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52. Introduction: exploring the relationships among aging, ethnicity, and family dementia caregiving.
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Hinton, W. Ladson, Fox, Kenneth, Levkoff, Sue, Hinton, W L, Fox, K, and Levkoff, S
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DEMENTIA ,CAREGIVERS ,ELDER care - Abstract
Presents a set of papers featured in the December 1999 issue of "Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry," which analyzed narratives of caregivers of elders with dementia in Boston, Massachusetts. Methods shared across the papers; Multidimensional framework for ethnicity; Directions for future research.
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- 1999
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53. Mellon $$ for apprentices in paper conservation.
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GRANTS in aid (Public finance) - Abstract
Reports that the New England Document Conservation Center in Andover, Massachusetts has received a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support its advanced apprenticeship program in paper conservation.
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- 1980
54. Art on Paper.
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ART exhibitions ,MUSEUM exhibits ,ART museums - Abstract
Reviews the art exhibition 'Visions and Revisions: Art on Paper Since 1960,' on view through September 21, 2003 at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts.
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- 2003
55. Harvard Law changes the pace of its paper chase.
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Stern, Seth
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LAW schools , *STUDENTS - Abstract
Considers the implications of the unanimous decision by Harvard Law School faculty to change the way first-year students are treated. Criticism of the school in books such as 'The Paper Chase,' by John Jay Osborn Jr.; Expectation that more personal feedback will be provided to students; Other information on the Harvard Law School which is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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- 2000
56. 'Talking Paper' To Improve Technical Training.
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OCCUPATIONAL training , *EMPLOYEE training - Abstract
Reports on efforts employed at Gardner, Massachusetts-based Simplex Time Recorder Co. to improve technical training of employees. Time systems for automatically activating lights and bells, fire and security alarm systems, control systems, and sports scoreboards; Individualized training; Training of technical representatives in administrative procedures.
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- 1975
57. Tax Ruling Exposes Company Data to More Scrutiny.
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Whitehouse, Tammy
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GOVERNMENT accounting ,INTERNAL revenue law ,ACTIONS & defenses (Law) - Abstract
The article reports that the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston, Massachusetts handed down a ruling that allows the Internal Revenue Services (IRS) to access work papers of Textron Inc. It cites that the papers are created by the company while studying the tax implications of sale-in, lease-out (SILO) transactions. However, Textron refused to show the papers due to risks associated in it. Payson Peabody says that the opinion of the company reinforces the government to access the documents.
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- 2009
58. Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Screening and Referral Outcomes among Transgender Patients in a Primary Care Setting.
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Das, Kirsten J. H., Peitzmeier, Sarah, Berrahou, Iman K., and Potter, Jennifer
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EVALUATION of medical care ,RESEARCH ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,MULTIPLE regression analysis ,MEDICAL screening ,COMMUNITY health services ,RETROSPECTIVE studies ,FISHER exact test ,INTIMATE partner violence ,PRIMARY health care ,MEDICAL protocols ,COMPARATIVE studies ,PEARSON correlation (Statistics) ,T-test (Statistics) ,MEDICAL referrals ,CLINICAL medicine ,LGBTQ+ people ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,CHI-squared test ,INTEGRATED health care delivery ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,STATISTICAL correlation ,ODDS ratio ,ELECTRONIC health records ,METROPOLITAN areas - Abstract
Transgender patients are at elevated risk of intimate partner violence (IPV), but national guidelines do not recommend routine screening for this population. This paper explores the feasibility and effectiveness of routine IPV screening of transgender patients in a primary care setting by describing an existing screening program and identifying factors associated with referral and engagement in IPV-related care for transgender patients. An IPV "referral cascade" was created for 1,947 transgender primary care patients at an urban community health center who were screened for IPV between January 1, 2014 to May 31, 2016: (a) Of those screening positive, how many were referred? (b) Of those referred, how many engaged in IPV-specific care within 3 months? Logistic regression identified demographic correlates of referral and engagement. Of the 1,947 transgender patients screened for IPV, 227 screened positive. 110/227 (48.5%) were referred to either internal or external IPV-related services. Of those referred to on-site services, 65/103 (63.1%) had an IPV-related appointment within 3 months of a positive screen. IPV referral was associated with being assigned male at birth (AMAB) versus assigned female at birth (AFAB) (AOR = 2.69, 95% CI 1.52, 4.75) and with nonbinary, rather than binary, gender identity (AOR = 2.07, 95%CI 1.09, 3.73). Engagement in IPV-related services was not associated with any measured demographic characteristics. Similar to published rates for cisgender women, half of transgender patients with positive IPV screens received referrals and two-thirds of those referred engaged in IPV-specific care. These findings support routine IPV screening and referral for transgender patients in primary care settings. Provider training should focus on how to ensure referrals are made for all transgender patients who screen positive for IPV, regardless of gender identity, to ensure the benefits of screening accrue equally for all patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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59. Privatizing the Delivery of Services: Political Process and Prospects.
