Construction Outreach Event with Girl Scouts of the USA and Cal Poly Women in Construction

For an industry that is struggling to find enough workers, the limited amount of women entering construction is proving to be a significant issue. Some of the major reasons for this are social norms and stereotypes that discourage young girls from entering traditionally male careers. Outreach events that present girls with more positive messages about their potential for starting a career in construction are beneficial for both the girls and the construction industry. Cal Poly’s Women in Construction Club (WIC) and Girl Scouts of the USA are two organizations that can aid this cause and inspire more girls to consider a construction career. This paper aims to determine an event that WIC can organize for Girl Scouts that will be successful in showing girls there is a place for them in construction. Interviews were conducted with several individuals with experience organizing Girl Scout events and a survey regarding volunteering interest and event specifics was sent to construction management majors at Cal Poly. In general, the event should target elementary-aged Girl Scouts and consist of several 30 minute, hands-on activities each covering a basic construction topic. The major goals of the event include providing the girls with a positive experience, getting them excited about construction, and helping them visualize themselves in the construction industry

Aurora on Ganymede

Jupiter's largest satellite Ganymede is unique because it possesses an internal magnetic field strong enough to create a small magnetosphere around the satellite. The interaction between Ganymede's magentosphere and the Jovian magnetic field and magnetospheric plasma generates classic polar auroral emissions from Ganymede which have been captured in a series of stunning ultraviolet images using the Hubble Space Telescope on six different dates from 1998 to 2012. Analysis of these images (McGrath et al. 2013) has provided a nearly global mapping of the location of Ganymede's auroral ovals, which appear to be remarkably stable in the 14 years spanning the observations. The location of the auroral ovals is compared with several model predictions of the boundary between open and closed magnetic field lines (Koop and Ip 2002; Khurana et al. 2007; Jia et al. 2009), a region where strong field aligned potentials are a likely candidate to accelerate electrons that produce the auroral emissions. The location of the auroral emission is also compared with the polar cap boundary on Ganymede, thought to be produced by charged particle bombardment of the polar region, as delineated by color ratio images acquired by the Galileo mission (Khurana et al. 2007)

Qualitative Analysis of Recommendations in 79 Inquiries after Homicide Committed by Persons with Mental Illness

‘Building a Safer NHS for Patients’ proposes significant changes to the reporting of adverse events in Britain’s healthcare system including the place of inquiries in the analysis of adverse events. Within mental health services, since 1994 an independent inquiry has been mandatory for all homicides committed by persons in contact with mental health services. The inquiry reviews the care the patient was receiving at the time of the incident, the suitability of that care with regard to the patients history, health and social care needs, and the extent to which the care corresponded with statutory obligations of the health service. A report is usually published following each inquiry including a set of recommendations based on the findings of the inquiry. The assumption is that these recommendations are intended to influence mental health policy and practice. However, many critics argue that inquiry reports and their recommendations have yet to substantially alter policy and practice

Ultraviolet Observations of the Io Torus Following the SL9 Impacts

Brief description of the primary objectives and scope of the project: Assess the impact of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 on the Jovian magnetosphere (specifically the Io torus ion emissions)

The Ultraviolet Albedo of Ganymede

A large set of ultraviolet images of Ganymede have been acquired with the Hubble Space Telescope over the last 15 years. These images have been used almost exclusively to study Ganymede's stunning auroral emissions (Feldman et al. 2000; Eviatar et al. 2001; McGrath et al. 2004; Saur et al. 2011; McGrath et al. 2013), and even the most basic information about Ganymede's UV albedo has yet to be gleaned from these data. We will present a first-cut analysis of both disk-averaged and spatially-resolved UV albedos of Ganymede, with focus on the spatially-resolved Lyman-alpha albedo, which has never been considered previously for this satellite. Ganymede's visibly bright regions are known to be rich in water ice, while the visibly dark regions seem to be more carbonaceous (Carlson et al., 1996). At Lyman-alpha, these two species should also have very different albedo values

Survey of paediatric intravenous fluid prescription: Are we safe in what we know and what we do?

Objective: The administration of i.v. fluids to children is common in hospital. There are risks associated with fluid therapy, especially iatrogenic hyponatraemia. The objective of this study was to assess the workplace practices and knowledge of tertiary hospital doctors regarding paediatric i.v. fluid prescription. Methods: This is a prospective, questionnaire-based observational study conducted at a 570-bed teaching hospital in June 2009. A convenience sample of doctors (n = 150), representing all levels of experience and all specialties that regularly prescribe paediatric i.v. fluids, were invited to participate. The main outcome measures consisted of demographical data and the ability to correctly prescribe paediatric fluids measured as 'fluid calculation', 'fluid choice' and 'total' percentage scores based on a percentage score of correctly answered questions using eight clinical scenarios. Results: One hundred and six (71%) doctors returned a completed questionnaire. The great majority of respondents had a method for calculating a fluid bolus and maintenance rates (91% and 97%, respectively). Scenarios involving infants, especially where an increased risk of antidiuretic hormone secretion was possible, were answered poorly. Senior doctors performed better than junior doctors. ED and paediatric doctors performed better than those in other specialities. Conclusions: Most doctors in this Australian tertiary hospital have a correct method for prescribing bolus and maintenance fluid rates. However, the potential for adverse events from i.v. fluid prescription remains. Further education in this area for junior doctors, introduction of standardized guidelines for fluid use and restriction of available fluid choice may reduce the risk of iatrogenic hyponatraemia in children.No Full Tex

Long-term variation of Saturn H2 emission

The goal of this research effort was to analyze the long-term IUE database of Saturn images for the possible presence of diffuse H2 emissions, using techniques originally developed for analysis of Jupiter images. The poor S/N ratio in many of the Saturn images proved to be a significant limitation to the possible detection of H2 emission. The creation of a satisfactory background atmosphere model was also limited by difficulties in reproducing the observed C2H2 band structure at long wavelengths. The results currently available suggest that diffuse H2 emission is present on Saturn on some occasions. However, the IUE data are not able to indicate whether H2 emission is present at all times with a magnitude proportional to solar activity, as was shown for Jupiter