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Virginia Dental Journal (Vol. 57, No. 1, 1980)

Virginia Dental Journal

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Three Different Types Of Feedback On The Amount Of Force Generated During Isometric Contraction Of The Triceps Brachii Muscle, Cindy I. Buchanan

Theses and Dissertations

This study was undertaken in order to investigate the effect of different feedback variables on isometric strength performance. The variables studied were auditory EMG biofeedback, knowledge of results, and verbal cues.

Nineteen normal adult women volunteered as subjects for the study. Each subject performed nine isometric contractions of the triceps brachii muscle against the resistance of a cable tensiometer. One of three different types of feedback was given during each contraction in order to motivate subjects to generate as much force as possible. Feedback variables were applied in random order; each variable was used three times. Peak force readings were …

The Relationship Between Self-Esteem And Duration Of Low Back Pain, Betty Sue Holliday Ashby

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between self-esteem and duration of low back pain. Low back pain is one of the most common types of chronic pain. Sternbach et al. (1973) have estimated that the chief complaint of at least seventy percent of the patients presenting at the Pain Clinic associated with the School of Medicine of the University of California, San Diego is back pain. They feel that the major reason for this phenomena is the failure of physicians to recognize it as a psychosomatic illness. Erena (1978) concurs with this conclusion. He notes that …

The Relationship Between Maternal Self-Concept And Demonstration Of Adaptive Behavior, Barbara Woodland Fleming

Theses and Dissertations

The study examined whether adaptive maternal behaviors correlated with a positive self-concept measurement. The adaptive behaviors observed were those which the literature suggested indicate a positive response to the changes of the puerperium. The study aimed at assisting the nurse in assessing the self-concept level of clients. The researcher also hoped to contribute to the continued development of nursing theories and the application of the theories to the arena of clinical practice.

The Effects Of Prepared Childbirth On Length Of Labor In Low-Risk Primiparae, Beth S. Mollick

Theses and Dissertations

The hypothesis that prepared low-risk primiparae would experience shorter labors than unprepared low-risk primiparae was not upheld in the findings of the present study. The findings of the present study did appear to validate the findings of several other similar studies which reported no differences in length of labor between prepared and unprepared women. Suggestions for further study of some questions raised by the present study have been made.

Investigation Of A Factor Released By Neoplastic Cells Which Produces A Chemokinetic Response In Activated Macrophages, Richard Durelle Lane

Theses and Dissertations

The increase in rate of random migration (chemokinesis) of C. parvum activated macrophages in media conditioned by Lewis Lung (LL) carcinoma cells was attributed to a trypsin sensitive, heat stable, high molecular weight factor released from the membrane of the tumor cells.

A capillary tube assay was developed to expediently monitor the chemokinetic activity of macrophages incubated in whole and fractionated media. The capillary tube assay was found to be capable of detecting both chemokinetic and chemotactic (directional movement) factors present in the test media. Statistical analysis revealed the capillary tube assay provided reproducible data both within and between experiments. …

Regulation Of Cartilage Acid Hydrolases And Their Relationship To Skeletal Growth, John Richard Hubbard

Theses and Dissertations

The in vivo regulation of several acid hydrolases by growth hormone was investigated in an attempt to lend insight into the mechanism of growth hormone action. In addition, the relationship of these enzymes to age-dependent changes in skeletal growth rate was examined. Initial studies showed that hypophysectomy reduced the activity of an unknown cartilage protease, which was assayed by digestion of gelatin-membrane substrates at pH 4.0. Treatment of hypophysectomized rats with growth hormone enhanced this activity to about normal levels. The unidentified protease activity was also shown to be higher in younger, more rapidly growing rats, than in older, less …

Clean Technique Intermittent Catheterization As An Alternative To The Indwelling Urethral Catheter, Christine Heuston Lessels

Theses and Dissertations

Research has documented numerous risks and complications in the use of indwelling urethral catheters.¹ In spite of this, indwelling catheters are still widely used for the management of incontinence.²

During the past four decades, studies have shown that incontinence can be managed or resolved in many patients by using intermittent catheterization. Early investigators used elaborate sterile technique and included only patients with neurogenic bladder as a result of spinal cord injury.³ Later studies showed favorable results in patients with incontinence of non-traumatic etiology--even in patients previously dependent on an indwelling urethral catheter.⁴ The early literature on …

Comparison Of Burned Patients' Perception Of Pain With Nurses' Perception Of Patients' Pain, Merri Diane Walkenstein

Theses and Dissertations

Pain is a universal experience. Caring for people in pain is a central aspect of nursing practice. Many studies have been done to determine the physical and psychosocial mechanisms of the pain sensation, in addition to methods of relief. Very little has been done, however, dealing specifically with the pain experienced by the burned patient.

