Launching Interdisciplinary Programs as College Signature Areas: An Example     

Tammy Stone  Kathleen Bollard  Jonathan M. Harbor 《Innovative Higher Education》2009,34(5):321-329

Increasingly administrators are concerned with inspiring and supporting faculty members in the creation of interdisciplinary programs in response to research and funding shifts and public need. This article presents an initative undertaken at the University of Colorado Denver, demonstrating a method for identifying and launching a set of signature interdisciplinary programs for a diverse college environment that overcomes hesitancy and hindrances at the individual, departmental, and institutional levels.  相似文献   

Departments in Academic Receivership: Possible Causes and Solutions     

Tammy Stone 《Innovative Higher Education》2009,33(4):229-238

This article explores the concept of academic receivership in U.S. colleges and universities. Academic receivership occurs when control of an academic department or program is removed from the faculty and an outside chair is put in place by the college or university administration. A literature review is supplemented by a small survey to assess how common receivership is and how it is administered. Combined, these elements allow for a discussion of the warning signs that a department is becoming dysfunctional and a procedure to guide a department through the receivership process.

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Athens 2004: the pollution climate and athletic performance     

Geraint Florida-James  Ken Donaldson  Vicki Stone 《Journal of sports sciences》2013,31(10):967-980

Athens sits in a basin approximately 450 km² in area, surrounded by mountains and open sea. Anthropogenic emissions in conjunction with the topographical and meteorological conditions can result in high air pollution within the city. The pollutants of concern for athletes competing in Athens 2004 appear to be nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), ozone and particulate (PM₁₀) pollution. Exposure to elevated ozone concentrations has been reported to give rise to symptoms that include cough, chest pain, difficulty in breathing, headache, eye irritation and a decrease in forced expiratory volume in one second. All of these effects are likely to impact upon performance, and several studies of cyclists suggest this to be the case. In contrast, the impact of ambient concentrations of NO₂ appears to be negligible on normal activities, but at high exercise intensities the impact remains unclear. The use of currently available information and models to predict the effect of ozone and other pollutants on elite athletes is problematical, since such models are based upon significantly lower ventilation rates than those achieved by some elite athletes. In addition, it is already known that the response to ozone can vary somewhat between individuals. Since the individuals who will be competing in Athens are physiologically very different to the participants in most published studies, it is difficult to predict individual responses. There is some evidence to indicate that adaptation to the adverse health and performance effects of ozone can occur, so that performance is partially recovered on re-exposure. The adaptation is not seen in all studies and appears to be dependent on several factors, including the initial sensitivity of the individual to ozone. Antioxidant supplementation has also been shown in some studies to partially ameliorate the adverse effects of ozone by counteracting the oxidative stress mechanism associated with this pollutant. Whether this transfers to performance enhancement per se remains unclear at present. Additional research is required to gain a sound understanding of the effects of a complex mixed air pollution exposure on the pulmonary function and performance of athletes exercising at high work intensities.  相似文献   

Threshold frequency of an electrically induced cramp increases following a repeated,localized fatiguing exercise     

Marcus B. Stone  Jeffrey E. Edwards  Kellie C. Huxel  Mitchell L. Cordova  Christopher D. Ingersoll  J. Patrick Babington 《Journal of sports sciences》2013,31(4):399-405

Abstract

Though clinical observations and laboratory data provide some support for the neuromuscular imbalance theory of the genesis of exercise-associated muscle cramps, no direct evidence has been published. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of local muscle fatigue on the threshold frequency of an electrically induced muscle cramp. To determine baseline threshold frequency, a cramp was electrically induced in the flexor hallucis brevis of 16 apparently healthy participants (7 males, 9 females; age 25.1 ± 4.8 years). The testing order of control and fatigue conditions was counterbalanced. In the control condition, participants rested in a supine position for 30 min followed by another cramp induction to determine post-threshold frequency. In the fatigue condition, participants performed five bouts of great toe curls at 60% one-repetition maximum to failure with 1 min rest between bouts followed immediately by a post-threshold frequency measurement. Repeated-measures analysis of variance and simple main effects testing showed post-fatigue threshold frequency (32.9 ± 11.7 Hz) was greater (P < 0.001) than pre-fatigue threshold frequency (20.0 ± 7.7 Hz). An increase in threshold frequency seems to demonstrate a decrease in one's propensity to cramp following the fatigue exercise regimen used. These results contradict the proposed theory that suggests cramp propensity should increase following fatigue. However, differences in laboratory versus clinical fatiguing exercise and contributions from other sources, as well as the notion of a graded response to fatiguing exercise, on exercise-associated muscle cramp and electrically induced muscle cramp should be considered.  相似文献   

