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Spirit And Practice Excellence, Maine Medical Center

Annual Reports

Biennial Report on Nursing, 2011-2012

A Hospital For Maine: Part 4- A New Corporate Structure, Maine Medical Center

Histories

Part Four: As the 1970s dawned, the balance of power at Maine Medical Center was divided three ways. The board of trustees exercised general oversight, the medical staff held sway over medical issues, and the executive director managed operational activities.

A Hospital For Maine: Part 5- A New Millennium, Maine Medical Center

Histories

Part Five: The turn of a new century at Maine Medical Center.

The Meaning And Experiences Of Healthy Eating In Mexican American Children: A Focused Ethnography, Alicia Kay Ribar

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Purpose

The purpose of this focused ethnography is to understand the meaning and cultural influences of healthy eating and the role of nursing in the promotion of healthy eating practices from the Mexican American child's point of view.

Background

No current studies directly measure the meaning of healthy eating from the Mexican American child's perspective. Mexican American children have a unique perspective and understanding of the meaning of healthy eating and can help identify cultural norms and other factors that may be vital in directing culturally appropriate health promotion interventions.

Research Design

A focused ethnography method using Leininger's four phases …

Lmao; That Guy Is Such A &*%#!: Redefining Defamation Law's Stagnant Community Standard In A Rapidly Changing World, Daniel Lewis

Florida A & M University Law Review

Nearly forty years ago in the heat of the civil rights movement, the Supreme Court famously considered whether a Montgomery, Alabama Commissioner who supervised the Police Department was damaged by defamatory comments. In determining whether the false statements published in the New York Times article lowered the Commissioner's reputation and impeded his reelection chances, the court wrestled with defining the community in which these comments were published. Should the Supreme Court consider the allegedly defamatory comments within the scope of a national community, as the New York Times is a national publication, or was the correct community restrained to the …

The Effect Of Goal Setting On Fruit And Vegetable Consumption And Physical Activity Level In A Web-Based Intervention, Stephanie O'Donnell

Open Access Master's Theses

Background: Most people do not meet the recommendations for fruit and vegetable consumption and physical activity. Goal setting has been shown to increase health related behaviors such as these, but there has not been extensive research.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between goal setting and fruit and vegetable consumption as well as physical activity to explore the relationship between goal setting and behavior in a web-based intervention for young adults.

Design: This study used a prospective, descriptive design using data from the Project WebHealth study, which used an experimental design. The …

Impact Of The Health It Up Intervention On Plasma Lipids And Glucose In College Students, Shira Hirshberg

Open Access Master's Theses

Purpose: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) cause over 2200 American deaths daily and include coronary heart disease (CHD), the fifth leading cause of death in young adults. Those with diabetes mellitus are especially vulnerable to CHD, as heart disease death rates are two to four times higher in this population. Blood lipids and glucose can be used to estimate CVD risk, and include elevated plasma total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), triacylglycerol (TAG), low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), physical inactivity, overweight and obesity, diabetes mellitus and impaired fasting plasma glucose. Prevalence of these risk factors is evident in college students across …

The Effects Of Whey And Soy Protein Supplementation On Appetite And Dietary Quality In Overweight And Obese College-Aged Individuals, Kerri Alexander

Open Access Master's Theses

Background: Over one-third of the United States population is obese. Obesity is a complicated disorder associated with many chronic diseases such as coronary artery disease, diabetes, hypertension and stroke. Many college students are overweight or obese, which may be due to lack of physical activity and unhealthy diets. Both dietary quality and satiety are important factors that may help modify obesity and associated health conditions. The impact of various interventions on these factors has not been clarified. Protein supplementation may be able to improve satiety, but research regarding improvement in diet quality in relation to this supplementation is limited. …

Eating Pace Intervention Classes 3: Female Students At The University Of Rhode Island Feinstein Campus, Ruthann Sampson

Open Access Master's Theses

Background: Over one-third of the United States is obese. This weight status is associated with many negative health implications including cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. Female college students are a sub-group especially prone to excess kilocalorie (kcal) consumption, leading to weight gain. Consuming food at a fast pace has been associated with increased kilocalorie consumption. Interventions reducing eating rate may be an effective method to reduce kilocalorie consumption in female college students.

