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Remedies For The Obesity Epidemic: Can We Afford Them? Do We Want Them?, Sheila P. Davis Jan 2004

Remedies For The Obesity Epidemic: Can We Afford Them? Do We Want Them?, Sheila P. Davis

Journal of Health Ethics

This paper challenges readers to consider the ethical principle of beneficence, the moral obligation to act for the benefit of others, in addressing the obesity epidemic. One thought provoking question asked is: are we ready to trade jobs for lives if obesity reduction resulted in a significant revenue loss? Currently, the obesity epidemic is estimated to cost $117 billion annually. Stated differently, this epidemic possibly generates $117 billion annually. Readers are warned that unless drastic, wide sweeping efforts are instigated on a societal scale, the obesity epidemic will win out. This is especially pertinent for children. Epidemiologists have determined that …

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Universal Healthcare In America, Sandra Carr Hayes Jan 2004

Universal Healthcare In America, Sandra Carr Hayes

Journal of Health Ethics

Lack of health care insurance, once thought to be a problem of the poor, and has now begun to affect a new population- the middle class. The major factors contributing to this are increased deductibles and co-payments, cost shifting and the introduction of managed care networks. The idea of a universal health plan has been introduced several times over the last few decades. With the introduction of Medicare and Medicaid came the promise of a more inclusive health care plan for all Americans. However, Medicare and Medicaid remain largely unchanged from what they were when they were first introduced in …

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Workers' Compensation For Occupational Hearing Loss: What We Know Or Don't Know, Rebecca Zellmer Jan 2004

Workers' Compensation For Occupational Hearing Loss: What We Know Or Don't Know, Rebecca Zellmer

Independent Studies and Capstones

This papers looks at workers' compensation laws for each state to determine if there have been any updates in the laws since a 2000 survey by Dobie and Megerson. The study also examines what information is available to audiologists testing patients in workers' compensation claims.

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Csusb Statistical Factbook (2004), California State University, San Bernardino Jan 2004

Csusb Statistical Factbook (2004), California State University, San Bernardino

CSUSB Statistical Factbook

No abstract provided.

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Prison Power Corrupts Absolutely: Exploring The Phenomenon Of Prison Guard Brutality And The Need To Develop A System Of Accountability, Andrea Jacobs Jan 2004

Prison Power Corrupts Absolutely: Exploring The Phenomenon Of Prison Guard Brutality And The Need To Develop A System Of Accountability, Andrea Jacobs

California Western Law Review

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Long Island Historical Journal, Volume 16, Numbers 1-2 (Fall 2003/Spring 2004), The Center For Regional Policy Studies And Department Of History, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook Ny Jan 2004

Long Island Historical Journal, Volume 16, Numbers 1-2 (Fall 2003/Spring 2004), The Center For Regional Policy Studies And Department Of History, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook Ny

Long Island Historical Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS - FEATURE ARTICLES: Crossing the Sound: The Rise of Atlantic American Communities on Eastern Long Island during the Seventeenth Century by Faren R. Siminoff - 1 / Shifting Sands: Long Island’s Barrier Beaches by Marsha L. Hamilton - 15 / Central Suffolk Pine Barrens Preservation - Part One by Lee E. Koppelman - 35 / Military Training at Camp Upton During The Great War: The Diary of Oscar I. Ostrow edited by Margery Cohen-Willard Introduction by Charles F. Howlett - 55 / A Brief History of the Nassau Hub: The Evolution of an “Old Line” Suburb by …

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Teen Health Web Sites, Carol Watwood Jan 2004

Teen Health Web Sites, Carol Watwood

DLPS Faculty Publications

Teens, like other age groups, often use the World Wide Web to search for health information. The health-related needs and interests of teens differ somewhat from other age groups. Good health Web sites for teens are hard to construct. Health Web sites for older teens may include content inappropriate for some school and library settings. No single site can be recommended overall. The age of users and the setting in which the information is to be used are important considerations.

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Wallace, Alfred Russel (1823-1913), Charles H. Smith Jan 2004

Wallace, Alfred Russel (1823-1913), Charles H. Smith

DLPS Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

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Behavioral Intervention And Prevention Of Feeding Difficulties In Infants And Toddlers, Mary Louise Kerwin, P. S. Eicher Jan 2004

Behavioral Intervention And Prevention Of Feeding Difficulties In Infants And Toddlers, Mary Louise Kerwin, P. S. Eicher

College of Science & Mathematics Departmental Research

Although eating is considered an automatic physiologic process, many children experience feeding difficulties. The purpose of this paper is to provide a framework for assessment, treatment and prevention of feeding difficulties in children. Identification and treatment of any factors actively interfering with feeding success is a critical cornerstone for effective behavioral interventions for feeding. Using variables that comprise the structure of a meal, this paper discusses how these variables might be manipulated in behavioral interventions for feeding problems. Recommendations for prevention of feeding problems are also presented.

