Authorship Analysis of The Southeastern Librarian, 2007-2011

The Southeastern Librarian has served as a voice among librarians in the region for more than 50 years. A publication that focuses on both research articles and news and information from around the region, The Southeastern Librarian continues to fill a niche that state and national publications cannot. The characteristics of the authors published in the journal have also changed over the years. A study of who is published in the journal is essential to understanding how it is currently impacting the field, especially in the southeastern United States. Authorship studies are an important bibliometric tool that examine publishing patterns among selected titles and can prove to be useful to collection development professionals. They can also be used by prospective authors to determine if a certain publication would be a good fit for their work

Incorporating Active Learning into Breastfeeding Education and Lactation Management Training of the Future Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

Background: Breastfeeding has been shown to have multiple benefits for mother and child, yet rates of breastfeeding continue to stay insignificant. Infant nutrition is the base of future health of an individual, yet Registered Dietitians are not provided in depth breastfeeding education during their education. Objective: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the active learning component of breastfeeding and lactation education modules meant to increase self-efficacy and confidence in the ability to perform lactation education and to obtain feedback regarding the usefulness of the developed education modules in graduate-level dietetic interns. Design: This study was part of a larger breastfeeding education intervention with Dietetic Interns (N=38). The research took place in classrooms and online at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Louisiana Tech University, and the University of Central Arkansas. A pre-and post-test design was used to compare changes in self-efficacy related to the ability to provide nutrition services related to lactation after completing four breastfeeding education and lactation management modules. Results: Of the respondents (n=31) 45% scored a 4 or 5 in all categories of gains questions. The greatest gains (scores of 4 or 5) were seen for “confidence in the understanding of types of infant stool” (87%) “ability to pour and store breastmilk correctly” (77.4%), “correct positioning of the bottle when bottle feeding an infant with breastmilk” (70%), and “ability to demonstrate infant stomach size” (74.2%). All self-efficacy items had statistically significant increases in scores when pre-intervention scores were compared to post-intervention scores. During reflections, participants verbalized positive important gains related to the active learning strategies applied in the intervention. Conclusion: Participants felt hands-on active learning had a positive impact along with traditional lecture-style coursework. Providing future registered dietitian nutritionists with hands-on lactation education could increase their self-efficacy and confidence in the ability to provide lactation education in the future

Arkansas Related Civil War Holdings at Public Institutions of Higher Education in the State

An examination of a library collection using an existing comprehensive bibliography on a particular subject allows librarians to make collection development decisions. In this study, the collections of each public university in Arkansas is examined for Civil War related titles, compiled from two historiographical articles which appeared in the Arkansas Historical Quarterly. The results indicate that collections in the state contain a wide range of items included in the search. The data gathered in this project may help librarians at these institutions and others in the state determine what items need to be added to their respective collections in order to more fully support the curriculum offered

Habitat and space use by long-billed curlews (Numenius americanus) in California’s Central Valley

A significant number of the world's population of long-billed curlews (Numenius americanus) winter in California's Central Valley amidst a variety of human-altered habitats. I used satellite telemetry to study non-breeding habitat use and space use of 10 (5 male, 5 female) long-billed curlews over three years. Individual curlews varied in size of their home range and core use areas. Males had significantly smaller home ranges and core use areas than females. Curlews showed fidelity to their home ranges from year to year, but use of individual fields within those home ranges changed by season and year. Male curlews exhibited stronger site fidelity than females. I used resource utilization functions to examine variation in individual habitat use. Curlews used a variety of agricultural habitats, including alfalfa, irrigated pasture, rice, and field crops such as wheat. In the late summer and fall curlews used alfalfa and pasture more than other available crop types. This trend continued into the winter, but curlews also increased their use of other crop types. This study represents a first opportunity to follow individual shorebird movements and habitat use throughout the non-breeding season over multiple annual cycles.Thesis (M.S.)--Humboldt State University, Natural Resources: Wildlife, 201

17. Increase in Social Media Use to Support Increased Meal Preparation by College Students during the COVID-19 Experience

