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Use Of Social Ecology And Mixed Methods Research To Develop An Instrument To Assess Determinants Of Hiv/Sti Risk Among A Young Adult Population, Lasonja Bonita Kennedy

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Globally, 340 million people are affected by HIV/AIDS. Approximately 50,000 are newly infected within the United States each year with HIV. One in five of those infected is unaware of his/her status. Young adults are particularly impacted by the disease; 39% of new HIV infections are diagnosed in individuals between the ages of 13 and 29. To comprehensively examine the independent and interrelated determinants of HIV/STI risks among young adults, the researcher developed, validated, and psychometrically examined a self-report instrument guided by constructs from the Social Ecological Model (SEM). Development and validation of the content within the survey was conducted …

Printable Biodegradable Hydrogel For Skin Wound Dressing Using Inkjet Printing Technology, Maria G. Yanez

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

Chronic wounds are becoming more frequent. Foot ulcers affect approximately 10% - 15% of patients with diabetes throughout their lifetimes, and by 2025, it is estimated the prevalence of diabetes will be 250 million people in the worldwide. There is increased potential for patients with peripheral neuropathy and peripheral vascular disease to suffer more foot injuries. These conditions reduce the normal pain sensations and healing of minor traumas, allowing the development of chronic non-healing ulcers, often preceding lower-extremity amputation. These types of wounds are very difficult to treat and sometimes take months or even years to heal because of many …

Knowledge, Perceptions, Discrimination, Health Self-Efficacy, And Risky Behaviors For Hiv/Aids And Its Association With Migration Time Among Mixtec And Zapotec Men Who Migrate, 2012, Sandra Iveth Bejarano

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANCE: Historically, there has been a transnational migration flow from Mexico to the United States. There are many reasons for which people make the decision to migrate; the most common ones are unemployment and economic hardship. Currently, Oaxaca is considered one of the states with the highest poverty levels in Mexico. As a result of extreme poverty groups of indigenous people, such as Zapotec and Mixtec, are forced to migrate out of their communities in order to find jobs. Migration has been associated with various health outcomes, including diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease as well as …

Ascension, Mary Beth Spence, Gregory Evans, Sandra Bennett, Charles Patterson, Keely Hopkins, Megan Hopkins, Christian Flathman, Brooks Keel, Jeremy Wilburn

Research & Economic Development

editor: Mary Beth Spence director: Megan Hopkins designer:

Megan Hopkins, Sherry Woods 1: Jeremy Wilburn

International Panther, Winter 2013-2014, University Of Northern Iowa. Culture And Intensive English Program.

International Panther

Inside this issue:

-- UNI Connections: Student Health Clinic
-- CIEP Alumni
-- CIEP Special Program
-- Recruiting
-- Activities
-- CIEP Student
-- Staff Spotlight

Educating Ana: A Retrospective Diary Study Of Pre-Literate Refugee Students, Renee Black

EWU Masters Thesis Collection

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Quasi-Experimental Evaluation Of Undergraduate Learning In A Multidimensional Wellness Course, Kristi Leonard

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Introductory wellness courses are common among American institutions of higher education. These courses are typically of a unidimensional approach, focusing on just the physical component of wellness. Some wellness educators would argue that a multidimensional approach is a richer and more valuable learning experience. Furthermore, technology has played a larger role in wellness education, as it is being created, developed, and implemented into the field. Therefore, college wellness educators and curriculum designers need to determine the implications for both online and face-to-face instructional methods in their execution of teaching the holistic concept of wellness to their students.

The purpose of …

Students’ Science Knowledge As A Constraint In Developing Interests In Science Studies Among Secondary School Learners In Tanzania, John F. Kalolo, Eugenia J. Kafanabo

Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

The paper examines how students’ science knowledge is a constraint in developing interests in science studies. There are three objectives that guided the study on which this paper is based: examining student’s background knowledge about science and its related careers; assessing student’s awareness on science related professions; and examining the availability of various sources of science knowledge in schools for developing interest in science subjects in secondary schools. A total of 246 respondents participated in the study; and these included 60 teachers, 180 students and 6 heads of schools. The data were collected through questionnaire, interview, focus group discussion, and …

The Echo: December 7, 2012, Taylor University

2012-2013 (Volume 100)

Silent Night Special Edition

The cost of being elite – Study shows Lighthouse trips increase cultural consciousness – All-nighters: Your GPA’s worst nightmare – America’s fiscal cliff – Stigmas stink – Praising soldiers: response to ‘Inglorious Soldiers’ – Brotherly love – Trojans ground Pilots, bounce back after first loss – Men’s basketball drops close battle on the road – Crossroads League – Scoreboard – Preparing for Silence – Top 5 News Events of the Week – Paper towels vs. hand dryers: the dry facts – A do-it-yourself Christmas – Mayor Seybold continues business partnership – Weekly Forecast – Yuletide Spectacular …

Progression Magazine, 2012-2013, Coastal Carolina University

Progression Magazine

Magazine of the College of Science at Coastal Carolina University.

