The New Network Compact: Making the IP Transition Work for Vulnerable Communities

The U.S. finds itself on the verge of a bold digital opportunity. The growing use of Internet protocol (IP)-enabled communications networks in this country could give every American -- regardless of zip code, race, disability or income -- a chance to tap into a world where voice, video and information are available faster and in more and better ways than ever before. However, ensuring that prospect exists for all remains a major hurdle.The Federal Communications Commission is now in the beginning stages of what will be a years-long process to improve the nation's infrastructure to better suit America's 21st century communications needs. But what will become of the tens of millions of Americans who already face hurdles in accessing existing telephone and broadband networks? How can we ensure them easy and affordable access to future networks? Will everyone be able to tap into robust, resilient, fast and affordable IP networks or have access to affordable and competitive voice and video services that take advantage of the IP network infrastructure? Eventually, all telecommunications infrastructure likely will be IP-based. In order to ensure that everyone will have access, policymakers will need to take pragmatic steps to understand the opportunities and barriers; ensure that everyone can access benefits; and ensure that our newest technologies continue to support some of our oldest values

Improving Student Decoding through Code-Based Interventions

This project was designed to evaluate and improve the decoding and sight word recognition of a first grade student through the use of code-based interventions. The student who participated in this project was a first grade student in a Charter School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Following a pre-project assessment, the researcher engaged in multi-week interactive sessions with the student using a variety of research-based intervention strategies. The student was assessed after each session and at the conclusion of the project. With specifically tailored reading interventions, the student’s decoding ability improved. While the negative Matthew Effect was not reversed, it was diminished, and moved the student closer to grade level

Sectoral innovation performance in the knowledge intensive services

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Analogies Between the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Gospel According to Saint Paul

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the analogies between the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Gospel according to St. John, which have been seen by a number of scholars and writers

Asthma Control Infographics, 2017-2018

The purpose of the Asthma Control Infographics research project was to develop infographics that make personal health information about asthma easy to understand. The infographics are intended to be tailored with the viewer’s own health information. The two tailorable infographics developed through this project can be used to display an asthma control score and the results of a pulmonary (lung) function test. Our team used a participatory design process to incorporate feedback from adults with asthma. This packet contains a pedigree chart that traces the development of the designs throughout the process, as well as the prototype and final designs. A list of project team members, funding acknowledgments, and contact information are also provided

Impacts of future biological-technological progress on arable farming

This article deals with biological-technological developments in crop production and their impacts on arable farming within the next 20 years. Possible future technological developments are evaluated with the help of a Delphi survey. The impacts of promising new technologies are estimated by means of a Linear Programming model under three different scenarios. An important outcome of the model calculations is that crop production is strongly influenced by the economic and political environment. The most promising improvements are offered by new technologies which enhance labour productivity. Competitive new technologies can cause unbalanced crop rotations with non-desirable ecological effects and substantial changes in agricultural commodity market

NeoTowns - Prototypes of corporate Urbanism: Examined on the basis of a new generation of New Towns - by the cases of Bumi Serpong Damai (Jakarta), Navi Mumbai (Mumbai) and Alphaville-Tamboré (São Paulo)

This research aims to contribute new insights to the question of the city as a venture, exploring the dynamics of privately driven urbanism. Broadly it seeks to reconfirm, up-date, and furnish the concept of spatial production (which was mainly developed in the 1960s and 1970s), in the context of global urbanisation as well as the framework of a new economy. It explores this general objective along three actual sites that reflect the impacts of privatisation in a most direct and unfettered way

Data for the Desert Citrus Industry

This item is part of the Agricultural Experiment Station archive. It was digitized from a physical copy provided by the University Libraries at the University of Arizona. For more information, please email CALS Publications at [email protected]

Graduate Medical Education Program Mergers: Key Aspects and Considerations

The recent restructuring of the healthcare reimbursement system has led to financial pressure on all aspects of healthcare delivery. Naturally, this financial pressure will also trickle down to graduate medical education, resulting in mergers of residency programs. Historical examples of residency mergers will be presented and discussed in this chapter. Guidelines for merging residencies will be suggested for those programs undertaking this difficult process. These guidelines will address aspects of organization and leadership, educational philosophies and environment, program goals, culture, interpersonal relationships, communication, day-to-day operations, and finances. Special considerations for program mergers will also be discussed, including cultural differences, medical students, and surgical programs. The chapter concludes with a discussion on the relevancy of this information and important key concepts