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A Cross Sectional Analysis Of The Relationship Between Childhood Obesity And Craniofacial Dimensions In A Population Receiving Orthodontic Treatment., Daniel Mark Eves

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine if obesity impacts craniofacial dimensions in adolescent and teenage subjects. Twenty-one cephalometric measurements were selected as a basis for comparison between normal weight, overweight and obese children. The subjects were weighed, measured, and placed into one of the three groups based on their Body Mass Index (BMI). Lateral cephalometric radiographs were taken, traced and digitized on all patients. The various measurements were analyzed to determine if there were any statistically significant differences between any of the measurements when compared on the basis of BMI. The following seven measurements showed a statistically significant …

An Examination Of Ethical Issues Pertaining To Educational Research, Greg Gallagher

Articles

The social sciences in general and educational researchers in particular have become more and more conscious of ethical propriety and the need for universally acceptable codes of ethical conduct in recent years. This newfound interest stems in part from criticisms of innovative contemporary research methodologies, and the fear that they may be at odds with certain fundamental ethical principles. This, in turn, has resulted in the integrity and validity of some of these new contemporary styles of research being held up to scrutiny and debated by adherents to the more conventional research methodologies. This paper begins by tracing back to …

Effects Of Detritus Abundance And Diversity On The Composition Of Detritivore Communities Within Tank Bromeliads, May 2005, Callie Brown

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Detritivores are important in the cycling of nutrients within bromeliads as they help release nutrients from detritus, making them available to the plant. This study set out to explore how the amount and diversity of detritus influenced the detritivore community structure within bromeliads. Results indicated that a greater amount of detritus supported a greater number of detritivore individuals and by some indices, a richer detritivore community. However, detritus diversity appeared to have no significant effect on the richness or abundance of detritivores. This could indicate that detritus is in fact a homogeneous resource and resource partitioning is not occurring among …

Functional Differences Among Color Morphs Of Impatiens Walleriana (Balsaminaceae), May 2005, Anne B. Morris

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Functional differences between color morphs of Impatiens walleriana were studied in Monteverde, Costa Rica to see if they influenced the fitness of the color morphs. Nectar removal rates, nectar quantity, nectar quality, length of pollen availability, flower longevity, and seed set were compared between magenta, salmon, pink, and white color morphs. Red, purple, magenta, pink, salmon, and white cultivated Impatiens and magenta, salmon, pink, and peach I. walleriana were observed in the Monteverde Butterfly Garden to see if color preferences occur among butterflies. In addition, magenta color morphs were studied along an altitudinal gradient to see if altitude caused functional …

Trail Width And Epiphyllous Coverage Of Chamaedorea Spp, May 2005, Jamie Hallen

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Epiphylls are bryophytes and lichens that grow on the leaves of other trees. These plants are dependent on water for survival and reproduction. Lichens are often used as bioindicators of climate change and pollution. The purpose of this study was to find out if trail width sufficiently changed the microclimate and altered epiphyll cover on trailside leaves. I hypothesized that epiphylls could be used as bioindicators of changing microclimate by trails from a control area. Liverwort and lichen cover were measured on leaves of Chamaedorea spp. (Arecaceae) in the Monteverde Biological Cloud Forest Preserve on five different trail types. Wider …

Scale Development For Perceived School Climate For Girls’ Physical Activity, Amanda Birnbaum, Kelly R. Evenson, Robert W. Motl, Rod K. Dishman, Carolyn C. Voorhees, James F. Sallis, John P. Elder, Marsha Dowda

Department of Public Health Scholarship and Creative Works

Objectives: To test an original scale assessing perceived school climate for girls' physical activity in middle school girls. Methods: Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modeling (SEM). Results: CFA retained 5 of 14 original items. A model with 2 correlated factors, perceptions about teachers' and boys' behaviors, respectively, fit the data well in both sixth and eighth-graders. SEM detected a positive, significant direct association of the teacher factor, but not the boy factor, with girls' self-reported physical activity. Conclusions: School climate for girls' physical activity is a measurable construct, and preliminary evidence suggests a relationship with physical activity.

