The Effects of Direct Instruction Flashcards and Rewards with Math Facts at School and in the Home: Acquisition and Maintenance

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effects of Direct Instruction (DI) flashcard procedure, combined with strategies and rewards on multiplication fact accuracy of two elementary school-age students. A single subject replication design across three and four sets of multiplication facts was used to evaluate outcomes. The results indicated improvement in math performance for each participant. Follow-up data indicated maintenance of treatment effects over time. Finally, pre and posttest outcomes found generalization to correct writing of math facts for each participant. The benefits of employing DI flashcards in a resource room or home were discussed

Analisis Yuridis terhadap Putusan Nomor 130/Pid.Sus/TPK/2017/PN.Jkt.Pst tentang Pertanggungjawaban Pelaku Tindak Pidana Korupsi Yang Dilakukan Secara Bersama-sama

The increasing number of corruption cases in Indonesia has caused the State to suffer losses, thus hampering national development. In order to achieve the goals of national development, corruption must be eradicated. The rules regarding criminal acts have a different structure from the rules regarding reactions to those who violate them. For this reason, the author raises the title Juridical Analysis of Decision Number 130/Pid.Sus/TPK/2017/PN.Jkt.Pst. This writing uses a normative juridical analysis method. In the decision, the defendant Setya Novanto was sentenced to 15 (fifteen) years and a fine of Rp. 500,000,000,- (five hundred million rupiah) provided that if the fine is not paid, it will be replaced with imprisonment for 3 (three) months because it has been proven to be corrupt in the administration of the E-KTP. The verdict has been assessed in accordance with Article 12 letter (a) of Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning the Eradication of Corruption.Keywords: Corruption, Court Decision, Criminal Punishmen

The Out-of-Box Experience of LEGO’s Hidden Side: Augmented Reality (AR)

Out-of-box experience (OOBE) is a method that assesses the first impression of a product and includes the time from when a product is first purchased to unboxing, to setup and usage. A positive OOBE can be facilitated with logical instructions for the end user with the goal of creating a product that is easy to use. Negative first experiences can lead to user frustration and never wanting to use the product again. This study will report on the OOBE of the LEGO® Hidden Side Universe. This LEGO® set is unique because of the augmented reality (AR) game associated with it. AR is a technology that shows digital information over the user’s physical environment to enhance the user’s experience using a device like a smartphone. The interactive game lets users fight off virtual ghosts while interacting with the physical set of LEGOS. This project will discuss the overall experience of unpacking, setting up/configuring, and first use of this LEGO® AR application and suggest improvements in order to further improve this experience

Cylindrical Magnets and Ideal Solenoids

Both wire-wound solenoids and cylindrical magnets can be approximately modeled as ideal, azimuthally symmetric solenoids. We present here an exact solution for the magnetic field of an ideal solenoid in an especially easy to use form. The field is expressed in terms of a single function that can be rapidly computed by means of a compact, highly efficient algorithm, which can be coded as an add-in function to a spreadsheet, making field calculations accessible even to introductory students. In computational work these expressions are not only accurate but also just as fast as most approximate expressions. We demonstrate their utility by numerically simulating the experiment of dropping a cylindrical magnet through a nonmagnetic conducting tube and then comparing the calculation with data obtained from experiments suitable for an undergraduate laboratory.Comment: 12 pages, 5 figures, revTe

Ground-plane insulation failure in the first TPC superconducting coil

On August 27, 1980, an insulation failure occurred during the testing of the TPC (Time Projection Chamber) thin superconducting solenoid. The accident caused shorts between the ultra pure aluminum (UPA) secondary circuit and the superconducting coil. There were also shorts between the UPA circuit and ground. The results of an analysis of experimental data taken at 5 millisecond intervals by a data logger and a PDP-11 computer are presented. This paper discusses the results of x-ray and ultrasonic tests and the results of the coil autopsy. From the evidence, a most probable cause for the failure is given

Personal preferences for Personalised Trials among patients with chronic diseases: an empirical Bayesian analysis of a conjoint survey.

OBJECTIVE: To describe individual patient preferences for Personalised Trials and to identify factors and conditions associated with patient preferences. DESIGN: Each participant was presented with 18 conjoint questions via an online survey. Each question provided two choices of Personalised Trials that were defined by up to eight attributes, including treatment types, clinician involvement, study logistics and trial burden on a patient. SETTING: Online survey of adults with at least two common chronic conditions in the USA. PARTICIPANTS: A nationally representative sample of 501 individuals were recruited from the Chronic Illness Panel by Harris Poll Online. Participants were recruited from several sources, including emails, social media and telephone recruitment of the target population. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The choice of Personalised Trial design that the participant preferred with each conjoint question. RESULTS: There was large variability in participants\u27 preferences for the design of Personalised Trials. On average, they preferred certain attributes, such as a short time commitment and no cost. Notably, a population-level analysis correctly predicted 62% of the conjoint responses. An empirical Bayesian analysis of the conjoint data, which supported the estimation of individual-level preferences, improved the accuracy to 86%. Based on estimates of individual-level preferences, patients with chronic pain preferred a long study duration (p≤0.001). Asthma patients were less averse to participation burden in terms of data-collection frequency than patients with other conditions (p=0.002). Patients with hypertension were more cost-sensitive (p\u3c0.001). CONCLUSION: These analyses provide a framework for elucidating individual-level preferences when implementing novel patient-centred interventions. The data showed that patient preference in Personalised Trials is highly variable, suggesting that individual differences must be accounted for when marketing Personalised Trials. These results have implications for advancing precise interventions in Personalised Trials by indicating when rigorous scientific principles, such as frequent monitoring, is feasible in a substantial subset of patients

High sensitivity of mobile phone microscopy screening for Schistosoma haematobium in Azaguié, Côte d'Ivoire

Schistosomiasis infections continue to impact African settings disproportionately, and there is an urgent need for novel tools to evaluate infection control and elimination strategies at the community level. Mobile phone microscopes are portable and semiautomated devices with multiple applications for screening neglected tropical diseases. In a community-based schistosomiasis screening program in Azaguie, Cote d'Ivoire, mobile phone microscopy demonstrated a sensitivity of 85.7% (95% CI: 69.7-95.2%) and specificity of 93.3% (95% CI: 87.7-96.9%) for Schistosoma haematobium identification compared with conventional light microscopy, and 95% sensitivity (95% CI: 74.1-99.8%) with egg concentrations of five or more per 10 mL of urine. Mobile phone microscopy is a promising tool for schistosomiasis control and elimination efforts

The role of a thermally sprayed CuNiIn underlayer in the durability of a dry-film lubricant system in fretting: a phenomenological model

Dry film lubricant coatings (DFL) are employed to reduce friction and damage in highly loaded contacts. Metallic underlayers, e.g. CuNiIn, can be beneficial however, there is no detailed explanation of the mechanism. This work investigates the effect of CuNiIn on fretting of a MoS2-based DFL in a cylinder-on-flat contact with a fretting amplitude of 300 µm. Two test types were run: 1. DFL without CuNiIn; 2. DFL on the cylindrical sample and DFL with CuNiIn underlayer on the flat sample. The CuNiIn increased the system’s durability. A phenomenological model highlighting the important low friction and highly wear resistant interfacial material is developed. The increased durability is ascribed to the high roughness of the CuNiIn onto which the DFL was deposited

A preliminary analysis of therapeutic horseback riding

Abstract We evaluated the effects of implementing therapeutic horseback riding procedures with three young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD