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The Devil Is In The Third Year: A Longitudinal Study Of Erosion Of Empathy In Medical School., Mohammadreza Hojat, Michael J. Vergare, Kaye Maxwell, George Brainard, Steven K. Herrine, Gerald A. Isenberg, John Veloski, Joseph S. Gonnella

Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Faculty Papers

PURPOSE: This longitudinal study was designed to examine changes in medical students' empathy during medical school and to determine when the most significant changes occur.

METHOD: Four hundred fifty-six students who entered Jefferson Medical College in 2002 (n = 227) and 2004 (n = 229) completed the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy at five different times: at entry into medical school on orientation day and subsequently at the end of each academic year. Statistical analyses were performed for the entire cohort, as well as for the "matched" cohort (participants who identified themselves at all five test administrations) and the "unmatched" …

Social Workers' Perceptions On Community Violence And Resilience : The Impact Of Assessment And Treatment When Working With Children And Adolescents, Matthew J. Warford

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This mixed methods, primarily qualitative study examined social workers' perceptions about community violence and resilience. Additionally, this research examined how perceptions influence the assessment and treatment that social workers provide their clients. The study included 25 participants who responded to an online survey, which included questions addressing participants' demographics, as well as their conceptualization of resilience, community violence, and how they practice. Most of the participants were female (24 of 25) and 1 was male. The majority of participants were from the Boston area or the San Francisco/Oakland area. The participants worked in a range of settings, including schools, hospitals, …

Gettin' Good With Ourselves : White Caucus Groups As Emergent Anti-Racism Pedagogy, Nathalie Rachelle Torrens

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This exploratory study examined the impact of participating in White caucus groups with the UNtraining, a program based in Berkeley, California, on the racial identity formation of its participants. Twelve participants were interviewed and narrative data gathered. Participants were asked what shifts in their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors related to their Whiteness, they recognized as a result of participating. Additionally, participants were asked to identify and critically reflect upon which pedagogical elements of the program influenced these shifts. Findings revealed that the relative emotional safety of an all White group, coupled with a supportive community of like-minded individuals, and a …

Undergraduate Catalog 2009-2010, Kean University

Course Catalogs, 1997 -

Course Catalogs include available majors, course requirements, costs, pictures, a brief institution history, and more.

Thyroid Lymphosonography: A Novel Method For Evaluating Lymphatic Drainage., Joseph M. Curry, Waleed H. Ezzat, Daniel A. Merton, Barry B. Goldberg, David M. Cognetti, David Rosen, Edmund A. Pribitkin

Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Faculty Papers

OBJECTIVES: We evaluated lymphosonography, or contrast-enhanced, ultrasonography (US)-guided sentinel lymph node (SLN) detection, as a technique for demonstrating the lymphatic drainage of the thyroid gland. METHODS: In this prospective animal study, four 50-kg Yorkshire swine underwent transcutaneous injection of a US contrast agent and methylene blue dye into the thyroid gland. Contrast-enhanced US was used to identify draining lymphatic channels and SLNs. Sentinel node biopsy was conducted. Subsequently, bilateral neck and upper mediastinal dissection was carried out. RESULTS: In 3 of 4 cases, a blue dye-positive and US contrast-positive SLN was identified. We identified SLNs in level IV in 2 …

Reporter's Verbatim Report Of Proceedings, September 1, 2009, Volume Ii, Session 4 Of 4 [Pages 455-506]

King County Superior Court Documents

Continues testimony by Stephanie McCleary.

Turkish Satellite Technology Applications For Sustainable Development And Capacity Building, Burcu Dikmen

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Burcu Dikmen titled "Turkish Satellite Technology Applications for Sustainable Development and Capacity Building" from September 8, 2009.

The Role Of Education In Small Satellite Programmes, Olaleye Salu

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint presentation created by Olaleye Salu titled "The Role of Education in Small Satellite Programmes" from September 9, 2009.

Graduate-Entry Medical Students' Self-Directed Learning Capabilities In A Problem-Based Curriculum, Margaret A. Elzubeir

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To explore junior and senior students9 perceptions of their self-directed learning (SDL) capabilities in an innovative graduate-entry medical program and to determine the construct reliability of the survey instrument utilized. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey design in which a self-report questionnaire was administered to undergraduate medical students (n=43) of King Saud bin Abdul Aziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh in October 2008 and March 2009; soon after entry and in their year 3 of an integrated problem-based learning (PBL) program. The questionnaire sought self-assessment on 14 SDL capabilities. RESULTS: Questionnaire construct reliability was high (Cronbach9s alpha=0.945). Respondents had medium to …

Prevalence And Antimicrobial Resistance Of Health Care Associated Bloodstream Infections At A General Hospital In Saudi Arabia, Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq, Mahmoud S. Abed

