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Joshua Davis: Author of Spare Parts
No full textCitation: K-State First (2016). Joshua Davis: Author of Spare Parts [Flier]. Manhattan, Kansas: K-State First.Flyer advertising Joshua Davis's author talk at Kansas State University
Steven Johnson Author Talk Poster
No full textK-State Book NetworkA poster advertising an author talk by Steven Johnson at Kansas State University on September 3, 2014. Steven Johnson's book "The Ghost Map" was the 2014-2015 common book
William Neal Reynolds.
No full textWilliam Neal Reynolds (1863-1951). Mr. Reynolds is a brother to Richard J. Reynolds.The date is undetermined
2021 Common Work of Art
No full textThis resource developed by the K-State Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, announces the selection of the 2021 Common Work: Neal Ambrose-Smith's From Upstream I Caught Fish, 2008. The Beach Museum staff provide context on the significance of this selected work and its relationship with the 2021 First Book: Cherie Dimaline's The Marrow Thieves
\u3ci\u3eRobots in K-12 Education: A New Technology for Learning\u3c/i\u3e
No full textEdittos: Bradley S. Barker, Gwen Nugent, Neal Grandgenett (UNO faculty member) and Viacheslav I. Adamchuk.
Chapters co-authored by UNO faculty include:
Chapter 5, Robotics and problem-based learning in STEM formal educational environments, co-authored by Neal Grandgenett, Elliott Ostler, Neal Topp, Robert Goeman
Chapter 9, The impact of educational robotics on student STEM learning, attitudes, and workplaces, co-authored by Neal Grandgenett
Chapter 14, Learning geospatial concepts as part of a non-formal education robotics experience, co-authored by Neal Grandgenett
Educational robotics provides students with a learning environment that has the potential to successfully integrate concepts within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) into K12 learning environments in class, after school, or for robotics competitions.
Robots in K-12 Education: A New Technology for Learning explores the theory and practice of educational robotics in the K-12 formal and informal educational settings, providing empirical research supporting the use of robotics for STEM learning. An essential resource for STEM educators, the book explores processes and strategies for developing and implementing robotics-based programs and documents the impact of educational robotics on youth learning by presenting research-based descriptions of robotics technologies and programs, as well as illustrative examples of learning activities, lessons, and assessments.https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/facultybooks/1001/thumbnail.jp
Consumers and food recalls: what does the public want to hear?
No full textIntroduction: Motivating people to appropriately respond to a food recall can be extremely difficult.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify public perceptions of food safety and food recalls, and to determine what messages will encourage the public to perform desired responses to recalls such as checking their homes for the recalled product.
Methods: A survey research firm was hired to conduct a national, random-digit dial telephone survey of 1,101 Americans in all 50 states. Data were collected during August and September, 2008.
Results: The findings indicate that 80% of Americans believe that food recalls are becoming more frequent, though far fewer believe that the number of recalls increased between 2006 and 2007. Knowledge about the mechanisms of the food recall system is quite low (e.g., 73% believe that the Food and Drug Administration is responsible for recalls of meat and poultry). More than half of Americans (59%) report having looked in their home for recalled foods at least once, and 35% of these report having found some. When asked to rate the types of information that are most important for the media to include in stories about food recalls, the illnesses and symptoms caused by eating the recalled product and whether anyone has become ill from eating the product were rated as the most important. Similarly, respondents said that knowing how many people had been made ill by a food recall would be most likely to motivate them to check their homes for a recalled food product.
Significance: Taken together, the findings indicate that before paying attention to any of the more detailed information about food recalls, Americans want to determine whether a food recall applies to them (and the food they eat) and the severity of the problem.Poster presented July 13, 2009 at the 96th annual meeting of the International Association for Food Protection, Grapevine, TexasPeer reviewe
Abortion decriminalisation and statutory rights of conscience
No full textOn 13 March 2017, the House of Commons voted by 172 to 142 in favour of a second reading for the Reproductive Health (Access to Terminations) Bill. The bill, introduced by Diana Johnson MP, would decriminalise abortion until the end of the 24th week of pregnancy, meaning that abortion could be performed until the end of the 24th week of pregnancy without the need to satisfy any statutory grounds, or to obtain two doctors' authorisation. Many campaigners see this bill as a first step toward the longer-term goal of fully decriminalising abortion. [1
Understanding consumer responses to food recalls
No full textWhen food companies discover that a product may contain unacceptable levels of pathogens or other contaminants, they usually voluntarily issue a recall notice to recover any unconsumed products thought to pose a risk. These recall notices are intended to alert retailers to remove unsold products from their shelves, and to warn consumers to destroy or return products that they have already purchased. To be effective, food recalls must therefore generate sufficient attention and motivation among consumers that they take appropriate protective actions. Unfortunately, the typically low rates of recovery of recalled food products suggest that this is not happening. To understand why, and to yield insights into how to improve food recall risk communications, a random sample of 1101 American adults in all 50 states was interviewed in August and September of 2008. The results of this national survey suggest that most Americans view food recalls as important and as saving lives. They also report paying considerable attention to recalls and telling others about them. However, many believe that recalls are relevant to others and not to themselves, demonstrating the classic optimistic bias. Indeed, only 59% say they have ever looked for recalled products, and many appear to maintain an illusion of invulnerability with 12% of Americans reporting having eaten a food they thought had been recalled. The survey results also suggest that consumers conduct a kind of “lay risk assessment” to determine whether it is in their interests to pay attention to the recall or to take actions in response. Thus, they appear to highly value information that allows them to judge the potential likelihood and severity of consequences related to a food recall. Consistent with this, 73% of Americans say they would want to receive personalized information about recalls on their receipt at the grocery store, and 64% said they would want to receive such information through a letter or an email.Poster platform presentation December 9, 2009 at the 29th annual meeting of the Society for Risk Analysis, Baltimore, Maryland.Peer reviewe
Nelson & Neal Piano Duo at Winston-Salem State College
No full textAllison Nelson & Harry Neal were an Australian-American couple and pianists who performed together throughout the United States during the 50s and 60s. When they appeared at Winston-Salem State College in 1967, they posed for photos with school president K. R. Williams (left), unidentified woman, Nelson and Neal
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