Linking Families and Teens: Randomized Controlled Trial Study of a Family Communication and Sexual Health Education Program for Rural Youth and Their Parents.

Purpose: This study describes the results of an impact evaluation of the Linking Families and Teens (LiFT) program, a 5-hour program for families in rural communities. LiFT's goal is to reduce unplanned teen pregnancies by increasing family connectedness and youth's self-efficacy, knowledge, and sexual health skills.

Methods: LiFT was externally evaluated using a cluster randomized controlled trial.

The pore density in the inner wall endothelium of Schlemm's canal of glaucomatous eyes.

Purpose: In a prior study, it has been reported that glaucomatous eyes have a significantly lower density of pores in the inner wall of Schlemm's canal than do normal eyes. However, in that study the glaucomatous eyes were fixed at much lower flow rates than the normal eyes, and that is now known to affect inner wall pore density. The objective of the current study was to compare the inner wall's pore density in glaucomatous and normal eyes, accounting for the effects of fixation conditions.