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The Chironian Vol. 87 No. 2, New York Medical College

The Chironian

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Kinesthetic And Demonstration Techniques Of Instruction Upon Standing Broad Jump Performance, Howard Philip Meyer

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

A test of standing broad jump ability was administered to ninety-three sixth grade boys to compare the kinesthetic and demonstration methods of instruction. The subjects were classified on the Neilson-Cozens Classification Index and divided into three groups. The first group received the kinesthetic method of instruction, the second group was instructed using the demonstration method, and the third group did not receive any formal instruction.

The data were examined by computing the mean and standard deviation of each pre-test and post-test group. The mean and standard deviation of the pre-test scores were 60.61 and 7.589. The mean and standard deviation …

Publications Of The Staff Of The Henry Ford Hospital And The Edsel B. Ford Institute For Medical Research

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Clinical Use Of The Halo: Case Reports Using Skeletal Traction Apparatus, Louis Z. Shifrin

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

Successful experience with the halo, a circular frame originally designed for fixation of facial fractures, has encouraged continued and broadened use. All physicians should be aware of this technique so that it can be considered for application when appropriate.

Patients' Reactions To Witnessing Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation, Lynn Andree Finch

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to describe the reactions to stress in patients witnessing a cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, in order to determine if the witnessing patients' needs are being met adequately, and to determine the effect of a specific psychological stressor on patients.

All resuscitations ("STATS") done over a two-month period at Loma Linda University Medical Center, with oriented patients in the room, were observed and recorded on an Observation Guide. A Questionnaire was also solicited from medical-surgical nursing personnel who had observed "STATS" with witnessing patients in the last three months. The Guide and the Questionnaire were developed from …

Patient Preference In Two Types Of Colostomy Irrigations, Mildred Ann Marks

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purposes of this study were threefold: (1) to find which method of colostomy irrigation (enema bag vs. bulb syringe) was best accepted by colostomy patients; (2) to functionally evaluate the two types of colostomy irrigation methods; and (3) to report the results of this study to medical personnel interested in advancements for colostomy irrigations. The population in this study consisted of colostomy patients who had irrigated on a regular basis with the bag technique for a minimum of six months. Twelve colostomates completed this study by recording the parameter of time, amount of irrigation fluid used, quality of return, …

Physiological Parameters During Perfusion Fixation Of The Rat Central Nervous System For Electron Microscopy, Everet W. Witzel

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

In an attempt to elucidate the problem of extracellular space within the cerebral cortex of the rat, several physiological parameters were analyzed during perfusion fixation with glutaraldehyde and acrolein for electron microscopy. These parameters were electroencephalography, electromyography, electrocardiography, cerebrospinal fluid pressure, impedance of cerebral cortex, perfusion pressure, and flow rate of the perfusate.

The first portion of this investigation dealt with the problem of asphyxiation of tissues during fixation. A substituted blood containing fluorocarbon which was oxygenated served as the means to study this problem. The last portion of this investigation dealt with buffers and molecular size in relationship to …

Newsletter, Volume 17, Number 03, June 1972

Newsletter: A Report to Physicians of Texas Archives

• Dr. Clark Appointed to President’s Cancer Panel
• Viral Neoplasia Focus of 25th Annual Symposium
• Sonification New Adjunct to current Cytologic Tools
• Clark Receives Award
• Education Office Reports Trainee Total
• New Staff

Positive Relationships Between Community Health Nurses And Alienated Families Reduce Threat, Dolly L. Avant

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study concerned the identification of threat associated with alienation in families exhibiting "uncooperative" behavior within the community health nurse's caseload, and, the testing of nursing principles to establish a working relationship with an experimental group of these families to reduce those feelings of threat and thereby change the "colored" perception of the community health nurse as is held by patients with feelings of threat associated with alienation.

