Expanding Hearts and Minds: The Impact of Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Educational Interventions on Nurse Practitioner Students’ Knowledge and Comfort

Transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) populations are at a higher risk for discrimination and inadequate services while receiving health care. Some of this results from providers’ knowledge deficits regarding TGNC-specific health care needs or lack of experience and comfort with TGNC clients and the subsequent impact on an open-minded approach to gender identity. There is often little or no curriculum included in health care providers’ education pertaining to TGNC specific health risks, health care needs and approaches to clinical visits. The purpose of this project is to promote awareness, provide education, and increase provider comfort around TGNC health care discrepancies, associated risks and appropriate health care interventions and resources through a brief educational intervention for graduate nursing students on the University of Vermont campus. This was accomplished through an in-person didactic presentation with accompanying PowerPoint. The effectiveness of the module was assessed with a pre- and post-survey, which showed significant increase in knowledge of TGNC access to health care, TGNC discrimination, and TGNC utilization of gender-confirming medical and surgical interventions. The educational module developed in this project will be used for future cohorts of graduate nursing students

Automatic relocation of link related data in an updated road map

For a rising number of ITS applications, location information obtained by the processing of sensor data is related to the links of a specific digital road map. Such maps are available from different vendors like Here, TomTom/TeleAtlas and OSM. They are created with different philosophies, resulting in significant differences in the geometry and the topology of the road networks. If a map needs to be updated to a new release, the user faces the problem that a relocation of any annotated location data, i.e. a proper mapping of these locations from the old to the new map becomes necessary. For this reason, DLR developed a new prototypic software application called DataRelocator@Map2Map. It enables the automatic relocation of location data between the two maps. Using this new tool, an almost fully automatic relocation is possible and thus the cost of service failures related to the map update can be avoided

Role of social workers in mitigating the effects of climate change in Makonde communal lands, Zimbabwe

Climate change is among the most vital environmental aspects that the human community is endowed with. Climate as a factor of life is particularly strong to low income rural communities whose livelihoods heavily depend on rain-fed subsistence agriculture like Makonde communal lands. The purpose of social work within the context of climate change is to enhance community expertise and empower members for participation in the decision-making process through all stages of risk assessment, rescue, planning and intervention for recovery and preparedness. This paper sought to explore the role of social workers in mitigating the effects of climate change in Makonde communal lands of Zimbabwe. The objectives of the study were to identify what roles if any are social workers playing in mitigating the effects of climate change and if not, what are the impediments in that sphere. A qualitative research approach was followed within the traditional framework of descriptive and exploratory designs. Simple random, purposive and snowballing sampling techniques were used to gather twenty-five participants in the study. The Thematic Content Analysis was followed to analyse data inductively. The study found that Social Workers are not directly involved in climate change interventions in the Makonde area owing it to lack of training on climate change issues. The study recommends that climate change falls within the purview of the social work practice therefore social workers must take the lead in supporting families and communities affected by climate change following the values, knowledge base, skills and principles of the profession

Reproduction Portrait Photograph of Abraham Lincoln

The object is a reproduction of a portrait photograph of Abraham Lincoln, taken by Calvin Jackson in 1858. [Ref; O-10.]https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/fvw-photographs/1545/thumbnail.jp

Traffic Information Systems for Smart Mobility as part of Smart Cities

The unlimited and unrestricted mobility of people and goods in urban areas is one of the key factors for economic and social development of the city. Today with the availability of smart technologies and various intelligent transportation and telematics solutions the Smart Mobility as part of a Smart City is possible to maintain the mobility ecosystem in the city. But to make the urban mobility smart by assuring the sustainability, safety, low emission and comfort in urban transport new mobility concepts are required. This paper introduces an architecture for smart mobility systems and describes in general the requirements of such systems. The focus for this contribution is on the traffic information and management systems for public, private and shared mobility. In addition to the traffic information and data sources, this paper also deals with social media as new traffic data source as well as the environment data. Furthermore, some use cases selected from different national and international ITS projects are also presented

Ursinus College Alumni Journal, March 1953

President\u27s page • Rev J. A. Kaye to speak at commencement • 11 students completed work in January • New orientation program introduced this year • Ursinus professors receive honors • Presentation of the Messiah a true Ursinus tradition • A new year brings changes to Ursinus • Yost, Jones lecture on University of the Air • Ursinus and U. of P. offer course in engineering • Alumni activities • Here are your candidates for the 1953 election • Watch for your ballot in April • Ursinus Women\u27s Club announces spring plans • Dr. Pierce E. Swope honored by St. Stephens • Encircle May 30, 1953 on your calendar it\u27s Alumni Day • Alumni E. & R. delegates attend council of churches • N. Y. U. names W. K. McKee new assistant dean • Ursinus alumni claim Sisters with a Mission • Remember these dates • H. King Heiges named area supt. of schools Frankfurt, Germany • Do you have old issues of the Ursinus Lantern? • Dr. Eger advanced to new position at Jefferson • Value of local alumni groups undeniable • Ursinus is proud of its faculty • Sports review • Alumni oldsters hold varsity youngsters to 96-75 basketball game • Men\u27s basketball team gets off to good start • Coach Baker reports on 1952 soccer season • Sis Bosler coaching girls\u27 swimming team • Varsity baseball schedule - 1953 • Hockey girls play in national tournament • Girls\u27 veteran basketball squad has high hopes • Ray Gurzynski reviews 1952 football season • News about ourselves • Engagements • Marriages • Births • Necrologyhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/alumnijournal/1047/thumbnail.jp

