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Personal Opinions Seem to be the Major Contributor to the Influenza Vaccination Disparity in Sneedville, TN

Relevance Although the seasonal flu vaccine remains the most effective way to prevent the spread of influenza and reduce its associated mortalities, the proportion of individuals receiving the vaccine continues to be an issue in various communities across the United States. The attitudes of residents who live in Sneedville, a small town in a rural northeastern Tennessee, were surveyed. Objective(s) To determine the barriers to influenza vaccination in Sneedville, Tennessee and contribute to the literature on why some rural communities across the United States show low influenza vaccination rates. Materials and Methods Door-to-door convenience sampling was conducted in Sneedville, TN. Participants were asked to complete a survey consisting of three yes or no demographic questions (one with an option to further elaborate) and nine opinion questions based on a five-point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = undecided, 4 = agree, 5 = strongly agree). Participants were not provided any additional details pertaining to the Likert scale questions and were given the option to skip the Likert scale questions. These questions were chosen to gauge the potential structural, socioeconomic, belief, and provider-related barriers to vaccination. Two-tailed independent t-tests were used to compare the Likert scale means for each of the nine opinion questions in those that received the influenza vaccine and those who did not. Univariate analysis was conducted to assess difference in the distribution of Likert responses in vaccinators compared to non-vaccinators. Results This project surveyed 172 residents of which 60.5% (104/172) indicated that they did not receive the influenza vaccine for the 2017-2018 flu season. Compared to individuals who vaccinate against the flu, individuals who do not vaccinate against the flu believe the flu shot is not worthwhile and believe the flu shot has a greater chance to make them sick. Conclusions This study finds that structural, socioeconomic, and provider-related barriers are not the underlying cause of the low influenza vaccination rates in this rural area. Instead, public opinion on influenza vaccination seems to be the reason for the disparity.
Thai dance exercises benefited functional mobility and fall rates among community-dwelling older individuals

Background: With dramatic increase in the number of older individuals, special efforts have been made to promote the levels of independence and reduce fall rates among these individuals. Objective: To investigate the effects of Thai dance exercises over 6 weeks on functional mobility and fall rates in community-dwelling older individuals. Methods: Sixty-one community-dwelling older adults were interviewed and assessed for their demographics and fall data during 6 months prior to participation in the study. Then they completed the quasi-experimental Thai dance exercise program for 50 minutes/day, 3 days/week over 6 weeks. Their functional mobility relating to levels of independence and safety were assessed prior to training, at 3-week and 6-week training. After completing the program at 6 weeks, participants were prospectively monitored for fall data over 6 months. Results: Participants improved their functional mobility significantly after 3- and 6-week training (p<0.01). The number of faller individuals obviously decreased from 35% (n=21) prior to training to only 8% (n=5) after training (p<0.01). Conclusion: The current findings further extend benefits of Thai dance as an alternative musical exercise program to promote levels of independence and safety among community-dwelling older adults.
Genetic Variation of Traits in Natural Enemies Relevant for Biological Control: A Systematic Review

The concept of genetic improvement in relation to biological control involves the exploitation of natural genetic variation for the benefit of existing biological control agents (BCAs). Despite recent calls for this process to be adopted in biological control research, there is no clear overview of the current state of research into genetic variation within a biological control context, including quantifiable estimates such as narrow-sense heritability (h2). In this systematic review, we aim to determine the current state of research on the genetic variation of biological control traits in natural enemies. After the searching process, screening for papers that can deliver on our research question reduced the initial 2,927 search hits to only a mere 69 papers for data extraction. Of these, the majority (73.6%) did not report quantitative values for genetic variation. Extracting the traits measured in these papers, we categorized them according to two approaches; the first related to fitness components, and the second related to biological control importance. This systematic review highlights the need for more rigorous reporting of the quantitative values of genetic variation to enable the successful genetic improvement of biological control agents.
Cerebral lateralisation of first and second languages in bilinguals assessed using functional transcranial Doppler ultrasound

