Visible and Invisible Health Factors in College Females

75 people participated in an online survey regarding their beliefs on a variety of health factors. Rational Choice Theory was utilized to create the hypothesis that college females will value health factors that affect their personal appearance for the social benefits of attractiveness over other factors. The survey was sent to college-age females via list-serves. It was discovered that there is an association between how much these students care about what others think about them and how much they care about their visible health

A Spatial Approach to the Search for Life

Scientists interested in the study of life in the context of the cosmos have limited resources to dedicate to missions. The use of these resources can be made more effective by applying spatial reasoning to projects. If you were to collect data on Earth with the hope of finding life, you probably would not search the Sahara Desert first. You could search the Pacific, but even given the bounty of life in our planet’s waters there would be significant difficulties asosciated with landing in the middle of the ocean. Accordingly, astrobiologists use the discipline of geography to inform their search, a dicipline with a rich history of visualizing data about the universe. This essay will discuss that history, address the spatial reasoning involved in more current projects at NASA, and inquire into breaking applications for astrobiologists extending farther than our own solar system

Systematic Review of Duration of Cochlear Implant Use on Speech Perception in the Adult Population

Adults with moderate-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss who obtain little benefit from other forms of amplification are candidates for cochlear implants (Dillon et al., 2013). Adult cochlear implant (CI) recipients have a wide range of outcomes which may result from inherent factors affecting variability (Blamey et al., 2013). Factors affecting cochlear implantation outcomes may include: age at implantation, age at onset of deafness, length of device use, and others. As more factors are studied we may gain insight as to what criterion will strongly impact a CI candidate’s outcomes. (Oh et al., 2009). To measure improvements and outcomes of CI recipients', a variety of speech perception testing is used at routine intervals. Understanding the various interactions of patient factors and outcomes is crucial to predicting success with a CI, as well as, improve our abilities to provide appropriate counseling and set realistic expectations for patients. This systematic review aims to assess current research regarding the specific patient factor of length of time a person has used a CI and how it impacts their speech perception abilities

Creativity Matters: The Arts and Aging Toolkit

Creativity Matters: The Arts and Aging Toolkit is a first-of-its-kind resource, offering the arts and aging fields detailed advice on the design, implementation and evaluation of professionally-led participatory arts programs for older adults. Such programs have been shown to produce significant general and mental health benefits for participants, and to strengthen community connections.The Toolkit describesthe benefits of art programs for older people;the existing services and organizations for arts and aging;best practices in designing, funding, implementing, sustaining and evaluating art programs for older people; andcase studies of outstanding programsThe Toolkit is a joint project of the National Center for Creative Aging (NCCA), the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts, and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC).The Tookit is available in English and Spanish. It may be downloaded online at artsandaging.org. Hard copies are also available for purchase through the National Guild at (212) 268-3337 ext. 16