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Escherichia Coli O157:H7 And Other E. Coli Strains Share Physiological Properties Associated With Intestinal Colonization, Lisa Jacobsen, Lisa Durso, Tyrell Conway, Kenneth W. Nickerson

Kenneth Nickerson Papers

Escherichia coli isolates (72 commensal and 10 O157:H7 isolates) were compared with regard to physiological and growth parameters related to their ability to survive and persist in the gastrointestinal tract and found to be similar. We propose that nonhuman hosts in E. coli O157:H7 strains function similarly to other E. coli strains in regard to attributes relevant to gastrointestinal colonization.

Spiritan Magazine Vol. 33 No. 2

Spiritan Magazine

No abstract provided.

Teacher Compensation And The Academic Achievement Of Elementary Students, Doug Arnold

Dissertations

This study examined Missouri Assessment Program achievement scores and teacher salaries to determine if a correlation existed. Student achievement scores and teacher salaries were obtained from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for the 2006-2007 school year. Analysis of the data indicated there was a significant correlation between student achievement as measured by the Missouri Assessment Program and teacher salaries. This study is part of a companion project. The researchers collaborated on the research portion of this study. The researchers shared common goals, defined their roles in the review of literature and coordinated efforts to produce this project. …

Journals Not Included In Biosis Have A Notable Impact In Biology, Philip Barnett, Claudia Lascar

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

Complexity, Cofactors, And The Failure Of Aids Policy In Africa, Eileen Stillwaggon

Economics Faculty Publications

Global AIDS policy still treats HIV as an exceptional case, abstracting from the context in which infection occurs. Policy is based on a simplistic theory of HIV causation, and evaluated using outdated tools of health economics. Recent calls for a health systems strategy – preventing and treating HIV within a programme of comprehensive health care – have not yet influenced the silo approach of AIDS policy.

Evidence continues to accumulate, showing that multiple factors, such as malnutrition, malaria and helminthes, increase the risk of sexual and vertical transmission of HIV. Moreover, complementary interventions that reduce viral load, improve immune response, …

The Journey Of Lifelong Learning, Robert D. Hales

Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel

This devotional address was given on August 19, 2008, during Campus Education Week.

Health And Human Performance History: 83 Years And Still Going Strong, Judy Walton

UTB/TSC Archives - Health and Human Performance Department History

Word document chronicling the history of the Department of Health and Human Performance from its 1926 beginnings as one of the first departments in the newly founded Junior College of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, to its latest (2008) incarnation as Health & Human Performance at UTB/TSC.

The department began its history as the Physical Education and Athletics Department, which continued until 1978 when the two entities were separated. The Physical Education Department subsequently underwent several name changes until its current designation as the Department of Health and Human Performance. Along with changes of name, the department also experienced many …

Which Assessments And Interventions Do Physiotherapists Value In The Management Of Adults With Cystic Fibrosis In Australia?, Kathy Stiller, Dianne White, Marie Williams

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

Purpose: Evidence based practice involves the integration of three main components: best available research evidence, practitioner’s clinical expertise, and patient’s preferences. While the effectiveness of physiotherapy interventions for patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) has been extensively studied, no studies have explored physiotherapists’ perceptions and values concerning their management of patients with CF. The aim of this study was to document the opinions and values that CF physiotherapists in Australia have regarding their management of patients with CF. Method: A purpose-designed questionnaire addressing these issues was mailed to all 38 physiotherapists working with adults with CF on a regular/frequent basis in …

Indicators Of The Metroscape: School Meals, Elizabeth Mylott

Metroscape

A brief snapshot of the number of free and reduced price lunches served in public schools in the 5-county Portland region in 2008 and 2009.

Nonparametric Estimation Of A Polarization Measure, Gordon J. Anderson, Oliver B. Linton, Yoon-Jae Whang

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

This paper develops methodology for nonparametric estimation of a polarization measure due to Anderson (2004) and Anderson, Ge, and Leo (2006) based on kernel estimation techniques. We give the asymptotic distribution theory of our estimator, which in some cases is nonstandard due to a boundary value problem. We also propose a method for conducting inference based on estimation of unknown quantities in the limiting distribution and show that our method yields consistent inference in all cases we consider. We investigate the finite sample properties of our methods by simulation methods. We give an application to the study of polarization within …

Section Nine: Article 2 Of The Convention On The Rights Of The Child And New York State Law, Clare M. Wiseman

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.

