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An Exploration Of Factors Related To Hypertension Control In African American And Caucasian Municipal Employees, Sunun Sinsuesatkul Jan 2008

An Exploration Of Factors Related To Hypertension Control In African American And Caucasian Municipal Employees, Sunun Sinsuesatkul

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Hypertension is a major contributor to morbidity, mortality, and medical costs in the United States. African Americans (AAs) have the highest prevalence of hypertension in the world, exhibiting at least twice the rate for Caucasians in almost every age and sex group. AAs are also at higher risk for complications from hypertension than Caucasians. While several factors have been proposed as accounting for those differences, there is no consensus on which factors may be responsible; the reasons for disparities in hypertension control in AAs are complex, and need further investigation. This study explored relationships between multiple factors to identify how …

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A Professional Journey: A Grounded Theory Study On The Experiences Of Reading Coaches As They Transition From Being A Teacher Of Children To A Leader Of Adults, Victoria Spear Jan 2008

A Professional Journey: A Grounded Theory Study On The Experiences Of Reading Coaches As They Transition From Being A Teacher Of Children To A Leader Of Adults, Victoria Spear

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This qualitative grounded theory study described the experiences of Alabama Reading Initiative reading coaches as they transitioned from being teachers of children to being leaders of adults. This study addressed the gap in literature regarding the actual lived experiences of these professionals who were catalysts for change in the highly institutionalized culture of the public school setting. The study highlighted the triumphs and challenges inherent in the complex nature of institutional, professional, and personal change. The research participants were 23 practicing reading coaches in North Alabama and North Central Alabama. Forms of data collected included open-ended interviews, observations, and field …

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Changes In Short-Term Facilitation Are Opposite At Schaffer Collateral And Temporoammonic Ca1 Synapses In The Developing Rat Hippocampus, Haley E. Speed Jan 2008

Changes In Short-Term Facilitation Are Opposite At Schaffer Collateral And Temporoammonic Ca1 Synapses In The Developing Rat Hippocampus, Haley E. Speed

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Hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons integrate and filter spatial, temporal, and sensory information from the entorhinal cortex (EC) for memory storage. Synaptic transmission mediates the processing of incoming information, and recent studies have demonstrated that long-term changes in synaptic strength at CA1 synapses are important for learning and memory. Short-term changes in synaptic strength, occurring on a timescale of milliseconds to minutes, do not require lasting modifications and are rapidly reversible. Termed short-term plasticity, it is known to be important for dynamic gain control of synaptic transmission and neural computation. During late postnatal development, there are extensive developmental changes in rat …

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Analysis Of The Hedgehog Pathway In Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Adam Steg Jan 2008

Analysis Of The Hedgehog Pathway In Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Adam Steg

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Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAC) is the fourth leading cause of cancer mortality in the United States. Despite the use of highly aggressive treatment regimens (surgery, chemotherapy and radiation), almost all patients succumb to metastatic disease within 6-10 months of diagnosis. The hedgehog (HH) signaling pathway was originally discov-ered to play a critical role in mammalian embryological development. Interestingly, re-cent studies have suggested that aberrant expression of this pathway is involved in the initiation and continued growth of PAC. Small molecules that antagonize the transmem-brane protein Smoothened (Smo), a critical signaling component of the HH pathway, have proven effective in decreasing PAC …

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Randomized Controlled Trial Of Low Cost Interventions To Reduce Childhood Immunization Dropouts In Pakistan, Hussain Raza Usman Jan 2008

Randomized Controlled Trial Of Low Cost Interventions To Reduce Childhood Immunization Dropouts In Pakistan, Hussain Raza Usman

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Childhood immunization coverage in Pakistan remains sub-optimal despite universal and free of cost availability of vaccines. Structural impediments to progress may include the immunization card that is hard to read and interpret. A randomized controlled trial was conducted to assess the effect of redesigned immunization card and center-based education to mothers on immunization completion at rural immunization centers in Karachi, Pakistan. Other objectives were to identify the predictors of immunization completion and to identify factors associated with delay at first dose of diphtheria-tetanuspertussis (DTP1). Mother-child units were enrolled from six immunization centers at DTP1 and randomized to four study groups: …

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Effects Of Music Therapy On Preterm Infants In The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Ashley Hodges Wood Jan 2008

Effects Of Music Therapy On Preterm Infants In The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Ashley Hodges Wood