Objective: To determine if a 5 week curriculum designed to reduce eating pace would decrease consumption rate (kcal/minute) and total kcal eaten at a control meal, in …

Increasing Breastfeeding In Wic Participants Using Information About Formula Cost As A Motivator, Viviane Fornasaro-Donahue

Open Access Master's Theses

Despite the widely documented health benefits of breastfeeding, breastfeeding rates continue to fall short of Healthy People 2020 Objectives, particularly among women enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). The amount of formula supplied by WIC often is insufficient to fully cover the infant’s demands, thus mothers need to purchase extra cans of formula in addition to what is provided by the WIC Program. However, prior to deciding whether to breastfeed or formula feed their infants, mothers may not be aware of the amount spent monthly on the purchase of extra formula. This information …

Characterization Of Maize Sex-Determination Gene Orthologs In Rice (Oryza Sativa L. Japonica Cv. Nipponbare), John Ventura

Open Access Master's Theses

Ensuring food security will be a crucial problem in the coming decades. Heterosis, the phenomenon where hybrid progeny exhibit increased vigor in comparison to their inbred parents, has been exploited to increase agricultural yield in maize (Zea mays) for decades due to its monoecious reproductive state. Unisexuality in maize is genetically controlled due to the concerted action of the Tassel seed1 (ts1), Tassel seed2 (ts2), and Silkless1 (sk1) genes. Orthologs of the Tassel seed genes and sk1 can be found in the rice genome even though rice maintains an ancestral cosexual floral …

Retrospective Epidemiologic Analysis Of Influenza Pandemics In Arkansas, A, A. J. Gray, D. Nguyen, B. M. Rowley

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

This study compares influenza mortality in Arkansas during the pandemics of: 1918 (aka Spanish flu), 1957, 1968, and 2009 (H1N1, aka Swine flu). Death certificate and U.S. census data were gathered and analyzed for statistical differences in mortalities based on sex, age, and geographic regions of Arkansas for each pandemic. The geographic regions were defined by the five Public Health Units classified by the Arkansas Department of Health. Regional mortalities were also analyzed across all pandemics to investigate how the different pandemics affected each individual region. Chi-square analyses for each pandemic showed only the 1918 pandemic had statistical differences between …

A Qualitative Analysis Of Coronary Heart Disease Patients’ Views Of Dietary Adherence And Of Web-Based And Mobile-Based Nutrition Tools, Karen S. Yehle, A M. Chen, Kimberly Plake, J S. Yi, A R. Mobley

School of Nursing Faculty Publications

Purpose: Dietary adherence can be challenging for patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), as they may require multiple dietary changes. Choosing appropriate food items may be difficult or take extensive amounts of time without the aid of technology. The objective of this project was to (1) examine the dietary challenges faced by patients with CHD, (2) examine methods of coping with dietary challenges, (3) explore the feasibility of a web-based food decision support system, and (4) explore the feasibility of a mobile-based food decision support system.

Methods: Food for the Heart (FFH), a website-based food decision support system, and Mobile …

Articulating Value Of Archaeological Resources After Damage, Archaeological Crime And The Archaeological Resources Protection Act, Liv Kristina Fetterman

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Archaeological crime is pervasive in the United States and throughout the world. While laws in the United States do not vest national ownership rights in archaeological resources, there are stringent means to enforce federal property rights in cultural resources that exist on federal lands under the Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) as well as the Embezzlement and Theft, and Malicious Mischief federal statutes. In order to exercise these rights, federal land managers and archaeologists must know how to proceed upon detection of an archaeological violation. Specifically, there must be a thorough understanding of how to prepare an adequate archaeological damage …

