Students who use drugs in high school are less likely to attend or complete college.

n recent years, students’ experiences of college have become much more diverse, with some delaying post-high school enrollment, and attending both 2 and 4 year institutions. In new research which uses national survey data, Megan E. Patrick, John E. Schulenberg and Patrick M. O’Malley give an overview of trends in college attendance and its influences. Among their results, they find that youth from two-parent families were more likely to graduate from a 4-year than a 2-year college, and that those who used cigarettes, marijuana, or other illicit drugs in high school were more likely to drop out

A latent class analysis of adolescents’ technology and interactive social media use: Associations with academics and substance use

Latent class analysis was used to identify patterns of technology and social media use among adolescents in a national study (n = 26,348). Multinomial logistic regression was used to examine associations between latent classes and academics and substance use. Results demonstrated four classes: Infrequent Users (55%), Interactive Users (21%), Television Watchers (14%), and Constant Users (10%). Compared to Infrequent Users, Interactive, and Constant Users had lower grades and higher alcohol and marijuana use. Television Watchers had lower grades and participated in fewer extracurricular activities compared to Infrequent Users, but there were no differences on substance use. Results show that adolescents with the most media‐intensive profiles were also at greater risk for poor academic outcomes and substance use.Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/153199/1/hbe2154.pdfhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/153199/2/hbe2154_am.pd

Contemporary pressures on school-based research: A cautionary tale for school leaders

School-based research has historically played an important role within the education system contributing to our understanding of the organisation and practice of formal education. Supported by relevant literature, this article reports on current challenges in conducting school-based research in Aotearoa New Zealand as experienced by one researcher. It suggests that conducting school-based research is becoming increasingly difficult, with possible explanations for this being the divergent workflows of researcher and school-based participant(s), the volume of demands on teachers and schools, and restricted roles for teachers and parents, which increase the risk of research fatigue. The article argues that although school-based research is rarely an immediate priority for school leaders, it is imperative that they support it if they want to be informed by its insights for policy and practice

The Evolution of the Galaxy Cluster Luminosity-Temperature Relation

We analyzed the luminosity-temperature (L-T) relation for 2 samples of galaxy clusters which have all been observed by the ASCA satellite. We used 32 high redshift clusters (0.3<z<0.6), 53 low redshift clusters (z<0.3), and also the combination of the low and high redshift datasets. We assumed a power law relation between the bolometric luminosity of the galaxy cluster and its integrated temperature and redshift (L_{bol,44}=C*T^alpha*(1+z)^A). The results are consistent, independent of cosmology, with previous estimates of L$\sim$T$^3$ found by other authors. We observed weak or zero evolution.Comment: 20 pages, Latex, 11 figures, GIF forma

Vaccination Disease Prevention

Vaccination disease prevention plays a big factor into the world of public health. There are many vaccinations available that are used for disease prevention. Research was taken to determine the impact these vaccinations have on health and why they are important. This poster discusses the impact that these vaccines have on pharmacy. It also addresses the different categories of determinants of health. There are direct and indirect health indicators that the vaccines are involved in and those are reviewed within the poster. The positive and negative views of vaccination preventable diseases are mentioned and the question, “Why should you be vaccinated?” is answered.https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/public_health_posters/1022/thumbnail.jp

Abroad View of Wellness

A presentation on a Study Abroad trip taken to Hungary

Generation and Genetic Characterization of Avian Reovirus Temperature-Sensitive Mutants

AbstractThere currently is little known about the genetic and biological functions of avian reovirus (ARV), an atypical member of the family Reoviridae and the prototype of all nonenveloped viruses that induce syncytia formation. In this study, we created ARV temperature-sensitive (ts) mutants by chemical mutagenesis of ARV strain 138. We developed a novel efficiency of lysis (EOL) screening technique and used it and the classical efficiency of plating (EOP) assay to identify 17 ARV ts mutants. Pairwise mixed infections of these mutants and evaluation of recombinant progeny ts status led to their organization into seven recombination groups. This indicates that these new groups of mutants represent the majority of the ARV genome. To phenotypically characterize the ts mutants, progeny double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) produced at permissive and nonpermissive temperature was measured. Some mutants were capable of dsRNA synthesis at the restrictive temperature (RNA+), which indicates the effects of their ts lesions occur after RNA replication. Most mutants were RNA−, which suggests their mutations affect stages in viral replication that precede progeny genome synthesis