How Health Affects a Child's School Performance. Health care providers often advise parents and teachers that children can learn at optimal levels only if they are healthy, says Howard Taras, M.D., Acting Chief of Community Pediatrics at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine. Taras should know.
Mullion. A mullion is a vertical element that forms a division between units of a window, door, or screen, or is used decoratively.When dividing adjacent window units, its primary purpose is to provide structural support to an arch or lintel above the window opening.ts secondary purpose may be as a rigid support to the glazing of the window. When used to support glazing, they are teamed with horizontal supporting elements called transoms. In the commercial door industry, the term is also applied to a piece of hardware that divides the opening of a pair of doors.
Ad. It is not uncommon to see stained glass installed in mullion windows. Larger mullioned windows may be used to illustrate a brief story or allegory, especially in church architecture. In this sense, the windows are more decorative than functional, since the stained glass obscures the flow of light into the building.arger mullioned windows may be used to illustrate a brief story or allegory, especially in church architecture. In this sense, the windows are more decorative than functional, since the stained glass obscures the flow of light into the building.