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What is a Christian Teacher to Do with Louise Rosenblatt’s Transactional Theory of Reading?
In this theoretical analysis, the authors explore the question, What is a Christian teacher educator to do with Louise Rosenblatt’s transactional theory of reading? They begin by outlining the primary components of Rosenblatt’s transactional theory, focusing on reading as a transaction and the efferent and aesthetic stances. Next, they discuss who they are as teacher educators and former students, how their faith backgrounds intersect with Rosenblatt’s work, and the approach they took to address areas of tension that they and other Christian educators have experienced with Rosenblatt’s theory. Finally, they conclude by discussing implications of Rosenblatt’s work for reading scripture, identifying both the strengths and limitations of her theory, along with strategies for inviting students to discuss this issue at faith-based institutions
Intrastate Representation Questions and the War Labor Board
Intrastate Representation Questions and the War Labor Boar
Insanity as a Defense in the Criminal Law of Montana
Insanity as a Defense in the Criminal Law of Montan
Selective binding of the scavenger receptor C-type lectin to Lewisx trisaccharide and related glycan ligands
The scavenger receptor C-type lectin (SRCL) is an endothelial receptor that is similar in organization to type A scavenger receptors for modified low density lipoproteins but contains a C-type carbohydrate-recognition domain (CRD). Fragments of the receptor consisting of the entire extracellular domain and the CRD have been expressed and characterized. The extracellular domain is a trimer held together by collagen-like and coiled-coil domains adjacent to the CRD. The amino acid sequence of the CRD is very similar to the CRD of the asialoglycoprotein receptor and other galactose-specific receptors, but SRCL binds selectively to asialo-orosomucoid rather than generally to asialoglycoproteins. Screening of a glycan array and further quantitative binding studies indicate that this selectivity results from high affinity binding to glycans bearing the Lewis(x) trisaccharide. Thus, SRCL shares with the dendritic cell receptor DC-SIGN the ability to bind the Lewis(x) epitope. However, it does so in a fundamentally different way, making a primary binding interaction with the galactose moiety of the glycan rather than the fucose residue. SRCL shares with the asialoglycoprotein receptor the ability to mediate endocytosis and degradation of glycoprotein ligands. These studies suggest that SRCL might be involved in selective clearance of specific desialylated glycoproteins from circulation and/or interaction of cells bearing Lewis(x)-type structures with the vascular endothelium
Teaching Social and Emotional Competence in Early Childhood
This study evaluated the impact of a social skills curriculum on the social behaviors of students in two pre-kindergarten classrooms. Participating were 30 students in a program based at a university child study center. The average age of the participants was four years ten months. The income levels of the families varied from low social economic status to high middle economic status. Two examiners independently completed the Social Skills and Attitude Scale (SSAS) for each child. The examiners observed the children and recorded children\u27s pre and post intervention behaviors on a checklist. The study yielded positive evidence that the social skills instruction and activities in the Connecting with Others: Lessons for Teaching Social and Emotional Competence did make a meaningful difference. Paired sample t-tests were run on all Pre:/Post: test pairs in order to measure significant change in social skills behaviors over the course of the intervention. With the exception of Shares ideas, t-test results indicate significant change in social skills on all but one of the pretest/posttest pairs
Hydrodynamic object recognition using pressure sensing
Hydrodynamic sensing is instrumental to fish and some amphibians. It also represents, for underwater vehicles, an alternative way of sensing the fluid environment when visual and acoustic sensing are limited. To assess the effectiveness of hydrodynamic sensing and gain insight into its capabilities and limitations, we investigated the forward and inverse problem of detection and identification, using the hydrodynamic pressure in the neighbourhood, of a stationary obstacle described using a general shape representation. Based on conformal mapping and a general normalization procedure, our obstacle representation accounts for all specific features of progressive perceptual hydrodynamic imaging reported experimentally. Size, location and shape are encoded separately. The shape representation rests upon an asymptotic series which embodies the progressive character of hydrodynamic imaging through pressure sensing. A dynamic filtering method is used to invert noisy nonlinear pressure signals for the shape parameters. The results highlight the dependence of the sensitivity of hydrodynamic sensing not only on the relative distance to the disturbance but also its bearing
