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Information about several papers discussed at the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) National Conference held on March 5-7, 2009 at San Antonio, Texas is presented. Topics include college preparation and education barriers for many Mexican students. The conference featured several topic presentors including Stella M. Flores, Kyle G. Southern and Rafael Perez-Escamilla.

Information about topics discussed at the American Society of Agronomy's (ASA) ACS324.1 "Journal of Environmental Quality" (JEQ) Editorial Board meeting held at the Hilton Palacio del Rio, La Condesa in San Antonio, Texas on October 19, 2011 is presented. Topics include the release of the mobile application SoilCropAgronPubs, JEQ expense and revenues and status of manuscripts. Attendees include ASA editor-in-chief Warren Dick, editor Denis Corwin and managing editor Mark Mandelbaum.

The article discusses the highlights of the 4th annual Scholarly Colloquium held in San Antonio, Texas in conjunction with the 2011 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as well as the papers included in the current issue. It mentions the significance of the Colloquium being a first to discuss social justice in a conference on sport. Keynote speakers included Alan Sack, Harry Edwards and Susan Cahn. Also presented is an introduction to the issues discussed within the article.

The goal of this paper was to develop a performance measurement-based approach for transportation agencies, such as state departments of transportation, to evaluate and enhance sustainability. This research proposes a performance measurement-based framework and evaluation methodology for sustainable transportation, linked to agency strategic planning goals. The methodology was applied and tested for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). This sustainability enhancement methodology is implemented within the highway-corridor planning process. The research identified 12 performance measures, including measures of congestion, safety, alternative modes, and air quality, to address the goals and objectives in TxDOT's strategic plan. The multiattribute utility theory (MAUT) decision-making approach was applied to quantify and normalize the selected performance measures and calculate sustainability index values for current and predicted future corridor conditions. This paper also presents the results from a pilot application of the methodology for a section of US-281 in San Antonio, Texas. The findings made it possible to identify specific performance measures and specific portions of the corridor that needed improvement to enhance the overall sustainability. This research provides a useful tool to assess the relative sustainability of transportation corridors now and in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Water insecurity concerns drove San Antonio, Texas to pursue a controversial $3.4 billion groundwater transfer project from central Texas aquifers. The 228 km Vista Ridge Pipeline (VRP) would increase water supplies by 20%. Analysis through Q-Method revealed three social perspectives surrounding the VRP. Project Advocates offer particular views of urban water security, risk, and accountability. The creation of new hydro-social territories helps to explain Landowner Opposition, while Governance Failure offers a foundational criticism of the underlying assumptions and the institutional innovation of private-public partnership that advanced the VRP. Overall, our paper demonstrates that the VRP is differentiated according to views of risk, water law, and groundwater science. Policy deliberations on future urban water security should include these perspectives as a means to improve water governance, especially as policies and infrastructure for urban water security creates new hydro-social territories. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article previews the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society 2006, the 135th Annual and Meeting and Exhibition which will be held in San Antonio, Texas on March 12, 2006 to March 16, 2006. It includes information on the schedule of presentation and programs as well as the keynote speakers and chairman and issues that will be addressed at each presentation and a list of exhibitors.

The article presents an announcement and call for papers on the 18th national annual consulting conference of Small Business Institute Director's Association at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort, San Antonio, Texas on February 2-6, 1994. The conference includes assortment of program activities related to small business and entrepreneurship such as competitive paper presentations, plenary sessions, symposia, panels, and workshops. Also included in the announcement are details on conference track, date of submission of the papers and others.

Information about topics discussed at the American Society of Agronomy's (ASA) ACS321 Editorial Policy Coordination Committee and A301 Editorial Affairs, Policies and Practices Committee meeting held in San Antonio, Texas on November 18, 2011 is presented. Topics include database publishing, manuscript handling and the committee's goal to help the journals published more themed issues. ASA editor-in-chief Warren Dick reviewed the draft which calls for a stipend of 40 dollars per paper submitted.

Two Wide-angle Imaging Neutral-atom Spectrometers (TWINS) is a NASA Explorer Mission-of-Opportunity to stereoscopically image the Earth’s magnetosphere for the first time. TWINS extends our understanding of magnetospheric structure and processes by providing simultaneous Energetic Neutral Atom (ENA) imaging from two widely separated locations. TWINS observes ENAs from 1–100 keV with high angular (∼4°×4°) and time (∼1-minute) resolution. The TWINS Ly- α monitor measures the geocoronal hydrogen density to aid in ENA analysis while environmental sensors provide contemporaneous measurements of the local charged particle environments. By imaging ENAs with identical instruments from two widely spaced, high-altitude, high-inclination spacecraft, TWINS enables three-dimensional visualization of the large-scale structures and dynamics within the magnetosphere for the first time. This “instrument paper” documents the TWINS design, construction, calibration, and initial results. Finally, the appendix of this paper describes and documents the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) instrument calibration facility; this facility was used for all TWINS instrument-level calibrations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

