Identification of Existing Surface Water Quality Monitoring Programs, Upper Illinois River Basin

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Prospectus, April 28, 1975

SPRING CARNIVAL ACTIVITIES SET FOR MAY 1; Speech No. 1; StuGo Election May 7-8; PC News....In Brief: President\u27s Report, 11% Salary Hike Approved, Davis Confirmed As Security Head, Trustee\u27s Board Summary; editorials; opinion; The Short Circuit; The Kaleidoscope; letters; Photography 35: Tips On Using An Exposure Meter; \u27We want to please the people,\u27 Garrett; Skylines; The Hot Fifteen; Magic Bus Heads List Of Foreign Films; StuGo Minutes; L.T.D.s Corner; Wanted: Ace Reporters; Classified Ads; Boy Watching?; Lost In The Darkness; Sports Views; Girl\u27s Softball Starts 2-1 Season; Parkland Place At Kansas Relays; Art Exhibit To Be Held May 9th; The Parable, May 8 In C118; Girl\u27s Volleyball Tournament May 5; Parkland Events; Parkland Jazz Group Performs; Women\u27s Program Holds Film Fest; Theta Epsilon Fair May 5; Candian Canoe Trip Group To Me Meet Friday; Final Examination Schedule; Blood Donor Turnout \u27Fair\u27; Veterans Plan A Lake Of The Woods Cook-Out; Yoga To Meet At 11 Tuesday; Polish Sausage Sale To Be Held April 29https://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_1975/1011/thumbnail.jp

Study Protocol for a Stepped-Wedge Randomized Cookstove Intervention in Rural Honduras: Household Air Pollution and Cardiometabolic Health

Growing evidence links household air pollution exposure from biomass-burning cookstoves to cardiometabolic disease risk. Few randomized controlled interventions of cookstoves (biomass or otherwise) have quantitatively characterized changes in exposure and indicators of cardiometabolic health, a growing and understudied burden in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Ideally, the solution is to transition households to clean cooking, such as with electric or liquefied petroleum gas stoves; however, those unable to afford or to access these options will continue to burn biomass for the foreseeable future. Wood-burning cookstove designs such as the Justa (incorporating an engineered combustion zone and chimney) have the potential to substantially reduce air pollution exposures. Previous cookstove intervention studies have been limited by stove types that did not substantially reduce exposures and/or by low cookstove adoption and sustained use, and few studies have incorporated community-engaged approaches to enhance the intervention

Prospectus, May 5, 1975

MCCABE, MCMULLEN, REID….; StuGo Election May 7-8; PC News….In Brief: Art Exhibit To Be Held May 9th, Veterans Plan A Lake Of The Woods Cook-Out, Theta Epsilon Fair May 5, Recreation Society; Parkland Goes To Semester; StuGo Approves New Budget; Carnival A Tension Reliever ; editorials; \u27Next\u27; Vote! Vote!; letters; The Short Circuit; L.T.D.s Corner; Photography 35: Tips On Using An Exposure Meter, The Basic Elements Of Photography ; Candidate Platforms: McCabe, McMullen, Reid, Woodard, Eads, Hart, Weller, McQuinn, Weeks, Mandel, Miller; Skylines; Final Examination Schedule; Sports Views; Women\u27s Softball End With 5-1; Vets Scholarship Society; Cobras Eliminated From State Tourney; $44,000 Ripoff; Girl\u27s Volleyball Tournament May 5; sports; Wanted: Ace Reporters; Right To Life; Classified Ads; Parkland Events; Speeders....Beware!; New Communications 2yr. Program; Strike Freezes Construction; StuGo Minutes; The Parable, May 8 In C118; Band & Choir Scheduled Concerts; PC Hosts Teacher\u27s Aideshttps://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_1975/1010/thumbnail.jp