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Zehavi, Amos
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PRIVATIZATION , *HUMAN services , *SOCIAL services financing , *SOCIAL services , *SOCIAL legislation - Abstract
This paper claims that the spread of privatization of delivery in social services - that is privatization of provision while funding remains public - has not proceeded uniformly across different policy domains. Certain differences in the attributes of policy domains are responsible for the variance in the incidence and extent of privatization of delivery. The paper examines two such attributes: the size of policy domains and the prevalence of professional philosophies that support institutional restructuring for reasons other than privatization. By utilizing a comparison of privatization of delivery initiatives in the education and mental health domains, across two political systems - England and Massachusetts - this study suggests that privatization of delivery is more difficult in large policy domains than in small ones and that privatization is facilitated by the pre-existence of dominant professional philosophies that demand institutional restructuring. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2003
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60. Assessing Climate Change Implications for Water Resources Planning: A Comment on a Paper by A.W....
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Kirshen, Paul H.
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CLIMATE change ,WATER resources development - Abstract
Attempts to clear the misinterpretation on the study done by Kirshen and Fennessey (KF) devoted to Climatic Change and Water Resources Planning Criteria. Water supply system of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority; Total system demand of the KF study; Description on the KF scenario.
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- 2000
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61. Most Wonderful Machine (Book Review).
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Tucker, Barbara M.
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PAPER industry , *NONFICTION - Abstract
Reviews the book 'Most Wonderful Machine: Mechanization and Social Change in Berkshire Paper Making, 1801-1885,' by Judith A. McGaw.
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- 1989
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62. Paper's assets seized.
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SEARCHES & seizures (Law) ,NEWSPAPERS - Abstract
Focuses on the seizure of office and sales equipment of the Plymouth, Massachusetts-based newspaper, `The Community Crier.'
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- 1999
63. Investigation of the Impact of the Massachusetts Health Care Reform on Hospital Costs and Quality of Care.
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Miller, Fabienne, Wang, Justin, Zhu, Joe, Chen, Ya, and Hockenberry, Jason
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HEALTH care reform ,LEGISLATIVE bills ,DATA envelopment analysis ,GOVERNMENT regulation - Abstract
In 2006, the Massachusetts legislature passed a landmark health care reform bill (the Reform) that has served as a model for the national health care reform. By aiming to provide 'access to affordable, quality, accountable health care,' the goals of this reform were to reduce the number of uninsured Massachusetts residents while containing the growth of health care costs and improving the quality of health care services. The current paper examines the impact of the Reform on the quality of care in addition to hospital costs simultaneously from a perspective of efficiency analysis. We develop an integer-valued non-radial Russell data envelopment analysis (DEA) model, which is unit variant and calculate the hospitals' efficiency directly. However, the proposed integer-valued model is non-linear. The current paper thus transforms this model into a parametric integer linear programming. We develop a method to derive its optimal solutions. We then use the new DEA model to calculate and compare the efficiency scores of hospitals in Massachusetts and Connecticut pre- and post-Reform. The analysis shows that the Reform has achieved its cost containment and quality improvement goals at the same time. These analyses provide potentially useful information to hospital regulators and government regulators, especially in light of the national interest on health care legislation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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64. Martin Luther King, Jr., as Scholar: A Reexamination of His Theological Writings.
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Carson, Claybourne, Holloran, Peter, Luker, Ralph E., and Russell, Penny
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THEOLOGIANS ,AFRICAN American history - Abstract
Questions the historical and biographical significance of the papers Martin Luther King, Jr., wrote as a divinity student at Crozer Theological Seminary and as a doctoral student at Boston University. Instances of plagiarism; Martin Luther King, Jr., Papers Projects; Evidence of King's effort to construct an identity as a theologian and preacher; Desire to stress social and political implications of theological training.
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- 1991
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65. Drugs in the nervous system: A course in learning to learn science.
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McNeal, Ann P. and Murrain, Michelle
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SCIENCE education (Higher) ,CURRICULUM - Abstract
Describes the course `Drugs in the Nervous System' aimed at getting college students to think critically and creatively about science. Course at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts; Project-based, student-centered approach; Focus on students exploring primary literature; Development of variety of skills for scientific work.
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- 1994
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66. THE "MAGIC DECADE" REVISITED: CLARK PSYCHOLOGY IN THE TWENTIES AND THIRTIES.
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Koelsch, William A.
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PSYCHOLOGY ,SOCIAL sciences - Abstract
Clark psychology in the post­Hallian era has attracted little attention from scholars. The only general account, Carl Murchison's ‘Recollections of a Magic Decade at Clark’ (1959), is both partisan and limited in scope. This paper examines the ‘second cycle’ of the Clark department in a period of unusual productivity in research, publication and graduate training from the mid-twenties to the mid-thirties, as well as the internal tensions and constraints that led the department to self-destruct in 1936 and lose its scholarly leadership and professional visibility until the post-World War II era. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1990
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67. Massachusetts: Paper Sale.
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Peacock, Wayne
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NEGOTIABLE instruments - Abstract
Reports on the use of the commercial paper program to obtain cash in anticipation of future tax collections by Massachusetts as of December 2001. Revenue generated by the state through the sale; Uses to which the revenue generated from the sale will be put.
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- 2001
68. Coretta Scott King wants library to yield King papers.
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PRESERVATION of manuscripts ,ARCHIVES - Abstract
Reports on the suit filed by Coretta Scott King for the return of the collection of papers of Martin Luther King Jr. from Boston University in Massachusetts to Atlanta, Georgia. Coretta King's accusation that the university failed to preserve the collection; University's defense of its King collection.
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- 1988
69. New Directions: Maastricht--Cambridge Symposium 2002.
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Eichholtz, Piet and Patel, Kanak
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,FINANCE ,REAL property ,UNITED States economy ,REAL estate business - Abstract
The March/May 2004 special issue of the Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics presents papers presented at the Maastricht, the Netherlands-Cambridge, Massachusetts Symposium 2002. The Limburg Institute of Financial Economics, the Netherlands hosted this third symposium, which was attended by 43 participants. In all, eleven papers were presented, with nine being selected for publication in this special issue of the Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics. Of these nine articles, research teams based in the United States write four, another four are from Europe, and one is from the Far East. That means that the special issue of the journal is becoming increasingly international in scope, which underlines the growing quality of research in real estate finance and economics outside of the United States.
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- 2004
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70. Out of the fold.
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Scotia, Nova
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COLLEGE teachers ,ORIGAMI - Abstract
Interviews Erik Demaine, computational origami professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. Knowledge gained by him during his childhood; Details on his growing interest in mathematics; Educational qualifications; His accomplishments in mathematics; His comments on the Japanese art of paper folding Origami.
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- 2003
71. Merrimac Paper Company, Inc.; Notice of Termination of License by Implied Surrender and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene.
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Bose, Kimberly D.
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LICENSES ,HYDROELECTRIC power plants - Abstract
The article presents information on a notice issued by the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regarding termination of license of Merrimac Paper Co. for the Merrimac Hydroelectric Project located on the Merrimack River in Essex County, Massachusetts by implied surrender. As stated, license is terminated due to violation of the terms and conditions of the license by the company.
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- 2012
72. Twenty-five Years of the Boston University Conference on Language Development: An Institutional History.
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Thomas, Margaret
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,LANGUAGE & languages ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges - Abstract
THE YEAR 2000 MARKED THE TWENTY-FIFTH MEETING of the Boston University Conference on Language Development, now one of the largest and most important annual events in the various sub-fields of linguistics and psychology concerned with language learning. For three days during early November, researchers and educators who study how children and adults acquire language converged on the campus of Boston University, as they have every year since 1976, as guests of the BU Program in Applied Linguistics. Several hundred strong, they argued, compared data, swapped ideas, and provoked each other to keep on probing into the many intriguing mysteries of how humans learn to talk. In recognition of the conference's birthday, Margaret Thomas presented this overview of the first quarter-century of the BUCLD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2000
73. Stronger Together: Results from a Randomized Controlled Efficacy Trial of a Dyadic Intervention to Improve Engagement in HIV Care Among Serodiscordant Male Couples in Three US Cities.
