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New Scientist magazine - 12 February 2011
A matter of life and brain death
Studies of the dying brain can help tell us how to save a mind
Hope and hype in the world of statistics
More could be done to give the public a realistic picture of research findings
Egypt, Tunisia: hit by the global food crisis
News > Upfrontp6
Food and economic analysts are warning that these governments could be the first victims of the global food crisis, and others are similarly vulnerable
US military promotes peace in space
News > Upfrontp6
A new strategy backed by the US military and intelligence agencies could reduce the risk of satellite damage by encouraging nations to act responsibly in space
US to curb 'rocket-fuel chemical' in water
News > Upfrontpp6-7
Tougher regulations will hit perchlorate, which is found in drinking water and thought to affect infant development
60 Seconds
News > 60 Secondsp7
The flea that has more genes than you, the sun in stereo, the science that isn't, and more
Lettuce is sucking California's fruit basket dry
News > Upfrontp7
It may be a land of milk and honey, but California's Central valley – the most productive farmland in the US – is being sucked dry
Shaken baby evidence shaken
News > Upfrontp7
Evidence has emerged that suggests a leading British police officer has approved a policy of discrediting defence expert witnesses in shaken baby cases
Temple conflict could spell malarial doom
News > Upfrontp7
The Preah Vihear temple lies near a region of drug-resistant malaria – and fighting over who owns it could help the disease to spread
Death rattle of a decapitated brain
News > This Weekpp8-9
Chop off a rat's head, and a minute later a wave of electrical activity passes through their brain. Is this the boundary between life and death?
Spaghetti junction bridges gaps in broken spines
News > This Weekp10
Pasta-inspired implants have helped rats with spinal cord injuries move their hind legs again – the approach might one day help people with paraplegia
Who ate all the planets? Blame the 'bloatars'
News > This Weekp10
A group of mysteriously bloated stars may have grown fat by eating their own planets in a feeding frenzy
Taste bud trickery needed to cut salt intake
News > This Weekp11
Instead of encouraging people to cut the salt in their diet, we should consider using salt substitutes
Vacuum has friction after all
News > This Weekp12
A ball spinning in a vacuum should never slow down, right? Wrong. It turns out quantum effects can create a type of friction in the void
Without language, numbers make no sense
News > This Weekp13
The discovery that people need language to understand larger numbers may shed light on the way children acquire their number sense
Giant archaeological trove found in Google Earth
News > Fieldnotesp14
Using detailed satellite imagery, Australian researchers have discovered tombs potentially 10,000 years old in remote stretches of Saudi Arabia
Make or break time for Mali's fertile wetland
News > Fieldnotesp14
As well is supporting a million local people the inner Niger delta is home to a wealth of wildlife – including many of Europe's migratory birds
A sweet tooth predicts success of alcoholism treatment
News > In Briefp17
People who prefer sweeter tastes are more likely to kick alcohol dependence using a common drug treatment
Gushing flood formed giant Martian sinkhole
News > In Briefp17
Meltwater flowing through deep cracks in the Martian rock may explain the origins of the enormous Hebes Chasma canyon
Neutron star seen forming exotic new state of matter
News > In Briefp17
Evidence is emerging for the existence of a superfluid neutron soup – a state of matter not achievable in laboratories on Earth
Sex and aggression are bad bedfellows in the brain
News > In Briefp17
The cells responsible for aggression in mouse brains are suppressed during mating, which is probably a good thing
After the birds vanish, plants are next to go
News > In Briefp18
The first evidence is in to confirm that plunging bird populations could lead to the slow decline of plant species
Brain's 'constant gardener' discovered
News > In Briefp18
A protein that prunes away connections in the brain could shed light on diseases thought to result from misconnections during development
HIV-like infection banished from mice
News > In Briefp18
A human protein ramps up the immune system of mice infected with an HIV-like virus, clearing infection
Humans cheat chimps by knowing the rules
News > In Briefp18
Take away the rulebook and humans aren't much better than chimps at strategic games
Augmented nose sniffs out illegal stenches
Technology > Fieldnotesp21
Chemical plants, landfills, oil refineries… odours so foul that they break the law are everywhere. Now we can keep them in check
Clearing up space junk, one piece at a time
Technology > Newspp22-23
As the cloud of orbiting junk shrouding the Earth grows ever denser, the most sophisticated garbage collectors of all time are taking shape
Army wants rapid-fire rubber bullets for crowd control
Technology > Newsp24
Fired from an auto-fire grenade launcher, new plastic crowd control rounds have human rights activists up in arms
Watch out, your lover may be cyberstalking you
Technology > Newsp24
While high-tech snooping is a boy thing, one-third of female students questioned said they had broken into their partner's email account
Let's take better care of our rare earth elements
Comment and Analysispp26-27
Despite their name, rare earth elements are not especially rare. So how come we are so worried about them running out, asks Mike Pitts
Supercomputer creator: Our machine can win Jeopardy!
Opinion > Interviewp27
When the IBM supercomputer Watson competes on the US quiz show Jeopardy! tonight, it will be a pinnacle in artificial intelligence, says David Ferrucci, one of its creators
Ape versus dog
You say that Chaser the border collie knows the names of 1022 items, more than any other animal (25 December 2010, p 8). Koko, a...
Credible theories
I must object to the idea put forward in your feature on climate models that "it is the differences between [climate] models that help to"...
Economic evolution
There are many interesting parallels between the global financial system and natural ecosystems (22 January, p 6). It is not entirely surprising, given that financial...
Faecal phages
Given that "poo is a zoo", it seems surprising that the report on the use of faecal transplantation to combat Clostridium difficile infections left out...
Local ecology
Garry Hamilton's argument that invasive species could be beneficial to ecosystems pertains more to continents than to islands (15 January, p 34...
Enigma Number 1633
Opinion > Enigmap28
Seeing is believing
We should not be surprised by the strength of the anti-immunisation lobby (15 January, p 46). In rich nations, the majority of the population...
A sticky end
Kevin Scott asks if anybody can tell him which is the wrong end of a stick (22 January, p 27). On a trip to Trim...
Bitter beer
The drinking of "extreme" beers, as discussed by Lizzie Buchen, has interesting historical precedents (25 December 2010, p 60). Analysis of historic recipes indicates that...
Christmas P's
I looked into the "P versus NP problem" on Christmas Day (25 December 2010, p 24), and am happy to confirm that Presents (P) most...
Fat on the brain
You suggest that having a fat tummy may shrivel your brain (8 January, p 14). But an alternative explanation could flip this theory on its...
For the record
• We incorrectly stated that Charles Derby was affiliated to the University of Georgia (22 January, p 14). He is actually based at Georgia State University...
Middle-planet spread
In "Tales from an alternate Earth", Hazel Muir suggests that if our planet stopped rotating, the oceans would settle in bands around the poles because...
Frankenstein syndrome: Why do we fear making humans?
Opinion > The Big Ideapp30-31
From IVF to artificial wombs, why does each advance in reproductive technology still conjure up visions of monsters or Hitler clones, asks Philip Ball
Evolution's X factor: Shuffling up new species
Features > Cover Storypp32-35
Darwin described the creation of new species as the "mystery of mysteries". Could the solution be found in a single gene, asks Bob Holmes
Darwinian dating: Baby, I'm your natural selection
Features > Featurepp36-39
Looking for love? Sharpen up your game with a little evolutionary cunning. Helen Thomson plays Cupid to test the rules of attraction
Spin doctors: The truth behind health scare headlines
Features > Featurep40
TV kills, and so does socialised healthcare – that's what the statistics say. Or do they? New Scientist explains how numbers can be turned into nonsense
Spin doctors: Your number's up
Features > Featurep41
What would worry you more: being told that cancer kills 25 people out of 100, or that it kills 250 people out of 1000?
Spin doctors: More harm than good
Features > Featurep42
Hot cups of tea, grapefruit and bacon sandwiches have all been alleged to cause cancer – better learn to read the risks right
Spin doctors: Size matters
Features > Featurep43
Curing six out of 10 patients is promising. Curing 300 out of 500 is far more convincing
Spin doctors: TV kills
Features > Featurep43
People who watched more than 4 hours of TV a day were more likely to die than those who watched less than 2, a study found – should TV addicts be worried?
