Twinning, a promising dynamic process to strengthen the agency of midwives

Twinning collaborations, where two groups work together cross-culturally on joint goals, are common worldwide. This research offers one of the first systematic examinations of the twinning process, and brought with it a new definition: ‘Twinning is a cross-cultural, reciprocal process where two groups of people work together to achieve joint goals’. Experts were consulted to find out what makes twinning successful and 25 critical success factors were found, the majority of which focused on equity. It was also found that cultural differences between the groups can both hinder and facilitate professional growth, depending on personal preparedness to bridge cultural differences. When twins can build relationships of trust, they tend to succeed better at collaborating and learning from each other. Co-funded by midwives4mothers, the Foundation for Special Facilities for Maternal Care and the Royal Dutch Organisation of Midwives (KNOV

Investigating the Molecular Function of Mutated Arabidopsis AS2 Gene

This study aims to more deeply understand the role of the ASYMMETRIC LEAVES 2 (AS2) gene in Arabidopsis. During leaf development, the AS2 protein keeps the KNOX genes turned off so that leaves can develop. We use CRISPR technology to create mutations in specific regions of AS2. These mutations are predicted to change the protein structure of AS2, which may result in a mutated leaf. The analysis of the mutation allows us to better understand how AS2 keeps the KNOX genes off

Child Labor Trafficking in the Volta Region of Ghana

Ghana\u27s Lake Volta region is home to over 20,000 child slaves. Due to a combination of preexisting social problems and a distortion of old cultural practices. a dangerous cycle of human trafficking and child labor is occurring. Most of the child slaves on Lake Volta are doing work that is considered hazardous. In fact, Lake Volta attracts a lot of attention for its reputation as an especially traumatic and abusive avenue for child trafficking. Due to its particularly dangerous and abusive nature. these victims of child trafficking are subject to extreme levels of abuse. trauma. death and disease. and a lack of education. Leading practices for combating child trafficking on Lake Volta include rescuing the kids from slavery, reuniting families, rehabilitation programs, and providing opportunities for trafficking victims

Exposure to Toxic Chemicals in Consumer Products in the United States

Many of the consumer products sold in the United States contain toxic chemicals. This is due to a lack of testing and regulation. lack of knowledge of consumers, government-protected trade secrets. marketing and PR tactics, and a desire for cost efficiency and product effectiveness. Because of this, many Americans are frequently and unknowingly exposed to toxic chemicals that have been shown to cause various health issues such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease, birth defects, infertility, and hormone imbalances, among other issues. These toxic chemicals have also been shown to contribute to environmental issues. One of the leading organizations combating this issue is the Environmental Working Group, which focuses on research and advocacy surrounding agriculture, water pollution, toxic chemicals. and corporate accountability

Chemical-free biologically enhanced primary treatment of raw wastewater for improved capture carbon

Conventional wastewater treatment processes require extensive energy inputs for their operations. Biologically enhanced primary treatment (BEPT) is a promising technology to capture incoming organics that may be utilized to produce biogas and potentially hydrogen with further downstream processing. This study involved a biologically enhanced primary treatment (BEPT) of raw wastewater at bench and pilot-scale using activated sludge (AS) addition and dissolved air flotation (DAF) using raw wastewater at a municipal wastewater facility in Western Australia with average chemical oxygen demand of ~ 800 mg/L. The results of pilot-scale testing showed an improved removal performance for total chemical oxygen demand (COD-T), soluble chemical oxygen demand (COD-S), and total suspended solids (TSS) compared to conventional primary treatment (PT). Specifically, average COD-T, COD-S and TSS removals for BEPT were 33.3 %, 13.5 % and 45 %, respectively which was 10 %, 100 % and 6 % higher than PT. Moreover, the sludge produced from BEPT had a high solids content of 4.8 g/L, which might not need further thickening prior to anaerobic digestion. It is important to note that no chemicals were used during BEPT testing, which makes the process very cost-effective

Research Data Management at the University of Glasgow: An Update

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The Continuous Plankton Recorder survey: how can long-term phytoplankton datasets contribute to the assessment of Good Environmental Status?

