856 research outputs found
Increasing Parental Engagement in Social-Emotional Learning at Home through Incentive Based Program: A Guideline for Implementation
Current policies and practices strive to increase parental engagement with school activities with varying degrees of success. A lack of clear expectations and guidelines of how parents can engage in social-emotional learning within the home decreases the effectiveness of the social-emotional curriculum and negatively impacts the childās mental health. This project attempts to create opportunities for parents to engage in social-emotional learning activities within the home while also addressing barriers that often prevent parents from engaging under typical standards. Children whose parents are engaged in their lives and school-based activities feel a better sense of belonging within their family and school and less mental health related problems. By creating a program that offers clear guidelines, in addition to incentives for participating, schools can increase the parental engagement in social-emotional learning activities within the home. This project will serve as a guideline to promote increased parental engagement within social-emotional learning within school districts
The Value of Evidence-Based Computer Simulation of Oral Health Outcomes for Management Analysis of the Alaska Dental Health Aide Program
Objectives: To create an evidenceābased research tool to inform and guide policy and program
managers as they develop and deploy new service delivery models for oral disease prevention and
intervention.
Methods: A villageālevel discrete event simulation was developed to project outcomes
associated with different service delivery patterns. Evidenceā based outcomes were associated with
dental health aide activities, and projected indicators (DMFT, F+ST, Tāhealth, SiC, CPI, ECC) were proxy
for oral health outcomes. Model runs representing the planned program implementation, a more
intensive staffing scenario, and a more robust prevention scenario, generated 20āyear projections of
clinical indicators; graphs and tallies were analyzed for trends and differences.
Results: Outcomes associated with alternative patterns of service delivery indicate there is
potential for substantial improvement in clinical outcomes with modest program changes. Not all
segments of the population derive equal benefit when program variables are altered. Children benefit
more from increased prevention, while adults benefit more from intensive staffing.
Conclusions: Evidenceā based simulation is a useful tool to analyze the impact of changing
program variables on program outcome measures. This simulation informs dental managers of the
clinical outcomes associated with policy and service delivery variables. Simulation tools can assist public
health managers in analyzing and understanding the relationship between their policy decisions and
longāterm clinical outcomes.The Ford Foundation
Judging From Experience: Experienced Sequences are Predicted Better than Described Sequences
When attempting to predict future events, people commonly rely on historical data. Events in a time series can be experienced sequentially (dynamic mode), as in learning about decisions from experience (e.g., Kusev et al., in press, JEP:HPP), or, as with learning about decisions from descriptions, they can also be retrospectively viewed holistically (static mode) ā not experienced individually in real time. In one experiment, we studied the influence of presentation mode (dynamic and static) on three sorts of judgments: (i) predictions of the next event (forecast), (ii) estimation of the average value of all the events in the presented series (average) and (iii) judged satisfaction of workers given that the series represented their monthly income (satisfaction). Relative to the static mode participantsā responses in dynamic mode were anchored on more recent events for all three types of judgments but with different consequences ā hence dynamic presentation improved prediction accuracy, but not estimation
The Response of Estuarine Circulation to Local Wind Events
An analysis of non-tidal estuarine circulation and local wind events was conducted employing wind and current records taken along the York River. Three distinct response conditions of non-tidal circulation to wind were observed. These conditions exhibited significant temporal and spatial variability. The first was typified by a positive two layer flow response to wind that was significant in the middle section of the York during the first six days of the study. The second exhibited a positive one layer flow response to wind that was significant in the upper section of the York during the last three days of the study, The third exhibited no statistically significant relation between current patterns and wind. This condition occurred near the mouth of the estuary, and it may indicate that the currents near the mouth respond more substantially to conditions in the adjacentĀ· Chesapeake Bay than to those caused by local winds.https://scholarworks.wm.edu/vimsbooks/1032/thumbnail.jp
Dam Neck Current Analysis Dam Neck, Virginia Beach, Virgina
