Report on the ethanol retailers’ tax credit program and the Research Activities Credit (RAC) tax credit program administered by the Iowa Department of Revenue (IDR) for the period January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2014

Report on the ethanol retailers’ tax credit program and the Research Activities Credit (RAC) tax credit program administered by the Iowa Department of Revenue (IDR) for the period January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2014

The professional developmental needs of higher education-based teacher educators: an international comparative needs analysis

A universal lack of attention to the professional learning needs of teacher educators is the driver for this study, which considers the most effective ways to support the professional learning of higher education-based teacher educators. At a time when many industrialised countries are engaged in systemic educational reform, this study provides an international and comparative needs analysis through a survey of 1,158 higher education-based teacher educators in the countries participating in the International Forum for Teacher Educator Development (InFo-TED): Belgium, Ireland, Israel, the Netherlands, Norway and the UK. Our results suggest that while teacher educators are only moderately satisfied with their professional development experiences, a strong desire exists for further professional learning. This desire, influenced by their professional context, relates to their current beliefs concerning ‘best practice’ in teacher education, the academic skills required to further their professional careers and knowledge of the curriculum associated with their fields of expertise.

Audit report on the Iowa Water Pollution Control Works Financing Program and the Iowa Drinking Water Facilities Financing Program, joint programs of the Iowa Finance Authority and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for the year ended June 30, 2015

Audit report on the Iowa Water Pollution Control Works Financing Program and the Iowa Drinking Water Facilities Financing Program, joint programs of the Iowa Finance Authority and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for the year ended June 30, 2015

Assessment of faculty training program for the use of e-learning platforms: analysis of current use

5th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (Barcelona, Spain. 1-3 July, 2013)

Program for the Spring 2016 MARAC Meeting: Archival Confluence: Connecting Theory and Practice

Conference Program

Program for the Spring 2012 MARAC Meeting: Faith, Frolic and Fundamentals

The program for the Spring 2012 MARAC meeting, "Faith, Frolic and Fundamentals" held April 12-14 in Cape May, New Jersey.

Program for the Spring 2015 MARAC Meeting: The Revolution Continues

The program for the Spring 2015 MARAC meeting, "The Revolution Continues" held March 19-21 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Program for the Fall 2015 MARAC Meeting: Moving Mountains: Ingenuity and Innovation in Archives

The program for the Fall 2015 MARAC meeting, "Moving Mountains: Ingenuity and Innovation in Archives" held October 8-10 in Roanoke, Virginia.

Program for the Spring 2011 MARAC Meeting: Sensational Archives

The program for the Spring 2011 MARAC meeting, "Sensational Archives" held May 5-7 in Alexandria, Virginia.

Impact of a fall prevention program in the Internal Medicine wards of a tertiary care university hospital

Objective: To determine whether a falls prevention program reduces the incidence of falls within a hospital. Materials and methods: Each patient admitted to the Internal Medicine ward was classiied into a risk category (high, medium, low) according to the scale of J.H. Downton, and then various general and speciic measures were applied by risk group. Interventions included appointments, teaching materials, and training of medical staff and family. Furthermore, a registration system was developed that allowed adverse event fe edback to the program and identiicat ion of the causes of the fall. The SPSS version 20.0 was used for the data analysis. Descriptive analysis was used for quantitative variables, and qualitative variables were expressed as proportions. To compare the rate of pre- and post-program implementation falls, x 2 was used, with a  = 0.05 determining a signiicant statistical value. Results: Since the implementation of the program, the rate of falls per 1000 days/patient decreased from 1.9 in 2007 to 0.67 in the period 2008-2013, representing a decrease of the rate of falls of up to 70%, with a statistically signiicant difference (P=.02). Conclusions: The implementation of a falls prevention program is an effective tool and reduces the rate and complications associated with them.

A MATLAB program for the computation of the confluent hypergeometric function Φ2

We here present a sample MATLAB program for the numerical evaluation of the confluent hypergeometric function Φ2. This program is based on the calculation of the inverse Laplace transform using the algorithm suggested by Simon and Alouini in their reference textbook [1].

Report on a special investigation of the girls’ basketball program and the Activities Department at Roosevelt High School within the Des Moines Independent Community School District for the period August 8, 2006 through November 30, 2016

Report on a special investigation of the girls’ basketball program and the Activities Department at Roosevelt High School within the Des Moines Independent Community School District for the period August 8, 2006 through November 30, 2016

The influence of nursing student characteristics on performance in the Quebec licensing exam.