Nutrition Policy, Nonmarket Failure, And The Obesity Epidemic, James Woodward

MPA/MPP/MPFM Capstone Projects

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which are based on the Dietary Goals for the United States, represent the federal government’s first attempt to improve the nation’s health by recommending that Americans avoid certain foods. The Guidelines were based on what was perceived, by the government and nutritionists alike, to be solid scientific evidence that consumption of fat and saturated fat in particular, increase the risk of developing heart disease. They also emphasized, and continue to emphasize, the importance of exercise and calorie restriction as the primary means of maintaining a healthy weight. In short, the Guidelines sought to …

On The Need For Public Boarding Schools, Bret D. Asbury, Kevin Woodson

Georgia Law Review

Nowhere is the inadequacy of American public
education more striking than in high-poverty, urban
schools populated by disadvantaged minority students.
Despite decades of legal, policy, and scholarly efforts
aimed at addressing the challenges facing these schools,
the academic prospects of poor students are currently as
grim as they have been in recent memory. Reformers
seeking to address this problem have largely focused on
transforming public education from within by focusing on
school conditions or teacher performance. These efforts
have largely failed to bring about real progress: despite
decades of litigation and reform, our nation's most
disadvantaged children continue to lack …

The Apoptotic Analysis Of 7Α-Hydroxy-Β-Sitosterol Extracted From Chisocheton Tomentosus (Meliaceae) In Cancer Cell Lines / Mohammad Tasyriq Bin Che Omar, Mohammad Tasyriq Che Omar

Student Works (2010-2019)

The main objective of the present study is to investigate the cytotoxicity potential and anti-cancer mechanism of 7α-hydroxy-β-sitosterol (CT1), a known stigmastane sterol extracted from bark of Chisocheton tomentosus (Meliaceae). In vitro exposures of this compound was conducted on five cancer cell lines; breast adenocarcinoma cells (MCF-7), hepatocyte liver carcinoma cell (HepG2), oral squamous carcinoma cell (HSC-4) and (HSC-2) and epidermoid cervical carcinoma (Ca Ski) and in comparison with normal human mammary epithelia cell line (HMEC). Cell viability was assessed by the MTT [3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide] assay and Live/Dead cytotoxic/viability assay. The flow cytometric analysis and DNA fragmentation assays were used …

Evaluation Of Superworm Meal (Zophobas Morio) As A Dietary Protein Source For Red Tilapia (Oreochromis Sp.) Diet / Abd Rahman Jabir Mohd Din, Mohd Din Abd Rahman Jabir

Student Works (2010-2019)

The aim for this research was to develop a cost-effective diet for red tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) using an insect protein-based source, the super worm meal (SWM), Zophobas morio according to various levels of fish meal replacement. This research would be focused on alternative protein source to fish meal with some assessment needed for a complete diet. This experiment consists of 4 experiments. Firstly, the nutritional evaluation and proximate analysis of Z. morio meal in Oreochromis spp. diet were studied. Then, the SWM was partially replaced by appropriate substitution level before being enriched by methionine and then supplemented by mushroom stalk …

Identification And Evaluation Of Chemical Constituents Of Pleurotus Sajor-Caju (Fr.) Singer Extracts In Lipid Metabolism And Glucose Homeostasis / Gowri A/P Kanagasabapathy, Kanagasabapathy Gowri

Student Works (2010-2019)

Mushrooms have been valued throughout the world as both food and medicine for thousands of years. Pleurotus sajor-caju has become attractive as functional food and a source of physiologically beneficial substances. These functional characteristics are mainly due to their chemical composition thus the chemical compositions of P. sajor-caju were investigated in this study. Twenty-seven compounds have been separated and identified from the EAE and BE extracts of P. sajor-caju. EAE comprised of three methyl esters namely, methyl palmitate, methyl stearate and methyl linoleate, five hydrocarbon fatty acids namely, pentadecanoic acid, palmitic acid, oleic acid, myristic acid and linoleic acid, a …