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The study purpose was to examine the effects of a 15-min live-music therapy intervention on heart rate, oxygen saturation, level of motor activity, behavioral distress, and behavioral state levels in premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit. The convenience sample included 20 infants born at 26 to 29 weeks’ gestational age who were hospitalized in a large teaching hospital in the southern United States. In a 1-group repeated-measures crossover design, infants were randomly assigned order of music versus no-music conditions. Data were collected on 4 occasions over a 2- to 4-week period beginning when the infants were 1 to …

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Staff Nurses' Level Of Diabetes And Diabetes Management Knowledge After A Diabetes Lecture-Based And Computer-Based Educational Intervention, Mary Annette Hess Wright Jan 2008

Staff Nurses' Level Of Diabetes And Diabetes Management Knowledge After A Diabetes Lecture-Based And Computer-Based Educational Intervention, Mary Annette Hess Wright

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Nurses’ knowledge of diabetes and diabetes management and the identification of differences in knowledge gains after completion of a lecture-based or a computer-based diabetes educational intervention in 175 participants from a variety of health care settings, shifts, and specialties in a large acute-care facility in the Southeastern United States was studied. This was a randomized experimental design with a pretest (Time 1), an immediate post test (Time 2), and a 3-week-post test (Time 3) utilizing the conceptual framework of M. S. Knowles’ adult-learning theory. Nurses’ knowledge was assessed by a 45-item Diabetes Basic Knowledge Test (DBKT) with a 21-item demographic/diabetes …

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The Effect Of Malaria And Intestinal Helminth Coinfection On Birth Outcomes In Ghana, Nelly J. Yatich Jan 2008

The Effect Of Malaria And Intestinal Helminth Coinfection On Birth Outcomes In Ghana, Nelly J. Yatich

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Several studies have reported the relationship between malaria during pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcomes including maternal anemia, low birthweight, as well as preterm delivery and small for gestational age infants. Some studies have also demonstrated the linkage between helminth infection and maternal anemia. Few studies have assessed the occurrence of coinfection of these infections in pregnancy and its effects on maternal anemia and birth outcomes. The objective of this dissertation was to assess the effect of malaria and intestinal helminth coinfection on birth outcomes in Ghana. A cross-sectional study of 785 women presenting for delivery in two hospitals in Kumasi, …

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Regulation Of Human Mmp-9 Gene Expression By Transcriptional Coactivators And Interferon Beta, Xueyan Zhao Jan 2008

Regulation Of Human Mmp-9 Gene Expression By Transcriptional Coactivators And Interferon Beta, Xueyan Zhao

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A Grounded Theory Study Of The Professional Preparation Process Of Alabama Urban High School Alternative Certified Teachers, Sherene Carpenter Jan 2008

A Grounded Theory Study Of The Professional Preparation Process Of Alabama Urban High School Alternative Certified Teachers, Sherene Carpenter

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After Controlling For Other Risk Factors, To What Extent Does The Level Of Parity Account For The Differences In The Probability Of Developing Diabetes Mellitus?, Johnita Dobbs Jan 2008

After Controlling For Other Risk Factors, To What Extent Does The Level Of Parity Account For The Differences In The Probability Of Developing Diabetes Mellitus?, Johnita Dobbs

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P53-Dependent Neural Stem Cell Death Regulation, Ying Geng Jan 2008

P53-Dependent Neural Stem Cell Death Regulation, Ying Geng

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Flammability Evaluation Of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene And Polyethylene With Montmorillonite Nanoclay Additives, Satya Vaddi Jan 2008

Flammability Evaluation Of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene And Polyethylene With Montmorillonite Nanoclay Additives, Satya Vaddi

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Self-Efficacy To Resist Smoking As A Mediator Between Nicotine Dependence And Quit Attempt In Adolescent Smokers In Alabama, Isam G. Vaid Jan 2008

Self-Efficacy To Resist Smoking As A Mediator Between Nicotine Dependence And Quit Attempt In Adolescent Smokers In Alabama, Isam G. Vaid

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Involvement Of O-Glcnacylation In Lens Development And Cataract Formation, Kai Wang Jan 2008

Involvement Of O-Glcnacylation In Lens Development And Cataract Formation, Kai Wang

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Enabling The Direct Simulation (Monte Carlo) Of Physical Vapor Deposition, Ramprasad Venkataraman Jan 2008