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To determine the trend of health care associated blood stream infection (HA-BSI) at Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization. METHODS: This prospective survey was conducted during the year 2002-2006. Definitions of HA-BSI infections were based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention categories. RESULTS: There were a total of 1103 distinct episodes of HA-BSI with annual average rates of 8.5 per 1000 discharges and 18 per 10,000 patient-days. Of all episodes, 38% were primary, 47% were central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI), and the remaining 15% were secondary bacteremias. The hospital wide BSI rate per 1000 discharges increased from 7.8 …

An Integrative Social Support Model For Fibromyalgia Patients: A Treatment Manual, Eugene A. Moynier

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study sought to investigate the current literature on Fibromyalgia and determine which interventions have been shown effective in its treatment. Furthermore, this study sought to develop a manual for the treatment of fibromyalgia using the data obtained from the literature review. The interventions that were found to be effective include the following domains: exercise, family therapy, dual-diagnosis, occupational therapy, sleep hygiene, stress management, coping skills, cognitive behavioral therapy, traumatic stress, and treatment adherence. The literature supported a psychoeducational approach within a socially supportive environment as an effective strategy to convey these treatment interventions as well as encourage treatment adherence. …

The Effects Of The Introduction Of An Electronic Medical Record (Emr) On Self-Reported Treatment Effects In A Psychological Service In A Family Medicine Clinic, Michael D. Herman

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The healthcare system in the United States has traditionally focused on pathogenic disease prevention and treatment of acute illness, only addressing physical health (Grzywacz & Keyes, 2004). This approach is limited, as it does not often acknowledge the influence of mental health and health promotion on outcomes. Approximately, 25-75% of all presenting cases with uncertain etiology in medicine are psychosocial or behavioral in origin (Schulte et. al., 2004). Improvements can be made through integrated care; however, divergent viewpoints and often proximity across providers disrupts, psychologist-physician communication, collaboration, and subsequently care access (McDaniel, 1995). The current study examines the self reported …

Impact Of Ambient Air Pollution On Survival Of Renal Transplant Recipients, Rhonda Kristine Hwang

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

There is increasing evidence that ambient air pollution is associated with coronary heart disease morbidity and mortality. This research has focused on the general public and less so on possible sensitive subgroups even though these may have even greater susceptibility to adverse effects of ambient air pollution. With highly prevalent traditional as well as nontraditional risk factors, renal transplant recipients may potentially be a sensitive subgroup. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the possible effect of between long-term exposure to air pollution on the risk of CHD mortality among renal transplant recipients. This cohort study includes 32,239 adult, …

Why Has Growth Slowed In Sub-Saharan Africa? A System Iv-Gmm Approach., H. Mahmud

Economic and Financial Review

The paper estimated the traditional cross-country growth model and corrected for model endogeneity bias and country-specific heterogeneity effects. Using the System-IV Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) approach, it identified the key factors that determine GDP per capita growth rate in a panel regression model of I 00 countries. Parameter robustness test was applied to the models which also included: Within Fixed Effects; Pooled-Ordinary Least Square and Levels-IV GMM models, using the Extreme Bounds Analysis (EBA). It found that most of the estimated covariates that show significant coefficients in the regression model are actually fragile, except for initial income, institutions and …

Sovereignty For Profits: Courts' Expansion Of Sovereign Immunity To Tribe-Owned Businesses, Jeff M. Kosseff

Florida A & M University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Racial Wealth Divide Through The Eyes Of The Younger Family: Undoing America's Legacy Of Wealth Inequality In Search Of The Elusive American Dream Utilizing A Sankofa Model Of Transitional Justice, The, Alice M. Thomas

Florida A & M University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Supreme Paradox: Autism Spectrum Disorder And Rowley Misapplication Of A Judicial Relic To An Unprecedented Social Epidemic, A, Chad Hinson

Florida A & M University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Austria: 2009 Article Iv Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice On The Executive Board Discussion; And Statement By The Executive Director For Austria, International Monetary Fund (Imf)

Documents

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Married Against Their Will? Toward A Pluralist Regulation Of Spousal Relationships, Shahar Lifshitz

Washington and Lee Law Review

This Article addresses the regulation of the relationships between unmarried cohabitants. It challenges the conventional divide between conservative and liberal approaches. On one hand, moral condemnation of nonmarital conjugal relationships and public policy in favor of marriage lead conservatives to reject the application of marriage Law to cohabitating partners. On the other hand, based on principles such as freedom, tolerance, and equality, liberals tend to equate the mutual legal commitments of cohabitants with those ofmarriedpartners. I break with conventional analysis by offering a novel liberal model that separates between the mutual obligations of cohabitants and married partners. The proposed model …

Assessing The Chrysler Bankruptcy, Mark J. Roe, David A. Skeel, Jr.

