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Puzia, Megan, Breanne Laird, Jeni Green, and Jennifer Huberty. "Parents’ Perceptions of Their Children’s Engagement in a Consumer-Based Meditation Mobile App: Cross-Sectional Survey Study." JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting 3, no. 2 (November 13, 2020): e24536. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/24536.
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Background In the United States, nearly half (48%) of school-aged children experience sleep disturbance that results in less than the recommended sleep duration, which may negatively impact mental health and behavior. Mindfulness interventions may improve sleep and mental health in youth. However, there are gaps in the literature regarding how children (2-12 years) and adolescents (13-17 years) practice mindfulness and the extent to which they benefit from these practices. Objective The purpose of this study was to determine parents’ perceptions of their children’s engagement with a consumer-based mindfulness meditation app and the extent to which they believe their children have benefitted from using the app, particularly with regard to sleep. Methods This study is a secondary analysis of a cross-sectional survey in adult subscribers (N=11,108) to the mindfulness meditation mobile app Calm. Participants who indicated that they had a child or children younger than 18 years (2944/11,108) who used the Calm app were asked additional questions related to their perceptions of their children’s engagement with Calm. Descriptive statistics were used to assess children’s app engagement, and chi-square tests and binary logistic regression models were used to assess differences in children’s usage based on gender and age. Results Among the survey respondents, approximately half of the parents (1537/2944, 52.21%) reported that their children used Calm. Children used Calm mostly for (1) sleep (1168/1537, 75.99%), (2) stress (491/1537, 31.95%), (3) depression or anxiety (430/1537, 27.98%), and (4) improvement of overall health (215/1537,13.99%). Older children were more likely to begin using Calm to reduce stress, depression, or anxiety, whereas younger children were more likely begin using Calm to improve sleep. Most children used Calm when lying down to go to bed (1113/1529, 72.79%). Children were most likely to use sleep stories at night (1144/1207, 94.78%), followed by music and soundscapes (749/1114, 67.24%), meditations (736/1120, 65.71%), and breathing exercises (610/1092, 55.86%). Nearly all parents believed that using sleep stories was helpful for their children’s sleep (1090/1128, 96.63%), and the majority of parents felt that the other components were also helpful for their children’s sleep (music and soundscapes [570/728, 78.30%], meditations [445/696, 63.94%], and breathing exercises [610/1092, 55.86%]). Conclusions To our knowledge, this is the first study to explore parents’ perceptions of how their children or adolescents use a popular consumer-based mindfulness mobile app (ie, Calm). As the majority of children use the app for sleep, mindfulness meditation mobile apps should consider incorporating age-appropriate sleep content to meet the needs of this audience. More research is needed to confirm the feasibility and effectiveness of mindfulness meditation apps for improving sleep and mental health in children and adolescents.
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Pentury, Helda Jolanda, and Itsar Bolo Rangka. "Analyzing Students with Special Needs' Sense of Humor in Emerald School South Jakarta." Jurnal Kependidikan: Jurnal Hasil Penelitian dan Kajian Kepustakaan di Bidang Pendidikan, Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran 6, no. 2 (July 4, 2020): 156. http://dx.doi.org/10.33394/jk.v6i2.2315.
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This study collates the current state of knowledge regarding the sense of humor attitude in the social interactions among children with special needs, which aims to explore the current state of knowledge and quality of empirical evidence relating to humor among children with special needs. In the study there were involved 78 students of Emerald School of Cinere in South Jakarta. There were more over 20% students in normal condition and students with special needs were 80%. Research had assessed humor in the classroom and humor expression in different groups including those with autism, down syndrome, and other special needs. This study was designed by using the descriptive qualitative method to analyze, describe, and explain the data. The procedure of data collection was done by observation and filled the questionnaire of the Richmond Humor Assessment Instrument (RHAI). The result of the study showed that there were 47, 08% of favorable criteria, and 52, 92% of unfavorable ones. Based on gender, more boys answered favorable criteria compared to girls. Moreover, boys were dare to express their senses of humor than the girls. The girls showed their shynesses to express their sense of humor. The results of the study showed that the children with special needs in Emerald school had less sense of humor. Furthermore, the role of humor in communication development, social facilitation, creativity, and stigma had all received some limited attention among children with special needs in Emerald School, South Jakarta.
