Alignment of oblique rotators

Pulsars with torque aligning magnetic moment with spin axi

Social Environment as Related to School Achievement in Early Childhood

Social environment as related to school achievement was investigated. It was found that the importance of the model which the parent sets for the child in addition to the role assumed by the teacher play an important part in the development of the early childhood student. The environment in which a child lives and the person with whom the child interacts both affect the child in complex ways to influence the child\u27s development and life chances. Research also shows that academic and intellectual gains are produced during the Head Start program year and that children who attend Head Start programs do perform better than their disadvantaged peers on such global measures of school success as passing each grade, staying in regular school tracks, and graduating from high school

Urban African American Youths\u27 Academic Performance As Related To Fathers\u27 Involvement During Development

Father involvement in the context of urban African American youth was examined using a subsample (n = 556) of a large cohort of participants followed longitudinally through development. Data was collected at regular intervals (e.g., Age 7, 14, 19 and young adult). Young adults (n = 93) were surveyed for retrospective accounts of their fathers’ involvement in their lives before age 18. In the young adult data collection phase (the main subject of this project), most participants reported varying levels and frequency of involvement from their fathers while growing up, including helping at school, providing social support, and encouraging academic achievement. Most participants performed below average on measures of academic performance during development though a good many were enrolled in post-secondary education at the time this data was collected. Hierarchical linear multiple regressions were used in statistical analyses. At Age 14, there were significant relationships found between measures of broad involvement and children’s writing abilities, and time spent with children predicting GPA and math performance. There were no gender differences present with relation to father involvement. Similar trends persisted even when using the larger (n = 556) cohort. This study showed support for previous findings among urban African American youth with regard to father involvement and shows the many ways in which they are present in their children’s lives over time. Also, this study gives validity to the congruence that exists between the views of father involvement between mother and young adult reports

Healthcare Policy: Federally Mandated Insurance Coverage for Infertility Treatment

Approximately 15% of couples in the United States (U.S.) suffer from infertility. Existing infertility treatments and alternate paths to parenthood, such as adoption, are available but financially inaccessible and require self-payment. Although organizations such as the American Medical Association (AMA) and World Health Organization (WHO) classify infertility as a disease, the U.S. has not federally mandated insurance coverage for infertility. Currently, only 15 states require insurance companies to offer some type of fertility benefit and these requirements vary across states.  This paper discusses the need to federally mandate insurance coverage for infertility in the U.S. Infertility not only causes devastating outcomes for individual families, but affects nearly all demographics across the world. However, national legislation on infertility coverage continues to fail the many couples who suffer from this condition. The paper concludes with implications for social work practice and recommends ways social workers can support this policy movement. Social workers have an ethical duty  not only to address clients’ mental and emotional needs, but also to be at the frontlines of policy and to advocate for federal insurance coverage for clients who desperately want to realize their dream of conceiving a child

Father Involvement As A Predictor Of Preschool Children\u27s Academic Readiness And Socioemotional Competence

Predictors of father involvement (FI) were examined. Associations between learning encouragement (LE) and socioemotional support (SS) in relation to later school readiness outcomes were examined. A subsample of residential fathers (n = 6150) from the ECLS-B was used. Hierarchical linear regressions and conceptual path analysis were used to conduct statistical analyses. Child sex, paternal employment, and the mother-father relationship were significant predictors of LE at 9 months. The mother-father relationship predicted LE at 2 years and SS at 9 months. LE at 9 months was a significant predictor of academic readiness indicators at preschool. LE at 2 years significantly predicted all school readiness indicators except expressive language, after controlling for LE at 9 months. Father SS at 9 months was a significant predictor of socioemotional competence ratings at preschool. Path analyses and associated indirect effects confirmed results from regression analyses of main predictors\u27 association with school readiness outcomes as mediated by LE and SS. Significant indirect pathways leading to each school readiness outcome was found for the main predictors, except for Math scores as predicted by child sex. This study showed support for a theoretical framework for FI, as well as mechanisms that both lead to FI and that are affected by it

ATLASGAL-selected massive clumps in the inner Galaxy IV. Millimeter hydrogen recombination lines from associated HII regions

Aims: Observations of millimeter wavelength radio recombination lines (mm-RRLs) are used to search for H ii regions in an unbiased way that is complementary to many of the more traditional methods previously used (e.g., radio continuum, far-infrared colors, maser emission). The mm-RRLs can be used to derive physical properties of H ii regions and to provide velocity information of ionized gas. Methods: We carried out targeted mm-RRL observations (39 ≤ principal quantum number (n) ≤ 65 and Δn = 1, 2, 3, and 4, named Hnα, Hnβ, Hnγ, and Hnδ) using the IRAM 30 m and Mopra 22 m telescopes. In total, we observed 976 compact dust clumps selected from a catalog of ~10 000 sources identified by the APEX Telescope Large Area Survey of the Galaxy (ATLASGAL). The sample was selected to ensure a representative mix of star-forming and quiescent clumps such that a variety of different evolutionary stages is represented. Approximately half of the clumps are mid-infrared quiet while the other half are mid-infrared bright. Results: We detected Hnα mm-RRL emission toward 178 clumps; Hnβ, Hnγ, and Hnδ were also detected toward 65, 23, and 22 clumps, respectively. This is the largest sample of mm-RRLs detections published to date. Comparing the positions of these clumps with radio continuum surveys we identified compact radio counterparts for 134 clumps, confirming their association with known H ii regions. The nature of the other 44 detections is unclear, but 8 detections are thought to be potentially new H ii regions while the mm-RRL emission from the others may be due to contamination from nearby evolved H ii regions. Broad linewidths are seen toward nine clumps (linewidth > 40 km s-1) revealing significant turbulent motions within the ionized gas; in the past, such wide linewidths were found toward very compact and dense H ii regions. We find that the systemic velocity of the associated dense molecular gas, traced by H13CO+(1−0), is consistent with the mm-RRL velocities and confirms them as embedded H ii regions. We also find that the linewidth of the H13CO+(1−0) emission is significantly wider than those without mm-RRL detection, indicating a physical connection between the embedded H ii region and their natal environments. We also find a correlation between the integrated fluxes of the mm-RRLs and the 6 cm continuum flux densities of their radio counterparts (the correlation coefficient, ρ, is 0.70). By calculating the electron densities we find that the mm-RRL emission is associated with H ii regions with ne 0.03 pc. Conclusions: We detected mm-RRLs toward 178 clumps and identified eight new H ii region candidates. The broad mm-RRL from nine clumps may indicate that they arise in very young hyper-compact H ii regions. The mm-RRLs trace the radio continuum sources detected by high-resolution observations and their line parameters show associations with the embedded radio sources and their parental molecular clumps

Screening and treatment of pediatric dyslipidemias

Guidelines for the screening and management of dyslipidemias in children were published in November 2011 by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. They recommend universal screening of all children aged 9 to 11 and 17 to 21 years regardless of family history and risk factors. Despite this recommendation, pediatric practitioners do not routinely screen children without a family history or risk factor present. This article will review current guidelines for screening and treatment of dyslipidemias in children and adolescents. © 2000 - 2014 Jobson Medical Information LLC unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved