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Charcot Marie Tooth Disease And Neuromuscular Blockers, Madalyn C. Muldoon

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Identifying Risk Factors For Bronchospasms In The Pediatric Patient, Kayla D. Stiles

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Volume 53, Number 45: June 22, 2016, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Decreasing Post-Operative Nausea And Vomiting Through Stimulation Of The Pericardium-6 Acupoint, Nathan C. Roehrich

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Anesthesia Management Of A Cesarean Section Patient Following Failed Spinal Anesthesia, Katelynn Ryan

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Anesthetic Implications For Patients With Von Willebrand Disease, Jordan Idso

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Digital Fragment Analysis Of Short Tandem Repeats By High‐Throughput Amplicon Sequencing, Brian J. Darby, Shay F. Erickson, Samuel D. Hervey, Susan N. Ellis-Felege

Biology Faculty Publications

High‐throughput sequencing has been proposed as a method to genotype microsatellites and overcome the four main technical drawbacks of capillary electrophoresis: amplification artifacts, imprecise sizing, length homoplasy, and limited multiplex capability. The objective of this project was to test a high‐throughput amplicon sequencing approach to fragment analysis of short tandem repeats and characterize its advantages and disadvantages against traditional capillary electrophoresis. We amplified and sequenced 12 muskrat microsatellite loci from 180 muskrat specimens and analyzed the sequencing data for precision of allele calling, propensity for amplification or sequencing artifacts, and for evidence of length homoplasy. Of the 294 total alleles, …

Superconductor-Insulator Transition And Fermi-Bose Crossovers, Yen Lee Loh, Mohit Randeria, Nandini Trivedi, Chia-Chen Chang, Richard Scalettar

Physics Faculty Publications

The direct transition from an insulator to a superconductor (SC) in Fermi systems is a problem of long-standing interest, which necessarily goes beyond the standard BCS paradigm of superconductivity as a Fermi surface instability. We introduce here a simple, translationally invariant lattice fermion model that undergoes a SC-insulator transition (SIT) and elucidate its properties using analytical methods and quantum Monte Carlo simulations. We show that there is a fermionic band insulator to bosonic insulator crossover in the insulating phase and a BCS-to-BEC crossover in the SC. The SIT is always found to be from a bosonic insulator to a BEC-like …

Time Changes In The Body Dimensions Of Male Australian Army Personnel Between 1977 And 2012, Grant Tomkinson, Nathan Daniell, Ashley Fulton, Alistair Furnell

Education, Health & Behavior Studies Faculty Publications

The aim of this study was to quantify time changes in the body dimensions of male Australian Army personnel. Following a systematic review, two studies were identified and matched for occupation and age (n = 669) with time changes in 12 absolute and 11 proportional body dimensions assessed between 1977 and 2010–12. Changes in means were expressed as absolute, percent and standardised changes, with changes in variability assessed visually and as the ratio of coefficients of variation (CVs). Time changes in absolute dimensions were typically positive (increases) and moderate in magnitude (median standardised change ± 95%CI: 0.53 ± 0.23), …

International Normative 20 M Shuttle Run Values From 1 142 026 Children And Youth Representing 50 Countries, Grant Tomkinson, Justin J. Lang, Mark S. Tremblay, Michael Dale, Allana G. Leblanc, Kevin Belanger, Francisco B. Ortega, Luc Léger

Education, Health & Behavior Studies Faculty Publications

Objective To develop sex-specific and age-specific international norms for the 20 m shuttle run test (20mSRT) in children and youth (aged 9–17 years), and to estimate the prevalence meeting the FITNESSGRAM criterion-referenced standards for healthy cardiorespiratory endurance (CRE).

Methods A systematic review was undertaken to identify papers explicitly reporting descriptive 20mSRT (with 1 min stages) data on children and youth since 1981. Data were included on apparently healthy (free from known disease/injury) 9–17 years old. Following standardisation to a common metric and for protocol differences, pseudo data were generated using Monte Carlo simulation, with population-weighted sex-specific and age-specific normative centiles …

Effects Of Alcohol On Blood Pressure In Women With Hypertension, Anna Wistrom-Thesing

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Volume 53, Number 39: May 11, 2016, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Strategies To Continue Statin Use In Patients With Myalgia, Carrie Pfaff

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Identifying The Barriers To Receiving The Human Papillomavirus (Hpv) Vaccine In Adolescents And Young Adults To Help Increase Vaccination Rates In The United States., Brandi Christmann

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A Strategy To Increase Vaccination Rates Of Hpv, Jenna Mazour

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Independent Study, Jack Baden

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Management Of Type 1 Diabetes Perioperatively, Biye Gohla Tambang

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Species-Recognition Program: A Computer-Assisted Approach To Recognizing Species, Steve Kelsch, Jeffrey Carmichael

Biology Faculty Publications

Species recognition is a crucial component for many types of biological studies. To that end, broadly trained students must be able to accurately identify many different types of organisms. Courses that focus on learning the names of different species traditionally rely on preserved specimens viewed during class or laboratory time. Unfortunately, reliance on preserved specimens comes with many challenges in providing students with an optimal learning experience. The curriculum activity described here uses a modified PowerPoint file (species-recognition program—SRP) as a means of helping students learn to recognize and identify fishes based on subtle visual cues. Our results indicate that …

