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Psc 501.01: Public Administration, Jeffrey D. Greene

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Stereotyping Women In The Health Sector: Lessons From Cedaw, Simone Cusack, Rebecca J. Cook

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.

The Use And Perceptions Of Concept Mapping As A Learning Tool By Dietetic Internship Students And Preceptors, Elaine Fontenot Molaison, Kimberly Taylor, Dawn Erickson, Carol Connell

Faculty Publications

Critical thinking and problem solving skills are currently emphasis areas in the education of allied health professionals. Use of concept maps to teach these skills have been utilized primarily in nursing and medical education, but little has been published about their use in dietetics education. Therefore the purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential efficacy of concept mapping as a learning tool for nutrition assessment among dietetic interns and its acceptability by internship preceptors. Nineteen dietetic interns and 31 preceptors participated in a quasi-experimental pre-/post-design in which the concept mapping strategy was taught as a replacement for the …

Delirium Screening: From Research To Point Of Care, Beth Ann Swan, Phd, Crnp, Faan, Sheena Ahlawat, Mph, Christopher N. Sciamanna, Md, Phd

College of Nursing Faculty Papers & Presentations

Delirium is a serious public health problem among older adults and is one of the most common cognitive disorders affecting postoperative older adults. Delirium is a treatable illness that disproportionately places postoperative older adults at increased risk for functional and cognitive decline, as well as increased morbidity and mortality. More than 50 percent of postoperative patients develop delirium during hospitalization. Epidemiologic and clinical studies over the past two decades have provided ample evidence that delirium in hospitalized older adults is under-recognized by nurses and physicians, often leading to untoward events that the safety and well-being of hospitalized older adults.

An Exploration Of White Mental Health Clinicians' Provision Of Spanish Language Services To Latino/A Clients, Sara Esther Walker

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This study explored White mental health clinicians' provision of services in Spanish to Latino/a clients through exploratory interviews with thirteen clinicians. Participants were asked about their identities as White Spanish speakers and their motivations to provide services in Spanish. They were asked how clients, colleagues, and supervisors respond to them as White Spanish speakers. Challenging aspects of their work were explored, as were any instances in which they felt advantaged by their White identities. Finally, participants were asked about differences in the quality of care that they offer in English versus Spanish, and additional support or training that would help …

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. …

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, …

Neurodevelopmental Outcome & Mr Spectroscopy Of Therapeutic Hypothermia After Pediatric Drowning, Sharon Mieras Perugini

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Despite advances in medical treatment and technology, outcome following pediatric drowning can vary widely from mild to severe impairments and death. Prognosis is often difficult to predict given a number of contributing factors. As such, this study examined the relationship between clinical indicators including submersion duration, initial GCS and PRISM scores, and waking time with outcome as well as metabolite ratios based on magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Research stemming from the area of cardiac arrest as well as anecdotal case study reports of cold water drownings suggests that lowering the body temperature may be helpful and protective. As such, the use …

Patient/Physician Communication In Type 2 Diabetes-Related Health Behavior Change, Barbara Marie Thomas

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Adult type 2 diabetes is an increasing problem in the United States and affected over 16 million Americans in 2004. Most patients are treated in primary care settings and managed medically, but controlling insulin resistance through activity and diet is considered the greatest challenge for the next 30 years (Katen, et al., 2007). Understanding how physicians and patients communicate about health behaviors is necessary for developing the most effective strategies for facilitating health behavior change in this population. In the current study, adults with type 2 diabetes (n= 87) from the Loma Linda University Diabetes Treatment Center (LLUDTC), …

Knowledge And Practice Of Healthy Lifestyle And Dietary Habits In Medical And Non-Medical Students Of Karachi, Pakistan, Rubina A. Sajwani, Sana Shoukat, Rushna Raza, Muhammad Muhyeuddin Shiekh, Quratulain Rashid, Momin Saulat Siddique, Sukaina Panju, Hasan Raza, Sophia Chaudhry, Muhammad Masood Kadir