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Stephenson, Rob, Garofalo, Robert, Sullivan, Patrick S., Hidalgo, Marco A., Bazzi, Angela R., Hoehnle, Samuel, Bratcher, Anna, Finneran, Catherine A., and Mimiaga, Matthew J.
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CLINICAL drug trials ,HIV prevention ,GAY men ,COUNSELING ,PATIENT participation ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,ANTIRETROVIRAL agents ,HIV seroconversion ,PATIENT compliance ,ODDS ratio - Abstract
Engagement in HIV care and a high level of antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence for people living with HIV is crucial to treatment success and can minimize the population burden of the disease. Despite this, there is a critical gap in HIV prevention science around the development of interventions for serodiscordant male couples. This paper reports on the results of a randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy of Stronger Together, a dyadic counseling intervention aimed at increasing engagement in and optimizing HIV care among serodiscordant male couples in Atlanta, GA, Boston, MA, and Chicago, IL. Between 2014 and 2017, 159 male serodiscordant couples (total N = 318) in Atlanta, GA, Boston, MA, and Chicago, IL were enrolled and equally randomized to either the Stronger Together intervention arm (a three-session dyadic intervention involving HIV testing and adherence counseling) or a standard of care (SOC) control arm. Couples completed individual study assessments via an audio computer assisted self-interviewing (ACASI) system at baseline, 6, 12 and 18 months. Primary outcomes included being prescribed and currently taking ART, and fewer missed doses of ART in the past 30 days; because the trial was not powered to examine viral suppression, we examined this as an exploratory outcome. Longitudinal data analysis was by an intention-to-treat approach. Participants ages ranged from 18 to 69 (mean = 35.9), and are predominantly white (77.5%), and college educated (68.4% earned a college degree or higher). Participants randomized to the Stronger Together arm had a significantly greater odds of being prescribed and currently taking ART over time than those in the SOC arm (at 12 months OR 2.75, 95%CI 1.35–4.67, p-value 0.020, and at 18 months OR 2.91, 95%CI 1.61–4.88, p-value 0.013). Similarly, those in the Stronger Together arm had a significantly lower odds of missing a dose of ART in the past 30 days over time compared to those in the SOC arm (at 12 months OR 0.28, 95%CI 0.09–0.81, p-value 0.019, and at 18 months OR 0.25, 95%CI 0.07–0.82, p-value 0.023). Among male couples in serodiscordant relationships, the Stronger Together intervention resulted in significantly improved HIV treatment outcomes at both 12 and 18 months of follow-up. This trial is the first to date to demonstrate evidence of efficacy for a dyadic counseling intervention and has the potential to fill a critical gap in secondary HIV prevention interventions for serodiscordant male couples. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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74. EVICTING FREE PAPERS.
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FREE circulation newspapers & periodicals ,LOCAL officials & employees - Abstract
Editorial. Discusses the decision of Somerville, Massachusetts city officials to eliminate free newspaper boxes at the city square. Allegations that the boxes are a public safety hazard; Criticisms against the decision; Efforts of other towns and cities to eliminate news racks and boxes that allegedly do not comply with aesthetic and safety regulations.
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- 2000
75. Beantown battle.
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Case, Tony
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TABLOID newspapers ,NEWSPAPER publishing - Abstract
Focuses on the status of the newspaper `Boston Herald.' Patrick Purcell's purchasing of the daily tabloid from Rupert Murdoch; Competition with the `Boston Globe'; Advancement of advertising revenues in 1995; Development of interactive job hunting product.
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- 1996
76. Holyoke Machine Co. Expanding Facilities.
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REMODELING of factories for other use ,PAPER calendering ,FACILITY management ,INDUSTRIAL architecture ,PLANT maintenance ,PAPERMAKING machinery - Abstract
The article announces that Holyoke Machine Co. has added 8000 square feet to its plant at Holyoke, Massachusetts. It notes that the move aims to increase production of super calender rolls up to 350 inches face width and weighing up to 35 tons. It mentions that the addition will enable the company to boosts its production of the rolls by 50 percent. It reports that the renovation of some 5000 square feet of floor space at the plant is underway to facilitate more efficient flow of materials. It states that the renovation is scheduled for completion by September 1.
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- 1986
77. Working papers.
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MARKETING ,MARKETING Science Institute (Cambridge, Mass.) ,PUBLISHING - Abstract
Reports on the Marketing Science Institute's publication of a catalog which describes over 250 research papers on all aspects of strategic marketing. Cost of the catalog; Contact information.