Background: Lateralised language processing is a well-established finding in monolinguals. In bilinguals, studies using fMRI have typically found substantial regional overlap between the two languages, though results may be influenced by factors such as proficiency, age of acquisition and exposure to the second language. Few studies have focused specifically on individual differences in brain lateralisation, and those that have suggested reduced lateralisation may characterise representation of the second language (L2) in some bilingual individuals. Methods: In Study 1, we used functional transcranial Doppler sonography (FTCD) to measure cerebral lateralisation in both languages in high proficiency bilinguals who varied in age of acquisition (AoA) of L2. They had German (N = 14) or French (N = 10) as their first language (L1) and English as their second language. FTCD was used to measure task-dependent blood flow velocity changes in the left and right middle cerebral arteries during phonological word generation cued by single letters. Language history measures and handedness were assessed through self-report. Study 2 followed a similar format with 25 Japanese (L1) /English (L2) bilinguals, with proficiency in their second language ranging from basic to advanced, using phonological and semantic word generation tasks with overt speech production. Results: In Study 1, participants were significantly left lateralised for both L1 and L2, with a high correlation (r = .70) in the size of laterality indices for L1 and L2. In Study 2, again there was good agreement between LIs for the two languages (r = .77 for both word generation tasks). There was no evidence in either study of an effect of age of acquisition, though the sample sizes were too small to detect any but large effects. Conclusion: In proficient bilinguals, there is strong concordance for cerebral lateralisation of first and second language as assessed by a verbal fluency task.
Unpacking domain-specific achievement motivation: the role of contextualising items for test-criterion correlations

Abstract Achievement motivation scores on the domain-specific level are better predictors of domain-matching scholastic performance than scores of general achievement motivation measures. Although there is research on domain-specific motivational measures, it is still unknown where this higher predictive power originates from. To address this, 715 students in secondary school answered questionnaires on general and domain-specific achievement motivation, domain-specific self-concept, and domain-specific self-esteem in two different studies. The first study was designed to disentangle the variance components in general and domain-specific achievement motivation in order to delineate hypotheses regarding potential drivers for the predictive power of domain-specific achievement motivation. The findings implied a strong role for a shared method factor. To explore the nature of this method factor, domain-specific self-concept/-esteem were focussed to establish discriminant validity evidence in a second study. The results indicate that the additional domain-specific variance can, in large parts, be explained by self-concept and self-esteem on domain-specific level.
Role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Enhancing Food Utilization among Smallholder Farmers’ Households in Northern Nigeria

Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are attracting global attention because of their unprecedented potential to bring about astounding improvement. The numerous advantages presented by ICTs can be employed towards the enhancement of rural households’ capabilities in attaining sufficient, safe and nutritious food. This paper seeks to establish the potency of ICTs in enhancing the food utilization among smallholder households in Northern Nigeria. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire administered to 120 smallholders. The results show that smallholders consider that food utilization was inadequate (80.9%); however, they acknowledged that ICTs could play a significant role in enhancing food utilization. The findings further reveal that the following were ranked first to fifth by household heads: disseminating appropriate information about food crops (98.6%), improving purchasing power and market price (94.1%), enhancing decision-making regarding food (89.5%), improving food distribution practices (81.1%) and improving cultural and individual food choice (77.6). Keywords: ICTs, Food utilization, Smallholder farmer households, Nigeria DOI : 10.7176/IKM/10-1-05 Publication date: January 31 st 2020
The Dark Side of Solo Female Travel: Negative Encounters with Male Strangers

Abstract Research on solo female travel indicates that women traveling alone in foreign countries are subject to different sociocultural and gender norms, and may bear more fear and constraints both temporally and spatially. Harassment from male strangers exerts considerable influence on women’s perception of safety. However, issues of how solo female travelers confront stranger harassment remain untouched in tourism or leisure studies. Based on the perspectives of stranger harassment and cultural encounters, this article explores the experiences and interactions of 17 Taiwanese solo females with male strangers. Results revealed when facing harassment, they opted to neglect, forbear, or blame themselves; hardly had they actively fought back. Adding ramifications to the existing knowledge, this article contributes to the understanding of the theoretical conceptualization of stranger harassment of solo female travelers, and is in due response to the dearth of research in this area.
Influence of Preexcitation, High Temperature Magnetization and Combined Excitation Method on Screening Current Attenuation in Conduction-Cooled REBCO Coil

This article investigated a suitable excitation method for a conduction-cooled REBCO coil to reduce the temporal attenuation of the screening current induced field (screening field) for magnetic resonance imaging. We investigated the effect of the preexcitation of the coil and high temperature magnetization method on the screening field attenuation by measuring the variation rate of the magnetic field at the side surface of a conduction-cooled rare-earth barium copper oxide double pancake coil. Experimental results showed that the preexcitation of the coil and high temperature magnetization increased the temporal stability of the coil magnetic field when the preexcitation current is higher than the main operational current, or the temperature change of the high temperature magnetization is over 5 K, respectively. We also clarified that the combination of the preexcitation, overshooting, and high temperature magnetization method greatly suppressed the attenuation of the screening field and also the load factor of the coil than in the case when only the high temperature magnetization is applied.
Physical and Chemical Properties of Gelatin from Red Snapper Scales : Temperature Effects

