Alien Registration- Brown, Lillian (Lincoln, Penobscot County)

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Language modality during interactions between hearing parents learning ASL and their deaf/hard of hearing children

Research regarding language and communication modality in deaf or hard of hearing children and their parents is limited. Previous research often considered modality as any visual, gestural, or tactile communication, rather than distinct languages of different modalities. This study examined language and communication modality in hearing parents who have made a commitment to learning American Sign Language (ASL) and who use both ASL and spoken English to communicate with their deaf or hard of hearing children. Nine hearing parents and their deaf/hard of hearing children participated in naturalistic play sessions. The play sessions were recorded and transcribed for ASL, spoken English, and communicative interactions. Analysis of results indicated a positive correlation between the amount of ASL (tokens and duration of time) used by parents and their children. No relationship was indicated between the amount of spoken English (tokens and duration of time) by parents and their children, nor the amount (frequency and percent) of bimodal utterances used by parent and their children. Furthermore, there was no relationship found between families using the same versus different dominant language modality and their sustained interactions (frequency, duration, and number of turns). Findings indicated a relationship between parent and child language in a visually accessible language, ASL, but not in spoken language. Data regarding bimodal utterances suggested that parents and children successfully kept both ASL and spoken English separate during play. Finally, analysis of communicative interactions demonstrated similarities between parent-child dyads that had the same dominant communication modality and those with different dominant modalities, suggesting the possibility of successful communication despite language modality differences. Overall, findings from this study illustrated that hearing parents can successfully learn and use languages of different modalities with their deaf/hard of hearing children

Alien Registration- Brown, Lillian U. (Presque Isle, Aroostook County)

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The place of rehabilitation in the Home for Incurables : a study of one hundred patients in the King\u27s Daughters\u27 Home for Incurables, Louisville, Kentucky, December 31, 1947.

Since 1909, the King\u27s Daughters\u27 Home for Incurables in Louisville, Kentucky, has provided institutional care for physically handicapped persons who are residents of Kentucky. A hospital survey done by the Kentucky State Board of Health in 1945-46 classified the Home as a custodial-type institution , and did not include it in the survey, as it was not considered a hospital. Surveys on phases of the work of the institution were done in 1914 (Haven Emerson Survey) and in 1940 (Health and Welfare Council Survey) for administrative purposes. This year the work of the Home has provided the material for three theses in the Kent School of Social Work, University of Louisvllle. Mr. Clyde Van Metre has reported the history of the institution, and Miss Conder Lewis has studied applications for care at the institution during the Family Service Organization demonstration period of casework service (1946-47). The subject of this thesis is, as the title indicates, the place of rehabilitation in the Home. No attempt was made to avoid overlapping with the other two studies because the difference in approach seemed to insure a difference in presentation and in selection of material. .All of the information gathered for the three studies was regarded as timely inasmuch as the Family Service Organization of Louisville expected to evaluate its demonstration period of casework service this year, and some of the material presented will illustrate the need for a social worker in the Home and the qualifications of such a worker

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An Analysis Of The Content Of Available Health Textbooks

There has not been much research done as to the analysis of health textbooks on the secondary level mostly due to the fact that there was little instruction of health on this level. Simultaneously, emphasis upon college and vocational preparation coupled with the incusion upon the basic curriculum by numerous other subjects and activities have managed to preclude the offerings of well-planned and complete courses of health instruction for all boys and girls. While the importance of the first mention these factors--college and vocation preparation—- cannot be denied. Capitulation to the demands of the latter to the point of denial of health Instruction has been and remains, inexcusable. Because there are few special trained teachers in health as to the varied problems of the student at this stage of life, (secondary level) There should be an adequate textbook to serve as a guide to the teacher and student, to give health the importance of the other or equal importance to other courses and to give the student knowledge and motivation of his problems. The investigator is pursuing this study because she feels the students at this level many times terminate their education at the high school level, leaving being unprepared in the knowledge of health for adulthood. If there are adequate textbooks to help them with their problems of the transition from adolescent to adulthood they would be happier individuals thus a happier world. With more investigation In health education in the schools, health can be placed equal with the other courses as it should he. The investigator hopes this analysis will be a factor in other investigations

Counting rational points on smooth cyclic covers

A conjecture of Serre concerns the number of rational points of bounded height on a finite cover of projective space P^{n-1}. In this paper, we achieve Serre's conjecture in the special case of smooth cyclic covers of any degree when n is at least 10, and surpass it for covers of degree 3 or higher when n > 10. This is achieved by a new bound for the number of perfect r-th power values of a polynomial with nonsingular leading form, obtained via a combination of an r-th power sieve and the q-analogue of van der Corput's method

HIV Partner Notification in Malawi: Comparing Methods and Predicting Partner Testing

HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa is predominately heterosexual. Sexual partners of persons with newly diagnosed HIV infection require HIV counseling, testing and, if necessary, evaluation for therapy. However, many African countries do not have a standardized protocol for partner notification and the effectiveness of partner notification has not been evaluated in developing countries. We conducted a randomized trial of HIV partner notification to determine the rates of counseling, testing and new HIV diagnoses among partners. Individuals with newly diagnosed HIV infection presenting to STI clinics in Lilongwe, Malawi were randomized to one of three methods of partner notification: passive referral, contract referral, or provider referral. The passive referral group was responsible for notifying their partners themselves. The contract referral group was given seven days to notify their partners, after which a health care provider contacted partners who had not reported for counseling and testing. In the provider group, a health care provider notified partners immediately. Partners to index patients enrolled in the passive and contract referral arms were used to identify characteristics of partners unlikely to report for counseling and testing. Overall, 240 index patients named 302 sexual partners and provided locator information for 252. Among locatable partners, 107 returned for HIV counseling and testing. The proportion of partners returning was 24% (95% CI 15 - 34%) in the passive referral arm, 51% (95% CI 41 - 62%) in the contract referral arm, and 51% (95% CI 40 - 62%) in the provider referral arm (p<0.001). Among returning partners (n=107), 67 (64%) were HIV-infected with 54 (81%) newly diagnosed. Partner's failing to report for testing was associated with male partner sex, relationship duration less than 6 months or between 6 and 24 months, and index education greater than primary. This research is the first to provide evidence on the most effective method of partner notification in sub-Saharan Africa. Active partner notification was feasible, acceptable, and effective among STI clinic patients. Using a risk score to identify partners unlikely to report on their own can reduce the resources required to attempt to locate all partners in the community while increasing the testing yield compared to patient-referral