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The Role Of The Parotid Salivary Glands In The Regulation Of Insulin Secretion, Kenneth L. Millard

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Stress of handling, partial or complete sialoadenectomy, and the administration of parotid hormone (PH), sodium fluoride (NaF), or guanidino-succinic acid (GSA) were examined for effects on fasting plasma glucose and insulin or effects on intravenous glucose tolerance in male Sprague-Dawley rats. Basal glucose and insulin were substantially elevated as a result of the stress of translocation in large animals, but were not altered in small animals. A rise in plasma insulin occured in control animals 20 minutes following anesthesia and the removal of a blood sample by cardiac puncture but not in animals that had been handled twice daily for …

The Mutagenicity Of Nutmeg, Mace And Black Pepper And Some Oil Constituents, Vernon Lee Crain Jr.

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Three spices, nutmeg, mace and black pepper, and selected oil constituents, safrole, eugenol and myristicin, were tested for mutagenicity using the Aines test.

Safrole, an oil constituent, is a weak hepatic carcinogen in the rat and mouse. Safrole metabolites are more mutagenic than the parent compound. Myristicin and eugenol are structurally related to safrole and break down into similar metabolites as safrole. All three are present in nutmeg, mace and black pepper. These three spices were tested for mutagenicity in the Salmonella/microsomal mutagenicity test using strains TA1535, TA1537, TA1538, TA98 and TAlOO with and without metabolic activation. Safrole, eugenol and …

The Evolution Of Prenatal Care In The United States : The Formative Years, Cristina M. Thomsen

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

In the early decades of the twentieth century prenatal care became an accepted part of routine obstetrical care. This thesis is a description of the evolution of the prenatal care idea in the United States during these years. Two approaches are used in this description. An internal approach to prenatal care notes the maturation of procedure and technique. An external approach notes the inpatient and outpatient suggestions for providing prenatal care, the suggestions for educating the public to value and expect prenatal care and the medical profession to provide such care, and the varied promoters of such care, with their …

What's Happening: May 6, 1981, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

Newsletter, Volume 26, Number 03, May - June 1981

Newsletter: A Report to Physicians of Texas Archives

• Cyclotron Will Provide New Research and Treatment Opportunities
• Conference Focuses on Nursing and Cooperation Among Disciplines in Pediatric Oncology
• Scientists Investigate the Links Between Nutrition and Cancer at 34th Symposium
• Two New Books Published
• UT MDAH Announces New Referral Guide
• Louise C. Strong Appointed to Killam Professorship
• Nationwide Hotline Offers Oncology Nursing Expertise
• New Professorship Named in Honor of R. Lee Cark

Support Systems Of Mexican-American Women And Their Attitudes Regarding Infant Feeding, Susan Marie Krantz

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This was a descriptive study of 37 recently migrated to the United States, Spanish-speaking, Mexican-American women. Attitudes and support systems associated with their choice to breast or bottle feed their infants were studied. The purpose of this research was to answer the following questions:

1. What are the differences in the attitudes of Mexican- American primiparas who choose to breast feed and those who choose to bottle feed?

2. What are the differences in the practice, recommendations, and proximity of location of significant members of the women's support systems?

Twenty-one breast feeders and 16 bottle feeders were interviewed in Spanish …

The Effect Of Individual Instruction Versus Group Instruction On Compliance In C.O.P.D. Patients, Renee L. Hills

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Because of the evolution of hospitals from general care to acute care centers, the need for more outpatient therapy programs had increased in an effort to aid patients in managing their health care at home. As a result, health care professionals were concerned with the extent to which patients would follow their medication and treatment programs. Marston estimated that approximately 30 to 35 percent of patients fail to follow their physicians' medical recommendations (Marston, 1970).

Discovering a means of insuring patient compliance was a prevalent concern in the nursing and medical professions. Previously we had attempted to blame noncompliance on …

Bioavailability Of Calcium, Fluoride And Iron In Mechanically-Deboned Beef Fed To Growing Rats, Kathryn Mclaughlin

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Weanling rats were fed diets containing raw lyophylized hand-deboned shank beef (HDS) supplemented with CaCO₃, retorted lyophylized mechanically deboned shank beef (MDS), or raw lyophylized MDS. Ca in the latter two diets originated from bone during the mechanical deboning process. Ca absorption, Ca retention, bone weight, and bone breaking strength were similar for comparative dietary levels of Ca regardless of the source. Bone ash and Ca content was significantly higher (P < .05) in the MDS 393 (3.93 g Ca/kg diet) diet and in the retorted MDS 460 diet compared with the HDS 488 diet. Relative biological values for the MDS diets calculated relative to the HDS diets ranged from 102 to 132 when the linear regression of Ca consumed, Ca retained, or dietary Ca level vs bone ash or bone Ca content was obtained. The retorted MDS 460 diet contained the highest Fe level and exhibited a lower percent absorption, terminal hemoglobin level, and liver Fe storage. Humerus F content increased as dietary F (also present from bone) level increased. Dietary F level did not determine humerus breaking strength.

