The Efficacy of the Integrated Child Development Services in Perspective to Nutritional Condition and Growth Development

A survey was conducted to assess the nutritional status of children (0-6 years) among 40 Anganwadis in 4 districts of Kerala State registered under the ICDS scheme. A self- prepared structured interview schedule was used. To get the qualitative information of the study anthropometric measures include height and weight were used for assessing nutritional status of the children. The stepwise analysis of two variables height for age and weight for age was applicable on the basis of Waterlow\u27s and Gomez\u27 classification. To examine the relationship between nutritional status of the child and selected variable that affects nutritional status of children, Chi-square test was employed. Based on Gomez\u27 classification, out of 400 children, only 300 (75.0%) of children received supplementary nutrition through ICDS out of which 250 (62.5%) children were normal while 50 (12.5%) were underweight. Based on Waterlow\u27s classification out of 400 children, only 290 (72.5%) of children received supplementary nutrition through ICDS out of these children 200 (50 %) were normal while 90 (22.5%) were stunted. It can thus be concluded that majority of children were normal who received supplementary nutrition through ICDS

The Laramie Project Playbill

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film Angell Blackfriars Theatre Smith Center for the Arts The Laramie Project By Moisés Kaufman and the Members of Tectonic Theater Project January 27-29 & February 10-12 Directed by Mary G. Farrell Scenic Design: Joshua Christoffersen Lighting Design: G. Benjamin Swope Costume Design: David Costa-Cabral Sound Design: Chris Warren Vocal Coach: Megan Chang The Cast - TIMOTHY BROWN: Doc O’Connor, Moisés Kaufman, Rulon Stacey, Dennis Shepherd, Rob DeBree; EMILY CLARK: April Silva, Greg Pierotti, Catherine Connolly, Stephen Belber, Kristin Price, Anonymous Friend of Aaron McKinney, Newsperson, E-Mail Writer, Shannon, Kerry Drake, Juror, Moisés Kaufman; MICHAEL IZZO: Reporter, Andy Paris, Doug Laws, Matt Mickelson, Newsperson 4, Bill McKinney, Russel Henderson, Aaron McKinney; TEDDY KIRITSY: Jedidiah Schultz, Stephen Belber, Father Roger Schmit, Phil LaBrie, Aaron Kreifels; DIANE LAMATTINA: Eileen Engen, Amanda Gronich, Marge Murray, Newsperson 3, Lucy Thompson; MIREYA LOPEZ: Zackie Salmon, Barbara Pitts, Romaine Patterson, Jeffrey Lockwood, Governor Geringer, Bailiff, Stephen Belber; DANIEL MUNOZ: Philip DuBois, Greg Pierotti, Stephen Mead Johnson, Judge, Rob Debree, Andrew Gomez, Priest; HONEY PEREZ: Leigh Fondakowski. Jon Peacock, Zubaida Ula, Shadow, Reggie Fluty, Juror; BRITTANY PRICE: Sgt. Hing, Waitress, Minister’s Wife, Sherry Aanenson, Greg Pierotti, Dr. Cantway, Tiffany Edwards, Conrad Miller, Sherry Johnson, Judge, Cal Rerucha, Foreperson; AISLING SHEAHAN: Baptist Minister, Matt Galloway, Newsperson 2, Juror, Russell Henderson’s Mormon Home Teacher, Andy Paris; JULIA ZYGIEL: Rebecca Hilliker, Alison Mears, Trish Steger, Stephen Belber, Leigh Fondakowski, Mudock Cooper, Newspersonhttps://digitalcommons.providence.edu/laramieproject_pubs/1000/thumbnail.jp

Litigation Trustees Not Allowed to Wear Their “Non-Bankruptcy Hats” to Avoid Swap Transactions as Fraudulent Conveyances

