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Please Select One: Availability And Accessibility Of University Services And Facilities For Genderqueer Individuals, Blaine Pennock, Georgiann Davis

McNair Poster Presentations

This project is a preliminary study seeking to fill a gap in the literature about the accessibility and availability of services and facilities for genderqueer individuals on U.S. university and college campuses.

A Multicomponent Intervention Helped Reducing Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake In Economically Disadvantaged Hispanic Children, Du Feng, Huaxin Song, M. Christina Esperat, Ipuna Black

Nursing Faculty Research

This study aimed to examine the effect of a multicomponent intervention program on consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), and lifestyle factors associated with SSB intake, in Hispanic children from low-income families.

Nevada’S Net Energy Metering Experience: The Making Of A Policy Eclipse?, Sanya Carley, Lincoln L. Davies

Brookings Mountain West Publications

Developments in Nevada pose important questions about the future of solar power and net metering in the United States. What information and processes led to Nevada’s decision? Was the information that decision-makers considered consistent with best practices and with the information relied on by other states? How does Nevada’s decision compare with other states evaluating changes to their net metering policies?

Academic Senate - Agenda, 11/1/2016, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

A Novel Assessment Tool For Quantitative Evaluation Of Science Literature Search Performance: Application To First-Year And Senior Undergraduate Biology Majors, Jason M. Blank, Karen Mcgaughey, Elena Keeling, Kristen L. Thorp, Conor C. Shannon, Jeanine Marie Scaramozzino

Library Scholarship

Expertise in searching and evaluating scientific literature is a requisite skill of trained scientists and science students, yet information literacy instruction varies greatly among institutions and programs. To ensure that science students acquire information literacy skills, robust methods of assessment are needed. Here, we describe a novel tool for longitudinal, crossover assessment of literature-searching skills in science students and apply it to a cross-sectional assessment of literature-searching performance in 145 first-year and 43 senior biology majors. Subjects were given an open-ended prompt requiring them to find multiple sources of information addressing a particular scientific topic. A blinded scorer used a …

Incentivizing Healthy Eating In Children: An Investigation Of The “Ripple” And “Temporal” Effects Of Reward-Based Interventions, Saied Toossi

Center for Policy Research

Although previous studies have established the effectiveness of using small reward-based incentives in inducing the choice and consumption of healthier foods among children, little is known about their impact outside of experimental settings or their effectiveness over time when administered daily. This paper presents the results of a field experiment conducted to provide insight on these matters. The study employs a pretest-posttest within-subject design and was conducted at a summer program catering to low-income children between the ages of 5 and 12. Corroborating existing studies, the introduction of small reward-based incentives was found to induce large increases in the number …

Dismantling Traditional Neighborhood Schools To Create An All Charter System: A Counter Narrative Of Experimental School Reform In New Orleans Post-Katrina, Chauncey E. Stephens

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.

ความชุกและปัจจัยที่เกี่ยวข้องของหญิงตั้งครรภ์ที่ได้รับควันบุหรี่มือสองจากที่บ้านหรือที่ทำงานในระหว่างตั้งครรภ์, พิชชนันท์ อุยยานุกูล, รัศมน กัลยาศิริ

