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“Participation and Life Skill Development of the Tennessee Junior Livestock Skillathon Programs

This study examined the Tennessee Junior Livestock Skillathon Program and its objectives. Research was conducted to determine what motivates or deters youth participation, how youth prepare for the skillathon and life skill development in the areas of communication, critical thinking and self-confidence. A self-developed, eleven question, likert scale survey was mailed to 200 randomly selected youth that exhibited livestock in the 2003 Tennessee Junior Livestock beef, sheep or market hog shows. Fifty-two percent (112) participants responded. Youth that participate in the skillathon do so because they want to see how much they know about their project and they felt the skillathon was an enjoyable experience that allowed them the opportunity to gain recognition. Those that did not participate in the skillathon indicated that they did not want to participate and they were not prepared. Nine preparation methods were identified for youth to determine how they study for the skillathon. The most popular method was studying with a friend or parent. Life skill development was the last component of the survey. Ninety percent of youth indicated that they did gain communication and critical thinking skills. Eighty percent of respondents indicated a gain in self-confidence as a result of participating the skillathon

Parents’ Perceptions of Factors Influencing Student’s Attendance

Truancy is a serious, nation-wide problem for students, schools, and society. Previous research suggested that the root causes of truancy must be understood before effective interventions can be implemented (Henry & Huizinga 2007; Reid, 2005). The literature suggests that the causes of school truancy often fall into four categories; individual, school, family, and community factors. A critical element in model truancy intervention programs across the country is parent involvement (McCray, 2006). There has been little research done; however, regarding parents’ perceptions of factors that influence their child’s truancy. Quantitative data is presented that reveals parents’ perceptions of the factors that influenced their child’s absenteeism at a suburban high school in the United States. Results are discussed, and implications for counselors are presented

Telehealth implementation in nursing homes amidst the COVID-19 pandemic

"The COVID-19 pandemic forced nursing homes (NH) to adapt in response to the evolving crisis including rapid implementation of telehealth services. The study purpose was to investigate telehealth implementation using a human factors framework SEIPS model= System Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety Determine interactions between system components: person, technologies, environment, tasks, and organization."--Introduction

ePortfolio Taxonomy

This ePortfolio High-Impact Practice Taxonomy seeks to clearly define the features of ePortfolios as a high-impact practice in individual courses, across degree and co-curricular programs, and across entire undergraduate experiences. The taxonomy describes four attributes of ePortfolio practice along three dimensions of impact—High-Impact, Higher-Impact, and Highest-Impact. For the purpose of supporting student success the taxonomy aims to: 1. Provide guidance for course instructors, program directors, and campus administrators in planning, developing, implementing, and reflecting on ePortfolios in the context of course, curriculum, and program development; 2. Provide direction to campus ePortfolio professional development efforts; and 3. Provide a tool for encouraging program fidelity

The Maternal Behavior Rating Scale

This investigation presents data on a seven-item short form of the Maternal Behavior Rating Scale, which is a global rating scale designed to assess the quality of maternal interactive behavior with young mentally retarded children. Seven items were used to assess the interactive behavior of a sample of 60 mothers while they were playing with their mentally retarded children who were either 1, 2, or 3 years of age. A factor analysis of the seven items revealed two independent parameters of maternal behavior, child orientedness/pleasure, and control. A least squares regression procedure indicated that the two factors accounted for 20% of the variability in children's level of mental development. These results closely approximated those obtained with the 18-item version of this scale.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/68322/2/10.1177_027112148600600205.pd

Asymmetric interactions in the adenosine-binding pockets of the MS2 coat protein dimer

BACKGROUND: The X-ray structure of the MS2 coat protein-operator RNA complex reveals the existence of quasi-synmetric interactions of adenosines -4 and -10 in pockets formed on different subunits of the coat protein dimer. Both pockets utilize the same five amino acid residues, namely Val29, Thr45, Ser47, Thr59, and Lys61. We call these sites the adenosine-binding pockets. RESULTS: We present here a heterodimer complementation analysis of the contributions of individual A-pocket amino acids to the binding of A-4 and A-10 in different halves of the dimer. Various substitutions of A-pocket residues were introduced into one half of single-chain coat protein heterodimers where they were tested for their abilities to complement Y85H or T91I substitutions (defects in the A-4 and A-10 half-sites, respectively) present in the other dimer half. CONCLUSIONS: These experiments provide functional tests of interactions predicted from structural analyses, demonstrating the importance of certain amino acid-nucleotide contacts observed in the crystal structure, and showing that others make little or no contribution to the stability of the complex. In summary, Val29 and Lys61 form important stabilizing interactions with both A-4 and A-10. Meanwhile, Ser47 and Thr59 interact primarily with A-10. The important interactions with Thr45 are restricted to A-4

Facts4Life: Phase II evaluation of the school-based resource. Final evaluation report

In April 2015 members of UWE's Centre for Public Health and Wellbeing were commissioned to undertake an evaluation of a school-based intervention, known as ‘Facts4Life'. The broad aim of the evaluation was to better understand the impact of Facts4Life on Gloucestershire-based pupils and their teachers, and to determine the costs associated with Facts4Life implementation in a school setting. This final evaluation report presents the findings from the research