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Orthostatic Postural Deficit In Subjects With Streptococcal Serology-Related Unclassified Arthritis Of The Lumbopelvis, Shao-Chi Lu, Liang-Cheng Chen, Shang-Lin Chiang, Tsung-Ying Li, Yau-Ren Tseng, Shin-Tsu Chang, Chen-Chung Dai

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Titers of antistreptolysin-O (ASO) possess the diagnostic value in discriminating post-streptococcal reactive arthritis. Patients are labeled as ”unclassified arthritis” (UA) while hard to be classified as having a well-defined arthropathy. Posture is important to perform activities of daily living and its abnormality is a negative factor for trunk stability and balance. We hypothesized that an imbalance of the lumbopelvis due to sacroiliac joint disorder might produce a positional change. The purpose of this study was to determine whether there was a difference in postural sway during orthostatic standing in subjects with UA of the lumbopelvis and high ASO titers. All …

Beware The "Silver Tsunami" - The Boomers Turn 65 In 2011, Alicia Rohan

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

Volume 48, Number 19: December 29, 2010, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Etiologies Of Adult Onset Epilepsy: Clinical And Paraclinical Study In The Governorate Of Babylon., Kareem Al-Tameemi

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND : Adult onset epilepsy (AOE) is considered the epilepsy that start after the age of 18 years. It is a common disorder, and it’s etiology is variable from one place to another. OBJECTIVE : to study the etiologies, diagnosis and treatment of AOE in one governorate of Iraq and to compare it’s different clinical and paraclinical abnormalities in different age groups. PATIENTS & METHODS: 106 patients with AOE were enrolled in this prospective study, and included all patients who developed seizure after the age 18. The study was done in a heavy neurological clinic in north of Babylon …

A Comparative Analysis Of Changes In Postural Control Following Training Using The Wii Balance Program And Standardized Falls Prevention Programs, Alessandra Pluchino

Open Access Dissertations

Declines in balance and postural control are believed to be the major neuromuscular factors that contribute to an increased risk of falling with age. Balance training has been reported to be an effective tool for increasing these parameters in older fallers, but its effectiveness in improving balance in higher-functioning, independent-living elders is uncertain. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to compare the impact of two formal balance-training interventions (Tai Chi and standardize balance exercise program [SBEP]) and an activity-promoting video game, the Wii Fit balance program. METHODS: Twenty-nine healthy, independent seniors (72.10 ± 7.80) were randomly assigned to eight …

Fall Commencement [Program], December 18, 2010, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Commencement Programs

The program of the commencement ceremonies, including a list of institutional leadership, a list of the departments by college, awards given at the ceremonies, and a list of undergraduate and graduate degree candidates.

University Of Nebraska At Omaha, December Commencement 2 0 1 0, University Of Nebraska At Omaha

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Ua77/1 Alumni Relations Publications, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Publications created by and about Alumni Relations. This series includes newsletters, magazines and brochures. See UA77.4 for publications created by alumni chapters.

Patterns Of Social Activity Engagement Among Older Hispanics And Their Relationship To Sociodemographic And Health Variables, Marta B. Rodríguez-Galán, Luis M. Falcón

Sociology Faculty/Staff Publications

The purpose of this study was to examine patterns of social activity engagement in a sample of older Hispanics (Puerto Rican, Dominican, and other Hispanic) and determine whether these patterns differed significantly from the comparison non-Hispanic White group. This article also analyzes how ethnicity, sociodemographic, and health variables (health problems and depression) relate to each of the activity engagement patterns. The factor analysis of social activities from the Norbeck Social Support Questionnaire yielded three factors, which describe engagement in social activities as: children and relatives active, friends and activities active, and senior services active. The results from the regression analyses …

Commencement Convocation Program, Usf, Baccalaureates, December 11, 2010, University Of South Florida

USF Graduation and Convocation Programs

King O'Neal Scholars - Lindsey Dosal, Destiny Green, Ashley Harper, and Olga Nedorub; Distinguished Citizen Award - Pam Iorio; Outstanding Graduate - Ryan Kania

Commencement Convocation Program, Usf, Graduate, December 11, 2010, University Of South Florida

USF Graduation and Convocation Programs

No abstract provided.

Distress And Disasters: Positive Outcomes Of The Great Midwestern Floods Of 1993, Graham A. Tobin

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.

Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes 2010-12-10, Bowling Green State University

Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes

The official meeting minutes of Bowling Green State University's Board of Trustees.

The Minutes Of The Marshall University Board Of Governors Meeting, December 9, 2010, Marshall University Board Of Governors

Board of Governors Minutes

No abstract provided.

In Translation V.1:No.2 (2010:Fall), Matthew J. Cook

UCHC Articles - Research

Momentum Continues: Newly Formed CICATS IRB The newly established CICATS Institutional ReviewBoard (IRB), chaired by Julian Ford, PhD, is officially operational. Applications are currently being accepted for review of CICATS research studies and trials. The first convened meeting was held on November 18, 2010.

Research Navigation There are two new members of CICATS available to you in your research investigator corner — the Regulatory Analyst and the Investigator Advocate.

The Gateway Stacey Anderson, Operations Manager The Gateway serves as the primary point of contact for researchers seeking assistance, referral, services and resources. This “nerve center” promotes collaborative clinical and translational …

The Effects Of Whole Body Vibration On Strength Gains In The Bench Press, The Back Squat, And The Power Clean In Division I Football Players, Kelly S. Poppinga

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine if whole body vibration effects strength gains in the bench press, the back squat, and the power clean in division 1 football players. Thirty-one NCAA Division 1 male football players volunteered for this study and were randomly assigned to a control group (C=16) or one of two vibration groups (V1=7, V2=8). Subjects followed the training program for eight weeks. A pre-test, mid-test, and post-test one repetition max was measured at 0, 4, and 8 weeks for the bench press, the back squat, and the power clean. A 3x3 factorial ANOVA revealed varied …

Policy Determinants And Medicaid Managed Care, Diane Elizabeth Brandt

Dissertations

The U.S. Medicaid program is increasingly challenged by reductions in federal entitlement spending, a faltering private sector health insurance base, escalating health care expenditures and an aging and increasingly diverse population. Converging pressures on state Medicaid programs have challenged state policy makers to find new approaches to enhance program efficiency. One of these policy tools is the adoption of Medicaid managed care programs for individuals with chronic illness and disability, particularly important as these enrollees incur the highest health care costs. The increasing prevalence of chronic illness combined with the growth of households in poverty creates significant implications for Medicaid …

Transformative Services And Transformation Design, Daniela Sangiorgi

ServDes Conference Series

This paper claims how the parallel evolution of the conception of services and of Design for Services toward more transformational aims; would require a collective reflection on and elaboration of guiding methodological and deontological principles. By illustrating connections with similar evolutions in Participatory Design (from ‘Design for use before use’ to ‘Design for Design after Design’); Public Health Research (patient engagement and ‘empowerment’) and Consumer Research (Transformative Consumer Research); the author identifies key characteristics of transformative practices that ask for more ‘reflexivity’ on the designers’ side. Developing Design profession as contributing to society transformative aims is extremely valuable; but it …

12-2010 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services

Library Services Newsletters

Minnesota State University, Mankato, Library Services Newsletter for December 2010.

Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Model In Rodents: Methods And Potential Pitfalls, Fudong Liu, Louise D. Mccullough

UCHC Articles - Research

A variety of animal models have been developed for modeling ischemic stroke. The middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model has been utilized extensively, especially in rodents. While the MCAO model provides stroke researchers with an excellent platform to investigate the disease, controversial or even paradoxical results are occasionally seen in the literature utilizing this model. Various factors exert important effects on the outcome in this stroke model, including the age and sex of the animal examined. This paper discusses emerging information on the effects of age and sex on ischemic outcomes after MCAO, with an emphasis on mouse models of …

Chhs December/January E-Newsletter, Dr. John Bonaguro, Dean, Vashon S. Wells, Editor, Wku College Of Health & Human Services

College of Health & Human Services Publications

No abstract provided.

Faculty Notes - John Carroll University, John Carroll University

Faculty Notes - John Carroll University

December 2010, Volume 3, Issue 4

Winona Currents Magazine, University Advancement - Winona State University

Winona Currents

This magazine published by Winona State University’s University Advancement was intended to inform WSU Alumni, students, faculty, staff and the greater community about Alumni and the university.Major Buzz, Grand Tour, Satellite View.

High Fat Diet-Induced Animal Model Of Age-Associated Obesity And Osteoporosis, Ganesh V. Halade, Md M. Rahman, Paul J. Williams, Gabriel Fernandes

Internal Medicine Faculty Publications

Osteoporosis and obesity remain a major public health concern through its associated fragility and fractures. Several animal models for the study of osteoporotic bone loss, such as ovariectomy (OVX) and denervation, require unique surgical skills and expensive set up. The challenging aspect of these age-associated diseases is that no single animal model exactly mimics the progression of these human-specific chronic conditions. Accordingly, to develop a simple and novel model of post menopausal bone loss with obesity, we fed either a high fat diet containing 10% corn oil (CO) or standard rodent lab chow (LC) to 12-month-old female C57Bl/6J mice for …

Zoledronic Acid: Clinical Utility And Patient Considerations In Osteoporosis And Low Bone Mass, Ronald C. Hamdy

ETSU Faculty Works

The availability of a once-a-year zoledronic acid infusion heralds a new era in the management of osteoporosis. It virtually eliminates the problem of poor compliance with orally administered bisphosphonates and, because it bypasses the gastrointestinal tract, it is not associated with gastrointestinal side effects. Zoledronic acid is effective for the treatment and prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis, and for the treatment of osteoporosis in men, and glucocorticoid- induced osteoporosis. When administered within three months of a hip fracture, it reduces mortality and the risk of subsequent fractures. It is remarkably free of serious adverse effects. After administration of the intravenous infusion, …

Recognition Of Posed And Spontaneous Dynamic Smiles In Younger And Older Adults, Nora A. Murphy, Jonathan M. Lehrfeld, Derek M. Isaacowitz

Psychological Science Faculty Works

In two studies, we investigated age effects in the ability to recognize dynamic posed and spontaneous smiles. Study 1 found that both younger and older adult participants were above-chance in their ability to distinguish between posed and spontaneous younger adult smiles. Study 2 found that younger adult participant performance declined when judging a combination of both younger and older adult target smiles, while older adult participants outperformed younger adult participants in distinguishing between posed and spontaneous smiles. A synthesis of results across the two studies showed a small-to-medium age effect (d = −0.40) suggesting an older adult advantage when …

The Effects Of Childbearing Patterns On The Timing Of Retirement, Hsiao-Yin Chung

Graduate Doctoral Dissertations

The effects of childbearing patterns on the timing of men's and women's retirement were examined. The data for this study come from the Health and Retirement Study, waves 1-7: 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, and 2004. A proportional hazard model (Cox regression) was chosen for this study. Two measures of retirement were considered: labor force exit and self-defined retirement. The results indicated that men with dependent children are more likely to postpone the timing of labor force exit and their self-definition as retired. At the same time, the study indicated that the presence (or absence) and timing of early …

Integrative Health And Healing: An Appraisal Of Research For An Evidence-Based Public Health Nursing Practice, Raeann E. Mayer

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Multilevel Antecedents Of Economic Stress, Mark Zajack

All Dissertations

Much of the literature on economic stress focuses on outcomes. This study assessed the antecedents that precede employee perceptions of economic strain. A multilevel framework of economic antecedents was proposed. The framework included objective indicators of the macroeconomic context as well as individual-level objective and subjective economic antecedents. It was hypothesized that antecedents within each of these categories of economic stress can fall into one of two dimensions: employment- or finance-related. Indicators of the macroeconomic context were gathered from the American Community Survey (ACS). Over 2,000 union employees of a large U.S. Midwestern retail chain provided individual employee-level economic information …

December 2010 Commencement Program, Bowling Green State University

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.