An examination of preference for complexity and its relation to creativity

At a theoretical level, preference for complexity was considered within the framework of creativity with the emphasis upon self-actualization as opposed to productivity. The experimental work can be divided into three main sections. I. A developmental sample of 284 children, aged from 6 to 18, and 64 parents stated their preferences to three measures comprising stimuli varying in complexity: the Revised Art Scale (RA) of the Welsh Figure Preference Test, Berlyne's Figures, and the Random Polygons, the principal score on the latter measure being the Polygon X or the average of the number of points on the figures the subject liked. In general, there is consistency of simplicity—complexity preference. Therefore, it seems more reasonable to propose that such preference taps an underlying simplicity—complexity dimension of personality. Additional evidence relevant to the construct validity of complexity preference as an index of self- actualization was provided by the study with the 53 ESN children and the study with the 19 fifth-form art students. Separating the sample into developmental subgroups, it was seen that the 6- to 7- year-olds and the adults tended to prefer less complexity on the RA and Berlyne's Figures; however, between the ages of 8 and 18, there was little change in complexity preference. The majority of subjects liked a moderate amount of complexity, that is, had scores falling within the medium range (1O-14) on the Polygon X. Furthermore, on the basis of cluster analyses, which aligned the RA, Berlyne's Figures, and the Polygon X in low, medium, and high terms, the largest number of subjects were placed in the medium scoring clusters. II. Impression Formation Tests, one suitable for children and one for adults, were administered for the purpose of discovering whether complexity preference indicates that an individual attempts to structure complexity. For the 231 children tested, no relation emerged between complexity preference and impression formation ability. For the 64 adults, positive correlations occurred between impression formation ability and complexity preference on the RA and Berlyne's Figures. Reasons for the disjunction between the children's and the adults' results were discussed. III. Responses of parents in relation to those of their children were also examined. It was suggested that it might be important to take account of the effect of both parents, as a family entity, upon the child’s complexity preference. Throughout, the findings have been interpreted with a view to the lines which future research might profitably take

Mother and father differences regarding web camera installation in the early childhood setting

The purpose of the present study was to explore the responses of parents in the Child Development Lab (CDL) regarding the installation of web cameras in the early childhood \u27classroom. The first hypothesis investigated whether answers to eight items selected as predictor variables of support for the web camera project were different for mothers and fathers. The second hypothesis focused on the parents\u27 satisfaction with the CDL, and if their satisfaction predicted their support of the web camera project. The participants in the sample were parents with children in the CDL at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Both hypotheses were partially supported with one strong predictor found in each investigation. The installation of the web camera\u27s ability to enhance the parent\u27s relationship with their child elicited stronger support from mothers than from fathers. As for CDL satisfaction, the possibility that the web camera installation could enhance the parent\u27s relationship with their child\u27s teacher was significant for those parents who were also extremely satisfied with the Child Development Lab. Effects of the web camera installation as a societal and educational tool were given as possible applications for parent responses

Rebuilding family life: an exploration of female refugees’ experiences of family reunification and integration in Ireland

This research explores female refugees’ experiences of family reunification and integration in Ireland. The research was proposed by Nasc Irish Immigrant Support Centre in an effort to explore to understand the experiences of refugees in greater depth and to identify appropriate support for family members at this time. A literature review was conducted and research was carried out using an interpretivist perspective, qualitative methodology. This information was then analysed and a number of significant findings emerged. The accounts of women in this study suggest that the processes of migration, reunification and integration had impacted them significantly in terms of disruption and change in their lives and in their relationships with family members. While all reflected being happy to reunite with their family members in the beginning and identified many beneficial effects of reunification, over time relationship difficulties arose for most of the participants and while some overcame these challenges, relationship breakdown occurred in other cases. These experiences appeared to be impacted by structural and social challenges and by supports which acted as protective or inhibiting factors for family reunion and integration. The findings together with the literature review informed a number of recommendations made in relation to supporting and alleviating challenges that may arise for refugee families following reunification

Phillips SA8016BW 2.5 GHz Synthesizer SEE Testing

This viewgraph presentation reviews the Single Event Effects (SEE) testing of the Phillips SA8016BW 2.5 GHz Synthesizer that was chose by the GLAST Program for Frequency Generation. Included in this are diagrams of the phased-locked loop (PLL), the synthesizer, and heater

Frequent Infection of Neurons by SV40 Virus in SIV-Infected Macaque Monkeys with Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy and Meningoencephalitis

Simian virus 40 (SV40), family Polyomaviridae, in immunocompromised macaques can cause fatal demyelinating central nervous system disease analogous to progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy caused by John Cunningham (JC) virus in immunocompromised humans. Recently, we have demonstrated that JC virus can infect cerebellar granule cell neurons and cortical pyramidal neurons in immunosuppressed people. To examine whether SV40 neuronal infection occurs spontaneously in immunosuppressed macaques, we analyzed archival brain specimens from 20 simian immunodeficiency virus–infected rhesus with AIDS and 1 cynomolgus post-transplant selected with SV40 brain infection from archival records from 1991 to 2012. In addition to white matter SV40 distribution in classic demyelinating progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, some of the 21 monkeys exhibited meningeal, subpial neocortical, and periventricular virus. This distribution pattern corresponded to broader viral tropism with neuronal infection in 14 (66.7%) of 21 cases. In all 14 cases, identified neurons were positive for early SV40 transcript large T antigen, but only 4 of the 14 cases exhibited late viral transcript viral protein 1–positive neurons. SV40-infected neurons were detected in frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal cortices, hippocampus, thalamus, and brain stem. These observations confirm that spontaneous SV40 neuronal infection occurs in immunosuppressed macaques, which parallels JC virus–neuronal infection in immunosuppressed patients. Neuronal infection may be an important aspect of both SV40 and JC virus neuropathogenesis in their respective hosts

