A Friendly Adolescent Care Environment for Utilization of a Pregnancy Prevention Program (FACE-UP): Providing Pregnancy Prevention Strategies for At-Risk Youth

Problem: Teen pregnancy often results in a variety of economic and social costs for the adolescents and their children. Despite recent declines, teen pregnancy rates continue to be the highest in the United States versus other industrialized nations. Purpose: Evaluate the efficacy of an educational intervention DNP project, called the Friendly Adolescent Care Environment for Utilization of a Pregnancy Prevention Model (FACE-UP), in providing pregnancy prevention strategies to at-risk high school students in Washington, D.C. The goal of this educational intervention was to decrease risk behavior patterns and increase knowledge to empower student participants. Method: The Realityworks’ Healthy Choices Curriculum was implemented in a class of ninth grade students, 9 males and 17 females over a nine-week period. Additionally, a Parent Seminar was held to improve communication between parents and their children on love, relationships, and sex using the Parent-Child Communication Basics Curriculum. Pre- and post-test assessments, student surveys, and parent surveys were used to evaluate the intervention. Paired Samples t-test with comparisons were used for pre- and post-assessment comparison. Findings: There was no significant decrease in sexual risk factors based on sexual activity and contraception use, although 30% of students stated that they were less likely to have sexual intercourse during the next year. Although the Parent Seminar had a lower participation rate than expected, 75% of parents stated that the seminar helped them to understand the importance of communication

How Racial Trauma Manifests in Black Women from Direct and Indirect Encounters with Police Brutality

This phenomenological study explored Black women’s lived experiences with racial trauma stemming from direct and indirect encounters with police brutality. A total of nine participants living in Washington state participated in this study. They identified as Black, ciswomen, fluent in English, and at least 21-years-old. In-depth, semi-structured, qualitative interviews were conducted to explore participants’ experiences with police. Transcripts were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. The results consisted of the following five themes: (a) forms of police encounters, (b) influence of identity, (c) perceived reason for police brutality, (d) emotions stemming from police brutality, and (e) tactics to survive police interactions. These findings have the potential to garner support in dismantling oppressive systems that lead to Black women’s vulnerability and invisibility and reform policies that disproportionately impact Black women. This dissertation is available in open access at AURA, https://aura.antioch.edu, and OhioLINK ETD Center, https://etd.ohiolink.edu

Generating entanglement with linear optics

Entanglement is the basic building block of linear optical quantum computation, and as such understanding how to generate it in detail is of great importance for optical architectures. We prove that Bell states cannot be generated using only 3 photons in the dual-rail encoding, and give strong numerical evidence for the optimality of the existing 4 photon schemes. In a setup with a single photon in each input mode, we find a fundamental limit on the possible entanglement between a single mode Alice and arbitrary Bob. We investigate and compare other setups aimed at characterizing entanglement in settings more general than dual-rail encoding. The results draw attention to the trade-off between the entanglement a state has and the probability of postselecting that state, which can give surprising constant bounds on entanglement even with increasing numbers of photons.Comment: 13 pages, 10 figures, 1 table, comments welcom

In Vitro Modulation Of Gene Expression In Bovine Blood Neutrophils

Concerns for animal welfare, food safety, and security fuel interest in understanding modulators of innate immunity. The accumulation of neutrophils and activation of toll-like receptors (TLRs) at infection sites are critical events of innate host defense. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effects of Lipopolysaccaride (LPS), Peptidoglycan (PGN), Nystatin (NYS), and Quebracho (Q) extract on bovine neutrophils activation in relation to expression of genes encoding TLR2, TLR4, natural resistance-associated macrophage protein 1 (Nramp1), and the cytokines TNF-α and IL-10

Visual animation of LOTOS using SOLVE (extended version)

SOLVE (Specification using an Object-based, LOTOS-defined, Visual language) is designed to allow formal requirements capture, particularly for interactive systems. The SOLVE language is object-based, and formally defined using LOTOS (Language Of Temporal Ordering Specification). SOLVE is also a set of software tools that allow direct visual animation of systems specified in this language. Communicating objects control onscreen icons that can be manipulated directly by the user. Animation is supported by translating a SOLVE specification automatically into a LOTOS specification, and then simulating this using standard LOTOS tools. A VCR (Video Cassette Recorder) clock controller is used to illustrate the SOLVE approach. A further application is embodied in the XDILL tool that supports requirements specification and animation of digital logic circuits. The architecture of the SOLVE toolset is described

Specification and Animation of Reactive Systems

SOLVE (Specification using an Object-based, LOTOS-defined, Visual language) is designed to allow formal requirements capture, particularly for reactive systems. The SOLVE language is object-based, and formally defined using LOTOS (Language Of Temporal Ordering Specification). SOLVE is supported by tools that allow direct visual animation of systems specified in this language. Animation is supported by translating a SOLVE specification automatically into a LOTOS specification, and then graphically simulating this. A further application is embodied in the XDILL tool that supports requirements specification and visual animation of digital logic circuits. Several illustrative SOLVE examples are given

The Cost of Procrastination Is the Life You Could Have Lived

I have always believed that timing is key. My faith even taught me that there is a season for everything and a time for every purpose. Even though those words hold true and are near to my heart, I also believe that waiting too long and waiting for the right moment can cause a missed opportunity

P1_10 Delta-V Requirements of Spaceflight

The paper calculates the delta-V requirements to launch a spacecraft into Low Earth Orbit and execute Hohmann transfers to the International Space Station orbit and Geosynchronous Orbit. These were found to be 8.03 kms-1, 0.12 kms-1 and 3.94 kms-1, respectively. The paper also includes researched values for the delta-V requirements to travel to the Moon and Phobos. The paper aims to highlight the fact that delta-V requirements for manoeuvres beyond Low Earth Orbit are considerably lower than achieving Low Earth Orbit.Â