Spin doctors: Die another day
Features > Featurep44
Rudy Giuliani claimed you were only half as likely to survive prostate cancer in the UK as in the US. He was right – but also wrong
Mind reading: The science of storytelling
Features > Featurepp45-47
You may think you can tell fact from fiction, but your brain doesn't know the difference
Inventing modern science over eggs and bacon
Opinion > CultureLabp48
In The Philosophical Breakfast Club, Laura Snyder pins the rise of science as we know it on the weekly meetings of four great 19th-century thinkers
A tour of the multiverses
Opinion > CultureLabp49
In The Hidden Reality, Brian Greene's effortless prose wraps up a fascinating feast of multiverses, complete with the profound questions they raise
How going online messes with your head
Opinion > CultureLabp49
John Brockman's Is The Internet Changing the Way You Think? offers a compilation of answers to the Edge's question for 2010
The thrill of the alien planet chase
Opinion > CultureLabp49
Strange New Worlds by astronomer Ray Jayawardhana tells the story of two decades of exoplanet searches
Feedback: Quantum shift in woo-woo nonsense
Positive Vibrational Change and Sacred Geometry Infusion, the Journal of Universal Rejection, 70,000 cold years to come, and more
Piles of reason
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HILLSVILLE — Carroll school officials expect to auction off land behind the former Hillsville Elementary School this September, the school board learned Aug. 9.
Superintendent Greg Smith offered an update on arranging the sale of three tracts amounting to a little less than four acres.
After about a year of work, Smith said the sale of the property behind the Grover King Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1115 is almost ready to go.
HILLSVILLE — The Blue Ridge Crossroads Governor's Academy for Technical Education will be more than just a place of learning, after Twin County educators launch the program, the Carroll School Board heard at its Aug. 9 meeting.
The STEM academy, spread out among local high schools and the Crossroads Institute, will provide enhanced career specialization and higher education opportunities, said Mark Burnette, who spearheaded getting Virginia Department of Education approval for the effort.
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Patrick County authorities graded land for mobile classrooms Sunday near fire-damaged Meadows of Dan Elementary School, hoping to quickly establish alternative classrooms and minimize the time students are out after a weekend fire, a school official said.
Local firefighters from Galax and Carroll County helped extinguish the blaze at the 72-year-old school.
HILLSVILLE — The opening of Carroll schools went sour for students who suffered a scheduling glitch, one parent told the Carroll School Board at their regular August meeting last week.
The scheduling problem brought Donnie Morgan, an education supporter, before the school board a day after the schools' open houses and one day before the official start of the school year.
HILLSVILLE ― The new Beaver Dam Garden at the Carroll County Public Library was inspired by the abundance of wildlife along the Beaver Dam Trail.Volunteers with the Hillsville Natural Heritage Project wanted to bring a touch of the town's much-used walking trail to Main Street by planting a bed of native flowers at the library.
HILLSVILLE — Local educators have permission to create the 10th Virginia Governor's STEM Academy in Twin County schools and at the Crossroads Institute, after a decision by the state Board of Education last Thursday.
This was the fourth and final permission that Carroll County Public Schools and its partners needed to proceed with planning for the Blue Ridge Crossroads Governor's Academy for Technical Education.
INDEPENDENCE — If the Grayson County School Board can come up with at least $75,000 in any of its future budgets, then the Grayson County Board of Supervisors will help it buy school buses beginning in 2013.
Supervisors agreed June 1 to change the guidelines of its new "School Bus Replacement Fund." The fund now must be a dollar-to-dollar match.
The county will allocate up to $75,000 per year — or 25 percent of annual county decal collections, whichever is less — to be used by the school system as a matching amount for bus purchases.
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Scientists estimate that roughly 1.5 million different species of fungi exist on the planet--some good, some bad, all ugly—yet only about 5 percent have been formally classified. For example, in the "bad" column, there's Aspergillus flavus, a fungus that has the potential to contaminate stored grain, where it produces a carcinogenic toxin. More infamous are toadstools, a general term for the 100-plus species of wild mushrooms that are poisonous enough to sicken or possibly kill the person who mistakes one for a safe woodland snack. And then there's the deadly Vancouver Island strain of C. gattii, which has turned out to be even more mobile and adaptable than mycologists first thought. In the years since it originally appeared on the island, the fungus has spread to mainland British Columbia and then sent tendrils down to Washington and Oregon. Last spring, Duke University researchers announced that it could spread into Northern California.
Spooked? Nearly as creepy is the reality that without certain fungi, the human race might have died out a long time ago. "If we didn't have composting of the leaves in autumn, we wouldn't have evolved because there wouldn't have been any room," says Bartlett. "And without fungi, there would be no penicillin or any other antibioticNor would cholesterol-clearing statins have been developed, because they were originally derived from such fungi as Aspergillus terreus and Penicillium citrinum. One study from the University of Dundee, in Scotland, even suggests that minerals produced by a fungus might help clean up toxic war zones by absorbing and "locking in" the depleted uranium used in ordnance such as armor-piercing rounds. "The hope is that this could help prevent plants and animals from absorbing the radioactive material," says Geoffrey Gadd, Ph.D., a professor of microbiology and the lead author of the 2008 study.
"It might also stop uranium from leaching out of the soil into the groundwater."
Such is our love-hate relationship with fungi: They can be friend or foe, lifesaving or, as in the case of Mike Merriman, life taking.
At first, doctors guessed that Merriman had pneumonia, or perhaps the flu. They did blood tests. He was put on antibiotics. They took a chest x-ray, an ultrasound, and a CT scan. After numerous doctor visits, Merriman's mother, Barb, started searching online and came across articles about C. gattii: The symptoms were surprisingly similar to what her son was experiencing. But doctors initially dismissed her theory that C. gattii could be the cause. It wasn't until Merriman was admitted to an emergency room that a doctor finally tested him for the organism. The mystery was solved—too late. The fungal spores had colonized his lungs. His central nervous system had also become infected, triggering a form of meningitis. He died that evening.
When Bartlett received word of Merriman's death, she wasn't surprised. She'd been tracking C. gattii since 2001, after the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control had contacted her about several land and marine mammals killed by the fungus, including cats, dogs, porpoises, ferrets, elk, alpacas, and sheep. One of the first human victims, Esther Young, a healthy 45-year-old woman from Victoria, British Columbia, who visited Rathtrevor Park, succumbed to C. gattii in 2002.
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|Finally, I just quit mentioning specifics and started doing what works best for me and my dd and I feel SO much better! I just didn't find important the things she thought were tantamount. Once I stayed true to my own objectives and goals, life got much better. I may not have some fabulous stories to tell about how my young kids have read Shakespeare or that they're well-versed in history before they hit junior high, but dd is solid in math and grammar and is enjoying school more.
Please, try to listen to your own heart, and listen to your kids' needs, and try not to let other people's expectations factor into your decisions...You can be an involved mom without homeschooling- volunteering at the school for various activities, etc., and doing fun stuff after school and on weekends.
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Ok...Im MUCH better today and spent yesterday and today REALLY taking stock of things.
Ok...I have also realized that I need a LIFE. Im not just a homeschool mom...Im Alana. THis is my job for the next few years, but if I was a Veternarian my whole being wouldnt be defined by the fact I do that as a career.
Im a nut...but a happy one.
So now homeschoolign isnt seeming so daunting, and maybe the whole issue isnt the teaching....its me trying to be everything, and having NOTHING that is mine.
FWIW I am realizing that I don't enjoy the co-op/group learning thing. I enjoy purely social visits but getting together to do planned learning activities bugs me. : I'm not sure exactly why-- the moms are nice, but the whole vibe bugs me, even if they're doing things I would do with my kids at home.
I sign my kids up for drop-off classes, but I don't get together with families for learning stuff, and I don't teach.
