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Lead Poisoning In Children. An International Problem With Long Term Effects, Susan Schultz

Education Faculty/Staff Publications

Lead poisoning is a world-wide problem that can affect children from all geographic communities and socioeconomic levels. Effects of lead poisoning often have long term negative effects on academic achievement and behavior. Lead poisoning is preventable; however, as educators it is often not on our radar.

Meta-Analysis Of Genome-Wide Association Studies With Correlated Individuals: Application To The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study Of Latinos (Hchs/Sol), Tamar Sofer, John R. Shaffer, Misa Graff, Qibin Qi, Adrienne M. Stilp, Stephanie M. Gogarten, Kari E. North, Carmen R. Isasi, Cathy C. Laurie, Adam A. Szpiro

UW Biostatistics Working Paper Series

Investigators often meta-analyze multiple genome-wide association studies (GWASs) to increase the power to detect associations of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with a trait. Meta-analysis is also performed within a single cohort that is stratified by, e.g., sex or ancestry group. Having correlated individuals among the strata may complicate meta-analyses, limit power, and inflate Type 1 error. For example, in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL), sources of correlation include genetic relatedness, shared household, and shared community. We propose a novel mixed-effect model for meta-analysis, “MetaCor", which accounts for correlation between stratum-specific effect estimates. Simulations show that MetaCor controls …

Atv-Related Workers’ Compensation Claims In Montana, 2007–2012, Elise Lagerstrom, David P. Gilkey, John Rosecrance, David J. Elenbaas

Safety Health & Industrial Hygiene

The objective of this study was to analyze workers’ compensation injury and fatality data associated with the occupational use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) in Montana. Data were provided by the Montana Department of Labor and Industry Workers’ Compensation Injury and Occupational Disease Database. Claims were identified based on a search of injury codes related to vehicular claims and then narrowed by a keyword search for events related to ATVs. Two hundred and fifteen ATV-related claims were identified between 2007 and 2012. The majority of claimants were identified as male (85%), with 23% of total claims between the ages 20–29 at …

The Echo: November 13, 2015, Taylor University

2015-2016 (Volume 103)

If pennies were mustard seeds – Save and continue – Top five news events of the week – Launching off the pier – Crossing bridges – Around The World – Rallies, racism and resignations – Fighting crime in the cornfields – Saudi princes smuggle drugs – ‘90s Comeback trends at Taylor – Bump, set, Spikeball – Have you heard about the herd? – The bi-weekly bachelor and bachelorette – Echograms #TaylorU -- #TaylorU’s Top Tweets – Let the wedding bells ring – Singing and Socrates – Authentic American heroes – Where lies your allegiance – Just another gender article? – …

Fitting In: A Study Of Lesbian Mothers In Rural Southeastern Michigan, Allison Amadea Ranusch

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

Lesbian parents residing in rural and small communities have received little scholarly attention. The primary focus of the existing research has highlighted the isolation experienced by lesbian parents within such locations, but little examination has been made of other issues or their coping mechanisms. This study was designed to address these deficits in knowledge and understanding through a series of eleven in-depth, qualitative interviews. Several stigma management strategies were discovered. For example, it was reported that engaging in farming and trade helped lesbian mothers "fit in" enough to gain some level of acceptance from their immediate neighbors. Stigma was also …

Recidivism Recourse: Cracking Down On Florida's Sexually Violent Predators, Nicole Canha

Barry Law Review

No abstract provided.

Isso Newsletter, November 13, 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. International Students And Scholars Office.

ISSO Weekly Newsletter

Inside This Issue:

--Sign Up and Pay Today!!! Seats Available for Mall of America Trip Tomorrow!!!
--UNI Student Health Clinic Confirmed Two Cases of Mumps
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--International Education Week 2015: November 16-20
--International Education Week
--International Education Week Kick Off Reception November 16
--Around the World in 180 Minutes
--Volunteers Needed
--Money Matters
--Scholarships for 2016-17
--The Sue Follon Scholarship for Women in Leadership
--Veridian Kickoff Payoff Contest

November 13-14, 2015, Vs. Miami, University Of North Dakota

UND Athletics Publications: Men's Hockey

Program for the November 13-14, 2015, weekend series against the Miami RedHawks.