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- 1995
78. Using Collabo RATE, a brief patient-reported measure of shared decision making: Results from three clinical settings in the United States.
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Forcino, Rachel C., Barr, Paul J., O'Malley, A. James, Arend, Roger, Castaldo, Molly G., Ozanne, Elissa M., Percac‐Lima, Sanja, Stults, Cheryl D., Tai‐Seale, Ming, Thompson, Rachel, and Elwyn, Glyn
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CONFIDENCE intervals ,MEDICAL cooperation ,PATIENT psychology ,SENSORY perception ,PRIMARY health care ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,RESEARCH ,RESEARCH funding ,SURVEYS ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,RESEARCH methodology evaluation ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,ODDS ratio ,FIELD notes (Science) - Abstract
Introduction Collabo RATE is a brief patient survey focused on shared decision making. This paper aims to (i) provide insight on facilitators and challenges to implementing a real-time patient survey and (ii) evaluate Collabo RATE scores and response rates across multiple clinical settings with varied patient populations. Method All adult patients at three United States primary care practices were eligible to complete Collabo RATE post-visit. To inform key learnings, we aggregated all mentions of unanticipated decisions, problems and administration errors from field notes and email communications. Mixed-effects logistic regression evaluated the impact of site, clinician, patient age and patient gender on the Collabo RATE score. Results While Collabo RATE score increased only slightly with increasing patient age ( OR 1.018, 95% CI 1.014-1.021), female patient gender was associated with significantly higher Collabo RATE scores ( OR 1.224, 95% CI 1.073-1.397). Clinician also predicts Collabo RATE score (random effect variance 0.146). Site-specific factors such as clinical workflow and checkout procedures play a key role in successful in-clinic implementation and are significantly related to Collabo RATE scores, with Site 3 scoring significantly higher than Site 1 ( OR 1.759, 95% CI 1.216 to 2.545) or Site 2 (z=−2.71, 95% CI −1.114 to −0.178). Discussion This study demonstrates that Collabo RATE can be used in diverse primary care settings. A clinic's workflow plays a crucial role in implementation. Patient experience measurement risks becoming a burden to both patients and administrators. Episodic use of short measurement tools could reduce this burden. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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79. Digital ink gives new meaning to paper recycling.
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Chinnock, Chris
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INK , *TECHNOLOGICAL innovations - Abstract
Looks at researchers' work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who are trying to develop a matrix-addressable paper. Special ink that makes it possible; Applications of the paper.
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- 1997
80. Beyond BUNKER HILL.
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Moses, Lucia
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NEWSPAPER circulation ,NEWSPAPERS - Abstract
Focuses on circulation battle between Boston, Massachusetts-based newspapers, 'The Boston Globe' and 'Boston Herald.' 'Boston Herald' parent Herald Media Inc.'s completion of its purchase of the Community Newspaper Co.; Re-examination of roles in a changing arena; Challenge of capturing the interest of readers living farther and farther from the city. INSET: The Hubbub in Boston.
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- 2001
81. The papers of Professor Louis S. Feuer...
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Young, Ann-Christie
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ENDOWMENTS - Abstract
Reports on the donation of the papers of Professor Louis S. Feuer to Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. Background information on the intellectual endeavors of Feuer; Publications authored by Feuer.
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- 2000
82. Distribution of capitalized benefits from land conservation.
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Lang, Corey, VanCeylon, Jarron, and Ando, Amy W.
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NATURE reserves , *PROTECTED areas , *EQUITY (Real property) , *LOW-income housing , *HOUSING market , *MARKET capitalization , *LAND tenure - Abstract
Land conservation efforts throughout the United States sustain ecological benefits while generating wealth in the housing market through capitalization of amenities. This paper estimates the benefits of conservation that are capitalized into proximate home values and quantifies how those benefits are distributed across demographic groups. Using detailed property and household-level data from Massachusetts, we estimate that new land conservation led to $62 million in new housing wealth equity. However, houses owned by low-income or Black or Hispanic households are less likely to be located near protected areas, and hence, these populations are less likely to benefit financially. Direct study of the distribution of this new wealth from capitalized conservation is highly unequal, with the richest quartile of households receiving 43%, White households receiving 91%, and the richest White households receiving 40%, which is nearly 140% more than would be expected under equal distribution. We extend our analysis using census data for the entire United States and observe parallel patterns. We estimate that recent land conservation generated $9.8 billion in wealth through the housing market and that wealthier and White households benefited disproportionately. These findings suggest regressive and racially disparate incidence of the wealth benefits of land conservation policy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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83. Industrial claims stranded investment.