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Huberty, Jennifer, Megan E. Puzia, Linda Larkey, Michael R. Irwin, and Ana-Maria Vranceanu. "Use of the Consumer-Based Meditation App Calm for Sleep Disturbances: Cross-Sectional Survey Study." JMIR Formative Research 4, no. 11 (November 13, 2020): e19508. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/19508.
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Background Over 30% of Americans report regular sleep disturbance, and consumers are increasingly seeking strategies to improve sleep. Self-guided mindfulness mobile apps may help individuals improve their sleep. Despite the recent proliferation of sleep content within commercially available mindfulness apps, there is little research on how consumers are using these apps for sleep. Objective We conducted a cross-sectional survey among subscribers to Calm, a popular, consumer-based, mindfulness-based meditation app, and described and compared how good sleepers, poor sleepers, and those with self-reported insomnia use the app for sleep. Methods Participants who were paying subscribers of Calm and had used a sleep component of Calm in the last 90 days were invited to complete an investigator-developed survey that included questions about sleep disturbance and the use of Calm for sleep. Based on self-reports of sleep disturbances and of insomnia diagnosis, participants were categorized as “good sleepers,” “poor sleepers,” or “those with insomnia diagnosis.” Chi-square tests compared reasons for downloading the app and usage patterns across participants with and without sleep disturbance. Results There was a total of 9868 survey respondents. Approximately 10% of participants (1008/9868, 10.21%) were good sleepers, 78% were poor sleepers (7565/9868, 77.66%), and 11% reported a diagnosis of insomnia (1039/9868, 10.53%). The sample was mostly White (8185/9797, 83.55%), non-Hispanic (8929/9423, 94.76%), and female (8166/9578, 85.26%). The most common reasons for sleep disturbances were racing thoughts (7084/8604, 82.33%), followed by stress or anxiety (6307/8604, 73.30%). Poor sleepers and those with insomnia were more likely than good sleepers to have downloaded Calm to improve sleep (χ22=1548.8, P<.001), reduce depression or anxiety (χ22=15.5, P<.001), or improve overall health (χ22=57.6, P<.001). Respondents with insomnia used Calm most often (mean 5.417 days/week, SD 1.936), followed by poor sleepers (mean 5.043 days/week, SD 2.027; F2=21.544, P<.001). The most common time to use Calm was while lying down to sleep (7607/9686, 78.54%), and bedtime use was more common among poor sleepers and those with insomnia (χ22=382.7, P<.001). Compared to good and poor sleepers, those with insomnia were more likely to use Calm after waking up at night (χ22=410.3, P<.001). Most participants tried to use Calm on a regular basis (5031/8597, 58.52%), but regular nighttime use was most common among those with insomnia (646/977, 66.1%), followed by poor sleepers (4040/6930, 58.30%; χ22=109.3, P<.001). Conclusions Of the paying subscribers to Calm who have used one of the sleep components, approximately 90% have sleep difficulties, and 77% started using Calm primarily for sleep. These descriptive data point to areas of focus for continued refinement of app features and content, followed by prospective trials testing efficacy of consumer-based meditation mobile apps for improving sleep.
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Maharani, Ni Putu Rosa Agustina. "Pranayama Sebagai Sains Spiritual." JURNAL YOGA DAN KESEHATAN 2, no. 2 (July 3, 2020): 110. http://dx.doi.org/10.25078/jyk.v2i2.1561.