Development Of 11-Plex Assay For The Rapid Screening Of Samples For Detection Of Shiga Toxin-Producing E. Coli, Travis Woods

Biomedical Engineering ETDs

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) have been identified by the USDA as a serious threat to the nations health stemming from contaminations in the food supply, specifically, the beef chain. I have developed an assay that is able to screen samples for STEC in a rapid and multiplexed format. Multiplex oligonucleotide ligation-PCR (MOL- PCR) is a nucleic acid based assay patented at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) that uses flow cytometry and multiplex microsphere arrays for detection of nucleic acid based signatures. By using MOL-PCR for detecting unique STEC DNA signatures in samples from the beef supply chain (farm to …

Umm Curriculum Program Changes 11/13/2015, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Reports

No abstract provided.

Lvhn Weekly, Lehigh Valley Health Network

LVHN Weekly

No abstract provided.

Cut From The Same Cloth: The Us Textile And Apparel Industry And Post-Disaster Designs For Haiti, Ransford Edwards Jr.

Humanities and Politics Faculty Articles

In the aftermath of the 2010 Haitian earthquake, various neoliberal strategies have been advanced to help in short-term disaster mitigation and reconstruction, as well as more long-term improvements in the country’s overall economic integration and growth. One such strategy has been focused on revitalizing the country’s apparel assembly industries through an aggressive expansion of export processing zones (EPZs). The disaster, it appears, represented an important opportunity to improve economic conditions by reorganizing the country’s role in the global apparel commodity chain. However, this reorganization conflicts with the preferences of US textile and apparel producers who have used trade preference programs …

The Scarlet - Volume Xcv, No. 8 (November 13, 2015), Scarlet Staff

The Scarlet (Student Newspaper) (2011-present)

The November 13, 2015 edition of The Scarlet (est. 1939), Clark University's student-run newspaper. The Scarlet is intellectually and editorially independent of the University.

The Bison, November 13, 2015

The Bison Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Video: May It Please The Court: Techniques For Persuasive Witness Testimony, Mark Dobson, Jayme Cassidy, Maxine Streeter

NSU Law Seminar Series

Success at trial depends on preparation and practice. Knowing the law and the facts of the case is important. Knowing how to present persuasive witness testimony at trial and how to speak to the Court and jury in an ethical and professional manner is even more important. Learn techniques to prepare witnesses and yourself for successful handling of direct, cross-exam, and objections to achieve your goals at trial. Our panel will direct an interactive role-play session.

Gwu Hunt School Of Nursing Acknowledges National Nurse Practitioners Week Nov. 8-14, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the inaugural Nurse Practitioner (NP) program, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) is honoring these health care providers during National Nurse Practitioners Week, Nov. 8-14. The first nurse practitioner program was established at the University of Colorado (Boulder, Colo.) and now, there are over 200,000 NPs licensed to practice in the U.S. In 2013, Gardner-Webb University established the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) program track as part of the Hunt School of Nursing’s Master of Science in Nursing.

11-13-2015 Pray Honored For 17 Years Of Service To Agape Health Clinic, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2015

Dr. Steve Pray, professor in the SWOSU College of Pharmacy, was recently honored for his 17 years of service as a pharmacist with the Agape Health Clinic in Weatherford. For 13 of those 17 years, Pray served as volunteer director for the clinic that is dedicated to serving people with medical needs throughout western Oklahoma.

Pediatricians First To Attain Performance Improvement Continuing Medical Education For Practice-Based Quality Improvement, Adam Pope

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

Volume Cxxxiii, Number 9, November 13, 2015, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

No abstract provided.

State Of Utah, Plaintiff/Appellee V. Timothy Joseph Adams, Defendant/Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

Appeal from convictions of Production of a Controlled Substance and Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute resulting from a Conditional Plea Agreement and Judgment and Sentence in the Sixth Judicial District court, Kane County, the Honorable Marvin D. Bagley presiding

Salary & Benefits Schedule And Teacher Tenure Study, Diane Hirshberg, Matthew Berman, Dayna Jean Defeo, Alexandra Hill

CAEPR Reports

House Bill 278, passed by the legislature in spring 2014, instructed the Department of Administration to “present to the legislature a written proposal for a salary and benefits schedule for school districts, including an evaluation of, and recommendations for, teacher tenure” (Sec. 52). In order to meet this mandate, the Alaska Department of Administration contracted with the UAA Center for Alaska Education Policy Research (CAEPR) to produce the following deliverables:  Develop geographic cost differentials for different school districts  Develop base salary and benefit schedules for teachers and principals  Describe superintendent duties, compensation, and responsibilities in Alaska districts …

Victoria And Rick Mendoza, Csusb

South Colton Oral History Project Collection

No abstract provided.

