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Regime Type And Healthcare Systems: A Global Quantitative Analysis, R. L. Barr

Honors Theses

This thesis examines the link between regime type and healthcare systems. After reviewing literature that examines regime type, social spending, and healthcare, as well as a more specific example of regime change in Chile, it undertakes a multivariate regression analysis of 183 countries. It concludes that democracies have significantly better healthcare-system indicators, but that environmental variables, such as Latitude and Percentage of Rural Population, are more significant predictors of healthcare. It concludes that, while regime type is an important factor, dealing with ecological and locational problems of a country, such as combating tropical diseases and expanding access to infrastructure, are …

The Transatlantic Trade And Investment Partnership: Legislative Action And The Future Of Transatlantic Trade, Zachery Newton

Honors Theses

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is a controversial free trade agreement between the United States and the European Union, and is currently in negotiations as of the publication of this thesis. The TTIP seeks to remove both tariffs and non-tariff barriers to trade (NTBs) between the EU and the US, such as environmental and food safety regulatory divergences. This paper seeks to predict the outcome of negotiations, while considering the various cultural, economic, and political factors that play into the potential success or failure of the TTIP. To accomplish this, the paper takes a broad look at the …

The Lasting Effects Of History On African American Attitudes And Beliefs Towards The American Healthcare System, Kendra Redding

Honors Theses

This thesis explores the effects that a history of medical exploitation has had on the African American community's likelihood of seeking healthcare. The thesis first delves into prominent historical instances that have had an impact on the way that the African American community views the medical community; next, the thesis explores institutional barriers to seeking healthcare that African Americans have faced; then, the thesis discusses the current health status of African Americans; lastly, the thesis discusses current improvements in healthcare relations, and explores future implications of the research.

Breastfeeding: Physiological And Cultural Influences, Alison R. Cegielski

Honors Theses

Within a biological perspective, breasts are indisputably for the use of nourishment of the young. This can be seen by how mammary glands are used by every other species other than humans. Humans are the only species that also looks at breasts within a cultural perspective, and that perspective is where the debate of breastfeeding occurs. There is really no debate that if given the option to breastfeed, breastfeeding is the best choice for the development of infants due to the fact that breast milk has been adapted for the human physique. In spite of the health benefits associated with …

The Acute Effect Of A Mandibular Repositioning Appliance On Force Production During An Isometric Clean Pull In Recreationally Trained Males, Daniel L. Hartman

Honors Theses

The use of a performance mouthpiece may cause notable performance changes in an isometric mid-thigh clean pull (iMTCP) due to altered muscular force production. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of wearing various mouthpieces coupled with a clenching of the jaw on iMTCP force production. Three recreationally trained college-aged males (Age: 26.67 ± 2.89) volunteered to participate in three testing sessions separated by one week each. In the three sessions, the subject performed repetitions of an iMTCP under the following conditions: performance mouthpiece with jaw clenched (PMP-JC), performance mouthpiece with no clench (PMP-NC), traditional mouthpiece with …

Race/Ethnicity, Diet, And Physical Activity Behavior Among College Students, Ronda Herbert

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Scarce knowledge exists about the lifestyle of college students from heterogeneous racial/ethnic backgrounds and how race/ethnicity may influence their diet and physical activity behaviors. College students, especially those who are members of minority groups, are at risk for unhealthy lifestyles resulting in negative health outcomes. The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the role of racial diversity on dietary and physical activity habits. The study was guided by social cognitive theory, and the research questions examined the relationship between race/ethnicity on diet and physical activity in a multiracial ethnic population. The study research design was a quantitative cross-sectional …

Effect Of A Lifetime Health And Fitness Class On College Students, Tiffany Tara Young Klockziem

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Physical inactivity and obesity, both of which are modifiable cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, increase substantially during the transition from adolescence to young adulthood. CVD is the 5th leading cause of death in people ages 18 to 29. This disease has enormous social and financial repercussions; however, many college age students do not see chronic disease as a personal threat. Few researchers have examined chronic disease risk in young adults or used a consistent, objective measurement of physical activity. A pre-post, quasi-experimental study was conducted to evaluate the association between a health and fitness class, physical education 215 (PHED 215) …

Can Nurse-Facilitated Support Groups Foster Self-Awareness?, Althea Lenore Phillips

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Students with learning disabilities (LDs) represent 9% of students attending college, and college administrators must comply with a large number of federal requirements outlining the provision of educational services for students with LDs, including offering support groups. Nurse-facilitated support groups, held within the university setting, could provide effective social support, increasing likelihood of college success among students with LDs. The purpose of this project was to develop a plan for implementing nurse-facilitated support groups for students with LDs within the student health services (SHS) department at a university designed to improve their coping skills on personal, social, and academic levels. …

The Effect Of Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy On Breastfeeding Initiation, Exclusivity, And Duration, Adria Vincent

