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Public Health Nursing Acceptance Of The 5 A’S Protocol For Prenatal Smoking Cessation, Jihong Liu

Faculty Publications

Oregon’s efforts in tobacco cessation have historically focused on the general population and have depended on quit line services as the primary intervention. The Oregon Smoke Free Mothers and Babies Program (SFMB) was developed in 2002 to focus on public health nurses and prenatal care providers who work with high risk pregnant women. It seeks to increase smoking cessation among low income and other high risk pregnant women by disseminating the U.S. Public Health Service best practices, the 5 A’s (Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, Arrange) tobacco brief intervention protocol, to public health nurses and prenatal care providers. Interventions included teaching …

Sm2Nairo6, A Monoclinically Distorted Double Perovskite, Samuel J. Mugavero Iii, Irina V. Puzdrjakova, Mark D. Smith, Hans-Conrad Zur Loye

Faculty Publications

Single crystals of the lanthanide-containing iridate, disamarium sodium iridium hexaoxide, Sm₂NaIrO₆, were prepared via high-temperature flux growth and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n and is a double perovskite, consisting of a 1:1 ordered rock-salt-type lattice of corner-shared NaO₆ and IrO₆ distorted octahedra. Samarium occupies the eightfold coordination site generated by the connectivity of the octahedra.

Comparison Of Two Approaches To Structured Physical Activity Surveys Of Adolescents, Robert G. Mcmurray, Kimberly B. Ring, Margarita S. Treuth, Gregory J. Welk, Russell R. Pate, Kathryn H. Schmitz, Julie L. Pickrel, Vivian Gonzalez, Maria João C. A. Almeida, Deborah Rohm Young, James F. Sallis

Faculty Publications

Purpose - To compare the test-retest reliability, convergent validity, and overall feasibility/usability of activity-based (AB) and time-based (TB) approaches for obtaining self-reported moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) from adolescents.

Methods - Adolescents (206 females and 114 males) completed two 3-d physical activity recalls using the AB and TB surveys, which contained identical lists of physical activities. The participants wore an MTI Actigraph^® accelerometer for the same period.

Results - The TB instrument took about 3 min longer to complete (P=0.022). Overall 2-d test-retest correlations for MVPA were similar for the two surveys (r=0.676 and 0.667), but the girls …

December 1, 2004 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

The Role Of Normative Political Ideology In Consumer Behavior, David Crockett, Melanie Wallendorf

Faculty Publications

This study of African-American consumers living in a large racially segregated midwestern city adds to extant theory on ideology in consumer behavior by considering the role of normative political ideology in provisioning. The specific roles of traditional black liberal and black nationalist political ideologies are discussed. We conclude that normative political ideology is central to understanding shopping as an expression of social and political relations between households confronting attenuated access to goods and services, ranging from housing to food, in a setting stratified by gender, race, and class. Beyond the specifics of this demographic group and setting, we suggest contemporary …

Analysis Of Process Controls In Land Surface Hydrological Cycle Over The Continental United States, Tajdarul Hassan Syed, Venkataraman Lakshmi, Evan Paleologos, Dag Lohmann, Kenneth Mitchell, James S. Famiglietti

Faculty Publications

The paper uses two years (1997–1999) of data from the North American Land Data Assimilation System at National Centers for Environmental Prediction to analyze the variability of physical variables contributing to the hydrological cycle over the conterminous United States. The five hydrological variables considered in this study are precipitation, top layer soil moisture (0–10 cm), total soil moisture (0–200 cm), runoff, and potential evaporation. There are two specific analyses carried out in this paper. In the first case the principal components of the hydrological cycle are examined with respect to the loadings of the individual variables. This helps to ascertain …

Outerplanar Crossing Numbers, The Circular Arrangement Problem And Isoperimetric Functions, Eva Czabarka, Ondrej Sykora, Laszlo A. Szekely, Imrich Vrt'o

Faculty Publications

We extend the lower bound in [15] for the outerplanar crossing number (in other terminologies also called convex, circular and one-page book crossing number) to a more general setting. In this setting we can show a better lower bound for the outerplanar crossing number of hypercubes than the best lower bound for the planar crossing number. We exhibit further sequences of graphs, whose outerplanar crossing number exceeds by a factor of log n the planar crossing number of the graph. We study the circular arrangement problem, as a lower bound for the linear arrangement problem, in a general fashion. We …

Modified Quantum Trajectory Dynamics Using A Mixed Wave Function Representation, Sophya Garashchuk, Vitaly A. Rassolov

Faculty Publications

Dynamics of quantum trajectories provides an efficient framework for description of various quantum effects in large systems, but it is unstable near the wave function density nodes where the quantum potential becomes singular. A mixed coordinate space/polar representation of the wave function is used to circumvent this problem. The resulting modified trajectory dynamics associated with the polar representation is nonsingular and smooth. The interference structure and the nodes of the wave function density are described, in principle, exactly in the coordinate representation. The approximate version of this approach is consistent with the semiclassical linearized quantum force method [S. Garashchuk and …

