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The Health Science Center Libraries at the University of Florida formalized, focused, and expanded their diversity, equity, and inclusion-related activities by creating a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Team. This paper describes the activities of the Team from 2018 to 2020, including efforts related to assessment, programming, promotion, and space. Future plans are also discussed. The Team activities described here can serve as models for other health science libraries with a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Health science libraries are ideally suited for proactive Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts, as their work and spaces transcend disciplinary boundaries. In 2018, a DEI Team was created by the Health Science Center Libraries at the University of Florida, with the purpose of improving the library's climate for its diverse patrons and employees. This article provides an overview of the Team's formation and development, including its charge, culture, structure, teamwork, leadership, and reporting processes. Recommendations are offered for other libraries seeking to establish similar committees. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents results of a systematic review of the literature (2000–2017) examining the prevalence and correlates of psychological distress among retired elite athletes. Forty articles were selected and included. Our review suggests the prevalence of psychological distress among retired athletes is similar to that found in the general population. However, subgroups reporting medical comorbidities, significant pain, a greater number of concussions, less social support, and adverse psychosocial factors were at greater risk for psychological distress. Additionally, athletes experiencing psychological distress in retirement often do not seek treatment for their distress. Based on the existing literature, there is a need for greater standardization and use of reliable measures, as well as use of diagnostic interviews in order to assess the most accurate prevalence of psychological distress among these athletes. Longitudinal designs, matched control groups, more heterogeneous samples, and use of multivariate analyses would also help to more accurately determine the prevalence and risk factors of psychological distress in this population. This review suggests a number of different clinical implications and highlights directions for future research to enhance our understanding of the long-term psychological health of former elite athletes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

University common reading programs provide a shared experience as students transition into college life and develop critical thinking skills. Typically in such programs, all students in an incoming class read and discuss the same book. Conversely, the University of Florida Honors Program’s (un)common reads facilitates the same skills development through multiple small sections, each focusing on a different book and each with flexible and innovative assignments and activities. Health Science Center librarians have taught in these (un)common reads since the spring semester 2010-2011. This article describes librarian involvement in this program as well as the ensuing benefits for students, librarians, and the university at large. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Multiple criteria evaluation (MCE) is often used with GIS to identify suitable sites for multi-purpose development such as ecotourism. Typically, expert or stakeholder consultation is used to identify weights reflecting the relative importance of map layers representing different criteria. The objective of this study was to evaluate a new consultative approach to GIS-based MCE, using ecotourism development in Kurdistan, Iraq, as a case study. In an initial and follow-up consultation, stakeholders were asked not only to assess the relative importance of different map layers for ecotourism development, but also to identify specific sites suitable for ecotourism. Seventy-eight ecotourism destinations nominated by participants had significantly higher MCE scores than a set of 58 locations chosen without reference to stakeholders (t-test = 21.16; p < 0.001). The approach thus provides a straightforward means of assessing the consistency of stakeholder input into MCE and could be adapted for use in other site suitability assessments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Effective mapping of water bodies at regional scales is a challenge with respect to the description and monitoring of hydrological, climatic, and landscape processes. In a region as sensitive to climate change as the Arctic, inaccurate representation of lake cover has probably led to underestimation of the role of lakes as landscape constituents and thus of their contribution to biochemical cycles. To estimate lake cover reliably (and perhaps also its change through time), the scientific community necessitates techniques for mapping water bodies using satellite sensors that include rich historical data sets and have sufficiently fine spatial resolution. Here we applied a density-slicing detection technique to 617 cloud-free Landsat images for the summer months 2006–2011. We developed a comprehensive database of Arctic lakes with a detection accuracy of 80% and examined spatial patterns of lake distribution in relation to landscape properties. We mapped about 3,500,000 lakes; these cover nearly 6% of the Arctic land surface (about 400,000 km2) and are typically small (<0.1 km2). Lake density and lake fraction analyses show that lakes are most common in lowland permafrost areas with tundra vegetation. The method described here can also be used to map and monitor lake cover at regional to hemispheric scales and to monitor changes in lake cover over time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study examines the emotional experiences and perceptions of librarians embedded into clinical care teams and how those perceptions affect their training and preparation needs. Qualitative research methodologies were applied to textual data drawn from focus groups (n = 21), interviews (n = 2), and an online survey (n = 167), supplemented by quantitative survey data. Phenomenological results show librarians experience strongly affective responses to clinical rounding. Important factors include personal confidence; relationships with team members, patients, and families; and the stressful environment. Analysis of librarians' perceived educational needs indicates that training must address specialized subjects including medical knowledge, clinical culture, and institutional politics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Librarians at the University of Florida Health Science Center Libraries partnered with faculty to promote awareness of and access to research on women's health and sex and gender resources in an outreach project funded by the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health Office of Research on Women's Health. The project featured elements that facilitated cross-disciplinary collaboration (using CoLAB Planning Series®, or CoLABs), instruction to various groups (including faculty, undergraduate students, graduate students, and professional students), collection development, and information dissemination. Librarians leveraged existing partnerships with faculty and built new ones. Success in this project demonstrates that libraries can partner effectively with their faculty on emerging trends and new initiatives. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

