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* MacDonell, Nancy. Empresses of Seventh Avenue: World War II, New York City, and the Birth of American Fashion. St. Martin's. Aug. 2024. 384p. ISBN 9781250288738. $32. DEC ARTS MacDonell [...]

Lifelong eating behaviours are established in childhood. Improving parents' food literacy skills is essential, as parents play a fundamental role in establishing their children's healthy eating behaviours and preferences for nutritious food. This paper describes the development and evaluation of an innovative program that combines food literacy with positive parent feeding practices, targeting parents in disadvantaged areas of Western Australia. The Food Sensations® for Parents five‐week program was delivered to participants from community‐based parenting organisations during 2020 and 2021. Formative research and a pre‐post evaluation design were adopted. Pre‐ and post‐evaluation data were collected from 224 participants (96% female). There was a statistically significant improvement in the mean score for 13 food literacy behaviours, 10 positive parenting feeding practices and a mean increase in parents' daily vegetable intake of 1/3 serve. Participants reported significantly greater net improvements in food literacy behaviours than feeding practices, the largest being the Use a nutrition information panel to make food choices(33.1%). Multivariate logistic regression analyses found English as a first language, being older than 35, and from a higher Socio‐Economic Index for Areas resulted in a higher likelihood of positive changes in behaviours and practices. The findings indicate that the program is effective in improving the frequency of use of food literacy behaviours, positive parenting feeding practices and increasing vegetable consumption. Analysing improvements in food literacy behaviours and feeding practices provides clarity on what change can be expected with a five‐week parent program.

IMPORTANCE: Despite a lack of effectiveness data in humans, tecovirimat was widely prescribed to people with HIV (PWH) with mpox during the 2022 mpox epidemic, particularly PWH with low CD4+ T-cell counts or severe mpox clinical manifestations. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate if PWH with mpox who were treated with tecovirimat within 7 days of symptom onset were less likely to have mpox disease progression. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This cohort study included PWH diagnosed with mpox at 4 hospitals in Atlanta, Georgia, between June 1 and October 7, 2022. Patients were grouped according to whether they were treated with tecovirimat within 7 days of mpox symptom onset (early tecovirimat cohort) or they did not receive tecovirimat or received the drug 7 or more days after symptom onset (late or no tecovirimat cohort). Multivariable logistic regression models were used to identify factors associated with progression of mpox disease. The 2 cohorts were then matched 1:1 using propensity scores based on the identified factors, and mpox disease progression was compared. EXPOSURES: Treatment with tecovirimat within 7 days of mpox symptom onset. MAIN OUTCOME AND MEASURES: Progression of mpox disease, defined as the development of at least 1 severe mpox criterion established by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, after symptom day 7. RESULTS: After propensity score matching, a total of 112 PWH were included in the analysis; 56 received tecovirimat within 7 days of mpox symptom onset (early tecovirimat group) and 56 were either treated later or did not receive tecovirimat (late or no tecovirimat group). In the early tecovirimat group, the median (IQR) age was 35 (30-42) years; 54 individuals (96.4%) were cisgender men, 46 (82.1%) were Black individuals, and 10 (17.9%) were individuals of other races (American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, or White) or unknown race. In the late or no tecovirimat group, the median (IQR) age was 36 (32-43) years; 54 (96.4%) were cisgender men, 49 (87.5%) were Black individuals, and 7 (12.5%) were individuals of other races or unknown race. Mpox disease progression occurred in 3 PWH (5.4%) in the early tecovirimat group and in 15 PWH (26.8%) in the late or no tecovirimat group (paired odds ratio, 13.00 [95% CI, 1.71-99.40]; P = .002). CONCLUSION AND RELEVANCE: Results of this cohort study support starting tecovirimat in all PWH as soon as an mpox diagnosis is suspected. Additional research is warranted to confirm these findings.

