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Reducing Family Risk Factors Caused by Poverty Through Family Support Services
No full textThis study aims to determine whether preventative measures are effective if implemented while a family is in crisis, through Family Support Services (FSS), to alleviate Risk Factors, prevent family separation and ensure prolonged family stability, instead of as services to reunify a family that already separated due to a lack of resources. This study examined the Poverty Related Risk Factors of Homelessness, Single Parenthood, and Unemployment as Risk Factors that families enrolled in Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation (OACAC) Head Start experience as negative influences on child development and Family Unity and analyzed OACAC Head Start’s implementation of FSS as an effort to mitigate Risk Factors by reducing the barriers to receiving FSS. What are the trends in Homelessness, Single Parenthood, and Unemployment for OACAC Head Start Families was analyzed through descriptive analysis; 30.1% of participants had experienced Homelessness, 57.5% of participants are single parents, and 29.2% of participants are unemployed. Can OACAC Head Start solve the barriers to receiving Family Support Services for families was analyzed through simple linear regression. Participants that experienced barriers to receiving FSS and had those barriers solved, were more likely to be referred to FSS. Can OACAC Head Start’s resources reduce Risk Factors and stabilize families overall was examined through mixed methods. There was no statistically significant association between reducing Risk Factors and Family Unity, but participants indicated their experience with OACAC Head Start has improved their living condition, employment and financial situation, their ability to meet their child’s basic needs, and Family Unity
Pulsating Subdwarf B Stars in the Oldest Open Cluster NGC 6791
No full textWe report results of our analysis of the Kepler superaperture LC data of the open cluster NGC 6791 to search for pulsating sdB stars. We checked all pixels and we found only three sdB stars to be pulsating, KIC 2569576 (B3), KIC 2438324 (B4), and KIC 2437937 (B5). These stars were known to be pulsators before, though we extended data coverage detecting more frequencies and features in their amplitude spectra, i.e. new ltiplets and more complete period spacing sequences that we used for identifying geometry of the pulsation modes. The ltiplet splittings were also used to derive rotation periods. The remaining known sdBs do not show any pulsation-related light variation down to our detection thresholds. We analysed already existing spectroscopic observations taken with the HECTOSPEC at the MMT telescope in Smithsonian Arizona and with the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph at the Gemini North telescope, and fitted atmospheric parameters using the Balmer lines. Four stars, B3 - B6, show atmospheric parameters that are consistent with g-mode dominated sdBs. We detected hints of radial velocity variability in B3, B5, and B6, indicating these three stars may be in binaries
Estimating the cost of equity for the regulated energy and infrastructure sectors in India
No full textThe cost of equity capital is a key input used by regulators to fix permissible rates of return and determine regulated tariffs. Investors also need an appropriate hurdle rate to make investment decisions. Regulators worldwide often use a single-factor model to estimate the cost of equity. The empirical literature shows that such a model has limited efficacy in explaining stock returns, while other factors also capture the risk involved in the market. This study is perhaps the first to apply three asset pricing models—the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) and the Fama-French three- and five-factor models—to estimate the cost of equity for the Indian energy and infrastructure sectors. We find that the reasonable rate of return fixed by the respective regulator based on the CAPM is often higher than this study\u27s estimated cost of equity (using CAPM). The spread between the regulated return across the identified energy and infrastructure sectors is estimated using a single-factor model, and our estimation using the three-factor model is relatively lower. The spread increases when we apply the recent five-factor model for regulated utilities. The study can guide policymakers and regulators in estimating and fixing reasonable rates of return for the infrastructure sectors
Using Music Training to Increase Social Responsiveness and Happiness in Children with Autism
No full textSocial skills are imperative for individuals’ success in their daily lives because they are applied in areas such as shared interests and cooperative work and play. This study was a replication with extension of the study on a musical treatment of social skills by Finnigan and Starr (2010). The purpose of the present study was to determine the effects of musical and non-musical interventions on the sharing and turn-taking behavior of five children with autism. The participants were four boys and one girl between the ages of 4- and 8-years-old who had a diagnosis of autism and were receiving ABA therapy in a clinic setting. A single-subject, alternating treatment design was used to analyze the effectiveness of the intervention. Two conditions, a musical and non-musical condition, were tested. Both consisted of 15 minutes of treatment in which the participants would be given opportunities to share and take turns with the therapist and 15 minutes of generalization for participants to interact with each other and other peers. A baseline phase, alternating treatment phase, and adapted treatment phase were used. Participants 1 and 3 displayed increased target behaviors in musical interventions. For Participant 5, target behaviors increased in non-musical interventions. Participant 2 engaged in similar responding in both conditions, and Participant 4 displayed no increase above baseline in target behavior under either condition. Data were not conclusive but suggest musical interventions could be successful for some students
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Book Review: Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker 2021. I Alone can Fix It: Donald J. Trump’s Catastrophic Final Year
No full textThis is a book review of Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker\u27s recently released book, I Alone can Fix It: Donald J. Trump’s Catastrophic Final Year
Book Review: How Spaces Become Places: Place Makers Tell Their Stories, edited by John F. Forester
No full textPromoting Critical Reasoning: Civic Engagement in an Era of Divisive Politics and Civil Unrest
No full textIn this article, we advocate that civic engagement education must focus on antiracism, anti-extremism, and digital literacy in the wake of the attack on the Capitol in January. This critical turn is necessary to stability democracy, restore trust in institutions, and address the problems presented by the post-truth era
Factors Leading to Worry and Helpful Supports During the Transition to Middle School
No full textThe purpose of this study was to determine the worries that students encounter and to explore students’ perceptions of the helpfulness of specific supports when transitioning to middle school. It gives insight to schools, parents, future students, and administrators, which can help them create better resources, programs, and tools to support students during this transition. The research questions were: Which factors lead students to worry most during the transition to middle school? Which supports do students think would be most beneficial to assist with the middle school transition? This mixed methods study gathered data through surveys from seventy 6th grade students located in a rural, Midwestern middle school. This research study ultimately found that students were most worried about moving to a new building and an increased school workload. Along with this, many students claimed that LEAD class and a tour of the building were the most helpful, and that teachers were the most helpful support group during the transition
Intracellular Trafficking and Distribution of Cd and InP Quantum Dots in HeLa and ML-1 Thyroid Cancer Cells
No full textThe study of the interaction of engineered nanoparticles, including quantum dots (QDs), with cellular constituents and the kinetics of their localization and transport, has provided new insights into their biological consequences in cancers and for the development of effective cancer therapies. The present study aims to elucidate the toxicity and intracellular transport kinetics of CdSe/ZnS and InP/ZnS QDs in late-stage ML-1 thyroid cancer using well-tested HeLa cells as a control. The XTT viability assay showed that ML-1 cells, and non-cancerous mouse fibroblast cells, exhibit no viability defect in response to these QDs, whereas HeLa cell viability decreases. These results suggest that HeLa cells are more sensitive to the QDs compared to ML-1 cells. To test the possibility that transporting rates of QDs are different between HeLa and ML-1 cells, I performed a QD subcellular localization assay by determining Pearson’s Coefficient values and found that HeLa cells showed faster QDs transporting towards the lysosome. Consistently, the ICP-OES test showed the uptake of CdSe/ZnS QDs in HeLa cells was significantly higher than in ML-1 cells. Together, I conclude that high levels of toxicity in HeLa cells are positively correlated with the traffic rate of QDs in the treated cells