cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Harrisoniella copei Timmermann 1969
Creators: name: Sánchez-Montes, Sokani
name: Colunga-Salas, Pablo
name: Álvarez-Castillo, Lucía
name: Guzmán-Cornejo, Carmen
name: Montiel-Parra, Griselda
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Psocodea
Philopteridae
Harrisoniella
Harrisoniella copei

description: Harrisoniella copei Timmermann, 1969
Harrisoniella copei Timmermann, 1969: 247, figs 2a, 3. Colima: Phoebastria nigripes, Clarion Island, 1901, R. Beck (Kellogg 1906). Note: Specimens of H. copei were identified by Kellogg (1906) as “ Lipeurus ferox Giebel ” (see Palma & Pilgrim 1984).
description: Published as part of Sánchez-Montes, Sokani, Colunga-Salas, Pablo, Álvarez-Castillo, Lucía, Guzmán-Cornejo, Carmen & Montiel-Parra, Griselda, 2018, Chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) associated with vertebrates in Mexico, pp. 1-109 in Zootaxa 4372 (1) on page 31, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4372.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3098143
What is a City but the People?:  An Evaluative Study of the Development and Implementation of a 10-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness in Macon, Georgia
Creators: name: Gazy, Michael
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2010

description: Introduction: Contemporary circumstances have increased the occurrence and risk of homelessness for millions of Americans. The Macon Coalition to End Homelessness (a group of homeless service providers in the Macon-Bibb County) has noted the need for a comprehensive, evidenced-based plan which would more efficiently coordinate and dispense services for homeless people; with the eventual goal of preventing/mitigating the influence of factors which initiate, perpetuate, and prevent the pathways that would lead one to establish an independent life.

Aim:
The explicit purpose of this capstone project is to analyze the processes inherent in the development and implementation of a community-based intervention aimed at homeless populations: the 10-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness in Macon, Georgia. The development of preventive policy initiatives and the intended target of the community-based initiatives are direct public health measures.

Methods:
This evaluative study tracks the initial development, planning, writing of a community-based intervention. The study tracks the progress of the various phases of the development of the plan. It should be noted that the author of this study was also a member of the 10-Year Plan Steering Committee and the primary author of the 10-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness in Macon, Georgia. These dual roles allowed the author to have unrestricted access and support regarding information pertinent to these processes.

Results:
The study analyzes the steps needed in completing a successful implementation of a 10-year Plan. Additionally, this project delivers a draft of the 10-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness in Macon, Georgia.

Discussion:
Finally, suggestions for further steps to be taken by the MCEH for successful buy-in and establishment of a 10-Year Plan are made. This includes strict adherence to the tenets of other succesful10-Year Plans; increased community support (both financial and in terms of volunteerism/direct service) including but not limited to governmental sponsorship, community-wide awareness, and strong private-sector support; and, the development and reliance upon systems which utilize measurable objectives – of note, this would include a more accurate census mechanism. Further examination of factors such as these should result in a tailored, highly-effective preventative community-based intervention
Objective Quantification of Daytime Sleepiness
Creators: name: Hodges, Amanda
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2011

description: BACKGROUND: Sleep problems affect people of all ages, race, gender, and socioeconomic classifications. Undiagnosed sleep disorders significantly and adversely impact a person’s level of academic achievement, job performance, and subsequently, socioeconomic status. Undiagnosed sleep disorders also negatively impact both direct and indirect costs for employers, the national government, and the general public. Sleepiness has significant implications on quality of life by impacting occupational performance, driving ability, cognition, memory, and overall health. The purpose of this study is to describe the prevalence of daytime sleepiness, as well as other quantitative predictors of sleep continuity and quality.
METHODS: Population data from the CDC program in fatigue surveillance were used for this secondary analysis seeking to characterize sleep quality and continuity variables. Each participant underwent a standard nocturnal polysomnography and a standard multiple sleep latency test (MSLT) on the subsequent day. Frequency and chi-square tests were used to describe the sample. One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to compare sleep related variables of groups with sleep latencies of <5 >minutes, 5-10 minutes, and >10 minutes.  Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression was used to examine the association of the sleep variables with sleep latency time. 
RESULTS: The mean (SD) sleep latency of the sample was 8.8 (4.9) minutes. Twenty-four individuals had ?1 SOREM, and approximately 50% of participants (n = 100) met clinical criteria for a sleep disorder. Individuals with shorter sleep latencies, compared to those with longer latencies reported higher levels of subjective sleepiness, had higher sleep efficiency percentages, and longer sleep times. The Epworth Sleepiness Scale, sleep efficiency percentage, total sleep time, the presence of a sleep disorder, and limb movement index were positively associated with a mean sleep latency of <5 >minutes.
CONCLUSIONS:  The presence of a significant percentage of sleep disorders within our study sample validate prior suggestions that such disorders remain unrecognized, undiagnosed, and untreated. In addition, our findings confirm questionnaire-based surveys that suggest a significant number of the population is excessively sleepy, or hypersomnolent. Therefore, the high prevalence of sleep disorders and the negative public health effects of daytime sleepiness demand attention. Further studies are now required to better quantify levels daytime sleepiness, within a population based sample, to better understand their impact upon morbidity and mortality. This will not only expand on our current understanding of daytime sleepiness, but it will also raise awareness surrounding its significance and relation to public health.
Hecatrishula cryptoleuca
Creators: name: Sánchez-Montes, Sokani
name: Colunga-Salas, Pablo
name: Álvarez-Castillo, Lucía
name: Guzmán-Cornejo, Carmen
name: Montiel-Parra, Griselda
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Psocodea
Philopteridae
Hecatrishula
Hecatrishula cryptoleuca

