Rates of Jets Produced in Association with W and Z Bosons

Presented here is a study of jets produced in association with vector bosons production in pp collisions at \surds = 7 TeV using the full CMS 2010 data set, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 36 \pm 1.4 pb-1. The transverse energy distribution of the reconstructed leading jets is measured and compared to theoretical expectations. The jet multiplicity distributions are corrected for efficiency and unfolded. The ratios of multiplicities, {\sigma}(V+ \geq n jets)/{\sigma}(V+ \geq (n - 1) jets) and {\sigma}(V+ \geq n jets)/{\sigma}(V) where n stands for number of jets, are also presented along with the first test of the Berends-Giele scaling at \surds = 7 TeV.Comment: 8 pages, 10 figures, Meeting of the Division of Particles and Fields of the American Physical Societ

NGO collaboration in natural disaster response efforts- A comparative case study of earthquakes in Asia

This paper examines the response of NGOs to natural disasters, specifically in regards to collaboration efforts. The study utilizes a comparative case study methodology of most-similar design to look at three specific disasters- The Kashmir Earthquake, The Sichuan Earthquake, and The Japan Earthquake. Within each of these earthquakes the organizations Doctors Without Borders, the International Red Cross, and Oxfam International’s specific responses will be highlighted. The collaboration efforts will be examined utilizing general questions focusing on willingness to collaborate, commitment, and compatibility of objectives. Ultimately, this study found that all three components seem to be hypotheses worthy of further study

Preservice Teacher Perspectives on Prereferral Intervention and Student Support Teams

This qualitative inquiry evaluated the Student Support Team Project and its effects on preservice teachers’ knowledge and perceptions of prereferral intervention and student support teams. This investigation is important because prereferral intervention and student support teams have been used increasingly to provide assistance to teachers and to students who need assistance with academic, social and emotional problems. This has created a need to provide preservice education that helps to prepare teachers to use these resources to help their students. This investigation demonstrated a specific approach to such instruction for preservice teachers (i.e., the Student Support Team Project), including an evaluation to determine changes in perceptions and knowledge that resulted during and after participation in this project. Participants were preservice teachers enrolled in an alternative teacher certification program. The research design was qualitative. Data collection included semi-structured interviews, written reflections from the preservice teachers, input from key informants, field notes and research team reflective journals. The collection and analysis of data were done recursively and used constant comparative methods. Analysis of the data revealed three main categories: Knowledge, Knowledge Needed, and Project Feedback. Knowledge reflected the participants’ understanding of student support teams and their implementation and included the following themes: Knowledge about Data Collection, Knowledge about Intervention, Knowledge about Student Support Teams, and Generalization of Knowledge. Knowledge Needed reflected the knowledge participants needed to understand and work effectively with these teams, including the following themes: Knowledge Needed about Data Collection, Knowledge Needed about Intervention, Knowledge Needed about Student Support Teams, and Other Knowledge Needed. Project Feedback included perceived strengths and weaknesses of the Student Support Team Project, including the following themes: Project Helpful, Project Struggles, and Project Suggestions. One key finding was how preservice teachers’ understanding of student support teams evolved from vague ideas about teams, to increasingly specific case-focused ideas, and finally, to generalized understandings. Findings are discussed in relationship to the literature on prereferral intervention and teacher development. Implications for preservice teacher education are discussed. Future research is also suggested

The New ORCID US Community: Working Together for Robust Integration

In January 2018, a unique partnership launched amongst four United States (US) consortia -- the Big Ten Academic Alliance, Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA), NorthEast Research Libraries (NERL), and LYRASIS -- to form a national-level ORCID community. Any US research organization can now join as an institutional member at the premium consortium level for the lowest possible cost. Additionally, participating institutions will fund a dedicated staff position, the ORCID Community Specialist, housed at LYRASIS, to support and build a robust, sustainable, national community. This talk will highlight the new partnership, the benefits of premium consortium membership, and particular ORCID integration features for institutional repositories

Physical Activity Promotion, Assessment, and Engagement in Clinical Settings in the United States

Physical inactivity is an important contributor to morbidity and all-cause mortality and the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee recommended that physicians increase their role in physical activity assessment and promotion to combat physical inactivity and related comorbidities. Healthcare providers are increasingly called upon to initiate physical activity promotion with their patients to manage conditions like obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. Still, recent reports indicate that less than half of primary care visits include some type of physical activity promotion. Although the National Physical Activity Plan includes some recommendations for clinicians and the healthcare sector on physical activity promotion, it does not include a detailed assessment of the evidence and the processes for standardizing physical activity-related care in the clinical setting. The presented dissertation expands our understanding of exercise promotion in the clinical setting by having: 1) closely examined published studies with focus on how physical activity promotion is conducted, by whom, and under what circumstances in the clinical setting; 2) evaluating the effectiveness of physical activity promotion in the clinical setting, and 3) piloting a weight management tablet application developed to increase patient activation and engagement in the clinic setting at West Virginia University (WVU) Medicine. This dissertation contributes to the evolving field of physical activity assessment, promotion, and counseling in clinical settings. The findings emphasize the importance of integrating physical activity as a standard of care, leveraging technology to enhance assessment and promotion, and the potential of specialized personnel in delivering interventions. The use of theoretical frameworks and interdisciplinary collaboration can further enhance the effectiveness of these interventions. This work sets the stage for future research that can advance healthcare practices, improve patient outcomes, and address the growing burden of chronic diseases associated with physical inactivity

0-level Vacuum Packaging RT Process for MEMS Resonators

A new Room Temperature (RT) 0-level vacuum package is demonstrated in this work, using amorphous silicon (aSi) as sacrificial layer and SiO2 as structural layer. The process is compatible with most of MEMS resonators and Resonant Suspended-Gate MOSFET [1] fabrication processes. This paper presents a study on the influence of releasing hole dimensions on the releasing time and hole clogging. It discusses mass production compatibility in terms of packaging stress during back-end plastic injection process. The packaging is done at room temperature making it fully compatible with IC-processed wafers and avoiding any subsequent degradation of the active devices.Comment: Submitted on behalf of EDA Publishing Association (http://irevues.inist.fr/EDA-Publishing

Consortia: An Evolving Landscape

Consortia remain a critical part of how academic libraries in the United States (US) collaborate and achieve scale to maximize influence for resource and content acquisition. The US consortia landscape is a complex and vibrant one with increasing levels of intra- and inter-consortia engagement. Evolving licensing and negotiation practices as well as emerging trends in scholarly communication and Open Access all affect how these groups work together. The authors interviewed consortia leaders about changes in library needs occurring over the past several years as well as needs that have emerged since the pandemic

Linking to Full Text in Scholarly Journals: Here a Link, There a Link, Everywhere a Link

Ovid [http://www.ovid.com] offers another example of internal linking with links between its bibliographic databases and the full text of articles available via Journals)Ovid, Ovid\u27s aggregated fully SGML database of hundreds of scientific, technical, and medical journals. Again, depending on license agreements with Ovid, the searcher seamlessly moves from a link on a bibliographic record to the full text, never leaving the Ovid service