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Perceived Effects Of Menopause Among Women Master Swimmers, Michael Ussher, Chloe Mount, Sarah Greenberg, Christine Goodair, Janette Perz

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education

This study assessed female master swimmers’ perceptions of the influence of menopause on their swimming. Using a cross-sectional design, 183 women completed an internet-based survey. Measures related to menopause status, physical activity levels, perceived effect of menopause on swimming and attitudes to swimming and menopause. Perimenopausal women reported the least physical activity and the greatest reduction in intensity of swimming training due to menopause, relative to other menopause groups. A quarter of women reported that the intensity of their swimming had reduced due to menopause. Additionally, a quarter reported that menopausal symptoms, particularly weight gain and sleeplessness, negatively affected their …

Evaluation And Comparison Of 300-Yd And 500-Yd Shallow Water Run Tests As Predictors Of Aerobic Power, Oliver Bellevue, Rebecca Cisar, Craig Cisar, J. Bowen, Susan Wilkinson

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education

The purposes of the study were to assess and compare the validity of both 300-yd and 500-yd shallow water run (SWR) tests to predict peak aerobic power (VO2peak). Subjects included 18 women and 18 men who performed a graded exercise treadmill test to predict VO2peak and then performed a 300-yd and 500-yd SWR for time. In addition to SWR times, other independent variables included age, gender, body weight, height, leg length, percent body fat, and 300-yd and 500-yd SWR heart rate and rating of perceived exertion. Correlation coefficients with measured VO2peak were r = -.84 and -.87 for the 300-yd …

Maximum And Resting Heart Rate In Treadmill And Deep-Water Running In Male International Volleyball Players, Antonio Cuesta-Vargas, Jeronimo Carmelo Garcia-Romero, Raija Kuisma

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education

The aim of the study was to compare the physiological responses to deep water running (DWR) compared with treadmill running (TMR) in male international volleyball players. We compared the maximum, recovery and resting heart rates, maximum blood lactate and ratings of perceived exertion between DWR and standard laboratory TMR test. The maximum heart rate (HRmax) was 14.9 bpm lower in water than on land (p = 0.001, 95% confidence interval, 7.74-22.06). The recovery HR at three minutes was 16.4 bpm lower in water (p = 0.012, CI 95%, 4.57-28.23). The differences in the maximum HR and the three-minute recovery HR …

Under What Circumstances Do People Drown? Encoding The Fourth Component Of The 4w Model, Stathis Avramidis, Ronald Butterly, David Llewellyn

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education

The aim of the current study was to identify under what circumstances people drown using the 4W model (Avramidis, Butterly, Llewellyn, 2007). We used qualitative content analysis to analyze drowning incident videos (n = 41), and semi-structured interviews of those involved in drowning incidents (n = 34). Results confirmed that drowning incidents can occur at any time, although most likely during daylight, and during any season of the year, with summer most common. We observed that drowning can occur after engaging in just about any form of human activity, on, near, above or under the surface of a liquid (mainly …

Cinematherapy With Preadolescents Experiencing Parental Divorce: A Collective Case Study, Emily Marsick

Expressive Therapies Dissertations

A multiple-case study of the use of cinematherapy in six sessions of individual therapy each with three preadolescent aged children who were experiencing parental divorce was conducted. Children were shown film clips from six different films over six weeks of individual therapy. Questions were used to facilitate discussion with the children and children were given the opportunity to respond to the film clips expressively, by using their choice of art, creative writing, story-telling, and/or drama. Each child was interviewed one to two weeks after the intervention. Multiple themes emerged across the cases, including the use of films for: assessment of …

Soundings 2009-11, N/A N/A

Soundings

No abstract provided.

Nebraska Immigration: Deliberative Polling And Civic Engagement On Broadcast And New Media Coverage, Jeremy Harris Lipschultz, Michael L. Hilt, David C. Ogden, Hugh J. Reilly

Communication Faculty Publications

Data were analyzed from an October 2007 deliberative poll event in Omaha, Nebraska. The focus of pre-event survey questions was on the usefulness of media sources on the coverage of the global immigration issue. The goal of the project was to promote civic engagement of citizens on an important public issue. The focus of post-event survey questions was on attention paid to media. Additionally, a post-event focus group explored public opinion on credibility of various news sources. While the deliberative poll produced some evidence of short-term effects in terms of citizens learning about the immigration issue, attitudes about media credibility …

Imrt Commissioning: Multiple Institution Planning And Dosimetry Comparisons, A Report From Aapm Task Group 119., Gary A Ezzell, Jay W Burmeister, Nesrin Dogan, Thomas J Losasso, James G Mechalakos, Dimitris Mihailidis, Andrea Molineu, Jatinder R Palta, Chester R Ramsey, Bill J Salter, Jie Shi, Ping Xia, Ning J Yue, Ying Xiao, Phd

Department of Radiation Oncology Faculty Papers

AAPM Task Group 119 has produced quantitative confidence limits as baseline expectation values for IMRT commissioning. A set of test cases was developed to assess the overall accuracy of planning and delivery of IMRT treatments. Each test uses contours of targets and avoidance structures drawn within rectangular phantoms. These tests were planned, delivered, measured, and analyzed by nine facilities using a variety of IMRT planning and delivery systems. Each facility had passed the Radiological Physics Center credentialing tests for IMRT. The agreement between the planned and measured doses was determined using ion chamber dosimetry in high and low dose regions, …

Smoking Cessation Agents And Suicide, Jill E. Lavigne

Pharmacy Faculty/Staff Publications

The risk is uncertain, so patients should make an informed decision.

