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Promoting Behavior Changes In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Through Shared Medical Appointments, Shonda Lanette Williams

Doctoral Projects

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease that affects many individuals in the United States. It was reported that a total of $245 billion is spent annually on both direct and indirect health care costs associated with the treatment of diabetes and diabetic related complications. Diabetes related complications can be prevented or delayed if proper education is done and individuals are willing to practice positive behavior changes and self-manage their disease. The purpose of this doctoral capstone project was to promote behavior changes in patients with diabetes through diabetes self-management education (DSME) in shared medical appointments (SMAs).

This project was …

This Animal, Elena Therese Tomorowitz

Dissertations

This Animal is a poetic narrative about humans’ animalistic instincts and how we use them to navigate our relationships with others and the world around us.

Investigating Antibiotic Resistance Levels Of Salmonella Internalized In Lettuce Leaves, Jason B. Thomas

McNair Scholars Research Journal

Contamination of food crops by the human pathogen Salmonella is a food safety threat worldwide. Though using treated wastewater for irrigation is a sustainable practice, it may introduce trace levels of Salmonella that may contaminate food crops. Salmonella could develop resistance to antibiotics present in wastewater. The overall goal of the project is to increase the understanding of the public health risk associated with the use of treated wastewater to irrigate food crops. The objective of this particular study is to determine the antibiotic resistance level of Salmonella internalized in lettuce leaves. In this experiment, thirty-six plants of the lettuce …

Palatability Of Teff Grass By Horses, Rachel R. Cummins

Animal Science Undergraduate Honors Theses

Most forages commonly used to feed horses have potential detriments including blister beetles or excessive fiber concentrations. Teff grass (T), a warm-season annual forage, has the potential to be a good alternative for horses because of its lack of observed disorders. Our objective was to compare preference by horses for T harvested under different conditions with that of bermudagrass (B) harvested at two maturities. Six different forages were evaluated: T harvested at the late vegetative stage (TLV), at late bloom but that incurred 33 mm of rainfall between mowing and baling (TLBR), with caryopsis visible (TES), or at soft dough …

Poverty In Secular And Islamic Economics; Conceptualization And Poverty Alleviation Policy, With Reference To Egypt, Karima Korayem, Neamat Mashhour

Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies

No abstract provided.

Catalog | 2014-2015 (May), Jacksonville State University

Announcements, Bulletins & Catalogs | Undergraduate

Vol. 103, No. 1 (May 2014). In its early years as the State Normal School, JSU produced a variety of publications (announcements, bulletins, and catalogs) that contain course information combined with the types of information that would later be found in yearbooks. Examples include historical information about the school, lists of enrolled students and club officers, photographs of athletic teams and literary clubs, notes on alumni, faculty and campus facilities, and more.

Fact Sheet #2: How Do Mainecare Providers Perform On Childhood Screening And Prevention?, Jean A. Talbot Phd, Mary Lindsey Smith Phd, Msw, Kimberley S. Fox Mpa

Population Health & Health Policy

The annual Survey of Children Served by MaineCare, which collects a wealth of data on the experiences of MaineCare families, examines the extent to which MaineCare providers follow Bright Futures guidelines during well-child visits. This fact sheet presents findings on Bright Futures adherence from the 2013 survey.

Analysis Of Volatile Compounds And Their Changes During Liquor Aging Of Chinese Liquor 'Gujing Gongjiu', Qingchuan Liu

All Theses

Chinese liquor 'Gujing Gongjiu' is a traditional Chinese distilled alcoholic beverage that is categorized into a strong-aromatic fragrance liquor. It has a strong mixed floral, fruity, and sweet flavor with a smooth taste. Volatile compounds were extracted by headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) from Gujing liquors that were aged for 1, 5, 10, and 20 years. Optimization of HS-SPME method was performed to determine the best experimental condition for extraction of liquor volatiles. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was used for quantitative and qualitative analysis of liquor volatiles. Volatile compounds were identified by Kovat's retention indices and their mass spectrum. The influence …

