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A Measurement Of Productivity For Kentucky Home Health Care Registered Nurses Full-Time Equivalence By Organizational Type, Kathy Holderman

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

In today's competitive home health industry, productivity has become a major concern, and establishing productivity expectations is necessary for survival. Productivity can be described as a relationship between the outputs produced by an organization and the inputs provided to create the outputs. This means that the outputs consist of the number of home visits performed and the inputs consist of the time, supplies, mileage, and administrative support necessary for producing home visits. In order to have a complete understanding of productivity, one must understand the importance of examining significant service delivery factors that are unique to the home health industry. …

The Relationship Between Meaning In Life & The Utilization Of Health Care Services: An Epidemiological Cross-Sectional Study, Matthew Eitutis

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between meaning in life and utilization of health care services. An epidemiological, cross-sectional study was performed on a sample of 282 students at Western Kentucky University and 49 employees at the Barren River District Health Department. Study participants completed the Life Attitude Profile--Revised and the Participant Data Sheet. The data gathered and analyzed via correlation analysis showed no overall significant relationship between the two variables for this sample. The possible impact that overall mental health status has on the utilization rates of health care services rust be examined in the …

The Acute Effect Of Aerobic Exercise On Anxiety Levels, Toni Devolder

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The present study sought to determine whether or not state anxiety levels were significantly reduced when individuals participated in aerobic dance workouts of 15 minutes and 30 minutes. Undergraduate university students and faculty enrolled in an aerobic dance class were volunteers in this study. As hypothesized, subjects in the aerobic dance classes did reduce anxiety acutely following both their 15 minute and 30 minute workout as assessed by the STAI (Y-Form State Anxiety). Thus, results indicate that state anxiety may be reduced through aerobic dance with similar situations and individuals. In addition, the study also looked at the posttest state …

Ua3/8/1 Memo Re: Implementation Of Minority Recruitment & Retention Goals, Jerry Wilder, Wku President's Office

WKU Administration Documents

Memo written by Vice President for Student Affairs Jerry Wilder to President Thomas Meredith reporting on implementation of minority recruitment and retention goals.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Staff Council

Staff Council

Minutes of the July 21, 1993 meeting.

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 3, No. 9, Wku University Relations

WKU Administration Documents

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

• College News
• Sponsored Programs
• Hot off the Press
• Personnel File

This issue includes articles:

• The Perspective of Publishing - High School Publications Workshop
• Implementing Teacher Education Reform
• Education for the 21st Century
• A Public Safety Bulletin - Letter Bombs
• Sharing People & Ideas Across Continents - WKU / China Exchange Program
• Governor Reappoints Kristen T. Bale WKU Regent
• A 483,000 Savings - About Series EE Savings Bond Rates
• WKU Gets More High-Tech Help - EduQuest
• Robertson, Lisa. From Top Teacher to Department Head …

Ua68/13/4 Limited Edition, Wku Journalism

WKU Administration Documents

Newspaper created by students participating in the Minority Journalism Workshop hosted by the WKU Journalism Department.

• Jackson, Azar. Corvette Plant Gearing Up for Saturn
• Medina. Ideisha. Progress on New Center Relieves Some Concerns - High Street Community Center
• Harris, John. With Budget Cut, Human Rights Commission May Close
• Ellis, Torey. For Bill Wimbley, Hard Work Paves Road to Position in Hospital
• Diggs, Christy. Cheryl Freeman is One-of-a-Kind Dentist in Bowling Green
• Huggins, Tequilla & Andrea Matthews. Western Takes Steps to Encourage Black Faculty, Recruit Minorities
• Hudson, Tamica. Smiths Grove Man Made a Grade A Choice - Curtis Sullivan
• McCutcheon, Shenita. …

Longhunter, Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society Newsletter Volume 16, Number 2, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Longhunter, Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Technical Adequacy Of The Lap-D & Dial-R Motor Scales, Mary Mcquaide

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The researcher examined the relationship between the motor scales of the Learning Accomplishment Profile-Diagnostic Revised Edition (LAP-D) and the Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning-Revised (DIAL-R) motor scales. Specifically, the strength of the relationship and the consistency of identification between the motor scales of these two measures were examined. The sample consisted of 29 children ages 38-67 months selected from the LAP-D normative sample which was stratified for gender and race. Children were administered tests in random order. The study results revealed the following: 1) the LAPD and DIAL-R motor scales were significantly and positively correlated; 2) LAP-D and …

