Two Generational Strategies to Improve Immigrant Family and Child Outcomes

Both the Two-Generational Strategies to Improve Immigrant Family and Child Outcomes roundtable and this brief explore policy and practice reforms that can improve opportunities for parents and children in immigrant families. To generate rich thinking about the possibilities, the roundtable brought together experts in the fields of early childhood education, workforce, two-generational policies, and immigrant rights. Participants included federal and state policymakers, community-based practitioners, researchers, advocates, and foundation leaders from all of these fields and from 10 states who came together for two days of discussion about opportunities, challenges, and action steps to better serve immigrant families. Several participants highlighted the extraordinary nature of this opportunity to connect across the different worlds, given how few opportunities they typically have to collaborate and be more intentional in meeting the needs of both parents and children in immigrant families. The goal of the discussion was to share information and perspectives from different areas of expertise across policy and practice and to generate a rich and practical set of action ideas, not necessarily to create consensus among participants

The Gender Investing Gap: A Global Viewpoint

The gender investing gap is a topic of increasing concern, referring to the disparities in investment participation and outcomes between men and women. This gap is prevalent in various financial instruments, including stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. Its consequences for women include reduced savings and accumulation of assets, decreased financial security, and lower savings for retirement. The economic costs of the gender investing gap are substantial, with an estimated $3.22 trillion more available for investment and$1.87 trillion more invested in socially and environmentally responsible companies if women invested at the same rate as men. This literature review examines the gender investing gap through the lens of five related gender gaps, including the finance sector, financial inclusion, financial literacy, pay, and confidence. The reviewed publications transcend geographical boundaries, offering a comprehensive perspective on this pervasive problem. Addressing the gender investing gap is crucial for promoting gender financial equality and ensuring women have equal access to financial opportunities and resources worldwide

Cuba\u27s deepwater drilling operations United States relations, legalities, and future

After the calamitous and environmentally devastating occurrence of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, the sobering realities of the United States\u27 failure to successfully protect its ocean waters have caused several modifications in policy, legislation, and overall direction ofthe entire nation. Although there has been a general shift towards ecological safety and away from the pursuit to drill, oil-drilling explorations have continued to take place in internationally. This research will focus on the future operations of Repsol YPF, S.A., a Spanish oil company stationed in Cuba, whose drilling ambitions have caused a myriad of problems for the United States. The intent of this paper is to investigate the legalities surrounding Cuba\u27s forthcoming deepwater oil drilling plan within the Florida Straights and how the existing relations between Cuba and the United States will shape the outcome. The majority of United States officials, senators, and policymakers are experiencing a great deal of anxiety and apprehension as Cuba\u27s oil drilling plan continues to solidify. Recent changes in legislation and congressional opinion display the United States\u27 overall objective to shape the manner in which the drilling operations will be carried out. This thesis will ultimately explore what progress the United States has made thus far in the sector of dialogue with Cuban officials, the various options the United States could seek in regards to taking part in the drilling operations that will soon commence in Cuba, and the current risks involved with the entirety of the drilling endeavor

The Gender Investing Gap: A Global Viewpoint

The gender investing gap is a topic of increasing concern, referring to the disparities in investment participation and outcomes between men and women. This gap is prevalent in various financial instruments, including stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. Its consequences for women include reduced savings and accumulation of assets, decreased financial security, and lower savings for retirement. The economic costs of the gender investing gap are substantial, with an estimated $3.22 trillion more available for investment and$1.87 trillion more invested in socially and environmentally responsible companies if women invested at the same rate as men. This literature review examines the gender investing gap through the lens of five related gender gaps, including the finance sector, financial inclusion, financial literacy, pay, and confidence. The reviewed publications transcend geographical boundaries, offering a comprehensive perspective on this pervasive problem. Addressing the gender investing gap is crucial for promoting gender financial equality and ensuring women have equal access to financial opportunities and resources worldwide

Do Memory Test Scores Improve After Organized Sport Activity?

Please enjoy Volume 7, Issue 1 of the JSMAHS. In this issue, you will find Professional, Graduate, and Undergraduate research abstracts, and case reports. Thank you for viewing this 7th Annual OATA Special Edition

