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The Development of a Biblical Hebrew Parser

Oct 26, 2024 | scholarsarchive.byu.edu | John Crawford |Deryle W. Lonsdale |Brigham Young

KeywordsBiblical studies, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew, parserDepartmentLinguistics and English LanguageAbstractThe purpose of this project was to produce a phrase-structure grammar for Biblical Hebrew and to determine the best way to apply said grammar in a computerized parser in order to test its durability. Overall I believe this project was a success.
Trajectory of Cognitive Decline Before and After Stroke in 14 Population Cohorts

Oct 2, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Jessica Lo |John Crawford |Darren M. Lipnicki |Richard Lipton

Key PointsQuestion What is the outcome of a first stroke on cognitive function? Findings In this cohort study of 14 international cohorts of older adults, stroke was associated with a significant acute decline of 0.25 SD in global cognition and a small but significant acceleration in the rate of decline of −0.038 SD per year compared with decline without a previous stroke (−0.049 SD per year).
The Business of Bank Fees: How Public Alternatives Can Ensure Equitable Economic Participation

Jun 5, 2024 | rooseveltinstitute.org | Emily DiVito |Todd Phillips |Morgan Ricks |John Crawford

IntroductionThe financial costs of banking lock out millions of Americans from full economic participation. Nearly 5 percent of households in the United States—disproportionately Black, brown, and/or low-income—have no bank account at all, and another 14 percent must still rely on costly, nonbank alternatives at least some of the time.
Staphylococcus aureus skin colonization is mediated by SasG lectin variation

Apr 1, 2024 | cell.com | Krista Mills |Joseph J. Maciag |Can Wang |John Crawford

Highlights•There are two major divergent SasG alleles in S. aureus, SasG-I and SasG-II•SasG-II contains a nonaromatic arginine residue in the lectin-binding pocket•SasG-II has a different adhesion profile than SasG-I and binds a broader variety of ligandsSummaryStaphylococcus aureus causes the majority of skin and soft tissue infections, but this pathogen only transiently colonizes healthy skin. However, this transient skin exposure enables S. aureus to transition to infection.
Inquiring Minds and Inspiring Research

Feb 2, 2024 | entrepreneurship.babson.edu | John Crawford

When digging into data, interviewing subjects, and scouring archives, professors are searching for the hidden truths. They are seeking the unexpected, the surprising, the unknown. “In research, you look for the aha’s, the counter-intuitive results,” says Patricia Guinan P’17 ’22, associate professor in the Management, as well as the Operations and Information Management, divisions.
Energy Management Just Went from Reactive to Proactive

Sep 24, 2023 | sdcexec.com | John Crawford

Energy management systems traditionally allow users to monitor their energy consumption, but they don’t make it easy to know what actions to take. With today’s Internet-of-Things-based technology, industrial facilities and warehouses can now take a more tailored and action-oriented approach to reducing energy costs and emissions.
Celebrating the Joy of Juneteenth · Babson Thought & Action

Jun 16, 2023 | entrepreneurship.babson.edu | John Crawford

Go to a Juneteenth celebration, and you’ll likely see food with a red hue. Think strawberries and saucy barbecue and red beans and rice. “When I am cooking on duty, I always make sure to have a red velvet cake,” said author and historian Kellie Carter Jackson, an associate professor in the Department of Africana Studies at Wellesley College. “Last year for the first time, I made red cornbread that’s actually made from beets and bourbon.
Should the Deposit Return Scheme be postponed indefinitely?

Apr 26, 2023 | heraldscotland.com | John Crawford

When John Major signed the Maastricht Agreement and committed the UK to the EEC Landfill Directive, he apparently wasn’t aware of the consequences and left the UK waste management industry with the dilemma of meeting very challenging landfill waste diversion targets by 2020.
An expert's view on the pitfalls with the Deposit Return Scheme

Mar 7, 2023 | heraldscotland.com | John Crawford

OVER the last fortnight, the proposed Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) has continued to perplex many readers, never mind its impact on the wholesale, retail and waste management sectors, yet the minister concerned, Lorna Slater, is adamant it’s still going ahead and has given the DRS Regulator £22 million funding to get it started. What’s the reality of it all?