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Digging Deeper: Quality Of Patient-Provider Communication Across Hispanic Subgroups, Lorraine S. Wallace, Jennifer E. Devoe, Edwin S. Rogers, Joanne Protheroe, Gillian Rowlands, George E. Fryer

Faculty Publications and Other Works -- UT Graduate School of Medicine

Background

Recent research suggests that ethnic subgroup designation plays an important role in health-related disparities among Hispanics. Our objective was to examine the influence of Hispanics' self-reported ethnic subgroup designation on perceptions of their health care providers' communication behaviors.

Methods

Cross-sectional analysis of the 2005 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS). Participants included non-institutionalized Hispanics (n = 5197; US population estimate = 27,070,906), aged ≥18 years, reporting visiting a health care provider within the past 12 months. Six (n = 6) items were used to capture respondents' perceptions of their health care providers' communication behaviors.

Results

After controlling for socio-demographic covariates, …

Office Of Research, News & Opportunities, December 16, 2009, University Of Tenessee Office Of Research

News and Opportunities

No abstract provided.

Hot Topic: Federal Mileage Rate Effective January 1, 2010, Dick Phebus

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

The optional standard mileage rate decreased to 50 cents per mile for all business miles driven after December 31, 2009.

Bess 12/15/09, Department Of Biosystems Engineering And Soil Sciences

BESS Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Hot Topic: Management Of Personnel Records (2009), Don Darden

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

MTAS recommends that every city in Tennessee maintain its personnel records in a central location and that such records be under the custodianship of a trained employee or employees, depending on the size of the city.

Office Of Research, Awards & Recognition, December 09, 2009, University Of Tenessee Office Of Research

Awards and Recognitions

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate - December 4, 2009 Budget And Planning, Faculty Senate

Minutes, Senate Committee Meetings

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate - December 4, 2009 Faculty Affairs, Faculty Senate

Minutes, Senate Committee Meetings

No abstract provided.

Comparison Of Threshold Selection Methods For Microarray Gene Co-Expression Matrices, Bhavesh R. Borate, Elissa J. Chesler, Michael A. Langston, Arnold M. Saxton, Brynn H. Voy

Faculty Publications and Other Works -- EECS

Abstract

Background

Network and clustering analyses of microarray co-expression correlation data often require application of a threshold to discard small correlations, thus reducing computational demands and decreasing the number of uninformative correlations. This study investigated threshold selection in the context of combinatorial network analysis of transcriptome data.

Findings

Six conceptually diverse methods - based on number of maximal cliques, correlation of control spots with expressed genes, top 1% of correlations, spectral graph clustering, Bonferroni correction of p-values, and statistical power - were used to estimate a correlation threshold for three time-series microarray datasets. The validity of thresholds was tested by …

Office Of Research, News & Opportunities, December 02, 2009, University Of Tenessee Office Of Research

News and Opportunities

No abstract provided.

Stimulus, Fall/Winter 2009, Ut College Of Social Work

Stimulus Alumni Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Pb1580 2010 Weed Control Manual For Tennessee, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service

Field & Commercial Crops

This manual contains the 2010 University of Tennessee weed control recommendations for corn, grain sorghum, cotton, soybeans, burley and dark tobacco, wheat, forage crops, sunflowers and farm ponds. These recommendations are based on results of research and demonstrations conducted by the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Agricultural Extension Service. Decisions regarding recommendations are made by the University of Tennessee Weed Control Committee and are based on available data at various locations in the state.

This publication contains pesticide recommendations that are subject to change at any time. The recommendations in this publication are provided only as a guide. It is …

Open Meetings In Tennessee: Compliance With The Public Meetings Law (2009), Melissa Ashburn

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

The Tennessee Public Meetings Law declares that all public policy and public business decisions must be made in meetings that are open to the public and requires adequate public notice and thorough minutes of such meetings.

Pb1772 A Hardwood Log Grading Handbook, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service

Forestry, Trees, and Timber

A good understanding of log valuation will help landowners, loggers, log buyers and saw millers agree on the fair value for a load of logs. This handbook briefly summarizes common log grading rules for hardwoods. Basic concepts in log scaling, lumber grading and log bucking optimization are also discussed because each of these topics relates to log grading.

Municipal E-News: Issue 9: December 2009, Mtas

Municipal E-News

The “Municipal E-News” was created by MTAS in 2009 as part of our continuing efforts to meet our mission of providing timely, valuable information and assistance to Tennessee cities.

