EDI Data Research Articles

Promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in research and funding: reflections from a digital manufacturing research network

BackgroundEqual, diverse, and inclusive teams lead to higher productivity, creativity, and greater problem-solving ability resulting in more impactful research. However, there is a gap between equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) research and practices to create an inclusive research culture. Research networks are vital to the research ecosystem, creating valuable opportunities for researchers to develop their partnerships with both academics and industrialists, progress their careers, and enable new areas of scientific discovery. A feature of a network is the provision of funding to support feasibility studies – an opportunity to develop new concepts or ideas, as well as to ‘fail fast’ in a supportive environment. The work of networks can address inequalities through equitable allocation of funding and proactive consideration of inclusion in all of their activities.MethodsThis study proposes a strategy to embed EDI within research network activities and funding review processes. This paper evaluates 21 planned mitigations introduced to address known inequalities within research events and how funding is awarded. EDI data were collected from researchers engaging in a digital manufacturing network activities and funding calls to measure the impact of the proposed method.ResultsQuantitative analysis indicates that the network’s approach was successful in creating a more ethnically diverse network, engaging with early career researchers, and supporting researchers with care responsibilities. However, more work is required to create a gender balance across the network activities and ensure the representation of academics who declare a disability. Preliminary findings suggest the network’s anonymous funding review process has helped address inequalities in funding award rates for women and those with care responsibilities, more data are required to validate these observations and understand the impact of different interventions individually and in combination.ConclusionsIn summary, this study offers compelling evidence regarding the efficacy of a research network's approach in advancing EDI within research and funding. The network hopes that these findings will inform broader efforts to promote EDI in research and funding and that researchers, funders, and other stakeholders will be encouraged to adopt evidence-based strategies for advancing this important goal.

A Systematic Review of Patient Race, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, and Educational Attainment in Prostate Cancer Treatment Randomised Trials—Is the Evidence Base Applicable to the General Patient Population?

ContextProstate cancer (PC) disproportionately affects men of Black race, and lower educational and socioeconomic status. Guidelines are based on randomised controlled trials (RCTs); however, the representation of different races, educations, and socioeconomic backgrounds in these trials is unclear. ObjectiveTo assess reporting of equality, diversity, and inclusion characteristics (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion [EDI]) and differences in treatment effects between different races, and educational or socioeconomic status. Evidence acquisitionWe conducted a systematic review of CENTRAL, MEDLINE, and Embase in April 2020 examining RCTs investigating treatments for PC. Outcomes collected were race/ethnicity, educational attainment, and socioeconomic status.RCTs investigating PC treatment in any population or setting were included. Data extraction of characteristics was performed independently by pairs of reviewers and checked by a senior author. The Cochrane risk of bias tool assessed the quality of included papers. Evidence synthesisA total of 265 trials were included, and 138 of these were available as full-text articles. Fifty-four trials including 19039 participants reported any EDI data. All 54 trials reported race, 11 reported ethnicity, three reported educational attainment, and one reported socioeconomic status. Patients of White race were the majority of the recruited population (82.6%), while the minority prevalence was as follows: Black 9.8% and Asian 5.7%. Three studies reported mortality outcomes depending on the participant’s race. All three studies investigated different treatments, so a meta-analysis was not performed. No studies reported outcomes stratified by the educational or socioeconomic status of participants. ConclusionsThere is poor reporting of patient race, ethnicity, socioeconomic background, and educational attainment in RCTs for PC treatments between 2010 and 2020. Addressing this for future studies will help explain differences in the incidence of and mortality from PC and improve the generalisability of results. Patient summaryIn this study, we reviewed prostate cancer treatment trials to see whether these reported race, education, and socioeconomic backgrounds of their patient populations. We conclude that reporting of these characteristics is poor. This needs to be improved in future to improve outcomes for patients with prostate cancer of all ethnical, racial, and socioeconomic groups.

