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Checkup, Lehigh Valley Health Network

Checkup

No abstract provided.

Nutritional Changes And Effects In Hospitalized Patients, Alev Yildirim, Hulya Ellidokuz, Ender Ellidokuz, Zeynep C. Ozer

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of hospitalization in the internal disease clinics on nutrition variables. METHODS: This study was a cohort-type study performed in the Internal Diseases Clinics, University Hospital in Turkey. We included 208 patients who were hospitalized in the Internal Diseases Clinics of the University between June and August 2003. The clinical nutrition parameters of all the patients were evaluated from anthropometric measurements and laboratory results at admission and discharge. RESULTS: Of 208, 105 were females, and 103 were males. The average age was 57 ± 13.5 (18-85) years. Average hospitalization period of the cases was 14 ± …

Prevalence And Risk Factors Of Obesity In School Children In Antalya, Turkey, Doga Turkkahraman, Iffet Bircan, Ozgur Tosun, Osman Saka

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence and risk factors of obesity and to obtain the age and gender-specific body mass index (BMI) percentiles in a cohort of children aged 6-17 years, living in the province of Antalya, Turkey. METHODS: The study included 15 schools throughout the city center of Antalya, Turkey during the period November 2002-March 2003. A total of 2465 school children (boys 1233, girls 1232) aged 6-17 years were chosen using a population based stratified cluster sampling method. We calculated the BMI (kg/m2) by measuring the weight and standing height. Overweight was defined as BMI between 85th and 95th …

Vol. 31, No. 3: Summer 2006, School Of Medicine & Health Sciences

North Dakota Medicine Archive

No abstract provided.

Comparison Of Pond Production Of Phase-Iii Sunshine Bass Fed 32-, 36-, And 40%-Crude-Protein Diets With Fixed Energy : Protein Ratios, James E. Wetzel, Craig S. Kasper, Christopher C. Kohler

Publications

We stocked phase-III sunshine bass (white bass Morone chrysops ♀ × striped bass M. saxatilis ♂) at a rate of 6,188 fingerlings/ha into twelve 0.04-ha earthen ponds supplied with continuous aeration. Three dietary treatments were randomly assigned to quadruplicate ponds. Sunshine bass were fed to apparent satiation once daily after average initial weight (mean ± SE = 214 ± 5 g) and total length (245 ± 1.6 mm) were determined. Diets were formulated to conserve the estimated digestible energy:crude protein (CP) ratio (9.3 kcal/g protein) and represented the following CP and energy values fed to fish: 32% CP (3,000 kcal/kg), …

Oncolog Volume 51, Number 07/08, July/August 2006, Diane Witter, Sunni Hosemann, Elihu Estey Md

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues) Archives

• Gaining Momentum in MDS
• When Bone Marrow Goes Awry
• Pancreatic Cancer: It Takes a Village
• House Call: Tired of Being Tired
• DiaLog: Anemia in the Elderly, by Elihu Estey, MD, Professor, Department of Leukemia

Magnolia News - Summer 2006, Magnolia Steering Committee

MAGNOLIA News

Summer 2006 edition of MAGNOLIA News.

Nebline, July 2006

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Regularly Test Private Well Drinking Water for Safety
Approved Water Testing Laboratories
Nebraska Forest Service Expert Discovers Pine Wilt Treatment
Easier Gardening
Odorous House Ant
Chiggers Not a Health Concern, But Can Make Outdoor Activities Uncomfortable
Ants in the Lawn
Bats Under Porches, Patios
Prepare to Plant Alfalfa in August
Pesticide Container Recycling Program
Apply Manure Before Seeding Alfalfa
UNL Researcher Needs Alfalfa Fields With Pocket Gophers
Planting Vegetables for Fall
Methods of Drying Flowers
Measuring Distance
Caring for Animals When Gone
Spider Mites Common Problem on Trees, Other Plants
$tretch Your Food Dollar with Fruits and Vegetables
Red, White …