Jurassic Oceanic gateways of the North Atlantic

This thesis analyses two distinct data sets from West Iberia and the Norwegian North Sea, and aims to improve the understanding of ocean seaways, and associated strata, in the context of Mesozoic continental rifting of the North Atlantic Ocean. For the West Iberian margin, reprocessed 2D seismic profiles, integrated with borehole data, unveil the emergence of a Jurassic seaway approximately 200 km wide. This period coincides with Triassic–Early Jurassic continental rifting, marked by substantial tectonic subsidence. For the first time, the research quantifies the thickness of Mesozoic syn-rift strata and West Iberian salt layers within deep-offshore basins, revealing a thickness variation from 1.7 km to 2.5 km. These findings, coupled with a substantial succession of Lower-Middle Jurassic strata, confirm the extension of the seaway from the Lusitanian Basin into present-day continental-slope basins. Backstripping analysis of Early Jurassic depocentres in West Iberia documents critical tectonic subsidence, leading to the segregation of the seaway into distinct sectors. The study estimates a total subsidence of approximately 5 km in the deep-offshore Peniche Basin during the Late Triassic-Early Jurassic, a notable contrast to the approximately 1.1 km recorded in the proximal Lusitanian Basin. The seismic-stratigraphic record from this time suggests a unified seaway between the Lusitanian and Peniche basins, with significant rift-shoulder exhumation occurring from the Late Jurassic onwards. Moreover, borehole stratigraphy across early Mesozoic basins in West Iberia, Newfoundland, and the North Sea reveals a tripartite depositional sequence of continental, evaporitic, and marine layers, indicative of a co-genetic evolution across the North Atlantic margin. The analysis of the Norwegian Central Graben, conducted with data provided by IGI Ltd., evaluates some geochemical characteristics of source rocks during the Late Jurassic. This dataset, including kerogen types I, II, and III, along with supplemental biomarker analyses, serves as proxies for discerning terrestrial and marine organic matter during deposition phases. The findings indicate that the central North Sea's middle-upper Jurassic units possessed a heterogeneous geochemical signature, shaped by the fluctuating depositional environments typical of rifting. Notably, terrestrial organic matter is identified in various proportions within syn-rift strata, not wholly succeeded by marine organic matter as rifting advanced. Biomarker evidence corroborates the presence of mixed organic matter sources throughout the rifting. In summary, comparisons of the seaways studied in this thesis make it clear that they both witnessed, during some part of their rifting history, salt deposition, with marine incursions present during and after the deposition of the latter. Basin isolation and limited connectivity between oceans gradually evolves into wider, and more connected ocean seaways as the early stages of continental rifting develop. Yet, biomarkers for the upper Jurassic of the Northern North Sea still reveal an important mixing of terrestrial and marine sources of kerogen, some 100 Ma after continental rifting was initiated in both West Iberia, the North Sea, and over the North Atlantic as a whole. As a corollary, this work shows that the presence of these mixed kerogen sources has constructive implications for resource exploration, particularly if the geochemical characteristics of the Northern North Sea are representative of the deep-offshore frontiers of the North Atlantic domain

Examining Psychological and Physical Health Indicators of Individuals Diagnosed with Diabetes

The purpose of this study was to describe a sample of rural residing individuals diagnosed with diabetes as well as to examine the psychological and physical health indicators associated with their diabetes diagnosis. In addition, the potential moderating role of social statuses on the relationships between diabetes and mental and physical health indicators was investigated. Health indicators examined were: individuals’ self-reported or subjective health, depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and body mass index (BMI). Data were drawn from a larger health assessment project spanning nine counties in rural central Texas. Descriptive statistics of the sample demonstrate that diabetics tended to be older, poorer, more overweight, and experiencing more depression and anxiety symptoms. A logistic regression model was conducted to examine whether depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and BMI predict diabetic status. Results indicate poor predictive power of the logistic regression model tested. However, marital and caregiver statuses appear to be protective factors in the relationships between diabetes and depression, anxiety symptom endorsement. Results also indicate that Black diabetics have higher BMI scores while females have lower BMI scores

A new tool to measure approaches to supervision from the perspective of community health workers: a prospective, longitudinal, validation study in seven countries

Background: The global scale-up of community health workers (CHWs) depends on supportive management and supervision of this expanding cadre. Existing tools fail to incorporate the perspective of the CHW (i.e. perceived supervision) in terms of supportive experiences with their supervisor. Aligned to the WHO’s strategy on human resources for health, we developed and validated a simple tool to measure perceived supervision across seven low and middle-income countries. Methods: Phase 1 was carried out with 327 CHWs in Sierra Leone. Twelve questions, informed by the extant literature on health worker supervision, were reduced to six questions using confirmatory factor analysis. Phase 2 employed structural equation modelling with 741 CHWs in six countries (Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique), to assess the factorial validity, predictive validity, and internal reliability of the questions at three time-points, over 8-months. Results: We developed a robust, 6-item measure of perceived supervision (PSS), capturing regular contact, two-way communication, and joint problem-solving elements as being critical from the perspective of CHWs. When assessed across the six countries, over time, the PSS was also found to have good validity and internal reliability. PSS scores at baseline positively and significantly predicted a range of performance-related outcomes at follow-up. Conclusion: The PSS is the first validated tool that measures supervisory experience from the perspective of CHWs and is applicable across multiple, culturally-distinct global health contexts with a wide range of CHW typologies. Simple, quick to administer, and freely available in 11 languages, the PSS could assist practitioners in the management of community health programmes

Factors Influencing Price of South Dakota Feeder Calves Fall 2021 and Winter 2022

Study Description: Data was collected at Faith, Philip, Hub City (Aberdeen), Mitchell, and Ft. Pierre Livestock Auctions during the weeks of October 4, 11, 18, and November 1, 2021. Data was collected and analyzed on the approximately 116,000 head of calves that were marketed during that time frame. Data collected included: auction barn, date, seller id, sex, number of head per lot, average weight, hide color, uniformity information, vaccination data, creep feed, implants, branded programs, weaned, horns, mud score, price per hundredweight, price per head, and additional comments. Uniformity score and weighted average price per hundredweight was calculated for each seller. Sellers were grouped into “herd sizes” to compare uniformity and determine value. Additional data will be collected in February and March 2022 to assess the value of backgrounded calves. Data from the fall calf run are currently being analyzed. Preliminary analysis indicates no differences in price per hundredweight for black versus black-white face calves (P \u3e 0.05), so data was combined and classified as black. The same was true for red versus red-white face (P \u3e 0.05), so were classified as red. Significant differences (P \u3c 0.05) were identified for auction barn, hide color, vaccination program, lot size, drug free and horns. There were no differences for implanted cattle versus non-implanted cattle (P = 0.99) or creep fed calves versus non-creep fed calves (P = 0.97)