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ELECTRIC power distribution , *STRANDED investment - Abstract
Reports that the International Paper Co. (IP) has argued that it will be burdened wtih stranded generation unless regulators order retail wheeling. IP's asking of Northeast Utilities for permission over power distribution lines; IP's relief request from the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities; Other details.
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- 1996
84. This Paper House.
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Rosenberg, Madelyn
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DWELLINGS , *NEWSPAPERS - Abstract
Describes a house in Rockport, Massachusetts which is made of used newspapers and was completed in 1923 by Elis F. Stenman. Other furniture created by Stenman; Reactions of visitors and tourists upon seeing the house.
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- 2001
85. Why Do Some Electronic-Only Journals Struggle, While Others Flourish?
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Kiernan, Vincent
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ELECTRONIC journals ,INFORMATION technology ,ELECTRONIC publishing ,MARKETING - Abstract
Explores the Chicago Journal of Theoretical Computer Science and other electronic journals' lack of success. Earth Interactions; Academic quality; Marketing tactics; Comments by Janet Fisher, faculty at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Bruce Mizrach faculty at Rutgers University.
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- 1999
86. THIS ALCHEMY MAY YIELD REAL GOLD.
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Coy, Peter
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GRAPHIC methods in statistics ,SECURITIES - Abstract
Reports on research by technical analysts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who have found that certain technical patterns do provide incremental information about the stock market, especially for Nasdaq stocks. Reaction to the analysis by technical analysts; The basic strategy of the research; How the paper demonstrates that technical patterns do contain genuine information about what is going to happen next in the market.
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- 2000
87. Authors Boycott an Elsevier Journal OverRefusal to Publish a Paper on IBM.
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Blumenstyk, Goldie
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PUBLIC health research ,AUTHORS ,PERIODICAL publishing ,CANCER risk factors ,HEALTH risk assessment - Abstract
Reports on the move of the authors for a health journal to withhold their articles in protest to the refusal of Elsevier to publish a paper about the occurrence of cancer among IBM workers. Results of the data analyzed by Richard W. Clapp, a professor of environmental health at Boston University in Massachusetts, and private consultant Rebecca A. Johnson on the risk of cancer for IBM workers; Response of IBM to the analysis of data supplied to the authors; Reason for Elsevier's rejection of the article for the special issue.
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- 2004
88. Fed has money to burn, company has other ideas.
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Siwolop, Sana
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PAPER recycling - Abstract
Throws light on the recycling of the old worn out bills discarded by the Federal Reserve, by Crane & Company, the Dalton, Massachusetts, concern, involved in making stationery. Focus on the letterheads released by the latter.
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- 1995
89. An Ethicolegal Analysis of Involuntary Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders.
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Udwadia, Farhad R. and Illes, Judy
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SUBSTANCE abuse treatment ,SUBSTANCE abuse laws ,INVOLUNTARY treatment laws ,ANALGESICS ,DIGNITY ,DRUG addiction ,INVOLUNTARY treatment ,LIBERTY ,MEDICAL ethics ,NARCOTICS ,PRIVACY ,INVOLUNTARY hospitalization - Abstract
Supply-side interventions such as prescription drug monitoring programs, "pill mill" laws, and dispensing limits have done little to quell the burgeoning opioid crisis. An increasingly popular demand-side alternative to these measures – now adopted by 38 jurisdictions in the USA and 7 provinces in Canada — is court-mandated involuntary commitment and treatment. In Massachusetts, for example, Part I, Chapter 123, Section 35 of the state's General Laws allows physicians, spouses, relatives, and police officers to petition a court to involuntarily commit and treat a person whose alcohol or drug abuse poses a likelihood of serious harm. This paper explores the ethical underpinnings of this law as a case study for others. First, we highlight the procedural and substantive standards of Section 35 and evaluate the application of the law in practice, including the frequency with which it has been invoked and outcomes. We then use this background to inform an ethical critique of the law. Specifically, we argue that the infringement of autonomy and privacy associated with involuntary intervention under Section 35 is not currently justified on the grounds of a lack of evidenced benefits and a risk of significant of harm. Further ethical concerns also arise from a lack of standard of care provided under the Section 35 pathway. Based on this analysis, we advance four recommendations for change to mitigate these ethical shortcomings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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90. Mass. paper digs `out of the ashes'.
