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The Current Volume 18 : Issue 9, Nova Southeastern University Nov 2007

The Current Volume 18 : Issue 9, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

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Medical Education Digest, Vol. 9 No. 6 (November/December 2007), Nova Southeastern University Nov 2007

Medical Education Digest, Vol. 9 No. 6 (November/December 2007), Nova Southeastern University

Medical Education Digest

No abstract provided.


Focus On Research, Patrick Hardigan, Jacquelyn Moore Nov 2007

Focus On Research, Patrick Hardigan, Jacquelyn Moore

FOCUS On Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Designing The Online Collaboratory For The Global Social Benefit Incubator , Pedro Hernandez-Ramos, James L. Koch, Albert Bruno, Eric Carlson Nov 2007

Designing The Online Collaboratory For The Global Social Benefit Incubator , Pedro Hernandez-Ramos, James L. Koch, Albert Bruno, Eric Carlson

Innovate: Journal of Online Education

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Winter 2007, Graduate School Of Humanities & Social Sciences Nov 2007

Winter 2007, Graduate School Of Humanities & Social Sciences

CAHSS Graduate SGA Dialogues

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Initial Sequence And Comparative Analysis Of The Cat Genome, J. U. Pontius, James C. Mullikin, Douglas R. Smith, Agencourt Bioscience Corporation, Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, Sante Gnerre, Michele Clamp, Jean Chang, R. Stephens, Beena A. Neelam, Natalia Volfovsky, Alejandro A. Schaffer, R. Agarwala, Kristina Narfstrom, William J. Murphy, Urs Giger, Alfred L. Roca, Agostinho Antunes, Marilyn Menotti-Raymond, Naoya Yuhki, Jill Pecon-Slattery, Warren E. Johnson, Guillaume Bourque, Glenn Tesler, Nisc Comparative Sequencing Program, Stephen J. O'Brien Nov 2007

Initial Sequence And Comparative Analysis Of The Cat Genome, J. U. Pontius, James C. Mullikin, Douglas R. Smith, Agencourt Bioscience Corporation, Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, Sante Gnerre, Michele Clamp, Jean Chang, R. Stephens, Beena A. Neelam, Natalia Volfovsky, Alejandro A. Schaffer, R. Agarwala, Kristina Narfstrom, William J. Murphy, Urs Giger, Alfred L. Roca, Agostinho Antunes, Marilyn Menotti-Raymond, Naoya Yuhki, Jill Pecon-Slattery, Warren E. Johnson, Guillaume Bourque, Glenn Tesler, Nisc Comparative Sequencing Program, Stephen J. O'Brien

Biology Faculty Articles

The genome sequence (1.9-fold coverage) of an inbred Abyssinian domestic cat was assembled, mapped, and annotated with a comparative approach that involved cross-reference to annotated genome assemblies of six mammals (human, chimpanzee, mouse, rat, dog, and cow). The results resolved chromosomal positions for 663,480 contigs, 20,285 putative feline gene orthologs, and 133,499 conserved sequence blocks (CSBs). Additional annotated features include repetitive elements, endogenous retroviral sequences, nuclear mitochondrial (numt) sequences, micro-RNAs, and evolutionary breakpoints that suggest historic balancing of translocation and inversion incidences in distinct mammalian lineages. Large numbers of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), deletion insertion polymorphisms (DIPs), and …


Volume 14, Number 2 (Fall 2007), Peace And Conflict Studies Nov 2007

Volume 14, Number 2 (Fall 2007), Peace And Conflict Studies

Peace and Conflict Studies

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The Current Volume 18 : Issue 8, Nova Southeastern University Oct 2007

The Current Volume 18 : Issue 8, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.


The Current Volume 18 : Issue 6, Nova Southeastern University Oct 2007

The Current Volume 18 : Issue 6, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.


The Current Volume 18 : Issue 5, Nova Southeastern University Oct 2007

The Current Volume 18 : Issue 5, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.


Enzymatic Pathways Of The Brain Renin-Angiotensin System: Unsolved Problems And Continuing Challenges, Vardan T. Karamyan, Robert C. Speth Oct 2007

Enzymatic Pathways Of The Brain Renin-Angiotensin System: Unsolved Problems And Continuing Challenges, Vardan T. Karamyan, Robert C. Speth

HPD Articles

The brain renin-angiotensin system continues to be enigmatic more than 40 years after the brain was first recognized to be a site of action of angiotensin II. This review focuses on the enzymatic pathways for the formation and degradation of the growing number of active angiotensins in the brain. A brief description and nomenclature of the peptidases involved in the processing of angiotensin peptides in the brain is given. Of primary interest is the array of enzymes that degrade radiolabeled angiotensins in receptor binding assays. This poses major challenges to studies of brain angiotensin receptors and it is debatable whether …


Com Outlook Fall 2007, College Of Osteopathic Medicine Oct 2007

Com Outlook Fall 2007, College Of Osteopathic Medicine

COM Outlook

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Fall 2007 Farquhar Forum, Farquhar College Of Arts And Sciences Oct 2007

Fall 2007 Farquhar Forum, Farquhar College Of Arts And Sciences

The Farquhar Forum College Magazine

No abstract provided.


