An analysis of the relationship of school entrance age to mental age and school achievement in grades I, III, V, and VIII

Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston Universit

Introduction: Equal Access to Justice in Utah

This symposium issue of the Utah Law Review is historically significant for several reasons. First, Utah has a rich and interesting history of access to justice, some of which is recounted in the following articles. Second, the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law and more recently the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University have played important roles in that history. Third, and finally, this issue is the most extensive academic account of access to justice in Utah. We hope it is informative and helps point the way to improve access to justice in the future

In Memoriam: Alfred C. Emery

When Belva Emery honored me with the invitation to say a few words this afternoon, I asked what she would like me to say. She suggested that I talk about what Fred meant to the law school. That is what I hoped she would say. To understand what Fred meant to the law school, you have to appreciate what the law school meant to Fred. Belva put it well when she told me that as much as Fred loved the University of Utah, the law school came first. Actually, we all know that Belva and his family came first, but Fred\u27s dedication to the law school was paramount in his professional life

In Memoriam: Ronald N. Boyce

It is a great honor to represent Ron Boyce\u27s professional home at the University of Utah College of Law, where he was deeply admired, respected, and loved. He was our teacher, and he was our friend

Stable Isotopes and Courts

Stable isotope analysis has undergone a long gestation in university and other well-respected commercial laboratories. It is based on precise measurements using sophisticated instrumentation. Its reliability and validity for use in many fields and applications are well documented. Like DNA identification analysis, the scientific foundation for stable isotope evidence provides a strong starting point for its use in the courtroom

Diurnal Fish Density in Relation to Seagrass and Drift Algae Cover in Tampa Bay, Florida

To assess the relationship between fish density and seagrass and drift algae cover on a small geographic scale, we collected quantitative data on fish and vegetation communities during daylight hours near the mouth of the Little Manatee River, Tampa Bay, Florida. In 1991, fish were collected with two types of sampling gear, a 120-m long-haul seine and 1-m2 roving dropnets. Seagrass and drift algae cover in each sampled area was categorized as none, sparse, moderate, or dense. Despite evident gear bias, sampling with both types of gear produced similar overall fish densities. Anchoa mitchilli, Lagodon rhomboides, and Syngnathus scovelli were the most abundant or frequently collected species, regardless of gear type. Densities of 12 of the 20 most abundant species were significantly related to either seagrass or drift algae cover or both. When fish density-vegetation cover relationships were significant, the greatest fish densities always occurred in either dense or moderate covers of seagrass or drift algae. Densities of L. rhomboides and Orthopristis chrysoptera were positively related to the level of seagrass and drift algae cover in samples collected with both types of gear, but significant relationships between the densities of other species and the level of vegetation cover generally varied by vegetation or gear type (or both). Density of Eucinostomus gula peaked in moderate seagrass and declined at higher and lower levels of cover. Total fish density was similar at sites dominated by either drift algae or seagrass but was significantly reduced at sites with little cover from either vegetation type. We conclude that both seagrass and drift algae are essential habitats for juvenile and small adult fish in Tampa Bay and that fish density on a small geographic scale is strongly related to vegetation cover. Drift algae may form an important alternate habitat for fish during winter months, when levels of seagrass cover are lowest and those of drift algae are highest

UBVRI Light Curves of 44 Type Ia Supernovae

We present UBVRI photometry of 44 type-Ia supernovae (SN Ia) observed from 1997 to 2001 as part of a continuing monitoring campaign at the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. The data set comprises 2190 observations and is the largest homogeneously observed and reduced sample of SN Ia to date, nearly doubling the number of well-observed, nearby SN Ia with published multicolor CCD light curves. The large sample of U-band photometry is a unique addition, with important connections to SN Ia observed at high redshift. The decline rate of SN Ia U-band light curves correlates well with the decline rate in other bands, as does the U-B color at maximum light. However, the U-band peak magnitudes show an increased dispersion relative to other bands even after accounting for extinction and decline rate, amounting to an additional ~40% intrinsic scatter compared to B-band.Comment: 84 authors, 71 pages, 51 tables, 10 figures. Accepted for publication in the Astronomical Journal. Version with high-res figures and electronic data at http://astron.berkeley.edu/~saurabh/cfa2snIa

The Threespine Bass, Synagrops trispinosus (Perciformes; Acropomatidae), an Addition to the Fish Fauna of the Gulf of Mexico

We present the first documented record of Synagrops trispinosus in the Gulf of Mexico. This record represents a moderate extension to the known southern Caribbean distribution; it is nevertheless a new addition to the ichthyofauna of U.S. coastal waters