Prospectus, December 6, 1974

OTHERS DISAGREE: STAERKEL: \u27DAY CARE JUST A CONVENIENCE\u27; Student Government Up For Grabs Again; P/C Model For Therapeutic Rec; Gunji Coordinator For Recognition Awards Selection; Our First Report On A Cape Kennedy Launch; Pre-Registration Helps Everyone; UPC: Consumer Aid Or Just A bother?; Fool Killer Does Wonder, The Pips Fool Mother Nature; Where Are We? A Few Facts On The New Signs; Prospectus Gets Bomb Threat, Caller \u27Disturbed\u27; Cyclowski Is First Fast Freddy Repeat; getting around day care; The Short Circuit; A Column By And For Women; getting the shaft; summary of report on possible child care services at parkland college; letters; High School Visitation Week; The Five Snow Queen Finalists; All Set For StuGo Election; Classified Ads; Cobras Notch Two Wins; Parkland-Rend Lake; Parkland-Wabash Valley; IM Basketball Starts Tomorrow; High Rollers Squeak Past BMF For IM Championship; Electronic Music Made Easy; 528 Earn Spot On Honors List; Author Richard Farina\u27s Latest \u27Interesting Despite The Flaws\u27; Parkland Events; Callboard; Europe Still Available At Low Cost; IM Basketball Schedulehttps://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_1974/1001/thumbnail.jp

Prospectus, November 18, 1975

PC NEWS IN BRIEF: TOYS FOR TOTS, SHOPPING TRIP, KARATE, LOU HENSON, CHEERLEADERS, BIO 200; Hurry, 3 days remain; IKE…What?; Off Campus offering; P.C. Women 4th in State; editorial; Roots & Radicals; Far Out Planet; Letter To The Editor; Student Achievement Recognition Award; Some - Dancers?; Stick it in your...; P.M. Student Coffee Hour; Tickets Available; Aides to host tea For C-U Teachers; Introducing, Wes Crum; Distaff Side; \u27Why can\u27t we be friends?\u27; Dog Wash; EA to meet; First Meeting; Photo Contest; ERA Rally Held; (IBEA) Meeting Held; Good News; Louisiana Funk at its greatest; Purlie; Furor shakes up Stu-Go; Cited for misconduct: Three members suspended; Discord within Stu-Go: Conference under fire; Finance Board not doing job; Alternatives to Stu-Go; McMullen Resigns; Gameroom Brings Big money; Broken Record?; StuGo States Pinball Project Progresses; Skylines: Black holes?; Parkland Events; Students Not Fascists; Vinyl Love; B and O preforms; Country Bouquet: The Grand Ole Opry ; Dear Bonnie; Classified; Moondogs demolish Wrecks; Fast Freddy\u27s football forecast; I.M. Basketball starts today; Basketball schedule; Games of November 22; Coach\u27s Corner; Parkland Athletes Earn International Acclaim; Karate Demo set for Nov. 20; Ken needs you; Sports Views; Blackhawks vs Broadstreet Bullies at Chicago Stadiumhttps://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_1975/1002/thumbnail.jp

Study protocol for a stepped-wedge randomized cookstove intervention in rural Honduras: household air pollution and cardiometabolic health

Abstract Background Growing evidence links household air pollution exposure from biomass-burning cookstoves to cardiometabolic disease risk. Few randomized controlled interventions of cookstoves (biomass or otherwise) have quantitatively characterized changes in exposure and indicators of cardiometabolic health, a growing and understudied burden in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Ideally, the solution is to transition households to clean cooking, such as with electric or liquefied petroleum gas stoves; however, those unable to afford or to access these options will continue to burn biomass for the foreseeable future. Wood-burning cookstove designs such as the Justa (incorporating an engineered combustion zone and chimney) have the potential to substantially reduce air pollution exposures. Previous cookstove intervention studies have been limited by stove types that did not substantially reduce exposures and/or by low cookstove adoption and sustained use, and few studies have incorporated community-engaged approaches to enhance the intervention. Methods/design We conducted an individual-level, stepped-wedge randomized controlled trial with the Justa cookstove intervention in rural Honduras. We enrolled 230 female primary cooks who were not pregnant, non-smoking, aged 24–59 years old, and used traditional wood-burning cookstoves at baseline. A community advisory board guided survey development and communication with participants, including recruitment and retention strategies. Over a 3-year study period, participants completed 6 study visits approximately 6 months apart. Half of the women received the Justa after visit 2 and half after visit 4. At each visit, we measured 24-h gravimetric personal and kitchen fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations, qualitative and quantitative cookstove use and adoption metrics, and indicators of cardiometabolic health. The primary health endpoints were blood pressure, C-reactive protein, and glycated hemoglobin. Overall study goals are to explore barriers and enablers of new cookstove adoption and sustained use, compare health endpoints by assigned cookstove type, and explore the exposure-response associations between PM2.5 and indicators of cardiometabolic health. Discussion This trial, utilizing an economically feasible, community-vetted cookstove and evaluating endpoints relevant for the major causes of morbidity and mortality in LMICs, will provide critical information for household air pollution stakeholders globally. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT02658383 , posted January 18, 2016, field work completed May 2018. Official title, “Community-Based Participatory Research: A Tool to Advance Cookstove Interventions.” Principal Investigator Maggie L. Clark, Ph.D. Last update posted July 12, 2018.https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/152128/1/12889_2019_Article_7214.pd

