Do it for the cause: Feasibility of a theory-based virtual 5 K walk/run program to increase physical activity behavior.

Physical activity (PA) levels among the general population remain low despite well-known benefits. Previous research has demonstrated PA-based charity fundraising events may act as a catalyst for increased motivation for PA by fulfilling basic psychological needs while providing an emotional connection to a greater good. Therefore, the current study used a behavior-change based theoretical paradigm to develop and assess the feasibility of a 12-week charity-based virtual PA program intended to increase motivation and PA adherence.

Expanding Workplace Inclusion of Employees Who Are Parents of Children with Disabilities through Diversity Training.

Employed parents raising children with disabilities manage exceptional care responsibilities along with their work careers. This study examines the effects of targeted diversity training on human resource (HR) professionals' knowledge of the work-family experiences of these parents, and on their self-efficacy in providing workplace supports. Using computer-based training in field settings, 64 U.

Toxicity of Chlorantraniliprole and it's Formulated Product, Altacor®, to Individuals and Populations of Ceriodaphnia Dubia Richard.

The toxicity of the insecticide chlorantraniliprole and its formulated product Altacor was determined for the Cladoceran, Ceriodaphnia dubia Richard. Acute toxicity (48 h) and 21 d population studies were conducted. The hypothesis of this study was that these two compounds would have different toxicities.

The National Conference on Health Disparities Student Research Forum.

The annual National Conference on Health Disparities (NCHD) was launched in 2000. It unites health professionals, researchers, community leaders, and government officials, and is a catalyzing force in developing policies, research interventions, and programs that address prevention, social determinants, health disparities, and health equity. The NCHD Student Research Forum (SRF) was established in 2011 at the Medical University of South Carolina to build high-quality biomedical research presentation capacity in primarily underrepresented undergraduate and graduate/professional students.

Assessing the utility of remote sensing data to accurately estimate changes in groundwater storage.

Accurate and timely estimates of groundwater storage changes are critical to the sustainable management of aquifers worldwide, but are hindered by the lack of in-situ groundwater measurements in most regions. Hydrologic remote sensing measurements provide a potential pathway to quantify groundwater storage changes by closing the water balance, but the degree to which remote sensing data can accurately estimate groundwater storage changes is unclear. In this study, we quantified groundwater storage changes in California's Central Valley at two spatial scales for the period 2002 through 2020 using remote sensing data and an ensemble water balance method.

A tale of two metrics: the EPA Risk Quotient Approach versus the delay in Population Growth Index for determination of pesticide risk to aquatic species.

The potential risk that two closely related insecticides, spinetoram and spinosad, posed to three Cladoceran species, Ceriodaphnia dubia, Daphnia pulex, and D. magna was determined using two approaches, the USEPA Risk Quotient method and the Delay in Population Growth Index (DPGI). Results of the RQ method showed that spinetoram posed a risk to all three species, but spinosad posed a risk only to C.

Connected While Distant: Networking CUREs Across Classrooms to Create Community and Empower Students.

Connections, collaborations, and community are key to the success of individual scientists as well as transformative scientific advances. Intentionally building these components into science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education can better prepare future generations of researchers. Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) are a new, fast-growing teaching practice in STEM that expand opportunities for undergraduate students to gain research skills.

Cooperative Demolition: Water's Disruption of Structures in Deep Eutectic Solvents.

We report a study of cooperativity in the transition from a nonaqueous deep eutectic solvent (DES) to an aqueous solution. In some systems, a nonequilibrium region prevails at low water contents, while cooperativity is always observed at high water contents. Catechol-based mixtures exhibit a Hill constant () of ∼ 3 and an overall Δ° of ca.

Population viability in a host-parasitoid system is mediated by interactions between population stage structure and life stage differential susceptibility to toxicants.

The effects of toxicants, such as pesticides, may be more severe for some life stages of an organism than others. However, in most toxicity studies, data is developed for only one life stage, which may lead to misleading interpretations. Furthermore, population stage-structure may interact with differential susceptibility, especially when populations consist of higher proportions of individuals in more susceptible stages at the time of toxicant exposure.

Force production during the sustained phase of Rugby scrums: a systematic literature review.

Background: Since World Rugby changed the laws regarding scrums in the 2013-2014 season, the sustained push phase of the scrum has increased in tactical importance. Therefore, the purpose of this systematic literature review was to examine the biomechanical demands during the sustained push phase of individual, unit, and full pack scrummaging.

Methods: Pubmed, EBSCO (specifically and simultaneously searching Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, and SPORTDiscus), and Google Scholar were searched for any research that presented force production in a live or simulated rugby scrum.

Bereavement Care in the Adult Intensive Care Unit: Directions for Practice.

