Settlement Analyses of Grade Supported Tanks Constructed with the Use of Prefabricated Wick Drains and an Earth Preload

In the design of tank foundations several design techniques are considered. This study focuses on grade supported tanks constructed under an extensive preload and instrumentation program. Settlement estimation methods were performed and compared to field instrumentation data taken at the project sites. Three project sites were selected for this study. The geotechnical investigations were performed by Eustis Engineering Services, L.L.C. and included both undisturbed soil borings and cone penetrometer tests. Conclusions were made about the accuracy of the calculations and how assumptions affect the settlement computation results

Settlement Analyses of Grade Supported Tanks Constructed with the Use of Prefabricated Wick Drains and an Earth Preload

In the design of tank foundations several design techniques are considered. This study focuses on grade supported tanks constructed under an extensive preload and instrumentation program. Settlement estimation methods were performed and compared to field instrumentation data taken at the project sites. Three project sites were selected for this study. The geotechnical investigations were performed by Eustis Engineering Services, L.L.C. and included both undisturbed soil borings and cone penetrometer tests. Conclusions were made about the accuracy of the calculations and how assumptions affect the settlement computation results

Impact of ensiling conditions on formation of biogenic amines in grass and legume silages and feed intake behaviour of goats

Silage produced from small-grained legumes can contribute to the protein supply of ruminants. However, the susceptibility to protein degradation during harvest and the entire conservation process impedes to achieve high feed quality. The changes in the composition of crude protein fractions from protein nitrogen to non-protein nitrogen, which encompasses amongst others biogenic amines, are assessed negatively for several reasons, as they may result in a reduction of feed intake. The aim was to determine the effect of ensiling conditions on formation of fermentation products with focus on biogenic amines and the resulting feed intake behaviour and the short-term dry matter intake (DMI) of silages by goats. Moreover it was examined whether the preference for one of two forages on offer develops immediately at the beginning of feeding based on the emanating odors or whether the feed has to be ingested in order to activate the postingestive feedback. Six silages with different treatments were produced each from lucerne (Medicago sativa L.), red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) and ryegrass Lolium multiflorum LAM.). After ensiling of at least 90 days, preference trials with Saanen-type goats (n = 8 for lucerne and red clover silages and n = 6 for grass silages) and a comprehensive chemical characterisation were carried out. During the experimental phase, each possible two-way combination of the six silages and lucerne hay, which served for comparison of different runs, was offered as free choice for 3 h. The first three minutes of feeding were filmed to analyse the behaviour towards the two offered forages. The results revealed that intense proteolysis did not result in high contents of biogenic amines. Within the determined concentration range (1.2–4.1 g/kg DM) no influence on feed intake behavior was found. In addition, the crude protein fractions and the fermentation products could not clearly be attributed to influence the DMI. The DMI of the treatments differed significantly within the plant species. However, the DMI rankings of the three plant species were very similar. The preference of goats for one of the two freely selectable silages was already shown during the first few minutes of feeding. The behavioural observation by means of video recordings over a very short period of time thus seems to be suitable for assessing the development of preference when presenting two silages.Einfluss der Silierbedingungen auf die Bildung biogener Amine in Leguminosen- und Grassilagen und das Futteraufnahmeverhalten von Ziegen Aus kleinkörnigen Leguminosen hergestellte Silage kann zur Proteinversorgung von Wiederkäuern beitragen. Unter anderem die Anfälligkeit für Proteinabbau bereits während der Ernte und während des gesamten Konservierungsprozesses erschwert jedoch das Erreichen einer hohen Futterqualität. Die mit der Proteolyse einhergehenden Veränderungen in der Zusammensetzung der Rohproteinfraktionen vom Proteinstickstoff zum Nichtproteinstickstoff sind aus verschiedenen Gründen negativ zu beurteilen, da sie unter anderem in einer Reduzierung der Futteraufnahme resultieren können. Ziel dieser Arbeit war es, die Auswirkungen unterschiedlicher Silierbedingungen auf die Bildung verschiedener Fermentationsprodukte mit Fokus auf biogene Amine und das Präferenzverhalten sowie die kurzzeitige Trockenmasseaufnahme von Ziegen zu untersuchen. Außerdem wurde die Hypothese überprüft, ob sich die Präferenz für ein Futter unmittelbar zu Beginn der Fütterung basierend auf den von den Silagen ausgehenden Gerüchen entwickelt und das Futter nicht erst gefressen werden muss, um das postingestive Feedback zu aktivieren. Dazu wurden jeweils sechs Silagen aus Luzerne (Medicago sativa L.), Rotklee (Trifolium pratense L.) und Welschem Weidelgras (Lolium multiflorum LAM.) hergestellt. Nach einer mindestens 90-tägigen Silierdauer wurde mit den Luzerne-, Rotklee- und Grassilagen jeweils ein Präferenzversuch mit Ziegen (Weiße Deutsche Edelziege, n = 8 bei den Luzerne- und Rotkleesilagen bzw. n = 6 bei den Grassilagen) sowie eine umfassende chemische Charakterisierung durchgeführt. Das Design der Versuchsphase sah vor, jeder Ziege jede mögliche Kombination zweier Silagen und eines Luzerneheus, welches als Standardfutter zur Vergleichbarkeit der drei Durchgänge diente, für 3 h zur freien Wahl anzubieten. Die ersten drei Minuten der Futteraufnahme wurden gefilmt, um die Futteraufnahme beobachten und analysieren zu können. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass während der Silierung eine intensive Proteolyse stattfand, die jedoch nicht zu einem hohen Gehalt an biogenen Aminen führte. Innerhalb des ermittelten Konzentrationsbereiches (1,2–4,1 g/kg TM) wurde kein Einfluss auf das Futteraufnahmeverhalten festgestellt. Zwar unterschieden sich die Trockenmasseaufnahmen der einzelnen Behandlungen innerhalb der einzelnen Spezies teilweise signifikant, jedoch konnte den einzelnen Rohproteinfraktionen sowie den Fermentationsprodukten keine eindeutige Bedeutung für die Beeinflussung der Trockenmasseaufnahme zugeschrieben werden. Es zeigte sich, dass sich die Präferenz für eine der zwei frei wählbaren Futtermittel bereits während der ersten Minuten der Fütterung entwickelt. Die Verhaltensbeobachtung mittels Videoaufzeichnungen über einen sehr kurzen Zeitraum scheint demnach geeignet, die Entwicklung der Präferenz bei Vorlage zweier Silagen zu beurteilen

