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2. Contributed Papers in Specimen Mineralogy: Part 3.
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Lupulescu, M., Nizamoff, J. W., Falster, A. U., Simmons, W. B., Francis, C. A., Lange, D. E., Menezes, L., Rein, P. E., Wise, M. A., Richards, R. P., Wilson, M. L., Isaac, R. L., Anderson, A. J., Shelton, W., Burgess, D., Levine, D., Robinson, G. W., Sheffer, A. A., and Jarnot, B. M.
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MINERALOGY , *CONFERENCES & conventions , *KIMBERLITE , *DIOPSIDE - Abstract
Presents several abstracts of research on specimen mineralogy that were presented at the 30th Rochester Mineralogical Symposium. "Mineralogy of the Kimberlites From New York State," by M. Lupulescu; "Mineralogy of the Hiddenite and Emerald Vein Assemblage, Hiddenite, North Carolina," M. A. Wise, A. J. Anderson and R. L. Isaac; "Diopside From the Atwater Quarry Area, Westfield, Massachusetts," by W. Shelton, G. W. Robinson, D. Burgess and D. Levine.
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- 2004
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3. The Student Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Summary Statement on Research.
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AFRICAN American history , *LIBERTY - Abstract
Reviews the efforts of the Martin Luther King Jr., Papers Project to prepare a definitive, multivolume edition of King's papers as part of a long-term effort to preserve the historical legacy of the African-American freedom struggle. The initial two volumes of `The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr.'; Historical and intellectual context in which King's Crozer and Boston University academic papers were created; Selective use of appropriated passages; Citation and attribution practices; Details.
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- 1991
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4. Titles and Abstracts of Papers Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1938.
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SUBURBS , *COMMUNITIES - Abstract
The article presents titles and abstracts of papers submitted at a meeting held in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1938. The paper "The Sequent Occupance of a Boston Suburban Community," presented by Edward A. Ackerman focuses on areas surrounding the Boston metropolitan district. The proximity of a large city market, plots of level land and fertile soil determine the existence of these suburban fanning communities. The article "The Recession of Victoria Falls," by Wallace W. Atwood. The world famous falls on the Zainbesi have had a strange and remarkable history in recession. The gorge is serpentine with many curious off-shoots, and located on the floor of a broad and much older flat-bottomed valley. Today the water tumbles over a ledge, fully a mile in length, and into a very narrow chasm 350 ft. deep.
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- 1939
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5. Reports of papers presented at the general scientific meetings of the Marine Biological...
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LABORATORIES - Abstract
Lists reports presented at the General Scientific Meetings of the Marine Biological Laboratory on August 14-16, 1995.
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- 1995
6. Faces, machines, and voices: The fading landscape of papermaking in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
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Jacobson-Hardy, Michael and Weir, Robert E.
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PAPER mills , *HISTORY - Abstract
Presents an essay on the fading paper mill industry in Holyoke, Massachusetts. World-class supplier of fine writing papers in the mid-nineteenth century; Raymond Beaudry, president of the paper makers union; Mills supplying jobs for newly arrived immigrants; Skill of Holyoke machine tenders; Brief history of Holyoke's paper industry.
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- 1992
7. 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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8. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS TO BE PRESENTED AT THE SIXTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PRIMATOLOGISTS AUGUST 18--22, 1993 STURBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS.
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MARMOSETS , *BABOONS , *PRIMATES - Abstract
This article presents abstracts of papers to be presented at the Sixteenth Annual Meeting of the American Society of Primatologists, scheduled from August 18-22, 1993 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. A paper studies the proximate mechanisms regulating reproductive success in female Marmosets. Another paper focuses on the causes , risks and consequences of dispersal in male Savannah Baboons in Amboseli National Park. Heterochrony and sexual dimorphism in the skull of the Liberian Chimpanzee are explored in yet another paper.
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- 1993
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9. Abstracts of Papers Presented at the Twelfth Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research.
