Publications
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Illinois Preschool for All (PFA) Program Evaluation
A summary of findings and implications for policy and practice of an Erikson Institute-led, SRI-supported evaluation of the Illinois Preschool for All program.
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Ivector-based prosodic system for language identification
In this paper, an automatic language recognition system that extracts prosody information from speech and makes decisions about the language with a generative classifier based on iVectors is built.
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The Range of Science Instructional Materials Used in a Statewide Afterschool Program
We report on our study that examined the science offerings of a publicly funded statewide afterschool program.
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The ST Pinch: A Side Chain-to-Side Chain Hydrogen-Bonded Motif
The ST Pinch is a 12-membered hydrogen-bonded motif (Ser/Thr-Xaa-Ser/Thr) involving the side chain oxygen atoms of two Ser/Thr residues. We identified the ST Pinch in 104 proteins in a database…
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Illinois Preschool for All (PFA) Program Quality
This fact sheet summarizes findings from the Illinois Preschool for All (PFA) program evaluation conducted by Erikson Institute and SRI International. PFA programs are funded by the Illinois State Board…
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Ionizing Radiation Regulates the Expression of AMP-Activated Protein Kinase (AMPK) in Epithelial Cancer Cells: Modulation of Cellular Signals Regulating Cell Cycle and Survival
Purpose:To analyze the expression of AMPK in a variety of epithelial cancer cells, regulation of AMPK subunit expression by ionizing radiation and impact of AMPK on signaling pathways regulating cell…
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Illinois Preschool for All (PFA) Teacher Characteristics
The PFA evaluation collected information from teachers and administrators about teachers’ demographics, their preparedness to teach, their professional development needs, and their attitudes about their jobs.
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Normalized amplitude modulation features for large vocabulary noise-robust speech recognition
In this work, we present an amplitude modulation feature derived from Teager’s nonlinear energy operator that is power normalized and cosine transformed to produce normalized modulation cepstral coefficient (NMCC) features...
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Blurring the boundaries: Understanding disciplinary identities in science education research
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Design Considerations for Liposomal Vaccines: Influence of Formulation Parameters on Antibody and Cell-Mediated Immune Responses to Liposome Associated Antigens
We present a comprehensive review of the physicochemical properties of liposomal vaccines and how they influence immune responses. A discussion of novel and emerging immunomodulators that are suitable for inclusion…
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Predicting the impacts of climate change on ecosystems: A high school curricular module
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Gene-Centric Analysis of Serum Cotinine Levels in African and European American Populations
We conducted a genetic association study of the biomarker in African American and European American subjects from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults study using a chip containing…