description: Hecatrishula cryptoleuca (Ansari, 1957)
Brüelia cryptoleucus Ansari, 1957: 164, figs 19, 46, 47, 105–108.
Coahuila: Corvus corax, Las Vacas, no date, R.E.E. & K.C.E. (Williams 1986); Corvus corax sinuatus, Las Vacas, 5 Jul. 1958, C.A. Ely (Gustafsson & Bush 2017).
Note: Williams (1986) identified specimens of Hecatrishula cryptoleuca as “ Brueelia biocellata (Piaget, 1880) ”, but Gustafsson & Bush (2017) argued that Brueelia biocellata (now Hecatrishula biocellata) only parasitises species of the magpie genus Pica Brisson.
description: Published as part of Sánchez-Montes, Sokani, Colunga-Salas, Pablo, Álvarez-Castillo, Lucía, Guzmán-Cornejo, Carmen & Montiel-Parra, Griselda, 2018, Chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) associated with vertebrates in Mexico, pp. 1-109 in Zootaxa 4372 (1) on page 31, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4372.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3098143
An Examination of the Relationship between Levels of Drinking Water Quality and the Occurrence of Self-Reported Diarrheal Disease: A Prospective Cohort Study in the Dominican Republic, 2005-2006.
Creators: name: Kraft, Shannon
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2010

description: 
Background: 884 million people do not have access to clean water, which is a potential contributor to diarrhea (JMP, 2010). The purpose of this study was to examine the potential associations between the occurrence of diarrhea and the levels of turbidity, total coliforms, and Escherichia coli (E. coli), in 185 households in Bonao, Dominican Republic in 2005-2006. 
Methods: A biweekly water quality dataset and a weekly diarrhea occurrence dataset were merged using three different methods. T-tests and odds ratios were calculated for all three different datasets. Multivariate logistic regression was also conducted.
Results: There were 430 cases of diarrhea out of 14,245 observations. In the age-adjusted multivariate logistic regression, turbidity (OR = 1.36; p-value = .012) and total coliforms (OR = .842; p-value = .006) were found to be significant for an association with the occurrence of diarrhea. E. coli was not found to be significant for an association. 
Conclusions: This study strengthens the evidence supporting a positive association between turbidity and the occurrence of diarrhea. This study also showed a negative association between total coliforms and diarrhea. Future studies are needed to clarify these associations.
Towards Privacy and Security in Private Clouds: A Representative Survey on the Prevalence of Private Hosting and Administrator Characteristics.
Creators: name: Gröber, Lea
name: Lenau, Simon
name: Weil, Rebecca
name: Groben, Elena
name: Schilling, Michael
name: Krombholz, Katharina
Publisher: name: CISPA
Year: 2024

description: Instead of relying on Software-as-a-Service solutions, some people self-host services from within their homes. In doing so they enhance their privacy but also assume responsibility for the security of their operations. However, little is currently known about how widespread private self-hosting is, which use cases are prominent, and what characteristics set self-hosters apart from the general population. In this work, we present two large-scale surveys: (1) We estimate the prevalence of private self-hosting in the U.S. across five use cases (communication, file storage, synchronized password managing, websites, and smart home) based on a representative survey on Prolific (n = 1505). (2) We run a follow-up survey on Prolific (n = 589) to contrast individual characteristics of identified self-hosters to people of the same demographics who do not show the behavior.

We estimate an upper bound of 8.4% private self-hosters in the U.S. population. Websites are the most common use case for self-hosting, predominately running on home servers. All other use cases were equally frequent. Although past research identified privacy as a leading motivation for private self-hosting, we find that self-hosters are not more privacy-sensitive than the general population. Instead, we find that IT administration skills, IT background, affinity for technology interaction, and "maker" self-identity positively correlate with self-hosting behavior.
Heptapsogaster acutiventris Clay 1937
Creators: name: Sánchez-Montes, Sokani
name: Colunga-Salas, Pablo
name: Álvarez-Castillo, Lucía
name: Guzmán-Cornejo, Carmen
name: Montiel-Parra, Griselda
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Psocodea
Philopteridae
Heptapsogaster
Heptapsogaster acutiventris

