Worship Pastor\u27s Need For Pastoral Leadership Development

Pastoral leadership development must occur beyond the musical development that is gained through practice and musical education. The premise of this study considers the developmental needs of those in church leadership. Music ministers may be equipped for musical aspects of leadership. However, failure in obtaining knowledge, understanding, and enacting of the pastoral leadership elements required to fulfill the role of a music pastor may not have been developed. It can be argued that a change in role from ‘music minister’ to ‘a pastor who happens to lead worship\u27 should occur. While little research can be found confronting the need for pastoral development in worship ministry, this research will attempt to procure necessary areas of weakness and develop usable curriculum for the development of a holistic Christocentric approach to worship pastoring. Biblical study will also be utilized to seek God\u27s perspective on pastoral leadership development. Pastoral leadership development will allow the worship leader to adhere to a more biblical model of worship leadership entailing the utilization of people skills and discipleship to enhance the ministry of the worship pastor in various settings. By way of qualitative/historical research, this study will seek to determine the needed training and develop a curriculum for discipleship, mentoring, and teaching for effective development of worship leaders for added effectiveness in the local church

Variability of Irreversible Poleward Transport in the Lower Stratosphere

The ascent and descent of the Brewer-Dobson circulation plays a large role in determining the distributions of many constituents in the extratropical lower stratosphere. However, relatively fast, quasi-horizontal transport out of the tropics and polar regions also significantly contribute to determining these distributions. The tropical tape recorder signal assures that there must be outflow from the tropics into the extratropical lower stratosphere. The phase of the quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) and state of the polar vortex are known to modulate the transport from the tropical and polar regions, respectively. In this study we examine multiple years of ozone distributions in the extratropical lower stratosphere observed by the Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) and the Aura High Resolution Dynamic Limb Sounder (HIRDLS). The distributions are compared with analyses of irreversible, meridional isentropic transport. We show that there is considerable year-to-year seasonal variability in the amount of irreversible transport from the tropics, which is related to both the phase of the QBO and the state of the polar vortex. The reversibility of the transport is consistent with the number of observed breaking waves. The variability of the atmospheric index of refraction in the lower stratosphere is shown to be significantly correlated with the wave breaking and amount of irreversible transport. Finally, we will show that the seasonal extratropical stratosphere to troposphere transport of ozone can be substantially modulated by the amount of irreversible meridional transport in the lower stratosphere and we investigate how observable these differences are in data of tropospheric ozone

Lessons Learned from the LiFEsports Initiative: Facilitators and Barriers to Successful Community Partnerships

