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Volume 49, Number 47: July 11, 2012, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

V Ol. 37, No. 2: Summer 2012, School Of Medicine & Health Sciences

North Dakota Medicine Archive

No abstract provided.

Forecasting The Vitality Of The Fur Language: A Study In Language Use Patterns And Attitudes In Darfur, Kerry Mae Corbett

Theses and Dissertations

The Fur language of Darfur, Sudan has been undergoing a decades-long language shift to the more dominant and prestigious Arabic spoken throughout the country. However, a decade of conflict in Darfur has brought greater awareness of ethnic identity and disrupted the previously-documented language shift. Using questionnaires, this study explores the current language use patterns and attitudes of 286 individuals in two towns and four Internally Displaced People camps in Darfur. It uses interviews to further explore language attitudes. The research shows that demographic variables such as gender, age, and level of education affect language use and attitudes and confirms that …

Volume 49, Number 42: June 06, 2012, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Plains Co2 Reduction (Pcor) Partnership Atlas, Wesley D. Peck, Tera D. Buckley, Earl P. Battle, Megan M. Grove, Joyce M. Riske, Charles D. Gorecki, Edward N. Steadman, John A. Harju

EERC Maps and Infographics

The Plains CO₂ Reduction (PCOR) Partnership Atlas provides a regional profile of CO₂ sources and potential CO₂ storage locations across the PCOR Partnership region. The fourth edition provides an update-to-date look at PCOR Partnership activities, including regional characterization and full-scale demonstration activities. Additional background information on carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) is included to give a better understanding of how CCUS addresses concerns about climate change while allowing future energy needs to be met.

School Of Law Commencement: May 5, 2012, University Of North Dakota

UND Commencement Programs

School of Law Commencement program from May 5, 2012.

Volume 49, Number 37: May 02, 2012, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Pre-Hospital Induced Therapeutic Hypothermia Improves Neurological Outcomes, Mark S. Kosten

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Comparing The Environmental Attitudes And Behaviors Of Native Americans And Non-Native Americans, Franklin Sage

Theses and Dissertations

Are Native Americans different from non-Native Americans when it comes to environmental attitudes and behaviors? Historically and traditionally, Native American preservation of the environment has been interwoven into cultural practice, which led to a special relationship between the environment and Native people. This thesis presents results from a comparative, quantitative study that focuses on Native Americans’ environmental attitudes and behaviors using data from the 1993, 1994, 2000, and 2010 waves of the General Social Survey. The study is framed using multicultural theory, which values the unique standpoint and perspectives of traditionally marginalized groups. This thesis focuses on the standpoints of …

Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries, Martha Jo Mccart

Theses and Dissertations

Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) or concussion is a serious health problem. Brain injuries can occur due to a variety of impacts and can occur at any age. While concussions are currently in the news, information regarding recognition, response, and management are frequently out of date

Literature was reviewed in relation to current research in the pathophysiology of mTBI and focused in the area of cerebral blood flow, metabolic demands, and neuronal damage. Additionally, current recommendations relating to identification and response were reviewed in relation to athletics and in the military setting. Nursing knowledge was also addressed by a review …

Persuasion And Manipulation: Relevance Across Multiple Audiences, Kevin Sparks

Theses and Dissertations

A speaker who is addressing multiple audiences has split intentions. In order to derive the optimal benefit toward accomplishing her intentions, the speaker crafts her utterance to be relevant to her various audiences in different ways and to differing degrees. Similarly, the hearer will infer meaning based largely on how much he thinks that the speaker intended her utterance to be relevant to him, while also considering how the utterance may have been intended to be relevant to others. The goal of this paper is to describe how the presence of multiple audiences affects both the speaker's formation of an …

Childhood Obesity: Intervening In Utero, Mary Lee Beck

Theses and Dissertations

The prevalence of childhood obesity has risen to epidemic proportions in this country. American Indian youth are disproportionately affected by this epidemic and its comorbidities, like diabetes, when compared to whites, and even other minorities. There is no single determinant of cause. Currently interventions are focused at the individual, family, community and environmental levels. Perhaps the most important component in this epidemic, however, is being overlooked: the health status of the mother during pregnancy. There is strong evidence that obesity and diabetes are perpetually cycled from mother to baby during pregnancy, and maternal obesity and diabetes play a significant role …

Volume 49, Number 36: April 25, 2012, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Volume 49, Number 33: April 04, 2012, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Production Of A Transgenic Mouse That Specifically Overexpresses The Antioxidant Metallothionein In Endothelial Cells, Jennifer M. Teiken

Theses and Dissertations

Diabetes mellitus increases the risk for cardiovascular disease due, in part, to hyperglycemia-induced oxidative stress. To investigate the potential for antioxidant protection of the vasculature, a transgenic mouse (Jtmt) that overexpresses the antioxidant metallothionein (MT) specifically in endothelial cells (EC) was produced. A 16kb transgene consisting of the murine Tie2 promoter and enhancer ligated to the human MTII gene was microinjected into FVB mouse embryos. Two founder mice, Jtmt1 and Jtmt4, produced transgenic progeny identified by PCR using human MTII primers. At 60 days of age, there were no distinguishable differences in phenotype, behavior, body and organ weights, and glucose …

Executive Functioning And Childhood Abuse Predictors On Laboratory Induced Aggression, Jessica R. Mugge