The COVID‐19 pandemic has seen evidence and advice evolve quickly. Since the start of the pandemic there has been confusion and concern about breastfeeding and COVID‐19, and advice for this group has at times been contradictory. The volume of information on social media has exacerbated this. This study aimed to understand breastfeeding‐related COVID‐19 information sharing on social media during the global and Australian vaccine roll‐out. The CrowdTangle platform was used to source data from December 2020 to December 2021. Posts were categorised to intent and source and mapped to a timeline of pandemic‐related events and announcements. Descriptive analysis was used to understand data distribution patterns and qualitative analysis for post‐intent. A total of 945 posts were included. Post‐interactions ranged from 0 to 6500. Vaccine‐related posts were the highest in number and increased over time. Non‐profit organisations shared the highest number of posts (n= 241), but interactions were highest with personal and government accounts. Peaks in posts and interactions mapped to key pandemic‐related announcements and events. These results describe the breastfeeding and COVID‐19 related content shared on Facebook over 13 months, and the associated interactions. Breastfeeding is an important public health issue and breastfeeding women have experienced conflicting and confusing breastfeeding‐related information during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Better understanding of social media usage, and the monitoring of changes in usage, as an emergency unfolds, can help target communications. This article adds to the evidence in understanding user reactions to COVID‐19 related breastfeeding information on social media. Social listening is an important part of health communication and infodemic management. Understanding how users react to and engage with COVID‐19 related breastfeeding information on social media can help to understand how the general public perceives and responds to health advice and other information being shared.

* Kerr, Hillary & Katherine Power. The Career Code: Must-Know Rules for a Strategic, Stylish, and Self-Made Career. Abrams. May 2016.168p. illus. ISBN 9781419718021. pap. $19.95; ebk. ISBN 9781613128237. CAREERS [...]

CHIU, Belinda H.Y. The Mindful College Applicant: Cultivating Emotional Intelligence for the Admissions Process. 298p. Rowman & Littlefield. Nov. 2019. pap. $32. ISBN 9781538119839. Gr 9 Up--Applying to college can [...]

Physicians and other health care professionals play an important role in reducing the delay to treatment in patients who have an evolving acute myocardial infarction. A multidisciplinary working group has been convened by the National Heart Attack Alert Program (which is coordinated by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health) to address this concern. The working group's recommendations target specific groups of patients: those who are known to have coronary heart disease, atherosclerotic disease of the aorta or peripheral arteries, or cerebrovascular disease. The risk for acute myocardial infarction or death in such patients is five to seven times greater than that in the general population. The working group recommends that these high-risk patients be clearly informed about symptoms that they might have during a coronary occlusion, steps that they should take, the importance of contacting emergency medical services, the need to report to an appropriate facility quickly, treatment options that are available if they present early, and rewards of early treatment in terms of improved quality of life. These instructions should be reviewed frequently and reinforced with appropriate written material, and patients should be encouraged to have a plan and to rehearse it periodically. Because of the important role of the bystander in increasing or decreasing delay to treatment, family members and significant others should be included in all instruction. Finally, physicians' offices and clinics should devise systems to quickly assess patients who telephone or present with symptoms of a possible acute myocardial infarction., The National Heart Attack Alert Program makes the following recommendations to doctors to reduce delays in seeking treatment for heart attack in their patients. Clot-dissolving medication only helps when given shortly after symptoms appear. Patients and the families of patients at high risk for heart attack should be educated about the symptoms of a heart attack, what steps to take, and the importance of seeking hospital care. The information should be supplemented with written materials and reviewed frequently. Office staff such as receptionists should be instructed to refer patients with heart attack symptoms directly to the hospital.

DUNCOMBE, Laura Sook. A Pirate's Life for She: Swashbuckling Women Through the Ages. 224p. bibliog. index, notes. Chicago Review. Oct. 2019. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9781641600552. Gr 7-10--In each chapter, Duncombe [...]

* Van Vlack, Tarah Wheeler. Women in Tech: Take Your Career to the Next Level with Practical Advice and Inspiring Stories. Sasquatch. 2016.272p. illus. bibliog. ISBN 9781632170668. $24.95; ebk. ISBN [...]