People hospitalized with thermal injuries complain most often of the intensity and long duration of their pain experience. Due to the large number of persons sustaining thermal injuries every year, it is apparent that nurses must familiarize themselves with methods of evaluation and intervention to …

Comparison Of Personality Traits Of Female Athletes And Non-Athletes At John Brown University, Lynn Best

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of A Single Period Of Aerobic Exercise On The Concentration Of Serum Cholesterol In Humans, Stanley B. Blank

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Use Of Thorsen’S Primary Individual Language Screening Test As A Language Assessment Tool, Susan K. Sanders

Masters Theses

An attempt was made to establish Thorsen's Primary Individual Language Screening Test (PILS) as a valid instrument for screening child language by comparing performance of a kindergarten population on the PILS and the Carrow Test of Auditory Comprehension of Language (TACL). Seventy-five subjects were administered both tests and correlational data was analyzed. If a statistically significant relationship existed, then one could assume that a score on the PILS would predict how one would do on the TACL. Test-retest reliability and intra- and inter-examiner reliability were examined. Discriptive statistical characteristics of the PILS scores and TACL scores were obtained for the …

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume Xxix, Number 2 Winter 1980

The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume XXIX, Number 2 Winter 1980 Jefferson scene, Page 2 Of applicants and admissions, Page 8 The making of a medical school, Page 16 Kappa Lambda, Page 19 Profile, Page 25 Class notes, Page 27 Obituaries, Page 39

A Non-Computer Method Used To Determine A Structural Analog Associated With Xerostomia Among Diverse Species Of Drugs: Speculation Based On Molecular Models, Patrick J. Angelo Jr.

Master's Theses

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Bennett Movement: The Effect Of Increased Vertical Dimension And Posterior Reference Location, Raymond Berlin

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Selected Physiologic And Psychologic Responses Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients To Relaxation., Judith Nutt Jones

All ETDs from UAB

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Parental Self-Concept, Locus Of Control And Assessment Of Infant Temperament., Phyllis Nichols Horns

All ETDs from UAB

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Moral Reasoning Of Baccalaureate Nursing Students., Janet Shealy Awtrey

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Variables Related To The Principled Level Of Moral Judgment Of Nurses., Ann Estes Edgil

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

The Renal Threshold For Glucose In Persons With Diabetes Mellitus., Anna Faye Morris Hite

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Determinants Of Satisfaction And Dissatisfaction During Retirement And The Relationship Among Life Satisfaction, Self-Concept, And Health In Black Retirees., Delois Hughes Skipwith

All ETDs from UAB

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Selected Personality And Motivation Variables Related To Behavioral Commitment To Certain Health Teachings Of Seventh-Day Adventists, Ronald Edwin Ruskjer

Dissertations

Problem. Seventh-day Adventists teach that the practice of certain health habits is essential to optimum spiritual nurture. It is commonly known, however, that a number of Seventh-day Adventist church members fail to practice one or more of these habits. This is a matter of crucial concern to dedicated Adventists in general and health- and faith-professionals of the Adventist persuasion in particular. This investigation was undertaken in order to help such Adventists better understand the phenomenon of health-habit practice. It was the purpose of the present study to discover certain relationships that may exist between the practice of health habits on …

Connectivity Of The Inferior Olivary Complex In Normal And Neonatally Hemicerebellectomized Rats, Rand S. Swenson

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Isolation And Characterization Of A Vulvar Carcinoma In Tissue Culture: Studies Of The Tumor Biology And Tumor-Host Interaction, Melvin G. Dodson

Dissertations

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Effect Of Experimental Glomerulonephritis On The Cells In Canine Renal Lymph, Sandra L. Garber

Dissertations

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Shear Loading Of Three Orthodontic Adhesives, Paul Alexandre

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Use Of Immunoperoxidase Method For The Identification And Distribution Of I G, I A, I M And C3 In Human Inflamed Gingiva, Cesar Ruiz Morales

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A Sequential Histologic Healing Study Following Gingivectomy In Streptozotocin Induced Diabetic And Non-Diabetic Rats, Steven Walter Segall

Master's Theses

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The Effects Of Hydrocortisone And Parathyroid Hormone On Bone In The Lead-Intoxicated Albino Rat, Paul Steven Simmons

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Comparison Of The Systemic Effects Of Local Anesthesia With And Without Epinephrine In Children, Robert A. Swanson

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.