During the early 20th century, practicing San Antonio teachers took part in several different types of in‐service education. This paper investigates the types of in‐service education present during the superintendency of Lloyd Wolfe (1902–1908), a progressive San Antonio educator who employed innovative approaches to in‐service education. Influenced by Francis W. Parker, Wolfe placed emphasis on methodology that stressed child‐centred activities and real‐world problem solving. The paper explores how Wolfe disseminated his ideology to his teachers through the lectures and content of a summer in‐service programme. It contemplates criticism from conservative San Antonio politicians who considered some of the approaches to in‐service education both too progressive and too costly. It demonstrates how personal ideology of particular superintendents shaped and changed teacher education programmes. Finally, the author places the San Antonio programme in a broader context that contributes to what is known about early teacher education programmes in the USA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Multi-scale effects of spatial autocorrelation may be present in datasets. Given the importance of detecting local non-stationarity in many theoretical as well as applied studies, it is necessary to “remove” the impact of large-scale autocorrelation before common techniques for local pattern analysis are applied. It is proposed in this paper to employ the regionalized range to define spatially varying sub-regions within which the impact of large-scale autocorrelation is minimized and the local patterns can be investigated. A case study is conducted on crime data to detect crime hot spots and cold spots in San Antonio, Texas. The results confirm the necessity of treating the non-stationarity of large-scale spatial autocorrelation prior to any action aiming at detecting local autocorrelation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Librarians at Northwest Vista College, a new community college, speculated that keeping faculty members informed about the library and its various resources would result in more instructors sending students to the library for library instruction and, ultimately, it would result in more students who were familiar with and comfortable using the library. This paper describes the librarians' comprehensive faculty outreach effort, which involved putting on special workshops for faculty, creating online forms, and Web links on the library Web page, and taking every opportunity to increase contact and collaboration between librarians and other faculty and staff. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The dramatic decline in the AFDC-TANF caseload in the 1990s has refocused attention on the process of exit from and entry into welfare. This paper focuses on the role of nonfinancial factors in exit and entry in the post-1996 TANF program. The nonfinancial factors are work and other requirements, sanctions, and diversion. Using data from a study of welfare and nonwelfare families in Boston, Chicago, and San Antonio in the period 1999-2001, both descriptive evidence and evidence from an econometric model suggest that these factors played a large role in exit and entry over the period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract Geographers are in a special position to comment on the role of neighbourhood representations in the marginalisation of urban minorities. This paper examines the impact of representations of place on the production of inner-city youth identifies. It argues that the spatial scale of representation is a crucial element in the production of marginal identity, and investigates whether switching scale is a viable option for escaping this identity. Linking the concepts of structure and agency to the notions of ideology and identity, it applies a theoretical argument to empirical contexts of representation and identity formation. Results from semi-structured interviews with local youths and institutional administrators in an inner-city neighbourhood of San Antonio, Texas, illustrate how place- and scale-particular ideologies intervene in processes of youth identity formation. While overlying scales of place enables the social exclusion of youths, jumping scales does not empower individuals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Highlights the meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists held on April 14, 2000 in San Antonio, Texas. Report of the president, vice-president and secretary-treasurer; Presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award; Presentation of various reports; Committees.

Background: Latinos/Hispanics are at higher risk for developing gastric cancer (GC) compared with non‐Hispanic whites, and social determinants of health (SDoH) are thought to contribute. Aims/Materials and Methods: This study addressed SDoH and their interactions contributing to disparities in the testing and treatment of Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection and diagnosis of GC and its known precursors, among Latinos/Hispanics relative to non‐Latinos at two affiliated but independent health systems in San Antonio, Texas, using a mixed methods approach. Results: Secondary data abstraction and analysis showed that GCs represented 2.6% (n = 600) of our population. Men and older individuals were at higher GC risk. Individuals with military insurance were 2.7 times as likely to be diagnosed as private insurance. Latinos/Hispanics had significantly (24%) higher GC risk than Whites. Poverty and lack of insurance contributed to GC risk among the minorities classified as other (Asians, Native Americans, Multiracial; all p < 0.01). All SDoH were associated with H. pylori infection (p < 0.001). Qualitative analysis of patient and provider interviews showed providers reporting insurance as a major care barrier; patients reported appointment delays, and lack of clinic staff. Providers universally agreed treatment of H. pylori was necessary, but disagreed on its prevalence. Patients did not report discussing H. pylori or its cancer risk with providers. Discussion/Conclusion: These data indicate the importance of considering SDoH in diagnosis and treatment of GC and its precursors, and educating providers and patients on H. pylori risks for GC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article features the life and work of international leader Maharaj K. Ticku of the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. He published a paper in 1980 titled "The effects of acute and chronic ethanol administration and its withdrawal on gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor binding in rat brain" which presaged the next decades of alcohol research. A particularly seminal contribution was the 1981 paper on "Histidine modification with diethyl pyrocarbonate shows heterogeneity of benzodiazepine receptors." In addition to his research contributions to molecular neurobiology, Ticku was a critical leader at the Health Science Center.

