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The Effect Of A Nurse-Respiratory Therapist Weaning Protocol On The Duration Of Mechanical Ventilation And The Incidence Of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia, Andrea Lucas Jan 2008

The Effect Of A Nurse-Respiratory Therapist Weaning Protocol On The Duration Of Mechanical Ventilation And The Incidence Of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia, Andrea Lucas

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

The purpose of this research study was to show the effectiveness of implementing a standardized nurse-respiratory driven weaning protocol in decreasing the time spent on mechanical ventilation and the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia in mechanically ventilated patients compared to using individual physician methods. Chart reviews were performed to compare the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) prior to the initiation of the nurse-respiratory driven weaning protocol. Sister Callista Roy’s Adaptation theory was used as a framework for this study to show that nurses could promote adaption by using a standardized ventilator weaning protocol. The study did not show statistical significance that …


Impaired Overload-Induced Hypertrophy In Obese Zucker Rat Slow-Twitch Skeletal Muscle, Anil Kumar Gutta Jan 2008

Impaired Overload-Induced Hypertrophy In Obese Zucker Rat Slow-Twitch Skeletal Muscle, Anil Kumar Gutta

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

How insulin resistant muscle responds to mechanical overload (MOV) is not well understood. Using immunohistochemical analysis and immunoblotting, we investigated whether Lean Zucker (LZ) and insulin resistant Obese Zucker rats (OZ) respond in a similar fashion to MOV. Five young adult (2 months old) male LZ and OZ rats were subjected to a surgical ablation of the gastrocnemius muscle and overloaded for 8 weeks. MOV-induced increases in soleus muscle mass and average fiber cross-sectional area were attenuated in OZ compared to LZ animals. This reduction in OZ muscle adaptation was associated with decreased activity / phosphorylation levels of STAT3, β-catenin …


Assessing Osteoporosis Learning Needs And Preferences Of Exercise Physiologists, P D. Sollis, C J. Cisar Jan 2008

Assessing Osteoporosis Learning Needs And Preferences Of Exercise Physiologists, P D. Sollis, C J. Cisar

Faculty Publications

Research has revealed substantial knowledge deficits regarding osteoporosis among various healthcare professionals, such as physicians, nurses, and physical therapists. However, no previous studies have addressed the levels of knowledge regarding osteoporosis among exercise physiologists working in a cardiopulmonary rehabilitation setting. It is essential that exercise physiologists have a thorough understanding of osteoporosis so they can ensure client safety and provide accurate information to the client and support group. The purpose of this project was to evaluate the levels of knowledge about osteoporosis among exercise physiologists working with clients who are at high risk for fragility fractures. Ninety-six exercise physiologists (female …


When Chaparral And Coastal Sage Scrub Burn: Consequences For Mammals, Management, And More, Rachel Clark Jan 2008

When Chaparral And Coastal Sage Scrub Burn: Consequences For Mammals, Management, And More, Rachel Clark

Joint Fire Science Program Briefs (2007-2012)

The massive Cedar and Otay fires of 2003 in southern California offered researchers an unexpected opportunity to examine the effects of fi re on mammal communities. Jay Diffendorfer and his colleagues had already been sampling small mammal communities at the Rancho Jamul Ecological Reserve where the Otay fi re broke out. There the researchers could see the difference in small mammal communities, pre- and postfire and the impacts of postfire, exotic grass invasion. At the Cleveland National Forest, where the Cedar fire occurred, the team examined whether the size and severity of the fire affected small mammal communities, as well …


Earth And Fire: Forests Rely On Healthy Soils For A Well-Rounded Diet, Elise Lequire Jan 2008

Earth And Fire: Forests Rely On Healthy Soils For A Well-Rounded Diet, Elise Lequire

Joint Fire Science Program Briefs (2007-2012)

Historically, frequent low-intensity, dormant-season fire shaped the landscape across a variety of forests in the United States, from eastern hardwood and hardwood/conifer mixtures to western coniferous forests. Decades of fire exclusion have resulted in heavy fuel loads and increased threat of severe wildfire compared to historic conditions in most forest types and also resulted in changes in forest composition compared to historic conditions. The Fire and Fire Surrogates Study (FFS) is the first to apply a standard experimental design to compare thinning, thinning followed by prescribed fire, and prescribed fire alone across a wide spectrum of ecological and economic variables. …


Olininfo, January 2008, Olin Library Jan 2008

Olininfo, January 2008, Olin Library

OlinInfo

Newsletter of the Franklin W. Olin Library at Rollins College


Fusion, 2008, George Washington University, William H. Beaumont Medical Research Honor Society Jan 2008

Fusion, 2008, George Washington University, William H. Beaumont Medical Research Honor Society

Fusion

No abstract provided.


Fans-01268 - Food & Nutrition Management Cvs Validation Letter, Fanshawe College Jan 2008

Fans-01268 - Food & Nutrition Management Cvs Validation Letter, Fanshawe College

Documentation (Approvals etc…)

No abstract provided.


Fans-01268 - Food & Nutrition Management Cvs Application, Fanshawe College Jan 2008

Fans-01268 - Food & Nutrition Management Cvs Application, Fanshawe College

Documentation (Approvals etc…)

No abstract provided.


Food & Nutrition Management Business Plan, Fanshawe College Jan 2008

Food & Nutrition Management Business Plan, Fanshawe College

Documentation (Approvals etc…)

No abstract provided.


Encuentros, Summer 2008, Kristin Huffine, Charles R. Stapleton, John R. Alexander, Michael J. Gonzales Jan 2008

Encuentros, Summer 2008, Kristin Huffine, Charles R. Stapleton, John R. Alexander, Michael J. Gonzales

Encuentros

No abstract provided.


