119 research outputs found
Adolescents involved in decision-making: clinic conversations about the human papillomavirus and vaccination
No full textThoughtful and deliberate, adolescent decision-making is not well understood. For example, adolescents and parents visit with physicians for routine health care however the extent that adolescents participate has not been satisfactorily investigated. This study used surveys, conversations, and observations of healthy adolescents, parents, and physicians discussing issues of optional vaccination against human papillomavirus infections to interrogate the gap in understanding adolescent decision-making. The decision involves if and when to receive vaccination to prevent sexually transmitted infections that potentially cause adult cancers. Thus, sexual behavior and vaccination effectiveness infuse these discussions. Survey results from several hundred 11 thru 21 year-old Black, Hispanic, and White adolescents and parents showed adolescents’ older age, female gender, and suburban residence as significant predictors of vaccination acceptance; race, education, HPV knowledge, and judgments of adolescent autonomy were not. Survey conversations and observations substantiated that parents were the decision-makers. Information did not influence decisions; parents were influenced by their personal beliefs about vaccinations and sexual debut and their adolescents’ age. Adolescents indicated on their surveys that they would make vaccination decisions which contradicted their survey conversations and participant-physician encounters that showed adolescents deferring the decision to their parents. During survey conversations, when their parents were not present, adolescents posed thoughtful questions and engaged in HPV discussions. During participant-physician encounters adolescents rarely participated. Notably, if adolescents chose to speak they protested the shot and rallied to postpone it. An adolescent focused on a vaccination presents a vulnerable and asexual image. Adolescents’ participation in HPV vaccination decision-making is not determined by their decision-making competence but by their social competency. Both parents and adolescents understand the sexual subtexts looming in the background and neither want those perceptions to rise to the forefront. Reformulating the manner and content of HPV discussions may increase adolescent participation and vaccination reception.Ph. D.Includes bibliographical referencesIncludes vitaby Marla DeMesquita Wande
Advocacy for Dance/Drill Team Directors: An Inquiry of Public High School Dance/Drill Team Director Stipends
No full textMarla Moore’s research entitled “Advocacy for Dance/Drill Team Directors: An Inquiry of
Public High School Dance/Drill Team Director Stipends” investigates how Texas public high school dance/drill team directors are compensated for their work and additionally, how their compensation compares to directors and coaches of other extracurricular activities. Through correlational quantitative research, the author gathered public-facing stipend data from 447 public high schools in Texas as well as survey data from 28 current high school drill team directors. Utilizing descriptive statistics and inferential statistics, Moore analyzed the data to determine trends and correlations that existed between drill team director stipends and other extracurricular teacher stipends, and additionally analyzed data according to geographical areas of Texas, school demographics, enrollment numbers, and more. The author further placed findings in relation to discourse concerning arts advocacy, the benefits of arts education, extracurricular teacher compensation, and Texas school funding
The Effects of Lung Protective Ventilation or Hypercapnic Acidosis on Gas Exchange and Lung Injury in Surfactant Deficient Rabbits.
No full textPermissive hypercapnia has been shown to reduce lung injury in subjects with surfactant deficiency. Experimental studies suggest that hypercapnic acidosis by itself rather than decreased tidal volume may be a key protective factor.To study the differential effects of a lung protective ventilatory strategy or hypercapnic acidosis on gas exchange, hemodynamics and lung injury in an animal model of surfactant deficiency.30 anesthetized, surfactant-depleted rabbits were mechanically ventilated (FiO2 = 0.8, PEEP = 7cmH2O) and randomized into three groups: Normoventilation-Normocapnia (NN)-group: tidal volume (Vt) = 7.5 ml/kg, target PaCO2 = 40 mmHg; Normoventilation-Hypercapnia (NH)-group: Vt = 7.5 ml/kg, target PaCO2 = 80 mmHg by increasing FiCO2; and a Hypoventilation-Hypercapnia (HH)-group: Vt = 4.5 ml/kg, target PaCO2 = 80 mmHg. Plasma lactate and interleukin (IL)-8 were measured every 2 h. Animals were sacrificed after 6 h to perform bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), to measure lung wet-to-dry weight, lung tissue IL-8, and to obtain lung histology.PaO2 was significantly higher in the HH-group compared to the NN-group (p<0.05), with values of the NH-group between the HH- and NN-groups. Other markers of lung injury (wet-dry-weight, BAL-Protein, histology-score, plasma-IL-8 and lung tissue IL-8) resulted in significantly lower values for the HH-group compared to the NN-group and trends for the NH-group towards lower values compared to the NN-group. Lactate was significantly lower in both hypercapnia groups compared to the NN-group.Whereas hypercapnic acidosis may have some beneficial effects, a significant effect on lung injury and systemic inflammatory response is dependent upon a lower tidal volume rather than resultant arterial CO2 tensions and pH alone
Joe Kincheloe: Marxist Kritik and the Tender-Hearted
No full textThis piece is in memory of Joe Kincheloe. Here, Morris explores Kincheloe's tough-minded Marxism and tenderhearted kindness. The article looks at some of Joe's recent work and how he contributed to the field of curriculum studies. Morris draws on the German spelling of the word Kritik-as it is written in the work of Marx and Engels (1978)-to suggest that critical theory needs to return to its Marxist roots. Kincheloe's work is best represented by what is called critical pedagogy as he worked to undo oppression, embrace indigenous knowledges, and fight for the underdog. Morris discusses these issues in this piece. About the Author Dr. Marla Morris is Associate Professor of Education at Georgia Southern University. She is the author of Curriculum and the Holocaust: Competing Sites of Memory and Representation (2001), Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum and Associates Publishers; Jewish Intellectuals and the University (2007), New York: Palgrave; and Teaching Through the Ill Body: A Spiritual and Aesthetic Approach to Pedagogy and Illness (2008), Rotterdam: Sense Publishers
