Postcard: Operating Room, Harris Sanitarium, Fort Worth

This black and white photographic postcard features an operating room in Fort Worth Texas. The structure of the room is round, rather that individual walls. There are three large windows. In the middle of the room and there is an operating table and two stools. Tables and trays are set up under the windows. There are medical supplies in a cabinet to the right. There is handwritten text in the bottom right. There is handwriting on the back of the card.https://scholars.fhsu.edu/tj_postcards/1155/thumbnail.jp

Decision-Making Styles: A Comparison of Extension Faculty and the Public

We hypothesized that Extension faculty, both on-campus specialists and off-campus agents, have different decision-making preferences than the public. We drew upon data from a previous study and from a national sample to compare the faculty groups and the public. We found agents to be much more like the public in the judging function. We also found both groups of faculty to have a very strong orientation to the S and J preferences. This suggests faculty may be so engaged in data gathering and management that they are unaware of public interests in intuitions, feelings, and action. We posit that faculty should be sufficiently fluent with the MBTI to recognize and work with people having different preferences

Child Custody Evaluators’ Beliefs About Domestic Abuse Allegations: Their Relationship to Evaluator Demographics, Background, Domestic Violence Knowledge and Custody- Visitation Recommendations

U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice. Award Number: 2007-WG-BX-0013Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/92472/1/Saunders-Faller-Tolman 2011 Custody evaluator beliefs about domestic abuse - NIJ Final Report-NCJRS 238891.pd

Beliefs and Recommendations Regarding Child Custody and Visitation in Cases Involving Domestic Violence A Comparison of Professionals in Different Roles

Research is lacking on differing perspectives regarding custody cases involving domestic violence (DV). In a survey of judges, legal aid attorneys, private attorneys, DV program workers, and child custody evaluators (n = 1,187), judges, private attorneys, and evaluators were more likely to believe that mothers make false DV allegations and alienate their children. In response to a vignette, evaluators and private attorneys were most likely to recommend joint custody and least likely to recommend sole custody to the survivor. Legal aid attorneys and DV workers were similar on many variables. Gender, DV knowledge, and knowing victims explained many group differences.This research was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Justice, 2007-WG-BX-0013.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/116619/1/Saunders-Faller-Tolman 2015 Comparison of Professionals re Beliefs about DV & Cutsody - Violence Against Women.pdfDescription of Saunders-Faller-Tolman 2015 Comparison of Professionals re Beliefs about DV & Cutsody - Violence Against Women.pdf : Articl

Institutionalizing Community-Based Learning and Research: The Case for External Networks

Conversations continue as to whether and how community-based learning and research (CBLR) can be most effectively integrated into the mission and practice of institutions of higher education (IHEs). In 2005, eight District of Columbia- (DC-) area universities affiliated with the Community Research and Learning (CoRAL) Network engaged in a planning and evaluation exercise, applying a “rapid assessment” method to gauge baseline levels of CBLR institutionalization on each campus, envisioning progress in key areas, and proposing ways in which the CoRAL Network could achieve institutionalization goals. Aggregate analysis of the assessment data suggests several areas of similarity across extremely diverse university settings. Principle among the areas of similarity is the clearly articulated need for a network structure, external to any given university, to play a strategic role in enabling CBLR institutionalization goals

Predictors of subgroups based on maximum drinks per occasion over six years for 833 adolescents and young adults in COGA.

ObjectiveA person's pattern of heavier drinking often changes over time, especially during the early drinking years, and reflects complex relationships among a wide range of characteristics. Optimal understanding of the predictors of drinking during times of change might come from studies of trajectories of alcohol intake rather than cross-sectional evaluations.MethodThe patterns of maximum drinks per occasion were evaluated every 2 years between the average ages of 18 and 24 years for 833 subjects from the Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism. Latent class growth analysis identified latent classes for the trajectories of maximum drinks, and then logistic regression analyses highlighted variables that best predicted class membership.ResultsFour latent classes were found, including Class 1 (69%), with about 5 maximum drinks per occasion across time; Class 2 (15%), with about 9 drinks at baseline that increased to 18 across time; Class 3 (10%), who began with a maximum of 18 drinks per occasion but decreased to 9 over time; and Class 4 (6%), with a maximum of about 22 drinks across time. The most consistent predictors of higher drinking classes were female sex, a low baseline level of response to alcohol, externalizing characteristics, prior alcohol and tobacco use, and heavier drinking peers.ConclusionsFour trajectory classes were observed and were best predicted by a combination of items that reflected demography, substance use, level of response and externalizing phenotypes, and baseline environment and attitudes

Cervical dystonia incidence and diagnostic delay in a multiethnic population.

