Transient pupils: the induction and support of Key Stage 3 late entrants .

Little UK research has been undertaken into the experiences of pupils who move between secondary schools after the normal year 7 entry date. This thesis builds on a major research study on pupil mobility in English schools undertaken by Dobson, Henthorne and Lewis (2000) which investigated its impact on school and pupil performance, and school and LEA responses to this. The purpose of the study described in this thesis was to identify the circumstances and characteristics associated with late entrants to secondary school, to investigate their experience of late entry and to see whether additional induction and support could assist them in making a successful transfer. The study investigated the experiences of Key Stage 3 late entrants to Coventry LEA schools who participated in a programme of induction and support provided by Connexions Service personal advisers. The research, which was conducted in two phases, involved myself, an LEA adviser, and Connexions personal advisers in collecting data. First, personal advisers collected data about personal background and school transfer experience from all late entrants who were referred to them by year heads for induction interviews. At the end of the same school year, I conducted in- depth interviews with nine pupils, their year heads and personal advisers; personal advisers also completed questionnaires. Data analysis revealed a multiplicity of circumstances and characteristics associated with moving schools during the secondary phase that made it an individual and sometimes isolated experience. Pupils used a variety of strategies to assist them in managing this transition and they valued the support of the Connexions personal adviser. School induction and support systems for late entrants varied in their effectiveness and appeared rarely to be consistently implemented within over-stretched pastoral and curriculum systems

Meteors and meteor spectra analysis

Studies on meteor spectroscopy are reported. The following topics are discussed: photometric spectra of 17 meteors; the chemistry of cometary meteoroids; and current trends in meteor spectroscopy

Spectroscopy of Project Fire 1, April 14, 1964

The Fire 1 test was designed to study the heating of an Apollo-type reentry vehicle. The total reentry complex weighed approximately 230 kg and entered the upper atmosphere at a velocity of 11.5 km/s. The spectrum of the reentry complex has been studied in the wavelength range 3700 to 8800 A, where 102 multiplets of 21 atoms and the band systems of 5 diatomic molecules have been identified. Comparisons with meteor spectra are made

Mechanization of Score Processing in a Freshman Testing Program

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“More than a mask”: A multidimensional model of autistic women’s experience of camouflaging

Autistic individuals may engage in various strategies to better align with non-autistic social stereotypes; most commonly termed camouflaging. Previous research has suggested that autistic women are more likely to camouflage than autistic men. However, there is debate concerning the nature of any gender differences, how best to define and measure camouflaging and its impact on health and well-being. This study explores how nine autistic women conceptualise, experience and engage in camouflaging. A narrative approach is used to analyse the data, in particular, thematic analysis and the narrative tools of broadening, burrowing and restorying.  Four over-arching themes were generated from looking at the women’s stories. The first theme was “camouflaging as a multifaceted and individualised process”, which captured the breadth and variety of each participant's camouflaging repertoire. The subthemes included methods of camouflaging, awareness of camouflaging, and individualised process. The second theme was “camouflaging and relationships”, with the subthemes of camouflaging inhibiting and enabling relationships, camouflaging within close relationships, and authenticity versus intimacy. The third theme was “societal pressure”, which explored the effect of sociocultural factors on the participants' camouflaging. The subthemes included, pressure to conform to a non-autistic majority, camouflaging as protection, and interaction between gender and camouflaging. The final theme was “diagnosis and camouflaging”, with the subthemes of pre-diagnosis experience of camouflaging, diagnosis revealing and reframing camouflaging, restorying the past, and future camouflaging. The findings support viewing camouflaging within a multidimensional and intersectional frame, that acknowledges how co-morbidity, gender, ethnicity, age (and other identity factors) affect the type of adaptive repertoire individuals use and their experience of it. The dynamic nature of camouflaging, and the women’s relationship to it, is captured, including the impact of diagnosis. Considering camouflaging in this multidimensional way may help clinicians to better assess and support autistic people. Further research is needed to consider how factors such as co-morbidity and socio-cultural background may influence camouflaging and impact mental health

Expressed Emotion and Levels of Family Psychopathology in Parents of Bipolar Adolescents

