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Peaks Island Star : January 2004, Vol. 24, Issue 1, Service Agencies Of The Island

Peaks Island Star, 2004

The Peaks Island Star is the newsletter of the island's service agencies and other community news.

Multiple Versus Single Antipsychotic Agents For Hospitalized Psychiatric Patients: Case-Control Study Of Risks Versus Benefits, Franca Centorrino, L. Gören, John Hennen, Paola Salvatore, James P. Kelleher, Ross J. Baldessarini

Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Research Faculty Publications

OBJECTIVE: Since use of multiple drugs to treat psychiatric patients is increasing, and research on this practice is rare, the authors carried out a retrospective case-control study of multiple versus single antipsychotic treatment in psychiatric inpatients. METHOD: Inpatient treatment groups receiving either antipsychotic monotherapy or polytherapy were matched in terms of age, sex, diagnostic category, and admission clinical ratings (Global Assessment of Functioning [GAF] and Clinical Global Impression [CGI]), which yielded 70 subject pairs. They were compared in terms of total chlorpromazine-equivalent daily dose, changes in total daily dose, length of hospitalization, incidence of adverse effects, and changes in clinical …

The Effects Of A Persuasive Presentation And Group Discussion On Parental Attitude In A Youth Sports Camp Parent Conference, Nicholas Charles Mirabile

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

The general purpose of this study was to increase parental support for inclusion of services for children with special needs. A persuasive presentation and group discussion were conducted at a parent conference at a youth sports camp

The presenter was a social worker who has experience working with children with special needs. The presenter developed the presentation and helped guide the discussion.

Anonymous pre-test and post-test surveys of parental attitude toward the presentation issue were taken. From these surveys, the effects of level of involvement and level of knowledge on level of importance were assessed.

Attitude change occurred in this …

Liberty, Equality, Frivolity! An Italian Critique Of Fashion Periodicals, Catherine M. Sama

Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Indigenization Of Psychology In India: Its Unique Form And Progress, Neharika Vohra

Papers from the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology Conferences

No abstract provided.

Relative Burdens: Family Ties And The Safety Net, Lee Anne Fennell

Articles

No abstract provided.

Work Sites Of Public And White-Collar Workers, Marjorie Murphy

History Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Medical Marijuana And Personal Autonomy, 37 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1253 (2004), Andrew J. Boyd

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.

Panhandle Research And Extension Center Field Day, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

Commodity trader. Financial analyst. Human resources director. Marketing analyst. Lending officer. Stockbroker. Public relations specialist. Zookeeper. Nutritionist.
These are only a few of the varied careers recent College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources graduates are pursuing these days. Exciting, fulfilling careers for which the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources - we call the college CASNR for short - provides a tremendous educational base that students can build on for their lives.

Gene "Therapy": A Test Case For Research With Children, M. Therese Lysaught

Institute of Pastoral Studies: Faculty Publications and Other Works

No abstract provided.

Quality Of Life In Rural Nebraska: Trends And Changes, Rebecca J. Vogt

Nebraska Rural Poll

Nebraska’s Water: Perceptions and Priorities

Access And Affordability: Rural Nebraskans’ View Of Health Care, Rebecca J. Vogt

Nebraska Rural Poll

Rural Nebraskans' Opinions on Raising Taxes to Fund Education and Public Aid

Living And Serving In Rural Nebraska, Rebecca J. Vogt

Nebraska Rural Poll

Working Together: Rural Nebraskans’ Views of Regional Collaboration

Nebraska’S Water: Perceptions And Priorities, Rebecca J. Vogt

Nebraska Rural Poll

Individual and Community Well-Being: Perceptions of Change in Rural Nebraska

M. Stanton Evans: The Theme Is Freedom Study Guide (1995-2004), Steven Alan Samson

Faculty Publications and Presentations

The key political insight of the forgotten conservative tradition is the idea of imposing limits on governmental power, in the interests of protecting freedom. Theses: 1) the limited government, free-market emphasis of conservatism is an expression of conservative values; 2) the traditionalist and libertarian strands in conservative thought are congruent, 3) at issue is the very nature of American society, institutions, and freedom. The Liberal History Lesson (a variation on the Whig Interpretation of History) alleges that religion and liberty have always been in conflict. On the contrary: Conservative doctrine on the relationship between religious value, tradition, and ideas of …

Jacques Barzun: From Dawn To Decadence Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.

Individual Telephone Support For Family Caregivers Of Seriously Ill Cancer Patients, Sandra M. Walsh, Griselle B. Estrada, Nancy S. Hogan

Nursing: School of Nursing Faculty Publications and Other Works

Medical-surgical nurses are an important source of information and guidance for family caregivers during health care crises. The concerns expressed by family caregivers to nurse interventionists during a supportive and informational telephone intervention are described in this study. An analysis of telephone call content using constant comparison methods identified major stressors of the family caregiver during the illness trajectory

Desolation's March: The Rise Of Personalism And The Reign Of Amusement In 21st Century America, Stephen Paul Foster Ph.D.