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Breastfeeding self-efficacy is considered one of the key components of a successful breastfeeding experience. The benefits of breastfeeding are well established in the literature and have been widely communicated to the public, resulting in an increasing trend of breastfeeding initiation. However, the United States still falls short of Healthy People 2020 breastfeeding goals. The purpose of this project was to examine the effects of a standardized hospital-based prenatal breastfeeding class on breastfeeding self-efficacy. Dennis's breastfeeding self-efficacy theory was the foundation for the breastfeeding self-efficacy tool used in this project. A quasi-experimental design used a convenience sample of 30 breastfeeding class …

Strategies To Decrease Health-Related Employee Absenteeism, Devin Warnsley

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Health-related absenteeism could significantly affect organizational productivity because of the additional resources needed to compensate for the missing worker's absence. Work productivity is critical for business sustainability as companies continue to create a lean workforce and decrease operating cost. The purpose of this single case study was to explore strategies that organizational leaders at a university in the southeastern United States used to successfully decrease occurrences of health-related employee absenteeism. The conceptual framework for this study was the theory of planned behavior. A purposive sample of 10 management, 5 faculty, and 5 staff members participated in structured interviews. Secondary data …

The Effect Of Healing Touch Therapy For Youth Diagnosed With Reactive Attachment Disorder, Kelli Stiles

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Reactive attachment disorder (RAD), a disorder marked by a severe disruption in developmental attachment, is most often diagnosed in youth who have received substandard or negligent care from their primary caregiver. Such youth have increased risk of behavioral and emotional issues as well as future relationship problems; they generally do not respond to traditional evidence-based practices of therapy. The present study examined the use of the biofield energy practice of Healing Touch (HT) as a viable therapeutic option for improved quality of life for youth diagnosed with RAD. A quantitative, quasi-experimental research study using secondary data was conducted. Eligible participants …

Social Determinants Of Health Inequality And Life Expectancy Among Women Of Edo State, Nigeria, Daniel Aromeh Odekina

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Health inequality conflates a huge number of economic, social, and political issues. These issues, together described as social determinants, determine a population's health through influencing health status and life expectancy. The research purpose of this study was to examine how social determinants affected the life expectancy of the women of Edo State, based on secondary data from Nigeria's 2008 demographic and health survey (NDHS). The theories that guided the study were self-efficacy beliefs of the social cognitive theory and physical self-concept of the health belief model. This quantitative cross-sectional study examined the associations between socioeconomic status, nutritional status, literacy/educational attainment, …

Pregnant Obese Women And Factors Which Impact Their Social And Physiological Well-Being, Stephanie Denise Morgan Frye

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

For more than 50 years, researchers have recognized complications associated with obesity and pregnancy as a problem for mothers and their unborn children. Despite this recognition, the rates of obesity and mortality in pregnant women have continued to rise. Using the health belief model, the transtheoretical model of behavior change, and the social cognitive theory as the theoretical frameworks, this phenomenological study examined barriers that might hinder the health of obese pregnant women and their unborn children. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 women who had a body mass index of 30 to 50, were between the ages of 18-55, …

Knowledge And Perceptions Of Vegetarian Diets Among College-Aged Students, Haley Marie Berich

Honors Theses

As health becomes a more primary focus for many Americans, people are turning to new diet choices. Vegetarian diets are available in a wide range of choices and have been found to provide many health benefits. However, adequate knowledge within the general public is lacking when it comes to vegetarian diets. The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge and perceptions held by college-aged students at the University of Mississippi. A survey was developed and distributed in health and wellness classes that were offered to students of all majors. 187 completed surveys were returned, of which 7 (3.7%) …

Inverse Relationship Between Physical Activity, Adiposity And Arterial Stiffness In Healthy Middle-Aged Subjects, Oscar Mac Ananey, B Mc Loughlin, A Leonard, L Maher, P Gaffney, G Boran, V Maher

Articles

BACKGROUND:

Several obesity related factors are reported to exacerbate premature arterial stiffening, including inactivity and metabolic disarray. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between physical activity, arterial stiffness and adiposity using objective methods. To further explore the role of adiposity in this complex process, obesity associated anthropometric and humoral biomarkers were measured.

