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Movelets: A Dictionary Of Movement, Jiawei Bai, Jeff Goldsmith, Brian Caffo, Thomas A. Glass, Ciprian M. Crainiceanu

Johns Hopkins University, Dept. of Biostatistics Working Papers

Recent technological advances provide researchers a way of gathering real-time information on an individual’s movement through the use of wearable devices that record acceleration. In this paper, we propose a method for identifying activity types, like walking, standing, and resting, from acceleration data. Our approach decomposes movements into short components called “movelets”, and builds a reference for each activity type. Unknown activities are predicted by matching new movelets to the reference. We apply our method to data collected from a single, three-axis accelerometer and focus on activities of interest in studying physical function in elderly populations. An important technical advantage …

An Analysis Of Earned Income Tax Credit Filers And Earned Income Tax Credit Non-Filers In Rural Communities, Nii O. Tackie, Deborah Yeboah, Ntam Baharanyi, Robert Zabawa, Mudiayi Ngandu, Henry J. Findlay, Eunice Bonsi

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

This study focuses on assessing differences between earned income tax credit (EITC) filers and non-filers, specifically, identifying general characteristics, examining willingness to participate in asset building programs, and identifying key factors affecting EITC filing status. The data were obtained from a convenience sample of respondents in South Central Alabama, and were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results showed that many respondents did not know that the EITC could be used as an asset-building tool. Also, the results revealed that socioeconomic characteristics played a role in whether or not one filed for the EITC. Since many respondents did not know that …

The Effects Of Heated Vegetable Oils On Blood Pressure In Rats, Kamsiah Jaarin, Mohd Rais Mustafa, Xin Fang Leong

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

OBJECTIVES: The goal of this study was to determine the possible mechanism that is involved in the blood pressureraising effect of heated vegetable oils. METHODS: Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 11 groups; the control group was fed with rat chow, and the other groups were fed with chow that was mixed with 15% weight/weight palm or soy oils, which were either in a fresh form or heated once, twice, five, or ten times. Blood pressures were measured at the baseline and throughout the 24-week study. Plasma nitric oxide levels were assessed prior to treatment and at the end …

Assembling The Poor People's Campaign (1968) Queer Activism And Economic Justice, Christina Juhász-Wood

American Studies ETDs

This thesis attempts to bring the Poor People's Campaign (PPC) of 1968 into contemporary discussions about queer scholarship and activism. The PPC assembled a diverse racial and ethnic constituency in an unprecedented way to produce a massive, national political campaign to end poverty. This complex assemblage was largely indecipherable to the press and many historians, which has contributed to the view that the campaign was a failure, particularly in relation to the civil rights movement . I describe how the mainstream gay rights movement appropriates the civil rights movement as normative to seek forms of national inclusion. I argue that …

Food Insecurity And Clinical Social Work, Katherine Marie Paul

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This study was undertaken to explore the experiences of social workers with food insecurity within the field of social work. Participants were asked to reflect on their encounters, experiences, understandings, and responses to food insecurity within their practice, and the relationship of food insecurity and clinical work. A definition of food insecurity as lack of access to nutritious food was presented to participants. Participant experience with the given definition, as well as with their own definitions of food insecurity, was explored. A snowball method was used to recruit a sample of 12 social workers with MSW degrees working in direct …

Young Mothers And The Infant Feeding Decision : Participation In A Postpartum Breastfeeding Support Group, Rebecca Logue-Conroy

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This study explored whether young mothers who attend a postpartum breastfeeding support group are likely to breastfeed for six months and beyond. A focus group was conducted with twelve mothers ranging in age from 15 to 22 and included their children. The women were asked about their experience in the support group and their breastfeeding behaviors. They were also given a demographic questionnaire. The findings indicated that participants did find the support group to be helpful and most of the participants had chosen to breastfeed for at least six months. Discussion of the difficulty in conducting a focus group with …

Measuring The Cultural Competence Of Hospice Social Workers Using The Multicultural Counseling Self-Efficacy Scale-Racial Diversity Form, Revised Version For Use In Hospice Settings, Jessica Moore Begans

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

Although about 40% of American deaths occur in hospice care, and although social workers are members of nearly all hospice teams, there is scant research on the cross-cultural practices and competence of hospice social workers. Before this study, no self-report cultural competence scale was available to measure the perceived cultural competence skills of hospice social workers. To address this issue, a validated cross-cultural competence scale, the Multicultural Counseling Self-Efficacy Scale – Racial Diversity (Sheu, 2005) was modified to reflect the functions of hospice social workers. The revised scale (Begans, 2011) was completed by 33 hospice social workers in a New …

Spartan Daily August 31, 2011, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 137, Issue 3