Conserved Molecular Underpinnings And Characterization Of A Role For Caveolin-1 In The Tumor Microenvironment Of Mature T-Cell Lymphomas, Tyler A. Herek, Timothy D. Shew, Heather N. Spurgin, Christine E. Cutucache

Biology Faculty Publications

Neoplasms of extra-thymic T-cell origin represent a rare and difficult population characterized by poor clinical outcome, aggressive presentation, and poorly defined molecular characteristics. Much work has been done to gain greater insights into distinguishing features among malignant subtypes, but there also exists a need to identify unifying characteristics to assist in rapid diagnosis and subsequent potential treatment. Herein, we investigated gene expression data of five different mature T-cell lymphoma subtypes (n = 187) and found 21 genes to be up- and down-regulated across all malignancies in comparison to healthy CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell controls (n = 52). From these results, …

Species Specific Microcalcification In Reef Building Caribbean Corals In Ocean Acidification Conditions, Ashley M. Dungan

HCNSO Student Theses and Dissertations

Coral reefs are one of the most economically important ecosystems on the planet. Despite their great contribution to the world economy, anthropogenic influence via carbon dioxide emissions is leading to unprecedented changes with concerns about subsequent negative impacts on reefs. Surface ocean pH has dropped 0.1 units in the past century; in spite of this rapid shift in oceanic chemistry, it is unclear if individual species or life stages of Caribbean stony corals will be more sensitive to ocean acidification (OA). Examined is the relationship between CO₂-induced seawater acidification, net calcification, photosynthesis, and respiration in three model Caribbean …

Biotechnology Trailblazer: Hayat Sindi (Vol. 3 Issue 1), Global Leadership Dialogues

Global Leadership Dialogues

Hayat Sindi is cofounder of Diagnostics For All, a Massachusetts nonprofit that designs low-cost diagnostic devices to improve health services in developing countries. She is also president of the i2: Institute for Imagination and Ingenuity, an organization that seeks to engage scientists, technologists, and engineers in entrepreneurship and social innovation. She earned a degree in pharmacology from King’s College in London and became the first woman from the Arabian Gulf to earn a PhD in biotechnology, which she completed at Cambridge University. She has combined her knowledge of biotechnology and pharmacology to aid in the invention of low-cost, portable, and …

2015-11-13 Minutes Of The Academic Senate, University Of Dayton. Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

Approved minutes of a meeting of the Academic Senate of the University of Dayton.

Curriculum Minutes 11/13/2015, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Minutes

In these minutes: Approval of Courses; and Continued General Education Discussion

Dust Off Huffing: Emerging As A New And Cheap Form Of Abuse And A Cause Of Different Types Of Arrhythmias With Transient Multiorgan Failure, Deepika Jain Md, Raman Dusaj Md

Department of Medicine

No abstract provided.

Beyond Fruit: Examining Community In A Community Orchard, Emily Jane Becker

Dissertations and Theses

The Fruits of Diversity Community Orchard, located in Portland, Oregon in an affordable housing neighborhood, is a site of alternative food provisioning in which a group of people, organized by two nonprofits, work together to manage fruit and nut producing plants. Through conversations with volunteers who participate regularly and participant observation, this study explores the questions: What does community mean in the context of a community orchard? In what ways does partnering with a nonprofit from outside the neighborhood influence community and the way the project is operationalized?

This thesis situates community orchards within the literature on alternative food networks …

Early Shifts Of Brain Metabolism By Caloric Restriction Preserve White Matter Integrity And Long-Term Memory In Aging Mice, Janet Guo, Vikas Bakshi, Ai-Ling Lin

Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Faculty Publications

Preservation of brain integrity with age is highly associated with lifespan determination. Caloric restriction (CR) has been shown to increase longevity and healthspan in various species; however, its effects on preserving living brain functions in aging remain largely unexplored. In the study, we used multimodal, non-invasive neuroimaging (PET/MRI/MRS) to determine in vivo brain glucose metabolism, energy metabolites, and white matter structural integrity in young and old mice fed with either control or 40% CR diet. In addition, we determined the animals’ memory and learning ability with behavioral assessments. Blood glucose, blood ketone bodies, and body weight were also measured. We …