The University of Kentucky\u27s Freshman Summer Program

The substantial growth in the University of Kentucky’s African American population since its integration in 1948 by Lyman T. Johnson and difficulties some of these students had succeeding at UK has resulted in increased spending by the university to improve retention. Programs, departments, and scholarships have been implemented to get those of African American descent to not only attend the University of Kentucky, but to leave with a degree. While this has been a pivotal issue here in Lexington as the city has hidden behind the shadow overcast which attempts to cover up the deep racial history marked in the area, successful programs have been implemented. Many studies have focused on comparing the collegiate successes of minorities who participated in the Freshmen Summer Program to those who have not. This paper focuses on identifying a relationship of success at the university not just based on the program, but a commonality that can be seen between individuals that have participated. More specifically, this study will address the following questions: For Students participating in the Freshmen Summer Program, what factors predict success as reflected in graduating and final grade point average? For students participating in the Freshmen Summer Program, does receiving a William C. Parker Scholarship make the student more likely to graduate or have a higher Grade Point Average? The results showed that for predicting success for students in the University of Kentucky’s Freshmen Summer Program, being a William C. Parker Scholarship recipient and/or having a good high school GPA means you are likely to be successful in terms of graduating and obtaining a higher final grade point average during your time at the University of Kentucky. They also showed that majoring in a scientific related field leads to lower chances of having a high final grade point average and graduating college

African-American Perceptions of Community-Oriented Policing Programs

Reports of police killings of unarmed African-American men have been commonly featured on the news in recent months. Protests in response to those incidents have occasionally turned into riots, and the tension between the minority community and police remains unchanged. There is always a racial variable implicit whenever the African-American community policing debate arises. Researchers have conducted studies on this challenge and have examined differences in perceptions of police officers between African Americans and other racial groups. Studies have been conducted that examine why there might be less satisfaction with police among African Americans but have not considered how these opinions can be changed. Community policing remains one of the most popular and common ways police departments try to build relationships and solve problems in their jurisdictions. This study provides a framework for understanding and explaining the African-American perception problem of the police in terms of community policing. It further identifies differences in perceptions between racial communities regarding specific community oriented policing practices

Section 22 unconscionability - a sauropod in need of life support

The Full Federal Court decision in Allphones Retail Pty Ltd v Hoy Mobile Pty Ltd (2009) 178 FCR 57; ATPR 42-294 represents a step back towards an era where unconscionable conduct was not allowed to impinge on commercial certainty. Of the four judges who heard this matter three different approaches to the relationship of what is now s 22 of the Australian Consumer Law to s 243 were given. The paper concludes that the primary judge Rares J was the only one of the quartet who got it right. The other three approaches impose, using the criterion of causation, restrictive barriers on the operation of s 22 unconscionability. Regrettably, with the High Court refusing special leave to appeal and in the absence of any suitable test case to explore the parameters, s 22 remains underutilised and under threat of being cast in the same light as the sauropod - an assumption that it looms large in weight and height but in the absence of anyone sighting it, presumed extinct. For this reason, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is urged to identify an appropriate test case to explore the limits of s 22. If this is not done urgently, the present narrow, confining operation of the legislation will not only be out of step with Parliament's intent, but positively moving in another direction

Education and progression for support workers in mental health

Purpose: This case study details the development of a bespoke programme of learning for Support Workers employed in Mental Health sector. Design: The programme was designed to serve three purposes: to offer a route into Mental Health Nursing; to upskill those who wanted to remain as a Support Worker; to improve the quality of care provided. Findings: The paper shares the perspectives of the local Partnership Trust, a Support Worker on the programme and the Programme Director. Originality/Value: Employers within the Mental Health sector are encouraged to develop their own staff and Universities are urged to think differently about curriculum design

Spectral radiometry and tropospheric aerosols: Report of panel

The term aerosols, as used here, refers to the haze, smoke, and dust that appear in the troposphere. The term does not refer to the hydrometeors in cumulus and stratus clouds but does include the sulfuric acid-water droplets which are assumed to predominate in the stratospheric aerosol layer. The aerosol properties that were measured from satellites and those which can be made in the near term (up to 1992) will be reviewed. The capabilities that will exist in the years 1992 to 2000, with implementation of EOS, are then discussed. Finally, a few words will be said concerning the potential for aerosol measurements for the decade after 2000