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Strupp, Joe
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NEWSPAPERS ,FIRES - Abstract
Focuses on the `Waltham News-Tribune,' a newspaper in Massachusetts whose office was hit by a fire in February 1999. Comments from editor Jon Paul Potts; Effect of the fire to the newspaper; Ownership of the paper.
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- 1999
91. PAPERS GO NATIVE FOR SPORTS.
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Fitzgerald, Mark
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NEWSPAPER sports sections ,BASEBALL players - Abstract
Features the Spanish-language news article in `The Boston Globe' about Dominican baseball pitcher Pedro Martinez in Boston, Massachusetts. Reason for giving Martinez a special coverage in the newspaper; Sports updates published every Friday in the paper; Membership of Martinez in the Red Sox baseball team.
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- 2000
92. Feedback loop gains and system behavior (1996).
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Kampmann, Christian Erik
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,FEEDBACK control systems ,EIGENVALUES ,NONLINEAR systems ,CLOSED loop systems - Abstract
Kampmann C. E. (1996) Feedback loop gains and system behavior Proceedings of the 1996 International System Dynamics Conference. System Dynamics Society, Boston, MA, USA In the past two decades, there has been a steady growth of analytical tools that can help the system dynamicist understand and test the behavior of large models. Without such tools, we must resort to simulation experiments and intuition developed from simple, low-order, systems. While this traditional approach has served us well, there is always the danger that we overlook important mechanisms in larger systems or falsely attribute behavior patterns to particular structures. Among these new analytical tools, eigenvalue elasticity analysis (EEA) has received the most attention, perhaps because it rests on a consistent and comprehensive theoretical foundation. The approach involves decomposing system outcomes into characteristic behavior modes, each characterized by an eigenvalue of the linearized system matrix, and then examining how each eigenvalue or behavior mode is affected by small changes in the parameters of the system. The eigenvalue elasticity of a parameter change is a dimensionless number, defined as the fractional change in the eigenvalue resulting from a fractional infinitesimal change in that parameter. Parameters or structural links or loops in the model that have large elasticities are then interpreted as playing a dominant role in that behavior mode. EEA was first used by Nathan Forrester in his doctoral dissertation from 1982. However, it did not receive much attention in the field until the 1996 International System Dynamics Conference, where Christian Kampmann presented a rigorous analysis of the topology of feedback loop structures and how eigenvalue elasticities are related to the strength of individual feedback loops. Since then, an entire strand of research has been devoted to the development and application of EEA, where Kampmann's conference paper remains a seminal reference. Yet until now, the paper has never been published, and researchers have had to rely on private circulation of various drafts of the paper. With this archival publication, we wish to remedy this deficiency in the hope that the work will inspire others to continue developing EEA and further the high standards of analytical rigor that Kampmann's paper represents. Abstract Linking feedback loops and system behavior is part of the foundation of system dynamics, yet the lack of formal tools has so far prevented a systematic application of the concept, except for very simple systems. Having such tools at their disposal would be a great help to analysts in understanding large, complicated simulation models. The paper applies tools from graph theory formally linking individual feedback loop strengths to the system eigenvalues. The significance of a link or a loop gain and an eigenvalue can be expressed in the eigenvalue elasticity, i.e., the relative change of an eigenvalue resulting from a relative change in the gain. The elasticities of individual links and loops may be found through simple matrix operations on the linearized system. Even though the number of feedback loops can grow rapidly with system size, reaching astronomical proportions even for modest systems, a central result of the paper is that one may restrict attention to an independent subset which typically grows only linearly and at most as the square of system size. An algorithm for finding an independent loop set is presented, along with suggestions for how to augment it to select loops with large elasticities. For illustration, the method is applied to a well-known system: the simple long-wave model. Because this model exhibits highly nonlinear behavior, it sheds light on the usefulness of linear methods to nonlinear system. The analysis leads to a more thorough and deeper understanding of the system and sheds new light on conventional wisdom regarding the role of many of the system's feedback loops. Copyright © 2012 System Dynamics Society [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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93. GUEST EDITORIAL: INTRODUCTION TO THE SPECIAL SECTION.