Documents

U.S. Auto Industry Bailout: Chrysler Bankruptcy & Restructuring

Oecd Economic Surveys: Japan, Organisation For Economic Co-Operation And Development (Oecd)

Documents

No abstract provided.

Au Courant - September 2009, Barbara Tuck

Au Courant

Newsletter of the Thomas G. Carpenter Library

The Changing Faces Of Agriculture, Tennessee Agriculture 2009 Department Report & Statistical Summary, Tennessee. Department Of Agriculture.

Annual Report

No abstract provided.

Genetics And Pathogenesis Of Feline Infectious Peritonitis Virus, Meredith Brown, Jennifer L. Troyer, Jill Pecon-Slattery, M. Roelke-Parker, Stephen J. O'Brien

Biology Faculty Articles

Feline coronavirus (FCoV) is endemic in feral cat populations and cat colonies, frequently preceding outbreaks of fatal feline infectious peritonitis (FIP). FCoV exhibits 2 biotypes: the pathogenic disease and a benign infection with feline enteric coronavirus (FECV). Uncertainty remains regarding whether genetically distinctive avirulent and virulent forms coexist or whether an avirulent form mutates in vivo, causing FIP. To resolve these alternative hypotheses, we isolated viral sequences from FCoV-infected clinically healthy and sick cats (8 FIP cases and 48 FECV-asymptomatic animals); 735 sequences from 4 gene segments were generated and subjected to phylogenetic analyses. Viral sequences from healthy cats were …

Frovatriptan As Preemptive Treatment For Fasting-Induced Migraine, Meryl Latsko, Md, Mph, Stephen D. Silberstein, Md

Department of Jefferson Headache Center Papers and Presentations

To examine frovatriptan's efficacy as preemptive treatment for fasting-induced migraine.

Robin Kundis Craig, The Clean Water Act And The Constitution: Legal Structure And The Public's Right To A Clean And Healthy Environment, Dan Vedra

Water Law Review

No abstract provided.

Fear Or Rage?: Assessing Public Opinion And Policy Responses To Terrorist Attacks, Gabriel Rubin

Department of Justice Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Mass fear has been posited as the main emotional outcome of terror attacks. Indeed, the term “terrorism” itself emphasizes that such attacks are meant to stoke fear. Yet, a critical piece of the post-terror attack dynamic has been largely ignored: the public rage that comes in response to terror attacks. Witness the call for politicians to step down after the November 2008 attacks in Mumbai or the placard reading “Nuke ‘Em Till They Glow” at the 2001 World Series. It is the contention of this paper that, after a major terror attack has occurred, the public is more angry than …

A Vital Environment, Taesung Jeng

Theses

Every day, nature is being used and is also being destroyed through over cutting and overgrazing of forests and grasslands because of the expansion of human numbers. The economic and material demands of growing villages and towns are not the causes but the results of human activity. What is the impact of the careless occupancy of so many of earth's human occupants? Are we turning everything in nature into something human-made and human used? My artworks emphasize how nature as a lay concept is changed by humans' desire for comfort and materialism. In addition, since human creation is another form …

Apoptotic And Chemotherapeutic Properties Of Iron (Iii)-Salophene In An Ovarian Cancer Animal Model, Thilo S. Lange, Carolyn Mccourt, Rakesh K. Singh, Kyu Kwang Kim, Ajay P. Singh, Brian S. Luisi, Onur Alptürk, Robert M. Strongin, Laurent Brard

Chemistry Faculty Publications and Presentations

The cytotoxicity of organometallic compounds iron(III)-, cobalt(III)-, manganese(II)-, and copper(II)-salophene (-SP) on platinum-resistant ovarian cancer cell lines was compared. Fe-SP displayed selective cytotoxicity (IC(50) at ~1 muM) against SKOV-3 and OVCAR-3 cell lines while Co-SP caused cytotoxic effects only at higher concentrations (IC(50) at 60 muM) and Cu-SP effects were negligible. High cytotoxicity of Mn-SP (30-60 muM) appeared to be nonspecific because the Mn-chloride salt reduced cell viability similarly. The effect of Fe-SP at 1 muM proved to be ovarian cancer cell selective when compared to a panel of cell lines derived from different tumors. The first irreversible step in …

Portland State Magazine, Portland State University. Office Of University Communications

Portland State Magazine

PSU’s alumni magazine, published 2-3 times a year. In this issue: Senior Capstones give students a last and lasting experience; an impressive group of writers is teaching in the new MFA program; a campus exhibit of the work of renowned photographer Dorothea Lange explores the Great Depression in rural Oregon; and more.