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Summary Report Of Key Findings For West Australian Government Department Of Education - How Are Primary Education Health And Physical Education (Hpe) Teachers Best Prepared?, Tj Lynch Jul 2013

Summary Report Of Key Findings For West Australian Government Department Of Education - How Are Primary Education Health And Physical Education (Hpe) Teachers Best Prepared?, Tj Lynch

Plymouth Institute of Education

Health and Physical Education (HPE) as an Australian curriculum learning area is associated with holistic lifelong health and wellbeing. Research suggests that the optimum time for children to learn and refine their motor skills and to be introduced to positive HPE experiences is during preschool and early primary school years. This report presents the key findings of an investigation into primary school principals’ perceptions of a university pre-service teacher education course where the graduate teacher is qualified as both a generalist primary classroom teacher and a HPE specialist.

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Summary Report Of Key Findings For Queensland Government Department Of Education, Training & Employment - How Are Primary Education Health And Physical Education (Hpe) Teachers Best Prepared?, Tj Lynch Jul 2013

Summary Report Of Key Findings For Queensland Government Department Of Education, Training & Employment - How Are Primary Education Health And Physical Education (Hpe) Teachers Best Prepared?, Tj Lynch

Plymouth Institute of Education

Health and Physical Education (HPE) as an Australian curriculum learning area is associated with holistic lifelong health and wellbeing. Research suggests that the optimum time for children to learn and refine their motor skills and to be introduced to positive HPE experiences is during preschool and early primary school years. This report presents the key findings of an investigation into primary school principals’ perceptions of a university pre-service teacher education course where the graduate teacher is qualified as both a generalist primary classroom teacher and a HPE specialist.

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Numerical Study Of Electrical Stimulation For Neuronal Cell Growth On Silica Aerogel Substrate, Sakib Al Soyeb Jul 2013

Numerical Study Of Electrical Stimulation For Neuronal Cell Growth On Silica Aerogel Substrate, Sakib Al Soyeb

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Soyeb, Soyeb A., M.S. The University of Memphis. August 2013.Numerical Study of Electrical Stimulation for Neuronal Cell Growth on Silica Aerogel Substrate. Major Professor: Dr. Bashir I Morshed. An aerogel-based Neuronal Printed Circuit Board (NPCB) with electrical stimulation capabilities is currently under investigation as an alternative method for repair of injury sustained to peripheral nerves. Here, we report the results of the numerical analysis of electric field distribution, fluidic motion, and temperature rise due to such electrical stimuli. In this analysis, a simple cylindrical structure is modeled for both voltage and current stimulation using COMSOL finite element analysis software. Simulation …

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Creating A New Kind Of Hero At Wellstar Health System, Donald H. Campbell Jul 2013

Creating A New Kind Of Hero At Wellstar Health System, Donald H. Campbell

Journal of Executive Education

When Dr. Marcus Welby practiced medicine things were different. A diagnosis was not always simple but a cure was never far out of sight. More importantly the roles of physician, patient, nurse and family were clear. The doctor was in charge. His actions were never questioned. Operating on an infectious disease model of medical care where every illness had a cause, an effect, and a cure, he was revered as the holder of the key to the cure. He held most, if not all of the information. Communication was typically one way. No one ever questioned the information, its source, …

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The Phaseolus Vulgaris Zip Gene Family: Identification, Characterization, Mapping, And Gene Expression, Carolina Astudillo, Andrea C. Fernandez, Matthew W. Blair, Karen A. Cichy Jul 2013

The Phaseolus Vulgaris Zip Gene Family: Identification, Characterization, Mapping, And Gene Expression, Carolina Astudillo, Andrea C. Fernandez, Matthew W. Blair, Karen A. Cichy

Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Research

Zinc is an essential mineral for humans and plants and is involved in many physiological and biochemical processes. In humans, Zn deficiency has been associated with retarded growth and reduction of immune response. In plants, Zn is an essential component of more than 300 enzymes including RNA polymerase, alkaline phosphatase, alcohol dehydrogenase, Cu/Zn superoxidase dismutase, and carbonic anhydrase. The accumulation of Zn in plants involves many genes and characterization of the role of these genes will be useful in biofortification. Here we report the identification and phlyogenetic and sequence characterization of the 23 members of the ZIP (ZRT, IRT like …

