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Background: Participation‐focused interventions are gaining momentum. The Pathways and Resources for Engagement and Participation (PREP) is one such intervention, and it was investigated in this study for its effectiveness in supporting participation in employment‐related activities for young adults with intellectual disabilities in Australia. Methods: The application of the PREP approach was adapted to accommodate COVID‐19 restrictions. Data were gathered from multiple sources in a triangulating manner following a case study design. Measures of performance, satisfaction, and a third measure of involvement were collected using the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) in a multiple baseline format. The work questionnaire from the Assessment of Life Habits (Life‐H) was administered at three time points, and qualitative data were collected post‐intervention via a separate semi‐structured interview with four young adults with intellectual disabilities and the two occupational therapist facilitators. Findings: Performance, satisfaction and involvement scores had increased for 75% or more of employment‐related goals at follow‐up, although these changes were not statistically significant. Visual analysis indicated improved Life‐H accomplishment scores post‐intervention, but satisfaction with employment scores did not change. PREP was positively perceived, but the young adults reported needing more support from their participation teams. Conclusions: The PREP intervention shifts the focus from a skills‐based approach to a participation approach to practice and empowers young adults with intellectual disabilities to have greater independence over employment goals and related activities. COVID‐19 restrictions limited the application of the PREP approach, but the experience was still valued by the participants, although additional training and support for them and the PREP participation team working with them may have further enhanced their experience and participation outcomes. Accessible summary: New way to help with jobs: People are trying a new way to help young adults with intellectual disabilities find jobs. It's called the Pathways and Resources for Engagement and Participation (PREP).How they checked if it worked: They collected information from different places to see if PREP was helping. They asked young adults with intellectual disabilities and the occupational therapists to join and share their thoughts on PREP. They also used some tools to see if PREP was helping.Findings: Most people felt better about their job goals after using PREP, even though the changes weren't proven statistically. People liked using PREP, but they said they needed more help from their support teams.Conclusion: PREP is a good way to help young adults with intellectual disabilities be more independent with their job goals. COVID‐19 made it harder, but people still liked it. They think more training and support could make it even better. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Lake Texcoco in Mexico is a remarkable place for observing how human and natural relationships evolve through time in a landscape. Since the opening of the watershed and the draining of the lake, there have been various attempts to exploit the area, although few have succeeded. This study highlights the importance of historical analysis in identifying socio-natural processes that have historically influenced lake use, degradation, management, and conservation. The novelty of this study lies in its application of a historical political ecology approach to understand the evolving dynamics between power relations and the ecology of the former Lake Texcoco in Mexico Valley. By examining both the ecological and political-economic history of the lake, this study reveals how conflicts related to natural resource management in the past have influenced the ecological dynamics of the present. Overall, this study presents a unique perspective on the socio-natural history of Lake Texcoco, demonstrating the potential of using historical political ecology to understand the long-term effects of environmental change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Lake Texcoco in Mexico is a remarkable place for observing how human and natural relationships evolve through time in a landscape. Since the opening of the watershed and the draining of the lake, there have been various attempts to exploit the area, although few have succeeded. This study highlights the importance of historical analysis in identifying socio-natural processes that have historically influenced lake use, degradation, management, and conservation. The novelty of this study lies in its application of a historical political ecology approach to understand the evolving dynamics between power relations and the ecology of the former Lake Texcoco in Mexico Valley. By examining both the ecological and political-economic history of the lake, this study reveals how conflicts related to natural resource management in the past have influenced the ecological dynamics of the present. Overall, this study presents a unique perspective on the socio-natural history of Lake Texcoco, demonstrating the potential of using historical political ecology to understand the long-term effects of environmental change.

The purpose of this service activity was the implementation of socialization and training on environmental modification and feed management to overcome heat stress in goat cattle at the dairy goat farm of the Lamlumpu Village Community, Peukan Bada Sub-District, Aceh Besar District. The method of implementing this activity are in the form of socialization, counseling, and training on a scheduled basis with material on dairy goat farming patterns in the tropics, modifying the environment to create a microclimate condition that is in accordance with the comfort zone for dairy cattle, and introduction of feed ingredients that have the potential to overcome heat stress. in the livestock. The results of this community service activity indicate that the implementation of environmental and feed modifications to overcome heat stress in goat cattle shows an increase in livestock production in the form of increased milk production, more comfortable environmental conditions, and a decrease in heat stress threshold in the livestock. In conclusion, environmental and feed modifications for dairy goats in Lamplumpu Village can improve microclimate conditions so that they are more comfortable and can cope with heat stress.

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Maladaptive sexual behaviours amongst individuals with intellectual disability (ID) cause much embarrassment to their caregivers. The caregiver's lack of skill and knowledge in managing those behaviours end up reinforcing the same. The present study explored the sexual behaviours manifested by individuals with ID and the strategies adopted by special educators to manage those behaviours. The data generated from in-depth interviews of special educators with relevant experience was thematically analysed. The study concluded that the various strategies adopted by the special educators depended on i) their general attitude towards the expression of sexuality by the intellectually challenged and, ii) their perspectives on the reasons behind the inappropriate sexual behaviour. The teachers resorted to behaviour and environment modification techniques to manage inappropriate sexual behaviours. Implications for practice are also discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Although commonly prescribed, little research exists on bath grab bars. This study examined the use of bath grab bars following an experimentally induced balance perturbation, the influence of the task on grab bar use, and the influence of balance loss on acceptance of grab bars. A mixed design documented the use of four different grab bar configurations: (a) no bars, (b) vertical/horizontal combination, (c) L-shaped bar, and (d) vertical/angled combination following balance loss. Eighty adults were randomly assigned to three groups. Each group tried the "no bar" configuration and one of the other grab bar configurations. In 25% of the trials for each configuration, balance perturbation was induced. Older adults used grab bars 59.4% of time to regain balance, compared to 13.6% for younger adults. The vertical bar on the side wall was favored by both groups of participants during both bathtub entry and exit. To promote safety in the home, existing building codes must be revised to recommend minimally a vertical grab bar on the side wall. Additional bars may be needed to ensure safety during stand-to-sit and sit-to-stand phases of bath transfers. Initiatives must be taken to decrease the prejudice associated with grab bars. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]