What's Happening: April 8, 1981, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

University Of San Diego Nurses’ Honor Society, Sigma Theta Tau. Zeta Mu Chapter (University Of San Diego)

Histories

This manuscript details the founding of the University of San Diego Nurses' Honor Society in the 1970s. It records the formation of the first steering committee, organizational meeting, research symposium, and business meeting. It chronicles the publication of the first newsletter. The manuscript details the USD Nurses' Honor Society's activities in the 1980s; including the accomplishments of its members.

The Effect Of Folic Acid Supplementation On Gingival Healing After Oral Hygiene Therapy, Marilyn J. Wankier

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

To determine the effect of folic acid supplementation on gingival healing after oral hygiene therapy, eight teeth (#3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14) of sixteen human subjects with moderate levels of gingival irritation were studied. Clinical parameters included measurement of gingival fluid, pocket depth, bleeding upon probing, and plaque. Serum and red blood cell folic acid levels were determined using radioimmunoassay (RIA). Based on clinical parameters and serum folate levels, two similarly matched groups were established. The teeth were scaled and polished. Brushing and flossing instructions were given.

After one week of oral hygiene therapy alone, the experimental …

What's Happening: March 11, 1981, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

What's Happening: March 4, 1981, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

Clinical Thermoradiotherapy, H. I. Bicher, T. S. Sandhu, F. W. Hetzel

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

A clinical trial is currently in progress to determine the efficacy of combined fractions of hyperthermia and radiation. The protocol consists of two parts. First, four fractions of microwave-induced hyperthermia (45.0° ± 0.5°C) are applied for 1 1/2 hours to the volume encompassing the tumor, each separated by 72 hours. After a one-week rest, a second series of four fractions is administered again at 72- hour intervals. Each fraction consists of a 400 rad dose of radiation followed within 20 minutes by hyperthermia (42.5 ± 0.5°C) for 1 1/2 hours. Currently, we have treated 62 patients with 82 fields with …

Vital Signs, March 1981, Boonshoft School Of Medicine

Vital Signs

An eight page newsletter created by the Boonshoft School of Medicine to document the current affairs of the school. This issue includes a variety of feature articles, alumni profiles, class notes, and more.

Newsletter, Volume 26, Number 02, March - April 1981, Raymond Alexanian Md, Walter J. Pagel, Diane Culhane

Newsletter: A Report to Physicians of Texas Archives

• New Books Help Pediatric Patients and Their Parents Cope with Cancer
• Eight Patients Receiving Synthetic Interferon
• Center Helps Recovering Cancer Patients
• Routine Machine Solves the Problem of Transfusions for Jehovah’s Witnesses
• Noteworthy
• Treatment for Multiple Myeloma Reviewed, Raymond Alexanian, MD
• Smith Delivers 18th Mike Hogg Lecture, Walter J. Pagel
• 1979 Clinical Conference Book Reviewed, Diane Culhane
• National Large Bowel Cancer Project Holds Workshop

Antiphosphocholine Antibodies Found In Normal Mouse Serum Are Protective Against Intravenous Infection With Type 3 Streptococcus Pneumoniae, David E. Briles, Moon Nahm, Kenneth Schroer, Joseph Davie, Phillip Baker, John Kearney, Raul G. Barletta

School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences: Faculty Publications

Although it has been clearly demonstrated that antibodies to pneumococcal capsules are protective in both mice and men (1, 2), the protective properties of antibodies to other pneumococcal constituents have been less well investigated. In the present report we describe results indicating that naturally occurring antibodies binding with the phosphocholine (PC) determinant of the pneumococcal cell wall C-carbohydrate (3) are important in the protection of mice from experimental pneumococcal infections.

What's Happening: February 25, 1981, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

Ariel - Volume 11 Number 5, Saul Helfing, David Polin, Jeff Greenwald, Steve Edmundowicz, Kevin Hardy, Allan Cummings

Ariel

Executive Editors

Ellen Feldman

Leonardo S. Nasca, Jr.

Business Managers

Alex Macones

Martin B. Getzow

News Editor

Hugh A. Gelabert

Features Editor

Aaron D. Bleznak

CAHS Editor

Joan M. Greco

Editorial Page Editor

Samuel Markind

Photography Editor

Todd L. Demmy

Sports Editor

Paul F. Mansfield

Commons Editor

Saul I. Helfing

Vital Signs, February, 1981, Boonshoft School Of Medicine

Vital Signs

An eight page newsletter created by the Boonshoft School of Medicine to document the current affairs of the school. This issue includes a variety of feature articles, a research spotlight, alumni notes, and more.

