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Development Of A Brief Couples Therapy For Depression: Targeting Illness-Related Attitudes And Behaviors, Empathy, And Support, Shiri Cohen Aug 2007

Development Of A Brief Couples Therapy For Depression: Targeting Illness-Related Attitudes And Behaviors, Empathy, And Support, Shiri Cohen

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Food Availability And Pediatric Overweight: Fields Of Influence And Bounded Rationality, Josephine Connolly-Schoonen Aug 2007

Food Availability And Pediatric Overweight: Fields Of Influence And Bounded Rationality, Josephine Connolly-Schoonen

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Joint Analysis Of Gene And Protein Data, Chen Ji Aug 2007

Joint Analysis Of Gene And Protein Data, Chen Ji

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Physicians' Gender Bias In The Diagnosis, Treatment, And Interpretation Of Coronary Heart Disease Symptoms, Gabrielle Rosina Chiaramonte Aug 2007

Physicians' Gender Bias In The Diagnosis, Treatment, And Interpretation Of Coronary Heart Disease Symptoms, Gabrielle Rosina Chiaramonte

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Who, If I Cry Out, Would Hear Me Among The Angels, Hsiu-Hsiu Chang Aug 2007

Who, If I Cry Out, Would Hear Me Among The Angels, Hsiu-Hsiu Chang

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Binding And Release Of Oxygen And Hydrogen Peroxide Are Directed Through A Hydrophobic Tunnel In Cholesterol Oxidase, Lin Chen Aug 2007

Binding And Release Of Oxygen And Hydrogen Peroxide Are Directed Through A Hydrophobic Tunnel In Cholesterol Oxidase, Lin Chen

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Health Seeking Behaviour And Health Services Utilization Trends In National Health Survey Of Pakistan: What Needs To Be Done?, Babar T. Shaikh, Juanita Hatcher Aug 2007

Health Seeking Behaviour And Health Services Utilization Trends In National Health Survey Of Pakistan: What Needs To Be Done?, Babar T. Shaikh, Juanita Hatcher

Community Health Sciences

In developing countries, health seeking behaviours and health care services utilization patterns have been studied and the determinants have been classified in physical, socio-economic, cultural and political contexts. This paper is based on a systematic review of peer-reviewed literature on the relationship of factors affecting health service utilization and the focus has been on Pakistan. For this purpose, National Health Survey (NHS) of Pakistan, conducted in 1990-1994, has been critically reviewed. The review reveals specific behaviours following gender differences, socio-cultural milieu, disease patterns, household economics etc. Thus it becomes imperative to design evidence based policies by developing the understanding of …


The Nature Of Japan's Official Development Assistance: Japan's Bilateral Oda And Its National Interests, 1981-2001, Seiki Muratani Aug 2007

The Nature Of Japan's Official Development Assistance: Japan's Bilateral Oda And Its National Interests, 1981-2001, Seiki Muratani

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The concept of national interests has always been a key for studies of foreign policy. Japan's foreign aid, known as Official Development Assistance (ODA), is the single most significant political and diplomatic tool in the arena of Japanese foreign policy due to Japan's war-renouncing Article 9. However, the argument of the relationship between Japan's ODA policy and national interests is unclear. Although there are various qualitative arguments about the study of Japan's ODA, a systematic quantitative aid allocation study is rarely done. The central question of this thesis is what interests is Japan pursuing when it allocates its bilateral ODA, …


The Effect Of Lower Extremity Ergometry Exercise On Deltoid Intramuscular Temperatures During And Following A 30-Minute 1-Kg Ice Bag Treatment, Shigeru Takeuchi Aug 2007

The Effect Of Lower Extremity Ergometry Exercise On Deltoid Intramuscular Temperatures During And Following A 30-Minute 1-Kg Ice Bag Treatment, Shigeru Takeuchi

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Context: The practice of cycling for cardiovascular benefits and the simultaneous application of an ice bag to the upper extremity for cryotherapy effects is convenient and time-saving. However, exercise increases body temperature specially in working muscles. However, non-working areas are used to dissipate heat by receiving warmed blood. Objective: To determine the effect of lower body exercise on deltoid cooling during 1-kg ice bag treatment and post treatment rewarming, separately. Design: Two ( during and after ice application) 2 X 5 repeated measures designs with the treatment condition (bike and rest) and time (baseline, 1-, 10-, 20-, and 30-minutes during …


2007 August, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University. Aug 2007

2007 August, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Press releases for August of 2007.


Using Multispectral Sensor Wasp-Lite To Analyze Harmful Algal Blooms, Shari J. Mcnamara Aug 2007

Using Multispectral Sensor Wasp-Lite To Analyze Harmful Algal Blooms, Shari J. Mcnamara

Theses

Developing methods to monitor harmful algae is a current research “hot-topic.” One type of algae, the blue-green algae or Cyanobacteria, cause blooms that can lead to a health threat to humans and animals. This research will test the use of a cost effective and temporally efficient method using multispectral remote sensing system, WASPLITE, as a monitor of algal blooms. This airborne system will be optimized to the specific application of detecting Cyanobacteria on optically complex waters. Attempts have been made in the past using existing instruments, e.g., SeaWiFS and Landsat, to provide these data, but our solution can provide more …


