cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Mixed methods case study of consolidation effects on a rural Maryland school
Creators: name: Marchbank, Stephanie A.
Publisher: name: Maryland Shared Open Access Repository
Year: 2015
Subjects: Educational sociology
Educational leadership
Secondary education

description: School consolidation is a controversial and difficult process throughout the United States that will continue well into the future as buildings age, populations shift, and finances dwindle. Therefore, any data that offers a clearer understanding of the change process and overall effects of school consolidation can hold promise to ensure the most positive outcomes for all stakeholders. The purpose of this study was to provide data and information related to the impact and acceptance of a rural school consolidation on students, teachers, and community members. This mixed methods case study focused on a specific school consolidation involving two small, rural high schools in Maryland in order to determine the process used in this situation in comparison to components of a change theory as well as to understand the effects of the consolidation on various stakeholders. Through use of surveys, interviews, document reviews, and observations, qualitative data were gathered and analyzed to determine how the process of the consolidation was conducted as well as the impacts of consolidation on students, teachers, and community members. This data was then viewed through the lens of change theory. In addition, quantitative data of five years of state assessment proficiency rates from each closing high school and the new high school were tested with a Welch's t-test and analyzed to determine consolidation effects on student achievement. The data analyzed indicated statistically significant findings. Results show that leadership in promoting components of change theory, such as strategy, purpose and alteration of behavior patterns as well as shared diagnosis and mutual engagement, is necessary when consolidating rural schools. Furthermore, the results indicate that concordant communities and a positive learning environment are possible outcomes in a school consolidation.
Evaluation of Proficiency Testing Program for Laboratories Conducting HIV-1 DNA Detection for Early Infant Diagnosis from Dried Blood Spot Specimens in Resource-Limited Settings
Creators: name: Garcia, Albert
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2013

description: Early diagnosis of HIV in infants is critical because it can remarkably impact an infant’s survival. DNA PCR is the standard test for diagnosis of HIV-1 in infants and young children less than 18 months of age. For settings that lack the adequate infrastructure for processing whole blood and cold-chain transportation, the collection of dried blood spots (DBS) has facilitated the detection of HIV-1 in infants as early as 4-6 weeks after birth. Molecular testing using DBS provides an accurate method for the identification of HIV-1 but quality testing depends greatly on adequate quality assurance. A voluntary, cost-free external quality assurance program established by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Global AIDS Program was implemented to monitor the performance of laboratories conducting HIV EID from DBS in an effort to provide the critically needed external quality assurance measures in resource-constrained settings. Known HIV- positive and negative DBS specimens to be used as internal controls and ten blinded DBS specimens are shipped internationally tri-annually with a 30 day testing result turnaround. Peer comparison is provided after each testing time point. Advances by resource-constrained countries to conduct EID have resulted in more children being tested, which resulted in enrollment and participation expanding significantly to include greater than 104 laboratories from 36 countries. Mean test scores have improved with each testing but false negative results are twice as likely as false positive discordant outcomes.
Sharpcycle: A Sharp Recycling Product
Creators: name: Madaus, Colin
name: Dawson, Chloe
name: Feng, Haojun
name: Liu, Jocelyn
Publisher: name: Stanford Digital Repository
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Recycling (Waste, etc.)
subject: Medical waste
subject: Circular economy

description: This report outlines a collaboration with Johnson & Johnson and student teams to enhance the
circular economy of single-use injectables, enabling the company’s sustainability goals and aligning
with the European Union’s Circular Economy Action Plan. [1] Single-use injectables are a critical
component of modern healthcare and contribute significantly to global medical waste. This project
aims to improve the circular economy of the single use injectable journey by developing innovative
solutions for recycling high-value materials from sharps waste, balancing safety, efficiency, and
regulatory compliance.
A Systematic Review: Examining the Relationship Between Coffee Consumption and Breast Cancer
Creators: name: Pillay, Lalini
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2013

description: BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is the most common type of on cancer in women in both developed and developing countries. Breast cancer is the number one cause of death in women globally. Coffee is the world’s leading consumed beverage after water. As the world’s most widely consumed beverages, the association between coffee, its health benefits and risks are unclear. Hundreds of papers relating to the consumption of coffee and cancers have been published to this date. However, there is no up-to-date systematic review on the consumption of coffee and breast cancer. To address this gap in the literature, this review summarized the findings of papers on the relationship between consumption of coffee and the risk of breast cancer.

OBJECTIVES: This review examines all the literature on the consumption of coffee and the relationship with breast cancer and provides an up to date review on all published material in scientific journals.