Community Health Sciences

OBJECTIVE: To objectively compare the differences in knowledge and practices regarding healthy lifestyle among medical and non-medical students of Karachi along with assessment of any perceived barriers.METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 350 students between ages 17-24 years from 6 private universities of Karachi--three medical and three non-medical Institutions. A self-reported questionnaire was employed to assess attitude and barriers to healthy practices among the simple random selection of students.RESULTS: On a 10-point scale, the average knowledge score of students on general and clinical nutritional knowledge was 5.7 +/- 1.51 and 4.4 +/- 1.77, respectively and the difference was statistically significant (p < 0.01). Conversely the diet and lifestyle score (85-point scale) among medical (41.3) and non medical students (40.8) was not significant (p = 0.646). There was no difference between the perception of medical and non-medical students regarding 'work-related stress' in their life. 'Lack of time' was cited as the most important reason for skipping meals and as a barrier to exercising regularly among both groups.CONCLUSION: The knowledge, attitudes and practices of medical students in Karachi suggest that superior knowledge about healthy lifestyle does not necessarily result into better practices.

An Analysis And Evaluation Of Sit Stay Read: Is The Program Effective In Improving Student Engagement And Reading Outcomes?, Corinne Serra Smith

Dissertations

Sit Stay Read is a unique literacy intervention program that uses dogs in the classroom to improve student reading and writing outcomes in select, disadvantaged Chicago Public Schools. The goal of this research study was to analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the Sit Stay Read program in improving student engagement and reading outcomes.

As evaluated during the 2008/2009 school year, through mixed methods research, the Sit Stay Read program was effective in improving second grade students’ oral reading fluency scores with students in the program group (N=152) gaining 8 words per minute more on average, but up to 14 …

Increased Expression Of Mad2 Occurs In Association With Dnmt1 Protein Stabilization And Aberrant Cpg Island Promoter Hypermethylation During Carcinogenesis In Immortalized Bronchial Epithelial Cells, Paul Romo

Undergraduate Medical Student Research

Physicians and scientists must join together and research the specific effects of environmental carcinogens in relation to cancer. A great model to study environmental carcinogenesis is carcinogen-induced lung cancer. We know that 30% of cancer deaths are accredited to lung cancer and that cigarette smoking is the number one cause of lung cancer, other forms of cancer, and cancer deaths worldwide (1). Second hand smoke is also a very serious health concern. Second hand smoke has been chosen as a cancer-causing agent by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the National Toxicology Program and the International Agency for Research on Cancer …

Defending The Military Food Supply: Acquisition, Preparation, And Protection Of Food At U.S. Military Installations, Andrew S. Mara, Lynn Mcgrath

Defense and Technology Papers

This paper examines current measures in place to defend the military food supply and provides a series of recommendations that will enhance food defense and provide ancillary benefits to the military.

Urinary Protein Profiles In A Rat Model For Diabetic Complications, Daniela M. Schlatzer, Jean-Eudes Dazard, Rob M. Ewing, Serguei Ilchenko, Mark R. Chance

Faculty Scholarship

Diabetes mellitus is estimated to affect ∼24 million people in the United States and more than 150 million people worldwide. There are numerous end organ complications of diabetes, the onset of which can be delayed by early diagnosis and treatment. Although assays for diabetes are well founded, tests for its complications lack sufficient specificity and sensitivity to adequately guide these treatment options. In our study, we employed a streptozotocin- induced rat model of diabetes to determine changes in urinary protein profiles that occur during the initial response to the attendant hyperglycemia (e.g. the first two months) with the goal of …

Senate Bill 42: Implementation And Impact On Physical Activity In Middle Schools, Cristina S. Barroso, Steven H. Kelder, Andrew E. Springer, Carolyn L. Smith, Nalini Ranjit, Christopher Ledingham, Deanna M. Hoelscher

Health & Human Performance Faculty Publications

Purpose

In 2005, the Texas State Legislature passed Senate Bill 42 (SB42), which required public middle school students (grades 6–8) to participate in 30 minutes of daily structured physical activity. The purpose of this study was to assess awareness of and adherence to SB42 in Texas middle schools, and to assess the impact of SB42 on the frequency and quality of structured physical activity.