Spontaneous thermal runaway as an ultimate failure mechanism of materials

The first theoretical estimate of the shear strength of a perfect crystal was given by Frenkel [Z. Phys. 37, 572 (1926)]. He assumed that as slip occurred, two rigid atomic rows in the crystal would move over each other along a slip plane. Based on this simple model, Frenkel derived the ultimate shear strength to be about one tenth of the shear modulus. Here we present a theoretical study showing that catastrophic material failure may occur below Frenkel's ultimate limit as a result of thermal runaway. We demonstrate that the condition for thermal runaway to occur is controlled by only two dimensionless variables and, based on the thermal runaway failure mechanism, we calculate the maximum shear strength $\sigma_c$ of viscoelastic materials. Moreover, during the thermal runaway process, the magnitude of strain and temperature progressively localize in space producing a narrow region of highly deformed material, i.e. a shear band. We then demonstrate the relevance of this new concept for material failure known to occur at scales ranging from nanometers to kilometers.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures. Eq. (6) and Fig. 2a corrected; added references; improved quality of figure

Rate dependent shear bands in a shear transformation zone model of amorphous solids

We use Shear Transformation Zone (STZ) theory to develop a deformation map for amorphous solids as a function of the imposed shear rate and initial material preparation. The STZ formulation incorporates recent simulation results [Haxton and Liu, PRL 99 195701 (2007)] showing that the steady state effective temperature is rate dependent. The resulting model predicts a wide range of deformation behavior as a function of the initial conditions, including homogeneous deformation, broad shear bands, extremely thin shear bands, and the onset of material failure. In particular, the STZ model predicts homogeneous deformation for shorter quench times and lower strain rates, and inhomogeneous deformation for longer quench times and higher strain rates. The location of the transition between homogeneous and inhomogeneous flow on the deformation map is determined in part by the steady state effective temperature, which is likely material dependent. This model also suggests that material failure occurs due to a runaway feedback between shear heating and the local disorder, and provides an explanation for the thickness of shear bands near the onset of material failure. We find that this model, which resolves dynamics within a sheared material interface, predicts that the stress weakens with strain much more rapidly than a similar model which uses a single state variable to specify internal dynamics on the interface.Comment: 10 pages, 13 figures, corrected typos, added section on rate strengthening vs. rate weakening material

Who are the next entrepreneurs?

Identifying potential entrepreneurs is important for governments trying to increase the number of small, flexible, job-creating domestic business. Academic research into the personality tendencies of actual and potential entrepreneurs has generated confusing and contradictory results. Current work stresses that motivation, learnable and non-learnable characteristics, might all distinguish future entrepreneurs from the general population. In this study, survey data on the motivation, demographics and learnable characteristics of business students in Malaysia and the United States were used to seek answers to the following questions 1) Do entrepreneurs differ from the general population? 2) Do actual entrepreneurs differ from potential entrepreneurs? and 3) Do entrepreneurs differ across cultures? The results indicate that it is possible to differentiate entrepreneurs from the general public, that actual and potential entrepreneurs do differ and that American and Malaysian entrepreneurs are different

LABOR LAW-JURISDICTION OF NLRB UNDER SELF-IMPOSED LIMITATIONS

Under the original National Labor Relations Act of 1935 and that act as it stands amended by Title I of the Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947, Congress has conferred upon the National Labor Relations Board regulatory authority in certain areas of industrial relations, the jurisdictional extent of which is conterminous with the power of the federal government under the commerce clause of the Constitution. At an early date, however, the Board determined that \u27\u27budgetary limitations as well as the need to avoid diffusion of its time and energy ... [justified] it in not exerting its jurisdictional authority to the legal hilt. Accordingly, the Board has consistently declined jurisdiction whenever in its estimation either a question of representation or an alleged unfair labor practice affects, but has no pronounced impact upon, interstate commerce

Determinants of anemia and hemoglobin concentration in haitian school-aged children

Anemia diminishes oxygen transport in the body, resulting in potentially irreversible growth and developmental consequences for children. Limited evidence for determinants of anemia exists for school-aged children. We conducted a cluster randomized controlled trial in Haiti from 2012 to 2013 to test the efficacy of a fortified school snack. Children (N = 1,047) aged 3–13 years were followed longitudinally at three time points for hemoglobin (Hb) concentrations, anthropometry, and bioelectrical impedance measures. Dietary intakes, infectious disease morbidities, and socioeconomic and demographic factors were collected at baseline and endline. Longitudinal regression modeling with generalized least squares and logit models with random effects identified anemia risk factors beyond the intervention effect. At baseline, 70.6% of children were anemic and 2.6% were severely anemic. Stunting increased the odds of developing anemia (adjusted odds ratio [OR]: 1.48, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.05–2.08) and severe anemia (adjusted OR: 2.47, 95% CI: 1.30–4.71). Parent-reported vitamin A supplementation and deworming were positively associated with Hb concentrations, whereas fever and poultry ownership showed a negative relationship with Hb concentration and increased odds of severe anemia, respectively. Further research should explore the full spectrum of anemia etiologies in school children, including genetic causes