cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
An Examination of Demographic Associations Predicting Success in the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's Strong4Life Program
Creators: name: Hawes, Amy
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2015

description: BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to explore demographic associations and their predictive value of effective weight maintenance among participants in the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta [CHOA] Strong4Life program for children and youth ages 2 to 20. 

METHODS: Analyses are based on the Strong4Life clinic data collected by Strong4Life from 2010 through 2014. Participants of the program fell into the 85th percentile and above for Body Mass Index (BMI). Descriptive tests, comparison of means, and logistic regression analyses were run to determine if patterns in the data examining demographic characteristics of the sample and their relationship to successful weight management were statistically significant.
 
RESULTS: Logistic regression findings indicate that ethnicity (OR=2.737, CI: 1.273-5.892) p =0.01 is a predictor of successful weight management (n=324). Stong4Life defined program success as a decrease in BMI z-score of 0.04. While gender, race, baseline weight, asthma and pre-diabetes status were examined; statistical tests did not detect significant variations among the participants. Overall, the Strong4Life program is successful as seen by the p value< 0.001.

CONCLUSIONS: Findings from this study are important for childhood obesity programs because tailoring strategies that align with unique segments of the population maximize their potential reach. Obesity research is required to advance intervention development that is sensitive to patterns and distinctions that exist among subpopulations. These findings are important for prevention of childhood obesity efforts and promotion of multidisciplinary approaches to combat obesity world-wide.
Evaluation of Toxic Release Inventory Facilities in Metropolitan Atlanta: Census Tract Demographics, Facility Distribution, Air Toxic Emissions and Regulation
Creators: name: Johnson, Ryan
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2015

description: Background and Purpose
Low socioeconomic status (SES) populations as well as minorities are often exposed to a disproportionate number of hazardous chemical including hydrogen fluoride, benzene and formaldehyde (Bullard, 2008). The sources of these hazards may include noxious land uses such as incinerators and landfills, Superfund sites, Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, sewer and water treatment plants, and other locally unwanted land uses (Choi, Shim, Kaye, & Ryan, 2006). The disproportionate burden often results in increased exposure to harmful environmental conditions for affected communities (Wilson et al., 2014). The objectives of this study are to evaluate the relevance of demographic characteristics to (1) TRI facility location, (2) TRI chemical emissions, and (3) incidence and resolution of facility complaints.
Methods
The study area is the Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget is comprised of 20 counties. Multivariate logistic regression was used to assess the relative importance of race and socioeconomic variables in predicting whether a TRI facility was located in a census tract. We applied multiple regression models to examine the association between amount of air toxics released from TRI facilities in the census tract (dependent variable), the number of emissions from TRI facilities in the census tract and the amount of chemicals released per emission and socio-demographic variables at the census tract level. Additionally, multivariate ordinal logistic regression was used to evaluate the association between the number of complaints to toxic chemicals and time to resolution of complaints and the covariates (SES and race/ethnicity) at the census tract level.
Results
In multivariate models the odds ratio for the presence of a TRI facility is 0.89 (p=0.002) for each 1% increase of females with a college degree and 2.4 (p
Discussion and Conclusion
We found evidence of racial and socio-demographic disparities in the burden of TRI facilities and chemical emissions in the Atlanta MSA. We observed a trend for toxic chemicals emitted suggesting that more blacks and Hispanics were burdened by and potentially exposed to TRI facilities than were Whites. There was only one predictor, percentage of females with a college degree, where we observed an inverse and statistically significant association with the amount of chemical emissions in pounds. We also found evidence that of potential differences in regulation processes of TRI facilities. Overall, results indicate that race/ethnicity and socioeconomic composition play a role in TRI facility siting and TRI facility emissions indicating burden disparities for low-SES populations as well as non-Whites in the Atlanta MSA. These results are similar to results presented in the environmental justice literature.
title: EXPLORING HEALTHCARE ACCESS IN TELEHEALTH THROUGH SPANISH-SPEAKING PATIENTS’ PERSPECTIVES
title: A SCOPING REVIEW
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Verst, Abigail
Publisher: name: University of Kentucky Libraries
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 3.5
subject: FOS: Other medical sciences

description: Background: Telehealth offers a potential solution to addressing access barriers experienced by Spanish-speaking patients. This scoping review aimed to explore whether a comprehensive view of healthcare access is being considered when creating telehealth programs for Spanish-speakers. The Conceptual Framework of Access to Healthcare (Levesque et al., 2013) was used to guide access analysis.

Methods: A literature search was conducted across three databases to identify empirical studies in the United States that reported Spanish-speaking patients’ perspectives of telehealth through quantitative questions. Data was collected from the included articles to characterize the type of healthcare providers and telehealth modalities examined in the research.