Methods

Key informant (school principals, physical education [PE] instructors, nurses, or designated personnel) telephone interviews on the implementation of SB42 were conducted from a statewide representative sample of public middle schools (n = 112). Direct observation, …

Effects Of Peanut Processing On Masticatory Performance During Variable Appetitive States., Fiona Mckiernan, Richard D. Mattes

Department of Nutrition Science Faculty Publications

Background. Current evidence indicates that peanut consumption reduces cardiovascular disease risk, while posing little threat to positive energy balance. However, questions have been raised as to whether inter- and intraindividual variability in mastication in response to peanut form and processing properties may influence these health effects, since mastication has the potential to alter the bioaccessibility of nutrients within the nut matrix. Objective. To explore the relationship between peanut form and processing and masticatory function.Subjects/Methods. Thirty nine adults (16 M, 23 F; BMI:  kg/; age:  y) with healthy dentition chewed four different forms of peanuts until they would normally swallow and …

Food Stamp Participation Among Adult-Only Households, David C. Ribar, Marilyn J. Edelhoch, Qiduan Liu

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

Several recent changes in the Food Stamp Program have been directed toward households without children. Some, including new work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs), were intended to promote self-sufficiency, while others, including easier application and recertification procedures, were intended to increase participation among underserved groups, such as the disabled and the elderly. Despite their relevance to policymakers, adult-only households have been examined by only a few studies. We use administrative records from South Carolina and event-history methods to investigate how spells of food stamp participation for adult-only households vary with ABAWD provisions, recertification intervals, economic conditions and other …

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

Tennessee Farm Bureau News

No abstract provided.

Adipokines And Etiopathology Of Metabolic Disorders, Laila M. Al-Dokhi

Saudi Medical Journal

White adipose tissue is an endocrine organ producing numerous proteins known as adipokines, which include leptin, adiponectin, resistin, visfatin, and other factors, which are involved in most metabolic disorders. In obesity, plasma leptin concentrations are high due to leptin resistance that may result from the attenuation of leptin signaling in the hypothalamus. Leptin acts to inhibit appetite, stimulate thermogenesis, enhance fatty acid oxidation, decrease glucose, and reduce body weight, and fat. A reduced adiponectin level has been associated with insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and atherosclerosis, and its low level is a predictor of later development of type 2 diabetes. Resistin expression …

Oxidative Stress And Nitric Oxide Deficiency In Inflammation Of Chronic Renal Failure. Possible Preventive Role Of L-Arginine And Multiple Antioxidants, Aida A. Korish

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of L-arginine and multiple antioxidants on the inflammatory cytokines level, renal functions, blood pressure and dyslipidemia in chronic renal failure (CRF) rats. METHODS: This study was carried out between December 2007 and November 2008 in the Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, King Saud University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Chronic renal failure was induced in 40 rats by renal mass reduction (RMR) and 10 rats were sham operated. Renal mass reduction rats were treated for 12 weeks by L-arginine and/or a mixture of antioxidants (L-carnitine, Catechin, Vitamins E and C) and the effect of the …

Early Outcomes Of Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting In Chinese Aged Patients With Diabetes Mellitus, Yu Zhuang, Ming-Di Xiao, Zhong-Xiang Yuan, Cheng-Bao Lu, Lei Lin, Min Yu, Jian-Qiang Mao

