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To compare the preliminary efficacy and acceptability of three narrative communication messages about human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination to a fact-based informational control message among parents with an unvaccinated child. A national sample of 948 U.S. parents/guardians with an unvaccinated child aged 9-17 years participated in an online experiment in June or July of 2023. Forty-nine percent of children were female, 23% were a racial or ethnic minority, and 55% received free school lunch. Parents were randomly assigned to watch one of four brief videos: a nonnarrative informational control, a role model only narrative, a precancer survivor narrative, or a cancer survivor narrative. The primary outcome variable was HPV vaccination intentions. The secondary outcomes were message acceptance and rejection. Covariates and a potential mediator were also assessed. Intervention effects were assessed using analysis of variance, hierarchical linear regression, and mediation analyses. Parents were satisfied with all four messages, as indicated by high levels of message acceptance and low levels of message rejection. Higher intentions to vaccinate were observed for parents exposed to the HPV cancer survivor narrative message (vs. the control message) and the effect remained statistically significant after controlling for covariates including child age, free lunch status (a proxy for family income), parent gender, provider recommendation, and previous refusal of HPV vaccine. Exploratory mediation analyses indicated that the cancer survivor narrative effect was mediated by increases in emotional engagement with the message. Cancer survivor narratives are a highly acceptable and potentially promising intervention strategy for increasing HPV vaccine uptake. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).

Several recent studies have investigated the validity of precautionary practices for lymphedema risk reduction after breast cancer treatment, such as avoidance of blood pressure measurements, skin puncture, blood draws, and use of prophylactic compression during air travel. Other studies have elucidated risk factors for breast cancer-related lymphedema, such as axillary lymph node dissection and skin infection (cellulitis). Combining the current evidence base with the consensus opinion of lymphatic experts assembled at the American Cancer Society/Lymphology Association of North America Summit in October 2023, updated evidence-based risk reduction recommendations are presented for those with or at risk of breast cancer-related lymphedema. Recommendation topics include prospective surveillance, patient education, individual risk factors, exercise, blood pressure, skin care and hygiene, skin puncture and blood draws, surgical procedures, prophylactic compression, air travel, and hot climate and sauna. These recommendations will help inform education and medical choices for individuals treated for breast cancer who are at risk of or diagnosed with breast cancer-related lymphedema. More high-quality evidence is required to allow the development of risk reduction recommendations for other cancer types such as gynecological, melanoma, and head and neck. It is recommended that clinicians and organizations serving people at risk of or with lymphedema align risk reduction guidelines with the evidence-based recommendations provided within this consensus document and companion manuscripts from the American Cancer Society/Lymphology Association of North America Lymphedema Summit: Forward Momentum: Future Steps in Lymphedema Management.

In the contemporary era of data-driven processes, addressing the challenge of processing vast volumes of data has become a pressing concern. With the rapid advancement of computer science and information technology, data processing efficiency has significantly improved. Within this expansive domain, three prominent clustering techniquesnamely, K-Means clustering, spectral clustering, and Density-based spatial clustering of applications with noise (DBSCAN)have assumed pivotal roles due to their versatility and effectiveness. This essay embarks on a systematic examination of these three methods, deconstructing their fundamental principles and navigating through their practical applications.

Based on the works of Mammad Emin Rasulzade, this article reveals the peculiarities of the national bias in the leadership of Azerbaijan in the 20s of the last century. Rasulzade's works on the national policy of the Bolsheviks focused on the speech of the Secretary of the Central Committee of the AKP (b) Eyub Khanbudagov in 1924 on the pages of the Baku Worker newspaper. Rasulzade believed that this speech was a clear indicator of the growing split within the party around the solution of the national issue and gave impetus to the opposition movement. Thus, according to Rasulzade, the label national bias appeared, which was hung on the Bolsheviks, who opposed the basic communist dogmas, the rigid centralism of the Kremlin leadership and violated party discipline. Moscow, as a rule, ruthlessly suppressed this separatism, and their leaders were removed from the leadership.

This article focuses on the management of endowments that are associated with private and community charitable foundations. Endowment portfolio managers face a difficult environment due to low interest rates and high inflation. We construct a novel return hurdle for foundations that is forward-looking and market based. This return hurdle indicates that the total and excess returns necessary to meet typical foundation portfolio objectives are near all-time highs. There are no riskless spending policies available for foundations that desire to operate in perpetuity. While some investment committees and portfolio managers will be compelled to “risk up” to try to meet their return and distribution objectives, doing so creates a nuanced set of trade-offs that impact the broader objectives that most foundations consider when determining success or failure. We illustrate the tradeoffs and offer some suggestions for improving outcomes in the post-COVID environment.

This chapter contains sections titled: Historical Perspective of PE Nucleation The Importance of Crystalline Orientation Nucleating Agents that Direct Lamellar Growth Wide-Angle X-Ray Diffraction Analysis in Extruded Sheet Physical Property Dependence on Lamellar Orientation Conclusions and Future Outlook Acknowledgments

ObjectivesThe objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of buffered vinegar on Listeria monocytogenes and shelf life in uncured hot dogs made with grass fed beef and preconverted celery powder as an alternative nitrite source. Materials and MethodsTwo treatments of beef hot dogs, control (CTL) and buffered vinegar (BV), were produced by a commerical meat manufacturing facility with 1.5% salt and 0.4% celery powder on a formula weight basis. A control treatment was manufactured without BV to show the impact of celery powder alone on L. monocytegenes and lactic acid bacteria growth. Buffered vinegar was added to the BV treatment at 0.85% of the formula. For each sample, 2 links (approximately 100 g) were placed in vacuum bags and inoculated with a L. monocytogenes cocktail to target 3 log CFU/g, then vacuum sealed and stored at 4°C. Enumeration of L. monocytogenes was conducted every 2 wk from d 0 through 112 in triplicate samples, by rinsing each package with 100 mL of bufferfield’s phosphate buffer and plating appropriate serial dilutions on MOX agar. Enumeration of lactic acid bacteria and total aerobic plate counts was conducted on uninoculated duplicate samples. Sensory acceptability based on flavor was performed using a hedonic scale with scores at 0, 28, 56, 84, and 112 d and only assessed on BV for food safety of panelists. The study was replicated three times and data was analyzed by Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) with statements of significance declared when p 0.05) observed between the 2 treatments. No significant difference was observed (p > 0.05) between each testing point, indicating sensory quality remained stable over the shelf life. ConclusionThis data suggests that buffered vinegar used in hot dogs made with an alternative source of nitrite such as celery powder can be an effective ingredient to enhance the safety of uncured ready-to-eat meat products.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity of the bioluminescence enzyme immunoassay for the detection of hepatitis B surface antigen (BLEIA®EIKEN HBsAg) and to compare the sensitivity with microparticle enzyme immunoassay (MEIA). Samples were collected during the early infection phase from six chimpanzees infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype A or genotype C. In the early infection phase, there was a direct correlation between HBV DNA and HBsAg until the appearance of anti-HBc and anti-HBs. The cut off value of BLEIA, 0.005 IU/mL, was estimated to correspond to 400 copies/mL. BLEIA detected HBsAg earlier than other methods. Therefore, the measurement of HBsAg by BLEIA is suggested to be useful for the investigation of HBV infection.