Youth’s Commitment to Responsibilities in Youth Programs

Youth programs can provide a space for skill development and practice through task-oriented activities (Denner, Meyer, & Beon, 2005). This qualitative, grounded theory study was aimed at learning why youth remain committed to their responsibilities in youth programs and also, what role program leaders play in this process of youth commitment. The coded responsibility data was analyzed from the Pathways Project, which is a longitudinal study on youth, parents, and program leaders from voluntary project- based programs. Results show that in youth developing commitment, there were four themes: (1) youth viewed their responsibilities as a team effort; (2) youth had self-pride when responsibilities were completed; (3) youth believed that responsibilities were achievable; and (4) youth were able to stay committed to their responsibilities when planning was done in advance. For the leaders’ roles, there were three themes found that highlighted the importance of: (1) facilitating within a group of youth, (2) supporting the youth through flexibility, and (3) being present to serve as examples for the youth. In all, these factors were shown to play an important role in the youth staying committed. This study should be continued and used to improve curriculum development in and outside of classroom settings.Ope

Youth's Commitment to Responsibilities in Youth Programs

This qualitative, grounded theory study was aimed at learning why youth remain committed to their responsibilities in youth programs and also, what role program leaders play in this process of youth commitment. The data analyzed was from the Pathways Project, which is a longitudinal study on youth, parents, and program leaders from project-based programs. Results show that in youth developing commitment, there were four themes: youth viewed their responsibilities as a team effort; youth had self-pride when responsibilities were completed; youth believed that responsibilities were achievable; and finally, youth were able to stay committed to their responsibilities when planning was done in advance. For the leaders’ roles within these processes, there were three themes found, which highlighted the importance of: facilitating within a group of youth, supporting the youth through flexibility, and being present to serve as examples for the youth. In all, these factors were shown to play a role in the youth staying committed.Ope

TRiO McNair Scholars Undergraduate Research Journal_Fall2012_Vol.1

The TRiO McNair Scholars Undergraduate Research Journal is the official publication of the Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The journal includes abstracts of the students' final paper and represents combined efforts of students and their research mentors. The views expressed in the papers and abstracts are not intended to represent the views, beliefs, interests, values, or practices of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program grant from the U.S. Department of EducationOpe

TRiO McNair Scholars Undergraduate Research Journal_Fall2012_Vol.1

The TRiO McNair Scholars Undergraduate Research Journal is the official publication of the Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The journal includes abstracts of the students' final paper and represents combined efforts of students and their research mentors. The views expressed in the papers and abstracts are not intended to represent the views, beliefs, interests, values, or practices of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program grant from the U.S. Department of EducationOpe

TRiO McNair Scholars Undergraduate Research Journal_Spring2013_Vol.1

The TRiO McNair Scholars Undergraduate Research Journal is the official publication of the Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The journal includes abstracts of the students' final paper and represents combined efforts of students and their research mentors. The views expressed in the papers and abstracts are not intended to represent the views, beliefs, interests, values, or practices of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program grant from the U.S. Department of EducationRonald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program grant from the U.S. Department of EducationOpe

Desempenho de frangos de corte e digestibilidade de rações com sorgo ou milheto e complexo enzimático

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a digestibilidade de rações formuladas com sorgo (Sorghum bicolor), ou milheto (Pennisetum glaucum) e adição de um complexo enzimático comercial composto de amilase, carboidrases, proteases e fitase, e o desempenho de frangos de corte. Para avaliação de desempenho, foram alojados 1.800 pintos de corte machos em delineamento em blocos ao acaso, em arranjo fatorial 2x2, com quatro tratamentos (rações com sorgo ou milheto com ou sem adição de complexo enzimático) e cinco repetições com 60 aves por unidade experimental. Nos ensaios de metabolismo realizados dos 10 aos 14 e dos 24 aos 28 dias, foram distribuídos 420 pintos machos em delineamento inteiramente casualizado, em esquema fatorial 2x2 (rações com milheto ou sorgo com ou sem adição de complexo enzimático). Os dados foram submetidos à análise de variância e as médias comparadas com o teste F para contrastes ortogonais. Nas rações elaboradas com sorgo, a adição do complexo enzimático proporcionou melhores coeficientes de digestibilidade da gordura e do nitrogênio. A adição de complexo enzimático em rações formuladas com sorgo melhora a conversão alimentar somente na fase inicial de criação dos frangos, enquanto a adição de complexo enzimático não melhora o desempenho de frango nas rações elaboradas com milheto

Predicting severe pneumonia in the emergency department: a global study of the Pediatric Emergency Research Networks (PERN)—study protocol

Introduction Pneumonia is a frequent and costly cause of emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalisations in children. There are no evidence-based, validated tools to assist physicians in management and disposition decisions for children presenting to the ED with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). The objective of this study is to develop a clinical prediction model to accurately stratify children with CAP who are at risk for low, moderate and severe disease across a global network of EDs.Methods and analysis This study is a prospective cohort study enrolling up to 4700 children with CAP at EDs at ~80 member sites of the Pediatric Emergency Research Networks (PERN; https://pern-global.com/). We will include children aged 3 months to <14 years with a clinical diagnosis of CAP. We will exclude children with hospital admissions within 7 days prior to the study visit, hospital-acquired pneumonias or chronic complex conditions. Clinical, laboratory and imaging data from the ED visit and hospitalisations within 7 days will be collected. A follow-up telephone or text survey will be completed 7–14 days after the visit. The primary outcome is a three-tier composite of disease severity. Ordinal logistic regression, assuming a partial proportional odds specification, and recursive partitioning will be used to develop the risk stratification models.Ethics and dissemination This study will result in a clinical prediction model to accurately identify risk of severe disease on presentation to the ED. Ethics approval was obtained for all sites included in the study. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Institutional Review Board (IRB) serves as the central IRB for most US sites. Informed consent will be obtained from all participants. Results will be disseminated through international conferences and peer-reviewed publications. This study overcomes limitations of prior pneumonia severity scores by allowing for broad generalisability of findings, which can be actively implemented after model development and validation