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This study aimed to assess the impact of an entire academic teacher development programme at a Midwestern masters comprehensive university in the United States over a period of five years by examining changes in teaching and student outcomes of nine randomly selected programme participants. Researchers analysed syllabi, course evaluations, grade distributions, programme activity reports, interviews and vita, and concluded that the centre’s impact was greatest on tenure-track faculty who struggled with their teaching. Far more useful to future improvement, however, were the insights gained from reflection on study methods, the researchers’ emotional responses to their findings, their struggle to make sense of the data and grappling with the definition of ‘impact’. In this paper, the researchers share useful lessons learned and illustrate the difficulties inherent in evaluating academic development programmes, with a view to qualifying recommendations currently prevailing in the literature

The Barnes maze has traditionally been used to evaluate visuospatial performance in rats, although the use of genetically modified mice has recently increased. However, few studies have documented the species differences that may affect performance. Here, we report methodological considerations for testing mice on a Barnes maze

Genetic risk for autoimmunity in HLA genes is most often attributed to structural specificity resulting in presentation of self-antigens. Autoimmune vitiligo is strongly associated with the MHC class II region. Here, we fine-map vitiligo MHC class II genetic risk to three SNPs only 47 bp apart, located within a predicted super-enhancer in an intergenic region between HLA-DRB1 and HLA-DQA1, localized by a genomewide association study of 2,853 Caucasian vitiligo patients. The superenhancer corresponds to an expression quantitative trait locus for expression of HLA-DR and HLA-DQ RNA; we observed elevated surface expression of HLA-DR (P = 0.008) and HLA-DQ (P = 0.02) on monocytes from healthy subjects homozygous for the high-risk SNP haplotype. Unexpectedly, pathogen-stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells from subjects homozygous for the high-risk super-enhancer haplotype exhibited greater increase in production of IFN-γ and IL-1β than cells from subjects homozygous for the low-risk haplotype. Specifically, production of IFN-γ on stimulation of dectin-1, mannose, and Toll-like receptors with Candida albicans and Staphylococcus epidermidis was 2.5- and 2.9-fold higher in high-risk subjects than in low-risk subjects, respectively (P = 0.007 and P = 0.01). Similarly, production of IL-1β was fivefold higher in high-risk subjects than in low-risk subjects (P = 0.02). Increased production of immunostimulatory cytokines in subjects carrying the high-risk haplotype may act as an u22adjuvantu22 during the presentation of autoantigens, tying together genetic variation in the MHC with the development of autoimmunity. This study demonstrates that for risk of autoimmune vitiligo, expression level of HLA class II molecules is as or more important than antigen specificity