Growth, Development And Quality Of Wax Apple (Syzygium Samarangense [Blume] Merrill & L. M. Perry) Fruits As Influenced By Selected Horticultural Techniques / Mohammad Moneruzzaman Khandaker, Mohammad Moneruzzaman Khandaker

Student Works (2010-2019)

Plant growth regulators, regulating chemicals and growth manipulating techniques are important tools in horticulture. These techniques can regulate various physiological and biochemical aspects of growth and development, and improve growth, yield and nutritional quality of fruits. Currently, there is a limited report if any, describing how plant growth regulators (PGRs) affect the fruit quality of wax apple, an increasingly popular fruit in Asia. The present study was carried out to investigate the effects of plant growth regulators, gibberellic acid (GA3) at 20, 50 and 100 mg/L, 2, 4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid (2,4-D) and naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) at 5, 10 and …

Chemometric Approaches In The Evaluation Of Trace Metals In Commercially Raised Tilapia And Preliminary Health Risk Assessment Of Its Consumption / Low Kah Hin, Kah Hin Low

Student Works (2010-2019)

The aims of this study are to evaluate the presence of trace metals in aquacultural samples using chemometric methods and to assess the safety of their consumption. In this work, chemometric techniques have been utilized to improve the analysis of metal content in commercially raised tilapia. In the method development phase, multivariate calibration techniques involving principal component regression and partial least squares were employed to establish a simple spectrophotometric method for the simultaneous determination of Cu2+, Ni2+ and Zn2+ in water samples in the presence of 1-(2-thiazolylazo)-2-naphthol as chromogenic reagent. In general, no significant difference in analytical performance was observed …

Potential Of Chrysomya Megacephala (Diptera:Calliphoridae) Maggot Meal As Protein Source In Tilapia (Oreochromis Sp.) Feed / Sing Kong Wah, Kong Wah Sing

Student Works (2010-2019)

Currently, fishmeal is a common protein source in aquafeed for farmed fish. However, the demand for fishmeal is increasing but supply is stagnating or even decreasing and therefore is insufficient to meet demand. This has caused the increase of fishmeal price in global markets and thereby, incurs higher production costs. Thus, there is an urgent need to find a cheaper but suitable protein source to replace fishmeal in animal feed. The objective of this study is to evaluate the potential of Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius, 1974) maggot meal as protein source in red tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) feed. Protein content of blowfly …

Chemical Constituents Of Cuscuta Campestris Yuncker / Leong Sow Tein, Sow Tein Leong

Student Works (2010-2019)

Cuscuta campestris Yuncker (Golden Dodder) is commonly known as Rumput Emas in Malaysia. Cuscuta campestris is a weed which has become a serious threat to agriculture. A phytochemical study on the chemical constituents of sample (C. campestris) was performed. The sample was collected along the roadside at Pekan Nanas, Pontian, Johore (N 1° 20’ to N 2° 35’ - E 102° 28’ 59.9” to E 104° 33’ 52.9”). After separation from host plants, the sample was dried and extracted with ethanol. Chromatography method was used in separation and isolation of chemical constituents of sample. Six compounds were isolated viz., sitosterol …

Academies Of Sciences And The Scientific Enterprise In The Islamic World And The West: A Comparative Study With Reference To Selected Oic And Western Countries / Moneef Rafe’ Zou’Bi, Moneef Rafe Zou’Bi

Student Works (2010-2019)

This Thesis is an interdisciplinary study of the academies of sciences and the scientific enterprise in the Islamic world and the West. It analyses the genesis, roles, functions and activities of academies of sciences over time and across civilisations, as well as contemporaneously. As there is a close nexus between academies of sciences and the milieus within which they flourish, the Thesis goes beyond existing literature and proposes an alternative chronology of the rise and decline of science in the Islamic civilisation and the ascendance of science in Europe. This is considered a perquisite to a better understanding of the …

Occupational Physical Activity Measurement Among Nurses In Universiti Malaya Medical Centre / Syamsul Rizal Bin Abu Amin, Abu Amin Syamsul Rizal

Student Works (2010-2019)

