Review of the Renaissance Cultural Crossroads Catalogue (RCCC) database, edited by Brenda Hosington.

Legal aspects of macroprudential regulation in the EU Abstract Even though the term macroprudential regulation is regularly used in scientific literature, attempts to define this term are scarce. Clear delineation of macroprudential regulation enables the distinction of macroprudential tools from other policy tools, such as microprudential supervision tools or capital controls. Moreover, it allows the determination of essential macroprudential tools and their current application in light of the crisis related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the transition towards the CRR2/CRD5 framework. As part of the EU legal order, macroprudential regulation interacts with the principles of internal market functioning. As a matter of principle, macroprudential measures should not contradict rules governing the internal market, even though some tensions with the free movement of capital may emerge. Uncertainties about the judicial review of macroprudential regulation may also exist. Macroprudential measures should subject to a less rigorous judicial review inspired by CJEU monetary policy case law. The rationale behind this lies in the highly complex economic decision-making process accompanying the adoption of macroprudential regulation. There is vast heterogeneity amongst EU member states concerning the application of...

This paper supports the exhibition entitled Uniform Series, on display in Slocumb Galleries at East Tennessee State University from March 17 to March 21, 2008. The pieces in the exhibit explore the processes of dyeing, printing, and stitching on cottons and sheer silks. The imagery contained in the pieces springs from the use of the artist's first grade school uniform which functions as a symbol of the images, memories, and themes suggested by the artist's life review process. The redemption of the past in order to arrive in the present mirrors the repeated processes involved in dyeing, discharging, and over-dyeing the cloth. The thesis discusses artistic influences and the integrating role of life review. The author explores the culture of the "art quilt" and its relationship to the artist's personal life.

The period of health care transition (HCT) for adolescents and emerging adults with special health care needs and disabilities involves a complex realignment of the parent–child relationship, including alterations in role responsibilities and decision making. The purpose of this systematic review was to analyze the research designs, methodology, and findings reported in studies of parents during this transition period to provide new insights for research and clinical practice. Results showed that parents were unable to clearly envision what the future held for their children and were not well prepared by the service system to anticipate future prospects. These parents have a myriad of needs that are not yet fully understood, as HCT research is in the early stages of development.

Book review of Schizophrenia Revealed: From Neurons to Social Interactions by Michael Foster Green, Ph.D. W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York, N.Y., 2001, 207 pages, $32.00.

Book Review of B. Fast and R. Chapin. 2000. Strengths-Based Care Management for Older Adults. Baltimore: Health Professions Press.

Despite efforts towards the management and prevention of Tuberculosis (TB) having shown some success, Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) may potentially compromise these endeavours. MDR-TB has the potential to become the most dominant form of TB in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The impact of environmental health factors on the optimization of health of MDR-TB infected individuals, as well as on the prevention of transmission to household contacts, is not well documented. Current Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to achieve inclusivity, sustainability and resilience, not only through economic and social changes, but also through environmental targets in order to achieve optimal health and well-being for all. However, without appropriate acknowledgment of the environment's influence on outcomes during TB treatment, these targets are potentially unattainable. Establishing the recommendations of environmental health risk factors for individuals living at home with MDR-TB will have important policy implications as well as assist in decision making for those affected with MDR-TB in LMICs, such as South Africa. This systematic review, therefore, sought to identify the environmental health factors in LMICs that affect treatment outcomes for individuals living at home with MDR-TB, to optimize their health during completion of their treatment regimen and prevent transmission to household contacts. Part A outlines the current literature available for such a topic as well as methodology used within the systematic search and analysis of included articles. Prominent environmental health exposure variables of interest that have previously been identified as having a significant role in TB transmission or influencing the well-being of infected individuals, were identified within the literature. These included air pollution, nutrition, migration, urbanization, smoking, alcohol, other substance use and housing. Outcomes of interest included optimization of health and prevention of MDR-TB transmission to household contacts. The article (part B) represents the results from the systematic search as well as the application to current policy recommendations. After screening and reviewing the full text of potential articles for inclusion (N = 87), only thirteen articles were eligible for inclusion into the final sample. All included studies were primary observational studies, examining the relationship between MDRTB and the pre-defined exposures and outcomes in populations ≥13 years of age. Environmental risk factors for household transmission of MDR-TB potentially included malnutrition but showed no significant relationship with overcrowding. There was disagreement as to whether smoking was as a significant predictor of mortality but findings did indicate that smoking did have a negative impact on sputum culture conversion among patients receiving treatment. Other substance use was found to have a significant role in the default of treatment. The use of alcohol was associated with poor treatment outcomes, default of treatment and lack of sputum culture conversion. In terms of household conditions, an association was found between substandard housing conditions and treatment default. Formal housing was associated with a decline in treatment default but a residential address change was associated with defaulting treatment. The results of the review presented contradictory results regarding the risk of mortality and underweight/overweight BMI estimates. The review potentially highlighted vulnerable population groups including gender groups, children and HIV positive individuals. Therefore, this systematic review highlighted the potential relationship between environmental risk factors and optimising the health of individuals on treatment for MDR-TB, as well as the role that promoting environmental health may play in preventing the transmission to household contacts. In conclusion, environmental risk factors should be incorporated into local health system strategies and global policy. This includes WHO targets in TB prevention efforts, as well as in action areas for the attainment of relevant SDGs (e.g. SDG 3 and SDG 5), to address the burden of MDR-TB and decrease MDR-TB transmission in LMICs, effectively and sustainably.