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<p>'Pranayama' consists of: Puraka which is entering the breath, Kumbhaka which is holding your breath, and Recaka is exhaling. But from the essence of pranayama is the ability to take and manage prana especially by using breath. In spiritual life, Pranayama's role depends on the individual. They feel that by asking for Protection, Peace and the Light of God they can change their nature and purify their lives as effectively as possible by doing Pranayama. The only breathing exercise that a spiritual candidate needs is to try to breathe pure. Control over the flow of prana in the vital body which calms the mind and limits the thought process, which is an important introduction to spiritual exercises. In the text of yoga sutra patanjalai pranayama is explained in the shadana padha sutra 49 which explains what the meaning of pranyama, sutra 50-51 describes the practice of pranayama, In Yoga Sutra, Patanjali describes pranayama as a process where they can break their subconscious breathing patterns and make long breath, subside, and smooth. The subconscious breathing pattern of some people is not easy and smooth; They tend to be tense, superficial, and erratic. Pranayama can also be practiced through java pranama, pranyama also has many techniques to practice pranyama, spiritual seekers get peace of mind. As long as some breathing techniques are slowed down and the strength of the exhaled air decreases. The well-known breathing techniques teach how to activate, stimulate energy that makes a person feel calm, relaxed, and comfortable. The purpose of pranayama is to reduce the speed of breathing / slow down breathing, Prana will be calm with a slow / slow breathing process. The mind will calm down, When breathing activity decreases, the activity of the mind will decrease, Between mind and prana are the senses.</p><p><strong><br /></strong></p>
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Ulus, F. "…And…Action!: Using Cinema and Film Clips in Partial Care/day Hospital Groups - Psychiatric Rehabilitation Settings." European Psychiatry 24, S1 (January 2009): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0924-9338(09)71293-3.
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Entertainment - education - empowerment through transactional analysis principles.St. Vincent Hospital, Erie, Pennsylvania, intensive outpatient program experience: September 2005 - October 2007.Three e’s in psycho-educational and open-ended group settings.Medication for response - remission - recovery stages of behavioral health / mental illness.Group movie therapy approach for rehabilitation stage [handling anger, alleviating anxiety, uplifting depression, formulating problem solving, improving judgment, helping to forgive and forgiven, experiencing with sense of humor, easing up suspicion and mistrust, promoting love and compassion, teaching assertive communication and relationship, overviewing prioritization, quieting down these trigger mechanisms in decreasing the morbidity of psychiatric syndromes].
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Greif, Philipp A., Belay Tizazu, Elisabeth Kremmer, Alexandre Krause, and Stefan K. Bohlander. "Interaction of the Leukemogenic CALM/AF10 Fusion Protein with the Hematopoietic Key Regulator Ikaros." Blood 108, no. 11 (November 1, 2006): 2365. http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood.v108.11.2365.2365.
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Abstract The focus of our research group is the study of the t(10;11)(p13;q14) translocation that leads to the fusion of the proteins CALM and AF10. This translocation can be found in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), acute myeloid leukemia (ALL) and also in malignant lymphomas. In some patients the t(10;11) is the only cytogenetic abnormality which indicates that the CALM/AF10 fusion is a causal event during leukemogenesis. Previous studies of our group have shown that the expression of CALM/AF10 in hematopoietic stem cells triggers the development of an aggressive leukemia in a murine bone marrow transplantation model. CALM (Clathrin Assembly Lymphoid Myeloid leukemia gene) has a function in Clathrin mediated endocytosis. AF10, a putative transcription factor with a PHD-Motive (Plant Homeo Domain) and a Leucine Zipper domain, was initially identified as fusion partner of MLL. The underlying mechanism of CALM/AF10 dependent leukemogenesis, however, remains mostly unknown. Recently we could show that AF10 interacts with the transcription factor Ikaros (ZNFN1A1) in yeast-two-hybrid assays. Interestingly, Ikaros is a key regulator of hematopoesis, required for normal differentiation and proliferation of B- and T-lymphocytes. The structure of the protein is characterized by a DNA-binding and an oligomerisation domain. Through interaction with many factors in the cell nucleus, Ikaros can act both as activator and repressor of transcription. In various forms of ALL as well as chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) an aberrant expression pattern of Ikaros has been found. In a murine model the expression of a dominant negative isoform of Ikaros causes leukemias and lymphomas. Using various AF10 deletion mutants in the yeast, the Ikaros interaction domain of AF10 was mapped to the Leucine Zipper domain of AF10 which has also been shown to be required for malignant transformation by the MLL/AF10 fusion protein. Overexpression of fluorescently labelled proteins reveals a similar distribution pattern of AF10 and Ikaros in the nucleus, whereas in the presence of CALM/AF10 Ikaros appears to be localized predominately in the cytoplasm. The interaction between AF10 and Ikaros has been confirmed by GST-pull-down assays. In order to further study this interaction and its role in leukemogenesis we have raised monoclonal antibodies against the C-terminus of AF10. These antibodies are currently established for Western Blot analysis and Immunoprecipitation experiments. Reporter gene assays are carried out to measure the impact of CALM/AF10 on Ikaros’ function as repressor or activator of transcription. These studies may provide new insights into the mechanism of CALM/AF10 induced leukemia and thereby facilitate the development of new therapies.