Women’S Behavioral Responses To The Threat Of A Hypothetical Date Rape Stimulus: A Qualitative Analysis, Raeann E. Anderson, Amanda M. Brouwer, Angela R. Wendorf, Shawn P. Cahill

Psychology Faculty Publications

One in four college women experience sexual assault on campus; yet, campuses rarely provide the in-depth self-defense programs needed to reduce sexual assault risk. Further, little is known about the range of possible behaviors elicited by sexual assault threat stimuli besides assertion. To fill this gap, the aim of the current study was to explore qualitative themes in women’s intended behavioral responses to a hypothetical sexual assault threat, date rape, by using a laboratory-controlled threat. College women (N = 139) were randomly assigned to one of four different levels of sexual assault threat presented via an audio-recorded vignette. Participants …

Uas Operations: Night Vision And Other Useful Tools, Alan Frazier

Aviation Faculty Publications

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Measuring Change In Pm2.5 Emissions As Nextgen Operational Procedures Are Implemented At Large U.S. Airports, Demerise Eileen Tighe

Theses and Dissertations

The aviation industry is a contributing source of particulate matter (PM), a pollutant known to negatively impact human health. The NextGen program has a focus on reducing aviation fuel burn. Since PM is a direct byproduct of jet fuel combustion, this study evaluated whether the operational procedures implemented as a part of NextGen can be correlated with measurable reductions in PM emissions. Recorded PM, number of aircraft operations, and annual average daily road traffic data from 2008-2012 were collected from a selection of seven U.S. metropolitan areas. An analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was performed to see if any significant relationships …

A Review And Application Of Aviation Forecasting For Airport Planners, Robert Sims

Theses and Dissertations

Forecasting is a common method of predicting facility requirements at airports. Statistical methods used in forecasting are often simple and do not require advanced statistical analysis. However, while forecasting methodologies may be simple, the assumptions necessary for those methodologies to work correctly are not always properly addressed. For example, linear regression is often used as a method of generating aviation forecasts but is reliant on the correct selection of independent variables. In order for a forecaster to produce a reliable forecast, care must be taken to select appropriate variable and comply with any additional assumptions of the methodology they select. …

Towards The Enhancement Of A Critical Cultural Paradigm In Health Communication: An Examination Of The Impact Of Paradigmatic Structures, Laura Elizabeth Arneson

Theses and Dissertations

In the field of Communication there are a wide variety of ways in which scholars can utilize theories to serve as epistemological frameworks in order to examine sociological structures. In this thesis, the subfield of Health Communication will be examined through a positivistic and critical cultural studies paradigm. This work will then examine underlying assumptions related to theoretical approaches in health communication.

With the primary argument of this work being that the dominant approaches in Healthcare Communication have been primarily rooted in positivism, this research study will attempt to show how this assumption continues to extend even into new digital …

The Relationship Of A Pilot's Educational Background, Aeronautical Experience And Recency Of Experience To Performance In Initial Training At A Regional Airline, Nancy Shane

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine how a pilot’s educational background, aeronautical experience and recency of experience relate to their performance during initial training at a regional airline. Results show that variables in pilots’ educational background, aeronautical experience and recency of experience do predict performance in training. The most significant predictors include years since graduation from college, multi-engine time, total time and whether or not a pilot had military flying experience. Due to the pilot shortage, the pilots entering regional airline training classes since August 2013 have varied backgrounds, aeronautical experience and recency of experience. As explained by …

Non-Pharmacological Therapies For Mild Depression, Geoffrey Ongaga

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Use Of Insulin Pumps In The Perioperative Patient, Judith Raboy

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April 29, 2016, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

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The Emergence Of Cardiovascular Disease And Need For Lipid Screening In Youth, Kirsten Johnson

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April 22, 2016, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

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An 11-Year Global Gridded Aerosol Optical Thickness Reanalysis (V1.0) For Atmospheric And Climate Sciences, Peng Lynch, Jeffrey S. Reid, Douglas L. Westphal, Jianglong Zhang, Timothy F. Hogan, Edward J. Hyer, Cynthia A. Curtis, Dean A. Hegg, Yingxi Shi, James R. Campbell, Juli I. Rubin, Walter R. Sessions, F. Joseph Turk, Annette L. Walker

Atmospheric Sciences Faculty Publications

While stand alone satellite and model aerosol products see wide utilization, there is a significant need in numerous atmospheric and climate applications for a fused product on a regular grid. Aerosol data assimilation is an operational reality at numerous centers, and like meteorological reanalyses, aerosol reanalyses will see significant use in the near future. Here we present a standardized 2003–2013 global 1 × 1 ◦ and 6-hourly modal aerosol optical thickness (AOT) reanalysis product. This data set can be applied to basic and applied Earth system science studies of significant aerosol events, aerosol impacts on numerical weather prediction, and electro-optical …