Showing papers by "Saint Anselm College published in 2000"

Male prevalence for reading disability is found in a large sample of black and white children free from ascertainment bias.

Abstract: Male vulnerability to neurodevelopmental disorders remains controversial. For one disorder, reading disability, this sex bias has been interpreted as an artifact of referral bias. We investigated sex differences for the incidence of reading disability within a large prospective sample of White (N = 16,910) and Black (N = 15,313) children derived from the National Collaborative Perinatal Project (NCPP). Children were classified as having either moderate or severe reading disability when they had reading scores lower than 1.5 or 2.0 standard errors of prediction, respectively, given their age and intelligence. Reading disability was about twice as common in boys than girls (p < .001), irrespective of race, severity of disability, or exclusion of children with attentional disturbances or high activity levels. We conclude that there is a clear sex bias toward males for the incidence of reading disabilities. (JINS, 2000, 6, 433–442.)

Spirituality, resourcefulness, and arthritis impact on health perception of elders with rheumatoid arthritis.

Abstract: Arthritis is the leading chronic condition for older adults and the leading cause of disability in the United States. Providing holistic care to promote positive health perception and support healthy lifestyle decisions with these individuals is critical in attaining and maintaining quality of life. This study examined variables reflecting reactions to stress, lines of defense and resistance, and the basic core of humans in the context of the Neuman Systems Model in a convenience sample of 47 adults with a mean age of 70.4 years. The combined effects of the social, emotional, and physical impact of arthritis and additive or mediating effects of learned resourcefulness and spirituality on general health perception in older adults were investigated. Social, emotional, and physical impact together predicted health perception. The social impact of arthritis was a significant independent predictor for spirituality. Furthermore, spirituality and health perception were significantly correlated.

Chemical vapor deposition of titanium nitride thin films from tetrakis(dimethylamido)titanium and hydrazine as a coreactant

Abstract: Hydrazine was used as a coreactant with tetrakis(dimethylamido)titanium for the low-temperature chemical vapor deposition of TiN between 50 and 200 °C. The TiN film-growth rates ranged from 5 to 45 nm/min. Ti:N ratios of approximately 1:1 were achieved. The films contain between 2 and 25 at.% carbon, as well as up to 36 at.% oxygen resulting from diffusion after air exposure. The resistivity of these films is approximately 10 4 μΩ cm. Annealing the films in ammonia enhances their crystallinity. The best TiN films were produced at 200 °C from a 2.7% hydrazine–ammonia mixture. The Ti:N ratio of these films is approximately 1:1, and they contain no carbon or oxygen. These films exhibit the highest growth rates observed.

Ground Based Operational Testing Of Holographic Scanning Lidars : The HOLO Experiments

Abstract: Two aerosol backscatter lidar measurement campaigns were conducted using two holographic scanning lidars and one zenith staring lidar for the purposes of reliability testing under field conditions three new lidar systems and to develop new scanning measurement techniques and applications. The first campaign took place near the campus of Utah State University in Logan Utah in March of 1999 and is called HOLO-1. HOLO-2 was conducted in June of 1999 on the campus of Saint Anselm College, near the city of Manchester, New Hampshire. Each campaign covered a period of approximately one week of nearly continuous observation of cloud and aerosol backscatter in the visible and near infrared by lidar, and wide field visible sky images by video camera in the daytime. The scanning capability coupled with a high rep-rate, high average power laser enables both high spatial and high temporal resolution observations that Particularly intriguing is the possibility of deriving atmospheric wind profiles from temporal analysis of aerosol backscatter spatial structure obtained by conical scan without the use of Doppler techniques.

Dentition of Deltodus angularis (Holocephali, Cochliodontidae) Inferred from Associated Tooth Plates

Abstract: The discovery of three pairs of cochliodont tooth plates that appear to have belonged to the same fish makes it possible to describe the complete dentition of a Carboniferous chondrichthyan hitherto described from isolated dental elements only. Reconstructed from these tooth plates found in a marine deposit, the dentition consists of one pair of elongated palatal plates that occludes with two pair of plates on the lower jaw. The palatal plates were originally described as Sandalodus; the large triangular mandibular tooth plates as Deltodus. These tooth plates, with a smaller pair from the front of the lower jaw earlier assigned to Orthopleurodus, are synonymized as Deltodus angularis.

The number of planar central configurations is finite when -1 mass positions are fixed

Abstract: In this paper, it is proved that for n > 2 and n 6= 4, if n−1 masses are located at fixed points in a plane, then there are only a finite number of n-point central configurations that can be generated by positioning a given additional nth mass in the same plane. The result is established by proving an equivalent isolation result for planar central configurations of five or more points. Other general properties of central configurations are established in the process. These relate to the amount of centrality lost when a point mass is perturbed and to derivatives associated with central configurations.

The Intimate Merton: His Life from His Journals . Edited by Patrick Hart and Jonathan Montaldo. San Francisco: Harper San Francisco, 1999. xvii + 374 pp. $28.00 cloth.

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Observation of Shear-Induced Turbulence Using HARLIE

Abstract: Ground-based measurements of atmospheric aerosol structure were made using the Holographic Airborne Rotating Lidar Instrument Experiment (HARLIE) during the HOLO-1 field campaign. The scanning ability of HARLIE affords a unique opportunity to view various atmospheric phenomena. Shear-induced turbulence plays an important role in the transport of kinetic energy in the atmosphere and on March 10, 1999, several instances of shear-induced turbulence were observed via HARLIE. Using the data collected and upper-air wind profiles the nature of the instabilities is discussed.

How faculty use information technology at a small liberal arts college: a case study

Abstract: Colleges and universities have made large investments in Information Technology resources and support personnel for those resources. One goal of this technology initiative has been to supply faculty with computers to enhance productivity and integrate technology into the curriculum. However, there is little or no information on assessment of these resources including the frequency of use, how users are utilizing these resources, ability levels of different faculty, faculty preferences for different types of computers and whether college-owned computers are able to meet the computing needs of faculty. We studied the computing habits of faculty across all academic departments to answer some of these questions. We found that 100% of the faculty surveyed were using their computers on a regular basis in their teaching, scholarship and committee work. A majority of faculty were using their computers for word processing, web browsing and e-mail. Faculty vary in their preferences for desktop versus notebook computers or Apple versus Windows platforms. We feel this is useful information for IT personnel for planning support and training programs. It is useful for administrators involved in planning and budget decisions. It is our intent to make public issues we have experienced at our institution and share them with other small colleges that are going through similar growing pains with developing plans for IT on campus.