Exploring the Career Satisfaction of Counselor Educators

In this article, the authors report counselor educators’ career satisfaction through a descriptive analysis. Seventy-five counselor educators from all across the United States completed an online demographic questionnaire and four self-report instruments related to career satisfaction in general, work environment, and mentorship experiences. The results indicate that counselor educators report satisfaction with most aspects of the job, but report dissatisfaction with pay/promotion and mentorship. This is important for consideration for current and future counselor educators, due to the amount of time and cost associated with obtaining a doctoral degree. The researchers discuss and suggest future research recommendations

Grief Counseling Skills: Supporting Students in a Virtual Residency

Grief counseling is an important skillset for professional counselors. Two counselor educators in an online counseling program describe how they incorporated grief counseling coursework within a virtual residency. They followed grief counseling instruction best practices to facilitate skills training with students. The virtual residency also included skills practices, grief counseling role plays, and guest speakers with grief expertise. Wellness considerations to support students throughout the course and residency are also described

Research on Teaching about Earth in the Context of Societal Problems

Knowledge and consideration of societal issues are critical for students majoring in the geosciences, as well as for non-science students and the general public who vote and make decisions that should be based on sound science. Thus, the importance of integrating geoscience with other disciplines such as urban planning, social justice, politics, communications and more has become a critical call to action for geoscience researchers and educators that merits examination. Improving undergraduate STEM education with the use of relevant issues such as societal problems is a useful mechanism to help students find science to be personally relevant and to develop their interest based on societal contexts (e.g., as is currently being done in the InTeGrate program). The grand challenges in this chapter examine the use of societal issues to teach about the Earth, which include consideration of the impact on student learning, the design principles of curricula that best integrate geoscience content within the context of societal issues, and the assessment needed to measure the efficacy of these methods