Certain forms of intimate partner violence (IPV) (e.g., psychological aggression, female-perpetrated IPV) may be less likely than others (e.g., male-perpetrated physical aggression) to be considered “abusive.” Research on intimate partner violence (IPV) suggests it is common among young adults, with up to 45-78% experiencing IPV (Linder u26 Collins, 2005; Smith, White, u26 Holland, 2003). Similarly high rates of psychological aggression are reported, with some victims describing it as more harmful than physical IPV (Follingstad et al., 1990). Although IPV is common, data suggest it is not readily identified as abuse in all forms (e.g., female-perpetrated IPV) (Dardis et al., 2015). Undergraduates read two IPV scenarios based the Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS2; Strauss et al., 1996), a widely used measure of IPV. The scenarios depicted increasingly severe (a) physical and (b) psychological acts of IPV. Perpetrator-victim gender in the scenarios was varied across participants, half of whom will receive a brief definition of intimate partner abuse before the scenarios. Participants identified the point in each scenario where they believe the perpetrator’s behavior “crossed the line” and became “abusive.” We predicted that a history of IPV perpetration, maladaptive personality symptoms, accepting attitudes towards IPV, and violence in one’s family of origin would relate to higher thresholds for considering an aggressive act “abusive.” In our sample, a significantly higher proportion of women (33%) as compared to men (10%) reported that they had ever done something physically aggressive to their current or most recent romantic partner (X2 (1, N = 350) = 19.29, p u3c .001). Significant gender differences also were found in the proportion of participants who said that they had been psychologically aggressive toward their partners [55% of men and 68% of women; X2 (1, N = 350) = 5.43, p u3c .05]. Regression analyses predicting participants’ threshold ratings for the IPV scenarios were run separately for male and female participants; socially desirable responding was entered first as a covariate. The models predicting men’s and women’s thresholds for the male-perpetrator physical abuse scenario and those predicting women’s thresholds for the female-perpetrator physical and psychological abuse scenarios were significant. As expected, men with the highest thresholds for “abuse” (i.e., those who only considered severe acts of male physical aggression as abusive) scored high on a measure of narcissistic personality and reported more accepting attitudes toward women’s physical aggression, in particular. Contrary to prediction, men scoring high on a measure of antisocial personality had low thresholds for men’s physical “abuse.” Like men, women with accepting attitudes toward violence had the highest threshold ratings for the male-perpetrator, physical aggression scenarios. With regard to the female-perpetrator scenarios, female participants with the highest thresholds for women’s physical violence had more severe histories of IPV victimization, which was the opposite of our prediction. Women with high thresholds for women’s psychological aggression came from families with high rates of inter-parental violence. There was no difference in the average threshold ratings for participants who did versus did not read an official definition of “abuse” before presentation of the IPV scenarios. However, when participants were asked to rate the severity of each of the eight psychologically- and twelve physically-aggressive acts in the scenarios, differences did emerge, based on exposure to the “abuse” definition. Unexpectedly, women who read the definition tended to rate each aggression item as less severe than women who did not read the definition of abuse. The opposite was true for male participants, who, as expected, tended to rate the abusive acts as more severe, if they were provided the official definition of abuse. 33http://opus.ipfw.edu/stu_symp2016/1010/thumbnail.jp

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The definition of system metrics is crucial to determine if a manufacturing system design is truly effective because inappropriate metrics can lead to ineffective or improperly-focused system improvements. This research highlights the importance of measuring the system design that contributes to system effectiveness. The authors propose the use of a Manufacturing System Design Evaluation Tool to assess the effectiveness of the design of manufacturing systems as a whole. The tool was developed based on the Manufacturing System Design Decomposition. The Manufacturing System Design Evaluation Tool measures how well a system is designed based on the requirements outlined in the Manufacturing System Design Decomposition. System effectiveness is evaluated based on six physical manufacturing system configurations: the Departmental or Job Shop Layout, Departments Arranged by Product Flow (sometimes called a Flow Shop), Assembly or Transfer Line, Pseudo-Cell (a cell that is called a cell but does not meet all of the requirements of a cell), individual Assembly or Machining Cells (but not yet integrated as a system), and a Linked-Cell Manufacturing System for all aspects of a production value stream. The Linked-Cell Manufacturing System is considered to be the physical configuration that represents the highest level of manufacturing system design requirements achievement. In addition, the siginificance of implementing one physical element relative to achieving the requirements of the overall manufacturing system design may be evaluated. With this feedback, management is able to identify elements of the system design that need improvement and additional resources. The proposed Manufacturing System Design Evaluation Tool may be applied to evaluate most repetitive, discrete-part manufacturing systems