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PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY , *THRESHOLD (Perception) , *CONFERENCES & conventions - Abstract
This article presents abstracts of papers presented at the twelfth annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, which was held at the Hotel Sheraton-Plaza in Boston, Massachusetts on November 9-12, 1972. The paper presented by J.C. Jackson and F.K. Graham of the University of Wisconsin cites threshold intensity effects on two orienting response components. Sokolovian theory suggests that the orienting response should be large near psychophysical threshold, fall to a minimum around 10-20 decibels and then rise again until it is depressed by competition with the defense reflex.
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- 1973
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10. Paper mill reopens its doors.
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L.S.
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PAPER mills - Abstract
Focuses on Bay State Paper Co.'s reopening of a containerboard plant at the former Patriot Paper Co. mill in Boston, Massachusetts. Previous owners of Patriot Paper; Optimism of Bay State executives about the revival of Patriot Paper mill; Processing system at the facility. INSET: Recycling mill blooms in the desert, by R.S..
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- 1995
11. 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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12. MASSACHUSETTS METABOLIC DISORDERS SCREENING PROGRAM. I. TECHNICS AND RESULTS OF URINE SCREENING.
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Levy, Harvey L., Madigan, Phyllis M., and Shih, Vivian E.
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URINALYSIS , *METABOLIC disorders , *PAPER chromatography , *CYSTINURIA , *PHENYLKETONURIA - Abstract
Screening of filter paper urine specimens for metabolic and transport disorders has been conducted in Massachusetts for the past few years. Disorders not identifiable by blood screening are detectable by this program. Specimens are obtained routinely by the parents on 3- to 4-week-old infants and mailed to a central laboratory. Testing is performed on discs punched directly from each specimen utilizing several methods of paper chromatography. Cystinuria, histidinemia, Hartnup disease, and iminoglycinuria (Group I) is each approximately as frequent as is phenylketonuria (PKU) in Massachusetts (1:14,219). Other disorders identified, including the hyperglycinemias, argininosuccinic aciduria, hyperlysinemia, hyperornithinemia, and the Fanconi syndrome (Group II) each has a frequency that seems to be no greater than 1:200,000 of the population. Transient abnormalities, such as tyrosinuria-tyrosyluria, generalized hyperaminoaciduria, iminoglycinuria, cystine-lysinuria, and others have been noted. Also diaper creme or fetal contamination of specimens as well as the ingestion of formulas supplemented with DL-methionine, of ampicillin, or of n-acetylcysteine may result in unusual amino acid patterns. A program such as this requires multiple testing procedures, access to proper evaluative and investigative facilities, and cooperation among the various participating groups. The total expense of this program is about $80,000 per year or approximately $1.00 per infant tested. Pediatrics, 49:825 1972, SCREENING, METABOLIC DISORDERS, TRANSPORT DISORDERS, NEONATAL URINE TESTING, PAPER CHROMATOGRAPHY. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1972
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13. The state of nursing research from 2000 to 2019: A global analysis.
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Yanbing, Su, Hua, Liu, Chao, Liu, Fenglan, Wang, and Zhiguang, Duan
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BIBLIOMETRICS , *INTERNATIONAL relations , *INTERPROFESSIONAL relations , *LONGITUDINAL method , *NURSING research , *PUBLISHING , *RESEARCH funding , *SERIAL publications , *UNIVERSITIES & colleges , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *MIDDLE-income countries , *LOW-income countries ,DEVELOPED countries - Abstract
Aim: This study aims to present a general bibliometric overview of the development status of global nursing research from 2000 to 2019. Design: A longitudinal bibliometric analysis of nursing research was conducted. Methods: Nursing research publications (N = 88,665) were obtained from Web of Science. Bibliometric method was used to map the output and citation impact trends of countries/regions, institutions, disciplines, and journals and analyse the research collaboration among countries/regions and institutions. Results: The global paper output in nursing research increased steadily over the past two decades and it varied in different countries/regions with the USA being far ahead of the others. The paper output and cross‐border collaboration are mainly distributed in several developed countries like the USA, the UK, Australia, and Canada. The University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University, University of Toronto, and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have high academic influence in the field of nursing. Increasing attention from academic fields has been paid to research on nursing. Journal of Advanced Nursing is the most prolific and most cited journal in nursing field. Conclusion: Nursing research has developed steadily over the last two decades. Both the scientific output and research collaboration are disproportionally distributed between high‐income countries/regions and low‐ and middle‐income countries/regions. Most research and collaboration have taken place in a few developed countries across North America, Europe, and Oceania. Impact: The study highlighted the need for policy makers and funding agencies, especially those from low‐ and middle‐income countries/regions, to allocate research funding that supports the nursing higher education and international cooperation so as to promote the development of high‐quality nursing research in those countries/regions. At the same time, researchers from non‐English‐speaking countries/regions should attach more importance to publishing papers in English, strengthening the academic exchanges with international nursing colleagues and better integrating into the international academic community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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14. 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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15. When the Paper Chase Ends for Harvard Law School Professors.