Aid Suspensions As Coercive Tools? The European Union’S Experience In The African-Caribbean-Pacific (Acp) Context, Clara Portela Aug 2007

Aid Suspensions As Coercive Tools? The European Union’S Experience In The African-Caribbean-Pacific (Acp) Context, Clara Portela

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

Since the signing of the Cotonou Agreement in 2000, the European Union (EU) has suspended development aid towards a number of African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries in response to breaches of Human Rights and democratic principles by activating the so-called Human Rights clause (article 96). The present article analyses the use by the EU of aid suspensions as political tools and their efficacy in achieving the desired policy goals, in an attempt to identify and explain the determinants leading to the success of these measures. The investigation finds that the use of development aid suspensions is frequently effective. Classical …


Poverty Duration, Maternal Psychological Resources, And Adolescent Socioemotional Outcomes, Bridget J. Goosby Aug 2007

Poverty Duration, Maternal Psychological Resources, And Adolescent Socioemotional Outcomes, Bridget J. Goosby

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

This study seeks to assess the impact of maternal psychological well-being on the depression and anxiety levels and social withdrawal in a sample of young African American and Caucasian adolescents between the ages of 10 and 14 (N = 854) using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 child sample. Analyses using structural equation modeling found (a) that the duration of time mothers spend in poverty strongly predicts maternal mastery and depressive symptoms and (b) that the effects of poverty duration on adolescent outcomes are mediated primarily by maternal depression and sense of mastery even after controlling for …


Treating Water Contamination Using Ultraviolet Radiation To Control Cryptosporidium And E.Coli, Michael O'Hehir, David Kennedy, Thomas Dunphy Aug 2007

Treating Water Contamination Using Ultraviolet Radiation To Control Cryptosporidium And E.Coli, Michael O'Hehir, David Kennedy, Thomas Dunphy

Articles

Concerns about the quality of drinking water in Ireland have come into sharp focus with the recent Cryptosporidium outbreak in Galway City. This article looks at how ultraviolet radiation can offer a potential solution in the control of Cryptosporidium contamination.


Human Body Temperature (37°C) Increases The Expression Of Iron, Carbohydrate, And Amino Acid Utilization Genes In Escherichia Coli K-12, Christine A. White-Ziegler, Amy J. Malhowski, Sarah Young Aug 2007

Human Body Temperature (37°C) Increases The Expression Of Iron, Carbohydrate, And Amino Acid Utilization Genes In Escherichia Coli K-12, Christine A. White-Ziegler, Amy J. Malhowski, Sarah Young

Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications

Using DNA microarrays, we identified 126 genes in Escherichia coli K-12 whose expression is increased at human body temperature (37°C) compared to growth at 23°C. Genes involved in the uptake and utilization of amino acids, carbohydrates, and iron dominated the list, supporting a model in which temperature serves as a host cue to increase expression of bacterial genes needed for growth. Using quantitative real-time PCR, we investigated the thermoregulatory response for representative genes in each of these three categories (hisJ, cysP, srlE, garP, fes, and cirA), along with the fimbrial gene papB. Increased expression at 37°C compared to 23°C was …


Earmstrong, Armstrong Atlantic State University Aug 2007

Earmstrong, Armstrong Atlantic State University

Armstrong News & Publications: e-Armstrong Newsletter (Archived)

No abstract provided.


Global Commons And The Role For Intelligence, Lowell E. Jacoby Aug 2007

Global Commons And The Role For Intelligence, Lowell E. Jacoby

International Law Studies

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Austrialian Defense Experience With Non-Government Organizations In Humanitarian Assistance And Disaster Relief Operations, Evan Carlin Aug 2007

Austrialian Defense Experience With Non-Government Organizations In Humanitarian Assistance And Disaster Relief Operations, Evan Carlin

International Law Studies

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Analysis And Design Of Genomic Sequences, Dimitris Papamichail Aug 2007

Analysis And Design Of Genomic Sequences, Dimitris Papamichail

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Self-Adaptive, Scalable And Energy-Efficient Algorithms For Unattended Sensor Networks, Ming Ma Aug 2007

Self-Adaptive, Scalable And Energy-Efficient Algorithms For Unattended Sensor Networks, Ming Ma

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Derivation Of The Lineage And Function In Tumor Angiogenesis Of Bone Marrow-Derived Endothelial Cells, Daniel Joseph Nolan Aug 2007

Derivation Of The Lineage And Function In Tumor Angiogenesis Of Bone Marrow-Derived Endothelial Cells, Daniel Joseph Nolan

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Physical Exercise Increases Hippocampal Cell Loss In A Model Of Epilepsy, Nefta Ayisha Mitchell Aug 2007

Physical Exercise Increases Hippocampal Cell Loss In A Model Of Epilepsy, Nefta Ayisha Mitchell

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Functional Characterization Of Mustn1 During Skeletal Myogenesis, Cheng Liu Aug 2007

Functional Characterization Of Mustn1 During Skeletal Myogenesis, Cheng Liu

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Understanding Chinese Business Behaviour: A Historical Perspective, Taieb Hafsi, Li Yan Aug 2007