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CFX only kicks in during fullscreen, so if you're minimising the game, or leaving it windowed to check if the 2nd GPU is being used, you`ll always miss it
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Section 402 –State and Community Highway Safety Grant Program
Section 402, the State and Community Highway Safety Grant Program, is a federal program that provides funds for education, enforcement and research programs designed to reduce traffic crashes, deaths, injuries, and property damage. Under Section 402, bike and pedestrian safety programs are eligible to receive funding. In many states, Section 402 is overlooked as a funding source and is rarely used for bike and pedestrian projects. The following document provides a detailed outline of the Section 402 program and provides requirements and strategies for accessing these funds for bike and pedestrian safety programs.
Section 402 � State and Community Highway Safety Grant Program By the Advocacy Advance Team OVERVIEW Section 402, the State and Community Highway Safety Grant Program, is a federal program that provides funds for education, enforcement and research programs designed to reduce traffic crashes, deaths, injuries, and property damage. Under Section 402, bike and pedestrian safety programs are eligible to receive funding. In many states, Section 402 is overlooked as a funding source and is rarely used for bike and pedestrian projects. The following document provides a detailed outline of the Section 402 program and provides requirements and strategies for accessing these funds for bike and pedestrian safety programs. BACKGROUND The primary purpose of Section 402 is to create safety programs aimed at reducing crashes, deaths, injuries, and property damage. It was originally enacted as part of the Highway Safety Act in 1966 and has been amended several times since then. (GHSA) At the federal level, Section 402 is administered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); however it is housed both in NHTSA and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The funds are apportioned to the states and managed by the state DOT, DMV, or Governors Highway Safety Office (GHSO). Section 402 is also referred to as the Highway Safety Program or Safe Communities Grant. This may vary from one state to the next. Most often, safety programs include data analyses, education, and community safety campaigns; however, funds may also be used for limited safety related engineering projects. Funds must fall under one of the nine national priority areas identified below. (NHTSA) 1) Alcohol countermeasures 2) Occupant protection 3) Police traffic services (e.g. enforcement) 4) Emergency medical services 5) Traffic records 6) Motorcycle safety 7) Pedestrian and bicycle safety (jointly administered by FHWA and NHTSA) 8) Non construction aspects of roadway safety (administered by FHWA) 9) Speed control (jointly administered by NHTSA and FHWA) (FHWA) Section 402 has been used to fund several bike and pedestrian safety programs across the country and is a good resource for bike advocacy groups to be aware of. Section 402 funds can be used for bike and pedestrian activities, examples of which are provided below: x x x x x x x x (NHTSAb) Comprehensive school based pedestrian and bike safety education programs Helmet distribution programs Pedestrian safety programs for older adults Training in use of ped/bike design guidelines Community information and education programs Public information in May, such as "Bike Safety Month", and in September, "Back to School Safety Month." Public information for school zone and crosswalk safety Public information about older adults and impaired pedestrians Where and how much States are allocated Section 402 funds using a formula which bases 75 percent of funding on the state's population and 25 percent on total public road miles; however, all states are entitled to no less than one half of 1 percent of total Section 402 funds. A minimum of 40 percent of Section 402 funds must go directly to local governments. (NHTSA) Note: A misprint on the FHWA Section 402 page states that the allocation formula is 75 percent public roads and 25 percent population. This is incorrect. The correct allocation as identified by NHTSA is 75 percent population and 25 percent public roads. Table 1 and 2 show the FY 2008 and 2009 total obligations, total bike and pedestrian obligations, and the percent this amount represents for each state. In 2008, 2.67 percent of all Section 402 funds were spent on bike and pedestrian safety and in 2009 bike and pedestrian spending dropped to 2.46 percent. Even more disturbing, in 2009, 21 states did not spend ANY of their Section 402 funds on bike and pedestrian safety. NHTSA is not able to track all bike and pedestrian spending due to their current coding system. As a result, large safety projects that include a bike or pedestrian safety component are not recorded as such. Better tracking is needed if bike and pedestrian project funding is to be taken seriously. Using FARS data from 2008, Figure 1 compares the percent of Section 402 funds spent on bike and pedestrian safety by each state along with the percent of bike and pedestrian traffic fatalities. Nationwide, 13.67 percent of all fatalities involved cyclists and pedestrians while only 2.67 percent of Section 402 funds were spent on bike and pedestrian safety. In addition, of the 21 states that did not spend ANY of their 402 funds on bike ped safety in 2008, bike and pedestrian fatalities in four of these states (Connecticut, Louisiana, Maine, and Texas) made up more than 10 percent of all traffic related fatalities. Table 1 FY2008 Section 402 Obligations (NHTSA) STATE Hawaii District Of Columbia Nevada New Mexico California Massachusetts Maryland Arizona New Jersey Florida Georgia Oregon Virginia Illinois Utah Wisconsin Delaware Rhode Island New York Idaho New Hampshire Kentucky Colorado Washington Kansas Iowa Alaska Michigan North Carolina South Carolina Alabama Arkansas Connecticut Indiana Louisiana Maine Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Dakota Tennessee Texas Vermont West Virginia Wyoming Total Total 402 Obligations $2,412,485.02 $2,905,242.26 $2,259,235.13 $2,288,243.06 $30,176,470.13 $7,215,648.50 $4,694,779.00 $6,436,967.11 $5,590,187.52 $14,743,159.45 $6,622,192.40 $5,677,457.51 $8,069,529.70 $11,137,030.01 $2,218,776.53 $8,370,437.49 $1,890,367.42 $2,525,734.44 $17,858,225.10 $2,577,861.57 $2,438,453.66 $4,083,347.10 $5,446,083.07 $5,240,048.00 $3,995,552.24 $5,788,120.15 $2,295,024.70 $8,564,724.00 $7,006,566.10 $4,731,047.48 $5,854,117.80 $3,640,838.71 $2,622,932.62 $5,069,772.28 $3,694,891.67 $2,658,288.06 $5,820,023.65 $3,923,355.95 $7,045,059.11 $2,478,690.18 $3,711,207.31 $2,171,262.13 $12,070,542.70 $4,191,109.68 $17,124,073.26 $2,496,261.11 $5,726,183.39 $16,367,227.38 $2,177,959.48 $2,841,023.86 $2,018,742.31 $308,962,558.49 402 bike/ped obligations $233,324.86 $276,649.40 $196,971.00 $194,730.60 $2,376,434.00 $520,000.00 $335,481.00 $360,992.59 $297,388.00 $744,307.00 $302,100.00 $255,000.00 $361,793.00 $415,657.00 $80,000.00 $295,000.00 $55,289.00 $70,734.16 $467,637.48 $63,600.00 $44,200.00 $55,000.00 $71,233.73 $63,219.00 $25,000.00 $32,100.00 $10,200.00 $31,388.00 $8,470.00 $4,823.56 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $8,248,723.38 % of 402 funds spent on bike/ped 9.67% 9.52% 8.72% 8.51% 7.88% 7.21% 7.15% 5.61% 5.32% 5.05% 4.56% 4.49% 4.48% 3.73% 3.61% 3.52% 2.92% 2.80% 2.62% 2.47% 1.81% 1.35% 1.31% 1.21% 0.63% 0.55% 0.44% 0.37% 0.12% 0.10% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 2.67% Table 2 FY2009 Section 402 Obligations (NHTSA) STATE District Of Columbia Total 402 Obligations $3,399,014.79 402 bike/ped obligations $660,744.34 % of 402 funds spent on bike/ped 19.44% Maryland California New Mexico New Jersey Florida Utah Hawaii Nevada Oregon Virginia Arizona Delaware Maine Wisconsin New Hampshire Massachusetts Idaho Georgia Illinois New York Colorado Rhode Island Washington Kentucky South Dakota Kansas Iowa Michigan South Carolina Alabama Alaska Arkansas Connecticut Indiana Louisiana Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania Tennessee Texas Vermont West Virginia Wyoming Total $3,980,053.00 $22,419,238.14 $1,981,239.00 $6,126,434.14 $17,136,312.18 $2,317,660.51 $2,581,741.43 $2,317,832.02 $5,700,827.78 $7,239,165.66 $6,876,016.27 $2,550,028.78 $2,972,149.76 $8,774,278.52 $2,492,149.24 $6,405,420.00 $2,830,090.95 $6,777,920.19 $13,151,749.38 $17,755,228.04 $5,209,212.29 $3,331,732.09 $6,436,001.00 $4,226,272.14 $2,865,874.95 $4,247,253.15 $6,165,438.24 $7,916,943.00 $4,620,829.86 $6,621,951.21 $2,615,384.26 $3,616,936.86 $2,808,699.86 $5,642,672.31 $3,757,848.50 $6,732,553.63 $3,208,556.04 $6,461,263.91 $2,721,563.82 $3,863,767.80 $7,802,800.10 $2,231,902.46 $13,373,785.15 $4,459,915.12 $14,770,846.99 $6,560,069.56 $19,630,674.70 $2,634,490.16 $3,630,989.02 $2,679,939.62 $316,630,717.58 $369,037.00 $2,057,129.86 $150,000.00 $368,013.00 $934,089.00 $122,000.00 $128,668.27 $114,680.00 $262,000.00 $291,245.91 $271,468.33 $99,169.00 $105,332.02 $250,336.64 $71,000.00 $172,500.40 $74,214.00 $170,900.00 $308,264.87 $381,662.82 $108,250.00 $62,321.97 $104,758.00 $56,800.00 $22,113.00 $22,622.96 $31,000.00 $28,593.00 $4,823.56 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $7,803,737.95 9.27% 9.18% 7.57% 6.01% 5.45% 5.26% 4.98% 4.95% 4.60% 4.02% 3.95% 3.89% 3.54% 2.85% 2.85% 2.69% 2.62% 2.52% 2.34% 2.15% 2.08% 1.87% 1.63% 1.34% 0.77% 0.53% 0.50% 0.36% 0.10% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 2.46% Figure 1 REQUIREMENTS AND STRATEGIES FOR ACCESSING FUNDS State Requirements To be eligible for Section 402 funding, a state must first prepare an annual Highway Safety Plan and a Performance Plan to be reviewed by NHTSA. In addition, states are required to provide information documenting their support of national safety goals by implementing activities designed to address the state's primary safety factors as indicated by available safety data. These activities include law enforcement, enforcement of impaired driving, occupant protection and speeding related