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Voorhees, Theodore
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LAW teachers , *EMPLOYEES , *RETIREMENT - Abstract
Focuses on the Harvard University School of Law's compulsory retirement policy for its faculty members. Retirement age; Conflicts in approaches to the problem of aging; Issues related to the school's retirement policy raised in the student paper 'Harvard Law Record.'
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- 1978
16. Only a Paper Moon?
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Goodell, Rae
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SCIENCE - Abstract
Reports the scientific convention held at the Sheraton in Boston, Massachusetts. Effects of the sponsorship by Sun Myong Moon's Unification Church on the convention; Details on agenda's over religiosity and emphasized science in the meeting; Aims by Moon for the scientists.
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- 1979
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17. Paper fibers complete yard trimmings compost recipe.
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Farrell, Molly
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COMPOST plants , *YARD waste , *PAPER mills , *WASTE management - Abstract
Reports on the addition of waste residuals from five paper mills to increase efficiency at the yard trimmings composting site in Springfield, Massachusetts. Collection responsibilities; Composting steps; Proactive odor management; Compost use.
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- 1998
18. THE PAPER CHASE.
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Stein, Lisa
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SECURITY classification (Government documents) , *REPRODUCTION of money, documents, etc. , *CONFERENCES & conventions - Abstract
Observes the removal of classified documents from the National Archives allegedly committed by Sandy Berger, a former security adviser to President Bill Clinton. Analysis of theories as to why the documents were removed; Suspicion as to whether he took them inadvertently; Questionable timing of the story being leaked immediately before the Democratic National Convention in Boston, Massachusetts.
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- 2004
19. Recalled Government Papers Prompt Librarian Protest, Then Reversal.
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Blumenstein, Lynn and Oder, Norman
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GOVERNMENT publications , *PUBLIC domain (Copyright law) , *ACTIONS & defenses (Law) , *DEPOSITORY libraries , *FREEDOM of information , *PUBLIC libraries , *LIBRARY associations - Abstract
This article looks at the recall of government papers from libraries and how the protest of librarians reversed the government's position. The controversy began after the DOJ requested through the GPO's Superintendent of Documents that five documents distributed on civil and criminal asset forfeiture procedures were to be withdrawn and destroyed immediately, as they are intended for internal use only. The documents were Civil and Criminal Forfeiture Procedure, Select Criminal Forfeiture Forms, Select Federal Asset Forfeiture Statutes, Asset forfeiture and Money Laundering Resource Directory, and Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000 (CAFRA). Librarians, however, launched a campaign to reverse the order and the American Library Association (ALA) submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, asking why DOJ requested that documents that have been available for as long as four years be removed. Boston Public Library president Bernie Margolis, in a statement on the ALA Council electronic list, said he had asked that the decision be reconsidered and noted that he had copied the documents for cataloging as part of BPL's collection. Though DOJ officials said that the materials were inappropriately distributed to depository libraries through an error, Superintendent of Documents Judith Russell noted that the agency determined that these materials are "not sufficiently sensitive to require removal from the depository library system."