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

เหตุผลของการทำวิจัย : การสูบบุหรี่ถือเป็นปัญหาในทุกสังคม ที่ส่งผลเสียต่อตนเองและคนรอบข้าง ซึ่งคนรอบข้างยังจะได้รับสารพิษที่มาจากควันบุหรี่ โดยที่ตนเองไม่ได้เป็นผู้สูบและไม่สามารถเลือกปฏิเสธได้ โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่งหญิงตั้งครรภ์ที่ได้รับควันบุหรี่ อาจส่งผลกระทบในหลาย ๆ ด้านวัตถุประสงค์ : เพื่อทราบค่าความชุกของหญิงตั้งครรภ์ที่ได้รับควันบุหรี่มือสองในระหว่างตั้งครรภ์และศึกษาปัจจัยที่สัมพันธ์กับการได้รับควันบุหรี่มือสองในระหว่างตั้งครรภ์รูปแบบการวิจัย : การวิจัยเชิงพรรณา ณ จุดเวลาใดเวลาหนึ่งสถานที่ทำการศึกษา : โรงพยาบาลจุฬาลงกรณ์ สภากาชาดไทยตัวอย่างและวิธีการศึกษา : เก็บข้อมูลจากหญิงตั้งครรภ์ที่มีอายุครรภ์ระหว่าง 13 - 24 สัปดาห์ที่มารับบริการฝากครรภ์แผนกสูตินรีเวชกรรม ที่โรงพยาบาล จุฬาลงกรณ์สภากาชาดไทย โดยใช้แบบสอบถามข้อมูลส่วนตัว และตรวจปัสสาวะโดยชุดตรวจ Direct barbituric acid (DBA) method สถิติที่ใช้ ได้แก่descriptive statistic, Chi – square test และ logistic regressionanalysisผลการศึกษา : หญิงตั้งครรภ์ที่ศึกษาทั้งหมด 296 คน หญิงตั้งครรภ์ที่ได้รับควันบุหรี่มือสองจากที่บ้านและที่ทำงานในระหว่างตั้งครรภ์มีจำนวน 116 คนร้อยละ 39.19 สำหรับปัจจัยที่สัมพันธ์กับการได้รับควันบุหรี่มือสองในระหว่างตั้งครรภ์ ได้แก่ อายุน้อย รายได้ไม่เพียงพอ ระดับการศึกษาที่ต่ำกว่าปริญญาตรี รวมถึงการมีสมาชิกในบ้านที่สูบบุหรี่ และสูบบุหรี่ในบ้าน โดยสมาชิกเป็นญาติใกล้ชิด เช่น สามี บิดา มารดา ญาติใกล้ชิดที่สูบบุหรี่ การสัมผัสการสูบบุหรี่เป็นเวลา 30 นาทีหรือมากกว่าและที่ความถี่อย่างน้อยสัปดาห์ละครั้งเกี่ยวข้องกับการสูบบุหรี่มือสองสรุป : จากการศึกษาพบว่าหญิงตั้งครรภ์ที่ได้รับควันบุหรี่มือสองมีค่าความชุกร้อยละ 39.19 โดยปัจจัยที่สัมพันธ์กับการได้รับควันบุหรี่มือสองในระหว่างตั้งครรภ์เป็นสิ่งที่ไม่สามารถควบคุมได้ เช่น ปัจจัยส่วนบุคคลงานวิจัยนี้พบว่าคนในครอบครัวที่สูบบุหรี่เป็นปัจจัยหลักที่ทำให้หญิงตั้งครรภ์ได้สัมผัสควันบุหรี่มือสอง.

Celebrate Professor Richard Chused And Gendered Law In American History, New York Law School

Faculty Scholarship Events

As American voters consider electing the nation’s first female commander in chief, New York Law School invites you to celebrate Professor Richard Chused and Gendered Law in American History, co-authored by Georgetown Law Professor Emerita Wendy Williams.

รำลึกพระคุณ ศาสตราจารย์กิตติคุณ นายแพทย์บุญรักษ์ กาญจนะโภคิน, สิทธิศักดิ์ หรรษาเวก

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

นับตั้งแต่ก่อตั้งคณะแพทยศาสตร์ โรงพยาบาลจุฬาลงกรณ์ มหาวิทยาลัยแพทยศาสตร์ และสืบเนื่องต่อมาเป็นคณะแพทยศาสตร์ จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัยในปัจจุบันศาสตราจารย์กิตติคุณ นายแพทย์บุญรักษ์ กาญจนะโภคิน หรือท่านอาจารย์หมอบุญรักษ์ กาญจนะโภคิน ได้เข้ารับราชการในสถาบันแห่งนี้ในฐานะอาจารย์กายวิภาคศาสตร์ ตั้งแต่ปีพ.ศ. 2490 โดยสอนศิษย์แพทย์จุฬาฯ ตั้งแต่รุ่น 1 ท่านอาจารย์หมอบุญรักษ์เป็นผู้หนึ่งที่มีบทบาทสำคัญต่อการพัฒนาคณะแพทยศาสตร์จุฬาฯ ด้วยระยะเวลายาวนาน ตราบกระทั่งท่านเกษียณอายุราชการ แม้ภายหลังจากเกษียณอายุราชการแล้ว ท่านอาจารย์ได้อุทิศตนและทุ่มเทในการสอนตลอดมาอย่างต่อเนื่อง.