Saudi Medical Journal

Abstract OBJECTIVE: To compare the early outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in aged diabetic patients, and evaluate the affection of diabetes on the early outcomes of CABG in aged patients. METHODS: The study took place in the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated First People's Hospital, Shanghai, China, between January 2000 and July 2008. Five hundred and ninety-three elderly patients (age >/=70-years-old), undergoing isolated CABG were retrospectively divided into diabetic group and non-diabetic group. We analyzed the pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative variables of the 2 groups. The t-test, Chi-square test, and multivariate logistic regression were …

Effect Of Nigella (Nigella Sativa L.) Seeds On Hematological Parameters In Rats, Yuksel Kocyigit, Yildiz Atamer, Ersin Uysal, Murat-Sedat Baran

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Nutritional Knowledge Of Primary Health Care Physicians In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Mahmood D. Al-Mendalawi

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

The First Scientific Defense Of A Vegetarian Diet, Ken Albala

College of the Pacific Faculty Books and Book Chapters

No abstract provided.

Reply To Comments On "The Devaluation Of Life", W. Kip Viscusi

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

The historical context of benefit–cost analysis provides a useful starting point for understanding why I advocate the policy application of the VSL measure despite the controversy surrounding these figures. Both Carruthers and Fourcade discuss the historical development of benefit–cost analysis, which was introduced as a policy evaluation tool within the context of public works projects. The Army Corps of Engineers and the US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation have long assessed the economic benefits and costs of dams and related water resource projects and have used these estimates to justify the efforts, which are required by legislation to …

Gamma Sigma Delta Newsletter - Nebraska Chapter, Issue #38, September 2009

Gamma Sigma Delta, Nebraska Chapter: Newsletters

President’s Message
The Gamma Sigma Delta 2009 Seminar: How Far Can Energy Conservation and Novel Biofuels Go Towards Reducing Reliance on Fossil Fuels?, Shirley Niemeyer, Ron Yoder, Don Weeks
Award of Merit Nomination
Extension Award Nomination
Research Award Nomination
Teaching Award Nomination
In Memoriam: Willard F. Jones, R. Burt Maxcy, Earle S. Raun, James G. Emal, Paul J. Mattern
Gamma Sigma Delta Committees 2009
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL FORM

Saints And Sickness: Medicine In Nauvoo And Winter Quarters, Joseph B. Hinckley

Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel

No abstract provided.

Clinical Decision Support Capabilities Of Commercially-Available Clinical Information Systems, Adam Wright, Dean F Sittig, Joan S Ash, Sapna Sharma, Justine E Pang, Blackford Middleton

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

BACKGROUND: The most effective decision support systems are integrated with clinical information systems, such as inpatient and outpatient electronic health records (EHRs) and computerized provider order entry (CPOE) systems. Purpose The goal of this project was to describe and quantify the results of a study of decision support capabilities in Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) certified electronic health record systems.

METHODS: The authors conducted a series of interviews with representatives of nine commercially available clinical information systems, evaluating their capabilities against 42 different clinical decision support features.

RESULTS: Six of the nine reviewed systems offered all the applicable …

Advances In Progenitor Cell Therapy Using Scaffolding Constructs For Central Nervous System Injury, Peter A Walker, Kevin R Aroom, Fernando Jimenez, Shinil K Shah, Matthew T Harting, Brijesh S Gill, Charles S Cox

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Current clinical therapy is focused on optimization of the acute/subacute intracerebral milieu, minimizing continued cell death, and subsequent intense rehabilitation to ameliorate the prolonged physical, cognitive, and psychosocial deficits that result from TBI. Adult progenitor (stem) cell therapies have shown promise in pre-clinical studies and remain a focus of intense scientific investigation. One of the fundamental challenges to successful translation of the large body of pre-clinical work is the delivery of progenitor cells to the target location/organ. Classically used vehicles such as intravenous and …

The Babbler Volume 89 (2009), Lipscomb University

The Babbler (Student Newspaper)

The 2009-2009 volume Lipscomb University's The Babbler student newspaper, which ran from September 2009–December 2009. It had 9 issues. This was the last volume of The Babbler before it was discontinued.