METHODS:

Seventy-nine healthy, lifelong non-smoking, subjects were recruited. Habitual physical activity was measured using accelerometry. Arterial stiffness (augmentation index; AIx & pulse wave velocity; PWV), was measured using tonometry. Body composition was estimated using bioimpedence. Adipose associated biomarkers, leptin and adiponectin, were also …

Recovery Of Force Output And Electromyography From Trunk Muscles After Cyclic Passive Loading., Shikha K. Vij

Research Papers

TITLE: RECOVERY OF FORCE OUTPUT AND ELECTROMYOGRAPHY FROM TRUNK MUSCLES AFTER CYCLIC PASSIVE LOADING

Major Advisor: Michael W. Olson

TITLE: RECOVERY OF FORCE OUTPUT AND ELECTROMYOGRAPHY FROM TRUNK MUSCLES AFTER CYCLIC PASSIVE LOADING

Major Advisor: Michael W. Olson

Continuous loading of the low back tissues results in modified neuromuscular and kinetic output during trunk extension efforts. It is believed that the viscoelastic behavior of these low back tissues is modified, but the ramifications of these loading schemes needs further study for longer durations. The purpose of this research project was to observe force output and muscle activation pattern changes during …

A Study Of Exercise Environment And Its Effect On Changes In Mood: Indoors Vs Outdoors, Colin Fannon

Research Papers

AN ABSTRACT OF THE RESEARCH PAPER OF

COLIN FANNON for the Masters of Science degree in Education in Kinesiology,

presented___________, at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.

TITLE: A STUDY OF EXERCISE ENVIRONMENT AND ITS EFFECT ON CHANGES IN MOOD: INDOORS VS OUTDOORS

MAJOR PROFESSOR: Jared M. Porter Ph.D.

Exercising in a green outdoor environment has been shown to have psychological and physiological benefits when compared to indoor, or non-green exercise environments. The purpose of this study was to determine whether positive mood traits could be enhanced during a group fitness type class in a green outdoor environment. Participants (n = 44) …

Determinants Of Anemia And Hemoglobin Concentration In Haitian School-Aged Children, Lora L. Iannotti, Jacques R. Delnatus, Audrey R. Odom, Jacob C. Eaton, Jennifer J. Griggs, Sarah Brown, Patricia B. Wolff

Open Access Publications

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Thyroid Cancer And Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Use: A Pooled Analysis Of Patients Older Than 40 Years Of Age, Dhaval Patel, Cari M. Kitahara, Yikyung Park, Linda M. Liao, Martha Linet, Electron Kebebew, Naris Nilubol

Open Access Publications

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Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis: Pathogenesis And Clinical Management, Federico Salomone, Shira Zelber-Sagi, Fabio Galvano, Elisa Fabbrini

Open Access Publications

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Effects Of Dietary Acid Load On Exercise Metabolism And Anaerobic Exercise Performance, Susan L. Caciano, Cynthia L. Inman, Elizabeth E. Gockel-Blessing, Edward P. Weiss

Open Access Publications

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The Influence Of Age And Sex On Genetic Associations With Adult Body Size And Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study, Llida Barata, Mary F. Feitosa, Jacek Czajkowski, Jeannette Simino, Pamela A. F. Madden, Yun Ju Sung, Andrew C. Heath, Treva K. Rice, D. C. Rao, Et Al.

Open Access Publications

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Preclinical Positron Emission Tomographic Imaging Of Acute Hyperoxia Therapy Of Chronic Hypoxia During Pregnancy, Alexander Zheleznyak, Joel R. Garbow, Michal Neeman, Suzanne E. Lapi

Open Access Publications

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Hepatic Steatosis As A Marker Of Metabolic Dysfunction, Elisa Fabbrini, Faidon Magkos

Open Access Publications

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Effects Of Vitamin D Supplementation On C-Peptide And 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations At 3 And 6 Months, Paulette D. Chandler, Edward L. Giovannucci, Jamil B. Scott, Gary G. Bennett, Kimmie Ng, Andrew T. Chan, Bruce W. Hollis, Nader Rifai, Karen M. Emmons, Charles S. Fuchs, Bettina F. Drake

Open Access Publications

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Depth Of Anesthesia As A Risk Factor For Perioperative Morbidity, Argyro Petsiti, Vassilios Tassoudis, George Vretzakis, Dimitrios Zacharoulis, Konstantinos Tepetes, Georgia Ganeli, Menelaos Karanikolas

Open Access Publications

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Deconvoluting Heme Biosynthesis To Target Blood-Stage Malaria Parasites, Paul A. Sigala, Jan R. Crowley, Jeffrey P. Henderson, Daniel E. Goldberg

Open Access Publications

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Worksite Influences On Obesogenic Behaviors In Low-Wage Workers In St Louis, Missouri, 2013-2014, Jaime R. Strickland, Galen Pizzorno, Anna M. Kinghorn, Bradley A. Evanoff

Open Access Publications

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Evaluating Diabetes Mobile Applications For Health Literate Designs And Functionality, 2014, Charlene A. Caburnay, Kaitlin Graff, Jenine K. Harris, Amy Mcqueen, Madeleine Smith, Maggie Fairchild, Matthew W. Kreuter

Open Access Publications

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Research Priorities To Improve The Management Of Acute Malnutrition In Infants Aged Less Than Six Months (Mami), Sagar Mehta, Et Al

Open Access Publications

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