The Learning in Fitness and Education through Sports Initiative at The Ohio State University (Ohio State LiFEsports) fosters community positive youth development (PYD). Youth growing up in urban settings are disproportionally confronted with a wide range of risk factors and need more opportunities for healthy development. Due to encountering such risk factors, urban youth are more likely to develop behavioral health problems that may compromise their long-term development. Community PYD programs are often designed to promote psychological, social and physical health outcomes. Furthermore, community PYD programs partner with other community partners to provide additional program support and development. Established in 2006 through a unique partnership between the College of Social Work and the Department of Athletics, LiFEsports aims to promote health and wellness for Columbus city youth. Each year, LiFEsports serves more than 900 youth through programs such as the LiFEsports summer camp and the LiFEsports clinics. The success of the program would not be possible without collaborations with more than 20 key university and community partnerships. Key university partnerships with Recreational Sports and Transportation and Traffic Management help to provide facilities and transportation to 23 zip codes. Community partners such as Dannon provide support for 10,500 meals for the 600 youth who participate in the LiFEsports camp during the summer months. Marathon Kids helps campers track the mileage of each group, some completing more than 104 miles. Additionally, community partnerships have been established with After-School All-Stars Ohio, Pickerington School District, and the YMCA. These partnerships have allowed the LiFEsports model to expand into 13 before- and after-school programs where an additional 1,100 youth are served throughout the school year. LiFEsports has been able to positively impact the health and wellness for Columbus city youth due to valuable partnerships. Specifically, LiFEsports youth have demonstrated significant growth in life skills such as self-control, effort, teamwork, and social responsibility as well as physical activity, self-efficacy, and cardiovascular fitness. At the conclusion of LiFEsports summer camp, 74.8 percent of youth indicated it was "pretty true" or "really true" that because of LiFEsports they were more likely to engage in at least one hour of physical activity each day. In sum, this poster will discuss the facilitators and barriers to developing community partnerships as well as highlight the contribution such partnerships have had on youth health and wellness, while also giving an outline of community partners that LiFEsports has been or is currently engaged with. This poster serves to enlighten an audience of student, colleagues and community partners about what it takes to charter successful community partnerships.AUTHOR AFFILIATION: Dawn Anderson-Butcher, Professor, College of Social Work, LiFEsports, CAYCI, [email protected] (Corresponding Author); Jerry Davis, Executive Director of Service and Outreach, LiFEsports Intiative; Tasha Henderson, Student Research Assistant, CAYCI, LiFEsports Initiative; Carly Kimiecik, Student Research Assistant, CAYCI, LiFEsports Intiative; Tarkington Newman, Graduate Research Associate, LiFEsports Intiative; Stephen Moore, Program Coordinator, LiFEsports Initiative.The Learning in Fitness and Education through Sports Initiative at The Ohio State University (LiFEsports) fosters community positive youth development (PYD). Each year, LiFEsports serves more than 900 youth through programs such as the LiFEsports summer camp and the LiFEsports clinics. Due to valuable partnerships, LiFEsports has been able to positively impact the health and wellness of Columbus city youth. University partners, such as the department of Athletics, Recreational Sports and the College of Nursing, provide resources that directly impact youth outcomes. Community partners including Dannon and Marathon kids help showcase the important of healthy lifestyle choices and habits that begin in childhood. Sharing the experiences of LiFEsports, the poster will assist the audience in fostering partnerships in relation to their own organizations and programs. Partnerships will highlight a range of impact on the health and well-being of 900+ youth each year

Nonprofit governance: Improving performance in troubled economic times

Nonprofit management is currently pressured to perform effectively in a weak economy. Yet, nonprofit governance continues to suffer from unclear conceptions of the division of labor between board of directors and executive directors. This online survey of 114 executive directors aims to provide clarification and recommendations for social administration

Reproducibility of Serologic Assays for Influenza Virus A (H5N1)

Results for clade 1 viruses were more consistent among laboratories when a standard antibody was used

Optimization of percutaneous biopsy for diagnosis and pretreatment risk assessment of neuroblastoma

BackgroundImage- guided percutaneous core needle biopsy (PCNB) is increasingly utilized to diagnose solid tumors. The objective of this study is to determine whether PCNB is adequate for modern biologic characterization of neuroblastoma.ProcedureA multi- institutional retrospective study was performed by the Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative on children with neuroblastoma at 12 institutions over a 3- year period. Data collected included demographics, clinical details, biopsy technique, complications, and adequacy of biopsies for cytogenetic markers utilized by the Children’s Oncology Group for risk stratification.ResultsA total of 243 children were identified with a diagnosis of neuroblastoma: 79 (32.5%) tumor excision at diagnosis, 94 (38.7%) open incisional biopsy (IB), and 70 (28.8%) PCNB. Compared to IB, there was no significant difference in ability to accurately obtain a primary diagnosis by PCNB (95.7% vs 98.9%, P = .314) or determine MYCN copy number (92.4% vs 97.8%, P = .111). The yield for loss of heterozygosity and tumor ploidy was lower with PCNB versus IB (56.1% vs 90.9%, P < .05; and 58.0% vs. 88.5%, P < .05). Complications did not differ between groups (2.9 % vs 3.3%, P = 1.000), though the PCNB group had fewer blood transfusions and lower opioid usage. Efficacy of PCNB was improved for loss of heterozygosity when a pediatric pathologist evaluated the fresh specimen for adequacy.ConclusionsPCNB is a less invasive alternative to open biopsy for primary diagnosis and MYCN oncogene status in patients with neuroblastoma. Our data suggest that PCNB could be optimized for complete genetic analysis by standardized protocols and real- time pathology assessment of specimen quality.Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/154667/1/pbc28153_am.pdfhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/154667/2/pbc28153.pd