Information about the 42nd Biennial American Cytogenetics Conference (ACC) held from April 19 to 22, 2012 in San Antonio, Texas is presented. Physician and scientist Janet Davidson Rowley was recognized as the 2012 Recipient ACC Distinguished Cytogeneticist. Among the papers presented were "The Impact of Chromosomal Microarray on Clinical Management," and "Utility of SNP Arrays in Detecting, Quantifying, and Determining Meiotic Origin of Tetrasomy 12p in Blood from Pallister-Killian Patients."

The objective of the Starting Points Web page series at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT HSC) Libraries is to provide specialized information resources in an organized online format. Highlighted resources include databases, journals, UT HSC campus information, funding sources, PubMed® RSS article feeds, and information about professional associations. This paper discusses the development process, planning, challenges, and outcomes of the Starting Points series. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose — The purpose of this paper is to present a case study which describes reference and instruction outreach programs promoted by the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Library. Direct-2-U Reference, Crash Courses, and Drop-In Tours reached out to students in innovative ways to encourage non-library users to see what they were missing and to give current library users even more choices. Direct-2-U Reference provided opportunities for students to get research help on their own turf. Librarians offered assistance at several locations across campus, combining the benefits of face-to-face reference with the convenience of getting help without going to the physical library. Library Crash Courses promoted subject-specific assistance without the formality of in-class instruction. Drop-In Tours allowed curious students to figure out the layout of the library and get answers to their questions. Design/methodology/approach — This case study describes researching alternative services, and includes practical information on how services were implemented. Information is presented about ongoing evaluation of the outreach programs that improved the direction, marketing, and overall success of the programs. Findings — The outreach programs promoted by the library reached additional users, provided more options for patrons, and improved the visibility of the library campus-wide. Originality/value — This case study will be of interest to other academic librarians wanting to provide library services outside the library. It builds on the existing literature regarding library outreach services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information about several papers discussed at the annual midwinter conference held by the American Library Association in San Antonio, Texas in January 2006 is presented. The event focused library issues particularly on planning, organizing, managing, supporting and leading library technology departments and other topics of interest to library technology managers. The meeting featured several speakers from different universities and colleges in the U.S.

An enduring concern among science education researchers is the "swing away from science" (Osborne, 2003). One of their central dilemmas is to identify--or construct--a valid outcome measure that could assess curricular effectiveness, and predict students choices of science courses, university majors, or careers in science. Many instruments have been created and variably evaluated. The primary purpose of this paper was to re-evaluate the psychometric properties of the Image of Science and Scientists Scale (ISSS) (Krajkovich 1978). In the current study, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to examine the dimensionality of the 29-item ISSS, which was administered to 531 middle school students in three San Antonio, Texas school districts at the beginning of the 2004-2005 school year. The results failed to confirm the presumed 1-factor structure of the ISSS, but instead showed a 3-factor structure with only marginal fit with the data, even after removal of 12 inadequate items. The three dimensions were "Positive Images of Scientists" (5 items), "Negative Images of Scientists" (9 items), and "Science Avocation" (3 items). The results do not support use of the original form of the ISSS for measuring "attitudes toward science," "images of scientists," or "scientific attitudes. "Shortening the scale from 29 to 17 items makes it more feasible to use in a classroom setting. Determining whether the three dimensions identified in our analysis, "Positive Images of Scientists," "Negative Images of Scientists," and "Science Avocation" contain useful assessments of middle school student impressions and attitudes will require independent investigation in other samples. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents the report of the meeting of the heads of Technical Services of Medium-Sized Libraries Discussion Group of the American Library Association, held on January 2006 in San Antonio, Texas. Topics discussed, were introduced by Elizabeth Brice, the current chair of the discussion group. This meeting was the first of a two-part series dealing with the topic "Threats to and Opportunities for Technical Services Departments."

