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Jules Verne In English: A Bibliography Of Modern Editions And Scholarly Studies, Arthur B. Evans

Global Language Studies Faculty publications

No abstract provided.

Geographic Differences In Accessibility To Renal Treatment Among Black And White Populations Within Network 6 Of The End Stage Renal Disease Networks, Shenee J. Reid

All ETDs from UAB

Objective: This study examined relationships between racial composition of zip codes and the geographic accessibility to dialysis centers of Network 6 of the End Stage Renal Disease Networks. Study Design: Geographic accessibility to renal care (hemodialysis) was defined as the average distance between the centers of zip codes where dialysis patients reside and the dialysis centers that fall within a 30 mile buffer radius. Data Sources: This research studies the distribution of 33,536 patients, 1,798 zip codes, and 546 dialysis centers in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina as of December 31, 2007. Information and data concerning the dialysis centers …

The Reproductive Cycle Of Lytechinus Variegatus (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) From The Florida Panhandle, Adele Cunningham

All ETDs from UAB

The range of the regular echinoid Lytechinus variegatus extends from the Carolinas along the US Atlantic coast to Brazil. To our knowledge, the present study is the northernmost study to examine histology of the reproductive cycle of Lytechinus variegatus. From April 2001 to September 2003, at intervals of about 4-6 weeks, L. variegatus with an average diameter of 45 mm were collected at Eagle Harbor in St. Joseph’s Bay, Florida.. A staging system for gamete development and maturation based on histology of the gonad was devised for female and male L. variegatus. Histology indicated a period of nutrient storage and …

Living Past Your Expiration Date: A Phenomenological Study Of Living With Stage Iv Cancer Longer Than Expected, Cynthia Levine

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

More treatment options exist today for persons diagnosed with terminal cancerextending lives longer than expected though there is little known about the psychosocial needs or resources for these individuals. This study describes the experience of living past the expiration date and still living with Stage IV cancer. A transcendental phenomenological approach was used to elucidate vivid expressions of this experience in a sample population of five Caucasian women. The women survived beyond their prognoses of an earlier expiration are not close to imminent death and are still living with incurable breast cancer metastases. The aim of this phenomenological inquiry is …

Connecting With Nature Through Land Use Decision Making, Cathy Setterlin

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

This narrative inquiry, which draws on my experience as a land use decision maker, environmental educator, and scholar, examines the complexities of our human-nature relationship as we use and protect the life of the land in local communities. I began this research by interviewing seventeen land use decision makers representing a range of land use perspectives in New Milford, Connecticut, focusing on their views of land as a living community, their connections to land, and their sense of duty and responsibility.

Their responses led me to further inquiry and drew me into a process that transformed my views of both …

Dialogue As Performance. Performance As Dialogue, Laura Lynn

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

This dissertation is an arts-based qualitative study in Leadership and Change that describes the qualities of dialogue revealed through the felt experience of Native and non-Native American music composers engaged in a dialogue through music composition. The fifteen co-collaborators who participated in the study range in age from three-years-old to elders. The study is theoretically embedded within Performance Studies, Dr. Carolyn Kenny’s music therapy model Field of Play, and aesthetic philosophy. Methodologically, this work is expressed through performance ethnography and autoethnography and privileges textual and non-textual modes of account including photographs, video excerpts, poetry, and music manuscript. The text is …

Is Dance Good For The Body Or Not? : An Examination Of Body Awareness And Injury Prevention For Specialised Tertiary Dance Students, Kylie Murray

Theses : Honours

The purpose of this research paper is to discover more about tertiary dance and the effects that dance has on the body. I will discuss the pressures that dance places on the body, looking specifically at the years during full time study as a tertiary student. I will address dance issues such as common injuries, the reasons these injuries occur, prevention strategies, the effect that dance has on the mind and training conditions generally. Research into tertiary dance education programs, dance injuries, injury prevention, and general dance patterns will be supported by survey responses to come to some conclusions about …

We Believe In The Systems That Keep Us Alive, Ezra Kellerman

LSU Master's Theses

ABSTRACT We Believe In the Systems That Keep Us Alive is a body of work that uses parallels identified between writing and media critique of contemporary events. The parallels are labeled as four specific systems: nutritional, administrative, life-support, and nurturing. Through a combination of interactive and object based sculpture, each system is represented with visual metaphor and allegory to place the viewer in a direct and specialized paradox. Paradoxes audience members encounter are intended to illustrate to the audience what conflicts can arise by being included in a system where governing agency of any sort does not meet with individual …