Optimization of percutaneous biopsy for diagnosis and pretreatment risk assessment of neuroblastoma

Background: Image-guided percutaneous core needle biopsy (PCNB) is increasingly utilized to diagnose solid tumors. The objective of this study is to determine whether PCNB is adequate for modern biologic characterization of neuroblastoma. Procedure: A multi-institutional retrospective study was performed by the Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative on children with neuroblastoma at 12 institutions over a 3-year period. Data collected included demographics, clinical details, biopsy technique, complications, and adequacy of biopsies for cytogenetic markers utilized by the Children\u27s Oncology Group for risk stratification. Results: A total of 243 children were identified with a diagnosis of neuroblastoma: 79 (32.5%) tumor excision at diagnosis, 94 (38.7%) open incisional biopsy (IB), and 70 (28.8%) PCNB. Compared to IB, there was no significant difference in ability to accurately obtain a primary diagnosis by PCNB (95.7% vs 98.9%, P =.314) or determine MYCN copy number (92.4% vs 97.8%, P =.111). The yield for loss of heterozygosity and tumor ploidy was lower with PCNB versus IB (56.1% vs 90.9%, P \u3c.05; and 58.0% vs. 88.5%, P \u3c.05). Complications did not differ between groups (2.9 % vs 3.3%, P = 1.000), though the PCNB group had fewer blood transfusions and lower opioid usage. Efficacy of PCNB was improved for loss of heterozygosity when a pediatric pathologist evaluated the fresh specimen for adequacy. Conclusions: PCNB is a less invasive alternative to open biopsy for primary diagnosis and MYCN oncogene status in patients with neuroblastoma. Our data suggest that PCNB could be optimized for complete genetic analysis by standardized protocols and real-time pathology assessment of specimen quality

The state of the Martian climate

60°N was +2.0°C, relative to the 1981–2010 average value (Fig. 5.1). This marks a new high for the record. The average annual surface air temperature (SAT) anomaly for 2016 for land stations north of starting in 1900, and is a significant increase over the previous highest value of +1.2°C, which was observed in 2007, 2011, and 2015. Average global annual temperatures also showed record values in 2015 and 2016. Currently, the Arctic is warming at more than twice the rate of lower latitudes

Heat or Insulation: Behavioral Titration of Mouse Preference for Warmth or Access to a Nest

In laboratories, mice are housed at 20–24°C, which is below their lower critical temperature (≈30°C). This increased thermal stress has the potential to alter scientific outcomes. Nesting material should allow for improved behavioral thermoregulation and thus alleviate this thermal stress. Nesting behavior should change with temperature and material, and the choice between nesting or thermotaxis (movement in response to temperature) should also depend on the balance of these factors, such that mice titrate nesting material against temperature. Naïve CD-1, BALB/c, and C57BL/6 mice (36 male and 36 female/strain in groups of 3) were housed in a set of 2 connected cages, each maintained at a different temperature using a water bath. One cage in each set was 20°C (Nesting cage; NC) while the other was one of 6 temperatures (Temperature cage; TC: 20, 23, 26, 29, 32, or 35°C). The NC contained one of 6 nesting provisions (0, 2, 4, 6, 8, or 10g), changed daily. Food intake and nest scores were measured in both cages. As the difference in temperature between paired cages increased, feed consumption in NC increased. Nesting provision altered differences in nest scores between the 2 paired temperatures. Nest scores in NC increased with increasing provision. In addition, temperature pairings altered the difference in nest scores with the smallest difference between locations at 26°C and 29°C. Mice transferred material from NC to TC but the likelihood of transfer decreased with increasing provision. Overall, mice of different strains and sexes prefer temperatures between 26–29°C and the shift from thermotaxis to nest building is seen between 6 and 10 g of material. Our results suggest that under normal laboratory temperatures, mice should be provided with no less than 6 grams of nesting material, but up to 10 grams may be needed to alleviate thermal distress under typical temperatures