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- 2004
20. Firesafety design conference is seeking technical papers.
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CONFERENCES & conventions - Abstract
Reports on the call for papers to be presented at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Second Conference on Firesafety Design in the 21st Century. When the conference is expected to take place in Worcester, Massachusetts; Focus of the conference; Suggested topics to be discussed at the conference; Contact point for details on the conference.
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- 1998
21. 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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22. '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
23. Changing Times for a Maker of Very Important Paper.
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PATRICIA R. OLSEN
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PAPER money , *STATIONERY , *COUNTERFEIT money - Abstract
AFTER more than 200 years as a wholly family-owned company, Crane & Company, a famed producer of fine stationery based in Dalton, Mass., sold a minority share to the New York investment firm Lindsay Goldberg last summer. The sole paper supplier for United States currency, the company has been on a deal-making spree. Last May, it signed an agreement to produce stationery under the Disney brand. And in December, it purchased Atlanta-based Visual Physics, whose anticounterfeiting technology will allow Crane to enhance the security of paper money in the United States and other countries. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2009
24. How to Interpret the Lotus Decision (And How Not To).
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Samuelson, Pamela
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COPYRIGHT cases , *ACTIONS & defenses (Law) - Abstract
Focuses on the copyright lawsuit filed by Lotus Development Corporation against Paperback Software in Boston, Massachusetts. Interpretation on the decision of Judge Keeton on the case; Effects of the decision on the development of competitive software products; Historical background of the companies.
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- 1990
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25. Cold fusion reproduced--on paper.
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Holden, Constance
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COLD fusion - Abstract
Reports on the revival of the cold fusion debate on the `Technology Review' publication of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Indignation of MIT researchers who had previously refuted the technique; Claim of reports of energy-releasing nuclear reactions at room temperature.
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- 1994
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26. Collegiality Matters: Massachusetts Public Higher Education Librarians' Perspective.
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Freedman, Shin
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COWORKER relationships , *LIBRARIANS' attitudes , *STATE universities & colleges , *ACADEMIC libraries , *GENDER differences (Sociology) , *WOMEN librarians - Abstract
It is no secret that collegiality matters in academe regardless of the size and type of institution. When it comes to promotion, reappointment and tenure, the invocation of collegiality occurs. This paper aims to examine the perception and issues surrounding collegiality in the academic library setting. The data, based on the survey results of the Massachusetts public higher education librarians, reveals gender disparity on collegiality issues, attitudes and perception. The study findings also include that congeniality is not the same as collegiality. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2012
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27. Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue: Active Learning in the Classroom.
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Krajewski, Patricia R. and Piroli, Vivienne B.
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LIBRARY education , *ACTIVE learning - Abstract
Focuses on the experience of the librarians at the Simmons College Libraries in Boston, Massachusetts as they integrated active learning strategies into the library instruction program for first year students. Library tour; Game of library jeopardy; Participation in the research process during workshops; Measurement of the success of the program through anecdotal evidence and reviews of student's research paper bibliographies.
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- 2002
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28. 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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29. 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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30. NEDCC's Preservation 101.
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Hedberg, Jane
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PRESERVATION of paper , *ONLINE information services , *ARCHIVES - Abstract
Features the online course on paper preservation conducted by the Northeast Document Conservation Center in North Andover, Massachusetts. Provision of introductory lessons linked to a glossary and a bibliography; Outline of lessons; Availability of lesson texts at the center's Web site.
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- 2001
31. "Working on Wellness:" protocol for a worksite health promotion capacity-building program for employers.
