Publications
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Broadening participation in STEM college majors: Effects of attending a STEM-focused high school
This study addressed the question of whether these high schools improve the odds that their graduates will pursue a STEM major in college.
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Promoting Grit, Tenacity, and Perseverance: Critical Factors for Success in the 21st Century
This brief takes a close look at grit, tenacity, and perseverance, factors that underlie the tendency to strive for success at long-term and higher-order goals and to persist in the…
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Using Technology to Personalize Learning in K–12 Schools
Educators are looking to personalized learning approaches to move beyond one-size-fits-all schooling to new approaches that address both persistent and emerging educational challenges, such as achievement gaps and student disengagement.
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Postsecondary Education-Focused Transition Planning Experiences of English Learners With Disabilities
This study examined postschool expectations, transition planning experiences, and supports of a nationally representative sample of English learners with disabilities, based on secondary analysis of the National Longitudinal Transition Study…
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Support Receipt: Effect on Postsecondary Success of Students With Learning Disabilities
Using propensity methods, this study examined the effect of disability-specific and universally available support receipt on the college perseverance and completion of students with LD.
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Generalized Ternary Connect: End-to-End Learning and Compression of Multiplication-Free Deep Neural Networks
The use of deep neural networks in edge computing devices hinges on the balance between accuracy and complexity of computations. Ternary Connect (TC) \cite{lin2015neural} addresses this issue by restricting the…
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Study of the Engage New England initiative cross-site learning brief 1
This brief is designed to benefit all three cohorts of ENE grantees as they plan and build their schools and to highlight key elements of planning for innovative school models.
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Filament Extension Atomizer: Novel Aerosol Generation from Viscous Fluids and Applications in Biotechnology
PARC is developing a novel approach to aerosol generation from high viscosity fluids called Filament Extension Atomization (FEA).
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Filament Extension Atomizer: Novel Aerosol Generation from Polymer Melts and Applications in Additive Manufacturing
PARC is developing a novel approach to aerosol generation called Filament Extension Atomization (FEA).
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The Role of End-Plate Wetting in the Filament Formation and Break-up of High Surface Tension, Strain Hardening Fluids
We investigated the effects of end-plate wetting on the filament formation and thinning leading to break-up of a high surface tension, strain hardening polymer solution a 30% hydrolyzed poly(acrylamide-co-acrylate) in…
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Next-Generation Aerosol Technology for Viscoelastic Fluids: Filament Extension Atomization
In this contribution, we will present a systematic mapping of the spray quality (particle size distribution, particle velocity distribution) generated by FEA as determined by processing parameters from a series…
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Integrating urban schools: Roadblocks and challenges with the use of magnet schools
This study utilized data from a large urban district with more than 100 magnet schools to assess integration from magnet schools in a modern context.