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The role of increased gonotrophic cycles in the establishment of Wolbachia in Anopheles populations
Prevalence of Soccer Heading in Middle School American Youth Club Soccer Players
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of soccer heading during a season in a youth soccer club competitive team
Heading events were recorded real time using a recording datasheet for a single team and their opponent teams during the 2014 season of a youth soccer league. Position on the field at the time of the heading event was also documented.
Mean heading events were 35.5 events/match. A paired sample t-test showed no statistically significant difference between observed team and opponent teams. Mean standardized assessment of concussion (SAC) score for the observed soccer team was 24.9±2.6 (out of 30). ANOVA showed no significant differences in heading events between forward, middle, and defensive field positions
Draft genome sequence of Pseudomonas moraviensis R28-S
We report the draft genome sequence of Pseudomonas moraviensis R28-S, isolated from the municipal wastewater treatment plant of Moscow, ID. The strain carries a native mercury resistance plasmid, poorly maintains introduced IncP-1 antibiotic resistance plasmids, and has been useful for studying the evolution of plasmid host range and stability
ESTABLISHING TRAINING PARAMETERS FOR A DEEP NEURAL NETWORK TO ASSESS 2D, FRONTAL PLANE KINEMATICS
The purpose of this study was to establish the optimal training parameters to assess frontal plane, 2D kinematics using DeepLabCut. DeepLabCut is an open-source platform that allows the user to train neural networks for customized feature detection in 2D videos. Deep neural networks were trained using frontal plane videos from 41 participants who completed single- and double-leg drop landings. Networks were trained with an increasing number of training iterations (25-250k) and training frames (200-800). Our results indicate that a minimum of 175k training iterations and 400 training frames were adequate for stable network performance (training/test errors= 2.8/3.7 pixels)
Understanding the training and education needs of homecare workers supporting people with dementia and cancer: a systematic review of reviews
Many people with dementia, supported by family carers, prefer to live at home and may rely on homecare support services. People with dementia are also often living with multimorbidities, including cancer. The main risk factor for both cancer and dementia is age and the number of people living with dementia and cancer likely to rise. Upskilling the social care workforce to facilitate more complex care is central to national workforce strategies and challenges. Training and education development must also respond to the key requirements of a homecare workforce experiencing financial, recruitment and retention difficulties. This systematic review of reviews provides an overview of dementia and cancer training and education accessible to the homecare workforce. Findings reveal there is a diverse range of training and education available, with mixed evidence of effectiveness. Key barriers and facilitators to effective training and education are identified in order to inform future training, education and learning development for the homecare workforce supporting people with dementia and cancer
Helping students see eye to eye: Diversifying teaching of sensation and perception in higher education
There is current interest in diversifying teaching curricula across many disciplines in university teaching. Sensation and perception is often considered difficult to diversify. Current challenges include diversity of the topics and teaching tools/materials, and the diversity that characterizes both the student and the teacher populations. We start by describing the diversity present in student and teacher groups, with a UK focus, and discuss how inclusive and diverse teaching materials can impact participation and engagement of broad student groups. We next consider how teaching content can be broadened by teaching on topics that consider differences between participant groups with different characteristics (including gender, ethnicity, disability and culture). Finally, we suggest resources that can be used to diversify sensation and perception teaching. We include example topics where diversity features in perception research, aimed at engaging teachers and students in the process of diversifying the teaching of sensation and perception
Considering the roles of Culture and Social Status: The Protestant Work Ethic and Egalitarianism
The Protestant work ethic (PWE) is prevalent in many
cultures. Abundant work in social psychology, primarily
in the U.S., suggests that people use PWE to justify their
own prejudice and society’s differential treatment of less
successful or disadvantaged persons. Recent theorizing
suggests that PWE’s intergroup meaning can be influenced
by people’s age, social status, and culture such that PWE not
only has an intolerant or “justifier”-of-inequality meaning
(disadvantaged persons deserve their disadvantage), but
also a tolerant or equalizer meaning (effort is a social
equalizer). The main goal of the present investigation was
to show that PWE does not necessarily develop a justifier
meaning within or across cultures. Past work shows that
among the majority group, European Americans, PWE is
positively related to egalitarianism among children but less
so with increasing age, presumably because the justifier
meaning becomes increasingly salient and group relevant
(justifies their groups’ high status). In Study 1, we show
that among the majority group in Colombia, Mestizos,
PWE is positively related to egalitarianism (and negatively
related to social dominance orientation) across age groups,
presumably because the justifier meaning is less salient and
relevant in a culture where people tend to blame others
less for their disadvantage. In Study 2, we show that
among African Americans, who have historically been a disadvantaged and stigmatized group, PWE is positively
related to egalitarianism across age groups, presumably
because the justifier meaning is less relevant and salient
to their group. The implications of these findings are
discussed
An internet-based intervention with brief nurse support to manage obesity in primary care (POWeR+): a pragmatic, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial
Background
The obesity epidemic has major public health consequences. Expert dietetic and behavioural counselling with intensive follow-up is effective, but resource requirements severely restrict widespread implementation in primary care, where most patients are managed. We aimed to estimate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an internet-based behavioural intervention (POWeR+) combined with brief practice nurse support in primary care.