Objective. The objective for this study is to better understand the etiology of expressed emotion (EE) attitudes in parents by evaluating differences in psychopathology and family history among high- and low-EE parents of youth with bipolar disorder (BD). The primary hypotheses were: (1) high-EE parents are more likely than low-EE parents to have a personal history of psychiatric disorders, and (2) high-EE parents are more likely than low-EE parents to have a family history of major affective disorders. Method. Levels of family psychopathology were assessed based on semi-structured interviews using the Family History Sheet to evaluate personal and familial psychiatric history. Included was a total of 63 parents of 56 bipolar adolescents who reported an acute mood episode within the past 3 months and were enrolled in family therapy. Parents were presented with a series of cards listing symptoms associated with various psychiatric conditions and were asked to indicate how many of the symptoms described themselves or first-degree relatives at any point in life. Parental EE attitudes were assessed using the Five Minute Speech Sample. Offspring of high- and low-EE parents were compared on scores obtained using the Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia, Mania and Depression Rating Scales. Results. There were no differences among highand low-EE parents in their personal history of psychopathology, nor were there differences in levels of family loading of affective disorders. Secondary analyses revealed that high-EE/critical and critical/emotionally overinvolved (EOI) parents had a significantly greater personal history of anxiety than low-EE parents and parents who were EOI only. There were no differences between bipolar patients in high-EE and low-EE families in symptom severity. Discussion. Sensitivity and specificity of the family history interview may be compromised due to the difficulty of assessing the psychiatric histories of multiple subjects based on second-hand accounts. The findings should thus be viewed with caution. However, EE attitudes do not appear to be related to parental psychopathology or family history of affective disorders. However, anxiety may make parents particularly vulnerable to expressions of criticism during the open-ended FMSS. The EE/psychopathology relationship should be studied longitudinally using the FMSS and more rigorous genetic measures than those employed in the present study

Substantive Due Process and the Politicization of the Supreme Court

Substantive due process is one of the most cherished and elusive doctrines in American constitutional jurisprudence. The understanding that the Constitution of the United States protects not only specifically enumerated rights, but also broad concepts such as “liberty,” “property,” and “privacy,” forms the foundation for some of the Supreme Court’s most impactful—and controversial—decisions. This thesis explores the constitutional merits and politicizing history of natural rights jurisprudence from its application in Dred Scott v. Sandford to its recent evocation in Obergefell v. Hodges. Indeed, from slavery to same-same sex marriage, substantive due process has played a pivotal role in shaping our nation’s laws and destiny: But was it ever intended to? This paper first examines the legal arguments in favor of substantive due process to determine whether the judiciary was designed to be the “bulwark” of natural as well as clearly scribed law. Then, employing a novel framework to measuring judicial politicization, the thesis tracks the doctrine’s application throughout its most prominent case studies. Often arriving at nuanced conclusions, we observe that the truth is more often painted in some gradation of grey than in black or white

The Impact of High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol on Five-Year Mortality in Older Adults

The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (ATP III) guidelines have defined a high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) of \u3c50 mg/dL in women and \u3c40 mg/dL in men as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Our research aim was to examine the relationship between untreated HDL-C levels below this recommended level on five year cardiovascular, stroke, and all-cause mortality in adults over 71 years of age. The Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly (EPESE) is a prospective cohort study of community dwelling adults over 65 years of age in East Boston, MA; Iowa and Washington Counties, IA; New Haven, CT; and Durham, NC. The National Institutes of Aging (NIA) started EPESE to study health, social, psychological, and economic aspects of older adults lives through extensive annual interviews. The EPESE dataset is further enriched by serum measures including low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), HDL-C, total cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose, BUN and creatinine, which were obtained at the sixth annual follow-up interview. Our primary outcome was all-cause mortality with secondary mortality outcomes of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), coronary artery disease (CAD) not AMI, and congestive heart failure (CHF). The mean age of our cohort was 78.7 years with the majority being female (63.86%), white (88.15%), and married (52.80%). Just over half (52.07%) of our cohort met the criteria for low HDL-C as defined by ATP III. Chi square and Fisher exact test were used to compare demographics (age, gender, race, marital status, education), clinical variables (history of MI, cancer, diabetes, angina, smoking, alcohol use), and functional variables (activities of daily living, gross mobility, cognitive status) at baseline and five year follow-up. Cox proportional hazard models were created using a step-wise approach to assess the impact of low HDL-C on mortality. Low HDL-C was not significantly associated with crude all-cause (P= .413), AMI (P= .473), CHF (P= .259), and stroke (P= .345) mortality. HDL-C was significantly associated with unadjusted CAD (P= .033) mortality. However, after adjustment for demographics, clinical, and functional variables as well as the other blood values all outlined above, HDL-C was not associated with five year all-cause, AMI, CAD, CHF or stroke mortality with adjusted hazard ratios of (HR=1.03, 95% CI 0.90-1.18), (HR=1.09, 95% CI 0.70-1.71), (HR=1.33, 95% CI 0.91-1.92), (HR=1.07, 95% CI 0.63-1.81) and (HR=0.80, 95% CI 0.51-1.27) respectively. In older community dwelling adults enrolled in EPESE, low HDL-C levels as stratified by current recommended guidelines (\u3c50 mg/dL in women and \u3c40 mg/dL in men) were not associated with increased risk of five-year cardiovascular, stroke or all-cause mortality. HDL-C alone may have minimal effect on future longevity in older adults due to competing risk and co-morbid conditions. Further studies are required to determine whether the movement toward more aggressive lipid profile interventions specifically to raise HDL-C in older adults would prove beneficial in this growing segment of our population