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The Birth Of The Federation: Origins Of The Russian Struggle For Democracy, Nikita V. Chirkov

Modern Languages & Literatures Honors Theses

Introduction

Boris Yeltsin and his trusted deputies gathered around the table. A big question was supposed to be decided that day: a question that would fundamentally change the course of a nuclear superpower for decades to come. The anxiety in the room was unbearable: some deputies wiped their sweat with napkins, others silently tapped their feet underneath the table, and the rest hid their eyes in the notebooks full of information that was already well memorized by everyone inside. At last, Boris Yeltsin stood up, took several long sips from the water bottle, placed it firmly on the desk beside …

Intern Finds Herself At Home In Forensic Toxicology Lab, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Uab Student Earns Prestigious International Honor, Staff

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State Of Utah, Plaintiff/Appelle, V. Jose Leiva-Perez, Defendant/Appellant : Brief Of Appelee, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

Appeal from a conviction for first-degree murder, in the Eight Judicial District, Uintah Country, the Honorable Clark A. McClellan presiding

Novel Mode Of Defective Neural Tube Closure In The Non-Obese Diabetic (Nod) Mouse Strain, J. Michael Salbaum, Claudia Kruger, Jacalyn Macgowan, Nils J. Herion, David Burk, Claudia Kappen

Faculty Publications

Failure to close the neural tube results in birth defects, with severity ranging from spina bifida to lethal anencephaly. Few genetic risk factors for neural tube defects are known in humans, highlighting the critical role of environmental risk factors, such as maternal diabetes. Yet, it is not well understood how altered maternal metabolism interferes with embryonic development, and with neurulation in particular. We present evidence from two independent mouse models of diabetic pregnancy that identifies impaired migration of nascent mesodermal cells in the primitive streak as the morphogenetic basis underlying the pathogenesis of neural tube defects. We conclude that perturbed …

A Combination Approach To Treating Fungal Infections, Sanjib K. Shrestha, Marina Y. Fosso, Sylvie Garneau-Tsodikova

Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Publications

Azoles are antifungal drugs used to treat fungal infections such as candidiasis in humans. Their extensive use has led to the emergence of drug resistance, complicating antifungal therapy for yeast infections in critically ill patients. Combination therapy has become popular in clinical practice as a potential strategy to fight resistant fungal isolates. Recently, amphiphilic tobramycin analogues, C₁₂ and C₁₄, were shown to display antifungal activities. Herein, the antifungal synergy of C₁₂ and C₁₄ with four azoles, fluconazole (FLC), itraconazole (ITC), posaconazole (POS), and voriconazole (VOR), was examined against seven Candida albicans strains. All tested strains …

A Diet Of Fat Connecting Humans And Nonhumans (In The Bolivian Foothills Between The Andes And Amazonia), Francis Ferrié

Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America

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State V. Lemmons Clerk's Record Dckt. 43720

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

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Healing In The Hospital: The Caring Sensorium And The Containment Of Yanomami Bodies, Johanna Gonçalves Martin

Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America

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Hãwäg And B’Atìb: The Balance Between Health And Disease Among The Hupd’ÄH In The Upper Rio Negro Region, Brazil, Renato Athias

Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America

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Finding The Taste Of Knowledge: The Orphan In Indigenous Epistemologies, Giovanna Micarelli

Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America

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Introduction, Elizabeth Rahman, Juan Alvaro Echeverri

Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America

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Competing For Attention: A Comparative Study Of Social Movements And News Media In Abortion Debates, Katherine Eugene Lebreton Hunt

Department of Political Science: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Why do some social movements in abortion debates get more attention from the news media than others? Do movements that support the status quo receive more attention than those opposing the status quo? Through quantitative content analysis of eight major newspapers in South Korea, Ireland, and Canada and fieldwork in South Korea and Ireland, I theorize that antistatus quo groups – whether they are for or against abortion rights – may reopen debate conditions in their countries by strategically using international human rights norms and frames and gaining standing in the news media in environments that tend to be hostile …

