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Multidimensional measurement within adult protective services: design and initial testing of the tool for risk, interventions, and outcomes.
This study describes the development, field utility, reliability, and validity of the multidimensional Tool for Risk, Interventions, and Outcomes (TRIO) for use in Adult Protective Services (APS). The TRIO is designed to facilitate consistent APS practice and collect data related to multiple dimensions of typical interactions with APS clients, including the investigation and assessment of risks, the provision of APS interventions, and associated health and safety outcomes. Initial tests of the TRIO indicated high field utility, social worker "relevance and buy-in," and inter-rater reliability. TRIO concurrent validity was demonstrated via appropriate patterns of TRIO item differentiation based on the type of observed confirmed abuse or neglect; and predictive validity was demonstrated by prediction of the risk of actual APS recurrence. The TRIO is a promising new tool that can help meet the challenges of providing and documenting effective APS practices and identifying those at high risk for future APS recurrence
Modification of Coulomb's law in closed spaces
We obtain a modified version of Coulomb's law in two- and three-dimensional
closed spaces. We demonstrate that in a closed space the total electric charge
must be zero. We also discuss the relation between total charge neutrality of a
isotropic and homogenous universe to whether or not its spatial sector is
closed.Comment: 11 pages, 3 figure
Impact of a Young-Earth Creationist Apologetics Course on Student Creation Worldview
Science educators holding an evolutionary worldview are concerned about the teaching of young -Earth creationism (YEC) and generally oppose its presentation in public schools. This paper examines the influence of a YEC apologetics course on Creation and evolution worldview attitudes of Liberty University students. The creation worldview test (CWT) was administered and a total scale score along with three subscales scores in theology, science and age were analyzed. Student pre-test scores indicated some weaknesses, suggesting departure from a solid YEC worldview. Following the course, students shifted significantly toward stronger agreement with the YEC position in total score, science and age. The results demonstrate that when Christian college students are taught from a YEC perspective, they shift toward stronger beliefs in YEC
Reliable PCR amplification from Neurospora crassa genomic DNA obtained from conidia
Boil-mediated lysis of Neurospora conidia (Boil-prep) is an extremely rapid, convenient and useful technique to obtain sufficient genomic DNA template for PCR amplification. We routinely use this technique for screening molecular markers, sequencing, and preliminary confirmation of transformants
Colloidal Electrostatic Interactions Near a Conducting Surface
Charge-stabilized colloidal spheres dispersed in deionized water are supposed
to repel each other. Instead, artifact-corrected video microscopy measurements
reveal an anomalous long-ranged like-charge attraction in the interparticle
pair potential when the spheres are confined to a layer by even a single
charged glass surface. These attractions can be masked by electrostatic
repulsions at low ionic strengths. Coating the bounding surfaces with a
conducting gold layer suppresses the attraction. These observations suggest a
possible mechanism for confinement-induced attractions.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figure
Measuring atomic NOON-states and using them to make precision measurements
A scheme for creating NOON-states of the quasi-momentum of ultra-cold atoms
has recently been proposed [New J. Phys. 8, 180 (2006)]. This was achieved by
trapping the atoms in an optical lattice in a ring configuration and rotating
the potential at a rate equal to half a quantum of angular momentum . In this
paper we present a scheme for confirming that a NOON-state has indeed been
created. This is achieved by spectroscopically mapping out the anti-crossing
between the ground and first excited levels by modulating the rate at which the
potential is rotated. Finally we show how the NOON-state can be used to make
precision measurements of rotation.Comment: 14 preprint pages, 7 figure
Approaches to Sex Education: Peer-Led or Teacher-Led?
David Ross discusses a new study of school-based peer-led sex education in London and whether it reduced unintended teenage pregnancy
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