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Obesity Classification In Military Personnel: A Comparison Of Body Fat, Waist Circumference, And Body Mass Index Measurements, Katie Heinrich, Nattinee Jitnarin, Richard Suminski, Laverne Berkel, Christine M. Hunter, Lisa Alvarez, Antionette R. Brundige, Alan L. Peterson, John P. Foreyt, C. Keith Haddock, Walker Poston

Faculty and Staff Publications

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate obesity classifications from body fat percentage (BF%), body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference (WC).

Methods: A total of 451 overweight/obese active duty military personnel completed all three assessments.

Results: Most were obese (men, 81%; women, 98%) using National Institutes of Health (NIH) BF% standards (men, >25%; women, >30%). Using the higher World Health Organization (WHO) BF >35% standard, 86% of women were obese. BMI (55.5% and 51.4%) and WC (21.4% and 31.9%) obesity rates were substantially lower for men and women, respectively (p < 0.05). BMI/WC were accurate discriminators for BF% obesity (theta for all comparisons >0.75, p < 0.001). Optimal cutoff points were lower than NIH/WHO standards; WC = 100 cm and BMI = 29 maximized sensitivity and specificity for men, and WC = 79 cm and BMI = 25.5 (NIH) or WC = 83 cm and BMI = 26 (WHO) maximized sensitivity and specificity for women.

Conclusions: Both WC and BMI …

Development Of A Premarital Counseling Seminar For Pastors And Church Workers In The Euro-Asia Division, Elena Zhigankova

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

According to the 1984 Annual Council policy, Seventh-day Adventist ministers are to provide premarital guidance to couples requesting marriage. Where possible, this preparation of the couple should consist of several counseling sessions conducted by the minister who is to perform the service or by another qualified individual. Despite its obvious importance, this policy has not been seriously considered or implemented in Russia.

Description

The process of designing a Premarital Counseling Seminar for pastors and other church workers in the Euro-Asia Division of Seventh-day Adventists is presented. The seminar content is intended to introduce pastors to their responsibilities as premarital …

Reaching The Indian Communities In Zambia: A Biblical Model Of Evangelism, John Shumba

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

Statistics show that there are a significant number of Asian-Indians who are Zambian nationals. But the church in Zambia has not come up with a program to reach them with the gospel. Therefore, it is important to develop a biblical model of evangelism to reach the Indian communities.

Method

Studies were conducted using available data to obtain information on the social, religious, cultural, and political milieu of the Indian communities in order to develop a modality for cross-cultural mission based on missiological principles and social science disciplines.

Results

Results indicate that there is need for a training program to …

Development, Evaluation, And Implementation Of An Interfaith Pastors' Peer Coaching Group In The Gentry, Arkansas Area, Raymond C. House

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

During my first ten years of ministry I discovered that I was in a lonely work with little peer-interaction or stimulation. Sporadic attempts to find peer- support and friendship among other pastors left me feeling only slightly encouraged. I was concerned that I was not being challenged by another peer or group of peers or held accountable to any particular goals personally or professionally.

Method

This research presents a model where pastors came together from various churches and denominations in a small town setting, and developed peer-coaching relationships for the purpose of improving their personal and ministry goals. Peer …

Washington V. Glucksberg Was Tragically Wrong, Erwin Chemerinsky

Michigan Law Review

Properly focused, there were two questions before the Supreme Court in Washington v. Glucksberg. First, in light of all of the other non-textual rights protected by the Supreme Court under the "liberty" of the Due Process Clause, is the right to assisted death a fundamental right? Second, if so, is the prohibition of assisted death necessary to achieve a compelling interest? Presented in this way, it is clear that the Court erred in Washington v. Glucksberg. The right of a terminally ill person to end his or her life is an essential aspect of autonomy, comparable to aspects …

Death, Dying, And Domination, Marc Spindelman

Michigan Law Review

This Article critiques conventional liberal arguments for the right to die on liberal grounds. It contends that these arguments do not go far enough to recognize and address private, and in particular structural, forms of domination. It presents an alternative that does, which is thus more respectful of true freedom in the context of death and dying, and also more consistent with liberalism. After discussing obstacles to the achievement of a right to die that encompasses freedom from both public and private domination, the Article closes with a significant reform project within bioethics that might help bring it about.

