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After conducting anthropological research about what modern women are looking for in clothing I created a series of garments for the busy woman. These lifestyle garments are created of wool ponté knit and embellished with built-in accessories that I created using various metal-working techniques. The idea behind the garments is that you can pull them straight out of the closet, get dressed, and be ready to go in a matter of minutes. The fabric is wrinkle resistant and the accessories needed to create a put-together look are already included

An Evaluation of the Mississippi Recipes for Success Resource From the Perspective of Child Nutrition Directors

The Mississippi Recipes for Success (MRS), A Guide for Child Nutrition Programs provides printed and online resources for child nutrition directors. These resources include recipes and methods to assist directors in effectively implementing United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) nutrition standards. The purpose of this study was to investigate if child nutrition directors utilize these resources, as well as assess child nutrition directors’ perceptions of the helpfulness, satisfaction, and importance of the various components of the online and 2014 printed versions of the MRS. Data collection for this study involved an online survey that evaluated directors’ usage of the resources and their perceived helpfulness, importance, and satisfaction. The response rate was 68% (N=100). Means for all of the likert-type scales were above three (out of a 4-point scale). Cronbach’s alphas shohigh internal consistency among items. Overall results indicated high satisfaction with the MRS. Satisfaction remained high among all directors. There were not significant differences in response among directors and size of school districts or the number of years a director worked in child nutrition. MRS is a valuable resource utilized by child nutrition program (CNP) directors implementing USDA nutrition standards. The Mississippi Depart of Education’s Office of Child Nutrition will utilize findings from this study in developing future revisions of MRS resources. The positive ratings by directors of the MRS resource has the potential to serve as a catalyst for future state- and nation-wide initiatives to assist Child Nutrition directors in meeting USDA nutrition standards

Feeling remote: factors influencing isolation in remote workers

This study contributes to the ongoing dialogue surrounding the benefits and drawbacks of remote work programs. The purpose of this research is to understand how communication and interdependence of work tasks influence the level of isolation perceived by remote workers. Remote workers are especially vulnerable to feelings of isolation in the workplace (Cooper & Kurkland, 2002; Elst et al., 2017; Dekker & Rutte, 2007; Golden, Viega & Dino, 2008), which can lead to decreased job performance (Golden et al., 2008), impede professional development (Cooper & Kirkland, 2002), and lead to negative work-related well-being (Elst et al., 2017). The results of this work will provide valuable insight when considering, designing, or implementing a remote work program

Outerwear—inner musings: A theoretical framework application for creative scholarship

Scholarship in design, namely clothing and textiles, is based in practice and research. Dire concerns and consequences face academics deciding to undertake creative production as a scholarship track, namely promotion and tenure. With a profession centered on creative practice, efforts to better define and document methodological rigor for creative scholarship must be made, in order to increase knowledge dissemination across the discipline. Studies in information systems design-science theory application indicate various guidelines for undertaking creative practice as design-science (Hevner et al., 2004)

Teaching design research through practice: a pilot study for collaborative exploration

As design educators, we experience tension between devoting the precious little time we have in class to educating our students in ways of making (i.e., skills in sewing and patternmaking) and ways of thinking (i.e. design ideation, creativity, etc.)

Validation testing of a short food‐group‐based questionnaire to assess dietary risk in preschoolers aged 3–5 years