Focus On Research, Patrick Hardigan, Jacquelyn Moore Oct 2007

Focus On Research, Patrick Hardigan, Jacquelyn Moore

FOCUS On Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Cbap Chronicle - Vol. 1, No. 4, Nova Southeastern University College Of Osteopathic Medicine Oct 2007

Cbap Chronicle - Vol. 1, No. 4, Nova Southeastern University College Of Osteopathic Medicine

IDEP Newsletters

No abstract provided.


Undergraduate Student Catalog Fall 2007, Nova Southeastern University Oct 2007

Undergraduate Student Catalog Fall 2007, Nova Southeastern University

Undergraduate Programs Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.


Job Satisfaction Among Practicing Pharmacists: A Rasch Analysis, Patrick Hardigan, Manuel J. Carvajal Oct 2007

Job Satisfaction Among Practicing Pharmacists: A Rasch Analysis, Patrick Hardigan, Manuel J. Carvajal

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

Purpose: through the application of a Rasch rating scale model, the researchers investigated the effect of gender, ethnicity, practice site, income, and age on levels of job satisfaction among practicing pharmacists. Method: The data consist of responses to a survey questionnaire mailed to a random sample of 5,000 registered pharmacists throughout the United States. A total of 820 individuals mailed back their completed form for a response rate of 16.4 percent. Results: Older, higher-wage earning pharmacists working at independent practice sites experience the greatest amount of job satisfaction.Conclusion: The most significant finding from this study is that age, income, and …


Effects Of Participation In An Aging Game Simulation Activity On The Attitudes Of Allied Health Students Toward Older Adults, Beverly W. Henry, Carolinda Douglass, Irene M. Kostiwa Oct 2007

Effects Of Participation In An Aging Game Simulation Activity On The Attitudes Of Allied Health Students Toward Older Adults, Beverly W. Henry, Carolinda Douglass, Irene M. Kostiwa

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

The Aging Game simulation activity was designed to improve medical students’ attitudes toward older adults. This study was conducted to determine if the Aging Game, adapted for use with allied health students, could yield positive results in the students’ levels of anxiety about aging and attitudes toward aging. The modified Aging Game was implemented at a large Midwestern university with 156 students from three allied health areas – nutrition and dietetics, physical therapy, and long-term care administration. All students actively engaged in the simulation activity and completed pre- and posttest questionnaires containing the Anxiety about Aging Scale (AAS) and the …


Knowledge, Attitudes, And Confidence Levels Of Dental Hygiene Students Regarding Teledentistry: A Pilot Study, Brigette Rebecca Cooper, Lynnette Marie Engeswick Oct 2007

Knowledge, Attitudes, And Confidence Levels Of Dental Hygiene Students Regarding Teledentistry: A Pilot Study, Brigette Rebecca Cooper, Lynnette Marie Engeswick

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

Teledentistry provides a viable option for dental professionals to increase care in underserved areas. Dental hygiene students at a state university completed a course in teledentistry that includes performing oral health screenings on children using intraoral cameras and electronic submission of dental images to an off-site dentist for diagnosis. Purpose: The objectives of this study were to examine student knowledge, attitudes, and confidence levels before and after completion of a course on teledentistry. Method: A 5-point Likert scale survey consisting of 10 items was administered to students ages twenty-two to twenty-five (N=24) in a teledentistry course the first and last …


A Study Of The Self-Regulated Learning Inventory On A Hbcu Student Population In Allied Health, James E. Goodpasture, Reinhardt Lindner, Mathews Thomas Oct 2007

A Study Of The Self-Regulated Learning Inventory On A Hbcu Student Population In Allied Health, James E. Goodpasture, Reinhardt Lindner, Mathews Thomas

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

Increased numbers of minorities in the allied health disciplines are sought for a number of reasons. One approach to increasing minority graduates in allied health sciences is to ensure that minority applicants have the learning behaviors necessary to succeed in the academic setting. In this study, we sought to determine if self-regulated learning, assessed via a self-report inventory, was significantly related to Grade Point Average (GPA) in undergraduate students enrolled in a historically black college or university (HBCU). The Self Regulated Learning Inventory V. 5 (SRLI V.5) was distributed to undergraduate HBCU students enrolled in allied health majors. The inventory …


Descriptive And Process Evaluation Of A Shared Primary Care Program, Evelyn Vingilis, Jann Paquette-Warren, Nick Kates, Anne-Marie Crustolo, Jaimi Greenslade, Sharon Newman Oct 2007

Descriptive And Process Evaluation Of A Shared Primary Care Program, Evelyn Vingilis, Jann Paquette-Warren, Nick Kates, Anne-Marie Crustolo, Jaimi Greenslade, Sharon Newman

