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Medical Education Digest, Vol. 15 No. 1 (January/February 2013), Nova Southeastern University

Medical Education Digest

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"John Brown Went Off To War": Considering Veterans Courts As Problem-Solving Courts, Michael L. Perlin

Nova Law Review

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Dismantling America's Largest Sleeper Cell: The Imperative To Treat, Rather Than Merely Punish, Active Duty Offenders With Ptsd Prior To Discharge From The Armed Forces, Evan R. Seamone

Nova Law Review

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Making Posttraumatic Stress Disorder A Priority: Saving Veterans From Suicide, Daniel Reidenberg, Natasha Shaikh

Nova Law Review

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First Look 2013, Nova Southeastern University

First Look

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Wellness Made Simple - 2013, Nova Southeastern University

Wellness Made Simple

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Horizons Fall 2013, Nova Southeastern University

Horizons

Features

• President’s Message 2
• H. Wayne Huizenga Honored with Statue 3
• New Faces 4
• Covering the Campus 6
• NSU’s 50th Anniversary: A Golden Story 12
• Lawyers Dive In 32
• Off the Field 35
• Meet an NSU Student Leader 40

Departments

• Around NSU
  • NSU Researchers Work to Defeat Cancer 10
  • Horizons Magazine Wins Award 11
  • Recent Donor-Funded Scholarship Gifts 25
  • Plan Unveiled for Research and Medical Center 27
  • NSU Hall of Fame Adds Four 29
  • New Majors, Minors at Farquhar College 29
  • Medical School Professor Honored 31
  • NSU Receives Its Largest Title V Grant Award 31
  Faculty Profiles
  • Lawyer Pursued Her …

2013 Annual Report, Center For Applied Research On Substance Use And Health Disparities

Center for Applied Research on Substance Use and Health Disparities Annual Reports

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Research Brief Fiscal Year 2013, Nova Southeastern University

Research Briefs

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Horizons Spring 2013, Nova Southeastern University

Horizons

• Features
  • President’s Message 2
  • Meet NSU’s Campus Leaders 4
  • African Presence Celebrates a Decade of Art 6
  • Focus on Undergraduates 8
  • Prescription for Success 16
  • Public Art 19
  • Celebration of Excellence 23
  • Guy Harvey: A History of Conservation 24
  • A Legacy of Giving 26
  • Social Media 27
  • The Psychology of Flying 40
• Departments
  • Around NSU
    • NSU’s New Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine 3
    • Recent Donor-Funded Scholarship Gifts 33
  • Faculty Profiles
    • A Visionary in the Field of Optics 30
    • Teaching the Teachers 32
  • Alumni Profiles
    • M.B.A. Was Her Golden Ticket 34
    • Law in the Family 36
  • Athletics
    • Women Basketball Players Team Up …

2013-2014 Student Handbook, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Student Handbooks

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2013 September Newsletter, Nova Southeastern University

Suicide and Violence Prevention Newsletters

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2013 May Newsletter, Nova Southeastern University

Suicide and Violence Prevention Newsletters

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Com Outlook Winter 2013, College Of Osteopathic Medicine

COM Outlook

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Comparative Analysis Of The Effect Of Attendance On Academic Performance Of Management And Finance Course Students, Muhammad Faisal Kamal, Muhammad Adnan Waseem, Bahaudin G. Mujtaba

HCBE Faculty Articles

The fact that attendance has a positive effect on the performance of students has been studied by many researchers. This paper provides some evidence on the assumption that the subject of finance requires more teacher-student interaction than the subject of management. Thus attendance and academic performance has more strong relationship for finance than for management subjects. The 170 responses collected from students were analyzed through OLS technique. A stronger positive relationship of attendance and performance was found for Finance as compared to Management. The findings can be applied for other subjects, keeping in view the technicality and non-technicality of the …

January 2013, Nova Southeastern University

OTD News

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Doctor Of Philosophy In Pharmacy 2013, Nova Southeastern University

Health Professions Divisions Course Catalogs and Course Descriptions

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Organizational Practices Leading To A Positive Safety Culture: A Delphi Approach, Andrew Matthew Cwalina

HCBE Theses and Dissertations

A positive safety culture has been shown to contribute to a firm's ability to avoid or reduce the occurrence of occupational accidents and injuries. In American workplaces alone 3,582 people died and 5.1 million people were disabled in 2009 and the cost to corporate America was $169 billion and an additional productivity loss of 95 million work days. The economic cost to each American household is about $1,200. Firms that establish and maintain a positive safety culture are able to achieve a competitive advantage in the market.

While much research exists showing the relationship between safety culture and accident reduction, …

A Review Of Employee Health And Wellness Programs In The United States, Bahaudin G. Mujtaba, Frank J. Cavico

HCBE Faculty Articles

Due to rapidly rising healthcare costs, employee wellness has become an important topic for small and large companies alike. As such, many organizations are now taking a proactive approach to this issue by offering incentives for employees to get healthy and remain in “good shape.” Simultaneously, some firms are penalizing employees who are smokers and those who might be above the average weight limit considered to be safe for their age and gender.