Openness in Education as a Praxis: From Individual Testimonials to Collective Voices

Why is Openness in Education important, and why is it critically needed at this moment? As manifested in our guiding question, the significance of Openness in Education and its immediate necessity form the heart of this collaborative editorial piece. This rather straightforward, yet nuanced query has sparked this collective endeavour by using individual testimonies, which may also be taken as living narratives, to reveal the value of Openness in Education as a praxis. Such testimonies serve as rich, personal narratives, critical introspections, and experience-based accounts that function as sources of data. The data gleaned from these narratives points to the understanding of Openness in Education as a complex, multilayered concept intricately woven into an array of values. These range from aspects such as sharing, access, flexibility, affordability, enlightenment, barrier-removal, empowerment, care, individual agency, trust, innovation, sustainability, collaboration, co-creation, social justice, equity, transparency, inclusivity, decolonization, democratisation, participation, liberty, and respect for diversity. This editorial, as a product of collective endeavour, invites its readers to independently engage with individual narratives, fostering the creation of unique interpretations. This call stems from the distinctive character of each narrative as they voice individual researchers’ perspectives from around the globe, articulating their insights within their unique situational contexts

Openness in Education as a Praxis: From Individual Testimonials to Collective Voices

Why is Openness in Education important, and why is it critically needed at this moment? As manifested in our guiding question, the significance of Openness in Education and its immediate necessity form the heart of this collaborative editorial piece. This rather straightforward, yet nuanced query has sparked this collective endeavour by using individual testimonies, which may also be taken as living narratives, to reveal the value of Openness in Education as a praxis. Such testimonies serve as rich, personal narratives, critical introspections, and experience-based accounts that function as sources of data. The data gleaned from these narratives points to the understanding of Openness in Education as a complex, multilayered concept intricately woven into an array of values. These range from aspects such as sharing, access, flexibility, affordability, enlightenment, barrier-removal, empowerment, care, individual agency, trust, innovation, sustainability, collaboration, co-creation, social justice, equity, transparency, inclusivity, decolonization, democratisation, participation, liberty, and respect for diversity. This editorial, as a product of collective endeavour, invites its readers to independently engage with individual narratives, fostering the creation of unique interpretations. This call stems from the distinctive character of each narrative as they voice individual researchers’ perspectives from around the globe, articulating their insights within their unique situational contexts

Openness in Education as a Praxis: From Individual Testimonials to Collective Voices

Why is Openness in Education important, and why is it critically needed at this moment? As manifested in our guiding question, the significance of Openness in Education and its immediate necessity form the heart of this collaborative editorial piece. This rather straightforward, yet nuanced query has sparked this collective endeavour by using individual testimonies, which may also be taken as living narratives, to reveal the value of Openness in Education as a praxis. Such testimonies serve as rich, personal narratives, critical introspections, and experience-based accounts that function as sources of data. The data gleaned from these narratives points to the understanding of Openness in Education as a complex, multilayered concept intricately woven into an array of values. These range from aspects such as sharing, access, flexibility, affordability, enlightenment, barrier-removal, empowerment, care, individual agency, trust, innovation, sustainability, collaboration, co-creation, social justice, equity, transparency, inclusivity, decolonization, democratisation, participation, liberty, and respect for diversity. This editorial, as a product of collective endeavour, invites its readers to independently engage with individual narratives, fostering the creation of unique interpretations. This call stems from the distinctive character of each narrative as they voice individual researchers’ perspectives from around the globe, articulating their insights within their unique situational contexts