Thinking Beyond Borders: Critical Pedagogy In A Neoliberal Economy, Sarah E. White

Capstone Collection

The aim of the capstone is to explore the role of critical pedagogy as a transformative philosophy for critical consciousness by examining the Freireian methodologies of the organization Thinking Beyond Borders. TBB is a ‘gap-year’ program designed for youth to study international development in 8 countries over 8 months with the goal of questioning assumptions. With the ideological hegemony of classical neoliberal economics increasing inequality through globalization, alternative educational paradigms that promote critical and creative thinking are needed. What can be done within education to cultivate citizens capable of mitigating and transcending the homogenizing tendencies of globalization, nurturing a ‘global …

Interdisciplinary Approaches To Climate Change Research And Training: Possible Funding Opportunities, Kathryn Docherty

Research and Dessert

NSF Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (TUES)

Dept. of Education Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN)

NSF Discovery Research K‐12 (DRK‐12)

Packard Foundation – Conservation and Science

Gates Foundation – College‐Ready Education, Early Learning, Post‐secondary Education, Empowering Communities

Dow Foundation

NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA)

NIH‐National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Science Education Award (R25)

NSF Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE)

NSF International Research Experiences for Students (IRES)

NSF Catalyzing New International Collaborations

NSF Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) Science

NSF Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic …

Other Funding Opportunities For An Interdisciplinary Climate Change Project, David Karowe, Kathryn Docherty, Carla Koretsky

Research and Dessert

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Research Team Sets Sights On New Era In Neuroprotection, Greg Williams

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Stonehill Alumni Magazine Summer/Fall 2012, Stonehill College Office Of Communications And Media Relations

Stonehill Alumni Magazine

This issue of the magazine includes the following features:

• Who Knew?: What do the Tin Man, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and a bull cemetery all have in common? You'll see on page 14, as SAM highlights some little-known facts and obscurities about Stonehill. By Martin McGovern
• Lost But Found: How Alina Favazza '14 arrived at Stonehill is anything but a typical story. Read about her journey from a Romanian orphanage to her family in America, who never stopped searching for her. By Maura King Scully
• Mass Effect: With Election Day around the corner, Stonehill experts weigh in on why Bay State …

The Western Michigan University Magazine, Fall 2012, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Magazine (1997-present)

• Learning in the 21st Century: Initiative promotes teaching, student services that keep pace with a changing student body
• International Odysseys: Student’s studies take him across the globe in a year
• Gerontology Center: New center created ahead of predicted population boom in elder adults
• Overcoming Bias: Professor’s book addresses threats to journalistic objectivity
• Distinguished alumni winners: Two are honored with annual award
• Reporting in Post-War Iraq: Alumnus creates news outlet covering oil in the war-torn nation
• From Scientist to Schoolteacher? WMU prepares engineers and other technical professionals to teach in “high-need” public schools
• New Sangren
• University News
• Campus Quick Reads
• Classnotes …

Haworthnews (10/2012), Western Michigan University

Haworth College of Business News

• Western Michigan University ROTC ranked top in the state at national leadership training
• President of Kalexsyn Inc. to be next speaker in WMU’s Entrepreneurship Series
• Veeck earns teaching innovation award
• Tom Feller, BBA ’04 – Full Circle
• Speaker to give update on the Kalamazoo Promise
• Two local leaders in special education featured in Keystone Breakfast Speaker Series
• Forging global relationships
• Dr. Gene S. Booker
• Crain’s Chicago Recognizes Alum Roa’s Success
• 2012 Western Michigan IT forum explores the importance of information and communication in business

Imsa360: Fall/Winter 2012, Imsa Fund

IMSA Fund Reports

Last year we celebrated IMSA’s 25th anniversary. With the commencement of our 212 Seniors, we closed this incredible chapter of IMSA’s history knowing that these young men and women have joined a long line of IMSA alumni whose life work has made an important, positive impact. While the past 25 years have seen IMSA graduates become great leaders in new fields and new careers, they have also seen even more IMSA alumni making less famous but equally as important contributions.

In addition to our Seniors, we also “graduated” more than 3,547 students and 727 teachers whom we served last year …

Etsu Today - Fall 2012, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU Today [magazine]

On behalf of my wife Donna and our family, thank you for welcoming us so warmly into the East Tennessee State University family. During the past nine months, we have learned volumes about ETSU. As many of you know, I am a note-taker. I have filled 14 legal pads of notes since January. Those notes contain stories of inspiration, stories of persistence and dedication, stories that, taken collectively, portray a university deeply engaged with the world around it. I will share some of those stories with you. We have learned about ETSU and the amazing work being carried out by …

Hospital-Based Educational Services And The Well-Being Of Children With Chronic Illness: A Self-Study, Samantha Gold Oberstein

College of Education Theses and Dissertations

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September 7, 2012 Ereporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

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With No West Nile Vaccine In Sight, Self-Protection Is Key, Jim Bakken

Browse All News

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August 31, 2012 Ereporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

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Whitley Receives Inaugural Nih Award, Jim Bakken

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Uab Award Honors Achievement In Statistical Sciences, Staff

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How To Formulate A Clinical Question And Effectively Search For The Answer, Neha Shah, Susan Keller

E-Learning Modules

This small group, case-based exercise is geared towards medical students on their pediatric clerkship. The goal of this session is to teach students how to re-frame their clinical questions into a format that allows for more effective and efficient searching of the literature.

I provide this session once a month as a part of the Third-year medical student core lecture series during their inpatient pediatrics rotation. My co-facilitator is a medical librarian. We initially used a lecture format in which we reviewed use of advanced PubMed features with very little interaction from the learners. Based on feedback and evaluations, we …

August 14, 2012 Ereporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

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School Vaccinations Are Required Because They're Life-Saving, Jim Bakken

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July 31, 2012 Ereporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

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Uab's 1917 Clinic Recognized In Science For Groundbreaking Hiv Clinical Care, Tyler Greer

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