Spatial variability of microzooplankton grazing on phytoplankton in coastal southern Florida, USA

Microzooplankton are considered the primary consumers of phytoplankton in marine environments. Microzooplankton grazing rates on phytoplankton have been studied across the globe, but there are still large regions of the ocean that are understudied, such as sub-tropical coastal oceans. One of these regions is the coastal area around south Florida, USA. We measured microzooplankton grazing rates in two distinct environments around south Florida; the oligotrophic Florida Keys and the mesotrophic outflow from the Everglades. For 2-years from January 2018 to January 2020, we set up 55 dilution and light-dark bottle experiments at five stations to estimate the microzooplankton community grazing rate, instantaneous phytoplankton growth rate, and primary production. Our results suggest that microzooplankton are consuming a higher proportion of the primary production near the Everglades outflow compared to the Florida Keys. We also found that changes in phytoplankton growth rates are disconnected from changes in the microzooplankton grazing rates in the Florida Keys. Overall, the data from the Everglades outflow is what would be expected based on global patterns, but factors other than microzooplankton grazing are more important in controlling phytoplankton biomass in the Florida Keys

Healthcare provider-delivered healthy eating recommendations among U.S. Hispanic/Latino adults

8 pagesU.S. Hispanic/Latino adults are at heightened risk for developing diet-related chronic diseases. Healthcare provider recommendations have shown to be effective for promoting health behavior change, but little is known about healthcare provider healthy eating recommendations among Hispanics/Latinos. To investigate the prevalence of and adherence to healthcare provider-delivered healthy eating recommendations among a U.S. sample of Hispanic/Latino adults, participants (N = 798; M = 39.6±15.1 years; 52% Mexican/Mexican American) were recruited via Qualtrics Panels to complete an online survey in January 2018. Most (61%) participants reported having ever received a healthcare provider-delivered dietary recommendation. Higher body mass index (AME = 0.015 [0.009, 0.021]) and having a chronic health condition (AME = 0.484 [0.398, 0.571]) were positively associated with receiving a dietary recommendation while age (AME = 0.004 [ 0.007, 0.001]) and English proficiency (AME = 0.086 [ 0.154, 0.018]) were negatively associated. Participants reported adhering regularly (49.7%) and sometimes (44.4%) to recommendations. There were no significant associations with patient characteristics and adherence to a healthcare provider-delivered dietary recommendation. Findings inform next steps toward increasing implementation of brief dietary counseling from healthcare providers to support prevention and management of chronic diseases among this under-studied population

Perceived Neighborhood Crime Safety Moderates the Association Between Racial Discrimination Stress and Chronic Health Conditions Among Hispanic/Latino Adults

12 pagesBackground: Little is known about the link between perceived neighborhood walkability and prevalence of chronic disease. Even less is known regarding this association among Hispanic/Latino adults, despite exhibiting high rates of chronic diseases. Stress due to racial discrimination is a harmful social determinant of health in Hispanics/Latinos. Having both low perceived neighborhood walkability and high racial discrimination stress may exacerbate the chronic disease status of Hispanics/Latinos. Among a U.S. national sample of Hispanic/Latino adults, this cross-sectional study aims to examine (1) the associations among overall perceived neighborhood walkability, racial discrimination stress, and having a chronic health condition; and (2) whether overall perceived neighborhood walkability moderates the hypothesized association between racial discrimination stress and having a chronic health condition. Methods: In January 2018, 798 Hispanic/Latino adults (M age = 39.7 years, SD = 15.1; 58.6% female; 70.0% U.S. born; 52.0% Mexican/Mexican American) responded to a survey via Qualtrics Panels. Surveys included the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale-Abbreviated, Hispanic Stress Inventory-2, and self-reported presence/absence of chronic health conditions (e.g., hypertension, heart disease). A logistic regression was conducted testing for the moderation of the main effect of racial discrimination stress on the presence of a chronic health condition by overall perceived neighborhood walkability. Results: After controlling for age, body mass index, and income, racial discrimination stress was inversely associated with overall perceived neighborhood walkability (b = −0.18, p < 0.001) and positively associated with having a chronic health condition (OR = 1.02; 95% CI [1.00, 1.03]). While overall perceived neighborhood walkability was not associated with having a chronic health condition, perceived crime safety was inversely associated with having a chronic health condition (OR = 0.94; 95% CI [0.89, 0.99]). Perceived crime safety moderated the positive association between discrimination stress and having a chronic health condition, such that the association was only significant among those who perceived their neighborhood to be less safe (β = −0.004, 95% CI [−0.01, −0.00]). Conclusions: Overall perceived neighborhood walkability was inversely associated with racial discrimination stress, but not associated with having a chronic health condition. Perceived neighborhood crime safety, but not infrastructure or aesthetics, matters when it comes to the link between racial discrimination stress and having a chronic health condition among Hispanics/Latinos