Utilizing historical and current travel times based on floating car data for management of an express truck fleet

During the last nine years, a couple of prototype ITS applications based on Floating Car Data (FCD) of taxi fleets have been developed at German Aerospace Center (DLR). A core application is a route guidance and monitoring system based on current and historical road segment travel times. Recently, it has been extended for use in the German funded project SmartTruck, run by a consortium consisting of the logistics key player DHL, DLR and the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI). An important aim of the project was the use of historical and current traffic information for energy-efficient, optimized offline planning and dynamic re-planning of the tours of DHL express trucks in Berlin, Germany. This paper discusses the architecture of the SmartTruck system and the methodology used to generate historic and current road segment travel times from positional data

Ursinus College Alumni Journal, September 1951

President\u27s page • Dr. Harry Cochran addresses graduating class • Newcomen Society honors Ursinus • Robert Herber awarded Fulbright scholarship • Dr. Prentis to speak on Founders Day • Faculty changes 1951-52 • New stack level houses 17,000 volumes • Ilse Helfferich weds • Former student bequeaths Ursinus College $77,000 • Hood honors Mr. Noss • New Ursinus directors • Statistical report for twentieth reunion • Alumni Day resume • Class of \u2726 celebrates twenty-fifth reunion • Memorial scholarship drive totals$60,000 • 58 attend York County banquet • Alumni Athletic Association reorganized • Ursinus Women\u27s Club • Mrs. Pancoast named alumni secretary • October 27th Old Timers\u27 Day • Alumni win awards at theological seminary • Douthett kept busy despite retirement • Richard Wentzel winner in newspaper writing contest • Bunny wins again • York alumni take part in dedication ceremonies • Teru Hayashi develops an artificial muscle • Necrology • Sports review: Young replaces Landes on Bears coaching staff; Coeds end softball season undefeated; Football prospects for \u2751 season appear bright; Women\u27s tennis team wins five, loses three; Varsity baseball closes with 7 wins, 10 losses; New track records set; Miller\u27s netmen close season with 7-2 record • Student life at Ursinus in the late 1800s • News about ourselveshttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/alumnijournal/1042/thumbnail.jp

Analysis of gender responsiveness of climate change response strategies in the Southern African development community (SADC) region

This paper sought to explore the gender responsiveness of climate change response strategies in the Southern African Development Community region. There is undisputable acknowledgement that all SADC countries are vulnerable to climate change impacts despite their low contribution to carbon gas emissions that cause climate change. Women are more encumbered by climate change effects than men due to poverty, low literacy levels, lack of adaptive capacity, ascribed gender roles and cultural discrimination patterns that promote patriarchal dominance. Arguably, the gendered differential vulnerability between women and men to climate change impacts is absent in most climate policy frameworks in SADC. The objective of the study was to establish the responsiveness of climate change policies to gender dimensions in the SADC region. The study followed a literature review as research methodology. Secondary data sources were purposively reviewed through the selection of relevant sources by the researchers which led to the identification of other sources guided by common themes and keywords. Data was analysed through the discourse analysis. The study established that most climate change response strategies in SADC demonstrated apt consideration of the roles of women in climate change mitigation and adaptation. It was concluded that women are recognised as vulnerable populations and their contribution in devising sustainable climate change solutions is overlooked at policy levels. The study recommended that climate change interventions can only be effective when they mainstream gender and acknowledge the contribution of women as agents of social change and most SADC countries are still lagging behind

Ursinus College Alumni Journal, November 1952

President\u27s page • Dr. Clawson retired • Donald L. Helfferich Founders\u27 Day speaker • Dr. Armstrong named Dean of the college • Dr. John B. Price dies • Drexel head delivers commencement address • Ursinus welcomes new members • Ursinus opens 83rd year • Ursinus mourns the death of Dr. Brownback • Contributors to the Alumni Memorial Scholarship Fund • Alumni Day report • Roger Staiger named faculty representative • Jessie Royer Greaves celebrates 60th reunion • Attention Philadelphia regional alumni • Bunny Vosters heads Old Timers\u27 Day • Two Ursinus alumni work together at Agape • Thrygve Meeker wins research fellowship • Paul Mattis joins SKF as head of pharmacology • Kenneth Fink a national pollster • Coach Gurzynski looks over the Grizzlies • Hockey Belles open season October 10 • Baker\u27s soccer squad foresees tough season • News about ourselves • Necrologyhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/alumnijournal/1045/thumbnail.jp