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This study examined the heterogeneity of literacy profiles for adolescents with and without a specific learning disability (SLD) in the U.S. state of Florida Student subgroups displaying common patterns of performance in word-level skills and reading comprehension were identified through latent profile analysis. Results indicate most of the total sample demonstrated below-average performance in one or both areas with word-level skill difficulties being more common than difficulties in reading comprehension alone. Changes in reading performance by profile over time (Grades 6–8) were examined through a latent transition analysis revealing consistent patterns in the SLD sample and variable patterns in the typically developing sample. Resulting profiles were utilized to predict performance on an end-of-year broad reading comprehension measure indicating very little change in performance over time. Findings suggest large numbers of adolescents with concurrent word-level and reading comprehension difficulties likely need sustained intervention in word-level skills to support their reading comprehension.

The science of reading should be informed by an evolving evidence base built on the scientific method. Decades of basic research and randomized controlled trials of interventions and instructional routines have formed a substantial evidence base to guide best practices in reading instruction, reading intervention, and the early identification of at‐risk readers. The recent resurfacing of questions about what constitutes the science of reading is leading to misinformation in the public space that may be viewed by educational stakeholders as merely differences of opinion among scientists. The authors’ goals in this article were to revisit the science of reading through an epistemological lens to clarify what constitutes evidence in the science of reading, and to offer a critical evaluation of the evidence provided by the science of reading. To this end, the authors summarize those things that they believe have compelling evidence, promising evidence, or a lack of compelling evidence. The authors conclude with a discussion of areas of focus that they believe will advance the science of reading to meet the needs of all students in the 21st century.

Several studies have shown the use of telehealth in diabetes management to be as efficacious as traditional clinic visits; however, these studies focused on English-speaking populations.

The article presents information on several bridges from around the world which can serve as travel destinations. The Millau Viaduct in France is the tallest bridge in the world with a height of 1,125 feet. The Gateshead Millennium Bridge in England is the world's only tilting bridge, opening and dosing as an eyelid does in order to allow ships to pass. The Denver Millennium Footbridge in Colorado was built to cross the railroad tracks separating Riverfront Park.

Provides information on the Reebok company headquarters in Canton, Massachusetts designed by the NBBJ. Description of the company building's design; Use of sophisticated computer software; Interior design of the headquarter; Schematic designs.

Details the transformation of Herzog & de Meuron company of an abandoned power station into the Tate Modern museum in London, England. Description of the museum; Architectural details; Interview with Jacques Herzog.

Reports on British industrial designer Tom Barker's innovative building products for two exhibitions at the Millennium Dome in Greenwich, England, in the year 2000. Technologies utilized in the projects; Description of the Shared Ground design; How Barker solved combustibility problems.

Describes the design of the roof covering the Forum, a public arena in Berlin, Germany. Designer of the Forum; Design of the roof; Comments from Markus Schulte, an architect with the Forum team.

Presents architecture-related news briefs from around the world as of November 1999. Building damages caused by an earthquake that hit Taiwan; Celebration of the National Trust for Historic Preservation's golden anniversary; Winners of Loeb Fellowships presented by the Harvard School of Design; List of endangered architectural relics and archeological sites, released by the World Monuments Fund.

Offers a look at the research and development project `House: The MIT Home of the Future,' by Kent Larson and Chris Luebkeman, professors at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Department of Architecture and Planning. Implication of technology in the construction industry; Information on the building-systems integration; Brief description of the project.

Discusses the innovative solutions found by architects and engineers in New York City, New York for rooftop additions. Challenge faced by firm Butler Rogers Baskett for rooftop additions on four Manhattan private schools; Why adding structures to the top of buildings is moe feasible; Vierendeel trusses designed by Carlos Dobryn for Saint Bernard's School.

Features FACE Design and Fabrication in New York City, New York and its partners. Evidence of FACE's pride in the physical aspect of their work; Corporate clients; Concern with adaptability.

Covers information on the Butterfly Conservatory in New York City, New York. Regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture on vivariums; Brief history on how the conservatory has been erected; Design of the conservatory.

Discusses Kent Larson's computer simulation of Louis I. Kahn's unbuilt architectural projects. Photographing of exposed concrete frame and stone infill; Use of photomontage to create two-dimensional texture maps; Creation of three-dimensional geometries; Use of software to investigate interplay of light and material. INSET: Archaeology of the Unbuilt: The process of creating the sal....

Describes the Millennium Dome, a tensile-roofed structure in the village of Greenwich in London, England, designed by Richard Rogers of the New Millennium Experience Co. Plan to hold the government-sponsored millennium celebration at the Millennium Dome; Progress of the ongoing construction as of January 1999; Economic and symbolic significance of project's site; Structural concept.