Section Two: Article 6 Of The Crc And New York State Law, Chantima Chokloikaew

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.

Louisiana Agriculture Summer, 2009

Louisiana Agriculture

No abstract provided.

Meat On The Menu, Winston J. Craig

Lake Union Herald

No abstract provided.

Hiv And Condoms Within Marriage, Most Rev Anthony Fisher

Theology Papers and Journal Articles

In this essay I revisit the issue of whether an agency or a professional, including doctors, nurses, pastors, counselors and educators, may assist the condomizing of intercourse – as I will call it for short – in order to reduce HIV transmission within marriage. There are parallel but also distinct arguments to be made outside of marriage, e.g. in homosexual intercourse. There are also many ways to ‘assist’. Most Catholic agencies will not actually distribute condoms. But may they take part in an ‘ABC’ program which promotes ‘A’ for Abstinence, ‘B’ for Be Faithful to one’s spouse (what I call …

Influence Of Grow-Out Feed Fatty Acid Composition On Finishing Success In Nile Tilapia, Jesse T. Trushenski, John Boesenberg, Christopher C. Kohler

Publications

The fatty acid (FA) composition of cultured finfish can be tailored by transitioning fish reared on alternative lipid-based, low long-chain polyunsaturated FA (LC-PUFA) content grow-out feeds to high LC-PUFA finishing feeds based on fish oil (FO) before harvest. To determine whether the FA composition of the grow-out feed influences finishing success in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus, coconut (CO), grapeseed (GO), linseed (LO), and poultry (PO) oils were evaluated in grow-out feeds with respect to production performance and responsiveness to finishing. The production performance of Nile tilapia was unaffected by application of the various feeding regimes, indicating that this species …

Multilayered Governance, Pluralism, And Moral Conflict, Thomas Cottier

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

The quest for multilayered governance faces the problem of endemic tensions and disagreements in international relations and doubts as to whether nations truly share common values upon which an international society can be solidly built. Values, however, are equally controversial within the nation-state. We find similar tensions within domestic and regional layers of governance. In any system of governance, diverging and competing values are inevitable. There are differences in degree, but not in principle, when comparing traits of domestic and international governance. Legal experience in the fields of human rights and international trade regulation indicates that under such conditions, procedures …

Oncolog Volume 54, Number 07/08, July/August 2009, John Lebas, Sunni Hosemann, Bryan Tutt

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues) Archives

• Frontiers in Radiosurgery
• Advanced Ovarian Cancer
• House Call: Colorectal Cancer: Life-Saving Options for Early Detection
• Reduced Wait Times Mean Faster Access for New Patients

Scwds Briefs: Volume 25, Number 2 (July 2009), Gary L. Doster , Editor, Scwds Briefs, Michael J. Yabsley

Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study: Publications

Table of Contents:

Piroplasmosis Hits Missouri Horses

Cytauxzoon felis in Wild Felids

SCIF & Mossy Oak Fund HD Research

Hardware Disease in a Key Deer

Wildlife Poisoning in Kansas

Swine Brucellosis Infects Hog Hunters

SCWDS Personnel Changes

NWHC Has New Director

New USDI Publication on Bats Recent SCWDS Publications Available

Vitamin B12 Deficiency--A Major Cause Of Megaloblastic Anaemia In Patients Attending A Tertiary Care Hospital, Saira Perwaiz Iqbal, Ghulam Nabi Kakepoto, Saleem Perwaiz Iqbal

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

BACKGROUND: Folate and vitamin B12 deficiencies have been known to cause megaloblastic anaemia. Since the deficiencies of these two vitamins are very common in Pakistani population, it would be imperative to investigate their role in causing megaloblastic anaemia. The objective of this study was to find out the contribution of folate and vitamin B12 deficiencies in causing megaloblastic anaemia in our patient population.

METHODS: In this retrospective cohort study, clinical records of 220 patients (101 females and 119 males with an age range of 1-80 years) who presented themselves with macrocytic anaemia at the Aga Khan University Hospital were collected. …

A Mind For Healing, Sarah Zeller Julian '07, Tim Obermiller

Illinois Wesleyan University Magazine, 2002-2017

Darshan Mehta ’97 advocates a new model of medicine that helps patients on a journey of self-healing.

