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Research on homeless shelter implementation is limited. Some shelters have lengthy waitlists, which raises important questions about implications of waitlists for individuals with immediate shelter needs. This study used qualitative methods to understand the experiences of shelter seekers who were on a shelter waitlist (N = 59), including individuals who entered the shelter from the waitlist, and those removed from the shelter waitlist for procedural reasons. The average waitlist time was nearly 3 weeks, and 22.0% stayed at least one night on the street or another public place while on the waitlist. Responses to open-ended questions regarding barriers and effectiveness of the shelter referral procedures revealed 4 themes: procedural challenges, procedural benefits, benefits of the temporary stay, and communication challenges. Further research is needed to inform shelter implementation on a larger scale in accordance with current community-wide efforts to coordinate shelter services.

Opioid addiction is a problem within the United States that is impacting all age groups. The elderly are a population that is seldom discussed as being affected by opioids. Physiologically, the older adult is more susceptible for complications associated with an alteration in pharmacokinetics and late diagnosis of diseases such as viral hepatitis C. Health promotion for this population is imperative in the prevention and treatment of opioid addiction problems.

A comprehensive resource that addresses the legal issues regarding school health services for school nurses, school administrators and school attorneys. Over 50 topics are included including information on federal laws, compliance, medication administration, professional licensure and malpractice, minor rights and mental health and much more. Over 70 authors include school nurse experts, and education and nurse attorneys. Each chapter is evidence based and peer reviewed by both school nurse content experts and attorneys. Responds to questions submitted by school nurses and school administrators. A reference that will support school nurse and school health practice, enhance care to children and provide guidance to protect the school and school nurse.

A comprehensive resource that addresses the legal issues regarding school health services for school nurses, school administrators and school attorneys. Over 50 topics are included including information on federal laws, compliance, medication administration, professional licensure and malpractice, minor rights and mental health and much more. Over 70 authors include school nurse experts, and education and nurse attorneys. Each chapter is evidence based and peer reviewed by both school nurse content experts and attorneys. Responds to questions submitted by school nurses and school administrators. A reference that will support school nurse and school health practice, enhance care to children and provide guidance to protect the school and school nurse.

This second volume of Lovecraftian Proceedings contains a wealth of cutting-edge scholarship on the dreamer from Providence, including substantial articles from both recipients of the S. T. Joshi Endowed Research Fellowship for H. P. Lovecraft at Brown University.  Lovecraftian Proceedings fosters exploration of Lovecraft as a rationalist who created an elaborate cosmic mythology, and how this mythology was influenced by, and has come to influence, numerous other authors and artists. The papers which comprise Lovecraftian Proceedings were presented during a key part of the NecronomiCon Providence convention, the Dr. Henry Armitage Memorial Symposium. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction             Dennis P. Quinn Dreams of Antiquity:  H. P. Lovecraft's Great Roman Dream of 1927Byron Nakamura The Poet’s Nightmare: The Nature of Things According to LovecraftSean Moreland Reordering the Universe: H. P. Lovecraft’s Subversion of the Biblical DivineRené J. Weise Resisting Cthulhu:  Milton and Lovecraft’s Errand in the Wilderness Marcello Ricciardi “The Discriminating Urban Landscapist": Tradition and Innovation in the Architectural Writings of H. P. LovecraftConnor Pitetti Tentacles in the Madhouse: The Role of the Asylum in the Fiction of H. P. LovecraftTroy Rondinone Unspeakable Languages: Lovecraft Editions in Spanish Juan L. Pérez-de-Luque Color out of Mind: Correlating the Cthulhu Mythos Universe to the Autism Disorder SpectrumLars G. Backstrom Darwin and the Deep Ones: Anthropological Anxiety in "The Shadow over Innsmouth" and Other StoriesJeffrey Shanks The “Inside” of H. P. Lovecraft’s Supernatural Horror in the Visual Arts Nathaniel R. Wallace H. P. Lovecraft’s OptimismMatthew Beach Insider, Outsider: From the Commonplace to the Uncanny in H. P. Lovecraft’s Narration and DescriptionsDaphnée Tasia Bourdages-Athanassiou H. P. Lovecraft, Georges Bataille, and the Fascination of the Formless: One Crawling Chaos Seen Emerging from Opposite ShoresChristian Roy  Ripples from Carcosa: H. P. Lovecraft, True Detective, and the Artist-InvestigatorHeather Poirier Lovecraft for the Little Ones: ParaNorman, Plushies, and MoreFaye Ringel and Jenna Randall Contributors AppendixAbstracts of Papers Presented at the Dr. Henry Armitage Memorial Scholarship Symposium,NecronomiCon Providence 20-23 August, 2015Chair: Dennis P. Quinn Index

The inclusive J/ψ transverse momentum spectra and nuclear modification factors are reported at mid-rapidity (|y|<1.0) in Au + Au collisions at sNN = 39, 62.4 and 200 GeV taken by the STAR experiment. A suppression of J/ψ production, with respect to the production in p+p scaled by the number of binary nucleon–nucleon collisions, is observed in central Au + Au collisions at these three energies. No significant energy dependence of nuclear modification factors is found within uncertainties. The measured nuclear modification factors can be described by model calculations that take into account both suppression of direct J/ψ production due to the color screening effect and J/ψ regeneration from recombination of uncorrelated charm–anticharm quark pairs. © 2017 The Author

To shelter the large number of displaced households following Hurricane Katrina (2005), FEMA, in conjunction with local governments, established 110 temporary group-housing sites throughout impacted Louisiana. The purpose of this study is to identify how temporary group-housing sites influenced the land use of post-Katrina Louisiana. Using aerial imagery, this study assessed the land use of each temporary group-housing site prior to Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and again in 2010. Of the 110 group-housing sites, 54.5% reverted to the previous land use, 29.1% returned to the previous land use with improvements, and 16.3% of the sites changed land use. Using census data from 2000 and 2010, site characteristics, and property records, this study employed a multinomial logistic regression to identify statistically significant variables in predicting land-use change in post-Katrina Louisiana. The results indicate that, especially in neighborhoods with high demand for land, FEMA temporary group-housing sites tended to be redeveloped into new land uses.