Palliative Sedation: An Ethical Option Of Last Resort, Rebecca A. Mcateer

Quill & Scope

In the wake of extensive discussion regarding the ethics of euthanasia and physician assisted suicide, a more subtle debate is evolving around the topic of palliative sedation. Specifically, this is the administration of sedatives to terminally ill patients to relieve severe, treatment-refractory suffering due to the underlying illness. Palliative sedation has not been made obsolete by recent advances in pain management and symptom control; instead, it retains a vital role in managing select patients at the end of life. Rather than merely a disguised form of euthanasia, it is a morally distinct, ethically permissible option when exercised within appropriate limits.

Infant Mortality, April Tantillo

Quill & Scope

Despite an overall downward trend in neonatal and post neonatal deaths in recent years, the United States continues to rank poorly among developed nations for infant mortality. According to the Central Intelligence Agency's World Factbook, the United States ranked 180 out of 221 countries in 2007 (with the lowest infant mortality rate belonging to the country ranked 221). This paper seeks to explore continuing racial and socioeconomic disparities among U.S. women and their contribution to this disheartening truth.

Creating A Model Medical Student-Run “Free” Clinic: La Casita De La Salud-The New York Medical College Student-Run Clinic, Andrew Chang

Quill & Scope

La Casita de la Salud, The New York Medical College Student-Run Clinic, opened its doors in 2005, to service the medically underserved population of East Harlem, New York City. This article discusses how the organization came to be, and the reasoning behind its multi-faceted implemented interventions to decrease health disparities through cultural competency, patient education, community integration, and preventative medicine. For more information on La Casita de la Salud, please see http://nymclacasita.org/

Celiac Disease: Its Neuropsychiatric Manifestations And Its Relevance To The Practicing Pediatrician, Adam Zavodnick

Quill & Scope

Our understanding of celiac disease has evolved considerably in the past several years. Once recognized as a gastrointestinal disease of children, celiac disease is now understood to have many extraintestinal symptoms inclusive of various neuropsychiatric manifestations. The aim of this article is to review our current understanding of celiac disease and explore the possible mechanisms of pathogenesis which may lead to these neuropsychiatric symptoms. Relevance to the practicing pediatrician is also addressed.

Green Beans - The Neighborhood Co-Op, Cooking, And Nutritional Living Center, Amee Ricketts

Theses and Dissertations

Taking the time to learn how to eat healthfully and prepare nutritious meals has become a problem in today's modern living. 66 percent of American adults are overweight and 19 percent of American children are overweight1. Constrained by the demands of work, raising families, and other daily commitments leaves little time for taking care of one's nutritional needs in a simple, healthy, and efficient manner. This thesis strives to achieve a well designed neighborhood center that warmly invites customers to learn about the importance of nutrition and the effects our food choices have on our overall health, how to shop …

Grace Street Senior Center, Virginia Brockett

Theses and Dissertations

Societal structure has changed through the decades to reflect a contemporary interest in youth culture. The nuclear family, where generations lived under one roof no longer exists, leaving the elderly on the periphery of the family structure. Where once grandparents, parents and children all cohabitated, now the oldest family members are relegated to solitary retirement and aging alone. Studies have shown that "depression in the elderly is more likely to lead to suicide. Elderlywhite men are at greatest risk, with suicide rates in people ages 80 to 84 more than twice that of the general population. The National Institute of …

Design With Benefits : Combining Healthcare Step Programs And Design Tools To Make A Difference In Community Health, Emily E. Frye

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

I am aware that there is increasing emphasis being placed on designers pro actively designing services as opposed to simply creating artifacts. Looking past “selling” and moving toward enabling solutions that are for the greater good, this paper makes use of ethnographic contexts of communities involved to guide design. My thesis project designs a service plan and a program with artifacts. It is aimed at helping rural West Virginia Clinics intervene with unhealthy patients to help them prepare for a pro-active lifestyle. This program, named BeneFIT, was designed with user-centered methods and incorporates the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) developed by James …

Effects Of Time-Compressed Audio And Adjunct Images On Learner Recall, Recognition, And Satisfaction, Albert Dieter Ritzhaupt

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of time-compressed narration and representational adjunct images on undergraduate college students' 1) ability to recall and recognize information in a multimedia learning environment, and 2) overall satisfaction with this type of learning environment. The goals of this research were to shed light on time-compression technology incorporated into multimedia learning environments, help fill the existing gap in the research literature by merging two disjoint bodies of research, and aid instructors and instructional designers to better understand time-compression technology while creating rigorous multimedia materials.