Profiles Guy Nordenson, a design engineer based in New York City. Career background of Nordenson; Information on some of his works; Remarks from Nordenson.

AbstractThis study was designed to determine the current type and extent of computer usage in quantitative business analysis courses taught in American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business (AA CSB) member universities. A survey of 617 universities was conducted in the Fall of 1984. The results provide information on the extent computers are used in quantitative business analysis courses, the setting where students receive “hands-on” computer experience, the relationship between computer applications and university characteristics, and other aspects of computer integration.

Focuses on the double-shelled structure called cases used by Renzo Piano Building Workshop for the design of Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Center in Noumea, New Caledonia. Features; How the building's ventilation system was evaluated; Functions of the cases.

Focuses on the emergence of laminated glass. Benefits from the glass; Details on the research and development of the products; Testing of laminated glass.

Focuses on the architectural trend towards environmentally safe construction and building operations and maintenance. Environment-friendly building materials and systems; Use of photovoltaic cells in the production of energy within a building; Details on the Four Times Square in Manhattan; Features of green design, eco-tech, sustainable building.

Interviews architectural historian Kenneth Frampton about the impact of technology on topography, place and culture which was debated in the 1996 Jerusalem Seminar in Architecture. Background history on the Jerusalem Seminar; Explanation of dematerialization; Arguments on technology dependency.

The article talks about the construction of the Second Avenue Subway in New York City. To be built in four phases, over an estimated 16 years, the new subway, also known as the T Line, will serve approximately 500,000 riders daily at 16 new stations along 8.5 miles of new track. Almost from the moment of conception in 1929, the project became the perennial victim of every 20th-century economic crisis and vagary of war. It is inferred that all decisions must answer to the assessments of the environmental-impact statement.

The article focuses on the construction of the Second Avenue Subway in New York City. Predicted to cost $16.8 billion, the mega-infrastructure project is the largest public-works undertaking in the city in 50 years. To be built in four phases over an estimated 16 years, the subway will serve approximately 500,000 riders daily at 16 new stations along 8.5 miles of new track.

The article talks about the construction of Second Avenue Subway (SAS) infrastructure project in New York City. To be built in four phases, over an estimated 16 years, the new subway--also known as the T Line--will serve approximately 500,000 riders daily at 16 new stations along 8.5 miles of new track. Because the SAS project is the beneficiary of federal funding, an evaluation of its environmental impact was required prior to construction in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act.

The article reports on the construction of the New York City's Second Avenue Subway. The construction was met with nearly unanimous approval tempered by cautious optimism, despite the guarantee of years of unceasing construction affecting Manhattan residents, institutions and businesses. Predicted to cost $16.8 billion, the mega-infrastructure project is the largest public-works undertaking in New York City in 50 years.

Reports on the advanced heliodon facility from the Welsh School of Architecture at Cardiff University in Wales. Technical sophistication of the facility; Amount that Cardiff charges from architects per day; Facilities in the United States where heliodons are operated.

Describes the design of the headquarters office of Korean Airlines at Kimpo International Airport in Seoul, Korea. Dimensions of the architecture; Materials used in the construction; Details on some construction procedures used.

Describes the design of the Eden Project, a terrarium in Cornwall, England. Why the site was chosen; How the architect solved the problems associated with covering such a sweeping expanse; Dimensions of the structure.

Reports on the environmental benefits claimed by steel industry and timber industry for their products. Information on sustainable building; Allegation of steel sector against the practices of timber industry; Reduction on energy requirements for steel production since 1972.

Focuses on the investment project of NBBJ Incorporated, an architectural firm in the United States. Details on the architectural design of Reebok World Headquarters in Canton, Massachusetts; Influences in NBBJ's design process; Features of the LGTwins Seoul Dome, a baseball stadium in Korea.

The article reviews the architectural design of the Barnes Foundation's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-Platinum campus in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, designed by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects.

An interview with Skyscraper Museum founder Carol Willis is presented. When asked about the history of next-generation buildings, Willis states that developers create space to rent buildings and maximize their revenues which is the reason for the improving number of projects related to skyscraper construction in the world. She mentions about an exhibition on tallest buildings in the world that the museum held in 1999.

The article discusses the importance of controlled-environment agriculture to address problems related to food shortage. Several factors threaten food supply including climate change, declining resources and population growth. The world's population is expected to increase to 10 billion in 2050 from 7.2 billion in 2013.