This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving'. Copyright (2018) Dietitians Association of Australia. All rights reserved. This author accepted manuscript is made available following 12 month embargo from date of publication (February 2018) in accordance with the publisher’s archiving policy.Background: Short questionnaire-style dietary assessment methods are useful for monitoring compliance with dietary guidelines. A reliable and valid short food-based questionnaire for assessing dietary risk in toddlers aged 1-3 years was recently adapted for use in pre-schoolers. This study aimed to determine the reliability and validity of this 19-item Preschooler Dietary Questionnaire (PDQ) that assesses dietary risk of 3-5 year-olds. Methods: Primary caregivers of preschoolers completed a two-stage online survey: 1) a demographic questionnaire and the PDQ; 2) a second PDQ and a validated 54-item semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). Dietary risk scores (0-100; higher score=higher risk) derived from the two PDQ administrations (2.1±1.0 weeks apart) were compared and average scores assessed against the FFQ. Cross-classification into dietary risk categories (low, 0-24; moderate, 25-49; high, 50-74; very high, 75- 100) was determined. The relationship of dietary risk scores with BMI z-score was assessed using standard linear regression. Results: Preschoolers’ (n=74) risk scores were highly correlated yet statistically different for reliability (ICC=0.87; mean bias 1.51, 95% CI 0.07, 2.95, p=0.040) and validity (r=0.85; mean bias -1.64, 95% CI -2.86, -0.43, p=0.009). There was no systematic bias between the two tools. All participants were classified into the same (80%) or adjacent (20%) category upon administration of each tool. Risk scores were not associated with BMIz scores (β -0.09, 95%CI -0.02,-0.04, p=0.512). Conclusion: The PDQ is a novel and useful screening instrument to rapidly identify preschooler dietary, but not obesity, risk. The tool could facilitate referral to appropriate health professionals for detailed assessment and intervention

Argumentation in school science : Breaking the tradition of authoritative exposition through a pedagogy that promotes discussion and reasoning

The value of argumentation in science education has become internationally recognised and has been the subject of many research studies in recent years. Successful introduction of argumentation activities in learning contexts involves extending teaching goals beyond the understanding of facts and concepts, to include an emphasis on cognitive and metacognitive processes, epistemic criteria and reasoning. The authors focus on the difficulties inherent in shifting a tradition of teaching from one dominated by authoritative exposition to one that is more dialogic, involving small-group discussion based on tasks that stimulate argumentation. The paper builds on previous research on enhancing the quality of argument in school science, to focus on how argumentation activities have been designed, with appropriate strategies, resources and modelling, for pedagogical purposes. The paper analyses design frameworks, their contexts and lesson plans, to evaluate their potential for enhancing reasoning through foregrounding the processes of argumentation. Examples of classroom dialogue where teachers adopt the frameworks/plans are analysed to show how argumentation processes are scaffolded. The analysis shows that several layers of interpretation are needed and these layers need to be aligned for successful implementation. The analysis serves to highlight the potential and limitations of the design frameworks

Angiosperm phylogeny: 17 genes, 640 taxa

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Angiosperm Phylogeny: 17 Genes, 640 Taxa

• Premise of the study : Recent analyses employing up to fi ve genes have provided numerous insights into angiosperm phylogeny, but many relationships have remained unresolved or poorly supported. In the hope of improving our understanding of angiosperm phylogeny, we expanded sampling of taxa and genes beyond previous analyses. • Methods : We conducted two primary analyses based on 640 species representing 330 families. The fi rst included 25 260 aligned base pairs (bp) from 17 genes (representing all three plant genomes, i.e., nucleus, plastid, and mitochondrion). The second included 19 846 aligned bp from 13 genes (representing only the nucleus and plastid). • Key results : Many important questions of deep-level relationships in the nonmonocot angiosperms have now been resolved with strong support. Amborellaceae, Nymphaeales, and Austrobaileyales are successive sisters to the remaining angiosperms ( Mesangiospermae ), which are resolved into Chloranthales + Magnoliidae as sister to Monocotyledoneae + [Ceratophyllaceae + Eudicotyledoneae ]. Eudicotyledoneae contains a basal grade subtending Gunneridae . Within Gunneridae , Gunnerales are sister to the remainder ( Pentapetalae ), which comprises (1) Superrosidae , consisting of Rosidae (including Vitaceae) and Saxifragales; and (2) Superasteridae , comprising Berberidopsidales, Santalales, Caryophyllales , Asteridae , and, based on this study, Dilleniaceae (although other recent analyses disagree with this placement). Within the major subclades of Pentapetalae , most deep-level relationships are resolved with strong support. • Conclusions : Our analyses confi rm that with large amounts of sequence data, most deep-level relationships within the angiosperms can be resolved. We anticipate that this well-resolved angiosperm tree will be of broad utility for many areas of biology, including physiology, ecology, paleobiology, and genomics