Aktivität des PI3K/Akt/mTOR-Signalwegs in kutanen Leiomyomen und Leiomyosarkomen

Immunhistochemische Untersuchung kutaner Entitäte

Building a Virtual Residency: One Program’s Journey

The majority of CACREP accredited online counselor education programs are limited residency distance learning programs. Including a residency experience in online programs can help foster community, increase student engagement, and teach important skills needed to be an effective counselor, including counseling and advocacy skills. In this article, the authors describe one program’s approach to developing a two-day virtual residency program in combination with a concurrent course utilizing the Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competency framework. Roleplays, guest presenters, and counseling skills instruction and practice were utilized in the residency program. Student feedback, implications, limitations, and future directions are also discussed

THE ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN CHILD THERAPISTS’ PERCEIVED WORKING ALLIANCE AND THEIR TRAIT ANXIETY, ATTACHMENT QUALITY, AND MULTICULTURAL COUNSELING COMPETENCE IN PLAY THERAPY SETTINGS

Agreement exists that the therapeutic working alliance (TWA) is related to outcomes in therapy across both child and adult populations (Horvath, Del Re, Flu¨ckiger, & Symonds, 2011; Shirk, Karver, & Brown, 2011). However, what factors contribute to the formation of a successful therapeutic working relationship is less clear in the child therapy literature. Though trait anxiety, attachment quality, and multicultural counseling competence have all been found to relate with working alliance ratings (Black, Hardy, Turpin, & Parry, 2005; Chapman, Talbot, Tatman, & Britton, 2009; Fuertes et al., 2006), most of the extant literature is focused on adult counseling and none on child counseling. The present study sought to fill the gaps in the literature by exploring the relationships among therapists’ trait anxiety, attachment quality, and multicultural counseling competence and therapist perceived therapeutic working alliance in child counseling. One-hundred and thirty-six participants took part in the study. All variables investigated in this study were assessed through self-report measures. Pearson product- moment correlation was used to determine the relationships among the variables. A hierarchical multiple regression was used to analyze the unique contributions of therapist trait anxiety, therapist attachment-related anxiety and avoidance, and therapist multicultural counseling competence to the variance of therapist perceived TWA. Years of experience, dyadic matching gender and ethnicity were controlled in this study due to the possible cofounding effects of these variables. The Pearson product-moment correlation analysis indicated significant relationships between most of the variables; however, not all the relationships between the variables reached significance and the null hypothesis was not rejected. This study did show that there was a significant negative relationship between TWA and trait anxiety and attachment-related anxiety, and attachment-related avoidance. A positive significant relationship was found between TWA and multicultural counseling competence. Trait anxiety and attachment-related anxiety were found to be positively correlated. Attachment-related anxiety and avoidance were also found to be positively related. Multicultural counseling competence was inversely related to trait anxiety, attachment- related anxiety, and attachment-related avoidance. The hierarchical multiple regression analysis indicated that the combination of predictor variables was significant in predicting the variance of the TWA; however, only trait anxiety was shown to be the only statistically significant predictor, explaining 8.7% of the variance in the TWA. Attachment-related anxiety and avoidance and multicultural counseling competence were not significant in predicting the TWA ratings beyond trait anxiety. These findings emphasize the need for further research on trait anxiety and TWA, trait anxiety and attachment quality, and influential variables on multicultural counseling competence

The Patient Typology about deprescribing and medication-related decisions: A quantitative exploration.

This study aimed to test the adequacy of a quantitative measure of our qualitatively-developed Patient Typology - categories of older adults' attitudes towards medicines and medicine decision-making - and identify characteristics associated with each Typology. We conducted secondary data analyses of a subset of survey item measures of adults (≥65 years) who were members of online survey panels in Australia, the UK, the US, and the Netherlands (n=4,688). Multinomial logistic regression analyses assessed associations between demographic, psychosocial, and medication-related measures. Mean age was 71.5 (5) and 47.5% of participants were female. Factors associated with an increased likelihood of identifying with Typology 1 'Attached to medicines' over Typology 2 'Open to deprescribing' were higher positive attitude towards polypharmacy (RRR=1.12, p =<.001) and higher need for certainty (RRR=1.11, p=.039). Factors associated with an increased likelihood of identifying with Typology 3 'Defers (medication decision-making) to others' over Typology 2 were older age (RRR=1.47 per 10-year age increase, p=<.001) and a decreased likelihood of prior deprescribing experience (RRR=0.73, p=.033). This study provides validation of the Typology with large samples from four countries, with the quantitatively-measured typologies generally aligning with the qualitatively-derived categories. Our Patient Typology measure provides a succinct way researchers can assess attitudes towards deprescribing