Feasibility of a Social Emotional Parenting Curriculum Applied in an Early Head Start Home Visitation Program with Mexican Immigrant Families

Early social-emotional development is influenced by the experiences of the child especially the parent-child interaction and relationship. Influences on the parent’s ability to provide nurturing enriched parenting experiences include the parent’s past encounters with how they were parented. The Building Early Emotional Skills curriculum (BEES) has a component of self-awareness exercises that assist parents to understand personal parenting behaviors and attitudes. The BEES framework is an infant mental health model with a specific focus on early social emotional development. Curricula related specifically to early child social-emotional development based on an infant mental health model is limited in the literature. However, early childhood is an opportunity to promote parent-child relationships in high risk families that support social-emotional development. The United States has a growing population of families that include Mexican migrants, many of whom live in poverty with low levels of health care and education. These high-risk conditions place Mexican migrant families in a vulnerable position for poor health and development outcomes. Programs that address school readiness are prevalent in the literature but few have been adapted or created to address the parenting needs of the Mexican migrant culture to promote early childhood social-emotional development. The purpose of the research was to determine the feasibility of adapting and implementing the Building Early Emotional Skills curriculum (BEES) with Mexican migrant families that include children from 3 to 30 months. The Bioecological Model (Bronfenbrenner & Morris, 2006) guided this study. The research took place in an Early Head Start program in the midwestern United States with a service delivery of home visitation. The sample consisted of Early Head Start home visitors and the Early Head Start supervisors who were bilingual Spanish and English speaking with a primary language of Spanish. The mothers in the study migrated to the United States from Mexico after the age of 18 years. The mothers’ primary language was a dialect of Mexican Spanish. Data were collected through a parent questionnaire, adaptation and implementation focus groups with home visitors, and implementation logs completed by the home visitor. The curriculum activities were translated to the formal Mexican dialect of Spanish. The language presented a challenge due to the various dialects and slang terms used by the participants. Two areas of time constraints were identified, the limited time the home visitors had for their visits and the time required to fulfill the cultural role of the mother. The lessons/activities resulted in an implication for further adaptation that includes the cultural contexts of familismo, respeto, simpatico, and personalismo. The feasibility results were positive indicating implication for a pilot study

Diel activity patterns of the Louisiana pine snakes (Pituophis ruthveni) in eastern Texas

This study examined the diel activity patterns of six Louisiana pine snakes in eastern Texas using radio-telemetry. snakes were monitored for 44 days on two study areas from May to October 1996. Louisana pine snakes were primarily diurnal with moderate crepuscular activity, spending the night within pocket gopher burrows or inactive on the surface. During daylight hours, snakes spent approximately 59% of their time underground within gopher burrows, burned out/rotten stumps, or nine-branded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) burrows. Remaining time was spent on the surface either close to subteranean refuge, or in long distance movements that generally terminet at another pocket gopher burrow system. Long distance movements occurred on 45% of the days snakes were monitored and averaged 163 m/movement. When snakes were active, movements related to ambientair temperature; 82% of these movements occurred between 1000 and 1800 hours. These resutls confirm that Louisiana pine snakes are diurnal and closely associated with Baird\u27s pocket gophers and their burrow systems, and have provided new insight on the ecology of this rare snake

Prey handling and diet of Louisiana pine snakes (Pituophis ruthveni) and black pine snakes (P. melanoleucus lodingi), with comparisons to other selected colubrid snakes

Diet and prey handling behavior were determined for Louisiana pine snakes (Pituophis ruthveni) and black pine snakes (P. melanoleucus lodingi). Louisiana pine snakes prey heavily on Baird\u27s pocket gophers (Geomys breviceps), with which they are sympatric, and exhibit specialized behaviors that facilitate handling this prey species within the confines of burrow systems. Black pine snakes, which are not sympatric with pocket gophers, did not exhibit these specialized behaviors. For comparative purposes, prey handling of P. sayi sayi and Elaphe obsoleta lindheimeri was also examined

