BC public libraries take a collaborative step forward in support of service excellence

June Stockdale, Chief Librarian at the Nelson Public Library and Barbara Kelly, Project Manager on behalf of the BC Libraries Cooperative for the Digital Learning Objects Repository, invite everyone to be part of the growing conversation about a new service that will make the sharing of program and training ideas, templates, outlines, and scripts easy and effectiv

The Search for UFO\u27s (User Friendly Organizations)

Russ Holloman is the Maxwell Professor of Organization Behavior in the School of Business Administration, Augusta College, Augusta, Georgia. June B. Kelly is Director, Middle Georgia RESA, Ft. Valley, Georgia

Residual thermal stress control in composite reinforced metal structures

Advanced composite materials, composed of boron or graphite fibers and a supporting matrix, make significant structural efficiency improvements available to aircraft and aerospace designers. Residual stress induced during bonding of composite reinforcement to metal structural elements can be reduced or eliminated through suitable modification to the manufacturing processes. The most successful method employed during this program used a steel tool capable of mechanically loading the metal component in compression prior to the adhesive bonding cycle. Compression loading combined with heating to 350 F during the bond cycle can result in creep deformation in aluminum components. The magnitude of the deformation increases with increasing stress level during exposure to 350 F

Socio-cognitive differences between Moffitt's taxonomy of life-course persistent and adolescent-limited offenders.

Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2006.The study's findings support the hypothesis that Moffitt's taxonomy of life-course and adolescent-limited delinquents applies in a Black, developing, semi rural population in South Africa, using a qualitative life-story research design. While the research design did not allow for conclusive proof of early psychoneurological deficits, difficult temperament and conduct disorders, features in the infant and childhood phases of the life-course offender, support for Moffitt's taxonomy arose from many other sources. These were the earlier onset and more violent antisocial behaviour, poorer school performance and peer relationships, greater impulsivity, ineffective goal setting, retarded moral development and lower social esteem of the life-course, relative to the adolescent-limited, offender research groups. Group cognitive difference found by Moffitt did not emerge. Suggestions for a local South African pilot intervention based on Moffitt's principles were made

Characterisation of a pucBA deletion mutant from Rhodopseudomonas palustris lacking all but the pucBAd genes

Rhodopseudomonas palustris is a species of purple photosynthetic bacteria that has a multigene family of puc genes that encode the alpha and beta apoproteins, which form the LH2 complexes. A genetic dissection strategy has been adopted in order to try and understand which spectroscopic form of LH2 these different genes produce. This paper presents a characterisation of one of the deletion mutants generated in this program, the pucBAd only mutant. This mutant produces an unusual spectroscopic form of LH2 that only has a single large NIR absorption band at 800 nm. Spectroscopic and pigment analyses on this complex suggest that it has basically a similar overall structure as that of the wild-type HL LH2 complex. The mutant has the unique phenotype where the mutant LH2 complex is only produced when cells are grown at LL. At HL the mutant only produces the LH1-RC core complex

Fall Prevention Interventions for Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Primary Focus: Productive Aging Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the learner will be able to: 1. Recognize the impact of falls on community-dwelling older adults 2. Describe ways to include fall prevention interventions into current clinical practice 3. Discuss benefits of preventative interventions in regards to current healthcare trends Abstract: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), older adults (65+ years) are the largest growing population in the United States which comprises 14.5% of the total population (CDC, 2015). This population is estimated to almost double by 2030 to approximately 71 million Americans over the age of 65 (CDC, 2015). Unfortunately, research reports that 33% of home-dwelling older adults fall each year (Palvanen, 2014). After a fall, the older adult is two to three times more likely to experience additional falls. Ninety percent of older adults in the US want to remain living in their homes as long as possible (Farber, Shinkle, Lynott, Fox-Grage, & Harrell, 2011). This supports a vast need for fall prevention interventions to reduce the frequency of falls to allow the elderly to more safely age in place. Three databases, PubMed, CINAHL, and Ovid, were searched to address the question “What is the evidence for fall prevention interventions for decreasing the frequency of falls for community dwelling older adults?” Of the 1,957 preliminary results from the three databases, specific inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied to identify 14 articles to review critically. The inclusion criteria was English language, peer reviewed journals from 2011 to 2016, randomized controlled trials, fall prevention/intervention, older adults aged 65 year and older, community-dwelling, men and women, and outcomes directly linked to fall frequency or number of falls. The purpose of this presentation is to identify interventions for preventing falls in community-dwelling older adults. The findings of the critical review demonstrated that multi-component interventions are more effective in reducing the fall rate in older adults than physical exercise alone. Strong evidence supports perturbation training (inducing slips and trips) and stepping programs are statistically and clinically significant in reducing the frequency of falls in older adults. In this session, the audience will learn current effective fall prevention interventions for community-dwelling older adults. The findings will advance the field of occupational therapy by assisting to make the profession more widely recognized across the United States. The need for occupational therapy is relevant for increasing the safety and overall health of older adults while also minimizing the impact on the healthcare system. References: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2015). Falls among older adults: An overview. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/HomeandRecreationalSafety/Falls/adultfalls.html Farber, N., Shinkle, D., Lynott, J., Fox-Grage, W., & Harrell, R. (2011). Aging in place: A state survey of livability policies and practices. Palvanen, M., Kannus, P., Piirtola, M., Niemi, S., Parkkari, J., & Järvinen, M. (2014). Effectiveness of the Chaos Falls Clinic in preventing falls and injuries of home-dwelling older adults: a randomised controlled trial. Injury,45(1), 265-271. Other: Level of material being presented: Introductory Target Audience: Mixed Audience for CREATE Day (Family members of older adults, OT’s, OTA’s, faculty, researchers, and healthcare professionals) Presentation: 46:2

Television, physical activity, diet, and body weight status: the ARIC cohort

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Television (TV) watching is the most common leisure activity in the United States. Few studies of adults have described the relationship between TV and health behaviors such as physical activity, diet, and body weight status.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Extant data from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study were analyzed to assess the association of TV with physical activity, diet, and body mass index (BMI) among 15,574 adults at baseline (1986–89) and 12,678 adults six years later. Television, physical activity, and diet were collected with questionnaires and BMI was measured at both time points. Based on baseline TV exposure, adults were categorized into high, medium, and low TV exposure. Linear and logistic regression models were adjusted for gender, age, race-center, smoking, education, and general health.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Relative to participants who had low TV exposure, those with high TV exposure were more likely to be less physically active and have a poorer dietary profile at baseline and six-years later. Participants with high TV exposure at baseline had a 40% and 31% greater odds of being considered insufficiently active at baseline (1.40, 95% CI 1.26, 1.55), and six years later (1.31, 95% CI 1.18, 1.46). At baseline, high TV exposure was also associated with a 20% to 30% greater odds of being above the median for servings of salty snacks (1.37, 95% CI 1.24, 1.51), sweets (1.26, 95% CI 1.15, 1.38), and sweetened drinks (1.29, 95% CI 1.17, 1.42), and below the median for fruit and vegetable servings (1.36, 95% CI 1.24, 1.50). Higher TV exposure was also cross-sectionally associated with a greater odds for being overweight or obese (1.43, 95% CI 1.29, 1.58). Similar associations were observed between baseline TV exposure and six-year physical activity and diet, but were not observed with BMI after six years follow-up.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>These results support the hypothesis that time spent watching TV is associated with deleterious effects on physical activity, diet, and BMI.</p