Preliminary results of spectral reflectance studies of tycho crater
The preliminary analysis and interpretation of near infrared spectra obtained for both the interior and exterior deposits associated with the Tycho crater is presented. Specific objectives were: (1) to determine the composition and stratigraphy of the highland crust in the Tycho target site; (2) to determine the likely composition of the primary ejecta which may be present in ray deposits; (3) to investigate the nature of spectral units defined in previous studies; (4) to further investigate the nature and origin of both the bright and dark haloes around the rim crest; and (5) to compare the compositions determined for the Tycho units with those of the Aristarchus crater as well as typical highland deposits. The spectra obtained for the interior areas exhibit similar spectral features. These include relatively strong 1 micron absorption bands whose minima are centered between 0.97 and 0.99 microns and shallow to intermediate continuum slopes. The spectra generally exhibit indications of a 1.3 micron feature consistent with the presence of Fe(2+) bearing plagioclase feldspar. The strong 1 micron absorption features indicate a dominant high Ca clinopyroxene component. Results obtained from the ejecta deposits show that the spectrum of the inner, bright halo is almost identical with those obtained for interior units. The spectrum of the dark halo exhibits a wide, relatively shallow absorption feature centered at 1.01 microns, a 1.3 micron absorption, and a steep continuum slope. This spectrum is interpreted as indicating the presence of pyroxene, Fe-bearing feldspar, and a significant component of Fe-bearing impact melt glass. Finally, the spectra of spots inside Tycho show similarity with certain spectra for Aristarchus. However, the suite of spectra obtained for Tycho exhibits a different trend in terms of band center versus width
Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (AGAR) Australian Staphylococcus aureus Sepsis Outcome Programme (ASSOP) Annual Report 2020
From 1 January to 31 December 2020, forty-nine institutions around Australia participated in the
Australian Staphylococcus aureus Sepsis Outcome Programme (ASSOP). The aims of ASSOP 2020
were to determine the proportion of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) isolates in Australia
that were antimicrobial resistant, with particular emphasis on susceptibility to methicillin; and to
characterise the molecular epidemiology of the methicillin-resistant isolates. A total of 2,734 SAB episodes
were reported, of which 79.7% were community-onset. Of S. aureus isolates, 17.6% were methicillin
resistant. The 30-day all-cause mortality associated with methicillin-resistant SAB was 14.2%,
which was not significantly different from the 13.3% mortality associated with methicillin-susceptible
SAB (p = 0.6). With the exception of the β-lactams and erythromycin, antimicrobial resistance
in methicillin-susceptible S. aureus was rare. However, in addition to the β-lactams, approximately
35% of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) were resistant to erythromycin, 33% to ciprofloxacin,
13% to tetracycline, 13% to gentamicin and 4% to co-trimoxazole. When applying the European
Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) breakpoints, teicoplanin resistance
was detected in four S. aureus isolates. Resistance was not detected for vancomycin and linezolid.
Resistance to non-beta-lactam antimicrobials was largely attributable to two healthcare-associated
MRSA (HA-MRSA) clones: ST22-IV [2B] (EMRSA-15) and ST239-III [3A] (Aus-2/3 EMRSA). The
ST22-IV [2B] (EMRSA-15) clone is the predominant HA-MRSA clone in Australia. However, 85%
percent of methicillin-resistant SAB isolates were community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA) clones.
Although polyclonal, approximately 77% of CA-MRSA clones were characterised as: ST93-IV [2B]
(Queensland CA-MRSA); ST5-IV [2B]; ST45-V [5C2&5]; ST1-IV [2B]; ST30-IV [2B]; ST8-IV [2B];
and ST97-IV [2B]. The CA-MRSA clones, in particular ST45-V [5C2&5], have acquired multiple antimicrobial
resistance determinants including ciprofloxacin, erythromycin, clindamycin, gentamicin
and tetracycline. The multi-resistant ST45-V [5C2&5] clone accounted for 11.0% of CA-MRSA. As
CA-MRSA is well established in the Australian community, it is important to monitor antimicrobial
resistance patterns in community- and healthcare-associated SAB as this information will guide
therapeutic practices in treating S. aureus sepsis
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