description: Heptapsogaster acutiventris Clay, 1937
Heptapsogaster temporalis acutiventris Clay, 1937: 135, fig. 4a, pl. 1, figs 1, 2. Veracruz: Crypturellus boucardi boucardi, Cerro Tuxtla, 29 Mar. 1940, M.A. Carriker Jr (Carriker 1944a). No State: Crypturellus cinnamomeus mexicanus, no date (Clay 1937).
Type: Holotype male in NHML (2882). Holotype male and allotype female of Heptapsogaster temporalis boucardi deposited in USNM (68368).
Note: Other specimens of H. acutiventris were described by Carriker (1944a) as “ Heptapsogaster temporalis boucardi, new subspecies ”.
description: Published as part of Sánchez-Montes, Sokani, Colunga-Salas, Pablo, Álvarez-Castillo, Lucía, Guzmán-Cornejo, Carmen & Montiel-Parra, Griselda, 2018, Chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) associated with vertebrates in Mexico, pp. 1-109 in Zootaxa 4372 (1) on page 31, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4372.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3098143
"You have to read 50 different RFCs that contradict each other": An Interview Study on the Experiences of Implementing Cryptographic Standards.
Creators: name: Huaman, Nicolas
name: Suray, Jacques
name: Klemmer, Jan
name: Fourné, Marcel
name: Amft, Sabrina
name: Trummová, Ivana
name: Acar, Yasemin
name: Fahl, Sascha
Publisher: name: CISPA
Year: 2024

description: Implementing cryptographic standards is a critical process for the cryptographic ecosystem. Cryptographic standards aim to support developers and engineers in implementing cryptographic primitives and protocols. However, past security incidents suggest that implementing cryptographic standards can be challenging and might jeopardize software and hardware security. We need to understand and mitigate the pain points of those implementing cryptographic standards to support them better.

To shed light on the challenges and obstacles of implementing cryptographic standards, we conducted 20 semi-structured interviews with experienced cryptographers and cryptographic software engineers. We identify common practices when implementing standards, including the criticality of reference and third-party implementations, test vectors to verify implementations, and the open standard community as central support for questions and reviews of implementations.

Based on our findings, we recommend transparent standardization processes, strong (ideally formal) verification, improved support for comparing implementations, and covering updates and error handling in the standardization process.
Heptapsogaster minutus
Creators: name: Sánchez-Montes, Sokani
name: Colunga-Salas, Pablo
name: Álvarez-Castillo, Lucía
name: Guzmán-Cornejo, Carmen
name: Montiel-Parra, Griselda
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Psocodea
Philopteridae
Heptapsogaster
Heptapsogaster minutus

description: Heptapsogaster minutus (Carriker, 1903)
Goniodes minutus Carriker, 1903: 155, pl. 4, figs 1, 2.
Veracruz: Tinamus major percautus, Cerro Tuxtla, 23 Mar. 1940, M.A. Carriker Jr (Carriker 1944a). Types: Holotype male and allotype female of Heptarthrogaster minutus mexicanus deposited in USNM (68380). Note: Specimens of H. minutus were described by Carriker (1944a) as “ Heptarthrogaster minutus mexicanus, new subspecies ”.
description: Published as part of Sánchez-Montes, Sokani, Colunga-Salas, Pablo, Álvarez-Castillo, Lucía, Guzmán-Cornejo, Carmen & Montiel-Parra, Griselda, 2018, Chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) associated with vertebrates in Mexico, pp. 1-109 in Zootaxa 4372 (1) on page 31, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4372.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3098143
Nutrition Environment and Practices in Twenty-Four Child-Care Centers in Georgia
Creators: name: Maalouf, Joyce
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2011

description: 
Background: The amount of time children spend in child care (CC) each week has increased in recent years. As a result children consume a large proportion of their daily energy intake at CC facilities. The purpose of this study is to describe the baseline dietary practices and environment in preschool-aged children attending CC centers in Southwest Georgia before the implementation of a one-year policy implementation program. 

Methods: The data is the baseline data of a pilot study evaluating nutrition and physical activity wellness policy implementation in twenty four licensed CC in Georgia. Each CC provided a sample one week menu (three meals/day: breakfast, lunch and afternoon snacks). The energy and nutrient contents of 360 meals were analyzed using NutriKids. Food groups were assessed using a menu rubric. Menus were compared to the Dietary Reference Intakes and MyPyramid food group recommendations for children 3 to 5 years of age

Results: Children were served a mean of 883 kcal at three meals. The menus content met the requirements for energy, macro-nutrients, vitamins A and C. However, the menus were high in saturated fat, and sodium content and did not meet the requirements for iron, fiber and calcium. The majority of the centers did not meet the requirements of the Food Guide Pyramid for pre-schoolers. With the exception of milk, children at all participating centers were served less than the recommended amounts for grains, vegetables, meat/beans and fresh fruits. 