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2013-July-30-Etsu Pediatrics Conference, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University Jul 2013

2013-July-30-Etsu Pediatrics Conference, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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A Legume Biofortification Quandary: Variability And Genetic Control Of Seed Coat Micronutrient Accumulation In Common Beans, Matthew W. Blair, Paulo Izquierdo, Carolina Astudillo, Michael A. Grusak Jul 2013

A Legume Biofortification Quandary: Variability And Genetic Control Of Seed Coat Micronutrient Accumulation In Common Beans, Matthew W. Blair, Paulo Izquierdo, Carolina Astudillo, Michael A. Grusak

Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Research

Common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), like many legumes, are rich in iron, zinc, and certain other microelements that are generally found to be in low concentrations in cereals, other seed crops, and root or tubers and therefore are good candidates for biofortification. But a quandary exists in common bean biofortification: namely that the distribution of iron has been found to be variable between the principal parts of seed; namely the cotyledonary tissue, embryo axis and seed coat. The seed coat represents ten or more percent of the seed weight and must be considered specifically as it accumulates much of …

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Pediatric Palliative Care For Youth With Hiv/Aids: Systematic Review Of The Literature, Megan L. Wilkins, Ronald H. Dallas, Kathleen E. Fanone, Maureen E. Lyon Jul 2013

Pediatric Palliative Care For Youth With Hiv/Aids: Systematic Review Of The Literature, Megan L. Wilkins, Ronald H. Dallas, Kathleen E. Fanone, Maureen E. Lyon

Pediatrics Faculty Publications

Improvement in treatment has led to decreased death in youth with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in developed countries. Despite this, youth with HIV are still at risk for increased mortality and morbidity compared with their uninfected counterparts. In developing countries, high numbers of youth die from acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related illnesses due to lack of access to consistent antiretroviral treatment. As a result, pediatric palliative care is a relevant topic for those providing care to youth with HIV. A systematic review was conducted to gather information regarding the status of the literature related to pediatric palliative care and medical …

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Social Entrepreneurship And Communication For Development And Social Change, Emile G. Mcanany Jul 2013

Social Entrepreneurship And Communication For Development And Social Change, Emile G. Mcanany

Communication

This article argues that social entrepreneurship has not yet been adequately defined even though it is increasingly being used in social change/development practice. Muhammad Yunus, creator of the Grameen Bank and microlending, and Bill Drayton, founder of the global change agency Ashoka, have practiced social change through social entrepreneurship for more than 30 years. Increasingly, the development community has been adopting many of its practices. The basic process of social entrepreneurship involves: defining a social goal for the solution of a serious problem; innovation in solving the problem; ability to expand the organization to serve large numbers of people (scaling …

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Genetic Determinants Of Habitual Physical Activity And Overweight And Obesity, Harold Lee Jul 2013

Genetic Determinants Of Habitual Physical Activity And Overweight And Obesity, Harold Lee

Master's Theses

We tested 6 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with obesity from genome wide association studies for their association with physical activity (PA). Healthy European-American women (n=265) and men (n=230) (23.5±0.3yr, 24.6±0.2kg•m-2) were genotyped for MC4R (rs17782313), FTO (rs9939609), TMEM18 (rs6548238), NEGR1 (rs2815752), SH2B1 (rs7498665), and KCTD15 (rs11084753), and completed the Paffenbarger PA Questionnaire. We examined gene interactions by summing the number of obesity effect alleles. RESULTS: Normal weight subjects with MC4R T expended 1981.2±741.7kcal∙wk-1 less than non-carriers in total PA (p=0.008), 1825.9±650.2 kcal∙wk-1 less in sports/recreation (p=0.027), and 1231.3±552.7 kcal∙wk-1 less …

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The Prison Child Dilemma: An Assessment Of Human Rights Infringements And Custodial Autonomy In Bolivian Prisons, Natasha Sheybani Jul 2013

The Prison Child Dilemma: An Assessment Of Human Rights Infringements And Custodial Autonomy In Bolivian Prisons, Natasha Sheybani

