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As a prospective mathematics teacher, the most inspiring observation I, Audrey, the first author, made about Terry Wood, from those who spoke at the May 2021 Memorial Event, was her passion for mathematics education as evidenced by the intermingling of her work and personal life. From the colleagues whom she invited to live in her home to the teachers she collaborated with to her son speaking of the ways his children's grandma watched them become mathematics learners, it was clear that both her personal and professional life was dedicated to the field. The community that Terry created, inspired, and impacted is one that boldly and critically reflects on traditional methods, contributing to practical and lasting changes in the field. In particular, her work with social norms in the mathematics classroom and processes of argumentation inspires new teachers like me to embrace her ideas and vision and move them over the horizon, to see the field shift in positive directions and turn theories into practice.

Land-grant institutions (LGIs) are tasked with providing accessible education to the common man and improving their quality of life. This study examined faculty members' interpretations of the land-grant mission and opinions about its future. The theory of branding guided this study. Faculty members are the primary deliverers university missions. Past studies have indicated some personnel are unaware of pieces of the land-grant mission. This is troublesome as a strong internal brand increases the likelihood of a positive public image. A purposive sampling method was used to recruit participants for 11 focus groups conducted in the summer of 2020. The audio was transcribed and imported into MAXQDA20 and analyzed using Glaser's constant comparative method to identify themes, which were confirmed by assistant moderators. Participants had multiple definitions of the land-grant mission and interpreted in their work differently. There was a general state of concern for the future, but faculty members had an overall positive outlook on the land-grant mission. Faculty should view their work and behaviors as true building block of the OSU and land-grant brand. Future research should explore the internal brand at other LGIs and university staff, administration, and student perceptions should also be explored.

The social capital of collaboration is a critical part of the research process. While AAAE supports collaboration and inclusivity, analysis has not occurred for what collaborations are occurring. This study addressed collaboration between researchers via a social network analysis of coauthorship in the "Journal of Agricultural Education" from 2008 to 2017. There were 587 articles published in that time frame with 593 unique authors. The number of articles published annually and number of authors per article increased during the 10-year period. The majority of authors only published one article in the time frame analyzed. After excluding authors who never collaborated on an article, a social network of 582 coauthors was analyzed. There was a general tendency for the most prolific authors to also be the most connected, though there were some outliers. Of note, the majority of the most connected authors received their terminal degrees from one of three institutions. The majority of the most prolific coauthor pairs were advisor-advisee pairings, and the remainder were individuals who had worked at the same institution during much of the study's time frame. A prolific coauthor pairing was not necessarily indicative of a connection that was important for bridging authors across the network.

Water resources are a critical issue across the United States. Addressing water issues requires public understanding, acceptance, support, and participation. This study compared the public's perceptions and knowledge of Oklahoma water over time. A 53-item paper questionnaire was administered to a randomly sampled mailing list of Oklahoma residents in 2008 and 2018. There were no statistically significant differences between the public's perception in 2008 and 2018. Participants were mostly unaware of what watersheds are, and their perceptions and behaviors were seemingly unaffected by changes in weather patterns and water education efforts. When questioned about their knowledge of water issues, the most frequent response was 'don't know'. Results suggest improved education and outreach is needed to advance the public's water knowledge. Furthermore, this study found that long term evaluations of public perceptions, behaviors, and knowledge are extremely important in determining education program effectiveness. In this case, findings indicate status quo will not yield needed changes.

