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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Call for Change -- Near the Top -- Who Qualifies? -- The Electoral College -- Running Mates -- A Modern Role -- Clarifying the Constitution -- Becoming...President! -- Your Stepping-Stone! -- Glossary -- For More Information -- Index -- Back Cover

Called the Higher House of Congress, the US Senate is structured so that older, wiser state representatives hold office in it. The Founding Fathers wanted one part of Congress to have longer terms to take on bigger responsibilities and see them through. Similarly, students running for a leadership position in a school-wide organization need to have experience and vision. Readers explore the process of becoming a senator through the unique lens of wanting to obtain leadership themselves. Clear tie-ins to readers' campaigns engage them with the main content, including integral parts of the social studies curriculum

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- The Brave Marines -- Early Marine Corps History -- The Medal of Honor -- More Military Decorations -- The Devil Dogs of World War I -- A Hero of World War II -- USMC Athletes -- A Marine in Space -- Female Marines -- Marines in Recent Combat -- Feats of Courage -- Glossary -- For More Information -- Index -- Back Cover.

Fungi's role in making cheese is quite unsavory to think about, but the end result sure tastes good. Yeast, one fungus discussed, is the fungus that makes our bread light and airy. Readers will also learn about the gross things in food that are dangerous and how to keep safe from E. coli and other bacteria. They'll be surprised and grossed out, but ultimately enthralled as they learn about the foods they eat every day

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER -- EARLY LIFE -- MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. -- THE KING FAMILY -- JOINING THE MOVEMENT -- THE ASSASSINATION -- TAKING OVER -- HONORING MARTIN -- EQUALITY FOR ALL -- TIMELINE -- GLOSSARY -- FOR MORE INFORMATION -- Books -- Websites -- INDEX.

O presente artigo analisa o processo de transferência de tecnologia agrícola da Wanbao para os agricultores moçambicanos do Regadio do Baixo Limpopo que se localiza na província de Gaza, região sul de Moçambique. Os procedimentos de pesquisa adotados foram fundamentados na abordagem sistêmica de cunho qualitativo e quantitativo. Os resultados da pesquisa mostram que as principais ações previstas pelo Projeto Wanbao, transferência de tecnologias e apoio financeiro para a realização do cultivo de arroz irrigado, tiveram uma abrangência limitada, alcançando um número relativamente reduzido de agricultores, especificamente dos tipos Agricultores Emergentes. A grande maioria dos agricultores locais, em destaque os Agricultores do Setor Familiar, não foram beneficiados pelo Projeto Wanbao.

Digital materials used in teaching and learning are called learning objects (LO). Traditionally, LOs were developed for use as support materials for teacher. However, they can be used by students or whoever is interested in learning something. LOs can be found in repositories and also on the Web, in teachers and institutions sites. In spite of that, they are not easily found. Repositories address few knowledge fields and few languages. Search engines return a large amount of information that makes it difficult for users to identify relevant LOs to meet their goals. In this context, this paper proposes a new mechanism for LOs retrieval, based on Web 2.0 principles. Among the options for Web 2.0 applications, the model of social bookmarking called our attention because it provides facilities to store links to LOs, and also to share and classify these links. Moreover, unlike what happens with the repositories, in these tools, any user can post new links, without restrictions. The prototype of this tool was called VITAE. VITAE provides links to LOs, in a way that people can store, organize and share them with others.

BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has disproportionately affected communities of color, with black persons experiencing the highest rates of disease severity and mortality. A vaccine against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has the potential to reduce the race mortality gap from COVID-19; however, hesitancy toward the vaccine in the black community threatens vaccine uptake. METHODS: We conducted focus groups with black barbershop and salon owners living in zip codes of elevated COVID-19 prevalence to assess their attitudes, beliefs, and norms around a COVID-19 vaccine. We used a modified grounded theory approach to analyze the transcripts.RESULTS: We completed 4 focus groups (N = 24 participants) in July and August 2020. Participants were an average age of 46 years, and 89% were black non-Hispanic. Hesitancy against the COVID-19 vaccine was high due to mistrust in the medical establishment, concerns with the accelerated timeline for vaccine development, limited data on short- and long-term side effects, and the political environment promoting racial injustice. Some participants were willing to consider the vaccine once the safety profile is robust and reassuring. Receiving a recommendation to take the vaccine from a trusted healthcare provider served as a facilitator. Health beliefs identified were similar to concerns around other vaccines and included the fear of getting the infection with vaccination and preferring to improve one's baseline physical health through alternative therapies.CONCLUSIONS: We found that hesitancy of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine was high; however, provider recommendation and transparency around the safety profile might help reduce this hesitancy.SUMMARY: In focus group discussions, hesitancy of a COVID-19 vaccine was high among black participants due to health beliefs against vaccines in general, compounded by skepticism of vaccine development during the pandemic and the political environment fostering racial injustice.

INTRODUCTION: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has disproportionately affected communities of color, with blacks experiencing the highest rates of disease severity and mortality. A vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 has the potential to reduce the race mortality gap from COVID-19; however, hesitancy of the vaccine in the black community threatens vaccine uptake. METHODS: We conducted focus groups with black barbershop and salon owners living in zip codes of elevated COVID-19 prevalence to assess their attitudes, beliefs, and norms around a COVID-19 vaccine. We used a modified grounded theory approach to analyze the transcripts. RESULTS: We completed four focus groups (n=24 participants) in July and August 2020. Participants were an average age of 46, 89% were black non-Hispanic. Hesitancy against the COVID-19 vaccine was high due to mistrust in the medical establishment, concerns with the accelerated timeline for vaccine development, limited data on short and long-term side effects, and the political environment promoting racial injustice. Some participants were willing to consider the vaccine once the safety profile is robust and reassuring. Receiving a recommendation to take the vaccine from a trusted health care provider served as a facilitator. Health beliefs identified were similar to concerns around other vaccines, and included the fear of getting the infection with vaccination, and preferring to improve one's baseline physical health through alternative therapies. CONCLUSION: We found that hesitancy of the COVID-19 vaccine was high; however, provider recommendation and transparency around the safety profile might help reduce hesitancy of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Since 1996, U.S. federal regulations allow research without informed consent to study emergency conditions, if there is currently no satisfactory treatment for the condition, no time to obtain advance consent from the patient or representative, and if there is community involvement through a public disclosure and community consultation process. REB experiences since then are unknown. We surveyed REB chairpersons at the 126 United States medical schools to quantify reviewed protocols and identify attitudes about the rule, to better understand the rule's impact on REBs. Sixty-nine surveys were returned (55%). Fifty-two respondents reviewing human research had heard of the Rule. Forty-eight percent (25/52) had reviewed such a study; 40% of those had rejected at least one. Seventy-eight percent believe the rule protects human subjects, and 88% feel prepared to implement them. REB views differed from public opinion on how best to enact notification and consultation.