Relationship Between 1,3-Dichloropropene And Nitrogen Fertility In Cotton In The Presence Of Root-Knot And Reniform Nematodes, Amanda Michelle Greer

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The use of soil fumigation for nematode management in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) has become increasingly popular in recent years in the absence of effective resistant cultivars. While soil fumigation is relatively expensive, lint yields have consistently been improved to make this practice profitable in fields with severe nematode pressure. Growers in southern Arkansas have observed changes in cotton growth patterns when severely infested fields are fumigated. The most noticeable change has been excessive (rank) growth resulting in an increased need for growth regulators, especially where the nitrogen fertilization exceeds standard recommendations. Field studies were conducted between 2007 and 2010 to …

Benefits Of A School-Based Resilience Program For Adolescents Faced With Adversity, Madeline Mcrae

Counselor Education Capstones

Adolescence is a stage of development in which many changes are occurring; thus, a plethora of stressors and pressures affect this age group. For school-aged youth, balancing academics, family dynamics, friendships, and extra-curricular activities may be overwhelming; completing the tasks themselves is daunting as well as the desire to be successful at all of them. In addition to the typical difficulties associated with development, today’s youth are facing constant and increasing challenges, fears, trauma, and adversity, resulting in an undeniable increase in mental health issues. The purpose of this paper is to recognize the contemporary mental health issues in adolescents, …

Nebline, May 2014

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Feature: The Cost of Invasive Species

Food & Health

Family Living

Farm & Acreage

Home & Family Living

Horticulture

Pests & Wildlife

4-H & Youth

Extension Calendar

and other extension news and events

Avs Corner, May 2014, Kathy Still, Johanna Johnson, Allison Millican, Megan Kelley, Michelle Brauneis, Tina Rowland

AVS Corner

No abstract provided.

A Study Of College Influences On Selected Health Behaviors, Kaitlyn S. Krajanowski

Senior Honors Projects

Background: Studies assessing the dietary and physical activity (PA) behaviors of college students in the United States and indicate that this population is underactive and does not consume the daily-recommended servings of fruit and vegetables (F&V). Research is needed to identify factors that inhibit or promote healthful behaviors.

Objective: To determine 1) if there is an association between having a meal plan and selected dietary behaviors, and 2) whether the likelihood of using the campus shuttle and taking the stairs is associated with physical activity.

Methods: Students enrolled in an introductory anatomy class completed a voluntary online survey that assessed …

Annual Report Honors Program And Visiting Scholars Committee 2013-2014, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Committee Reports and Appendices

No abstract provided.

The Capitalist Kitchen: Chemicals, Food Safety, And Public Awareness, Shannon Dehoff

3690: A Journal of First-Year Student Research Writing

Overview: Capitalism is a system based on individual rights with the principles of laissez-faire and the free market. In a capitalist economy, one has the individual right to succeed or fail. One is supposed to have the right to rise from poverty to riches, if they possess the skills and willpower to do so. While Ayn Rand’s notion of capitalism persuades one to believe it is a system of justice, corporate greed and political persuasion have taken a functional system and corrupted it. The system is rampant with insatiable hunger for more wealth, and the principles of capitalism allow for …

Microrna Expression Signature Of Retinal Pigmented Epithelial Cells Associated With The Phenotype Of Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Mark Anthony Gutierrez

Dissertations, Masters Theses, Capstones, and Culminating Projects

Age-related macular degeneration is a debilitating condition that manifests as a loss of the central portion of an individual’s field of vision, affecting 1 in 3 people over the age of 80. With regards to the retina, the organ primarily responsible for an individual’s sense of vision, this condition is associated with the degeneration of the central point in the retina, known as the macula, which contains the highest concentration of light-sensitive photoreceptors. It is currently known that the human retina exhibits a gradual decrease in protective detoxifying factors such as glutathione-S-transferase-1 and catalase as well as increased lipid peroxidation, …

Utah State University Commencement, 2014 – Main Campus, Utah State University

Commencement Programs

127^th Annual Commencement of Utah State University.