Exile Vol. XVI No. 2

PREFACE 3 ESSAY Observations At The Gap by Paul A. Dimitruk 4 Those Who Choose Words By Keith McWalter 5-6 On Victoria\u27s England by Paul A. Dimitruk 7-8 Facts Are The Enemy of Truth by Nancy Gutierrez FICTION Harmon by Barbara Mackey 22-25 Pilgrimage by Keith McWalter 35-44 ARTWORK by Wandi Solez: 6, 15, 23, 27 by Ken Wernz 10 by Stephen Swift 11 by Laura M. Hyslop 12 by Skip Staudt 19 by W. A. Hoffman 25 by Mary Ann Kowaski 34 by Jo Ann Orgo 40 PHOTOGRAPHY by Roger Block 16 by Tim Heath- all other POETRY My Poems by Susan Hallock 13 Counter-Fugue At Six-Thirty by Sherry Stodola 14-16 Apple Tree Poem by Darby Williams 17 When Snow Falls Into A Pond by Bruce Kidd 17 Woman-Man by Darby Williams 18 Transcendence by Wandi Solez 20 Paris Reflection by Wandi Solez 20 A Sleepless Night In Valencia, Spain by Wandi Solez 21 # 319 by Wandi Solez 21 Strange Lady by John Gillespie 26 Strange Lady II by John Gillespie 26 Where The Hell Is Rembrandt? by John Loveland 26 Years Ago by John Whitt 29 I\u27ve Finished Growing Now by Keith McWalter 29 Charisma by John Whitt 30 I Thought Of Cutting by John Loveland 31 Make Me Eat Peanut Butter by Fred Walton 31 The Cat by John Loveland 32 On The Rim by John Whitt 33 Undercurrent by Keith McWalter 33 Cover: Gail Lutsch Layouts: Keith McWalte

Proteins Found in a CikA Interaction Assay Link the Circadian Clock, Metabolism, and Cell Division in Synechococcus elongatus

Diverse organisms time their cellular activities to occur at distinct phases of Earth's solar day, not through the direct regulation of these processes by light and darkness but rather through the use of an internal biological (circadian) clock that is synchronized with the external cycle. Input pathways serve as mechanisms to transduce external cues to a circadian oscillator to maintain synchrony between this internal oscillation and the environment. The circadian input pathway in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 requires the kinase CikA. A cikA null mutant exhibits a short circadian period, the inability to reset its clock in response to pulses of darkness, and a defect in cell division. Although CikA is copurified with the Kai proteins that constitute the circadian central oscillator, no direct interaction between CikA and either KaiA, KaiB, or KaiC has been demonstrated. Here, we identify four proteins that may help connect CikA with the oscillator. Phenotypic analyses of null and overexpression alleles demonstrate that these proteins are involved in at least one of the functions—circadian period regulation, phase resetting, and cell division—attributed to CikA. Predictions based on sequence similarity suggest that these proteins function through protein phosphorylation, iron-sulfur cluster biosynthesis, and redox regulation. Collectively, these results suggest a model for circadian input that incorporates proteins that link the circadian clock, metabolism, and cell division

Disparities and guideline adherence in drugs of abuse screening in intracerebral hemorrhage

OBJECTIVE: To characterize the pattern of urine drug screening in a cohort of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) patients at our academic centers. METHODS: We identified cases of primary ICH occurring from 2009 to 2011 in our academic centers. Demographic data, imaging characteristics, processes of care, and short-term outcomes were ascertained. We performed logistic regression to identify predictors for screening and evaluated preguideline and postguideline reiteration screening patterns. RESULTS: We identified 610 patients with primary ICH in 2009-2011; 379 (62.1%) were initially evaluated at an outside hospital. Overall, 142/610 (23.3%) patients were screened, with 21 positive for cocaine and 3 for amphetamine. Of patients <55 years of age, only 65/140 (46.4%) were screened. Black patients <55 years of age were screened more than nonblack patients <55 years of age (38/61 [62.3%] vs 27/79 [34.2%]; p = 0.0009). In the best multivariable model, age group (p = 0.0001), black race (p = 0.4529), first Glasgow Coma Scale score (p = 0.0492), current smoking (p < 0.0001), and age group × black race (p = 0.0097) were associated with screening. Guideline reiteration in 2010 did not improve the proportion <55 years of age who were screened: 42/74 (56.8%) were screened before and 23/66 (34.9%) after (p = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: We found disparities in drugs of abuse (DOA) screening and suboptimal guideline adherence. Systematic efforts to improve screening for DOA are warranted. Improved identification of sympathomimetic exposure may improve etiologic classification and influence decision-making and prognosis counseling