Bereavement support is recommended as part of family-centered care in critical care settings. This literature review describes the impact on a family after the death of a loved one in the intensive care unit (ICU) and how bereavement services could help. Potential components of a bereavement program are explored, including tangible contents (eg, bereavement brochure, sympathy card, memory making), family preferences, and optimal timing.

Effects of multiple climate change stressors on gene expression in blue rockfish (Sebastes mystinus).

Global climate change is predicted to increase the co-occurrence of high pCO and hypoxia in coastal upwelling zones worldwide. Yet, few studies have examined the effects of these stressors on economically and ecologically important fishes. Here, we investigated short-term responses of juvenile blue rockfish (Sebastes mystinus) to independent and combined high pCO and hypoxia at the molecular level, using changes in gene expression and metabolic enzymatic activity to investigate potential shifts in energy metabolism.

Ternary Deep Eutectic Solvent Behavior of Water and Urea?Choline Chloride Mixtures.

Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) have potential as designer media whose physical, chemical, electrochemical, and spectroscopic properties are easily and broadly tuned. Due to the ubiquity of water and the hygroscopic nature of many DES components, it is important to understand how water affects DESs both on the nanoscale and in the bulk. Here, we present a study of the physical properties of DES/water mixtures.

Health Status of Live Theater Actors: A Systematic Literature Review.

Objective: Actors constitute an at-risk population based on the physical burden demanded from their profession, different health behaviors, and poor economic and health insurance status. The purpose of this systematic literature review was to search for evidence of the health and fitness of theater actors.

Methods: Pubmed, EBSCO (CINAHL and SPORTdiscus), the database of the Performing Arts Medicine Association, the Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, and Medical Problems of Performing Artists were searched.

Modeling Spatial and Temporal Variation in Natural Background Specific Conductivity.

Understanding how background levels of dissolved minerals vary in streams temporally and spatially is needed to assess salinization of fresh water, establish reasonable thresholds and restoration goals, and determine vulnerability to extreme climate events like drought. We developed a random forest model that predicts natural background specific conductivity (SC), a measure of total dissolved ions, for all stream segments in the contiguous United States at monthly time steps between the years 2001 to 2015. Models were trained using 11 796 observations made at 1785 minimally impaired stream segments and validated with observations from an additional 92 segments.

The trouble with surrogates in environmental risk assessment: a daphniid case study.

The use of indicator species to test for environmental stability and functioning is a widespread practice. In aquatic systems, several daphniids (Cladocera: Daphniidae) are commonly used as indicator species; registration of new pesticides are mandated by the Environmental Protection Agency to be accompanied by daphniid toxicity data. This reliance upon a few species to infer ecosystem health and function assumes similar responses to toxicants across species with potentially very different life histories and susceptibility.

6th vital sign app: Testing validity and reliability for measuring gait speed.

Background: Gait speed tests are useful predictors of different health outcomes in people. These tests can be administered by the convenience of one's smartphone.

Research Question: Is the 6th Vital Sign app valid and reliable for measuring gait speed?

Methods: The study used a prospective test-retest design.

Predicting combined effects of land use and climate change on river and stream salinity.

Agricultural, industrial and urban development have all contributed to increased salinity in streams and rivers, but the likely effects of future development and climate change are unknown. I developed two empirical models to estimate how these combined effects might affect salinity by the end of this century (measured as electrical conductivity, EC). The first model predicts natural background from static (e.

Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer and Substituent Effects in Catechol-Based Deep Eutectic Solvents: Gross and Fine Tuning of Redox Activity.

The 1,2-diol moiety in a variety of substituted catechols allows formation of room temperature ionic melts in a 2:1 ratio with choline chloride or choline dihydrogen citrate. These deep eutectic solvents were 4.3-6.

Metal-free redox active deep eutectic solvents.

Metal-free deep eutectic solvents composed of hydrogen bond donors and viologen-based ammonium salts exhibit reversible electrochemistry with viologen concentrations of 4.2 M and freezing points near room temperature. Spectroelectrochemistry and simulation of voltammetry indicate poor aggregation of the reduced radical cation.

Mean platelet volume and mortality risk in a national incident hemodialysis cohort.

Background: Higher mean platelet volume (MPV) is an indicator of larger, reactive platelets, and has been associated with a higher risk of thrombosis and cardiovascular events in the general population. Hemodialysis patients have a higher risk for cardiovascular death and predisposition to platelet dysfunction (thrombosis and bleeding diathesis), but the relationship between MPV and mortality in this population is unknown.

Methods: Among a 5-year cohort (1/2007-12/2011) of 149,118 incident hemodialysis patients from a large national dialysis organization, we examined the association between MPV and all-cause mortality.