Inhibition, Distraction & The Aging Frontal Lobe, Robert West

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

lbeories in both the fields of ognstsvc aging and human neuropbychology have suggested that an impairment in the ability of an individual to inhibit irrelevant or distracting information either present in the environment or generated within the individual can ha‘ e detrimental effects on performance on a wide variety of cognitive tasks including text processing, inference formation, planning, and selective attention A number of researchers have attributed this increased distractibility in both clinical populations and health\ older individuals to a decline in or impairment of the functioning of the frontal lobes The present study extends findings suggesting a decline in …

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 3, No. 8, Wku University Relations

WKU Administration Documents

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

• College News
• Sponsored Programs
• Hot off the Press
• Personnel File

This issue includes articles:

• Commencement Honors Top Three Faculty - Joseph Bilotta, Nancy Minix, Marion Lucas
• Graduation 1993: Reaching Newer Heights
• Eison, Sheila. Meet Joe Bilotta, WKU's Top Teacher
• Eison, Sheila. Dr. Marion B. Lucas, Top Researcher
• Eison, Sheila. Dr. Nancy Minix & Public Service

Ua12/2/2 Talisman: A New Shade Of Red, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

1993 Talisman yearbook.

• Graduates – Portraits
• Seniors – Class of 1993
• Top of the Hill - Larry Caillouet
• Top of the Hill – Department of Geography & Geology, Wayne Hoffman
• Top of the Hill – The Topperettes
• Top of the Hill – Department of Journalism, Jo Ann Albers
• Juniors – Class of 1994
• Top of the Hill – Sean Dollman, Track & Field
• Top of the Hill – Jeff Campbell, Musicians
• Sophomores – Class of 1995
• Top of the Hill – Phi Beta Lambda
• Freshmen – Class of 1996
• Top of the Hill – Eddie O’Carroll, Track & Field
• Top …

Ua66/14/4 Kentucky Partnership Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 3, Kentucky Partnership For Farm Family Health & Safety

University Organizations

Newsletter created by and about the Kentucky Partnership for Farm Family Health & Safety.

Ua66/3/2 Computer Science Alumni Newsletter, Vol. 8, Wku Computer Science

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by WKU Computer Science for alumni of the program. This issue includes list of faculty research and scholarly activity and results of alumni survey.

Ua45/6 Commencement Program, Wku Registrar

WKU Administration Documents

Commencement program listing graduates.

Ua66/4/2 Ceremony Of Capping & Pinning, Wku Dental Hygiene

WKU Administration Documents

Program from capping & pinning ceremony.

Ua66/14/3 Nursing Pinning Ceremony, Wku Nursing

WKU Administration Documents

Pinning ceremony program listing graduates of the WKU Nursing program.

Ua66/14/3 Nursing Pinning Ceremony, Wku Nursing

WKU Administration Documents

Pinning ceremony program listing graduates of the WKU Nursing program.

Ua12/2/1 Special Budget Edition, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special edition of the College Heights Herald reporting on budget cuts.

• Western Tightens Its Belt at Board of Regents Meeting
• Poynter, Chris. Thomas Meredith: His Personal Account Will Be Restored
• Armes, Anya. Loss of Job Hits Employees Hard – Layoffs
• Varney, Dennis. Talisman: Yearbook Safe One More Year
• Martin, John. Student Fees Will Increase – Again
• Hannah, Jim. College Heights Herald: Thomas Meredith Delays Independency Proposal
• Cassady, Pam. Western Considering Selling Reserved Parking to Faculty
• Bunnell, David. Academics: Cuts Hit Classroom Indirectly
• Brewer, Mike. Little By Little, Budget Cuts Crumbling Hill
• Anna, Cara. Football Gets More Money
• Batters, Tom. Mark …

Socio-Technical & Team Management Theory At A Greenfield Site, Macon Brown Iii

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this research project is to answer the question, "How and with what effects does Logan Aluminum, Inc. translate and implement the principles of socio-technical and team management theory into its organizational culture and operational activities?" To answer this question the researcher first examined the literature related to those theories and then conducted on-site interviews and ethnographic research to witness their implementation. The researcher found strong evidence to prove the validity and accuracy of many of those theories when practiced in an organizational setting. Theories particularly proven were those relating to the necessity of constant training, the role …

A Study Of Significant Differences Between The Mean Verbal Format & Visual Format Crume/Ellis Wilderness Anxiety Scale Scores Of Fifth & Sixth Grade Students, Kelly Rogers

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The problem statement for this study was: "Will there be a significant difference between the mean verbal format and mean visual format CEWAS scores of fifth and sixth grade students'"

There would seem a need for this study due to the increasing number of participants in outdoor recreational activities. This increase introduces many environmental concerns which must be addressed in order to maintain present conditions at wilderness areas.

