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The Architecture Of Enabling Technology In The Critical Care Setting: The Role Of Architecture In Addressing The Health Care - Technology Paradox, Matthew Nitch Dec 2006

The Architecture Of Enabling Technology In The Critical Care Setting: The Role Of Architecture In Addressing The Health Care - Technology Paradox, Matthew Nitch

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Health care architecture, particularly tertiary care settings, which have the sickest people, and most advanced medical care, should accommodate and employ technology in ways that are both therapeutic and enabling. Although technology in the tertiary care setting is generally considered beneficial, it can sometimes have negative impacts, cause stress and result in poor health outcomes. Norman Cousins said in his book Anatomy of an Illness, 'Many doctors are increasingly aware of the circular paradox [of the intensive care unit]. It provides better electronic aids than ever before for dealing with emergencies that are often intensified because they communicate a sense …

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Long-Term Evaluation Of Liquid Vs. Granular Nitrogen Fertilization On Creeping Bentgrass [Agrostis Stoloniferous L. Var. Palustris Huds.] And Hybrid Bermudagrass [Cynodon Dactylon (L.) Pers. X C. Transvaalensis Burtt-Davy] Performance, Frederick Totten Dec 2006

Long-Term Evaluation Of Liquid Vs. Granular Nitrogen Fertilization On Creeping Bentgrass [Agrostis Stoloniferous L. Var. Palustris Huds.] And Hybrid Bermudagrass [Cynodon Dactylon (L.) Pers. X C. Transvaalensis Burtt-Davy] Performance, Frederick Totten

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Limited turfgrass research comparing the efficiency of foliar to granular fertilizers exists. To expand upon previous research and to determine advantages and disadvantages between dry and liquid fertilizers applied to turf, research was conducted at Clemson University to compare the efficiency of three nitrogen (N) carriers (100% granular, 100% liquid, and 50% granular + 50% liquid) using N rates ranging from 98 to 390 kg ha-1 on growth and performance of creeping bentgrass and ultra-dwarf bermudagrass.

Studies were conducted in 2003 and 2004 to evaluate liquid and/or granular N fertilization on turfgrass quality, clipping yield, and root biomass of `L-93` …

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The Molecular And Ecophysiological Roles Of Rubisco Activase And Rubisco Activase Likes In Photosynthetic Thermal Regulation Of Acer Rubrum And Arabidopsis Thaliana , David Weston Dec 2006

The Molecular And Ecophysiological Roles Of Rubisco Activase And Rubisco Activase Likes In Photosynthetic Thermal Regulation Of Acer Rubrum And Arabidopsis Thaliana , David Weston

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Determining the consequences of human impact on our current and future climate is proving to be to be one of the greater challenges in modern biology. Current global models employing coupled atmosphere and terrestrial carbon feedbacks range in their predictions from the inconsequential to that of vast food shortages and species extinctions. However, there is hope that the emergence of new molecular approaches will revolutionize our understanding of plant and animal responses to a changing environment, allowing for higher predictive power when scaling up from the level of the individual to ecosystem-scale processes. This dissertation is an initial attempt for …

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Are Obese People Choosing More Sedentary Jobs?, Ashley Cluley Dec 2006

Are Obese People Choosing More Sedentary Jobs?, Ashley Cluley

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Throughout the developed world there are a growing number of people becoming obese. Advancing technology continues to make our jobs less physically demanding. I show that a person with a higher body mass index (BMI) does not choose a more sedentary job position.
Job strenuousness is found by using principal component analysis. The three instrumental variables used for two-stage least squares are youth health, the number of restaurants per state per thousand residents, and an indicator variable if a person plays computer games at home. I reviewed 2SLS, JN2SLS and ordinary least squares (OLS) regressions and based on the testing …

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Eliminating Listeria Monocytogenes In Packed Ready-To-Eat Poultry Products By Combining In-Package Pasteurization With Nisin And/Or Lysozyme, Sunil Mangalassary Dec 2006

Eliminating Listeria Monocytogenes In Packed Ready-To-Eat Poultry Products By Combining In-Package Pasteurization With Nisin And/Or Lysozyme, Sunil Mangalassary

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Listeria monocytogenes is a significant food-borne pathogen particularly associated with ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products which can grow and multiply at refrigeration temperatures. In-package pasteurization is an effective post-lethality intervention to reduce microbial contamination of RTE meat products. Enhancing the efficiency of in-package pasteurization is vital in reducing the L. monocytogenes population as well as in preserving the quality of the meat product. The first section of the dissertation research evaluated the effect of product thickness on the surface heating rate and final surface temperature during in-package pasteurization of vacuum-packaged bologna. Three thicknesses (4, 12, and 20 mm), corresponding …

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Meaningful Activities For Individuals With Dementia Living In Long-Term Care, Angela Conti Dec 2006