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in higher education institutions transitioning to online course delivery and limiting on-campus activities. With decreasing access to campus food service and restaurants, college students with limited cooking experience are now reliant on home-prepared meals. Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore cooking skills and social media use for meal preparation in college students during the COVID-19 experience. Method This cross-sectional descriptive study utilized an online survey with U.S. college students early in the Covid-19 pandemic. The subset of questionnaire items used for this study included demographic, social media use, and cooking and shopping behaviors items. Results Nearly 30% of the college student respondents (N=282) self-identified as the primary person responsible for preparing meals in their homes, while 40% had shared responsibility. Over 50% of the respondents reported increasing meal preparation activities during the quarantine. At the same time, 64% increased their use of social media for researching food preparation techniques and recipe ideas. Sixty-two percent described having “good” grocery shopping skills, while only 51% described their cooking skills as “good”. Conclusions There is an identified need for providing food preparation and shopping skills education to support college students’ ability to manage and adapt during disruptive times

Can we learn where people go?

In most agent-based simulators, pedestrians navigate from origins to destinations. Consequently, destinations are essential input parameters to the simulation. While many other relevant parameters as positions, speeds and densities can be obtained from sensors, like cameras, destinations cannot be observed directly. Our research question is: Can we obtain this information from video data using machine learning methods? We use density heatmaps, which indicate the pedestrian density within a given camera cutout, as input to predict the destination distributions. For our proof of concept, we train a Random Forest predictor on an exemplary data set generated with the Vadere microscopic simulator. The scenario is a crossroad where pedestrians can head left, straight or right. In addition, we gain first insights on suitable placement of the camera. The results motivate an in-depth analysis of the methodology

Bis{4-[(Z)-(4-fluoro­benzyl­amino)(phenyl)­methyl­ene]-3-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-5(4H)-onato-κ2 N 4,O}nickel(II)

The mol­ecule of the title compound, [Ni(C24H19FN3O)2], has twofold rotation symmetry. The NiII ion is in a square-planar coordination geometry which is distorted towards tetra­hedral and is coordinated by two N atoms of imine and two O atoms of pyrazolone from two Schiff base 4-[(Z)-(4-fluoro­benzyl­amino)phenyl­methyl­ene]-3-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-5(4H)-onate ligands

Selective Anion Binding by a Cofacial Binuclear Zinc Complex of a Schiff-Base Pyrrole Macrocycle

The synthesis of the new cofacial binuclear zinc complex [Zn(2)(L)] of a Schiff-base pyrrole macrocycle is reported. It was discovered that the binuclear microenvironment between the two metals of [Zn(2)(L)] is suited for the encapsulation of anions, leading to the formation of [K(THF)(6)][Zn(2)(μ-Cl)(L)].2THF and [Bu(n)(4)N][Zn(2)(μ-OH)(L)] which were characterized by X-ray crystallography. Unusually obtuse Zn-X-Zn angles (X=Cl: 150.54(9)° and OH: 157.4(3)°) illustrate the weak character of these interactions and the importance of the cleft pre-organization to stabilize the host. In the absence of added anion, aggregation of [Zn(2)(L)] was inferred and investigated by successive dilutions and by the addition of coordinating solvents to [Zn(2)(L)] solutions using NMR spectroscopy as well as isothermal microcalorimetry (ITC). On anion addition, evidence for de-aggregation of [Zn(2)(L)], combined with the formation of the 1:1 host-guest complex, was observed by NMR spectroscopy and ITC titrations. Furthermore, [Zn(2)(L)] binds to Cl(−) selectively in THF as deduced from the ITC analyses, while other halides induce only de-aggregation. These conclusions were reinforced by DFT calculations, which indicated that the binding energies of OH(−) and Cl(−) were significantly greater than for the other halides

Standardization of the room book at the university hospital Dresden

Die vorliegende Arbeit befasst sich mit der Weiterentwicklung des Raumbuch-standards am Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus in Dresden unter dem Aspekt der Prozessoptimierung