The extent of applications in various fields makes the need for gelatin continue to increase in the global market. Fish gelatin is an alternative to mammalian gelatin and its use is more universal because it can be consumed by all religious followers. The high variability of fish gelatin properties is caused by the availability of many extraction methods to obtain it. This preliminary study was carried out to find the optimum range of gelatin extraction procedures using Red Snapper scales because it had not been widely studied, although it was reported that gelatin yield was not significantly different from the bone and skin part. The optimum condition of the extraction procedure was obtained by pre-treatment using 5 % CH3COOH with extraction temperature of 60 °C which produces 58.19% swelling of fish scales and yield of gelatin is 8.76% with the moisture quality of 6.68%, pH of 6.225, viscosity of 15.54 cP and the melting point of 60 °C. The functional groups of gelatin was also successfully confirmed by FT-IR spectra.
Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health: Core Concepts and Clinical Practice

Infant mental health is defined as the young child's capacity to experience, regulate, and express emotions; form close and secure relationships; and explore the environment and learn. In more than 40 years, infant mental health has emerged dramatically as an entirely separate field and has gained popularity among the child and adolescent psychiatrists interested in early childhood mental health symptoms. This 20-chapter book provides a very thorough summary of core and novel concepts and applications. It presents infant mental health as an ongoing process of understanding the child's adaptation within his/her family. Infant psychiatrists and mental health professionals delineate the strengths and weaknesses in developmental progression. They identify early remediable needs and challenges and develop an evidence-based formulation and a clinically and culturally competent plan to address them. These processes are crucial to halt or prevent further adverse consequences and to provide a healthy nurturing environment in early childhood. Chapter 1 discusses the dyadic relationship between caregiver and the infant, explaining therapeutic approach, and also describes how correct use of words explicitly impacts caregiver's response to the clinician's approach. Chapter 2 describes NeurosequentialModel of Therapeutics (NMT) using a relevant case example of maltreated children. Patient's developmental trajectory within a set of strengths and vulnerabilities is delineated. The NMT metrics report, which is an evidence-based tool for assessment of the child's developmental history and resilience-related factors, provides an estimate of development risk. The author, Bruce Perry, MD, PhD, very well describes the implementation of this tool in the formulation of initial recommendations and a reevaluation report. Appendices to the chapter include applications of the tools showing a patient's detailed data, initial recommendation, and reevaluation report.
Effect of Tryptophan and Ascorbic Acid on Yield and Some Chemical Constituents of Lupine ( Lupines termis L.) Plants

A field experiment was carried out during seasons 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 seasons to study the effects of spraying Tryptophan and Ascorbic acid on yield components and chemical composition of plants . using two cultivars Giza-1 and Giza-2 of lupine plants. Foliar spray of Tryptophan at rate (Trp. : 25 and 50 mg /L) Ascorbic acid (A A: 100 and 200 mg /L)either alone, or their combination and control. The effect of the previous treatments on some vegetative growth criteria namely{ plant height (cm), pod length (cm), number of branches/ plant, weight of 100 seeds, and seed yield / plant(g) and seed yield / fed(ton) } wear investigated as well as chemical composition such as, total nitrogen, crude protein (CP),total soluble sugars (TSS), crude lipids (CL), total alkaloids (TAs), and total phenolic compounds (TPCs). Results indicated that foliar application Tryptophan and Ascorbic acid significantly improve yield and chemical composition. Trp. was more effective than A. A. in raising lupine yield, significantly increased yield of lupine plants, plant height (cm), pod length (cm), number of branches/ plant, weight of 100 seeds and seed yield/ plant(g) and seed yield / fed(ton). Total nitrogen, crude protein (CP),total soluble sugars (TSS), crude lipids (CL), total alkaloid (TAs), and total phenolic compounds (TPCs). in seeds lupine were significantly enhancement by mounting Trp. from 25to 50 mg /L and/or A.A. concentrations up to 100 and 200 mg/L.
Potential of circular RNA itchy E3 ubiquitin protein ligase as a biomarker and treatment target for multiple myeloma

Background This study aimed to investigate the association of circular RNA itchy E3 ubiquitin protein ligase (circ-ITCH) expression with disease risk, clinical characteristics, progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) of multiple myeloma (MM), and to explore the influence of circ-ITCH overexpression on MM cell activities in vitro. Methods Bone marrow samples from 92 MM patients and 30 healthy controls were collected, and circ-ITCH expression was detected by quantitative polymerase chain reaction. PFS and OS in MM patients were calculated. Circ-ITCH in human MM cell lines and normal bone marrow mononuclear cells (BMMCs) were detected. Circ-ITCH overexpression and control overexpression plasmids were transfected to U226 cell line, and cell proliferation as well as apoptosis were assessed. Results Circ-ITCH expression was under-expressed in MM patients compared to healthy controls. And receiver operating characteristic curve displayed that circ-ITCH could distinguish MM patients from healthy controls [area under curve: 0.809 (95% CI: 0.722–0.895)]. Additionally, circ-ITCH high expression was associated with decreased International Staging System (ISS) stage in MM patients. Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox’s regression analysis displayed that circ-ITCH expression was positively correlated with PFS and OS. In vitro, circ-ITCH expression was lower in MM cell lines (including RPMI8226, U226 and NCI-H929) compared to normal BMMCs. In U226 cells, cell proliferation was decreased but apoptosis was elevated by circ-ITCH overexpression. Conclusions Circ-ITCH might serve as a potential biomarker and treatment target for MM.
Influence of Kaolin on the Formation and Sedimentation of Oil-Colloidal Particle Aggregates in Marine Environments