METHODS: A literature search was conducted using PUBMED, EBSCO and MEDLINE databases using key word searches breast cancer, neoplasm and coffee. No restrictions were placed on study date and design of publication. The abstracts were examined, and any abstract that had male participants, alcohol, other countries and seven day adventist lifestyles were excluded from the review. Full text of articles for all remaining articles were retrieved. Six articles were retrieved in full text and all relevant information was placed in a standard data extraction form.

MAIN RESULTS: Six articles met all the criteria and were in included in the review. All except one study found no association between coffee consumption and breast cancer; however, the one study found no relationship between coffee consumption and breast cancer in postmenopausal women and a protective effect on premenopausal women.

CONCLUSIONS: This systematic review showed that there is no relationship between coffee consumption and breast cancer in Women in the United States.
Assessment of Rotavirus Vaccine Type and Number of Doses on Severity of Disease
Creators: name: Mohammed, Anaam
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2013

description: Background: Rotavirus disease is the leading global cause of severe diarrhea in children under 5 years. We examined the association between different rotavirus vaccines doses and severity of diarrhea.
Methods: A secondary analysis of surveillance of children with acute gastroenteritis (AGE) symptoms during two seasons (January-June) in 2010 and 2011 from three pediatric hospitals in Atlanta, Georgia was conducted. Enrolled children were tested for rotavirus, using EIA (Rotaclone) and vaccination records were collected from the state immunization registry and healthcare providers. Cases were defined as any enrolled child who tested positive for rotavirus. Each enrolled child was assigned a Vesikari score to assess AGE severity.
Results: 63.9% of participants had severe AGE. Cases were more likely to have severe AGE than controls (OR 3.8, 95% CI: 2.2-6.5). Receiving a mixed vaccine regimen had similar protection against severe disease to receiving only RotaTeq® or Rotarix® (Mixed: OR 0.1, 95% CI: 0.02-0.5; RotaTeq®: OR 0.1, 95% CI: 0.02-0.5; Rotarix®: OR 0.1; 95% CI 0.01-0.3). When controlling for vaccine type and demographic covariates, three doses of vaccine offered significant protection against severe disease (OR 0.3, 95% CI: 0.2-0.6).
Conclusions: Receiving a mixed regimen of rotavirus vaccine is effective in preventing severe AGE. Mixed rotavirus vaccine regimens were equally efficacious to receiving a single type of vaccine in preventing severe disease. Three doses of vaccine, regardless of type, were effective in preventing severe disease but one or two doses were not.
Use of Antenatal and Skilled Care During Delivery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Effectiveness of Interventions Implemented in Developing Countries
Creators: name: Imeda, Calister
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2013

description: Background
Complications due to pregnancy and child bearing are among the leading causes of death and disability among women of child bearing age in developing countries. Skilled antenatal care (ANC) and care during delivery are indispensably important in the reduction of Maternal Mortality Rates (MMR). Interventions to increase use of maternal care have been implemented. Meta-analysis is important to ascertain the effectiveness of these interventions.
Purpose 
The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of interventions implemented in developing countries to improve use of antenatal services and skilled care during delivery.
Methods
Interventions were identified from MEDLINE, PAIS International and GLOBAL HEALTH databases. Meta-analysis was performed. Effect sizes (ES) were calculated as odds ratios. Random effects model was used for meta-analysis. 
Main results
 A total of 1960 articles were retrieved data bases. Final selection resulted into 12 articles for delivery care and 13 articles for antenatal care. Results for delivery and antenatal care interventions showed that, overall effect size was significant; 2.406 (95% CI 1.847 - 3.135), P-value <=0.001 and 2.548 (95% CI 1.207-5.382), P=0.014 respectively. Heterogeneity between studies was significantly high for both delivery and antenatal care interventions. Subgroup analysis with moderator variables such as study design, types of outcomes and region of study did not show any evidence of these variables to have contributed to the observed high heterogeneity.
Conclusion
Interventions were significantly effective. Heterogeneity was substantially high. Subgroup analysis did not show any evidence of such variables to have contributed to the observed heterogeneity. 

Key words: antenatal, delivery,
title: Sentinel-4 Level 2 ATBD Formaldehyde
title: S4-L2-BIRA-ATBD-2006
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: van Gent, Jeroen
name: De Smedt, Isabelle
name: Yu, Huan
name: Theys, Nicolas
name: Van Roozendael, Michel
Publisher: name: BIRA-IASB
Year: 2024
Subjects: HCHO
Formaldehyde
Sentinel4-L2
ATBD

description: The present document is the Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD) describing the algorithm S4-L2-HCH that will deliver total formaldehyde column amounts from Sentinel-4 (S4) measurements.

