“A federal tale of two arena’s : how do regionalist parties strategically behave when they hold power in regional and national government?”

An increasing amount of regionalist parties currently participates and/or has participated in executive office at the regional and/or national policy-level. Their programmatic dimension of (regionalist) party behaviour is examined here by applying quantitative discourse analysis to the Manifesto Project Database. From a salience point of view, regionalist parties can be regarded as a distinct party family since they develop a similar ideological pattern across time and space. While they share a common ‘niche-ness’ in stressing (de)centralization topics, they are internally most homogeneous on liberal-authoritarian issues. Weak empirical evidence was found for an increase in social-economic salience scores among the selected regionalist parties when they enter government, while their territorial salience scores tend to decrease at this point. This trend could point to an “inverse subsuming” party strategy

Wireless impact detection system

Recently, brain trauma caused by multiple concussions has become a pressing issue for contact sports, mainly American football players. The severity of the impacts in these sports have led to discussion concerning the standard safety equipment used, as well as the rules enforcing a certain style of play. Multiple studies have shown that concussions have damaging long-term effects, including dementia and memory loss. The dominant professional football organization, the National Football League (NFL), employs qualified athletic trainers to diagnose and treat players with concussions, but many incidents still go undetected. This problem is magnified at the youth level, where the appropriate personnel and equipment are not readily available, further complicating the detection and treatment of concussions. Our senior design team worked to create a system that helps athletes and trainers detect severe head impacts that may result in concussions. Our system consists of a small transmitting device comprised of an accelerometer and microcontroller, and a mobile application that will work on the Apple iPad and iPhone, but can later be tailored to any Bluetooth-enabled smartphone or tablet. We were able to design a working system that includes one device connected to a mobile application, while proposing network architecture that would support multiple devices connecting to a single mobile application. In the near future we hope that our product will help create a safer sporting environment by decreasing the odds that a concussion will go undetected and untreated. We expect that data collected from our devices will help researchers prevent concussions and head trauma. Our goal is to encourage participation in contact sports like football without the fear of long-term consequences. We hope that our device can also be modified for use in other areas where brain damage is a major issue, such as the military

With respect for the core business : the impact of party ideology on the odds of government participation among regionalist parties

An increasing number of regionalist parties have participated in regional or national executive office. This article examines the specific conditions under which this party type increases its odds of successful cabinet entry – with a focus on ideological party change. Their programmatic profile is mapped before and after government entry by applying quantitative content analysis on coded electoral manifestos. The binary logistic regression analyses provide empirical evidence that regionalist parties that compromise on their territorial core business are more likely to enter (regional) government. Regionalist parties are also more likely to cross the threshold of (regional) governance when they operate in more decentralized countries and when they are a larger electoral factor in the regional political arena. Other relevant control variables, such as economic growth, national electoral score and party age, do not generate a significant effect on the odds of government participation

When High School Teachers Teach College Writing : Oregon Approaches to Dual Credit Teacher Qualifications, Support, and Professional Development

This thesis examines the challenging situation high school dual credit teachers in Oregon face teaching first-year composition in the high school location. I argue that thorough training, support, and professional development are vital for high school teachers teaching dual credit writing courses, who without it may find themselves faced with "inventing" the university. I examine the professional development that Oregon dual credit teachers receive, which vary widely across programs and in many instances is very limited. To ensure that all dual credit teachers have the support they need in order to teach a rigorous college writing course, I argue that dual credit programs must put more emphasis on dual credit teacher support and training. This emphasis must come in the form of high standards and frequency for professional development, access for teachers to that professional development, and financial support for these opportunities

Residue levels occurring in animal products and tissues when endrin is added to livestock feed

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