Sociocultural and contextual determinants of science career goal at a community college and baccalaureate-granting institution.

Guided by social cognitive career theory (SCCT; Lent et al. in J Vocat Behav 45(1):79-122, 1994), we assessed sociocultural (e.g.

Phylogeny of North Americas largest cicada radiation redefines Tibicinoides and Okanagana (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadidae: Tibicininae).

Tibicinoides, with three small endemic California cicada species, has a confusing, intertwined systematic history with Okanagana that we unravel here. An ingroup including all species of Tibicinoides and the majority (84.7%) of Okanagana species were sampled for six gene regions, polarized with Clidophleps, Okanagodes, Subpsaltria, and Tibicina outgroups, and subjected to Bayesian phylogenetic analysis.

Physicians, prescribe education to address population health equity.

Structural barriers embedded within American society contribute to health inequities and social determinants of health (SDOH) in ways that systematically influence one's ability to succeed and to maintain a healthy overall quality of life in the United States. This article leverages educational attainment as an upstream SDOH factor that can be used to address downstream implications of population health equity. As providers learn to prescribe more innovative treatments that directly influence SDOH, an exploration is made to develop an intervention that integrates education, public health, and medicine as systems in a coordinated process to increase educational attainment for vulnerable populations.

Thirteen new species of Chilecicada Sanborn, 2014 (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadidae: Tibicininae) expand the highly endemic cicada fauna of Chile.

The genus Chilecicada Sanborn, 2014 is shown to be a complex of closely related species rather than a monospecific genus. Chilecicada citatatemporaria Sanborn Cole n. sp.

Utilization of remote access electron microscopes to enhance technology education and foster STEM interest in preteen students.

Remote access technology in STEM education fills dual roles as an educational tool to deliver science education (Educational Technology) and as a means to teach about technology itself (Technology Education). A five-lesson sequence was introduced to eleven to twelve-year-old students at an urban school. The lesson sequences were inquiry-based, hands-on, and utilized active learning pedagogies which have been implemented in STEM classrooms worldwide.

BUILDing Equity in STEM: A Collaborative Undergraduate Research Program to Increase Achievement of Underserved Community College Students.

Undergraduate research programs at community colleges maximize their impact through partnerships with baccalaureate-granting institutions, which provide much needed access to subject matter experts, research labs, and funding to underserved students. The program Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity: Promoting Opportunities for Diversity in Education and Research (BUILD PODER) partners baccalaureate-granting California State University, Northridge with community college faculty and students to facilitate undergraduate research and development at community colleges. Eighty-one community college students and 41 community college faculty mentors have participated in BUILD PODER, performing research in STEM and biomedical disciplines.

Multi-institutional review of non-hypospadiac penile urethral stricture management and outcomes.

Objectives: Penile urethral stricture disease not associated with hypospadias is rare, and there is a wide range of commonly used surgical repair techniques for this disease. We sought to compile a multi-institutional database of patients who had surgical correction of strictures in the penile urethra not limited to the meatus, and who had no history of hypospadias, for analysis using the Trauma and Urologic Reconstructive Network of Surgeons length, urethral segment and etiology classification system.

Methods: A retrospective database from 13 institutions was compiled of patients who had undergone surgical correction of Trauma and Urologic Reconstructive Network of Surgeons length, urethral segment and etiology urethral stricture segments S2b/S2c and excluding E5, with a minimum follow-up time of 4 months.

Simplified posterior urethroplasty utilizing laparoscopic instrumentation.

Background: Posterior urethral stricture disease presents challenges for even the most skilled reconstructive urologists. Regardless of the surgical technique used, these are complex operations that occur in hard-to-access locations. We describe the use of a novel combination of laparoscopic instrumentation to simplify posterior urethral reconstruction.

Complications Based on Prostate Size After Plasmakinetic Enucleation of the Prostate.

Lower urinary tract symptoms among adult men can significantly impact quality of life. We evaluated complications based on prostate size following plasmakinetic enucleation of the prostate. Patients were grouped into the small prostate group (SPG, <75 g) and large prostate group (LPG, >75 g) based on preoperative imaging.

Predictors of Storage Symptom Improvement After Plasma Kinetic Enucleation of the Prostate.

Objective: To investigate which preoperative findings portend poor improvement in storage symptoms in patients undergoing plasma kinetic enucleation of prostate (PKEP).

Methods: A single surgeon series of patients who had undergone PKEP with minimum 1 year follow up were evaluated. Patients were grouped into those with less than 33% improvement in storage symptoms (LIS) according to the international prostate symptom score (IPSS) and those with greater than 33% improvement in storage symptoms (GIS).

Development of U-Net Breast Density Segmentation Method for Fat-Sat MR Images Using Transfer Learning Based on Non-Fat-Sat Model.

To develop a U-net deep learning method for breast tissue segmentation on fat-sat T1-weighted (T1W) MRI using transfer learning (TL) from a model developed for non-fat-sat images. The training dataset (N = 126) was imaged on a 1.5 T MR scanner, and the independent testing dataset (N = 40) was imaged on a 3 T scanner, both using fat-sat T1W pulse sequence.

A revision of the shield-back katydid genus Neduba (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Tettigoniinae: Nedubini).