Results: Thirteen articles met inclusion criteria. In total, 126 quantitative patient-perspective questions were extracted from the articles to determine the corresponding access category from the Conceptual Framework of Access to Healthcare. Across the articles, appropriateness was the most addressed category. No article considered all ten access categories.

Discussion: Few provider groups have explored Spanish-speaking patients’ perspectives of telehealth, and several areas of the Conceptual Framework of Access to Healthcare were minimally investigated. It is imperative that more areas of healthcare consider a multi-dimensional view of access when developing telehealth programs to ensure all patient populations can truly access services.
description: © 2025 Abigail J. Verst
Developing good citizens by the way of democracy through civic duty, cultural and social life course
Creators: name: Phinla, Wipada
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 390102
subject: Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development

description: Democratic citizenship is based on the belief that we have the capability of self-development and freedom to choose our own lifestyle because we select the best through trial and error. Therefore, democracy is a political system that the people are autonomous. Developing good citizens by the way of democracy through civic duty, cultural and social life course is one of the courses that help students raise awareness of Thai citizenship to have knowledge, basic skills and positive attitude about democracy. Moreover, learning of civic duty in Thai education system has some flaws, because they are stuck to the contents based on the curriculum rather than learning through practicality. Thus, the school is an important place in encouraging and teaching the students to realize the importance of being good citizens. Schools should cultivate children and youth to learn theories through practice every day. This can be a preparation of students to become good adults in the future and can also be an important basis in continually applying to society and nation.
The Relationship Between Alcohol Consumption Patterns and Intimate Partner Violence Victimization and Perpetration Among Youth in the Slums of Kampala, Uganda
Creators: name: Paynter, Emily
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2015

description: Purpose: To determine the prevalence of and identify specific alcohol consumption patterns related to intimate partner violence perpetration and victimization among youth in Kampala, Uganda.
Methods: Data were collected on 457 youth aged 14-24 years for the 2011 Kampala Youth Survey. Prevalence for intimate partner violence victimization and perpetration were compared for males and females. The relationship between two specific alcohol consumption patterns and intimate partner victimization and perpetration were examined.
Results: In 2011, 32.2% of Kampala youth reported being victims and 20.3% reported being perpetrators of violence against an intimate partner. Females were significantly less likely to report being perpetrators than males (OR= 0.53, 95% CI 0.36-0.79). Increased frequency of alcohol consumption within the past month was associated with an increased likelihood for intimate partner violence victimization, perpetration, and the overlap variable of being both a victim and perpetrator.
Conclusion: This study identifies specific alcohol consumption patterns that are risk factors for being a victim, a perpetrator, and both a victim and perpetrator of intimate partner violence in youth in the slums of Kampala. It also highlights the need for adolescent-specific studies regarding intimate partner violence due to gender differences.
Analysis of the Association between Availability of School Facilities Available for Physical Activity and MET Scores among Adolescents aged 12-15: NHANES National Youth Fitness Survey 2012
Creators: name: Cilwick, Alana
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2015

description: Background: Physical activity (PA) is a means to improve the overall health and well-being of adolescents. Daily PA helps decrease the risk of obesity, chronic diseases, and mental health disorders. However, adolescents are not participating in sufficient amounts of daily PA and negative health related conditions are becoming more prevalent. Youth spend the majority of their days at school. PA in the school environment is influenced by a number of factors including, break/free times, access to PA facilities, and allotted time for physical education (PE). Improving the factors that contribute to school-based PA levels may facilitate an increase in adolescent’s overall PA level. The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a relationship between access to school facilities for PA during free/lunch periods and MET scores of adolescents aged 12-15 years. A secondary purpose of this study is to determine if access to school facilities for PA during free/lunch periods is associated with body mass index (BMI).

Methods:
            Data for this study were obtained from the 2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) National Youth Fitness Survey (NYFS). MET scores were computed by combing data for moderate and vigorous PA variables by assigning a MET score of 4.0 to moderate recreational activities, and an 8.0 to vigorous recreational activities. METS per week were computed by multiplying MET scores by minutes per week. To determine if mean MET scores or BMI differ significantly between those with and without access to PA, t-tests were conducted on the overall sample and were also stratified by gender.

Results:
Of the 1,640 participants included in the survey, 478 (242 Male, 236 Female) participants met inclusion criteria to be in the analysis of MET scores and BMI. Students with access to PA facilities had a mean MET score 124.71 lower than students without access to PA facilities (p= 0.64). Students with access to PA facilities had a mean BMI 0.49 lower than students without access to PA facilities (p= 0.31). Neither result is statistically significant.