November 3, 2004 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

Clinical Implications Of Obesity With Specific Focus On Cardiovascular Disease: A Statement For Professionals From The American Heart Association Council On Nutrition, Physical Activity, And Metabolism, Samuel Klein, Lora E. Burke, George A. Bray, Steven N. Blair, David B. Allison, Xavier Pi-Sunyer, Yuling Hong, Robert H. Eckel

Faculty Publications

Obesity adversely affects cardiac function, increases the risk factors for coronary heart disease, and is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The risk of developing coronary heart disease is directly related to the concomitant burden of obesity-related risk factors. Modest weight loss can improve diastolic function and affect the entire cluster of coronary heart disease risk factors simultaneously. This statement from the American Heart Association Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism reviews the relationship between obesity and the cardiovascular system, evaluates the effect of weight loss on coronary heart disease risk factors and coronary heart disease, and provides …

Prevention Conference Vii - Obesity, A Worldwide Epidemic Related To Heart Disease And Stroke: Executive Summary, Robert H. Eckel, David A. York, Stephan Rössner, Van Hubbard, Ian Caterson, Sachiko T. St. Jeor, Laura L. Hayman, Rebecca M. Mullis, Steven N. Blair

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Dynamics Of Dissolved Organic Carbon, Nitrogen And Phosphorus In A Seagrass Meadow Of Laguna Madre, Texas, Susan Ziegler, Edith Kaiser, Ronald Benner

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Resonance-Enhanced Multiphoton Ionization For Real-Time Monitoring Of Trichloroethylene Formed By Degradation Of Tetrachloroethylene Using Zero-Valent Zinc, Kui Chen, Jack E. Pender, John L. Ferry, S. Michael Angel

Faculty Publications

Resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI) is investigated as a potential technique for real-time monitoring of selected volatile organochloride compounds (VOCs). In a proof-of-concept experiment, the progress of the reductive-degradation of tetrachloroethylene (PCE) to trichloroethylene (TCE) by zero-valent zinc was monitored by REMPI measurements performed in the headspace above the PCE solution. Two-photon resonant REMPI spectra of TCE and PCE were recorded over the wavelength range 305–320 nm. The concentrations of PCE and TCE in the headspace were monitored by measurement of the ionization signal with 315.64- and 310.48-nm excitation for PCE and TCE, respectively. Calibration curves yielded a linear range of …

Physical Activity Among Children Attending Preschools, Russell R. Pate, Karin A. Pfeiffer, Stewart G. Trost, Paula Ziegler, Marsha Dowda

Faculty Publications

Objectives. Obesity rates are increasing among children of all ages, and reduced physical activity is a likely contributor to this trend. Little is known about the physical activity behavior of preschool-aged children or about the influence of preschool attendance on physical activity. The purpose of this study was to describe the physical activity levels of children while they attend preschools, to identify the demographic factors that might be associated with physical activity among those children, and to determine the extent to which children’s physical activity varies among preschools.

Methods. A total of 281 children from 9 preschools wore an Actigraph …

Mohanty And Webb Reply, P. Mohanty, Richard A. Webb

Faculty Publications

A Reply to the Comment by V. I. Fal'ko et al.

Thomas Cooper Society Newsletter - Fall 2004, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

Thomas Cooper Society Newsletter

Contents:

Libraries Receive $2 Million Gift for New Special Collections Wings..... p.1
The Thomas Cooper Society Events, 2003-2004..... p.1
University Libraries Commission Portrait of George Terry..... p.2
Library Receives Books Recalling One of USC's Founders..... p.2
Thomas Cooper Library Presents Robert Burns Colloquium and Exhibit..... p.3
A Newly Discovered Love Letter to Robert Burns..... p.4
Researchers Speak Out..... p.4
Thomas Cooper Society Presents Student Book Collecting Awards..... p.5
USC Acquires World War I Archive..... p.5
Collection of Unique Fitzgerald Screen Plays Acquired by Thomas Cooper Library..... p.5
The Donna I. Sorensen Endowment: Southern Women in the Arts.... p.6
Upcoming Exhibits..... …

Reflections - Fall 2004, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

Reflections

Contents:

Libraries Receive $2 Million Gift for New Special Collections Wing..... p.1
Collection of Unique Fitzgerald Screen Plays Acquired by Thomas Cooper Library..... p.1
Thomas Cooper Library Presents Robert Burns Colloquium and Exhibit..... p.1
SC Legislature Approves Academic Virtual Library Initiative..... p.2
New Look, New Links, New Library Resources..... p.3
SC Libraries Publish Memiors of John E. Swearingen..... p.3
Researches Speak Out..... p.4
SC Acquires World War I Archive..... p.4
The Donna I. Sorensen Endowment: Southern Women in the Arts..... p.5
University Libraries Commission Portrait of George Terry..... p.6
Virtually Speaking!..... p.6
In Memoriam: Erwin Lester Inabinett, 1926-2004..... p.6
Upcoming …

