Achievement at the end of grade three in relation to school entrance age

Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston Universit

A simulation model of pretrial felony case processing: A queuing system analysis

Case processing tends to be examined with data analysis or evaluation designs. Both limit our understanding of how case processing as a whole operates and how its parts relate to each other. This article suggests queue simulation modeling as a method for dealing with these issues. We report here the initial development and analysis of a queuing model of arraignment to trial assignment. Conceptualizing on the basis of court functions and empirical findings, rather than institutional structures, we conceive a five-stage pretrial process. Using case-level, rather than system-level data, we construct a single-server, multiphase queuing model and use the model to simulate the behavior of a pretrial case processing system. Simulations show the strong impact of the final phase (trial assignment) on the entire system and that most of this impact is delay rather than service. The system is then analyzed using a factorial design that systematically alters model parameters thought to be important determinants of performance. Simulations are run for each possibility in the design, and analysis of variance is used to examine results. Analysis confirms prior results concerning final phase impact and points specifically to the import of phase capacity and exit rate. The utility of modeling is considered by suggesting some policy implications of the results for judicial staffing and behavior

Preservation of glaciochemical time-series in snow and ice from the Penny Ice Cap, Baffin Island

A detailed investigation of major ion concentrations of snow and ice in the summit region of Penny Ice Cap (PIC) was performed to determine the effects of summer melt on the glaciochemical time-series. While ion migration due to meltwater percolation makes it difficult to confidently count annual layers in the glaciochemical profiles, time-series of these parameters do show good structure and a strong one year spectral component, suggesting that annual to biannual signals are preserved in PIC glaciochemical records

Peran Pemerintah Dalam Perlindungan Hak Korban Human Trafficking Di Provinsi Sulawesi Utara Tahun 2022

Peran Kantor Wilayah Kementrian Hukum dan HAM, divisi keimigrasian dalam menangani hak koran human trafficking di kepulauan sangihe pada tahun 2022 melalui hukum keimigrasian yang di berlakukan bagi korban. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa imigrasi memainkan peran yang penting dalam penanganan hak WNA korban human trafficking tidak hanya dari hukum keimigrasian tetapi juga melalui kerjasama dengan negara asal korban dan organisasi intirnasional, imigrasi melakukan koordinasi dan pertukaran informasi yang efektif. Selain itu imigrasi bekerjasama dengan pihak kepolisian dalam penegakan hukum dan menfasilitasi penangkapan dan pendeportasian WNA korban human trafficking. Dalam meningkatkan efektivitas kerjanya, imigrasi mengembangkan kerjasama dengan lembaga-lembaga dalam negri dengan membentuk TIMPORA (Tim Pengawasan Orang Asing) salah satu tugas dari TIMPORA adalah untuk mencegah terjadinya kasus human trafficking yang melibatkan WNA

Juries in U.S. Patent Cases: A Comparative Portrait of the Boundaries of Democracy

“It is clear that juries will necessarily differ in ‘competence,’ but it is at best incongruous to suggest that a society that sends its citizens routinely into space could never produce a jury competent to determine a case some judge might consider too ‘complex’ for people with ‘common experience’ to decide.

Safer Systems, Safer Care: Bringing the Tools and Strategies to Clinical Service Areas Through Applied Patient Safety Programs

AbstractAlong with creating and supporting a trained network of Patient Safety Managers across the U.S. Veterans Health Administration, the National Center for Patient Safety brings an increased, shared awareness of patient safety goals and strategies to disciplines of healthcare, beginning with the biomedical engineers at VHA facilities. This presentation outlines a ‘roadmap’ for the journey to high reliability healthcare and shares the training approach and results to date. This roadmap is modelled after that used at NASA and contains four development phases beginning with an awareness of human limitations and ending with proactive analysis to anticipate causes of safety episodes. The goal of the roadmap is to systematically ensure the care given to patients is done as safely as possible by incorporating best practices from mature industries

Unwanted pregnancies in Gauteng and Mpumalanga provinces, South Africa: Examining mortality data on dumped aborted fetuses and babies

Background. Across the world, millions of women unintentionally become pregnant and decide to terminate the pregnancy. Despite progressive abortion laws in South Africa (SA), evidence suggests that many women of all ages still resort to unsafe terminations outside legal, designated facilities. Media reports alert the public to an increase in the illegal dumping of fetuses and abandoned babies, suggesting an increase in unsafe termination practices as well as concealed births.Objective. To examine mortality data to identify trends in the dumping of aborted fetuses and abandoned babies in SA.Method. This study utilised data from the National Injury Mortality Surveillance System in two provinces, namely Gauteng and Mpumalanga. A total sample of mortality data was used to analyse trends associated with this phenomenon from 2009 to 2011. Descriptive, exploratory statistics were used and included the calculation of crude population incidence rates for abortions and abandoned babies as well as figures (n) and percentages (%) for each category under investigation.Results. An increase in the rate of discovery of non-viable fetuses was noted for both provinces over the 3-year period, while there was a significant decrease in the discovery of deceased abandoned babies in Gauteng only.Conclusion. The illegal dumping of fetuses and babies is a very real public health concern in both Gauteng and Mpumalanga. Information is insufficient for adequate surveillance, and improved data collection systems should be prioritised