Type 2 Diabetes Nutrition: A Video-Based Education Approach

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic disease associated with life- threatening outcomes. To prevent such outcomes, people with diabetes must possess the knowledge and skills required to manage their chronic disease. Objectives: To evaluate the impact of video-based education (VBE) on participant Diabetes Self-Management Education Skills (DSMES). Methods: The experimental study was conducted in a primary care office in a Midwest state. A convenience sample of 55 participants was selected. Pre- and post-implementation surveys were administered to measure change in self-efficacy between DMSES scores after viewing the VBE intervention. The Wilcoxon Rank Sum test was performed using Statistical Analysis Software to measure change in confidence between survey scores. Should the study find a statistically significant difference between scores (p=≤0.005), analysis between age and sex variables will be performed to determine if the intervention is more efficacious among certain populations. Results: Twenty-one individuals participated in the study. Participants’ ages ranged from 38 to 74 years (M = 56.1) with 71.4% (n =15) females and 28.6% (n =6) males. Composite data of survey scores did not find a statistically significant change regarding confidence in eating regular meals (p=0.2581, z-score=1.1176), ability to follow diet when preparing food for others (p=0.8845, z-score=0.2543), appropriate food selection (p=0.3631, z-score=0.9116), blood sugar knowledge (p=0.8968, z-score=0.0642), ability to meet recommended exercise goals (p=0.3231, z-score= -0.9119), preventing hypoglycemia during exercise (p=0.6701, z-score= -0.4220), judging when illness warrants medical evaluation (p=0.9160, z-score= -0.2321), or ability to control diabetes (p=0.5610, z-score= -0.6126). Conclusions: The study did not find a statistically significant difference in confidence between survey scores. Additional research must be conducted to explore VBE in diabetes nutrition education and expand the body of literature regarding VBE. Implications: Should future studies find statistically and/or clinically significant outcomes, VBE could offer additional educational support in underserved populations

Evaluation of interim sessions in state legislatures

Various authors have analyzed the work of state legislatures during the regular session; however, there is a noticeable void in the study of the functionality of the legislative process during the interim session. The interim session refers to the time span between regular legislative sessions, which varies in duration dependent on the state. It should not be deducted that the lack of research devoted to the interim session evaluation is because the legislative workload is dormant during this period. The findings of this paper support the concept that interim session activity merits evaluation since it is a contributing factor to the cyclical nature of the complete legislative process. Furthermore, the output from the interim session workload comprises a component of the legislative measures evaluated and passed by the legislative body during regular sessions. While this paper assumes the interim session activity serves a functional purpose, it begs the question of how the importance of the interim session can be understood without evaluating the functionality of the legislative activity that transpires during the interim, or the output of productivity derived from these meetings. The scope of this study, therefore, analyzes the activity of the interim session to establish an enhanced understanding of the process, decision making authority, and productivity of the work that is processed during the interim session. The primary research questions asked in the study are: How do state legislatures process their work during the interim? Furthermore, is the functionality of the interim workload utilized efficiently to produce an output of legislative measures that have a high passage rate? This study completes a fifty state comparative evaluation of the functionality of processing work during the interim. Initially determined is how legislatures structure their work during the interim by evaluating those attributes thought to contribute to the functionality of the process. Including variables related to session length and number of legislators will assist in the determination if any variation exists among the states\u27 interim processes. Secondly, the study evaluates the productivity of interim sessions through a case study on the five biennial state legislatures. The productivity of the interim session\u27s activity is evaluated by tracking the frequency of the interim committee meetings, output of recommendations by each committee that are introduced as legislative measures the succeeding regular session, and passage rate of those measures in comparison to non-interim derived legislation. Due to the dearth of prior research, the approach to this paper will be largely exploratory and explanatory; and hence is inductive

Rosetta Initiatives at Binghamton University Libraries

During this presentation, we will describe some projects we have been working on: 1. Alma/Rosetta Integration: We are migrating to Alma along with 64 other SUNY campuses in July 2019. As part of this migration, we are planning to integrate Rosetta with Alma. We will discuss our progress with this project and any challenges we encountered. 2. Kitodo/Rosetta Integration: Kitodo is software designed to control and monitor all stages of digitization projects. It is primarily used by German Libraries and has not yet been installed in the US. We are hoping to set up Kitodo so that we can improve the efficiently of digitization projects and facilitate ingestion of materials into Rosetta. 3. Customized PHP script for NFS Ingestions: We developed a script and web interface to help staff ingest content into Rosetta via NFS. 4. We are working on a project to extract metadata from the University Photographers’ collection of digital images. The goal of the project is to automate as much as possible the ingestion of thousands of images into Rosetta. In addition to discussing these projects, we plan to leave some time at the end of the presentation to allow attendees an opportunity to share their experiences improving workflows for the ingestion of material into Rosetta

Physical activity and academic achievement in children: A historical perspective

AbstractAs the focus on academic achievement has increased, physical activity (PA) opportunities in schools have decreased in the United States. In an attempt to discover how the decline in PA may affect academic achievement, researchers have been studying the effects of PA on cognition and academic achievement in children for more than 50 years. This review takes a historical perspective on the science of PA and academic achievement prior to and during the past 5 years. A total of 125 published articles were included and reviewed. Fifty-three of these articles were published in the past 5 years. In recent years, the overall quality of the studies has increased, but the results continue to be inconsistent. Many use cross-sectional designs and the methods vary substantially. The majority of conclusions show a positive effect of PA on constructs related to academic achievement. Future studies should use strong study designs to examine the types and doses of PA needed to produce improvements in academic achievement

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Life and death seem to be opposite in definition but I believe it is death that makes life. The two need each other and death is what defines life for me. How do we know what happiness is without sadness? How can we understand life without death? Part of what defines being alive for people and animals alive is the fact that they die. Immortal things are inherently ‘dead’ because they do not know death. Mortality gives us life because death is the place in which living begins and ends

Forgone injury treatment among young adult skateboarders

Adolescents and young adults have high levels of forgone healthcare relative to other age groups, placing those who participate in action sports at particularly high risk for untreated injuries. Because skateboard injury data typically involves treated injuries, research to understand unmet health needs in non-clinical samples is needed. This exploratory study used qualitative content analysis of survey and structured interviews with young adult skateboarders (n = 26, mean age = 22.9 years) recruited at skate parks in a small U.S. city to examine the degree, type, and reported reasons for untreated skateboard injuries in that population. Participants completed a paper survey followed by a structured interview regarding their untreated skateboard injuries and reasons for avoiding medical treatment. A majority of respondents (80.8%) described at least one skateboarding injury that they did not have medically treated but now believe they should have done so. Injury types were deep soft tissue injuries (50.0% of respondents), bone fractures (15.4%), concussions (11.5%), and superficial soft tissue injuries (3.8%). Of respondents who avoided treatment, 76.2% considered treatment unnecessary at the time, 38.1% cited avoiding treatment due to cost, and 23.8% cited lack of knowledge. Findings suggest a need to address forgone injury care among young adult skateboarders through increased support and knowledge regarding when and how to seek affordable medical treatment