Framing The Bride: Globalizing Beauty And Romance In Taiwan’S Bridal Industry, By Bonnie Adrian, Marc L. Moskowitz

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Under The Dome - Fall 2004, Mckissick Museum--University Of South Carolina

Under the Dome, McKissick Museum Newsletter

Contents:

Courage.....p. 1
Whispering Pines.....p. 2
From the Director.....p. 2
Brothers on a Journey.....p. 3
Folk Heritage Awards.....p. 3
Traditional Craft Workshop Series.....p. 4
Exhibitions.....p. 4
Activities.....p. 4

Caroliniana Columns - Fall 2004, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

University South Caroliniana Society Newsletter - Columns

Contents:

SCL Mourns the Passing of Former Director E.L. Inabinett..... p.1
Uncovering History in the Reading Room..... p.2
Modern Political Collections Receives Floyd Spence Collection..... p.3
Staff Changes at the Caroliniana..... p.4
Spreading the Wealth: The Wolfe Collection is Donated to the Caroliniana..... p.6
"The Gentleman from Red Bank": A Count Basie Exhibit..... p.7
Dancing Through the Great Depression..... p.9
Thinking Ahead: The Success Story of John E. Swearingen..... p.10
A Schedule of Exhibits at South Caroliniana: Physical & Virtual..... p.11
Gift Items Available from SCL..... p.11
Memorials & Honoraria..... p.12
USCS 69th Annual Meeting Announcement..... p.12

The Dynamics Of Market Entry: The Effects Of Mergers And Acquisitions On Entry In The Banking Industry, Allen N. Berger, Seth D. Bonime, Lawrence G. Goldberg, Lawrence J. White

Faculty Publications

We study the dynamics of market entry following mergers and acquisitions (M&As) using banking industry data. The findings suggest that M&As are associated with statistically and economically significant increases in the probability of entry. The data suggest that M&As affect the proportion of the markets with entry by about 10-20%. These findings also suggest that entry may be part of an "external" effect of M&As that helps supply credit to some relationship-dependent small business borrowers. Our results are robust to the use of alternative econometric methods, changes in specifications of the exogenous variables, and alteration of the data samples.

President's Page, Samantha K. Hastings

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Proving Negligence In Products Liability Litigation, David G. Owen

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Lower Extremity Muscle Strength And Risk Of Self-Reported Hip Or Knee Osteoarthritis, Jennifer M. Hootman, Shannon J. Fitzgerald, Carol A. Macera, Steven N. Blair

Faculty Publications

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the gender-specific longitudinal association between quadriceps strength and self-reported, physician-diagnosed hip or knee osteoarthritis (OA).

Methods: Subjects were 3081 community-dwelling adults who were free of OA, joint symptoms and injuries, completed a maximum treadmill exercise test, had isokinetic knee extension and flexion and isotonic leg press strength measurements taken at baseline and returned at least one written follow-up survey. Multivariate logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals.

Results: Women with moderate or high isokinetic quadriceps strength had a significantly reduced risk (55% to 64%) of hip …

September 29, 2004 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

Faulkner's The Sound And The Fury, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

Rare Books & Special Collections Publications

This catalog accompanied the exhibit of William Faulkner material from the collections of the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections. The exhibit celebrated the library's acquisition of the suite of original etchings by prominent artist Boyd Saunders which are based on Faulkner's novel, The Sound and the Fury. In conjunction with the exhibit, the library's Thomas Cooper Society hosted talks by three expert visitors: Dr. Paul Ragan, Professor Boyd Saunders, and the Faulkner scholar Professor James B. Meriwether. Also included in this exhibit were original sketches and copper plates on loan from Professor Saunders.

Polarization Of Nuclear Spins From The Conductance Of Quantum Wires, James A. Nesteroff, Yuriy V. Pershin Dr, Vladimir Privman

Faculty Publications

We devise an approach to measure the polarization of nuclear spins via conductance measurements. Specifically, we study the combined effect of external magnetic field, nuclear spin polarization, and Rashba spin-orbit interaction on the conductance of a quantum wire. Nonequilibrium nuclear spin polarization affects the electron energy spectrum making it time dependent. Changes in the extremal points of the spectrum result in time dependence of the conductance. The conductance oscillation pattern can be used to obtain information about the amplitude of the nuclear spin polarization and extract the characteristic time scales of the nuclear spin subsystem.

South Carolina's Indian Mounds And Chiefdoms: Ad 1000-1600 - 2004, South Carolina Institute Of Archaeology And Anthropology--University Of South Carolina

Archaeology Month Posters

This poster was released in conjunction with South Carolina Archaeology Month, September 1-October 1, 2004.

This Land Is Our Land: Immigrants And Power In Miami, Jimy M. Sanders

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Every Polynomial-Time 1-Degree Collapses If And Only If P=Pspace, Stephen A. Fenner, Stuart A. Kurtz, James S. Royer

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.