Conclusion:
            The findings of this analysis did not yield a statistically significant relationship between access to school PA facilities during lunch/free periods and MET scores or BMI. This was true of the overall analysis as well as gender stratified analyses. Boys engaged in more PA than females. Future studies should investigate how to increase PA in girls. Also, further investigation on the effect of the school environment on adolescents’ PA should be conducted. More data should be collected related to free/lunch period PA and whether adolescents have access to PA facilities.
Surgical Site Infections Following Total Joint Arthroplasty: An Examination of Microbial Isolates, Predisposing Patient Factors, and Diagnostic Delay
Creators: name: Beaulieu, Brooke
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2015

description: Background: Although device-associated total joint arthroplasty (TJA) has the potential to greatly improve recipient quality of life, the occurrence of surgical site infection (SSI) thereafter can render drastically debilitating and costly consequences.
Methods: A retrospective cohort design was used to analyze hospital discharge data from the State Inpatient Database (State of California, years 2009-2011). Descriptive statistics were conducted to establish microbial prevalence and multivariate logistic regression was conducted to examine associations between various patient-centric risk factors and the development of SSI. Interaction terms were evaluated for model inclusion. Finally, elapsed time from TJA operation to infection diagnosis was assessed according to site of TJA, pathogen virulence, and pre-existing comorbidities.
Results: During retrospective review, 1769 infections were detected. The incident rate of infection was 2.70 infections per 100,000 person-days. Staphylococci species were the most prevalent microorganisms (79%), including methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA 24%) and methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA 40%). Polymicrobial aetiology was identified in 5% of infections. The multivariate logistic model revealed increased odds of infection for knee vs. hip operations (OR = 1.50; 95% CI = 1.41 – 1.60), for male sex (OR = 1.70; 95% CI = 1.60 – 1.80), for increasing length of hospitalization (OR = 1.10; 95% CI = 1.09 – 1.11), and for comorbidities including obesity (OR = 3.99; 95% CI = 3.16 – 5.04), diabetes (OR = 1.45; 95% CI = 1.29 – 1.63), and rheumatoid arthritis (OR = 1.49; 95% CI = 1.19 – 1.87). Diagnostic delay differed significantly according to pathogen virulence, but not with comorbid status and site of TJA.
Conclusions: Staphylococci species were the most prevalent microbes identified in infected patients. Anatomical site of TJA, male sex, length of hospitalization, and existing comorbidities were significantly associated with increased odds of surgical site infection following operative TJA. Surveillance networks continue to be fundamental for understanding and reducing the burden of SSI as a subset of healthcare-associated infections.
A Comparison of Illicit and Licit Substances as Primary Substances of Abuse at Admission to Substance Abuse Treatment Centers in Georgia, 2009-2012
Creators: name: Hsu, Stephanie
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2015

description: Objectives. We examined the patterns of association that exist between socio-demographic variables and the risk of having an illicit substance as a primary substance of abuse.
Methods.
A cross-sectional study on secondary data from the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) observed socio-demographic patterns among those over 18 years old admitted for substance abuse treatment in Georgia during 2009-2012.
Results.
The distribution of licit substance users and illicit substance users was significantly different along all socio-demographic variables. Risk of admission for an illicit substance was highest among those unemployed, living independently, and who did not graduate from high school.
Conclusion.
The findings of this study show that admission for treatment of an illicit substance are congruent with what was previously known about groups with the highest risk. However other findings about gender differences, age, and independent living promote changes in prevention and directions for further research.
Social studies and cultivation of a good citizen in the democratic system
Creators: name: Phinla, Wipada
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 390102
subject: Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development

description: Creating a Thai society to peacefully live together requires all Thai people to behave as good citizens in a democratic system with the King as Head of State. Citizens are to behave according to the law or the rules of society, and show respect for human dignity and responsibility for themselves and others, recognize their duty and rights for freedom including sacrifice themselves for the benefit of the whole society and the nation. The cultivation of good citizenship requires education to function as an important process in cultivating Thai citizens to become perfect. This can be achieved by nurturing students through the learning management of social studies cours-es through religion and culture. The teachers need to instill suitable values and attitudes for students to live with other people in peace. This will encourage children and youth to become a driving force to solve common problems for the country in the future, including individuals’ behaviors to live among citizens with diverse ideas, culture, society, economy and politics. Then Thai citizens can become globalized citizens.
The Quantifiable Effects of SafeCare on the Language Environment of Three Families at risk for Child Maltreatment
Creators: name: Beck, Anna
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2015

