Letter to Judith O\u27Dell regarding SEAALL membership, April 4, 1975

A letter from William Younger to Judith O\u27Dell regarding O\u27Dell\u27s SEAALL membership and encouraging O\u27Dell to join AALL

Letter to William Younger regarding SEAALL membership, March 31, 1975

A letter from Judith O\u27Dell to William Younger correcting previous correspondence that stated she was a member of SEAALL but not of AALL

A Comparative Study of the Vocabulary of Five Basal Reading Series

Introduction Much emphasis is being placed on the teaching of reading today, and yet students are still needing remedial help. The author\u27s interest in the vocabulary comparability of basal reading textbooks began when trying to place a remedial student into a corresponding level in another basal series—there was no way to know if the vocabulary levels corresponded. Through professional discussions with others it was found that many had faced this same problem with two types of students: l) Those transferring to a new school from a school system using another basal series; and, 2) Those needing additional remedial help. This study explores the possibility of obtaining a vocabulary correlation between basal reading series. Purpose of the Study The purpose of this study is to establish a method which can be used to place a student into a new basal series by using the information from a past basal series. The needed information for the past series would be the basal series name, the level, and the page in the book the child has last successfully finished. By knowing these factors, and using them in connection with the chart given, the teacher will be able to determine at what point the student is in the new series. -- Limitations of the Study The study will be based only on vocabulary and where it is presented first in each series\u27 teacher\u27s guide. This will exclude comprehension, phonics, and other materials introduced in the series. It will also in some series exclude the words which the authors call decodable . To be totally accurate each series would need to be completely typed into, and then analysed by, the computer. While the study and method of placement will cover grades K to 3 inclusive, it will not cover material beyond this level. Also, there are only five basal series represented, and in these only one edition of the series

Austin Owen Lecture: Litigating the Holocaust

The Austin Owen Lecture was established in honor of the Honorable Austin E. Owen through the generosity of his daughter, Dr. Judith O. Hopkins, W\u2774, and son-in-law, Dr. Marbry B. Hopkins, R\u2774. The Honorable Austin E. Owen attended Richmond College from 1946-47 and received his law degree from the University of Richmond School of Law in 1950. During his distinguished career, Judge Owen served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; a partner in Owen, Gray, Rhodes, Betz, Smith and Dickerson; and was appointed Judge of the Second Judicial Circuit of Virginia where he served until his retirement in 1990. Professor Michael J. Bazyler presented this address at the Seventh Annual Austin Owen Lecture on April 12, 1999, at the University of Richmond School of Law

Austin Owen Lecture: Difficulties, Dangers & Challenges Facing the Judiciary Today

Judge Payne presented this address at The Sixth Annual Austin Owen Lecture on November 18, 1997. The Honorable Austin E. Owen attended Richmond College from 1946-47 and received his law degree from The T.C. Williams School of Law in 1950. During his distinguished career, Judge Owen served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; a partner in Owen, Gray, Rhodes, Betz, Smith and Dickerson; and was appointed Judge of the Second Judicial Circuit of Virginia where he served until his retirement in 1990. The Law School community grieved the loss of this distinguished alumnus upon his death in March, 1995. In 1991, Judge Owen\u27s daughter, Dr. Judith O. Hopkins, W\u2774, and son-in-law, Dr. Marbry B. Hopkins, R\u2774, established the Austin Owen Lecture which is held each fall at the Law School

Austin Owen Lecture: The National Export Strategy

The Honorable Raymond E. Vickery, Jr., presented this address as The Fourth Annual Austin Owen Lecture on October 5, 1995. The Honorable Austin E. Owen attended Richmond College from 1946-47 and received his law degree from the T.C. Williams School of Law in 1950. During his distinguished career, Judge Owen served as the Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, was a partner in Owen, Guy, Rhodes, Betz, Smith and Dickerson and was appointed Judge of the Second Judicial Circuit of Virginia where he served until his retirement in 1990. In 1991, Judge Owen\u27s daughter, Dr. Judith O. Hopkins, W\u2774, and son-in-law, Dr. Marbry B. Hopkins, R\u2774, established the Austin Owen Lecture which is held each fall at the Law School. The Law School community grieved the loss of this distinguishedalumnus upon his death in March, 1995

Relative versus absolute rises in T/QRS ratio by ST analysis of fetal electrocardiograms in labour:A case-control pilot study

