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Volume 46, Number 17: December 10, 2008, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 46, Number 16: December 03, 2008, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Teacher And Technology: How Faculty Resource Centers Can Enhance Higher Education Teaching And Learning, John T. Freden

Theses and Dissertations

As many classrooms around the world utilize instructional technology to attempt to enhance student learning, the faculty resource centers that support this instructional technology are sometimes left out of the equation. This study asks the question "What can faculty resource centers do to help teachers integrate instructional technology to improve student learning?" To help answer this question surveys were sent out to educators at two different higher education institutions. Questions were asked in a survey about the educators' background information, instructional technology, and faculty resource centers. The , information gathered from this survey is useful to faculty resource centers as …

Effects Of Motivational Interviewing On Levels Of Physical Activity In Older Adults, Anna M. Pignol

Theses and Dissertations

In Canada, 68% of women and 53% of men 65 and older are inactive. Physical activity is crucial for older adults being able to maintain physical and mental health, as well as quality of life. Even the frail, chronically ill, and very old adults can increase mobility and functioning through physical activity. The current study examined the effects of Motivational Interviewing (MI) on levels of physical activity in older adults. A total of 86 participants aged 55 and older were recruited in Prince Edward Island. Participants were randomly assigned by gender to the intervention plus information or to an information …

Volume 46, Number 15: November 26, 2008, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 46, Number 14: November 19, 2008, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 46, Number 13: November 12, 2008, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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November 6, 2008, University Of North Dakota

University Senate Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the November 4, 2008, meeting of the University Senate. 33 pages

Volume 46, Number 12: November 05, 2008, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 46, Number 11: October 29, 2008, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 46, Number 9: October 15, 2008, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 46, Number 8: October 08, 2008, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Fall 2008, University Of North Dakota Alumni Association

ALL: UND Alumni Review Master List

Fall 2008 issue of "The University of North Dakota Alumni Review." 70 pages

Volume 91, Number 4

Vol. 33, No. 4: Fall 2008, School Of Medicine & Health Sciences

North Dakota Medicine Archive

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Volume 46, Number 6: September 24, 2008, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 46, Number 5: September 17, 2008, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Experimental Polychondritis: Induced Vs. Spontaneous., Jennifer L. Lamoureux

Theses and Dissertations

We demonstrate evidence supporting two independent hypotheses related to experimental polychondritis: (1) co-expression of a “nonpathogenic” HLA-DQ allele with a “pathogenic” allele results in enhanced susceptibility to disease; and (2) age related immunological changes allow for the spontaneous onset of disease. Relapsing polychondritis (RP), a human autoimmune disease of unknown etiology in which cartilaginous sites are destroyed by cyclic inflammatory episodes, occurs most commonly during middle age. Collagen-induced polychondritis (CIP) develops in heterologous type II collagen (CII) immunized young (6–8 wk old) mice expressing HLA-DQ6α8β transgenes (tg) regardless of gender, and mirrors clinical RP. Although both DQ6αβ8αβ tg and DQ6α8β …

Risk Factors, Chronic Disease, And Functionality Of Native American And Alaskan Native Elder Populations., Leander Russell Mcdonald

Theses and Dissertations

Functional limitation rates are lower for American Indian and Alaskan Native elders although they experience higher rates of chronic disease. Research concerning the relationship between functional limitation, chronic disease and health risk factors among American Indian and Alaskan Native elder populations is limited. This paper contains results of an analysis of chronic disease's affect on functional limitation and the affect of health risk factors on chronic disease from a survey of 9,296 Native elders representing over 100 tribes from 88 sites. The self-reported data were gathered by elder providers using face-to-face interviewing and a standardized survey instrument. The sampling design …

Volume 46, Number 4: September 10, 2008, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 46, Number 3: September 03, 2008, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 46, Number 2: August 27, 2008, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 46, Number 1: August 20, 2008, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Adequacy Of Labor Epidural Information For Informed Consent, Darla J. Adams

Theses and Dissertations

Legally and ethically, obtaining informed consent for labor epidural analgesia means that the patient has a substantial understanding of the risks and benefits of the procedure. The purpose of this study was to determine if labor epidural analgesia education provided by Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) to expectant women during antenatal childbirth education classes improved the recall of risks associated with labor epidural analgesia. This study also determined pregnant women's sources of labor epidural information and the perceived adequacy of that information. The role of the antenatal childbirth education class as an opportunity for labor epidural education from trained anesthesia …

Characterization Of Adrenergic Receptor Subtypes In The Rodent Hippocampus, Christopher A. Knudson

Theses and Dissertations

Catecholaminergic input, acting through adrenergic receptors (AR), serves an important role in regulating the activity of the hippocampus; however, the synaptic elements whereby the abundant input mediates its actions remains obscure. Immunohistochemical and molecular biological techniques and a variety of experimental animal models, were used to examine the adrenergic receptor profiles displayed by distinct populations of neurons (interneurons and principal cells) or glial in rodent hippocampus. In the adult rat, immunoreactive puncta for eight of the nine adrenergic receptor subtypes were differentially distributed amongst regional glia, blood vessels, and neurons of the subiculum, hippocampus proper and dentate gyrus. Developmentally, there …

Oxidative Stress And Diabetic Cardiomyopathy., Loren Eugene Wold

Theses and Dissertations

Diabetic cardiomyopathy, a heart muscle disease independent of micro-/macro-vascular complications, is manifested by prolonged action potential duration and prolonged cardiac contraction and relaxation. Several rationales have been postulated for the pathogenesis of diabetic cardiomyopathy including reactive oxygen species generation, although the precise mechanism is still undefined. My central hypothesis is that oxidative damage is the ultimate cause of diabetic cardiomyopathy. In vivo: Mice with cardiac-specific overexpression of the antioxidant metallothionein (MT) were made diabetic with the β-cell toxin streptozotocin (STZ) and isolated myocytes were studied. In vitro: Doxorubicin (Dox), a potent anti-cancer drug and reactive oxygen species donor and STZ …

Summer Commencement: August 1, 2008, University Of North Dakota

UND Commencement Programs

UND Summer Commencement program from August 1, 2008.

Technological Strategic Planning And Globalization Impact: Fine-Tuning Strategic Planning Methodology, Plamen Miltenoff

Theses and Dissertations

Through this research, I sought to determine how technology leadership, as part of academic administration conducts strategic planning in educational technology. The focus in educational technology falls on the various tools of online interaction while the focus on strategic planning falls on SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis. Under the impact of globalization, it is expected that the realm of external data necessary for SWOT analysis must shift from within national boundaries to international data gathering, thus providing a realistic assessment and enabling feasible strategic planning in a global economy. The need for revision was based on a review …

Volume 45, Number 49: July 30, 2008, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 45, Number 47: July 16, 2008, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Summer 2008, University Of North Dakota Alumni Association

ALL: UND Alumni Review Master List

Summer 2008 issue of "The University of North Dakota Alumni Review." 48 pages

Volume 91, Number 2