Frontline women : negotiating crosscultural issues in ministry
No full textCh. 1 Distinctly female / Marguerite Kraft
Ch. 2 Created to serve / Marla Campbell
Ch.3 Making adjustments favorably / Marla Campbell
Ch.9 Combating chronic stress by restoring God\u27s image / Sheryl Takagi Silzer
Ch. 11 High alert to enemy attacks / Marguertie G. Kraft
Ch.12 In the line of fire / Judith E. Linenfelter
Frontline Women is a collection of writings on women’s issues from those who have had mission field experience. Each author has special interest and expertise in the area in which he or she has written.https://digitalcommons.biola.edu/faculty-books/1066/thumbnail.jp
An analytical study of the relationship between substance abuse, delinquent behavior and the mediating effect of self-esteem among African-American male adolescents, 1995
No full textThis research study examined (1) the relationship between substance abuse and delinquency among African-American male adolescents and (2) self-esteem as a mediator of the relationship between substance abuse and delinquency among African-American male adolescents. Data from 30 African-American, state committed male adolescents were used in the study. A two part questionnaire was administered to examine the aforementioned variables by utilizing a cross-sectional survey design. The theoretical orientation used in this study was based on the cognitive-ecological theory. Results indicated no relationship between substance abuse and delinquency among African-American male adolescents. Importantly, the positive, moderate relationship between self-esteem and substance abuse suggests that greater attention to this relationship is needed. Implications of social work practice, at the micro and macro levels, were discussed
Popular Education in Latin America: An Effective Tool for Social Change?
No full textThe purpose of this paper is to present and analyze some of the problems found in implementing popular education programs in Latin America based on the author\u27s observations during her experience at the Center of Social Investigation, Appropriate Technology and Training (CISTAC). Popular education is a form of non-formal education associated with the poor and oppressed in developing countries. It is considered a tool for social change and claims the goal of creating a more equitable society by raising consciousness, inspiring mobilization and organization of popular social movements, and ultimately, altering social and political structures. Over the past few decades, popular education programs have received attention from international development organizations attempting to solve development problems. This study was done as a response to the author\u27s frustration with glaring deterrents to CISTAC\u27s impact and some contradictions found in their work. Some of CISTAC\u27s short-comings are attributed to issues in popular education in general while others refer to issues surrounding organizational management. Based upon this review of popular education, the author offers recommendations for CISTAC to take toward maximizing their impact within the field of popular education as a tool for social change in Bolivia
A descriptive study of maternal attitudes towards children born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, 1995
No full textThe purpose of this study was to examine whether mothers have more positive or negative attitudes towards their children born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. The population for this study consisted of thirty-five African American women attending a clinic at a local hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. To examine the attitudes of the participants, an original questionnaire was administered in a one-shot episode. The theoretical orientation used in this research was based on the Cognitive Theory. The utilization of the Cognitive Theory encourages respondents not to act on their emotions, but to act based on their rational thinking. The findings of this study revealed that seventy-two percent of the mothers were between the ages thirty-one to thirty-seven years old, and the majority of the respondents felt responsible for their child's condition. The findings also revealed that maternal attitudes were more negative than positive towards their child if the mother had no previous alcoholism treatment
Studies on the isolation and in vitro culture of the embryonic disc from 6 3/4 preimplantation rabbit blastocyst, 1978
No full textA blastocyst may be defined as a spherical mass of cells consisting of two morphologically distinct areas, the trophoblast and the inner cell mass. These two areas are encompassed by an acellular membrane referred to as the zona pellucida. The embryonic disc is thought to be the start of organogenesis in the rabbit blastocyst. Cross-sections of the blastocyst show that the trophoblast remains one-cell-layer thick, except where it forms a continuum with the inner cell mass. A new procedure is reported here for separating the embryonic disc from the trophoblast by micro-manipulation for both observation and experimentation. This technique made it possible to study the embryonic disc as a separate entity from the trophoblast and to determine if the trophoblast cells are a necessity for pulsating "heart" tissue. The procedure also provided a localizing method which aids in the use of time lapse cinematography to observe the migration of pulsating cells. Hence, we were also able to more closely observe this area, thought to represent the start of organogensis, through the use of phase-contrast microscopy. The technique may allow for the orientation of the disc to determine the exact area (if one exists) that contains the cardiacforming regions. If, in fact, cardiac tissue has formed from the embryonic disc, our studies with acetylcholine should prove to be interesting. The effects of acetylcholine upon the embryonic heart appears to have a special interest, since it is not complicated by possible effects of the drug on intrinsic nerve cells and fibers and on vessels, as in experimentation on the adult heart
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