The role of a Certified Child Life Specialist within a Child Advocacy Center

Childhood abuse and neglect is currently a prevalent issue in our society. Children who do not receive adequate support and ongoing services experience lasting impacts on their mental health and ability to cope with future events. Child Advocacy Centers (CAC) are community-based agencies that promote the intervention of childhood abuse and neglect. This setting, paired with the tailored support of Certified Child Life Specialists (CCLS), is an under-researched yet promising combination of services that can encourage the healing process for these children and their families. This study aims to understand the role of CCLSs in a CAC and how their support can impact children and families. Using a comparative case study approach, in-depth information was gathered for two separate CACs that employ CCLSs full-time. Content analysis of the interview data revealed ten themes: 1) CCLS collaborates and communicates with different populations, 2) CCLS provides preparation and support, 3) CCLS meets psychosocial needs, 4) CCLS supports the family as a whole, 5) CCLS role is multifaceted, 6) CCLS engages in opportunities to improve practice, 7) CCLS enhances the goals of the CAC, 8) Children and families are grateful for CCLS role, 9) Children have positive experiences with CCLS support, and 10) Families have positive experiences with CCLS support. These findings prompt discussion on the importance of adding child life to the multidisciplinary team at CACs throughout the United States

Supporting Coastal Resiliency by Investigating Tidal Reach and Inter-Connected Factors in Coastal Georgia

The South Carolina Water Resources Conference (SCWRC) provides an integrated forum for discussion of water policies, research projects and water management in order to prepare for and meet the growing challenge of providing water resources to sustain and grow South Carolina’s economy, while preserving our natural resources

Flight evaluation of splitter-plate effectiveness in reducing base drag at Mach numbers from 0.65 to 0.90

Flight test evaluation of splitter plate in base drag reduction at subsonic speed

Density distributions from radiation measurents during the fast magneticcompression of a plasma

For the fast magnetie compression of a deuterium plasma, as described in another paper of this conference, (1 ), the compressionratio and end losses are of high interest. For the determination of these quantities the radial density distribution must be known as a function of time. Present theoretical calculations, concerned with the fast compression of plasma with parallel or reverse magnetic bias field are in need of experimental data, which also can be taken from density and intensity distributions. This information can partly be obtained from smear camera pictures. For this purpose the film density must be transformed into light intensity. The interpretation of the intensity distribution requires information on the composition of plasma radiation and on the dependence of the intensity on plasma density and temperature. In some cases the density distributions can be derived from the observed intensity

Investigations on a pulsed electrodeless ring discharge with magnetic bias fields of different amplitudes

The formation of a plasma in an electrodeless ring discharge with a steady magnetic bias field of different amplitudes was investigated. Internal and external magnetic fields and the intensities of suitable spectral lines were measured. The temporal behaviour of the discharge was observed with a streak camera. It was possible to measure the electron temperature and to estimate the electron density in interesting time intervals. The results show that the obtained electron temperatures essentially depend on the initial magnetic field. This is caused by different amounts of trapped field in the first current halfcycle, which give high magnetic field gradients in the second current halfcycle. End losses are also strongly influenced by the presence of a steady magnetic field

Two novel mitoviruses from a Canadian isolate of the Dutch elm pathogen Ophiostoma novo-ulmi (93–1224)

BACKGROUND: Ophiostoma novo-ulmi is the causative agent of Dutch elm disease (DED). It is an ascomycetous filamentous fungus that ranks as the third most devastating fungal pathogen in Canada. The disease front has spread eastward and westward from the epicentre in Ontario and Quebec and is threatening elm populations across the country. Numerous mitigation strategies have been tried to eradicate this pathogen, but success has thus far been limited. An alternative approach might utilize double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) mycoviruses which have been reported to induce hypovirulence in other fungi. METHODS: Using a modified single primer amplification technique (SPAT) in combination with chromosomal walking, we have determined the genome sequence of two RdRp encoding dsRNA viruses from an O. novo-ulmi isolate (93–1224) collected from the disease front in Winnipeg. RESULTS: We propose that these viruses, which we have named OnuMV1c and OnuMV7 based on sequence similarity to other Ophiostoma mitoviruses, are two new members of the genus Mitovirus in the family Narnaviridae. CONCLUSIONS: The discovery of such dsRNA elements raises the potential for engineering these viruses to include other genetic elements, such as anti-sense or interfering RNAs, to create novel and highly specific biological controls. Naïve fungal hosts could be infected with both the engineered molecule and a helper mitovirus encoding an RdRp which would provide replication capacity for both molecules

Regulation and Localization of Endogenous Human Tristetraprolin

Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) has been implicated in the development and pathogenicity of infectious diseases and autoimmune disorders, such as septic shock and arthritis. The zinc-finger protein tristetraprolin (TTP) has been identified as a major regulator of TNF biosynthesis. To define its intracellular location and examine its regulation of TNF, a quantitive intracellular staining assay specific for TTP was developed. We establish for the first time that in peripheral blood leukocytes, expres

Fourier decomposition and frequency analysis of the pulsating stars with P<1 d in the OGLE database. I. Monoperiodic Delta Scuti, RRc and RRab variables. Separation criteria and particularities

The OGLE database is revisited to investigate in more detail the properties of the Fourier parameters. Methodological improvements led us to identify a clear separation among High-Amplitude Delta Scuti (HADS), RRc and RRab stars. The bimodal distribution of the R21 parameter in HADS stars is explained as a contamination effect from RRc stars: there is evidence that all stars with 0.20<P<0.25 d are RRc variables. The previously claimed existence of a subclass of unusual HADS is demonstrated to be a spurious result. Candidate overtone pulsators are found among HADS and RRc variables. The properties of the Fourier parameters are discussed as a function of the physical conditions in the stars involved. Among the field RRab stars we detected different light-curve groups producing distinct "tails" in the Fourier plots for P>0.55 d; evolutionary phases or the combination of different physical conditions (not only metallicity) are suggested to explain this separation, observed also in the cluster RRab stars. The stellar parameters of RRc stars in a given globular cluster show different tendencies than those of RRc stars from different clusters.Comment: 12 pages (in A&A style), 14 eps figures. Accepted for A&A Main Journal. Table 3, 4 and 5 are also included as ascii files. The atlas of the light curves and least-squares fits can be requested from the autho