The Vehicle, Spring 1988

Contents CitizenCraig Titleypage 3 Justice DistributionAngie Geraldpage 4 Letter from My MotherDan Von Holtenpage 6 The Fool and His LadyRodger Patiencepage 7 What Big IsBob Zordanipage 8 Blind ArchitectureJim Reedpage 9 Ah, What a Funny Thing These EyesCraig Titleypage 10 FarmingPatrick Peterspage 11 The CowSteven M. Beamerpage 13 The Enigma of My ExistenceAngie Kathpage 14 Neon TeethMichael Salempage 15 Zombie PoseidonMichael Salempage 16 From: Letters from the Linder BuildingPatrick Peters, Bob Zordani, Dan Von Holtenpage 17 A Man of Jackson IV (City Dweller)Steven M. Beamerpage 19 11:45 p.m. FridayElizabeth McMeekanpage 20 Mr. Siegel-January 1967Timothy J. McCarthypage 21 She had a look about herA bag man of Jackson pauses for a portraitSteven M. Beamerpage 22 Citybed (Homeless of Chicago)Steven M. Beamerpage 23 Electra and the Eighteen WheelerTammy Veachpage 24 OrderRhonda Ealypage 28 Grave Mill ISteven M. Beamerpage 29 The Party (A Social Event in 80 Words or Less)Groucho Smithpage 30 Graceland and Elvis Presley EarmuffsCraig Titleypage 31 Learning to ForageDan Von Holtenpage 33 One Last Peanut at Gateway CenterReflections of Three with DeCicco and LadySteven M. Beamerpage 34 Letter from the MidwestPatrick Peterspage 35 WoodwindJim Reedpage 36 Excerpts from Notebook AustraliaKeith Schusterpage 37 Letter from the DesertPatrick Peterspage 40 Tinted Blue, Waiting for an Uptown TaxiMichael Salempage 42 Voice and Earth: A Review of The Invention of the Telephone by Bruce GuernseyDan Von Holtenpage 43https://thekeep.eiu.edu/vehicle/1052/thumbnail.jp

The Vehicle, Spring 1988

Contents CitizenCraig Titleypage 3 Justice DistributionAngie Geraldpage 4 Letter from My MotherDan Von Holtenpage 6 The Fool and His LadyRodger Patiencepage 7 What Big IsBob Zordanipage 8 Blind ArchitectureJim Reedpage 9 Ah, What a Funny Thing These EyesCraig Titleypage 10 FarmingPatrick Peterspage 11 The CowSteven M. Beamerpage 13 The Enigma of My ExistenceAngie Kathpage 14 Neon TeethMichael Salempage 15 Zombie PoseidonMichael Salempage 16 From: Letters from the Linder BuildingPatrick Peters, Bob Zordani, Dan Von Holtenpage 17 A Man of Jackson IV (City Dweller)Steven M. Beamerpage 19 11:45 p.m. FridayElizabeth McMeekanpage 20 Mr. Siegel-January 1967Timothy J. McCarthypage 21 She had a look about herA bag man of Jackson pauses for a portraitSteven M. Beamerpage 22 Citybed (Homeless of Chicago)Steven M. Beamerpage 23 Electra and the Eighteen WheelerTammy Veachpage 24 OrderRhonda Ealypage 28 Grave Mill ISteven M. Beamerpage 29 The Party (A Social Event in 80 Words or Less)Groucho Smithpage 30 Graceland and Elvis Presley EarmuffsCraig Titleypage 31 Learning to ForageDan Von Holtenpage 33 One Last Peanut at Gateway CenterReflections of Three with DeCicco and LadySteven M. Beamerpage 34 Letter from the MidwestPatrick Peterspage 35 WoodwindJim Reedpage 36 Excerpts from Notebook AustraliaKeith Schusterpage 37 Letter from the DesertPatrick Peterspage 40 Tinted Blue, Waiting for an Uptown TaxiMichael Salempage 42 Voice and Earth: A Review of The Invention of the Telephone by Bruce GuernseyDan Von Holtenpage 43https://thekeep.eiu.edu/vehicle/1052/thumbnail.jp