Conclusions: Child care settings provide a unique opportunity to influence children's dietary behaviors and health. Our data suggests that children are not consuming recommended amounts of whole grains, fruits or vegetables while attending full-time childcare. Instead, children are consuming excessive amounts of added sugars from sweet snacks, sodium, and saturated fat from whole milk and high-fat or fried meats. We anticipate that by the end of the one-year implementation of the wellness policies, day-care centers in Southwest Georgia will be better equipped to improve the quality of food served to this population of children. Findings from this study and the policy recommendations that emerge could significantly impact efforts to provide healthier nutrition environments to children in child care centers.
Heptapsogaster modestae Carriker 1944
Creators: name: Sánchez-Montes, Sokani
name: Colunga-Salas, Pablo
name: Álvarez-Castillo, Lucía
name: Guzmán-Cornejo, Carmen
name: Montiel-Parra, Griselda
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Psocodea
Philopteridae
Heptapsogaster
Heptapsogaster modestae

description: Heptapsogaster modestae Carriker, 1944
Heptapsogaster mandibularis modestae Carriker, 1944a: 141, figs 11b,c.
San Luis Potosí: Crypturellus cinnamomeus mexicanus, Río Axtla, 21 Apr. 1947, R.J. Newman (Carriker 1954a) Veracruz: Crypturellus boucardi boucardi, Cerro Tuxtla, 28 Mar. 1940, M.A. Carriker Jr (Carriker 1944a). Type: Holotype male of Heptapsogaster mandibularis cinnamomeus deposited in USNM (65437). Note: Specimens of H. modestae were described by Carriker (1954a) as “ Heptapsogaster mandibularis cinnamomeus, n. subsp. ”.
description: Published as part of Sánchez-Montes, Sokani, Colunga-Salas, Pablo, Álvarez-Castillo, Lucía, Guzmán-Cornejo, Carmen & Montiel-Parra, Griselda, 2018, Chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) associated with vertebrates in Mexico, pp. 1-109 in Zootaxa 4372 (1) on page 32, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4372.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3098143
An Evaluation of the Client Navigator Program for Enhanced Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Underserved Women in the State of Georgia
Creators: name: Pendrick, Danielle
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2011

description: Screening for breast and cervical cancers can reduce morbidity and mortality through early detection, yet many women are not getting regular lifesaving screenings as recommended. 2 The National Breast and Cervical Detection Program (NBCCEDP) was established in 1990 in order to provide low-income, uninsured, and underserved women access to breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services. Georgia’s participation in the NBCCEDP led to the development of The Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (BCCP), which provides cancer screening to women 40 to 64 years of age who are uninsured and/or underinsured and at or below 200% poverty level. 
Deaths from breast and cervical cancers could be avoided if screening rates increased among women at risk. In order to better eliminate barriers to screening, Georgia’s Breast and Cervical Cancer Program uses client navigators to communicate with minority populations. The purpose of my thesis study was to assess the effectiveness of the Client Navigator Program utilized to enhance breast and cervical cancer screening rates for women throughout Georgia. Evaluation findings demonstrated that personal characteristics of Client Navigators, internal characteristics of the program itself, resources provided by the program, and program partnerships were the areas of greatest program strength. Funding was repeatedly listed as the greatest program threat. Findings from this study provide insights for how the overall program can be improved in the future, and thus, improving health outcomes for women who are at greatest risk of breast and cervical cancer throughout the state.
A Binary-level Thread Sanitizer or Why Sanitizing on the Binary Level is Hard.
Creators: name: Schilling, Joschua
name: Wendler, Andreas
name: Goerz, Philipp
name: Bars, Nils
name: Schloegel, Moritz
name: Holz, Thorsten
Publisher: name: CISPA
Year: 2024

description: Dynamic software testing methods, such as fuzzing, have become a popular and effective method for detecting many types of faults in programs. While most research focuses on targets for which source code is available, much of the software used in practice is only available as closed source. Testing software without having access to source code forces a user to resort to binary-only testing methods, which are typically slower and lack support for crucial features, such as advanced bug oracles in the form of sanitizers, i.e., dynamic methods to detect faults based on undefined or suspicious behavior. Almost all existing sanitizers work by injecting instrumentation at compile time, requiring access to the target's source code. In this paper, we systematically identify the key challenges of applying sanitizers to binary-only targets. As a result of our analysis, we present the design and implementation of BINTSAN, an approach to realize the data race detector TSAN targeting binary-only Linux x86-64 targets. We systematically evaluate BINTSAN for correctness, effectiveness, and performance. We find that our approach has a runtime overhead of only 15% compared to source-based TSAN. Compared to existing binary solutions, our approach has better performance (up to 5.0× performance improvement) and precision, while preserving compatibility with the compiler-based TSAN.
A Feasibility Study of IPV among Gay Men in Metro Atlanta Using Social Media
Creators: name: Chen, Chung
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2011