In an effort to reach out to library users and make the library a more relevant, welcoming place, the University of Florida's Health Science Center Library hosted exhibits from the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) Traveling Exhibition Program. From 2010 through 2012, the library hosted four NLM exhibits and created event series for each. Through reflection and use of a participant survey, lessons were learned concerning creating relevant programs, marketing events, and forming new partnerships. Each successive exhibit added events and activities to address different audiences. A survey of libraries that have hosted NLM exhibits highlights lessons learned at those institutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ageist attitudes have been identified across different industries. The nursing profession has a high proportion of older workers. As this facilitates regular contact with, as well as exposure to, older nurses, it may be expected to show less ageism. This study investigated 163 Western Australian nursing recruiters' attitudes toward older nurses. Results showed clear evidence of both negative and positive stereotyping of older nurses. Nursing recruiters indicated that they would be more than likely to hire older nurses and that age was less relevant in making hiring decisions. These findings suggest that enhancing the employability of older workers does not necessarily change ageist attitudes. This is relevant to policy formulation, attitude change interventions, and the well-being of older workers. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

This paper reports the results of a case study evaluation of an embedded librarian project at a large, land-grant, research institution. The case is comprised of learners who are full-time academic health care professionals enrolled in an online graduate educational technology program. The mixed methods methodology focused on assessing the embedded librarian's impact upon the information literacy competency of the participants. Results support the documented literature by indicating that embedded librarians are of value to online students. The course instructor's experience with the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of the embedded librarian project are emphasized in the presentation, providing unique faculty insight into collaborating with librarians. Recommendations for the assessment of embedded librarian projects include the need for future studies to investigate various contexts and the use of other methodologies to provide stronger empirical evidence. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