The Nearctic shield-back katydid genus Neduba is revised. Species boundaries were demarcated by molecular phylogenetic analysis, morphology, quantitative analysis of calling songs, and karyotypes. Nine previously described species are redescribed: N.

The Marine Isotope Stage 3 landscape around Manot Cave (Israel) and the food habits of anatomically modern humans: New insights from the anthracological record and stable carbon isotope analysis of wild almond (Amygdalus sp.).

The excavation of Manot Cave (Israel) reveals intensive occupation during the Early Upper Paleolithic and provides the first continuous set of anthracological data available for the Ahmarian, Levantine Aurignacian and post-Levantine Aurignacian periods. The paper aims to study the vegetal landscape around Manot Cave in the context of climate changes that characterized the last part of the Marine Isotope Stage 3 (MIS 3) and to address the issue of firewood and food procurement among Paleolithic hunter-gatherers. Charcoal samples recovered from the archaeological layers at Manot Cave shed light on the fuel and food procurement strategies while radiocarbon dating and stable carbon isotope analysis (ΔC) of selected charcoals provide information about the ancient climate.

Diabetes mellitus contributes to carbamazepine resistance in patient with trigeminal neuralgia.

Objective: To determine whether diabetes mellitus (DM) contributes to the drug resistance of carbamazepine (CBZ), we investigated the correlation between the blood glucose status and the CBZ resistance condition in patients with trigeminal neuralgia (TN).

Patients And Methods: A total of 155 TN patients treated with the CBZ monotherapy were selected at Shanghai General Hospital and Shanghai Xinhua Hospital from September 2018 to January 2020. Among them, 15 were diagnosed with DM.

Light up My Life: An Active Learning Lab to Elucidate Conductive Properties of Electrolytes.

Understanding molecular structure and its influence on chemical reactivity is a fundamental component in Chemistry curriculum. For example, acidic protons ionize, or ionic solids dissociate to form charge, inducing electrolyte properties depending on molecular structure. An active learning lab is designed to demonstrate connection between electrolyte behavior and structure of various molecules.

Making it RAIN: Using Remotely Accessible Instruments in Nanotechnology to Enhance High School Science Courses.

The Remotely Accessible Instruments in Nanotechnology (RAIN) Network is a conglomerate of nineteen community colleges, four-year universities and high school sites that aims to enhance STEM learning by bringing advanced technologies to K-12 education. RAIN provides free remote access to instruments such as Scanning Electron, Atomic Force and Transmission Electron Microscopes, as well as Energy Dispersive and Infrared Spectroscopy. The following is a variety of experiments and an empirical formula lab that can be performed in a high school physical science or chemistry classroom that utilizes the RAIN Network.

Genome Sequence of sp. Strain SC-1, a Chemolithoautotrophic Sulfur and Iron Oxidizer.

sp. strain SC-1 was isolated from pyrrhotite incubated in the marine surface sediment of Catalina Island, CA. Strain SC-1 has demonstrated autotrophic growth through the oxidation of thiosulfate and iron.

The role of Hedgehog-responsive fibroblasts in facial nerve regeneration.

Background: Facial nerve paralysis is a significant cause of morbidity, affecting facial appearance, emotional expression, speech, oral competence, and vision. A more complete understanding of the complex cellular events required for successful nerve regeneration may reveal new therapeutic targets. The role of fibroblasts in regeneration, and the process by which the nerve reforms its three-dimensional structure after a transection injury, are not fully understood.

CONTEXTUALIZING TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM VIA REMOTE ACCESS: USING SPACE EXPLORATION THEMES AND SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AS TOOLS TO PROMOTE ENGAGEMENT IN GEOLOGY/CHEMISTRY EXPERIMENTS.

A multidisciplinary science experiment was performed in K-12 classrooms focusing on the interconnection between technology with geology and chemistry. The engagement and passion for science of over eight hundred students across twenty-one classrooms, utilizing a combination of hands-on activities using relationships between Earth and space rock studies, followed by a remote access session wherein students remotely employed the use of a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) to validate their findings was investigated. Participants represent predominantly low-income minority communities, with little exposure to the themes and equipment used, despite being freely available resources.

Cultivating Mars: A Project-Based Learning Lab Analyzing an Oxygen Based Redox Reaction in Order to Design an Oxygen-Rich Environment on the Red Planet.

In a series of activities/labs, designed in a building block approach, whereas each subsequent lab builds into the next, students will explore the reactivity and production of oxygen in various biological and chemical systems. Through student-constructed analyses, participants will optimize oxygen-generating systems for the colonization of Mars, wherein their system will be used as part of a narrative to construct a livable habitat for future astronauts. Use of remote access technology to a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) with elemental analysis capabilities allows students to investigate their oxygen reaction via formation of iron oxide, resulting in rich multidimensional and contextualized scientific exploration in the chemistry classroom.

The Evolution of the Dental Assisting Profession.

The objectives of this article are to describe the dental assistant's role in the dental delivery system; assess the educational structure of the dental assisting profession; and project factors likely to impact the future role of the dental assistant. The article summarizes the current status and trends of the dental assisting profession including general responsibilities, credentialing, and regulation. An overview of the workforce and parameters of employment is provided with a description of the broad scope of practice, education, and licensure options, which vary by state.