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Spirituality Within The Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Process, Laura L. Ellingson Jan 2009

Spirituality Within The Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Process, Laura L. Ellingson

Communication

In this chapter, Ellingson argues that the comprehensive geriatric assessment ( CGA) , which is used in the development of treatment plans for elderly individuals in poor health, has failed to acknowledge the import of some aspects of the elderly patient's life experiences. Ellingson uses case study analysis to demonstrate the significance of spiritual and religious beliefs and practices and suggests that the CGA model should be expanded to include explicit coverage of spirituality and religious issues.

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Ua23 Community Resource Guide, Cheryl Kirby-Stokes Jan 2009

Ua23 Community Resource Guide, Cheryl Kirby-Stokes

ALIVE Center Resources

No abstract provided.

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Center For Catholic Education Newsletter, Summer 2009, University Of Dayton Jan 2009

Center For Catholic Education Newsletter, Summer 2009, University Of Dayton

Center for Catholic Education Newsletters

No abstract provided.

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Soil Amino Acids At Upper Tree Line, Montane And Lower Tree Line, Kelly C. Owens Jan 2009

Soil Amino Acids At Upper Tree Line, Montane And Lower Tree Line, Kelly C. Owens

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The classic view of the nitrogen cycle in soils is for plants to take up inorganic N in solution for N nutrition. More recent studies reveal plants can take up low molecular weight dissolved organic N such as amino acids directly from the soil. In ecosystems where the rate of microbial mineralization is limited, plants may take up 10 to 200 percent more amino acid N than mineral N. It is not known if plants take up amino acids in all ecosystems, however recent research shows that plants generally take up amino acids when they are present in high quantities …

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Think Big And Ignore The Law: U.S. Corn And Ethanol Subsidies And Wto Law, Phoenix X.F. Cai Jan 2009

Think Big And Ignore The Law: U.S. Corn And Ethanol Subsidies And Wto Law, Phoenix X.F. Cai

Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship

Everyone should care about what happens at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva. This Article argues that new challenges to US corn and ethanol subsidies are highly likely. Even though at first glance this Article deals with the specialized and esoteric field of international trade law, its sweep is much broader. The subject of this Article is also both timely and salient. Part I explains the multi-layered WTO regime on agriculture and subsidies, with particular emphasis on the delicate interplay among multiple WTO agreements. Part II discusses the Upland Cotton case in detail, highlighting in particular the implications for …

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An Exploration Of The Diagnostic Criterion, Etiology, And Treatment Of Binge Eating Disorder, Amy C. Ebert Jan 2009

An Exploration Of The Diagnostic Criterion, Etiology, And Treatment Of Binge Eating Disorder, Amy C. Ebert

Graduate Research Papers

An exploration of the DSM IV-TR research diagnostic criterion of Binge Eating Disorder (BED), its etiology, and viable treatments was conducted. The purpose of this literature review was to provide more information for mental health professionals treating clients who may fit the criteria for BED. Published research literature and treatment manuals were utilized in this review. It was concluded that there are many potential risk/maintenance factors linked to the development of BED, and that treatment interventions involving mindfulness appear to be effective in minimizing the symptoms of BED. Given the current obesity statistics among U.S. adults, it seems quite important …

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Effects Of Physical Activity On Physical Self Perception Among Middle School Students, Leonard Richard Magdaleno Jan 2009

Effects Of Physical Activity On Physical Self Perception Among Middle School Students, Leonard Richard Magdaleno

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project was to review and identify effects of physical activity on physical self perception that can be improved through physical education.

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Former Foster Care Youth Perceptions On The Effectiveness Of Independent Living Program Service, Sandra Lorena Guerrero, Amy Jean Mierzwik Jan 2009

Former Foster Care Youth Perceptions On The Effectiveness Of Independent Living Program Service, Sandra Lorena Guerrero, Amy Jean Mierzwik

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to examine former foster care youth perceptions on the effectiveness of Independent Living Program (ILP) services in San Bernardino County.

