Self Control and Self Efficacy Increase Mother's Birth Labor Satisfaction

Introduction: Self-control and self-effi cacy are necessary for would-be mothers to enhance their birth labor satisfaction. This research was conducted in Ratu Zalecha public hospital in Martapura and in Banjarbaru public hospital in South Borneo with the aim to identify the relationship between self-control and self effi cacy on the one hand, and birth labor satisfaction on the other hand. Method: Cross-sectional approach with correlative analysis was applied for this research, using 125 samples chosen from normal childbirth using consecutive sampling techniques. Result: The result of Chi-Square correlation test showed that there were some relationships between self-control as well as self-effi cacy and birth labor satisfaction (ρ value 0.002,α: 0.05) and (ρ value 0.000, α: 0.05). There were four variables resulted from double logistic analytical regression that play signifi cant roles in birth labor satisfaction, i.e., self-control, self-effi cacy, family income, and parity. Discussion: The most infl uencing variable in birth labor satisfaction was family income. Labor carers should provide enough support so that would-be mothers can view the process of childbirth as a positive and pleasant experience; hence, birth labor satisfaction will surely be tremendous

A Proposal Fit for a “King”: Evaluating the Replacement of Section 106 of the NRHP with NEPA

In 1994, Thomas F. King considered the consequences should Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) be eliminated. King has recommended a proactive approach to simultaneously protecting historic preservation regulations while also reforming them, namely by jettisoning Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) for stronger provisions found within the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). In this paper I evaluate King’s proposal in the following areas. First, in general terms, the merits of the idea of replacing Section 106 with NEPA compliance are sound if considered from the perspective of the purposes of each Act. Second, some adjustments need to occur amongst practitioners of NEPA to make this a suitable replacement for the Section 106 process. Relatedly, short of amending NEPA or Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations , an adjustment to typical NEPA practices could vastly improve Section 106 compliance when performed in NEPA related cases, but will not address King’s concerns about Section 106 policy and practice. Any alterations, from full acceptance of King’s proposal to shifts in the ways Section 106 is incorporated into NEPA practices, will have a positive impact on the way historic preservation is performed in this country

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Archaeological Perspectives on the Southern Appalachians: A Multiscalar Approach

In the last four decades, southeastern archaeology has increasingly developed a processual method of looking at archaeological data through varying levels of scale. By adjusting the scale, archaeologists can further define societal interactions and exchanges, which is particularly useful to those researching the Mississippian period, as the rise and fall of chiefdoms was both internally complex and externally influenced by broader regional factors. This use of the most current research methods has enabled a more comprehensive understanding of prehistoric and historic sociopolitical entities. In Archaeological Perspectives of the Southern Appalachians, Ramie A. Gougeon and Maureen S. Meyers have brought together a dozen archaeologists to delineate multiscalar approaches to Native American sites throughout southern Appalachia. The essays range in topic from ceramic assemblages in northern Georgia to public architecture in North Carolina to the frontiers of southern Appalachia in Virginia. Throughout the volume, the contributors discuss varying scales of analysis in their own research to flesh out the importance of maintaining different perspectives when evaluating archaeological evidence. Additionally, the volume makes particular reference to the work of David Hally, whose influence on not only the editors and contributors but on southeastern archaeology as a whole cannot be overstated. While Hally was neither a pioneer nor vocal champion of scale variation, his impeccable research, culminating with the publication of his magnum opus King: The Social Archaeology of a Late Mississippian Town in Northwestern Georgia paved the way for younger scholars to truly develop research methods for holistic social archaeology.https://egrove.olemiss.edu/libarts_book/1076/thumbnail.jp

BODY COMPOSITION CHANGES AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ACTIVITY CLASSES

Jonathan J. Ruiz-Ramie, Mervin Jijika, Kenneth S. Anderson, Andrew Craig-Jones, Daniel R. Greene. Augusta University, Augusta, GA. BACKGROUND: College students, on average, experience significant weight and body fat gain throughout their time in higher education. Many universities require physical activity courses, which may be used to influence student lifestyle behaviors and attitudes towards living a physically active lifestyle. Furthermore, increased physical activity and exercise through these courses may aid in relieving some of the weight gain and body composition changes that students experience. Thus, our study is aimed at assessing and comparing body weight and compositional changes among students enrolled in university physical activity courses. METHODS: Height, weight, blood pressure, as well as waist and hip circumferences were measured within the first two weeks of the academic semester (baseline) and final two weeks of the semester (post). Body composition was also measured at these times via Inbody 570 bioelectrical impedance. 18 undergraduate students were recruited from either a control group (C, N=8) which were not enrolled in any activity courses, weight training (WT, N=7) or jogging (J, N=3) activity courses. Differential changes in body composition measures were assessed via multivariable linear regression. All models were adjusted for age, sex, group, and baseline trait (i.e. body fat change adjusted for baseline body fat) RESULTS: Intervention group was independently associated with changes in multiple outcomes, including systolic blood pressure (SBP), weight, percent body fat, trunk fat mass, and overall body fat. The WT group [(Mean (M) ± Standard Deviation (SD)); 7.86 ± 2.74 mmHg] decreased their systolic pressure more so than the C group [(M ± SD); 2.71 ± 4.11 mmHg: p \u3c.01] . The C group gained weight [(M ± SD); 2.36 ± 0.70 lbs] while the J [(M ± SD); -3.43 ± 3.06 lbs] and WT groups [(M ± SD); -2.44 ± 1.29 lbs: p =0.02] lost weight. Similarly, percent body fat increased following C [(M ± SD); 1.10 ± 0.48] and decreased post J [(M ± SD); -1.23 ± 0.62] and WT [(M ± SD); -0.80 ± 0.33: p =0.02], Trunk fat mass increased post C [(M ± SD); 1.55 ± 0.38], and decreased post J [(M ± SD); -1.63 ± 0.94] and WT [(M ± SD); -0.93 ± 0.36; p\u3c0.01] Finally, overall body fat increased post C[(M ± SD); 2.73 ± 0.92], but decreased post J [(M ± SD); -2.33 ± 1.58] and WT [(M ± SD); -2.31 ± 0.99; p =0.03]. There were no significant differences in these changes between J and WT. CONCLUSIONS: College students enrolled in weight training and/or jogging activity classes may experience significant beneficial changes to body composition as well as blood pressure metrics during and immediately after their enrollment in these classes