AbstractThis paper presents a new perspective on the role of the artifact in knit design research. The artifact is presented as a stimulus for interdisciplinary research where practice based enquiry provides only part of the required methodological approach. Reporting on a major collaboration between the curator of the Oriental Collection at The Royal Armories, Leeds, and researchers from the School of Design at The University of Leeds, this paper pursues two key trajectories. Firstly, the paper outlines how the artifact can be used as a design stimulus for interdisciplinary collaboration. This is assessed across multiple stages of design and through the production of several perspectives on key thematic ideas. Secondly, the paper reports on how collaboration, specifically in the development of these alternative perspectives, can lead to materials innovation. These two points of discussion are contextualized with reference to interior architectural installation, Inflection, and supported by analysis of The Knitting Machine, Cocoonand knitted exterior installation Configure. Findings highlight how the use of artifacts enables practitioners to adapt thinking using material practice in order to generate new knowledge.

AbstractIt is widely acknowledged that textile processing is increasingly unsustainable, for example textile dyeing is experiencing a rising use of water. It is imperative to investigate alternative strategies to colouration and whilst there is no single resolution to the problem, using design intelligence from diverse design specialisms, in this instance knitted fabric design, can offer a realistic framework within which to develop solutions.Following established design methodologies, successful knit design requires knowledge of materials, process, technology and aesthetics which is utilised in unique combinations to create a specified product. Disrupting this approach to design through the application of innovative technologies or removing the concept of designing for a specified product, this unique body of knowledge can question wider societal problems, including textile coloration, and determine a range of solutions through knitted fabric design practice.The paper will report on the development of sustainable textile coloration through innovative lighting technologies. New research explores the breadth of colour gamut achievable with a limited palette of yarn (so minimising dyeing) when recognised optical effects, for example optical mixing, are observed in different lighting conditions. The iterative design/research methodology used exploits the materiality and structural knowledge inherent in knitted fabrics and allows the creation of unique fabrics, which would be unachievable in any other medium, to test ideas abductively. A feature of this methodology is an acceptance of unexpected outcomes that challenge the concept of designing for a specified product. The fabrics produced are not in themselves functional, except as a communication tool for the knowledge revealed through the design research.

Background:Students and clinicians are challenged to locate evidence to answer clinical questions. Searching experiences include frustration with words to query databases, lack of searching skills, lack of confidence in nursing databases, and questioning how many databases to search. To implement practice change based on best available evidence, search strategies need to be efficient and effective.Method:We replicated the systematic review by Stillwell, Vermeesch, and Scott, which used a specific search, with a sensitive search to compare search strategies to answer the clinical question.Results:The specific search produced 5,108 articles, with eight being relevant; whereas the sensitive search produced 11,362 articles with nine being relevant.Conclusion:The sensitive search located the same eight studies and one additional study. If PubMed instead of MEDLINE had been used in the specific search, the results would have been identical. The sensitive search located the same eight studies and one additional study. If PubMed instead of MEDLINE had been used in the specific search, the results would have been identical. [[J Nurs Educ. 2020;59(1):22–25.]

Developing acute hepatitis B in immunocompetent non-responders to hepatitis B vaccination has been rarely reported. We report such a case in a 79 year old heterosexual male. There is evidence that tenofovir disoproxil/emtricitabine as primary prophylaxis can prevent acquisition of hepatitis B. In the current era of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with tenofovir disoproxil/emtricitabine, there is dual benefit of preventing HIV and hepatitis B. We discuss the importance of considering tenofovir disoproxil/emtricitabine pre-exposure prophylaxis in those hepatitis B vaccination non-responders at high risk of acquiring hepatitis B.