This article describes how the reference department at a large academic health sciences library evolved to address the clinical and research information needs of the parent organization without losing its close connections to the classroom and curriculum. Closing the reference desk, moving to on-call and house call models, designing positions such as clinical research librarian and basic biomedical sciences librarian, finding alternative funding to grow the department, providing technology and training to facilitate librarians' work, and developing programming for and taking advice from library clients facilitated efforts to create a relevant presence and solidify the library's place in the university community. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The increase in online programs has been accompanied by the need for library instruction and support for online students. Students enrolled in off-campus programs have to be able to successfully access and use digital library resources to complete course requirements. An embedded librarian project in an online graduate educational technology course resulted in several benefits for students. The results of pre- and postassessment questionnaires, discussion forum feedback, and an instructor interview indicated that embedded librarians can greatly help students in their online assignments. Further research and recommendations for the implementation and assessment of embedded librarian projects are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Children with residual speech sound errors are often underserved clinically, yet there has been a lack of recent research elucidating the specific deficits in this population. Adolescents aged 10-14 with residual speech sound errors (RE) that included rhotics were compared to normally speaking peers on tasks assessing speed and accuracy of speech production. The two groups were evaluated on an oral diadochokinetic task, which required rapid production of the trisyllable /p Λ t Λ k Λ /, and two rapid naming tasks: monosyllabic letter names and multisyllabic picture names. No significant group differences were observed in the speed of trisyllables on the DDK task, whether examining all attempts or only correct productions. However, the RE group was less accurate and more variable in their production of the trisyllables. In addition, the RE group was slower and phonologically less accurate in rapidly naming multisyllabic pictures, but not in naming letters. A combination of speed and accuracy measures from these tasks revealed relatively little overlap between groups. Results suggest that both speed and accuracy may be impaired in adolescents with RE, although the underlying causal mechanisms require further exploration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The nature of vegetation cover present in Beringia during the last glaciation remains unclear. Uncertainty rests partly with the limitations of conventional paleoecological methods. A lack of sufficient taxonomic resolution most notably associated with the grasses and sedges restricts the paleoecological inferences that can be made. Stable isotope measurements of subfossil plants are frequently used to enhance paleoenvironmental reconstructions. We present an investigation of the stable carbon isotope composition (δ13C) of modern and subfossil grasses and sedges (graminoids) from Eastern Beringia. Modern grasses from wet habitats had a mean d13C of 229.1% (standard deviation [SD] = 2.1%, n = 75), while those from dry habitats had a mean of 226.9% (SD = 1.19, n = 27). Sedges (n = ∼50) from dry, wet, marsh, and sand dune habitats had specific habitat ranges. Four modern C4 grasses had δ13C values typical of C4 plants. Analyses were also conducted using subfossil graminoid remains from several sedimentary paleoecological contexts (e.g., arctic ground squirrel nests, loess, permafrost, and paleosols) in Eastern Beringia. Results from these subfossil samples, ranging in age from >40,000 to ca. 11,000 cal. yr BP, illustrate that the δ13C of graminoid remains has altered during the past. The range of variation in the subfossil samples is within the range from modern graminoid specimens from dry and wet habitats. The results indicate that stable isotopes could contribute to a comprehensive and multiproxy reconstruction of Beringian paleoenvironments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