 

The purpose of the ATBD is to provide detailed mathematical and physical descriptions of this algorithm, along with discussions of algorithm inputs and outputs, data products, algorithm validation and error analysis 
description: Sentinel 4 (S4) is an operational satellite mission providing atmospheric composition data over the European geographical domain with a fast (hourly) revisit time. The S4 mission is defined as an Ultraviolet Visible Near-infrared (UVN) spectrometer on each of the geostationary Meteosat Third Generation Sounder (MTG-S) platforms, relying on utilisation of subsets of data from the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG)-Infra Red Sounder (IRS) on board the same platforms and from the MTG-Flexible Combined Imager (FCI) on board the MTG-I platforms. Key features of the S4/UVN instrument are the spectral range from 305 nm to 500 nm with a spectral resolution of 0.5 nm and a sampling ratio of 3 for the UV/Visible, and 750 nm to 775 nm with a spectral resolution of 0.12 nm in the Near-infrared (NIR), in combination with a low polarization sensitivity and a high radiometric accuracy (3% absolute, 0.05% relative spectral). The spatial sampling distance varies across the geographic coverage area and takes a value of 12x8km2 at a reference location at 45° N. There are 551 pixels in the north-to-south direction and about 580 pixels in a single east-to-west scan. A daily Earth observation will consist of about 16 to 20 one-hour east-to-west scans.

 

S4 will be able to measure in near-real-time a host of atmospheric trace gas species, including formaldehyde (HCHO), in support to the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS). The hourly revisit cycle will help to constrain the diurnal cycle of HCHO and a range of volatile organic compounds (VOC) that play a role in the production of CO and CO2. S4 over Europe, the Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) mission over the US and the Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS) covering East Asia, will form the geostationary fleet of sensors monitoring atmospheric pollution at hourly rate over the most industrial parts of the world. It will complement the global data from the polar orbiting Sentinel- 5 Precursor (S5P) and Sentinel-5 (S5) instruments
Evaluation of the Compartment Bag Test for the Detection of Escherichia coli in Drinking Water
Creators: name: Miller, Candace
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2013

description: INTRODUCTION:  More than 1.8 million diarrheal disease deaths can be attributed to the lack of access to water, sanitation and hygiene.  These deaths occur mostly in developing countries where water quality testing resources are limited.  Several tests are currently used to detect and quantify E. coli and other fecal coliforms in drinking water, however they can be expensive, complex, and technically demanding.  There is a need for a simple, reliable, low-cost water quality test that can be used in resource limited settings.  Therefore, the purpose of this research was to perform a rigorous evaluation of the recently developed compartment bag test for detection and quantification of E. coli against the standard method, membrane filtration.
METHODS AND RESULTS:  A total of 270 water samples were collected from forty-five various naturally contaminated water sources around metro-Atlanta from August 2011 through April 2012 and processed using the compartment bag test and membrane filtration with mI agar.  Concentrations of E. coli were significantly correlated with a correlation coefficient of 0.904 (95% CI 0.859 – 0.950).  Sensitivity and specificity were 94.9% and 96.6%, respectively. 
CONCLUSION:  These results suggest that the compartment bag test produces results consistent with those produced by membrane filtration on mI agar.  Based upon its performance, the compartment bag test has the potential to be used as a reliable, low-cost drinking water quality test globally where water quality testing resources are not readily available, and can be implemented in monitoring activities for microbial water quality.
Abstinence-Only Until Marriage and Abstinence Pledge Programs: A Policy Review for Stakeholders
Creators: name: Schade, Jeffrey
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2013

description: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unplanned pregnancy are significant public health concerns. Abstinence-only until marriage (AOUM) and abstinence pledge programs have received a significant amount of government funding in an attempt to address these problems. Despite receiving over two billion dollars in funding, the programs have not been shown to be effective in achieving their stated goals. In addition, there are significant concerns about the content of AOUM curriculums, including medical inaccuracy and use of outdated gender stereotypes.
Chilocoris quadraticollis Linnavuori 1993
Creators: name: Lis, Jerzy A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cydnidae
Chilocoris
Chilocoris quadraticollis

