Digital Commons Network^™

2001 Annual Report, Various Authors

Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

08/06/2002 - Eiu Welcomes New Eta Sigma Gamma Initiates.Pdf, University Marketing And Communications

2002

No abstract provided.

Unh President Shares University Priorities With Legislators, Lori Gula

Media Relations

No abstract provided.

Method And System For Knowledge Guided Hyperintensity Detection And Volumetric Measurement, Karen M. Gosche

USF Patents

An automated method and/or system for identifying suspected lesions in a brain is provided. A processor (a) provides a magnetic resonance image (MRI) of a patient's head, including a plurality of slices of the patient's head, which MRI comprises a multispectral data set that can be displayed as an image of varying pixel intensities. The processor (b) identifies a brain area within each slice to provide a plurality of masked images of intracranial tissue. The processor (c) applies a segmentation technique to at least one of the masked images to classify the varying pixel intensities into separate groupings, which potentially …

A Study On Intercollegiate Athletics: Should Student-Athletes Receive Pay For Play?, Darryl Matus

Graduate Student Dissertations, Theses, Capstones, and Portfolios

As can be said for many organizations, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) will have many issues to contend with in the 21' century. New rules and regulations have been implemented over the past 10 years among all three divisions. Different and similar issues face all universities and colleges holding membership in the Association, which is based in Indianapolis, Indiana. One of the major issues facing the NCAA is whether student-athletes should be paid for their services due to the commercialization that has taken place over the past 25 years.

All NCAA sponsored sports are amateur based. However, with many …

News Release: “The Blue Foundation For A Healthy Florida Awards Philanthropic Grants: Eleven Florida Non-Profits Receive $497,480, The Blue Foundation For A Healthy Florida

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

No abstract provided.

Mr. Frank Edward Sabb

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Usa V. Zats

2002 Decisions

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Ada News - 08/05/2002, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 And Calcium Signaling In Retinal Amacrine Cells, Romina Sosa, Brian Hoffpauir, Michele L. Rankin, Richard C. Bruch, Evanna L. Gleason

Faculty Publications

To begin to understand the modulatory role of glutamate in the inner retina, we examined the mechanisms underlying metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5)-dependent Ca2+ elevations in cultured GABAergic amacrine cells. A partial sequence of chicken retinal mGluR5 encompassing intracellular loops 2 and 3 suggests that it can couple to both Gq and Gs. Selective activation of mGluR5 stimulated Ca2+ elevations that varied in waveform from cell to cell. Experiments using high external K+ revealed that the mGluR5-dependent Ca2+ elevations are distinctive in amplitude and time course from those engendered by depolarization. Experiments with a Ca2+-free external solution demonstrated that the …

Monitor Newsletter August 05, 2002, Bowling Green State University

Monitor

Official Publication of Bowling Green State University for Faculty and Staff

Deadly Russian Roulette On The Fields Of Sport, Rick Burton

Sport Management - All Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Perceived Stress In The Field Of Athletic Training, Gregory R. Burnett

Graduate Student Dissertations, Theses, Capstones, and Portfolios

The purpose of this study was to determine the significance of the relationships between the three personal/situational variables and perceived stress, from R.E. Smith's model, and how it related to the field of athletic training (Hendrix, et al., 140).

The hypothesis for this study stated that perceived stress levels were more significantly related to hardiness and social support levels than to relevant work-related issue levels (i.e. athletic training issues) as they relate to the field of athletic training. Conversely, athletic training issues play a less significant role in perceived stress levels.

Results from the study indicated that a fairly strong …

Bjc Today

BJC Today

No abstract provided.

Cataloging Of Historical And Current Legislative Decisions, Medical Practices And Agency Policies Regarding Fas, Alexandra Edwards

ISER Reports

As part of the conditions of funding the statewide Alaska FAS Prevention Project, SAMHSA requested that the project be evaluated by an independent team of evaluators. This evaluation contract was awarded to the Center for Human Development (CHD) at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA), with the request that the evaluation be conducted by an interdisciplinary team of evaluators from across the UAA campus. Staff at CHD subsequently selected various professionals from the UAA community to build the Evaluation Team and to divide the work involved in the evaluation of the FAS Prevention Project. The FAS Project Principal Evaluation Team …

A Metadata Approach To Preservation Of Digital Resources: The University Of North Texas Libraries' Experience, Daniel Gelaw Alemneh, Samantha K. Hastings, Cathy Hartman

Faculty Publications

Preserving long-term access to digital information resources is one of the key challenges facing libraries and information centers today. The University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries has entered into partnership agreements with federal and state agencies to ensure permanent storage and public access to a variety of government information sources. As digital resource preservation encompasses a wide variety of interrelated activities, the UNT Libraries are taking a phased approach to ensure the long-term access to its digital resources. Formulation of preservation policy and creation of preservation metadata for electronic files and digital collections are among the most important steps. This …

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, August 4, 2002, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2002

No abstract provided.