Parent Gender Affects the Influence of Parent Emotional Eating and Feeding Practices on Child Emotional Eating

12 pagesExtant research supports a direct association between parent’s own emotional eating and their child’s emotional eating, and demonstrates correlations among parent emotional eating, feeding practices, and child emotional eating. However, the majority of this work focuses on the separate influences of these factors. The current study aims to add to the literature by simultaneously examining the indirect effects of three major parental feeding practices (i.e., emotion regulation, instrumental, and restrictive feeding) in the association between parent emotional eating and child emotional eating, and exploring how these indirect effects vary based on parent gender. Parents (86 fathers, 324 mothers) of an elementary school-age child (M = 8.35, SD = 2.29, range = 5–13) completed an online survey through Qualtrics Panels. Results suggested that restrictive feeding partially accounted for the association between parent and child emotional eating in the combined sample of mothers and fathers. Exploratory analyses revealed that the indirect effects of parental feeding practices in the association between parent emotional eating and child emotional eating varied based on parent gender. Among mothers, restrictive feeding was the only feeding practice that partially accounted for the association between maternal and child emotional eating, whereas all three feeding practices fully accounted for the association between father and child emotional eating. As the bulk of the literature on parent emotional eating and feeding has solely focused on mothers, these findings offer insight into how feeding practices may differentially function in the relation between parent emotional eating and child emotional eating for mothers versus fathers

Personal and Household Hygiene, Environmental Contamination, and Health in Undergraduate Residence Halls in New York City, 2011

Background: While several studies have documented the importance of hand washing in the university setting, the added role of environmental hygiene remains poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to characterize the personal and environmental hygiene habits of college students, define the determinants of hygiene in this population, and assess the relationship between reported hygiene behaviors, environmental contamination, and health status. Methods: 501 undergraduate students completed a previously validated survey assessing baseline demographics, hygiene habits, determinants of hygiene, and health status. Sixty survey respondents had microbiological samples taken from eight standardized surfaces in their dormitory environment. Bacterial contamination was assessed using standard quantitative bacterial culture techniques. Additional culturing for coagulase-positive Staphylococcus and coliforms was performed using selective agar. Results: While the vast majority of study participants (n = 461, 92%) believed that hand washing was important for infection prevention, there was a large amount of variation in reported personal hygiene practices. More women than men reported consistent hand washing before preparing food (p = .002) and after using the toilet (p = .001). Environmental hygiene showed similar variability although 73.3% (n = 367) of subjects reported dormitory cleaning at least once per month. Contamination of certain surfaces was common, with at least one third of all bookshelves, desks, refrigerator handles, toilet handles, and bathroom door handles positive for <10 CFU of bacteria per 4 cm2 area. Coagulase-positive Staphylococcus was detected in three participants' rooms (5%) and coliforms were present in six students' rooms (10%). Surface contamination with any bacteria did not vary by frequency of cleaning or frequency of illness (p<.05). Conclusions: Our results suggest that surface contamination, while prevalent, is unrelated to reported hygiene or health in the university setting. Further research into environmental reservoirs of infectious diseases may delineate whether surface decontamination is an effective target of hygiene interventions in this population

Coaching strategies to improve soft skills in the productive sector of the Cotopaxi province