August 31, 2011, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Pattern Of Multivitamin Use : Prevalence And Predictors Among Pregnenat Women In New Mexico, Sizhu Liu

Pharmaceutical Sciences ETDs

Background: Prenatal vitamin use is recommended as a necessary supplement prior to conception and throughout pregnancy. Multivitamin use in early pregnancy can significantly reduce risks for birth defects: cardiovascular defects, limb defect, urinary tract abnormalities, orofacial clefts and neural tube defects (NTDs). Sixty-nine to seventy-eight percent of women take vitamins after pregnancy recognition, while only 23-35% of women in the U.S. start to use vitamins before pregnancy recognition. Rates of NTDs by ethnicity demonstrate that Hispanics have the highest prevalence (4.2 per 10,000 births) than Non-Hispanics. (Non-Hispanic Black or African American: 3.2 per 10,000 births; Non-Hispanic Whites: 2.6 per 10,000 …

Compositions And Methods For Detecting Intracellular Glucose And Analogs Thereof, Denise R. Cooper, Niketa A. Patel

USF Patents

The subject invention pertains to nucleic acid constructs for post-transcriptional control of expression of a polynucleotide encoding a protein in a cell, wherein the constructs include a metabolite responsive instability element such as the glucose-regulated mRNA instability element. The subject invention further pertains to host cells and vectors comprising the nucleic acid constructs of the invention, as well as probes, methods, and kits for detecting metabolite responsive instability elements or mutations thereof. The present invention further concerns a reporter vector useful for detecting intracellular glucose and glucose-analogs, host cells genetically modified with the reporter vector, and methods for detecting intracellular …

Characterizing The Local Food Environment In Albuquerque, New Mexico: A Dual Perspective Of Retailer And Consumer, Kathryn Lenzer

Geography ETDs

This research used local produce as a way to investigate the construction and meaning of the local food environment by food retailers and consumers in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The research consisted of three components. First, the observed local food environment was defined through store surveys that were conducted in 193 food retail outlets and farmers markets in the Albuquerque study area. These surveys were performed in order to collect information, through signage and other advertising materials, about how retailers defined 'local' produce. The subsequent qualitative text analysis on these materials allowed for several themes to emerge that characterized the observed …

The Expanding Ecology Of A Hot Commodity: A Century Of Changes In The New Mexican Chile Pepper, William Carleton

History ETDs

Over the past century, the New Mexican chile pepper transformed from a principally local and regional crop grown by many, small scale growers into an industrial commodity on a global market. With this transformation, the ecology of the chile pepper has shifted and expanded. The actors in this ecology- the growers, the research scientists, the manufacturers of equipment, chemicals, and seeds, government legislatures, the consumers, and even the genome of the chile itself- became increasingly global with little or no ties to the local watersheds, ecosystems, and communities within the state. Driving this ecological expansion has been a close public-private …

August 30, 2011, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

08/29/2011 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 08/29/2011. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

Cabbage, Elisabeth Inman, Keenen Crummitt

USU Student Organic Farm Newsletter

The cabbage varieties we have on the farm this year are Bilko cabbage (which is similar to Napa cabbage), tatsoi, pak choi (a type of Chinese cabbage), and Red Express cabbage (which is a red cabbage variety). Cabbage is a relative of Brussels sprouts, which are almost identical in form, as well as broccoli, kohlrabi, cauliflower, collard greens and kale. Winter cabbage (another cabbage variety) can withstand winter conditions in mild regions such as in the southern United States, so cabbage can be enjoyed all year long in many parts of the world.

Rating Of Perceived Exertion And Blood Pressure Responses In Untrained And Recreationally Trained Males Following Resistance Exercise, Sunita Shrestha

Student Theses and Dissertations

Resistance training has been recommended into a comprehensive fitness program that includes aerobic and flexibility exercise in order to improve potential benefits on health and performance. It has recently been shown that untrained men and women choose resistance exercise loads less than 60% of 1 RM (Repetition maximum) thus indicating that the untrained individuals may self-select resistance training loads that are insufficient to induce hypertrophy or strength gains. 22 untrained males (mean age 21.5 ± 2.57) and 25 recreationally trained males (mean age 21.04 ±1.66) participated in this study to examine difference in RPE and training load during self-selected and …

Effect Of Nitrogen Source And Harvest Date On In Vitro True Digestible Dry Matter And Yield Of Switchgrass, Eastern Gama Grass And Switchgrass Mixture, Venkata Kiran Siddineni

Student Theses and Dissertations

The objective of the study was to determine the effect of nitrogen source and harvest date on in vitro true digestible dry matter (IVTDDM) and dry matter yield of switchgrass (SW), gamagrass (EGG) and switchgrass-big bluestem-Illinois bundleflower grass mixture (SWM). Three grass species SW, EGG and SWM were fertilized with an equal amount of nitrogen (67.4 kg N/ha). Treatments were control (no added nitrogen), urea, poultry litter and municipal biosolids. Plots were arranged in four blocks in a completely randomized block design. Samples were collected from each plot at three harvest dates (June, July and August, 2010). Samples were analyzed …

