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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Parental Experiences And The Role Of Family Counselors, Patrick J. Morrissette

The Qualitative Report

This paper discusses the experiences of foster/adoptive parents who raise children diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and the instrumental role family counselors can play regarding child management issues, intimate relationships, larger system collaboration, and research. For the actual study, six parents participated in individual, in-depth tape-recorded interviews. Each interview was transcribed, thematically analyzed, and revealed seven predominant themes including (a) constant vigil, (b) effects on marriages, (c) child management, (d) parental issues, (e) interactions with professional community, (f) emancipation concerns, and (g) medical implications. The ways in which family counselors can intervene are reviewed and include the role of clinician, …

Biotechnology Of Whey Using Yeast Fungi Isolated From Local Environment, Mouza Suhail Al Muhairi

Theses

The potential threat of whey pollution to the soil environment and ultimately groundwater resources in UAB promoted the elements of concern to the utilization of the whey waste. This work was conducted in AI-Ain area to isolate new fermenting yeast strains, from local soils, capable of fermenting whey lactose.

Soil samples were collected from two locations in AI-Ain area (near Al-Ain dairy farm & AI-Markhania area) and from a neighboring area (AI-Buraimi) based on the soil nature and ecological parameters. Inorganic elements and organic residues of the soil samples were characterized. Results indicated that AI-Buraimi soil is rich in nitrate …

June 1, 2001, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Usd Magazine Summer 2001 16.4, University Of San Diego

University of San Diego Magazine (1992- )

Features; Alcala Almanac; Incredible Voyage; Double Dipping; Breaking Ground; Power Broker; Alumni Gallery; In Their Own Words; Calendar

University Of San Diego News Print Media Coverage 2001.06, University Of San Diego Office Of Public Relations

Print Media Coverage (1947-2009)

Printed clippings housed in folders with a table of contents arranged by topic.

Intelligent Island Discourse: Singapore’S Discursive Negotiation With Technology, Alwyn Lim

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

The small nation-state of Singapore has increasingly been referred to in the popular media as the Intelligent Island of the future. With significant state investment in the promotion and dissemination of information-communications technology and attendant social ramifications, this has become an area that can no longer be ignored or taken for granted. This article intends to map the conditions of possibility on which Singapore can be conceived of as an Intelligent Island, in situating the role of information technology and Intelligent Island discourse within the discourses of postcoloniality, technocapitalism, late modernity, and globalization. In particular, this article attempts to show …

The Effect Of Transection Of Innervating Nerve On Spontaneous Electrical Activity Of Myofascial Trigger Spot In Rabbit Skeletal Muscle, Ta-Shen Kuan, Shu-Min Chen, Jo-Tong Chen, Chi-Hsien Chien, Chang-Zern Hong

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

肌筋膜疼痛症候群(MPS)以激痛點(MTrP)的存在為其特徵，局部抽搐反應(LTR)和自發性電位活動(SEA)是激痛點之兩個很重要的客觀性指標。激痛點的基本單元，就是肌筋膜激痛點小點(MTrP locus)，它包含了感覺性成分(感覺小點；或LTR小點)與運動性成分(活動小點；或SEA小點)。在動物實驗中發現，在高於支配該肌肉之下運動神經元處截斷其脊髓後，兔子的LTR在脊髓休克期時會被暫時性地壓抑，可見LTR顯然經由脊髓來做調節。在激痛點裡的SEA，是因為乙醯膽素(Acetylcholine)過量釋放所引起的不正常之終板電位(endplate potentials)。不過，由於SEA的出現率在脊髓截斷後並沒有很明顯的改變，SEA應該不是經由脊髓來做調節。本研究收集了十四隻紐西蘭成兔，來評估所支配之神經被切除後，其對激痛點的SEA所造成的影響。我們在兔子坐骨神經切除前、切除之後、切除後第一天、切除後第二天、切除後第一週、切除後第二週、切除後第三週與切除後第一個月，分別追蹤兔子股二頭肌上SEA的發生率。發現SEA在神經切除後還持續存在約一天，但從切除後第二天開始，SEA就消失不見了，直到本研究追蹤結束時。由本研究的結果可知，SEA的發生，神經脈衝傳導的神經性因素是比較不重要，而神經介質傳導的內分泌性因素則相當重要。此研究更進一步證實肌筋膜激痛點裡的SEA，是運動終板機能障礙所導致的一種局部性的現象。

Ischemic Degeneration Of The Posterior Tibial Tendon In Rabbits, Jeng-Yi Shieh, Tyng-Guey Wang, Jan-Show Chu, Chung-Li Wang