description: Chilocoris quadraticollis was originally described from the Republic of the Congo by Linnavuori (1993), and since that time, no other specimens of this species were sampled and identified. In addition, its biology was completely unknown.
Browsing through the Cydnidae material borrowed several years ago from the Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren (Belgium), two females of this species collected in the Democratic Republic of Congo (former Zaire) were found.
Ch. quadraticollis can be easily recognised among all Afrotropical species of the genus Chilocoris Mayr, 1865 by its pronotum shape, i.e., its lateral margins have distinct insinuation at mid-length (Fig. 1).
Material examined: one female: Dans nid de Myrmicaria; Coll. Mus. Congo, Kivu: Butembo, terr. Lubero 1740 m., R.P.M.J. Célis, XI-1955; one female: Congo belge: Kivu, Kinyamahura (Djomba), 1800 m., 23-viii-1934, G.F. de Witte: 551.
Remarks on biology: What was very important was that one female was sampled from an ant nest of a species representing the genus Myrmicaria Saunders, 1842 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae). However, our knowledge of burrower bugs associated with ants was very limited, as only two cydnid species representing the genus Amnestus Dallas, 1851 (Cydnidae: Amnestinae) were hitherto reported in association with ants in Brazil (Froeschner 1975). Therefore, it was impossible to state whether Ch. quadraticollis habitually shared the nest of a species of ant and could be regarded as a myrmecophile (Kronauer & Pierce 2011), or were only an occasional inhabitant of the anthill.
Distribution (Fig. 2): The species was known until now only from a single locality in the Republic of the Congo (Linnavuori 1993); its two additional localities were herein, for the first time, reported from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
description: Published as part of Lis, Jerzy A., 2015, Chilocoris quadraticollis Linnavuori, 1993 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cydnidae): first records from the Democratic Republic of Congo with first data on its biology, pp. 43-44 in Heteroptera Poloniae - Acta Faunistica 9 on pages 43-44
SULLA TRADUZIONE CASTIGLIANA DI  MUOVITI, AMORE, E VATTENE A MESSERE  (DECAMERON, X:7)
Creators: name: Federici, Marco
Publisher: name: Università degli Studi di Milano
Year: 2016
Subjects: Decameron X:7; traduzione poetica; ballata di Mico da Siena; Boccaccio in Spagna; analisi critica e letteraria.

description: L’articolo analizza la traduzione dell’unica ballata del Decameron che appare nelle edizioni castigliane a partire dal XV secolo. Considerando la struttura peculiare della canzonetta di Mico da Siena, il confronto con la traduzione tenta di interpretare il modus operandi dell’anonimo castigliano. Si usano la prima edizione rinascimentale de Las cient novelas –che deriva dalla princeps sivigliana del 1496– confrontata con la ristampa di Valladolid del 1539. Il testo italiano è quello edito dal Branca (1956). Si esaminano i lessemi scelti dal traduttore in relazione alla metrica, al lessico stilnovista e alla tradizione lirica spagnola. Si individuano inoltre dei probabili errori di stampa, e si forniscono eventuali soluzioni traduttive quando i versi si discostano dall’originale.
description: Carte romanze, Vol 4, No 1 (2016)
Evaluation of Existing Components of the Ten Steps of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative in Unaccredited Hospitals in the City of Atlanta
Creators: name: Galyon, Kaci
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2013

description: Background: Breastfeeding is a tremendously important public health topic. Breastfeeding is associated with a myriad of health benefits on nearly all levels within the social ecological model (infants, mothers, families, workplaces, communities and societies). Scientific evidence supports that breastfeeding is associated with decreased obesity and other very costly health conditions that occur across the lifespan. The World Health Organization published 10 guidelines that comprise the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative [BFHI] standards—which identify birthing facility-level elements that are associated with enhanced breastfeeding adoption rates.
Methods: The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which birthing facilities in Atlanta incorporate BFHI elements. Lactation policies among hospitals in the City of Atlanta with maternity wards were solicited, reviewed, and rated by two independent reviewers. Additional observations about environmental supports for breastfeeding were also noted.
Results: Four out of 5 eligible hospitals provided their lactation policies for review (80%). Eight of out 10 BFHI elements were present in the 4 hospital policies. One element not present was distribution of reinforcing/educational materials to new mothers—although it was evident in an appendix. Another element that was not clearly stated in one policy was which states that breastfeeding initiation should occur within the first half hour after birth. Observations by reviewers included that ¾ (75%) of study sample were in the midst of drafting new policies. Another note was that ¾ (75%) of study sample was supported by a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality (NICHQ) effort—Best Fed Beginnings.
Conclusions: This study is important as it addresses an unexplored question. Establishing such a baseline reveals that while nearly all the BFHI elements are present within the participating City of Atlanta hospitals, the administrative barriers that pursuit of BFHI accreditation poses should be considered. Given the fact that no hospital in Georgia has BFHI accreditation underscores an important new direction for public health researchers’ attention.
Comparative analysis of living lab data needs investigations
Creators: name: Carbonesa, Marta
name: Pi-Suner, Daniel
name: del Castillo, Harold
name: Alvarez, Camila
name: Biosca, Oriol
name: Ulied, Andreu
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: This report offers a thorough assessment of data needs and resources within the Living Labs (LLs), presenting a comparative analysis in relation to their similarities in terms of the interest and feasibility of data, but also specificities of each LL. It highlights the RUSTIK Information System and Core RUSTIK Database as essential tools for local, regional, and policy stakeholders, poised to not only inform ongoing research but also guide future research.

