There are disparities in infant mortality, specifically SIDS, for minority populations. SIDS is reported to be the 4th leading cause of infant mortality among African Americans and the 3rd among the Native American/ Alaska Native populations. One research question that this thesis aimed to answer was: What are the determinants of SIDS among the American Indian and African American communities? Studies have identified sleep surface sharing, substance use, medical care, education, elder/cultural influences and thermal insulation as being correlated to infants dying of SIDS.This project used secondary data analysis using the 2013 Cohort Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Race/ethnicity was a significant predictor of SIDS. This justified examining independent variables separately by race/ethnicity using logistic regression models. The variables analyzed in the study included: mothers' age, mothers' education, mothers' marital status, mother's pregnancy weight gain, prenatal care received, number of prenatal visits, cigarette use during pregnancy, infants' weeks of gestation, APGAR test scores and infants birth weight in grams.All variables were significant for one or several race/ethnicities. A few of the protective factors decreasing the likelihood of SIDS were mothers' older age, higher level of education, receiving prenatal care, and higher number of prenatal visits. This study also found some risk factors leading to SIDS, which were being an unmarried mother and using cigarettes during pregnancy. The results in this thesis provide insight to variables correlated to SIDS as well as recommendations for further research.
Frida Kahlo remains one of the most popular artists of our timesales of Frida books number into the hundreds ofthousandsand yet no volume has ever focused on one of the most memorable aspects of her persona and creativeoeuvre: her wardrobe. Now, for the first time, 95 original and beautifully staged photographs of Kahlo's newly restored clothing are paired with historic photos of the artist wearing them and her paintings in which the garments appear. Frida's life and style were an integral part of her art, and she is long overdue for recognition as a fashion icon.
From 'audet IX to Zytchin III, this book covers it all. This is the ultimate reference book for all Star Trek fans! Added to this edition are 128 new pages. This addendum highlights the latest episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine®, Star Trek: Voyager® and the newest feature film, Star Trek: Insurrection™. The thousands of photos and hundreds of illustrations place the Star Trek universe at your fingertips. Planets and stars, weapons and ships, people and places are just part of the meticulous research and countless cross-reference that fill this book.
The standard location tool for full-length plays published in collections and anthologies in England and the United States since the beginning of the 20th century, Ottemiller's Index to Plays in Collections has undergone seven previous editions, the latest in 1988, covering 1900 through 1985. In this new edition, Denise Montgomery has expanded the volume to include collections published in the entire English-speaking world through 2000 and beyond. This new volume lists more than 3,500 new plays and 2,000 new authors, as well as birth and/or death information for hundreds of authors. Representing the largest expansion between editions, this updated volume is a valuable resource for libraries worldwide.
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