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Health Status Of Rural Adults And Relationship To Level Of Provider, Teresa D. Trapp

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Revelations, Janet B. Rex

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World War Ii And Brainerd, Minnesota, Kathryn A. Magnan

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Medication Errors In An Acute Care Setting, Cynthia S. Siders

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The Validation Of A Screening Instrument For The Identification Of At-Risk Preschool Children, Michelle Muffenbier

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Polonium-210 Alpha Particle Emission From Human Hair, Hassaan A. Alkhatib

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Rural Family Practice Physicians Of North Dakota And Minnesota Assess Health Care Reform, Kathryn J. Carlson

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An Analysis Of The Use Of Apologia In Crisis Management, Dana Lynn Bohn

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Effects Of Pain Control During Labor On The Rate Of Cervical Dilatation, Teresa A. Block

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The Relationship Between Social Support And Post Traumatic Stress Disorder In Rural And Outpost Nurses, June Denise Dobbyn

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Supported Rhodium And Copper Catalysts For Nitrous Oxide Reduction From Model Fluidized Bed Coal Combustor Exhaust Streams, Todd W. Dann

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The Effects Of Cigarette Smoking On Phonatory Function In Males, Lynda M. Baker

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Coping, Social Support, And Respite In Rural Families Of Children With Special Health Needs, Corine K. Carlson

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Incidence Of Gastrointestinal Complaints In Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patients During Postoperative Convalescence, Stephanie Christian

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Sexual Activity As A Risk Factor In Adolescent Female Suicide Attempts, Anne Cushing

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A Causal Model Of Hospital Volume, Structure And Process Indicators, And Surgical Outcomes, Myra Boles

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This research developed and tested a conceptual model to explain why higher volumes of certain surgical procedures lead to better patient outcomes. The model incorporated hospital structural characteristics and process of care indicators to explain the volume-outcome relationship. The volume-outcome relationship was further examined longitudinally to determine stability over time and to substantiate the causality implied by the conceptual model.

A sample (n=1752) of acute-care, general hospitals was selected from hospitals that performed, in 1990, at least one surgical procedure on Medicare patients of the following: reduction of hip fracture, cholecystectomy, hip replacement, carotid endarterectomy, and pacemaker insertion. For the …

Modulation Of The Humoral Immune Response By The Sympathetic Nervous System, Tracey Lynn Spriggs

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The immune system is critical for the maintenance of homeostasis. Due to the fact that a coordinated effort between organ systems is required for internal stability, it has been postulated that the immune system interacts with the neuroendocrine system. Clinical, anatomical, and receptor studies have provided evidence for a bi-directional communication between the nervous and immune systems. The goal of the present studies was to determine the potential influence of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) on the primary antibody forming cell (AFC) response.

The adrenergic neurotoxin, 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA), has been utilized extensively by researchers to explore the possible relationship between …

Extended Programming In The North Dakota Elementary Schools, Phyllis Louise Nystrom

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Factors Affecting Utilization Of A Rural Hospital, Byron L. Burlingame

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Perceptions Of Adult Children Of Alcoholics, Roxanne Dahly

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Student Perceptions Of The Effectiveness Of Peer-Led Hiv/Aids Education In Five Rural North Dakota Schools, Julie Bruhn

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A Comparison Of Heart Rate Counting And Perceived Exertion Monitoring As A Means Of Learning Correct Exercise Intensity, Karyn Lyn Entzion

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The Effect Of Goal Setting On Collegiate Football Player Performance In Practice And Game Settings, Ralph J. Radtke

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Wendell J. Ashton: Advocate, Publisher, Civic Leader, Val L. Peterson

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Wendell J. Ashton has been described as a pacesetter in the communications field in the Intermountain West. He was a trailblazer in public relations in the early days of his career at Gillham Advertising. His life has been filled with challenges such as publisher of the Deseret News, director of the LDS Church Communications Department, principal in Gillham Advertising, and various civic and community activities.