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A Social Worker's Perspective: Self-Care Outside Of The Work Environment, Christina Louise Henderson Jan 2009

A Social Worker's Perspective: Self-Care Outside Of The Work Environment, Christina Louise Henderson

Theses Digitization Project

The main purpose of this study was to explore more in-depth how social workers care of themselves or more specifically, how they practice self-care, outside of the work environment. Previous research looks at work-related factors that lead to job burnout and how to manage this within the workplace. As an exploratory study, this research project examines possible contributory non-work related issues that are impacting the physical and psychological health of social workers. The variables were measured by looking at such things as exercise amounts; vitamin intake; use of alcohol, cigarettes, and caffeine; amount of sleep; and annual medical and dental …

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The Effects Of Creatine Supplementation On Exercise Performance, Nellie Carrillo Jan 2009

The Effects Of Creatine Supplementation On Exercise Performance, Nellie Carrillo

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of Creatine Monohydrate (CrM) supplementation on exercise performance and to generate a pamphlet to assist coaches and athletes with the decision to use this supplement or not to use this supplement. Athletes consume (CrM) supplements because Creatine plays an important part in the immediate energy system used for muscle contraction. The method for this project was a literature review from peer-reviewed articles.

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Comfort Food: Obesity And Mood Influences On Food Uptake, Gabrielle Patterson, Wind Goodfriend Jan 2009

Comfort Food: Obesity And Mood Influences On Food Uptake, Gabrielle Patterson, Wind Goodfriend

Modern Psychological Studies

The purpose of this study was to understand the effects of mood (negative vs. neutral) conditions on food consumption and choice, between non-obese and obese people. Mood was manipulated using two film segments; pre-weighed bags of food were offered to participants to eat during the film, which included one fatty choice (popcorn) and one healthy choice (carrots). The amount and type of food consumed was measured directly after each session. Surprisingly, results revealed that people in a negative mood did not consume more or choose fatty foods more often, compared to those who were in a neutral mood. Implications for …

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Insular Cortex And Consummatory Successive Negative Contrast In The Rat, Jian-You Lin, Christopher T. Roman, Steve Reilly Jan 2009

Insular Cortex And Consummatory Successive Negative Contrast In The Rat, Jian-You Lin, Christopher T. Roman, Steve Reilly

Scholarship and Professional Work – COPHS

Rats that are expecting a high value reward (e.g., 1.0 M sucrose) show an exaggerated underresponding when they are instead given a low value reward (e.g., 0.15% saccharin), an effect termed successive negative contrast (SNC). In the present experiment, insular cortex-lesioned (ICX) rats showed normal responsivity to sucrose and saccharin prior to the reward downshift. However, when switched from sucrose to saccharin during the postshift trials these rats displayed no evidence of SNC. Indeed, over the downshift trials these ICX rats consistently drank more saccharin than the ICX rats maintained on saccharin throughout the experiment. Potential interpretations are discussed including …

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Ohio K-12 Physical Education Content Standards, Office Of Curriculum And Instruction, Ohio Department Of Education, Kevin Lorson Jan 2009

Ohio K-12 Physical Education Content Standards, Office Of Curriculum And Instruction, Ohio Department Of Education, Kevin Lorson

School of Health and Exercise Sciences Faculty Publications

Ohio’s physical education academic content standards provide clear, rigorous expectations for all students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Physical education is a critical component of a complete education. Beyond the physical benefits, quality physical education has been linked to cognitive, affective and quality of life benefits for students at elementary, middle and high school levels. The six National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) standards were adopted by the State Board of Education in December 2007. These standards represent physical education content that all students should know and be able to do as they progress through a kindergarten through …

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Abstracts Of Presentations, Colby College Jan 2009

Abstracts Of Presentations, Colby College

Undergraduate Research Symposium (UGRS)

No abstract provided.

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Fatigue And Its Effect On Cabin Crew Member Performance, Stephanie Hide Mas Jan 2009

Fatigue And Its Effect On Cabin Crew Member Performance, Stephanie Hide Mas

International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2009

Since 1993, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has stated fatigue was a contributing factor in eight airline catastrophes in the US resulting in 250 fatalities. Many proposals to mitigate fatigue as a safety issue in aviation have been suggested. Those on the NTSB List of Most Wanted Transportation Safety Improvements involve “hours of on-duty work” rules, which provide an essential set of limits on the work day for all transportation workers. However, most fatigue studies have focused on cockpit crew and not on the cabin crew. This report investigates cabin crew members, their scheduled work, rest and sleep times …

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Raising A Stink: Why Michigan Cafo Regulations Fail To Protect The State's Air And Great Lakes And Are In Need Of Revision, Karly Zande Jan 2009

Raising A Stink: Why Michigan Cafo Regulations Fail To Protect The State's Air And Great Lakes And Are In Need Of Revision, Karly Zande

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

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Research Annual Report 2008, Children's Mercy Hospital Jan 2009

Research Annual Report 2008, Children's Mercy Hospital

Research Annual Reports

Annual report of the research at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City MO, a pediatric medical center.