Brock Center For Agricultural Communication Program Of Work, Megan A. Silcott

Agricultural Education: Graduate Internship Reports

The Brock Center for Agricultural Communication Program of Work is based on three years of maintaining and developing programs, research studies, events and activities at the Center. The candidate examined and investigated the program. The Program of Work is the result of the program analysis and culminated in sample work to continue the mission and carry out the goals of the Center. It includes supporting documents that explain the opportunities for participation and program of instruction. Providing hands-on learning laboratory experiences to students involved with the Agricultural Communication major and minor programs are integral to the classroom instruction required to …

Arvin High School - Internship Report, Donald W. Mills Jr.

Agricultural Education: Graduate Internship Reports

This internship report consists of two parts. The first section addresses the Quality Criteria in Agricultural Education for the program of agricultural instruction at Arvin High School. The second section explains the steps in remodeling the agriculture classroom and agriculture mechanics shop at Arvin High School. The remodeling of the facility was accomplished to address the occupational needs for students entering the work force immediately after high school. It was also designed to prepare students for opportunities in higher education.

Gouldian Finch Breeding Surveys 2014: Ord-East Kimberley Expansion Project - Weaber Plain Development Area, Sarah R. Pryke, Nina Svedin

Irrigated Agricultural Development in the North

As part of the requirement for State approval under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) and the Gouldian Finch Management Plan (GFMP), a baseline assessment and on-going monitoring of the endangered Gouldian finch (Erythrura gouldiae) is required during the construction and operation of the Ord River Irrigation Area Weaber Plain Development Project in the eastern Kimberley, Western Australia. This report details the findings from surveys of Gouldian finches during their annual breeding season (Feb-May 2014).

Eggshell Calcium Regulates Calcium Transport Protein Expression In An Oviparous Snake, Hannah Frye

Undergraduate Honors Theses

One hypothesis explaining the numerous independent evolutionary transitions from oviparity to viviparity among squamates (snakes and lizards) proposed that squamate embryonic development is independent of eggshell calcium. Recent research showed at least 25% of the calcium in hatchling oviparous squamates is extracted from the shell. Though not a direct test, these results are inconsistent with the hypothesis. To directly test the hypothesis, we removed eggshell calcium (through peeling) early in development of Pantherophis guttatus (corn snake) eggs. Survivorship to hatching did not differ between peeled and intact eggs. Yet hatchlings from peeled eggs were shorter (273.6 ± 3.4 vs. 261.0 …

A Guide To Federal Education Programs That Can Fund K-12 Universal Prevention And Social And Emotional Learning Activities, Diane Stark Rentner, Olga Acosta Price

Center for Health and Health Care in Schools

No abstract provided.

Political Determinants Of Health: Lessons For Pakistan, Rashid Jooma, Guido Sabatinelli

Section of Neurosurgery

There is much concern about the capacity of the health system of Pakistan to meet its goals and obligations. Historically, the political thrust has been absent from the health policy formulation and this is reflected in the low and stagnant public allocations to health. Successive political leaderships have averred from considering healthcare is a common good rather than a market commodity and health has not been recognized as a constitutional right. Over 120 of world's nation states have accepted health as a constitutional right but the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan does not mandate health or education as a fundamental right …

Revolutionary Education: A Modern Synthesis Of John Dewey's Evolutionary Philosophy And Educational Theory, W. Jason Niedermeyer

Doctor of Education (EdD)

John Dewey was one of the first philosophers who intentionally used the principles of evolution to produce his perspective. He was also the foremost educational theorist of a generation. In both fields, he was a pragmatist, and he sought to lay waste to the dualisms that prevented progress. It is therefore ironic that he erected an artificial wall between the evolutionary thought that pervaded his writings on philosophy, psychology, and even art, and his works on education. I argue in this dissertation that the true power of Dewey would come through the synthesis of his evolutionary and educational thoughts. Using …