According to social identity theory, intergroup attitudes are partly determined by the salience of group identification. Group conflict theory proposes that intergroup attitudes are largely determined by perceptions of goal incompatibilities. We integrated these perspectives and predicted that the relationship between ethnic identity and prejudice will be stronger for majority-group members than minority-group members. Our rationale is that identification with a minority group is determined by several factors, while identification with a majority group has fewer determinants, with perceived conflict being one. We therefore also predicted that group identity will mediate the relationship between perceived conflict and prejudice for majority group members, but not for minority group members. To test our predictions, we asked a sample of White Americans (N=101), African Americans (N=98), and Asian Americans (N=66) from a mid-western university to complete a survey. The survey included established measures of ethnic identity, interethnic conflict and ethnic prejudice (presentation counterbalanced). The data were analyzed to test hypothesized conditional indirect effects, moderation effects, and mediated moderation effects. As predicted the results showed that the relationship between ethnic identity and ethnic prejudice was moderated by group status, B = .454, p = .001. Furthermore, as predicted, the relationship was positive for White Americans (B = .382 with African Americans as outgroup, and B = .244 with Asian Americans as outgroup, both p u3c .001), but negative for Asian Americans (B = - .071 African Americans outgroup, and B = - .124 White Americans outgroup, neither significant), and for African Americans (B = -.117 Asian Americans outgroup, and B = - .110 White Americans outgroup, neither significant). We also found that the relationship between perceived conflict and prejudice was significantly mediated by ethnic identity for Whites (B = .022 Asian Americans outgroup, and B = .026 African Americans outgroup), but not for African Americans or Asian Americans, regardless of outgroup. The results support our main propositions that the relationship between group identity and prejudice is moderated by socio-structural variables, and that perceived intergroup conflict and group identity are more strongly associated with each other among majority group members than minority group members. Our findings are discussed in relation to theories of ethnic identity and intergroup relations, and recent studies on the effects of negative interethnic experiences.http://opus.ipfw.edu/stu_symp2016/1014/thumbnail.jp

Tattooing, as one of the oldest practices surviving in contemporary societies, represents the complex nature of globalization. In Japan, where Confucian doctrines strongly reflect many aspects of its culture, the recent global consumerism has created mixed attitudes toward tattooing practices. Due to historical and sociocultural backgrounds, getting tattooed are often associated with criminal activities and rebellion against society. Despite the fact that tattooed people are often stigmatized and frequently conceal their tattoos in contemporary Japan, more tattooists and tattooees overtly present themselves as members of a tattoo culture within that context. Describing a history of Japanese tattooing, Mieko Yamada explains values, beliefs, and practices associated with tattooing during the pre-modern and feudal periods. She also discusses how these have shaped and modified the modern cultural practices and how the latter are being influenced by globalization and postmodern values and practices

This course includes current, evidence-based content on preventive dentistry that dental clinicians will utilize during patient assessment. Preventive dentistry is a comprehensive approach that should calibrate the entire dental team in the individualized care and education of each patient in the dental practice

Moser Park is a property in Allen County, Indiana, managed by New Haven Parks and Recreation. We conducted a plant survey within the forested section of the park, identifying and quantifying abundance of understory, midstory, and overstory plants. We calculated species richness and Shannonu27s index for all three strata and tested for relationships with environmental variables (i.e., canopy cover, soil compaction, litter depth, and light availability). The majority of understory species are typically associated with disturbed habitats, with very little resemblance to natural, pre-settlement habitat (i.e., low coefficient of conservation values). Understory cover was dominated byRubus allegheniensis. Midstory stratum was less diverse than the understory and was dominated by an abundance of Fraxinus pennsylvanica, which was also an important species in the overstory. The forest at Moser Park matched the Hackberry–American Elm–Green Ash forest type. There was a lack of both Quercus and many Acer species within Moser Park that are common in the region. Because of the distinct soil types, and disturbance history, a relatively uncommon forest type for the region has developed in Moser Park that differs from the majority of forested land surrounding it

Necessary and sufficient conditions for the global solvability of a slow diffusion model with boundary flux governed by memory have been previously shown to be the same as those for a corresponding model with localized nonlinear flux at the boundary. Recent investigations of a similar fast diffusion model with memory have also successfully replicated conditions in parallel with the corresponding localized problem, except for the critical case separating global solvability from blow up in finite time. We provide a suitable modification of an L∞ estimate, typically applied to the case of slow diffusion, which also applies to the fast diffusion model and subsequently establishes global solvability in the critical case. Memory terms appearing in the model are of the type which have been introduced in studies of tumor-induced angiogenesis