description: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a major public health issue occuring in the United States and globally. While little is known in general about IPV, understanding about the prevalence of physical IPV among gay men is even more obscure. Scientific literature indicates that harmful lifestyle health behaviors (alcohol and drug abuse, smoking, and risky sexual behaviors) are associated with the increased occurenece of IPV. Intimate Partner Violence in same-sex relationships is often unreported due to society's emphasis on "moral closets" or the fear of potential repercussions. As a result, very few empiracal researches have been conducted on the phenomenon of same-sex partner abuse. this study was conducted to examine the feasibility of enrolling 100 gay men from Atlaqnta into an IPV survey study. The survey was administered via Facebook. Ninety-nine usable surveys were collected. Chi-square tests reveal that being Non-White, using substaces (alcohol, tobacco, and elicit drugs) and non-disclosed orientation staus were all significantly associated with positive IPV reports. Overall, the study sample believes IPV is a health problem in the Atlanta gay community. These findings bear importance for the Atlanta gay community and public health professionals who must address this nearly invisible yet increasing public health issue.
Environmental Impact of Dermatology and Action Towards It: a Narrative Review
Creators: name: Niebel, Dennis
name: Tso, Simon
name: Parker, Eva Rawlings
name: Rosenbach, Misha
name: Tan, Eugene
name: Thio, Hok Bing
name: Coates, Sarah J.
name: Andersen, Louise Kronborg
name: Wolstencroft, Paige Wheaton
name: Hecker, Christina
name: Saha, Susanne
name: de Berker, David
Publisher: name: Universität Regensburg
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: climate change | global warming | greenhouse gases | net zero | planetary health | sustainable healthcare
subject: 610 Medizin

description: There is a dual interplay between the environment and healthcare, which is associated with around 6% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, high water consumption, and large volumes of waste. Dermatology encompasses peculiarities such as the extensive use of topicals and cosmeceuticals, specific procedural treatments, and a wide range of activities spanning from dermatopathology to the use of biologicals. Some of these aspects might bear a significant environmental footprint, which has been characterized insufficiently until this point. According to recent data, the greatest share of overall GHG emissions associated with outpatient dermatology is purchased goods and services, followed by patient travel and waste, paralleling the health sector overall. To address these topics, six working groups on climate change or sustainability exist within the following dermatology associations: the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), the Australasian College of Dermatologists (ACD), the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD), the European Academy of Dermatology and Venerology (EADV), the German Society of Dermatology (DDG), and the International Society of Dermatology (ISD). Member activities include scientific projects (original research and review articles, symposia in national conferences), provision of educational materials for trainees and peers, and advocacy. Dermatologists should be familiar with the environmental and climate impact of daily practice and use available resources for more information. At this time, a significant gap exists between individual sustainability efforts and the integration of these practices into policy. We propose to strengthen international collaborations within the field to provide more sustainable dermatological care.
Teaching Young Mothers to Identify Developmental Milestones
Creators: name: Guastaferro, Katelyn
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2011

description: Inappropriate parental expectations of age-appropriate behaviors and unawareness of developmental milestones can increase instances of child maltreatment. Additionally, experiences of child maltreatment can have a negative impact on the developmental trajectory of a child. The present research describes a parental aide, the tDevelop, delivered to parents at risk for child maltreatment through SafeCare Parent-Child Interaction (PCI) training with the aim of increasing identification of developmental milestones and age-appropriate activities. Two high-risk families with children close to 24-months of age were recruited from a residential program for young mothers working to develop self-sufficiency skills. The families were presented with the tDevelop along with traditional PCI information, including Planned Activities Training and age-appropriate activities. Data from a multiple-probe, single-case experimental design, suggest that mothers are able to recognize developmental milestones with increased accuracy upon intervention with the tDevelop. These findings suggest that the enhanced PCI protocol may enhance parental identification of developmental milestones.
Technology Adaptations to the Parent-infant Interactions Module for Parents with Intellectual Disabilities
Creators: name: Gaskin, Emily
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2011

description: Parents with intellectual disabilities (ID) are disproportionately represented in child maltreatment (CM) statistics due to a confluence of factors. Prevention efforts should address this population by developing curricula that support various modes of learning. Technology offers a potentially effective tool because it is visual, free from extraneous factors, engaging, and self-instructional. SafeCare is an evidence-based parenting program with flexibility to adapt curricula while maintaining fidelity. The study aimed to determine the effectiveness of an adaptation to the SafeCare parent-infant (PII) module for parents with ID by using digital picture frames with pictures of their own PII to effect performance. A multiple-probe design across behaviors was used with one mother with ID and her infant. Results showed a significant increase in PII behaviors through two month follow-up. These data suggest the digital picture frame enhancement to the SafeCare PII module is a promising instructional tool for parents with ID.
Prevalence and Correlates of Suicidal Ideation Among Students in sub-Saharan Africa
Creators: name: Palmier, Jane
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2011

description: OBJECTIVES:  To compare the prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation among youth in sub-Saharan Africa and to evaluate differences in such prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation to identify how risk behaviors vary by gender across country settings. 

METHODS:  Analyses are based on the Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS) conducted in Botswana (N=2197; 2005), Kenya (N=3691; 2003), Tanzania (N=2176; 2006), Uganda (N=3215; 2003) and Zambia (N=2257; 2004) of students primarily 13 to 16 years of age.  Logistic regression analyses were computed to determine the associations between correlates (i.e., hunger, current alcohol use, problem drinking, bullying victimization, sadness, loneliness, worrying, having no close friends, missed school, illicit drug use, physical fights, physical attacks and early sexual initiation) and suicidal ideation for all students and between boys and girls.