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Ryan, Mari, Erck, Lisa, McGovern, Leslee, McCabe, Kathleen, Myers, Kevin, Nobrega, Suzanne, Li, Wenjun, Lin, Wen-Chieh, and Punnett, Laura
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EMPLOYEE health promotion , *HEALTH behavior , *HEALTH promotion , *GOVERNMENT policy , *INDUSTRIAL hygiene , *ORGANIZATIONAL change , *HUMAN services programs , *EVALUATION of human services programs - Abstract
Background: In the United States, worksite wellness programs are more often offered by larger employers. The Massachusetts Working on Wellness (WoW) program is an innovative, statewide capacity-building model designed to increase the number of smaller employers (200 or fewer workers) adopting health promotion initiatives. This article describes the WoW program design and approaches to recruitment, implementation, and evaluation.Methods/design: WoW provides employer training, technical assistance and seed funding, utilizing a Wellness Program Development framework based on recognized good practices. For-profit employers with 200 employees or fewer are eligible for and encouraged to apply for a Massachusetts Small Business Wellness Tax Credit. During the phase described in this paper, employer organizations applied to the program and committed to designating a champion responsible for program implementation. Interventions were to include policy and environmental supports, as well as those targeting individual behavior change through raising awareness and education. Supports provided to employers included seed grants for qualifying activities (up to $10,000 with matching required), community linkages, data collection and organization-specific feedback tools, an on-line curriculum supplemented with technical assistance, and an expert webinar series. Data collection at multiple time points, from the initial application through program completion, provides information for evaluation of recruitment, planned and completed activities.Discussion: This model is grounded in literature on good practices as well as in local knowledge about Massachusetts employers. It does not directly address the influence of working conditions, which can affect both worker participation and health behaviors. Implementation may be less successful with some organizations, such as those with many workers who are part-time or geographically distributed rather than in a centralized physical location. Program evaluation will assess the extent to which WoW achieves its goals. The data are expected to increase understanding of the needs of smaller employers and industries not traditionally implementing employee wellness programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2019
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32. Boston Univ. sued for return of King's papers.
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DeCandido, GraceAnne A.
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MANUSCRIPTS , *ARCHIVES , *UNIVERSITIES & colleges , *ACTIONS & defenses (Law) - Abstract
Reports on a lawsuit filed by Coretta Scott King against Boston University for the return of the papers of the late Martin Luther King Jr. King's deposit of his papers at the university in 1968; Claim that the papers belong to King's estate, not the university; Proposal that the papers be kept at the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta, Georgia.
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- 1988
33. Into the dark state.
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Reich, Eugenie Samuel
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DARK matter , *ASTROPHYSICS , *QUANTUM theory - Abstract
Visitors to Lene Hau's laboratory at Harvard University leave their shoes at the door. Dark state is neither light nor matter, nor a simple combination of non-interacting light and matter, says Ron Walsworth, who works on dark states at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In a paper to be published in "Physical Review Letters," later this year, Jeff Kimble and his colleagues at California Institute of Technology in Pasadena have shown how the dark state provides an unprecedented means to control and use the quantum properties of light.
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- 2004
34. 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
35. Is There Any End in Sight?
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Cannon, Angie, Kelly, Katy, and Bentrup, Nancy
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CHILD sexual abuse , *PRIESTS' sexual behavior , *GAY men's sexual behavior , *PEDOPHILIA - Abstract
Reports on the sex-abuse scandal in the Roman Catholic Church, after documents obtained by a court order suggested that Boston, Massachusetts, Cardinal Bernard Law had protected another alleged pedophile priest, Rev. Paul Shanley. Accusations against Shanley of sex abuse and publicly expressing support of sex between men and boys at a meeting of the North American Man-Boy Love Association (NAMBLA); Calls for Law's resignation; Mention of one of Shanley's victims, Gregory Ford, who says he was raped by Shanley between 1983 and 1989. INSETS: A life destroyed by terrible deeds, by Katy Kelly;The paper trail;A problem nationwide.
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- 2002
36. Inside the Black Box of Election Day Polling Locations.
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Cobb, Rachael and Gebo, Erika
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ELECTION Day , *POLLING places , *VOTERS , *ACQUISITION of data - Abstract
In this paper we use data gathered from structured observations at five polling locations within the City of Boston to examine of Election Day experiences on voters. Specifically, we examine the voter-election official interaction and the polling location environment. Boston and other locations in Massachusetts are unique in the United States in that a police officer is required to be present at every polling location in the state. We use legitimacy and collective efficacy concepts to explore the voter-election official interactions in order better contextualize what happens inside the black box of polling locations on Election Day. We discuss the implications of those findings on people's willingness to vote. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