Current records and meteorological records have been searched and interpreted to estimate some current related factors in the vicinity of Dam Neck, Virginia. The current data consists of approximately 30 day current meter records taken in summer 1973 and drogued buoy tracks recorded in autumn 1972. Estimated quantities include vector averaged current, maximum anticipated current associated with winter storms, tidal current ellipses, the seasons during which winter storms can be expected, and the keys to the end and beginning of the winter (stormy) season in any given year. A discussion of hurricanes is also included
Estradiol valerate and dienogest: a new approach to oral contraception
Most combination oral contraceptives contain ethinyl estradiol and a progestin. A new and novel oral contraceptive formulation combines estradiol valerate (E2V) with dienogest (DNG) in a four-phase dosing regimen. 17Ī²-estradiol is a naturally-occurring estrogen, and a contraceptive pill containing such an estrogen offers potential benefits with regard to metabolic side effects and adverse events. Dienogest is derived from 19-nortestosterone and exerts profound progestational effects on the endometrium, but it differs from other progestins in its class by its antiandrogenic activity. Estradiol valerate plus dienogest (E2V/DNG) is now available in a four-phasic regimen that integrates an estrogen stepdown and progestin stepup dosing approach along with a short two-day hormone-free interval. This regimen offers safe, reliable contraception and has been shown to be an effective treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding. Metabolic effects and adverse events appear similar to those reported with oral contraceptives containing ethinyl estradiol
Harmonic Analysis and Tidal Prediction by the Method of Least Squares: A User\u27s Manual
A common objective in the treatment of measured tides is the mathematical separation by harmonic analysis of certain periodic components which can be used to simulate the astronomical tide. Traditionally, astronomical or predicted tides have been represented by the sum of several such components, each one due to a particular aspect of the tide-producing forces. Once determined, the same set of parameters governing each periodic component may be used to predict the tide during any desired time period at a given location. These parameters are known as the tidal constants for that location. Although a number of different methods have been developed for determining tidal constants, both before and since the advent of electronic computing techniques, one rarely finds that any of these are intended for practical application by nonspecialists. This is particularly true in the case of the scientist or technician who has a collection of tidal records and would like to utilize them to accurately predict tides by some convenient means. This manual has thĀ«~refore been written with the general user in mind. It is assumE~d that the reader has some familiarity with general reference works on the subject of tides
Sex Work and Drug Use in a Subculture of Violence
This article examines the subculture of violence thesis as it relates to female street sex workers in Miami. Interview and focus group methods were used to study the intersections of childhood trauma, drug use, and violent victimization among 325 women. Using targeted sampling, crack- and heroin-using sex workers were recruited through street outreach into an HIV-prevention research program. Interviews used standard instrumentation and focused on drug-related and sexual risk for HIV, sex work, violence, childhood trauma, and health status. Nearly half of the respondents reported physical (44.9%) and/ or sexual (50.5%) abuse as children, and over 40% experienced violence from clients in the prior year: 24.9% were beaten, 12.9% were raped, and 13.8% were threatened with weapons. Consistent relationships between historical and current victimization suggest that female sex workers experience a continuing cycle of violence throughout their lives. The policy and research implications of these findings are discussed
Distribution of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in the Chesapeake Bay and Tributaries and Chincoteague Bay - 1990
Genomic reconstruction of a novel, deeply branched sediment archaeal phylum with pathways for acetogenesis and sulfur reduction
Marine and estuary sediments contain a variety of uncultured archaea whose metabolic and ecological roles are unknown. De novo assembly and binning of high-throughput metagenomic sequences from the sulfateāmethane transition zone in estuary sediments resulted in the reconstruction of three partial to near-complete (2.4ā3.9 Mb) genomes belonging to a previously unrecognized archaeal group. Phylogenetic analyses of ribosomal RNA genes and ribosomal proteins revealed that this group is distinct from any previously characterized archaea. For this group, found in the White Oak River estuary, and previously registered in sedimentary samples, we propose the name āThorarchaeota'. The Thorarchaeota appear to be capable of acetate production from the degradation of proteins. Interestingly, they also have elemental sulfur and thiosulfate reduction genes suggesting they have an important role in intermediate sulfur cycling. The reconstruction of these genomes from a deeply branched, widespread group expands our understanding of sediment biogeochemistry and the evolutionary history of Archaea
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