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Health Insurance Portability: The Consequences Of Cobra, Brigitte C. Madrian Jan 1998

Health Insurance Portability: The Consequences Of Cobra, Brigitte C. Madrian

Faculty Publications

THE RESPONSE OF THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION and Congress to the failed attempt at fundamental health care reform in 1993 has been a series of incremental measures that expand the government’s role in the health care system. One recent initiative, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), restricts the ability of insurers to exclude preexisting medical conditions from insurance coverage. It also requires insurance companies to issue or renew coverage for individuals who have been insured but who no longer have access to group health insurance coverage. Those provisions are intended to address the issue of health insurance …

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Does Medicare Eligibility Affect Retirement?, Brigitte C. Madrian, Nancy Dean Beaulieu Jan 1998

Does Medicare Eligibility Affect Retirement?, Brigitte C. Madrian, Nancy Dean Beaulieu

Faculty Publications

Concern over the lack of portability associated with employer-provided health insurance has precipitated a recent flurry of research activity on the effects of health insurance on labor market outcomes. Several estimates suggest that the costs associated with changing doctors and losing coverage for preexisting conditions are sufficient to deter individuals from changing jobs. These costs may be particularly important for older individuals contemplating retirement because a departure from the labor force may involve not only a change in doctors or lack of coverage for preexisting conditions but a complete loss of access to employer-provided group health insurance.

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Normative Data On The College Adjustment Scales From A University Counseling Center, Timothy B. Smith, Mark A. Nafziger, Gwenna C. Couillard Jan 1998

Normative Data On The College Adjustment Scales From A University Counseling Center, Timothy B. Smith, Mark A. Nafziger, Gwenna C. Couillard

Faculty Publications

Greater numbers of students with increasingly serious psychological problems are served each year by college counseling centers. This fact, coupled with the threat of dwindling resources, underscores the need to improve evaluation procedures and accountability for counseling center services. This includes the identification of an appropriate assessment device, supported by adequate psychometric data, that addresses the variety of problems faced by college students. The College Adjustment Scales (CAS; Anton & Reed, 1991) is a multidimensional inventory designed specifically for use in college and university counseling centers. It consists of 108 items that yield scores on nine scales: Anxiety, Depression, Suicidal …

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Pant-Legs And Pathology: The Marriage Of Individual And Family Assessment, Steven M. Harris, Dean M. Busby Dec 1997

Pant-Legs And Pathology: The Marriage Of Individual And Family Assessment, Steven M. Harris, Dean M. Busby

Faculty Publications

Bowen family systems theory suggests that individuals who report high levels of individual pathology will also report having been raised in families characterized by high conflict and low adaptability. Combining individual and family assessment measures, or using one type of measure to understand the results of the other may be possible through the application of systems theory. Therapeutic implications of the study reported here indicate that practitioners should consider the value of focusing on family of origin processes before a primary focus on isolated traumatic events guides the direction of therapy.

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Mule Deer And Pronghorn Use Of Wastewater Ponds In A Cold Desert, Karen L. Cieminski, Lester D. Flake Oct 1997

Mule Deer And Pronghorn Use Of Wastewater Ponds In A Cold Desert, Karen L. Cieminski, Lester D. Flake

Great Basin Naturalist

Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) and mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) were counted at wastewater ponds at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) in southeastern Idaho 4 to 8 times per month from August 1989 through July 1991. Mule deer used wastewater ponds (n = 15) from June through December and were most commonly observed August through November. Pronghorn frequented wastewater ponds from May through November and were most common from July through September, the driest and warmest months; ponds were also used heavily in November 1990. Diel activity was studied from July through October. Mule …

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The Size, Content And Geography Of Asian Cyberspace: An Initial Measurement, Dr. T. Matthew Ciolek Oct 1997

The Size, Content And Geography Of Asian Cyberspace: An Initial Measurement, Dr. T. Matthew Ciolek

Journal of East Asian Libraries

No abstract provided.