Books Authored by Wright State Faculty/Staff

Dr. Stephen Foster (author of Melancholy Duty, Kluwer, 1997) has undertaken a critique of American decadence and moral squalor. He argues that three basic cultural phenomena have conjoined to warp and degrade the moral and cultural landscape of the country. Treated together for purposes of critique these phenomena have intertwined in the national psyche. They are the impact of personalism (via J. J. Rosseau) and the leveraged individual, the growth of the therapeutic state and the overwhelming preoccupation with entertainment. The author suggests the moral and cultural quandary these "states" have wrought and the attendant loss of artistic, moral …

Concerning The Authorization Of Specified Persons To Obtain Drugs Commonly Used In Connection With Animal Control Activities, And Making An Appropriation Therefor., Colorado General Assembly

Session Laws 2001-Present

No abstract provided.

Concerning A Moratorium On The Granting Of Permits To Create A Landfill In Which To Dispose Only Of Tires., Colorado General Assembly

Session Laws 2001-Present

No abstract provided.

Fact Book 2004-05, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Fact Books

• General Information
• Enrollment Information
• Institutional Comparison
• Student Information
• Faculty Information
• Budgets and Resources

Adolescent Character Development In O'Brien And Joyce, Corie Dias

Undergraduate Review

No abstract provided.

Fathers, Be Good To Your Daughters, Megan Mulligan

Undergraduate Review

No abstract provided.

Land For Maine's Future Program: Increasing The Return On A Sound Public Investment, Richard Barringer, Hugh Coxe, Jack Kartez, Catherine Reilly, Jonathan Rubin

Economics and Finance

Maine is nowhere a more special place than in the quality of its landscape and the traditions of its land use. Among the mo st privately-owned of all the states, Maine’s natural diversity and beauty combine with its traditions of resource stewardship, open access, and appreciation of nature to distinguish it in the public mind and national imagination. In recent decades, however, these traditions have come under assault from the forces of economic and social change; and the people of Maine have responded. In 1986, Governor Joseph Brennan’s Special Commission on Outdoor Recreation recognized the growing threats to Maine’s natur …

Shaughraun, Dion Boucicault, University Of South Florida Libraries

The Shaughraun

A transcription of the handwriting in promptbook 2 of Boucicault's Shaughraun, made by the University of South Florida Tampa Library's Special Collections Dept.

Biology Of PrpSc Accumulation In Two Natural Scrapie-Infected Sheep Flocks, Patrick Caplazi, Katherine I. O'Rourke, Cynthia Wolf, Daniel Shaw, Timothy V. Baszler

Zoonotics and Wildlife Disease: Publications

Sheep scrapie is a prion disease that requires interaction of exogenous prions with host prion protein (PrP) supporting prion formation. Disease is associated with deposition of a host-generated conformational variant of PrP, PrP^sc, in a variety of tissues, including brain, resulting in fatal spongiform encephalopathy. Efficiency of PrP^sc formation is determined by polymorphisms in the PrP-coding sequence. This article adds to previous data of natural sheep scrapie, concentrating on the effect of host genotype and age on PrP^sc accumulation patterns during preclinical and clinical disease. Two entire scrapie-infected, predominantly Suffolk-cross, sheep flocks euthanized for regulatory purposes …

Children's Mercy Annual Report 2003, Children's Mercy Hospital

Children's Mercy Annual Reports

Annual report for The Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City MO, a pediatric medical center.

Assessing Conceptual Models For Subsurface Reactive Transport Of Inorganic Contaminants, J.A. Davis, S.B. Yabusaki, C.I. Steefel, John M. Zachara, G.P. Curtis, G.D. Redden, L.J. Criscenti, B.D. Honeyman

United States Department of Energy: Publications

In many subsurface situations where human health and environmental quality are at risk (e.g., contaminant hydrogeology, petroleum extraction, carbon sequestration, etc.), scientists and engineers are being asked by federal agency decision-makers to predict the fate of chemical species under conditions where both reactions and transport are processes of first-order importance.

In 2002, a working group (WG) was formed by representatives of the U.S. Geological Survey, Environmental Protection Agency,Department of Energy,Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Department of Agriculture,and Army Engineer Research and Development Center to assess the role of reactive transport modeling (RTM) in addressing these situations. Specifically, the goals of the WG …

Spectroscopic And Diffraction Study Of Uranium Speciation In Contaminated Vadose Zone Sediments From The Hanford Site, Washington State, Jeffrey Catalano, Steven Heald, John M. Zachara, Gordon Brown Jr.

United States Department of Energy: Publications

Contamination of vadose zone sediments under tank BX-102 at the Hanford site, Washington, resulted from the accidental release of 7-8 metric tons of uranium dissolved in caustic aqueous sludge in 1951. We have applied synchrotron-based X-ray spectroscopic and diffraction techniques to characterize the speciation of uranium in samples of these contaminated sediments. U L_III-edge X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) spectroscopic studies demonstrate that uranium occurs predominantly as a uranium- (VI) silicate from the uranophane group of minerals. XAFS cannot distinguish between the members of this mineral group due to the near identical local coordination environments of uranium in …

Heterotrophic Plate Count Bacteria—What Is Their Significance In Drinking Water?, Martin J. Allen, Stephen C. Edberg, Donald J. Reasoner

United States Environmental Protection Agency: Publications

While the literature documents the universal occurrence of heterotrophic plate count (HPC) bacteria in soils, foods, air, and all sources of water, there is a lingering question as to whether this group of organisms may signal an increased health risk when elevated populations are present in drinking water. This paper reviews the relevant literature on HPC bacteria in drinking water, the lack of clinical evidence that elevated populations or specific genera within the HPC flora pose an increased health risk to any segment of the population, and the appropriate uses of HPC data as a tool to monitor drinking water …