First, an in-depth analysis of LLs' data availability and resources is presented. The chapter explains the methodology used for the assessment and presents the results in relation to LLs’ shared interests, and their data resources and capacities. The main objective is to identify common needs in the different LL where collective action and collaboration can be beneficial in addressing data-related challenges, and to understand the significant differences between LL that enrich the data experimentation process.

The second section presents the pivotal role of the Core RUSTIK Database in facilitating comparability and data transferability among the 14 LLs. Detailed insights into economic, social, and environmental indicators, alongside data sources from Deliverables 1.1 and 2.1, underscore its significance in informing decision-making processes.

Dedicated to the Living Lab Databases, the third section delineates these repositories' role. Distinct from the Core RUSTIK Database, they encapsulate locally curated datasets tailored to specific challenges, emphasizing local relevance over direct comparability.

In-depth exploration of the RUSTIK Information System constitutes the fifth section, exploring the functionalities of this user-centric interface, and its capacity to provide relevant insights to stakeholders. This chapter also presents a roadmap of its future evolution plans, including enhanced functionalities and integration with the Rural Observatory.

Concluding the report, the final section outlines the comprehensive guidance offered by the WP2 team to LLs across four critical stages, from orientation to active experimentation with data collection and analysis, and the integration of collected datasets into the RUSTIK System.
Content Analysis of National Strategic Plans on HIV/AIDS and Global AIDS Response Progress Reports from Eight Southeast Asia Countries
Creators: name: Kyaw, Nang Thu Thu
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2013

description: The purpose of this study is to explore the national policies, strategies, and programmatic responses on HIV/AIDS in eight Southeast Asia Countries by analyzing the contents of the National Strategic Plans on HIV/AIDS (NSPs) and biennial country progress report to UNAIDS from these countries.
METHODS: Thematic content analysis method was used to analyze a total of 24 documents of the National Strategic Plan on HIV/AIDS and Global AIDS Response Progress Report submitted to UNAIDS from Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam. NVivo10 qualitative analysis software was used for coding and organizing documents.
RESULTS: 28 main categories with sub-categories emerged from coding and analysis of NSPs and country progress report documents from eight SEA countries.  NSPs from all countries significantly failed to tackle key topics in policy, social and economic environment around HIV control such as women empowerment, illiteracy, armed conflicts, natural disaster and humanitarian emergencies. 
CONCLUSION:  In order to align with the global HIV strategy to reach Millennium Development Goals to stop the spread of HIV by 2015, SEA countries should improve their NSPs and progress reports by addressing the political, social, cultural, and economic factors which urgently need to be addressed.  New technologies and approaches are important for developing HIV interventions to stop the HIV epidemic, but addressing policy, economic and social environment around HIV epidemic and control in SEA regions is a key for those HIV intervention strategies and programs to be effective in controlling for HIV.
THE NECESSITY OF TEACHING ENGLISH IN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
Creators: name: Kurbanbaeva, Mirigul
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: In recent years, the process of reforming foreign language teaching has intensified due to the globalization of social, economic and political problems around the world. Teaching and learning foreign languages are becoming a vital necessity for every nation. In modern Uzbekistan, the role of teaching and developing foreign languages, especially English, is currently of great value. Learning English is a necessity of life and represents one of the basic requirements of modern society.
A County-Level Analysis of the Relationship between Voter Behavior as a Proxy for Partisan Ideology, Income, and the Effects on Health Morbidity and Mortality Measures
Creators: name: Trimmer, Sarah
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2013

