“The Boys’ Club”: A Lost Story

An interesting example of “lost” children’s stories is Charles Bernard’s “The Boys’ Club,” published in Volume 12, Number 6 of the popular American children’s periodical St. Nicholas Magazine. This story, which possesses many of the qualities of children’s literature of the Victorian period, conveys lessons in an attempt to teach young readers how to behave in society. Although books for boys are typically thought of as stories filled with adventure and freedom from rules, “The Boys’ Club” highlights how clubs for young and underprivileged boys could be used for socialization of the lower classes and to maintain social control

Connecting physical and social dimensions of place attachment: what can we learn from attachment to urban recreational spaces?

This paper is concerned with the ways in which people form attachments to recreational spaces. More specifically it examines the relationship between recreational spaces associated with sporting activity in urban neighbourhoods and place attachment. The focus is on the ways in which changes to these spaces exposes the affective bonds between people and their surroundings. The paper applies a qualitative methodology, namely focus groups and photo elicitation, to the case study of Parkhead, a neighbourhood in the East End of Glasgow. Parkhead has historically been subjected to successive waves of redevelopment as a result of deindustrialization in the late twentieth century. More recently redevelopment associated with the 2014 Commonwealth Games involved further changes to neighbourhood recreational spaces, including refurbishing of existing sports facilities and building new ones.This paper reflects on the cumulative impacts of this redevelopment to conclude (a) that recreational sports spaces provoke multi-layered and complex attachments that are inextricably connected to both temporal and spatial narratives and (b) that research on neighbourhood recreational spaces can develop our understanding of the intricate relationship between the social and physical dimensions of place attachment

Heat treatment study of the SiC/Ti-15-3 composite system

The oxidation and aging behaviors of a continuous fiber SiC/Ti-15V-3Cr-3Sn-3Al composite (SiC/Ti-15-3) were investigated. The aging characteristic of the composite were compared with those of the unreinforced Ti-15-3 matrix material, which was processed in the same manner as the composite. Various age hardened conditions of both the unreinforced matrix and the composite were evaluated by using optical microscopy, hardness measurements, and room temperature tensile tests (unreinforced matrix only). The Ti-15-3 material formed a thick surface oxide at temperature at or above 550 C when heat treated in air. The in situ composite matrix was softer than the unreinforced matrix for equivalent aging conditions. Both materials hardened to a maximum, then softened during overaging. The temperature at which peak aging occurred was approx. 450 C for both the in situ composite matrix and the unreinforced matrix. The room temperature elastic modulus and ultimate tensile strength of the unreinforced matrix varied as a function of aging treatment and paralleled the hardness behavior. The modulus and tensile strength showed little response to aging up to temperatures of 300 C; however, these properties increased after aging at 550 C. Aging at temperatures above 550 C resulted in a decrease in the modulus and tensile strength. The failure strain was a function of the precipitation state and of the amount of oxidation resulting from the heat treatment. Aging in air at the higher temperatures (greater than 550 C) caused the formation of a thick oxide layer and reduced the ductility. Aging in vacuum at these temperatures resulted in significantly higher ductilities. Long term exposures at 700 C caused the formation of a large grain boundary alpha-phase which reduced the ductility, even though the specimens were heat treated in vacuum

Prenatal Substance Exposure and Associated Factors: Inadequate Housing, Financial Problems, Domestic Violence, Foster Care, Adoption, Living Arrangements

When a woman uses drugs or alcohol during pregnancy, the fetus is exposed to the substances in utero. This causes extended hospital stays for infants, risks of complications, and extra challenges for new mothers. According to the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare, an estimated 15% of infants are affected by prenatal alcohol or illicit drug exposure. Prenatal substance exposure complicates pregnancies and possibly the ability for a mother to parent her infant. This warrants a report to Child Protective Services to ensure the child's safety. This study is an analysis of The National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File from the National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect at Cornell University. Data from the year 2016 was analyzed. The population of interest is families that have a child who has been prenatally exposed to substances. This population is identified using four variables, Drug Abuse Child, Alcohol Abuse Child, Child Age at Report, and Child is a Victim on This Report, with Drug Abuse Child and/or Alcohol Abuse Child marked yes, Child Age at Report less than one, and Child is a Victim on This Report marked yes. This research project looks at families affected by prenatal drug or alcohol exposure in relation to domestic violence, financial problems, inadequate housing, foster care services, adoption services, and living arrangements. An analysis of these variables will provide a well-rounded view of the social issues prevalent within the population. This information will be beneficial for Child Protective Service workers as well as Nurses and other professionals working in Neonatal Intensive Care Units where prenatal substance exposure is identified as well as identifying the social services that can be of help to families.No embargoAcademic Major: Social Wor

Rural Nebraskans’ Ties to Agriculture

A recent report released by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) Department of Agricultural Economics and the UNL Bureau of Business Research outlines the economic impact of agriculture to Nebraska. Using 2010 data, the report concludes that agriculture provides over 40 percent of the state’s total business receipts, 26.9 percent of the state’s gross state product and 24 percent of the state’s total workforce. In short, the report concludes that more than a fourth of Nebraska’s economy can be attributed to the agricultural production complex

A new perspective on personas and customer journey maps:Proposing systemic UX

© 2021 This article explores user experience research within a consequentialist philosophical framework, where an optimal design depends on users’ resultant levels of satisfaction and pleasure. Personas and customer journey maps can be pragmatic in indicating the requirements of a system by aggregating the overall pleasure of the majority of users. However, a revised approach, focused on minimising displeasures at the expense of reducing the pleasures of others, may level out individuals’ satisfactory experiences with a view toward more holistic, systemic satisfaction for all users. We explore our philosophical thinking and illustrate these premises with a project set out to develop technological innovation for the rail industry. We conclude with recommendations of how designers could think about user experience to incorporate systemic views of pleasure when proposing innovations

Antibullying Interventions in Schools : Ingredients of Effective Programs

Because bullying is a serious problem in Canadian schools, antibullying programs have been widely implemented to redress the problem. School principals in Ontario (N=395) completed a questionnaire to document the severity of bullying, the amount of anti‐bullying resources, and the variety of antibullying activities in their schools. Results reveal that reductions in bullying in previous years, sufficiency of resources for resolving bullying, and amounts of antibullying programming were all positively associated antibullying program outcomes. These data suggest that the investment of time, effort, and money in school‐based antibullying initiatives can lead to safer and more peaceful schools environments. Key words: bullying, primary prevention, program evaluation Comme l’intimidation est un problème sérieux dans les écoles canadiennes, des programmes de lutte contre l’intimidation font leur apparition un peu partout. Des directeurs et directrices d’école en Ontario (N = 395) ont rempli un questionnaire visant à documenter la gravité du problème, les ressources existantes et les diverses activités anti‐intimidation mises en place dans les écoles. D’après les résultats du questionnaire, la réduction de l’intimidation au cours des années précédentes, la pertinence des ressources en place pour faire face aux incidents d’intimidation et le nombre de programmes de lutte contre l’intimidation étaient tous corrélés à l’amélioration des résultats en la matière. Ces données semblent indiquer que le temps, les efforts et les fonds investis dans les initiatives anti‐intimidation contribuent à créer un climat de paix et rendre les écoles plus sécuritaires. Mots clés : intimidation, prévention, évaluation de programmes.