Data related to wilderness anxiety among fifth and sixth grade male and female students attending McNeill Elementary School in Bowling Green, Kentucky, were collected analyzed for significant difference. Randomly selected pretest (verbal …

Cryptococcus Neoformans Serotype Groups Found In Clinical And Environmental Isolates, John Clauson

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated yeast responsible for severe meningoencephalitis. The importance of epidemiological studies on cryptococcosis has increased since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic. C. neoformans exists in two varieties containing four serotypes, C. neoformans var. neoformans (serotypes A and D) and C. neoformans var. gattii (serotypes B and C). Locally C. neoformans var. neoformans has been associated with pigeon feces during those months having an average temperature of 64.2°F j(17.8°C) and above. Clinical and environmental isolates of C. neoformans obtained from regional hospitals and environmental samplings, respectively, have been grouped into their variety status utilizing canavanine-glycine-bromthymol blue …

Examination Of Fat Oxidation Products By Ft-Nmr & Ft-Ir, De Chen

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Edible oils are easily oxidized when used for frying. Oxidation originates with double bonds present in unsaturated fatty acids. A new NMR method is presented which offers potential for determining the products of oil oxidation. High resolution fourier transform nuclear magnetic resonance (FT-NMR) and fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy have found increasing use in biochemistry. One pure fat, trioleoylglycerol, was heated at 160°C in the presence of air Samples were taken for FT-NMR and FT-IR analyses at 4, 10. 20. 25, 35, 50, 70 and 100 hours. Proton, Carbon-13 and several types of two-dimensional FT-NMR spectra were obtained using a …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 68, No. 56, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Hannah, Jim. Super Cards: Money Ordered Repaid – Louis Cook
• College Heights Herald Editors Issue Apology – Steve Czirr
• Thomas, Kim. Students’ Excuses Usually Lack Creativity
• Daniels, Jerry. 12 Students Join March for Equal Rights – Gays, Lesbians
• Board of Regents to Discuss Budget Issues
• College Heights Herald to Publish Special Issue – Budget
• Biology Professor Larry Gleason Dies
• 1993 Marsupial Awards
• People Poll: When Did You Start Studying for Your Final Exams?
• Dillard, John. Machine Repairman Says Goodbye to All – Facilities Services, Layoffs …

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 3, No. 7, Wku University Relations

WKU Administration Documents

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

• College News
• Sponsored Programs
• Hot off the Press
• Personnel File

This issue includes articles:

• Eison, Sheila. Dr. Sallye Russell Clark
• Computer Donation - William E. Bivin Forensic Team
• Spread the Word: Minority Scholarships
• Erskine, Jim. Celebrate Reading!
• Women's Alliance Award Winners - Mary Jenkins, Joyce Rasdall
• Robertson, Lisa. PRSSA's Top Adviser, John Barnum
• In His Honor - Elmer Gray

Ua68/13/4 The Link, Vol. 3, No. 14, Wku Journalism

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by the WKU Department of Journalism for students and alumni regarding departmental events and activities.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 68, No. 53, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Brewer, Mike. Budget Cut Will Close Grise Hall Copy Center
• Good, Epha. Rodney King: Verdict Didn’t End Racism, Some Say – Rodney King Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1992
• Weber, Ron. Robert Penn Warren’s Library to Be Recreated on Campus – Library Special Collections
• The Ballot – Student Government Association, Elections
• Western & McDonald’s Giving Away Seedlings – Earth Day
• Education Scholarship Available for Minorities
• Smith, Brian. Bill Clinton Must Solve Energy Crisis Soon – Politics
• Gadbois, Christopher. Replacing ID Card Is Unnecessary Hassle
• Editorial Cartoon …

Ua1b1 Student Awards Ceremony, Western Kentucky University

WKU Administration Documents

Program recognizing WKU student award winners.

Ua58/4 Graduate Faculty Meeting & Awards Ceremony For Outstanding Graduate Students, Wku Graduate Studies & Research

WKU Administration Documents

Program for the Graduate Faculty Meeting "Discovering Opportunities in Graduate Study," and recognizing graduate student award winners.

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 3, No. 6, Wku University Relations

WKU Administration Documents

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

• College News
• Sponsored Programs
• Hot off the Press
• Personnel File

This issue includes articles:

• Downsizing - Budget
• From Russia With Photos
• Gaining People Losing Ground - Werner Fornos
• Under 40
• Robertson, Lisa. The World Underneath the World - WKU Geography & Geology
• A Tree-Rific Idea
• A Fair Day
• April Means New Members - Kentucky Museum
• A Celebration of Robert Penn Warren
• A Gift to WKU - Greg Berryman