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, August 4, 2002, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2002

No abstract provided.

La Salud Ocupacional En La Fábrica De Quesos Productores De Monteverde, August 4, 2002, María Teresa Fregoso, Idalia Aracely Rodríguez Ayala, Nancy Romano

Monteverde Institute: Culture, Community, and Health

An occupational risk assessment of the Monteverde Cheese Factory. Our group was asked to do a basic risk assessment of the Productores de Monteverde, S.A. (cheese factory) to identify occupational risks and make recommendations for a safer work environment. We did observations of five areas in the plant: milk receiving, main plant, warehouse, offices and maintenance areas from July 2 to July 28, 2002. We also asked workers to fill out a questionnaire asking about their perceptions of work training, risks and possible solutions to workplace hazards. Along with the questionnaires, we did sixteen informal interviews asking workers how they …

Acceso Al Servicio De Atención Prenatal Para Las Mujeres De La Zona De Monteverde Hasta El Momento Del Parto, August 4, 2002, Johanna D’Epiro, Aaron Lampkin, Loralee Trocio, Jaime Wilke

Monteverde Institute: Culture, Community, and Health

Retrospective, exploratory study of access and utilization of health care services for pregnant women in the Monteverde Community. The purpose of this analysis is to conduct a retrospective, exploratory study of access and utilization of health care services from the prenatal period through parturition in the Monteverde Community. Initial interviews indicated that although universal health care is available to all women in the Monteverde zone through the CAJA, many women were not satisfied with the services they received and still others chose private physicians for care. A quantitative survey tool was utilized to assess the satisfaction of women with clinic …

Valorando La Seguridad Alimenticia En La Zona De Monteverde: Un Acercamiento Del Método Múltiple, August 4, 2002, Jennifer Andia, Emilie Davis, Rebecca Klein, Elisabeth Wirsing

Monteverde Institute: Culture, Community, and Health

A multi-method assessment on food security in the Monteverde Zone. Our research focused on food insecurity and perceptions of nutrition and food resources in the Monteverde Zone. Information was collected through various methods, including an anthropometric assessment of nutritional status in San Luis, semi-structured interviews with mothers regarding what foods are considered healthy and what they feed their children, sixty-seven returned Radimer/Cornell Measure of Hunger and Food Insecurity Scales, and a focus group with seven mothers of young children concerning the idea of a community garden. A priority of the research was exploring solutions to improving nutrition and access to …

Occupational Health In The Productores De Monteverde Cheese Factory, August 4, 2002, María Teresa Fregoso, Idalia Aracely Rodríguez, Nancy Romano

Monteverde Institute: Culture, Community, and Health

An occupational risk assessment of the Monteverde Cheese Factory. Our group was asked to do a basic risk assessment of the Productores de Monteverde, S.A. (cheese factory) to identify occupational risks and make recommendations for a safer work environment. We did observations of five areas in the plant: milk receiving, main plant, warehouse, offices and maintenance areas from July 2 to July 28, 2002. We also asked workers to fill out a questionnaire asking about their perceptions of work training, risks and possible solutions to workplace hazards. Along with the questionnaires, we did sixteen informal interviews asking workers how they …

Women’S Access And Utilization Of Health Care Services From The Pre-Natal Period Through Parturition In The Monteverde Zone Phase Ii, August 4, 2002, Johanna Friend D’Epiro, Aaron Lampkin, Loralee Trocio, Jaime Wilke

Monteverde Institute: Culture, Community, and Health

Follow up study of access and utilization of health care services for pregnant women in the Monteverde Community. Following the initial exploratory study entitled Women's Access and Utilization of Health Care Services from Pre-natal Period through Parturition in the Monteverde, Zone, this phase of research focused on two areas which had been targeted for follow' up. Using semi-structured interviews and reassessing the original data, the topics of standard of care during pregnancy and birth histories were examined. This included a brief historical review of obstetric care and medical transportation from The Monteverde area. Three medical personnel and four additional women …

Una Investigación Preliminar Sobre Los Efectos De La Industria Turística En La Zona De Monteverde, Costa Rica, August 4, 2002, Urinda Alamo, Marcela Tamayo, Victor Polanco, Kelly Benjamin, Mwenza Blell