Meaningful Activities For Individuals With Dementia Living In Long-Term Care, Angela Conti

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Among older adults with Alzheimer`s disease, 61% to 88% experience problematic passivity (Kolanowski, 1995), which has been linked to a loss of functional abilities (Colling, 1999). In order to prevent this functional decline, social isolation, and development of problematic passivity guidelines can be deduced from the Need-driven Dementia-compromised Behavior (NDB) model for identifying the causes of passive behavior, which can be addressed when designing specialized therapeutic recreation programs.
The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of meaningful activities compared to traditional nursing home activities on the level of alert engagement among individuals with dementia living in a …

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An Investigation Of Proportional Thinking Among High School Students, Kirsten Dooley Dec 2006

An Investigation Of Proportional Thinking Among High School Students, Kirsten Dooley

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The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics suggests that formal proportional reasoning instruction take place during grades five through eight (1989). While extensive research has explored both pre-instructional and intra-instructional student proportional thinking strategies, little research has been done on post-instructional proportional thinking strategies used by high-school aged students. As proportional reasoning is fundamental for success in Algebra and other advanced mathematics, it seems relevant to verify that these students retain their reasoning abilities and can apply them in both high school and college mathematical situations.
This study sought to: (1) determine whether high-school students from specific rural, low-income school …

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NASIG Newsletter

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Clemson Commencement Program, December 2006, Clemson University Dec 2006

Clemson Commencement Program, December 2006, Clemson University

Clemson Commencement Programs

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The Tiger Vol. 100 Issue 24 2006-12-01, Clemson University Dec 2006

The Tiger Vol. 100 Issue 24 2006-12-01, Clemson University

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The Tiger Vol. 100 Issue 20 2006-10-20, Clemson University Oct 2006

The Tiger Vol. 100 Issue 20 2006-10-20, Clemson University

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The Tiger Vol. 100 Issue 19 2006-10-13, Clemson University Oct 2006

The Tiger Vol. 100 Issue 19 2006-10-13, Clemson University

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The Tiger Vol. 100 Issue 18 2006-10-06, Clemson University Oct 2006

The Tiger Vol. 100 Issue 18 2006-10-06, Clemson University

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The Tiger Vol. 100 Issue 16 2006-09-22, Clemson University Sep 2006

The Tiger Vol. 100 Issue 16 2006-09-22, Clemson University

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Climate Change And Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation In Agroecosystems, Richard B. Thomas, Skip Van Bloem, William H. Schlesinger Sep 2006

Climate Change And Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation In Agroecosystems, Richard B. Thomas, Skip Van Bloem, William H. Schlesinger

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The Tiger Vol. 100 Issue 13 2006-09-01, Clemson University Sep 2006

The Tiger Vol. 100 Issue 13 2006-09-01, Clemson University

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Clemson Commencement Program, August 2006, Clemson University Aug 2006

Clemson Commencement Program, August 2006, Clemson University

Clemson Commencement Programs

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Clemson Commencement Program, May 2006, Clemson University May 2006

Clemson Commencement Program, May 2006, Clemson University

Clemson Commencement Programs

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The Tiger Vol. 100 Issue 12 2006-04-21, Clemson University Apr 2006

The Tiger Vol. 100 Issue 12 2006-04-21, Clemson University

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National Youth Service Day: A Youth Development Strategy, Silvia Blitzer Golombek Apr 2006

National Youth Service Day: A Youth Development Strategy, Silvia Blitzer Golombek

Journal of Youth Development

A growing number of studies show connections between youth participation in service and service-learning opportunities and positive behavior outcomes. Building on this data, the article presents National Youth Service Day (NYSD) as a program that can be incorporated into ongoing activities to enhance youth development goals. The paper describes the program’s components: building a network of support organizations, offering project planning grants, providing service-learning materials, and developing a media and advocacy campaign. Examples of NYSD projects show how project planners are using the program to learn and practice academic and non-academic skills. A review of evaluations to date indicates the …

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National Youth Service Day: A Youth Development Strategy, Silvia Blitzer Golombek Apr 2006

National Youth Service Day: A Youth Development Strategy, Silvia Blitzer Golombek

Journal of Youth Development

A growing number of studies show connections between youth participation in service and service-learning opportunities and positive behavior outcomes. Building on this data, the article presents National Youth Service Day (NYSD) as a program that can be incorporated into ongoing activities to enhance youth development goals. The paper describes the program’s components: building a network of support organizations, offering project planning grants, providing service-learning materials, and developing a media and advocacy campaign. Examples of NYSD projects show how project planners are using the program to learn and practice academic and non-academic skills. A review of evaluations to date indicates the …

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Towards Sustainable Management Of Louisiana's Coastal Wetland Forests: Problems, Contraints, And A New Beginning, William Conner, J L. Chambers, R F. Keim, S P. Faulkner, J W. Day, E S. Gardiner, M S. Hughes, S L. King, K W. Mcleod, C A. Miller, J A. Nyman, G P. Shaffer Apr 2006