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James, Christine A. "Metaphor in the Lab: Humor and Teaching Science." Philosophy of Humor Yearbook 1, no. 1 (September 1, 2020): 223–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/phhumyb-2020-0016.
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Abstract Using humor, empathy, and improvisation to make science more accessible to the average person, the center has helped many scientists communicate more effectively about what they do. In many cases, this involves taking science down from the metaphorical “ivory tower” and bringing it into the comfort zone of students and people who may not have had a positive experience in science classes. Avariety of metaphors are used to make science “come alive.” This is an interesting counter example to earlier theories of metaphor and comedy such as the “disparagement theory” (Mio and Graesser 1991) which described jokes as more successful if they relied on disparaging metaphors that build community through shared hostility. The metaphor approach builds community and creates inclusion through “social-facilitative functions of playful language” (Ritchie and Schell 2009). When a scientist helps a layperson or student understand humorous metaphors, it communicates the literal meaning of terms, but also the contextual meaning, research practices, and the laboratory social setting. This is argued through examples of humor, comedy, and metaphor-a timely issue given current political discussions in the United States.
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Thompson, Alexander P. "Laughing to the Grave and Back Again: The Humor of Acts 20.7-12." Journal for the Study of the New Testament 42, no. 2 (November 19, 2019): 223–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0142064x19873835.
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The humorous story of Eutychus’ death and subsequent revival in Acts 20.7-12 is the source of several disagreements among recent interpreters. While some reject the humorous element and read this passage as a serious moral lesson, others recognize it but down-play its significance by focusing on the more serious framework of worship. Using recent work on the philosophy of humor, this article argues for interpreting Acts 20.7-12 as thoroughly humorous through an appeal to ancient parallels of nomastic wordplay, sleep-inducing speech, and examples of tragic deaths through falling. These elements fulfill the criteria of both shared knowledge and shared feeling between author and the original reader(s) necessary for detecting humor. It concludes by demonstrating how the humorous interpretation of Acts 20.7-12 can be integrated into the wider liturgical setting.
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Raupach, Timothy H., Auguste Gires, Ioulia Tchiguirinskaia, Daniel Schertzer, and Alexis Berne. "Multifractal Analysis of Snowfall Recorded Using a 2D Video Disdrometer." Journal of Hydrometeorology 18, no. 9 (September 1, 2017): 2453–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/jhm-d-16-0224.1.
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Abstract Universal multifractal (UM) analysis was used to investigate the scaling properties of snowfall at high temporal and spatial resolutions. Snowfall data were recorded using a 2D video disdrometer (2DVD) in the Swiss Alps. Six 1-h-long periods of snowfall, half in calm and half in light wind conditions, were selected for analysis. UM analysis was performed on reconstructed 35-m vertical columns of snowfall structure, snowfall time series at 100-ms resolution, and two-dimensional snowflake accumulation maps over a 5.12 5.12 cm2 area. Multifractal scaling was observed for the vertical structure of snow particle number concentration, for scales between about 35 and 4.4 m, and sometimes down to about 0.5 m. At smaller scales, no scaling was observed. In high-resolution time series of snowfall, evidence of scaling was found for scales between about 7 min and ~26 s in most of the analyzed hours. Snowflake accumulations within a subset of the small sampling area of the 2DVD showed no scaling properties, suggesting homogeneous structure in snowfall at the very small (~5 cm) scale, which agrees with the results for vertical structure and time series.
