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Eastern, Spring/Summer 2008, Eastern Washington University. Division Of University Relations.

Alumni Publications

This issue contains articles on Eastern Washington University "going green" and its work to become more mindful of the environment, Michael Roos and his success in the NFL, an alum's family history in Cheney, and artist Cathi Locati.

University Reporter - Volume 12, Number 07 - March 2008

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles on the University's emergency notification system, the visit of a high-lever delegation from Indonesia to UMass Boston's College of Public and Community Service, Black History Month events, a symposium on Native American heritage, the efforts of community members to promote science education, the College of Nursing and Health Sciences' Helene Fuld Scholarship Program, and other news from UMass Boston.

The Older Driver In Oregon: A Survey Of Driving Behavior And Cessation, Margaret B. Neal, Sharon Baggett, Kathleen A. Sullivan, Tyrae Mahan

Institute on Aging Publications

In a study of older adults and their travel patterns in Oregon, a statewide mail survey and telephone interviews were conducted with older drivers and older adults who had voluntarily chosen to stop driving. The purpose of the study was to determine: (1) the factors that influence driving cessation; (2) the physical and emotional barriers that delay driving cessation; (3) what opportunities exist for alternative transportation after driving cessation; (4) whether drivers make relocation decisions on the basis of driving cessation; (5) the warning signs that make a driver stop driving; and (6) whether a crisis situation generally forces a …

Midlife Metamorphosis, Patricia Evans

The Qualitative Report

The study was conducted in response to the need for an increased understanding of the aging experiences of women transitioning midlife. The purpose of the research was to explore the personal understanding of the changes that occur during the midlife period. A qualitative case study was implemented to ascertain how women of the Latter-day Saint (LDS) faith experience the midlife transition. The narratives of 10 LDS women ages 35 to 65 were obtained through personal interviews. The data were analyzed from a feminist, social constructionist, and narrative perspective using Chenail’s Qualitative Matrix as a formal coding system to guide the …

Minutes, 2008-2013 Strategic Plan Steering Committee Open Forum, February 29, 2008, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Strategic Plan Steering Committee

Institutional Research: Meeting Minutes and Agendas

Minutes from the 2008-2013 Strategic Plan Steering Committee open forum at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg.

Council On Academic Affairs Minutes, Feb 28, 2008, Eastern Kentucky University

Council on Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 40 No. 22, February 27, 2008

Central Florida Future

Gunshot at Knight Library a close call; Newly elected to stay in office; UCF safety tips - away from home:; Religious housing upsets some students; Shuttle tracking means less wait.

Pengaruh Pajanan Sinar Ultraviolet B Bersumber Dari Sinar Matahari Terhadap Konsentrasi Vitamin D (25(Oh)D) Dan Hormon Paratiroit Pada Perempuan Usia Lanjut Indonesia, Siti Setiati

Kesmas

Berbagai penelitian menunjukkan bahwa defisiensi vitamin D dan hiperpara-tiroidisme sekunder menimbulkan dampak serius pada kesehatan, antara lain meliputi osteoporosis, osteomalasia, kelemahan otot, jatuh dan fraktur osteoporotik. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah (1) mengetahui pengaruh pajanan UVB sinar matahari pada konsentrasi 25(OH)D dan hormon paratiroid (PTH) perempuan usia lanjut Indonesia. (2) mendapatkan saat dan lama pemajanan yang optimal. Penelitian uji klinik acak terbuka ini melibatkan 74 perempuan berusia 60 - 90 tahun yang tinggal di 4 panti werda di Jakarta dan Bekasi. Randomisasi dilakukan untuk memisahkan kelompok studi dan kontrol. Kelompok kontrol hanya mendapat kalsium 1000 mg/hari, sedang kelompok intervensi dipajankan dengan …

The Bg News February 15, 2008, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. February 15, 2008. Volume 98-Issue 105.

Sex And The Elderly: What Physicians Should Know About Their Older Patients, Jana Colton

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

This study is intended to explore how physicians can best help their older patients attain a better quality of life through sexual healthcare by eliciting older patients perceptions and experiences regarding their sexual health needs and what role their physician should play in meeting those needs. Participants consisted of individuals and couples over the age of 65 recruited from a continuing care retirement community and from a VA Geriatric Clinic. Twenty in-depth, one-on-one interviews were conducted, and transcripts were analyzed using qualitative methodology. Analysis of transcripts revealed a broad range of findings including seniors perceptions of: the definitions of sexual …

Monitor Newsletter February 11, 2008, Bowling Green State University

Monitor

Official Publication of Bowling Green State University for Faculty and Staff

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 032, Number 27, February 11, 2008, Grand Valley State University

2007-2008, Volume 32

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

February 11, 2008 Aasu Faculty Meeting Minutes, Armstrong Atlantic State University

Armstrong Faculty Senate: Minutes (Archived)

February 11, 2008 Armstrong Atlantic State University Faculty Meeting Minutes

February 5, 2008, Council On Graduate Studies

Minutes

No abstract provided.