description: Children who are victims of maltreatment often suffer from a lack of physical, emotional and linguistic stimulation from their caregivers. This prolonged lack of stimulation has the potential to result in language delays that can have lasting negative effects on children including behavioral problems, psychiatric conditions, an increased risk for adult long-term health sequela, and criminality and violent behavior. Research suggests that children who live in low socio-economic homes have significantly less linguistic stimulation than children who live in moderate to high-income brackets. Language Environment Analysis (LENA) technology is a device through which the language environment of the infant and mother can be captured and quantified. The mechanism records parental utterances (words spoken around the child); child vocalizations (including typical infant babble); conversational turns (verbal exchanges between parent and infant); and, time spent near televisions. SafeCare, an evidence-based family support program, aims to reduce child maltreatment by increasing bonding behaviors between parent and infant. Through implementation of the Parent-Infant Interaction module, parents are taught important bonding behaviors with their infants. What is yet to be evaluated is the quantifiable effect implementation of PII has on the language environment of families at-risk for maltreatment. The LENA device was utilized in this quasi-experimental research design to assess parental utterances pre-and postimplementation of SafeCare. Maternal utterances include adult word count, child vocalizations and conversational turns. Results from this exploratory research may have implications for future modifications to SafeCare, as well as to other family support programs aimed at child maltreatment prevention.
Addressing Social and Structural Determinants Affecting HIV Medical Care Among Adolescents Aged 13-24 in Georgia, 2013
Creators: name: Patel, Heta
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2015

description: BACKGROUND: Adolescents aged 13-24 account for a substantial number of new HIV infections every year in the United States. Timely linkage to care and continuous engagement is very imperative for effective medical interventions and overall improved health outcomes for HIV positive young adults. This thesis addresses and evaluates the factors affecting linkage to and retention in care for the newly diagnosed HIV positive adolescents in Georgia in 2013 and potential solutions to address the disparities.
METHODS: The analysis assessed quantitative and qualitative data extracted from Georgia’s HIV Surveillance-Electronic HIV/AIDS Reporting System (eHARS), Grady Infectious Disease Program (IDP), Ryan White CAREWare, and Georgia HIV Testing Data System. The data analysis was carried out using MS Excel and SAS 9.4. A univariate analysis was used by cross tabulating variables such as linked to care, any care, retention in care, and stratified by race/ethnicity, age, and risk factors. Inferential data was obtained from narrative reports of de-identified client-level from the Anti-Retroviral Treatment Access to Services (ARTAS) Intervention. Descriptive statistics analysis and logistic regression were performed using SAS version 9.4 with significance set at p<0.05.
RESULTS: Of the total 2,555 newly diagnosed HIV infected persons in Georgia in 2013, 601 were adolescents aged 13-24 years old. In comparison to other age groups, adolescents had the second highest newly diagnosed rate. Of the HIV infected adolescents, only 58% were linked to care and 47% were retained in care. HIV infection was found prominently among Black MSM populations.
CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicated differences in factors and barriers that are associated with HIV positive adolescents and linkage to medical care and retention in medical care provide evidence for developing public health interventions. Public health intervention programs that address sex education, effect of IV drug use, and the importance of health insurance may help curb the prevalence of both HIV and sexually transmitted diseases in at-risk groups.
Learning management guidelines for social studies, religion and culture in geography subject group for teachers of the 21st century
Creators: name: Phinla, Wipada
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 390102
subject: Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development

description: Thai society has recognized the importance of developing knowledge of the learners in the 21st century due to an increasing role of information technology present and future education. Social studies teacher in the geography subject group have to adjust to their new worldview in stepping into the fast changing modernity. A teacher in the new era is not only the a person who conducts teaching but also a person who helps solve problems, points out what is right or wrong of what learners receive from the media outside the classroom. Social studies teacher teach students to use geographic tools correctly and appropriately. Additionally, these teachers also use teaching techniques that enhance students to acquire knowledge from sources outside the classroom. Students are practiced to work as a team and provided with a conductive environment to learning. Therefore, it is necessary for a 21st century teachers to study the social studies, religion and culture in a geography subject group in order to have potential in developing students’ competence in competing with other countries on a sustainable basis.
The Use of Antenatal Care Services Among  Women Living in Cote d’Ivoire:  Focus on Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV
Creators: name: Ogokeh, Constance
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2015

