A quantitative analysis of economic disparities of 2011-2013 rural Missouri public school districts and English 1 examination scores

Dissertation supervisor: Dr. Tim J. Wall.Includes vita.The purpose of the study is to examine the impact of economic disparity, (using assessed valuation per student, household income, and free and reduced lunch percentage) upon the percentage of students who scored proficient and advanced on the English 1 end-of-course assessment in rural Missouri school districts. Missouri schools classified as rural and that administered the English 1 exam through the years 2011-2013 were included. Regression and ANOVA tests were employed to determine relationships between economic measures and student achievement. Regression analysis indicates a significant relationship between free and reduced lunch percentage and percentage of proficient and advanced scorers on the English 1 exam. ANOVA indicates significant and small effects exist between assessed valuation and household income upon English 1 scores. ANOVA reveals a significant and large effect between free and reduced lunch percentage and English 1 scores. Clear relationships between economic measures and student achievement in rural Missouri public schools were found.Includes bibliographical references (pages 108-117)

Brief Note: The Influence of the Menstrual Cycle on the Blood Flow Through Muscle During Isometric Exercise

Author Institution: Departments of Engineering and Physiology, Wright State Universit

Bottom-up or Top-down? Removing the Privacy Law Obstacles to Healthcare Reform in the National Healthcare Crisis

Issues of healthcare availability and quality are among the most profound facing our nation. If a high-quality, accessible healthcare system of a truly national nature is to be devised, electronic connectivity—including increased use of electronic medical records and similar technological advances—must be a key feature. Yet such connectivity may give rise to patients’ concerns regarding the privacy of their medical information. Because such concerns demand respect, a challenge lies in balancing patients’ privacy interests against the important information-sharing interests underlying a national healthcare network. The Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPPAA) is a key federal law that addresses many privacy issues regarding patients’ medical information, but HIPAA does not preempt state laws that furnish greater privacy protection than HIPAA provides. Accordingly, there exists a patchwork quilt of differing privacy protection provisions. This Article explores the issues just outlined and stresses the importance of a stronger federal role in standardizing medical information privacy rules, so that the current patchwork quilt of privacy regulations does not impede the development of a national healthcare network

Bottom-up or Top-down? Removing the Privacy Law Obstacles to Healthcare Reform in the National Healthcare Crisis

Issues of healthcare availability and quality are among the most profound facing our nation. If a high-quality, accessible healthcare system of a truly national nature is to be devised, electronic connectivity—including increased use of electronic medical records and similar technological advances—must be a key feature. Yet such connectivity may give rise to patients’ concerns regarding the privacy of their medical information. Because such concerns demand respect, a challenge lies in balancing patients’ privacy interests against the important information-sharing interests underlying a national healthcare network. The Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPPAA) is a key federal law that addresses many privacy issues regarding patients’ medical information, but HIPAA does not preempt state laws that furnish greater privacy protection than HIPAA provides. Accordingly, there exists a patchwork quilt of differing privacy protection provisions. This Article explores the issues just outlined and stresses the importance of a stronger federal role in standardizing medical information privacy rules, so that the current patchwork quilt of privacy regulations does not impede the development of a national healthcare network

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The Success Of Chains: Customer Loyalty Or Customer Comfort?

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Emotion recognition of static and dynamic faces in autism spectrum disorder

There is substantial evidence for facial emotion recognition (FER) deficits in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The extent of this impairment, however, remains unclear, and there is some suggestion that clinical groups might benefit from the use of dynamic rather than static images. High-functioning individuals with ASD (n = 36) and typically developing controls (n = 36) completed a computerised FER task involving static and dynamic expressions of the six basic emotions. The ASD group showed poorer overall performance in identifying anger and disgust and were disadvantaged by dynamic (relative to static) stimuli when presented with sad expressions. Among both groups, however, dynamic stimuli appeared to improve recognition of anger. This research provides further evidence of specific impairment in the recognition of negative emotions in ASD, but argues against any broad advantages associated with the use of dynamic displays