This study argues that Sheba, Cat, and Virginia Woolf complicate the idealistic view of domesticity many Americans embraced during the postwar years by truthfully exposing the underlying anxiety and disturbing sense of tragedy that characterized much of family life in the 1950s. Through extended readings of the individual works, this study seeks to illuminate the complex ideas about gender roles and family structures that emerge from the texts of the plays by exploring the socially, culturally, and psychologically subversive and disruptive potential represented in the presence of childless women characters.
Through extended readings of the individual works, this study seeks to illuminate the complex ideas about gender roles and family structures that emerge from the texts of the plays by exploring the socially, culturally, and psychologically ...
Load ratios at which racking, uplift, and bending loads occur in exterior building walls were calculated based on a standard building geometry. A series of light-frame wall tests under combined loads was carried out. A finite element model predicting light-frame wall behavior under combined racking and uplift loads was developed. Load ratio calculations showed that the three load types can occur in critical combinations. Test results showed that effects of uplift loads on wall racking capacity are critical, while bending loads are not. A racking load reduction factor, reflecting the effects of uplift loads on wall racking capacity, was developed for implementation in light-frame building design. The finite element model predicted wall capacity patterns under simultaneous racking and uplift loads well, however, it predicted both wall capacities and stiffness at higher levels. This was attributed to the use of the uncoupled spring model for both sheathing-framing and framing-framing nail connections.
The purpose of this study was to search for a better understanding of bullying in order to develop more effective strategies for preventing it. Although there is general agreement in the research with the present accounting of the incidence of school bullying, and of the long-term negative consequences to self-esteem and mental health, the participants in this study suggested that our understanding of what constitutes or defines a victim or a bully, and the dynamics of aggression and power all need more careful scrutiny.
The researcher investigated both student and teacher perceptions of bullying in their schools. Participants in the study were students in grades four to six and their teachers. Observations were made of students and teachers attending four magnet schools and six neighborhood schools within an urban school district. Comparisons were also made between student and teacher perceptions of bullying. Perceptions of bullying were collected through the use of researcher constructed questionnaires. Data were displayed in table form. The results revealed to school administrators whether any interventions needed to be implemented to address bullying with students at the specified grade levels and whether any professional development is needed for teachers. The data indicated that bullying was evident at all schools and at all grade levels studied. Both male and female students encountered bullying with the female students indicating more bullying incidents. Teasing, physical contact, exclusion, and rumors being spread were some of the types of bullying indicated by students.
Comparisons were also made between student and teacher perceptions of bullying. Perceptions of bullying were collected through the use of researcher constructed questionnaires. Data were displayed in table form.
Educators' responsibility for action is addressed and recommendations are offered, including potential directions for future research. Our obligation to respond to bullying is clear. It is important that we understand new dynamics introduced via the Internet.
Educators' responsibility for action is addressed and recommendations are offered, including potential directions for future research. Our obligation to respond to bullying is clear.
Factorial ANOVA and MANOVA procedures generated statistically significant posttest group and gender differences following intervention. The group receiving no intervention reported greater mean scores in overall bullying behaviors and fears related to such behaviors than groups receiving varying degrees of intervention. Additionally, boys self-reported more bullying behaviors, including both physical and verbal bully perpetration and victimization, than girls. Then, using a MANOVA with repeated-measures, significant time (pretest, posttest) by group (intervention, comparison) differences were found. These results tentatively support the Take a Stand Against Bullying program as a useful bullying intervention program. There were research limitations involving internal and external validity concerns, suggesting caution in drawing any firm conclusions.
The middle school climate was viewed by some respondents as one that tolerates bullying. Teachers were not always aware of the bullying that occurred or committed to efforts to react to what was seen. Disciplinary and educational efforts aimed at responding and reducing the bullying was seen as ineffective by several of the participants. Student victims and non-victims were often unwilling to disclose the bullying they experienced for fear of repercussions by the bully and many of the students held the belief that the school leadership did not care or that teacher and administrator response would not help.
The middle school climate was viewed by some respondents as one that tolerates bullying. Teachers were not always aware of the bullying that occurred or committed to efforts to react to what was seen.
In this report, most efforts focus on the investigation the response of the mean square radius of gyration, s2m , of the matrix chains to random arrays of the nanoscale filler particles. The changes in s2m are targeted as a function of compactness, mobility, or composition of the nanoparticles. The relative size effects of matrix chains and filler particles are also of concern.
In this report, most efforts focus on the investigation the response of the mean square radius of gyration, s2m , of the matrix chains to random arrays of the nanoscale filler particles.
The developed methodology is explained in this thesis and preliminary results are shown for the VVER-1000 reactor hexagonal geometry core and the TMI-1 PWR. The improved GA code was tested to verify the advantages of new enhancements. The core physics code used for VVER in this research is Moby-Dick, which was developed to analyze the VVER by SKODA Inc. The SIMULATE-3 code, which is an advanced two-group nodal code, is used to analyze the TMI-1.
The developed methodology is explained in this thesis and preliminary results are shown for the VVER-1000 reactor hexagonal geometry core and the TMI-1 PWR.
In this PhD dissertation, we propose database solutions for some of the major challenges in mining and managing time-series data. In particular, we propose a framework for mining heterogeneous time-series data, and a framework for online summarization and analysis of dynamic time-series data.
