A study of the factors of mimicry.

Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston Universit

Developing Sustainable and Renewable Chemical Engineering Practices through Interning with a Private Chemical Company

The objective of my Honors Thesis Project was to gain knowledge and experience in the means of chemical and bioprocess engineering by experiencing analytical and organic chemistry hands on in a laboratory setting and scaling up to an industrial chemical plant setting. It was determined that through thorough analysis via analytical chemistry techniques and innovation through research and development using organic synthesis, that sustainable practices can be developed and utilized within the chemical and bioprocess industries

The New World Harbours Youthful Refugees

Dorothy Ann Klein reports that refugee children are finding peace and security in Americ

Serving Dinners The Union Way

Dorothy Ann Klein describes the preparations involved in a special Memorial Union dinne

Software Support to Mediate the Effects of Mixed Gender Groups

Today’s complex business environment calls for both collaborative work and creative (novel) thought in organizational operations. This research evaluates small group performance in generating novel ideas with three different types of support: Group Support Systems (GSS) software, Creativity Support Systems (CSS) software, and no computer software support tools. All-female, all-male, and mixed gender groups are compared in these three support settings. A 3 X 3 completely randomized factorial design with repeated measures was used. Consistent with our hypothesis, the results of the study indicate an interaction effect between group support tool and group gender composition. Specifically, this study reveals that same gender groups (both female and male) generate more novel ideas when no computer software support is present. For mixed gender groups, however, computer software support is essential for novel idea generation. Computer software support appeared to mediate the undesirable consequences of group interaction associated with mixed gender groups

The Iowa Homemaker vol.21, no.5

Candles Spread Christmas Cheer, Mary Ellen Sullivan, page 2 Milk Strengthens Defense, Betty Ann Iverson, page 3 American Wares Set Nation’s Tables, Ann Koebel, page 4 New World Harbours Refugees, Dorothy Ann Klein, page 5 Sally Anticipates a Gala Season, Mary Lou Springer, page 6 Applied Art Highlights, Lila Williamson, page 8 Bookmarks, Julie Wendel, page 9 What’s New in Home Economics, Dorothy Olson, page 10 For Holiday Shoppers, Betty Roth, page 12 Residence Halls Honor Women Leaders, Dorothy Gross, page 13 Express Ingenuity in Greetings, Doris Plagge, page 14 Alums in the News, Bette Simpson, page 15 Fruit Cakes for Holidays, Margaret Anne Clark, page 16 Across Alumnae Desks, Marjorie Thomas, page 18 Journalistic Spindles, Florence Byrnes, page 2

The Iowa Homemaker vol.21, no.2

Rejuvenation, Editor, page 1 The Union Way, Dorothy Ann Klein, page 2 Spices Feel War’s Sting, Clara Collar, page 4 The Institution Management Department, Margaret Read, page 5 Food for 5000, Margaret Mitchell, page 6 Sally’s Ready for Play, Dorothy Roost, page 8 Food Work Proves Intriguing, Ruth Kunerth, page 10 What’s New in Home Economics, page 12 Speaking of Veishea, Virginia Daley, page 14 Novelties in Dining Out, Elizabeth Murfield, page 15 Aluminum Is Drafted, Stuart Swensson, page 16 Alums in the News, Mary Sather, page 19 Campers Must Eat, Doris Plagge, page 20 Behind Bright Jackets, Julie Wendel, page 21 Journalistic Spindles, Mary Schmidt, page 2

Finiteness and children with specific language impairment: an exploratory study

Children with specific language impairment (SLI) are well known for their difficulties in mastering the inflectional paradigms; in the case of learning German they also have problems with the appropriate verb position, in particular with the verb in second position. This paper explores the possibilities of applying a broader concept of finiteness to data from children with SLI in order to put their deficits, or rather their skills, into a wider perspective. The concept, as developed by Klein (1998, 2000), suggests that finiteness is tied to the assertion that a certain state of affairs is valid with regard to some topic time; that is, finiteness relates the propositional content to the topic component. Its realization involves the interaction of various grammatical devices and, possibly, lexical means like temporal adverbs. Furthermore, in the acquisition of finiteness it has been found that scope particles play a major role in both first- and second-language learning. The purpose of this paper is to analyze to what extent three German-learning children with SLI have mastered these grammatical and lexical means and to pinpoint the phase in the development of finiteness they have reached. The data to be examined are mostly narrative and taken from conversations and experiments. It will be shown that each child chooses a different developmental path to come to grips with the interaction of these devices

Cucurbitaceae

A taxonomic study of the Cucurbitaceae found at the Restinga de Jurubatiba National Park, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, revealed that there are two genera and two species: Cayaponia tayuya (Vell.) Cogn. and Gurania multiflora (Miq.) Cogn. The species are described and identification key is given, together with illustrations, geographic distribution, and comments on each species.Apresenta-se o estudo taxonômico das Cucurbitaceae ocorrentes no Parque Nacional da Restinga de Jurubatiba, Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, onde está representada por dois gêneros e duas espécies: Cayaponia tayuya (Vell.) Cogn. e Gurania multiflora (Miq.) Cogn. São dadas descrições e comentários das espécies, chave de identificação e ilustrações

Feasibility of trial procedures for a randomised controlled trial of a community based group exercise intervention for falls prevention for visually impaired older people: the VIOLET study

Background Visually impaired older people (VIOP) have a higher risk of falling than their sighted peers, and are likely to avoid physical activity. The aim was to adapt the existing Falls Management Exercise (FaME) programme for VIOP, delivered in the community, and to investigate the feasibility of conducting a definitive randomised controlled trial (RCT) of this adapted intervention. Methods Two-centre randomised mixed methods pilot trial and economic evaluation of the adapted group-based FaME programme for VIOP versus usual care. A one hour exercise programme ran weekly over 12 weeks at the study sites (Newcastle and Glasgow), delivered by third sector (voluntary and community) organisations. Participants were advised to exercise at home for an additional two hours over the week. Those randomised to the usual activities group received no intervention. Outcome measures were completed at baseline, 12 and 24 weeks. The potential primary outcome was the Short Form Falls Efficacy Scale – International (SFES-I). Participants’ adherence was assessed by reviewing attendance records and self-reported compliance to the home exercises. Adherence with the course content (fidelity) by instructors was assessed by a researcher. Adverse events were collected in a weekly phone call. Results Eighteen participants, drawn from community-living VIOP were screened; 68 met the inclusion criteria; 64 participants were randomised with 33 allocated to the intervention and 31 to the usual activities arm. 94% of participants provided data at the 12 week visit and 92% at 24 weeks. Adherence was high. The intervention was found to be safe with 76% attending nine or more classes. Median time for home exercise was 50 min per week. There was little or no evidence that fear of falling, balance and falls risk, physical activity, emotional, attitudinal or quality of life outcomes differed between trial arms at follow-up. Conclusions The intervention, FaME, was implemented successfully for VIOP and all progression criteria for a main trial were met. The lack of difference between groups on fear of falling was unsurprising given it was a pilot study but there may have been other contributory factors including suboptimal exercise dose and apparent low risk of falls in participants. These issues need addressing for a future trial