37. Institutional Responses to Community Growth and Development.
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Hawkins, Christopher
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COMMUNITY development , *MASS mobilization , *LOCAL government , *REGRESSION analysis - Abstract
A number of studies have explored the adoption of growth management and conservation policies by local governments. Policy adoption has been attributed to community characteristics (Feiock, 2002) and the local institutional context (Lubell, Feiock and Ramirez, 2005). This paper adds to these structural and institutional explanations the level of controversy over growth and resident mobilization to limit development. A 2005 survey of local governments in Massachusetts is used to collect data on community growth issues. Regression analysis is used to test the extent to which the local institutional context is a mediating factor in mobilization to restrict development and the adoption of growth management policies. The results indicate that the influence of administration/political factors vary depending on the type of policy adopted, suggesting there is variation in distributional benefits and community costs related to different growth management policies. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
38. Temporal trends in air pollution exposure inequality in Massachusetts.
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Rosofsky, Anna, Levy, Jonathan I., Zanobetti, Antonella, Janulewicz, Patricia, and Fabian, M. Patricia
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AIR pollution , *POLLUTANTS , *PARTICULATE matter , *ENVIRONMENTAL justice , *ETHNIC groups - Abstract
Mounting evidence over the past several decades has demonstrated inequitable distribution of pollutants of ambient origin between sociodemographic groups in the United States. Most environmental inequality studies to date are cross-sectional and used proximity-based methods rather than modeled air pollution concentrations, limiting the ability to examine trends over time or the factors that drive exposure inequalities. In this paper, we use 1 km 2 modeled PM 2.5 and NO 2 concentrations in Massachusetts over an 8-year period and Census demographic data to quantify inequality between sociodemographic groups and to develop a more nuanced understanding of the drivers and trends in longitudinal air pollution inequality. Annual-average population-weighted PM 2.5 and NO 2 concentrations were highest for urban non-Hispanic black populations (11.8 µg/m 3 in 2003 and 8.4 µg/m 3 in 2010, vs. 11.3 µg/m 3 and 8.1 µg/m 3 for urban non-Hispanic whites) and urban Hispanic populations (15.9 ppb in 2005 and 13.0 ppb in 2010, vs. 13.0 ppb and 10.2 ppb for urban non-Hispanic whites), respectively. While population groups experienced similar absolute decreases in exposure over time, disparities in population-weighted concentrations increased over time when quantified by the Atkinson Index, a relative inequality measure. Exposure inequalities were approximately one order of magnitude greater for NO 2 compared to PM 2.5 , were more pronounced in urban compared to rural geographies, and between racial/ethnic groups compared to income and educational attainment groups. Our results also revealed similar longitudinal PM 2.5 and NO 2 inequality trends using Census 2000 and Census 2010 data, indicating that spatio-temporal shifts in air pollution may best explain observed trends in inequality. These findings enhance our understanding of factors that contribute to persistent inequalities and underscore the importance of targeted exposure reduction strategies aimed at vulnerable populations and neighborhoods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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39. 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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40. From Movement to Mainstream: A Battered Women's Shelter Evolves (1976-2017).
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Fleck-Henderson, Ann
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ABUSED women , *HOUSING , *COMMUNITIES , *ECONOMICS , *EMPLOYMENT , *ENDOWMENTS , *DOMESTIC violence , *FEMINISM , *INTERPROFESSIONAL relations , *ORGANIZATIONAL change , *PRACTICAL politics , *POVERTY , *PROFESSIONAL employee training , *SOCIAL services , *GOVERNMENT aid , *GOVERNMENT policy , *SOCIOECONOMIC factors , *HISTORY of women's rights , *WOMEN'S rights , *HISTORY - Abstract
This is a case study of Transition House in Cambridge, MA, a pioneering feminist agency founded in 1976. Transition House has survived and is, today, a thriving agency. Based on interviews with and papers collected from those involved in founding and running it, as well as a few guests/clients, I argue that Transition House's evolution was impelled by three major forces shared with other early domestic violence agencies: changes in the culture due in part to successes of the battered women's movement in the early years, changes in the larger political-economic context due to national policies and economic trends, which make getting out of poverty in 2017 more difficult than it was in the 1970s, and learning from survivors and from evolving research on domestic violence. In 1976, the immediate focus was on women "battered" by their partners, and the agency was strongly identified with the women's movement. In 2017, the focus is on women who are battered by economic and social conditions as much as by their partners, and the agency is seen as a partner with the city and with other nonprofit agencies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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41. Heroin uncertainties: Exploring users' perceptions of fentanyl-adulterated and -substituted 'heroin'.
