Digital Commons Network^™

The Great Becoming, Sara L. Blackwell

Theses

Few questions stir as much curiosity and controversy as the question of how and why did man evolve. This culminating project strives to explore that issue creatively. Using a combination of religious overtones, myths and legends, and imagination, this project strives to be an original creation myth- a piece of fiction that answers how civilization, as we know it today, began. The story bas not been written to replace commonly accepted religious beliefs. Rather, it has been written to complement them, to question them, and to explore the very beginnings of religion itself.

The introduction to this project focuses on …

Nurses, My Family, & Elvis, Cristle Coleman-Griwach

Theses

This collection of sh01t stories will focus primarily on nurses from the turn of the last century to the present. Some of the stories are fiction and some are based on experiences of nurses I have known. There two stories unrelated to nursing, one is about bow my father helped launch Elvis Presley's career, the other is about my family.

The goal of the collection is to illustrate the different roles and personalities or nurses. The first story, "A Feather in Her Bonnet" is set in the early nineteen-hundreds. A seemingly innocent feathered bonnet on the head or a frumpy …

Guardianship And Severely Chronically Mentally Ill Adults: A Measure Of Advantages And Disadvantageous In A Pair-Matched Records Review, James H. Hoerchler

Theses

This thesis examined adults with chronic severe mental illness and the use of legal guardianship executed to protect them from harming themselves or others, while attempting to improve their overall quality of life.

The earliest manifestation of mental health law appeared in the Roman Empire. The Romans established the legal use of surrogates to handle the property and commercial affairs of disabled citizens. By the sixteenth century England had developed standards of supervision by which a guardian might supervise a disabled person. The first guardianship recorded in America was decided under English law in 1637 in Jamestown, Virginia (Goldstein, Alan …

Nurses, My Family & Elvis, Cristle Coleman-Griwach

Theses

This collection of short stories will focus primarily on nurses from the turn of the last century to the present. Some of the stories are fiction and some are based on experiences of nurses I have known. There two stories unrelated to nursing, one is about how my father helped launch El vis Presley's career, the other is about my family.

The goal of the collection is to illustrate the different roles and personalities of nurses. The first story, "A Feather in Her Bonnet" is set in the early nineteen-hundreds. A seemingly innocent feathered bonnet on the head of a …

Who Are Those Guys? - An Empirical Examination Of Medical Malpractice Plaintiffs' Attorneys, Catherine T. Harris, Ralph Peeples, Thomas B. Metzloff

SMU Law Review

No abstract provided.

Competing Perspectives During Organizational Socialization On The Role Of Certified Athletic Trainers In High School Settings, James M. Mensch, Candice Crews, Murrary F. Mitchell

Faculty Publications

When certified athletic trainers (ATCs) enter a workplace, their potential for professional effectiveness is affected by a number of factors, including the individual's ability to put acquired knowledge, skills, and attitudes into practice. This ability may be influenced by the preconceived attitudes and expectations of athletes, athletes' parents, athletic directors, physical therapists, physicians, and coaches.

Objective: To examine the perspectives of high school coaches and ATCs toward the ATC's role in the high school setting by looking at 3 questions: (1) What are coaches' expectations of ATCs during different phases of a sport season? (2) What do ATCs perceive their …

Special Defenses In Products Liability Law, David G. Owen

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Applicants Laid Bare: The Privacy Economics Of University Application Files, Martin Mcwilliams

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Medicare Should, But Cannot, Consider Cost: Legal Impediments To Sound Policy, Jacqueline R. Fox

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Pledge: The Constitutionality Of An American Icon, David A. Toy

The Journal of Law and Education

No abstract provided.