What's Happening: January 21, 1981, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

What's Happening: January 7, 1981, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

Nurses Alumni Association Bulletin, June 1981, Perma E. Davis, Doris E. Bowman, Jeanne Holzbaur, Patricia Zarella, Lynn Marcolina, Janet Hindson, Margaret M. Cossman, Martha E. Riland, Dolores Hughes

Nursing Alumni Bulletins

Alumni Calendar

Officers and Chairmen of Committees

Letter from the President

School of Nursing Annual Report

Frontier Nursing by Debbie Jones, 1978

The Infection Control Practitioner by Jeanne Holzbauer, 1951

Commencement Address by Patricia Zarella, 1951

Student Affairs Council

Nurses Scholarship Fund

Nurses Relief Fund Benefits

Committee Reports

Alumni Office News

Ways and Means Committee Report

Memorial Gifts

Class Notes

Pictures, Luncheon

School of Nursing, Graduates 1981

School of Nursing, 1981 Awards

Resume' of Minutes of Alumni Association Meeings

Happy Birthday

Fiftieth Anniversary, Class 1931

Marriages and Births

In Memoriam, Names of Deceased Alumni

Notices

Change of Address Form

The Chironian Vol. 93 No. 1, New York Medical College

The Chironian

No abstract provided.

Role Of The Arachidonic Acid Metabolites, Thromboxane A2 And Prostacyclin, In Shock Induced By Intraabdominal Sepsis, Robert Raymond Butler

MUSC Theses and Dissertations

A rat fecal peritonitis model of acute intraabdominal sepsis was investigated in order to evaluate the potential role of arachidonic acid metabolites in septic shock. Immunoreactive (i) Thromboxane (Tx) B2, the stable metabolite of TXA2' and i6-keto-PGF1α, the stable metabolite of prostacyclin, were measured by radioimmuonassay. plasma levels of iTXB2 rapidly increased from non-detectable (ND< 200 pg/ml) to 1,066 -/+ 194 pg/ml (N=14) 1 hour after feces injection. iTxB2 then increased to 1,695 -/+ 218 pg/ml (N=16) at 4 hours and remained unchanged through 6 hours. Plasma i6-keto-PGF1α increased from ND to 3,777 -/+ 414 pg/ml (N=16) at 1 hour. Four hours after feces, i6-keto-PGF1α levels rose to 6,945 -/+ 732 pg/ml (N=16) then continued to rise to 9,465 -/+ 792 pg/ml (N=7) at 6 hours. Either essential fatty acid deficiency (arachidonic acid depletion) or indomethacin pretreatment (cyclooxygenase inhibition) significantly decreased (P< 0.01) the elevations of plasma iTxB2 and i6-keto-PGF1α associated with fecal peritonitis. Thrombocytopenia occurred within 6 hours after injection of feces and was significantly improved (P< 0.05) by indomethacin. Elevated fibrin degradation products at 6 hours (18 -/+ 3 µg/ml) were significantly reduced in essential fatty acid deficient (7 -/+ 2 µg/ml; P< 0.05) and indomethacin treated (4 -/+ 0.7 µg/ml; P< 0.01) rats. Survival time (8.6 -/+ 0.2 hours) was significantly enhanced by essential fatty acid deficiency (10.2 -/+ 0.4 hrs; P< 0.01) or indomethacin pretreatment (13.3 -/+ 0.6 hrs; P< 0.01). These studies show that fecal peritonitis is associated with increased synthesis of thromboxane A2 and prostacyclin and suggest that these arachidonic acid metabolites may play a role in the pathophysiology of septic shock. To evaluate the pathogenic role of thromboxane (Tx) and prostacyclin (PGI2) in septic shock, the protective efficacy of the Tx synthetase inhibitor, 7(l-imidazolyl) heptanoic acid (7-IHA) and the cyclooxygenase inhibitor, ibuprofen, were assessed during fecal peritonitis in the rat. 7-IHA (60 mg/kg) administered ip 30 minutes prior to feces significantly reduced the plasma level of iTxB2 to ND (P< 0.01) at 1 hour and to 508 -/+ 56 pg/ml (P< 0.01) at 4 hours after injection of feces. In contrast, the levels of i6-keto-PGF1α, the stable metabolite of PGI2 were significantly elevated by 7-IHA pretreatment from septic control levels to 5,185 -/+ 467 pg/ml (P< 0.05) at 1 hour. Plasma i6-keto-PGF1α at 4 hours in 7-IHA treated rats (5,503 -/+ 665 pg/ml) was not different from untreated controls. Ibuprofen (5 mg/kg) administered ip 30 minutes prior to feces significantly decreased both iTxB2 and i6-keto-PGF1α plasma levels to 729 -/+ 99 pg/ml and 1,327 -/+ 251 pg/ml, respectively (P< 0.05) at 4 hours. Survival associated with fecal peritonitis was not altered by 7-IGA pretreatment, but was significantly improved (P< 0.05) in ibuprofen treated rates. Fibrin degradation products were also significantly decreased (P< 0.05) by 7-IHA pretreatment. These results suggest that TxA2 may contribute to the coagulopathies seen in septic shock and that PGI2 may be associated with terminal pathophysiologic events. The final phase of this project investigated the possible synergistic benefit between an antibiotic, gentamicin (GENT), and reduction of arachidonic acid metabolism by pre-administration of indomethacin (INDO) or essential fatty acid (EFA) deficiency. GENT significantly increased mean survival time to 23.8 -/+ 2.6 hours (N=16; P< 0.01). GENT + INDO or GENT + EFA deficiency further improved mean survival time and produced long term survivals (>48 hrs) of 35% (N=17) and 30% (N=7) respectively (P< 0.01 compared to GENT). GENT pretreatment did not significantly alter plasma iTxB2 levels, however, it selectively decreased i6-keto-PGF1α. For example, i6-keto-PGF1α decreased from 9,465 -/+ 792 pg/ml (N=7) to 2,096 -/+ 1174 pg/ml (N=5; P< 0.01) at 6 hours after induction of fecal peritonitis. GENT + INDO pretreatment significantly decreased both iTxB2 and i6-keto-PGF1α to ND (P< 0.01). Pretreatment with GENT alone did not reduce fibrin degradation products. These findings are consistent with the concept that TxA2 may play a role in consumptive coagulopathies and PGI2 may be associated with the terminal hypotension seen during septic shock. The effect of GENT on TxA2 and PGI2 production was investigated further. GENT had no observable effect on in vitro endotoxin stimulated production of these arachidonic acid metabolites by cultured rat peritoneal macrophages. GENT significantly reduced the plasma levels of iTxB2 and i6-keto-PGF1α during endotoxin induced shock in rats. These observations support a complex interaction of bacteria, endotoxin, host tissues, and gentamicin with the possible involvement of undescribed mediated factors.