Whalesong 2015-11-23, N/A N/A

Whalesong

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Borders Up In Smoke: Marijuana Enforcement In Nebraska After Colorado’S Legalization Of Medicinal Marijuana, Jared M. Ellison, Ryan E. Spohn

Criminology and Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

With the passage of Amendments 20 (2000) and 64 (2012), Colorado legalized the medicinal and recreational use of marijuana. Nebraskan law enforcement in border counties subsequently reported increases in arrests and reductions in jail space. In response, the Nebraska state legislature passed LR-520 to study the potential increased costs incurred by criminal justice agencies in border counties. To investigate this situation, we compare trends in drug arrests and jail occupancy across three areas: border counties, those that contain Interstate 80 (I-80) as a major transportation route, and the remaining counties in the state of Nebraska from 2000 through 2013. We …

The Effects Of Bullying On The Lives Of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgendered Students Who Attended High School In Shelby County, Tennessee., Sherry Waterman Chatman

Student Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the effects of bullying on the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students age 18 to 25 who attended high schools in Shelby County, Tennessee. A qualitative research method was utilized to examine and determine the perception of fifty-three lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered youth homophobic experiences while attending high school. The study obtained the perceptions of LGBT youth based on the following questions: (1) What do LGBT youth believe are the reasons for homophobic bullying?, (2) How do acts of homophobic bullying affect, mentally and emotionally, the lives of those involved?, (3) And what …

Direct And Indirect Effects Of The Caribbean Cymothoid Parasite Anilocra Haemuli On Host Energetics, Behavior, And Trophic Interactions, Rachel Lynn Welicky

Student Theses and Dissertations

The majority of coral reef research focuses on organisms that are familiar to humans, yet 80% of coral reef animals are parasites. Research on the direct effects of parasitism has suggested that hosts may undergo both behavioral and physiological changes. These changes may manifest at the ecosystem level, yet evidence of such changes are scarce. The objectives of this study were to investigate the direct and indirect effects of the Caribbean cymothoid parasite Anilocra haemuli on Haemulon flavolineatum (French grunt) energetics, behavior and trophic interactions. I conducted field surveys to measure A. haemuli prevalence of infection and determine its association …

Soybean Irrigation Initiation Timing Using Evapotranspiration And Soil Moisture Sensor Cues, Justin Chlapecka

Student Theses and Dissertations

Expanded use of irrigation management tools is needed to improve water use efficiency in eastern Arkansas soybean (Glycine max) production. Irrigation initiation timing was studied on a furrow irrigated, sandy loam commercial field in Mississippi County. A major objective was to develop, validate, and expand use of irrigation timing cues, incorporating local weather station data, atmometers, and soil moisture measurements. Four timing treatments were evaluated: early, recommended, late, and rainfed, and the crop and pest response to each. With above average rainfall in 2014 and 2015, results showed little variation of soybean yield. Yield monitor data indicated penalties only within …

Sonic Substances And Silent Sounds: An Auditory Anthropology Of Ritual Songs, Bernd Brabec De Mori

Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America

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Quality Of Life In Adolescents With Cancer, Alexis Guastella

Honors Theses

There is no current universally accepted definition for quality of life (QOL). One source defined the concept of QOL as how an individual measures the goodness of different aspects of their life. These assessments include one’s emotional reactions to life events, disposition, sense of fulfillment, and satisfaction with personal relationships and work (Theofilou, 2013). Another definition encompasses the person’s level of functioning and overall satisfaction and well-being of their life (Lavdaniti & Tsitsis, 2015). QOL can be influenced by many factors, including physical health and certain disease processes. One disease in particular that can significantly affect one’s QOL is cancer. …

Quality Of Life In Adolescents With Cancer, Molly Ryan

Honors Theses

There is no current universally accepted definition for quality of life (QOL). One source defined the concept of QOL as how an individual measures the goodness of different aspects of their life. These assessments include one’s emotional reactions to life events, disposition, sense of fulfillment, and satisfaction with personal relationships and work (Theofilou, 2013). Another definition encompasses the person’s level of functioning and overall satisfaction and well-being of their life (Lavdaniti & Tsitsis, 2015). QOL can be influenced by many factors, including physical health and certain disease processes. One disease in particular that can significantly affect one’s QOL is cancer. …

