P54 The role of female partners on men’s motivations to have a vasectomy: Findings from a qualitative study in the southern United States

Contraception ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 102 (4) ◽  
pp. 294
Author(s):  
A. White
2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 3-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carleton H. Brown

At a small rural middle school in the southern United States, two students murdered a teacher, four students, and injured 10 during a shooting spree. This case represents the lived experiences of a school principal, counselor, and community that survived the deadly rampage. The case highlights the challenges that school leaders may face such as making quick decisions, managing volunteers, and assisting faculty, staff, students, and parents in returning to a level of normalcy. Although the experience is based on a real event, all identifying information (i.e., location, names) has been masked with pseudonyms. The case encourages discussion and reflection among school leaders in responding to youth violence on school campuses.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ning Liu ◽  
G. Rebecca Dobbs ◽  
Peter V. Caldwell ◽  
Chelcy Ford Miniat ◽  
Paul V. Bolstad ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Caldwell ◽  
Corinne Muldoon ◽  
Chelcy Ford-Miniat ◽  
Erika Cohen ◽  
Suzanne Krieger ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Allen ◽  
Burt Bluhm ◽  
Kassie Conner ◽  
Vinson Doyle ◽  
Trey Price ◽  
...  

Over the past decade, a soybean root issue of unknown etiology has been observed across a widespread geography in the southern United States. Recently, pathologists began referring to the problem as taproot decline of soybean, based on the appearance of root symptoms. Taproot decline has been observed to cause foliar symptoms in vegetative and reproductive soybean plants ranging in maturity from V6 to R6. Symptom expression can appear similar to other notable root-associated diseases except that taproot decline exhibits a progression of symptom expression from subtle to severe interveinal chlorosis during the season. However, one distinct symptom associated with taproot decline is observed as darkened, black stroma on the taproot and, in some cases, the lateral roots of affected plants. Pathogenicity was confirmed by isolating the suspected fungus from naturally-infected soybean roots in multiple states and completing Koch’s postulates. The causal agent was identified, based on morphological characters and multilocus phylogenetic inference, as a member of the Xylaria arbuscula aggregate. At present, research projects are underway to address the role of the newly described disease and extent of the pathogen in the southern soybean production region in addition to developing integrated strategies for managing the disease.


2016 ◽  
Vol 106 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Aboughanem-Sabanadzovic ◽  
Ioannis E. Tzanetakis ◽  
Amanda Lawrence ◽  
Ronald C. Stephenson ◽  
Sead Sabanadzovic

Necrotic ringspot disease (NRSD) is a graft-transmissible disorder of privet (synonym ligustrum), originally reported from Florida and Louisiana more than 50 years ago. In this communication we report an isometric virus isolated from Japanese privet (Ligustrum japonicum) collected in the southern United States displaying symptoms resembling those of NRSD. In mechanical transmission tests, the virus induced systemic infections in several herbaceous hosts. Double-stranded RNA analysis showed a pattern resembling replicative forms of members of the family Bromoviridae. The genome organization along with phylogenetic analyses and serological tests revealed that the virus belongs to subgroup 1 of the genus Ilarvirus. Pairwise comparisons with recognized ilarviruses indicated that the virus is a distinct, and as yet, undescribed member in the taxon, for which we propose the name Privet ringspot virus (PrRSV). Furthermore, the near-perfect association of PrRSV infections with symptoms, and apparent absence of any other virus(es) in studied samples, strongly suggest an important role of this virus in the etiology of NRSD of privet in the southeastern United States.


2007 ◽  
Vol 7 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 242-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie T. Wood ◽  
Caroline Lego Muñoz

After mass media, ethnic-themed restaurants are possibly the second most influential socialising agents of foreign cultures. Whereas the media often depicts foreign cultures in a stereotypical manner, the opportunity exists in the hospitality field to offer consumers a more detailed and accurate insight into a culture. Yet, is this what consumers really want? This paper addresses an important question: How do spaces of consumption affect the perception and representation of ‘authentic’ culture? To explore this, a four-stage, cross-cultural (ie Australia and United States) qualitative study was undertaken to examine the role the Outback Steakhouse chain of restaurants plays in representing Australian culture in the United States. Findings revealed that US subjects were more accepting of the restaurant environment where it matched the images of Australia perpetuated by the media. By contrast, Australian subjects indicated that the image this restaurant provides is a largely stereotypical, outdated, inaccurate representation of their culture. Research implications and recommendations from a marketing, hospitality, and tourism perspective are provided.


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