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This study evaluates Salmonella contamination in feed mill production facilities over a 12-year period, analyzing collection events from 12 facilities predominantly located in the southeastern United States. The genomic data reveals a historical contamination rate, with 20% of collection events testing positive for Salmonella . Utilizing next generation sequencing this study evaluated the genetic diversity in the different facilities to determine whether the Salmonella serovars that were found are transient or resident. Salmonella serovars Montevideo, Ruiru, and Senftenberg were frequently detected, with Ruiru showing a particularly high predominance across multiple facilities, suggesting possible common sources of contamination including regional fishing waters and shared additives. The study also highlights the role of transportation and storage methods as a possible cause of cross-contamination. Future research should focus on identifying specific contamination sources and optimizing control measures to reduce Salmonella risks in fish meal production.

This study investigated the effect of background music, played prior to an exam, on the mathematics test anxiety and academic achievement of college algebra students. Two research questions were posed. The first question inquired if the use of background music played while students study 10 minutes prior to an exam, as opposed to the students studying in silence 10 minutes prior to an exam, reduced the level of mathematics test anxiety. The second question inquired if there would be a significant difference in the achievement scores of the students exposed to background music while studying to background music. The participants were 160 college algebra students at West Virginia University. All participants completed a revised version of the MARS and the first college algebra exam for the semester in the course. Data analyses indicated that studying to background music reduced the math anxiety of the participants. Achievement scores were not affected by the background music for either high anxiety students or low anxiety students.

This chapter examines what works in practice to address problems associated with family functioning in the child welfare system due to caregiver substance use and the impact on children. A thorough discussion follows regarding the issue of substance misuse in the child welfare system with a focus on the challenges and the impact on the system, in addition to the prospects for treatment of substance use disorders and child welfare outcomes. Although the evidence in this area is only recently emerging, several programmes have been shown to have some degree of efficacy. A focus on the child welfare response to substance misuse that includes worker‐level strategies (e.g., screening for substance misuse and referring for services) and system‐level strategies is arguably preferable considering the evidence. The chapter concludes with consideration of areas for further research and development. It is suggested that evidence‐based practices should be implemented and further evaluated to advance this area of practice.

In the second section of their book, Perry and Manery make connections between CCSS and classrooms via a series of vignettes featuring middle school teachers from different regions serving a variety of student populations.

Prior to the 1990s, publishers, rather than legislators, had one of the heavier influences on classroom curriculum. Then came national standards and legislative agendas like reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, aka No Child Left Behind, and the subsequent Reading First legislation. The most current top-down invention is Common Core State Standards (CCSS). While some teachers support them, others do not and are working on the long-term agenda to repeal them. Meanwhile, in classrooms all across the country, teachers who agree with the best practices advocated by NCTE and other professional organizations struggle with how to reconcile those practices with CCSS. We reviewed seven books, four of them published by NCTE, that suggest ways teachers can continue with best practices in the era of CCSS.

She was born in Australia and became a U.S. citizen about 15 years ago. Her husband, Alexander Hugo Kalns, served in the military for 26 years, she said. Meanwhile, at Mill Point Park in Hampton, the Phoebus chapter of Veterans of Foreign Wars, along with citizens and representatives from the Remote and Waiting Spouses Support group, a Hampton Roads- wide group that meets at the USO lounge in Hampton Coliseum Mall, were signing large pieces of decorated fabric. Staff photo (color) by KENNETH SILVER; Amanda Winkler, 8, was among the crowd showing support for U.S. troops Saturday at Hampton's Mill Point Park. Staff photo (b&w) by KENNETH SILVER Rally participants in Hampton wrote notes to troops in Iraq.

CORRECTION: SEE CORRECTION APPENDED; Plural word -- In an article in Saturday's California section about a family's effort to sell its services on EBay, the plural of the German word wunderkind was incorrect. The plural of the word is wunderkinder, not wunderkinds. The Chatsworth resident's zaniest idea to date popped into his head as he was writing a satirical column for a news and opinion Web site about the online sale of Bridgeville, the hard-luck hamlet in Humboldt County that was auctioned last month on EBay for $1.7 million. \"People have tried to sell themselves five or six times over the past four or five years,\" said EBay spokesman Kevin Pursglove. \"There have been attempts to sell their nephew, uncle, wife, whoever is in the doghouse at the time. They've even tried to sell their soul.\"

Motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) are the leading cause of fatal work-related injuries in the United States. Research assessing sociodemographic risk disparities for work-related MVCs is limited, yet structural and systemic inequities at work and during commutes likely contribute to disproportionate MVC risk. This paper summarizes the literature on risk disparities for work-related MVCs by sociodemographic and employment characteristics and identifies worker populations that have been largely excluded from previous research. The social–ecological model is used as a framework to identify potential causes of disparities at five levels—individual, interpersonal, organizational, community, and public policy. Expanded data collection and analyses of work-related MVCs are needed to understand and reduce disparities for pedestrian workers, workers from historically marginalized communities, workers with overlapping vulnerabilities, and workers not adequately covered by employer policies and safety regulations. In addition, there is a need for more data on commuting-related MVCs in the United States. Inadequate access to transportation, which disproportionately affects marginalized populations, may make travel to and from work less safe and limit individuals’ access to employment. Identifying and remedying inequities in work-related MVCs, whether during the day or while commuting, will require the efforts of industry and multiple public sectors, including public health, transportation, and labor.