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

Purpose: This study involved the conduct of a descriptive and process evaluation to examine the implementation and maintenance of an existing local shared care program: The Hamilton Health Service Organization Mental Health and Nutrition Program located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The program was organized to strengthen links between mental health, nutrition, and primary care services, to improve access to mental health and nutrition care, and to realize the benefits of improved communication, collaboration and mutual support among multiple practitioners, increased continuity of care, and increased family physicians’ comfort and skill in handling more complex problems. Method: A mixed-method, multi-measures evaluation …


The Current Volume 18 : Issue 4, Nova Southeastern University Oct 2007

The Current Volume 18 : Issue 4, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.


Clinical Educators' Reactions To Ageing, Anne Mandy, Kevin Lucas, Lisa Hodgson Oct 2007

Clinical Educators' Reactions To Ageing, Anne Mandy, Kevin Lucas, Lisa Hodgson

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

Ageism and negative attitudes towards ageing have been identified within the literature as a cause for concern. Reactions to ageing are known to be strongly positively correlated with attitudes towards older people in general. Moreover, the link between ageist practice and quality of care is also established, but implications for education and training have not been explored. The aim of this study was to investigate the reactions to ageing of clinical and fieldwork educators of undergraduate students. Clinical and field work educators are largely responsible for all the clinical education received by these students and thus have the potential to …


Genetic Disorders: Implications For Allied Health Professionals: Two Case Studies, Michaele Smith, Jerome V. Danoff, Mina Jain, Toby M. Long Oct 2007

Genetic Disorders: Implications For Allied Health Professionals: Two Case Studies, Michaele Smith, Jerome V. Danoff, Mina Jain, Toby M. Long

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

With advances in study of the human genome, increasingly accurate genetic testing has become available. Genetic-based birth defects may result in progressive dysfunction. Consequently, because of the negative associations, many people do not want to consider prognostication testing or accept the most appropriate treatments. The allied health practitioner may see this as counter to the goal of optimal health care. However, consideration must be given to the patient’s comfort with advanced knowledge. In this paper we discuss ethical, legal, and social implications of genetic testing and how these relate to patients seen in an allied health environment. First, background on …


Challenges Facing Physiotherapy Education In Africa, Jose Frantz Oct 2007

Challenges Facing Physiotherapy Education In Africa, Jose Frantz

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

Health care is changing and the demands put on health professionals are increasing. Physiotherapy education should reflect the health and social priorities of the nation. The World Confederation of Physical Therapy (WCPT) is committed to assisting physiotherapy associations in developing educational standards. Physiotherapy education in Africa however, seems to have a real need for assistance from the WCPT. The aim of this paper is to highlight the challenges facing physiotherapy education in Africa. The Delphi methodology was used to obtain information from key informants involved in the area of physiotherapy education from a variety of African countries. The majority of …


The Prevalence Of Incontinence Pre And Post-Lung Transplantation, Dianne White, Kathy Stiller Oct 2007

The Prevalence Of Incontinence Pre And Post-Lung Transplantation, Dianne White, Kathy Stiller

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

An increased prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) is reported in patients with chronic lung disease because of the stress that repeated coughing places on the pelvic floor. To date, it is not known if lung transplantation (LTx) affects the prevalence of UI. Purpose: to compare the prevalence, severity and impact of urinary / faecal incontinence in adult patients pre- and post-LTx. Method: patients registered with the Royal Adelaide Hospital Lung Transplant Unit were eligible for participation. The prevalence, severity, and impact of incontinence was measured using a questionnaire administered in a private interview. Results: Ninety-four patients (44 males, 50 females; …


Functional Balance Assessment Of Older Community Dwelling Adults: A Systematic Review Of The Literature, Felicity Anne Langley, Shylie F. H. Mackintosh Oct 2007

Functional Balance Assessment Of Older Community Dwelling Adults: A Systematic Review Of The Literature, Felicity Anne Langley, Shylie F. H. Mackintosh

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

Background: For allied health professionals wishing to assess the functional balance of older adults living in the community, the vast number of functional balance tests available makes it difficult to decide which assessment is most appropriate. Objective: To identify the reliability, concurrent validity and clinical practicality of functional balance tests with community dwelling older adults. Methods: A systematic review of published literature relevant to 17 functional balance tests was undertaken. The 17 functional balance tests were identified by a preliminary literature search and through consultation with an expert in the field of functional balance assessment. Studies published in English before …


The Current Volume 18 : Issue 3, Nova Southeastern University Sep 2007

The Current Volume 18 : Issue 3, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.


The Current Volume 18 : Issue 2, Nova Southeastern University Sep 2007

The Current Volume 18 : Issue 2, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.


The Current Volume 18 : Issue 1, Nova Southeastern University Sep 2007

The Current Volume 18 : Issue 1, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.