This report describes final results of an initial investigation of the utility of a specially designed money management software system for improving management of personal checking accounts for ...individuals with mental retardation. The software provided users capacity to store and retrieve common payees, automatic posting of checks to the register, automatic balancing, and check printing. The research was designed to examine technical merit and feasibility of the automated checkbook management system for use by individuals with mental retardation. An initial "proof of concept" software-based functional prototype was developed and tested with 19 adults with mental retardation. Participants were trained on the use of the money management prototype and on traditional checkbook usage. A within-subjects experimental design was used to evaluate the utility of the system. Results of the experimental evaluation indicate that when using the software, the number of errors made in check writing, check recording, and checkbook balancing by users with mental retardation was significantly reduced as compared to the traditional manual method (p < .001). This finding was particularly promising given the limited amount of time available for training subjects on the use of the software prototype.
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Paris ALAIN MABANCKOU
Blue White Red,
02/2013
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I must remember those days.
Itʹs a must.
I mustnʹt let myself be distracted by a single dark cloud of forgetfulness. Everything flows in the slowness of memory. The past is not just a worn-out shadow ...that walks behind us. It can get ahead of us, precede us, bifurcate, take another path and get lost somewhere. We must find it, lift it on our shoulders, and get it back on its feet.
I must remember.
As if it were yesterday. As if I were reliving those moments back then, with the candor of thedébarqué. The eyelids finally open up
Describes how teachers can present their students with a variety of experiences that promote the thoughtful use of calculators and a positive attitude in students and parents. Discusses using ...classroom banks, problem solving, writing word problems, holiday catalog ordering, and parent education. Includes sample activity pages. (MKR)
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A method for valuing information when risk attitudes are nonneutral is presented. The procedure uses simulation and generalized stochastic dominance to value information by level of risk aversion. ...The value of soil water and weather information to irrigators is quantified to illustrate the procedure. The empirical results show that additional information has diminishing marginal returns for a given level of risk aversion and that the value of information increases with the level of risk aversion. The application demonstrates the importance of valuing information on a whole-firm basis when returns to information are related to returns of other firm enterprises and risk preferences are nonneutral.
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PASADENA GOTHIC Niemann, Linda Grant
Boomer,
04/2011
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I HAD THOUGHT, WHEN MY mother began telling my old friends that I was picking crops in South America, that it was her genteel way of expressing her disapproval. As I walked in the door, following the ...narrow path between the rows of stacked newspapers andTimemagazines, it became clear that it was something more. She did think I was picking crops, and nobody had thrown anything away in the house for over two years. No wonder things were missing. I found her in her darkened bedroom, searching for her keys.
“Gypsy, I’m so glad you’re here. He’s been
