Find Meaning Make Meaning

Employing the designer William Morris as a source of inspiration, this project seeks to explore the call for nature and beauty as a part of our lives. Moreover, it interweaves the necessity for experience of the sensual world (the five senses) with the cerebral world (a requisite to igniting the internal imagination)—a concept embodied in the form of the book. It advocates a redefining of the book as an imagination sculpture (the external and the internal) reflecting this new definition

Consumer reaction to the UPC*

"File: Family Economics and Management, 11/77/8M""By this time, consumers are familiar with the small block of light and dark bars called the Universal Product Code that appears on almost every item sold in supermarkets. (See box for further information.) Yet, consumers may question if the code (UPC) will benefit them."--First paragraph.Karen Stein (Family Economics and Management Specialist)Includes bibliographical reference

Speaking Truth to Power: The Legacies of Rachel Carson

Speaking Truth to Power seeks to explore the experiences and possibilities that arise when educators speak Truth to power

Allelopathic effect of landscape mulches on the germination of weed seeds and growth of ornamental plants

Weed seed germination and ornamental plant growth response to selected mulch materials (33 types) were tested in the field and greenhouse at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 1987 and 1988. Two field (experiment 1 and 2) and two greenhouse (experiment 3 and 4) studies were set up using morningglory, large crabgrass, and pigweed seeds. Ornamental plants tested in experiment 1 were Lagerstroemia indica L. (common crapemyrtle), Cotoneaster dammeri C.K. Schneid (bearberry cotoneaster), Salix triandra L. \u27Brilliant\u27 (willow), Acer rubrum L. (red maple), Tagetes sp. (marigold), and Helianthus sp. (sunflower). Ornamental plants tested in experiment 2 were Ilex x Meserveae S.Y. Hu. \u27Blue Girl\u27 (holly), Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold. \u27Compactus\u27 (euonymus), Cornus florida L. (flowering dogwood), and Cotoneaster congestus Bak. (pyrenees cotoneaster). In the greenhouse experiments only the three weed seeds were tested. For experiment 3, a layer of mulch was spread over the seeds which were on mined quartz sand in four-inch round pots. For experiment 4, leachate derived from the mulch materials was poured over the weed seeds which were also on sand in pots. Soluble salt and pH levels of the leachate were obtained in experiment 4. The results of all experiments were analyzed with ANOVA and the means separated according to Duncan\u27s multiple range test at the 5% level of probability and significance was compared to the control(s). In experiment 1, the most significant mulches that inhibited germination of the weed seeds were black walnut leaves against morningglory, barley straw against large crabgrass, and rye straw against pigweed. Growth of the red maple test plant species was significantly inhibited by wheat straw. In experiment 2, the most significant mulches that inhibited germination of the weed seeds were eastern hemlock foliage and wheat straw against morningglory, and sugar maple sawdust and black walnut wood shavings against pigweed. Euonymus growth was significantly inhibited by sugar maple sawdust, and holly growth was significantly enhanced by eastern red cedar wood chips. In experiment 3, the most significant mulches that inhibited germination of the weed seeds were alfalfa against morningglory, red maple leaves against large crabgrass, and eastern red cedar wood chips against pigweed. In experiment 4, the most significant mulch leachate that inhibited germination of the weed seeds were red maple leaves against morningglory and pigweed, and eastern hemlock foliage against large crabgrass. The greatest correlation between soluble salt readings and germination occurred with morningglory (r = -.58). The greatest correlation between pH readings and germination occurred with large crabgrass (r = .47). Due to the lack of supporting research in this topic further experiments should be done to provide definite conclusions. This research could provide valuable information and guidelines for additional research

Arte Juntos/Art Together: Promoting School Readiness among Latino Children through Parent Engagement and Social Inclusion in a Suburban Museum

Census data reveal that suburban communities are becoming increasingly diverse. Once considered affluent and predictable places, American suburbs are now confronting increasing poverty rates as well as ethnic, racial and linguistic diversity. Currently, more than half of US Latinos live in the suburbs. Schools and public institutions such as museums are challenged to provide programming that meets the needs of Latinos, who are disproportionately poor (Ackerman and Tazi 2015:3). Promoting school readiness among Latino children is an important effort in maximizing the potential and educational attainment of this growing population. In one suburban community, a school-museum collaboration resulted in a bilingual parent-child program promoting school readiness and social inclusion for Latino families. Arte Juntos/Art Together engaged parents and children using art andculture-based activities that developed observation skills, creativity, critical thinking, vocabulary, and aesthetic appreciation. Celebrating diverse perspectives and self-expression, the program provided access to museums as enriching spaces for informal learning, personal empowerment and social inclusio

