Who\u27s There and Where

Veishea was truly a success. From the march of the preps to their bonfire Thursday morning, until the finale of Yalami Saturday night

If the Shoe Fits...

How often do we take time to realize how closely related our posture, health, and clothing are

Letter From Helen Cordelia Putnam to Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson, April 6, 1918

A typed letter from Helen Cordelia Putnam to Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson, dated April 6, 1918. Within, Putnam writes to inform Wilson of her interest in the educational pamphlet project, but raises some concerns about the editing and distribution plans.https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/fmhw_firstworldwar_documents/1093/thumbnail.jp

Using the Very Short Form of the Children’s Behavior Questionnaire for Spanish-Speaking Populations in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Psychometric Analysis of Dichotomized Variables

While the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Very Short Form of the Children’s Behavior Questionnaire (CBQ-VSF) have been assessed in the US and Europe in samples composed of middle- and high-income parents with high levels of education, no studies have tested the instrument in low-income Spanish-speaking populations living in low- and middle- income countries. To fill this gap, our cross-sectional study assessed the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the CBQ-VSF version in a sample of 315 low-income and low-educated parents with preschool children living in the Caribbean Region of Colombia. While our findings revealed problems that were similar to those identified in previous assessments of the CBQ-VSF Spanish version, they also showed unique problems related to the sociodemographic characteristics of our sample, containing many individuals with a low income and low educational level. Most of the participants gave extreme responses, resulting in a notable kurtosis and skewness of the data. This article describes how we addressed these problems by dichotomizing the variables into binary categories. Additionally, it demonstrates that merely translating the CBQ-VSF is insufficient to be able to capture many of the underlying latent constructs associated with low-income and low-educated Latino/Hispanic populations

The Iowa Homemaker vol.4, no.7

Table of Contents Accomplish Your Work by Scheduling Your Time by Gertrude Lynn, page 3 A Vision Come True by Eveleth Pederson, page 4 Norwegian Cookery by Ethel Rayness, page 4 Flowers as Decoration by Sarah Palon, page 5 Glimpses Into Child Problems by Helen Herr, page 6 “That School Girl Complexion” by Mrs. Linda S. Brown, page 7 Attractive, Tho Inexpensive Hangings by Grace Heidbreder, page 7 “Women’s Place In The Home?” by Eleanor Murray, page 8 Silverware by Edna Carlson, page 9 Successful Cake Baking by Pauline Peacock, page 10 Who’s There and Where by Helen Putnam, page 11 Editorial Page, page 12 Eternal Question, page 13 Homemaker as Citizen, page 1

The Iowa Homemaker vol.3, no.9

Table of Contents Books – Why Not? by Charles H. Brown, page 3 A Visit to the Bazaars of Stamboul by Eda Lord Murphy, page 4 Glimpses in a Christmas Shop by Helen Brennan, page 4 That Roast Fowl by Viola M. Bell, page 5 Echoes from State Home Economics Convention by Katherine Goeppinger, page 6 Toys That Interest by Bertha Mann, page 7 Christmas Festivities in Foreign Lands by Barbara Dewell, page 8 Christmas Dinner for Two – by Louise Doole, page 9 Italian Hemstitching by Lora Ann Stanke, page 10 Eda Lord Murphy Writes from Constantinople by Eda Lord Murphy, page 10 Who is Responsible for the Child? by Minne Elisabeth Allen, page 11 Holiday Sweets by Alma Riemenschneider, page 12 The Perfect Guest by Lucile Barta, page 12 The Evolution of Home Economics at Iowa State by Ruth Elaine Wilson, page 13 Baskets Which Will Lead Long Useful Lives by Viola Jammer, page 14 Who’s There and Where by Helen I. Putnam, page 1