This paper includes a detailed description of a familiarization protocol, which is used as an integral component of a larger research protocol to collect electroencephalography (EEG) data and Event-Related Potentials (ERPs). At present, the systems available for the collection of high-quality EEG/ERP data make significant demands on children with developmental disabilities, such as those with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Children with ASD may have difficulty adapting to novel situations, tolerating uncomfortable sensory stimuli, and sitting quietly. This familiarization protocol uses Evidence-Based Practices (EBPs) to increase research participants' knowledge and understanding of the specific activities and steps of the research protocol. The tools in this familiarization protocol are a social narrative, a visual schedule, the Premack principle, role-playing, and modeling. The goal of this familiarization protocol is to increase understanding and agency and to potentially reduce anxiety for child participants, resulting in a greater likelihood of the successful completion of the research protocol for the collection of EEG/ERP data.

A measure of citizenship was developed and validated by Rowe and colleagues (O’Connell, Clayton, & Rowe, 2017). The items clustered around the 5 Rs of citizenship as defined by Rowe et al.: relationships, rights, resources, roles, and rights, and a sense of belonging. Although a measure has its utility in clinical settings, to address time constraints and other administrative burdens expressed by providers in their day-to-day practice, a citizens tool was developed as a practical way that providers can enhance dialogue between providers and clients on citizenship for clients served in mental health and criminal justice reentry settings. This article describes the development of the tool, testing of the tool’s utility with case managers, and implications for practice. © 2017 Taylor & Francis.

This qualitative study used a sociocultural lens to examine how two bilingual Hispanic first-grade girls demonstrated bilingual reading practices (i.e., heteroglossia and translanguaging) as they discussed and read texts in Spanish and English. One girl predominantly received school reading instruction in Spanish, while the other received school reading instruction in English. They both participated in Spanish reading at home. The school reading instruction employed Spanish or English versions of Success for All, and emphasized word recognition strategies appropriate for the language of instruction along with meaning-making strategies. In April, the two girls scored mid- to end-of first grade on a curriculum-based reading assessment in the language of instruction. Neither of them received biliteracy instruction. Their reading levels in the instructional language and exposure to the other language appeared to be sufficient for them to develop and demonstrate heteroglossic practices. Bilingual dynamic reading assessments and home reading sessions with a bilingual researcher revealed that both girls utilized bilingual reading practices to discuss and comprehend texts in their non-instructional or alternate language. One of the girls also used bilingual reading practices to discuss texts in the instructional language. To read in the alternate language, they both employed word-recognition and meaning-making strategies, which had been emphasized in their school reading instruction. However, one girl’s attempt to use a decoding strategy she had learned in English (i.e., onset-rime) to decode unfamiliar Spanish words did not work effectively. Implications are delineated for the bilingual reading instruction and assessment of young bilingual children.

We report the direct virtual photon invariant yields in the transverse momentum ranges 1<pT<3 GeV/c and 5<pT<10 GeV/c at mid-rapidity derived from the dielectron invariant mass continuum region 0.10<Mee<0.28 GeV/c2 for 0–80% minimum-bias Au+Au collisions at sNN=200 GeV. A clear excess in the invariant yield compared to the nuclear overlap function TAA scaled p+p reference is observed in the pT range 1<pT<3 GeV/c. For pT>6 GeV/c the production follows TAA scaling. Model calculations with contributions from thermal radiation and initial hard parton scattering are consistent within uncertainties with the direct virtual photon invariant yield. © 2017 The Author

The purpose of this study is to reflect on the evolution of a partnership between a university and urban charter high school serving a predominately African American population. Because of the author's embeddedness both as the researcher and participant member, this research assumes the paradigm of autoethnography. Reflections on key components of this evolution provide implications for teacher education, particularly in regard to a call for engagement between urban charter schools and educator preparation programs, and a challenge to higher education to analyze existing perceptions of public charter schools within a wider institutional mission to prepare educators for all children.

Poverty has an impact on mental health and the counseling process in profound ways; however, counselors may fail to recognize the importance of poverty in clients' lives. The authors propose a model to help counselors navigate the complexities of counseling clients who are living in poverty. The I-CARE Model may help counselors develop insight about personal biases, acknowledge harsh realities of poverty, remove barriers to growth, and expand on the clients' own strengths.

In this study, we examined personality traits of older adults and their emotional experiences associated with engaging in specific leisure activities. Older individuals (17 males, 32 females), ages ranging from 65 to 97 years (mean age 74), completed measures of Big Five personality traits, positive and negative affect, subjective well-being (SWB), independent functioning, and an emotion-activity inventory. As expected, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, and Openness to experience were related to positive affect, while Neuroticism was related to negative affect. Openness and Agreeableness were related to positive emotions experienced in social and cognitive domains, and Agreeableness was related to greater SWB, greater positive affect, and more positively experienced activities. Neuroticism was related to lower SWB and fewer positively experienced activities. These findings suggest that assessing the fit between personality and emotions experienced during activities should be considered when creating programs tailored to elderly individuals, with the goal of encouraging more active and rewarding lives.