description: Introduction: The use of antenatal care (ANC) services with programs for prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV is vital in reducing maternal and infant mortality as well as reducing the rate of neonatal HIV infections. The objectives of this study were 1) to determine the knowledge that women have about HIV/AIDS as well as mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV, and 2) to identify factors that were associated with ANC attendance, timing of first ANC visit, HIV testing as part of an ANC visit, and place of delivery among women living in Cote D’Ivoire, a high HIV prevalent country in West Africa.
Methods: The 2011-2012 Demographic Health Surveys (DHS) for Cote D’Ivoire was used, with a focus on women who had a parity of at least 1 and/or are currently pregnant. The outcomes of interest were ANC attendance, timing of first ANC visit, being tested for HIV as part of ANC visit, and the place of delivery. The independent variables included age, education, marital status, wealth, type of residency, general knowledge of HIV/AIDS (transmission and prevention), attitudes towards people living with HIV/AIDS, general knowledge of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) routes, and HIV pre-counseling during ANC visits. Chi-Square tests, univariate and multivariate logistic regression were conducted.
Results: There were a total of 7729 women who met the inclusion criteria, in which 4902 (90.9%) of them had at least one ANC visit, and 2340 (43.4%) had more than three ANC visits. More than half of the respondents went for their first ANC visit in their second trimester compared to 31.2% who went in their first trimester. Type of residence, wealth, attitudes towards people living with HIV/AIDS were associated with at least three of the outcomes. Women who did not receive counselling about testing for HIV during an ANC visit were more likely to not be tested for HIV (OR=24.65, 20.60 – 29.48; AOR= 22.21, 95% CI=16.82 – 29.31) compared to women who did receive counselling. Women less than 18 years were less likely to delivery in a health facility (OR= 1.76, 95% CI= 1.15 – 2.70) compared to women between the age of 25-29.
Conclusion: Even though approximately 91.0 % of the women in the study had at least one ANC visit, less than half of them met the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines to have at least four ANC visits. The study shows that HIV pre-counseling is an effective intervention in engaging pregnant women in PMTCT programs. However, interventions need to take in consideration people living in rural areas as well as people with low income.
An Examination of the Relationship Between SafeCare Provider Fidelity and Parenting Outcomes
Creators: name: Brown, Jessica
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2015

description: Background: In 2013, there were over 3 million reported cases of child maltreatment to state agencies, and 693,484 unique children were victims of child maltreatment. To address this public health problem, there is a move towards implementation of evidenced-based practice in the child welfare system. However, evidence based programs that are disseminated to community settings often fail to deliver the same positive outcomes found in research studies. Concern about this knowledge- to- practice gap has led to a burgeoning research focusing on factors that predict successful implementation including high fidelity.
Purpose: This study aims to fill the gap in knowledge regarding the relationship between provider fidelity for SafeCare, an evidenced-based parenting program, and parent behavior change. By improving our knowledge about fidelity in implementation we can work to improve the translation from laboratory to “real life.”
Methods: The data was derived from a longitudinal study aimed at examining the implementation of the SafeCare model in Georgia. As part of this implementation the National SafeCare Research and Training Center (NSTRC) conducted trainings with 54 agencies across the state of Georgia. Trainings were delivered to individuals (“home visitors”) under NSTRC implementation model who then began delivering SafeCare in the child welfare population. Home visitor fidelity monitoring was conducted by SafeCare trainers via audiotaped sessions in the home.
Family outcome data were collected as part of home visitors assessments of parents done as part of the SafeCare model. Specifically, home visitors measured home safety, parent health knowledge, and parent-child interactions.
Results: Correlations between fidelity and parenting outcomes ranged from r = -0.347 to r = .330, but none were statistically significant. To examine whether fidelity predicts behavior when controlling for other factors that may be predictive of family behavior, regression models were conducted controlling for age, sex, race, and work experience. In all regression models, fidelity remained a non-significant predictor (p > .05).
Conclusions: There are many possible reasons for the failure to find a statistically significant relationship between fidelity and behavior change including restricted variability, sample size, measures—or the possibility that no true relationship exists. By understanding fidelity in this implementation we can begin to think about successful components of broader implementation of this behavioral parenting model.
Spatial and Temporal Variation in Water Quality along an Urban Stretch of the Chattahoochee River and Proctor Creek in Atlanta, GA, 2014
Creators: name: Smith, Dominique
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2015

description: Urban development and increased impervious surfaces have contributed to pollution loading in the Chattahoochee River and Proctor Creek, major urban waterways and receiving waters for Atlanta stormwater and wastewater effluent.
The purpose of this study was to investigate spatial and temporal variation in E. coli and bacteriophage MS2 and relationships with Dissolved Oxygen, turbidity, rainfall, and riverflow; and to determine if wastewater effluent discharge points in the river influence bacterial levels. During a five-month period, water samples were collected at fifteen sample sites and two outfall sites in the Chattahoochee River, and five Proctor Creek sites. No significant spatial variation in mean E. coli concentration was found for the Chattahoochee and concentrations of bacteria were not significantly different upstream and downstream of wastewater effluent outfalls. However, there was significant temporal variation in mean E. coli concentrations for the Chattahoochee River (p < 0.0001) and Proctor Creek.
These findings indicate that E. coli and MS2 are commonly present in the river across wide spatial and time scales, possibly due to nonpoint source pollution.
Buddhism-based learning management process for social studies teachers to instill ethics in the 21st century learners
Creators: name: Phinla, Wipada
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 390102
subject: Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development

