The Effect of QuaverSEL on Preschool Students

Social-emotional learning (SEL) has become a growing concern and topic in education as students have faced unprecedented times since the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020. COVID-19 increased several mental health conditions and decreased critical social-emotional skills. The school where this action research took place implemented a new SEL curriculum called QuaverSEL to better address student needs. The participants in this study included two preschool classrooms, with six students aged 3- to 5-years-old. The study took place over four weeks, and interventions took place in 10-15 minute sessions two times a week. Data was collected before and after the implementation of QuaverSEL. The study found that there was an overall increase in specific skills studentslacked before the intervention, and the intervention had an overall positive effect on students social-emotional skills

History Of Central Washington University Library

An article about the history of Libraries at Central Washington University from a speech delivered by Beverly Heckart, in slightly altered form, to the Legacy Society, May 7, 2007

Bursting speed of rotating discs

This thesis is an extension of a paper by Weiss and Prager in which these authors have applied Tresca\u27s yield condition and the associated flow rule to the determination of the bursting speed of a rotating annular disc, having constant initial thickness. In this thesis the results of the paper are extended directly to the problem of the axially-symmetric annular disc with an arbitrary initial thickness. It is found that Tresca\u27s yield condition and the associated flow rule do not appear to be applicable to the problem of the solid disc;Von Mises\u27 yield condition is next applied to the problem of the axially-symmetric disc with an arbitrary initial thickness. Under the assumption that the elastic strains are negligible in comparison with the plastic strains, the Von Mises\u27 stress-strain rate law is used, rather than the more complex Prandtl-Reuss stress-strain Law; A set of simultaneous equations is obtained, whose solution is the set of stresses and strains corresponding to the considered angular velocity of the disc. Bursting speed of the disc is assumed to be that value of angular speed for which the strains may increase indefinitely without further increase in rotational speed. In general, this system of equations must be solved numerically, a process which may be carried out with the aid of a desk calculator;The bursting speed of a solid disc having a constant initial thickness is computed, using Von Mises\u27 yield condition, and the results compared with the bursting speed of an annular disc obtained by the use of Tresca\u27s yield condition. This comparison was made by way of some experimental results of Holms and Jenkins, and the agreement is found to be satisfactory

A Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy Protocol for Children with Acquired Brain Injuries

Acquired brain injury (ABI) includes any non-traumatic brain injuries such as stroke, cerebral palsy, and brain diseases such as cancer (Book, 2005). A child who sustains an acquired brain injury may experience profound impairments in motor performance, and significant deficits in sensory awareness and responsiveness, secondary to hemiplegia. (Taub et al., 2007, Taub, Ramey, DeLuca & Echols, 2004). Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) is a intervention developed by Dr. Edward Taub for the secondary condition of hemiplegia affecting the adult stroke population. This intervention has also produced positive results in studies conducted with children (Taub et al., 2007). An extensive literature review revealed the need for further research to be completed using CIMT for pediatric diagnoses other than cerebral palsy. This manual was created to provide occupational therapists with an evidence-based protocol to guide the intervention process when using CIMT. The product includes an extensive literature review, an intervention protocol guide, and an evidence-based review to promote further research in occupational therapy and the pediatric population. The authors concluded that by creating this intervention protocol, children with ABI would be greatly benefited

An inventory of aeronautical ground research facilities. Volume 1: Wind tunnels

A survey of wind tunnel research facilities in the United States is presented. The inventory includes all subsonic, transonic, and hypersonic wind tunnels operated by governmental and private organizations. Each wind tunnel is described with respect to size, mechanical operation, construction, testing capabilities, and operating costs. Facility performance data are presented in charts and tables

Model Shuttle Vehicle Developed To Support Vandenberg Hydrogen Disposal Investigation

Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSME) discharge a significant quantity of unburned hydrogen during normal start and shutdown operations. At Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), a Flight Readiness Firing (FRF) or launch abort could introduce this unburned hydrogen into the enclosed SSME exhaust duct. This hydrogen in a closed duct creates a risk of detonation which could result in significant overpressure at the aft heat shield thereby causing damage to the Space Shuttle Vehicle (SSV). To mitigate the detonation hazard the Air Force (AF) initiated a Hydrogen Disposal System (HDS) program. Extensive analyses and feasibility testing were conducted on possible solutions. In December 1986 the AF Shuttle Test Group (STG) selected the Steam Inerting System (SIS) concept as the most technically feasible resolution to the unburned hydrogen issue. The following January, STG directed the Shuttle Processing Contractor (SPC) to complete the development and design of a SIS for the VAFB SSV launch pad (Refs. A & B)

An inventory of aeronautical ground research facilities. Volume 3: Structural

An inventory of test facilities for conducting acceleration, environmental, impact, structural shock, load, heat, vibration, and noise tests is presented. The facility is identified with a description of the equipment, the testing capabilities, and cost of operation. Performance data for the facility are presented in charts and tables

Vernalization gene architecture as a predictor of growth habit in barley

Winter hardiness in barley (Hordeum vulgare) is a trait targeted by breeding programs in order to expand the potential area of adaptation of fall-sown cereals. Vernalization requirement is an important factor in winter hardiness. A vernalization requirement is an extended period of low temperature required for transition from the vegetative to reproductive states. A model involving two vernalization genes that interact in an epistatic fashion to determine the vernalization phenotype has been proposed. To test this model, the vernalization phenotype was compared to the vernalization allele genotype for each entry in a breeding program nursery grown under fall- and spring-sown conditions. The number of growing degree days (GDD) from planting to Feekes growth stage 10.5 was recorded for each line in both experiments. Lines that did not reach Feekes 10.5 when spring-sown were assigned values of 1000 GDD. To calculate the growing degree day vernalization coefficient (GDD-VC), the fall sown GDD value was subtracted from the spring sown value for each line. The GDD-VC values ranged from 139 to 812. Facultative phenotypes were classified as 409 and above. Genotypes were then assessed according to their vernalization allele configuration at the VRN-H1 and VRN-H2 loci. All lines had the “winter” allele at HvBM5A, the candidate gene for the VRN-H1 locus. Out of 54 lines, 46 had the “winter” allele at VRN-H2, where the ZCCT-H gene cluster is the candidate, classifying them as “winter” genotypes. Winter and facultative phenotypes were compared to winter and facultative genotypes. The phenotype was accurately predicted from genotype 94% of the time. Possible reasons for the <100% accuracy include residual heterogeneity and difficulty in classifying the growth habit of some lines under spring-sown conditions

Space shuttle: Longitudinal and lateral stability characteristics of the MDC STS high cross range orbiter (02)

Low speed wind tunnel tests of lateral longitudinal, and directional stability of MDC STS high cross range shuttle orbite

Proof of the Remainder Theorem

It is shown that the usual method of proof of the Remainder Theorem is open to serious objection. A rigorous proof using the limit concept is suggested