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Professional Vacancies, Journal Of East Asian Libraries Oct 1997

Professional Vacancies, Journal Of East Asian Libraries

Journal of East Asian Libraries

No abstract provided.

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Gordon Winant Hewes (1917-1997), Roger Wescott Oct 1997

Gordon Winant Hewes (1917-1997), Roger Wescott

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

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"I Dreamed Of Ketching Fish": The Outdoor Life Of Wilford Woodruff, Phil Murdock, Fred E. Woods Oct 1997

"I Dreamed Of Ketching Fish": The Outdoor Life Of Wilford Woodruff, Phil Murdock, Fred E. Woods

BYU Studies

Known as both a "mighty fisher" of men and an enthusiastic literal fisherman, President Woodruff melded the spiritual metaphor of fishing with the temporal reality.

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Index, Byu Studies Oct 1997

Index, Byu Studies

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.

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Maryland V Craig: Closed Circuit Television, Child Abuse, And The Confrontation Clause, Jennifer A. Seegmiller Sep 1997

Maryland V Craig: Closed Circuit Television, Child Abuse, And The Confrontation Clause, Jennifer A. Seegmiller

Brigham Young University Prelaw Review

No abstract provided.

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Due Process, Equal Protection, And The Unwed Father, Richard J. Matson Sep 1997

Due Process, Equal Protection, And The Unwed Father, Richard J. Matson

Brigham Young University Prelaw Review

No abstract provided.

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Relationship Satisfaction: Impact And Consequences For Women's Emotional Health And Treatment, Carolyn I. Wright, Dean M. Busby Sep 1997

Relationship Satisfaction: Impact And Consequences For Women's Emotional Health And Treatment, Carolyn I. Wright, Dean M. Busby

Faculty Publications

This study uses feminist theory to examine the variables of relationship length and relationship satisfaction as predicators of both self-esteem and emotional functioning for women. Using a national sample of data gathered from 1,257 female survey respondents this study found significant relationships between emotional functioning, self-esteem, and self-reported relationship satisfaction which was supported by regression testing and path analysis. In addition, a significant negative relationship was noted between a woman's self-esteem and her with-holding of verbalized displeasure or disagreement with her partner. Implications for women in therapy were discussed.

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Autopsy In The Cancer Patient: The Nurse's Role, Patricia Rushton Sep 1997

Autopsy In The Cancer Patient: The Nurse's Role, Patricia Rushton

Faculty Publications

Nurses spend many hours with dying cancer patients, developing close relationships with both the patients and their families. However, nurses are frequently not involved in the process of requesting an autopsy, either by choice or tradition. During this time of great stress, the nurse can be more involved. The nurse who understands the reasons for autopsy and its ramification for the grieving process can be actively involved in supporting the physician who makes the request and the family members who must make the this difficult decision. It is possible that the nurse can be the health team member designated to …

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Appreciation, Please, Patricia Rushton Sep 1997

Appreciation, Please, Patricia Rushton

Faculty Publications

The question to be addressed in this study is "Why do actively employed registered nurses work?" The goal of the study is to determine what factor financial reimbursement is in maintaining active employment as a nurse.

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Nephi's Psalm: 2 Nephi 4:16-35 In The Light Of Form-Critical Analysis, Matthew Nickerson Jul 1997

Nephi's Psalm: 2 Nephi 4:16-35 In The Light Of Form-Critical Analysis, Matthew Nickerson

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Identifying the poetic forms in the Book of Mormon enables readers to appreciate its beautiful literary style and gain a better understanding of its message. The form-critical analysis of psalms, first outlined by Hermann Gunkel in 1926, demonstrates sharp similarities between Nephi’s psalm and similar psalms in the Old Testament. Nephi’s psalm plainly follows the format and substance of the individual lament as described by Gunkel and elaborated by numerous subsequent scholars. As in other instances of Hebrew poetic forms in the Book of Mormon, understanding and appreciating the psalm, more particularly the personal lament, can offer new insights into …

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Effects Of Myofibrogranuloma On Serum Calcium Levels In Walleye (Stizostedion Vitreum), Craig A. Shoemaker, Harry L. Holloway Jr. Jul 1997

Effects Of Myofibrogranuloma On Serum Calcium Levels In Walleye (Stizostedion Vitreum), Craig A. Shoemaker, Harry L. Holloway Jr.

