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Family Support in Increasing Medication Adherence Among Patients with Hypertension in the Rural Primary Care Setting: An Evidence-Based Practice Proposal
No full textEnhanced invertebrate activity-densities and weed seed predation in an integrated cropping system
No full textCrop production with little to no tillage, permanent plant or residue soil cover, and diverse crop rotations are frequently mar- keted throughout the world as a way to sustainably produce crops. While these management techniques contribute a wide suite of ecosystems services to crop production systems, they typically come at the expense of increased reliance on herbicides for weed control, which is known to negatively impact ecosystems. This two-year study investigated three cropping systems (i.e., integrated, organic transition and no-till) to determine their effects on granivorous invertebrate activity-density, invertebrate weed seed predation and crop yield. A redundancy analysis (RDA) revealed significant effects of cropping system on inverte- brate community structure and associated seed predation rates. Specifically, species abundance and seed predation rates in the integrated treatment differed from those found in the organic and no-till systems (F = 6.97, p = 0.002). Secondarily, no-till sys- tems differed from organic systems (F = 3.09, p = 0.006). The analysis indicated that most invertebrate groups, and seed preda- tion rates for all weed species assessed, were more highly associated with the integrated system. Crop yields did not differ significantly between cropping systems (One-way ANOVAs, p\u3e0.05). This work shows that the application of an integrated crop management system results in an increase in beneficial invertebrate activity-densities and increases surface seed predation when compared to no-till and organic systems. These results suggest that integrated cropping systems can reduce herbicide application while effectively controlling weeds and thereby help to reduce the ecosystem impact of agricultural systems
Ep. 70. In Local Hands
No full textThe New York Government Reorganization and Citizen Empowerment Act (the Empowerment Act) made it easier for New York State residents to initiate the dissolution or consolidation of village governments. On the latest episode of Policy Outsider, Rockefeller Institute Fellow and Daemen University Professor Lisa Parshall discusses her new book, In Local Hands, which examines the social, political, and narrative context surrounding municipal reorganization in the state, especially since the Empowerment Act went into effect in 2010. The conversation touches on questions explored in the book: why do village residents support or oppose dissolutions? How do residents initiate reorganizations? And how do dissolutions affect taxes and government services?
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Excess chloride and impervious surfaces reduce over-winter quality of stream algal assemblages
No full textIt\u27s OK to Feel Optimistic About Governing and Democracy
No full textWhile critics allege that federal civil service protections exist to protect lazy or useless bureaucrats, the professional civil service does the actual work of administration of public policy programs. In recent years, rhetoric that focuses on the deconstruction of the administrative state has had a deleterious effect on the civil service and government. But, the Biden administration has used its time to rebuild government and confidence in governing, perhaps leaving room for optimism.
In the second part of a two-part discussion, Lisa Parshall spoke to the podcast about the legacy of Trump-era policies like the Schedule F Executive order, the new edition of her book Directing the Whirlwind: The Trump Presidency and the Deconstruction of the Administrative State and her optimism about the state of government administration in the post-Trump era.
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New or “normal” election? Understanding ranking activity in New York City\u27s first ranked choice voting election
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Applying Density Functional Theory to Common Organic Mechanisms: A Computational Exercise
No full textA computational experiment investigating common organic chemistry mechanisms has been developed and implemented in a junior/senior-level physical chemistry laboratory course at two institutions. Students investigated various reactions that proceed via SN1, SN2, E1, and E2 mechanisms using hybrid Density Functional Theory (DFT). Our pre/post-assessments indicate that students at both institutions were able to better visualize and interpret the 3D representation of transition states, stepwise reaction mechanisms, and reaction coordinate diagrams of the aforementioned reactions
Advocacy
No full textSocial work is different from other helping professions in that its mission and ethical standards require members to not only serve persons in need, but to support their empowerment and work for the amelioration of harmful social conditions and inequities through advocacy. Social work advocacy has taken many historic and contemporary forms, reflecting the broad spectrum of social work practice and related knowledge, values, skills, and cognitive and affective processes. Given increasing diversity and complexity in the world today and the continuing need to advance human rights, as well as social, economic, and environment justice, ongoing commitment and attention to social work advocacy is needed, especially as it pertains to social work education, practice, and operational approaches