description: Thailand’s globalized society today is dependent on capitalism in driving the economy of the country. Too much dependence on such a system causes an imbalance between material progress and the mental well-being of the people. People have abandoned the principles of religion in leading their life and the situation has caused the problem of unwanted behaviors. This clearly reflects a total failure of education in achieving the goal in shaping morality in the people. Therefore, it is essential for educators to come up with the Buddhism-based process of learning management for social studies teachers to instill ethics in students of the 21st century. This is aimed at creating awareness among children and young generation to cope with various changes in the knowledge, skills and positive attitude in applying the principles of Buddhism in their everyday life. Such an application helps shape the behavior of citizens and enables them to live in peace and for the prosperity of the nation.
Tecnología e Innovación EduCativA (Parte 2 de 2)
Creators: name: Ontiveros Cepeda, Roberto Carlos
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Parte 2 de 2 --- Contenido curado y abordado para el módulo Tecnología e Innovación Educativa perteneciente al Diplomado Internacional Competencias Pedagógicas, organizado por la Academia Alma Mater y el Instituto Latinoamericano de Investigaciones Científicas (ILIC), Ecuador.
Supplementary document for Single-pulse, reference-free, spatiospectral measurement of ultrashort pulse-beams - 5951026.pdf
Creators: name: Goldberger, David
name: Barolak, Jonathan
name: Bevis, Charles
name: Ivanic, Bojana
name: Schmidt, David
name: Lei, Yuhao
name: Kazansky, Peter
name: Mancini, Giulia
name: Durfee, Charles
name: Adams, Daniel
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplemental information - resubmission after peer review
Learning management guidelines for social studies towards thai citizenship, asean citizenship, world citizenship for the 21st century learners
Creators: name: Phinla, Wipada
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 390102
subject: Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development

description: The Contempolary global society is witnessing on extensive competition and cooperation among countries that leads to regional integration to strengthen their common political, social, economic and cultural aspirations. Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia region, has joined other 9 members of ASEAN for the establishment of the ASEAN Community in 2015 The aim of the establishment is For enhancing liberalization of trades among the country members, the arrangements are reflected in the efforts to cope with the change through the civil education system. Education is recognized as a key mechanism in the development of a perfect human being physically, emotionally, socially and intellectually. Therefore, to prepare for learners in the 21st century to become Thai Citizenship, ASEAN Citizenship, World Citizenship, it is important for teachers to develop learners inorder to meet the social aspirations and lead a happy and peaceful life in the society.
Associations of Early Sexual Initiation, Family Circumstances, and STD Incidence
Creators: name: Ayers, Emily
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2015

description: BACKGROUND: According to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) 2008 global estimate, approximately 498 million individuals worldwide become infected each year with a sexually transmitted disease (STD) or infection. Although adolescents only make up about a quarter of the sexually active population, approximately half of the newly reported STDs in the U.S each year are among individuals aged 15-24 years (The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, 2014). The CDC reports that approximately 46.8% of U.S. high school students reported already having experienced their sexual debut. When adolescents engage in sexual behaviors earlier, it puts them at greater risk for other risky behaviors and ultimately STD incidence. Family circumstances are also considered to have an impact on an adolescent’s likelihood to engage in earlier sexual behaviors.
METHODS: Data were obtained from the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent to Adult Health, Waves I and IV. Logistic regression was used to measure the strength of the relationship between early sexual debut and STD, and was also conducted to determine which family circumstances have the strongest associations with both early sexual debut and STD incidence. Statistical interaction was included to test for effect modification in the model. Gender was shown to be a significant predictor of STD incidence; therefore the model was tested for differential effects by gender.
RESULTS: Adolescents experiencing an early sexual debut (age) were 2.22 times more likely to experience an STD than those with a late debut (? 15 years of age) (95% CI 1.88, 2.62). With respect to family circumstances and their relation to STD, the strongest association lay within adolescents’ perception of fathers caring “none to very little” and STD incidence (OR=2.75, 95% CI: 1.60-4.70). The strongest associations of family circumstances with early sexual debut were adolescents whose mothers served jail time (OR=3.38, 95%CI: 2.37-4.82) and adolescents who felt like their mothers approved of their sex lives (OR=3.11, 95%CI: 2.09-4.64). Age of sexual debut was tested for statistical interaction in the model and was only significant among the variable for mother figure. Stratifying for gender, relationship to mother figure for males proved to have a statistically significant interaction with debut for both levels of mother figure (No mother p
 DISCUSSION: 
Public health intervention programs that address adverse health consequences of early sexual debut among adolescents would be beneficial. Programs should consider familial structure among adolescents, particularly male adolescents, as a factor in modifying an adolescent’s likelihood to engage in sexual risk behaviors and risk of subsequent STD.
Tecnología e Innovación EduCativA (Parte 1 de 2)
Creators: name: Ontiveros Cepeda, Roberto Carlos
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Parte 1 de 2 --- Contenido curado y abordado para el módulo Tecnología e Innovación Educativa perteneciente al Diplomado Internacional Competencias Pedagógicas, organizado por la Academia Alma Mater y el Instituto Latinoamericano de Investigaciones Científicas (ILIC), Ecuador.
Learning management process of social studies teachers in the development of critical thinking among students in the 21st century
Creators: name: Phinla, Wipada
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 390102
subject: Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development

