METEORITE SHOWER AT MODOC, KANSAS

Research at the University of Kansas.

Autism is a neurological disorder that is marked by impaired development in social interaction and communication and a restricted repertoire of activities and interests. Although we know that autism is a neurological disorder, the root of the neurological dysfunction is unknown. Therefore, research efforts have been focused at trying to identify what brain areas may primarily contribute to the ...

Tobacco-free policies at worksites in Kansas

BACKGROUND This study sought to examine the relationship between tobacco-free policies at worksites to worksite demographics such as company size and geographic location. METHODS Worksites participating in a worksite wellness workshop were asked to complete a worksite wellness instrument, which provided an assessment of their wellness practices already in place in the worksite, including the ...

New Shower Maximum Trigger for Electrons and Photons at Cdf

For the 1994 Tevatron collider run, CDF has upgraded the electron and photon trigger hardware to make use of shower position and size information from the central shower maximum detector. For electrons, the upgrade has resulted in a 50% reduction in backgrounds while retaining approximately 90% of the signal. The new trigger also eliminates the background to photon triggers from single-phototub...

The Shower

For the last year or two of college, I lived in a small room attached to a garage at the back of a house on Del Mar Boulevard in Pasadena. I’d been living in a room of the main house for a year and leaped at the opportunity for more privacy. The room was tiny — but I didn’t have much stuff and it had its own bathroom. It was just right for me. There was only one thing that was a little disagree...

Multicultural baby shower: Kansas City Truman Medical Center Trauma Services' unique way of teaching child passenger safety.