Punishment And Rehabilitation Views Of Social Work Majors And Non-Social Work Students: An Exploratory Study, Eric G. Lambert, Sudershan Pasupuleti, Reva I. Allen

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Design And Cloning Of A Hammerhead Ribozyme Targeted Tohiv-1p7fmrna, Katherine L. Anderson, William H. Jackson

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

2005 Annual Report, Office For The Study Of Aging

Office for the Study of Aging: Alzheimer's Registry

The Office for the Study of Aging in the Arnold School of Public Health of the University of South Carolina (USC), in cooperation with the South Carolina (SC) Department of Health and Human Services, the SC Department of Mental Health, the USC School of Medicine, and the SC Office of Research and Statistics of the Budget and Control Board, maintains a statewide Registry of SC residents diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders.

This report uses the abbreviation ADRD to indicate “Alzheimer's disease or related disorder.” The “related disorders” refer to dementias associated with vascular disease, mixed dementia and other …

How Small School Districts Can Organize To Afford Their Small Schools, Christine Burton

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

.

Civil Suits And Business: Are Big Verdicts Really A Deterrent, Floyd Norris

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review

No abstract provided.

A Fresh Business Perspective, Renee White Fraser

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review

No abstract provided.

Medical Malpractice Lawsuits: An Essay On Patient Interests, The Colntingency Fee System, Juries, And Social Policy, Neil Vidmar

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Medical Malpractice Debate: The Jury As Scapegoat, Nancy S. Marder

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Closing Of Punitive Damages' Iron Cage, Michael L. Rustad

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review

No abstract provided.

A Comparison Of Adults Raised As Only Children With Adults Raised With Siblings On A Measure Of Anger, Lynn M. Schiller

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

.

The Effect Of Patient Satisfaction On Inpatient Volume Growth In Teaching Vs. Non-Teaching Hospitals In New Jersey, Daniel J. Messina

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

.

Augustine On Reading Culture, Center For Catholic, Studies Seton Hall University

Center for Catholic Studies Faculty Seminars and Core Curriculum Seminars

No abstract provided.

Investigating Toxic Effects Of The Hiv-Rt Inhibitor 2-Phenoxymethyl-5-Chloro-Benzimidazole On Rat Liver, Yeşi̇m Uğur, Ayşegül Akbay Yarpuzlu, Ayşegül Nazi̇koğlu, Esi̇n Aşan, İlkay Yildiz, Şükrü Keleş

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

The aim of this study was to investigate the toxic effects of the human immunodeficiency virus- reverse transcriptase (HIV-RT) inhibitor 2-phenoxymethyl-5-chlorobenzimidazole on rat liver at the light microscopic level to gain an insight into possible effects in human subjects. To do this, an animal experimental model was constructed and rats were divided into single injected rat (SIR) and multiple injected rat (MIR) groups, as well as single and multiple solvent dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) injected controls and an untreated control. Cellular heterogeneity was observed in a non-prominent way in the SIR group (prominent in only one area) and very prominently in the …

Acute Stress Ameliorates Colitis Via Central Corticotropin- Releasing Factor And Serotonin (5-Ht)-3 Receptors, Mehmet Ali̇ Gülpinar, Di̇lek Özbeyli̇, Serap Arbak, Berrak C. Yeğen

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

The central nervous system may modulate many aspects of inflammation through alterations of the autonomic nervous system and/or the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. The aim of present study was to examine the impact of controllable acute stress on the course of experimental colitis and to elucidate the roles of serotonin (5-HT) and corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) in the central modulation of the stress. In the stress group, acute electric shock (AES; 0.3-0.6 mA) was applied, while in the central agonist group, rats were injected with central 5-HT agonist (400 µg/kg). In the antagonist groups, 10 min before the application of AES or …

Estimation Of Sensitivity And Specificity For Clustered Data, Yasemi̇n Genç, Derya Gökmen, Ersöz Tüccar, Banu Yağmurlu

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

The most commonly used measurements for evaluating the accuracy of diagnostic tests in binary data are sensitivity and specificity. Sensitivity refers to the ability of a test to detect patients with some specific disease. Specificity describes how well test abnormality is restricted to those persons who have the disease in question. The variance estimators of these measurements are usually obtained using a binomial estimator, although there are several other methods. However, under certain conditions more than one observation can be taken from a subject and analyses are performed on these observations. This type of data structure is called "clustered data". …