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Graduate Medical Education 2008 Annual Report, Children's Mercy Hospital Jan 2009

Graduate Medical Education 2008 Annual Report, Children's Mercy Hospital

GME Annual Reports

Annual report of the Children's Mercy Hospital Graduate Medical Education department, including pediatric residency, internal medicine/pediatrics residency, and fellowship programs.

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The Computer Fraud And Abuse Act: Reassessing The Damage Requirement, 27 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 279 (2009), Matthew Andris Jan 2009

The Computer Fraud And Abuse Act: Reassessing The Damage Requirement, 27 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 279 (2009), Matthew Andris

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

This comment explores whether a civil plaintiff needs to claim actual damage to a protected computer to recover against a defendant under the CFAA. Several courts have noted that there is little case law regarding damages, and the case law that exists does not help define the reach of damages. Currently, courts are split as to whether a computer system needs to have actual physical damage in order for recovery under the CFAA. Additionally, courts have not adequately addressed how to assess damages, including whether damages may be aggregated across multiple computer systems. The Third, Fifth, and Ninth Circuit Courts …

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Physician Assistant Orlando 2009, Nova Southeastern University Jan 2009

Physician Assistant Orlando 2009, Nova Southeastern University

Health Professions Divisions Course Catalogs and Course Descriptions

No abstract provided.

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Public Chapter 1197, Resource Mapping Of Services Available To Children, February 2009 Report To Legislature, Tennessee Commission On Children And Youth Jan 2009

Public Chapter 1197, Resource Mapping Of Services Available To Children, February 2009 Report To Legislature, Tennessee Commission On Children And Youth

Resource Mapping Reports

This report compiles the federal and state expenditures for services across all departments and agencies for Tennessee children from the previous fiscal year.

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Graduate Schedule Of Classes For 2009, Fall [Graduate Online Courses] | Academic Calendar | Class Schedule, Office Of The Registrar, Stony Brook University Jan 2009

Graduate Schedule Of Classes For 2009, Fall [Graduate Online Courses] | Academic Calendar | Class Schedule, Office Of The Registrar, Stony Brook University

Calendars

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Enhancing Psychological Assessment In Sub-Saharan Africa Through Participant Consultation, Amina Abubakar, Fons J. R. Van De Vijver, Anneloes Van Baar, Patricia Kitsao-Wekulo, Penny Holding Jan 2009

Enhancing Psychological Assessment In Sub-Saharan Africa Through Participant Consultation, Amina Abubakar, Fons J. R. Van De Vijver, Anneloes Van Baar, Patricia Kitsao-Wekulo, Penny Holding

Papers from the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology Conferences

There are few psychological tools developed and standardized for use in sub-Saharan Africa. Consulting with target populations provides a potentially powerful procedure to develop and adapt measures for this population. This review identifies and describes methods used to consult target populations in sub-Saharan Africa. Relevant studies were identified using PsycINFO and PubMed, supplemented by a review of relevant books. We further illustrate the role of participant consultation in psychological assessment with examples of our work in Kilifi (Kenya). Three major approaches are described: focus groups, individual interviews, and participant observation. Participants have been consulted to generate items, identify appropriate assessment …

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College Of Dental Medicine Overview 2009, Nova Southeastern University Jan 2009

College Of Dental Medicine Overview 2009, Nova Southeastern University

Health Professions Divisions Course Catalogs and Course Descriptions

No abstract provided.

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Master Of Health Science-College Of Allied Health And Nursing 2009 (Online Program), Nova Southeastern University Jan 2009

Master Of Health Science-College Of Allied Health And Nursing 2009 (Online Program), Nova Southeastern University

Health Professions Divisions Course Catalogs and Course Descriptions

No abstract provided.