INTRODUCTION: The additional value of ST analysis during labour is uncertain. In ST analysis, a T/QRS baseline value is calculated from the fetal electrocardiogram and successive T/QRS ratios are compared to this baseline. However, variation in the orientation of the electrical heart axis between fetuses may yield different T/QRS baseline values. In case of a higher T/QRS baseline value more ST events are encountered, although not always related to perinatal outcome. We hypothesised that we can partly correct for this effect by analysing T/QRS rises as a percentage from baseline (relative ST analysis). This study aimed to explore whether relative ST analysis has better diagnostic value for cord acidaemia compared to conventional ST analysis, where predefined fixed T/QRS ratios are used.METHODS AND MATERIALS: A case-control study was performed in 20 term human fetuses during labour; 10 cases (umbilical cord artery pH &lt;7.05 at birth, defining acidaemia) and 10 controls (pH &gt;7.20) were included. The fetal electrocardiogram was recorded using a STAN monitor. We electronically extracted all T/QRS values, baseline and episodic ST events from the STAN monitor and calculated the relative T/QRS changes. The cut-off for relative ST events was determined in a receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve at optimal specificity for cord acidaemia. Parameters of interest were area under the curve (AUC) of the ROC curve for relative ST events and test performance of both conventional and relative ST analysis.RESULTS: Relative ST analysis showed an AUC of 0.99. The optimal cut-off value for relative T/QRS rise was determined at 0.70. Relative vs conventional (absolute) ST analysis showed a specificity of 100% vs 40% (p = 0.031); sensitivity 90% vs 90%; positive likelihood ratio infinity vs 1.5; negative likelihood ratio 0.10 vs 0.25, respectively.CONCLUSION: Relative ST analysis seems to be a promising method to detect impending fetal acidaemia during labour. Further studies are required to determine the diagnostic accuracy.</p

Breaking Frontiers and Barriers in Engineering: Education, Research and Practice

Abstract The paper describes the development of an articulation between the Hazleton Area School District, the associate degree Engineering Technology programs at Luzerne County Community College (LCCC), the associate degree Engineering Technology programs at Penn State Hazleton, and the baccalaureate degree in Business Administration program at The Pennsylvania State University (PSU). The articulation creates a new option in Technology Management with an entrepreneurial focus. This option is the combination of existing associate degrees in the Engineering Technology programs and the baccalaureate degree in Business Administration program. The project&apos;s main emphasis will be to restructure the engineering technology and business administration curriculum in order to create the opportunity for associate degree engineering technology graduates to complete the option in Technology Management

The impact of angles of insonation on left and right ventricular global longitudinal strain estimation in fetal speckle tracking echocardiography

OBJECTIVES: Two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography has been considered an angle-independent modality. However, current literature is limited and inconclusive on the actual impact of angle of insonation on strain values. Therefore, the primary objective of this study was to assess the impact of angles of insonation on the estimation of fetal left ventricular and right ventricular global longitudinal strain. Secondarily, the impact of different definitions for angles of insonation was investigated in a sensitivity analysis.METHODS: This is a retrospective analysis of a prospective longitudinal cohort study with 124 healthy subjects. The analyses were based on the four-chamber view ultrasound clips taken between 18+0 and 21+6 weeks of gestation. Angles of insonation were categorized into three groups: up/down, oblique and perpendicular. The mean fetal left and right ventricular and global longitudinal strain values corresponding to these three groups were compared by an ANOVA test corrected for heteroscedasticity.RESULTS: Fetal left and right ventricular global longitudinal strain values were not statistically different between the three angles of insonation (p-value &gt;0.062 and &gt;0.149, respectively). When applying another definition for angles of insonation in the sensitivity analysis, the mean left ventricular global longitudinal strain value was significantly decreased for the oblique compared to the up/down angle of insonation (p-value 0.041).CONCLUSIONS: There is no evidence of a difference in fetal left and right ventricular global longitudinal strain between the different angles of insonation in fetal two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography.</p

INDICATORS OF THE PRACTICE OF POWER IN LANGUAGE CLASSROOMS

This paper attempts to reveal some strategies performed by teacher which indicate that s/he is exercising power in managing and conducting language teaching and learning process. Such power may be manifested in terms of the frequency of directives or of the holding of control over the interaction Process. Despite the fact that exercising power seems to impair justice, democracy, and humanity because it implies inequality, in a pedagogical context, especially in a language teaching and learning process, such a practice may still be beneficial and justifiable. Among the benefits of the exercise of power are enumerated by the end of the paper