Mindfulness Breathing and Self-Regulation: The Effects of COVID-19 on Children

The impacts of COVID-19 affected the self-regulation of children around the world. This resulted in dysregulated behavior. A study was conducted around mindfulness breathing and its effects on self-regulation. The participants in the study were children ages six to nine and the location of the study was in a public charter Montessori elementary classroom. The study consisted of implementing mindfulness breathing twice daily for a period of five weeks. Participants’ behaviors were observed, and their dysregulated behaviors were tallied. The participants also took surveys before and after the intervention took place regarding their self-regulation. Additionally, the participants were interviewed about their feelings toward the intervention of mindfulness breathing and if they felt it had any effects on their self-regulation. Results showed that mindfulness breathing positively impacted the participants’ self-regulation. Results also showed it had calming effects on the participants. Further studies using other social emotional learning strategies and curricula could positively impact the self-regulation of the participants

Time Perception during Retrospective and Prospective Paradigms with a Distraction

Time duration estimates can play an intricate part of one\u27s daily life. This study examined the time duration judgments in two paradigms, when participants were aware they were being timed (prospective) and when they were unaware they were being timed (retrospective). Furthermore, this study investigated the effect of an external stimulus, when an auditory stimulus was used, to determine the effect, if any, between both of these paradigms. To ensure the participants were engaged in a task, a simulation was used that required several tasks to be completed. To ensure the participants were engaged in the simulation, the performance of the primary was measured. For this between-subject, fully factorial experiment, 60 participants were engaged in a simulation and placed in one of the four conditions: retrospective paradigm without a distraction, retrospective paradigm with an auditory distraction, prospective paradigm without a distraction, and prospective paradigm with the same auditory distraction. During the experiment, participants were required to perform one primary and three secondary tasks and at the end of the simulation produced a time duration judgment of the length of the experiment. This study examined both the accuracy of the time duration judgment and the performance of the primary task. The only significant finding for this study showed the importance of how a simple auditory distraction has the ability to distort the time perceived. Data indicated that auditory distraction increases the time duration judgments recalled after performing a task

An Approach for the Industrial Designer to Incorporate Virtual DIY Communities as a Resource in Product Design

Product development by industrial designers is an expensive, time consuming, risky process. It requires a significant dedication of resources and capital. However, the DIY community consistently produces innovative, unique solutions with minimal investment. These individual development efforts are often assisted by online communities arranged around common interests. The practical knowledge and experience available in online forums, blogs, newsgroups and build logs could be an important resource to designers if they know where to look and are willing to become part of these communities. This research provides an example of a portion of the design process conducted with assistance from virtual DIY communities

Ecology as an integrating framework for resource and urban planning efforts in the United States

Thesis (M.U.P.)--Michigan State University. School of Urban Planning & Landscape Architecture, 1964Includes bibliographical references (leaves 82-87

A study of defensive attribution : measuring the effects of media bias

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Michigan State University. Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education, 2006Includes bibliographical references (pages 59-64

Color stability of maxillofacial silicone with nanoparticle pigment and opacifier submitted to disinfection and artificial aging

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the color stability of a maxillofacial elastomer with the addition of a nanoparticle pigment and/or an opacifier submitted to chemical disinfection and artificial aging. Specimens were divided into four groups (n = 30): group I: silicone without pigment or opacifier, group II: ceramic powder pigment, group III: Barium sulfate (BaSO(4)) opacifier, and group IV: ceramic powder and BaSO(4) opacifier. Specimens of each group (n = 10) were disinfected with effervescent tablets, neutral soap, or 4% chlorhexidine gluconate. Disinfection was done three times a week during two months. Afterward, specimens were submitted to different periods of artificial aging. Color evaluation was initially done, after 60 days (disinfection period) and after 252, 504, and 1008 h of artificial aging with aid of a reflection spectrophotometer. Data were analyzed by three-way ANOVA and Tukey test (alpha = 0.05). The isolated factor disinfection did not statistically influence the values of color stability among groups. The association between pigment and BaSO(4) opacifier (GIV) was more stable in relationship to color change (Delta E). All values of Delta E obtained, independent of the disinfectant and the period of artificial aging, were considered acceptable in agreement with the norms presented in literature. (C) 2011 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). [DOI: 10.1117/1.3625401]UNESP, Aracatuba Dent Sch, Dept Dent Mat & Prosthodont, BR-16015050 Aracatuba, SP, BrazilUniv Santo Amaro, Sch Dent, BR-04829300 São Paulo, BrazilUNESP, Aracatuba Dent Sch, Dept Dent Mat & Prosthodont, BR-16015050 Aracatuba, SP, Brazi