Book reviews     

Johanna Wyn  Zita M. Unger  Marian C. Stone  Judith Gill  Patrick Slattery  Maurice Robson  Christine Halse 《The Australian Educational Researcher》1994,21(2):107-124

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Individual differences in the self-image of adolescents with learning disabilities: the roles of severity, time of diagnosis, and parental perceptions.   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

D Raviv  C A Stone 《Journal of learning disabilities》1991,24(10):602-11, 629

The self-images of 49 adolescents with learning disabilities (Grades 9 through 12, mean age = 15.9) and 49 normally achieving peers (Grades 9 through 12, mean age = 16.0) were compared using the Offer Self-Image Questionnaire (OSIQ). The group with LD scored significantly lower than the comparison group on 4 of the 10 OSIQ scales. Later-diagnosed adolescents with LD scored significantly higher than early-diagnosed adolescents on two of the scales. Severity of the learning disability was not found to be related to self-image scores. In a second study, parental perceptions of the self-images of 28 of the 49 students with LD were studied by administering the Offer Parent-Adolescent Questionnaire (OPAQ) and an informal questionnaire to their parents. On 6 of the 10 OPAQ scales, parents perceived their children as having a lower self-image than the adolescents themselves reported. Significant but moderate relationships were found between parents' perceptions and adolescent self-image scores. Results of the two studies are interpreted in terms of a multidimensional conception of self-image that considers factors inherent to the individual as well as interpersonal and institutional factors.  相似文献   

Adding to the Biology Education Research Tool Kit: Research Methods Essays     

Erin L. Dolan  Elisa Stone 《CBE life sciences education》2013,12(3):320-321

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International Communications     

Ithiel de Sola Pool  Philip Stone  Alexander Szalai  George Melly  T.C. Worsley  D.G. Bridson 《Communication Booknotes Quarterly》2013,44(11):3-5

Church, Communication, Development (Committee on Society, Development, and Peace; Publications Department; Ecumenical Centre, 150 Route de Ferney, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland, $3.50)

Ithiel de Sola Pool, Philip Stone and Alexander Szalai's Communications, Computers and Automation for Development (UNITAR Research Reports No. 6, UNITAR, 801 United Nations Plaza, New York 10017, $2.00)

George Melly's Revolt into Style: the Pop Arts in Britain (Penguin [hardback], $8.95)

T.C. Worsley's Television: The Ephemeral Art (London: Alan Ross, $9.00)

D.G. Bridson's Prospero and Ariel: The Rise and Fall of Radio—A Personal Recollection (London: Gollancz, $10.50)

Raymond Durgnat's A Mirror for England: British Movies from Austerity to Affluence (Praeger, $11.95)

Asa Briggs History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom (Oxford University Press, 1961, 1965)  相似文献   

Film History     

John W. Landon  Susannah Harris Stone  John Fell  Herbert Marshall  John Kobal  V.A. Wilson 《Communication Booknotes Quarterly》2013,44(7):70-71

John W. Landon BEYOND THE MIGHTY WURLITZER: THE HISTORY OF THE THEATRE PIPE ORGAN (Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press,,1983—$29.95).

Susannah Harris Stone THE OAKLAND PARAMOUNT (Berkeley California: Lancaster-Miller Publishers, 1981—$11.95).

John Fell FILM BEFORE GRIFFTTH (Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 1984—$24.50/$10.95).

Herbert Marshall MASTERS OF THE SOVIET CINEMA: CRIPPLED CREATIVE BIOGRAPHIES (London: Routledge 8 Kegan Paul, 1983—$29.95).

John Kobal and V.A. Wilson FOYER PLEASURE: THE GOLDEN AGE OF CINEMA LOBBY CARDS (New York: Deliliah Books, 1983—$12.95).

Don Graham COWBOYS AND CADILLACS: HOW HOLLYWOOD LOOKS AT TEXAS (Texas Monthly Press, P.O. Box 1569, Austin, Texas 78767—$10.95).  相似文献   

Human Movement Forms as Meaning-Structures: Prolegomenon     

Roselyn E. Stone 《Quest (Human Kinetics)》2013,65(1):10-17

Economic downturns are sudden and sharp reminders that public universities must shift their reliance on state appropriations to other sources of revenue. The recent economic crisis is another reminder that many sources of revenue must be sought for the continued vitality of public higher education in the United States. The ways and means for producing needed revenue encompass freeing up funds internally through a variety of approaches and creating new revenue streams. Prosperity depends on the creativity of our collective approach to the notion of revenue.  相似文献