laws, as well as annual safety belt use surveys. (FHWA) Requirements and Strategies for Bike Advocates Eligible recipients of Section 402 funds include counties, municipalities, and local government. In many states registered 501(c)3 non profits and universities are also eligible to apply. The recipient organization must be able to fund their project in full, and will then be reimbursed by the state. When applying for a Section 402 grant, highway safety offices will request a formal grant proposal to justify the funding request. In some states, such as Maryland, a grant application workshop is provided in order to assist organizations with the application process. Learn more about what resources each state provides by contacting the regional NHTSA office. While specific requirements may differ from state to state, funding requests are usually between four to six pages long and include the following sections: I. Problem Statement The problem statement is a brief description of the highway safety problem as it pertains to one of the nine priority areas identified earlier in this document. II. III. IV. Objectives Identify measurable goals and objectives that clearly demonstrate the success of the program. Activities Describing project activities helps the traffic safety office to understand how you intend to accomplish the goals and objectives identified above. Evaluation Evaluation of bike and pedestrian safety projects helps to determine whether or not the activities were effective in attaining project objectives. Budget Personal services This includes salaries of project staff and anticipated travel expenses Materials Depending on the nature of the project this may include educational materials, printing, postage, bicycle helmets, or telephone costs. Equipment This includes items such as computers and software, traffic radar units, or bike and pedestrian counters. Consulting fees Some projects may require individual consultants to perform specific research or gather bike and pedestrian data. These costs should be included in the project budget. Future Funding Statement Describe how project activity will continue into the future after the Section 402 funds have been granted. (Florida Sate Safety Office) V. VI. An example of a Section 402 grant proposal from California is provided below in Figure2. Figure 2. Example Anytown PROGRAM AREA(S): TARGETED POPULATION(S): FUNDING; Pedestrian/Bicycle Safety Parents and youth Section 402 $100,000 GRANT CHARACTERISTICS: JURISDICITON TYPE and SIZE: GRANT NUMBER: CALIFORNIA Innovative Approach, high media visibility, education City/75,000 PSXXXX PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION Briefly state the original problem. Use traffic collision data to support your disproportionate collision factor and to determine: who, what, where, when, why and how of the problem. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES Specify your most significant goals and objectives, and what was done to accomplish them. Example The goal of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Program is to prevent injuries among children ages 5-14 resulting from pedestrian-bicycle involved collisions by: x x x Establishing a comprehensive continuing public education program to reduce pedestrian and bicycle collisions Developing a safety program and materials to be adopted as an on-going program in elementary schools Implementing a public information campaign targeting drivers and bicyclists regarding bicycle safety and proper bicycling behavior upon city roadways x Establishing a diversion program for cyclists offenders STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES Highlight your most significant activities which contributed to the success of your program and the strategies used to accomplish your goals. RESULTS Describe what your program has accomplished for our targeted populations and how it will affect your jurisdiction in the future. Example The total number of bicyclists killed and injured in traffic collisions decreased 15% from 185 to 157 The number of bicyclists killed and injured under the age of 15 decreased 20% from 42 to 34 Bicycle helmet compliance for children aged 5 to 18 increased 30 percentage points from 50% to 80% Correct bicycle helmet usage for children aged 5 to 18 increased 50 percentage points from 35% to 85% The total number of pedestrians killed and injured decreased by 17% from 150 to 125 The number of pedestrians killed and injured under the age of 15 decreased by 16 percent from 39 to 33 (CAOTS) Success Stories Arizona The Arizona Bicycle and Pedestrian Program, has been very successful in obtaining Section 402 funds. Over the past couple years they have conducted five bike safety workshops involving both the Coalition of Arizona Bicyclists as well as the Verde Valley Cyclists Coalition. Of the five workshops, three focused on Complete Streets policy and the remaining two involved bicycle facility design. In addition, phase two of a pilot safety awareness campaign is currently underway in the Verde Valley with active involvement from the Verde Valley Cyclists Coalition. Because Arizona is designated by FHWA as a Pedestrian Safety Focus State, crash and fatality data has not been a barrier to receiving funds. As a Pedestrian Safety Focus State, the FHWA provides Arizona with a pedestrian safety action plan in order to assist them with the process. Having a statewide bike and pedestrian steering committee and developing a good working relationship within the Governors' Office of Highway Safety has also been a huge help in developing successful projects. Florida Between 2000 and 2006, The Florida Bicycle Association (FBA) funded several projects through Section 402 grants ranging from $20 thousand to $160 thousand. Because FBA grants tend to be relatively large, partnering with other organizations has helped to provide financial support while waiting for funds to be reimbursed. Some of their early projects included the development of a bike and pedestrian law enforcement manual for the state of Florida. Over the years, FBA has developed a healthy working relationship with the Florida DOT which has been instrumental in the success of project funding. The Florida DOT often approaches FBA with project ideas for Section 402 grants. Because FBA projects have a statewide focus, they are able to use crash and fatality data for the entire state when justifying the need for grant funding. This is an effective strategy as state DOTs tend to fund projects that can provide the largest benefit for the smallest cost. Illinois From 2005 to 2007, the League of Illinois Bicyclists (LIB) successfully received Section 402 grant funds for five bicycle education programs. Each project received between $20 thousand and $30 thousand in Section 402 funds. One project involved the production of driver education videos and lessons that were then distributed to high schools and private companies as well as police departments. Other projects involved Share the Road education and awareness through seminars, printed materials and PSAs. Unfortunately, their last two grant proposals for map funding have not been successful. The mapping project did not receive funding because it was too localized, and only benefited a few communities. It was also more difficult to show how this project would directly improve bike and pedestrian safety. Projects that address statewide safety issues are more likely to be funded. Although non profits are eligible to apply for Section 402 grants in Illinois (this is not the case in all states), LIB found partnering with the state DOT as well as other advocacy organizations that support the application to be beneficial. LIB also credits much of their success to the support and guidance they received from their state bike and pedestrian coordinator. Once they were able to get their foot in the door and establish a credible track record from their first awarded grant, more grant opportunities became available. New Jersey Ne Jersey now permits non profits and universities to apply for Section 402 (this determined at the state level). Recognizing this opportunity, the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center (VTC) of Rutgers University developed the New Jersey BikeSchool program, receiving Section 402 funding during the 2009 fiscal year. The New Jersey BikeSchool program was the first program in New Jersey to be funded by both Section 402 and the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program. Section 402 funds were used to purchase equipment as well as to pay for League Certified Instructors while CMAQ funds were used to cover the cost of staff time. Because VTC had a well established relationship with the Division of Highway Traffic Safety, they were aware of current safety program needs within the state and designed their program according to a traffic safety agenda that was already underway. The Bike and Pedestrian Advisory Committee and the Tri State Transportation Campaign were also instrumental in the success of the BikeSchool program. Strategies for Overcoming Barriers 1) Getting the Run around Some states rarely fund bike and pedestrian safety projects with Section 402 money and traffic safety specialists are quick to refer such requests to the state's bike and pedestrian coordinator. In this situation, let the grant manager know that you are aware that bike and pedestrian safety is one of the nine national priority areas eligible for Section 402 funding. Be persistent in informing them that you have done your homework and are looking for guidance as you develop your grant proposal. 2) Insufficient Crash and Fatality Data Insufficient bike and pedestrian crash and fatality data is a common issue when applying for a Section 402 grant. Broadening the scope of a project to address a larger geographic area is a good strategy for addressing insufficient data. Depending on the nature of the project, this may not be possible. Providing additional injury data from hospitals or explaining bike and pedestrian fatality data with respect to exposure rate (i.e. number of miles ridden or number of cyclists on the road) can also be used to strengthen the case. 3) Insufficient Information State and bike pedestrian coordinators are sometimes not fully aware of Section 402 as a funding option. Before launching into your project proposal, provide information on how the Section 402 program can be used and ask for assistance in the application process. 