Phytoplankton are crucial to marine ecosystem functioning and are important indicators of environmental change. Phytoplankton data are also essential for informing management and policy, particularly in supporting the new generation of marine legislative drivers, which take a holistic ecosystem approach to management. The Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) seeks to achieve Good Environmental Status (GES) of European seas through the implementation of such a management approach. This is a regional scale directive which recognises the importance of plankton communities in marine ecosystems; plankton data at the appropriate spatial, temporal and taxonomic scales are therefore required for implementation. The Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) survey is a multidecadal, North Atlantic–basin scale programme which routinely records approximately 300 phytoplankton taxa. Because of these attributes, the survey plays a key role in the implementation of the MSFD and the assessment of GES in the Northeast Atlantic region. This paper addresses the role of the CPR's phytoplankton time-series in delivering GES through the development and informing of MSFD indicators, the setting of targets against a background of climate change and the provision of supporting information used to interpret change in non-plankton indicators. We also discuss CPR data in the context of other phytoplankton data types that may contribute to GES, as well as explore future possibilities for the use of new and innovative applications of CPR phytoplankton datasets in delivering GES. Efforts must be made to preserve long-term time series, such as the CPR, which supply vital ecological information used to informed evidence-based environmental policy

High Quality, Low Cost Egg Incubator for BIC Church in Choma, Zambia

The Egg Incubator team is partnering with the Brethren in Christ Church located in Choma, Zambia to design a high-quality, low-cost chicken egg incubator to supply the pastors and church members with a means of food and income. The design will need to take into account the accessibility and cost of the tools and materials. The current prototype features separate heating and humidity systems, a control system to maintain a set temperature and humidity, and tilting egg racks. The heating system consists of two stovetop coils to produce heat and a fan to transfer it to the air. The humidifier utilizes an atomizer in a pan of water to create a mist that mixes with the hot air to create humidity. The control system uses a proportional integral derivative controller (PID) to keep the temperature at 37 ± 1 °C and the humidity at 60–70%. The egg racks are tilted by a motor that runs every 6 hours to prevent the embryos from sticking to the shell. With a fully functioning prototype, the team has begun to incubate 60 real fertilized eggs. During the 21-day incubation process, a final prototype iteration is being designed and will be built on-site in Zambia in May 2022. Funding for this work provided by The Collaboratory for Strategic Partnerships and Applied Research.https://mosaic.messiah.edu/engr2022/1004/thumbnail.jp

Теплофизические свойства криопротекторов. II. Динамическая вязкость ряда криопротекторов, их растворов и смесей

Систематизированы данные разных литературных источников и выведены полиномиальные уравнения для расчета динамической вязкости воды, 21 чистого криопротектора и водных растворов трех криопротекторов различной концентрации в зависимости от температуры. Получены эмпирические зависимости для расчета динамической вязкости водных растворов NaCl и KCl, водных растворов 38 криопротекторов и 18 смесей некоторых криопротекторов от концентрации при разных температурах.Систематизовано дані різних літературних джерел і виведено поліноміальні рівняння для розрахунку динамічної в’язкості води, 21 чистого кріопротектора і водних розчинів трьох кріопротекторів різної концентрації в залежності від температури. Отримано емпіричні залежності для розрахунку динамічної в’язкості водних розчинів NaCl і KCl, водних розчинів 38 кріопротекторів і 18 сумішей деяких кріопротекторів від концентрації при різних температурах.The article represent summarized literature data and derivation of polynomial equations to calculate the dynamics viscosity of water, 21 pure cryoprotective agents and aqueous solutions of three cryoprotective agents in different concentrations depending on temperature. Empirical equations for various concentration and temperatures were obtained to calculate dynamic viscosity of aqueous solutions of NaCl and KCl, aqueous solutions of 38 cryoprotective agents and 18 mixtures of some cryoprotectants