description: The 21st century global society is an information society that comes with advances in technology and communications. Accordingly, the learning management process of social studies teachers requires a modification to reflect the changing social conditions by focusing on the need of developing learners with critical skill. Critical thinking skill is a fundamental part of the thinking of other levels and the path to better advancing intelligence of students in the new era in leading a life in a modern society. Students are often faced with different situations in daily life that require a proper thinking in the identification of what should or should not be done to enable the students to solve problems by their own. However, by not indulging in naïve, ignorant beliefs or agreeable with others without reason, such beliefs are dependent on the experiences and opportunities that have been opened to them. In this way, students can be exposed to the opportunity and gain the experience with explicit behavior in a sustainable manner.
title: El hombre tras el científico. Fotografías personales de Santiago Ramón y Cajal del Espacio Cajal en Simurg
title: Día Internacional de los Archivos (9 de junio de 2024)
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: López Pérez, Alexandra
Publisher: name: CSIC - Unidad de Recursos de Información Científica para la Investigación (URICI)
Year: 2024
Subjects: Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Espacio Cajal
Simurg
Patrimonio
Divulgación
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description: El Espacio Cajal, creado gracias al material gráfico y bibliográfico del Legado de Santiago Ramón y Cajal en el portal Simurg, fondos digitalizados de la Red de Bibliotecas y Archivos del CSIC, nos brinda dos maneras de conocer la figura del Premio Nobel: a través de su ingente labor científico-académica; y a través de su vida familiar, íntima y personal. Este Simurg temático celebra la Semana Internacional de los Archivos 2024.
title: No Hope?
title: Queer Negativity, Afropessimism, and the Limits of Futurity
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Barton, Colton
Publisher: name: University of Kentucky Libraries
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 6
subject: FOS: Humanities

description: Since their inceptions, black and queer studies have sought to articulate the positions of “black” and “queer” within American social life—often converging on the goal of liberation. This thesis examines the intersection of two “negative” theoretical frameworks—Afropessimism and anti-social queer theory (or “queer negativity”)—to interrogate both the limits and generative potential of radical negativity. Though emerging from distinct intellectual traditions, these frameworks conceptualize blackness and queerness as constitutive negations—gaps within the dominant social order that render those so marked inassimilable to normative notions of humanity. While the convergences of these theories can be illuminating, their shared pessimism risks obscuring alternative modes of life and hope that emerge in spite of this negation. To explore this tension, I analyze James Baldwin’s Another Country (1962) and Octavia E. Butler’s Dawn (1987)—texts frequently cited for their bleak portrayals of black life—focusing on their engagements with queerness and their complex articulations of hope. What emerges is a sort of oppositional hope: a rejection of the existing order that does not transcend negation but works within and through it, gesturing toward (if not quite reaching) black/queer futures that resist current logics of intelligibility and envision new possibilities for being.
description: © 2025 Colton Barton
An Examination of Attitudinal Differences Between Men Involved in Three Categories of Intimate Partner Violence: Bidirectional, Unidirectional, and No Violence
Creators: name: Graves, Sierra
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2015

description: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a pervasive public health issue. Research suggests that the most common configuration of IPV is bidirectional. Previous research has found associations between elevated masculine gender role stress and endorsement of sexist attitudes towards women and increased likelihood of IPV perpetration. However, relatively few studies have examined these variables in relation to bidirectional IPV. The purpose of this investigation was to determine if significant differences in masculine gender role stress and attitudes towards women existed between these three groups. Results of group comparisons indicated that men in the bidirectional violence group had significantly higher mean scores for masculine gender role stress, hostility towards women, and hostile sexism than the no violence group. However, these differences did not persist, after controlling for trait aggression. These findings suggest that more research is necessary to better understand the role that individual attitudes and dispositional characteristics play in bidirectional IPV.
Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Immigrant and Refugee Children Aged 2-14 Years Who Arrived in the United States in 2008-2012
Creators: name: Wang, Zanju
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2015

