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Ethnicity And Infant Mortality In Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case Of Ghana, Stephen Obeng Gyimah

PSC Discussion Papers Series

This study is premised on the hypothesis that ethnic specific socio-cultural practices such as dietary taboos and food avoidances on mothers and infants, as well as perceptions of disease aetiology and treatment patterns may be salient to infant mortality differentials in Ghana. To inform policy the paper explores if there are significant ethnic differences in the risk of infant death, and whether such differences are due to intrinsic cultural norms or socio-economic disparities. Using data on 3298 recent births from the 1998 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, the bivariate results indicated significant ethnic differences. Relative to Asante children, the risk …

The Roles Of Companions In Geriatric Patient–Interdisciplinary Oncology Team Interactions, Laura L. Ellingson

Gender and Sexuality Studies

This study examined companions' roles in interactions between patients and interdisciplinary geriatric oncology team members. Companions' roles identified include memory aid, emotional support, transcriber, aid in decision making, companionship, elaboration, advocate for patient, and interpreter. Specific patterns of variability of roles across team member disciplines include relatively passive companions who performed more active roles with physician, relatively active companions who performed more passive roles with physician, and relatively passive companions who performed more active roles when particular topics were raised, regardless of team discipline. Two patterns of stability across interactions emerged: consistently active or passive.

Confirmatory Factor Analysis Of The Behavior Rating Inventory Of Executive Function (Brief) In A Clinical Sample, G. G. Gioia, P. K. Isquith, P. D. Retzlaff, K. A. Espy

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory: Faculty Publications

Evidence for the validity of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF; Gioia, Isquith, Guy, & Kenworthy, 2000) based on internal structure was examined in a sample of children with mixed clinical diagnoses via maximum likelihood confirmatory factor analysis. Four alternative factor models of children's executive function, based on current theories that posit a unidimensional versus fractionated model (Rabbitt, 1997; Shallice & Burgess, 1991), using the revised 9-scale BRIEF configuration that separates two components of the Monitor scale, were examined for model fit. A 3-factor structure best modeled the data when compared directly with 1-, 2-, and 4-factor models. …

"Getting Into The Mouths" Of Preschoolers: A Method For Obtaining Buccal Samples For Later Genotyping, K. A. Espy, A. F. Hamby

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory: Faculty Publications

A new procedure is described by which to obtain buccal samples from preschool children for research investigations that include genotyping. Called the "Lollipop Tasting Game", the procedure involves three mason jars which were filled about halfway with water. Granulated sugar was added to each jar to make a noticeably sweet solution. Red food coloring was added to the first jar, a small bit of reconstituted lemon juice and yellow food coloring were added to the second jar, and finally, a bit of vanilla and blue food coloring were added to the last jar. The examiner dips cotton swabs in the …

Nebraska Moves Back On Track, John Austin, Nebraska Business Forecast Council

Business in Nebraska

Nebraska did not fully partake in the 2001 national recession , but growth rates in retail sales, employment, and personal income were reduced. The reductions were due to a variety of causes that often were specific to a sector or group of sectors of economic activity. In some cases the growth in employment was restrained by labor availability. In other cases employment growth was restrained by the slow growth and recession in the national economy, especially its manufacturing sector. A falloff in tourism following the events of September 11 was partly to blame for the falloff in the growth rate …

Pacific Rx Tracts: November/December 2002, Jorge Abaunza, Genevieve Abdel Malik, Alex Chan, Jinni Chow

Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy

Newsletter published by students of UOP's Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, containing articles on medical studies, drug trials, and other industry-related topics.

19th Annual Reception Bibliography, 2001-2002, Leonard H. Axe Library

Bibliographies

Since 1984, Leonard H. Axe Library at Pittsburg State University has honored book authors and other creators for their outstanding scholarship and contributions to their fields.

The Murray State News, November 1, 2002, The Murray State News

Murray State University Collection

No abstract provided.

0508 The Continuing Examination Of The Treatment Of Persons With Mental Illness Who Are Involved In The Criminal Justice System, Colorado Legislative Council

All Publications (Colorado Legislative Council)

No abstract provided.

0509 Police Officers' And Firefighters' Pension Reform Commission, Colorado Legislative Council

All Publications (Colorado Legislative Council)

No abstract provided.

0511 Water Resources Review Committee, Colorado Legislative Council

All Publications (Colorado Legislative Council)

No abstract provided.

0512 Welfare Reform Oversight Committee, Colorado Legislative Council

All Publications (Colorado Legislative Council)

No abstract provided.

Homosexuality In India: Past And Present, Ruth Vanita

Global Humanities and Religions Faculty Publications

When I was active in the women’s movement in Delhi from 1978 to 1990 as founding coeditor of Manushi, India’s first feminist journal, homosexuality was rarely if ever discussed in left-wing, civil rights, or women’s movements, or at Delhi University, where I taught. Among the earliest newspaper reports I saw on the subject were those about female couples committing suicide, leaving behind notes declaring their undying love. In 1987, the wedding of two female police constables, Leela and Urmila, in central India, made national headlines and led to a debate on lesbianism. The women married each other outside the ambit …

Curricular Affairs Committee Report #407, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Committee Reports and Appendices

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes Nov 1, 2002, A-State Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

Meeting minutes for the Faculty Senate held on November 1, 2002.