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Castellary-López, Macarena, Juan Rafael Muñoz Muñoz, Victoria Figueredo-Canosa, and Luis Ortiz-Jiménez. "Implementation of an Intervention Plan for Emotional Development in People with Down Syndrome." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 9 (April 29, 2021): 4763. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094763.
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The importance of music, as well as the different and diverse possibilities that it offers, favors the emotional development of any person. This research is based on the development and application of a set of activities, whose transversal axis is the use of music, to favor and promote the emotional development of people with Down syndrome. This application of activities was developed with a group of eight participants, between the ages of twenty and forty-five years old. Additionally, under a total duration of eight working sessions. In these sessions, listening, vocal, instrumental, and movement activities were developed. For each of the emotions worked on; joy, fear, anger, sadness, calm, and love, a story and a song from the story were selected for each one of them. The methodology used was qualitative, using program evaluation. For this purpose, on the one hand, the data obtained during the different sessions were analyzed, and on the other hand, the data collected in the two discussion groups carried out were analyzed. Finally, the data obtained were organized into six categories: image recognition, observation of emotions, experience of emotions, identification of emotions, recognition of emotions, and finally, enjoyment of emotions. It could be seen that, after the sessions, there was a significant improvement in the different categories. However, in the categories of identification of emotions and recognition of emotions, the results were more favorable compared to the rest.
Books on the topic "Using humor to calm down"
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Newman, Angela, Nada Orlic, and Danico Cm. Calm down Already!: Practical Guide to Using Meditation and Reiki During Early Childhood Education. POSITIVE U! LLC, 2020.
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Francis, Guy, and Bruce Hale. Clark the Shark - Tooth Trouble. HarperCollins Publishers, 2015.
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James, Leah. Calm down, Karen - Notebook - Humor - Someone Named Karen - Karen Jokes - Okay, Karen - Ask for a Manager Jokes. Independently Published, 2020.
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Calm the F*ck Down: How to Control What You Can and Accept What You Can't So You Can Stop Freaking Out and Get On With Your Life. Voracious, 2018.
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Knight, Sarah. Calm the F*ck Down: How to Control What You Can and Accept What You Can't So You Can Stop Freaking Out and Get On With Your Life. Little, Brown & Company, 2018.
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Knight, Sarah. Calm the F*ck Down: How to Control What You Can and Accept What You Can't So You Can Stop Freaking Out and Get on with Your Life. Little Brown & Company, 2018.
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Knight, Sarah. Calm the F*ck Down: How to Control What You Can and Accept What You Can't So You Can Stop Freaking Out and Get on with Your Life. Quercus, 2018.
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Harding, Duncan. Stress and anxiety. Edited by Duncan Harding. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198768197.003.0006.
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This chapter will consider the value of anxiety, and how it might be reframed into something that is helpful in our interview. Anxiety is a precious commodity in the interview, and rather than trying to stifle or dampen it down to a more comfortable state of relaxed internal calm, anxiety should be examined, nurtured, and reframed into something that will overtly help. The chapter will revisit the idea of being mindfully anxious, and will consider how we can understand and control stress. This chapter describes practical techniques, including using a mood diary, to help us to control and utilize our anxiety in order to give our best in the interview.
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Santos, Ana Silvia Pereira, Daniele Maia Bila, Emanuel Manfred Freire Brandt, Juacyara Carbonelli Campos, and Renata de Oliveira Pereira. Guia prático do artigo científico. Brazil Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.31012/978-65-5861-375-6.
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Publishing a scientific article is not a simple task. You may ultimately have to publish a paper to either take scientific grants or take a Ph.D. or master's degree, so it is to your advantage to keep all the necessary steps in your hands. First and foremost, when you are asked to write such a paper, it is essential to organize your ideas in a way that is convenient for submitting a manuscript for consideration in an appropriate journal. Everyone who has submitted a manuscript in a scientific journal has had the frustrating experience of spending a long time writing the manuscript and waiting for the journal feedback, only to discover at the end that your article is not good enough for publication in that journal. Therefore, the task wouldn't end if the manuscript weren't accepted for publication, following a long peer-review process. However, you have no idea how to be successful in publishing your article? Calm down! There are several reasons for using this guide. This work was designed exactly to help you, casually, but with much content. All the authors' experience is shared here, with tips and recommendations to save you from frequent mistakes and lead you to the fastest and most assertive path. Not only have you the charge of contributing to the advancement of scientific knowledge, but also to publish your research with responsibility. Publishing your article will not be easy, but it would be nice and less complicated if you came with us to build it up.