Enabling The Direct Simulation (Monte Carlo) Of Physical Vapor Deposition, Ramprasad Venkataraman

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Fluorescence Based Optical Sensor For Protein Detection, Kailiang Sun Jan 2008

Fluorescence Based Optical Sensor For Protein Detection, Kailiang Sun

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Contribution Of Magnocellular And Parvocellular Pathways To Visual Attention, Patricia A. Taylor-Cooke Jan 2008

Contribution Of Magnocellular And Parvocellular Pathways To Visual Attention, Patricia A. Taylor-Cooke

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Structural And Functional Studies Of Human Bile Acid Coa:Amino Acid N-Acyltransferase (Hbat), Erin Mary Shonsey Jan 2008

Structural And Functional Studies Of Human Bile Acid Coa:Amino Acid N-Acyltransferase (Hbat), Erin Mary Shonsey

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The Effects Of Catastrophizing And Acceptance On Functional Interference In Persons With Chronic Pain: Laboratory Findings, Subjective Reports, And The Moderating Role Of Acceptance, Elizabeth J. Richardson Jan 2008

The Effects Of Catastrophizing And Acceptance On Functional Interference In Persons With Chronic Pain: Laboratory Findings, Subjective Reports, And The Moderating Role Of Acceptance, Elizabeth J. Richardson

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Adaptive Procedures To Detect Treatment Effects Under Unexpected Treatment-Covariate Interactions, Nitin K. Nair Jan 2008

Adaptive Procedures To Detect Treatment Effects Under Unexpected Treatment-Covariate Interactions, Nitin K. Nair

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Dna Methylation Patterns In The Ultraviolet Radiation - Exposed Skin And Tumors: Chemopreventive Role Of Phytochemicals, Vijayalakshmi Nandakumar Jan 2008

Dna Methylation Patterns In The Ultraviolet Radiation - Exposed Skin And Tumors: Chemopreventive Role Of Phytochemicals, Vijayalakshmi Nandakumar

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Enhancement Of Bonding To Enamel And Dentin Prepared By Er,Cr:Ysgg Laser, Ali Obeidi Jan 2008

Enhancement Of Bonding To Enamel And Dentin Prepared By Er,Cr:Ysgg Laser, Ali Obeidi

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Modulation Of Lipoprotein Metbolism And Atherosclerosis By The G Protein-Coupled Receptor, G2a, Brian W. Parks Jan 2008

Modulation Of Lipoprotein Metbolism And Atherosclerosis By The G Protein-Coupled Receptor, G2a, Brian W. Parks

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Nonlinear Second Order Parabolic And Elliptic Equations With Nonlinear Boundary Conditions, Nsoki Mavinga Jan 2008

Nonlinear Second Order Parabolic And Elliptic Equations With Nonlinear Boundary Conditions, Nsoki Mavinga

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Intracellular Signaling Mechanisms Underlying Muscarinic Dependent Plasticity In Visual Cortex And The Impact Of Cholinergic Degeneration, Portia Anne Mccoy Jan 2008

Intracellular Signaling Mechanisms Underlying Muscarinic Dependent Plasticity In Visual Cortex And The Impact Of Cholinergic Degeneration, Portia Anne Mccoy

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The Role Of Neighborhood Residency In The Decision To Evacuate, Naya S. Mcmillan Jan 2008

The Role Of Neighborhood Residency In The Decision To Evacuate, Naya S. Mcmillan

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Provision Of Rapid Hiv Testin G And Nevirapine Administration In Zambian Labor Ward S To Im Prove Population Antiretroviral Coverage Of Hiv-Infected Women And Their Hiv-Exposed Infants, Karen M. Megazzini Jan 2008

Provision Of Rapid Hiv Testin G And Nevirapine Administration In Zambian Labor Ward S To Im Prove Population Antiretroviral Coverage Of Hiv-Infected Women And Their Hiv-Exposed Infants, Karen M. Megazzini

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Green Collar Jobs, Yvonne Sims Murray Jan 2008

Green Collar Jobs, Yvonne Sims Murray

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Biomimetic Self-Assembled Nanomatrix For Drug Eluting Stent Application, Meenakshi Kushwaha Jan 2008

Biomimetic Self-Assembled Nanomatrix For Drug Eluting Stent Application, Meenakshi Kushwaha

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