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Self-Management Of Type 2 Diabetes In Appalachina Women., Melissa Joy Magness
Self-Management Of Type 2 Diabetes In Appalachina Women., Melissa Joy Magness
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Gender, minority, and regional-related disparities have been documented in diabetes management. Self-efficacy, the belief in one's ability to carry out the actions mandated by a task, has been identified as a key predictor in glycemic control; however, it has not been investigated in rural, female populations. This cross-sectional, correlation investigation examined the relationships among self-efficacy, depression, and diabetes self-care management in women living in Appalachia with type 2 diabetes. Using Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory, 85 women ages ≥ 21 with type 2 diabetes for a minimum of 6 months who were residents in Appalachia completed the 1) Diabetes Self-Efficacy Scale, …
Jonas Kamlet (1914-1960) Chemist/Entrepreneur, Dean F. Martin, Barbara B. Martin
Jonas Kamlet (1914-1960) Chemist/Entrepreneur, Dean F. Martin, Barbara B. Martin
Chemistry Faculty Publications
Jonas Kamlet, Ph.D., as a chemist, inventor, and a significant entrepreneur who founded Kamlet Laboratories in New York City that became the model of a successful consulting firm. Among his hundreds of patents and inventions were a tablet that could be used to measure glucose in urine, a treated strip that could detect pregnancy, a fodder for ruminants that used newsprint, and biuret (a self-condensation product of urea) that could be used as a non-protein component of fodder. Following his death in an airplane collision on December 16, 1960, his wife and collaborator (and later a resident of Florida) carried …