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Radiodensitometric Evaluation Of The Effect Of Low Energy Laser Irradiation With And Without Anioxidant Therapy On Immediately Loaded Implant Supported Overdenture, Fardos N. Rizk, Mouchira Salah Eldin Prof.

Dentistry

objective: The purpose of this study is to compare the bone height and density around immediately loaded implants placed in the canine area supporting a mandibular overdenture in four different groups. The first group received low level laser therapy and antioxidants. The second group received antioxidants only. The third group received low level laser therapy only. The fourth group (control group) received no therapy. materials and methods: Following one stage surgical protocol twenty four implants were inserted bilaterally in the canine region to support mandibular overdentures for twelve completely edentulous patients in the form of two implants per patient. Patients …

Have You Restructured For Global Success?, Nirmalya Kumar, Phanish Puranam

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

The organizational structures of many multinational corporations are inadequate to the task of capitalizing on opportunities in emerging markets. Locating customer-facing processes in each country-and even using transnational structures that exploit location-specific advantages-just doesn't cut it anymore. So argue Kumar and Puranam, of London Business School. The authors show how the growth of China and India as lead markets and as talent pools, coupled with advances in technology, enable companies to optimize their organizations by segmenting R&D both vertically and horizontally, thereby creating T-shaped structures.The greatest challenge of the T-shaped structure is managing integration across countries. The solution is to …

Marriage, Divorce, And Remarriage: Old Testament Foundations And New Testament Implications, Richard M. Davidson

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Nebline, October 2011

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Feature: What is Your Energy IQ?

Farm Views

Horticulture

Food & Fitness

Home & Family Living

Environmental Focus

Urban Agriculture

4-H & Youth

Community Focus

Extension Calendar

Nutrition Education Program

Family and Community Education (FCE) Clubs

and other extension news and events

Optic Disc Edema, Globe Flattening, Choroidal Folds, And Hyperopic Shifts Observed In Astronauts After Long-Duration Space Flight, Thomas H. Mader, C. Robert Gibson, Anastas F. Pass, Larry A. Kramer, Andrew G. Lee, Jennifer Fogarty, William J. Tarver, Joseph P. Dervay, Douglas R. Hamilton, Ashot Sargsyan, John L. Phillips, Duc Tran, William Lipsky, Jung Choi, Claudia Stern, Raffi Kuyumjian, James D. Polk

United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Publications

Purpose: To describe the history, clinical findings, and possible etiologies of ophthalmic findings discovered in 7 astronauts after long-duration space flight, and document vision changes in approximately 300 additional astronauts.

Design: Retrospective, observational examination of ophthalmic findings in 7 astronauts and analysis of postflight questionnaires regarding in-flight vision changes in approximately 300 additional astronauts.

Participants: Seven astronauts with ophthalmic anomalies upon return from long-duration space missions to the International Space Station and 300 additional astronauts who completed postflight questionnaires regarding in-flight vision changes.

Methods: Before and after long-duration space flight, all 7 subjects underwent complete eye …

Historical Biogeography Of Nebraska Pronghorns (Antilocapra Americana), Justin D. Hoffman, Hugh H. Genoways, Rachel R. Jones

University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers

Archeological and paleontological records indicate that the pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) have a history of at least 20,000 years of occurrence within the current boundaries of Nebraska. Pronghorns occurred throughout the state for much of its history. With the evidence at hand we concluded that the eastern boundary of the geographic distribution of the pronghorn south of the Niobrara River in Nebraska at the beginning of the 19th century was along the western perimeter of the eastern deciduous forest and tallgrass prairie. This excluded most of the easternmost tier of counties in the state. This geographic arrangement persisted throughout …

Water Current, Volume 43, No. 4, Fall 2011

Water Current Newsletter

2012 Water Tour To Visit Missouri River in July

Spring Water Lecture Series Will Include Water Modeling Subset

Weber Research Earns Impact Award; Fall and Coming Events; Summer Water Tour

Meet the Faculty: Valery E. Forbes, Ph.D., Daniel Miller, Ph.D.

Weber's Research Gets Water Center Impact Award

Orton Receives 2011 Kremer Award

Guest Commentary: Nebraska Water Management Ahead of the Curve in Ogallala Region

New Institute Director Praises Strong Foundation

The 2011 Missouri River flood II: The past is prologue

Water Advisory Board Meets in October

WRAP Meeting Brief

UNL Extension Works with Afgan Farmers to Improve Techniques and Efficiencies …

Rising Together: Clarifying The International Environmental Marketing Claim Regulatory Landscape So That Developing Country Exporters May More Effectively Market Their Environmentally Responsible Products, Jeffrey J. Minneti

Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

Brief 1: Financing International Environmental Governance: Lessons From The United Nations Environment Programme, Maria Ivanova

Governance and Sustainability Issue Brief Series

Financing for the global environment is scattered among many institutions and, without an overview of total financial flows, often considered scarce. This issue brief begins an analysis of the financial landscape by focusing on the anchor institution for the global environment, the UN Environment Programme. It examines the relationship between institutional form and funding and offers insights into innovative financing.

The Financial Crisis In Japan During The 1990s: How The Bank Of Japan Responded And The Lessons Learnt, Hiroshi Nakaso

Documents

No abstract provided.

General Education Teachers’ Perceptions Regarding Inclusion, Kelly Lynn Whitaker

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a difference in middle school general education teachers' perception of the inclusion of students with disabilities in general education classes. A survey was sent to general education teachers at 14 middle schools in the Northeast Georgia Pioneer Regional Education Services Agency (RESA). The answers to the survey were compiled and analyzed for the differences in teacher perceptions of inclusion. The two groups were comprised of general education teachers who have taught in inclusive middle school settings and general education teachers who have taught only in traditional middle school settings. …

Green Residential Stormwater Management Demonstration: An Integrated Stormwater Management And Graywater System To Reduce The Quantity And Improve The Quality Of Residential Water Discharges, Post Co Data Analysis, Ni-Bin Chang, Martin Wanielista, Manoj Chopra, Mike Hardin, Matthew Allen Goolsby

BMP Trains Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

A Survey Of Techniques And Challenges In Underwater Localization, Hwee-Pink Tan, Roee Diamant, Winston K. G. Seah, Marc Waldmeyer

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks (UWSNs) are expected to support a variety of civilian and military applications. Sensed data can only be interpreted meaningfully when referenced to the location of the sensor, making localization an important problem. While global positioning system (GPS) receivers are commonly used in terrestrial WSNs to achieve this, this is infeasible in UWSNs as GPS signals do not propagate through water. Acoustic communications is the most promising mode of communication underwater. However, underwater acoustic channels are characterized by harsh physical layer conditions with low bandwidth, high propagation delay and high bit error rate. Moreover, the variable speed …

Barriers To Implementation Of Sustainable Construction Practices In The Homebuilding Industry: A Case Study Of Rochester, Ny, Heidi S. Tomkiewicz

Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses

This study will evaluate the current barriers to standardization and widespread implementation of sustainable practices in the residential homebuilding industry. A literature review evaluates and defines the relevant tenets of sustainability creating a cohesive definition of sustainable building practices for the purposes of this study. These defined features were used to evaluate current practices and certification programs. An analysis of the current scholarship on barriers to sustainable development combined with this information to create a framework for a case study of homebuilders and their practices in the greater Rochester, New York area. This study was conducted in order to ascertain …

Human Movement Variability, Nonlinear Dynamics, And Pathology: Is There A Connection?, Nikolaos Stergiou, Leslie M. Decker

Journal Articles

Fields studying movement generation, including robotics, psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience utilize concepts and tools related to the pervasiveness of variability in biological systems. The concept of variability and the measures for nonlinear dynamics used to evaluate this concept open new vistas for research in movement dysfunction of many types. This review describes innovations in the exploration of variability and their potential importance in understanding human movement. Far from being a source of error, evidence supports the presence of an optimal state of variability for healthy and functional movement. This variability has a particular organization and is characterized by a …

Approximate Entropy Values Demonstrate Impaired Neuromotor Control Of Spontaneous Leg Activity In Infants With Myelomeningocele, Beth A. Smith, Caroline Teulier, Jennifer Sansom, Nikolaos Stergiou, Beverly D. Ulrich

Journal Articles

Purpose: One obstacle to providing early intervention to infants with myelomeningocele (MMC) is the challenge of quantifying impaired neuromotor control of movements early in life.

Methods: We used the nonlinear analysis tool Approximate Entropy (ApEn) to analyze periodicity and complexity of supine spontaneous lower extremity movements of infants with MMC and typical development (TD) at 1, 3, 6, and 9 months of age.

Results: Movements of infants with MMC were more regular and repeatable (lower ApEn values) than movements of infants with TD, indicating less adaptive and flexible movement patterns. For both groups ApEn values decreased with age, and the …

An Investigation Of The Relationship Between High School Courses Taken And Graduation From Chadron State College Within Six Years, Ann Krejci

Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Chadron State College is one of three institutions in Nebraska’s State College System. Because of its mission as an open-enrollment institution, Chadron State College has no academic course requirements for admission, and any student who has completed high school or its equivalent is eligible for enrollment.

The purpose of the study was to find whether or not there was a relationship between the characteristics of a Nebraska student’s high school education and the probability of that student’s graduation from Chadron State College within six years of matriculation.

A sample of 180 high school records were retrieved from the Chadron State …

New Insights Into Anterior Cruciate Ligament Deficiency And Reconstruction Through The Assessment Of Knee Kinematic Variability In Terms Of Nonlinear Dynamics, Leslie M. Decker, Constantina O. Moraiti, Nikolaos Stergiou, Anastasios D. Georgoulis

Journal Articles

Purpose

Injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) occur frequently, particularly in young adult athletes, and represent the majority of the lesions of knee ligaments. Recent investigations suggest that the assessment of kinematic variability using measures of nonlinear dynamics can provide with important insights with respect to physiological and pathological states. The purpose of the present article was to critically review and synthesize the literature addressing ACL deficiency and reconstruction from a nonlinear dynamics standpoint.

Methods

A literature search was carried out in the main medical databases for studies published between 1990 and 2010.

Results

Seven studies investigated knee kinematic …

Is There A Relationship Between Fatigue Questionnaires And Gait Mechanics In Persons With Multiple Sclerosis?, Jessie M. Huisinga, Mary Filipi, Kendra K. Schmid, Nikolaos Stergiou

Journal Articles

Objective: To evaluate reported fatigue levels and gait deficits in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) to determine the relationships that may exist between fatigue in patients with MS and alterations in gait mechanics.

Design: Cross-sectional.

Setting: Biomechanics laboratory.

Participants: Subjects with MS (n=32) and age- and sex-matched controls (n=30).

Interventions: None.

Main Outcome Measures: Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), Modified Fatigue Index Scale (MFIS), and 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) to assess fatigue and general health. Biomechanical gait analysis was performed to measure peak joint torques and powers in the sagittal plane at the ankle, knee, and hip. Correlations …

Ucf Cocoa & Palm Bay Newsletter Fall 2011, Megan M. Haught

UCF Cocoa & Palm Bay Newsletter

This is the Fall 2011 edition of the UCF Cocoa & Palm Bay Newsletter which celebrates the accomplishments and community activity of the faculty, staff, and students from the University of Central Florida Cocoa and Palm Bay campuses.

• UCF Speech Team founded on Cocoa campus
• Collegiate Day introduced dual-enrolled high school students to UCF
• The Cocoa campus partnered with local law enforcement to host “Put Down UR Cell Phone” which featured a driving simulator
• Mary Kalen Romjue retired from teaching after 18 years at UCF and 48 total years of teaching
• Court Watch Brevard, founded by UCF Cocoa student Nancy …

Review Of "Doença De Chagas, Doença Do Brasil: Ciência, Saúde E Nação,1909–1962" By S.P. Kropf, Diego Armus

History Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Certifying Medical Interpreters; Need For Public Policy, Bonni Wagner

Professional Projects

No abstract provided.

What Is The Impact Of Gender-Responsive Treatment On Women Offenders?, Melody N. Joiner

Professional Projects

This study uses research literature and results from a qualitative project to discuss how gender-responsive programming would be beneficial to women offenders, both while incarcerated and upon returning to the community. Research proves that women offenders are different from their male counterparts regarding life factors and pathways to crime. The literature identifies how female criminality is heavily influenced by the life circumstances and experiences of women offenders. Recent studies stress the importance of considering the demographics and history of the female offender population, as well as how life factors impact women’s patterns of offending. Most women in the criminal justice …

A Case Of Post-Operative Delirium And Short Term Memory Loss In A Morbidly Obese Parturient, Stanlies D'Souza Md, Karin Zuegge Md, Ammar Yamani Md

All Scholarly Works

No abstract provided.

Intraoperative Hyperkalemic Cardiac Arrest During Revascularization Surgery, Mamatha Kadiyala Md, Stanlies D'Souza Md

All Scholarly Works

No abstract provided.

Rewarding Work, Nicole Travis

Illinois Wesleyan University Magazine, 2002-2017

Melissa Van Dyke ’99 engages the people side of business as president of Incentive Research Foundation.

A Daring Choice, Sarah Zeller Julian

Illinois Wesleyan University Magazine, 2002-2017

Selected as one of America’s top young black activists, Charlene Carruthers ’07 follows her passion for change.

After Evil: A Politics Of Human Rights - Robert Meister, Debra L. Delaet

International Dialogue

In After Evil: A Politics of Human Rights, Robert Meister puts forth an original, subtle, and provocative critique of mainstream human rights discourse in contemporary global politics. He describes this discourse, which he capitalizes as Human Rights Discourse throughout the text, as “… a new discourse of global power that claims to supersede the cruelties perpetrated by both revolutionaries and counterrevolutionaries during the previous two centuries” (3). Meister argues that this discourse creates a false temporal divide between historical periods of “evil” in which gross violations of human rights are committed and post-conflict periods of justice during which parties are …

Fall 2011; Biology @ Su, Syracuse University Biology Department

Biology @ SU

No abstract provided.

Analysis Of Push-Off Power During Locomotion In Children With Type 1 Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Joseph Krzak, Adam Graf, Ann Flanagan, Angela Caudill, Gerald F. Harris

Biomedical Engineering Faculty Research and Publications

Background/Purpose

Children with type 1 osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) present with abnormal gait characteristics, including reduced power generation during pushoff. However, the exact biomechanical factors associated with reduced power generation are not clearly understood. The purpose of this study was to investigate the biomechanical factors associated with a reduction in ankle power generation in children with type 1 OI.

Methods

Twenty-four participants with type 1 OI (12.5 ± 3.6 years of age) and 24 typically developing children (12.4 ± 3.7 years of age) were evaluated. Three-dimensional gait analysis, isometric plantar flexion strength using dynamometry, and pedobarography were collected on each participant. …