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Ciccarone, Daniel, Ondocsin, Jeff, and Mars, Sarah G.
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OPIOID abuse , *DRUG overdose , *HEROIN , *FENTANYL , *DRUG adulteration , *DRUG use testing , *INTERVIEWING , *RESEARCH funding , *SUBSTANCE abuse , *UNCERTAINTY , *HARM reduction , *DRUG abusers , *PSYCHOLOGY of drug abusers , *DISEASE complications - Abstract
Background: The US is experiencing an unprecedented opioid overdose epidemic fostered in recent years by regional contamination of the heroin supply with the fentanyl family of synthetic opioids. Since 2011 opioid-related overdose deaths in the East Coast state of Massachusetts have more than tripled, with 75% of the 1374 deaths with an available toxicology positive for fentanyl. Fentanyl is 30-50X more potent than heroin and its presence makes heroin use more unpredictable. A rapid ethnographic assessment was undertaken to understand the perceptions and experiences of people who inject drugs sold as 'heroin' and to observe the drugs and their use.Methods: A team of ethnographers conducted research in northeast Massachusetts and Nashua, New Hampshire in June 2016, performing (n=38) qualitative interviews with persons who use heroin.Results: (1) The composition and appearance of heroin changed in the last four years; (2) heroin is cheaper and more widely available than before; and (3) heroin 'types' have proliferated with several products being sold as 'heroin'. These consisted of two types of heroin (alone), fentanyl (alone), and heroin-fentanyl combinations. In the absence of available toxicological information on retail-level heroin, our research noted a hierarchy of fentanyl discernment methods, with embodied effects considered most reliable in determining fentanyl's presence, followed by taste, solution appearance and powder color. This paper presents a new 'heroin' typology based on users' reports.Conclusion: Massachusetts' heroin has new appearances and is widely adulterated by fentanyl. Persons who use heroin are trying to discern the substances sold as heroin and their preferences for each form vary. The heroin typology presented is inexact but can be validated by correlating users' discernment with drug toxicological testing. If validated, this typology would be a valuable harm reduction tool. Further research on adaptations to heroin adulteration could reduce risks of using heroin and synthetic opioid combinations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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42. Papers from the Twentieth World Congress of Philosophy.
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Rohrlich, Fritz
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SCIENCE , *PHILOSOPHY , *CONFERENCES & conventions - Abstract
Introduces a series of articles on the philosophy of science, presented at the 1998 World Congress of Philosophy in Boston, Massachusetts.
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- 1999
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43. 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
44. 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
45. Treatment field takes a step toward civil commitment.
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Knopf, Alison
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SUBSTANCE abuse treatment , *SUBSTANCE abuse , *INSTITUTIONAL care , *MEDICAL ethics , *MEDICAL records , *NARCOTICS , *PRIVACY , *SELF-management (Psychology) , *RULES , *TREATMENT programs , *INVOLUNTARY hospitalization , *PATIENT autonomy , *LAW - Abstract
The article talks about the concept of civil commitment for substance use disorders (SUDs), discussing a research paper released by Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. Topics discussed include the views of some people that addiction is a disease and its treatment should not be coerced; a paper by the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) on it; and the benefits of involuntary commitment laws for substance use disorders.
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46. 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
47. Phased-Array Design for Biological Clutter Rejection: Simulation and Experimental Validation.
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Cheong, B. L., Hoffman, M. W., Palmer, R. D., Frasier, Stephen J., and López-Dekker, F. J.