HPV16 is occasionally detected in vaccinated women who received the bivalent HPV16/18 vaccine, usually at low viral loads. This study explored potential differences in HPV16 variants between vaccinated and unvaccinated women. HPV16-postive viral loads were detected in 1.9% (17/875) and 13% (162/760) of vaccinated and unvaccinated women, respectively, showcasing the vaccine's high efficacy. The L1, E6, and URR regions of HPV16 were sequenced from genital swabs from 16 vaccinated and 25 unvaccinated women in the HAVANA (HPV Among Vaccinated And Non-vaccinated Adolescents) study. The majority of HPV16 variants from vaccinated and unvaccinated women clustered similarly with sub-lineages A1 and A2. Additionally, a separate cluster within lineage A was found, with the variants sharing the L1-located SNP A753G (synonymous) and the URR-located SNP T340C, which did not occur in the other variants. Furthermore, four variants from vaccinated women had relatively long branches, but were not characterized by specific SNPs. The frequency of G712A in the URR was the only SNP observed to be marginally higher among vaccinated women than unvaccinated women. Non-synonymous SNPs T266A in the FG-loop of L1 and L83V in E6 were common among variants from vaccinated and unvaccinated women, but present in similar frequencies. In conclusion, the detection of HPV16 in vaccinated (and unvaccinated) women seemed to be the result of random circulation within this study population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Shortening of the colon has been described in cats, but its imaging and clinicopathological features remain poorly understood. Objectives: Description of the signalment, clinical presentation, imaging, endoscopic and histological features of short colon syndrome in cats. Animals: Ninety‐three cats diagnosed with short colon. Methods: Multi‐institutional, descriptive, retrospective case series study. Medical records were searched for a diagnosis of short colon on abdominal ultrasonography, computed tomography, endoscopy, autopsy, or a combination of these modalities. Results: The median age of included cats was 12 years at the time of diagnosis. Diarrhea was the most common clinical sign (60/92; 65%), followed by vomiting (36/92; 39%), weight loss (36/92; 39%), and inappetence (24/92; 26%). Thirteen percent of cats (12/92) had no signs of gastrointestinal disease at the time of diagnosis. In addition to a shortened colonic length, 79% (66/84) of cats had concomitant colonic thickening on ultrasonographic examination. On colonoscopy, mucosal ulcerations of the colonic wall were seen in 39% (9/23) of cats. Histopathologically, all cats but 1 (diagnosed simultaneously with colonic small cell lymphoma) had lymphoplasmacytic colitis, and when small intestinal biopsies were performed, concurrent lymphoplasmacytic enteritis or small cell lymphoma of the small intestine. Conclusions and Clinical Importance: Lymphoplasmacytic colitis is seen commonly in cats with short colon, suggesting a potential link between these entities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background Human papillomavirus (HPV) viral load (VL) is associated with persistence, which increases cervical cancer risk. The bivalent vaccine protects against oncogenic HPV-16/18 and cross-protects against several nonvaccine types. We examined the effect of 2-dose (2D) and 3-dose (3D) vaccination on HPV prevalence and VL in clearing infections and persistent infections, 6 years and 12 years postvaccination, respectively. Methods Vaginal swabs collected from the "HPV Amongst Vaccinated and Non-vaccinated Adolescents" study (HAVANA, 3D-eligible) and HAVANA-2 (2D-eligble) participants were genotyped for HPV with the SPF10-DEIA-LiPA25 system. HPV VL was measured with type-specific quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). Results HPV-16, -18, -31, -33, and -45 clearing and/or persistent infection prevalence and HPV-16, -18, and -31 VLs in clearing infections were significantly reduced in 3D-vaccinated women compared to unvaccinated women. Except for HPV-11 and -59 clearing infections, no significant VL differences were observed among vaccinated women, ≤6 and >6 years post-vaccination. Infection numbers were low in 2D-eligible women, with no HPV-16/18 in vaccinated women. No VL differences for the remaining types were found. Conclusions 3D vaccination reduces HPV prevalence in clearing infections and persistent infections and decreases HPV VLs in clearing infections, 12 years post-vaccination for vaccine and several nonvaccine types. 2D-eligible women had low infection numbers, with no HPV-16/18 among vaccinated women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Rural communities are vital to the foundation of American agriculture and are currently disproportionately affected by health and environmental challenges that will require broad scientific solutions. Cooperative Extension professionals and agricultural communicators are increasingly tasked with communicating about the science surrounding these topics and need effective tools for determining strategic communication tactics to influence personal behaviors. The purpose of this study was to understand the role of community-based social marketing (CBSM) concepts and trust in science on rural Americans' intentions and attitudes toward the COVID-19 vaccine. A hypothesized model was developed that included concepts of CBSM, trust in science, intentions, and attitudes all related to the COVID-19 vaccine. Results showed that CBSM principles had significant explanatory power for predicting intentions to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. CBSM and trust in science were also significant predictors of rural Americans attitudes toward the COVID-19 vaccine. Implications for this study reveal a need for future research and practice related to communicating about science and vaccines to rural Americans while building community-based principles for increasing trust and advancing perceptions of science. Future research should determine the impact of CBSM and trust in science on the end-state behavior of receiving the vaccine. Additionally, Extension professionals and agricultural communicators should prioritize CBSM concepts when developing programming and messages related to health behaviors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: In the Netherlands, the bivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has been offered to preadolescent girls via the National Immunization Program in a 2-dose schedule since 2014. The current study estimates vaccine effectiveness (VE) against HPV infections up to 4 years postvaccination among girls eligible for routine 2-dose immunization.Methods: A cohort study (HAVANA2) was used in which participants annually filled out an online questionnaire and provided a vaginal self-sample for determination of HPV by the SPF10-LiPA25 assay, able to detect 25 HPV types. VE against incident type-specific infections and pooled outcomes was estimated by a Cox proportional hazards model with shared frailty between the HPV types.Results: In total, 2027 girls were included in the study, 1098 (54.2%) of whom were vaccinated with 2 doses. Highest incidence rate was 5.0/1000 person-years (HPV-51) among vaccinated participants and 9.1/1000 person-years (HPV-74) among unvaccinated participants. Adjusted pooled VE was 84.0% (95% confidence interval [CI], 27.0%-96.5%) against incident HPV-16/18 infections and 86.5% (95% CI, 39.5%-97.08%) against cross-protective types HPV-31/33/45.Conclusions: Four years postvaccination, 2 doses of bivalent HPV vaccine were effective in the prevention of incident HPV-16/18 infections and provided cross-protection to HPV-31/33/45. Our VE estimates rival those from 3-dose schedules, indicating comparable protection by 2-dose schedules. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]