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SOFTWARE engineering ,CONFERENCES & conventions ,SOFTWARE validation ,SOFTWARE verification ,COMPUTER software development - Abstract
The article presents an introduction to the special section related to International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE'97), published in the August 1998 issue of the journal "IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering." Authors say that ICSE was held in Boston Massachusetts, in the week of May 17-23, 1997. The main goal of the conference was to meet needs and expectations of a large variety of attendees. The program committee of the conference was involved in a comprehensive reviewing process of papers submitted. At the end of this process, three papers were selected for publication. In the first paper, "Evaluating Testing Methods by Delivered Reliability," researchers discuss a method for evaluating the effectiveness of testing, based on a measure of the program reliability after testing. The second paper "Analyzing Partially Implemented Real-Time System," presents a technique for analyzing partially-implemented real-time systems. The third paper "Communication Metrics for Software Development," discusses results of comprehensive experiment whose goal was to evaluate the effectiveness of a set of communication metrics.
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- 1998
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94. The papers of Jane Jacobs, a nationally.
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- MASSACHUSETTS, CHESTNUT Hill (Mass.), UNITED States, JACOBS, Jane, 1916-2006, BOSTON College. John J. Burns Library.
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Reports that the papers of Jane Jacobs, a nationally known urbanologist and architectural critic, have been donated by Jacobs to the John J. Burns Library of Rare Books and Special Collections at Boston College, Massachusetts. Includes a film about her work, newspaper and magazine clippings, manuscripts, awards, letters and photographs.
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- 1995
95. The papers of Harold E. Edgerton have...
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- MASSACHUSETTS, CAMBRIDGE (Mass.), UNITED States, EDGERTON, Harold Eugene, 1903-1990, MASSACHUSETTS Institute of Technology
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Reports on the acquisition of the papers of Harold R. Edgerton by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Profile of Edgerton; Components of the collection.
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- 1993
96. Naming Victims: Paper feels heat in rape cases.
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Frank, Cheryl
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NEWSPAPER court reporting , *LEGAL status of rape victims , *TRIALS (Rape) , *JOURNALISTS , *PROFESSIONAL ethics - Abstract
Reports on the issues surrounding a Connecticut editor's decision to publish the name of the victim in a Massachusetts rape case in the Manchester 'Journal-Inquirer.' Opinion of the American Civil Liberties Union; Connecticut law intended to protect sexual assault victims; Reasons why the paper will continue publishing crime victims' names.
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- 1984
97. Restraining the Leviathan: Property Tax Limitation in Massachusetts.
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Cutler, David M., Elmendorf, Douglas W., and Zeckhauser, Richard
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PROPERTY tax ,TAX & expenditure limitations ,TAX laws ,LOCAL revenue ,TAX incidence - Abstract
This paper examines property tax limitations in the state of Massachusetts. The authors focus on proposition 2 ½ where voters approved to reduce property taxes and restricted further growth. Results imply it had a low impact on local revenues and spending. Proposition 2 ½ did reduce local revenues in the 1990's recession. Voters were discontent with the financing system and viewed the government as inefficient because their own tax burden was high. This working paper is available at the US Federal Reserve Board. You can access this site by going to www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/workingpapers.htm.
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- 1997
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98. (Re)negotiation of the cultural and linguistic identities of the Azorean Portuguese in Eastern Massachusetts.
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Gubitosi, Patricia and de Oliveira, Judy
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PORTUGUESE people ,CULTURAL identity ,LINGUISTIC identity ,NEGOTIATION ,DISPLACEMENT (Psychology) - Abstract
Linguistic identity of migrant communities is highly related to cultural practices. Given that social and individual identity emerges through social interaction and discursive practices where the role of linguistic processes is fundamental, this paper analyses how Portuguese migrants and their descendants negotiate and contest their cultural and linguistic identity while struggling to maintain their language and traditions in Eastern Massachusetts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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99. Razed Boston Gay Paper, Store Seek Help.
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GAY business enterprises - Abstract
Reports that gay business enterprises that have been destroyed in a fire incident are seeking contributions in Boston, Massachusetts. Reconstruction of Gay Community News' files; Donations for the reopening of the Glad Day Bookshop.
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- 1982
100. Test-Based Accountability: The Promise and the Perils.
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Costrell, Robert M.
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EDUCATIONAL accountability ,EDUCATIONAL standards ,ACADEMIC achievement ,UNITED States education system ,SCHOOL failure ,OUTCOME-based education - Abstract
Comments on the paper "Test-Based Accountability: The Promises and the Perils," by Tom Loveless. Effects of standards on student achievement; Impact of exit exams on students at risk of failing; Factors that make a difference in establishing and maintaining accountability, based on experiences in Massachusetts.
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- 2005
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