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The effectiveness of a planned program in teaching elaborative thinking from reading in grade six
Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston Universit
MS-009: Ambrose Henry Hayward Papers
The Ambrose Henry Hayward Collection consists primarily of correspondence from the period April 14, 1861 through August 17, 1864. The bulk of the letters were written by A.H. Hayward to his father, sister and brothers, but the collection includes 3 letters written by Melville Hayward of the 7th New York (6/22/1862, 7/10/1862, 7/23/1862), letters from Henry\u27s commanding officers regarding his service and four letters regarding Henry\u27s death.
Also included in the collection are several newspaper clippings about the 28th Pennsylvania, Hayward\u27s 1862 promotion to Sergeant, and 19 envelopes addressed to Mr. Ambrose, Mr. Albert, Mr. John and Miss Hannah C. Hayward of North Bridgewater, MA and to Mr. Augustus Hayward of New York City.
All letters have transcriptions, though many are slightly inaccurate. The collection is arranged chronologically. The letters provide firsthand accounts of camp life, major battles and minor skirmishes during the Civil War as experienced by a high-spirited and patriotic Union soldier.
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Improving Health Care Access for Older Alaskans: What Are the Options?
This report focuses on the problem older Alaskans who rely on Medicare face getting access
to primary care, and discusses some of the options policymakers are considering to resolve the
problem. But older Americans across the country also report difficulty getting the primary care
they need. The discussion here sheds light on the problem and potential solutions nationwide.
Most Americans 65 and older use Medicare as their primary health insurance. Medicare is
federal health insurance for people 65 and older, people under 65 with certain disabilities, and
people of any age with end-stage renal diseaseâbut this report looks only at access issues for
Medicare beneficiaries 65 and older.
Doctors donât have to participate in the Medicare program. But those who do participate have
to accept, as full payment, what Medicare pays for specific services. Many primary-care doctors
say Medicare doesnât pay them enough to cover their costsâso growing numbers are declining
to see new Medicare patients. Among primary-care doctors nationwide, 61% accept new
Medicare patients.1 National surveys sponsored by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
have found that 17% of Medicare patients in the U.S. had âa big problemâ finding family doctors
in 2007âup from 13% in 2005.2 In Alaska, a 2008 survey by the Institute of Social and
Economic Research (ISER) found that just over half of Alaskaâs primary-care doctors were
willing to treat new Medicare patients.3 The situation was worse in Anchorage, where 40% of all
older Alaskans live. Only 17% of primary-care doctors in Anchorage were willing to treat new
Medicare patients as of 2008 (Figure 1).4The Harold E. Pomeroy Public Policy Research EndowmentIntroduction / How Medicare Works / Closed Doors / Older Anchorage Residents and Primary Care / Options for Changing Access to Primary Care: What is Alaska Considering? / Conclusions / Appendi
UA Research Summary No. 14
In the past few years, Alaskans have been hearing reports that some primary-care doctors wonât see new Medicare patients. Medicare pays these doctors only about two-thirds of what private insurance paysâand thatâs after a sizable increase in 2009. But most Americans 65 or older have to use Medicare as their main insurance, even if they also have private insurance. Just how widespread is the problem of Alaskaâs primary-care doctors turning away Medicare patients? ISER surveyed hundreds of doctors to find outâand learned that so far thereâs a major problem in Anchorage, a noticeable problem in the Mat-Su Borough and Fairbanks, and almost no problem in other areas.University of Alaska Foundation
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Employers' policies for third age employment â the case for action and the rational for reaction
This paper reports on findings from a study which explores employersâ perceptions of the careers of those in third age employment and the extent to which these organisations have in place policies and practices to manage older worker careers. Drawing on interviews with UK HR managers and advisory bodies, the study finds that there was an absence of formal policies which addressed the career needs of older works despite employers being aware of the issue associated with an aging workforce. Instead employers responded to career related requests from older workers on an ad hoc basis as they felt that specific policies for this group of people would potentially create legal issues for the organisation. Employers also believed that the aged workforce had little impact on their business and as a result did not engage in collective dialogue with older workers about their requirements and instead made assumptions about their career needs
Interaction-mediated surface state instability in disordered three-dimensional topological superconductors with spin SU(2) symmetry
We show that arbitrarily weak interparticle interactions destabilize the
surface states of 3D topological superconductors with spin SU(2) invariance
(symmetry class CI), in the presence of non-magnetic disorder. The conduit for
the instability is disorder-induced wavefunction multifractality. We argue that
time-reversal symmetry breaks spontaneously at the surface, so that
topologically-protected states do not exist for this class. The
interaction-stabilized surface phase is expected to exhibit ferromagnetic
order, or to reside in an insulating plateau of the spin quantum Hall effect.Comment: v2: 5+3 pages, 1 figure; expanded introduction, added background on
topological superconductors and multifractality, technical details relegated
to sup info (published version
MS-006: Papers of the Philomathaean and Phrenakosmian Societies
The bulk of the collection consists of the official record books of the two societies and their libraries. Constitutions, minute books, account books and library circulation records cover the period 1831-1924 (with gaps). There are several library catalogues, arranged both alphabetically and numerically. Also included are correspondence spanning the societiesâ years of existence in the form of letters received and copies of letters sent, and evidence of society activities including event programs, debating topics, and copies of essays, poems and addresses delivered before the societies.
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Arabic social and cultural influences on aberrant consumer behaviour: an exploratory study of Libyan marketers
This paper examines the effect of Arabic social and cultural factors on adopting aberrant consumer behaviour (ACB) in Libya. The data was collected by conducting personal interviews with 26 marketers in Libya. The findings indicate that the Arabic social and cultural environment enforces some limitations on ACB control and prevention practices. These limitations have provided an opportunity for some Libyan consumers to engage in ACB. However, this paper goes on to explore some unique alternative ACB controlling and preventative practices used by Libyan marketers which are considered socially acceptable
An exploratory investigation of aberrant consumer behaviour in Libya: a sociocultural approach
Studies concerning aberrant consumer behaviour (ACB) are dominated by research conducted in the West. By examining the impact social and cultural factors have on the management and understanding of ACB in Libya, a Muslim country, this paper extends knowledge by exploring this issue in a different setting. Materials were collected by conducting in-depth interviews with 26 sellers in Libya and ACB was explored in three different contexts: grocery stores, computer stores and hotels. The study finds that the sellers use alternative marketplace behaviours to manage ACB to that described in the literature, namely informal, community based approaches which reflect accepted societal and cultural norms. Furthermore, the study finds that not all activities reported to be ACB in the literature are perceived to be misbehaviour by the Libyan sellers
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