To Txt, or Not to Txt: SHKSPR.mobi and Academia

This essay combats elitist academic attitudes assuming that all online content is not reputable and that online com­munication, specifically txtspk, defiles English. By exploring the tenants of open source and open access, particularly the benefits of free redistribution, online editions of Shakespeare’s plays prove to promote intellectual excellence and trans­parency, benefitting academics most. Similarly, the belief that txtspk is destroying the English language is a myth because modernizing and shortening words exist in all languages, including the first printed editions of Shakespeare’s canon. Finally, this essay addresses future concerns for online editions such as the copyright barriers over intellectual and artistic material, the necessity of universal design, and the need to recognize privilege and value identity. Terence Eden’s open source proj­ect, SHKSPR.mobi, is this essay’s example for discussing academic attitudes toward these concerns. Ultimately this online txtspk edition of Shakespeare’s canon advances rather than redacts academic scholarship

SLIDES: PVID/MWD Land Management, Crop Rotation and Water Supply Program

Presenter: Ed Smith, General Manager, Palo Verde Irrigation District, Southern California 25 slide

SLIDES: PVID/MWD Land Management, Crop Rotation and Water Supply Program

Presenter: Ed Smith, General Manager, Palo Verde Irrigation District, Southern California 25 slide

Acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents involved in assaults or motor vehicle accidents

Objective: The authors investigated acute stress disorder and later posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children and adolescents who had been involved in assaults or motor vehicle accidents. Method: They interviewed 93 patients 10-16 years old who were seen in an emergency department for having been assaulted or involved in a motor vehicle accident within 4 weeks after the assault or accident to assess acute stress disorder. At 6 months, they reinterviewed 64 (68.8%) of the patients to assess PTSD. Results: At initial interview, 18 (19.4%) of the 93 patients had acute stress disorder and 23 (24.7%) met all acute stress disorder criteria except dissociation. At 6 months, eight of the 64 patients (12.5%) had PTSD. Acute stress disorder and PTSD did not differ in prevalence between patients who had been assaulted and those who had been in accidents. Sensitivity and specificity statistics and regression modeling revealed that the diagnosis of acute stress disorder was a good predictor of later PTSD but that dissociation did not play a significant role. Conclusions: Acute stress disorder has merit as a predictor of later PTSD in children and adolescents, but dissociation has questionable utility

Work and family: bibliography: 1969 - 1994

1994 was designated by the United Nations as International Year of the Family, with the theme for the year as Family: resources and responsibilities in a changing world. The Year of the Family was intended to stimulate international national and local actions to strengthen families as \u27the smallest democracy at the heart of society\u27... ...Edith Cowan University recognised the International Year of the Family by undertaking a range of activities designed to promote discussion and debate. The range of activities recognised the University\u27s role as an educator, employer and community member. This Bibliography represents just one of the activities undertaken by Edith Cowan University in 1994. The majority of adults, including those with dependent children, are now in paid employment, leading to a new partnership in the income-earning tasks of family is emerging. Of particular significance is the increase in women\u27s participation in the paid workforce over the past three decades. This has generated important national and international research contributions, especially in the areas of employment, careers and family life..

College of Health Sciences Newsletter, December 2012

December 2012 issue of Old Dominion University\u27s College of Health Sciences Newsletter.https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/healthsciences_newsletters/1028/thumbnail.jp

College of Health Sciences Newsletter, April 2014

April 2014 issue of Old Dominion University\u27s College of Health Sciences Newsletter.https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/healthsciences_newsletters/1018/thumbnail.jp

College of Health Sciences Newsletter, October 2013

October 2013 issue of Old Dominion University\u27s College of Health Sciences Newsletter.https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/healthsciences_newsletters/1023/thumbnail.jp

The practice of pre-trial detention in England and Wales: Research report

This study of pre-trial detention (PTD) decision-making in England and Wales is part of a 10 country study funded by the European Commission, and managed by Fair Trials. The authors conducted a defence lawyer survey, observed PTD hearings, examined CPS files, and interviewed judges, magistrates and Crown prosecutors, between November 2014 and June 2015. The information obtained provides important insights into the way in which PTD is regulated and how that works in practice, and the authors make a number of significant recommendations designed to improve the decision-making process and reduce the inappropriate use of PTD