Social Learning And The Development Of Social Foraging Behavior In Golden Lion Tamarins (Leontopithecus Rosalia), Carly Slack

All Theses

Golden lion tamarins are highly social, group-living primates and are cooperative breeders. As such they are an ideal species in which to study social learning. Observations of six groups of wild golden lion tamarins were used to examine the development of social foraging and related behaviors in juveniles. Rates at which juveniles approached adults that were foraging for plant foods tended to decline with age (F=3.34, p=.0531), and the rates at which they begged (F=4.71, p=.0193), and foraged at the same site (i.e., co-foraged; F=3.44, p=.0495) decreased significantly. For prey foraging, rates at which adults vacated a site to allow …

Make Your Garden Grow: Designing A Physical Activity Estimation Improvement Game, Ashish Amresh, Leigh Small

Publications

We present a novel game and virtual world based application that is aimed at improving the physical activity estimation skills of parents. It has been well established that lack of proper estimation of preschool children’s activity levels may be one of the main causes for childhood obesity. Childhood obesity has several long term health effects ranging from cardio-vascular disease to type II diabetes and obese preschool children are at risk for later life. We have developed an application that caters to both the parent and the child and uses a virtual garden as a fledgling ecosystem controlled both by the …

Identifying Desaparecidos: The Development Of Forensic Anthropology In Chile, Amanda M. Quinn

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

Between 1973 and 1990, Pinochet’s dictatorship in Chile implemented the systematic practice of forced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in order to eradicate the imagined “communist cancer” (Wyndham and Read 2010: 31). A total of 3,227 deaths have been tallied; 1,465 of these were cases of detenidos-desaparecidos, or enforced disappearances (Garrido and Intriago 2012: 34). Scholars suggest that Chile’s transition to democracy will remain incomplete without first locating and identifying the desaparecidos (Aguilar 2002). Through methods of comparing postmortem skeletal analysis with antemortem data, forensic anthropologists carry out the important work that makes identifications possible.

This thesis evaluates the development …

Wayward Nosh, Alexandra Marin O'Neil

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

Design Challenge How do you get 4-8 year olds to understand their food allergy well enough to communicate it to others? When parents learn their child has a food allergy, for them, it is a stressful, life-changing discovery. For the child, this knowledge has no meaning, yet. Here, there is the opportunity to break down connotations associated with allergies. Through design intervention, this book explores the possibilities of transforming food from problems into assets. For instance, Superman might be “allergic” to kryptonite, but he also has superpowers. Rather than label the child with allergies, why not rebrand allergies to turn …

Isoflupredone Acetate As Ancillary Therapy For Bovine Respiratory Disease In High-Risk Stocker Calves, Claire E. Crews

Animal Science Undergraduate Honors Theses

Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is the leading cause of illness and death in U.S. feedlot cattle. This study evaluated the use of isoflupredone acetate in the treatment of BRD. Crossbred male beef calves (n = 192; BW = 221 ± 3.9 kg) were acquired in two blocks from regional auction markets and transported to the University of Arkansas Stocker and Receiving Cattle Unit. Calves were observed daily for signs of respiratory illness. Antibiotic treatment was administered if calves displayed signs of respiratory illness and rectal temperature was ≥ 40 °C. Calves (n = 72) requiring antibiotic treatment were assigned randomly …

Investigating Gender Differences In Student Views Of Nature Of Science, Understanding Of Evolution, Religious Beliefs And Acceptance Of Evolution, Danielle Carlton

2014 Spring Honors Capstone Projects - Archive

Evolution is a unifying theory in biology and provides foundational knowledge needed for future learning in the subject. However, acceptance of evolution may be challenging for students due to differing views of nature of science, understanding of evolution, and/or extent of separating evolution from religious beliefs. Further, males and females may vary in their views of the nature of science, understanding of evolution, religious beliefs, and/or acceptance of evolution; and such potential differences should be considered for all students to successfully learn this important scientific theory. Therefore, the research questions of this study were: 1) What are descriptive patterns and …