Towards Sustainable Management Of Louisiana's Coastal Wetland Forests: Problems, Contraints, And A New Beginning, William Conner, J L. Chambers, R F. Keim, S P. Faulkner, J W. Day, E S. Gardiner, M S. Hughes, S L. King, K W. Mcleod, C A. Miller, J A. Nyman, G P. Shaffer

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Over 345,000 ha of forested swamps occur throughout the Mississippi River Deltaic Plain. Natural and anthropogenic changes in hydrology and geomorphology at local and landscape levels have reduced the productivity in many of these coastal wetland forests areas and have caused the complete loss of forest cover in some places. A summary and interpretation of the available
science, suggestions for policy change, and a multidisciplinary (multi-responsibility) approach were needed to address these issues [in the context of private land]. In response, the Louisiana Governor's office formed a Coastal Wetland Forest Conservation and Use Science Working Group (SWG) and an associated …

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A National Professional Development System For Youth Workers, Barbara Stone, Pam Garza, Lynne Borden Apr 2006

A National Professional Development System For Youth Workers, Barbara Stone, Pam Garza, Lynne Borden

Journal of Youth Development

A persistent challenge in the youth development field is the lack of a systemic approach to attracting, developing and sustaining its workforce, particularly direct service workers. While serious efforts to address workforce development have dotted the youth work landscape, especially over the last 15 years, much of this progress has been organization-specific rather than across the field or systemic (Quinn, 2004). In 2004, 30 individuals who were knowledgeable about the issues came together to address the challenge of attracting, developing and retaining youth workers. They represented diverse sectors of the field, including direct service workers, national youth-serving agencies, local and …

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A National Professional Development System For Youth Workers, Barbara Stone, Pam Garza, Lynne Borden Apr 2006

A National Professional Development System For Youth Workers, Barbara Stone, Pam Garza, Lynne Borden

Journal of Youth Development

A persistent challenge in the youth development field is the lack of a systemic approach to attracting, developing and sustaining its workforce, particularly direct service workers. While serious efforts to address workforce development have dotted the youth work landscape, especially over the last 15 years, much of this progress has been organization-specific rather than across the field or systemic (Quinn, 2004). In 2004, 30 individuals who were knowledgeable about the issues came together to address the challenge of attracting, developing and retaining youth workers. They represented diverse sectors of the field, including direct service workers, national youth-serving agencies, local and …

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The Tiger Vol. 100 Issue 9 2006-03-31, Clemson University Mar 2006

The Tiger Vol. 100 Issue 9 2006-03-31, Clemson University

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Summer Programming: What Do Children Say?, Nila Cobb, Stacey Harper, Kerri Mccormick, Kimary Mcneil Mar 2006

Summer Programming: What Do Children Say?, Nila Cobb, Stacey Harper, Kerri Mccormick, Kimary Mcneil

Journal of Youth Development

Studies document that low-income children lose academic skills over the summer. Six years of reading achievement data collected by Energy Express, a nationally recognized summer reading and nutrition program in West Virginia, has established the efficacy of the intervention. The purpose of this study was to examine characteristics of a voluntary summer program that foster participation. Interview data indicates that children attend because they perceive the program as fun; large creative art (for example, full-body portraits, appliance box castles, wall murals) seems particularly important. Energy Express gives children both the fun they want and the enrichment they need in the …

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Summer Programming: What Do Children Say?, Nila Cobb, Stacey Harper, Kerri Mccormick, Kimary Mcneil Mar 2006

Summer Programming: What Do Children Say?, Nila Cobb, Stacey Harper, Kerri Mccormick, Kimary Mcneil

Journal of Youth Development

Studies document that low-income children lose academic skills over the summer. Six years of reading achievement data collected by Energy Express, a nationally recognized summer reading and nutrition program in West Virginia, has established the efficacy of the intervention. The purpose of this study was to examine characteristics of a voluntary summer program that foster participation. Interview data indicates that children attend because they perceive the program as fun; large creative art (for example, full-body portraits, appliance box castles, wall murals) seems particularly important. Energy Express gives children both the fun they want and the enrichment they need in the …

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Classified State Senate Minutes, 2006 February 14, Clemson University Feb 2006

Classified State Senate Minutes, 2006 February 14, Clemson University

Staff Senate Minutes

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The Tiger Vol. 100 Issue 3 2006-02-03, Clemson University Feb 2006

The Tiger Vol. 100 Issue 3 2006-02-03, Clemson University

Tiger Newspapers

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The Tiger Vol. 100 Issue 2 2006-01-27, Clemson University Jan 2006

The Tiger Vol. 100 Issue 2 2006-01-27, Clemson University

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