General Ishii Shiro: His Legacy Is That Of Genius And Madman, Gregory Dean Byrd

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This paper covers the development of the chemical weapons division founded by Ishii Shiro, and discusses the horrible experimentation that was done by the Japanese. These experiments have been a source of controversy. The Chinese feel the Japanese should acknowledge these as war crimes. When the Japanese left Manchuria, they left the world’s largest chemical waste dump behind, and even to this day the government refuses to admit the actions of Unit 731. The information on biological warfare that the Japanese discovered during the experimentation in China later was used as a negotiation tool with the United States to secure …

Checkup, Lehigh Valley Health Network

Checkup

No abstract provided.

Depression And Glycemic Control In Hispanic Primary Care Patients With Diabetes, Raz Gross, Mark Olfson, Marc J. Gameroff, Olveen Carasquillo, Steven Shea, Adriana Feder, Rafael Lantigua, Milton Fuentes, Myrna M. Weissman

Department of Psychology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

CONTEXT: Maintaining optimal glycemic control is an important goal of therapy in patients with diabetes mellitus. Patients of Hispanic ancestry have been shown to have high rates of diabetes and poor glycemic control (PGC). Although depression is common in adults with diabetes, its relationship to glycemic control remains unclear, especially among Hispanics. OBJECTIVE: To assess the association of depression with PGC in Hispanics. DESIGN: Data from a cross-sectional mental health survey in primary care were crosslinked to the hospital's computerized laboratory database. SETTING: Urban general medicine practice at a teaching hospital. PATIENTS: Two hundred and nine patients (mean [standard deviation] …

Vol. 3, No. 04 (May 2005)

Indiana Law Update

No abstract provided.

Mirage In The Marketplace, Winston J. Craig

Lake Union Herald

No abstract provided.

Behavioral Management Related To Dementia In The Elderly In A Long Term Care Facility, Rose B. Bergquist

Theses and Dissertations

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia in adult life and recognized as the most common cause of late life dementia world wide. Care of an elderly individual with dementia requires a systematic approached to the management of behavioral disturbances. The purpose of this project was to provide education regarding management of an elderly individual with behavioral disturbance related to dementia to health care providers in long term care facilities. The project was conducted in three rural long term care facilities. Healthcare providers who receive education can become more competent in intervening with an individual who is …

Visual Disabilities Among Diabetics In Oman, Rajiv Khandekar, Ali J. Mohammed

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: The magnitude, determinants of visual impairment, bilateral blindness and low vision among diabetics in Oman were estimated as part of Oman Diabetic Eye Study 2002. This study presents the outcomes and additional risk of visual impairment in diabetics. METHODS: A cross-sectional study of 2,520 randomly selected diabetics was conducted in 2002 in 10 regions of Oman. The sample was represented by 5,564 diabetics referred for eye checks. Ophthalmologists noted the vision and ocular manifestations of diabetes. Physicians reported the systemic manifestations of diabetes. The magnitude of visual disabilities, bilateral blindness, legal blindness and low vision were estimated and compared …

Duodeno-Jejunal Anastomosis With Trans Anastomotic Nasojejunal Tube For Congenital Duodenal Obstruction, Mahmoud Machmouchi, Saad A. Al-Saedi, Adnan M. Amin, Mohamed K. Arab

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

The Prevalence Of Candida Dubliniensis Among Germ Tube Positive Candida Samples Isolated From The Respiratory Tract, Alper Tekeli, Osman Memikoglu, Istar Dolapci, Esra Koyuncu, Ozlem Yuksel, Emin Tekeli

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

International Students’ Perceptions Of Food Service At A New Jersey State University, Rebecca Ann Schubert

Theses, Dissertations and Culminating Projects

The aim of this study is to explore international students’ perceptions of food service at Montclair State University. Twelve international students were recruited to participate in this quick ethnography. Seven of the twelve participants were males and five were females. Students came from a variety of ethnic backgrounds including Asian/Pacific Islander, African, Hispanic and White, non-Hispanic. Inclusion criteria were that the students must be considered international students by the university and must be able to effectively communicate in English. The students completed a fourteen-question survey questionnaire which asked about demographic data as well as questions about attitudes and beliefs about …