Background: An unmet need for contraception is associated with unintended pregnancy and adverse maternal and childhood outcomes. Family planning counselling is linked with reduced unmet need for contraception. However, evidence is lacking in Ethiopia on the impact of integrated family planning counselling on the unmet need for contraception. This study aimed to examine the association between family planning counselling and the unmet need for contraception in Ethiopia. Methods: We used community-based prospective cohort study data from a nationally representative survey conducted by Performance Monitoring for Action Ethiopia between 2019 and 2020. Women who had received three maternal and child health (MCH) services (n = 769) - antenatal care (ANC), facility delivery and child immunisation - were included in this study. The primary exposure variable was family planning counselling provided during the different MCH services. A weighted modified Poisson regression model was used to estimate the adjusted relative risk (aRR) of the unmet need for contraception. Results: The prevalence of family planning counselling during ANC, prior to discharge, and child immunisation was 22%, 28%, and 28%, respectively. Approximately one-third (34%) of the women had an unmet need for contraception. Family planning counselling prior to discharge from the facility was associated with reductions in the unmet need for contraception (aRR 0.88; 95% CI 0.67, 1.16). The risk of unmet need for contraception was 31% (aRR 0.69; 95% CI 0.48, 0.98) less likely among women who had received family planning counselling during child immunisation services. However, family planning counselling during ANC was associated with an increased unmet need for contraception (aRR 1.24; 95% CI 0.93, 1.64). Conclusion: Strongest evidence was observed for moderate associations between reductions in the unmet need for contraception and family planning counselling during the provision of child immunisation services in Ethiopia.

Schwartz, Barry. Why We Work. S. & S. (TED Bks). Sept. 2015.112p. bibliog. ISBN 9781476784861. $16.99; ebk. ISBN 9781476784878. PSYCH Schwartz (psychology, Swarthmore Coll.), a prolific writer (The Paradox of [...]

Porath, Christine. Mastering Civility: A Manifesto for the Workplace. Grand Central. Dec. 2016. 240p. illus. notes, index. ISBN 9781455568987. $25; ebk. ISBN 9781455568994. CAREERS Porath (management, Georgetown Univ.; coauthor, The [...]

We assess the productivity, outcomes, and experiences of participants in the National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute–funded K12 institutional research training programs in emergency care research.

Bill Greenlee grew up in a family who believed education was the road to success. After all, an education led his father, Make eye,to become a dentist and his uncle; [...]

Steven R. Becker is a certified public accountant, but he doesn't have a degree in accounting. His client roster is made up of business owners, but he doesn't focus much [...]

Urban Gardener cofounder Ellen Stein sees life's natural rhythm up close as she watches her Columbus shop's plants sprout, grow and blossom. Change is a necessary part of her business, [...]

Having spent 16 successful years in one of the toughest and most competitive industries, Bob Swank might not need a manual to guide his decisions as he launches his new [...]

I wouldn't normally buy ready-cooked microwave rice as I always have long-grain rice in the cupboard. I only eat basmati rice at restaurants, but this is often because I'm a [...]

For Chris Stankovich, 'What the mind believes, the body achieves' is more than just a catchy business slogan for his company, Champion Athletic Consulting Ltd. It's his philosophy and daily [...]

Attitude sells. It also helps motivate employees and bring a business through the hard times. At least that's what Judy Kellogg has found. 'The ingredients for success come from within, [...]

Scott Wise has learned that some people are meant to work for others and some people are meant to work for themselves. He is definitely one of the latter. A [...]

A few years ago, John Butler and his wife, both ordained nondenominational ministers, were performing wedding services in people's homes, in banquet facilities and in parks. But they wanted their [...]

Their lives couldn't be any more different, but that doesn't mean a modern-day woman business owner can't find inspiration from the heroine of 'The Color Purple.' At least that's what [...]

* Mulcahy, Diane. The Gig Economy: The Complete Guide to Getting Better Work, Taking More Time Off, and Financing the Life You Want! AMACOM. Nov. 2016.240p. illus. notes, index. ISBN [...]