Methods
We did this pragmatic, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial at 56 primary care practices in central and south England. Eligible adults aged 18 years or older with a BMI of 30 kg/m2 or more (or ≥28 kg/m2 with hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia, or diabetes) registered online with POWeR+—a 24 session, web-based, weight management intervention lasting 6 months. After registration, the website automatically randomly assigned patients (1:1:1), via computer-generated random numbers, to receive evidence-based dietetic advice to swap foods for similar, but healthier, choices and increase fruit and vegetable intake, in addition to 6 monthly nurse follow-up (control group); web-based intervention and face-to-face nurse support (POWeR+Face-to-face [POWeR+F]; up to seven nurse contacts over 6 months); or web-based intervention and remote nurse support (POWeR+Remote [POWeR+R]; up to five emails or brief phone calls over 6 months). Participants and investigators were masked to group allocation at the point of randomisation; masking of participants was not possible after randomisation. The primary outcome was weight loss averaged over 12 months. We did a secondary analysis of weight to measure maintenance of 5% weight loss at months 6 and 12. We modelled the cost-effectiveness of each intervention. We did analysis by intention to treat, with multiple imputation for missing data. This trial is registered as an International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial, number ISRCTN21244703.
Findings
Between Jan 30, 2013, and March 20, 2014, 818 participants were randomly assigned to the control group (n=279), the POWeR+F group (n=269), or the POWeR+R group (n=270). Weight loss averaged over 12 months was recorded in 666 (81%) participants. The control group lost almost 3 kg over 12 months (crude mean weight: baseline 104·38 kg [SD 21·11; n=279], 6 months 101·91 kg [19·35; n=136], 12 months 101·74 kg [19·57; n=227]). The primary imputed analysis showed that compared with the control group, patients in the POWeR+F group achieved an additional weight reduction of 1·5 kg (95% CI 0·6–2·4; p=0·001) averaged over 12 months, and patients in the POWeR+R group achieved an additional 1·3 kg (0·34–2·2; p=0·007). 21% of patients in the control group had maintained a clinically important 5% weight reduction at month 12, compared with 29% of patients in the POWeR+F group (risk ratio 1·56, 0·96–2·51; p=0·070) and 32% of patients in the POWeR+R group (1·82, 1·31–2·74; p=0·004). The incremental overall cost to the health service per kg weight lost with the POWeR+ interventions versus the control strategy was £18 (95% CI −129 to 195) for POWeR+F and –£25 (−268 to 157) for POWeR+R; the probability of being cost-effective at a threshold of £100 per kg lost was 88% and 98%, respectively. No adverse events were reported.
Interpretation
Weight loss can be maintained in some individuals by use of novel written material with occasional brief nurse follow-up. However, more people can maintain clinically important weight reductions with a web-based behavioural program and brief remote follow-up, with no increase in health service costs. Future research should assess the extent to which clinically important weight loss can be maintained beyond 1 year
In situ observations of microscale damage evolution in unidirectional natural fibre composites
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