The Eagleville Times,Volume 7, Issue 21, Debbie Ryan

Eagleville Times

No abstract provided.

Macroprudential Supervision Of Financial Institutions: Lessons From The Scap, Beverly Hirtle, Til Schuermann, Kevin Stiroh

Documents

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Issue Contents

Louisiana Law Review

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Hiv/Aids And Pregnancy-Related Deaths In Blantyre, Malawi, V. M. Lema, C. Kanyighe, J. Changole, E. V. Malunga

Obstetrics and Gynaecology, East Africa

Background: HIV/AIDS epidemic is one of the major factors affecting women’s health and impeding national efforts to improve it especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Current evidence indicates that HIV/ AIDS is increasingly becoming a major cause or contributing factor to pregnancy-related deaths, almost overtaking the “traditional” causes and factors.

Objectives: To survey the contribution of HIV infection and AIDS to pregnancy-related deaths in Blantyre, Malawi.

Design: A retrospective, descriptive, facility-based survey.

Setting: The Queen Elizabeth Central Teaching Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi.

Subjects: All women recorded to have had pregnancy-related deaths between January 1, 1999 and December 31, 2000.

Results: There were …

Effects Of Trichoderma Harzianum Perimeter Applications On Preventing Mycena Citricolor In Coffea Arabica Plots, November 2009, Nicholas J. Gallagher

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

This study examined the fungus Trichoderma harzianum, a proven effective biological control agent, for its potential of preventing the forest and windbreak instigated onset of the fungus Mycena citricolor in coffee plots. Fifteen plots on one farm in the Monteverde region of Puntarenas, Costa Rica were surveyed for the presence of M. citricolor on coffee near forest edges and along transects away from the forest. T. harzianum was applied to the forest edge on half of the plots, and the coffee plants near the edge were resurveyed for new infestations of M. citricolor. No significant difference between the treated and …

A Comparison Of Gambling Motivation Factors Between Chinese And Western Casino Players, Lu Ye

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

This paper explored literature on gambling motivation of Western and Chinese casino players to find out the similarities and differences of their motivation factors. Study found that they are motivated in similar ways by the desire to win, social and early memories. However, the Chinese gamblers exhibit severer cognitive errors, stronger risk-taking tendency and higher level of stress and depression, which explained the common findings of literature that Chinese have higher gambling and problem gambling rates than other ethnic groups. The findings would benefit casino operators in making marketing strategy at the Chinese players as well as problem gambling treatment …

To Build Resilience: Leader Influence On Mental Hardiness, Paul T. Bartone, Charles L. Barry, Robert E. Armstrong

Defense Horizons

The military profession is inherently stressful and is getting more so for U.S. troops, who are deploying more often and for longer periods of time on missions that are multifaceted, changeable, and ambiguous. Such stressful conditions can lead to a range of health problems and performance decrements even among leaders. But not everyone reacts in negative ways to environmental stress. Most people remain healthy and continue to perform well even in the face of high stress levels. While much attention in recent years has focused on identifying and treating stress-related breakdowns such as post-traumatic stress disorder, scant investment has gone …

Clark Memorandum: Fall 2009, J. Reuben Clark Law Society, Byu Law School Alumni Association, J. Reuben Clark Law School

The Clark Memorandum

• Latter-day Saint Lawyers and the Public Square (Elder Quentin L. Cook)
• Originalist Roots of Substantive Due Process (Frederick Mark Gedicks)
• The Triumph of the Atonement (Elder Earl C. Tingey)
• The Heart of Lawyering (Kristin B. Gerdy)

Islam And End-Of-Life Organ Donation, Giles N. Cattermole, Mohamed Y. Rady, Joseph L. Verheijde

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Implementation Of Sustainable Management Practices At Two California Central Coast Vineyards And Their Effects On Soil Fertility, Dawn M. Stimson

Master's Theses

Implementation of Sustainable Management Practices at Two California Central Coast Vineyards and Their Effects on Soil Fertility

Dawn Michelle Stimson

“Sustainable agriculture” has gained increased popularity in recent years. This study was conducted to determine the effects of sustainable management practices on soil fertility at two California Central Coast vineyards. The effects of cover crops (Erosion Control Mix - blando brome [Bromus hordeaceus], hykon rose clover [Trifolium hirtum All.], and zorro annual fescue [Vulpia mourns]), green waste compost (Forest Blend), and reduced tillage on soil fertility were investigated in San Luis Obispo, California on a clay and sandy loam soil. …