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Mexican-American Learning Styles In A Socioliterate Approach To Writing For English Learners, Natalia Pedersen Jan 2004

Mexican-American Learning Styles In A Socioliterate Approach To Writing For English Learners, Natalia Pedersen

Theses Digitization Project

The primary goal of this project is to provide a unit of instruction that addresses the critical English skills of oracy, writing, and intercultural proficiency. The curriculum features the social-construction-of-knowledge approach and the socioliterate approach. In addition, it includes an emphasis on Mexican-American values, learning styles, and intercultural communication, showing how they are interrelated and how they affect oral and written language proficiency and intercultural communication competence.

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The Policy Implications Of The No Child Left Behind Act For English Language Learners, Jacqueline Elena Arroyo De Romano Jan 2004

The Policy Implications Of The No Child Left Behind Act For English Language Learners, Jacqueline Elena Arroyo De Romano

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to present and analyze the political implications and the effects of the No Child Left Behind Act and its effects on English language learners.

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The Threat Of Cyberterrorism: Contemporary Consequences And Prescriptions, Galen Asher Thomas Stocking Jan 2004

The Threat Of Cyberterrorism: Contemporary Consequences And Prescriptions, Galen Asher Thomas Stocking

Theses Digitization Project

This study researches the varying threats that emanate from terrorists who carry their activity into the online arena. It examines several elements of this threat, including virtual to virtual attacks and threats to critical infrastructure that can be traced to online sources. It then reports on the methods that terrorists employ in using information technology such as the internet for propaganda and other communication purposes. It discusses how the United States government has responded to these problems, and concludes with recommendations for best practices.

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Correlations Between Stigma And Self-Esteem In Mental Health Consumers, Marilyn Dee Pitts Jan 2004

Correlations Between Stigma And Self-Esteem In Mental Health Consumers, Marilyn Dee Pitts

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to measure correlations of stigma with self-esteem among individuals who are receiving treatment for a mental illness.

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Implications Of A National Immunization Registry An Alliance To Win The Race For The Future Care And Accuracy Of Pediatric Immunization, Shoaib Chotoo Patail Jan 2004

Implications Of A National Immunization Registry An Alliance To Win The Race For The Future Care And Accuracy Of Pediatric Immunization, Shoaib Chotoo Patail

Theses Digitization Project

This project examines the role of immunization registries and their effect on a health care delivery system. Recent efforts to attain coverage of child populations by recommended vaccines have included initiatives by federal and state agencies, as well as private foundations, to develop and implement statewide community-based childhood immunization registries.

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The Effects Of Cooperative Learning On Student Attitude And Achievement In A Middle School Science Classroom, Elizabeth Ann Krome Jan 2004

The Effects Of Cooperative Learning On Student Attitude And Achievement In A Middle School Science Classroom, Elizabeth Ann Krome

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project was to test the hypothesis that student enthusiasm, participation, and comprehension would increase when using cooperative learning techniques in a classroom context.

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Maternal Parentification Of Siblings In Families With Or Without A Child With A Developmental Disability, Christine Paras Benitez Jan 2004

Maternal Parentification Of Siblings In Families With Or Without A Child With A Developmental Disability, Christine Paras Benitez

Theses Digitization Project

The lives of family members of a child with a developmental disability are typically influenced by acute as well as chronic stressful events. These families are compared to families of typically developing children. In order for a family with a child with a developmental disability to function as effectively as possible, it may be necessary to renegotiate and reassign traditional family roles of parent, spouse, brother and sister.

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Perceptions Of Childcare Workers About Components Of Effective Care In Group Homes, Vanessa Evette Moreno, Tyler Scott St. Clair Jan 2004

Perceptions Of Childcare Workers About Components Of Effective Care In Group Homes, Vanessa Evette Moreno, Tyler Scott St. Clair

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of care proviided to children in group homes in San Bernardino County. In an effort to better understand the effetiveness of care, childcare workers were interviewed on their perceptions of the components of effective care for children in group homes.

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The Other Within The Other: Chicana/O Literature, Composition Theory, And The New Mestizaje, Charles Ray Murillo Jan 2004

The Other Within The Other: Chicana/O Literature, Composition Theory, And The New Mestizaje, Charles Ray Murillo

Theses Digitization Project

In this thesis the author explores the notion that American Chicana/o literature serves as an interactive pedagogical site that nurtures a blend of academic and street discourse, proposing the writing of those who exist on the "downside" of the border of non-standard English and academic discourse-basic writers be acknowledged.

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Creating Community Through Communication: The Case Of East Desert Unified School District, Michelle Elizabeth Shader Jan 2004

Creating Community Through Communication: The Case Of East Desert Unified School District, Michelle Elizabeth Shader

Theses Digitization Project

East Desert Unified School District (EDUSD) serves many immigrant, migrant, and first generation students. The objective of this thesis is to identify the community processes and channels used that it serves. Organizationally, the interractions between the district and its communities will be studied from a systems perspective. Intercultural communication theories and organizational communication theories provide lenses for examining the communication processes occuring between the communbity and organization within the district, the parents resource service center alone with children and Family Services are grant supported and provide outreach services to community members.

