Jacques Loeb. Biographical Sketch

Osterhout, W.J.V. Jacques Loeb. Biographical Sketch. Reprinted from The Journal of General Physiology, vol. VIII, no.1 (1928): ix-xcii For educational purpose onlyhttps://digitalcommons.rockefeller.edu/collection-of-reprints-loeb/1000/thumbnail.jp

A County in Idaho Offered Spanish-Language Ballots for the First Time and Here’s What Happened

On the morning of Election Day, the top trending search on Google was “donde votar,” which means “where to vote” in Spanish

Effects of Large-Scale Gold Mining on Habitat Use and Selection by a Resident Population of American Pronghorn

Anthropogenic disturbances, including extraction of natural resources, are reducing and fragmenting habitat for wildlife across the western United States. The effects of these disturbances on wildlife populations have been explored by studying populations that migrate through oil and gas fields or wind and solar energy facilities. Our goal was to examine how a resident population of American pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) in the Great Basin ecosystem is affected by a large-scale disturbance throughout the year. We investigated how that population selected resources in an area associated with a large open-pit gold mine. We classified levels of disturbance associated with the mine and used a random forest model to select ecological covariates associated with habitat use and selection by pronghorn. We used resource selection functions to examine how the disturbances affected how pronghorn used habitat, both annually and seasonally, in the area around the mine. Pronghorn strongly avoided locations near areas of high disturbance from the mine, which included open pits, heap leach fields, rock disposal areas, and a tram. Pronghorn selected areas near roads although strongest selection was for locations about 2km away from roads. We observed relatively broad variation among individuals both annually and seasonally in the extent to which they selected slope, shrub cover, and roads in this study area and how they responded to the mines. The Great Basin is a mineral rich area that continues to be exploited for natural resources, and sagebrush dependent species, including pronghorn, which rely on this critical habitat are directly affected. Our results provide documentation on how open-pit mining affects a resident population of pronghorn prior to the expansion of the mine and allows us to evaluate the effects of future disturbance on the landscape

A comparative study of intelligence tests and school grades

Thesis (M.A.Ed.)--University of Kansas, Education, 1921. ; Includes bibliographical references

Event-related brain potential evidence for animacy processing asymmetries during sentence comprehension

The animacy distinction is deeply rooted in the language faculty. A key example is differential object marking, the phenomenon where animate sentential objects receive specific marking. We used event-related potentials to examine the neural processing consequences of case-marking violations on animate and inanimate direct objects in Spanish. Inanimate objects with incorrect prepositional case marker ‘a’ (‘al suelo’) elicited a P600 effect compared to unmarked objects, consistent with previous literature. However, animate objects without the required prepositional case marker (‘el obispo’) only elicited an N400 effect compared to marked objects. This novel finding, an exclusive N400 modulation by a straightforward grammatical rule violation, does not follow from extant neurocognitive models of sentence processing, and mirrors unexpected “semantic P600” effects for thematically problematic sentences. These results may reflect animacy asymmetry in competition for argument prominence: following the article, thematic interpretation difficulties are elicited only by unexpectedly animate objects

Idaho\u27s Communities of Excellence Charter School Grant Year 2 Evaluation 2021

In 2018, the U.S. Department of Education awarded Idaho’s Communities of Excellence (COE) consortium a $17.1 million Charter Schools Program (CSP) grant. The amount of the award increased to$22.5 million in 2019. Grant funds will be distributed over five years with the intent to achieve Idaho’s COE objectives. The following questions drive Idaho Policy Institute (IPI)’s evaluation of Idaho’s COE: How are subgrantee schools using funds for school-site implementation? How do students and parents perceive the quality of schools vis-a-vis their prior school experience? What are school and staff perceptions of the successes, improvements, and chal¬lenges at subgrantee schools? Performance data is omitted from this report as standardized testing was not completed in the 2019/20 school year. This evaluation uses: Demographic data received from the Idaho State Board of Education. Financial data received from Bluum (the non-profit organization that serves as a fiscal agent for the grant). Parent and teacher survey data from the Farkas-Duffett Research (FDR) Group. Key findings include: All Cohort 1 schools dedicated most year two spending to staffing; however, all schools continue to dedicate money to technology and furniture and fixtures. Despite the precarity of COVID-19, parents are satisfied with their school. Parents plan to continue sending their children to their CSP school. Teachers are satisfied with their school but also feel overwhelmed by their workload

West Central Mountains Regional Creative District 2021

The Idaho Commission on the Arts (ICA) commissioned Idaho Policy Institute (IPI) to gain a better understanding of the role and impact of the creative community in Idaho’s West Central Mountains (WCM)—covering Valley County, Cascade, Donnelly, McCall, and the Meadows Valley—and provide context for the establishment of a creative district pilot in the region. IPI hosted two focus groups with local stakeholders and conducted a survey of individuals affiliated with the creative community. This feedback provided qualitative insight into the experience of creatives such as artists, makers, and retailers, as well as the perceptions of arts supporters, educators, and administrators. Findings indicate: The local creative community is largely perceived as strong or at least moderately strong, while few believe it is weak. There is overwhelming optimism regarding creatives’ opportunity for economic growth and prosperity. Artists, makers, and retailers want to be more connected with other WCM creatives. Respondents are divided on knowing where to find information about creatives. Based on focus group and survey data, the WCM creative community’s strengths include its community, value and impact, and optimism; weaknesses are lack of awareness and access; opportunities involve creating an online tool, expanding resources, and strengthening connections; and the creative community is threatened by growth and erosion of local character. The implementation of creative districts in other states, particularly in Colorado and California, offer roadmaps for the establishment of a WCM district, including potential best practices, benefits, local partnerships, resources, and state-level assistance