Occupational Stress And Slavery: Evidence From Bridgetown, Barbados, Sarah Muno

Masters Theses

In 1996 and 2000, construction workers uncovered unmarked burial grounds in the Pierhead and Fontabelle sections of Bridgetown, Barbados. The human remains were removed in salvage excavation and are now housed at the University of the West Indies and the Barbados Museum and Historical Society. The associated grave goods, documentary record, and initial osteological analysis indicate these individuals were part of the enslaved workforce during the early to mid- eighteenth century. This thesis will explore the presence of vertebral osteophytosis, vertebral anterior wedge compression fractures, vertebral apophyseal facet remodeling and musculoskeletal stress markers among the human remains from Pierhead and …

Barriers To Asset Accumulation For Families In The Seed Pre-School Demonstration And Impact Assessment, Sondra G. Beverly, Jared Barton

Center for Social Development Research

Barriers to Asset Accumulation for Families in the SEED Pre-School Demonstration and Impact Assessment

The People’S Agent: Executive Branch Secrecy And Accountability In An Age Of Terrorism, Sidney A. Shapiro, Rena I. Steinzor

Law and Contemporary Problems

Shapiro and Steinzor apply the agency theory to the question of how much secrecy is too much. They use the theory to evaluate the impact of burgeoning secrecy in the likelihood that the executive branch officials will engage in faithful and forceful implementation of statutory materials, particularly in the arenas of protecting public health, safety, and natural resources.

Does A Specialist Parasitoid Adapt To Its Host On A New Host Plant?, A. Roßbach, B. Löhr, S. Vidal

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

The host plant expansion of a diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) (DBM) strain to snowpea (Pisum sativum L.) raised the question whether a specialist parasitoid Diadegma semiclausum (DS) could be conditioned to locate and parasitize its host on the new host plant. In a specialist parasitoid a behavioural change towards a plant outside the normal host plant range of its host due to developmental experience is not expected. The responsive behaviour, parasitism rates and fitness of three subsequent DS generations were investigated on the snowpea-strain of DBM. After three generations of DS on the pea 62.5% of females chose an …

University News

Cal Poly Magazine

No abstract provided.

2 Cool, Teresa Hendrix

Cal Poly Magazine

No abstract provided.

Moving Up, Teresa Hendrix

Cal Poly Magazine

No abstract provided.

After School Policy In The State Of Michigan, Erica Curry

SPNA Review

Young people spend just 20 percent of their waking hours in school. Nationwide, 28 million children between the ages of 6 and 17 have parents who work outside the home. These children need care and supervision before and after school, over the summer, and during school breaks. Often, the supply does not meet the demand, and many of the children are not able to get the care and supervision they need. In fact, lack of funding is causing many school-age programs to reduce services or to shut down completely. The lack of care is not without consequences. This paper examines …

Employment Research, Vol. 13, No. 3, July 2006

Employment Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Taking Care Of Your Nutritional And Physical Needs, Joan Hegerfeld

SDSU Extension Extra Archives

When asked what they value most, many people will say their health. However, when faced with a stressful situation that will not go away, the same people forget all about their health and start worrying. Farm and ranch families struggle with extreme stress from uncontrollable forces such as weather, low market prices, or farm machinery breaking down. For many farmers, ranchers, and farm workers, decision making and adjusting to the extraordinary stress consumes their whole thinking, their whole days, their sleepless nights. Their livelihood is dependent upon forces over which they have no control. Eating right and getting adequate amounts …

Health Insurance: Is Your Child Covered?, Liz Gorham

SDSU Extension Extra Archives

The basic purpose of health insurance is protection. It protects the policyholder and his or her family from a designated catastrophic loss. It’s all about the “law of large numbers.” The health risk identified is transferred to a large group of individuals. The group shares in the financial losses suffered by a few members of the group, reducing the cost to any individual or family.

Dietary Intake In Immigrant Arabian Pregnant Women, Alevizos G. Alevizos, Konstantinos N. Stamatiou, Richard E. Lacroix, Mohamed A. Natzar, Constantinos C. Mihas, Konstantinos D. Bovis, Pericles P. Panagopoulos, Anargiros D. Mariolis

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: We examined the intake of dietary micronutrients of immigrant Arabian pregnant women in Greece, in order to investigate the possible factors influencing food intake and affecting the overall nutritional profile. METHODS: A dietary assessment of 497 immigrant Arabian pregnant women, admitted to the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Outpatient Clinic, Tzaneion General Hospital, Piraeus city, Vyronas Health Center, and Alexandras General Hospital, Athens, Greece was performed between August 2002 and August 2005, along with a comparison of micronutrient intake with the latest dietary recommendations. We carried out blood analysis, and measurements of serum micronutrients in all participants. RESULTS: Four hundred …