RESULTS:  The results showed variability in the prevalence of suicidal ideation across these countries. Zambia had the highest prevalence of suicidal ideation (31.9%) among all students, followed by Kenya (27.9%), Botswana (23.1%), Uganda (19.6%) and Tanzania (11.2%).  Sadness was the most commonly associated correlate of suicidal ideation among students.  Sadness was significantly associated with suicidal ideation in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.  Sadness remained significantly associated among boys and girls across the same countries. 

CONCLUSION:  The associations between the risk factors examined and suicidal ideation have helped to increase the understanding of an ignored, but critical issue in Sub-Saharan Africa.  There is an urgent need for additional research in this area in addition to greater suicide prevention efforts in sub-Saharan African countries.
A Mixed-Methods Study on User Experiences and Challenges of Recovery Codes for an End-to-End Encrypted Service.
Creators: name: Höltervennhoff, Sandra
name: Wöhler, Noah
name: Möhle, Arne
name: Oltrogge, Marten
name: Acar, Yasemin
name: Wiese, Oliver
name: Fahl, Sascha
Publisher: name: CISPA
Year: 2024

description: Recovery codes are a popular backup mechanism for online services to aid users who lost their passwords or two-factor authentication tokens in regaining access to their accounts or encrypted data. Especially for end-to-end encrypted services, recovery codes are a critical feature, as the service itself cannot access the encrypted user data and help users regain access. The way end-users manage recovery codes is not well understood. Hence, we investigate end-user perceptions and management strategies of recovery codes. Therefore, we survey users of an end-to-end encrypted email service provider, deploying recovery codes for accounts and encrypted data recovery in case of authentication credential loss. We performed an online survey with 281 users. In a second study, we analyzed 197 support requests on Reddit. Most of our participants stored the service provider's recovery code. We could identify six strategies for saving it, with using a password manager being the most widespread. Participants were generally satisfied with the service provider's recovery code. However, while they appreciated its security, its usability was lacking. We found obstacles, such as losing access to the recovery code or non-functioning recovery codes and security misconceptions. These often resulted from users not understanding the underlying security implications, e.g., that the support cannot access or restore their unencrypted data.
Validity of Waist-to-height Ratio as a Screening Tool for Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Non-Hispanic Whites, Non-Hispanic Blacks, and Mexican American Adult Women
Creators: name: Cochran, Lindsey
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2011

description: Background: A prominent screening measure for type 2 diabetes is a simple measure of waist circumference. Waist circumference is an aggregate measurement of the actual amount of total and abdominal fat accumulation and is a crucial correlate of the complexities found among obese and overweight patients. However, waist circumference does not take into consideration the frame of an individual. Hence, recent epidemiologic data have suggested the use of height adjusted waist circumference (waist-to-height ratio). The use of waist-to-height ratio in screening for type 2 diabetes is poorly understood.
Aims:
The aim of this study is to determine racial/ethnic differences in the association of the independent variables waist-to-height ratio and waist circumference, with type 2 diabetes in non-Hispanic Whites, non-Hispanic Blacks, and Mexican American adult women, ages 20-65 years old.
Methods:
Data from the NHANES 2007-2008 surveys were used. Race/ethnic specific odds ratios from univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were to estimate the associations of waist-to-height ratio and waist circumference with type 2 diabetes. In the multivariate models, adjustments were made for age and alcohol use.
Results:
In the univariate models, WC was associated with 1.06, 1.07 and 1.04 increased odds of type 2 diabetes in Mexican Americans, non-Hispanic Whites and non-Hispanic Blacks, respectively. The corresponding values waist-to-height ratio were 2.85, 3.20 and 1.88, respectively. On adjusting for confounders, WC was associated with 1.07, 1.05, and 1.05 increased odds of type 2 diabetes in Mexican Americans, non-Hispanic Whites and non-Hispanic Blacks, respectively. WHtR was associated with 2.95, 2.38, and 2.37 increased odds of type 2 diabetes in Mexican Americans, non-Hispanic Whites and non-Hispanic Blacks, respectively.
Conclusion:
This study indicates that WHtR may be a powerful anthropometric predictor of risk for type 2 diabetes for Mexican American, non-Hispanic White and non-Hispanic Black American women ages 20-65.The literature on WHtR as a screening tool for type 2 diabetes in American women is lacking. This study is one of the first to examine the association between WHtR across varying races of American women. Future researchers should explore populations of women and men in the US with more races represented.
Assessing Haitian Women's Vulnerability to Cervical Cancer Because of Socio-demographic Predictors of Care Access
Creators: name: Hilaire, Marie Isabelle Caroline
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2011