Limiting A Constitutional Tort Without Probably Cause: First Amendment Retaliatory Arrest After Hartman, Colin P. Watson

Michigan Law Review

Federal law provides a cause of action for individuals who are the target of adverse state action taken in retaliation for their exercise of First Amendment rights. Because these constitutional torts are "easy to allege and hard to disprove," they raise difficult questions concerning the proper balance between allowing meaningful access to the courts and protecting government agents from frivolous and vexatious litigation. In its recent decision in Hartman v. Moore, the U.S. Supreme Court tipped the scales in favor of the state in one subset of First Amendment retaliation actions by holding that plaintiffs in actions for retaliatory …

How To Create—Or Destroy—Wealth In Real Property, Richard A. Epstein

Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper Series

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The Human And Economic Dimensions Of Altruism: The Case Of Organ Transplantation, Richard A. Epstein

Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper Series

This paper analyzes three issues critical to understanding the chronic shortage in organs. Section 2 develops a simple economic model of altruism that helps explain how markets with altruistic participants operate in ways similar to ordinary economic markets, but produce an equilibrium position in which more organs are transferred at lower cash prices. Section 3 examines and rejects the various arguments used to undermine the neoclassical arguments in the first section. Section 4 looks at ways to expand the supply of organs: directed donations within families and among friends, solicited organs via matchingdonors.com, donor-recipient pairs, and LifeSharers.

New Words To Promote Communication And Collaboration Among The Oral Health Care Team, Trisha Nunn, Michele L. Darby, Susan H. Kass, Connie L. Kracher, Linda S. Stewart, Don R. Symington, Cheryl Westphal

Dental Hygiene Faculty Publications

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Adolescent Risk-Taking And Social Meaning: A Commentary, Cass R. Sunstein

Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper Series

Why do adolescents take risks? What is the appropriate response to adolescent risk-taking? This Commentary for a special issue of Developmental Review, discussing a set of papers in that issue, explores these questions with attention to changes in the adolescent brain, to dual-processing theory, to social influences, and to fuzzy-trace theory. It contends that adolescent risk-taking is often driven by the social meaning of risk and caution, and that social meaning operates as a tax on or a subsidy to behavior. Changes in social meaning present a serious collective action problem, but also a valuable opportunity for both law and …

Examining The Relationship Between Transformational Leadership And Engagement, Ritu Koppula

Master's Theses

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Disability, Advocacy And Coping : An Autoethnography On Non-Visible Disability, Dana L. Morella

Master's Theses

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Survey Of Open Source Integrated Library Systems, Linda M. Riewe

Master's Theses

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A Photographic Survey Of Mammalian Trail Use In Big Basin Redwood State Park, Jennifer Robin Casey

Master's Theses

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A Comparative Analysis Of A Japanese Film And Its American Remake, Shogo Miura

Master's Theses

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Acting Study And Social Skills Learning : A Comparative Analysis, Pamela Lindsay

Master's Theses

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Goal Orientation-Creativity Relationship : Openness To Experience As A Moderator, Maria Diana D Borlongan

Master's Theses

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Dietary Supplement Use Amongst Junior College Athletes, Eliseo R. MuñOz

Master's Theses

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Customary Marine Tenure And Traditional Ecological Knowledge In Palau, Robin Putney

Master's Theses

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Applications Of Genetic Algorithms In Bioinformatics, Amie Judith Radenbaugh

Master's Theses

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Aerosol Optical Depth Compared To Particulate Matter In The San Joaquin Valley, Marshall Wilson Ballard

Master's Theses

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T.V. Newsroom Gatekeepers : 5pm Content Selection And Exclusion At Nbc11/Kntv, Stephania R. P Panayotopoulos

Master's Theses

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Body Awareness, Eating Attitudes, And Spiritual Beliefs Of Women Practicing Yoga, Katherine Anne Dittmann

Master's Theses

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Degree Days And Phenological Synchrony In Western Tussock Moth And Coast Live Oak, Ingrid Graeve

Master's Theses

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Design And Implementation Of Reverse Risk Assessment Software, Igor S. Tilinin

Master's Theses

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Tea Bush Health Determination And Yield Estimation, Tapasi Barman

Master's Theses

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Circadian Aspects Of Immigrant Indians Blood Pressure And Heart Rate In The Usa, Balasasikumar Sundaram

Master's Theses

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On The Gender Continuum : The Stories Of Transmen, Brian Reed Singer

Master's Theses

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Attachment, Depression, And Perceptions Of Parenting Among Adolescent Mothers, Megan Mcconnell

Master's Theses

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