Book chapters on the topic "Using humor to calm down"
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Zalasiewicz, Jan. "Futures." In The Planet in a Pebble. Oxford University Press, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199569700.003.0019.
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The pebble is on the beach, once more, unmarked by its brief contact with human sentience. Almost unmarked. The fingerprints that it lightly bears will, however, be washed away by the next tide. It has a long future, still, but probably not as a pebble—though quite how long it remains as a pebble may well depend on human action. Not on immediate, direct human action—whether it is scooped up by a digger and converted into concrete for a sea-front esplanade, for instance, or even collected as a souvenir by some passing tourist. Either of these fates should cause only a brief deflection from its long-term future (the esplanade is, after all, only a cliff to be attacked by the elements, while beach souvenirs are soon discarded). A larger perturbation of its trajectory more probably hinges on wider human effects—but more of that anon. We might assume, first, that nature runs its course. A pebble on a beach, its natural environment, is changing all the time. Not long ago, it was part of a slab of slate in a cliff, then it briefly became an angular chunk of rock, before the waves and water smoothed it down. They are still smoothing it, wearing away at it, making it smaller. Even the contact with human hands probably removed a grain or two. A pebble has the appearance of permanence, but it is not permanent. How long does it take to wear down a pebble? This can happen astonishingly quickly. Even over a single tide, being washed backwards and forwards by every incoming wave, a pebble can become detectably lighter—by less than one tenth of one per cent, admittedly, but that weight difference can easily be measured using modern electronic scales. Over a season, on an exposed part of the coast, a pebble can lose between a third and a half of its mass. The rates will vary—on a stormy day the banging of pebbles against each other can produce distinct percussion marks on their surfaces, while on a calm day the attrition rate will drop markedly. Night and day, though, the pebble is disintegrating.
Conference papers on the topic "Using humor to calm down"
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Chakrabarti, Partha, Sanjay P. Joshi, and Manoj K. Maiti. "Pull-Down Analysis of Jack-Up Rigs." In ASME 2007 26th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering. ASMEDC, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/omae2007-29083.
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During demobilization of jack-up rigs, when the rig’s legs are stuck in the seabed due to resistance from the surrounding soil, the hull is lowered more than the neutrally buoyant condition to draw the legs up. This operation of pulling down the hull to provide net upward buoyancy force to extricate the legs is called ‘pull-down’ operation. The hull, being partly underwater, attracts considerable wave forces even during relatively calm weather. Due to the changing support condition at bottom of the leg, while it is being extricated, the natural period of the system changes continuously. The dynamic amplification may be high when the wave periods are close to the natural periods of the structure. This makes it imperative to consider dynamic analyses of the rig. A unique but simplified ‘pull-down’ analysis procedure is developed in this study considering the harmonic wave forces, added mass of the hull in water, boundary condition of the legs in soil, and distributed buoyancy springs under the hull. Wave excitation loads and added mass for the hull are computed using diffraction-radiation analysis of the hull in water. A number of steady state dynamic analyses of the complete jack-up rig structural model have been performed for a range of wave periods, water depths, and drafts of the hull. Three different bottom boundary condition scenarios have been considered — three legs supported, one leg free but two legs still stuck in soil, and two legs free but one leg still stuck. The static and the dynamic load cases are combined to get the maximum effects on the stresses of the leg members. Using this procedure the allowable safe wave heights are predicted for a range of wave periods for a particular water depth, and draft of the hull. Results are presented for one class of jack up rig. The results show that the leg stresses are strongly dependent on the wave periods, indicating the importance of including dynamic effects in the pull-down analysis.