Playforward: Elm City Stories Interactive Group-Based Curriculum: An Intervention On Hiv Risk Behaviors In Urban Racial And Ethnic Minority Youth

There is a growing epidemic of HIV in young, racial and ethnic minority populations (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008). PlayForward: Elm City Stories is an evidence-based, theory-driven videogame intervention developed by the Yale School of Medicine research group, play2PREVENT to impact HIV risk behaviors in urban racial and ethnic minority youth, ages 11-14 (play2PREVENT). The PlayForward: Elm City Stories intervention manual seeks to build on the videogame by adding an in-person group dimension to the individualized intervention. The manual provides a group-based interactive, in-person curriculum addressing decision-making and risk behaviors for HIV exposure among 11-14 year olds, and an implementation guide for the PlayForward: Elm City Stories videogame intervention. This manual is intended for youth program staff using the PlayForward: Elm City Stories videogame

Place and space for women in a rural area in Iceland

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Redesigning distance courses to support social and teaching presence in adult and upper secondary education

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Working together for the inclusion of immigrant pupils : A case study of a rural community in Iceland

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Changes and actions taken in online teaching during the first period of COVID-19 : a teacher perspective on pupils’ equity

Acknowledgements and funding The authors acknowledge the following financial support for the research of this article: this work was funded by Svenska Folkskolans Vänner (SFV) and NordForsk, Nordic Centre of Excellence: Quality in Nordic Teaching (QUINT), project number 87663.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Lack of school requirements and clinician recommendations for human papillomavirus vaccination

Background: A strong recommendation from a clinician is one of the best predictors of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among adolescents, yet many clinicians do not provide effective recommendations. The objective of this study was to understand how the lack of school entry requirements for HPV vaccination influences clinicians’ recommendations. Design and Methods: Semi-structured interviews with a purposive sample of 32 clinicians were conducted in 2015 in Connecticut USA. Data were analysed using an iterative thematic approach in 2016-2017. Results: Many clinicians described presenting HPV vaccination as optional or non-urgent because it is not required for school entry. This was noted to be different from how other required vaccines were discussed. Even strong recommendations were often qualified by statements about the lack of requirements. Furthermore, lack of requirements was often raised initially by clinicians and not by parents. Many clinicians agreed that requirements would simplify the recommendation, but that parents may not agree with requirements. Personal opinions about school entry requirements were mixed. Conclusions: The current lack of school entry requirements for HPV vaccination is an important influence on clinicians’ recommendations that are often framed as optional or non-urgent. Efforts are needed to strengthen the quality of clinicians’ recommendations in a way that remains strong and focused on disease prevention yet uncoupled from the lack of requirements that may encourage delays. Additionally, greater support for requirements among clinicians may be needed to successfully enact requirements in the future

'Nordic values’ and schooling during COVID-19 : how to balance comprehensive education and sustainable pandemic regulations

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Four differentially expressed cDNAs containing the Rebers-Riddiford consensus sequence in Callinectes sapidus

Decapod crustaceans such as Callinectes sapidus, the blue crab, provide a unique opportunity to study proteins involved in biomineralization. Subsequent to each molt, the majority of the exoskeleton (e.g. dorsal carapace) calcifies while morphologically similar cuticle at the joints (arthrodial membrane) remains uncalcified. Several proteins from both types of cuticle contain the chitin-binding Rebers-Riddiford (RR) consensus sequence, Gx8Gx7YxAxExGYx7Px2P. This study obtained sequence and expression data for four transcripts containing the RR consensus sequence from hypodermal tissue of C. sapidus. Expression analyses using Northern blots and quantitative PCR revealed that two of the transcripts, CsAMP8.1 and CsAMP6.0, are found only in arthrodial membrane and expressed uniformly both before and after the molt. Analyses of the remaining two transcripts, CsCP8.5 and CsCP8.2, revealed that both are expressed solely in pre-molt carapace, indicating possible involvement in the postmolt mineralization of the pre-exuvial cuticle. NCBI BLAST results for CsAMP8.1 and CsAMP6.0 identified sequence homology with proteins containing the RR consensus sequence found in the uncalcified membranes of Cancer pagarus, Penaeus japonicus, and Homarus americanus. NCBI BLAST results for CSCP8.5 and CSCP8.2 identified sequence homology with calcification-associated peptides containing the RR consensus sequence obtained from the calcified cuticle of Procambarus clarkii. These results add C. sapidus to the list of arthropods containing cuticular proteins with the characteristic RR consensus sequence. The differential expression of these four genes is consistent with the hypothesis that RR-containing proteins play an important role in regulating calcification

Ronald Roseman: A Biographical Description and Study of his Teaching Methodology

Ronald Roseman was an internationally acclaimed oboe soloist, chamber musician, teacher, recording artist, and composer whose career spanned over 40 years. A renowned oboist, he performed in some of America's most influential institutions and ensembles including the New York Woodwind Quintet, the New York Philharmonic, and the New York Bach Aria Group. His contributions to 20th Century oboe pedagogy through his own unique teaching methodology enabled him to contribute to the success of both his own personal students and many others in the field of oboe and woodwind performance. His body of compositions that include oboe as well as other instruments and voice serve to encapsulate his career as a noteworthy 20th Century composer. Roseman's musicianship and unique teaching style continues to be admired and respected worldwide by oboists and musicians. The purpose of this study is to present a biographical overview and pedagogical techniques of oboist Ronald Roseman. This study will be divided into sections about his early life, teaching career, performance career and his pedagogical influence upon his students. Exercises and techniques developed by Roseman for the enhancement of oboe pedagogy will also be included. Interviews have been conducted with his wife and three former well-known students in order to better serve the focus of this study. The author also contributed pedagogical techniques compiled during a two-year period of study with Roseman. Appendices include a discography of recorded materials, the New York Woodwind Quintet works list, Roseman's published article on Baroque Ornamentation, a list of his compositions with premiere dates and performers, and interview questions. It is the focus of this study to enhance and further the knowledge of oboe students and teachers and serve as a historical and pedagogical reference for future generations of oboists

Busy work

Busy Work is a thesis about finding my feminism. For two years I investigated my feelings surrounding my roles as a woman and an artist. I realized early on that things are not often as they appear, opinions are often tightly held, and nothing can be considered inherent. My goals changed from creating a body of work that looked good and made sense, to making the work that would guide me towards finding my own plac