Growing old in a new estate: Establishing new social networks in retirement

The benefits of a strong proximal social network for people as they advance in age are well documented, but the continuation or development of social networks may be challenged when people relocate to a new home on retirement. This paper explores the personal network development of older residents who have moved to a new suburban (but not age-specific) residential development in a general urban setting. Drawing on a case study of a new outer-suburban ‘master planned estate ’ in Brisbane, Queensland, the findings from interviews with 51 older residents and participant observations of a community group are presented. The study suggests that a traditional ideal of unreflexive community of place was an unreliable source of durable social bonds in contemporary fragmented and mobile social conditions, where the proximity of family members, durability of tenure and strong neighbourly ties are not inevitable. One successful resolution was found in a group of older residents who through exercising agency had joined a group the sole focus of which was social companionship. The theoretical bases of this type of group are discussed and its relevance is examined for retirees who have chosen to live in a residential environment for lifestyle and amenity reasons, away from their lifelong social networks

The Iowa Homemaker vol.4, no.3-4

Table of Contents Canning and Its Bacteriology by Clarissa Clark, page 1 Book Binding for Summer Afternoons by Marvel Secor, page 2 Salads and Sandwiches by Ida Mae Shilling, page 3 Clothes for Tiny Tots by Harriet Allen, page 4 The Food with the Flower’s Flavor by Agnes Sorenson, page 5 “Thirty-five Cents Worth of Food” by Anna Sorenson, page 6 Once Upon a Time by Marvel Secor, page 6 Nutrition Work in Iowa by Viola Jammer, page 7 Pleasant, Practical Porches by Edna Armstrong, page 7 Homemaker as Citizen by Dr. Alice Salomon, page 8 Protein Foods of the Japanese by Sarah Field, page 9 Who’s There and Where by Helen Putnam, page 10 Editorial Page, page 11 The Eternal Question, page 12 National Story Contest by Grace V. Gray, page 13 Bits About Cheese by Katherine Holden, page 1

The Iowa Homemaker vol.3, no.8

Table of Contents The Goal of Home Management Courses at Iowa State by Ruth M. Lindquist, page 3 Home Economics Venture Upon “India’s Coral Strand” by Marcia E. Turner, page 4 The Bell Recipe File by Opal Wind, page 4 Carving the Turkey by Viola M. Bell, page 5 An Interview With Scottish Hockey Coach by Lucile Barta, page 5 Two and One-half Miles Saved a Day by Grata Thorne, page 6 Cranberries for Thanksgiving by Katherine Goeppinger, page 7 Who is Responsible for the Child - by “A Bachelor”, page 8 The Evolution of Home Economics at Iowa State by Ruth Elaine Wilson, page 9 Why is a Mulligan? by “Joe Baggs”, page 10 Turning the Corners Up by Laura E. Bublitz, page 10 The Sport of Amateur Housekeeping by Anna Jacobson, page 11 Who’s There and Where by Helen I. Putnam, page 12 Dressing the Homemaker by Margaret Dix, page 1

The Two-State Prehensile Tail of the Antibacterial Toxin Colicin N

Intrinsically disordered regions within proteins are critical elements in many biomolecular interactions and signaling pathways. Antibacterial toxins of the colicin family, which could provide new antibiotic functions against resistant bacteria, contain disordered N-terminal translocation domains (T-domains) that are essential for receptor binding and the penetration of the Escherichia coli outer membrane. Here we investigate the conformational behavior of the T-domain of colicin N (ColN-T) to understand why such domains are widespread in toxins that target Gram-negative bacteria. Like some other intrinsically disordered proteins in the solution state of the protein, ColN-T shows dual recognition, initially interacting with other domains of the same colicin N molecule and later, during cell killing, binding to two different receptors, OmpF and TolA, in the target bacterium. ColN-T is invisible in the high-resolution x-ray model and yet accounts for 90 of the toxin’s 387 amino acid residues. To reveal its solution structure that underlies such a dynamic and complex system, we carried out mutagenic, biochemical, hydrodynamic and structural studies using analytical ultracentrifugation, NMR, and small-angle x-ray scattering on full-length ColN and its fragments. The structure was accurately modeled from small-angle x-ray scattering data by treating ColN as a flexible system, namely by the ensemble optimization method, which enables a distribution of conformations to be included in the final model. The results reveal, to our knowledge, for the first time the dynamic structure of a colicin T-domain. ColN-T is in dynamic equilibrium between a compact form, showing specific self-recognition and resistance to proteolysis, and an extended form, which most likely allows for effective receptor binding