4) Insufficient Funds Because Section 402 requires the grantee to fund the project in full before being reimbursed, this can be a tremendous financial barrier for small non profits. Partnering with other organizations for support is a good opportunity for pooling resources. 5) Reimbursement Process For many states, the reimbursement process is exceptionally tedious, requiring large amounts of staff time to track and record all project spending. NHTSA demands more in depth spending documentation from universities and non profits, as this is where NHTSA has found fraudulent spending in the past. Some organizations have been forced to spend up to 10 percent of staff time handling reimbursement paperwork. In addition, some states do not permit project spending until the funds have been appropriated to the state. These funds are often not appropriated until late into the fiscal year, providing less than a year for organizations to spend their funds. The BikeSchool program in New Jersey, for example, did not receive their funds until March of 2009. This meant that they only had six months to spend their funds before the end of the fiscal year. These are serious problems that tend to discourage bike and pedestrian advocates from applying for continued funding. It is important to report these issues to the regional NHTSA office for your area. The regional offices are required to perform management reviews in order to identify problems such as these. Working closely with the regional NTHSA office will help them to better understand how Section 402 can be improved. Section 402 Project Examples Tracking of Section 402 projects has become increasingly more difficult in recent years. Up until 2003, the Traffic Safety Digest tracked all Section 402 projects according to project type. Unfortunately, this tool is no longer available, making it difficult to take inventory of current activities. The California Office of Traffic Safety, provides a user friendly database for the purposes of tracking traffic safety grants throughout the state. Below are some 2009 examples of projects funded using Section 402 funds. Community Pedestrian Safety Training Project (South Bay/Monterey Region) Goal: To increase knowledge about pedestrian best practices Strategies & Activities: a) compiling GIS and SWITRS data about high risk locations for pedestrians b) engaging California stakeholders c) researching the 12 top pedestrian crash locations for applicability for training d) analyzing sites and collecting data for pre evaluations in all 12 sites prior to training e) conducing 12 statewide trainings on pedestrian best practices in communities with pedestrian high risk locations f) supporting development of local pedestrian safety action plans g) conducting an evaluation of the impact of these trainings on knowledge, awareness and self reported behavior. Pedestrian and Bicycles Safety Program (Southern Border Region) Goal: To reduce the number of injury traffic collisions involving pedestrians and bicyclists by raising general public awareness on this problem through an aggressive education and enforcement program. Strategies & Activities: a) conduct educational presentations at all local schools (K 12) and at other community organizations, groups and events b) conduct enforcement operations that target motorist who violate speed laws, pedestrian right of way laws, traffic and stop sign laws in school zones during school hours and other high volume pedestrian areas of the city Pedestrian Safety Program � California 2003 Amount funded with Section 402 $24,334 Identified problem: high number of pedestrian fatalities under the age of 15 Goals and Objectives: a) Reduce fatalities and injury collisions by 5 percent b) Reduce the number of bicyclists killed and injured under the age of 15 by 33 percent c) Reduce number of pedestrians killed and injured in traffic collisions by 15 percent Strategies and Activities: a) Increase enforcement efforts using new mobile radar equipment b) Develop materials to be adopted as an ongoing program in elementary schools c) Implement public information campaign d) Created "Walking Safe," a pedestrian safety program South Jersey Traffic Alliance � New Jersey 2002 Amount funded with Section 402 $30,000 Identified problem: South Jersey Traffic Safety Alliance was created in order to integrate traffic safety into the metropolitan and state planning process. Goals and Objectives: a) Develop region wide traffic safety programs b) Share successful practices c) Exchange information d) Support capital projects geared toward traffic and pedestrian safety Strategies and Activities: a) Establish an executive board b) Hold quarterly general membership meetings c) Participate in member surveys d) Develop organized activities e) Maintain a resource library Atlantic County Bicycle Safety Initiative � New Jersey 2002 Amount funded with Section 402 $7,000 Identified problem: High bike fatalities on Atlantic County and low bike helmet usage Goals and Objectives: a) Encourage Atlantic County's school districts to implement a bike helmet policy b) Support a Helmets 4 Life (community based incentive) program c) Develop a bicycle safety awareness, education, and enforcement program Strategies and Activities: a) Developed a School Bike Helmet Policy for the county's middle schools b) Sought Civil Tort Liability Opinion regarding legal responsibility for schools c) Presentation of bike helmet safety concerns to the Atlantic County Superintendents of Schools d) Promoted the School Bike Helmet Policy through media Statewide Pedestrian Safety Program � Utah 2002 Amount funded with Section 402 $150,000 Identified problem: High pedestrian mortality rates Goals and Objectives: a) Reduce the number of automobile crashes involving young pedestrians b) Educate children from ages 5 16 about being a defensive pedestrian c) Teach children about the dangers of crossing the street d) Involve parents in educating children about pedestrian safety Strategies and Activities; a) Four programs developed b) It's Up To You To Cross Alive c) Parent Parking Patrol Program d) Operation Safe Passage e) Green Ribbon Month "Bridging the Gap" NYBC Pedestrian and Bicycle Manual � New York 2001 Amount funded with Section 402 $80,000 Identified problem: High pedestrian and bicyclist fatality rates Goals and Objectives: a) Develop a manual designed to streamline the process of identifying problems and implementing safety improvements b) Promote understanding between engineers and safety advocates Strategies and Activities: a) Three counties were selected to participate in the project using bike and pedestrian accident data b) Each site established work groups and collected data in areas where there were high pedestrian and bicyclist accidents c) With this information the problem solving manual was produced with the assistance of the NYBC (NHTSAc) Conclusion Section 402 has long been overlooked by many states as a viable funding source when it comes to bike and pedestrian safety programs. Much of this is a result of insufficient information and lack of supporting data. "Dangerous by Design" and the Alliance Benchmarking Report, are good examples of how new data is being used to highlight key problem areas, and pressure states into addressing these issues. While cumbersome paperwork and insufficient funds do create a barrier for many bike and pedestrian advocates, the primary issue in need of attention is the lack of reliable data that accurately reflects crash and fatality statistics in accordance with exposure rates. Bike advocates looking to harness Section 402 funds should work closely with their State Highway Safety Office to develop programs that coincide with their state's safety agendas. Citations California Office of Traffic Safety (CAOTS,) page accessed November 2009. http://www.ots.ca.gov/Grants/search.asp Ernst, M. and Shoup, L. , "Dangerous by Design: Solving the Epidemic of Preventable Pedestrian Deaths." Surface Transportation Policy Partnership and Transportation for America, November 2009. http://t4america.org/resources/dangerousbydesign/ Federal Highway Administration (FHWA,) "Section 402 Highway Safety Funds," United States Department of Transportation, page accessed August 2009. http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/section402/ Florida State Safety Office, "Project Funded Areas," Florida Department of Transportation, page accessed November 2009. http://www.dot.state.fl.us/Safety/HighwaySafetyGrantProgram/hsgp/HSGPAreas.shtm Governor's Highway Safety Association (GHSA,) "SAFETEA LU State Highway Safety Program,"page accessed August 2009. http://www.ghsa.org/html/stateinfo/grants/402lu.html National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA,) "Section 402 SAFETEA LU Fact Sheet," United States Department of Transportation, page accessed October, 2009. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSAb,) "Uniform Guidelines for State Highway Safety Programs." United States Department of Transportation, page accessed November, 2009. http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/nhtsa/whatsup/tea21/tea21programs/pages/PedBikeSafety.htm National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSAc,) "Traffic Safety Digest," United States Department of Transportation, page accessed October, 2009. http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/portal/site/nhtsa/template.MAXIMIZE/menuitem.416f74e861399238160103104610 8a0c/?javax.portlet.tpst%20=4427b997caacf504a8bdba101891ef9a_ws_MX&javax.portlet.prp_4427b997caacf5 04a8bdba101891ef9a_viewID=detail_view&javax.portlet.begCacheTok=token&javax.portlet.endCacheTok=toke n&itemID=c65a85ffbe7b6010VgnVCM1000002c567798RCRD&viewType=standard%3E


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Location: New JerseyBow Model: DXTAlbum: Whitetail & Mule DeerAnimal Harvested or Shoot Type: Whitetail
Right before gun season!
