Contemporary Society and the Issues Facing Deaf Baby Boomers When Compared to Their Hearing Counterparts: A Review

In today\u27s society, it is important for researchers and practitioners to note that the generation known as the Baby Boomers is more than a socio-demographic clump; it represents a significant part of the population. This paper will be reviewing the issues facing the deaf baby boomer’s population and how they are contrasted to their hearing counterparts. The areas examined include social/political, technological, physical health care, and mental healthcare. In each area, this paper aims to illustrate that it can sometimes be difficult for deaf individuals in the baby boomer generation to find and utilize any number of societal resources

Proton Chemical Shifts in NMR. Part 13 1 . Proton chemical shifts in ketones and the magnetic anisotropy and electric field effect of the carbonyl group

The proton resonance spectra of a variety of cyclic ketones including 2-t-butyl cyclohexanone, 4-t-butyl cyclohexanone, fenchone, trans-1-decalone, androstane-3-one, androstane-17-one, androstane-3,17-dione and androstane-3,11,17-trione were obtained and completely assigned. This data together with previous literature data allowed the determination of the carbonyl substituent chemical shifts (SCS) in a variety of cyclic molecules. These SCS were analysed in terms of the carbonyl electric field, magnetic anisotropy and steric effect for longrange protons together with a model (CHARGE6) for the calculation of the two-bond and three bond effects. The anisotropic effect of the carbonyl bond was found to be well reproduced with an asymmetric magnetic anisotropy acting at the carbon atom with values of ∆χ parll and ∆χ perp of 17.1 and 3.2 (10 -30 cm 3 /molecule). This together with the electric field effect of the carbonyl group gave good agreement with the observed proton shifts without the need to invoke any steric effects. The short range effects of the carbonyl group (i.e.H.C.C=O) were modelled by a cosθ function which was found to be dependant on the ring size of the cyclic ketone via the C.CO.C bond angle. This model gives the first comprehensive calculation of the SCS of the carbonyl group. For the data set of ca 200 proton chemical shifts spanning ca 2 ppm the rms error of the observed vs calculated shifts was 0.11 ppm.

Self-care: Evidence-based strategies to cope with stress and trauma, especially in a global pandemic

Adapted from trainings and work done by Amanda L. Farrell, Ph.D., and Timothy J. Ainger, Ph.D

Dialogue Design for a Robot-Based Face-Mirroring Game to Engage Autistic Children with Emotional Expressions

We present design strategies for Human Robot Interaction for school-aged autistic children with limited receptive language. Applying these strategies to the DE-ENIGMA project (large EU project addressing emotion recognition in autistic children) supported development of a new activity for in facial expression imitation whereby the robot imitates the child’s face to encourage the child to notice facial expressions in a play-based game. A usability case study with 15 typically-developing children aged 4–6 at an English-language school in the Netherlands was performed to observe the feasibility of the setup and make design revisions before exposing the robot to autistic children

Shampoo science: a review of the physiochemical processes behind the function of a shampoo

The components of a shampoo are selected specifically to carry out important roles within the formulation. They must be carefully considered as not only do they act to carry out their own function but they also influence the function of the other components through complexation and other physiochemical interactions. This review focuses on the four principal components in a commercial shampoo formulation: surfactant, deposition polymer, structuring polymer, and viscosity modifiers. The most common molecule types used commercially to carry out the specific roles are discussed, with each of their fundamental functions outlined in detail. The mechanisms by which these molecules can perform these roles are reviewed. Further consideration is taken to outline how components could interact with one another to hinder or facilitate processes