Pb1787-Liability And Agritourism - Implications Of Tennessee's 2009 Legislation, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service

Marketing, Finances and Value-Added Agriculture

Agritourism is a growing industry in Tennessee, as farmers seek new enterprises to generate revenue and consumers seek educational and recreational opportunities or farm-fresh products. A combination of agriculture and tourism, agritourism creates opportunities as well as challenges.

Liability is a signifi cant concern for farmers who operate agritourism enterprises. A landowner who opens his or her land to the public faces the risk that he or she could be considered liable if someone is injured while on the property.

Over the last few years, several states have enacted legislation to limit the liability of agritourism operators with regard to …

Exchange December 2009, Institute For Public Service

The Exchange Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Comparison Of Threshold Selection Methods For Microarray Gene Co-Expression Matrices, Bhavesh R. Borate, Elissa J. Chesler, Michael A. Langston, Arnold M. Saxton, Brynn H. Voy

Animal Science Publications and Other Works

Background

Network and clustering analyses of microarray co-expression correlation data often require application of a threshold to discard small correlations, thus reducing computational demands and decreasing the number of uninformative correlations. This study investigated threshold selection in the context of combinatorial network analysis of transcriptome data.

Findings

Six conceptually diverse methods - based on number of maximal cliques, correlation of control spots with expressed genes, top 1% of correlations, spectral graph clustering, Bonferroni correction of p-values, and statistical power - were used to estimate a correlation threshold for three time-series microarray datasets. The validity of thresholds was tested by comparison …

Sp618-2010-2009 Corn Hybrid & Sweet Sorghum Silage Tests In Tennessee, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service

Field & Commercial Crops

No abstract provided.

Sp639-2010-2009 Grain Sorghum Hybrid Tests In Tennessee, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service

Field & Commercial Crops

No abstract provided.

Pb1768 2010 Insect Control Recommendations For Field Crops –, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service

Field & Commercial Crops

An Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program integrates control tactics including cultural practices, variety selection, biological control and insecticides to manage insect pest populations so that economic damage and harmful environmental side effects are minimized. Insecticides should only be used on an as-needed basis; therefore, insect scouting must be conducted regularly throughout the season to determine if an insecticide application is warranted.

Sp418-R-Healthy Children: 19-20 Months, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service

Family

Isn’t it nice that your child is like no other in the whole world? With every issue of HEALTHY CHILDREN, we have included a reminder to parents that perfectly normal children differ in the sequence and speed of their development, because parents often worry that their children are not developing as they should.

Those who study young children agree that the one predictable thing about children’s development is its variability. Normally developing children may walk as early as 7 months, but many do not walk before they are 18 months old. Normal children may begin talking at 8 months or …

Sp418-S-Healthy Children: 21-22 Months, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service

Family

You know by now that the very best plaything your little one can have is a caring adult. In other words, she needs someone like you who will play with her and enjoy her explorations.

Your toddler will be watching other children playing and may even follow after them. At this age, though, your child is more interested in you, her own play and her own toys than in other children. Poking, touching and pushing are her ways of showing interest in other children. She may develop interest in a special friend her own age if that friend is with …

Sp418-B-Healthy Children_ New Born, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service

Family

There are many changes that take place and new things to learn when you become a parent. It doesn’t happen overnight. There will be good times, and there will be bad times, and you and your baby will survive them all!

Office Of Research, Awards & Recognition, November 25, 2009 , University Of Tenessee Office Of Research

Awards and Recognitions

No abstract provided.

Self-Consistent Multiscale Modeling In The Presence Of Inhomogeneous Fields, Ruichang Xiong, Rebecca L. Empting, Ian C. Morris, David J. Keffer

Faculty Publications and Other Works -- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of a Lennard–Jones fluid in an inhomogeneous external field generate steady-state profiles of density and pressure with nanoscopic heterogeneities. The continuum level of mass, momentum, and energy transport balances is capable of reproducing the MD profiles only when the equation of state for pressure as a function of density is extracted directly from the molecular level of description. We show that the density profile resulting from simulation is consistent with both a molecular-level theoretical prediction from statistical mechanics as well as the solution of the continuum-level set of differential equations describing the conservation of mass and …

Office Of Research, News & Opportunities, November 18, 2009, University Of Tenessee Office Of Research

News and Opportunities

No abstract provided.

Bess 11/16/09, Department Of Biosystems Engineering And Soil Sciences

BESS Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate - November 16, 2009 Utk Salary Survey, Faculty Senate

Senate Reports and Documents

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate - November 16, 2009 Meeting Minutes, Faculty Senate

Minutes, Senate Meetings

No abstract provided.