Didn't think I had a chance at this buck only had one trail cam pic of him all year. Better yet got him two days before the New Jersey muzzleloader season starts!
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Gómez and Lagakos (2013) characterize this joint law by means of Frank's copula. In our work, several families of copulas can be chosen for the bivariate survival function of (T1, T2) so that different dependence struc- tures between T1 and T2 are feasible. We motivate the problem and show how to apply the method through a real cardiovascular clinical trial. We explore the influence of the copula chosen into the ARE value by means of a simulation study. We conclude that the recommendation on whether or not to use the composite endpoint as the primary endpoint for the investigation is, almost always, independent of the copula chosen. 2015-02-20T18:40:25Z Developing professional skills at tertiary level: A model to integrate competencies across the curriculum http://hdl.handle.net/2117/25103 Title: Developing professional skills at tertiary level: A model to integrate competencies across the curriculum Authors: Sánchez Carracedo, Fermín; Soler Cervera, Antonia; López Álvarez, David; Martín Escofet, Carme; Ageno Pulido, Alicia; Belanche Muñoz, Luis Antonio; Cabré Garcia, José M.; Cobo Valeri, Erik; Farré Cirera, Rafael; García Almiñana, Jordi; Marès Martí, Pere Abstract: In the context of the European Higher Education Area, curriculum design needs to be based on the defined competencies of each degree programs, including both domain specific and professional competencies. In this educational context, developing students' professional skills poses a new challenge we need to face. The present work proposes a model to globally develop professional skills in an Engineering degree program. Based on competency maps, this model allows careful analysis, revision and iteration for an effective integration of professional skills. We define each competency in terms of "dimensions" (or sub-skills), which are further defined according to three-level objectives. Competency maps are built showing the specific graded objectives, which allows to integrate them most finely into degree subjects. A global competency map is also designed including the objectives to be achieved throughout the degree. This global map becomes a useful tool for curriculum designers and coordinators. It allows them to optimize the workload, and to make adjustments most effectively, helping students develop the defined competencies as a global comprehensive experience. To illustrate our model, we explain how it has been implemented to integrate "Communication skills" into subjects, and how the model has been applied to assess "Appropriate attitude towards work" skills. 2014-12-19T10:26:59Z Effect of changing the copular when choosing the primary endpoint in a Randomized Clinical Trial http://hdl.handle.net/2117/24709 Title: Effect of changing the copular when choosing the primary endpoint in a Randomized Clinical Trial Authors: Plana Ripoll, Oleguer; Gómez Melis, Guadalupe 2014-11-12T18:44:12Z Randomised study to assess the efficacy and safety of once-daily etravirine-based regimen as a switching strategy in HIV-infected patients receiving a protease inhibitor-containing regimen. Etraswitch study http://hdl.handle.net/2117/22665 Title: Randomised study to assess the efficacy and safety of once-daily etravirine-based regimen as a switching strategy in HIV-infected patients receiving a protease inhibitor-containing regimen. Etraswitch study Authors: Echeverria, Patricia; Bonjoch, Anna; Puig Batalla, Jorge; Molto, Jose; Paredes, Roger; Sirera, Guillem; Ornelas, Arelly; Pérez Álvarez, Nuria; Clotet, Bonaventura; Negredo, Eugènia Abstract: Background: Etravirine (ETR) was approved for patients with virological failure and antiretroviral resistance mutations. It has also shown antiviral efficacy in antiretroviral-naive patients. However, data on the switching from protease inhibitors (PI) to ETR are lacking.; Methods: HIV-1-infected patients with suppressed viral load (VL) during a PI-containing regimen (>12 months) and no previous virological failure were randomized to switch from the PI to ETR (400 mg/day, dissolved in water) (ETR group, n = 22) or to continue with the same regimen (control group, n = 21). Percentage of patients with VL <= 50 copies/mL were assessed at week 48, as well as changes in CD4 T-cell counts and metabolic profile.; Results: We included 43 patients [72.9% male, 46.3 (42.2; 50.6) years]. Two patients receiving ETR (grade-1 diarrhea and voluntary discontinuation) and another in the control group (simplification) discontinued therapy early. No patients presented virological failure (two consecutive VL>50 copies/mL); treatment was successful in 95.2% of the control group and 90.9% of the ETR group (intention-to-treat analysis, missing = failure) (p = 0.58). CD4+ T-cell counts did not significantly vary [+49 cells/mu L in the ETR group (p = 0.25) and -4 cells/mu L in the control group (p = 0.71)]. The ETR group showed significant reductions in cholesterol (p<0.001), triglycerides (p=<0.001), and glycemia (p = 0.03) and higher satisfaction (0-10 scale) (p = 0.04). Trough plasma concentrations of ETR were similar to observed in studies using ETR twice daily.; Conclusion: Switch from a PI-based regimen to a once-daily combination based on ETR maintained undetectable VL during 48 weeks in virologically suppressed HIV-infected patients while lipid profile and patient satisfaction improved significantly. 2014-04-23T10:44:16Z Some theoretical thoughts when using a composite endpoint to prove the efficacy of a treatment http://hdl.handle.net/2117/22571 Title: Some theoretical thoughts when using a composite endpoint to prove the efficacy of a treatment Authors: Gómez Melis, Guadalupe Abstract: This paper discusses, following Gómez and Lagakos (2011) methodology, to what extent is there a gain in efficiency from adding a component event to a relevant endpoint when the treatment effect on this component is not as strong as on the original relevant endpoint under ideal (independence) circumstances. It presents the bivariate copula model used to overcome the independence assumption and presents the relationship between the components of the asymptotic relative efficiency and a set of interpretable parametres. 2014-04-08T16:25:26Z On left-truncating and mixing poisson distributions http://hdl.handle.net/2117/22548 Title: On left-truncating and mixing poisson distributions Authors: Valero Baya, Jordi; Pérez Casany, Marta; Ginebra Molins, Josep Abstract: The distributions obtained by left-truncating at k a mixed Poisson distribution, kT-MP, and those obtained by mixing previously left-truncated Poisson distributions, M-kTP, are characterized by means of their probability generating function. The main consequence is that every kT-MP distribution is a M-kTP distribution, but not the other way around. 2014-04-07T17:26:00Z Review of multivariate survival data http://hdl.handle.net/2117/22543 Title: Review of multivariate survival data Authors: Gómez Melis, Guadalupe; Calle Rosingana, M. Luz; Serrat Piè, Carles; Espinal Berenguer, Anna Abstract: This paper reviews some of the main contributions in the area of multivariate survival data and proposes some possible extensions. In particular, we have concentrated our search and study on those papers that are relevant to the situation where two (or more) consecutive variables are followed until a common day of analysis and subject to informative censoring. The paper reviews bivariate nonparametric approaches and extend some of them to the case of two nonconsecutive times. We introduce the notation and construct the likelihood for the general problem of more than two consecutive survival times. We formulate the time dependencies and trends via a Bayesian approach. Finally, three regression models for multivariate survival times are discussed together with the differences among them which will be useful when the main interest is on the effect of covariates on the risk of failure. Description: Document de recerca publicat per la UPC. Departament d'Estadística i Investigació operativa 2014-04-07T14:05:21Z Joint modelling analysis of prostate cancer incidence: frequentist and bayesian approaches http://hdl.handle.net/2117/22507 Title: Joint modelling analysis of prostate cancer incidence: frequentist and bayesian approaches Authors: Piulachs, Xavier; Serrat Piè, Carles; Rué, Montserrat; Armero, Carmen; Forte, Anabel; Perpiñán, Héctor; Luján, Marcos; Páez, Álvaro Abstract: Prostate specific antigen (PSA) is a biomarker for prostate cancer (PCa) that is widely used for PCa screening. Using a database of 2415 men included in the Spanish screening arm of the ERSPC Study, we will use joint modelling strategies to analyze if longitudinal PSA profiles and time to PCa incidence allow to obtain a better estimate of the individual risk of PCa. Conclusions and limitations of the study will be discussed. 