Monteverde Institute: Culture, Community, and Health

A preliminary investigation of the effects of the transformation on the community due to tourism. In recent years the economic structure of Costa Rica’s Monteverde zone (Santa Elena, Cerro Plano, Monteverde) has been transformed from one based on agriculture and dairy to one based on tourism. The goal of our project is to provide a preliminary investigation of the effects of this transformation on the community. Prior to beginning our research, we identified several possible effects of tourism on the area. These possible effects consisted of economic and cultural shifts, contamination of the water supply, decreased air quality, an increase …

Acceso Y Utilización A Los Servicios De Salud Para Las Mujeres En Los Periodos Prenatales Hasta El Momento De Los Partos En La Zona De Monteverde Segunda Fase, August 4, 2002, Johanna D’Epiro, Aaron Lampkin, Loralee Trocio, Jaime Wilke

Monteverde Institute: Culture, Community, and Health

Retrospective, exploratory study of access and utilization of health care services for pregnant women in the Monteverde Community. Following the initial exploratory study entitled Women's Access and Utilization of Health Care Services from Pre-natal Period through Parturition in the Monteverde, Zone, this phase of research focused on two areas which had been targeted for follow' up. Using semi-structured interviews and reassessing the original data, the topics of standard of care during pregnancy and birth histories were examined. This included a brief historical review of obstetric care and medical transportation from The Monteverde area. Three medical personnel and four additional women …

Women’S Access And Utilization Of Health Care Services From Pre-Natal Period Through Parturition In The Monteverde Zone, August 4, 2002, Johanna D’Epiro, Aaron Lampkin, Loralee Trocio, Jaime Wilke

Monteverde Institute: Culture, Community, and Health

Retrospective, exploratory study of access and utilization of health care services for pregnant women in the Monteverde Community. The purpose of this analysis is to conduct a retrospective, exploratory study of access and utilization of health care services from the prenatal period through parturition in the Monteverde Community. Initial interviews indicated that although universal health care is available to all women in the Monteverde zone through the CAJA, many women were not satisfied with the services they received and still others chose private physicians for care. A quantitative survey tool was utilized to assess the satisfaction of women with clinic …

Recreation Options For Youth In The Monteverde Region, August 4, 2002, Lauren Schmidt, Allison Hayes, Sarah Adkins, Nihal Hassan

Monteverde Institute: Culture, Community, and Health

A study on the recreation and activity opportunities for the youth in the MonteverdeZone. In an open community meeting held Monday, July 1, 2002, members of the community in the Monteverde Zone (including Monteverde, Cerro Plano, Santa Elena, San Luis and Los Llanos), stressed that one of the major problems the community is facing is a lack of recreational activities for youth. They emphasized the fact that drugs and teenage pregnancies are an issue here in the Monteverde Zone, and it is their opinion that the lack of positive activities for youth has a direct correlation. The research team had …

Women’S Access And Organization Of Health Care Services From Pre-Natal Period Through Parturition In The Monteverde Community Phase I [Powerpoint], August 4, 2002, Johanna D’Epiro, Aaron Lampkin, Loralee Trocio, Jaime Wilke

Monteverde Institute: Culture, Community, and Health

Retrospective, exploratory study of access and utilization of health care services for pregnant women in the Monteverde Community.

Assessing Food Security In The Monteverde Zone: A Multi-Method Approach, August 4, 2002, Jennifer Andia, Emilie Davis, Rebecca Klein, Elisabeth Wirsing

Monteverde Institute: Culture, Community, and Health

A multi-method assessment on food security in the Monteverde Zone. Our research focused on food insecurity and perceptions of nutrition and food resources in the Monteverde Zone. Information was collected through various methods, including an anthropometric assessment of nutritional status in San Luis, semi-structured interviews with mothers regarding what foods are considered healthy and what they feed their children, sixty-seven returned Radimer/Cornell Measure of Hunger and Food Insecurity Scales, and a focus group with seven mothers of young children concerning the idea of a community garden. A priority of the research was exploring solutions to improving nutrition and access to …

A Preliminary Investigation Of The Effects Of The Tourist Industry On The Monteverde, Costa Rica Region, August 4, 2002, Urinda Alamo Hernández, Kelly Benjamín, Mwenza Blell, Victor Polanco, Marcela Tamayo Ortiz

Monteverde Institute: Culture, Community, and Health

A preliminary investigation of the effects of the transformation on the community due to tourism. In recent years the economic structure of Costa Rica’s Monteverde zone (Santa Elena, Cerro Plano, Monteverde) has been transformed from one based on agriculture and dairy to one based on tourism. The goal of our project is to provide a preliminary investigation of the effects of this transformation on the community. Prior to beginning our research, we identified several possible effects of tourism on the area. These possible effects consisted of economic and cultural shifts, contamination of the water supply, decreased air quality, an increase …