What's Happening: November, 2002, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

Nitrogen Loading Into An Urban Estuary: Lake Pontchartrain (Louisiana, U.S.A.), R. Eugene Turner, Q. Dortch, Dubravko Justic, Erick M. Swenson

Faculty Publications

We constructed a nitrogen loading budget for the Lake Pontchartrain watershed located north of New Orleans, Louisiana (U.S.A.). Water quality measurements, discharge estimates, and literature values were used to establish the annual and seasonal variations in loading rates for total nitrogen and nitrate. The relatively stable annual loadings (million kg N) are about 10× that of the pre-settlement nitrogen loading, and come from atmosphere (1.3), the watershed (7.8), pumped urban runoff from New Orleans (1.0), and leakage through the Bonnet Carré flood control structure (0.5–0.9). Relatively minor additional amounts come from nitrogen fixation in the Lake. Occasional openings of the …

Table Of Contents, Depaul College Of Law

DePaul Journal of Health Care Law

No abstract provided.

New York's Do-Not-Resuscitate Law: Groundbreaking Protection Of Patient Autonomy Or A Physician's Right To Make Medical Futility Determinations?, Edward F. Mcardle

DePaul Journal of Health Care Law

No abstract provided.

A Sight Of Relief: Invalidating Cadaveric Corneal Donation Laws Via The Free Exercise Clause, Khalil Jaafar Khalil

DePaul Journal of Health Care Law

No abstract provided.

Case Briefs, Depaul College Of Law

DePaul Journal of Health Care Law

No abstract provided.

Profile, Fall 2002

Alumni Magazines

No abstract provided.

Cropwatch No. 2002-25, Nov. 1 ,2002, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Management tips…………..230

New publications …………..230

Harvest update…………..230

Farm bill satellite conference …………..231

Crop insurance workshop…………..231

Pesticide regulation changes/training ops…………..232

Research symposium…………..233

Water quality project…………..234

Weed science conference…………..234

Soybean Expo…………..234

Ag cooperatives…………..235

Agronomy classes…………..235

No-till yield results…………..236

ICM December meeting…………..236

2002 Vol. 51 No. 3, Cleveland-Marshall College Of Law

2000s

No abstract provided.

A Survey Of Health Services And Identification Of Needs For Asian American Elderly Women In The Greater Boston Area, Connie S. Chan, Lin Zhan

Institute for Asian American Studies Publications

Over one hundred Asian American and mainstream health care providers in the greater Boston area were surveyed for this study. The authors have identified critical gaps in services for elderly Asian American women.

Comparisons Of American, Israeli, Italian And Mexican Physicians And Nurses On The Total And Factor Scores Of The Jefferson Scale Of Attitudes Toward Physician-Nurse Collaborative Relationships, Mohammadreza Hojat, Joseph S. Gonnella, Thomas J. Nasca, Sylvia K. Fields, Americo Cicchetti, Alessandra Lo Scalzo, Francesco Taroni, Anna Maria Vincenza Amicosante, Manuela Macinati, Massimo Tangucci, Carlo Liva, Gualtiero Ricciardi, Schmuel Eidelman, Hanna Admi, Hana Geva, Tanya Mashiach, Gideon Alroy, Adelina Alcorta-Gonzalez, David Ibarra, Antonio Torres-Ruiz

CRMEHC Faculty Papers

This cross-cultural study was designed to compare the attitudes of physicians and nurses toward physician–nurse collaboration in the United States, Israel, Italy and Mexico. Total participants were 2522 physicians and nurses who completed the Jefferson Scale of Attitudes Toward Physician–Nurse Collaboration (15 Likert-type items, (Hojat et al., Evaluation and the Health Professions 22 (1999a) 208; Nursing Research 50 (2001) 123). They were compared on the total scores and four factors of the Jefferson Scale (shared education and team work, caring as opposed to curing, nurses, autonomy, physicians’ dominance). Results showed inter- and intra-cultural similarities and differences among the study groups …

Data Summary From The Tampa Bay Interagency Seagrass Monitoring Program Through The Year 2001, Roger Johansson, Walt Avery

Reports

This paper presents a general overview of the Tampa Bay Interagency Seagrass Monitoring Program and results concerning seagrass distribution within Tampa Bay. Further, a summary of trends in areal coverage and major changes in species composition observed during the course of the monitoring program are also included. Data collected during the course of the program pertaining to water quality, sediment composition, and epiphytes are not discussed within this report. All inf

Building Transit Oriented Development In Established Communities, Sara J. Hendricks, Julie Goodwill

CUTR Research Reports

This report provides a synthesis of the steps that established car oriented communities have taken to transform into transit oriented communities. The report identifies several approaches, such as the use of transit oriented design, focusing transit oriented development (TOD) around park-and-ride lots, malting changes to land development regulations, parking management, offering development incentives, coordinating stakeholders, incorporating transit into future development/redevelopment, crafting TOD design guidelines, predesignating transit corridors, ensuring pedestrian and bicycle access, adapting transit services to the needs of suburban-style communities, offering location efficient mortgages and ideas for dealing with community resistance toward applying transit friendly measures to car oriented …

Us And European Trends And Policies Regarding Organic Agriculture, Thomas L. Dobbs

Economics Commentator (1972- 2016)

No abstract provided.

College Voice Vol. 26 No. 8, Connecticut College

2002-2003

No abstract provided.