In order to enhance the effective use of peer review, I have developed materials to assist teachers in compliance with the standards for Masters' projects enacted by the Department of Linguistics and English Language. Published literature shows that as peer review grows in popularity in both L1 and L2 English writing classes, many researchers and teachers are trying to increase its effectiveness. In some cases it is very effective, while in others it is marginally effective. This has led researchers to ask why. The difference between helpful and less helpful peer review seems to be in the preparation. In studies where students were specifically and extensively prepared to do peer review, the benefits to the students, the class, and the effect on the revision process were significant. This indicates that peer review can be an effective tool when students are adequately prepared for the task. After synthesizing research, I determined that there are eight basic, useable concepts that need to be accomplished when preparing students for peer review; they are: 1. Knowing each other 2. Knowing what to look for 3. Knowing why to give advice 4. Know how to give advice 5. Knowing how to use advice 6. Practicing peer review 7. Following up weekly 8. Reviewing at midsemester I developed a curriculum component addressing these eight concepts that augments theory with application, such as materials and lesson plans, and implemented and tested them at the English Language Center at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Based on feedback from the teachers involved in the pilot study, I determined that preparing students for peer review has a positive effect on the students, their writing, and on the class as a whole Furthermore, the most important outcome of the pilot studies was the fact that students prefer reader response peer review activities rather than criterion critique.

Minority-girl education in China is a new field of research. This study seeks to explore into this field through reviewing and analyzing the available studies that have been done. This literature has been collected through searching library holdings, Computer Assisted Research Search, and online searching. The criteria against which the literature is to be reviewed and analyzed are in the form of questions and are divided into six categories of introduction, theoretical framework, method, results, discussion (conclusion/recommendations), and abstract or summary; so that all the aspects of a study can be examined. The research filed of minority-girl education in China is found to be improving. A summary of the current educational practices concerning minoirty-girl education in China and the challenges the minority-girl faces when it comes to education is made after the literature collected has been reviewed. Recommendations on future research orientations are made based on the findings.

Industry is constantly looking for ways to bring new or derivative products to market in the shortest amount of time for the least amount of money. To accomplish this, Industry has adopted Computer Aided Engineering (CAX) tools that perform structural, flow, manufacturing, and cost analysis. The way in which a company utilizes these CAX tools can determine the success of these new products. One of these tools that Industry often struggles with in the preliminary design of a product is Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Some of the challenges presented by CFD are the time it takes to create a CAD model, generate a valid grid for analysis, obtain a solution, post-process results, and review the result. The objective of this thesis is to develop an approach that will reduce the time it takes to go from a concept to a solution ready for review. This approach, addresses how to first, build CAD model for use in downstream applications, second, automate the grid generation process, and third, automate the post process and documentation of the results. Using this approach a conceptual study of a two stream mixing problem was performed. The approach showed that the creation of the first model took about twenty percent longer than the standard practice used in industry today. However, once the first model was completed, different concepts could be added to the CAD model and be ready for analysis in less than half the time when compared to standard practices. This time savings can then be used to explore more concepts. After each model was analyzed, it was post-processed using an automated script. With the post-processed results the Design Review Tool (DRT) was developed to automate the documentation of the results. Using the DRT each post-processed case was organized into a web page and saved for review in less than five seconds. This approach will enable the aerospace, automotive, and other industries to use CFD to more effectively explore the design space in the development of new and derivative products. This research demonstrates the process to reduce the time required to go from CAD-to-Grid, postprocess the results, and create the documentation needed to develop new products.