description: This study assesses the vulnerability of Haitian women to cervical cancer by looking at the distribution of socio-demographic factors that might prevent their access to health services.  Predictor variables of access to health services and variables known to be directly associated to an increased risk for cervical cancer were derived from the Haitian Demographic Health Survey (2005-2006). Five socio demographic predictors of access to health services were considered: Education, wealth index, distance to health services, type of place of residence and whether or not money was a problem to get medical help. The dependent variable used to categorize women into low risk group and high risk group to cervical cancer was created from three variables: young age at first sexual intercourse, more than two sexual partners and can the woman ask her partners to use condom. To study the association between the socio-demographic and economic predictors to access to health services and high risk group of women to cervical cancer, binary logistic regression was conducted. The univariate analysis performed showed that women who were in the high risk group to cervical cancer were more likely to be uneducated (OR= 2.447; p-value<0.0001), poor (OR=2.372; p-value<0.0001), to have economic barriers that prevent their access to health services (OR=1.566; p-value<0.05) and were more likely to live in rural areas (OR=1.705; p-value<0.0001). However, after running the multivariate analysis to control for the other predictors, only level of education (OR= 1.991; p-value<0.0001) and wealth status (OR=1.727; p-value<0.05) were still associated to the dependent variable. These findings proved that interventions that aimed at controlling cervical cancer among Haitian women should take into consideration these indirect socio-demographic and most important economic factors that might prevent the high risk group of women to benefit from the appropriate screening and treatment services, provided that they are available.  Finally recommendations to find a better approach to address the cervical cancer burden in Haiti are made.
INDEX WORDS:  Uterine cervical neoplasmas, risk factors, accessibility to health services, developing countries
Experimental Design and Technical Writing for Engineers
Creators: name: Ely, Susan
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: technical writing

description: This text is intended for undergraduate engineering students completing a technical writing course. As engineers complete technical writing in conjunction with research activities, this work also includes a basic overview of experimental design and the implications of robust quantitative methodologies. Hallmarks of quantitative research, best practices in presentation of data and a brief description of the use of descriptive statistics in data analysis are also provided. Technical communications for engineers often include industry related documents like memos, executive summaries, case studies, quality and process documents, standard operating procedures and requests for proposals. These documents are discussed, in addition to formal technical reports. The text also includes best practices in engineering oral presentations and the impact of Artificial Intelligence on technical communications. Ethical implications of engineering communications are also discussed from a framework of professional integrity as defined by the National Society of Professional Engineers Code of Ethics. Students using this text should be capable of communicating, in both verbal and written formats, in a way that clearly, concisely and correctly conveys engineering principles, projects and concepts to both technical and nontechnical audiences.
Pós Graduação em Psicopedagogia: A chave para o sucesso profissional!
Creators: name: SOUZA, Marcos Alexandre de
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: psicopedagogia;
pós graduação
pedagogia;
aprendizagem
capacidades cognitivas
dificuldades
psicopedagogo
faculdade
fasouza
ensino superior

description: Você está procurando uma maneira de impulsionar sua carreira como psicopedagogo? Bem, você veio ao lugar certo! A pós-graduação em psicopedagogia pode ser a chave para abrir as portas do sucesso profissional.

Com a crescente demanda por profissionais qualificados nessa área, obter uma pós-graduação em psicopedagogia pode destacá-lo entre os demais. Essa especialização aprimora suas habilidades e conhecimentos, capacitando-o a diagnosticar e tratar dificuldades de aprendizagem de forma eficaz.

Durante o curso, você terá acesso a uma variedade de temas, incluindo fundamentos da psicopedagogia, psicopedagogia e educação, desenvolvimento infantil, processo diagnóstico em psicopedagogia, identidade do psicopedagogo e psicomotricidade e psicopedagogia. Além disso, terá a oportunidade de realizar estágios práticos, adquirindo experiência valiosa no campo.

Prepare-se para alcançar o sucesso profissional com a pós-graduação em psicopedagogia. Invista em sua educação e assuma o controle de suas oportunidades de carreira hoje mesmo!
Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption Frequency vs. BMI: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003-2004
Creators: name: Chan, Tol
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2011

description: Objective: Over the past several decades, increase in SSB consumption has coincided with increasing rates of obesity. This study evaluated the association between SSB consumption and BMI. Methods: FFQ data from NHANES 2003-2004 was used to examine 100% orange juice, sugar-sweetened fruit drinks, soft drinks, and other beverage consumption frequency vs. mean BMI. ANOVA, relative risk, and linear regression analyses were done. Results: ANOVA found significant differences in mean BMI across consumption frequencies for orange juice (p=.001), sugar-sweetened fruit drinks (p<.001), and soft drinks (p<.001). Increased risk of being obese was associated with increasing consumption frequency for orange juice (RR=1.282), sugar-sweetened fruit drinks (RR=1.417), and soft drinks (RR=1.749). Multiple linear regression found significant positive associations between mean BMI and sugar-sweetened fruit drinks (b=.056, p=.004) and soft drinks (b=.134, p=.001). Conclusion: This study found that mean BMI was positively associated with certain beverage consumption frequency (sugar-sweetened fruit drinks, soft drinks consumed during summer, soft drinks consumed during rest of year), but not others (100% orange juice). Fewer significant results were found when confounding variables were controlled. Drinking soft drinks or sugar-sweetened fruit drinks increased the risk of obesity more than drinking natural fruit juices.
A Survey of Point of Use Household Water Treatment Options for Rural South India
Creators: name: Jeffreys, Kendralyn
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2012