Melengestrol Acetate (Mga) As An Effective Alternative To Induce Molting In Laying Hens, Jill Marie Koch

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The current experiments were conducted to determine if an orally active progestin, melengestrol acetate (MGA), would be an effective method to induce molting that addresses hen well-being during and after molt. MGA can easily be administered to a large population because it is orally active and can be included in a balanced layer diet. Hens could be fed throughout the molting process, which would address the concerns brought about by other methods in that there is a nutrient deficiency that results in hen weight loss. If feeding MGA can effectively lead to a reversible regression of the oviduct then it …

Functional Mri Of Rat Kidney Using Bold & Asl Techniques, Rajesh K. Garugu

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Noninvasive functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) methods may provide new ways to detect and track renal hemodynamic changes in-vivo. In this thesis, two fMRI methods were correlated with simultaneous invasive hemodynamic measurements. A particular goal of this thesis was to measure the relative contributions of oxygenation and perfusion changes to changes in the relaxation rate, T2*. Also, an MRI compatible motion detector was built and along with the invasive probes was interfaced to a data acquisition system for use during scanning. Drug-induced changes in renal oxygenation and blood flow were measured by BOLD- & ASL-MRI noninvasively, while a dual oxygenation/perfusion …

Chevron Step Zero, Cass R. Sunstein

Public Law and Legal Theory Working Papers

The most famous case in administrative law, Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., has come to be seen as a counter-Marbury, or even a McCulloch v. Maryland, for the administrative state. But in the last period, new debates have broken out over Chevron Step Zero—the initial inquiry into whether Chevron applies at all. These debates are the contemporary location of a longstanding dispute between Justice Scalia and Justice Breyer over whether Chevron is a revolutionary decision, establishing an across-the-board rule, or instead a mere synthesis of preexisting law, inviting a case-by-case inquiry into congressional instructions on the deference …

Neonatal Nutritional Care, Karen O'Shea

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

Premature birth is defined as a birth occurring at or before 37 weeks of gestation, but it encompasses so much more than just gestational age. The incidence of premature birth has increased by 27% since 1981 and it accounts for 12% of all live births. In addition, premature birth can have devastating effects on the infant if not handled properly. Therefore, all forms of treatment of preterm infants are important. The nutritional care given to these infants is one area of treatment that needs more attention. Little research exists to address the nutritional care, since it would be unethical to …

Communicating The Obesity Crisis: The Role Of Public Relations And The Media In Framing A National Health Issue, Kimberly Jaindl

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

Communication of obesity as a public health issue has taken many forms and been framed in a variety of ways since early 2000. These communications often frame the public’s perception of the problem and of potential solutions. This study examines the current perceptions and actions according to several groups, including the government, the food industry, individuals, the media, and public relations professionals. It then attempts to assess the framing of the issue, including perceptions and actions, by the print media and public relations professionals. A census of newspaper articles and press releases from a one-month time period in late 2004 …

Teaching And Trading: Local Voices And Global Issues From Central Asia, Sarfaroz Niyozov, Duishon Shamatov

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

No abstract provided.

Synthesis, Structural Studies And Desilylation Reactions Of Some N-2-(Trimethylsilyl)Ethyl-N-Nitrosocarbamates, Arpitha Thakkalapally, Vladimir Benin

Chemistry Faculty Publications

The present report describes the preparation and characterization of several N-2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl-N-nitrosocarbamates, designed as precursors to thermally unstable secondary N-nitrosocarbamate anions via fluoride-assisted cleavage. X-ray structural studies demonstrate that the core N-nitrosocarbamate moiety has a nearly planar geometry, with an s-E orientation at the N–N bond. DFT calculations (B3LYP/6-31+G(d)) reproduce accurately the structural features of the title compounds and detailed conformational analysis at the same level of theory addresses the long-standing issue of preferred geometries for three classes of related structures: N-nitrosocarbamates, N-nitrosoureas and N-nitrosoamides. Desilylation studies demonstrate that both the …