Equity/Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, and Other EDI Phrases and EDI Policy Frameworks: A Scoping Review

Equity, equality, diversity, inclusion, belonging, dignity, justice, accessibility, accountability, and decolonization are individual concepts used to engage with problematic social situations of marginalized groups. Phrases that put together these concepts in different ways, such as “equity, diversity and inclusion”, “equality, diversity, and inclusion”, “diversity, equity and inclusion”, “equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility”, “justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion”, and “equity, diversity, inclusion, and decolonization” are increasingly used, indicating that any one of these concepts is not enough to guide policy decisions. These phrases are also used to engage with problems in the workplace. Universities are one workplace where these phrases are used to improve the research, education, and general workplace climate of marginalized students, non-academic staff, and academic staff. EDI policy frameworks such as Athena SWAN and DIMENSIONS: equity, diversity, and inclusion have been also set up with the same purpose. What EDI data are generated within the academic literature focusing on EDI in the workplace, including the higher education workplace, influence the implementation and direction of EDI policies and practices within the workplace and outside. The aim of this scoping review of academic abstracts employing SCOPUS, the 70 databases of EBSCO-HOST and Web of Sciences, was to generate data that allow for a detailed understanding of the academic inquiry into EDI. The objective of this study was to map out the engagement with EDI in the academic literature by answering seven research questions using quantitative hit count manifest coding: (1) Which EDI policy frameworks and phrases are mentioned? (2) Which workplaces are mentioned? (3) Which academic associations, societies, and journals and which universities, colleges, departments, and academic disciplines are mentioned? (4) Which medical disciplines and health professionals are mentioned? (5) Which terms, phrases, and measures of the “social” are present? (6) Which technologies, science, and technology governance terms and ethics fields are present? (7) Which EDI-linked groups are mentioned and which “ism” terms? Using a qualitative thematic analysis, we aimed to answer the following research question: (8) What are the EDI-related themes present in relation to (a) the COVID-19/pandemic, (b) technologies, (c) work/life, (d) intersectionality, (e) empowerment of whom, (f) “best practices”, (g) evaluation and assessment of EDI programs, (h) well-being, and (i) health equity. We found many gaps in the academic coverage, suggesting many opportunities for academic inquiries and a broadening of the EDI research community.

The issue of transport documentation circulation between logistic processes participants

The performance of freight transport with the use of means of transport of various modes requires the completion of several documents accompanying the shipment. The documentation accompanying the load is often completed in paper form, which causes many errors and, as a result, problems with the effective implementation of transport processes. In the era of progressive digitization of information flow, the possibility of filling in documentation in electronic form and sending it between the IT systems seems necessary to increase the competitiveness of enterprises. The article aims to identify the problems and needs of participants in transport processes in terms of completing transport documentation, accessing this documentation during and after the transport, and sending this documentation between these participants. The analysis of the problems mentioned above and needs was made based on studies of industry literature, expert knowledge, and a survey conducted by participants in transport processes. Additionally, for the analysis, participants in the transport processes in all modes of transport were identified. The literature research and the survey of participants of transport processes in various modes of transport showed many problems they encounter daily in the circulation of transport documentation. The common denominator for these problems and needs is the necessity to fill in the transport documentation manually in many cases and also to send it between process participants using traditional mail. The literature review and the survey results indicate that maximizing digitization in terms of filling in and circulation of transport documentation would improve logistics processes. The measurable effects of digitization of selected elements of transport processes can already be observed thanks to the electronic exchange of EDI data between IT systems of participants in logistics processes.

Reference values for diaphragm electrical activity (Edi) in newborn infants

BackgroundNeurally adjusted ventilatory assist is an emerging mode of respiratory support that uses the electrical activity of the diaphragm (Edi) to provide synchronised inspiratory pressure support, proportional to an infant’s changing inspiratory effort. Data on Edi reference values for neonates are limited. The objective of this study was to establish reference Edi values for preterm and term neonates who are not receiving respiratory support.MethodsThis was a prospective observational study of newborn infants breathing spontaneously in room air. The Edi waveform was monitored by a specialised naso/orogastric feeding tube with embedded electrodes positioned at the level of the diaphragm. Edi minimums and peaks were recorded continuously for 4 h without changes to routine clinical handling.ResultsTwenty-four newborn infants (16 preterm [< 37 weeks’ gestation]; 8 term) were studied. All infants were breathing comfortably in room air at the time of study. Edi data were successfully captured in all infants. The mean (±SD) Edi minimum was 3.02 (±0.94) μV and the mean Edi peak was 10.13 (±3.50) μV. In preterm infants the mean (±SD) Edi minimum was 3.05 (±0.91) μV and the mean Edi peak was 9.36 (±2.13) μV. In term infants the mean (±SD) Edi minimum was 2.97 (±1.05) μV and the mean Edi peak was 11.66 (±5.14) μV.ConclusionReference Edi values were established for both preterm and term neonates. These values can be used as a guide when monitoring breathing support and when using diaphragm-triggered modes of respiratory support in newborn infants

Kinesiology, Physical Activity, Physical Education, and Sports through an Equity/Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Lens: A Scoping Review.

