Stakeholder Recommendations to Refine the Fitness-to-Drive Screening Measure

In developing the web-based Fitness-to-Drive Screening Measure (FTDS) and keyform (results output) for use to identify at-risk older drivers, we examined the needs, perspectives, and suggestions of three stakeholders groups: occupational therapy practitioners, certified driver rehabilitation specialists (CDRSs), and family members/caregivers. We conducted three focus groups, which were moderated, recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using directed content analysis. Respondents in two focus groups also rated FTDS aspects (e.g., ease of use, format, and relevance), using a visual analog scale (VAS, 0-10 scale with 10 being excellent). All three stakeholder groups contributed to the development of the web-based FTDS. Results from occupational therapy practitioners addressed face validity, appearance, wording, and usability; CDRSs informed follow-up recommendations; and family members/caregivers provided keyform feedback. High VAS ratings (\u3e 7 on 1-10 scale) from the CDRSs (8.4, SD+0.8) and family members/caregivers (9.01, SD+1.02) indicated FTDS acceptability. Overall, our findings support the measure’s utility and acceptability among these users. As such, the FTDS may position family members/caregivers to identify at-risk older drivers, facilitate targeted discussions of driving difficulty among occupational therapists and their clients, and afford OT-CDRS an entry point for intervention and clinical decision making

A Multi-Faceted Approach to Understanding Notched Net Sinker Manufacture in the Columbia Plateau

Cobble tools, including modified stone net sinkers, though abundant in the archaeological record, are understudied and underrepresented in the archaeological literature. Net sinkers are used to weight nets, lines, and traps. Each modified type of net sinker is found in the Columbia Plateau culture area, where evidence of fishing dates as far back as 10,000 BP. Unlike many other fishing tools, net sinkers can point to an intensification of this subsistence practice resulting in the acquisition of larger quantities of fish. While fishing was not the only form of traditional subsistence, it was significant to the diets of the Native inhabitants of the Columbia Plateau and increased over time and across space. Stone fishing technology is also key to recognizing riverine resource procurement since other fishing tools are often made from organic materials and do not survive in the archaeological record. Because notched net sinkers are the most common type found in the Columbia Plateau, this thesis employs analytical research to determine how frequent net sinkers occur across time and space in the southern Plateau. Finally, experimental processes are utilized to determine probable methods for notched net sinker manufacture.masters, M.A., Anthropology -- University of Idaho - College of Graduate Studies, 2019-1

Sculpture and environment

The purpose of this creative project was to further the development of the artist's personal style. Also to produce an exhibition of sculpture that relate to each other through common themes and techniques. The exhibition would become a unique environment for the viewer.The artist used steel as a medium in the creation of his sculptures. Various types of steel where cut, forged, welded, and fabricated in order to produce and extend the vocabulary of the sculptures. Steel was used experimentally with line, texture, and bright color. The exhibited works were successful because they concentrated on abstract designs that resembled animal or personages with gestural and emotional content. The artist's exhibition displayed a direction of style that is distinctive. The style has a complexity within its asymmetrical design that simplifies gestural and emotional content. From this work the artist has drawn conclusions about found objects and constructivism. He will utilize this working knowledge in future projects.Thesis (M.A.)Department of Ar

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Isotopic evidence for mammalian diets and environment in Early Pliocene Yepómera, Mexico

Concurrent expansion of grassland habitat in the Americas and first appearances of immigrant taxa to Mexico via the Great American Biotic Interchange (GABI) during the Late Miocene to Early Pliocene suggest a possible link between the timing of migrations and changes in the environmental conditions. However, the causes and environmental context of GABI migrations are not well understood. This study examined the stable isotope compositions of tooth enamel samples of the Yepómera fauna from western Chihuahua, Mexico, to explore environmental conditions of this region between 4.99 and 5.23 Ma, just after the arrival of C4 plants in North and South America and before the first major migration of GABI. At Yepómera, there was distinct niche partitioning into C3 diets, mixed diets, and C4 diets. Despite expectations, no niche partitioning between equid species (Dinohippus mexicanus, Nannippus aztecus, Astrohippus stockii, and Neohipparion eurystyle) can be determined from carbon isotope ratios. The enamel carbon and oxygen isotope data suggest a relatively dry, open habitat dominated by either savanna or grassland, with a substantial C4 vegetation component and a warmer and somewhat wetter climate than today. These reconstructions are consistent with a rise in C4 biomass before 5.23 Ma and suggest that the conditions needed for growth of C4 vegetation were prevalent in this region of Mexico. Future work along the GABI migration route will lead to a more complete understanding of the ecologic responses to changing climate and faunal interchange events