The World Is Not Flat: Conference Planning and Presentation as Part of a Multidimensional Understanding of Scholarship

Scholarship. For many academics, the word is filled with a combination of excitement, anticipation, obligation, and dread. Academics are expected to reliably produce scholarship, much like sculptors are expected to produce art, baristas cappuccinos, and stockbrokers profits. While “scholarship” has perhaps traditionally been viewed as strictly words on a page, some scholars view it to be a multidimensional enterprise, something that encompasses the many aspects of the life of a scholar. The idea of scholarship as comprising more than just the generation of a tangible written product is taken up in Maksymilian Del Mar’s Living Legal Scholarship, which asserts “five responsibilities of legal scholarship: the responsibility of reading, writing, teaching, collegiality, and engagement.” Del Mar emphasizes that “[t]he five responsibilities must be understood holistically: they work together to provide a picture of the ethical life of a legal scholar.” This article tells the story of how the authors’ journey has led them to the belief that planning and presenting at legal writing conferences is a powerful way to engage in many (and at times perhaps all?) of Del Mar’s “five responsibilities of legal scholarship.” The article concludes with practical guidance based on the authors’ experiences on how seizing the opportunity to do your own conference planning and hosting can benefit you, your school, and the broader legal writing community

Radiographic markers of hip dysplasia in young adults: predictive effect of factors in early life

Background and objectives Acetabular dysplasia in young adults occurs, despite screening for developmental hip dysplasia (DDH) in the neonatal period. We aimed to examine how early life factors predict radiographic measurements of acetabular dysplasia at 18–19 years of age. Methods From a previous randomized trial (n=12,014; 1988–90) evaluating the role of hip ultrasound in newborn screening of DDH, 4469 participants (2193 males) were invited to a follow-up 18 years later (2007–09), of which 2370 (53% attendance; 932 males) met. We examined associations between early life factors and four radiographic measurements for acetabular dysplasia at skeletal maturity. Hierarchical regressions, with addition of variables observed/ measured consecutively in time, were analyzed using mixed efects models considering hip as the unit in the analyses. The study is approved by the Regional Ethics Committee. Results In total, 2340 participants (921 boys), mean age 18.7 years, (SD 0.6) had hip radiographs performed at followup and were included. Early life factors signifcantly predicting radiographic acetabular dysplasia at age 18–19-years included female gender, breech, low acetabular inclination (alpha) angle and sonographic instability, abduction treatment, as well as the velocity of growth during childhood. A positive family history of DDH was not associated with acetabular dysplasia at skeletal maturity. Conclusion The acetabular inclination (alpha) angle as measured on ultrasound at birth turned out to be a signifcant predictor of dysplasia at 18–19 years of age. The discordant role of a positive family history in early versus adult hip dysplasia is intriguing, warranting further studies on the genetic mechanisms of DDH

Identity Impairment and the Eating Disorders: Content and Organization of the Self-Concept in Women with Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa

Objective: The cognitive model of the self-concept was used to test the theoretical proposition that disturbances in overall identity development are a core vulnerability that lead to formation of a fat body weight self-definition and eating disorder symptomatology. Method: Structural properties of the self-concept, availability in memory of a fat body weight self-schema, and eating disordered attitudes and behaviours were measured in women with anorexia nervosa (AN) (n¼26), bulimia nervosa (BN) (n¼53) and controls (n¼32). Results: Women with (AN) and (BN) had fewer positive andmore negative and highly interrelated self-schemas compared to controls, and women with BN showed information processing evidence of a fat self-schema available in memory. These self-concept properties predicted eating disordered attitudes and behaviour. Discussion: Disturbances in the overall collection of identities— an impoverished self—is an important contributor to eating disorder symptomatology. The development of new positive selves may be an important factor in recovery. Copyright # 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/65126/1/identity impairment and eating 2007.pd