Background: Equity, equality, diversity, and inclusion are terms covered in the academic literature focusing on sports, kinesiology, physical education, and physical activity, including in conjunction with marginalized groups. Universities in many countries use various EDI policy frameworks and work under the EDI headers “equality, diversity and inclusion”, “equity, diversity and inclusion”, “diversity, equity and inclusion”, and similar phrases (all referred to as EDI) to rectify problems students, non-academic staff, and academic staff from marginalized groups, such as women, Indigenous peoples, visible/racialized minorities, disabled people, and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, and Two-Spirit (LGBTQ2S+) experience. Which EDI data, if any, are generated influences EDI efforts in universities (research, education, and general workplace climate) of all programs. Method: Our study used a scoping review approach and employed SCOPUS and the 70 databases of EBSCO-Host, which includes SportDiscus, as sources aimed to analyze the extent (and how) the academic literature focusing on sports, kinesiology, physical education, and physical activity engages with EDI. Results: We found only 18 relevant sources and a low to no coverage of marginalized groups linked to EDI, namely racialized minorities (12), women (6), LGBTQ2S+ (5), disabled people (2), and Indigenous peoples (0). Conclusions: Our findings suggest a gap in the academic inquiry and huge opportunities.

Quadrat-based monitoring of desert grassland vegetation at the Jornada Experimental Range, New Mexico, 1915-2016.

The data set covers a 101-yr period (1915-2016) of quadrat-based plant sampling at the Jornada Experimental Range in southern New Mexico. At each sampling event, a pantograph was used to record the location and perimeter of living plants within permanent quadrats. Basal area was recorded for perennial grass species, canopy cover area was recorded for shrub species, and all other perennial species were recorded as point data. The data set includes 122 1 × 1 m permanent quadrats, although not all quadrats were sampled in each year of the study and there is a gap in monitoring from 1980 to 1995. These data provide a unique opportunity to investigate changes in the plant community over 100 yr of variation in precipitation and other environmental conditions. We provide the following data and data formats: (1) the digitized maps in shapefile format; (2) a data table containing coordinates (x, y) of perennial species within quadrats, including cover area for grasses and shrubs; (3) a data table of counts of annual plant individuals per quadrat; (4) a species list indicating growth form and habit of recorded species; (5) a table of dates when each quadrat was sampled; (6) a table of the pasture each quadrat was located within (note that pasture boundaries have changed over time); (7) a table of depth to petrocalcic layer measurements taken at quadrat locations; (8) a table of particle size analysis of soil samples taken at quadrat locations; (9) a table of topographic characteristics of quadrat locations (e.g., concave or convex topography). Pantograph sampling is currently conducted at 5-yr intervals by USDA-ARS staff, and new data will be added periodically to the EDI Data Portal Repository (see section V.E.2). This information is released under the Creative Commons license-Attribution-CC BY and the consumer of these data is required to cite it appropriately in any publication that results from its use.

National Mass Gathering Pharmaceutical Care Program at Healthcare Institution in Saudi Arabia