Frank Quinn (of Jaffe-Quinn fame, see [1]) worked out the basics of his own account of mathematical practice, an account that is informed by an analysis of contemporary mathematics and its pedagogy (see [2]). Taking this account as our starting point, we can characterize the current mathematical practice to acquire and work with new concepts as a cognitive adaptation strategy that, first, emerged to meet the challenges posed by the growing abstractness of its objects and which, second, proceeds according to the following three-pronged approach: (i) sever as many ties to ordinary language as possible and limit ordinary language explanations to an absolute minimum; (ii) introduce axiomatic definitions and bundle them up with a sufficient num- ber of examples, lemmata, propositions, etc. into small cognitive packages; (iii) practice hard with one new cognitive package at a time. Drawing on research in cognitive science, and especially in mathematics ed- ucation, I will then show how cognitive science provides supporting evidence for the effectiveness of this mathematical practice. Time permitting, I will then complement these findings from a phenomenological perspective by exhibiting a fruitful convergence between mathematics, cognitive science, and phenomeno- logical analysis. [1] Jaffe, Arthur, Quinn, Frank. “Theoretical Mathematics: Towards a synthesis of mathematics and theoretical physics,” Bulletin of the American Mathemati- cal Society NS 29:1 (1993), 113. [2] Quinn, Frank. Contributions to a Science of Mathematics, manuscript (Oc- tober 2011), 98pp

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Delaney Cole started her college education at IPFW in the fall of 2012. In 2014, she declared History as her major and expects to graduate in the fall of 2016. While she enjoys studying a wide variety of historical time periods, American history from 1700-Present and European history from 1800-Present are her favorites. To date, Delaney’s most acclaimed accomplishment has been having her paper The CTA Scandal of 1986 published online. In the future, Delaney hopes to get her Master’s Degree sometime in the next ten years, but until then she hopes to either work for the Parks Service or a Museum

This timely resource offers fresh research on companies’ use of social media platforms―from Twitter and Facebook to LinkedIn and other career sites―to find and hire personnel. Its balanced approach explains why and how social media are commonly used in both employee recruitment and selection, exploring relevant theoretical constructs and practical considerations about their appropriateness and validity. Contributors clarify a confusing cyberscape with recommendations and best practices, legal and ethical issues, pitfalls and problems, and possibilities for standardization. And the book’s insights on emerging and anticipated developments will keep the reader abreast of the field as it evolves

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a visualization platform to control and monitor wireless sensor networks (WSNs) inmanufacturing applications. Design/methodology/approach – To make the platform flexible and versatile, a modular framework is adopted inmodeling and visualizing WSNs. The Eclipse programming environment is used to maximize the scalability and adaptability of the platform. A set of the core functional modules have been designed and implemented to support the system operation. The platform is validated through a case study simulation. Findings – The platform is capable of accommodating different operating systems such as Windows and Linux. It allows integrating new plug-ins developed in various languages such as Java, C, C++, and Matlab. The Graphic User Interface has been applied to process and visualize the acquired real-time data from a WSN, and the embodied methodologies can be used to predict the behaviors of objects in the network. Research limitations/implications – The work has shown the feasibility and potential of the proposed platform in improving the real-time performance of WSN. However, the number of the developed functional modules is limited, and additional effort is required to develop sophisticated functional modules or sub-systems for a customized application. Practical implications – The platform can be applied to monitor and visualize various WSN applicationsin manufacturing environments such as automated workcells, transportation systems, logistic, and storage systems. Originality/value – The work is motivated by the scarce research on the development tools for monitoring and visualization of WSNs in manufacturing applications. The proposed platform serves for both of system developers and users. It is modularized with a set of core functional modules; it can be extended to accommodate new functional modules with a minimal effort for a different application

This paper offers an extension of axiomatic design theory to ensure that leaders, managers, and engineers can sustain manufacturing systems throughout the product lifecycle. The paper has three objectives: to provide a methodology for designing and implementing manufacturing systems to be sustainable in the context of the enterprise, to define the use of performance metrics and investment criteria that sustain manufacturing, and to provide a systems engineering approach that enables continuous improvement (CI) and adaptability to change. The systems engineering methodology developed in this paper seeks to replace the use of the word u22leanu22 to describe the result of manufacturing system design. Current research indicates that within three years of launch, ninety percent of u22lean implementationsu22 fail. This paper provides a methodology that leaders, managers, and engineers may use to sustain their manufacturing system design and implementation