BackgroundCurrent cervical dystonia (CD) incidence estimates are based on small numbers in relatively ethnically homogenous populations. The frequency and consequences of delayed CD diagnosis is poorly characterized.ObjectivesTo determine CD incidence and characterize CD diagnostic delay within a large, multiethnic integrated health maintenance organization.MethodsWe identified incident CD cases using electronic medical records and multistage screening of more than 3 million Kaiser Permanente Northern California members from January 1, 2003, to December 31, 2007. A final diagnosis was made by movement disorders specialist consensus. Diagnostic delay was measured by questionnaire and health utilization data. Incidence rates were estimated assuming a Poisson distribution of cases and directly standardized to the 2000 U.S. census. Multivariate logistic regression models were employed to assess diagnoses and behaviors preceding CD compared with matched controls, adjusting for age, sex, and membership duration.ResultsCD incidence was 1.18/100,000 person-years (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.35-2.0; women, 1.81; men, 0.52) based on 200 cases over 15.4 million person-years. Incidence increased with age. Half of the CD patients interviewed reported diagnostic delay. Diagnoses more common in CD patients before the index date included essential tremor (odds ratio [OR] 68.1; 95% CI, 28.2-164.5), cervical disc disease (OR 3.83; 95% CI, 2.8-5.2), neck sprain/strain (OR 2.77; 95% CI, 1.99-3.62), anxiety (OR 2.24; 95% CI, 1.63-3.11) and depression (OR 1.94; 95% CI, 1.4-2.68).ConclusionsCD incidence is greater in women and increases with age. Diagnostic delay is common and associated with adverse effects. © 2019 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society

Partnerships for the Common Good: Building Community Capacities to Address Health and Well-being

The University of Dayton (UD), as a fellow Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement Institution, strives to build reciprocal community partnerships that advance the capacity of community partners, builds on community assets, creates shared visions for the future, and engages faculty, staff, and students from multiple disciplines at the university. Two such partnerships have been co-created by community partners and UD to address health and well-being issues, specifically around health inequities and social determinants of health. In the first health and well-being partnership, the director of ReachOut Montgomery County teaches a course for university pre-med students, which include the students volunteering and practicing their professional skills in an interprofessional educational environment at the health clinic. The students also engage with Good Neighbor House, a nonprofit offering medical and dental services to those experiencing poverty. To build the nonprofits' capacity to work with students, UD's Fitz Center for Leadership in Community began a community partner intern program. The "Health and Well-being partner intern," as it is now called, trains and manages volunteers, acts as a TA in the class with the director of ReachOut, and offers more advanced capacity building services for the partners. The second partnership, which is now also a part of the first, led to and sustains Dayton Children's Hospital "Family Resource Connection," a social needs screening program to connect patient families with community resources. With the professional guidance of Health Leads, Dayton Children's Hospital and both the pre-med program and Fitz Center for Leadership in Community (at UD) co-created this program to address the social determinants of health disparities in Dayton. The partnership has grown to include internship opportunities, growing the services offered by the "Family Resource Connection," and the engagement of other faculty and staff for teaching and research. This presentation will describe the partnership development, including the challenges and assets of the partners, the initial engagement activities between the partners and the university, the creation of a shared vision, the development of important social capital, best practices for collaboration (must-haves and benefits), and information on best practices for engaging faculty, staff, students, and community members. The presenters include the director of Community Engaged Learning and the director of the pre-med program at the University of Dayton, along with two key community partners: the director of ReachOut Montgomery County and the director of the Center of Child Health and Wellness at Children's Hospital. The four presenters were the key partners in building the larger partnerships, are adept with asset mapping and creating shared visions, teach at the university level, and are active in civic organizations.AUTHOR AFFILIATION: Kelly Bohrer, Director, Community Engaged Learning and Scholarship, University of Dayton, Fitz Center for Leadership in Community, [email protected] (Corresponding Author); Kathleen Scheltens, Director, Pre-Med Program, University of Dayton; Sharon Sherlock, Executive Director, ReachOut Montgomery County, ReachOut; Jessica Saunders, Director, Center of Child Health and Wellness, Dayton Children's Hospital.As a fellow Carnegie Engaged Institution, the University of Dayton builds and sustains reciprocal partnerships to build on assets and address public challenges. The presenters will highlight the important processes and connections for successful engagement and collaboration to co-create partnerships around local health issues. The partnerships described are between the University of Dayton, local health clinics, and Dayton Children's Hospital. The co-created partnerships embrace all as co-learners and co-educators, and work to build the partners' capacity to address health inequities and social determinants of health. The partnerships also engage students, faculty, and staff in key aspects of addressing health and well-being issues, building professional skills for students, and encouraging all members to challenge the status quo of health disparities

The effect of a sertoli cell-selective knockout of the androgen receptor on testicular gene expression in prepubertal mice

To unravel the molecular mechanisms mediating the effects of androgens on spermatogenesis, testicular gene expression was compared in mice with Sertoli cell-selective androgen receptor knockout (SCARKO) and littermate controls on postnatal d 10. Microarray analysis identified 692 genes with significant differences in expression. Of these, 28 appeared to be down-regulated and 12 up-regulated at least 2-fold in SCARKOs compared with controls. For nine of the more than 2-fold down-regulated genes, androgen regulation was confirmed by treatment of wild-type mice with an antiandrogen ( flutamide). Some of them were previously described to be androgen regulated or essential for spermatogenesis. Serine-type protease inhibitors were markedly overrepresented in this down-regulated subgroup. A time study (d 8-20), followed by cluster analysis, allowed identification of distinct expression patterns of differentially expressed genes. Three genes with a pattern closely resembling that of Pem, a prototypical an-drogen-regulated gene expressed in Sertoli cells, were selected for confirmation by quantitative RTPCR and additional analysis. The data confirm that the SCARKO model allows identification of novel androgen-regulated genes in the testis. Moreover, they suggest that protease inhibitors and other proteins related to tubular restructuring and cell junction dynamics may be controlled in part by androgens