The Vehicle, Fall 1987

Table of Contents Sketches in the SunRodger L. Patiencepage 3 Reflecting PoolRob Montgomerypage 5 Grandpa\u27s Porcelain DollRichard E. Hallpage 6 Tintype 1837Catherine Friemannpage 6 PhotographSteven M. Beamerpage 7 Washerwoman\u27s SongBob Zordanipage 8 Scrambled Eggs for D.O.Lynne A. Rafoolpage 8 my mother would sayMonica Grothpage 9 Retired by His ChildrenDan Von Holtenpage 10 I am the oldestMonica Grothpage 11 Ice on WheatRob Montgomerypage 12 The Nature of the RoseTroy Mayfieldpage 12 Past NebraskaDan Hornbostelpage 13 Five Minute Jamaican VacationChristy Dunphypage 14 PhotographSteven M. Beamerpage 14 The Angry PoemChristy Dunphypage 15 Road UnfamiliarChristy Dunphypage 15 raised voicesMonica Grothpage 16 Old Ladies & MiniskirtsKara Shannonpage 17 FreakspeakBob Zordanipage 18 PortraitDan Von Holtenpage 18 Mobile VacuumKathleen L. Fairfieldpage 19 Rev. Fermus DickSteve Hagemannpage 20 PhotographSteven M. Beamerpage 21 What\u27s the Name of That Flower?Richard Jesse Davispage 22 RequestChristy Dunphypage 23 SketchPaul Seabaughpage 24 ExperiencedMarilyn Wilsonpage 26 Leaving: Two ViewsTina Phillipspage 27 AntaeusDan Von Holtenpage 28 Misogyny at 19J. D. Finfrockpage 29 A Mental CrippleSteve Hagemannpage 32 AssociationsRhonda Ealypage 33 Banana BreadGail Bowerpage 34 Bill and JackBradford B. Autenpage 35 After Image No. 2Rob Montgomerypage 35 VrrooomBeth Goodmanpage 36 Mr. Modern LoverMolly Maddenpage 36 TravelogueRodger L. Patiencepage 37 Down the HighwayJoan Sebastianpage 38 A Retread HeavenRob Montgomerypage 41 StuporDan Von Holtenpage 42 Love Poem After a Seizure in Your BedBob Zordanipage 43 PalsyChristy Dunphypage 44 Interview with Mr. MatthewsBob Zordanipage 45 Chasing Down Hot Air Balloons on a Sunday MorningRob Montgomerypage 48https://thekeep.eiu.edu/vehicle/1049/thumbnail.jp

Sex differences in money pathology in the general population

This study examined sex differences in money beliefs and behaviours. Over 100,000 British participants completed two measures online, one of which assessed “money pathology” (Forman in Mind over money, Doubleday, Toronto, 1987), and the other four “money types”, based on the emotional associations of money (Furnham et al. in Personal Individ Differ, 52:707–711, 2012). Nearly all measures showed significant sex differences with medium to large effect sizes, and with females exhibiting more “money pathology” than males. The biggest difference on the money types was on money being associated with generosity (money representing love) where men scored much lower than females, and autonomy (money representing freedom) where men scored higher than women. For men, more than women, money represented Power and Security. Men were more likely to be Hoarders while women did more emotional regulatory purchasing. Implications and limitations of this study are discussed

International Scientific Collaboration Is Needed to Bridge Science to Society: USERN2020 Consensus Statement

Scientific collaboration has been a critical aspect of the development of all fields of science, particularly clinical medicine. It is well understood that myriads of benefits can be yielded by interdisciplinary and international collaboration. For instance, our rapidly growing knowledge on COVID-19 and vaccine development could not be attained without expanded collaborative activities. However, achieving fruitful results requires mastering specific tactics in collaborative efforts. These activities can enhance our knowledge, which ultimately benefits society. In addition to tackling the issue of the invisible border between different countries, institutes, and disciplines, the border between the scientific community and society needs to be addressed as well. International and transdisciplinary approaches can potentially be the best solution for bridging science and society. The Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization and network to promote professional, scientific research and education worldwide. The fifth annual congress of USERN was held in Tehran, Iran, in a hybrid manner on November 7-10, 2020, with key aims of bridging science to society and facilitating borderless science. Among speakers of the congress, a group of top scientists unanimously agreed on The USERN 2020 consensus, which is drafted with the goal of connecting society with scientific scholars and facilitating international and interdisciplinary scientific activities in all fields, including clinical medicine