The Gifted Student in the Intermediate Grades: Developing Creativity Through Reading

There is no consensus on what makes a child gifted. Certainly it is a combination of a multitude of factors: The child\u27s natural heredity sets an upper limit to his possibilities, but giftedness is not a package given at birth with no hopes of change. It is a growing, becoming process that constantly creates, elaborates and refines itself by selecting, comparing, and organizing life experiences (Strang, 1960)

Optical performance

Thesis (M.S.V.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1983.MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCHIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 49-50).The initial exploration of environmental art involved a study of light and color, which led to an examination of environmental performance and scenic projection techniques. Eventually, the thesis research resulted in the development of an environmental performance that integrates projected light, projection screens and live performance. A variety of materials for screens were examined in order to determine their transparent and light reflecting qualities and to devise a transparent luminous surface . Among those examined were pelon, nylon, silk, fiberglass, plexiglas, vinyl, and aluminum netting. Included in the investigation was a review of projection equipment, lamp housings, projector bulb specifications, filament design and performance data. In an attempt to control sequence and to create movement of colored images, 16mm film projection, optical printing and cameraless animation techniques were utilized. Manipulation of stained glass and glass dyes resulted in a series of colored glass slides for still projection. Work with black film leader resulted in abandoning the traditional rectangular film frame, making it possible for light images to take on the shapes of various projection surfaces . The development of a multi-layered screen configuration followed, allowing the projected light images to be duplicated in space, by penetrating one transparent screen after another. Further exploration led to the design of a projection device that would become integral with the performance environment. Earlier research included experimentation with prisms and lenses. The final lighting design, consists of cylindrical tubes and small tungsten-halogen filament bulbs in conjunction with lantern slide projection . Finally, the problems of interaction between live performer and stage environment and how to harmonize the three-dimensionality of the human performer with the projectors and inanimate objects in the performance environment became major concerns. A general survey of technical, historical and stylistic developments regarding this issue was helpful in solving these problems. The thesis project is an original design which addresses this issue and demonstrates an original concept for spatial projection and human performance. The human performer interacts with the staged environment by becoming, at times, a prop, and at other times, a projection screen.by Sharon Haggins-Dunn.M.S.V.S

Through the Microbial Looking Glass: Premature Labor, Preeclampsia, and Gestational Diabetes: A Scoping Review

The influence of microbial factors on adverse perinatal outcomes has become the focal point of recent investigations, with particular interest in the role of the microbiome and probiotic interventions. The purpose of this scoping review was to identify and critique the most recent evidence about these factors as they relate to pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia (PEC), preterm birth (PTB), and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Four databases (PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Cochrane) were searched for articles published in English in the last 10 years with the concepts of the microbiome, probiotics, and PEC, PTB, or GDM. Forty-nine articles were eligible for full-text review. Five articles were excluded, leaving 44 articles that met all the eligibility criteria. The relationships between the microbiome and the risk for PEC, PTB, and GDM are not fully elucidated, although probiotic interventions seem beneficial in decreasing PEC and GDM risk. Probiotic interventions targeting bacterial vaginosis and elimination of infection in women at risk for PTB appear to be beneficial. More research is needed to understand the contributions of the microbiome to adverse perinatal outcomes. Probiotic interventions appear to be effective in reducing risk for select outcomes

The association of metacognitive beliefs with emotional distress after diagnosis of cancer.

Objective: Emotional distress after a diagnosis of cancer is normal and, for most people, will diminish over time. However, a significant minority of patients with cancer experience persistent or recurrent symptoms of emotional distress for which they need help. A model developed in mental health, the self-regulatory executive function model (S-REF), specifies that maladaptive metacognitive beliefs and processes, including persistent worry, are key to understanding why such emotional problems persist. This cross-sectional study explored, for the first, time whether metacognitive beliefs were associated with emotional distress in a cancer population, and whether this relationship was mediated by worry, as predicted by the S-REF model. Method: Two hundred twenty-nine participants within 3 months of diagnosis of, and before treatment for, primary breast or prostate cancer completed self-report questionnaires measuring anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, metacognitive beliefs, worry, and illness perceptions. Results: Regression analysis showed that metacognitive beliefs were associated with symptoms of anxiety, depression, and PTSD, and explained additional variance in these outcomes after controlling for age, gender, and illness perceptions. Structural equation modeling was consistent with cross-sectional hypotheses derived from the theory that metacognitive beliefs cause and maintain distress both directly and indirectly by driving worry. Conclusions: The findings provide promising first evidence that the S-REF model may be usefully applied in cancer. Further study is required to establish the predictive and clinical utility of these findings

Criminal Law and Procedure

This Article surveys recent developments in criminal procedure and law in Virginia. Because of space limitations, the authors have limited their discussion to the most significant published appellate decisions and legislation

The Ursinus Weekly, December 2, 1977

U.S.G.A. challenges Union: Circulates student petition • Ursinus news in brief: Craft, Broadbent appointed; Advance Ursinus raises $1.68 million; NSEF sponsors competition • Board approves calendar • Bio Dept. Reacts • Norristown, Curtis, Met soloists to perform • Comment • Letters to the editor • College scholars describedhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1078/thumbnail.jp

Reduction in adolescent depression after contact with mental health services: a longitudinal cohort study in the UK

Background: Evidence regarding the association between service contact and subsequent mental health in adolescents is scarce, and previous findings are mixed. We aimed to longitudinally assess the extent to which depressive symptoms in adolescents change after contact with mental health services. Methods: As part of a longitudinal cohort study, between April 28, 2005, and March 17, 2010, we recruited 1238 14-year-old adolescents and their primary caregivers from 18 secondary schools in Cambridgeshire, UK. Participants underwent follow-up assessment at months 18 and 36. Trained researchers assessed the adolescents for current mental disorder using the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children Present and Lifetime version (K-SADS-PL). Caregivers and adolescents reported contact with mental health services in the year before baseline. Adolescents self-reported depressive symptoms (Mood and Feelings Questionnaire [MFQ]) at each timepoint. We assessed change in MFQ sum scores from baseline contact with mental health services using multilevel mixed-effects regression adjusted for sociodemographic, environmental, individual, and mental health confounders, with multiple imputation of missing data. We used propensity score weighting to balance confounders between treatment (users of mental health services) and control (non-users of mental health services) groups. We implemented an MFQ clinical cutoff following the results of receiver operating characteristic analysis. Findings: 14-year-old adolescents who had contact with mental health services in the past year had a greater decrease in depressive symptoms than those without contact (adjusted coefficient −1·68, 95% CI −3·22 to −0·14; p=0·033). By age 17 years, the odds of reporting clinical depression were higher in individuals without contact than in service users who had been similarly depressed at baseline (adjusted odds ratio 7·38, 1·73–31·50; p=0·0069). Interpretation: Our findings show that contact with mental health services at age 14 years by adolescents with a mental disorder reduced the likelihood of depression by age 17 years. This finding supports the improvement of access to adolescent mental health services.This study was funded by The Wellcome Trust (grant number 074296), and the National Institute for Health Research Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research & Care for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Predicting future coexistence in a North American ant community

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