Theses and Dissertations

Previous research has indicated that neuropsychological dysfunction and the experience of violence during childhood are linked to the acquisition and expression of aggressive behavior. How these variables interact to influence aggression has not been effectively established in the literature, however. This study provided a prospective examination of the relationships between EF, the experience of childhood abuse, and aggression. Based on responses on a pre-screening questionnaire that assessed EF (BRIEF-A), 101 participants at a Midwestern university were selected for inclusion in this study. Fifty participants were classified as at risk for EF deficits (24 males, 26 females) while 51 participants were …

The Relationship Between Physical Fitness And Executive Control Functioning In Young Adults, Margaret L. Cowles

Theses and Dissertations

Physical fitness is associated with overall health and well-being. Increasing evidence, primarily among older adults, supports the link between physical health and cognitive health, particularly with subset of cognitive processes known as executive control functioning. Executive control functioning is needed to complete complex, goal-directed activities and involves the capacity to initiate and discontinue behaviors appropriately, to monitor and modify actions as needed, to plan future behavior when faced with novel tasks and situations, and to anticipate future outcomes. To date, researchers studying the link between physical fitness and executive control functioning have largely focused on older adults and have defined …

Comparative Analysis Of Yersinia Pestis Infection In Resistant And Susceptible Mice, Nathaniel D. Lambert

Theses and Dissertations

This study demonstrates that 2 month old, female B10.T(6R) are highly resistant to systemic infection with the KIM5 strain of Yersinia pestis , and that B10.T(6R) mice become susceptible to Y. pestis infection by 5 months of age. In this study we infected both young (2 month) and middle-aged (5-12 month) B10.T(6R) with equal CFUs of Y. pestis. LD50 of young B10.T(6R) was ∼1.4 X 10 4 CFU, while middle-aged B10. T(6R) mice exhibited an LD50 of ∼60 CFU. An elevated bacterial burden was found in the spleens of middle-aged mice at 24 and 60 h and the livers at …

Characterization Of Truncated Yscf: Innate Immune And Proinflammatory Responsiveness, Melody N. Toosky

Theses and Dissertations

Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague, is a highly pathogenic gram negative bacterium that attenuates the host immune response by translocating effector proteins, known as Yops, directly from the bacterial cytoplasm into the eukaryotic cell cytoplasm using a Type III secretion system. The Type III secretion system uses a polymerized needle to translocate Yops into the eukaryotic cell. This self-polymerizing needle is composed of YscF. YscF has been tested as a possible vaccine alternative to other subunit vaccines. Wild type YscF has been previously shown to provide a low amount of protection against challenge with Y. pestis. The focus …

Lipid Emulsion Therapy For Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity, Jenna Klabunde

Theses and Dissertations

This paper explores Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity (LAST) and the effectiveness of lipid emulsion (LE) therapy as a potential treatment modality. Regional anesthesia is a common method of anesthesia due to the significant benefits in both the perioperative and postoperative periods. LAST is a potential complication of regional anesthesia due to local anesthetic inadvertently entering the bloodstream and causing central nervous system and cardiac toxicities. Extensive research was performed through highly respected, evidence-based search engines to gather evidence of LE therapy for LAST. Through numerous animal studies, literature reviews, systematic reviews, and case reports that were reviewed to complete this …

Demand For Sanitation And Hygiene In Rural Households In Cameroon: Case Of And Njinikom Village, Irin A. Njuakom

Theses and Dissertations

Inadequate sanitation and hygiene remain a major health concern in the world today with ill effects that are particularly debilitating in developing nations. Preventable diseases related to poor sanitation (inadequate human waste disposal) and lack of hygiene are estimated to kill some 3900 children daily and are the leading causes of increasing morbidity and mo1iality among the poor in the world. The issue of inadequate sanitation and hygiene has been construed as a problem of the poor. ln the impoverished village of Njinikom in Cameroon, the lack of access to basic sanitation and hygiene is apparent in the practice of …

Volume 49, Number 32: March 28, 2012, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Volume 49, Number 29: March 07, 2012, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

March 1, 2012, University Of North Dakota

University Senate Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the March 1, 2012, meeting of the University Senate. 29 pages

Addressing Functional Decline And Psychosocial Needs In Hospitalized Elderly, Rebecca A. Porier

Theses and Dissertations

Do hospitalized geriatric patients have better outcomes such as increased patient satisfaction, decreased length of stay, and decreased readmission rates with specialized interdisciplinary care, as on Acute Care of Elders (ACE) units, versus usual care? This is one question that this paper will address. The goal in this type of care is to achieve medical stability while preserving maximum functioning. Collaboration with all health care specialties is crucial to geriatric care . Secondarily, the gap in nursing knowledge of the elderly patient's care needs has to be addressed. Thirdly, patient's psychosocial needs should be addressed in order to promote their …

Volume 49, Number 28: February 29, 2012, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 49, Number 22: January 18, 2012, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 49, Number 21: January 11, 2012, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Creating The National Wealth: Authorship, Copyright, And Literary Contracts, Michael Brandon Lopez

North Dakota Law Review

No abstract provided.

Fiber Type And Cross-Sectional Area Characteristics In Hindlimb Muscles Of The Long-Lived Ames Dwarf Mouse, Kristine Dahlheimer

Physical Therapy Scholarly Projects

Background: Ageing is associated with sarcopenia and a change of composition in muscle fibers. Ames dwarf mice have been found to have a decreased susceptibility to the deleterious effects of the ageing process, when compared to a normal mouse counterpart. This study looks at the muscle composition of the Ames dwarf mouse compared to the normal mouse by analyzing two muscles, ELD and Sol.

Methods: Researchers harvested hind limb muscles from Ames dwarf mice and normal mice. The fours muscles were EDL, Sol, Gastrocnemius/Plantaris, and TA. EDL and Sol were sliced and stained with fast and slow twitch and H&E …