Love them or loathe them, the prominence of sports in schools and society is undeniable. The emphasis on sports culture presents teachers with countless possibilities for engaging students in the English language arts. Whether appealing to students’ passion for sports to advance literacy practices or inviting students to reconsider normalized views by examining sports culture through a critical lens, teachers can make sports a pedagogical ally. This book, a collection of lessons and commentaries from established teachers, teacher educators, scholars, and authors, will support teachers in turning students’ extracurricular interests into legitimate options for academic study. With seven interrelated sections—facilitating literature study, providing alternatives to traditional novels, teaching writing, engaging students in inquiry and research, fostering media and digital literacies, promoting social justice, and developing out-of-school literacies—this collection and its companion website provide numerous resources that support teachers in developing students’ contemporary literacies through sports

Urban forests face major challenges to their ecological integrity because they are often small in size, surrounded by harsh edge-habitat, and can be vulnerable to colonization by invasive species. Lonicera maackii (Amur Honeysuckle) is considered one of the most problematic invasive species in the eastern US. In this study, we examined the distribution patterns of Amur Honeysuckle in an urban forest in Louisville, KY, USA, and the correlation between Amur Honeysuckle density and habitat use of Terrapene carolina (Box Turtle). We found no significant correlation between the density of young (u3c1 m tall) Amur Honeysuckle and distance to forest edge or hiking trails or density of mature (u3e1 m tall) Amur Honeysuckle and distance to forest edge. However, mature Amur Honeysuckle density increased as the distance from hiking trails increased. We also found no correlation between the density of young Amur Honeysuckle and Box Turtle habitat use, but at the landscape level, the likelihood of finding Box Turtles in an area decreases as the density of mature Amur Honeysuckle increases. Box Turtles were also more likely to be found in the vicinity of hiking trails than randomly selected points. Our results suggest that there is a negative correlation between mature Amur Honeysuckle density and Box Turtle habitat use, and that high densities of mature Amur Honeysuckle reduce available Box Turtle habitat

Through the examination of Japanese university students’ experiences related to their English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classes, this paper explores cultural attitudes toward diversity and the role of English learning and teaching in Japan. Drawing upon discussions on native and nonnative English-speaking teachers, this paper discusses how non-language factors (e.g., race, ethnicity) affect perceptions and judgments of one’s language proficiency. In Japan where the emphasis of English learning has intensifying, native speakers are often treated as idealized figures. To explain how the idealized image of native speakers is constructed, the notion of native speakerism (e.g. Holliday, 2006, 2013; Houghton and Rivers, 2013) is explained. Stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination on the basis of whether being native speakers of a certain language should be strongly discouraged. To promote intercultural communication and social justice among English speakers, this paper suggests that teaching diversity issues, including native and nonnative English varieties, should be integrated into the EFL curricula

The City of Fort Wayne Greenways and Trails Department maintains close to 90 miles of trails in the Fort Wayne Regional Trails Network, but it lacks means of gathering any trail usage data. Our software development team is addressing this absence of data by developing a mobile application for Android and iOS devices that will provide mutual benefits to the public and the City of Fort Wayne. Trail users will use our mobile apps to track their usage data for trail activities including distance traveled, activity duration, speed, calories burned, and coordinates along the trails. A database will then store the data gathered from the apps. To facilitate communications between the mobile apps and the database, we are developing a server-side web application, which will also host a data visualization page for City employees. The data we collect with our proposed mobile application can be used to analyze which areas of the trail are used the most, the trail used over temporal domain, and demographic data (volunteered) of the trail users via the web app. Our development approach is the Rational Unified Process. This type of software development lifecycle is a step-by-step process of eliciting the customer’s requirements, analyzing those requirements, designing the software, implementing the designs, testing, and maintenance. The server-side system will utilize Microsoft SQL Server for the Database, a .NET for the web application, and it will run Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for its operating system. The system is at the final stage of the development to be delivered to the City by the end of Spring 2016. For our implementation, we have adopted the Test Driven Development approach. This approach is adapted for smooth transition to the next senior capstone team, who will expand the current system to the next level without a high learning curve. The expected system expansion includes connectivity with the City’s new 311 web service, enhanced data visualization, and a newsfeed system to allow users to receive updates from the City.http://opus.ipfw.edu/stu_symp2016/1059/thumbnail.jp

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