UROP Posters

The primary focus of this study is to assess the healthcare conditions and availability for imprisoned women and children in Bolivia. The international community has recently been faced with an overwhelming dilemma of children being subjected unjustly to prison conditions due to circumstances of parental incarceration. Commonly referred to as prison children, these dependents, ranging from newborns to adolescent minors in age, often follow their convicted mothers to prison due to lack of a better alternative. Research has indicated that while there is a tremendous threat to the safety, development, and general wellbeing of innocent children residing in prison, one …

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Bracketing In Phenomenology: Only Undertaken In The Data Collection And Analysis Process, Zenobia C.Y. Chan, Yuen-Ling Fung, Wai-Tong Chien Jul 2013

Bracketing In Phenomenology: Only Undertaken In The Data Collection And Analysis Process, Zenobia C.Y. Chan, Yuen-Ling Fung, Wai-Tong Chien

The Qualitative Report

Our aim with this article is to demonstrate how the researchers use bracketing as a method of demonstrating the validity after initiating a phenomenological study. Although bracketing is a method of demonstrating the validity of the da ta collection and analysis process in most phenomenological studies, how the researchers use them in practice is rarely demonstrated explicitly. We collected data through our experiences in preparing a phenomenological research study. We suggest that the concept of bracketing should be adopted upon initiating the research proposal and not merely in the data collection and analysis process. We propose four strategies for doing …

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Healthcare Provider's Adherence To The Centers For Disease Control And Prevention's Guidelines Regarding The Human Papillomavirus Vaccine In Males, Thomas Fisher, Lori Barkley, Tawanda Johnson Jul 2013

Healthcare Provider's Adherence To The Centers For Disease Control And Prevention's Guidelines Regarding The Human Papillomavirus Vaccine In Males, Thomas Fisher, Lori Barkley, Tawanda Johnson

MSN Research Projects

The purpose of this study is to identify how many patients in the primary care setting diagnosed with depression were appropriately screened for suicide and, if screened, were referred to another facility.

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Suicide Screening In Primary Care With Patients Diagnosed With Depression, Thomas Fisher, Lori Barkley, Tawanda Johnson Jul 2013

Suicide Screening In Primary Care With Patients Diagnosed With Depression, Thomas Fisher, Lori Barkley, Tawanda Johnson

MSN Research Projects

The purpose of this study is to identify how many patients in the primary care setting diagnosed with depression were appropriately screened for suicide and, if screened, were referred to another facility.

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Epidemiological Study Of Measles In Al- Kadhimiyia Teaching Hospital, Lamia Abdul Karim, Ali Kadhim Al-Husainawi Jul 2013

Epidemiological Study Of Measles In Al- Kadhimiyia Teaching Hospital, Lamia Abdul Karim, Ali Kadhim Al-Husainawi

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Measles is a highly communicable disease caused by the measles virus. The disease is marked by prodromal fever, conj unctivitis, coryza, cough, and the pathognomonic koplik spots followed by an erythematous maculopapular rash. Infection confers lifelong immunity. OBJECTIVE: Find out the frequency of measles in the hospital admitted cases in chi l dr en ≤ 12 year s accor di ng t o t he vaccination and nutritional status,The causes of non-vaccination and the vaccine efficiency in preventing measles.The incidence of measles in the exclusively breast fed infants.The presenting signs and symptoms, commonest complications, investigations and the outcome. …

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A Prospective Study Of Gestational Trophoblastic Disease In Al-Mosul City, Zhraa Abd-Alkader Taboo Jul 2013

A Prospective Study Of Gestational Trophoblastic Disease In Al-Mosul City, Zhraa Abd-Alkader Taboo

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

BACKGROUND: Gestational trophoblastic tumors comprise a wide spectrum of neoplastic disorders that arise from placental trophoblastic epithelium after abnormal fertilization which is characterized by trophoblastic hyperplasia and overgrowth of placental villi. There are several histologically distinct types of gestational trophoblastic diseases GTD: hydatiform mole (complete or partial), persistant/invasive gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN), choriocarcinoma and placenta site trophoblastic tumors. OBJECTIVE: Of the present study is to determine the incidence, clinical presentation and some of its relevant factors among women admitted to Al-Batool Hospital in Mosul- Iraq. METHODS: The study was conducted in Al-Batool Hospital, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Iraq, Mosul …