Research Needs To Improve Hypertension Treatment And Control In African Americans, Paul K. Whelton, Paula T. Einhorn, Paul Muntner, Lawrence J. Appel, William C. Cushman, Ana V.Diez Roux, Keith C. Ferdinand, Mahboob Rahman, Herman A. Taylor, Jamy Ard, Donna K. Arnett, Barry L. Carter, Barry R. Davis, Barry I. Freedman, Lisa A. Cooper, Richard Cooper, Patrice Desvigne-Nickens, Nara Gavini, Alan S. Go, David J. Hyman, Paul L. Kimmel, Karen L. Margolis, Edgar R. Miller, Katherine T. Mills, George A. Mensah, Ann M. Navar, Gbenga Ogedegbe, Michael K. Rakotz, George Thomas, Jonathan N. Tobin, Jackson T. Wright, Sung Sug Sarah Yoon, Jeffrey A. Cutler

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Transformational Principles For Neon Sampling Of Mammalian Parasites And Pathogens: A Response To Springer And Colleagues, Joseph A. Cook, Stephen E. Greiman, Salvatore J. Agosta, Robert P. Anderson, Brian S. Arbogast, Robert J. Baker, Walter Boeger, Robert D. Bradley, Daniel R. Brooks, Rebecca Cole, John R. Demboski, Andrew P. Dobson, Jonathan L. Dunnum, Ralph P. Eckerlin, Jacob Esselstyn, Kurt E. Galbreath, John Hawdon, Hopi E. Hoekstra, Susan J. Kutz, Jessica E. Light, Link E. Olson, Bruce D. Patterson, James L. Patton, Anna J. Phillips, Eric Rickart, Duke S. Rogers, Mark E. Siddall, Vasyl V. Tkach, Eric P. Hoberg

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Sexual Victimization Of Male Refugees And Migrants: Camps, Homelessness, And Survival Sex, Rachel E. Mcginnis

Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence

This report focuses on sexual violence against and exploitation of males as a human rights violation committed during armed conflict or as an indirect outcome of armed conflict. It identifies the difficulty refugees and migrants experience inside refugee camps and what happens to young men and boys who are on the streets. By looking at the current crisis in Athens, Greece I expose the implications of failed policies for refugees. In addition, I challenge the world to redefine our understanding of sexual violence as a gender issue.

"He Told Me That My Waist And Private Parts Have Been Ravaged By Demons:" Sexual Exploitation Of Female Church Members By "Prophets" In Nigeria, Chima Agazue

Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence

In urban southern Nigeria there is a widespread spiritual revival pioneered by Pentecostal pastors who claim to deliver prophecies, miracles, and healings. In many places, multiple churches can be seen within a few hundred yards of each other, while in other places, different floors of multistory buildings are occupied by different church denominations. There is competition among the pastors to present themselves as spiritually powerful and financially favored by God. Some of the pastors, calling themselves “prophets,” engage in immoral and fraudulent activities. Women are the predominant followers of these male religious leaders, and sexual exploitation of vulnerable women by …

Learning In Complex Environments: The Effects Of Background Speech On Early Word Learning, Brianna T.M. Mcmillan, Jenny R. Saffran

Psychology: Faculty Publications

Although most studies of language learning take place in quiet laboratory settings, everyday language learning occurs under noisy conditions. The current research investigated the effects of background speech on word learning. Both younger (22- to 24-month-olds; n = 40) and older (28- to 30-month-olds; n = 40) toddlers successfully learned novel label–object pairings when target speech was 10 dB louder than background speech but not when the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) was 5 dB. Toddlers (28- to 30-month-olds; n = 26) successfully learned novel words with a 5-dB SNR when they initially heard the labels embedded in fluent speech without background …