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BJC Today

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Comparing And Contrasting The Benefits Of Aquatic Exercise With Other Forms Of Exercise For The Elderly Population, Katie Shew

University Honors College

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Consuming The Nation-State: Reflections On Makushi Understandings Of The Person In A Transnational Context, Lucas Carneiro De Carvalho

Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America

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2015, Bill Clinton, Bill Clinton

Scott Lecture Series

The inaugural speaker in the H. Lee Scott Speaker Series: An Examination of American Life was President Bill Clinton, founder of the Clinton Foundation and 42nd president of the United States, who delivered an address on November 23, 2015.

Genes And Cardiovascular Disease : Where Do We Go From Here?, Sunil K. Nadar, Kully Sandhu

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

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Safety And Complications Of Double-Lumen Tunnelled Cuffed Central Venous Dialysis Catheters : Clinical And Radiological Perspective From A Tertiary Centre In Oman, Rana S. Hamid, Anupam K. Kakaria, Saif A. Mohammed, Saja, Rashid Al-Sukaiti, Dawood Al-Riyami, Yasser W. Al-Mula Abed

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the technical success, safety and immediate and delayed complications of double-lumen tunnelled cuffed central venous catheters (TVCs) at the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH), Muscat, Oman. Methods: This retrospective study took place between January 2012 and October 2013. The clinical records and radiological data of all patients who underwent ultrasound- and fluoroscopy-guided TVC placement at SQUH during the study period were reviewed. Demographic data and information regarding catheter placement, technical success and peri- and post-procedure complications (such as catheter-related infections or thrombosis) were collected. Results: A total of 204 TVCs were placed in 161 …

Serum Zinc Concentrations In Children With Acute Bloody And Watery Diarrhoea, Abolfazl Mahyar, Parviz Ayazi, Victoria Sahmani, Mehdi, Sonia Oveisi, Shiva Esmaeily

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Objectives: The role of zinc in the pathogenesis of diarrhoea is controversial. This study was conducted to compare serum zinc levels in children with acute diarrhoea to those found in healthy children. Methods: This case-control study was carried out at the Qazvin Children’s Hospital in Qazvin, Iran, between July 2012 and January 2013. A total of 60 children with acute diarrhoea (12 children with bloody diarrhoea and 48 children with watery diarrhoea) and 60 healthy children were included. Zinc levels for all subjects were measured using a flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer and data were analysed and compared between groups. Results: …

Comorbidity Of Learning Disorders And Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder In A Sample Of Omani Schoolchildren, Watfa S. Al-Mamari, Mahmoud M. Emam, Amna M. Kazem, Ali M.

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Objectives: The estimated worldwide prevalence of learning disorders (LDs) is approximately 2‒10% among school-aged children. LDs have variable clinical features and are often associated with other disorders. This study aimed to examine the comorbidity of LDs and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among a sample of schoolchildren in Oman. Methods: This study was conducted between January 2014 and January 2015 at the Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman. The Learning Disabilities Diagnostic Inventory (LDDI) and the 28-item version of the Conners’ Teacher Rating Scale was completed by classroom teachers to determine the existence of LD and ADHD symptoms in 321 children …

Improvement In Adherence To Surgical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Guidelines After Implementation Of A Multidisciplinary Quality Improvement Project, Shorouq Telfah, Lama Nazer, Manar Daoud, Faiez

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Objectives: This study aimed to show the impact of a multidisciplinary quality improvement project on adherence to antimicrobial prophylaxis guidelines in oncological surgery. Methods: This pre- and post-intervention prospective observational study was carried out at the King Hussein Cancer Centre (KHCC) in Amman, Jordan, between August 2009 and February 2012. The quality improvement project consisted of revising the institutional guidelines for surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis, assigning a clinical pharmacist to the surgical department, establishing an operating room satellite pharmacy and providing education regarding the appropriate utilisation of antibiotics. The medical records of adult cancer patients who underwent surgery were evaluated one …