Partnering has become a growing strategy within the Minnesota Extension 4-H program to support a strong organizational commitment to reach all youth with opportunities to learn, Rings lead, and contribute.A partnership approach requires recognizing the unique contexts in which youth live.Since not all communities are the same, adaptable partnership
A practice-based trial of blood pressure control in African Americans (TLC-Clinic): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Abstract Background Poorly controlled hypertension (HTN) remains one of the most significant public health problems in the United States, in terms of morbidity, mortality, and economic burden.Despite compelling evidence supporting the beneficial effects of therapeutic lifestyle changes (TLC) for blood pressure (BP) reduction, the effectiveness of t
Perceptions of long-term impact and change following a midwife-led biomass smoke education program for mothers in rural Uganda: a qualitative study
Introduction: Women and children in Uganda and other low- and middle-income countries are exposed to disproportionately high levels of household air pollution from biomass smoke generated by smoke-producing cookstoves, especially in rural areas.This population is therefore particularly vulnerable to the negative health effects caused by household a
The complete chloroplast genome of Saussurea medusa maxim. (Asteraceae), an alpine Tibetan herb
Saussurea medusa is an important traditional Tibetan medicinal plant in China.In this study, we assembled the complete chloroplast (cp) genome of S.medusa.The complete S.medusa chloroplast genome is a circular molecular structure of 152,257 bp in Sunglasses length with coding GC 37.93%, consisting of two inverted repeats (25,204 bp) separated by a
A Comparison of the Application of the SMED Methodology in Two Different Cutting Lines
Purpose: This study was carried out in a cork company and its purpose was to observe and analyze the practices and methods used during the tools/series change moments and to propose improvements and alternatives to these same procedures so that the time needed to carry out the setup is reduced by 15% in both lines.Methodology/Approach:The methodolo