February 5, 2008, Faculty Senate

Minutes

No abstract provided.

Happiness: Theoretical And Empirical Considerations, Abir K. Bekhet, Jaclene A. Zauszniewski, Wagdy E. Nakhla

College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications

TOPIC. Although happiness is important in maintaining health, few studies of happiness can be found in the nursing literature.

PURPOSE. This paper explicates the concept of happiness through examination of its defining attributes, antecedents, consequences, and measurement.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION. Literature review using hand search, and databases were used as sources of information.

CONCLUSION. The information provided can be used in clinical practice so that nursing strategies can be developed and tested to help people to become happy and healthy.

February 4, 2008 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Post Winter Term Student Survey, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Survey of student opinions regarding the four week winter term offered in January 2008.

Sw 100s.01: Introduction To Social Work, Kerrie A. Ghenie

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 1990-2010

No abstract provided.

Addressing Fidelity In Evidence-Based Health Promotion Programs For Older Adults, Janet C. Frank, Cynthia P. Coviak, Tara C. Healy, Basia Belza, Banghwa L. Casado

Peer Reviewed Articles

This article addresses health behavior change program fidelity using the five components of fidelity from the National Institute of Aging’s Behavior Change Consortia: fidelity in design, training, delivery, receipt, and enactment. Fidelity is a key issue in successful translational research projects into community settings. The authors examine four programs sponsored by the Administration on Aging that target health behavior change in physical activity (EnhanceFitness), chronic disease self-management (Partners on the PATH [Personal Action Toward Health]), fear of falling and falls prevention (Matter of Balance), and depression management (Healthy IDEAS). This article (a) describes the tools and strategies used by these …

University Reporter - Volume 12, Number 06 - February 2008

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about the recipients of the University President's Public Service Award, a National Institute of Health grant to support the establishment of the HORIZON Center at UMass Boston, the University's job shadow day with students from Dorchester, the new Center for Clinical Education and Research lab, the Institute for Community Inclusion's partnership with UMass Medical to improve disability coverage, and other news from UMass Boston.

Full Page Ads, Editor

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

Aging And Inflammation In Two Epidemiological Worlds, Michael Gurven, Hillard Kaplan, Jeffrey Winking, Caleb Finch, Eileen M. Crimmins

ESI Publications

Humans evolved in a world with high levels of infection resulting in high mortality across the life span and few survivors to advanced ages. Under such conditions, a strong acute-phase inflammatory response was required for survival; however, inflammatory responses can also promote chronic diseases of aging. We hypothesize that global historical increases in life span at older ages are partly explained by reduced lifetime exposure to infection and subsequent inflammation. To begin a test of this hypothesis, we compare C-reactive protein (CRP); levels in two populations with different epidemiological environments: the Tsimane of Bolivia and persons in the United States. …

Predicting The Psychological Health Of Older Adults: Interaction Of Age-Based Rejection Sensitivity And Discriminative Facility, Debbie Sau-King Chow, Evelyn Wing-Mun Au, Chi-Yue Chiu

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

We hypothesize that older adults who anxiously expect, readily perceive, and intensely react to social rejection because of their old age (i.e., have high age-based rejection sensitivity) are vulnerable to depression and poor social functioning. We further hypothesize that the association between age-based rejection sensitivity and poor psychological health would be attenuated among older adults who possess adequate cognitive coping ability--they can discern and respond discriminatively to subtle variations in situational demands (i.e., have high discriminative facility). Based on the results of a focus group study, we constructed an age-based rejection sensitivity measure, which predicts greater depression, poorer social functioning, …

Usda Csrees' Role In Broadening Support For An Aging Nation, Shirley A. Gerrior, Caroline E. Crocoll

Journal of Extension

The aging of America is of major public concern and has far-reaching implications for the nation and for rural communities. In particular, older Americans in rural areas face a wide array of challenges that negatively affect their health and quality of life. Working with its land-grant university and the Cooperative Extension System partners, USDA CSREES is strategically directed and uniquely positioned to address many of these challenges through effective research, education, and Extension activities.

Volume 99 Issue 15, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

The Southwestern - Archive

No abstract provided.

The Bg News January 28, 2008, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. January 28, 2008. Volume 98-Issue 91.

January 22, 2008, Faculty Senate

Minutes

No abstract provided.

January 17, 2008, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

01/14/2008 - Workshops To Help Leaders Teach Fitness Activities To Older Adults, University Marketing And Communications

2008

No abstract provided.