Introducción: Las exigencias del entorno laboral actual insta a las organizaciones equipar a sus colaboradores con ciertas habilidades blandas que les permita enfrentarse a nuevos escenarios, en este sentido, las organizaciones se enfrentan al reto de implementar estrategias capaces de potenciar las características propias de cada colaborador o desarrollar aquellas que resultan significativas para el funcionamiento óptimo de las mismas. Objetivos: El propósito de la presente investigación se enmarca en identificar la estrategia de coaching adecuada para el desarrollo de las habilidades blandas en el sector productivo de Cotopaxi. Metodología: Se empleó un enfoque cuantitativo, de alcance descriptivo, y, la temporalidad es de corte transversal, para lo cual, se aplicó un muestreo por conveniencia. El instrumento utilizado fue un cuestionario compuesto por 16 preguntas validadas por alfa de cronbach con 0,77, midiendo las habilidades blandas de trabajo en equipo, liderazgo, comunicación asertiva, inteligencia emocional y gestión del tiempo. Resultados: Los hallazgos de la investigación evidenciaron que dentro de las combinaciones dos a dos entre los indicadores de habilidades blandas, las tendencias encontradas susceptibles de mejora son: comunicación asertiva y gestión del tiempo, comunicación asertiva y liderazgo, comunicación asertiva e inteligencia emocional e inteligencia emocional y gestión del tiempo. Conclusiones: Se ha identificado a las estrategias de comportamiento, modelos mentales y dinámicas de grupo como propuestas adecuadas para el desarrollo de las habilidades blandas en los colaboradores del sector productivo de la provincia de Cotopaxi. Área de estudio general: Talento Humano. Área de estudio específica: Comportamiento humano.Introduction: The demands of the current work environment urge organizations to equip their collaborators with certain soft skills that allow them to face new scenarios. In this sense, organizations face the challenge of implementing strategies capable of enhancing the characteristics of each collaborator. or develop those that are significant for their optimal functioning. Objectives: The purpose of this research is to identify the appropriate coaching strategy for the development of soft skills in the productive sector of Cotopaxi. Methodology: A quantitative approach was used, with a descriptive scope, and the temporality is cross-sectional, for which convenience sampling was applied. The instrument used was a questionnaire composed of 16 questions validated by Cronbach's alpha with 0.77, measuring the soft skills of teamwork, leadership, assertive communication, emotional intelligence, and time management. Results: The research findings showed that within the two-to-two combinations between the soft skills indicators, the trends found susceptible to improvement are: assertive communication and time management, assertive communication and leadership, assertive communication and emotional intelligence and intelligence emotional and time management. Conclusions: Behavioral strategies, mental models and group dynamics have been identified as appropriate proposals for the development of soft skills in collaborators in the productive sector of the province of Cotopaxi. General study area: Human Talent. Specific area of ​​study: Human behavior

Coaching strategies to improve soft skills in the productive sector of the Cotopaxi province

Introducción: Las exigencias del entorno laboral actual insta a las organizaciones equipar a sus colaboradores con ciertas habilidades blandas que les permita enfrentarse a nuevos escenarios, en este sentido, las organizaciones se enfrentan al reto de implementar estrategias capaces de potenciar las características propias de cada colaborador o desarrollar aquellas que resultan significativas para el funcionamiento óptimo de las mismas. Objetivos: El propósito de la presente investigación se enmarca en identificar la estrategia de coaching adecuada para el desarrollo de las habilidades blandas en el sector productivo de Cotopaxi. Metodología: Se empleó un enfoque cuantitativo, de alcance descriptivo, y, la temporalidad es de corte transversal, para lo cual, se aplicó un muestreo por conveniencia. El instrumento utilizado fue un cuestionario compuesto por 16 preguntas validadas por alfa de cronbach con 0,77, midiendo las habilidades blandas de trabajo en equipo, liderazgo, comunicación asertiva, inteligencia emocional y gestión del tiempo. Resultados: Los hallazgos de la investigación evidenciaron que dentro de las combinaciones dos a dos entre los indicadores de habilidades blandas, las tendencias encontradas susceptibles de mejora son: comunicación asertiva y gestión del tiempo, comunicación asertiva y liderazgo, comunicación asertiva e inteligencia emocional e inteligencia emocional y gestión del tiempo. Conclusiones: Se ha identificado a las estrategias de comportamiento, modelos mentales y dinámicas de grupo como propuestas adecuadas para el desarrollo de las habilidades blandas en los colaboradores del sector productivo de la provincia de Cotopaxi. Área de estudio general: Talento Humano. Área de estudio específica: Comportamiento humano.Introduction: The demands of the current work environment urge organizations to equip their collaborators with certain soft skills that allow them to face new scenarios. In this sense, organizations face the challenge of implementing strategies capable of enhancing the characteristics of each collaborator. or develop those that are significant for their optimal functioning. Objectives: The purpose of this research is to identify the appropriate coaching strategy for the development of soft skills in the productive sector of Cotopaxi. Methodology: A quantitative approach was used, with a descriptive scope, and the temporality is cross-sectional, for which convenience sampling was applied. The instrument used was a questionnaire composed of 16 questions validated by Cronbach's alpha with 0.77, measuring the soft skills of teamwork, leadership, assertive communication, emotional intelligence, and time management. Results: The research findings showed that within the two-to-two combinations between the soft skills indicators, the trends found susceptible to improvement are: assertive communication and time management, assertive communication and leadership, assertive communication and emotional intelligence and intelligence emotional and time management. Conclusions: Behavioral strategies, mental models and group dynamics have been identified as appropriate proposals for the development of soft skills in collaborators in the productive sector of the province of Cotopaxi. General study area: Human Talent. Specific area of ​​study: Human behavior