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

脛後肌肌腱斷裂的病態生理現象至今仍未有廣泛的研究。本文的目的乃利用兔子動物模型來探討缺血在脛後肌肌腱退化中可能扮演之角色。我們利用40隻紐西蘭白兔將之分為四組，將一段脛後肌肌腱的內行性與外行性營養供應途徑阻斷其一或同時阻斷，三星期後將此段肌腱取出，做病理學之觀察。實驗結果顯示，缺血的確可以造成兔子脛後肌肌腱的退化甚至斷裂。而肌腱內行性的血流循環乃脛後肌肌腱主要的營養供應途徑，從外面滑膜囊液滲透進入肌腱的養份並不足以維持脛後肌肌腱的完整性。脛後肌肌腱所承受的張力會加重缺血對肌腱所造成的傷害。

Thinking In Multimedia: Research-Based Tips On Designing And Using Interactive Multimedia Curricula., Randy Brown

Journal of Extension

As the use of computers as an educational medium increases, Extension professionals need to be informed about new technology-enhanced methods for use in community-based, educational settings. Interactive multimedia curricula (IMC) have been touted by many as a way to increase learning and facilitate a shift to a more learner-centered educational experience. As with any other educational method, IMC needs to be viewed in a critical fashion. This article addresses the question, "What things seem to make effective IMC?" and presents some research-based recommendations for those using or developing IMC.

Empowering Cooperative Extension Educators For Heart Health Education, Youmasu J. Siewe

Journal of Extension

Extension continues to be guided by its mission of helping people improve their lives through science-based education focused on issues and needs. A current need of Americans is extensive education to reduce the alarming death rate from heart diseases, the leading cause of death in the country. This article provides tools to empower the Extension professional in their role as front-line interventionist to actively participate in the national initiative to reduce the burden of heart diseases among Americans.

Video Ordering Information For Realizing The Impact Of Injection Site Lesions, Clell Bagley

All Current Publications

Injection of almost any drug or solution into the muscles of a food animal will result in scar tissue formation and some residual lesion in those muscle tissues. These lesions are very displeasing to consumers if found in meat products. Their presence also contributes to loss of tenderness for much of the remainder of the cut of meat. If found during processing, the lesions can be trimmed out but this still results in trim loss and increased labor costs for the processor.

Videotape - 'The Milkingschool', Clell Bagley

All Current Publications

We recently produced a videotape here at USU, titled ìThe Milking School.î It contains both English and Spanish language versions (30 and 33 minutes). The videotape is focused on teaching novice personnel how to milk cows. There is a brief overview of milking equipment and a small segment on handling cows. Most of the information is on the step by step procedure of cow preparation and management of the milking equipment on the cow. The goal was to avoid ìtalking heads and show the cows, equipment, workers and very specific steps - and to make it available in Spanish as …

Tree Abuse, Dennis Hinkamp

All Current Publications

No abstract provided.

Volume Change Behavior Of Clay Soils And The Effect On Discrete Fractures, Heather Ann Hall

Dissertations

This study examines the behavior of subsurface fractures in fine-grained soil such as clays in response to changing environmental conditions. Fractures serve as conduits for moisture transfer, which can lead to substantial shrinking and swelling of the surrounding fracture boundary soils. These volume changes, in turn, affect fracture geometry and moisture transmission rates. A new predictive model, termed the 'Fracture Volume Change Model' (FVC Model), has been developed to relate moisture transfer, soil volume change and associated changes in fracture aperture. The model assumes a discrete horizontal fracture in a laterally-infinite, saturated, expansive clay with rigid, outer no-flow boundaries and …

A Dynamical Model Of The Distributed Interaction Of Intracellular Signals, Adrienne C.N. James

Dissertations

A major goal of modern cell biology is to understand the regulation of cell behavior in the reductive terms of all the molecular interactions. This aim is made explicit by the assertion that understanding a cell's response to stimuli requires a full inventory of details. Currently, no satisfactory explanation exists to explain why cells exhibit only a relatively small number of different behavioral modes.

In this thesis, a discrete dynamical model is developed to study interactions between certain types of signaling proteins. The model is generic and "connectionist" in nature and incorporates important concepts from the biology. The emphasis is …

An Investigation Of Centrifugal Blood-Cell Separation, Timothy Edward Roche

Dissertations

This dissertation investigated the centrifugal, batch separation of whole blood into subpopulations of red blood cells (erythrocytes) and white blood cells (leukocytes). Separations took place in a custom-built centrifuge (using a seal-less, anti-twisting feed/withdrawal system) containing, a 25-ml capacity separation chamber. The blood separation chamber had dart-shaped geometry in the radial plane and a constant depth in the axial direction. Separation experiments were performed on whole bovine blood at varying hematocrit, centrifuge speed, and batch duration. A small, companion study of whole human blood separation runs also were conducted; they concentrated on batch duration effect and achieved superior separations.

A …

Predicting Thermodynamic And Transport Parameters For Metal Contaminant Sorption To Hydrated Metal Oxides In Aquatic Systems, Paras Trivedi

Dissertations

Hydrated oxides such as HAO,'HFO, goethite, and BA40 are prevalent in soils and sediments as discrete particles or as coatings. These microporous oxides have large surface areas and high affmity for metal ions, and hence they act as both a sink and a source for anthropogenically released metal contaminants. To better understand risks posed by metals in the environment and to develop effective waste management programs, mechanistic models are needed to accurately predict their fate in soils and sediments.