(Excerpt) The Bankruptcy Code provides bankruptcy trustees with avoidance powers that allow the trustees to undo certain pre- and post-petition actions. The purpose of this power to allow the recovering property or interests transferred by the debtor in order to maximize the value of the bankruptcy estate for the benefit of the creditor and to provide more equitable distribution to creditors. Among these avoidance powers is the power to avoid fraudulent transfers/conveyances. In particular, the bankruptcy trustee may avoid a transfer (1) as an actually fraudulent transfer if it was made with the actual intent to hinder, delay, or defraud the debtor’s creditors; or (2) as a constructively fraudulent transfer if it was made for less than reasonably equivalent value when the debtor (a) was insolvent at the time of the transfer or rendered insolvent by the transfer, (b) was engaged in a business for which the debtor had unreasonably small capital, or (c) intended to incur debts beyond its capacity to pay. However, these avoidance powers are subject to various limitations under the Bankruptcy Code. For example, section 546(g) of the Bankruptcy Code includes a safe-harbor provision that prohibits a bankruptcy trustee using most of his avoidance powers to avoid a transfer that was made under or in connection with a swap agreement. To determine the scope and purpose of the safe harbor provision, courts have examined the legislative history of section 546(g) and recently determined the scope of the safe-harbor provision with respect to the bankruptcy trustee. Through the analysis of Congress’ legislative history, courts have found that the scope of section 546(g)’s safe-harbor provision is to promote stability in financial markets. As a result, the bankruptcy trustee generally cannot avoid a transaction made under or in connection with a swap agreement. Recently, bankruptcy trustees tried to circumvent this prohibition by arguing that section 546(g) only applies to bankruptcy trustees representing the estate and not to creditor representatives. This issue was litigated in Whyte v. Barclays Bank PLC, (“Barclays”), where the litigation trustee sought to avoid the novation of SemGroup\u27s NYMEX portfolio on the ground that the transaction with Barclays was a fraudulent conveyance, asserting his claim not being brought under the Bankruptcy Code, but was rather being brought as claim under by New York’s Debtor-Creditor Law that had been assigned to the trustee by the individual creditors under the confirmed chapter 11 plan. As such, the plan was designed to circumvent the safe-harbor provision section 546(g) of the Bankruptcy Code; however, the court found this to be impermissible under the principles of federal preemption because such a finding would declare section 546(g) a nullity. However, in light of the Barclays decision, other recent decisions interpreting section 546(e) have come to a seemingly opposite conclusion. As a result, this Article seeks to discuss the impact of the Barclays decision on the interpretation of section 546(g) of the Bankruptcy Code in light of the conflicting decisions interpreting section 546(e). Part A will briefly mention the language of section 546(g), its limitations on power of bankruptcy trustees to avoid actually fraudulent transactions and Congress’s purpose in enacting section 546(g). Part B will discuss the Barclays decision with respect to the scope of section 546(g). Part C will discuss how bankruptcy courts have decided not to follow the Barclays decision when interpreting section 546(e) of the Bankruptcy Code and how other recent court decisions have distinguished the Barclays decision and the impact this could have on the way future courts will interpret section 546(g). Finally, Part D will conclude with a summary of the implications and significance of the Barclays decision in light of the recent court decisions interpreting section 546(e) of the Bankruptcy Code

Testing of pear trees on their own roots in comparison with important used rootstocks under organic farming conditions with special regard to fire blight (E. amylovora)

Pear trees on their own roots are tested in comparison to grafted trees in growth and yield characteristics and with special regard to the tolerance to diseases, above all fire blight (Erwinia amylovora). In spring 2004 15 randomized trees of the cultivar 'Williams' from three variants (self rooted in vitro, self rooted long cuttings, grafted on Quince A) were planted in a pear orchard, which was heavily infected with fire blight (Erwinia amylovora) the previous years. The trees were left untreated. Growth and yield characteristics, plant diseases and tree losses were observed. After four years the in vitro self rooted trees were significantly more vigorous in growth than those grafted on quince A. The self rooted long cuttings were comparable in growth with grafts on quince, but showed high tree losses probably due to frost damages in the first winter one year after planting. However no infections with Erwinia amylovora could be observed so far. In a field trial with more cultivars and rootstock variants planted in 2006 at two organically managed sites more significant effects are expected in the next years

