A Protocol to Assess Contextual Factors During Program Impact Evaluation: A Case Study of a STEM Gender Equity Intervention in Higher Education.

Program evaluations that lack experimental design often fail to produce evidence of impact because there is no available control group. Theory-based evaluations can generate evidence of a program's causal effects if evaluators collect evidence along the theorized causal chain and identify possible competing causes. However, few methods are available for assessing competing causes in the program environment.

Feasibility of Virtual Focus Groups in Program Impact Evaluation.

Focus groups are often used for qualitative investigations. We adapted a published focus group method for evaluating impact of an organizational intervention for virtual delivery using video conferencing. The method entailed convening small groups of three to five participants for a 2-hour facilitated workshop.

A case of fetal diagnosis of noncompaction cardiomyopathy and coarctation of the aorta.

Background Left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) cardiomyopathy is a rare form of cardiomyopathy. It is difficult to diagnose prenatally and therefore not well described in the fetal population. There have been a few reports in the literature detailing isolated cases of fetal and neonatal LVNC cardiomyopathy.

Emergency cerclage placement in multifetal pregnancies with a dilated cervix and exposed membranes: case series.

Pregnancies complicated by midtrimester painless cervical dilation are known to have associations with preterm birth. In situations where fetal amniotic membranes are exposed, the risk of perinatal morbidity and mortality increases dramatically in this particularly high-risk population. Multifetal gestations further increase the risk of preterm birth, yet there remains a paucity of data supporting therapeutic intervention for these patients.

Effect of maternal cystic fibrosis genotype on diabetes in pregnancy.

Objective: To evaluate the association between the cystic fibrosis (CF) genotype and the rate of diabetes complicating pregnancy.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort analysis of all pregnant patients with CF from 1972-2011 at a single institution. Patients who were homozygous for the ΔF508 mutation were compared with patients who were heterozygous for the ΔF508 mutation.

Prenatal diagnosis and outcome of fetuses with double-inlet left ventricle.

The aim of this study is to characterize the in utero presentation of the subtype of double-inlet left ventricle (DILV), a rare congenital heart disease, and assess the postnatal outcome. We retrospectively studied fetuses diagnosed prenatally with DILV between 2007 and 2011. We reviewed the prenatal and postnatal echocardiograms, clinical presentations, karyotypes, and the postnatal outcomes.

Fetal diagnosis of left ventricular aneurysm: a case report.

Congenital left ventricular aneurysm is a rare but potentially lethal condition. We describe a case of isolated congenital left ventricular aneurysm diagnosed at 28 weeks' gestation. In addition to standard imaging, we utilized color-coded transthoracic tissue Doppler techniques to further evaluate the aneurysm postnatally.

Unmet health care needs among children evaluated for sexual assault.

Objectives: To determine in a population of children who underwent a medical examination after alleged sexual assault the proportion who had unmet medical or psychiatric needs.

Design: Retrospective medical record review.

Setting: A referral center for alleged child victims of sexual assault in Houston, Tex, from December 1, 2003, through April 30, 2004.