Ashton's communications career was one of innovator and pioneer as he helped forge the public relations industry in the Intermountain West. His career has followed in the footsteps of many other professionals such as …

Expression, Purification And Characterization Of Hepatitis C Virus Core Protein From E.Coli Using A Chemically Synthesized Gene (1), And Cloning, Expression, Purification And Characterization Of The Major Core Protein (P26) From Equine Infectious Anaemia Virus, Ashley James Birkett

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The hepatitis c virus (HCV) core gene has been chemically synthesized and used to direct the expression of core protein in Escherichia coli (E.coli). When cloned downstream of the inducible T7 promotor the core gene directed the expression of a soluble protein with a molecular weight of 22 kDa. Under native conditions the protein behaved in a manner consistent with the formation of a multimeric structure, which may represent assembled core particles. Further, when examined by electron microscopy a heterogeneous mixture of nucleocapsid-like particles were visible. Core protein was specifically recognized by antibodies present in HCV infected serum, suggesting that …

The Impact Of Telecommuting On The Supervisory Performance Appraisal Process, Margaret A. Klayton

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The problem studied was whether supervisors evaluated telecommuters differently than their on-site co-workers and, if they did, was this difference explainable by the models on performance ratings by Landy and Farr (1980, 1983, 1989)? For this study, telecommuting referred to employees who are full-time employees, but work off-site using electronic communication devices and telecommuted at least one day per week. Twenty organizations nation-wide were surveyed. Hypotheses stated that there was no difference in supervisory performance appraisal criteria, supervisory performance ratings whether the supervisor selected employees to telecommute or the supervisor telecommuted or not, and the frequency between formal performance appraisals …

Radiosurgery For Malignant Brain Tumors, Michael Jino Yun

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Radiosurgery using the Linear Accelerator or the Gamma Knife has proven to be an effective treatment modality for malignant brain tumors. In comparison to other treatments, radiosurgery can be performed on an outpatient basis and is noninvasive (Table 5). Due to the functional properties of radiosurgical devices, they are ideal for patients who are unable to undergo surgical removal of their brain tumors. The sharp dose drop—off beyond the tumor margin allows for high dosage tumor irradiation while sparing normal brain tissue. Many procedures that involve radiosurgery use it as a ”boost” therapy in conjunction with surgical resection and whole …

Validation Of A Virginia Work Release Risk Prediction Model: A Methodology For The Improvement Of The Reliability Of Correctional Decision Makers, William Nathan Osborne Jr.

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This study identifies and validates variables which are significant predictors of work release success on 439 Virginia work release participants. The variables were selected on the basis of whether they would exert internal or external control over the inmate, with a view toward offering empirical support to control theory. A retrospective longitudinal research design was employed by randomly selecting inmates who had participated in either of three work release centers from 1987 to 1991. Two of the programs housed male inmates while the other housed female inmates. Data were collected from inmate files on thirty-one variables over a six month …

Monitoring Neuromuscular Blockade At The Adductor Pollicis And Orbicularis Oculi With Split Dosing Of Mivacurium Chloride, Stephen F. Palmerton

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Twenty ASA class I and II patients between the ages of 15 and 64 years undergoing surgical procedures requiring neuromuscular blockade and general anesthesia were selected at random to participate in this study. Patients taking medication known to interfere with neuromuscular blockade were excluded. All patients were given 2 mg of midazolam IV as a premedication. In the operating room, routine monitors were connected and baseline blood pressure, pulse and respirations were recorded with subsequent recordings at 5 and 10 minutes following induction of anesthesia.

Indirect stimulation of the ulnar nerve was achieved by placing ECG electrodes 2 cm and …

The Relationship Between Task Performance And Perceived Quality Of Life Of Families With Adopted Special-Needs Children, Bibhuti Kumar Sar

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A correlational approach was utilized in this study to investigate the relationship between adoption related task performance and perceived quality of life of families with an adopted special-needs child. Additionally, a set of contextual variables suggested by the literature to influence family functioning with an adopted special-needs child were also studied. Purposive and availability sampling approaches were employed to identify the sample of special-needs adoptive families (N = 289) to whom a survey questionnaire was sent. Both mothers and fathers were asked to complete the Survey.

Eighty-six mothers and 53 fathers completed and returned the survey questionnaire ( N: 91 …