The article presents the highlights of the 2006 Annual Meeting of The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society in San Antonio, Texas. The technical program was divided into three areas: Light Metals, Structure, Extraction, Processing and Properties and Emerging Materials. Some publications were made available as stand-alone proceedings, such as "Light Metals 2006" and "Solidification Processing of Metal Matrix Composites." Executives from leading aluminum product manufacturers gathered to discuss global challenges facing the aluminum fabrication industry.

The article provides information about the Cart War in 1850s in San Antonio, Texas. There were six cart attacks that happened, the fourth attack killed Antonio Delgado, one of the most known citizen in San Antonio. It was a violent, short- lived event that occurred between San Antonio and the Gulf Coast at Lavaca.

How, where and why GIS is taught has been debated heavily in the geography literature. This article is a contribution to that debate, because it offers a new perspective from which to teach GIS: problem-based learning. In a problem-based learning classroom, theoretical foundations and the real world of problems are understood as constitutive of one another, rather than theory being prioritised over the real world of experience. In this paper, the author describes an introductory-level GIS class in which GIS was taught with a problem-based learning pedagogy. The problem around which the class focused was a proposal to add a new school district in the San Antonio, Texas metropolitan region. This article describes the class, including the nature of the problem and the way GIS skills were sequentially taught and integrated into the analysis of that problem. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Of the various adverse outcomes that may be encountered following periodontal surgery, the risk of infection stands at the forefront of concern to the surgeon, since infection can lead to morbidity and poor healing outcomes. This paper describes a large scale retrospective study of multiple surgical modalities in a diverse periodontal practice undertaken to explore the prevalence of clinical infections post-surgically and the relationship between diverse treatment variables and infection rates. Methods: A retrospective review of all available periodontal surgical records of patients treated in the Department of Periodontics at Wilford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, was conducted. The sample comprised 395 patients and included 1,053 fully documented surgical procedures. Surgical techniques reviewed included osseous resective surgery, flap curettage, distal wedge procedures, gingivectomy, root resection, guided tissue regeneration, dental implant surgery, epithelialized free soft tissue autografts, subepithelial connective tissue autografts, coronally positioned flaps, sinus augmentations, and ridge preservation or augmentation procedures, infection was defined as increasing and progressive swelling with the presence of suppuration. The impact of various treatment variables was examined including the use of bone grafts, membranes, soft tissue grafts, post surgical chlorhexidine rinses, systemic antibiotics, and dressings. Results were analyzed using Fisher's exact test and Pearson's chi square test. Results: Of the 1,053 surgical procedures evaluated in this study, there were a total of 22 infections for an overall prevalence of 2.09%. Patients who received antibiotics as part of the surgical protocol (pre and/ or post surgically) developed eight infections in 281 procedures (2.85%) compared to 14 infections in 772 procedures (1.81%) where antibiotics were not used. Procedures in which chlorhexidine was used during post-surgical care had a lower infection rate ( 17 infections in 900 procedures, 1.89%) compared to procedures after which chlorhexidine was not used as part of post-surgical care (five infections in 153 procedures, 3.27%). The use of a post-surgical dressing demonstrated a slightly higher rate of infection (eight infections in 300 procedures, 2.67%) than non-use of a dressing (14 infections in 753 procedures, 1.86%). Despite these trends, no statistically significant relationship was found between post-surgical infection and any of the treatment variables examined, including the use of perioperative antibiotics. Conclusions: The results of this study confirm previous research demonstrating a low rate of postoperative infection following periodontal surgical procedures. Although perioperative antibiotics are commonly used when performing certain regenerative and implant surgical procedures, data from this and other studies suggest that there may be no benefit in using antibiotics for the sole purpose of preventing post-surgical infections. Further large-scale, controlled clinical studies are warranted to determine the role of perioperative antibiotics in the prevention of periodontal post-surgical infections. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article focuses on the Gender on the Borderlands issue of the periodical "Frontiers," which is based on testimonies and papers from the conference by the same name held at the Saint Mary's University on July 12-14, 2001. The readings in this collection articulate the processes of recovery in its myriad meanings: The readings thematically traverse, intersect, and connect across the six sections. Section titles denote the agency and action of living gender on the borderlands and denote scholarship about that process. The essays, which focus largely on the 20th and 21st centuries articulate themes and issues set into motion centuries ago.

While Texas has long led other US American states in number of refugees resettled, anti-migrant rhetoric globally and locally creates challenges for nonprofit organizations serving refugees and asylum seekers. This paper represents a portion of an ongoing project focusing on the needs and scope of two organizations serving migrants in San Antonio, Texas: a nonprofit focusing on legal and educational resources for migrants, and a liberal arts university's campus coalition assisting migrants in South Texas. The project reported on here is ongoing. This paper only reports on the work with these organizations and the development and early stages of interventions to assist employees and volunteers in intercultural communication, community outreach, and post-secondary trauma. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]