International Journal of Pharmacology and Clinical Sciences,2020,9,1,1-4.DOI:10.5530/ijpcs.2020.9.1Published:February 2020Type:Review ArticleAuthors:Yousef Ahmed Alomi, Nouf Hameed AL-Muwallad, Nezar Adnan Yahya Khayat, Yasir Abdulraheem Bamagaus, Taha Mohamd Rafuden Bakhsh, Nojoud Adnan Khayat, Ahmad M. AlKharoby, and Wael H. Motair Author(s) affiliations:Yousef Ahmed Alomi*, Critical Care Clinical Pharmacists, TPN Clinical Pharmacist, Freelancer Business Planner, Content Edi tor and Data Analyst, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Nouf Hameed AL-Muwallad, Pharm D Staff Phar¬macist, Pharmaceutical Care Administration, Private hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Nezar Adnan Yahya Khayat, Bsc. Pharm Medication Safety Officer, Pharmaceutical Care Administration, Makkah Medical Affairs Region, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Yasir Abdulraheem Bamagaus, Bsc. Pharm Regional General Manager, Pharmaceutical Care Administration, Makkah Medical Affairs Region, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Taha Mohamd Rafuden Bakhsh, Bsc. Pharm Staff Pharmacist, Pharmaceutical Care Administration, Makkah Medical Affairs Region, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Nojoud Adnan Khayat, Bsc. Pharm Staff Pharmacist, Pharmaceutical Care Administration, Makkah Medical Affairs Region, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Ahmad M. AlKharoby, MD, Assistant General Manager for assistant medical affiars, Makkah Medical Affairs Region, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Wael H. Motair, MD, General Manager, Makkah Medical Affairs Region, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Abstract:Objective: To explore the pharmaceutical care services during mass gathering (MG) Hajj at the healthcare organizations in Saudi Arabia (SA). Methods: It is a descriptive analysis of a newly established program at the MOH in SA called MG pharmaceutical care program during Hajj and Umra Seasons, which was analyzed within the Pharmacy Strategic Plan 2012-2020 and update the plan with new Saudi vision 2030. Results: MG pharmaceutical care program is a new program established by the healthcare organizations in the last four years, which amongst to provide pharmaceutical care services in various fields. Conclusion: The mass gathering of pharmaceutical care services is a new initiative, part of the mass gathering medicine. The program should expand after the foundation stage with performance indication monitoring and follow up. Further assessment of the new project is required to validate the clinical and economic outcomes to research the high level of quality and professionalism in the future. Keywords:Healthcare, Institution, Mass Gathering, National, Pharmaceutical Care, Saudi ArabiaView:PDF (157.34 KB) PDFClick here to download the PDF file. Images National Mass Gathering Pharmaceutical Care Program at Healthcare Institution in Saudi Arabia

Telematics – electronic data interchange / EDI / in port transport logistics

ABSTRACT The logistics and distribution function of ports includes various services, mainly circulation and optimisation, leading to minimising logistics costs and rationalising the distribution of goods during their flow from sender to recipient. The implementation of this function in many ports has become an opportunity for their activation and development, in recent years the demand for distribution services has clearly increased, seaports as part of transport chains are the most favourable place to locate such services. The functioning of these centres is now ensured by modern information and telecommunications technologies, whose combined application to move people and loads in geographical space has created a new field of science and practice, generally known as transport telematics. Previous scientific, implementation and experience research in the introduction and application of telematics technologies, i.e. the joint application of information and telecommunications technologies, has enabled the construction of numerous telematics systems, including in transport. It can therefore be concluded that telematics systems are technology innovations, and their functioning is ensured by the electronic exchange of EDI data, whose place and role in transport is indicated by the content of this article.

MTpy: A Python toolbox for magnetotellurics

We present the software package MTpy that allows handling, processing, and imaging of magnetotelluric (MT) data sets. Written in Python, the code is open source, containing sub-packages and modules for various tasks within the standard MT data processing and handling scheme. Besides the independent definition of classes and functions, MTpy provides wrappers and convenience scripts to call standard external data processing and modelling software.In its current state, modules and functions of MTpy work on raw and pre-processed MT data. However, opposite to providing a static compilation of software, we prefer to introduce MTpy as a flexible software toolbox, whose contents can be combined and utilised according to the respective needs of the user. Just as the overall functionality of a mechanical toolbox can be extended by adding new tools, MTpy is a flexible framework, which will be dynamically extended in the future. Furthermore, it can help to unify and extend existing codes and algorithms within the (academic) MT community.In this paper, we introduce the structure and concept of MTpy. Additionally, we show some examples from an everyday work-flow of MT data processing: the generation of standard EDI data files from raw electric (E-) and magnetic flux density (B-) field time series as input, the conversion into MiniSEED data format, as well as the generation of a graphical data representation in the form of a Phase Tensor pseudosection.