This study examines whether certain academic, demographic or psychosocial characteristics of students can be indicators of future success on the Provincial Nursing Licensing exam. A cohort of 42 third year Nursing students was the study sample. Data were collected using a self-reporting questionnaire, academic marks, and graduate interviews. Academic variables that were studied included: first year nursing marks, college biology marks, final year nursing marks, and literacy level. Demographic variables that were studied included : age, gender, socioeconomic status and level of life responsabilities, academic motivation (hours spent studying) and hours worked at unrelated employment. Lastly, psychosocial variables that were studied included: test taking anxiety, stress and overall confidence level in terms of success on the upcoming exam. A comparison was then undertaken between the two groups-students that passed and students that failed the Licensing exam on their first sitting-with respect to specific student characteristics. The conceptual framework for this study is based on Leinbach and Jenkin's model of the correlation of milestones to momentum points in the educational experience. Results of this study suggest that exam anxiety and content review in the months that follow graduation seem to affect exam performance. Also, certain demographic characteristics such as age and financial strain seemed to be good indicators of future success.||Résumé : Cette étude tente d'établir si certaines caractéristiques liées aux études ainsi que des caractéristiques démographiques ou psychosociales des étudiantes et des étudiants peuvent être indicatives du succès futur à l'examen professionnel provincial d'admission à la profession infirmière. Une cohorte de 42 étudiantes et étudiants de troisième année en sciences infirmières formait l'échantillon de l'étude. Les données ont été recueillies au moyen d'un questionnaire d'autoévaluation, des résultats scolaires et d'entrevues avec les infirmières et infirmiers gradués. Les variables liées aux études examinées ont été les résultats de la première année d'études en sciences infirmières, les résultats en biologie au collégial, les résultats de la dernière année d'études en sciences infirmières et le niveau de littératie. Les variables démographiques étudiées ont été l'âge, le sexe, le statut socioéconomique, le niveau de responsabilités sociales, la motivation dans les études (les heures passées à étudier) et les heures consacrées à un travail non lié aux études. Enfin, les variables psychosociales examinées ont été l'anxiété devant l'examen, le stress et le niveau général de confiance quant à la réussite de l'examen à venir. Une comparaison des deux groupes d'étudiantes et d'étudiants, soit ceux qui ont réussi l'examen et ceux qui l'ont échoué à leur première tentative, a ensuite été faite en tenant compte des caractéristiques particulières à chacun. Le cadre conceptuel de cette étude repose sur le modèle de la corrélation entre les jalons (milestones) et les accomplissements (momentum points) dans l'expérience des études de Leinbach and Jenkin. Les résultats de cette étude laissent entendre que l'anxiété devant l'examen et la révision de la matière dans les mois suivant l'obtention du diplôme semblent avoir un effet sur le rendement à l'examen. Aussi, certaines caractéristiques démographiques comme l'âge et les difficultés financières semblaient être indicatifs du succès futur.

Investigation of novel methodologies for the MCNP geometry preparation: application on the Upper Launcher BSM of ITER

La tesi si divide in due macroargomenti relativi alla preparazione della geometria per modelli MCNP. Il primo è quello degli errori geometrici che vengono generati quando avviene una conversione da formato CAD a CSG e le loro relazioni con il fenomeno delle lost particles. Il passaggio a CSG tramite software è infatti inevitabile per la costruzione di modelli complessi come quelli che vengono usati per rappresentare i componenti di ITER e può generare zone della geometria che non vengono definite in modo corretto. Tali aree causano la perdita di particelle durante la simulazione Monte Carlo, andando ad intaccare l' integrità statistica della soluzione del trasporto. Per questo motivo è molto importante ridurre questo tipo di errori il più possibile, ed in quest'ottica il lavoro svolto è stato quello di trovare metodi standardizzati per identificare tali errori ed infine stimarne le dimensioni. Se la prima parte della tesi è incentrata sui problemi derivanti dalla modellazione CSG, la seconda invece suggerisce un alternativa ad essa, che è l'uso di Mesh non Strutturate (UM), un approccio che sta alla base di CFD e FEM, ma che risulta innovativo nell'ambito di codici Monte Carlo. In particolare le UM sono state applicate ad una porzione dell' Upper Launcher (un componente di ITER) in modo da validare tale metodologia su modelli nucleari di alta complessità. L'approccio CSG tradizionale e quello con UM sono state confrontati in termini di risorse computazionali richieste, velocità, precisione e accuratezza sia a livello di risultati globali che locali. Da ciò emerge che, nonostante esistano ancora alcuni limiti all'applicazione per le UM dovuti in parte anche alla sua novità, vari vantaggi possono essere attribuiti a questo tipo di approccio, tra cui un workflow più lineare, maggiore accuratezza nei risultati locali, e soprattutto la possibilità futura di usare la stessa mesh per diversi tipi di analisi (come quelle termiche o strutturali).