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The Ideal Asset/Liability Model For Credit Unions (With Assets Between $100 - $500 Million), David Alan Kennedy Jan 2004

The Ideal Asset/Liability Model For Credit Unions (With Assets Between $100 - $500 Million), David Alan Kennedy

Theses Digitization Project

This project focused on developing the ideal Asset / Liability Model for credit unions with assets between one hundred million and five hundred million dollars. Ideally the model should be closely aligned with that of a successful credit union at the high end of this range. SELCO Community Credit Union of Eugene Oregon was used in creating the model.

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A Java Image Editor And Enhancer, Lalitha Darbhamulla Jan 2004

A Java Image Editor And Enhancer, Lalitha Darbhamulla

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project is to develop a Java Applet that provides all the tools needed for creating image fantasies. It lets the user pick a template and an image, and combine them together. The user can then apply image processing techniques such as rotation, zooming, blurring etc according to his/her requirements.

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Applying Technology To Meet Correctional Educator Needs, Susan Marie Bley Jan 2004

Applying Technology To Meet Correctional Educator Needs, Susan Marie Bley

Theses Digitization Project

This study focuses on defining correctional education and correctional educators and identifying characteristics of correctional students. This study specifically focuses on the Tri-County Correctional Education Association. A Web site has been developed for this association in order to support and inform the correctional educators.

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Substance Abuse Treatment: Perceptions From The Client's Point Of View, Margarita Brunilda Salazar Jan 2004

Substance Abuse Treatment: Perceptions From The Client's Point Of View, Margarita Brunilda Salazar

Theses Digitization Project

The focus of this study was to explore and analyze the perceptions of treatment effectiveness among substance abuse clients involved in Bilingual Family Counseling Outpatient Treatment. The intent was to have a better understanding of a treatment centers program's outcome from the clients' point of view and its effectiveness in terms of the usefulness to the client.

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Creatine: Physiology And Performance: The Health Effects Of Creatine In Exercise And Human Performance, Gerardo Gomez Perez Jan 2004

Creatine: Physiology And Performance: The Health Effects Of Creatine In Exercise And Human Performance, Gerardo Gomez Perez

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project is to review literature on creatine monohydrate (simply known as creatine/Cr) supplementation and its effects on exercise, human performance, and health. Included in this project is basic information relating to the biochemical and physiological effects of Cr, including possible side effects.

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Registers Of Supplication And Demand In English-As-A-Foreign-Language Technical Writing, Kuang-Je Chen Jan 2004

Registers Of Supplication And Demand In English-As-A-Foreign-Language Technical Writing, Kuang-Je Chen

Theses Digitization Project

This project introduces theoretical discussion on five aspects of writing: register, genre, pragmatics, functional writing, and social function the goal of this project aims at improving business peoples' technical writing competence.

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An Examination Of Social Workers' Knowledge Of Family Preservation Services In Child Welfare, Kathryn Irene Turnbull Jan 2004

An Examination Of Social Workers' Knowledge Of Family Preservation Services In Child Welfare, Kathryn Irene Turnbull

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of the study was to determine how knowledgeable the San Bernardino County Department of Children's Services (DCS) social workers were about Family Preservation Services has been to determine if that intervention works to alleviate out-of-home placements.

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Curriculum Manual For The Esthetician Course At Fullerton College, Rosa Maria Molina Jan 2004

Curriculum Manual For The Esthetician Course At Fullerton College, Rosa Maria Molina

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this thesis was to develop a core curriculum to be used at Fullerton College for the esthetician program. This curriculum consists of two Esthetic courses which will help facilitate student learning, prepare them for licensure and help them develop life long skills to meet the competitive job market.

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Domestic Violence Education And Risk Mitigation For Prelicensure Nursing Students, Frances Maria Dyckman Jan 2004

Domestic Violence Education And Risk Mitigation For Prelicensure Nursing Students, Frances Maria Dyckman

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project is to develop a domestic violence consciousness raising-education program and a self-administered risk assessment for a population of community college nursing students. When the faculty became aware that attrition rates were rising and that a high number of requests to drop out of nursing school were disproportionately linked to recent incidences of domestic violence, a potential contributing cause of the high drop out rate was revealed.

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Fullerton College Cosmetology Curriculum Manual, Connie Chacon Lopez Jan 2004

Fullerton College Cosmetology Curriculum Manual, Connie Chacon Lopez

Theses Digitization Project

This manual was developed to support the Cosmetology program at Fullerton College. The skills and competencies incorporated are based on the recommendations of the Fullerton College Cosmetology Department Advisory Board. Course of study includes the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains.

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The Effects Of Childhood Autistic Spectrum Disorder On Mother's Reports Of Closeness To Their Sons, Deborah Gwyn O'Hara Jan 2004

The Effects Of Childhood Autistic Spectrum Disorder On Mother's Reports Of Closeness To Their Sons, Deborah Gwyn O'Hara

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study compared the emotional closeness of 56 mothers of sons with autism to 57 mothers of typically-developing sons.

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