The Effect Of Chronic Ethanol Administration On Organelles Involved In Rna/Protein Synthesis In Mature And Immature Hamster Neurons, Carole R. Dunmire-Graff

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Temperature Recordings In Neonates, Linda Marie Hestvik

Theses and Dissertations

Summary

The purposes of this ex post facto research study were to answer the following questions:

1. What is the length of time required for glass thermometers to register the temperature in neonates at the rectal and axillary sites?

2. Do significant differences exist between simultaneous axillary and rectal temperature recordings in neonates?

3. What is the relationship between axillary and rectal temperature recordings at specified time intervals in neonates?

A sample of 30, full-term neonates was obtained from the Newborn Nursery of a large teaching hospital in the Middle Atlantic region. All participants were over 24 hours of age …

The Relationship Between Type A Coronary-Prone Behavior Pattern, Achievement, And Life Satisfaction, Larraine A. Felland

Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the relationship between Type A coronary-prone behavior pattern, academic achievement and life satisfaction. The subjects were 87 undergraduates selected for their extreme scores on the Jenkins Activity Survey, Form T. There were 41 Type As and 46 Type Bs. Along with the Jenkins Activity Survey, Form T the participants were administered a life satisfaction survey similar to Soper's (1979) and their official academic gradepoint average was obtained from the Academic Records office. A point-biserial correlation indicated that there was a significant (p

The various relationships and their possible explanations and indications were discussed in depth. Significance of …

Cenobium 1981, Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College, School Of Veterinary Medicine, Joanne Maki

Cenobium Yearbook

Cenobium began publication in 1977 and continued through 1990. Produced by students, the yearbooks are a chronicle of the daily life and the special events experienced by veterinary students at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine.

Commencement Program 1981, Loma Linda University

Commencement Programs

CONTENTS

3 | The President's Greeting

4 | 1981 Events of Commencement

5 | The Academic Procession

6 | The Speakers

9 | The Honorees

11 | Order of Programs

• School of Medicine, 12
• Graduate School, 18
• School of Nursing, 22
• School of Dentistry, 25
• School of Education, 31
• College of Arts and Science, 36
• School of Allied Health Professions, 41
• School of Health, 47