Publications
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Illinois Preschool for All (PFA) Program Quality
This fact sheet summarizes findings from the Illinois Preschool for All (PFA) program evaluation conducted by Erikson Institute and SRI International. PFA programs are funded by the Illinois State Board…
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Ionizing Radiation Regulates the Expression of AMP-Activated Protein Kinase (AMPK) in Epithelial Cancer Cells: Modulation of Cellular Signals Regulating Cell Cycle and Survival
Purpose:To analyze the expression of AMPK in a variety of epithelial cancer cells, regulation of AMPK subunit expression by ionizing radiation and impact of AMPK on signaling pathways regulating cell…
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Illinois Preschool for All (PFA) Teacher Characteristics
The PFA evaluation collected information from teachers and administrators about teachers’ demographics, their preparedness to teach, their professional development needs, and their attitudes about their jobs.
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Normalized amplitude modulation features for large vocabulary noise-robust speech recognition
In this work, we present an amplitude modulation feature derived from Teager’s nonlinear energy operator that is power normalized and cosine transformed to produce normalized modulation cepstral coefficient (NMCC) features...
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Blurring the boundaries: Understanding disciplinary identities in science education research
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Design Considerations for Liposomal Vaccines: Influence of Formulation Parameters on Antibody and Cell-Mediated Immune Responses to Liposome Associated Antigens
We present a comprehensive review of the physicochemical properties of liposomal vaccines and how they influence immune responses. A discussion of novel and emerging immunomodulators that are suitable for inclusion…
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Predicting the impacts of climate change on ecosystems: A high school curricular module
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Gene-Centric Analysis of Serum Cotinine Levels in African and European American Populations
We conducted a genetic association study of the biomarker in African American and European American subjects from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults study using a chip containing…
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Unsupervised topic modeling for leader detection in spoken discourse
In this paper, we describe a method for leader detection in multiparty spoken discourse that relies on unsupervised topic modeling to segment the discourse automatically.
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Detecting Leadership and Cohesion in Spoken Interactions
We present a system for detecting leadership and group cohesion in multiparty dialogs and broadcast conversations in English and Mandarin.
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K-Complexes Are Not Preferentially Evoked to Combat Sounds in Combat-Exposed Vietnam Veterans With and Without Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
The primary objective was to compare the evoked K-complex response to salient versus non-salient auditory stimuli in combat-exposed Vietnam veterans with and without post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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Lead Optimization of 3-Carboxyl-4(1 H)-Quinolones to Deliver Orally Bioavailable Antimalarials
Herein, we report the lead optimization of 4(1H)-quinolones with a focus on improving both antimalarial potency and bioavailability.