"But would not the same love be a great deal safer in a castle?" : love and money in the novels of Thomas Love Peacock : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in English Literature at Massey University

This thesis examines the relationship between romantic love and wealth in the novels of Thomas Love Peacock. Nineteenth-century England was a time of great social mobility as well as severe economic hardship, showing the effects of capitalism to have both positive and negative influences. In his novels Peacock views the market economy as cruel and greedy, and the aristocracy as self-interested and petty. The economic and moral solution Peacock offers to redress these failings is based on an older feudalistic model which promotes benevolence and humanitarianism. To portray the development of this new yet old social model. Peacock employs romantic love as an instrument of social reform. Wealthy young individuals marry for romantic love rather than reasons of wealth and pedigree that dominate most marriages of their class, thereby heralding a new, more compassionate generation. Peacock's solution is somewhat idealistic, yet it is an idealism that survives to this day, as twentieth-century society still invests a great deal of hope in romantic love. Though Peacock tries to separate romantic love from economic influence, he creates somewhat of a paradox by then using the romantic partnership in marriage as a method of social reform. This paradox displays the moral difficulties surrounding money that often cause literature to retreat into idealism. It is this retreat that has facilitated the cultural emphasis on romantic love, which is now an integral aspect of our popular culture

Monoamine modulation of separation-induced ultrasonic vocalizations in preweanling F344 and SD rats

The purpose of this study was to determine if Fischer 344 (F344) rats, a strain which naturally shows deficits in social communication during adolescence, could be used as a model of the social communication deficits observed in autism. Thus, the goal was to determine if F344 rats would also show fewer emissions of isolated-induced ultrasonic vocalizations (an early onset form of social interaction) as compared to SD rats. Subjects consisted of 142 F344 rat pups (67 male and 75 female). Subjects were treated according to the Guide for the Care and Use of Mammals in Neuroscience and Behavioral Research under a research protocol approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of CSUSB

Studies of transient behavior and of the unbounded magnetized plasma jet configuration in the magnetohydrodynamic regime

textTwo studies with analytical and computational components of dynamics of plasmas and electromagnetic fields in the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) regime are carried out to explain important and novel results from two laboratory plasma experiments. The first study provides a possible mechanism to explain transient magnetic fluctuations observed in the Large Plasma Device at the University of California - Los Angeles [Gekelman, 1991] and shows good qualitative agreement with the experimental results. The calculations are based on the nonmodal approach, which recovers transient dynamics missed by the conventional spectral treatment of configurations with sheared flow. The second study demonstrates several effects of the presence of boundaries on the evolution of a bounded magnetized plasma jet for the parameters and the configuration of the Helimak experiment at the University of Texas at Austin [Gentle, 2008]. The bounded magnetized plasma jet is simulated with a Chebyshev-τ code. Both of these studies focus on time and length scales where the plasma is most adequately described by a resistive-viscous MHD model.Physic

Exploring Relationships Between School-based Health Clinics and Academic Performance in Elementary School-aged Children

School based health clinics provide medical services and healthcare to students within the school setting. Research suggests that students who use school based health clinic services perform better academically in school by improving their attendance, health status, and addressing their medical needs. This retrospective study explored the relationship between school based health clinics and academic performance in elementary school-aged children. Academic performance was measured using students’ final grades, New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJ ASK), and Language Arts Literacy (LAL) scores. Students were tracked longitudinally from grades 3-5 comparing students who used an onsite school based health clinic versus those who did not use an onsite school based health clinic. Results explore relationships between school based health clinic users versus school based health clinic non-users as well as differences between school based health clinic users and non-users. These findings suggest that having an onsite school based health clinic may improve academic performance in elementary school-aged children

Exploring Relationships Between School-based Health Clinics and Academic Performance in Elementary School-aged Children

School based health clinics provide medical services and healthcare to students within the school setting. Research suggests that students who use school based health clinic services perform better academically in school by improving their attendance, health status, and addressing their medical needs. This retrospective study explored the relationship between school based health clinics and academic performance in elementary school-aged children. Academic performance was measured using students’ final grades, New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJ ASK), and Language Arts Literacy (LAL) scores. Students were tracked longitudinally from grades 3-5 comparing students who used an onsite school based health clinic versus those who did not use an onsite school based health clinic. Results explore relationships between school based health clinic users versus school based health clinic non-users as well as differences between school based health clinic users and non-users. These findings suggest that having an onsite school based health clinic may improve academic performance in elementary school-aged children

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE IVA-2 AND NEUROFEEDBACK AS SUPPLEMENTARY SUPPORT FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS

Many general education students within the public-school setting are struggling to meet the rigorous academic demands of current school systems. The lack of specificity in school-based assessments and interventions impedes an accurate determination of how students with auditory and visual processing difficulties are learning. As a result, students are being misidentified or are receiving supports that do not meet their needs. Public schools across California implement systems of supports Response to Intervention (RTI), Multi-Tier Systems of Supports (MTSS), and Positive Behavior Intervention (PBIS) for all students to make adequate academic progress and experience behavioral and social-emotional needs. Based on student need, implementing an approach that identifies visual and auditory processing needs may facilitate improved monitoring and implementation of individualized interventions in the general education setting. Within these support systems, we can address academic concerns through a more cost-effective manner to reduce referrals to special education. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the implementation of the Integrated Visual and Auditory Continuous Performance Test (IVA-2) assessment and the neurofeedback intervention is an effective method to reduce unnecessary referrals to special education in an elementary setting. Elementary students were administered pre- and post-test assessments measuring their visual and auditory processing strengths and weakness, and self-rating scales of a social-emotional well-being. A team of educators through the Student Support System (SST) participated in identifying students at risk for academic intervention. Stakeholders included school administrators, classroom teachers, and parents of the identified students. Collaboration was central to the effective implementation of this research study

Can Escaping From Poor Neighborhoods Increase Employment and Earnings?

Examines whether families who moved to lower poverty areas through the Moving to Opportunity program benefited from more opportunities for employment and higher earnings, what factors affected outcomes, and how relocation intervention could be improved

Long term measurement network for FIFE

The objectives were: to obtain selected instruments which were not standard equipment on the Portable Automated Mesometeorological (PAM) and Data Control Platform (DCP) stations; to assist in incorporation of these instruments onto the PAM and DCP stations; to help provide routine maintenance of the instruments; to conduct periodic instrument calibrations; and to repair or replace malfunctioning instruments when possible. All of the objectives were or will be met soon. All instruments and the necessary instrument stands were purchased or made and were available for inclusion on the PAM and DCP stations before the beginning of the IFC-1. Due to problems beyond control, the DCP stations experienced considerable difficulty in becoming operational. To fill some of the gaps caused by the DCP problems, Campbell CR21-X data loggers were installed and the data collected on cassette tapes. Periodic checks of all instruments were made, to maintain data quality, to make necessary adjustments in certain instruments, to replace malfunctioning instruments, and to provide instrument calibration. All instruments will be calibrated before the beginning of the 1988 growing season as soon as the weather permits access to all stations and provides conditions that are not too harsh to work in for extended periods of time