This article provides a review of trends regarding wellness programs in the modern American workplace. The authors offer practical recommendations to employers to have legal, ethical, and …

Nova Southeastern University 2013 Annual Report, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Annual Reports

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Master Of Science In Nursing Online Programs 2013, Nova Southeastern University

Health Professions Divisions Course Catalogs and Course Descriptions

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Brain Ras: Hypertension And Beyond, Marc De Gasparo, Robert C. Speth, Ovidiu C. Baltatu, Patrick Vanderheyden

HPD Articles

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Immunohistochemical Localization Of At1a, At1b, And At2 Angiotensin Ii Receptor Subtypes In The Rat Adrenal, Pituitary, And Brain With A Perspective Commentary, Courtney Premer, Courtney Lamondin, Ann Mitzey, Robert C. Speth, Mark S. Brownfield

HPD Articles

Angiotensin II increases blood pressure and stimulates thirst and sodium appetite in the brain. It also stimulates secretion of aldosterone from the adrenal zona glomerulosa and epinephrine from the adrenal medulla. The rat has 3 subtypes of angiotensin II receptors: AT1a, AT1b, and AT2. mRNAs for all three subtypes occur in the adrenal and brain. To immunohistochemically differentiate these receptor subtypes, rabbits were immunized with C-terminal fragments of these subtypes to generate receptor subtype-specific antibodies. Immunofluorescence revealed AT1a and AT2 receptors in adrenal zona glomerulosa and medulla. AT1b immunofluorescence was present in the zona glomerulosa, but not the medulla. Ultrastructural …

Adenoviral And Adeno-Associated Viral Vectors-Mediated Neuronal Gene Transfer To Cardiovascular Control Regions Of The Rat Brain, Yanling Zhang, Yongxin Gao, Robert C. Speth, Nan Jiang, Yingying Mao, Colin Sumners, Hongwei Li

HPD Articles

Viral vectors have been utilized extensively to introduce genetic material into the central nervous system. In order to investigate gene functions in cardiovascular control regions of rat brain, we applied WPRE (woodchuck hepatitis virus post-transcriptional regulatory element) enhanced-adenoviral (Ad) and adeno-assoicated virus (AAV) type 2 vectors to mediate neuronal gene delivery to the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, the nucleus tractus solitarius and the rostral ventrolateral medulla, three important cardiovascular control regions known to express renin-angiotensin system (RAS) genes. Ad or AAV2 harboring an enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) reporter gene or the angiotensin type 2 receptor gene were microinjected …

Evaluating Patients’ Attitudes Towards Being Assessed And Treated By Undergraduate Physiotherapy Students In A Rehabilitation Centre, Kathy Stiller, Marissa Sorich, Kate Roberts

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

Purpose: Clinical placements are an important component in the education of students who are training in the healthcare professions. The degree of patient satisfaction with being assessed and treated by healthcare students is also important as part of the overall evaluation of healthcare and student outcomes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate inpatients’ attitudes towards being assessed and treated by undergraduate physiotherapy students at one rehabilitation centre in Australia. Method: Sixty-one of 69 eligible inpatients completed a purpose-designed survey. Analyses were descriptive in nature. Results: Overall, high levels of satisfaction were demonstrated, including the process of consent, the …

Attitudes And Barriers Towards Engaging In Continuing Professional Development Among Clinical Physiotherapists In Ghana, Ajediran I. Bello, Ivy G. Lawson

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

Purpose: Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes are important components of professional training to maintain competence. There is insufficient information regarding physiotherapists’ participation in CPD activities in Ghana. This study aimed to provide insight into the engagement, attitude, and barriers towards CPD activities among Ghanaian physiotherapists. Methods: A cross-sectional survey study involved 50 clinical physiotherapists who were registered with the Ghana Association of Physiotherapists. A validated questionnaire that contained 34 open and closed-ended items was adapted from an existing tool to gather information from the participants. The questionnaire sought information on biodata, clinical practice issues, engagement, attitudes, and barriers regarding CPD. …

2013 Nsu Fact Book, Office Of Institutional Research

NSU Fact Book

This 21st edition of the Nova Southeastern University Fact Book reflects an expanding body of data and information that provides perspective on the university’s character, growth, and accomplishments.

The 2013 Fact Book includes narrative, numeric, and graphic representation of the university, including history, characteristics, and development of the institution. Data are presented in both tabular and graphic formats to provide pertinent detail, and general trends are highlighted.

Multiple Intelligence Profiles Of Athletic Training Students, Matthew Kutz, Stephanie Dyer, Brain Campbell

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

Context: Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence (MI) theory identifies nine “intelligences” (i.e., ways of learning) that help individuals acquire and apply knowledge in relevant contexts. Objective: To explore athletic training students’ (ATS) dominant intelligences and to observe if “intelligences” differ according to selected demographic variables. Design: The Multiple Intelligence Inventory (MII) was used to identify the dominant intelligences of ATS’s. Setting: Athletic training students actively engaged in a CAATE-accredited educational program. Participants: Eighty-five (85) ATSs participated in the study; mean age 21±1.9; 58% were female and 42% male. Thirty-four (40%) were in their second semester, 15 (18%) were in their third semester, …

Abortion In Latin America And The Caribbean: A Comparative Study Of Domestic Laws And Relevant Jurisprudence Following The Adoption Of The American Convention On Human Rights, Ligia M. Dejesus

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

By ratifying the American Convention on Human Rights (ACHR),' Latin American and Caribbean states made a commitment to protect prenatal life from the moment of conception

The Pitfalls Of At-Will And Just Cause Employment: A Comparartive Analysis Of Employment Law In The United States And Colombia, Alejandro Gutierrez

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

In March 2012, fourteen employees from a South Florida law firm were fired for simply wearing orange-colored shirts to work.