The Effectiveness of the CDCS Heads-Up Dvd on Coaching Education Students\u27 Knowledge of Sports-Related Concussions

According to the National Athletic Trainers\u27 Association only 42% of high schools in the United States have an Athletic Trainer at their High School, therefore when athletes get injured the coaches are often the first responder. This is a challenging situation when it comes to concussions as previous investigations have identified numerous concussion related misconceptions by coaches. To educate the coaches about concussions, the CDC developed the Heads-Up: Concussion in High School Sports toolkit in 2005; however the effectiveness of this toolkit has surprisingly received limited investigation. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess coaching education students\u27 concussion knowledge immediately following the CDC\u27s Heads-Up DVD and four weeks later. A potential of 54 item electronic survey. Electronic survey on each schools\u27 online course management system. The respondents (N= 169 age= 22.4 male= 76.9%) represented undergraduate and graduate coaching education students at two regional state universities. The survey was distributed online (host site surveymonkey.com), based on the CDC\u27s Heads-Up DVD, and links to the survey were posted on each institution\u27s course management website. There were three test dates: pre, post and a four week follow up. There was no difference (F₁=1.64; P=0.202) in the mean overall score between pre (x=25.65±3.87), post (x=26.12±3.29), and follow up (x=25.32±3.97). There was no significant difference between subjects who had a history of concussion and those that had not (F₁=1.54; P=0.220); between delivery methods at any of the assessment time points (F₁=2.11; P=0.132); between student degree levels at the pre-assessment or post-assessment (F₁=0.00; P=0.992). There was no significant difference between the three assessment dates (F₁=2.85; P=0.067) for the mean number of correct responses for the 16-symptom checklist. We found that the CDC\u27s Heads-Up DVD did not increase the coaching education students\u27 knowledge of sports-related concussions. Even immediately after the coaching students watched the DVD there were no significant improvements. Therefore it is suggested that new informative measure be made to help educate coaches about concussions. This could include a new DVD with more current information and presented in a way that coaches can better understand and improve their concussion knowledge

Alien Registration- Saunders, Elizabeth A. (Belfast, Waldo County)

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The Identification and Degree of Implementation of Multiethnic/Multicultural Education Programs in Selected School Districts

The purpose of this study was: (1) to identify and report the state departments of education in the United States implementing multiethnic/multicultural education programs; (2) to identify and report school districts, identified by their respective state departments of education, implementing multiethnic/multicultural education programs; (3) to determine the types of multiethnic/multicultural education programs, the thrust of the programs, and how the programs were initiated in the school districts; and (4) to determine the degree of implementation of the Curriculum Guidelines for Multiethnic Education, published by the National Council for the Social Studies, in the selected school districts. A total of thirty-two state departments of education responded. A total of 1,498 school districts, reported by their respective state departments of education, were implementing multiethnic/multicultural education programs. A stratified random sampling of the fifty states was used to select the sample for the study. Sixteen hypotheses, which were related to questions in Part I and Part II of the questionnaire, were tested. Significant differences were found by testing the hypotheses using the t-test. No significant differences were found between selected school districts in the southern states and selected school districts in the western states in the degrees of implementation of the Curriculum Guidelines for Multiethnic Education. Significant differences were found between selected school districts in the northeastern states and selected school districts in the north central states in the degree of implementation of the Curriculum Guidelines for Multiethnic Education. No significant differences were found between selected school districts with 10,000 or more pupils and selected school districts with less than 10,000 pupils in the degree of implementation of the Curriculum Guidelines for Multiethnic Education. In addition, significant differences were found between selected school districts in the northeastern states and selected school districts in the north central states in the degree of implementation of the Curriculum Guidelines for Multiethnic Education

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Two patients with daptomycin induced eosinophilic pneumonia with different presentations and treatment

We present two cases of daptomycin-induced eosinophilic pneumonia with characteristic chest x ray, CT scan and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) findings. It is not a commonly seen complication of Daptomycin but when it happens, it could cause a diagnostic and treatment dilemma. Patients could present acutely with hypoxic respiratory failure or a less dramatic chronic presentation is also possible. Our two patients presented with acute hypoxic respiratory failure and presentation resembles that of an infectious etiology. Diagnosis is confirmed by bronchoscopy with BAL in one of them and the other was treated empirically as the clinical and radiologic presentation was typical. Treatment includes removal of the offending agent, daptomycin. Corticosteroids are used if symptoms are severe and can result in rapid clinical improvement. There is no agreed upon dose and duration of steroids and we suggest a long taper of steroids for patients who present with severe symptoms and a short course steroid for patients with milder symptoms

Determining the Invasion Potential for the Harmful Blue-green Alga (Cyanobacterium) Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii at the Currituck Banks NERRS Site, Currituck Sound, North Carolina

Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii is an invasive, toxin-producing, filamentous-heterocystous, N2-fixing cyanobacterium that has recently expanded its range to temperate waterways. Because it is tolerant of a range of environmental conditions, brackish systems like Currituck Sound in northeastern NC, may be susceptible to invasion. Two key research questions were addressed: 1) Is C. raciborskii currently present in Currituck Sound? and 2) What conditions would favor its growth and expansion? In 2007, microscopic analysis confirmed that C. raciborskii was present in Currituck Sound. Metagenomic analyses demonstrated that it has the genetic potential to produce the cyanotoxin cylindrospermopsin. In 2008, salinity in Currituck Sound had risen significantly and C. raciborskii was no longer present in Currituck Sound. The ability of C. raciborskii to grow in Currituck Sound water was assessed using a series of nutrient addition bioassay experiments and demonstrated that C. raciborskii can grow in this water and nitrogen additions increase its growth potential

Focal plant observations as a standardised method for pollinator monitoring: opportunities and limitations for mass participation citizen science

Background: Recently there has been increasing focus on monitoring pollinating insects, due to concerns about their declines, and interest in the role of volunteers in monitoring pollinators, particularly bumblebees, via citizen science. Methodology/Principal Findings: The Big Bumblebee Discovery was a one-year citizen science project run by a partnership of EDF Energy, the British Science Association and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology which sought to assess the influence of the landscape at multiple scales on the diversity and abundance of bumblebees. Timed counts of bumblebees ( Bombus spp.; identified to six colour groups) visiting focal plants of lavender (Lavendula spp.) were carried out by about 13 000 primary school children (7 – 11 years old) from over 400 schools across the UK. 3948 reports were received totalling 26 868 bumblebees. We found that while the wider landscape type had no significant effect on reported bumblebee abundance, the local proximity to flowers had a significant effect (fewer bumblebees where other flowers were reported to be > 5m away from the focal plant). However, the rate of mis-identifcation, revealed by photographs uploaded by participants and a photo-based quiz, was high. Conclusions/Significance: Our citizen science results support recent research on the importance of local floral resources on pollinator abundance. Timed counts of insects visiting a lure plant is potentially an effective approach for standardised pollinator monitoring, engaging a large number of participants with a simple protocol. However, the relatively high rate of mis-identifications (compared to reports from previous pollinator citizen science projects) highlights the importance of investing in resources to train volunteers. Also, to be a scientifically valid method for enquiry, citizen science data needs to be sufficiently high quality, so receiving supporting evidence (such as photographs) would allow this to be tested and for records to be verified