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Function, Regulation, And Transcriptional Organization Of The Hemin Utilization Locus Of Bartonella Quintana, Nermi L. Parrow, Jasmin Abbott, Amanda R. Lockwood, James M. Battisti, Michael F. Minnick Jan 2009

Function, Regulation, And Transcriptional Organization Of The Hemin Utilization Locus Of Bartonella Quintana, Nermi L. Parrow, Jasmin Abbott, Amanda R. Lockwood, James M. Battisti, Michael F. Minnick

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Bartonella quintana is a gram-negative agent of trench fever, chronic bacteremia, endocarditis, and bacillary angiomatosis in humans. B. quintana has the highest known hemin requirement among bacteria, but the mechanisms of hemin acquisition are poorly defined. Genomic analyses revealed a potential locus dedicated to hemin utilization (hut) encoding a putative hemin receptor, HutA; a TonB-like energy transducer; an ABC transport system comprised of three proteins, HutB, HutC, and HmuV; and a hemin degradation/storage enzyme, HemS. Complementation analyses with Escherichia coli hemA show that HutA functions as a hemin receptor, and complementation analyses with E. coli hemA tonB indicate that HutA …

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Fluctuating Asymmetry In Elk Cervus Elaphus Antlers Is Unrelated To Environmental Conditions In The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, Scott L. Eggeman, Mark Hebblewhite, Julie Cunningham, Ken Hamlin Jan 2009

Fluctuating Asymmetry In Elk Cervus Elaphus Antlers Is Unrelated To Environmental Conditions In The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, Scott L. Eggeman, Mark Hebblewhite, Julie Cunningham, Ken Hamlin

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Fluctuating asymmetry (FA) is a measure of the deviation from perfect bilateral symmetry, and has been used across mammals as a reliable indicator of environmental stress during growth and development. Antler size and symmetry can be an indicator of individual fitness and social rank among ungulates such as the North American elk Cervus elaphus. When environmental conditions are favourable, ungulates allocate additional resources to antler development to increase secondary sexual traits and enhance reproduction. We tested whether there was an appreciable change in antler length and the number of points as extreme climatic conditions (e.g. heavy snow and drought) …

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Initial Neuromuscular Performance In Older Women Influences Response To Explosive Resistance Training, Dain P. Laroche Jan 2009

Initial Neuromuscular Performance In Older Women Influences Response To Explosive Resistance Training, Dain P. Laroche

Kinesiology

The purpose of the study was to identify both demographic and neuromuscular traits that characterize successful or unsuccessful adaptation to resistance training in older women. Twelve, older women underwent electrically evoked muscle twitches for the knee extensors; and performed maximal, voluntary, isometric knee extensions, followed by eight weeks of resistance training. Prior to training nonresponders had 67% higher twitch peak torque than responders (0.29 ± 0.05 vs. 0.18 ± 0.06 Nm·kg−1 respectively), 64% higher twitch rate of torque development (RTD) (3.96 ± 0.47 vs. 2.42 ± 0.62 Nm·s−1·kg−1), 51% higher voluntary peak torque (1.86 ± 0.40 vs. 1.23 ± 0.33 …

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Biofilms In Medicine, Marshall Gelbman Jan 2009

Biofilms In Medicine, Marshall Gelbman

The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences

In 1862 Louis Pasteur introduced the “Germ Theory of Disease.” Subsequently the study of microbiology has flourished greatly and its medical significance has continuously grown. Many microbial organisms implicated in disease have been identified and studies. A general science of medical bacteriology has been determined and is widely taught. Such study has been largely based upon the activity of individual free-swimming (planktonic) cells and colonies that they form. However, microorganisms often form communities called biofilms which can have properties that very different from their planktonic predecessors. Biofilms are mucoid aggregates of microorganisms which tend to grow on surfaces exposed to …

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Bisphosphonates And Osteonecrosis Of The Jaw, Chaya Leah Katz Jan 2009

Bisphosphonates And Osteonecrosis Of The Jaw, Chaya Leah Katz

The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences

Bisphosphonate-related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (BRONJ) is a condition which, according to the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS), adversely affects between .8-12percent of the population, a small yet significant amount of adults. Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (ONJ) is characterized by the death of bone and suffering patients present with either a non-healing extraction socket or an exposed jawbone. In general, afflicted patients have been treated with a class of drugs known as the Bisphosphonates (BP). Bisphosphonates were originally developed in order to treat and manage many metastatic diseases of the bone and stabilize bone loss caused by …

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