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Delay Neurological Development In Two Children With Megaloblastic Anemia, Abbas A. Alrabaty, Azhar H.Alsaqy Jul 2013

Delay Neurological Development In Two Children With Megaloblastic Anemia, Abbas A. Alrabaty, Azhar H.Alsaqy

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

Vitamin B12 deficiency in infants often produces haematological and neurological deficits, including macrocytic anaemia ,neurodevelopmental delay or regression, irritability, weakness ,hypotonia , ataxia, apathy, tremor, and seizures. The diagnosis of vitamin B12 deficiency can be difficult when the typical macrocytic anaemia is absent ) Infantile vitamin B-12 deficiency with ineffective haematopoiesis and degeneration of nervous tissue has been reported in breast fed infants of mothers on strict vegetarian diets 2) ) Adults may tolerate vitamin B-12 deficient diets for many years without apparent symptoms due to their endogenous stores. In contrast, infants have very limited hepatic reserves of vitamin B-12 …

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Fearless: Heather Thomas, Heather L. Thomas Jul 2013

Fearless: Heather Thomas, Heather L. Thomas

SURGE

This week we would like to recognize recent graduate and AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer Heather Thomas ’13, who is returning to Gettysburg as the fearless new coordinator for the Adams County Food Policy Council. [excerpt]

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An Interview With Sue Donaldson And Will Kymlicka, Angus Taylor Jul 2013

An Interview With Sue Donaldson And Will Kymlicka, Angus Taylor

Between the Species

Angus Taylor interviews Sue Donaldson and Will Kymlicka, authors of Zoopolis: A Political Theory of Animal Rights (Oxford University Press, 2011).

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Ultrasound As A Tool To Assess Body Fat, Dale R. Wagner Jul 2013

Ultrasound As A Tool To Assess Body Fat, Dale R. Wagner

Kinesiology and Health Science Faculty Publications

Ultrasound has been used effectively to assess body fat for nearly 5 decades, yet this method is not known as well as many other body composition techniques. The purpose of this review is to explain the technical principles of the ultrasound method, explain the procedures for taking a measurement and interpreting the results, evaluate the reliability and validity of this method for measuring subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue, highlight the advantages and limitations of ultrasound relative to other body composition methods, consider its utility to clinical populations, and introduce new body composition-specific ultrasound technology. The focus of this review is …

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Good Eating And Sleep Habits Help Kids Succeed In School, Jim Bakken Jul 2013

Good Eating And Sleep Habits Help Kids Succeed In School, Jim Bakken

Browse All News

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Graduate Programs Commencement, 14th Class (2013), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine Jul 2013

Graduate Programs Commencement, 14th Class (2013), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Commencements

Philadelphia Campus Graduate Programs Commencement program, 14th Class. Degrees include Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology Doctor of Psychology in School Psychology Educational Specialist in School Psychology Master of Science in School Psychology Master of Science in Counseling and Clinical Health Psychology Master of Science in Organizational Development and Leadership Master of Science in Forensic Medicine Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences Master of Science in Health Sciences - Physician Assistant Studies.

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Poor Maternal Nutrition Reduced Body Weight, Growth Variables, And Circulating Concentrations Of Igf-I And Igfbp-3 In Lambs, Melissa A. Rokosa Jul 2013

Poor Maternal Nutrition Reduced Body Weight, Growth Variables, And Circulating Concentrations Of Igf-I And Igfbp-3 In Lambs, Melissa A. Rokosa

Master's Theses

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Mechanobiological Response Of Stem Cells Derived From The Periodontal Ligament And Dental Pulp To Compressive Loading, Anthony Nicholas Khoury Jul 2013

Mechanobiological Response Of Stem Cells Derived From The Periodontal Ligament And Dental Pulp To Compressive Loading, Anthony Nicholas Khoury

Open Access Theses

Among the debilitating disorders associated with the musculoskeletal system, osteoarthritis and osteogenesis are the most prevalent disorders. These diseases are commonplace among people throughout the world and related healthcare options do little to improve on the condition. While the causes are yet to be fully understood, novel approaches involving stem cell treatments are currently being evaluated. The understanding of metabolic, formation, and degradation processes is simply a stepping-stone leading to the formulation of an innovative treatment. The goal of this study was to assess the chondrogenic and osteogenic differentiation potential of stem cells derived from two different cell lines in …

