Portrayal of Diverse Family Structures in Children\u27s Literature

Throughout their daily lives, students continuously make connections between themselves and their world, which aids in constructing meaning, strengthening understanding, and facilitating empathy toward others. The purpose of this qualitative content analysis is to ascertain the extent to which diverse family dynamics are represented within books nominated by students for consideration of the 2019-2020 Iowa Children’s Choice Award. The research questions addressed in this study include: What is the extent of representation regarding diverse family dynamics within books nominated by students for consideration of the 2019-2020 Iowa Children’s Choice Award book award, and how human families are portrayed. All fifteen novels containing human families were analyzed using a chart developed and adapted from studies by Despain, 2012; Goddard & Grant, 2009; and Randolph, 2013, which focused on first identifying what type of family unit was present in each novel, and then to what extent these relationships are portrayed. This study utilizes qualitative content analysis to identify the type of family unit portrayed in each work resulting in the discovery of emergent themes pertaining to personal challenges originating within the family unit, personal challenges encountered outside of the family unit, and gender roles of single parental figures within the text. From this study, three themes emerged: personal challenges originating within family structure, personal challenges originating outside of family structure, and gender trends within the single parental/guardian roles. The researcher concluded that (1) given the source of this sampling of books, an adequate amount of diverse family units were demonstrated, and (2) the majority of strong, supportive, and independent adult figures within these family units were female

Behavioral Effects of Congenital Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex Malformation

Background: A detailed behavioral profile associated with focal congenital malformation of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) has not been reported previously. Here we describe a 14 year-old boy, B.W., with neurological and psychiatric sequelae stemming from focal cortical malformation of the left vmPFC. Case Presentation: B.W.'s behavior has been characterized through extensive review Patience of clinical and personal records along with behavioral and neuropsychological testing. A central feature of the behavioral profile is severe antisocial behavior. He is aggressive, manipulative, and callous; features consistent with psychopathy. Other problems include: egocentricity, impulsivity, hyperactivity, lack of empathy, lack of respect for authority, impaired moral judgment, an inability to plan ahead, and poor frustration tolerance. Conclusions: The vmPFC has a profound contribution to the development of human prosocial behavior. B.W. demonstrates how a congenital lesion to this cortical region severely disrupts this process

Biomarkers and low risk in heart failure. Data from COACH and TRIUMPH

Aim Traditionally, risk stratification in heart failure (HF) emphasizes assessment of high risk. We aimed to determine if biomarkers could identify patients with HF at low risk for death or HF rehospitalization. Methods and results This analysis was a substudy of The Coordinating Study Evaluating Outcomes of Advising and Counselling in Heart Failure (COACH) trial. Enrolment of HF patients occurred before discharge. We defined low risk as the absence of death and/or HF rehospitalizations at 180 days. We tested a diverse group of 29 biomarkers on top of a clinical risk model, with and without N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), and defined the low risk biomarker cut-off at the 10th percentile associated with high positive predictive value. The best performing biomarkers together with NT-proBNP and cardiac troponin I (cTnI) were re-evaluated in a validation cohort of 285 HF patients. Of 592 eligible COACH patients, the mean (± SD) age was 71 (± 11) years and median (IQR) NT-proBNP was 2521 (1301-5634) pg/mL. Logistic regression analysis showed that only galectin-3, fully adjusted, was significantly associated with the absence of events at 180 days (OR 8.1, 95% confidence interval 1.06-50.0, P = 0.039). Galectin-3, showed incremental value when added to the clinical risk model without NT-proBNP (increase in area under the curve from 0.712 to 0.745, P = 0.04). However, no biomarker showed significant improvement by net reclassification improvement on top of the clinical risk model, with or without NT-proBNP. We confirmed our results regarding galectin-3, NT-proBNP, and cTnI in the independent validation cohort. Conclusion We describe the value of various biomarkers to define low risk, and demonstrate that galectin-3 identifies HF patients at (very) low risk for 30-day and 180-day mortality and HF rehospitalizations after an episode of acute HF. Such patients might be safely discharged

Dmitri Bovykine, Αнатолий Βасильевич Αдо : образ память [Anatoli Vassilievitch Ado : image et mémoire]

Les historiens sont prisonniers de leur temps : le regard qu’ils portent sur le passé est déterminé par leur présent et les résultats de leurs travaux sont sans cesse remis en question et dépassés. Anatoli Vassilievitch Ado n’échappe pas à ce piège tendu par le temps à la scientificité de l’histoire. Né le 8 janvier 1928 et mort le 1er juillet 1995, il a vécu et œuvré en URSS sous l’emprise de l’idéologie dominante. Sa formation à l’Université de Moscou (1945‑1953) ainsi que l’enseignement qu..

Disquisitio Politica, De Genuina Reipublicae Constitutione : Eiusdemque in varias Species, scilicet Monarchiam, Aristocratiam, nec non Democratiam Divisione

Quam ... Praeside Johanne Graftio ... Publice defendet Johannes Hermannus Zwick/ Moeno-Francofurtanus. In aula Philosophorum nova die Iuni

Reconnaissance geologic map of the northern Kawich and southern Reveille ranges, Nye County, Nevada

A geological survey was performed in Nye County, Nevada. Results of that survey are summarized in the maps included. The general geology of the area is discussed. Major structures are described. The economics resulting from the mineral exploitation in the area are discussed. The hydrogeology and water chemistry of the area are also discussed

Behavioral effects of congenital ventromedial prefrontal cortex malformation

Abstract Background A detailed behavioral profile associated with focal congenital malformation of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) has not been reported previously. Here we describe a 14 year-old boy, B.W., with neurological and psychiatric sequelae stemming from focal cortical malformation of the left vmPFC. Case Presentation B.W.'s behavior has been characterized through extensive review Patience of clinical and personal records along with behavioral and neuropsychological testing. A central feature of the behavioral profile is severe antisocial behavior. He is aggressive, manipulative, and callous; features consistent with psychopathy. Other problems include: egocentricity, impulsivity, hyperactivity, lack of empathy, lack of respect for authority, impaired moral judgment, an inability to plan ahead, and poor frustration tolerance. Conclusions The vmPFC has a profound contribution to the development of human prosocial behavior. B.W. demonstrates how a congenital lesion to this cortical region severely disrupts this process