Korean Church Planters’ Perception On Church Planting Education, Hansung Kim

Great Commission Research Journal

This study seeks to understand how Korean church planters perceive the church planting education that they received. This study employs the qualitative approach, which uses words and open-ended questions to explore and understand the meaning that individuals or groups ascribe to a social or human problem. To collect data, I interviewed nine church planters. I analyzed, interpreted, and wrote data as soon as possible. In addition, I collected other data. I also compared different data with each other to generate categories, and it was done consistently. The followings are the findings. While their passion for church planting was great and …

Conflict Of Laws (2009), Stephanie K. Marshall, Wm Frank Carroll, James P. George

Faculty Scholarship

States' and nations' laws collide when foreign factors appear in a lawsuit. Nonresident litigants, incidents outside the forum, parallel lawsuits, and judgments from other jurisdictions can create problems with personal jurisdiction, choice of law, and the recognition of foreign judgments. This article reviews Texas conflicts cases from Texas state and federal courts during the Survey period from October 1, 2007, through September 30, 2008. The article excludes cases involving federal-state conflicts, intrastate issues such as subject matter jurisdiction and venue, and conflicts in time, such as the applicability of prior or subsequent law within a state. State and federal cases …

Tennessee Farm Bureau News - July 2009, Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation

Tennessee Farm Bureau News

No abstract provided.

Politics, Policies, And Poverty In Latin America, Jennifer Pribble, Evelyne Huber, John D. Stephens

Political Science Faculty Publications

Why do Latin American countries exhibit stark differences in their ability to protect citizens from falling into poverty? Analysis of poverty levels measured by ECLAC in eighteen countries shows that political factors-including the democratic record, long-term weight of left-of-center parties in the legislature, and investment in human capital-are significant and substantively important determinants of poverty. These findings contribute to the growing literature that emphasizes the importance of regime form, parties, and policies for a variety of outcomes in Latin America, despite the weaknesses of democracy and the pathologies of some parties and party systems in the region.

Assessing Legal Competencies For Obesity Prevention And Control, Wendy Collins Perdue

Law Faculty Publications

Obesity is the result of people consistently consuming more calories than they expend. A complex interaction of social and environmental conditions affects both energy consumption and physical activity levels. Health professionals who understand the social and environmental factors related to obesity risk may find it challenging to identify, understand, or develop a strategy to improve the vast array of laws that play a role in shaping our environment and behaviors.

Competency in the use of laws and legal authorities is one of the four core elements of public health legal preparedness. Legal competency" is a particularly important component of a …

Improving Legal Competencies For Obesity Prevention And Control, Wendy Collins Perdue

Law Faculty Publications

Our purpose is to offer action options that will help to improve the legal competencies of public health practitioners and policy decision makers with respect to drafting, interpreting, implementing, and enforcing laws and regulations that are relevant to the effective prevention and control of obesity. The accompanying assessment paper provided a foundation for this agenda by first establishing that legal competence for obesity prevention and control is important for both health professionals, who with proper training can effectively interject health considerations into decision- making processes, and non-health professionals involved with relevant policy and legal work, who with proper training can …

The Learning Marketspace, July 2009, Bob Heterick, Carol Twigg

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

No abstract provided.

Fluid Replacement Knowledge And Sources Of Hydration Information Among Illinois High School Athletic Coaches: A Pilot Study, Justin R. Geijer, William A. Pitney, Jason Brandenburg

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine Illinois high school coaches’ knowledge of hydration and fluid replacement strategies. We also sought to identify their primary sources of fluid replacement information. Design: Descriptive Survey. Participants: 22 Coaches who were members of the Illinois High School Association were the survey respondents in this study. The mean age (±SD) of subjects was 37.4(±11.5) years with an average coaching experience of 11.4(±8.96) years. Intervention: A questionnaire was developed based upon the National Athletic Training Association’s Position Stand and the American College of Sports Medicine’s roundtable discussion of fluid replacement and hydration. The …

Data Mining To Identify Quality Of Care Factors Associated With Liability Claims And Risk Management Strategies In Florida Nursing Homes, Ernande Fortune

Graduate Student Dissertations, Theses, Capstones, and Portfolios

The challenges facing the nursing home industry are increasingly important to the population of the United States. As the population grows older, the number of people that will require services from a nursing home will increase. In today's environment the nursing home business is facing many challenges that will define the future of the industry. Among them is the plaintiff attorney lawsuit against nursing homes, rising liability costs and vulnerability to lawsuits. A reduction in liability claims should allow nursing homes in Florida to remain solvent and stay in business to take care of those who cannot take care of …