Of Unsound Mind And Body: A Statistical Test Of The Association Between Intimate Partner Violence And Chronic Physical And Mental Health Outcomes, Darryl Andre Brice

Dissertations (2 year embargo)

A growing body of literature, both academic and in the popular media, has focused on intimate partner violence (IPV) and its consequences. In addition to the acute physical, social, and economic consequence of IPV, IPV clearly causes great stress for IPV women. While research has shown an association between exposure to external stressors and poor chronic physical and mental health, known as the "stress-health hypothesis," few studies have extrapolated this to examine IPV as a stressor. The goal of this research is to do just that using preexisting data from the Chicago Women's Health Risk Study (CWHRS). The CWHRS is …

August 29, 2011, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Study On The Electrochemical Behaviors Of Gc Electrode Modified With Carbon Nanotube-Polyelectrolytes And Its Application For Rutin Detection, Liang Hua, Xia-Qin Wu, Rong Wang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The electrochemical behaviors of rutin and ascorbic acid at single-wall carbon nanotube and polyelectrolytes (dimethyl-diallylammonium chloride, PDDA) film modified glassy carbon electrode was investigated. The cyclic voltammetric results showed that electron transfer of rutin at PDDA/SWCNTs/GC modified electrode is an adsorption-controlled process. The separation of oxidation peak potentials of rutin and ascorbic acid was more than 200 mV. The rutin concentration in the presence of AA were detected by differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). The experimental results indicated that the PDDA/SWCNTs/GC modified electrode can be used for the detection of rutin in the presence of high concentration of AA. The DPV …

The Murray Ledger And Times, August 27, 2011, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Volume 47 - Issue 00 - Friday, August 26, 2011, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.

The Echo: August 26, 2011, Taylor University

2011-2012 (Volume 99)

Freshmen Edition

Beyond Measure – Healthy Benefits – Welcome Weekend Whirlwind – Freshman Blueprint – The dish on the DC – The search for church – A war without guns – Around The World In 30 Seconds – Local events – Suppressing the stressors – Redefining the new you – Volleyball looks to repeat as conference champions – Fall sports reload with freshman recruits – Trojans Sports Summer Recap – Soccer teams bringing back strong core

Today - August 26, 2011, Loma Linda University

TODAY

Inside this issue:

-- Loma Linda University Medical Center ranked No. 1 among Inland Empire hospitals
-- Twenty-seven LLUMC physicians included among U.S. News & World Report's Top Doctors
-- LLU advancement administrator receives Milton Trailblazer Award
-- Loma Linda University named among top 15 institutions for conferring degrees to minority students
-- Loma Linda University pharmacy residency program: a course of growth
-- Don Roth, General Conference representative, passes away
-- Innerweave: The Wholeness Story
-- Public health professor elected to nonprofit board of directors
-- Nutrition professor elected executive leader of California Dietetics Association
-- Loma Linda University …

August 26, 2011, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

All Too Human: "Animal Wisdom" In Nietzsche's Account Of The Good Life, Jonathan D. Singer

Between the Species

In this paper I argue that a certain understanding of “animality” – or that a certain problematization of the traditional human-animal hierarchy and divide – is central to Nietzsche’s account of the good life. Nietzsche’s philosophical project is primarily directed against those “metaphysical oppositions of values” that traditionally structure how we think, feel and live, and in this paper I submit that, for Nietzsche, the classical opposition between the human and the animal is the most basic and the most pernicious, for it undergirds the oppositional hierarchy between rationality and irrationality that has turned human life against itself. I draw …

2011-08-25, Board Of Regents, Murray State University

Board of Regents Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

The Weekly Challenger, August 25, 2011, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The August 25, 2011, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Vitamin A Supplements For Preventing Mortality, Illness, And Blindness In Children Aged Under 5: Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, Evan Mayo-Wilson, Aamer Imdad, Kurt Herzer, Mohammad Yawar Yakoob, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta

Woman and Child Health

Objective:To determine if vitamin A supplementation is associated with reductions in mortality and morbidity in children aged 6 months to 5 years.
Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Two reviewers independently assessed studies for inclusion. Data were double extracted, discrepancies were resolved by discussion. Meta-analyses were performed for mortality, illness, vision, and side effects. Data sources: Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) in the Cochrane Library, Medline, Embase, Global Health, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences, metaRegister of Controlled Trials, and African Index Medicus. Databases were searched to April 2010 without restriction by language or publication status.
Eligibility criteria …