An Analytical Study of Utah Verse to Determine What Utah Poetry Might Be Recommended for Study in Elementary and Secondary Utah Schools

This study has a primary and a secondary purpose. The primary purpose is to call attention to the question of whether or not Utah verse should be introduced for study into the elementary and secondary schools of Utah. The author does not want to imply that he will give a satisfactory answer to this question. He hopes, however, that this effort will emphasize the question and stimulate thought concerning the same. It seems reasonable to suppose that most of the Utah school officials who are concerned in any way with literary material for school curricula will agree that, if there is any Utah verse that has literary merit, it should be utilized in the Utah schools

The prevalence, trends and heterogeneity in maternal smoking around birth between the 1930s and 1970s

This paper shows the prevalence, trends and heterogeneity in maternal smoking around birth in the United Kingdom, focusing on the war and post-war reconstruction period in which there exists surprisingly little systematic data on (maternal) smoking behaviours. Within this context, we highlight relevant events, the release of new information about the harms of smoking, and changes in (government) policy aimed at reducing smoking prevalence. We show stark changes in smoking prevalence over a 30-year period, highlight the onset of the social gradient in smoking, as well as genetic heterogeneities in smoking trends.<br/

Clients' interpretation of risks provided in genetic counseling.

Clients in 544 genetic counseling sessions who were given numeric risks of having a child with a birth defect between 0% and 50% were asked to interpret these numeric risks on a five-point scale, ranging from very low to very high. Whereas clients' modal interpretation varied directly with numeric risks between 0% and 15%, the modal category of client risk interpretation remained "moderate" at risks between 15% and 50%. Uncertainty about normalcy of the next child increased as numeric risk increased, and few clients were willing to indicate that the child would probably or definitely be affected regardless of the numeric risk. Characteristics associated with clients' "pessimistic" interpretations of risk, identified by stepwise linear regression, included increased numeric risk, discussion in depth during the counseling session of whether they would have a child, have a living affected child, discussion of the effects of an affected child on relationships with client's other children, and seriousness of the disorder in question (causes intellectual impairment). Client interpretations are discussed in terms of recent developments in cognitive theory, including heuristics that influence judgments about risks, and implications for genetic counseling

Statistical analysis of the influence of microstructure on damage in fibrous ceramic matrix composites

The effect of microstructure on cracking was analyzed in a CMC using statistical methods. It was determined that the amounts of coating surrounding fibers and their dispersion within the matrix influenced where cracks evolved in transverse plies. Linear models predicted that maximum principal strains in transverse fiber coatings increased as (i) the fiber coating area increased and (ii) the length of matrix ligament between fibers decreased. Logistic models indicated that the likelihood of transverse fibers residing on a matrix crack increased as the (i) ratio of coating to filament decreased, (ii) distance between fibers decreased, or (iii) coating area increased.Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/136695/1/ijac12646.pdfhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/136695/2/ijac12646_am.pd

Translating research into MCH service: comparison of a pilot project and a large-scale resource mothers program.

This study examines the process and effect of translating a pilot research project into a large-scale service program. In a pilot resource mothers program for pregnant teenagers, participants had fewer low birth weight infants than teenagers in the comparison group. In the corresponding large-scale service program, a similarly positive effect on low birth weight was not seen. In an effort to understand how these differences occurred, the evaluation methodologies and key characteristics that describe the background, infrastructure, components, and service providers of the two projects were compared. Important differences between the pilot project and the service program were seen in funding stability, diversity of staff, community versus health department ownership of the program, caseloads, and levels of training and supervision. It seems probable that these differences brought about changes in the intensity and character of the intervention from the pilot to the service program, leading to a reduction of the intervention's efficacy in reducing the number of low birth weight infants. The implications of these findings for researchers and program planners are discussed