ABSTRACT Li, J.; Xia, W. ; Liu, L. ; Zhang, M. ; Zhao, B. ; Liu, J.; Meng, M. ; Zhao, Y. , and Guo, J., 2020. Influence of kaolin on the formation and sedimentation of oil-colloidal particle aggregates in marine environments. Journal of Coastal Research, 36(3), 521–527. Coconut Creek (Florida), ISSN 0749-0208. Spilled oil in the marine environment is dispersed into droplets under the action of waves and currents, forming oil-colloidal particle aggregates (OcPAs) in the presence of clay particles in the ocean. Kaolin, which is a typical representative of clay particles, was investigated for its influence on the morphology and sedimentation characteristics of OcPAs in this work. Results have displayed that OcPAs exist mainly in the forms of single drop, double drops, and multiple drops, and their morphology is mainly affected by the turbulence intensity and kaolin concentration in seawater. Furthermore, it is observed that under medium- and high-turbulence intensity, the larger the fractal dimension of OcPAs is, the smaller the settling velocity becomes. The results suggest that the spilled oil can be removed from the sea surface by adding clay particles to promote the formation of OcPAs with large particle size and rapid settling velocity.
SCHOOL BASED PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT TO STUDENT TEACHERS IN PREPARATION OF TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DOCUMENTS

Teaching practice is an important part of teacher training. Preparation of teacher professional documents is one among the major activities student teachers do during the teaching practice. This paper discusses the preparation of scheme of work and lesson plan as teacher professional documents and the professional support provided by experienced teachers in the teaching practice centers. The study was done in the southern highland of Tanzania during the 2015/2016 teaching practice period of the University of Dar es Salaam. Document analysis and interviews were done and qualitative data was collected. Content analysis was done and some descriptive statistics were used to describe the findings. Finds show that student teachers’ scheme of work and lesson plan had some variation based on the perception they had from the university and that little is learnt from the teaching practice stations. Some of the entries in the documents were wrongly constructed and in most cases differed among student teachers working in the same teaching practice station. It was also found out that little collaboration and assistance was offered from regular school teachers in the preparation of the documents. The paper suggests among others that schools should prepare their experienced teachers to actively be involved in the mentorship process. Key words:teaching practice, teacher professional documents, lesson plan, scheme of work. Policy
Seroprevalence of African Horse Sickness at Central Highland of Ethiopia

A cross-sectional study was undertaken to determine the seroprevalence of African Horse sickness virus (AHSV) antibodies and identify potential risk factors in equine population at selected areas of central high land of Ethiopia from November 2011 to April 2012. A total of 546 sera (506 horses, 18 mules and 22 donkeys) were collected randomly. Competitive Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay (c-ELISA) configuration was employed to determine the presence of AHSV antibodies. The apparent prevalence of AHSV was found to be 46 % in horses,61.1 % in mules and 36.4 % in donkeys. The overall apparent seroprevalence of AHSV in three species equine was found to be 46.2 %. Statistical significant (p 0.05) among age groups and sexes for seroprevalence of AHSV. In this study, all age groups as well as male and female populations were equally affected by African horse sickness disease. Questionnaire survey also indicated the presence of African horse sickness disease in the study areas. Therefore, control strategies as annual vaccination and appropriate housing system should be targeted at all ages and in both sex.
The diamond model: A French luxury cluster model embedded in regional heritage

ABSTRACT This article accounts for how luxury clusters potentially enable positive value flows for their regions, local handcraft small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and global customers. Based on this framework, luxury clusters are viewed as a distinct type of growth pole, with respect to the value flows taking place between their distinct offer, their operational systems, their economic model, the stakeholders’ capital exchanges, and their potential fundamental social and environmental values. A comparative case study of two French luxury clusters, for brandies in Cognac and for leather in Périgord-Limousin, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, is used to examine differing value flows in each luxury cluster. This study also proposes an overall framework, based on the local handcraft SMEs’ and institutional actors’ perceptions, for observing how value flows ideally interact in a French luxury context. It could ultimately contribute to the monitoring of further luxury clusters.