Twelve community health nurses were given the following specific behavioral criteria to select a population of "uncooperative" patients from their caseloads: 1. Gives unreliable information 2. Uses the nurse as a "buffer" …

The Effect Of Oral Allografts Of Cancellous Bone And Marrow In Mice, George E. Deeb

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was: to develop a model for testing oral bone transplantation; to study the healing of a surgically produced defect with and without the transplantation of strongly allogeneic cancellous bones and marrow; and to determine the fate of the allogenic grafts. Twenty-eight CBA/H mice served as experimental animals. Intra-oral defects were made and in 14 of the animals strongly allogenic cancellous bone and marrow were transplanted. The 14 remaining animals served as controls. It was observed that the healing was delayed in the experimental animals as compared to the controls and that the grafted material was …

Ultrasonic Measurements Of Early Fetal Growth, Leonard Harris Cohen

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

[From the Introduction] This investigation attempts to establish the accuracy of fetal cephalometry in the second trimester of pregnancy beginning in the 13th week and to construct a fetal growth curve based upon the measurement of biparietal diameters. It will also attempt to document ultrasonic findings prior to the 13th week as parameters of fetal growth and well being.

A Comparison Of The Effects Of Isometric Handgrip And Dynamic Exercise On Systolic Time Interval Determinations In Normals And In Patients With Angina Pectoris, Lawrence Temkin

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

[From the Introduction] Since the initial attempts of Garrod to determine the duration of cardiac contraction form a recording of the radial arterial pulse, investigators have attempted to assess the functional state of the heart from externally derived records. Accurate determinations made from tracings obtained by such "noninvasive" techniques would augment the information derived from clinical history, physical examination, or electrocardiogram alone. Cardiac functional analysis might be carried out without cardiac catheterization, avoiding the associated inconveniences and morbidity associated with this "invasive" method. Repeated, periodic evaluation could be carried out on the acutely ill hospitalized patient or as a screening …

Asiatic Cholera In Kentucky 1832 To 1873, Nancy Baird

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Asiatic cholera has been called the scourge of the nineteenth century, for it caused the untimely death of millions throughout the world. During its four visits to the United States, unknown thousands of Kentuckians fell victims to the disease. In attempting to prevent the dreaded scourge, Kentuckians became more conscious of the need for cleaner cities, pure water and adequate sewage disposal. Modern waterworks facilities, sewage treatment and disposal facilities have provided the means by which the United States has conquered this scourge of the nineteenth century, for with these facilities cholera is the easiest of all communicable diseases to …

Ariel - Volume 4 Number 7, Ronald B. Levine, David A. Jacoby, Roy Cameron, Joseph S. Gonnella, J.D. Kanofsky

Ariel

Editors

David Jacoby

Eugenia Miller

Tom Williams

Associate Editors

Paul Bialas

Terry Burt

Michael Leo

Gail Tenikat

Editor Emeritus and Business Manager

Richard J. Bonnano

Movie Editor

Robert Breckenridge

Staff

Richard Blutstein

Mary F. Buechler

J.D. Kanofsky

David Mayer

Rocket Weber

Factors Influencing Student-Athletes To Enroll In Utah Colleges, Garth V. Hall

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The specific factors that influence student-athletes to enroll in Utah colleges were studied at Utah State University, Weber State College, University of Utah, Westminster College, Brigham Young University, and College of Southern Utah.

The intercollegiate sports surveyed were football, basketball, track and field, wrestling, and baseball.

Factors influencing student-athletes to attend certain institutions varied from one athlete to another. Academic programs, level of competition, amount of financial aid, reputation of the athletic programs and institutions, as well as general facts of the programs were evaluated prior to selecting certain financial aid awards.

Recruiting coaches were found to be very influential …

Stimulus Manipulation In Articulation Therapy With A Hearing Impaired Child, Walter Eugene White

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Severely hearing impaired individuals typically exhibit speech that is unintelligible and systematic instruction in speech has not effectively alleviated all of the misarticulations found in the speech of these individuals. Behavior modification is a promising development which has meaningful application to the modification of defective articulation by hearing impaired children.

The purpose of this study was to as certain the feasibility of implementing a specific program of stimulus manipulation to alter the articulation of the |TS| phoneme as uttered by one severely hearing impaired individual. The training program was structured in a sequence of four operant training conditions. Pre-training tests, …

A Comparative Study Of Drug Abuse In Senior Classes Of Logan High School And Tooele High School, Hal R. Hale

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of the study was to determine the incidence of drug abuse among seniors of Tooele High School, Tooele, Utah, and Logan High School, Logan, Utah. The following sub-problems were investigated as a part of this study.