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RADAR receiving apparatus , *RADAR cross sections , *THREE-dimensional imaging , *ANTENNA radiation patterns , *ANTENNA arrays , *LARGE space structures (Astronautics) , *ELECTRON beams , *SIGNAL processing , *IMAGING systems in astronomy , *SPECTRAL energy distribution , *UNIVERSITIES & colleges - Abstract
This paper highlights recent results obtained with the Turbulent Eddy Profiler (TEP), which was developed by the University of Massachusetts. This unique 915-MHz radar has up to 64 spatially separated receiving elements, each with an independent receiver. The calibrated raw data provided by this array could be processed using sophisticated imaging algorithms to resolve the horizontal structures within each range gate. After collecting all of the closely spaced horizontal slices, the TEP radar can produce three-dimensional images of echo power, radial velocity, and spectral width. From the radial velocity measurements, it is possible to estimate the three-dimensional wind with high horizontal and vertical resolution. Given the flexibility of the TEP system, various array configurations are possible. In the present work exploitation of the flexibility of TEP is attempted to enhance the rejection of clutter from unwanted biological targets. From statistical studies, most biological clutter results from targets outside the main imaging field of view, that is, the sidelobes and grating lobes (if they exist) of the receiving beam. Because the TEP array's minimum receiver separation exceeds the spatial Nyquist sampling requirement, substantial possibilities for grating-lobe clutter exist and are observed in actual array data. When imaging over the transmit beam volume, the receiving array main lobe is scanned over a ±12.5° region. This scanning also sweeps the grating lobes over a wide angular region, virtually guaranteeing that a biological scatterer outside of the main beam will appear somewhere in the imaged volume. This paper focuses on suppressing pointlike targets in the grating-lobe regions. With a subtle change to the standard TEP array hardware configuration, it is shown via simulations and actual experimental observations (collected in June 2003) that adaptive beamforming methods can subsequently be used to significantly suppress the effects of point targets on the wind field estimates. These pointlike targets can be birds or planes with strong reflectivity. By pointlike the authors mean its appearance is a distinct point (up to the imaging resolution) in the images. The pointlike strong reflectivity signature exploits the capability of adaptive beamforming to suppress the interference using the new array configuration. It should be noted that this same array configuration does not exhibit this beneficial effect when standard Fourier beamforming is employed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
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48. A Nineteenth-Century Resource for Agricultural History Research in the Twenty-First Century.
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Atack, Jeremy
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AGRICULTURAL history , *HISTORICAL research , *DATABASES , *CENSUS - Abstract
The paper announces the imminent availability of a major extension of the well-known Bateman-Foust sample. This new resource will contain linked agricultural and population census data between 1850 and 1880 for thousands of individuals in an expanded group of townships including some from the Pacific Coast states and Massachusetts and has in excess of 220,000 person-observations. The paper discusses a number of problems and complications associated with the creation of this retrospective panel database. It also shows how these data may be linked to other computer-searchable databases and resources (such as land records) and discusses the impact of personal and family characteristics on persistence and the likelihood of record linkage within the sample townships using a panel from a completed subsection of the project [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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49. 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
50. The Boston Area Diary Study and the Moral Citizenship of Care.
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Schervish, Paul G. and Havens, John J.
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CITIZENSHIP , *CARING , *VOLUNTEER service - Abstract
This paper describes the theoretical foundations, empirical findings, and practical and philosophical implications of the Boston Area Diary Study (BADS), a study of the caring behavior of 44 participants over one calendar year. In particular, the paper presents an identification theory of care and discusses how it shaped the conceptualization, collection, and analysis of the data in a year-long diary study of daily voluntary assistance. The findings from the BADS (1) theoretically confirm the identification theory of care; (2) methodologically capture how individuals perceive and carry out caring behavior as a unity; and (3rpar; empirically document the existence of a moral citizenship in America that is substantially more vigorous than is implied by the usual indicators of civic and political citizenship. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2002
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