description: Introduction: Domestic research studies focused on the interrelationships between political ideology characteristics inherent in policy decisions and the contributions these political determinants exert over health indicators and outcomes are limited. Given the paucity of research that focuses on political and policy support of health at the county-level, this study sets out to utilize the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute’s (UWPHI) annual County Health Rankings data and examine them within the context of county-based majority political partisanship and economic measures. Methods: This exploratory ecological study examined differences between independent variables: partisan voting behavior (trichotomized as conservative, moderate, and liberal) and median per capita household income in U.S. dollars (by quartile) on dependent variables related to mortality (years of productive life lost) and morbidity (number of poor mental and physical health days) at the county-level to compare differences in political and ideological underpinnings that may act as influencers on health outcomes. Multiple data sources were combined and matched to all 3,140 counties located in the U.S. Two-way between-subjects ANOVA statistical tests were conducted to determine if there is an effect of partisan voter index category on the three aforementioned dependent variables related to health outcomes, and median per capita income by quartile. Results: There was a statistically significant main interaction between median per capita household income by quartile and partisan voter index category on years of productive life lost, F(6,2789) = 19.3, p < .000, partial ?2 = .040. While there were also statistically significant interactions between the independent and dependent variables of poor mental and physical health days, results of those analyses should be interpreted with caution. Pertaining to years of productive life lost, post hoc analyses of significant interactions revealed significant differences at the lower income quartile, but not in the expected direction. The conservative category had statistically significant lower years of productive life lost in comparison to the liberal category (M = -8.21, SE = 1.47, p = .000). Also, there were significant differences detected in the upper quartile suggesting that the liberal category has lower years of productive life lost in comparison to the conservative category (M = 7.06, SE = 1.06, p = .000). Conclusion: Results should be interpreted with caution and suggest more research and methodological refinements are needed, particularly related to categorizing county-level political dynamics.
Utilizing Existing Resources to Support Health Communication Campaigns – A Marketing Resource Directory
Creators: name: McKenzie-Hicks, Shari
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2013

description: Health communication focuses upon communication and marketing strategies that help to inform and influence decisions that impact health. Communication resource directories provide an organized compilation of information and marketing resources focusing upon various health topics. Utilizing resources such as the Marketing Collateral Database is extremely valuable, and public health organizations can save time by having materials stored in a central location contributing to time and additional costs savings, as a traditional media ad can costs upwards of $20,000 to $100,000 or more to produce and market, while repurposing an ad available through the Marketing Collateral Database or similar resources can cost as little as $300.
An Examination of the Risk Factors Associated With Asthma Prevalence Among a Sample of Displaced Public Housing Residents in Atlanta, Ga.
Creators: name: Jackson, Matt
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2013

description: Background: Asthma is a chronic illness that affects people of all age groups. Approximately 12% and 9% of children and adults, respectively, have asthma in Georgia. Asthma affects groups of people differently, with African Americans being twice as likely to be hospitalized for asthma. Hospitalizations related to asthma cost Georgians over $100 million dollars. The symptoms of coughing and wheezing can have a detrimental effect on the productivity of the asthmatic as well as lead to exorbitant medical costs for the asthmatic. This study examines the associations between known risk factors and asthma prevalence in a displaced housing population in Atlanta, GA.

Methods: Researchers recruited residents of former public housing communities BEFORE/ AFTER demolishment. Data were collected by interview by research staff supported by the Georgia State University Partnership for Urban Health Research Center. The second set of interviews were collected from the same sample population, no additional recruiting was done. This second cross-sectional wave (out of 4 total) of interviews is the data source analyzed in this study. Chi-square tests were run to examine associations of risk factors with having an asthma diagnosis within the last 12 months.

Results: There were 310 complete interviews obtained with public housing residents during the second wave of data collection. Results showed that 13% (n= 40) of respondents reported an asthma diagnosis within the last 12 months. Chi-square analyses demonstrated statistically significant associations between the following variables: Presence of Leaky Roof, Presence of Mice and Rats, and Going Without Necessary Medication.
 
Conclusions: Results of this study reveal important relationships between risk factors associated with asthma among public housing residents recently displaced from their communities. Risk factors representative of individual, interpersonal, and community levels of influence demonstrate clear associations with asthma for this vulnerable population. Continued investigation on the predictive value of risk factors related to asthma among residents of public housing communities is warranted. Deepening understanding of how a person, the environment, and their behaviors are connected will inform more sensitive public housing decisions—that ultimately, hold the promise of improving asthma prevalence, maintenance, and outcomes for the 1,000s of sufferers in Georgia alone.
title: Filosofía del arte del camino. 1º Libro, Consciencia Propia.
title: Filosofía del arte del camino
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Martinez Estelles, Adrian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: Este libro nace como una invitación a mirarnos con honestidad, cuestionarnos y reconstruirnos desde dentro.No se trata de una colección de recetas ni de atajos: es un mapa filosófico y psicológico para quienes tienen el valor de caminar hacia sí mismos, conscientes de que no existen respuestas fáciles ni verdades regaladas.

A través de un viaje por distintas corrientes filosóficas —orientales, occidentales y personales— y bajo el marco de la Filosofía del Arte del Camino, el lector es guiado a confrontar sus propias creencias, a formar sus propios valores y a responsabilizarse de su evolución interior.

La obra no busca imponer dogmas, sino ofrecer herramientas prácticas y profundas para quien decide, libremente, emprender su propio proceso de conciencia, autoaceptación y construcción de vida auténtica.

Porque el verdadero cambio no llega desde fuera: nace de la consciencia propia.

