Publications
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Sampling Exactly from the Normal Distribution
An algorithm for sampling exactly from the normal distribution is given. The algorithm reads some number of uniformly distributed random digits in a given base and generates an initial portion…
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Lessons Learned From Early Implementations of Adaptive Courseware
To address the urgent need to improve student outcomes in developmental and general education courses, higher education institutions are turning to new learning technologies.
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Summary of research on the association between state interventions in chronically low-performing schools and student achievement
This report presents a summary of research on the associations between state interventions in chronically low-performing schools and student achievement.
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AlGaN-based ultraviolet laser diodes
In this paper, the current status of UV lasers and laser diodes (LDs) based on group III-nitrides is reviewed.
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Locus Coeruleus and Tuberomammillary Nuclei Ablations Attenuate Hypocretin/Orexin Antagonist-Mediated REM Sleep
Hypocretin 1 and 2 (Hcrts; also known as orexin A and B), excitatory neuropeptides synthesized in cells located in the tuberal hypothalamus, play a central role in the control of…
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The Dual Hypocretin Receptor Antagonist Almorexant is Permissive for Activation of Wake-Promoting Systems
The dual hypocretin receptor (HcrtR) antagonist almorexant (ALM) may promote sleep through selective disfacilitation of wake-promoting systems, whereas benzodiazepine receptor agonists (BzRAs) such as zolpidem (ZOL) induce sleep through general…
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Hypocretin/orexin Antagonism Enhances Sleep-Related Adenosine and GABA Neurotransmission in Rat Basal Forebrain
We hypothesized that HCRT antagonists induce sleep, in part, through disfacilitation of BF neurons; consequently, ALM should have reduced efficacy in BF-lesioned (BFx) animals.
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Unsupervised underwater fish detection fusing flow and objectiveness
In this paper, we propose a robust and unsupervised deep learning algorithm to automatically detect fish and thereby easing the burden of manual annotation.
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Optical Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) sensor as a method to monitor strain evolution of electrodes in lithium-ion batteries.
Here we report on direct monitoring of strain evolution from implanted fiber optic sensors within the individual electrodes in a Li-ion battery.
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Replacing Teacher Evaluation Systems with Systems of Professional Growth: Lessons from Three California School Districts and Their Teachers’ Unions
This report draws lessons from three California school districts and their teachers’ unions that have charted a different course and determined that the purpose of evaluation should be to improve…
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Identification and characterization of influenza variants resistant to a viral endonuclease inhibitor
The influenza endonuclease is an essential subdomain of the viral RNA polymerase. It processes host pre-mRNAs to serve as primers for viral mRNA and is an attractive target for antiinfluenza…
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Empowering Adults to Thrive at Work: Personal Success Skills for 21st Century Jobs. A Report on Promising Research and Practice
From interviews with experts and a review of research literature, the report provides resources and recommendations to advance practice, research, and policy.