1. The relationship of the incidence of abuse between males and females.

2. The possible influence a university may have upon a neighboring high school, in reference to drug abuse.

The data for the purpose of analysis was obtained from answers to the questions used in the questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of 47 questions. The number of participants included 201 high school …

A Clinical Comparison Of Six Orthodontic Techniques, Erik H. Madsen

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Controversy exists concerning the relative superiority of various orthodontic techniques because of the difficulties encountered in making comparative clinical studies of these techniques which are scientific and statistically meaningful. The purpose of this study was to clinically compare six different orthodontic techniques which are currently being taught, relative to a number of criteria, and to do it in a scientifically significant manner.

In order to eliminate as many of the irrelevant variables as possible, the patients were required to pass a relatively stringent screening to participate. Among other things, the patients had to have first molars in Class I relation …

A Clinical Evaluation Of The Light Progressive Technique During Cuspid And Anterior Retraction, Gary R. Keszler

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study was conducted to clinically evaluate cuspid and anterior retraction in first bicuspid extraction cases using the Light Progressive Technique. More specifically interest was centered on rate of cuspid and anterior retraction, anchorage preservation or control, difficulty of appliance adjustments, time involved in adjustments, frequency of adjustments, total retraction time, patient discomfort, root resorption, as well as a complete cephalometric appraisal. Seven patients were treated for ten months. The appliance was activated at three week intervals, and progress recorded monthly.

It was shown that this technique maintains molar anchorage during rapid cuspid retraction without relying on patient cooperation for …

A Clinical Study Of Cuspid And Incisor Retraction Using The Mechanics Of Charles H. Tweed, Eugene R. Humphries

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

A controlled clinical study of cuspid and incisor retraction using the mechanics advocated by Charles H. Tweed on class I four first bicuspid extraction cases was conducted. A carefully restricted sample of seven patients, three boys and four girls, was treated by seven graduate orthodontic students at Loma Linda University.

Measurements were made at monthly intervals to assess cuspid, incisor, and molar movements. Data were collected at each appliance adjustment to evaluate pain, difficulty, length of appointment, and the observations and impressions of each clinician regarding the technique.

The mean rates of cuspid movement during the cuspid retraction phase of …

A Clinical Evaluation Of Space Closure And Anchorage Loss In Stage I And Ii Begg Treatment, William G. Byrne

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

There has been much controversy about the Begg technique since its introduction in this country. This controversy has focused on the biomechanics, specific tissue reactions, the speed, ease, chair time, and patient comfort experienced in its use, and the cephalometric results of treatment. Because of the magnitude of the discrepancies found in the literature, a comprehensive clinical evaluation of the Begg technique was conducted through the termination of Stage II mechanics.

The study indicated that light forces in the range of 2.5 to 3 ounces are adequate for tipping teeth and closing extraction spaces. The effectiveness of the technique in …

An Evaluation Of Cuspid And Anterior Retraction Using Burstone Mechanics In First Bicuspid Extraction Cases, George Rodney Heath

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study was conducted to clinically evaluate cuspid and anterior retraction in first bicuspid extraction cases using the Burstone segmented arch technique. More specifically interest was centered on rate of cuspid and anterior retraction, anchorage preservation or control, difficulty of appliance adjustments, time involved and frequency of adjustments, total retraction time, patient discomfort, root resorption, as well as a complete cephalometric appraisal. Six patients were treated for seven months with measurements and records taken to asses (sic) the above desired information.

The results of the patients undergoing lower cuspid retraction showed a mean percentage of 26.0% for the molars and …

A Clinical Study Of Cuspid And Incisor Retraction Using A Simplified Long Acting Edgewise Technique, James M. Prichard

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Six patients were treated by means of a simplified edgewise technique. The rate of the cuspid retraction and molar movement was measured and difficulty of appliance, adjustment, length of appointments, severity and duration of pain, and root resorption were assessed. The technique of treatment is described and evaluated relative to these criteria. The measurements were made utilizing a unique intra-oral camera and a measuring device designed for the study.