Great Basin Naturalist

The effect of myofibrogranuloma (skeletal muscle degeneration) on serum calcium levels in spawning walleye (Stizostedion vitreum) was examined. Mean serum calcium levels for healthy male walleye (11.7 ± 1.5 mg/100 ml serum) was significantly lower (P < 0.05) than calcium levels for healthy female walleye (15.4 ± 1.8 mg/100 ml serum). Significant increases (P < 0.1) in serum calcium were seen between healthy male and myofibrogranuloma-diseased male walleye (13.6 ± 2.1 mg/100 ml serum) and between healthy and myofibrogranuloma-diseased female walleye (20.2 ± 3.7 mg/100 ml serum). Elevations seen in mean serum calcium levels suggest the muscle degeneration and subsequent granuloma formation in later stages of myofibrogranuloma have a significant effect on serum calcium.

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"A Memorable Creation": The Life And Art Of Effie Marquess Carmack, Noel A. Carmack Jul 1997

"A Memorable Creation": The Life And Art Of Effie Marquess Carmack, Noel A. Carmack

BYU Studies

A woman who could have surrendered to the barrages of adversity, Carmack challenged the inevitable, just kept going if the inevitable won, and created beauty in the meantime.

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Dancing The Buckles Off Their Shoes In Pioneer Utah, Larry V. Shumway Jul 1997

Dancing The Buckles Off Their Shoes In Pioneer Utah, Larry V. Shumway

BYU Studies

Endorsed by Mormon leaders as a healthy and uplifting activity, dancing served the important functions of revitalizing the pioneers' spirits and nurturing their sense of community.

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Changes In Network Characteristics And Hiv Risk Behavior Among Injection Drug Users, John P. Hoffmann, S. Susan Su, Alfred Pach Jun 1997

Changes In Network Characteristics And Hiv Risk Behavior Among Injection Drug Users, John P. Hoffmann, S. Susan Su, Alfred Pach

Faculty Publications

Studies indicate that HIV risk behaviors vary greatly among injection drug users (IDUs). The source of such variation is often ascribed to individual differences, but much of it is due to how IDUs are grouped into social networks. Nevertheless, given the turbulent and uncertain lives led by many IDUs, it would not be surprising if their social networks changed substantially over time. We used data from a study of the social networks of IDUs in Chicago and Washington, DC, to examine changes in individual behavior and network characteristics over time. The results indicated few changes in standard network measures, such …

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Freshwater Sponges (Porifera: Spongillidae) Of Western Montana, Susan H. Barton, John S. Addis May 1997

Freshwater Sponges (Porifera: Spongillidae) Of Western Montana, Susan H. Barton, John S. Addis

Great Basin Naturalist

Between May 1992 and April 1996, freshwater sponges (Porifera: Spongillidae) were collected at 24 sites, distributed among 6 sub-major drainage basins in western Montana, to determine the species present. Water samples also were analyzed from 16 of these sites and from 9 sites at which no sponges were detected to characterize sponge habitats chemically. Three species of sponges were identified: Ephydatia muelleri (Em), Eunapius fragilis (Ef), and Spongilla lacustris (Sl). A 4th type of specimen was present at 2 sites but could not be identified because of the absence of gemmules and gemmoscleres. At 46% of the sites containing sponges, …

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Full Issue, Vol. 57 No. 2 May 1997

Full Issue, Vol. 57 No. 2

Great Basin Naturalist

No abstract provided.