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Increasing Awareness Of Weight Management Resources Through Facility Specific Patient Materials, Julie Ann Vincent Jul 2013

Increasing Awareness Of Weight Management Resources Through Facility Specific Patient Materials, Julie Ann Vincent

Honors Capstone Projects and Theses

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Status Gizi Balita Berdasarkan Composite Index Of Anthropometric Failure, Nurani Rahmadini, Trini Sudiarti, Diah Mulyawati Utari Jul 2013

Status Gizi Balita Berdasarkan Composite Index Of Anthropometric Failure, Nurani Rahmadini, Trini Sudiarti, Diah Mulyawati Utari

Kesmas

Upaya menurunkan prevalensi kurang gizi pemerintah membuat program Keluarga Sadar Gizi (Kadarzi). Cakupan Kadarzi Kota Depok tahun 2011 rendah (12,7%) dan prevalensi gizi kurang, pendek, kurus berturut-turut 7,89%, 7%, 4,75%. Penelitian bertujuan mengetahui faktor dominan terhadap status gizi balita 6 - 59 bulan berdasarkan Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure (CIAF). Penelitian menggunakan data sekunder hasil survei Kadarzi 2011. Survei dilakukan di sebelas kecamatan Kota Depok menggunakan desain cross sectional. Sampel sebanyak 1.176 keluarga yang memiliki balita termuda umur 6 _ 59 bulan. Variabel yang diteliti adalah status gizi balita, perilaku Kadarzi, status Kadarzi, karakteristik balita, dan karakteristik keluarga. Hasil penelitian …

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Faktor Risiko Malnutrisi Pada Balita, Titik Kuntari, Nur Aisyah Jamil, Opi Kurniati Jul 2013

Faktor Risiko Malnutrisi Pada Balita, Titik Kuntari, Nur Aisyah Jamil, Opi Kurniati

Kesmas

Gizi buruk yang merupakan masalah penting di semua negara-negara miskin dan berkembang bertanggung jawab terhadap 60 persen kematian balita. Prevalensi balita gizi buruk di Indonesia tergolong tinggi, pada 2005, berbagai propinsi di Indonesia melaporkan 76.178 balita mengalami gizi buruk. Kasihan adalah salah satu kecamatan di kabupaten Bantul berbatasan dengan Kotamadya Yogyakarta yang menghadapi permasalahan gizi buruk. Tujuan penelitian adalah mengetahui angka kejadian dan faktor risiko gizi buruk di Kecamatan Kasihan, Kabupaten Bantul. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain studi kasus kontrol meliputi kelompok kasus 54 balita malnutrisi dan kelompok kontrol 54 balita gizi baik. Status gizi ditentukan berdasarkan Z score berat badan …

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Relating Children In Foster Care To School Bullying, Regina Lyons Jul 2013

Relating Children In Foster Care To School Bullying, Regina Lyons

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to research the correlation, if any, that children in foster care have with bullying. The researcher gathered descriptive information by attending foster parent support group meetings in New Jersey. Resource parents reported on behalf of the foster child in their care at that time. Participants were asked to report information within the current school year. Data showed that children in foster care were involved in bullying primarily in the school setting. Implication for and the importance of further research within this field were discussed.

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Validation Of The Adapted Cogstate Brief Battery In Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Patients, Bethany Gourley Jul 2013

Validation Of The Adapted Cogstate Brief Battery In Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Patients, Bethany Gourley

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

A small literature has documented cognitive deficits in adult hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) survivors across the transplant trajectory, primarily occurring in memory, executive function, attention, and processing speed. Although HCT-associated cognitive decline occurring within one year of transplantation is well documented, only two studies have longitudinally investigated cognitive function in HCT survivors beyond one year. Furthermore, studies demonstrating neuropsychological decline have made use of numerous measures and varying impairment criteria, making the compilation of findings across studies challenging. Another difficulty with the current literature base is the use of traditional neuropsychological tests that are susceptible to practice effects and thus …

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Garden Bounty, Unh Communications And Public Affairs Jul 2013

Garden Bounty, Unh Communications And Public Affairs

UNH Today Archive

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