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2010 Annual Report, Office For The Study Of Aging

Office for the Study of Aging: Alzheimer's Registry

The Office for the Study of Aging (OSA) at the Arnold School of Public Health of the University of South Carolina (USC), in cooperation with the South Carolina (SC) Department of Health and Human Services, the SC Department of Mental Health, the USC School of Medicine, and the SC Office of Budget and Control, maintains a statewide Registry of SC residents diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders.

This report uses the abbreviation ADRD to indicate “Alzheimer's disease or related disorder.” The “related disorders” refer to dementias associated with vascular disease, mixed dementia and with other medical conditions such as …

A Model For Understanding Epilepsy In Peromyscus, Kevin Ryan, Gabor Szalai

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Cognitive Restructuring Through Dreams & Imagery: Descriptive Analysis Of A Women's Prison-Based Program, Dana Dehart

Faculty and Staff Publications

This report describes process and outcome evaluation of an innovative program based in a women's maximum-security correctional facility. Methodology included review of program materials, unobtrusive observation of group process, participant evaluation forms, focus groups, and individual interviews with current and former program participants. Findings indicate that program was a great source of emotional respite, release, and support for the women, with women describing increased insights into themselves, their traumas, and their crimes. Implications are discussed, including popular appeal of dream work and its potential clinical relevance to prisoners' inner conflicts.

Thinly Veiled: Institutional Messages In The Language Of Secularism In Public Schools In France And The United States, R. Vance Eaton

South Carolina Journal of International Law and Business

No abstract provided.

Drug Policy In Context: Rhetoric And Practice In The United States And The United Kingdom, Richard C. Boldt

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Return Of Logos: Language And Meaning In Hamlet, James Funk

The Oswald Review: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Criticism in the Discipline of English

No abstract provided.

Revisions To Realist Representation In Far From The Madding Crowd And Heart Of Darkness., Paul Robertson Stephens

The Oswald Review: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Criticism in the Discipline of English

No abstract provided.

The Oswald Review Undergraduate Research And Criticism In The Discipline Of English: Volume 12 Fall 2010

The Oswald Review: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Criticism in the Discipline of English

No abstract provided.

Racial Disparities Between The Sex Steroid Milieu And The Metabolic Risk Profile, Arlette C. Perry, Xuewen Wang, Ronald B. Goldberg, Robert Ross, Loreto Jackson

Faculty Publications

Aims and Method. The present study examined the relationship between the metabolic risk profile (MRP) and total testosterone (TT) and free testosterone using the free androgen index (FAI) and sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) in 36 Caucasian American (CA) and 30 African-American (AA) women volunteering for a weight loss study. Results. After controlling for age, significant relationships were found between TT and diastolic blood pressure (P = .004 and P = .015 in CA and AA women, resp.). Additionally, total cholesterol (P = .003), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (P = .004), apolipoprotein B (P = .006), …

A Comparison Of The Wellbeing Of Orphans And Abandoned Children Ages 6–12 In Institutional And Community-Based Care Settings In 5 Less Wealthy Nations, Kathryn Whetten, Jan Ostermann, Rachel A. Whetten, Brian W. Pence, Karen O'Donnell, Lynne C. Messer, Nathan M. Thielman, The Positive Outcomes For Orphans (Pofo) Research Team

Faculty Publications

Background

Leaders are struggling to care for the estimated 143,000,000 orphans and millions more abandoned children worldwide. Global policy makers are advocating that institution-living orphans and abandoned children (OAC) be moved as quickly as possible to a residential family setting and that institutional care be used as a last resort. This analysis tests the hypothesis that institutional care for OAC aged 6–12 is associated with worse health and wellbeing than community residential care using conservative two-tail tests.

Methodology

The Positive Outcomes for Orphans (POFO) study employed two-stage random sampling survey methodology in 6 sites across 5 countries to identify 1,357 …

The Daily Gamecock, Friday, December 4, 2009, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

December

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December 2, 2009 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

The Daily Gamecock, Tuesday, December 1, 2009, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

December

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How Values In Scientific Discovery And Pursuit Alter Theory Appraisal, Kevin C. Elliott, Daniel J. Mckaughan

Faculty Publications

Philosophers of science readily acknowledge that nonepistemic values influence the discovery and pursuit of scientific theories, but many tend to regard these influences as epistemically uninteresting. The present paper challenges this position by identifying three avenues through which nonepistemic values associated with discovery and pursuit in contemporary pollution research influence theory appraisal: (1) by guiding the choice
of questions and research projects, (2) by altering experimental design, and (3) by affecting the creation and further investigation of theories or hypotheses. This analysis indicates that the effects of these values are sufficiently complex and epistemically significant to merit further attention.

On The Existence (And Distribution) Of Sentential Subjects, William D. Davies, Stanley Dubinsky

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Circadian Disruption, Per3, And Human Cytokine Secretion, Jaclyn Guess, James B. Burch, Kisito Ogoussan, Cheryl A. Armstead, Hongmei Zhang, Sara Wagner, James R. Hébert, Patricia Wood, Shawn D. Youngstedt, Lorne J. Hofseth, Udai P. Singh, Dawen Xie, William J. M. Hrushesky

Faculty Publications

Circadian disruption has been linked with inflammation, an established cancer risk factor. Per3 clock gene polymorphisms have also been associated with circadian disruption and with increased cancer risk. Patients completed a questionnaire and provided a blood sample prior to undergoing a colonoscopy (n=70). Adjusted mean serum cytokine concentrations (IL-6, TNF-alpha, gamma-INF, IL-I ra, IL-I-beta, VEGF) were compared among patients with high and low scores for fatigue (Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory), depressive symptoms (Beck Depression Inventory II), or sleep disruption (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index), or among patients with different Per3 clock gene variants. Poor sleep was associated with elevated VEGF, and fatigue-related …

Garnet & Black Holiday Issue 2009, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

Garnet & Black Magazine

No abstract provided.

The Daily Gamecock, Wednesday, November 18, 2009, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

November

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The Daily Gamecock, Thursday, November 12, 2009, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

November

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The Daily Gamecock, Friday, November 6, 2009, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

November

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November 4, 2009 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

Historians And The Many Lyndon Johnsons: A Review Essay, Kent B. Germany

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Deporting Grandma: Why Grandparent Deportation May Be The Next Big Immigration Crisis And How To Solve It, Marcia A. Yablon-Zug

Faculty Publications

This Article explores the issue of grandparent caregiver deportation. The phenomenon of grandparents raising grandchildren is not new, but the number of children being raised by grandparents is at an all-time high and growing. Numerous circumstances can lead to a grandparent's assumption of caregiving responsibilities, but in most cases, grandparents assume this role because there is no one else. For thousands of children, grandparents are the only family they have, and without them these children would be placed in foster care and subject to the serious problems that plague children in foster care. The importance of grandparent caregivers cannot be …

The Daily Gamecock, Thursday, October 29, 2009, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

October

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The Daily Gamecock, Monday, October 26, 2009, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

October

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The Daily Gamecock, Friday, October 23, 2009, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

October

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The Daily Gamecock, Wednesday, October 21, 2009, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

October

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The Daily Gamecock, Tuesday, October 20, 2009, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

October

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The Daily Gamecock, Monday, October 19, 2009, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

October

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The Daily Gamecock, Tuesday, October 13, 2009, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

October

No abstract provided.