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University of Birmingham1, University of Chile2, University of Arizona3, University of Victoria4, University of Helsinki5, University of Maryland, Baltimore County6, Leiden University7, Hiroshima University8, Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics9, Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe10, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory11
TL;DR: In this article, the Millennium simulation databases used in this paper and the web application providing online access to them were constructed as part of the activities of the German Astrophysical Virtual Observatory.
Abstract: C.P.H. was funded by CONICYT Anillo project ACT-1122. G.P.S. acknowledges support from the Royal Society. F.Z. and G.P.S. acknowledge support from the Science and Technology Facilities Council. We acknowledge NASA funding for this project under the Spitzer program GO:40872. This work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation under grant No. AST-1211349. The Millennium simulation databases used in this paper and the web application providing online access to them were constructed as part of the activities of the German Astrophysical Virtual Observatory.
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TL;DR: It is concluded that spatial heterogeneity in drivers and responses, and lack of strong continental interconnectivity, probably induce relatively smooth changes at the global scale, without an expectation of marked tipping patterns.
Abstract: Tipping points – where systems shift radically and potentially irreversibly into a different state – have received considerable attention in ecology. Although there is convincing evidence that human drivers can cause regime shifts at local and regional scales, the increasingly invoked concept of planetary scale tipping points in the terrestrial biosphere remains unconfirmed. By evaluating potential mechanisms and drivers, we conclude that spatial heterogeneity in drivers and responses, and lack of strong continental interconnectivity, probably induce relatively smooth changes at the global scale, without an expectation of marked tipping patterns. This implies that identifying critical points along global continua of drivers might be unfeasible and that characterizing global biotic change with single aggregates is inapt.
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TL;DR: The role of RC/AL vis-à-vis NHs is clarified, with smaller and for-profit facilities scoring lower than other facilities across multiple process measures, including those related to individual freedom and institutional order.
Abstract: Purpose: The goals of this study are to describe the current state of residential care/assisted living (RC/ AL) care and residents in comparison with nursing home (NH) care and residents, identify different types of RC/AL care and residents, and consider how variation in RC/AL case-mix reflects differences in care provision and/or consumer preference. Design and Methods: Data were derived from the Collaborative Studies of Long-Term Care, a four-state study of 193 RC/AL facilities and 40 NHs. Multivariate analyses examined differences in ten process of care measures between RC/AL facilities with less than 16 beds; traditional RC/AL with 16 or more beds; newmodel RC/AL; and NHs. Generalized estimating equation models determined differences in resident case-mix across RC/AL facilities using data for 2,078 residents. Results: NHs report provision of significantly more health services and have significantly more lenient admission policies than RC/AL facilities, but provide less privacy. They do not differ from larger RC/AL facilities in policy clarity or resident control. Differences within RC/AL types are evident, with smaller and for-profit facilities scoring lower than other facilities across multiple process measures, including those related to individual freedom and institutional order. Resident impairment is substantial in both NHs and RC/AL settings, but differs by RC/AL facility characteristics. Implications: Differences in process of care and resident characteristics by facility type highlight the importance of considering: (1) the adequacy of existing process measures for evaluating smaller facilities; (2) resident case-mix when comparing facility types and outcomes; and (3) the complexity
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TL;DR: The paper concludes with three challenges to guide efforts as the authors enter the new century: to move social transformation to the center of their consciousness as a field, to articulate jointly with allied disciplines, organizations, and citizen groups an encompassing, multidisciplinary, and multilevel framework for social transformation.
Abstract: A multidisciplinary and multilevel framework for social transformation is proposed, encompassing four foundational goals: capacity-building, group empowerment, relational community-building, and culture-challenge. Intervention approaches related to each goal are presented at the setting, geographic community, and societal levels. Four exemplars of social transformation work are then discussed: the Accelerated Schools Project, Meyerhoff Program, ManKind Project, and women's movement. These examples illustrate the synergistic relationship among the four transformational goals, within and across levels of analysis, which is at the heart of the social transformation process. The paper concludes with three challenges to guide our efforts as we enter the new century: (1) to move social transformation to the center of our consciousness as a field; (2) to articulate jointly with allied disciplines, organizations, and citizen groups an encompassing, multidisciplinary, and multilevel framework for social transformation; and (3) to do the above with heart, soul, and humility.
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TL;DR: Comparisons of Chinese and U.S. students show that content knowledge and reasoning skills diverge, and that content Knowledge and Reasoning Skills diverge.
Abstract: Comparisons of Chinese and U.S. students show that content knowledge and reasoning skills diverge.
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Robert C. Gallo | 145 | 825 | 68212 |
Paul T. Costa | 133 | 406 | 88454 |
Igor V. Moskalenko | 132 | 542 | 58182 |
James Chiang | 129 | 308 | 60268 |
Alex K.-Y. Jen | 128 | 921 | 61811 |
Alan R. Shuldiner | 120 | 557 | 71737 |
Richard N. Zare | 120 | 1201 | 67880 |
Vince D. Calhoun | 117 | 1234 | 62205 |
Rita R. Colwell | 115 | 781 | 55229 |
Kendall N. Houk | 112 | 997 | 54877 |
Elliot K. Fishman | 112 | 1335 | 49298 |
Yoram J. Kaufman | 111 | 263 | 59238 |
Paulo Artaxo | 107 | 454 | 44346 |
Braxton D. Mitchell | 102 | 558 | 49599 |
Sushil Jajodia | 101 | 664 | 35556 |