Publications
-
High School Reform in Chicago Public Schools: Instructional Development Systems (Part Two of a Series of Five Reports)
This report sets forth preliminary evaluative work concerning the implementation and early outcomes of the IDS initiative. We describe the successes and challenges associated with implementing the IDS initiative.
-
High School Reform in Chicago Public Schools: Renaissance 2010 (Part Three of a Series of Five Reports)
The Renaissance 2010 initiative was established to increase the number of high-quality education options across Chicago. This report presents findings about Renaissance 2010 high schools drawn from a larger study…
-
C/NOFS and Radar Observations During a Convective Ionospheric Storm Event Over South America
Evidence for seeding by both gravity waves and the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability is presented.
-
Recruitment of CD8(+) T Cells Expressing Granzyme A is Associated with Lesion Progression in Human Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Our goal was to characterize the immunological kinetics associated with the progression of an infection establishing CL, comparing the cellular composition, cytokines and granzyme expression between lesions of patients with…
-
Evaluation of the California Subject Matter Project: California Reading and Literature Project Case Study
We share here the story of how this partnership evolved, some of the impacts it had on the teachers and administrators involved and the students they served, and a few…
-
Oral Delivery of Gastro-Resistant Microencapsulated Typhoid Vaccine
The purpose of this study was to develop albumin–chitosan mixed matrix microsphere-filled coated capsule formulations of Typhoid Vi® antigen and to determine whether it can induce antigen-specific mucosal and systemic immune…
-
Nociceptin/Orphanin FQ Receptor Activation Attenuates Antinociception Induced By Mixed Nociceptin/Orphanin FQ/Mu-Opioid Receptor Agonists
The ability of the selective NOP receptor antagonist (−)-cis-1-methyl-7-[[4-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)piperidin-1-yl]methyl]-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-benzocyclohepten-5-ol (SB-612111) to potentiate antinociception induced by the above compounds was examined to investigate whether activation of NOP receptors leads to attenuation…
-
MRI Estimates of Brain Iron Concentration in Normal Aging: Comparison of Field-Dependent (Fdri) and Phase (Swi) Methods
The results showed that both methods detected high globus pallidus iron concentration regardless of age and significantly greater iron in putamen with advancing age.
-
Biology of Charged Particles
-
Community Structure of Archaea in the Water Column Above Gas Hydrates in the Gulf of Mexico
In this study, we presented the 16S rDNA sequences and lipid profiles in the context of water chemistry to characterize the archaeal community structure above a gas hydrate mound (MC…
-
Programmable Deblocking Filter Architecture for a VC-1 Video Decoder
This letter describes a programmable VC-1 deblocking filter architecture with capabilities to support different standards.
-
Diclofenac Potassium Restores Objective and Subjective Measures of Sleep Quality in Women with Primary Dysmenorrhea
We determined the effectiveness of diclofenac potassium, compared to placebo, in alleviating nighttime pain and restoring sleep architecture in women with primary dysmenorrhea.