To achieve this objective, sorption of metal ions Sr, Cd, Zn, Ni, and Ca to these oxides were studied with macroscopic …

Designing Web-Based Adaptive Learning Environment : Distils As An Example, Lilian Cao

Dissertations

In this study, two components are developed for the Web-based adaptive learning: an online Intelligent Tutoring Tool (ITT) and an Adaptive Lecture Guidance (ALG). The ITT provides students timely problem-solving help in a dynamic Web environment. The ALG prevents students from being disoriented when a new domain is presented using Web technology. A prototype, Distributed Intelligent Learning System (DISTILS), has been implemented in a general chemistry laboratory domain.

In DISTILS, students interact with the ITT through a Web browser. When a student selects a problem, the problem is formatted and displayed in the user interface for the student to solve. …

Nucleus 2001: Hit The Ground Running, New Jersey Institute Of Technology

Yearbooks

This is a digitized, downloadable version of the New Jersey Institute of Technology Nucleus.

The Murray Ledger And Times, May 31, 2001, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Spectator 2001-05-31, Editors Of The Spectator

The Spectator

No abstract provided.

A Laboratory And Field Study Of The Attenuation Of Sound Intensity Using A Whistle As The Sonic Generator, Navneet Kumar

Theses

This study investigated the attenuation of sound intensity using a whistle as the sonic generator along with the detailed analysis of all the previous studies. Attenuation of sound in air studies were performed in Otto H. York Center for Environmental Engineering and Science at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Sound attenuation through air was measured by doubling the distance for each of five whistles. It was concluded that Whistle No.5 gives the highest sound intensity of 140.54 dB at a distance of 0.75 ft , the closest distance used for measurement, at a air flow rate of 7.5 SCFM. These …

Simulation Modeling For Integrated E-Supply Chain Management, Pornsarun Wirojanagud

Theses

E-supply chain management is an emerging area of interest as companies begin to explore the Internet's potential to restructure supply chain relationships. The environmental impact of e-supply chain management is a critical issue towards sustainability. This thesis discusses and models an integrated e-supply chain network accounting for material and information flows throughout the supply chain in order to analyze the environmental implications and tradeoffis with other system characteristics. The network structure has complex interactions between various entities. In order to understand and analyze dynamic performance, a discrete-event simulation approach is utilized. An integrated tool was developed using the Arena simulation …

Benthic Communities In Spartina Alterniflora And Phragmites Australis Dominated Salt Marshes, Catherine E. Yuhas

Theses

The benthic communities were investigated in Phragmites australis and Spartina altemiflora salt marshes, conducted in natural and mitigated salt marshes located in a highly urbanized area, the Hackensack Meadowlands, New Jersey. Benthic samples were taken with a 5-centimeter core at two habitats, the creek bank and the edge of the vegetation in the low marsh zone. Salinity levels and textural and structural sediment characteristics were also collected at each site. A recolonization experiment that utilized sediment from an undisturbed and uncontaminated salt marsh was conducted to determine if substrate is important in benthic colonization. The results suggest that there were …

Partial Characterization Of Extruded Collagen Tubes With Varied Material Deposition And Orientation Based On Rotation Rate And Linear Draw Speed, Richard Peter Hoppe

Theses

This study established protocols for extrusion of collagen tubes from an extruder made by the ZOKO Corporation of Czechoslovakia. Using a viscous collagen base material, collagen tubes can be formed with changes in rotation rates from 0 rpm to 260 rpm and linear draw speeds from 383 mm/min to 1270 mm/min with a constant extrusion rate of 50 cm²/min. These tubes, with further research and treatment, can be used for various medical applications including vascular implants and nerve conduits.

Post-extrusion, chemical crosslinking of the collagen increased the cohesiveness and mechanical integrity of the tubes. Microscopic photographs confirmed higher …

May 31, 2001, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

May 30, 2001 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

Independent- May 30, 2001, Scott Plencner

The Independent (1988-present)

No abstract provided.

Density Of Prairie Skinks (Eumeces Septentrionalis) In Old-Field Habitats, William C. Pitt

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

From 1996–1998 I estimated the density of prairie skinks (Eumeces septentrionalis) in old fields and evaluated the influence of habitat characteristics on density. I estimated prairie skink density from a trapping grid using a mark-recapture method in seven old fields. For each field I estimated arthropod density, percent plant cover and recorded field age and if the field had been burned in the last 5 y. Arthropod density was highly variable among years and fields. Percent plant cover did not explain this variation, as it varied little among fields and years. Prairie skink density ranged from 58–206 adults …

Ke Alaka'i, Vol. 65, No. 21 (2001-05-30), Brigham Young University Hawaii

Ke Alaka'i

No abstract provided.