Linking Mine Action And Development | States Affected By Mines/Erw, Gichd

Global CWD Repository

Mine action programmes often are not linked early and strongly enough with key development actors. Despite the availability of extensive research documenting the need for greater coordination between mine action and development organisations, concrete guidance for practitioners and policy-makers on how to link mine action with development has been lacking. In response, the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Development has published guidelines on how to ensure mine action promotes development in mine-affected countries. More specifically, the guidelines seek to:

• Increase awareness that landmines and other remnants of conflict block development in many affected countries

• Strengthen coordination between mine action and …

Life Threatening Spinal Shock And Complete Neurological Recovery Following Minor Spinal Cord Trauma In A Patient With Pre-Existing Cervical Canal Stenosis: Case Report, Vitalis Mung’Ayi, Mahmood Qureshi, John Bugo

Anaesthesiology, East Africa

Mild to moderate trauma to the spinal cord that is complicated by existing cervical canal stenosis or spondylosis can be a life threatening event. It is against this background that we present a 41 year old male with cervical spinal stenosis who developed marked quadriparesis and respiratory embarrassment following collision with a colleague. He was admitted to the intensive care unit, electively sedated, paralysed and ventilated for a period of 48 hours. During the initial 24 hours of admission, he received methylprednisolone as per the National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Studies (NASCIS) protocol. Forty five hours later he had regained …

Treatment Outcomes For Toddlers With Behaviour Problems From Families In Poverty, Robert A. Fox, Casey A. Holtz

College of Education Faculty Research and Publications

Background. Relatively few treatment studies address mental health issues in very young children. This study examined the effectiveness of a treatment program for toddlers whose behavior problems were further complicated by living in poverty.

Method. An empirically-validated treatment program was adapted for use in the homes of 102 toddlers for an average of 12 weekly sessions.

Results. Significant improvements were found for the children’s behavior problems and their compliance to parent requests.

Discussion. The inherent challenges in working with at-risk families and the challenges in delivering mental health services for very young children living in poverty are discussed.

Influx Of Calcium Through L-Type Calcium Channels In Early Postnatal Regulation Of Chloride Transporters In The Rat Hippocampus, Jennifer Grace Bray, Michelle Mynlieff

Biological Sciences Faculty Research and Publications

During the early postnatal period, GABA_B receptor activation facilitates L-type calcium current in rat hippocampus. One developmental process that L-type current may regulate is the change in expression of the K⁺Cl⁻ co-transporter (KCC2) and N⁺K⁺2Cl⁻ co-transporter (NKCC1), which are involved in the maturation of the GABAergic system. The present study investigated the connection between L-type current, GABA_B receptors, and expression of chloride transporters during development. The facilitation of L-type current by GABA_B receptors is more prominent in the second week of development, with the highest percentage of cells exhibiting …

Chromosomal Anomalies Influence Parental Treatment Decisions In Relation To Prenatally Diagnosed Congenital Heart Disease., Sinai C. Zyblewski, Elizabeth G. Hill, Girish S. Shirali, Andrew Atz, Geoffrey Forbus, Javier Gonzalez, Anthony Hlavacek

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

This study aimed to identify the variables that influence parental treatment decisions after a prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease (CHD). The authors reviewed all cases of prenatally diagnosed structural CHD from August 1998 to December 2006 at their center. The following variables were studied as potential predictors of parental intent to treat: maternal age, race, insurance status, obstetric history, fetal gender, univentricular versus biventricular cardiac physiology, and fetal chromosomal abnormality. Uni- and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed. In the review, 252 consecutive cases of prenatally diagnosed CHD were identified. Of these, 204 women pursued full medical treatment, whereas …

Review Of Interventions For Parental Depression From Toddlerhood To Adolescence, R. C. Boyd, Jane Gillham

Psychology Faculty Works

Because of the recurrent course, significant burden, and intergenerational impact of depression, there is a great need for interventions for depressed parents and their children. This article reviews eight interventions that 1) aim to impact the functioning and well-being of 18-month to 18-year old children of depressed parents and 2) have been evaluated in controlled studies. The interventions are described and the empirical evidence of their efficacy is reviewed and critiqued. Existing research points to several promising intervention strategies, such as psychoeducation about parental depression, addressing parenting in adult depression treatment, promoting positive parent-child interactions, and teaching coping skills to …

Regulatory Remedies For Banking Crises: Lessons From Japan, Linda Allen, Suparna Chakraborty, Wako Watanabe

Documents

No abstract provided.

Troubled Asset Relief Program: Continued Stewardship Needed As Treasury Develops Strategies For Monitoring And Divesting Financial Interests In Chrysler And Gm, United States Government Accountability Office, United States: Government Accountability Office (Gao)

Documents

Oversight report detailing the conditions of the support provided to the automotive industry and evaluating the government's actions in the auto rescue through November 2009. This includes the first mention by the GAO of Chrysler Financial's wind-down.

Volume Contents

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.

New Labor Law Reform Variations On An Old Theme: Is The Employee Free Choice Act The Answer?, William B. Gould Iv

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.

First Contract Arbitration And The Employee Free Choice Act, Catherine L. Fisk, Adam R. Pulver

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.