This research was guided by the underlying principles …

Ada News - 12/10/2007, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

Ua35/11 Arête December 2007, Honors College

Arête: Honors College at WKU Newsletter

No abstract provided.

The Grizzly, December 6, 2007, Matt Flyntz, Lane Taylor, Roger Lee, Ashley Higgins, Salia Zouande, Chris Magee, Jessica Zatwarnicki, Zach Shamberg, Jeremiah Long, Kristin O'Brassill, Brett Celinski, Laurel Salvo, Alex Ernst, Keith Page, Katie Callahan

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Students: "Fresh Produce" on Sale Now • Relay for Life Kicks Off in Fanfare • Wings for Wishes Hosts Competitive Eating Contest • Balancing Act: Avoiding Weight Gain in College • Beer and the Bedroom • Soulja Boy to the Rescue • Trappe Tavern: It's a Trap! • Hell is Other People • Ursinus Student Video "Blogs" in Japan • Opinions: Why Terrorists Do What They Do; New Homepage Long Overdue • Bears Off to a 1-0 Start in League • Fresh Faces on the Women's Court • Preview of UC Winter Sports

The Performance Of Dialysis Care: Routinization And Adaptation On The Floor, Laura L. Ellingson

Gender and Sexuality Studies

Previous studies of communication in dialysis centers primarily focused on communication between nurses and patients. In this study, ethnographic methods were used to explore the dominant communication performances enacted by dialysis staff members, including registered nurses, patient care technicians, technical aides, a social worker, and a dietitian. Findings suggest a dialectic between extreme routinization of care and continual adaptation. The dominant routine involved repeating the same preparation, treatment, and discharge process 3 shifts per day, thrice weekly for each patient. At the same time, near-constant adjustments to scheduling, coordination of tasks, and problem solving were needed to maintain the performance …

An Examination Of Variables Influencing Undergraduate Hospitality Management Majors' Moral Reasoning, Tamantha L. Brooks

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Identifying factors that facilitate moral reasoning among hospitality management majors are important since it provides insight into their capacity for ethical decision making. This study examines if the variables of age, education level, gender, ethics coursework, or supervisory experience influence hospitality majors' moral reasoning. Participants (n=449) included students taking required hospitality management courses from five Midwestern universities in the United States. The Defining Issues Test II (DIT2) instrument and a demographic supplement were used to collect data. Results showed that there was no correlation between age and moral reasoning; the level of education did not influence moral reasoning; moral reasoning …

The Emergence Of Sex, Ursula Goodenough

Biology Faculty Research

Biological traits, the foci of natural selection, are by definition emergent from the genes, proteins, and other “nothing-buts” that constitute them. Moreover, and with the exception of recently emergent “spandrels,” each can be accorded a teleological dimension—each is “for” some purpose conducive to an organism's continuation. Sex, which is “for” the generation of recombinant genomes, may be one of the most ancient and ubiquitous traits in biology. In the course of its evolution, many additional traits, such as gender and nurture, have emerged. Patterns of sexual exchange are the basis for patterns of biological evolution and are central to the …

The Grizzly, November 15, 2007, Matt Flyntz, Lane Taylor, Ashley Mccomeskey, Roger Lee, Caitlin Dalik, Anani Samuels, Kristi Blust, Kristin O'Brassill, Jess Buck, Jeremiah Long, Laurel Salvo, Chris Magee, Serena Mithboakar, Alex Ernst, Daniel Sergeant, Ashley Drogalis, Chris Carey, Jessica Zatwarnicki

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Kemper Scholarship Offers Unique Experience for Freshmen • Yale Professor Discusses Acclaimed Novel at Ursinus • UC Alumni Share Volunteer Experiences in Peace Corps • Ursinus Collects 754 Pounds of Canned Goods for Philabundance • Premium Outlet Mall Now Open • Am I Pregnant? • Spotlight: UC Wellness Fair • Kushner Would be Proud • For Music Lovers • Tortugas: In the Mood for Mexican Food? • Opinions: All-Male Housing: Damage Control; Concert Review: Tiger Army, The Static Age, and Street Dogs; Is Today's Generation of Crusaders Too Online? • UC Swim Team Dives Into Season • Sororities Battle to …

