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Cartographic and projective techniques for a Corvallis area electrical load forecast
The Corvallis area study is made to help evaluate the local need
for additional system capacity ten years in the future. The product of
the study is an areally detailed projection of electrical demand.
The demand is derived in two steps: the location, nature, and
intensity of specific land uses are predicted, and usage indicators
are applied to those activities. The usage indicators are not developed
in this paper. The projections of land use are based in part on
the capacities for and constraints on development as outlined in zoning
ordinances and the Corvallis Comprehensive Plan. Other determinants of
growth potential include location, ownership, available services, and
an impression of the future rate and direction of urban expansion.
The overall projection is the sum of 464 small-area projections. These
are made with a limited use of extrapolation and an extensive use of
informed opinion--contacts with planners, developers, and administrators
being the primary external guidance. The projections of housing units are converted to population
figures and are compared with an existing population projection, and
they are found to be in reasonable accord. The results of the project
are presented cartographically, showing the expected growth in both
population and electrical demand
Promoting preschoolers’ emotional competence through prosocial TV and mobile app use
This study explored the relationship between preschoolers’ exposure to Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood television programming and its accompanying mobile app and preschoolers’ emotion knowledge and use of emotion regulation strategies. An experiment involving 121 parent-child dyads from 3 US metro areas found that children who played with the Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood app, and those who both played with the app and watched episodes of the program, employed the emotion regulation strategies taught by Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood media more frequently 1 month later than children in a control condition. Preschoolers (3- and 4-year-olds) also exhibited higher levels of emotion knowledge 1 month after playing with the app. In addition, watching Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood TV episodes in the home led to increases in parents’ provision of active mediation. Implications for families, educators, and producers of educational media content are discussed