Exploring The Connection Between Community Food Security Initiatives And Social-Cognitive Factors On Dietary Intake, Diana Cuy Castellanos, Josh Keller, Emma Majchrzak

Health and Sport Science Faculty Publications

Food insecurity and poor dietary consumption continue to impact low-income populations in the U.S. However, communities are developing ways to address it at the local level. Community Food Security Initiatives (CFSI) focus on increasing a sustainable, healthy food supply and food system while addressing food insecurity and dietary quality within a community.

The purpose of this study was two-fold: (1) explore CFSIs in low-income areas in a metropolitan Midwest city and (2) examine the effects of the initiatives along with other social-cognitive factors on fruit and vegetable consumption in persons participating in local CFSIs.

This was a mixed-methods study. First, …

Perspectives On The Development Of A Local Food System: The Case Of Dayton, Ohio, Diana Cuy Castellanos, John C. Jones, Joanne Christaldi, Katherine A. Liutkus

Health and Sport Science Faculty Publications

Multiple sectors play vital roles in a community’s development and maintenance of a sustainable local food system. This study explored the perceptions of twenty-two representatives from the civil society, public, and private sectors in Dayton, Ohio, about the development of the region’s local food system. The researchers employed grounded theory methodology for data collection and analysis. Core themes from the participants of each sector group emerged from the data and areas of convergence and divergence among groups were reported.

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Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

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Vol. 15, No. 2 (Full Issue), Jmasm Editors

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

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An Improved Generalized Estimation Procedure Of Current Population Mean In Two-Occasion Successive Sampling, G. N. Singh, Alok Kumar Singh, Anup Kumar Sharma

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

The present work is an attempt to make use of several auxiliary variables on both occasions for improving the precision of estimates for the current population mean in two-occasion successive sampling. A generalized exponential-cum-regression type estimator of the current population mean is proposed and its optimum replacement strategy has been discussed. Empirical studies are carried out to show the dominance of the proposed estimation procedure over the sample mean estimator and natural successive sampling estimator. Empirical results have been interpreted and suitable recommendations are put forward to survey practitioners.

Monte Carlo Simulation Design For Evaluating Normal-Based Control Chart Properties, John N. Dyer

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

The advent of more complicated control charting schemes has necessitated the use of Monte Carlo simulation (MCS) methods. Unfortunately, few sources exist to study effective design and validation of MCS methods related to control charting. This paper describes the design, issues, considerations and limitations for conducting normal-based control chart MCS studies, including choice of random number generator, simulation size requirements, and accuracy/error in simulation estimation. This paper also describes two design strategies for MCS for control chart evaluations and provides the programming code. As a result, this paper hopes to establish de facto MCS schemes aimed at guiding researchers and …

Latent Variable Model For Weight Gain Prevention Data With Informative Intermittent Missingness, Li Qin, Lisa Weissfeld, Michele Levine, Marsha Marcus, Feng Dai

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

Missing data is a common problem in longitudinal studies because of the characteristics of repeated measurements. Herein is proposed a latent variable model for nonignorable intermittent missing data in which the latent variables are used as random effects in modeling and link longitudinal responses and missingness process. In this methodology, the latent variables are assumed to be normally distributed with zero-mean, and the values of variance-covariance are calculated through maximum likelihood estimations. Parameter estimates and standard errors of the proposed method are compared with the mixed model and the complete-case analysis in the simulations and the application to the weight …

Npwh Position Statement: Prevention Of Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies, National Association Of Nurse Practitioners In Women's Health

Group: National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health (NPWH)

