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Montana K-12 Educator Needs Assessment Survey Report 2024
(Montana State University NSF EPSCoR, 2024) Taylor, Suzi; Richter, Rebecca; Boone, Madison; Chipps, Jeannie; Pearson, Jack
This report is an encapsulation of the professional development needs and interests of Montana K-12 educators, with a particular emphasis on teachers of STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). We believe these findings provide a unique opportunity for Montana University System researchers and others with access to STEM resources to strategize on how those resources can be shared with the K-12 education community, thus advancing the broader impacts of our research. Findings in this report can also offer insights to school administrators, other professional development providers and agencies that support classroom teachers.
Astrophysical systematics on testing general relativity with gravitational waves from Galactic double white dwarfs
(American Physical Society, 2025-01) Lau, Shu Yan; Yagi, Kent; Arras, Phil
A Comprehensive Review of Phenolic Compounds in Chia Seeds and Their Applications in the Food Industry
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2025-01) Balakrishnan, Gayathri; Garg, Sumedha; Ramesh, Bharathi; Gowshika Rajendran, Emi Grace Mary; Rathnakumar, Kaavya
Chia seeds (Salvia hispanica L.) have emerged as a significant focus in the food industry due to their rich nutritional profile and health-promoting attributes. They are a major powerhouse of bioactive compounds such as flavonoids, phenolic acids, and tocopherols that have been shown to possess anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, anti-cholesterol functions, enhance cognitive performance, and improve heart health. This article provides an in-depth review of the phenolic compounds in chia seeds and various fractions such as oil, and chia meal, their bioaccessibility, along with unique applications in food products. Additionally, ‘green techniques’ for extracting chia oil, as a sustainable alternative to conventional methods, have also been discussed. The findings presented in this review suggest that chia seeds, due to their bioactive components and versatile functional properties, are well-positioned to be a valuable ingredient in the development of novel foods, contributing to better health outcomes and innovation in food processing.
Making donations work in crisis management: A contingent governance transition in philanthropy in Wuhan's COVID‐19 response
(Wiley, 2024-04) Han, Xin; Gu, Edward; Wang, Zhenyu M.; Xiang, Miao
In response to public complaints about the chaotic management of donations during the emergency, the site of the first identified COVID-19 case, Wuhan (in central China), underwent a contingent governance transition. And given the public complaints about the disorganized management of donations during the early stage of emergency management in Wuhan in January 2020, local governments initiated a minor governance transition in philanthropy, involving multiple stakeholders such as public and private charities, as well as private enterprises. In contrast to the abundance of literature on governance actors such as the state, the market, and societal actors, this review discusses the changes in governance mechanisms using publicly available data from governmental websites, policy documents, and news reports. It examines a minor governance change in local philanthropy from hierarchical bureaucratic governance to embryotic non-monocentric governance and to expedient collaborative/interactive governance. Moreover, it highlights the yet-to-be institutionalized characteristics of the newly emerging governance models in China, a country where the traditional mode of hierarchical governance is dominant. This article not only adds to the body of evidence on governance failures caused by monocentric bureaucracy, but it also contributes to the literature on public governance transition in China's philanthropic sector and the state-society relations more broadly.
Public health insurance and special education enrollment
(Elsevier BV, 2025-02) Stock, Wendy; Schultz, Gunnar
Children with disabilities face substantial hurdles in obtaining education. Special education (SE) can potentially improve outcomes for these children, but identifying and providing services to eligible students is problematic, particularly for low-income children and children with “invisible” or “malleable” disabilities like dyslexia, anxiety, or ADHD. At the same time, there is no consensus that SE enrollment is uniformly positive. There are concerns about stigma, bias in the process, and the impact of expanding SE budgets on general education funding. Exploiting variation in expansions to Medicaid eligibility by state, year, and age, we find that increases in Medicaid eligibility generated increased average rates of SE enrollment, with effects concentrated among elementary school children, those with malleable disabilities, and those for whom Medicaid expansions were on the intensive margin (gaining additional years of Medicaid eligibility) rather than in the extensive margin (gaining initial eligibility for Medicaid). At the same time, however, children who had more early childhood Medicaid eligibility before they started elementary school were less likely to be enrolled in SE than their peers, implying that gaining access to Medicaid in early childhood generated access to screening and treatment that reduced the need for SE support in elementary school. Because federal law requires that Medicaid be the primary payer to schools that provide SE services, the estimates suggest that by dramatically reducing SE enrollment among those with more early childhood Medicaid eligibility and by modestly expanding SE enrollment on the intensive margin, Medicaid expansions likely mitigated the impacts of SE spending on general education budgets.