Although many studies have investigated the correlates of physical activity, these were mostly conducted in the leisure time domain. There is still lack of understanding about correlates physical activity exclusively in the workplace setting, as most study in the occupational domain are coupled with transportation domain. This study objectively examined the correlates of physical activity only in the occupational setting, where different backgrounds of female nurses were examined within the similar physical, social and working environment. Objectives: The primary objective is to examine relationships between correlates and components of physical activity in occupational setting. Secondary objectives are to investigate the …

The Role Of Gelam Honey In Modulating The Immune Response Of Sepsis In Animal Model / Mustafa Kassim, Kassim Mustafa

Student Works (2010-2019)

Persistent systemic inflammatory response syndrome is a serious health condition that may lead to multiple organ dysfunction, organ failure, and ultimately death. It leads to both acute inflammation, caused by either infective (microbes or lipopolysaccharide [LPS]) or non-infective (chemicals) sources, and sepsis, an infection caused by a lethal dose of LPS (endotoxemia). These conditions have similar inflammatory mediators such as cytokines, nitric oxide (NO), high-mobility group box-1 (HMGB1), and heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), suggesting that they may result from similar pathogenic mechanisms. Previous studies have investigated the applications of natural products in targeting these inflammatory mediators. Honey, for example, is used …

A Study And Comparison Of Bioimpedance Parameters During Foot Massage Reflexology Using Aroma Oil / Saeed Ahmed, Ahmed Saeed

Student Works (2010-2019)

Massage is one of the most common therapeutic techniques for muscle relaxation and pain reduction. It is used for maintaining the condition of the body and treating human diseases for thousands of years. Foot massage basically is a massage treatment around the calf muscle until underneath foot area where it initiates stimulation to anatomical organs. In this thesis, the bio impedance parameters (BI) of people undergoing reflexology therapy are analyzed. A comparison between bio impedance (BI) parameters of a subject using aroma oil is measured before and after the massage, to see improvement of the hydration level of cells. The …

Occupational Physical Activity Measurement Among Nurses In Universiti Malaya Medical Centre / Dr. Syamsul Rizal Bin Abu Amin, Abu Amin Syamsul Rizal

Student Works (2010-2019)

Background: Although many studies have investigated the correlate of physical activity, these were mostly conducted in the leisure time domain. There is still lack of understanding about correlates physical activity exclusively in the workplace setting, as most study in the occupational domain are coupled with transportation domain. This study objectively examined the correlates of physical activity only in the occupational setting, where different backgrounds of female nurses were examined within the similar physical, social and working environment. Objectives: The primary objective is to examine relationships between correlates and component of physical activity in occupational setting. Secondary objectives are to investigate …

Effect Of Leech Therapy On Body Composition Parameters / Nazihah Ahmad, Ahmad Nazihah

Student Works (2010-2019)

Leech therapy treatment is one of the complimentary and alternative medicine that has been categorized as one of the ancient method in treating diseases. Locally unpopular this treatment still has its own believer that practices it for the sake of bloodletting treatment that claims to be successful. Therefore, a series of study should be conducted in order to prove the aforementioned claim by using the bioimpedance analysis. Bioimpedance analysis is way of measuring the fat and fat free mass in much more convenience way. This measurement is normally used by nutritionist as this invasive method is very suitable to determine …

Effect Of Acupuncture Therapy On Body Composition Parameters / Kamrun Nahar, Nahar Kamrun

Student Works (2010-2019)

Acupuncture is a technique for inserting needles into the body to introduce anesthesia or reduce pain. In detail, acupuncture basically is a procedure involved with stimulation of anatomical locations on or in the skin by using different types of techniques. Acupuncture is used for maintaining condition of body or treats human diseases for thousands of years.This thesis concerns the bioimpedance parameters (BI) and body composition parameters of people before and after undergoing acupuncture therapy. To measure bioimpedance (BI) parameters of normal subject and patients before and after acupuncture therapy I need to calculate the body composition parameters using Quadscan 4000. …