The Level Of Ferritin In Diabetic And Nondiabetic Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction, Meral Mert, Müge Korkmaz, Mustafa Temi̇zel, Meti̇n Acar

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

An elevated serum ferritin level is proposed as a risk factor for coronary heart disease. The role of diabetes mellitus on serum ferritin levels in myocardial infarction has recently been investigated. The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of diabetes mellitus on serum ferritin levels in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). In this study, we studied patients (104 nondiabetic, 26 diabetic patients) with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). AMI was diagnosed according to typical clinical history, ECG changes and cardiac enzyme elevations. Blood samples for ferritin, iron and total iron binding capacity (TIBC) and haemogram tests were …

Knowledge About Breast Cancer And Mammography In Breast Cancer Screening Among Women Awaiting Mammography, Ayli̇n Yücel, Bumi̇n Deği̇rmenci̇, Murat Acar, Hülya Elli̇dokuz, Ramazan Albayrak, Alpay Haktanir

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

The purpose of this study was to evaluate knowledge about breast cancer and mammography in breast cancer screening among women awaiting mammographic examination. A cross-sectional survey was carried out of 298 women with an age range of 29-79 years through interview before mammographic examination. The questionnaire was designed specifically for this study, and a total of 100 points was given for all correct answers. Women's perception of susceptibility to breast cancer, severity of the disease, barriers to breast cancer screening, and perceived benefits of mammography were determined. Their knowledge about the risk factors of breast cancer and self-examination were also …

Pelvic Aspergillosis In A Renal Transplant Patient, Mustafa Sofi̇keri̇m, Yeşi̇m Çeti̇nkaya, Fuad Guli̇yev, Banu Sancak, Ender Özden, İlhan Erkan, Mehmet Bakkaloğlu

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

SOFİKERİM^1, Yeşim ÇETİNKAYA^2, Fuad GULİYEV^1, Banu SANCAK3, Ender ÖZDEN^1, İlhan ERKAN^1, Mehmet BAKKALOĞLU^1 ^1Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara - Turkey ^2Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara - Turkey ^3Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

In Vitro Testing For Genotoxicity Of 4-Cpa By Sister Chromatid Exchange In Human Lymphocyte Culture, Hüseyi̇n Bağci, Gülseren Bağci, İbrahi̇m Açikbaş, Göksemi̇n Demi̇r

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Certain phenoxyacetate derivatives used as plant growth regulators act as plant hormones. 2,4-D dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and 4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid are widely used in vegetable growing, especially tomatoes, in our region. These phenoxyacetic acid compounds are a potential hazard for the environment. There are conflicting results and inconsistent data about these herbicides in the literature. This is the first report of genotoxicity of 4-CPA evaluated by sister chromatid exchange in human lymphocyte culture. No significant change was found in sister chromatid exchange frequency at the tested 4-CPA concentration.

Remifentanil Infusion And Paracervical Block Combination For Transvaginal Ultrasound Guided Oocyte Retrieval, Kadi̇r Kaya, Ertan Öztürk, Bi̇lge Tuncer, Berri̇n Günaydin

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

The optimal anesthetic technique for transvaginal ultrasound guided oocyte retrieval (TUGOR) is not known. We present a case series of patients having TUGOR under intravenous remifentanil infusion and paracervical block (PCB). One hundred four unpremedicated patients were included in our study. After monitoring heart rate (HR), mean arterial pressure (MAP), peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO_2) and end tidal CO_2 (ETCO_2), a remifentanil infusion of 0.25 µg kg^{-1} min^{-1} was started. PCB (10 ml 1% lidocaine) was performed under remifentanil infusion. As soon as the patient felt dizzy, the remifentanil infusion was decreased to 0.15 µg kg^{-1} min^{-1}. Sedation was evaluated according …