Este libro tiene casi dos años y hay algunas partes en las cuales actualmente no estoy del todo de acuerdo, pero es parte de mi propio camino y no quiero negar o pensar que fue un error, sino un proceso necesario para llegar al punto actual.

El tema de la politica, he investigado y profundizado en lo que son los juegos de poder y al final me doy cuenta que el problema es la misma estructura, que deberia existir para controlar al propio poder y es usada por el poder para controlar a las personas. 

Con esa frase resumo mi pensamiento actual sobre el tema.

Este libro está registrado y protegido bajo derechos de autor. Todos los derechos reservados.
title: Triticale :
title: Principes directeurs pour la conduite de l’examen de la distinction, de l’homogénéité et de la stabilité.
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: International Union For The Protection Of New Varieties Of Plants..,
Publisher: name: International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
Year: 0
Subjects: Group identity.
New Varieties of Plants
Triticale

description: Ces principes directeurs (“principes directeurs d’examen”) visent à approfondir les principes énoncés dans l’introduction générale (document TG/1/3) et dans les documents TGP qui s’y rapportent afin de donner des indications concrètes détaillées pour l’harmonisation de l’examen de la distinction, de l’homogénéité et de la stabilité (DHS) et, en particulier, à identifier des caractères convenant à l’examen DHS et à la production de descriptions variétales harmonisées.
Exploring Mobile Technology to Enhance Birth Outcomes in Rural Mozambique: Pilot Study Results
Creators: name: Rema, Manoj
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2013

description: INTRODUCTION:  Public health is defined as the science of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through systematic efforts and educated choices by communities, organizations and individuals around the globe. World Vision is no stranger to this. The World Vision Organization currently has a Mobile Health division. Mobile Technologies for Health (mHealth) is the term used for practicing medicine and public health, supported by mobile phones and other communication devices, such as tablets and personal digital assistants. This new field has emerged as a viable source to communicate health needs and collect community health data. It has been proven to help deliver healthcare information to community health workers (CHW), researchers, physicians and patients, in real-time.
 
AIM: The goal was to compare two groups of prenatal mothers and see if mobile phone technologies provided a viable resource to better serve the health care needs of those in the rural area of Mozambique.
 
METHODS: The mobile phones were used for health promotion plus data collection, CHW training and emergency referral. The mobile phones were implemented into the intervention group and were compared to control group: CHWs without the mHealth intervention. A survey was administered at the end of the study to women in both groups and the data was analyzed to compare the experimental group with the control group to see if the intervention led to more awareness and knowledge of pregnancy and postpartum danger signs in women. Odds ratios, confidence intervals and p-values for each indicator were calculated and compared between groups.
 
RESULTS:  The results above show, mothers who know at least 2 danger signs in pregnancy is significantly higher in the control area (68%, OR=0.4, p-value=0.009) than in the intervention group (51.6%). The proportion of mothers who know danger signs in the postpartum period is fairly low in both groups, but the intervention group (11.8%, OR=0.4, p-value=0.05) is significantly higher than the control group (5.3%).
 
DISCUSSION: Based on the findings, the interventions group was also more likely to know about pregnancy and postpartum danger signs than the control group. Because the difference in the two groups was the mHealth intervention modules, it can be proven that the cause of the improvements between the groups was the mobile phones; though a self-selection bias could have accounted for the difference between the groups.
title: Filosofía del arte del camino. 3º Libro, Experiencia Humana.
title: Filosofía del arte del camino
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Martinez Estelles, Adrian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Este libro no es solo una obra de lectura, sino una invitación a un viaje. Un viaje hacia dentro. Un viaje hacia ti.

Vivimos en un mundo sobresaturado de información, expectativas y ruido. Nos enseñan desde pequeños a actuar, a producir, a competir, a ser útiles. Pero rara vez se nos enseña a ser. A detenernos. A observarnos sin juicio. A distinguir lo que nos pertenece de lo que nos ha sido impuesto.

La Filosofía del Arte del Camino nace de esa necesidad: volver a lo esencial. A lo verdadero. Es el resultado de una larga introspección, de años de observación crítica de la sociedad, la historia, las relaciones humanas y, sobre todo, de la propia experiencia interior. En sus páginas no encontrarás dogmas, ni respuestas absolutas. Encontrarás preguntas. Encontrarás espejos. Encontrarás un sistema filosófico diseñado para ayudarte a comprender tu mundo interno, trascender tu ego y reconectar con tu núcleo más profundo. El objetivo es ser ego desde la consciencia, no eliminar el ego, no luchar contra el, aceptarlo como una de las dos partes duales que componen la unidad de nuestra mente. 

