This study seeks to provide an understanding of the commercial marketplace for student data and the interaction with privacy law. Over several years, Fordham CLIP reviewed publicly-available sources, made public records requests to educational institutions, and collected marketing materials received by high school students. The study uncovered and documents an overall lack of transparency in the student information commercial marketplace and an absence of law to protect student information.https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/clip/1003/thumbnail.jp

Quality of tier 1 instruction in an integrated multi-tiered system of support: a mixed methods study

To effectively and efficiently address both the academic and behavioral needs of all students, integrated Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (iMTSS) is an initiative gaining strength in elementary schools across the U.S. Tier 1 instruction within an iMTSS, should be evidence-based and differentiated to provide high quality educational opportunities to all students. One established approach to providing accessible and differentiated instruction is Universal Design for Learning (UDL), an instructional planning framework that can be embedded within a tiered prevention system. A mixed methods study was conducted to learn about the state of concurrent implementation of iMTSS and UDL within Tier 1 instruction in elementary schools. Participating schools were found to be either implementing the two initiatives concurrently in Tier 1 or not implementing UDL at all. Follow-up inquiry found additional qualitative characteristics that differentiated these two groups and barriers to implementation were identified.Includes bibliographical references

The Climate of the Antarctic Peninsula during the Twentieth Century: Evidence from Ice Cores

The Antarctic Peninsula (AP) is a region of special climatological interest. The late twentieth century has been a period of warming surface temperatures, enhanced mass loss from melting glaciers and increased snowfall, which have a direct and measurable impact on global sea levels. However, the observational period for Antarctica is short. Observational records only began in the 1940s and much of our understanding of the wider spatial climate variability and glacial dynamics is limited to the satellite era (post 1979). Proxy records, such as those from ice cores, provide an invaluable tool to place these recent changes in context of the past few hundred years, allowing us to investigate climate variability over the entire twentieth century and beyond. In this chapter we review the climate of the AP during the twentieth century, as captured by the instrumental records, and extend our understanding of climate variability over the twentieth century based on climate proxies contained in ice cores. For this study we focus on stable water isotopes and snow accumulation and how they are influenced by changes in atmospheric circulation and sea ice conditions

Ice core reconstruction of sea ice change in the Amundsen-Ross Seas since 1702 AD

Antarctic sea ice has been increasing in recent decades, but with strong regional differences in the expression of sea ice change. Declining sea ice in the Bellingshausen Sea since 1979 (the satellite era) has been linked to the observed warming on the Antarctic Peninsula, while the Ross Sea sector has seen a marked increase in sea ice during this period. Here we present a 308 year record of methansulphonic acid from coastal West Antarctica, representing sea ice conditions in the Amundsen-Ross Sea. We demonstrate that the recent increase in sea ice in this region is part of a longer trend, with an estimated ~1° northward expansion in winter sea ice extent (SIE) during the twentieth century and a total expansion of ~1.3° since 1702. The greatest reconstructed SIE occurred during the mid-1990s, with five of the past 30 years considered exceptional in the context of the past three centuries

Ice core reconstruction of sea ice change in the Amundsen-Ross Seas since 1702 A.D.

Antarctic sea ice has been increasing in recent decades, but with strong regional differences in the expression of sea ice change. Declining sea ice in the Bellingshausen Sea since 1979 (the satellite era) has been linked to the observed warming on the Antarctic Peninsula, while the Ross Sea sector has seen a marked increase in sea ice during this period. Here we present a 308 year record of methansulphonic acid from coastal West Antarctica, representing sea ice conditions in the Amundsen-Ross Sea. We demonstrate that the recent increase in sea ice in this region is part of a longer trend, with an estimated ~1° northward expansion in winter sea ice extent (SIE) during the twentieth century and a total expansion of ~1.3° since 1702. The greatest reconstructed SIE occurred during the mid-1990s, with five of the past 30 years considered exceptional in the context of the past three centuries

A Green Chemistry Experiment: Magnetic Citrate Alginate Hydrogels Remove Methylene Blue from Water

The objective of this research was to design a green chemistry experiment that synthesizes magnetic citrate alginate hydrogels and test their effectiveness for the removal of methylene blue (MB) dye. Methylene blue dye is a common water pollutant that is toxic, carcinogenic, and nonbiodegradable; thus, can cause a severe threat to human health and environmental safety. Hence, there is a need to develop an environmentally friendly, efficient technology for removing MB from wastewater.https://scholarworks.moreheadstate.edu/celebration_posters_2023/1035/thumbnail.jp

Comparing Phonetic Characteristics of African American and European American Speech.

African American English (AAE) has been studied more heavily, by far, than any other forms of American English. Nevertheless, much of the emphasis has been placed on morphosyntactic variants and its phonetic characteristics are poorly known. We examined several variables to see how AAE differs phonetically from European American English (EAE) varieties in North Carolina. Forty interviews were drawn from the North Carolina Language and Life Project corpus at North Carolina State University from three North Carolina counties: Hyde, Robeson, and Warren. Speakers included ten older and ten younger African Americans and ten older and ten younger European Americans, balanced among the three counties and by sex. The interviews were all conversational. Tokens were measured with the Praat software using methods appropriate to the particular variable

Human Factors Applied to Perioperative Process Improvement

Human factors/ergonomics (HF/E) is its own scientific discipline that can be applied to understanding performance in perioperative medicine. Humans are not perfect decision makers and are affected by a variety of factors that can greatly harm their ability to perform, including attention, bias, stress, and fatigue. HF/E has a unique perspective on human error, and HF/E can illustrate how moving away from blame can enhance safety. HF/E offers strategies for undertaking a systematic approach to assessment of work processes in perioperative medicine that can be used to increase safety and wellbeing of patients and providers

Patient Understanding of Benefits, Risks, and Alternatives to Screening Colonoscopy

While several tests and strategies are recommended for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, studies suggest that primary care providers often recommend colonoscopy without providing information about its risks or alternatives. These observations raise concerns about the quality of informed consent for screening colonoscopy