Rust, Dan. Workplace Poker: Are You Playing the Game, or Just Getting Played? Harper Business. Mar. 2016. 304p. ISBN 9780062405289. $25.99; ebk. ISBN 9780062405272. CAREERS Learning to play the 'game [...]

Edmundson, Mark. Why Teach? In Defense of a Real Education. Bloomsbury. Aug. 2013. 240p. ISBN 9781620401071. $22. ebk. ISBN 9781620401088. ED Readers familiar with the work of author and critic [...]

* Leibman, Peter. I Got My Dream Job and So Can You: 7 Steps to Creating Your Ideal Career After College. AMACOM: American Management Assn. 2012. c.258p. ISBN 9780814420201. pap. [...]

Parish, Billy & Dev Aujla. Making Good: Finding Meaning, Money, and Community in a Changing World. Rodale. Mar. 2012. c.256p. ISBN 9781605290782. pap. $15.99. CAREERS The realities of the recent [...]

* Yates, Julia. The Fashion Careers Guidebook: A Guide to Every Career in the Fashion Industry and How To Get It. Barren's. 2011. 192p. photogs, index. ISBN 9780764146909. pap. $18.99. [...]

Boland, Ed. The Battle for Room 314: My Year of Hope and Despair in a New York City High School. Grand Central. Feb. 2016. 256p. ISBN 9781455560615. $26; ebk. ISBN [...]

Willyerd, Karie & Barbara Mistick. Stretch: How To Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace. Wiley. Oct. 2015. 240p. illus. notes. ISBN 9781119087250. $26. CAREERS Rapid advances in technology, global economic change, [...]

Cappelli, Peter. Will College Pay Off? A Guide to the Most Important Financial Decision You'll Ever Make. PublicAffairs. Jun. 2015.224p. illus. notes, index. ISBN 9781610395267. $25.99; ebk. ISBN 9781610395274. ED [...]

Hannon, Kerry. Love Your Job: The New Rules of Career Happiness. Wiley. 2015. 208p. index. ISBN 9781118898062. pap. $19.95; ebk. ISBN 9781118898055. careers AARP jobs expert and best-selling author Hannon [...]

Acuff, Jon. Do Over: Rescue Monday, Reinvent Your Work, and Never Get Stuck. Portfolio. Apr. 2015.288p. illus. notes. ISBN 9781591847618. $26.95; ebk. ISBN 9780698184794. CAREERS Acuff (Start; Quitter), a former [...]

Bruni, Frank. Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania. Grand Central. Mar. 2015.224p. ISBN 9781455532704. $26; ebk. ISBN 9781455532698. ED College acceptance [...]

Harris, Carla A. Strategize To Win: The New Way To Start Out, Step Up, or Start Over in Your Career. Hudson Street. Dec. 2014.256p. ISBN 9781594633058. $25.95; ebk. ISBN 9780698186477. [...]

Castleman, Benjamin L. & Lindsay C. Page. Summer Melt: Supporting Low-Income Students Through the Transition to College. Harvard Education. Oct. 2014.208p. notes. index. ISBN 9781612507422. $56.95; pap. ISBN 9781612507415. $27.95. [...]

Arum, Richard & Josipa Roksa. Aspiring Adults Adrift: Tentative Transitions of College Graduates. Univ. of Chicago. Sept. 2014.264p. illus. notes, bibliog. ISBN 9780226191157. $55; pap. ISBN 9780226197289. $18; ebk. ISBN [...]

Brown, Paul B. with others. Own Your Future: How To Think Like an Entrepreneur and Thrive in an Unpredictable Economy. AMACOM. 2014.224p. index. ISBN 9780814434093. $22; ebk. ISBN 9780814434109. CAREERS [...]

Zweig, David. Invisibles: The Power of Anonymous Work in an Age of Relentless Self-Promotion. Portfolio. Jun. 2014. 256p. illus. notes. ISBN 9781591846345. $27.95; ebk. ISBN 9781101620243. CAREERS Writer (Atlantic, New [...]