Play Behaviors on Outdoor Play Structures

The purpose of this study was to assess children\u27s free play preferences on outdoor play structures. Many contemporary children are not merely deprived of play but are essentially deprived of the healthiest and richest forms of play. The richest forms are described by children as the most fun, the most exciting, the most interesting, and by theorists and writers are described as deep play . Deep play is defined as nonliteral behavior, and a transformation of reality Mannell, & Klieber, 1997. This study focused on children\u27s social, cognitive and non-play behaviors that they participated in on play structures. These deep play experiences are disappearing from our children\u27s free time due to many contributing factors. Play is said to enhance physical fitness, and the development of motor skills, but it is also related to psychological factors such as self-esteems, creativity, and intellectual, social, and moral development. If children are deprived of the true forms of play it can have adverse consequences which can effect their physical, social, emotional, and cognitive well being. This qualitative study used direct naturalistic observation to collect data on children\u27s free play preferences on indoor play structures. Ten children were observed through their play experience at Seerly Park, located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, while field notes were being taken. The data was then analyzed by organizing it, breaking it down into manageable units, coding them, synthesizing them, and searching for patterns. The research found that children have less opportunity for certain play characteristics and behaviors that are essential to gain the full benefits that play has to offer on outdoor play structures. This was due to the fact that the outdoor play structure was more conductive to solitary, functional play, and parallel play rather than constructive play, group play, games with rules, and dramatic play behaviors

THE SKY IS FALLING: AN EXAMINATION OF BROILER CONTRACT DESIGN AND GROWER REVENUES

A math program is used to examine an integrators problem of assigning broiler growers into settlement pools. The integrator varies the size and frequency of flock placements by grower ability. This differentiates grower incentives by ability. Which growers receive the strongest incentives depends on amount of excess grow-out capacity.Research Methods/ Statistical Methods,

Model of an Information Security Management System Applied to a Software Company

El presente trabajo se trata de la implementación del Sistema de Seguridad de Gestión de la Información (SGSI), basado en la norma ISO27001. Mediante la documentación, se pretende demostrar cómo cada una de los activos tangibles e intangibles que posee el caso estudio, está expuesto a errores y amenazas, tanto internas como externas, y cómo la implementación del SGSI ayudará a disminuir de manera significativa los riesgos a los que están expuestos. Para la implementación de la norma, se ha identificado la actividad principal de la Empresa, siendo ésta la del desarrollo de software a la medida. Por ello, se ha determinado que el dominio a seguir es el 12: Adquisición, mantenimiento y desarrollo de software a la medida. Después del detallado de los activos que intervienen en el caso estudio, se ha recopilado la valoración asignada a los mismos, se las ha tabulado, y con dichos resultados, se ha establecido el respectivo análisis de riesgos. Luego de ello, se establece, según las mejores prácticas, los controles a seguir, cuyo objetivo es minimizar de manera significativa los riesgos, para que la información permanezca confidencial, integra y accesible a las personas designadas por parte de la empresa.This work is the implementation of the system of security management of information (ISMS), based on the standard ISO27001. By documenting, is intended to demonstrate how each of the tangible and intangible assets that owns the case study, is exposed to errors and threats, both internal and external, and how implementation of the ISMS will help to reduce significantly the risks to which they are exposed. For the implementation of the standard, the main activity of the company, which is the development of custom software has been identified. Therefore, found that the domain to follow is the 12: acquisition, maintenance, and development of custom software. After the detailed of the assets involved in the case study, has compiled the rating assigned to them, has tabbed them is, and with these results, has been established the respective analysis of risk. After this is set, according to best practices, controls to follow, whose objective is to minimize significant risks, so that the information remains confidential, integrated and accessible to persons designated by the company

THE SKY IS FALLING: AN EXAMINATION OF BROILER CONTRACT DESIGN AND GROWER REVENUES

A math program is used to examine an integrators problem of assigning broiler growers into settlement pools. The integrator varies the size and frequency of flock placements by grower ability. This differentiates grower incentives by ability. Which growers receive the strongest incentives depends on amount of excess grow-out capacity