Esta filosofía se construye sobre cuatro principios fundamentales que reflejan las polaridades y tensiones que forman la experiencia humana: Ser y No Ser (Conciencia y Ego), Pensar y No Pensar (Razonamiento y Presencia). Cada principio representa una puerta hacia el autoconocimiento y la libertad interior, no como estados idealizados, sino como prácticas vivas que pueden integrarse en cada paso de tu vida cotidiana.

La obra se estructura de forma progresiva: parte de una crítica profunda a los condicionamientos sociales y culturales, se adentra en la comprensión del ego y la conciencia como fuerzas duales, presenta las vías posibles del crecimiento humano, y culmina en una guía integral de desarrollo personal que puede adaptarse a todas las edades y contextos.

Aquí no se trata de eliminar el ego ni de “ser perfecto”. Se trata de reconocer que cada emoción, cada impulso, cada pensamiento, tiene una raíz. Y que si somos capaces de observarla con honestidad, podremos transformarla. El objetivo es unificar, no rechazar. Integrar, no dividir. Vivir desde el Ser, sin negar la existencia del No Ser. Pensar con profundidad, sin perder la capacidad de fluir en el presente.

Este libro es para quienes sienten que algo no encaja en la forma en que vivimos. Para quienes desean reencontrarse con lo real, lo esencial, lo humano. Para quienes han sentido que su conciencia está dormida bajo capas de estímulo, miedo, consumo o necesidad de validación.

Si estás aquí, quizás no busques una verdad absoluta, sino una forma más auténtica de vivir.

Te invito a abrir estas páginas con el corazón dispuesto y la mente abierta. La Filosofía del Arte del Camino no pretende convencerte, sino acompañarte. A partir de aquí, el viaje es tuyo.

 

Este libro está registrado y protegido bajo derechos de autor. Todos los derechos reservados.
An Examination of the Association between Malaria Knowledge and Bed Net Use of Pregnant Women Receiving Antenatal Care at Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, Nigeria.
Creators: name: Babalola, Modupe
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2013

description: BACKGROUND: Malaria remains a big challenge in Africa where 45 countries, including Nigeria, are endemic for the disease. Pregnant women living in malaria-endemic countries are of interest because of the reduced immunity during pregnancy. Reports show that malaria control efforts by the government and other programs like Roll Back Malaria might not be effective due to limited resources. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the knowledge of pregnant Nigerian women regarding malaria and their behavior towards the use of bed net as a method for malaria control. Specifically, this study examined the effect of malaria knowledge on the use of bed net among pregnant Nigerian women. This study will provide insight for a further study.
METHODS: The study was conducted at the Federal Medical Centre Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. The study population consisted of 61 pregnant women that attended the antenatal care clinic. Questionnaires were given to women who gave their consent and the questionnaires were self administered.
RESULTS: The pregnant women had very good knowledge of the general knowledge on malaria. However, the amount of pregnant women who choose the correct answer reduced with questions pertaining to malaria’s effect on the mother and fetus health. General knowledge had no effect on bed net use but the more knowledgeable the pregnant women were in regards to how malaria affected the mother’s health and fetus’ health, the more likely they were to use bed net. In this study, 73% of the women used bed net.
Conclusion: In this study, the use of bed net was higher than other studies and this might have been due to bed nets been distributed at the clinic. Even though many of the women used bed net and other preventive measures, about 56% of the pregnant women had experienced malaria during their current pregnancy. General knowledge on malaria did not seem to affect bed net use; however, knowledge on the consequences of malaria affected bed net use. The pregnant women who had the knowledge of how malaria affected the fetus were more likely to use bed net. For programs like Roll Back Malaria and other government programs to reduce the mortality and morbidity rate due to malaria, it will be beneficial to provide the pregnant women tailored information about the health consequences of malaria and how malaria affects the mother and the fetus.
KEY WORDS: Malaria, Pregnant women, Knowledge, Bed Net, Nigeria
Using Incentives in Workplace Wellness Programs: The Impact of Federal Employment Discrimination Laws
Creators: name: Lindsay, Edie
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2013

description: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA), signed into law on March 23, 2010, brought sweeping reforms to the United States health care delivery system.  Among its many changes, the legislation provides an unprecedented emphasis on preventive care and wellness initiatives.  One of these initiatives permits employers to offer worksite wellness programs to their employees and dependents, using incentives of up to 30 percent – and in some cases as high as 50 percent – of the cost of their health insurance benefits to induce participants to reach certain health outcomes or biometric standards.  The proposed regulations allowing these program incentives impose relatively  minimal design requirements on employers.  This paper evaluates the extent to which federal employment discrimination laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, may impose additional design constraints in developing workplace wellness programs that use such incentives.