Understanding Chinese Business Behaviour: A Historical Perspective, Taieb Hafsi, Li Yan

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

The behaviour of Chinese business has been studied by a variety of strategic management scholars (see in particular Hafsi and Tian, 2005; Peng, 2006; Peng and Heat, 1996). Most of these studies rely on traditional data gathering, either in the form of interviews or published data banks. Very little attention has been given to history as a determinant of strategic behaviour. In this paper, we propose that the cognitive orientation of Chinese managers is dominated by their knowledge and understanding of Chinese history. We take the Three Kingdoms historic novel as a proxy to history to derive basic behavioral norms …


The Link, Vol. 1, No. 8, August 2007, Illinois State University, Center For Teaching, Learning, And Technology Aug 2007

The Link, Vol. 1, No. 8, August 2007, Illinois State University, Center For Teaching, Learning, And Technology

The Link

Newsletter for the Illinois State University Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology


The Textbook Adoption Process In The State Of Nevada: The Teacher's Perspective, Dwight Bellard, Rebecca Coates, Tamara Hicks Aug 2007

The Textbook Adoption Process In The State Of Nevada: The Teacher's Perspective, Dwight Bellard, Rebecca Coates, Tamara Hicks

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

The textbook adoption process for the State of Nevada is outlined in Chapter 390 of Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) and Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS). When a teacher is interested in purchasing a textbook for use in the classroom, he or she must check the eligibility list of adopted books on file with the Department of Education. If the book is not on the list, they must begin the process of having the book adopted before being able to purchase it.


Ct Scan Of Body Packers: Findings And Costs, Saba Sohail Aug 2007

Ct Scan Of Body Packers: Findings And Costs, Saba Sohail

Department of Radiology

Objective: To determine the CT features of intra abdominal illicit drug packs used for trafficking, by using scout CT scan image and describe its cost re-imbursement
Methods: An observational study was conducted from January to December 2005, at the CT scan department, Civil Hospital, Karachi. The study subjects included alleged drug traffickers smuggling by body packing, intercepted at Karachi International Airport and referred for CT scan of abdomen by the Anti Narcotic department. Those with suspected body pack rupture were excluded. Scout CT image of the abdomen was taken. Scans were read on console as well as hard copy for …


Open Angle Glaucoma Effects On Preattentive Visual Search (Pavs) Efficiency For Flicker, Motion Displacement And Orientation Pop-Out Tasks, James Loughman, Peter Davison, Daniel Ian Flitcroft Aug 2007

Open Angle Glaucoma Effects On Preattentive Visual Search (Pavs) Efficiency For Flicker, Motion Displacement And Orientation Pop-Out Tasks, James Loughman, Peter Davison, Daniel Ian Flitcroft

Articles

Background/aim: Preattentive visual search (PAVS) describes rapid and efficient retinal and neural processing capable of immediate target detection in the visual field. Damage to the nerve fibre layer or visual pathway might reduce the efficiency with which the visual system performs such analysis. The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that patients with glaucoma are impaired on parallel search tasks, and that this would serve to distinguish glaucoma in early cases. Methods: Three groups of observers (glaucoma patients, suspect and normal individuals) were examined, using computer-generated flicker, orientation, and vertical motion displacement targets to assess PAVS efficiency. …


Frequency Of Aeromonas Spp. Detection In Rainbow Trout And Recirculation Aquaculture Systems And The Storage Stability Of Fillets, Tabetha Marie Littler Aug 2007

Frequency Of Aeromonas Spp. Detection In Rainbow Trout And Recirculation Aquaculture Systems And The Storage Stability Of Fillets, Tabetha Marie Littler

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Recirculating aquaculture systems enable increased fish production per volume of water. Unfortunately, recirculation systems also provide conditions for bacterial growth. Aeromonas, a genus of bacteria ubiquitous in the environment, contains fish pathogens, human pathogens, and/or spoilage organisms. Of the salmonid species, rainbow trout are the most susceptible to Motile Aeromonad Septicemia (MAS), the fish disease caused by Aeromonas spp. In humans, illnesses such as gastroenteritis, septicemia, and wound infections are caused by ingestion or exposure to Aeromonas spp. The objective of this study was to survey Aeromonas spp. present in the production system, on the fish, and on the butterfly …


Reparations Of The Inter-American Human Rights System In Cases Of Gross And Systemic Violations Of Human Rights: The Colombian Case, Diego Rodriguez-Pinzon Aug 2007

Reparations Of The Inter-American Human Rights System In Cases Of Gross And Systemic Violations Of Human Rights: The Colombian Case, Diego Rodriguez-Pinzon

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

The author uses the case of Colombia, a country with which the inter-American human rights system has dealt in the last twenty-five years, as an example to try to illustrate how the Inter-American Human Rights Commission and Inter-American Court for Human Rights have balanced the issue of remedies and reparations with the difficult task of repairing gross and systematic violations. The case of Colombia provides some insight on how international mechanisms are implemented in this region and, particularly, how some of Colombia’s official institutions and non-governmental organizations are trying to engage in a dialogue at the international level in order …