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Density, Distribution, And Habitat Of Flammulated Owls In Idaho, Craig Groves, Terry Frederick, Glenn Frederick, Eric Atkinson, Melonie Atkinson, Jay Shepherd, Gregg Servheen May 1997

Density, Distribution, And Habitat Of Flammulated Owls In Idaho, Craig Groves, Terry Frederick, Glenn Frederick, Eric Atkinson, Melonie Atkinson, Jay Shepherd, Gregg Servheen

Great Basin Naturalist

From 1990 to 1992 we surveyed for Flammulated Owls (Otus flammeolus) in 3 areas in Idaho: Salmon National Forest (SNF), Payette National Forest and adjacent Hells Canyon National Recreation Area (PNF-HCNRA), and Nez Perce National Forest (NPNF). We also collected and summarized information on all historic and modern records of Flammulated Owls in Idaho. Flammulated Owls were detected on 65% of 68 routes (2–16 km in length) surveyed at densities ranging from 0.04 to 1.25 singing males/40 ha. Owls were detected on survey routes as early as 10 May and as late as 23 July. Mean percent canopy …

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Erratum May 1997

Erratum

Great Basin Naturalist

No abstract provided.

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Diplostomiasis In Native And Introduced Fishes From Yellowstone Lake, Wyoming, Victor H. Inchausty, Michael Foutz, Richard A. Heckmann, Claudete Ruas, Paulo Ruas May 1997

Diplostomiasis In Native And Introduced Fishes From Yellowstone Lake, Wyoming, Victor H. Inchausty, Michael Foutz, Richard A. Heckmann, Claudete Ruas, Paulo Ruas

Great Basin Naturalist

Totals of 101 native Yellowstone cutthroat (Oncorhynchus clarki bouvieri), 27 introduced lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush), and 40 introduced longnose sucker (Catostomus catostomus) from Yellowstone Lake, Wyoming, USA, were examined for eye flukes. Metacercariae of the trematode fluke Diplostomum were in vitreous humor and/or lens of 94% of Yellowstone cutthroat trout, 92% of lake trout, and 78% of longnose sucker. Longnose sucker had 7% prevalence of infection in both lens and vitreous humor of metacercariae, while Yellowstone cutthroat trout had 3% and lake trout 8%. Diplostomum spathaceum was in lens tissue of 5% of infected …

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Power And Prestige: Language Attitudes As Reflected In Male/Female Roles And Speech In Japanese Television Commercials, J. Paul Warnick Apr 1997

Power And Prestige: Language Attitudes As Reflected In Male/Female Roles And Speech In Japanese Television Commercials, J. Paul Warnick

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.

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Supposition Error: A Noevel: Minute Linguistic Structure Magnified Through The Literary Looking Glass, Alan Manning Apr 1997

Supposition Error: A Noevel: Minute Linguistic Structure Magnified Through The Literary Looking Glass, Alan Manning

Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium

No abstract provided.

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Doctrines Of Faith And Hope Found In Emma Smith's 1835 Hymnbook, Mary D. Poulter Apr 1997

Doctrines Of Faith And Hope Found In Emma Smith's 1835 Hymnbook, Mary D. Poulter

BYU Studies

The first LDS hymnal contained a sensitive selection of traditional music along with an outpouring of original hymns celebrating the distinctive beliefs and practices of the early Saints.

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The Mormons Of The Wisconsin Territory: 1835-1848, David L. Clark Apr 1997

The Mormons Of The Wisconsin Territory: 1835-1848, David L. Clark

BYU Studies

Upriver from Nauvoo, Wisconsin Territory became home to all kinds of Saints—faithful, independent, or apostate—who played interesting roles in the development of this frontier region.

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Polish Religious Folk Art: Gospel Echoes From A Disparate Clime, Doris R. Dant Apr 1997

Polish Religious Folk Art: Gospel Echoes From A Disparate Clime, Doris R. Dant

BYU Studies

Compelling testaments of faith and goodness, the Polish woodcarvings in the Whipple collection feature masterful compositions infused with an other-world spirit.

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