description: Background: According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tuberculosis (TB) report TB case rate dropped from 3.2 to 3.0 per 100,000 person in 2013 in the U.S, which was a 4.3% decrease from 2012, but the proportion of total cases occurring in foreign-born persons reached to 65% of the national case total. This proportion has been increasing since 1993. Studies found that progression of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) to active TB (reactivation TB) contributed a large proportion to TB cases among foreign-born persons and posed a huge challenge to TB elimination in the U.S. The Division of Global Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ) in CDC provides Tuberculosis Screening and Treatment Technical Instructions (TB TI) for U.S.-bound immigrant and refugee overseas medical screening. The 2007 TB TI made several changes to enhance overseas medical screening for TB. One of them is requiring applicants aged 2-14 years who live in countries with a World Health Organization (WHO)-estimated TB incidence rate equal or higher than 20 cases per 100,000 population to have a tuberculin skin test (TST) or interferon gamma release assay (IGRA) to detect TB/LTBI.
Objectives: To assess LTBI prevalence among immigrant and refugee children aged 2-14 years who arrived in the United States in 2008-2012 and to explore demographic and geographic predictors among LTBI cases.
Methods: Using DGMQ data from 2008-2012, LTBI prevalence was calculated. Regression analyses were used to examine predictors of LTBI risk based upon geographic and select demographic characteristics (country of origin, sex, country-specific LTBI prevalence rate).
Results:LTBI prevalence of all 199 immigrant and refugee arrival countries vs top 16 arrival countries were 6.30% and 8.76%, respectively. Top 16 arrival countries contributed to 68.40% arrivals but contributed to 95.08% of LTBI cases. LTBI prevalence of both populations showed an increasing trend in 2008-2012. The highest five prevalence countries were the Philippines (42.74%) Vietnam (9.35%), Mexico (8.71%), Bhutan (8.31%) and China (7.80%). Regression coefficient estimates (i.e., log odds) for country of origin predictor were significant (p
Conclusions: Diagnosing and treating LTBI and continuing the battle against TB globally are critical to TB elimination in the U.S. 2007 TB TI has contributed to detecting LTBI cases, should be implemented vigorously in immigrant and refugee overseas medical screening. Receiving states should address their follow-up gaps to ensure the completion of TB/LTBI treatment. Resources need to be allocated properly to states with high TB/LTBI burden.
Association Between Adverse Health Behaviors and Depression in American Adults with Metabolic Syndrome
Creators: name: Dawodu, Ebenezer
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2015

description: Background: Metabolic Syndrome has been defined as a complex of risk factors that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 Diabetes and all-cause mortality. Dyslipidemia, abdominal obesity, elevated Fasting Blood Glucose and elevated Blood pressure are established clusters of risk factors for Metabolic Syndrome. Smoking, Alcohol use, sedentary behavior and Depression continue to be major public health issues. Several studies have shown association between Smoking, Alcohol use, depression and metabolic syndrome. No study has revealed association between clusters of adverse behavioral risk factors and depression in individuals with Metabolic Syndrome.
Objective: To investigate the relationship between clusters of adverse behavioral risk factors and depression in American Adults with Metabolic Syndrome.
Methods: logistic regression and NHANES 2009 – 2010 and 2011 – 2012 data were utilized to measure the association between the independent variables and the outcome variable.
Results: Smoking was significantly associated with increased odds of depression among Non-Hispanic Whites (OR = 2.67 [(95% CI = 1.66 – 4.30]), Non-Hispanic Blacks (OR = 2.38 [95% CI = 1.49 – 3.81]), Mexican Americans (OR= 2.87 [95% CI= 1.33 - 6.21]) and other races/ethnicities (OR= 2.4 [95% CI= 1.18 - 4.86}). A joint occurrence of alcohol use and smoking was associated with 2.78 (95% CI = 1.96 – 3.91), 3.00 (95% CI = 1.80 – 5.02), 2.81 (95% CI = 1.51 – 5.22), 2.86 (95% CI = 1.13 – 7.28) increased odds of depression in the total sample, NHW, NHB and MA respectively. Joint occurrence of Smoking and Sedentarism was associated with 2.30 (95% CI = 1.20 – 4.40) and 2.59 (95% CI = 1.03 – 6.54) increased odds of depression in the total sample and NHW respectively. Joint occurrence of Alcohol use, smoking and Sedentarism was associated with 2.30 (95% CI = 1.05 - 5.03) and 2.77 (95% CI = 1.03 - 6.54) increased odds of depression in the total and NHW respectively.
Conclusion: The study established that being a current smoker was significantly associated with increased odds of depression. The joint occurrence of selected behavioral risk factors was positively associated with depression in individuals who met the criteria for Metabolic Syndrome. People who are diagnosed with Metabolic Syndrome need to be evaluated for the risk of adverse behavioral risk factors and depression. Intervention should be designed to target individuals with these risk factors among those with Metabolic Syndrome.
Supplementary document for Single-pulse, reference-free, spatiospectral measurement of ultrashort pulse-beams - 5951026.pdf
Creators: name: Goldberger, David
name: Barolak, Jonathan
name: Bevis, Charles
name: Ivanic, Bojana
name: Schmidt, David
name: Lei, Yuhao
name: Kazansky, Peter
name: Mancini, Giulia
name: Durfee, Charles
name: Adams, Daniel
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2022
Subjects: Uncategorized

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