2014-04-03T15:38:32Z Estimation of survival functions subject to order restrictions http://hdl.handle.net/2117/22506 Title: Estimation of survival functions subject to order restrictions Authors: Serrat Piè, Carles; Moreno, Laura Abstract: This contribution is framed in, and is part of, the Durabiltiy of Building Facades studies carried out in the last decade in the Institut d'Estadística i Matemàtica Aplicada a l'Edificació and Laboratori d' Edificació at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. The goal of this presentation is to incorporate in the analysis of the estimation of the durability of building facades respect the severity degrees (low, medium or high) the order of the events of interest. In other words, we will take into account preliminary estimates of the survival probabilities of previous events (e.g. initial severities) as order constraints for the estimation of survival probabilities for subsequent events of interest (e.g. more advanced severities). Standard statistical analyses for this type of interval censored data are usually conducted by using the R statistical software, however it does not include libraries or packages neither for simultaneous estimation nor for the use of order constraints. For this reason, we will use AMPL and the solver SNOPT to implement the Turnbull's estimator with order restrictions, for the estimation of the survival function of each event of interest taking into account the information given by the survival function of some previous event of interest. The proposed methodology solves the inconsistency problem associated with a separate estimation of the respective survival probabilities. As a illustration the methodology will be applied to a simulated dataset. As a theoretical contribution, a conjecture on Turnbull's estimator Theorem under order restrictions will be proposed. 2014-04-03T15:05:09Z Longitudinal + reliability = joint modeling http://hdl.handle.net/2117/22505 Title: Longitudinal + reliability = joint modeling Authors: Serrat Piè, Carles Abstract: The aim of this presentation is to introduce joint modelling techniques for the simultaneous analysis of longitudinal time-varying data and time-to-event data. This is an increasing area of interest for the analysis of complex systems. Among others, three main advantages of this approach are: a) it corrects the bias derived from a traditional separate analysis, b) the modelization allows to incorporate and model the between and within correlation among observations and, c) true longitudinal profiles for endogenous covariates can be included in the relative hazard survival sub-model. The relevant benefit of these models is being able to estimate the effect of each subject-specific longitudinal profile in the hazard function for the event of interest, in an adaptive manner. In particular, subject-specific dynamic predictions, like conditional survival functions given the available longitudinal information, can be derived. In order to implement joint models, existing open source libraries in R will be introduced and some illustrations will be given. 2014-04-03T14:50:15Z Recommendations to choose the primary endpoint in cardiovascular clinical trials http://hdl.handle.net/2117/21995 Title: Recommendations to choose the primary endpoint in cardiovascular clinical trials Authors: Gómez Melis, Guadalupe; Gómez Mateu, Moisés; Dafni, Urania Abstract: Background – A composite endpoint is often used as the primary endpoint to assess the efficacy of a new treatment in randomized clinical trials (RCT). In cardiovascular trials, the often rare event of the relevant primary endpoint (individual or composite), such as cardiovascular death (CV death), Myocardial Infarction (MI), or both, is combined with a more common secondary endpoint, such as target lesion revascularization, with the aim to increase the statistical power of the study. Methods – Gómez and Lagakos developed statistical methodology to be used at the design stage of a RCT for deciding whether to expand a study relevant primary endpoint e1 to e*, the composite of e1 and a secondary endpoint e2. The method uses the asymptotic relative efficiency of the logrank test for comparing treatment groups based on e1 versus the logrank test based on e*. The method is used to assess, in the cardiovascular research area, the characteristics of the candidate individual endpoints that should govern the choice of using a composite endpoint as the primary endpoint in a clinical trial. Results and conclusions – A set of recommendations is provided based on the reported values of the frequencies of observing each candidate endpoint as well as on the magnitude of the effect of treatment as expressed by the hazard ratio, supported by cardiovascular RCTs published in 2008. 2014-03-11T14:33:24Z Young biostatisticians in Spain: career or race? http://hdl.handle.net/2117/21989 Title: Young biostatisticians in Spain: career or race? Authors: Lorenzo Arribas, Altea; Martínez Silva, Isabel; Gómez Mateu, Moisés; Pérez Álvarez, Nuria; Perpiñán Fabuel, Hèctor; Valero Coppin, Oliver Abstract: Challenges and new opportunities for the integration of biostatisticians in multidisciplinary teams are a major concern in the field. New forms of broader training in the life sciences, collaborations with other scientists, and strategic partnerships in research, all appear as essential means towards success for young professionals in Biostatistics. This article is novel in that it provides a young biostatisticians perspective on what many experienced colleagues have been discussing for years, i.e., what the future will bring to the profession and how we will be best trained to face it. The vision emerged from a unique forum comprising six authors with completely different backgrounds and work experience in the field, and is complemented by the discussion generated in a roundtable. 2014-03-11T11:47:25Z Quantile estimation of the rejection distribution of food products integrating assessor values and interval-censored consumer data http://hdl.handle.net/2117/21334 Title: Quantile estimation of the rejection distribution of food products integrating assessor values and interval-censored consumer data Authors: Langohr, Klaus; Gómez Melis, Guadalupe; Hough, Guillermo Abstract: Fitting parametric survival models with interval-censore d data is a common task in survival analysis and implemented in many statistical software pack ages. Here, we present a novel approach to fit such models if the values on the scale of intere st are measured with error. Random effects ANOVA models are used to account for the measurement errors and the likelihood function of the parametric survival model is maximized with numerica l methods. An illustration is provided with a real data set on the rejection of yogurt as a function of its acid taste. 