Estimates of the number of adults in England, Wales, and Scotland with a hearing loss

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Undergraduate involvement in extracurricular activities and leadership development in College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Students

The purpose of this study was to identify and describe experiences of undergraduate extracurricular involvement that result in increased leadership development. Senior students in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University completed an online questionnaire about their extracurricular experiences. Leadership development was conceptualized using the social change model. The Socially Responsible Leadership Scale (SRLS–R2) group scale was used to access leadership group values, and the Omnibus SRLS–R2 was used to measure the overall leadership construct. Ninety–six percent of respondents indicated they were involved in an extracurricular activity, including 21% in the Greek system, 95% in clubs and organizations, and 29% in competitive teams. Students who reported serving as an officer of a club or organization and students who reported spending more hours per week in extracurricular clubs and organizations scored significantly higher on both the SRLS–R2 group and an Omnibus SRLS score

Using Involvement Theory to Examine the Relationship between Undergraduate Participation in Extracurricular Activities and Leadership Development

This study examined the relationship between extracurricular involvement and leadership outcomes among traditional-age college seniors in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University. Authors collected data related to quantitative and qualitative aspects of involvement in extracurricular organizations. Further, they measured leadership, as an outcome, using the individual values scale of the Socially Responsible Leadership Scale (SRLS-R2). The number of clubs in which a student participated and served as an officer was associated with higher leadership scores. Findings identified a threshold of involvement that suggests the optimum number of clubs or organizations to be actively involved in is three to four

ANALISIS PELAKSANAAN TUGAS POKOK DAN FUNGSI CAMAT DALAM MENINGKATKAN PELAYANAN PUBLIK DI KECAMATAN KAWANGKOAN BARAT KABUPATEN MINAHASA

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menganalisa pelaksanaan tugas pokok dan fungsi Camat dalam meningkatkan pelayanan publik di kecamatan kawangkoan barat kabupaten minahasa.Camat tidak lagi berkedudukan sebagai kepala wilayah kecamatan dan sebagai alat pemerintah pusat dalam menjalankan tugas-tugas dekonsentrasi, namun telah beralih menjadi perangkat daerah yang hanya memiliki sebagian kewenangan otonomi daerah dan penyelenggaraan tugas-tugas umum pemerintahan dalam wilayah kecamatan Tugas dan fungsi Camat dalam penyelenggaraan pemerintahan diatur dalam Undang-undang Nomor 23 Tahun 2014. Di era reformasi sekarang ini, para aparatur pemerintahan dituntut untuk meningkatkan pelayanan kepada masyarakat. Metode yang penulis gunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode kualitatif, adalah metode yang memberikan gambaran atau uraian suatu keadaan atau objek yang diteliti dimana peneliti mendeskripsikan apa yang dilihat, didengar,dirasakan dan ditanyakan. Teknik anasisa data yang digunakan yaitu kategorisasi, reduksi dan interpretasi. Untuk pelaksanaan tugas pokok dan fungsi Camat sudah baik tetapi harus lebih ditingkatkan, dalam hal pelayanan publik dari segi aparat sudah baik,namun harus diperhatikan dari sisi fasilitas, sarana dan prasarana dimana perlu adanya penambahan anggaran di kecamatan kawangkoan barat, dengan mengusulkan penganggaran ditahun beikutnya untuk renovasi gedung kantor serta penyediaan sarana pendukung pelayanan publik seperti komputer, kertas, tinta, printer, terutama mesin fotocopy, karena jarak kantor dengan tempat fotocopy cukup jauh.selain itu pelatihan kepada aparat dalam penggunaan teknologi juga perlu dipertimbangkan. Kata Kunci  :  Tugas Pokok dan Fungsi, Pelayanan Publik, CamatIndra Foreman Ons

A Search for New Physics with the BEACON Mission

The primary objective of the Beyond Einstein Advanced Coherent Optical Network (BEACON) mission is a search for new physics beyond general relativity by measuring the curvature of relativistic space-time around Earth. This curvature is characterized by the Eddington parameter \gamma -- the most fundamental relativistic gravity parameter and a direct measure for the presence of new physical interactions. BEACON will achieve an accuracy of 1 x 10^{-9} in measuring the parameter \gamma, thereby going a factor of 30,000 beyond the present best result involving the Cassini spacecraft. Secondary mission objectives include: (i) a direct measurement of the "frame-dragging" and geodetic precessions in the Earth's rotational gravitomagnetic field, to 0.05% and 0.03% accuracy correspondingly, (ii) first measurement of gravity's non-linear effects on light and corresponding 2nd order spatial metric's effects to 0.01% accuracy. BEACON will lead to robust advances in tests of fundamental physics -- this mission could discover a violation or extension of general relativity and/or reveal the presence of an additional long range interaction in physics. BEACON will provide crucial information to separate modern scalar-tensor theories of gravity from general relativity, probe possible ways for gravity quantization, and test modern theories of cosmological evolution.Comment: 8 pages, 2 figures, 2 table

Radial Velocity Observations and Light Curve Noise Modeling Confirm That Kepler-91b is a Giant Planet Orbiting a Giant Star

Kepler-91b is a rare example of a transiting hot Jupiter around a red giant star, providing the possibility to study the formation and composition of hot Jupiters under different conditions compared to main-sequence stars. However, the planetary nature of Kepler-91b, which was confirmed using phase-curve variations by Lillo-Box et al., was recently called into question based on a re-analysis of Kepler data. We have obtained ground-based radial velocity observations from the Hobby-Eberly Telescope and unambiguously confirm the planetary nature of Kepler-91b by simultaneously modeling the Kepler and radial velocity data. The star exhibits temporally correlated noise due to stellar granulation which we model as a Gaussian Process. We hypothesize that it is this noise component that led previous studies to suspect Kepler-91b to be a false positive. Our work confirms the conclusions presented by Lillo-Box et al. that Kepler-91b is a 0.73+/-0.13 Mjup planet orbiting a red giant star.Comment: Published in Ap

North Pacific internal tides from the Aleutian Ridge: Altimeter observations and modeling

Internal tides radiating into the North Pacific from the Aleutian Ridge near Amukta Pass are examined using 7 years of Topex/Poseidon altimeter data. The observations show coherent southward phase propagation at the M2 frequency over a distance of at least 1100 km into the central Pacific. Barotropic and baroclinic models are applied to study this internal tidal signal. Results from the barotropic model show that the strongest cross-slope volume and energy fluxes occur in the vicinity of Amukta Pass, helping to establish this region as an important site for baroclinic energy conversion along the eastern half of the ridge. A two-dimensional version of the Princeton Ocean Model is used to simulate internal tide generation and propagation. A comparison between the altimeter data south of the ridge and the sea-surface signature of the internal tide signal of the model shows good agreement for the phase, both close to the source and well into the far field. Comparison of the phase between model and data also provides evidence for wave refraction. This occurs due to the slow modulation of wavelength associated with the variation in the Coriolis parameter encountered as the internal tide propagates southward. The model results suggest that the net rate of conversion of barotropic to baroclinic energy is about 1.8 GW in the vicinity of Amukta Pass. This represents about 6% of the local barotropic energy flux across the ridge and perhaps 1% of global baroclinic conversion