Feasibility and Interest of Continuous Diaphragmatic Fatigue Monitoring Using Wavelet Denoising in ICU and Anesthesia

Measures of diaphragmatic electromyography (Edi), and respiratory mechanics, have demonstrated early changes before clinical complications. However, automatic Edi data collection is not adequate today due mainly to severe artefacts as well as to loss of signal. We thus intended to develop a new device with embedded artificial intelligence to optimize automatic Edi recordings independantly of artefacts and of probe displacement. We first chose the best mathematical tool to denoise Edi, using an established database, giving multiresolution wavelets as the best, resulting in the permanent availability of the H/L spectral index, a recognized representative of diaphragmatic fatigue. Fatigue was simultaneously measured using the classical mechanical f/Vt index (Rapid Shallow Breathing Index, RSBI), as well as the transdiaphragmatic pressure. We then performed a comparison of real-time H/L and RSBI in a group of seven healthy volunteers, before and during midazolam sedation infusion 0.1 mg.kg-1, with a parallel CPAP administration (2.5, 5.0, and 10 cm H2O) intended to compensate for airways resistance due to midazolam. Procedure was ended by delivering the antagonistic flumazenil 0.2 to 0.5 mg.kg-1. Progressive fatigue due to midazolam, the relief due to CPAP, as well as the answer to the anatgonist flumazenil, were shown earlier by the H/L index than by the RSBI change. Our new H/L monitoring device may greatly improve clinical follow-up of anesthetized patients as well as help to determine the optimal period for ventilatory weaning in ICU (Clinical Trials NCT00133939).

Electrical activity of the diaphragm (Edi) values and Edi catheter placement in non-ventilated preterm neonates

The electrical activity of the diaphragm (Edi) reflects neural respiratory drive. Edi peak correlates with inspiratory drive and Edi minimum (Edi min) correlates with the tonic activity of the diaphragm. Edi data in non-ventilated preterm neonates have not been determined.The primary aim of this study was to determine Edi values in non-ventilated preterm neonates throughout postnatal maturation and with various types of noninvasive respiratory support. The secondary aim was to evaluate the success or complications of placement of the Edi catheter in premature neonates. This was a prospective observational study of non-ventilated neonates <33 weeks gestation. Data were collected weekly using an Edi catheter placed in neonates on highflow nasal cannula (HFNC), nasal cannula (NC) or room air (RA). Clinical stability was determined by measuring heart rate (HR), respiratory rate (RR) and oxygen saturation (Sats). Success and adverse events of Edi catheter placement was monitored. Statistics were obtained by analysis of variance, P<0.05 was considered significant. Seventeen neonates were enrolled at 26 to 33 weeks postmenstrual age and studied from 1 to 10 weeks in duration. Overall Edi peak was 10.8±3.7 mcV (range 3.7 to 18.7) and Edi min was 2.8±1.1 mcV (range 0.8 to 7.6). There was no difference in Edi peak and min over postmenstrual ages within or between neonates, and no difference between those neonates on HFNC, NC or RA. HR, RR and Sats were not different over postmenstrual age or between any groups. The Edi catheter was placed successfully in 100% of these neonates. There were no adverse events noted. In clinically stable neonates, the inspiratory drive (Edi peak) and tonic activity (Edi min) do not change with postnatal maturation or with the level of noninvasive respiratory support. The Edi catheter can be placed successfully in these premature neonates. These Edi data have the potential to guide ventilatory management of premature neonates.

Centrifugal acceleration in the magnetotail lobes

Abstract. Combined Cluster EFW and EDI measurements have shown that cold ion outflow in the magnetospheric lobes dominates the hydrogen ion outflow from the Earth's atmosphere. The ions have too low kinetic energy to be measurable with particle instruments, at least for the typical spacecraft potential of a sunlit spacecraft in the tenuous lobe plasmas outside a few RE. The measurement technique yields both density and bulk velocity, which can be combined with magnetic field measurements to estimate the centrifugal acceleration experienced by these particles. We present a quantitative estimate of the centrifugal acceleration, and the velocity change with distance which we would expect due to centrifugal acceleration. It is found that the centrifugal acceleration is on average outward with an average value of about of 5 m s−2. This is small, but acting during long transport times and over long distances the cumulative effect is significant, while still consistent with the relatively low velocities estimated using the combination of EFW and EDI data. The centrifugal acceleration should accelerate any oxygen ions in the lobes to energies observable by particle spectrometers. The data set also put constraints on the effectiveness of any other acceleration mechanisms acting in the lobes, where the total velocity increase between 5 and 19 RE geocentric distance is less than 5 km s−1.