Exploitative Competition Between Invasive Herbivores Benefits A Native Host Plant, Evan L. Preisser, Joseph S. Elkinton Jan 2008

Exploitative Competition Between Invasive Herbivores Benefits A Native Host Plant, Evan L. Preisser, Joseph S. Elkinton

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Although biological invasions are of considerable concern to ecologists, relatively little attention has been paid to the potential for and consequences of indirect interactions between invasive species. Such interactions are generally thought to enhance invasives' spread and impact (i.e., the “invasional meltdown” hypothesis); however, exotic species might also act indirectly to slow the spread or blunt the impact of other invasives. On the east coast of the United States, the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae, HWA) and elongate hemlock scale (Fiorinia externa, EHS) both feed on eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis). Of the two insects, HWA is considered far more …


Orientation For New Directors/Administrators “Strategic Planning And Getting To Success”, Clyde E. Chesney Jan 2008

Orientation For New Directors/Administrators “Strategic Planning And Getting To Success”, Clyde E. Chesney

Extension Publications

No abstract provided.


Call Number Spending 2007-2008, Une Library Services Jan 2008

Call Number Spending 2007-2008, Une Library Services

Assessment Reports

Report from the Technical Services Department at the University of New England Libraries for 2007-2008, submitted in support of program review.


E-Books Acquisitions 2007-2008, Une Library Services Jan 2008

E-Books Acquisitions 2007-2008, Une Library Services

Assessment Reports

Report from the Digital Services Department at the University of New England Libraries for 2007-2008, submitted in support of program review.


Subscribed Journal Usage 2007, Une Library Services Jan 2008

Subscribed Journal Usage 2007, Une Library Services

Assessment Reports

Report from the Digital Services Department at the University of New England Libraries for 2007-2008, submitted in support of program review.


Property Insurance Compilation And Inventory Fy 2008, State Of Maine Risk Management Division Jan 2008

Property Insurance Compilation And Inventory Fy 2008, State Of Maine Risk Management Division

Risk Management Documents

No abstract provided.


2008 Author Recognition Bibliography, Grand Valley State University Libraries Jan 2008

2008 Author Recognition Bibliography, Grand Valley State University Libraries

Author Recognition

No abstract provided.


Managing Seagrasses For Resilience To Climate Change, Mats Bjork, Frederick T. Short, Elizabeth Mcleod, Sven Beer Jan 2008

Managing Seagrasses For Resilience To Climate Change, Mats Bjork, Frederick T. Short, Elizabeth Mcleod, Sven Beer

Jackson Estuarine Laboratory

No abstract provided.


Poverty And Plenty: The Divided American Plate, Joanne D. Burke Jan 2008

Poverty And Plenty: The Divided American Plate, Joanne D. Burke

The University Dialogue

What are the economic, social, political, community and individual actions needed to address short and long-term solutions of food insecurity and poverty? This paper will consider hunger and poverty terms, trends, health and nutrition impacts, as well as consider proposed local, regional, and national intervention solutions and strategies


Who Shall Assist The Poor? An Inquiry Into The Role Of Markets, Private Charity And Government, Tom Birch Jan 2008

Who Shall Assist The Poor? An Inquiry Into The Role Of Markets, Private Charity And Government, Tom Birch

The University Dialogue

The paper uses the writings of Adam Smith (The Wealth of Nations and The Theory of Moral Sentiments) to frame some of the economic, psychological and ethical issues regarding how best to assist the poor.


How's Your Health? What's Your Zip Code? Poverty And Health, John W. Seavey Jan 2008

How's Your Health? What's Your Zip Code? Poverty And Health, John W. Seavey

The University Dialogue

For centuries it has been known that there is a relationship between one's status within a social system and health. The poor and disadvantaged have traditionally carried the larger burden of disease and disability.


The Learning Marketspace, January 2008, Bob Heterick, Carol Twigg Jan 2008

The Learning Marketspace, January 2008, Bob Heterick, Carol Twigg

The Learning MarketSpace (4/03 - 4/14)

No abstract provided.


Taylor University Fort Wayne Online Course Catalog 2008, Taylor University Fort Wayne Jan 2008

Taylor University Fort Wayne Online Course Catalog 2008, Taylor University Fort Wayne

Institute of Correspondence Studies

The 2008 catalog of Taylor University Online at Taylor University Fort Wayne.


Obesity, Disability, And The Labor Force, Kristin F. Butcher, Kyung H. Park Jan 2008

Obesity, Disability, And The Labor Force, Kristin F. Butcher, Kyung H. Park

Faculty Research and Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Town Of Hampton, New Hampshire 370th Annual Report For Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2007., Hampton Town Representatives Jan 2008

Town Of Hampton, New Hampshire 370th Annual Report For Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2007., Hampton Town Representatives

Hampton, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.


Annual Report Of The Town Officers Of The Town Of Dummer, N.H. For The Year Ending December 31, 2007 Including Dummer School Report., Dummer Town Representatives Jan 2008

Annual Report Of The Town Officers Of The Town Of Dummer, N.H. For The Year Ending December 31, 2007 Including Dummer School Report., Dummer Town Representatives

Dummer, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.


College Of Osteopathic Medicine Biomedical Informatics Overview, Nova Southeastern University Jan 2008

College Of Osteopathic Medicine Biomedical Informatics Overview, Nova Southeastern University

Health Professions Divisions Course Catalogs and Course Descriptions

No abstract provided.


University Place Jan 2008

University Place

Syracuse University Magazine

No abstract provided.


University Place, Aleta Burchyski, Judy Holmes, Amy Speach, David Marc Jan 2008

University Place, Aleta Burchyski, Judy Holmes, Amy Speach, David Marc

Syracuse University Magazine

No abstract provided.