2014-01-23T11:53:29Z On poisson-stopped-sums that are mixed poisson http://hdl.handle.net/2117/19966 Title: On poisson-stopped-sums that are mixed poisson Authors: Valero Baya, Jordi; Pérez Casany, Marta; Ginebra Molins, Josep Abstract: Maceda (1948) characterized the mixed Poisson distributions that are Poisson-stopped-sum distributions based on the mixing distribution. In an alternative characterization of the same set of distributions here the Poisson-stopped-sum distributions that are mixed Poisson distributions is proved to be the set of Poisson-stopped-sums of either a mixture of zero-truncated Poisson distributions or a zero-modification of it. 2013-07-17T10:39:07Z Time of progression to osteopenia/osteoporosis in chronically HIV-infected patients: screening DXA scan http://hdl.handle.net/2117/19758 Title: Time of progression to osteopenia/osteoporosis in chronically HIV-infected patients: screening DXA scan Authors: Negredo, Eugènia; Bonjoch, Anna; Gómez Mateu, Moisés; Estany, Carla; Puig, Jordi; Pérez Álvarez, Nuria; Rosales, Joaquim; di Gregorio, Silvana; del Rio, Luis; Gómez Melis, Guadalupe; Clotet, Bonaventura Abstract: Algorithms for bone mineral density (BMD) management in HIV-infected patients are lacking. Our objective was to assess how often a dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan should be performed by assessing time of progression to osteopenia/osteoporosis. Methods: All DXA scans performed between 2000 and 2009 from HIV-infected patients with at least two DXA were included. Time to an event (osteopenia and osteoporosis) was assessed using the Kaplan–Meier method. Strata (tertiles) were defined using baseline minimum T scores. Differences between strata in time to an event were compared with the log-rank test. Results: Of 391 patients (1,639 DXAs), 49.6% had osteopenia and 21.7% osteoporosis at their first DXA scan. Of the 112 (28.6%) with normal BMD, 35.7% progressed to osteopenia; median progression time was 6.7 years. These patients were stratified: "low-risk" (baseline minimum T score >−0.2 SD), "middle-risk" (between −0.2 and −0.6 SD), and "high-risk" (from −0.6 to −1 SD); median progression time to osteopenia was 8.7, >7.2, and 1.7 years, respectively (p<0.0001). Of patients with osteopenia, 23.7% progressed to osteoporosis; median progression time was >8.5 years. Progression time was >8.2 years in "low-risk" tertile (T score between −1.1 and −1.6 SD), >8.5 years in "middle-risk" (between −1.6 and −2), and 3.2 years in "high-risk" (from −2 to −2.4) (p<0.0001). Conclusions: Our results may help to define the BMD testing interval. The lowest T score tertiles would suggest recommending a subsequent DXA in 1–2 years; in the highest tertiles, ≥6 years. Early intervention in patients with bone demineralization could reduce fracture–related morbidity/mortality. 2013-07-02T10:18:04Z


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Comic-Con is kicking off in San Diego this week, and we're getting amped for all the exclusive trailers, crazy costumes, and of course, cute cast moments from some of our favorite stars. Before we brace ourselves for all the fun, we're looking back at the best photos from years past, from The Hunger Games greatness and the sweetest Twilight highlights to memorable Spider-Man moments and hot dudes from Divergent. If you're still feeling nostalgic, get caught up on all the celebrity appearances from last year's convention [1], and check back this Thursday when our 2014 Comic-Con coverage begins!
Seth Rogen [2], Michael Cera [3], and Jonah Hill [4] buddied up at the convention in 2007.
Ansel Elgort hugged Maggie Q at the Divergent press conference in 2013.
Shailene Woodley and Theo James sandwiched their Divergent costar Zoë Kravitz at the movie's panel in 2013.
To promote their movie Megamind in 2010, Will Ferrell [5] and Tina Fey [6] brought a cardboard cutout of their costar, Brad Pitt [7], onstage with them.
In 2012, Robert Pattinson [8] and Kristen Stewart [9] attended a panel for Breaking Dawn: Part 2 with their onscreen daughter, Mackenzie Foy.
Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone [10] were all smiles at The Amazing Spider-Man panel in 2011.
The cast of Comedy Central's Workaholics showed up for a press line in 2013.
Halle Berry [11] and Angelina Jolie [12] linked up during Comic-Con back in 2003.
Vampire Diaries stars Ian Somerhalder [13], Nina Dobrev [14], and Paul Wesley [15] partied together during the 2011 event.
The cast of Community showed off their best prom pose on the red carpet in 2012.
Jennifer Lawrence playfully had her arm around costar Josh Hutcherson at the Catching Fire press conference in 2013.
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Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana [16] gave their thumbs-up on the red carpet for the Guardians of the Galaxy event in 2013.
Michelle Williams [17] and Mila Kunis [18] sweetly posed together while promoting Oz The Great and Powerful during the 2012 convention.
Olivia Wilde [19] kept her arm around Sam Rockwell at the premiere of Cowboys & Aliens in 2011.
Hugh Jackman [20] and Kate Beckinsale [21] signed autographs together during the convention in 2003.
Alexander Skarsgard [22] planted a kiss on Chris Meloni's cheek at the True Blood panel in 2012.
Cute couple Stephen Moyer [23] and Anna Paquin [24] posed together before the True Blood event in 2011.
Emily Blunt [25] and Tom Cruise [26] shared a sweet moment while in the Warner Bros. booth to promote Edge of Tomorrow in 2013.
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Anna Kendrick [27] didn't let anyone get a photo of Kristin Bauer at the Entertainment Weekly party in 2012.
Dane Cook [28] and Jessica Alba [29] hugged on the red carpet in 2007.
Blake Lively [30] hammed it up with Justin Long [31] in 2006.
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True Blood's Kristin Bauer and Joe Manganiello kept their shades on for an event in 2012.
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Nathan Fillion and Zachary Levi goofed around at the Entertainment Weekly bash in 2012.
Keri Russell [40] and Andy Serkis seemed to have an adorably awkward moment onstage in 2013.
Scarlett Johansson [41] had the pleasure of posing with her Captain America: The Winter Soldier costar Chris Evans as well as Thor: The Dark World's Tom Hiddleston — dressed as his character, Loki — at the Marvel panel in 2013.
Charlize Theron [42] and Kristen Stewart [43] shared a laugh during the Snow White and the Huntsman panel discussion in 2011.
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Thor stars Tom Hiddleston and Chris Hemsworth signed autographs during Comic-Con in 2010.
Kate Beckinsale [45] and Jessica Biel [46] were all smiles at the Total Recall event in 2012.
Rachel McAdams [47] and Robert Downey Jr stayed close while promoting Sherlock Holmes in 2009.
Jimmy Fallon [48] and Emma Stone [49] had a cute red carpet moment during the 2009 convention.
Teen Wolf stars Daniel Sharman and Tyler Posey had a boys' night out in 2013.
Mila Kunis [50] cozied up to Jason Bateman [51] in 2009.
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Black stainless Steel Case
See Thru Case Back
Crown at 3 o'clock position which is used to adjust the hour and minutes hands and the calendar
Black Stainless Steel Bracelet with Push Button Clasp
Seiko Signature on the Bracelet Clasp
Water Resistance 100m (10bar)
Automatic Movement
23 Jewels
Case diameter: 44.5mm (with crown)
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text: I just got a PNY 6800 GT the other day. Well I know for a fact I saw a tab on the nvidia dispay to manually set the clock frequencies. Well after a few drinks the other day I downloaded the most recent driver set from NVIDIA and sure as I am sitting here the tab is no longer there. Was this taken away w/the new drivers? Or am I missing something? Any help will be very much appreciated. Thanks


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text: Warner Bros. Pictures announced this afternoon that they'll be bumping back their remake of Takashi Miike's One Missed Call to January 4, 2008 from its original August date. What will it sound like when you die? In "One Missed Call," a chain of people receive terrifying cell phone messages of their own final fatal moments. Though the messages can be deleted, their number is up. Diretced by Eric Valette, the film stars Ed Burns, Shannyn Sossamon, Ana Claudia Talancon, Ray Wise, Azura Skye, Johnny Lewis, Jason Beghe and Margaret Cho.