High-latitude plasma convection during Northward IMF as derived from in-situ magnetospheric Cluster EDI measurements

Abstract. In this study, we investigate statistical, systematic variations of the high-latitude convection cell structure during northward IMF. Using 1-min-averages of Cluster/EDI electron drift observations above the Northern and Southern polar cap areas for six and a half years (February 2001 till July 2007), and mapping the spatially distributed measurements to a common reference plane at ionospheric level in a magnetic latitude/MLT grid, we obtained regular drift patterns according to the various IMF conditions. We focus on the particular conditions during northward IMF, where lobe cells at magnetic latitudes &gt;80° with opposite (sunward) convection over the central polar cap are a permanent feature in addition to the main convection cells at lower latitudes. They are due to reconnection processes at the magnetopause boundary poleward of the cusp regions. Mapped EDI data have a particular good coverage within the central part of the polar cap, so that these patterns and their dependence on various solar wind conditions are well verified in a statistical sense. On average, 4-cell convection pattern are shown as regular structures during periods of nearly northward IMF with the tendency of a small shift toward negative clock angles. The positions of these high-latitude convection foci are within 79° to 85° magnetic latitude and 09:00–15:00 MLT. The MLT positions are approximately symmetric ±2 h about 11:30 MLT, i.e. slightly offset from midday toward prenoon hours, while the maximum (minimum) potential of the high-latitude cells is at higher magnetic latitudes near their maximum potential difference at ≈−10° to −15° clock angle for the North (South) Hemisphere. With increasing clock angle distances from ≈IMFBz+, a gradual transition occurs from the 4-cell pattern via a 3-cell to the common 2-cell convection pattern, in the course of which one of the medium-scale high-latitude dayside cells diminishes and disappears while the other intensifies and merges with the opposite main cell of the same polarity to form the large "round-shaped" convection cell when approaching a well-known IMFBy-dominated configuration. Opposite scenarios with interchanged roles of the respective cells occur for the opposite turning of the clock angle and at the Southern Hemisphere. The high-latitude dayside cells become more pronounced with increasing magnitude of the IMF vector.

Continuous Protection of Enterprise Data - A Comprehensive Approach

Many consider the insider threat to represent the greatest vulnerability and exposure to enterprise resources. Database attacks are on the rise even as the risks of data breaches are increasing. Several industries must deal with legislation and regulation on data privacy. This paper will review how to protect sensitive data wherever the data resides: at application-level; within databases, files and operating systems; and in storage. We will address the management of associated encryption keys, access control and reporting - helping organizations mitigate risk and reduce costs, while protecting consumer, employee and partner information. The approach safeguards information by cryptographic protection from point-of-creation to point-of-deletion, to keep sensitive data locked down across applications, databases, and files - including ETL data loading tools, FTP processes and EDI data transfers. This design principle optimizes placement of functions for encryption and security enforcement among the modules of a distributed computer system. The guiding concept, continuous protection of data, suggests that encryption functions placed at low levels, and typically implemented with native platform-based toolkits, may be redundant and of little value when compared with the cost of supporting them at that low level. The principle suggests that Enterprise levels of Data Protection and Key Management may be cost effective in many configurations. We also include a set of best practices that ensure not only a successful PCI audit, but a sustained improvement in the security and protection of sensitive data, and the limiting of theft and its costly aftermath. We introduce a system-solution example that complies with these requirements and provides a cost-effective implementation.

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Measuring eating concerns in Black and White adolescent girls.

Few instruments exist to measure eating concerns in adolescent girls from diverse ethnic backgrounds. A Children's version of the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI-C) has been under development for several years and was designed to be more appropriate for younger children with lower reading levels. However, little is known about the validity of this instrument. The current study reports on the factor structure of an early version of the EDI-C using nonclinical samples of 1,073 White and 1,155 Black girls (ages 11-12). Factor analysis resulted in an eight-factor solution for each group that included a weight concerns factor and an emotional distress factor. For Black girls only, the positively worded items from the Body Dissatisfaction subscale loaded on a separate factor. Four of five factors were similar to the original EDI subscales (Bulimia, Interpersonal Distrust, Maturity Fears, and Perfectionism), although the latter was unique to White girls. The factor structure was generally similar for Black and White girls, although the separate body satisfaction factor and lack of shared variance for the perfectionism factor for Black girls suggest that EDI data obtained from ethnic minority samples may need to be interpreted cautiously.