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The Journal of Backcountry Studies celebrates and promises to serve the coming of age of an important sub-field of early American History, the study of the southern backcountry

SMMR Simulator radiative transfer calibration model. 2: Algorithm development

Passive microwave measurements performed from Earth orbit can be used to provide global data on a wide range of geophysical and meteorological phenomena. A Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR) is being flown on the Nimbus-G satellite. The SMMR Simulator duplicates the frequency bands utilized in the spacecraft instruments through an amalgamate of radiometer systems. The algorithm developed utilizes data from the fall 1978 NASA CV-990 Nimbus-G underflight test series and subsequent laboratory testing

Program Review of Naloxone Training Within the Wisconsin Department of Corrections’ Community Corrections Division

One of the fastest growing drug problems in the United States is the abuse of opioids (United States Department of Health & Human Services, 2018). With the rising overdose rates, the criminal justice system may offer a pivotal role in the decrease of overdose deaths through opioid overdose recognition and naloxone administration training (World Health Organization, 2014). Training evaluation based on the Effectiveness Theory find significant predictors of training effectiveness and retention to be correlated with the training program, age, and employment tenure (Cowman & McCarthy, 2016). This thesis’ research question is, “Do demographics correlate to training retention for opioid overdose recognition and naloxone administration?” Utilizing the training provided by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, Division of Community Corrections’, training retention was measured through an online questionnaire assessing variances in the demographic variables of age and employment tenure. Based on the Effectiveness Theory, this study predicts employee demographics will influence training retention. Specifically, this study predicts the older age category of employees, as well as those with longer iv employment tenure, will have better retention of training about applicable knowledge of dealing with an opioid overdose. This study found that overall tenure of employment was not related to training retention and missing data prevented an analysis of age. However, it was found that overall respondents retained approximately 75% of the information received during the training

Child Development Experts Study Multiple Mother Effects

Mothering and its effect on child growth is the subject of current child development research

Oh, Brother

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The Effects of Content Enhancement Routines by Gender on Literacy Achievement in Arkansas Schools

This research project was intended to provide further insight into the impact of the methodologies utilized in the Arkansas Adolescent Literacy Intervention (AALI) on student achievement and teachers‘ practices. The purpose of this study was to determine by gender the effects of classes whose teachers utilized the Content Enhancement Routines versus classes whose teachers did not utilize the Routines on literacy achievement for sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students in three regions of Arkansas. In addition, another purpose of this study was to determine how teachers feel about using the routines in their classrooms and how effective they felt the professional development process was for educators involved in the training of Content Enhancement Routines through the AALI in three regions of Arkansas. The study was conducted in schools representing the southeastern, central, and northeastern regions of Arkansas. Literacy scaled scores from the 2010 Arkansas Benchmark Examination were utilized to measure literacy achievement, and the Content Enhancement Routines Outcome Survey was used to measure teachers‘ perceptions of the intervention. The sample for this study included two groups of participants, students and teachers. In each grade, a group of students received Content Enhancement Routines instruction from a classroom teacher who had participated in the intervention while the other group of students from each grade level had not received any Content Enhancement Routine instruction from their classroom teachers. For the second sample, the researcher elicited responses from members of the AALI at each participating school site that participated in the training. The participants considered for this study had been involved in the AALI for at least one year and were present educators in Arkansas schools teaching from grades 4-12. To address the three hypotheses, a 2 x 2 factorial analysis of variance (ANOVA) was conducted for each using condition by gender as the independent variables and the overall literacy achievement as the dependent variable for sixth, seventh, and eighth graders, respectively. The researcher utilized descriptive statistics to address the research question regarding attitudes toward the Content Enrichment Routines training professional development process through the Strategic Instruction Model in Arkansas. The results of this study showed no significant interaction effects between type of instruction and gender for the three hypotheses. However, the teacher responses on the Content Enrichment Routines Teacher Outcomes Survey indicated teachers were highly satisfied with their use of the routines, felt the routines had positively impacted their students‘ learning, and reported system-level supports were in place for their participation in the intervention