09.16.07
Trees…Trees..Little Trees..
Four Winds Growers Dwarf Citrus: Bringing Smaller Trees with Full-sized Fruit to the Home Garden
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09.12.07
Perceptions and Expectations of Youth With Disabilities. A Special Topic Report of Findings From the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2)
This report from NCSER provides a picture of the self-representations
and expectations of youth with disabilities, how they differ across
disability categories and demographic groups, and how they compare with
youth in the general population. The National Longitudinal Transition
Study-2 (NLTS2), funded by IES, was initiated in 2001 and has a
nationally representative sample of more than 11,000 students with
disabilities. This report presents findings drawn primarily from
telephone interviews or self-administered mail surveys collected from
youth when they were ages 15 through 19. The report addresses questions
such as how youth with disabilities describe their feelings about
themselves and their lives, their secondary school experiences, their
personal relationships, and their expectations for the future.
To download, view and print the publication as a PDF file
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Inovlement of Individuals with Disabilities in psychological research
There was a great article published in the Association for Psychological Research (APS) Observer magazine by the APS President Dr. Morton Ann Gernsbacher titled "The True Meaning of Research Participation".
In addition, there was a recent announcement out from the National Institute of Health for a request of public comment on the involvement of individuals with disabilities in research.
The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), Office of Public Health
and Science, is seeking information and comments about whether guidance or
additional regulations are needed to adequately protect adult individuals
with impaired decision-making capacity who are potential subjects in
research, as announced in Federal Register Vol. 72, No.171, page 50966-
50970, dated September 5, 2007. This request for information and comments
stems from the recommendation of an HHS working group, generated in
response to the report published by the National Bioethics Advisory
Commission entitled ?Research Involving Persons With Mental Disorders That
May Affect Decision-making Capacity?(December 1998), and from subsequent
recommendations by the National Human Research Protections Advisory
Committee and the current work of the Secretary?s Advisory Committee for
Human Research Protections.
Submit written or electronic information and comments by December 4, 2007.
Written comments may be sent to REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON RESEARCH THAT
INVOLVES ADULT INDIVIDUALS WITH IMPAIRED DECISION-MAKING CAPACITY, Office
for Human Research Protections, The Tower Building, 1101 Wootton Parkway,
Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20852. Comments also may be sent via e-mail to
impairedcapacityohrp@hhs.gov, or via facsimile at 301-402-2071. Comments
received within the comment period, including any personal information
provided, will be made available to the public upon request. The notice
can be accessed at: http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/documents/20070905.htm or
http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/documents/20070905.pdf.
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09.09.07
Weekly Articles of Interest
Top Articles for the week
Diluting the scientific method: Ars looks at homeopathy
Fun stories of the week
Beauty is in the nose of the beholder
Website/Radio Show/Book
Brain
Inside the Brains of Fruit Flies
Biology
General
Satellites witness lowest Arctic ice coverage in history
Technique Links Words to Signing
Military
Psychology
Can consumers be confused into buying? Yes — and more easily than you think
Robots
Robots That Sense Before They Touch
Software
GIMP UI Redesign Team has created a blog to collect ideas for a new design
Technology
NSF Researchers Produce RFID Random Number Generator
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