8 research outputs found
Race/ethnicity and languages of Oregon's emergency care workforce
No full textby Michaella Sektnan & Megan Pratt, Oregon Child Care Research Partnership, Oregon State University.Title from PDF caption (viewed on May 5, 2020)."As of April 23, 2020."This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Includes bibliographical references.Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
School-age supply and demand: child care access and equity : report in response to House Bill 2346
No full textprepared by: Megan Pratt, Bobbie Weber, Michaella Sektnan, Shannon Caplan, & Laurie Houston, Oregon State University.Title from PDF cover (viewed on October 19, 2020)."Through House Bill (HB) 2346, the 2019 Oregon Legislature created the Task Force on Access to Quality Affordable Child Care. This bill directed the Early Learning Division to conduct three studies to inform the work of the Task Force"--Page 2.This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Includes bibliographical references.Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
Supply and demand in Oregon: how equitable is child care access? : report in response to House Bill 2346
No full textprepared by: Megan Pratt, Bobbie Weber, Michaella Sektnan, Shannon Caplan, & Laurie Houston, Oregon State University.Title from PDF cover (viewed on October 19, 2020)."Through House Bill (HB) 2346, the Oregon Legislature created the Task Force on Access to Quality Affordable Child Care. This bill directed the Early Learning Division to conduct three studies to inform the work of the Task Force. This, the second of three required studies, addresses child care supply and demand"--Page 3.This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Includes bibliographic references (pages 37-38).Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
Oregon's child care deserts 2022: mapping supply by age group and percentage of publicly funded slots
No full textCovers OCLC #1252973076, OCLC #1085905802, OCLC #1379211089This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Includes bibliographical references.Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
Predicting proteus effect via the user avatar bond: a longitudinal study using machine learning
No full textThe impact of an avatar on real-world behaviors of users is known as the Proteus Effect. Different user avatar bond (UAB) aspects, including identifying, immersing, and compensating via the avatar, influence an individual’s Proteus Effect propensity. This study aimed to use machine learning (ML) classifiers to automate the prediction of those likely to experience Proteus Effect, based on their reports of identifying, immersing, and compensating with their avatar. Participants were 565 gamers (Mage = 29.3 years; SD = 10.6), assessed twice, six months apart, using the User-Avatar-Bond Scale and the Proteus Effect Scale. Tuned and untuned ML classifiers showed ML models could accurately identify individuals with higher Proteus Effect propensity, informed by a gamer’s reported UAB, age, and length of gaming involvement, both concurrently and longitudinally (i.e., six months later). Random forests performed better than other MLs, with avatar identification as the strongest predictor. This suggests higher Proteus Effect propensity for those with a stronger user-avatar bond, informing gamified health applications to introduce adaptive behavioral changes via the avatar. Prevention and practice implications are discussed. © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
Deep learning(s) in gaming disorder through the user-avatar bond: A longitudinal study using machine learning
No full textBackground and aims: Gaming disorder [GD] risk has been associated with the way gamers bond with their visual representation (i.e., avatar) in the game-world. More specifically, a gamer’s relationship with their avatar has been shown to provide reliable mental health information about the user in their offline life, such as their current and prospective GD risk, if appropriately decoded. Methods: To contribute to the paucity of knowledge in this area, 565 gamers (Mage 5 29.3 years; SD 510.6) were assessed twice, six months apart, using the User-Avatar-Bond Scale (UABS) and the Gaming Disorder Test. A series of tuned and untuned artificial intelligence [AI] classifiers analysed concurrently and prospectively their responses. Results: Findings showed that AI models learned to accurately and automatically identify GD risk cases, based on gamers’ reported UABS score, age, and length of gaming involvement, both concurrently and longitudinally (i.e., six months later). Random forests outperformed all other AIs, while avatar immersion was shown to be the strongest training predictor. Conclusion: Study outcomes demonstrated that the user-avatar bond can be translated into accurate, concurrent and future GD risk predictions using trained AI classifiers. Assessment, prevention, and practice implications are discussed in the light of these findings. © 2023 The Author(s)
Nox4 mediates skeletal muscle metabolic responses to exercise
No full textFull author list omitted for brevity. For the full list of authors, see article.OBJECTIVE: The immediate signals that couple exercise to metabolic adaptations are incompletely understood. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase 4 (Nox4) produces reactive oxygen species (ROS) and plays a significant role in metabolic and vascular adaptation during stress conditions. Our objective was to determine the role of Nox4 in exercise-induced skeletal muscle metabolism. METHODS: Mice were subjected to acute exercise to assess their immediate responses. mRNA and protein expression responses to Nox4 and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) were measured by qPCR and immunoblotting. Functional metabolic flux was measured via ex vivo fatty acid and glucose oxidation assays using (14)C-labeled palmitate and glucose, respectively. A chronic exercise regimen was also utilized and the time to exhaustion along with key markers of exercise adaptation (skeletal muscle citrate synthase and beta-hydroxyacyl-coA-dehydrogenase activity) were measured. Endothelial-specific Nox4-deficient mice were then subjected to the same acute exercise regimen and their subsequent substrate oxidation was measured. RESULTS: We identified key exercise-responsive metabolic genes that depend on H2O2 and Nox4 using catalase and Nox4-deficient mice. Nox4 was required for the expression of uncoupling protein 3 (Ucp3), hexokinase 2 (Hk2), and pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4 (Pdk4), but not the expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha (Pgc-1alpha). Global Nox4 deletion resulted in decreased UCP3 protein expression and impaired glucose and fatty acid oxidization in response to acute exercise. Furthermore, Nox4-deficient mice demonstrated impaired adaptation to chronic exercise as measured by the time to exhaustion and activity of skeletal muscle citrate synthase and beta-hydroxyacyl-coA-dehydrogenase. Importantly, mice deficient in endothelial-Nox4 similarly demonstrated attenuated glucose and fatty acid oxidation following acute exercise. CONCLUSIONS: We report that H2O2 and Nox4 promote immediate responses to exercise in skeletal muscle. Glucose and fatty acid oxidation were blunted in the Nox4-deficient mice post-exercise, potentially through regulation of UCP3 expression. Our data demonstrate that endothelial-Nox4 is required for glucose and fatty acid oxidation, suggesting inter-tissue cross-talk between the endothelium and skeletal muscle in response to exercise.Neuroscienc
Literacy and the vernacular : a case study based on the post-colonial history of Mauritius, with particular reference to Mauritian Creole
No full textThis thesis examines the process of the literization of the vernacular, and seeks to establish the island of Mauritius as a case study of this process. The concept of literization equates standardization of the vernacular with its use as a written language. Four issues are established as central to this process: ideological, educational, sociocultural and technical.
The thesis investigates the particular sociolinguistic situation of Mauritius, and examines each of these issues in relation to Mauritian Creole. It demonstrates the role that Mauritian Creole plays in Mauritian society, and how, since independence, issues relating to ideology, education, and the cultural and technical aspects of standardization, have been involved in the promotion of the language. The interaction between these issues is apparent throughout the thesis, and manifested in the work of Ledikasyon pu Travayer (LPT), the only organization in Mauritius to provide literacy tuition in Mauritian Creole. The thesis seeks to show that their unified approach to literacy, standardization, and the promotion of Mauritian Creole exemplifies the issues involved, and provides the best basis for the establishment of Mauritian Creole as a standard language.
The analysis of the situation in Mauritius within the framework of wider issues of the literization of the vernacular permits a comparison to other former colonies facing problems of language choice, and places these issues within the wider sociolinguistic context of standardization