Embodied Cognition Corpo, movimento e sport per la didattica

Embodied Cognition (EC) is an interdisciplinary and multiperspective scientific theory whose characteristic, from a cultural and professional perspective, opens up interesting scenarios in the field of psychopedagogy. In particular, a prolific and extremely interesting area of study is now provided by the contribution of EC to the world of didactics (Caruana & Borghi, 2013).This work is part of this research horizon, investigating how the key principles of Embodied Cognition offer new opportunities to enhance differences in learning processes (Gomez Paloma & Ianes, a cura di, 2014). Starting from the analysis of the body as a scientific mediator of the learning process on a neurobiological (Rizzolatti & Sinigaglia, 2006) and neurophenomenological (Gallese, 2006) level, the study focuses on the scientific evidence (Margiotta, 2014) that EC canprovide to teachers in the field of didactics. It represents a concrete springboard for delineating and validating an “EC-Based” model (Gomez Paloma & Damiani, 2015) to enhance corporeality as a cognitive system and a learning/ contextualization setting for the building of professional skills in the fieldof education.L’Embodied Cognition (EC) è una teoria scientifica multiprospettica ed interdisciplinare la cui caratteristica, riflettendo sotto il profilo culturale e professionale, apre interessanti scenari nel campo della psicopedagogia.In particolare, un fertile ambito di studio, estremamente interessante, è dato al momento dall’apporto dell’EC al mondo della didattica (Caruana & Borghi, 2013). Il presente lavoro si inserisce in quest’orizzonte di ricerca, indagando come i principi chiave dell’Embodied Cognition offrano inedite opportunità di valorizzazione delle differenze dei processi di apprendimento (Gomez Paloma & Ianes, a cura di, 2014). Partendo dall’analisi del corpo come mediatorescientifico del processo di apprendimento a livello neurobiologico (Rizzolatti &Sinigaglia, 2006) e neurofenomenologico (Gallese, 2006), lo studio si focalizza sulle evidenze scientifiche (Margiotta, 2014) che l’EC può offrire al docente nell’ambito della didattica. Un concreto trampolino di lancio per delineare e validare un modello “EC Based” (Gomez Paloma & Damiani, 2015) per valorizzare la corporeità come dispositivo cognitivo e come ambiente di apprendimento e contestualizzazione (setting) per la costruzione di competenze professionali nell’ambito della formazione

Discussion of Revisiting the Resilience Index for Water Distribution Networks by Gimoon Jeong, Albert Wicaksono, and Doosun Kang

Cabrera Marcet, E.; Gomez Selles, E.; Del Teso-March, R.; Estruch-Juan, ME. (2019). Discussion of Revisiting the Resilience Index for Water Distribution Networks by Gimoon Jeong, Albert Wicaksono, and Doosun Kang. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management. 145(1):1-4. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000792S14145

Rheological study of the aggregation state of alumina nanofluids

Se adjunta una comunicación, aunque se han publicado tres comunicaciones más.The presence of alumina solid particles in aqueous phase induces a change in the viscosity of the suspension from Newtonian to non- Newtonian flow. Besides, the presence of solid particles is adequate for the use as a heat exchanger fluid. The effect of nanoparticle size on thermal properties of nanofluids is still today a question, which is far from being answered. In this respect, the results reported in the literature are contradictory [1], probably due to the formation of aggregates when particles are dispersed in the liquid phase. Regarding to the nanoparticle shape influence in thermal conductivity, cylinders and spheres have been considered as the more effective in heat transfer. Spherical nanoparticles of alumina, which is one of the most investigated nanofluid, dispersed in water were used in this study. TEM images showed a mean average diameter of 50 nm. However, DLS measurements showed monodispersed particles of 260 nm. Very recently [2], the relationship between shear rheology and aggregation state of suspensions has been reviewed. Mechanical and physical properties of the resultant materials depend on shape, size and size distribution, which are considered determining parameters in the formation of particle aggregates. The steady shear flow (figure 1) has shown that these clusters, when they are at rest, are formed by highly branched aggregates that erode when shear rate increases, until a suspension of individual particles is achieved. These results are in good agreement with the intrinsic viscosity obtained by Money and Krieger-Dougherty models. In both cases, these values are far from the 2.5 corresponding to spherical particles. The temperature effects were also taken into account.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech