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Differential Neonatal Mortality Of Premature Infants At A Selected Hospital, Jean M. Crider

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study was directed toward an investigation of neonatal mortality of premature infant at a selected hospital. The sample included all premature infants who were born in and died at the selected hospital during the neonatal period between January 01, 1952 and December 31, 1959.

The epidemiological approach was used to study. Data concerning thirty-six selected phenomena related to the infant, the mother of the infant, and the delivery of the infant were abstracted from the medical records of each of the two hundred and one cases included in the study. These data were transferred to unisort cards, one card …

A Manual For Training Food Service Supervisors In Brazil, Rosalynn Case

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study was done to develop a manual to be used in instructing food service supervisors in Brazil.

The need for the study was established when the writer was asked to direct a training course for food service supervisors in Brazil. Correspondence with dietitians in Brazil reveled that there was a definite need for a manual which presents current scientific, and technological information.

Current literature was reviewed and studied to determine present concepts in each of the areas of food service supervision and management. A manual of instruction was then prepared which included these concepts.

In the manual suggestions were …

A Technique For Studying The Spacial Relationship Of Oral Hard Tissues Utilizing Panoral Radiography, Howard W. Conley

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Although panoral radiography employing various techniques has been described in the literature since 1949, no information is available relative to its application in quantification of positional charge of the hard tissues of the oral region.

An assessment of the radiographic equipment available to this investigator for quantification studies seemed imperative before embarking on this research.

In order to establish a standard, five exposures were made on radiographic film rotating the source of radiation from left to right and from right to left. These films were superposed and it was established that the tolerances found using the Panorex machine were within …

A Survey Of Verbal Communications To Clinic Patients Related To Their Health Problem, Dorothy Kuester

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to see what information concerning eight aspects of their health problems was communicated to return patients in the General Medicine Clinic of a part-pay urban outpatient department, and who of the clinic personnel were involved in verbalizing this information.

The descriptive survey was chosen as the method of study, using the observation technique with a work sheet. The eight categories of the work sheet were decided upon by a review of literature. These were broken down into four levels beginning with no information or slight information and progressing to greater depth and detail.

The …

Newsletter, Volume 07, Number 01, June 1962

Newsletter: A Report to Physicians of Texas Archives

• Mammography Project Results Discussed
• Sixteenth Annual Symposium Held
• Seventh Annual Clinical Conference
• Grants Support MDAH Research, Education
• Canadian Gynecologists Visit MDAH
• New Laboratory Established
• New Staff
• Scientific Presentations
• Fletcher President of Radium Society
• Cancer Care Institute Held
• Staff Publications
• Book Review
• New Volume

Reversible Changes In The Nem-Reactive--Sh Groups Of Hemoglobin On Oxygenation-Deoxygenation, Samuel A. Morell, Peg Hoffman, Valborg E. Ayers, Fumito Taketa

Biomedical Sciences Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

An Investigation Of A Possible Correlation Between Metallic Elements In Human Hair And Coronary Heart Disease, Lamar E. Bullock

Masters Theses

Introduction

In the academic year 1959-1960 the National Science Foundation supported an undergraduate research program at Western: Michigan University for the spectrographic analysis of human hair. This preliminary work concerned itself with determining the quantities of magnesium, iron, and calcium in human hair. The hair samples were taken from a supposedly normal cross section of people. This group consisted of 41 women and 52 men. The ages varied from 2 to 72. Most of the hair samples were collected from a local barber shop and beauty shop, although a small portion of the samples was collected from individuals. Information concerning …

Concerning The Innervation Of The Upper Dentition In Man, Jess Hayden Jr.

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The primary objectives of this study were to determine: 1) the pathway of the superior alveolar nerves and their relation to the maxillary molar tooth buds in the fetal and neonatal specimens and in the child, and 2) whether nerve fibers entered any microscopically-observed tooth buds.

The Incidence Of Methods Of Postoperative Bladder Evacuation, Joan Marie Zabady

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purposes of this descriptive survey were to (1) find out if the incidence of bladder infection could be reduced by decreasing the number of postoperative catheterizations, (2) find out what the incidence of current methods of postoperative bladder evacuation were, (3) find out if and what changes had occurred in the incidence of the methods of bladder evacuation since the publication of previous studies, and (4) discover the current relationships of the methods of bladder evacuation to various factors such as age, sex, marital status, admission status, type of operation, and type and length of anesthesia.

Need for the …

Factors In Clinical Instruction Which Influence Effective Student Performance, Lynette Kapualani Hong

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Teaching and maintenance of standards of nursing care are indeed a responsibility of the clinical instructor. If she is to do effective instruction of the student's clinical experience, she needs to know what factors are influencing the student's performance as a result of her presence.

The significance of the student's reactions to various educational experiences has been receiving increasing recognition during the last several years. This study was conducted to identify factors from nursing students' opinions concerning what clinical instructors do that influence effective student performance. These factors have been outlined for use in planning more effective clinical instructions.

The …

A Study To Help Identify Problems Sophomore Students Of Nursing Have In Establishing Initial Patient Communication, Constance J. Bethers

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to determine what problems beginning students of nursing have in establishing initial patient communication. A questionnaire was utilized to obtain the data.

The responses revealed that various feelings were experienced by the students when making the initial contact and establishing a communication with the patient. In most of the beginning contacts the students felt confident and at ease. Immediately following the initial contact the responses indicated that the students retained most of the positive feelings.

Some negative feelings were also experienced by the students during the initial contact. In most of these instances the …

A Myometric Evaluation Of Certain Aspects Of The Perioral Musculature In Individuals With Demonstrable Adverse Swallowing Patterns, John Milford Anholm

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The forces exerted by the perioral musculature and the effects observed in subjects with adverse swallowing patterns accompanied by demonstrable mentalis habits were compared with a control group of "normal" subjects by the following methods:

1. Study casts of upper and lower arches were obtained for a morphological evaluation of denial structures.

2. Measurements of lip pressures against the teeth were recorded for the following:

a. Drinking water

b. Volitional and spontaneous swallows

c. Designated speech sounds

d. Maximum effort pressure

3. Measurements of inter-lip pressures were recorded at the center and corner of the mouth for the following:

a. …

A Study Of The Utilization Of Nursing Personnel On A Selected Hospital Unit, Lucille Mcdow

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study was concerned with utilization of nursing personnel on a selected hospital unit. The purposes of the study were to: (1) show if the department was overstaffed or understaffed, (2) Indicate if there were too many students for the size of the department, (3) show how adjustments could he made within the department to equalize the nursing care provided to patients, and (4) see if it were possible to predict the proper number of personnel needed for optimum service.

The study was conducted on the seventeen-bed pediatric unit of a selected hospital. The descriptive survey was the method used …

Survey Of The Student Load At The Paradise Valley School Of Nursing, Dorothy M. James

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study was conducted to find out to what extent the student load at the Paradise Valley School of Nursing was conductive to a well balance life and to make recommendations which might guide the faculty in curriculum planning.

The normative-survey was the method used to gather data from the faculty and students of the Paradise Valley School of Nursing. Interviews and two guide sheets were used to gather information from fourteen instructors regarding their course requirements and their estimates of balanced living for students. One activity record was used on which students recorded their activities for two weeks. Forty-six …

The Relationship Of Hypothyroidism And Reading Retardation In Elementary School Children, Winifred Wilson

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The relationship between hypothyroidism and reading retardation was investigated among selected elementary school children for the purpose of contributing to data regarding the medical aspects of dyslexia in order to stimulate the interest of school health personnel. The experimental method was used to explore the hypothesis that a significant relationship exists between reading retardation and hypothyroidism.

Sixty-four underachievers in reading enrolled in one elementary school were selected for study. Physical examinations, laboratory tests, and individual psychometric measures were used to evaluate the physical and academic status of each of the study subjects. A diagnosis of hypothyroidism was made among the …

Commencement Program 1962, Loma Linda University

Commencement Programs

CONTENTS

3 | The Academic Procession

4 | The Vesper Service

6 | The Sermon

8 | Conferring of Degrees

11 | Candidates for Degrees

19 | Candidates for Certificates

20 | Awards

22 | Academic Costume

23 | Class Officers

24 | Waymarks

25 | To Make Man Whole

"The Effects Of Radioactive Fallout And Disarmament", Linus Carl Pauling

Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers

There is a slight lapse of about 5 seconds where re-recorded overlap didn't quite cover. Recorded on a Berlout 33 stereo recorded using both tracks in one direction.

Current Literature: Titles And Abstracts, Catholic Physicians' Guilds

The Linacre Quarterly

The purpose of this department in The Linacre Quarterly is to make available by titular listing such current articles as are thought to be of particular interest to the Catholic physician by virtue of their medical literature although, of necessity, this source is the most fruitful. When abstracts appear, they are intended to reflect the content of the original article. Parenthetical editorial comment may follow the abstract if considered desirable. Contributions from readers are invited.

Book Review Of Fundamental Pastorial Counseling, By John R. Cavanagh, John R. Mccall

The Linacre Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume Xii, Number 7 May 1962

The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume XII, Number 7 May 1962

College expansion program, Page 2

Research in the division of otology, Page 6

Black and Blue Assembly, Page 18

1962 graduate assembly, Page 18

Development director appointed, Page 22

Promotions, new appointments, resignations and deaths, Page 23

Dr. Kraemer dies, Page 24

Faculty notes, Page 25

Facutly and alumni speak at various meetings, Page 28

Dr. Fry reports on annual giving, Page 29

Dr. MacNeill honored, Page 32

Germantown Hospital honors Dr. Wiggins, Page 33

Notre Dame’s Lactare Medal given to Dr. Braceland, Page 35

Chapter notes, Page 36

Reunion …

Contrangle - Vol. 3, No. 8, Dental Students Association

Contrangle

In this issue:

- Introducing: D.S.A. Officers for 1962-63
-- President - Larry McEwen
-- First Vice-President - Daniel Frederickson
-- Second Vice-President - Judi Lake
-- Secretary-Treasurer - Clyde Crowson
-- Chaplain - Donald Jefferies
-- Contra-Angle Editor - John DeVincenzo

- Dean's Message

- From the Editor

- D.S.A. Farewell

- Daniel's Dilemma

- April Student of the Month
-- Earl Collard

- Student of the Month for May
-- Jim Jacobson

- U.S.C. Exchange

- Our Tutors
-- Dr. Howard Marin

- Thank You Cal-Dent

- Tongue In Creek

The Relationship Between The Material Diet In Humans And The Health Of The Newborn Child, Carole Dallman

Graduate Student Research Papers

It was the purpose of this study ( 1) to determine the relationship between the nutrition of the mother and the health and well being of the fetus and newborn infant; and (2) to summarize many studies and experiments done in this field from 1907 to 1961.

Nurses' Alumnae Association Bulletin, April 1962, Perma E. Davis, Janet Hindson, Betty Piersol, Margaret Summers, Anna Kuba, Catherine T. Betz, Catherine G. Paine, Julia Tyler Gaskill, Christina Rodgers, Catherine C. Prendergast, Mabel C. Prevost, Phyllis S. Sutthill

Nursing Alumni Bulletins

Staff Nurses Association

Alumnae Meetings 1961

Social Committee

Clara Melville Scholarship Fund

Ways and Means Report

Cook Book Report

Bulletin Committee

Private Duty Nurse's Section

Hospital Report and Nursing Service

Federal Nursing Service

Practice of Nursing

Report of Student Council Activities

Medical Work in Ghana

Dr. Frank J. Sladen's Contributions To The Henry Ford Hospital, John G. Mateer

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

New Staff Members

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Qualitative Method For Measuring Osteoclastic Activity, Harold M. Frost, Anthony R. Villanueva, Herbert Roth

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Physical Characteristics Of Bone: Shrinkage And Hydration, Harold M. Frost

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Front Matter

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Direct Perfusion Of The Sinus Node: An Experimental Model For Pharmacologic And Electrophysiologic Studies Of The Heart, Thomas N. James, Reginald A. Nadeau

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

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

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.