description: Contaminated drinking water is one of the major health challenges facing people in the developing world. The country of India leads the world in under age five mortality due to diarrheal disease, which is attributed to water and food contamination. While the Indian government has made progress in expanding access to improved water sources in the last decade, the microbiological quality of the water is unpredictable. Point of use household water treatment systems can provide clean drinking water for people who do not have access to a clean water source. This report examines five non-electrical point of use household water treatment options which have been extensively field-tested and could potentially be used in rural, South Indian villages: chlorine disinfectant, chlorine-flocculant sachets, ceramic filters, biosand filters and solar disinfection. A case study of a village in Andhra Pradesh is presented that highlights the factors to consider when introducing a new POU technology into a community.
SoK: Security of Programmable Logic Controllers.
Creators: name: López-Morales, Efrén
name: Planta, Ulysse
name: Rubio-Medrano, Carlos E
name: Abbasi, Ali
name: Cárdenas, Alvaro A
Publisher: name: CISPA
Year: 2024

description: Billions of people rely on essential utility and manufacturing infrastructures such as water treatment plants, energy management, and food production. Our dependence on reliable infrastructures makes them valuable targets for cyberattacks. One of the prime targets for adversaries attacking physical infrastructures are Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) because they connect the cyber and physical worlds. In this study, we conduct the first comprehensive systematization of knowledge that explores the security of PLCs: We present an in-depth analysis of PLC attacks and defenses and discover trends in the security of PLCs from the last 17 of research. We introduce a novel threat taxonomy for PLCs and Industrial Control Systems (ICS). Finally, we identify and point out research gaps that, if left ignored, could lead to new catastrophic attacks against critical infrastructures.
An Evaluation of the Pre-Release Planning Program of the Georgia Department of Corrections and a Qualitative Assessment of Reentry Experiences of Program Participants
Creators: name: McCullough, Alison
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2012

description: Higher rates of HIV are seen within correctional systems across the United States.  Georgia has one of the largest correctional populations in the country and HIV rates among prisoners are elevated when compared to the state as a whole.   The purpose of this project was to evaluate the Pre-Release Planning Program of the Georgia Department of Corrections and to identify reentry needs unique to persons living with HIV.  This evaluation was informed by the post-release experiences of participants who described their own reentry journeys through semi-structured qualitative interviews.  A convenience sample of 45 program participants was recruited to complete a qualitative interview following their release in 2009-2010.  All 45 persons recruited consented to be contacted for an interview.   A research interviewer successfully located 25 members of the original sample and they all agreed to participate. In addition a structure and process evaluation of the program was conducted.  Recommendations for improvement were developed from the program evaluation and qualitative analysis of participants’ reentry experiences.   For former program participants three central needs were identified: housing, health and income.  Stigma and risk behaviors negatively impacted stability of housing, health and income.  Strengths of the program included linkage to a Ryan White Clinic, provision of prison medical records, referrals to general social service agencies and its acceptability.  The structural and individual challenges faced by persons living with HIV leaving the prison system demand comprehensive integrated services to assure access to HIV care and avoid recidivism.  Minimally, housing, health and income must be addressed.
Maternal Mortality in Cambodia: Efforts to Meet the Millennium Development Goal for Maternal Health
Creators: name: Connell, Sarah
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2011

description: Recent estimates of global maternal mortality indicate that for the first time since the Safe Motherhood Initiative of 1987, deaths due to pregnancy-related causes are on the decline. Defined as the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, maternal mortality is one of the strongest health statistics showing the disparity between poor and rich countries. Although a global decline is documented, challenges to reducing maternal mortality, and meeting Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for maternal health remain, particularly in many Sub-Saharan African and Southeast Asian countries.
This study presents an assessment of Cambodia’s progress towards reaching the Millennium Development Goal of reducing maternal deaths by ¾ by 2015. The report examines issues related to the improvement of maternal health, outlining the magnitude, determinants, and prevention methods of maternal mortality globally and in Cambodia.
Cambodia’s health policies and contextual factors impacting the maternal mortality ratio such as dramatic increases of skilled health personnel for delivery, delivery in health facility, and use of antenatal care are identified as key contributors to MMR reduction.
Continued progress in reducing maternal mortality in Cambodia requires improvements to midwifery skill, competencies around normal and emergency birthing care, and salaries of midwives as well as an incentive for new graduates to work in the public sector. An increase in the cooperation between government health centers and hospitals are crucial to ensure obstetric referrals, supervision of health center staff, and an improvement in maternal death data collection. Finally a national priority to increase the use of family planning and safe abortion will significantly contribute to the continued reduction of MMR.