Food Democracy Ii: Revolution Or Restoration?, Neil D. Hamilton

Journal of Food Law & Policy

Author's Note: This essay is a companion to the essay 'Food Democracy, "which appears in 9 Drake Journal of Agricultural Law 9 (2004). In that essay, the author discussed many of the progressive trends that are helping reshape America's food system. These trends have a common denominator in their reflection of the democratic tendencies of the American populace. The desire of an increasing number of consumers to eat better food and to have access to the information, choices, and alternatives that make better food available are helping drive shifts in food production and marketing. Accompanying these shifts are political and …

Herbivore-Induced Defenses In Passiflora Biflora, May 2005, Melissa Morris

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Herbivore-induced defenses in plants save energy in the absence of herbivory (Karban et al. 1997). Despite this, Passiflora biflora has not been shown to have short-term induced defenses in past studies (Baptiste 2002). P. biflora might have a slower reaction to chronic herbivory either through greater leaf toughness or greater cyanide concentrations. To test this, leaves from three sites were assessed for herbivory defense. The first two sites were butterfly gardens with high and low populations of butterflies from the genus Heliconius, for whom Passiflora vines are the host plant. Defense levels were compared with nearby plants outside the garden …

European Union Food Law Update, Nicole Coutrelis

Journal of Food Law & Policy

The purpose of this update is to present the main events that have taken place each six months in the food law sector in the European Union (E.U.). This presentation will cover June through December 2004, but is not exhaustive. This update will not include detailed discussions of regulations, such as authorizations of new additives for animal feed or registrations of new geographic names. Instead it will concentrate on fundamental topics and focus on food, which excludes from our scope questions regarding the management of agricultural products (Common Agricultural Policy, or CAP). However, some questions which legally pertain to the …

Are Political Orientations Genetically Transmitted?, John R. Alford, Carolyn L. Funk, John R. Hibbing

Department of Political Science: Faculty Publications

We test the possibility that political attitudes and behaviors are the result of both environmental and genetic factors. Employing standard methodological approaches in behavioral genetics—–specifically, comparisons of the differential correlations of the attitudes of monozygotic twins and dizygotic twins—–we analyze data drawn from a large sample of twins in the United States, supplemented with findings from twins in Australia. The results indicate that genetics plays an important role in shaping political attitudes and ideologies but a more modest role in forming party identification; as such, they call for finer distinctions in theorizing about the sources of political attitudes. We conclude …

Acute Physiological Responses And Psychological Perceptions Of Various Resistance Training Regimens, William J. Vincent

Student Work

The purpose of the current study was to examine the effects of four different resistance training protocols associated with periodization of resistance training on the biological signals that are associated with exercise regimens to increase muscle hypertrophy. A secondary purpose was to compare the ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) in the four weight training regimens. A total of eight male resistance trainers within the ages of 23-35 served as subjects for this study. On the first visit all had a baseline blood assay drawn to measure human growth hormone (hGH) and testosterone (T) and their 5 repetition maximum (RM) strength …

Russia Shrinking : An Analysis Of Russia's Population Decline: Causes, Effects And Solutions, Michael C. Sullivan

Student Work

The author argues that population decline is the most important challenge to the Russian Federation in the twenty-first century. First explored are the causes o f the decline, including losses incurred during World War II and Stalin’s bloody purges of the 1930s. Massive health problems are reviewed and offered as leading causes of the loss o f population. Diseases such as alcoholism, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS are noted at the top o f the list. The writer points a finger at the health system as a whole, indicating that its status is of a third world country. Second, the writer examines …

Developing A Valid Screening Tool For Assessing Nutritional Adequacy And Osteoporosis Risk Among Vegans In The United States, Patricia Adelle Dyett

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The vegetarian lifestyle in the United States has increased significantly over recent decades. With this growth trend, it has become necessary to assess the pros and cons of vegetarian diet patterns, particularly with respect to nutrition adequacy and chronic disease concerns.

The vegan diet engenders more concern than other common vegetarian lifestyles because it seeks to replace all nutrient-rich animal food products with only plant foods. Consequently, there are concerns of compromised protein, calcium. vitamin D, vitamin B₁₂, n-3 fatty acid, zinc, and iron status. Moreover, because of typical vegan diet phenomena such as low BMI, low protein …