University of Colorado Colorado Springs

About: University of Colorado Colorado Springs is a education organization based out in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Poison control. The organization has 6664 authors who have published 10872 publications receiving 323416 citations. The organization is also known as: UCCS & University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Data storage subsystem with block based data management

Abstract: The block based data storage subsystem combines the functions of data storage/retrieval with block based data management functions, including but not limited to: Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM), Live Data Backup, Fault Tolerance, Capacity Planning, Performance Optimization and Dynamic Load Balancing. This system solves many storage management problems with a single technology and is completely independent from, and non intrusive to, the system it attaches to and has resources specifically designed to perform data management functions. The perspective of block data management is a much finer granularity and much simpler than existing data file based technologies.

Beliefs about mental illness and willingness to seek help: a cross-sectional study.

Abstract: Evidence indicates that older adults underutilize mental health services, but little is known empirically about the perceptions older adults have about mental illness and their attitudes about seeking professional help for psychological problems. The present study examined beliefs about mental illness and willingness to seek professional help among younger (n=96; M age=20.6 years; range=17-26 years) and older (n=79; M age=75.1 years; range=60-95 years) persons. Participants completed the Beliefs Toward Mental Illness Scale and the Willingness to Seek Help Questionnaire. Older adults had generally similar perceptions of mental illness as younger adults except that older adults were more likely to perceive the mentally ill as being embarrassing and having poor social skills. Older adults also did not report a lower willingness to seek psychological help. Correlational analyses showed that, among older adults, increases in negative attitudes about mental illness (specifically, the view that the mentally ill have poor interpersonal skills) are associated with decreases in willingness to seek psychological services. An implication is that negative stereotypes about mental illness held by some older adults could play a role in their underutilization of mental health services. Other barriers to mental health care are also discussed.

21st Century Standards and Curriculum: Current Research and Practice.

Abstract: The integration of Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and 21st century skills in the curriculum is not only beneficial to students and teachers, but also necessary to prepare our youth for their future careers. In an age of education where standardized tests determine the success of our schools, it is important to allow students the creativity and use the power of technology to support necessary skills and learn in unique ways. By allowing creative thinking and gauging understanding of content standards through a portfolio based system, students can display their concept retention while producing tangible and valuable outcomes. The future of our students depends on flexibility and resourcefulness not teaching to the test. Education needs to make an instructional shift in order to ensure our students succeed as the innovators of the future. This article explores 21st century skills, as they are defined and describes methods that allow students to enhance these skills. It also highlights how educators can link students’ current knowledge with authentic experiences that motivate, as well as allow them to create and collaborate using the latest technologies. The article concludes with a discussion around benefits of integrating multimedia in the classroom, including giving students the opportunity to enhance academic and social skills as they communicate and share information, organize their ideas, and express opinions while preparing a project or conducting research through online experience. Keywords: CCSS, 21st century skills, Integrating 21st century skills to the Curriculum, Methods of instruction 21st Century

Single event transient pulse widths in digital microcircuits

Abstract: The radiation effects community has long known that single event transients in digital microcircuits will have an increasing importance on error rates as device sizes shrink. However separating these errors from static errors in latch cells has often proved difficult. Thus determining both the significance and the nature of these transient errors has not been easy. In this study, by utilizing a latch that is radiation hard at static clock frequencies the errors due to transients could be separated. By separating the transient error rate from the static upset error rate, the pulse structure of the propagating transients was studied using SPICE. The implications of these pulsewidths will also be discussed.