1,050 years of hurricane strikes on Long Island in the Bahamas

© The Author(s), 2021. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The definitive version was published in Wallace, E. J., Donnelly, J. P., van Hengstum, P. J., Winkler, T. S., McKeon, K., MacDonald, D., d'Entremont, N. E., Sullivan, R. M., Woodruff, J. D., Hawkes, A. D., & Maio, C. 1,050 years of hurricane strikes on long island in the Bahamas. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, 36(3), (2021): e2020PA004156, https://doi.org/10.1029/2020PA004156.Sedimentary records of past hurricane activity indicate centennial-scale periods over the past millennium with elevated hurricane activity. The search for the underlying mechanism behind these active hurricane periods is confounded by regional variations in their timing. Here, we present a new high resolution paleohurricane record from The Bahamas with a synthesis of published North Atlantic records over the past millennium. We reconstruct hurricane strikes over the past 1,050 years in sediment cores from a blue hole on Long Island in The Bahamas. Coarse-grained deposits in these cores date to the close passage of seven hurricanes over the historical interval. We find that the intensity and angle of approach of these historical storms plays an important role in inducing storm surge near the site. Our new record indicates four active hurricane periods on Long Island that conflict with published records on neighboring islands (Andros and Abaco Island). We demonstrate these three islands do not sample the same storms despite their proximity, and we compile these reconstructions together to create the first regional compilation of annually resolved paleohurricane records in The Bahamas. Integrating our Bahamian compilation with compiled records from the U.S. coastline indicates basin-wide increased storminess during the Medieval Warm Period. Afterward, the hurricane patterns in our Bahamian compilation match those reconstructed along the U.S. East Coast but not in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. This disconnect may result from shifts in local environmental conditions in the North Atlantic or shifts in hurricane populations from straight-moving to recurving storms over the past millennium.This work was funded by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (to E. J. W.), the Dalio Explore Foundation, and National Science Foundation grant OCE-1356708 (to J. P. D. and P. J. vH.)

Historically unprecedented Northern Gulf of Mexico hurricane activity from 650 to 1250 CE

© The Author(s), 2020. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The definitive version was published in Rodysill, J. R., Donnelly, J. P., Sullivan, R., Lane, P. D., Toomey, M., Woodruff, J. D., Hawkes, A. D., MacDonald, D., d'Entremont, N., McKeon, K., Wallace, E., & van Hengstum, P. J. Historically unprecedented Northern Gulf of Mexico hurricane activity from 650 to 1250 CE. Scientific Reports, 10(1), (2020): 19092. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-75874-0.Hurricane Michael (2018) was the first Category 5 storm on record to make landfall on the Florida panhandle since at least 1851 CE (Common Era), and it resulted in the loss of 59 lives and $25 billion in damages across the southeastern U.S. This event placed a spotlight on recent intense (exceeding Category 4 or 5 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale) hurricane landfalls, prompting questions about the natural range in variability of hurricane activity that the instrumental record is too short to address. Of particular interest is determining whether the frequency of recent intense hurricane landfalls in the northern Gulf of Mexico (GOM) is within or outside the natural range of intense hurricane activity prior to 1851 CE. In this study, we identify intense hurricane landfalls in northwest Florida during the past 2000 years based on coarse anomaly event detection from two coastal lacustrine sediment archives. We identified a historically unprecedented period of heightened storm activity common to four Florida panhandle localities from 650 to 1250 CE and a shift to a relatively quiescent storm climate in the GOM spanning the past six centuries. Our study provides long-term context for events like Hurricane Michael and suggests that the observational period 1851 CE to present may underrepresent the natural range in landfalling hurricane activity.Funding for this project was provided by the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) grant and NSF awards 0903020, 1902463, and 1854980 awarded to Jeffrey Donnelly, and the USGS Land Change Science Program

The Vehicle, Fall 1997

Vol 39, No. 1 Table of Contents dancingDavid Moutraypage 1 UntitledMaria Nelsonpage 2 Braver Shades of FireEric Footepage 3 A CoverAmanda Davispage 4 Soup KitchenBlanca Delgadopage 5 Shades of TruthChad P. Elliotpage 5 UntitledNicole Guzaldopage 6 The FogJoe Howardpage 7 Horse-spitMichael Kawapage 8 A Red Coffee MugJoe Howardpage 9 Morning AfterRafael Gomezpage 10 Watching BoysKim Hunterpage 11 UntitledNatalie Macellaiopage 12 Synesthesia in Mood of JulyDoug Strahanpage 13 picasso heartRyan Reevespage 14 Spanish ClassBlanca Delgadopage 15 UntitledElizabeth Hollandpage 16 ApocalypseBlanca Delgadopage 17 CHRISTIANITY IN CALIFORNIAMichael H. Lakepage 18 To Love a MannequinSylvia L. Whippopage 19 UntitledGwen Griffinpage 20 cardboard wolverinesRyan Reevespage 21 NeilKelly Flohrpage 22-25https://thekeep.eiu.edu/vehicle/1068/thumbnail.jp