Trace Metals And Stable Isotopes As Tracers Of Life History And Trophic Connections In Estuarine-Dependent Fish From Tampa Bay, Florida, Linae Marie Boehme-Terrana

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Florida's estuaries support a wide range of species yet little is known about tracemetal cycling among members of this important ecosystem. To examine the flow of trace metals through the Tampa Bay estuary, four fish species representing different trophic levels were analyzed for copper (Cu), zinc (Zn) and stable isotopes of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N). Species selected were the striped mullet (Mugil cephalus), tidewater mojarra (Eucinostomus harengulus), bay anchovy (Anchoa mitchilli), and sand seatrout (Cynoscion arenarius). Juvenile fish were collected from the Alafia, Hillsborough, Palm, and Little Manatee Rivers. Adults were …

Florida Red Tides: Public Perceptions Of Risk, Sara E. Allen

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This research integrates the theoretical implications of risk perception, the social amplification of risk, and the role of place-specific contexts, in order to explore the various perceptions surrounding Florida red tides. Florida red tides are a naturally-occurring event, yet most scientists agree that they are increasing in frequency, duration, and severity. This has profound implication for public health, the local economy, and the biological community. While many of the negative impacts are not easily controllable at this time, some of the secondary impacts can be mitigated through individuals' responses. Unfortunately, public perceptions and consequent reactions to red tides have not …

Volume Cxxv, Number 6, November 2, 2007, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

No abstract provided.

Oncolog, Volume 52, Number 11, November 2007, Diane Witter, Karen Stuyck, Garth Powis Dphil

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues) Archives

• Outsmarting Brain Cancer
• Protecting the Heart
• House Call: Recognize the Signs of Ovarian Cancer
• DiaLog: Advancing Drug Design in Academia, by Garth Powis, DPhil, Director, Center for Targeted Therapy, Chair, Department of Experimental Therapeutics

The Grizzly, November 1, 2007, Matt Flyntz, Lane Taylor, Caitlin Dalik, Yukiko Kawamura, Roger Lee, Dan Sergeant, Anani Samuels, Matt Campbell, Kristi Blust, Serena Mithboakar, Jeremiah Long, Katie Callahan, Andy Lane, Michael Thomas, Alex Ernst, Laurel Salvo, Jason Davis, Jessica Zatwarnicki, Daniel Price

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Outlet Shopping to Debut Near Ursinus • "Bright Room" Brings History, Suspense to Stage • Bridge Hosts Annual Alumni Celebration • Renowned Poet Reads for UC • Speaking to the Soul: A Personal Interview with Constance Merritt • Homecoming 2007: Wet, Welcoming and Memorable • Dealing with Double Standards • Staff Spotlight: Darlene Robinson • Workers' Appreciation Day • The Pizza Stop • Thirsty Thursdays Seven Days a Week • Opinions: Last Weekend; Colbert '08? • Playoff Time • Student Athletes • Patterson in True Homecoming Form

Bowman, Willie Interview 1, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

INTERVIEWERS: Brian Purnell

INTERVIEWEE: Mrs. Willie E.P. Bowman (Interview One)

SUMMARY BY: Andrew O’Connell

Born on November 30, 1931 in Montgomery, Alabama, Mrs. Willie Ella Paschal Bowman spent just the first two years of her life in what she proudly described as the cradle of the Civil Rights Movement. In 1933, she and her mother headed north to stay with Bowman’s great aunt in Harlem, part of the first wave of the Great Migration that would soon develop as one of the most significant movements of peoples that this country has ever seen. After earning three dollars a week as …

Malaria, Labor Supply, And Schooling In Sub-Saharan Africa, Taiwo Abimbola

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the causal effects of malaria and poor health in general on economic outcome in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study uses panel data from the Living Standard Measurement Survey (LSMS) for Tanzania from 1991 to 2004. Three main hypotheses are tested. First, the study evaluates the effect of malaria and other chronic illnesses on labor supply using the number of hours worked per week as a measure of outcome. Second, it determines the impact of poor health on human capital accumulation by measuring the number of weekly school hours lost to illness. The third …