Publications
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Illinois Preschool for All (PFA) Program Evaluation
A summary of findings and implications for policy and practice of an Erikson Institute-led, SRI-supported evaluation of the Illinois Preschool for All program.
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Ivector-based prosodic system for language identification
In this paper, an automatic language recognition system that extracts prosody information from speech and makes decisions about the language with a generative classifier based on iVectors is built.
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The Range of Science Instructional Materials Used in a Statewide Afterschool Program
We report on our study that examined the science offerings of a publicly funded statewide afterschool program.
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The ST Pinch: A Side Chain-to-Side Chain Hydrogen-Bonded Motif
The ST Pinch is a 12-membered hydrogen-bonded motif (Ser/Thr-Xaa-Ser/Thr) involving the side chain oxygen atoms of two Ser/Thr residues. We identified the ST Pinch in 104 proteins in a database…
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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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The future of authentication
As part of this special issue on authentication, guest editors Richard Chow, Markus Jakobsson, and Jesus Molina put together a roundtable discussion with leaders in the field, who discuss here…
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Bitter to better – how to make Bitcoin a better currency
Abstract Bitcoin is a distributed digital currency which has attracted a substantial number of users. We perform an in-depth investigation to understand what made Bitcoin so successful, while decades of…
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Modeling problem difficulty and expertise in stack overflow
In this paper we describe how the difficulty of the problems can be measured and related to the measures of expertise of individuals and in social networks of the people…
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Designing a facilitators cockpit for an idea management system
We present the design of a dashboard for facilitators in Idea Management Systems (IMS).
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Integrating local and remote worlds through channel blending
We conducted an in-depth video shadowing study to observe how close-knit groups use all the technology at their disposal to stay in touch and share their lives.