At the Ambohitantely Special Reserve in the central highlands of Madagascar, local people's use of fire and conservation authorities' efforts to change local practice illustrate the complexity of conservation issues. In theory the integrated conservation and development discourse provides a people-oriented context for framing conservation strategies, but in practice it may be no more effective than the "fortress"-style approach that it replaced. In Ambohitantely local people largely recognize the importance of the forest and they extract little in the way of resources. Development activities in local villages have been unsuccessful due to a simplistic conceptualization of the "local community" and socially unacceptable projects. A small number of cattle owners whose use of fire incidentally damages the forest have not been engaged by the ICD plan. The case illustrates that unquestioning imposition of "politically correct" management strategies may preclude the development of optimal solutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In recent years childhood asthma has increased. Although the precipitants of childhood asthma are yet to be established possible contributing factors are local ambient air pollutants. This study aims to assess associations of regional ambient air pollutants on emergency department childhood asthma presentations across four regions of the city of Melbourne, Australia. Daily emergency department (ED) presentations for asthma in children were studied for the years 2000 and 2001. Estimates of local air pollutant levels were obtained using simulation modelling techniques. Generalized Additive Models were used to examine associations between combined local levels of air pollutants and childhood asthma ED presentations adjusting for seasonal variation, day of week effects, and meteorological variables. There was consistent associations between childhood ED asthma presentations and regional concentration of PM 10 , with a strongest association of RR = 1.17 (95% CI 1.05 to 1.31) in the central district of Melbourne. NO 2 and Ozone was associated with increased childhood asthma ED presentations in the Western districts. This study suggests that regional concentrations of PM 10 may have a significant effect on childhood asthma morbidity. In addition, ozone may play a role however, its effect may vary by geographical region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cost of Community Services (COCS) studies attempt to explain whether or not different types of land uses generate more (or less) revenue than they consume in public services. The technique, developed by the American Farmland Trust (AFT), uses detailed information about how much revenue is generated from each particular type of land use, and then allocates all local government spending to the various land use categories. The results provide a community with a set of ratios of the net fiscal impact of various land use types at a given point in time. AFT has facilitated a series of COCS studies across the nation; in recent years, local governments and other researchers have been collecting COCS data on their own. However, conventional COCS studies have been discounted due to a number of criticisms. To address these criticisms, an innovative COCS methodology was employed for three towns in Dane County, Wisconsin. This paper summarizes the results of the study and details the methods employed, which deviate from the standard methods put forth by the American Farmland Trust in several important ways. Most notably, in this study, farm residences are separated from nonfarm residences to enable us to compare COCS ratios for different types of residences and to allow us to combine the revenue and expenditure information for both farmland and agricultural residences into a single indicator for farming operations. This provides a better picture of the total fiscal impact of farms and their residents and workers on a community than does the conventional AFT approach. The implications of this approach are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Fiscal impact analysis, which is intended to estimate the impact of a development or land use change on the costs and revenues of governmental units serving the development, is used in a variety of planning contexts. The technique is commonly utilized by community practitioners to project the fiscal consequences of alternative development proposals, boundary changes, and annexations. Furthermore, it is often used as an advocacy tool to preserve farmland or to promote growth management. There are a number of standard approaches to conducting a fiscal impact analysis. Each approach is based on different assumptions, and each differs essentially in the manner in which population change or land area change is translated into local costs and revenues. Does the approach used matter to the final outcome of the analysis? This is an important question from a community perspective, as it is often the bottom line or the net fiscal impact that allows proponents and opponents of development to argue their cases. This study applies three standard fiscal impact approaches to the same development situation and finds that method docs matter and offers suggestions on how to approach fiscal impact analysis in light of this finding. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

With distance education rapidly expanding at many institutions, the successful promotion of services designed for distance learning faculty, staff, and students is essential since most of the students will never visit the library building. While many libraries have created a logo for their main web page that is also used on publications and handouts, an evaluation of distance learning sites and portals reveals that few libraries use a logo specific for distance learning. Creating a brand identity is a marketing element underutilized in promoting distance learning library services. In the fall of 2004, it was determined that a distance learning specific logo would help to better promote services. The logo is used on all the library's distance learning sites as well as publications including brochures, bookmarks, and presentations. The goal is to create a unique "brand" to unify all of the library's distance learning materials. This poster session focuses on the history of the design and selection of the logo. During the creation process, several images were considered as logos. The poster describes the reasons for selecting one design over others, and includes tips for the institutional approval process. This poster demonstrates the uses of the distance learning logo to brand presentations, publications, and Web pages to successfully increase use of distance learning services, and create a name for the services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Describes the interprofessional educational experience of students of occupational and physical therapy in an clinical skills laboratory which promotes professional interaction. Information on students of Rehabilitation Science and their educational experience; Students' evaluation of this experience; Discussion on further development of this experience.

The article provides information on the monument, Tomb of Raimondino de' Lupi in Italy, built in the memory of the patron Raimondino de' Lupi who had a Parmese origin. As mentioned, the tomb rested on a threestep platform and was supported by four columns with foliate capitals which are mounted on the backs of four couchant wolves which are emblems of the tomb. A brief history of the monument is also presented.

Editorial. Presents an overview of the October 10, 1999, issue of 'Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift-Norwegian Journal of Geography' under the editorship of Mary Edwards, Bernd Etzelmuller and Michael Jones. Contributors to the journal; Themes and language of the articles; Plans for coming issues of the journal; Deadlines for submitting articles.