The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health (NPWH) position statement on prevention of alcohol-exposed pregnancies was approved by the Board of Directors August, 2016. NPWH recognizes the critical role of nurse practitioners who provide healthcare for reproductive-aged women in using evidence-based strategies to prevent alcohol-exposed pregnancies. Prenatal alcohol exposure is the No. 1 preventable cause of birth defects and intellectual and developmental disabilities in children. There is no known safe amount of alcohol use at any time during pregnancy. Therefore, NPWH commits to provide leadership and collaborate with other organizations and agencies to deliver education and skills training …

Distribution Of Various Pathogenic Bacteria From Pediatric Ward Settings, Irfan A. Butt, Bilal Aslam, Muhammad H. Rasool, Humerah B. Shafiq, Mohsin Khurshid, Muhammad A. Aslam

Saudi Medical Journal

Objectives: To test various items in hospital environment as reservoirs of bacteria. Methods: This simple descriptive study was conducted between June and December 2014. Pediatric wards of 4 different hospitals of Faisalabad, Pakistan were selected and 8 different items per hospital were sampled (n=160). Poisson regression analysis was carried out with R software and using lme4 package. Results: There were no differences between the hospitals regarding total number of bacterial isolates or bacterial isolates per sample source or prevalent bacterial species. Utensile tables were significantly the least contaminated source when comparing all sample sources from all hospitals ( p =0.05). …

News Of The Department Of Animal Science, Department Of Animal Science

Animal Science Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Structural Elements Of An Nrps Cyclization Domain And Its Intermodule Docking Domain, Daniel P. Dowling, Yan Kung, Anna K. Croft, Koli Taghizadeh, Wendy L. Kelly, Christopher T. Walsh, Catherine L. Drennan

Chemistry Faculty Research and Scholarship

Epothilones are thiazole-containing natural products with anticancer activity that are biosynthesized by polyketide synthase (PKS)-nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) enzymes EpoA–F. A cyclization domain of EpoB (Cy) assembles the thiazole functionality from an acetyl group and L-cysteine via condensation, cyclization, and dehydration. The PKS carrier protein of EpoA contributes the acetyl moiety, guided by a docking domain, whereas an NRPS EpoB carrier protein contributes L-cysteine. To visualize the structure of a cyclization domain with an accompanying docking domain, we solved a 2.03-Å resolution structure of this bidomain EpoB unit, comprising residues M1-Q497 (62 kDa) of the 160-kDa EpoB protein. We find …

Qualitative Analysis Methods Review, Mona Mohamed, Mohamed Af Ragab, Amr Arisha

Reports

Qualitative research plays an important role in business research. The popular research methods that researchers used are; Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods. Researchers who conduct qualitative studies, often struggle to pick the best technique to analyse their data. This report aims to present six different methods that can be used to analyse qualitative data collected for business studies. A comparison between the techniques is found useful to present in order to help decision made by researchers who are embarking upon qualitative research studies. Qualitative Analysis Methods (QAM) can be used in some of the mixed-methods approaches as appropriate.

Neuroscience And The Civil/Criminal Daubert Divide, Erin Murphy

Fordham Law Review

This Article speculates on the course of neuroscience-as-proof with an eye toward the actual admissibility standards that will govern the acceptance of such evidence by courts, not just as a matter of formal law but also as a function of historical custom. Given the legal system’s spotty record with scientific evidence—which is to say, both the demonstrated willingness of the system to admit unproven “science” or to exclude evidence despite a seemingly adequate scientific foundation—the trajectory of neuroscience in the courts cannot be predicted simply by asking about its scientific legitimacy in the abstract. Rather, an observer must ponder whether …

Maya Conference Report - Pdf In English, Alan Lebaron

Maya Heritage Community Project Texts

Remembering the conference; on November 2016 in Mesa, AZ

Functional Mri In The Presence Of Repetitive, Sub-Concussive Impacts, Trey E. Shenk

Open Access Dissertations

Recent research has raised understanding and awareness of the long-term risks associated with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). While much research has focused on the role of concussion (a single event exhibiting clear clinical symptoms), the role of repetitive sub-concussive impacts is not well understood. This study uses functional MRI measurements of high school football players to identify functional changes, even in the absence of clinical symptoms.