It was found that approximately 44.4 percent of the extraction space was closed by anterior movement of the molar and 55.6 percent was closed by distal movement of the cuspid. The …

Boron Movement In Soil Columns, Joseph William Stucki

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Three adsorption theories--Langmuir, B.E.T., and Freundlich--were applied to boron interaction with Aiken clay loam and Vernal sandy loam soils to determine which bests describes the system.

Column studies were conducted to obtain constants related to mass fluid flow and fluid dispersion within the column. An inert ion was used to obtain the pore volume and to calculate the fluid dispersion coefficient. These data were used to solve the material balance equation by the explicit numerical method developed by Lai for a digital computer. The output from the computer was a predicted profile boron distribution within the soil column.

The soil …

Nutrients And Phytoplankton In Hyrum Lake, Robert Bruce Murray

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The current investigation indicates that the routine appearance of a noxious blue-green algal bloom of Aphanizomenon flos-aquae, in Hyrum Lake, a reservoir in northern Utah is a result of excess phosphorus. Data indicate that the algal growth is initiated by phosphorus liberated from the phosphorus rich bottom sediments, and at a time when nitrogen is present in excess in the lake relative to phosphorus.

Results indicate that the Little Bear River is the major source of nitrogen and phosphorus contributing to the eutrophication of Hyrum Lake. Nitrogen and phosphorus fluctuations in the Little Bear River proved to be concurrent with …

Opinions Of Non-Physical Education Teachers Toward Physical Education And Physical Educators In Selected Utah Secondary Schools, Myron L. Mcclellan

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The questionnaire technique was used to gather the desired information for this study. A total of 450 teachers from large and small secondary schools served as subjects. An analysis of the opinions of these teachers indicated that a favorable attitude existed toward physical education in general. It was noted, however, that many were of the opinion that the programs in physical education were functioning at less than their potential. Responses also indicated a favorable attitude of the teachers toward physical educators. The most favorable opinion toward both physical education and the physical educator was recorded by the junior high female …

A Survey Of The Selecting And Governing Of Girls' Precision Drill Teams In Selected High Schools In Utah, Jean M. Workman

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

A survey was taken of selected high schools in Utah to determine their methods of selecting girls for a drill team and also how they organize and govern these groups.

There are similarities in the requirements the girls have to meet in order to be selected: age limit, grade average , skill, rhythm, coordination and flexibility. Most schools have tryouts, but not all. Those that do, have some pre-training before tryouts.

Some of the schools just use class time for practice while others include before and after school. Summer practice is held by most of the schools varying from two …

A Comparison Of Speech Audiometric Performance Of Hypacusics With Clinic-Fitted Hearing Aids And With Master Hearing Aid, Kent Jay Nielsen

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Clinical audiologists at Utah State University have been using a master hearing aid as a basic part of hearing aid evaluation procedures. To ascertain the usefulness of the master hearing aid in predicting patient success with a wearable hearing aid, 20 subjects were given speech audiometric tests under the following conditions: (1) without amplification; (2) with the headset system of the master hearing aid (a system which utilizes chassis mounted microphones and external receivers of the type used with body-worn hearing aids); (3) with the ear-level system of the master hearing aid (a system which utilizes a microphone and receiver …

What's Happening: April 12, 1972, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

The Role Of Anxiety And Arousal Attribution In Cheating, Richard A. Dienstbier

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

Previous research indicated that anticipating arousal symptoms (rather than benign) from a placebo pill reduced inhibiting emotion in men, resulting in more cheating. The effect did not occur for women. Using 180 males, Study I tested whether the placebo effect was due to mere attention to arousal symptoms, or whether attribution to the pill was required. In the placebo- attribution condition the arousal placebo facilitated cheating (p < .02). The effect did not occur for symptom-attention controls who received no pill, and the conditions differed (p < .02).Study II tested whether women failed to respond to the placebo manipulation due to higher anxiety. Under one of four stress levels, each of 240 women received the benign or arousal placebo. More cheated with the arousal placebo only under low stress (p <.035), and stress conditions differed (p < .025). The interaction of attribution manipulations with the conflicting emotions of the cheating situation is discussed.