The article is an introductory section to a special report on various initiatives to improve communities across the U.S. through sustainable design and interdisciplinary collaboration.

The article offers information on several sustainable design projects that are receiving funding support through social media sites such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo including the Wakawaka Power charger/light emitting diode (LED) lamp from Off-Grid solutions, Urban Air bamboo forest installations, and Urbio Vertical Garden from Enlisted Design.

An interview with Cannon Design research and innovation director, Whitney Austin Gray, is presented. Gray discusses her role in an architectural firm and her particular interest in the impact of built environments on human health and wellness. She describes her work in measuring the health impact of two health centers in Baltimore, Maryland based on psychometric scales that include frequent building-related illnesses, well-being, presenteeism, and safety and security.

The article presents a case study of the sustainability of the New Orleans Bioinnovation Center (NOBIC) in Louisiana. Eskew+Dumez+Ripple is the architect for the project. It notes that glass artist Mitchell Gaudet built a partition of cast glass from discarded bottles while leftover glass chips were embedded in the terrazzo flooring. It adds that the building receives the extreme impact of the sun as its front facade faces southwest and is fitted with a stormwater-management system.

An interview with Jerry Yudelson, an engineer and the founder of sustainability-consulting firm Yudelson Associates, is presented. Yudelson says his book "The World's Greenest Buildings: Promise Versus Performance in Sustainable Design" started with the premise that high-performance green buildings exist. He cites the sustainable features of the Arizona State University (ASU) Biodesign Institute building. He mentions the challenges in developing sustainable programs and green building products.

OBJECTIVE To report a case of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) in a patient with concurrent liver dysfunction and a prolonged baseline activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) in whom argatroban therapy was monitored with aPTT and a novel plasma-diluted thrombin assay.CASE SUMMARY An 80-year-old man with HIT and liver dysfunction was treated with argatroban, which was initiated at a dose of 0.5 μg/kg/min and gradually decreased to 0.09 μg/kg/min. The patient had a mildly prolonged aPTT at baseline (37.5 seconds). He was concurrently monitored with aPTT, per institution protocol, and plasma-diluted thrombin time. Plasma-diluted thrombin times were consistently lower than aPTTs, but mirrored the trend of the aPTTs. Eleven hours after argatroban was stopped, the aPTT remained elevated (53.9 seconds), while the plasma-diluted thrombin time returned to normal range (26.4 seconds). The patient's therapy was transitioned to warfarin and he had a hospital course with no thrombotic or bleeding complications.DISCUSSION Plasma-diluted thrombin time is a novel laboratory test consisting of 1 part patient plasma diluted with 3 parts normal plasma. Plasma-diluted thrombin time has been shown to blunt the sensitivity of the thrombin time and may be more accurate for drug monitoring. A MEDLINE search revealed 2 studies using the plasma-diluted thrombin time assay. The first study compared aPTT and plasma-diluted thrombin times in blood samples mixed with argatroban, bivalirudin, or lepirudin at 3 different concentrations. Blood samples contained lupus inhibitors, vitamin k deficiency, or normal baseline aPTTs. The aPTT overestimated drug concentrations in all samples with lupus anticoagulant and vitamin k deficiency, while the plasma-diluted thrombin time correctly estimated drug concentrations in nearly all samples. The second study looked at monitoring dabigatran with plasma-diluted thrombin time and found a linear relationship between the plasma-diluted thrombin time and the dabigatran dose-response curve.CONCLUSIONS Plasma-diluted thrombin time may be an alternative for direct thrombin inhibitor monitoring in patients with elevated aPTT values at baseline. Further randomized control trials are needed to determine its applicability in clinical practice.

The article discusses the renovation of the DeTurk Round Barn in Santa Rosa, California. In order to preserve the historical integrity of the barn, TLCD Architecture left all interior wood framing exposed and no insulation or interior finishes were added. It is noted that the round barn provides much greater strength and is secured with less lumber than the rectangular one.

An interview with Andrew Dent, vice president in charge of library and materials research at Material ConneXion in New York City, is presented. When asked how manufacturers support claims regarding the sustainability of their products, he states that the obvious choice is to use one of the globally recognized certifications for the wood. He adds that although clients are interested in products that are environmentally friendly, they are not willing to compromise on performance and price.

The article discusses the ability of cardboard to maintain its dominance despite material advances. Architect Frank Gehry exploited the potential of cardboard for high-concept furniture design as far back as 1972. Mary Dorrington Ward and Rod Fountain of Cardboard Future, have spent the last four years working with different cardboard, paper, and glue manufacturers to determine the ideal combination of kraft paper and recycled fibers to produce the most strong and sustainable results.