Development and validation of the Surgical Outcome Risk Tool (SORT).

Existing risk stratification tools have limitations and clinical experience suggests they are not used routinely. The aim of this study was to develop and validate a preoperative risk stratification tool to predict 30-day mortality after non-cardiac surgery in adults by analysis of data from the observational National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) Knowing the Risk study

Outlook Economic Conference, November 7, 2018: Aligning Wilmington to better serve and capitalize on the growing boomer community

A PowerPoint presentation from the UNC Wilmington annual OUTLOOK conference, delivered November 7, 2018. This conference is the region's premier forum for economic activity and forecasts. The focus for 2018 was Smart Cities: Aligning Wilmington to better serve and capitalize on the growing boomer community

Brunswick County: The national outlook

A PowerPoint presentation given on January 9, 2018, by Dr. Thomas Simpson on the national outlook for Brunswick County

Outlook Economic Conference October 5, 2017: The national outlook : Will the speed-up last?

A PowerPoint presentation from the UNC Wilmington annual OUTLOOK conference, delivered October 5, 2017. This conference is the region's premier forum for economic activity and forecasts. The focus for 2017 was transportation

Bookeater and other love stories

The characters who inhabit Bookeater and Other Love Stories have little in common with each other. Their stories are not interconnected. However, they do share an almost overwhelming desire to connect, to unite with someone--or something--in order to stave off loneliness. These stories explore the ways in which desire inevitably inspires selfish and destructive behavior. These characters are willing to lie, cheat, steal, and (almost) kill in their desperate attempts to win and keep the people--and objects--they love."--Abstract from author supplied metadata

A descriptive analysis of the effects of a model of flexible scheduling on achievement in reading

It was the purpose of this study to investigate the effects of a model of flexible scheduling on achievement in reading for primary school children. It was hypothesized that the model of flexible scheduling would reduce the fragmentation of the primary school day and increase the time allocation to the language arts and reading instruction. It was also hypothesized that any increase in the time allocations to the subject area of reading would result in an increase in "academic learning time" (ALT) and more achievement in reading. The subjects were 70 students in the primary school using the model of flexible scheduling and 187 students in four comparison schools (primary level). Two of the comparison schools used some form of scheduling and two did not. The subjects were not randomly selected but were considered to be representative of all students in the school populations. The data were collected using a pretest/posttest pre-experimental design over a six-month period of time for the 70 subjects and by calculating gain scores (scale scores) in reading for the 187 students at the comparison school and 46 of the 70 subjects at the intervention school over a three-year period of time. Teachers at Brown Summit Primary School who worked with the implementation of the scheduling model responded to a questionnaire on the effects of the scheduling model on fragmentation and reading achievement. These data were analyzed using a t test and by summarizing the responses to the questionnaire

Use of a Variable Compensation Item Response Model to Assess the Effect of Working-Memory Load On Noncompensatory Processing in an Inductive Reasoning Task

"A study of the relationship between noncompensatory processing and the working memory load of matrix completion items was conducted. Data were taken from the British Cohort Study of 1970, First Follow-up (N=14,875). To assess compensation, the GMIRT Rasch model (Spray & Ackerman, 1986), variable compensation model, was used with MCMC estimation via WINBUGS. In support of these analyses, a simulation study assessing parameter recovery for the GMIRT model was conducted. Sample size, item pool size, and interability correlation were manipulated. Adequate parameter recovery was observed when difficulty parameters were constrained equal across dimensions. In the application study, there was some evidence to support the relationship between working memory load and compensation "--Abstract from author supplied metadata

Outlook Economic Conference, 2019 : Preparing for the future

A PowerPoint presentation from the UNC Wilmington annual OUTLOOK conference, delivered October 10, 2019. This conference is the region's premier forum for economic activity and forecasts. The first part titled "The U.S. economy: Losing its legs? was given by Dr. Thomas D. Simpson of UNCW and the second part titled "The regional outlook: When the sun is out, don't forget to smile" given by Dr. Adam T. Jones of UNCW

An Investigation Of The Arithmetical Disabilities Of Beginning Ninth Grade Pupils In Appalachian High School

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An Ecological Survey Of Flat Rock Mountain

The purpose of this thesis is to make an ecological survey of plant life on Flat Rock Mountain, located in Avery County, North Carolina. This involves studying and identifying the plant communities of that area, their structure, development, and causes of distribution