Fournier Gangrene. Approaches To Diagnosis And Treatment, Bulent Unal, Belma Kocer, Ebru Ozel, Betul Bozkurt, Osman Yildirim, Buket Altun, Mete Dolapci, Omer Cengiz

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the factors associated with patients with Fournier9s gangrene, and to clarify the effect of diabetes mellitus (DM) as a comorbid disease on morbidity and mortality of patients with Fournier9s gangrene. METHODS: Twenty-six Fournier9s gangrene patients who were admitted to the Emergency Department of Ankara Numune Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey from 1997 to 2003 were examined retrospectively. RESULTS: The mean age of the patients was 52.8 years. There were 8 female (30.8%) and 18 male (69.2%) patients. The etiological causes were as follows: diseases of the perianal region, history of operations, trauma and injections. Major comorbid …

Development Of Pneumatoceles After Viral Infection, Mustafa K. Celen, Celal Ayaz, Esen Ozmen, Salih Hosoglu, Mehmet F. Geyik

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Fast Tract Colonoscopy As A Primary Investigation In Symptomatic Patient.Experience In A Small District General Hospital, Nasser M. Amer

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Epistaxis. A Five-Year Review, Fatai Olatoke, Foluwasayo E. Ologe, Biodun S. Alabi, Adekunle D. Dunmade, Segun S. Busari, Olushola A. Afolabi

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Rejecting The 65-Percent Solution, John Yinger

Center for Policy Research

It’s Elementary is a series of essays on topics in education and education policy. The main focus is on education finance in New York State, but general research findings in education and education policy issues in several other states are also discussed. John Yinger, Professor of Economics and Public Administration at the Maxwell School, Syracuse University is the author of most of these essays, although a few are written by or co-authored with other scholars.

Higher Power In Higher Education: How A South Carolina Technical College Compares Spiritually With Liberal Arts Learners, George Stanley Reeley

Essays in Education

While increasing numbers of college students nationwide share tenets that embody spirituality, the problem is that not all types of institutions of higher learning recognize such tenets as integral to their mission or curricula. Two-year technical college graduates tend to enter (and often reenter) into socio-economic mainstream ahead of fouryear liberal arts graduates; however, researchers agree institutions that foster both cognitive and affective learning environments will prepare graduates better for diversity and rapid change the future holds. This study compared spiritual beliefs of students at one technical college with students attending two liberal arts universities in South Carolina. The premise …

Focus, 2006, Summer, Andrews University

Focus

FOCUS (ISSN 1077-9345) is published quarterly, free of charge, for alumni and friends of Andrews University, an institution owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Can You Survive Without Supplements?, Winston J. Craig

Lake Union Herald

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Effects Of Daily Oral Care With 0.12% Chlorhexidine Gluconate And A Standard Oral Care Protocol On The Development Of Nosocomial Pneumonia In Intubated Patients: A Pilot Study, Michelle Bopp, Michele Darby, Karin C. Loftin, Sharon Broscious

Dental Hygiene Faculty Publications

Purpose. The purpose of this pilot study was to determine if a difference existed between nosocomial pneumonia rates for intubated critical care unit (CCU) patients who received twice-daily oral hygiene care with 0.12% chlorhexidine gluconate and those who received the standard oral care. Methods. Over seven months (February to August), CCU patients were identified through screening and informed consent procedures, and randomized into 1 of 2 groups. Over the 7 months, due to the critically ill nature of the patients, only 5 subjects were enrolled. While in the study, twice-daily oral hygiene care consisted of brushing the cheeks, teeth, and …

Water, Development, And State Security In South Asia: Scenarios For China And India, Ray Chandrasekara, John M. Polimeni

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

Conflict over water resources is rare and has not occurred for thousands of years. However, the dynamics in South Asia are changing so rapidly that a conflict in the not-so-near future may be unavoidable. Water shortages could have the nonlinear effects of food shortages, political instability, migration problems, and diminished economic growth. All of these factors, caused by water shortages, could be a driver of conflict in the region, causing territorial disputes. Global instability would be sure to follow as both the U.S., attempting to protect their national security interests, and China, reacting as the regional power, tries to intervene. …