A Preliminary Study on the Relationship between Precipitation and Large Earthquakes in Southern California

The purpose of this study was to clarify the influence of courteous interaction with familiar objects on pro-environmental behavior and well-being. We explored the process of interaction with everyday objects, such as pens and glasses in a preliminary study (N = 64), and to reveal two aspects that define these interactions, namely active care for objects and awareness of learning from the interaction (N = 687; Study 1). The more people cared for and learned through their interactions with a particular object, the more they perceived a connectedness to it (N = 195; Study 2). Furthermore, caring for and learning with familiar objects promoted various environmentally conscious behaviors and contributed to individual well-being (Study 3; N = 600). In this way, we discussed the relationship between interaction with everyday objects, the aspects of these interactions, and the influence of these interactions on an individual’s perspective toward the wider environment.

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A revised position for the primary strand of the Pleistocene-Holocene San Andreas fault in southern California

Science Advances ◽

10.1126/sciadv.aaz5691 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (13) ◽

pp. eaaz5691

Author(s):

Kimberly Blisniuk ◽

Katherine Scharer ◽

Warren D. Sharp ◽

Roland Burgmann ◽

Colin Amos ◽

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Keyword(s):

Los Angeles ◽

Southern California ◽

San Andreas Fault ◽

Slip Rate ◽

Large Magnitude ◽

Slip Rates ◽

San Andreas ◽

The Pacific ◽

Large Earthquakes ◽

Dependent Probability

The San Andreas fault has the highest calculated time-dependent probability for large-magnitude earthquakes in southern California. However, where the fault is multistranded east of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, it has been uncertain which strand has the fastest slip rate and, therefore, which has the highest probability of a destructive earthquake. Reconstruction of offset Pleistocene-Holocene landforms dated using the uranium-thorium soil carbonate and beryllium-10 surface exposure techniques indicates slip rates of 24.1 ± 3 millimeter per year for the San Andreas fault, with 21.6 ± 2 and 2.5 ± 1 millimeters per year for the Mission Creek and Banning strands, respectively. These data establish the Mission Creek strand as the primary fault bounding the Pacific and North American plates at this latitude and imply that 6 to 9 meters of elastic strain has accumulated along the fault since the most recent surface-rupturing earthquake, highlighting the potential for large earthquakes along this strand.

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Preliminary Study of the “Separation Anxiety” Phenomenon Through the Eyes of the Method of Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy

The Global Psychotherapist ◽

10.52982/lkj137 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 22-26

Author(s):

Elena Drazheva

Keyword(s):

Separation Anxiety ◽

Parental Behavior ◽

Positive Psychotherapy ◽

Transcultural Psychotherapy ◽

Preliminary Study ◽

The Relationship ◽

Parent Child Relationships ◽

Supportive Intervention ◽

Parent Child

The article presents the results of a preliminary study which forms part of the preparation of a dissertation titled: “Influence of parental behavior on separation anxiety in children aged 1.5 to 5 years.” This article discusses the relationship between the symptoms and problems of children manifesting separation anxiety when starting to attend kindergarten and the experiences of their parents. The preliminary study included 38 parents and their children manifesting anxiety upon separation. The study used the tools of Positive psychotherapy, which offers the opportunity to diagnose parent-child relationships and supportive intervention.

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