Data, Analytics and Community-Based Organizations: Transforming Data to Decisions for Community Development

Big data and analytics for community-focused nonprofits can improve analytic capabilities and increase impact. However, Community-based organization needs do not match well with conventional notions of data and analytics. Decentralized model for data-driven research may be preferred, but centralized model is dominant. CBOs can articulate data needs, but are often not yet able to access relevant data easily and use data effectively. Finally, certain values maximize impact of big data and analytic

Adult Male Individuation: An Examination

The University Archives has determined that this item is of continuing value to OSU's history.Session 3: Application of Theory to Clinical Issues. Presenter: Michael P. Johnson, D.S.W., University of California (1981) - "Adult Male Individuation: An Examination"The Ohio State University College of Social Wor

Adiabatic self-tuning in a silicon microdisk optical resonator

We demonstrate a method for adiabatically self-tuning a silicon microdisk resonator. This mechanism is not only able to sensitively probe the fast nonlinear cavity dynamics, but also provides various optical functionalities like pulse compression, shaping, and tunable time delay

An Overview on Institutionalism and Decentralized Decision-Making

Human actions, interactions and decisions should have a certain degree of predictability that can be obtained by establishing rules. Institutions, in general, are defined by sets of rules known by the public and applicable for the community. Their existence is essential for the economic activity, as it cannot develop in a vacuum. At the same time, the type and the quality of institutions make the difference in implementing economic aspirations of individuals and in supporting economic overall growth. Institutions provide a minimum of regulations that in conjunction with the particularities and the interests of individuals and communities become the foundation for economic, political and social decision-making processes.

MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC Drivers\u27 Licenses: Support the National Defense; Provide for Transmittal of Information Regarding Certain Persons to the United States Selective Service System; Require Registration with the Selective Service System or Consent Thereto at the Time of Application of Certain Persons for Issuance or Renewal of Drivers\u27 Licenses or Identification Cards; Change Certain Provisions Relating to Motor Vehicle Drivers\u27 Licenses; Provide Legislative Findings and Declarations

The Act adds a new section to the Georgia Code to require that any male applicant for any driver\u27s license or identification card who is less than twenty-six years of age registers for the selective service in compliance with the United States Military Selective Service Act. The Act also requires the Department to give contemporaneous notice to the applicant that he will be so registered. The Act amends the Georgia Code by requiring that any information necessary for registering the applicant be transmitted to the Selective Service System in electronic format

MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC Drivers\u27 Licenses: Support the National Defense; Provide for Transmittal of Information Regarding Certain Persons to the United States Selective Service System; Require Registration with the Selective Service System or Consent Thereto at the Time of Application of Certain Persons for Issuance or Renewal of Drivers\u27 Licenses or Identification Cards; Change Certain Provisions Relating to Motor Vehicle Drivers\u27 Licenses; Provide Legislative Findings and Declarations

The Act adds a new section to the Georgia Code to require that any male applicant for any driver\u27s license or identification card who is less than twenty-six years of age registers for the selective service in compliance with the United States Military Selective Service Act. The Act also requires the Department to give contemporaneous notice to the applicant that he will be so registered. The Act amends the Georgia Code by requiring that any information necessary for registering the applicant be transmitted to the Selective Service System in electronic format

LIFT Boston Client Well Being Study

LIFT-Boston, a local nonprofit, and a team of UMass Boston Public Policy PhD students, have engaged in a collaborative problem identification and goal setting focused on the effectiveness of LIFT’s unique service delivery model. LIFT uses volunteer advocates and a goal-oriented process with no eligibility criteria to assist clients in distress. Our study aims to help LIFT discover how their approach affects their clients’ well-being

In vitro effect of canine hyperimmune sera on TNFa activity

[Introduction]: Septic shock in dogs is caused by cardiovascular and vasomotor failure associated with an uncontrolled intrinsic release of inflammatory mediators [1–5]. The syndrome is characterized by cardiovascular dysfunction, vascular permeability alterations, pulmonary oedema and tissue hypoxia resulting from microthrombi which may culminate in disseminated intravascular coagulation and catastrophic multiple organ failure [6,7]. Systemic bacterial infection, particularly by Gram-negative enterobacteria, haemorrhagic trauma, gastric dilation/volvulus and pancreatitis are the major underlying causes leading tosepsis [8,9]. Because of haemodynamic instability and associated hypovolemia, fluid replacement therapy is generally applied to restore effective circulating volume. The use of fresh frozen plasma has been recommended in cases of coagulopathies as it has been recognized to assist restoration of haemodynamic stability [1,5,10,11]. There is increasing evidence that the drivers of the haemodynamic instability are inflammatory mediators (particularly TNFa) activated primarily by bacterial endotoxin [3,4,12,13]

An optical fiber-taper probe for wafer-scale microphotonic device characterization

A small depression is created in a straight optical fiber taper to form a local probe suitable for studying closely spaced, planar microphotonic devices. The tension of the "dimpled" taper controls the probe-sample interaction length and the level of noise present during coupling measurements. Practical demonstrations with high-Q silicon microcavities include testing a dense array of undercut microdisks (maximum Q = 3.3x10^6) and a planar microring (Q = 4.8x10^6).Comment: 8 pages, 5 figures, for high-res version see http://copilot.caltech.edu/publications/index.ht