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Nursing Care Of The End-Of-Life Patient Twenty Five Years After Passage Of The Patient Self-Determination Act, Mary P. Bennett

Nursing Faculty Publications

This paper compares the aggressiveness of nursing behavioral intentions in the care of the end-of-life patient between 1989 and 2014. Using a comparison design the effects of patient age, presence of a DNR order and nursing unit norms on the aggressiveness of nursing behavioral intentions were documented in 1989 and again in 2014. The results were compared for significant changes over time. Based on the results of this study, it appears that there has been a significant increase in aggressiveness of nursing behavioral intentions in the care of the end of life patient, even if the patient has a …

Anabaptist Community Members’ Perceptions And Preferences Related To Healthcare, Dawn M. Garrett Wright, Maria Eve Martin, M. Susan Jones

Nursing Faculty Publications

The plain Anabaptists are thought to differ from mainstream U.S. health care beliefs and practices. Many non-Anabaptist health care providers have limited knowledge of the specific health beliefs and preferences of Anabaptists, which can lead to misunderstandings. The purpose of this descriptive qualitative study was to collect information from Anabaptist community members related to health care beliefs and preferences in their communities. Participants, who were members of various plain Anabaptist communities, completed a questionnaire containing open-ended questions about health issues. Seven themes emerged in results: (1) health viewed as a gift from God that provides the ability to work; (2) …

2016 Abstracts Student Research Conference, Student Research Conference

Student Research Conference Select Presentations

No abstract provided.

Drivers Of Food Wastage And Their Implications For Sustainable Policy Development, Krista L. Thyberg, David J. Tonjes

Technology & Society Faculty Publications

There has been growing interest in establishing food waste prevention and recovery programs throughout the world. The drive to target food waste stems from increasing concerns about resource conservation, food security, food waste’s environmental and economic costs, and a general trend in the waste management industry to transition to more sustainable practices. Here the drivers of residential, institutional, and commercial food waste generation in developed countries, particularly in the U.S., are explored. The impacts of food system modernization on food waste generation are examined, particularly impacts related to food system industrialization, urbanization, globalization, and economic growth. Socio-demographic, cultural, political, and …

The Impact Of A Workplace Intervention On Sitting Time Among Office Employees : Standpoints!, Ashley Ejnik

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

Excessive sitting time is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, obesity, and premature mortality and is prevalent in office-based workplace settings. Researchers have designed a wide variety of interventions designed to increase physical activity in the workplace, but only within the last decade has decreasing sedentary activity explicitly been targeted. The objective of this pre/post quasi-experimental study (Standpoints!) was to evaluate the impact of a multi-component workplace intervention on office employees' percentage of sitting time. The 6-week intervention was comprised of web-based, in-person, and point tracker components. Changes in the percentage of sitting time at …

Type 2 Diabetes Management Among Homebound Older Adults, Laura Lawler

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) is a disorder in which blood glucose levels are abnormally elevated due to insulin resistance at the cellular receptor level. Uncontrolled T2D within the older adult population is defined as blood glucose levels ≥140 mg/dL. Higher blood glucose levels have been associated with an increased risk of co-morbidities such as cardiovascular events, hypertension, neuropathy, nephropathy, retinopathy, etc. Little research has been conducted to assess the practices of T2D management among the homebound older adult population. The current study considered homebound as "individuals who require effort or assistance to leave the home and do so infrequently …

University Manual 2015-2016, Uri Faculty Senate

University Manual Archive

No abstract provided.

Common Living Situations With Older Patients: Balancing Support With Independence, Kelly A. Rabah

Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty Publications

Objectives:

1. Understand and discuss common challenges with aging patients that impact safety, independence and quality of life.

2. Describe how to assess for safety in living environment as well as what resources are available to support patient/family.

3. Know how to identify caregiver challenges, stress, and risk.

4. Understand the importance of addressing and documenting concerns and challenges, while being supportive and offering resources to promote QOL and Independence.

Detection Of Inulin, A Prebiotic Polysaccharide, In Maple Syrup, Jiadong Sun, Hang Ma, Navindra P. Seeram, David C. Rowley

Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Publications

Maple syrup is a widely consumed plant-derived natural sweetener produced by concentrating xylem sap collected from certain maple (Acer) species. During thermal evaporation of water, natural phytochemical components are concentrated in maple syrup. The polymeric components from maple syrup were isolated by ethanol precipitation, dialysis, and anion exchange chromatography and structurally characterized by glycosyl composition analysis, glycosyl linkage analysis, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Among the maple syrup polysaccharides, one neutral polysaccharide was characterized as inulin with a broad molecular weight distribution, representing the first isolation of this prebiotic carbohydrate from a xylem sap. In addition, two acidic …

N-Acyl Dehydrotyrosines, Typrosinase Inhibitors From The Marine Bacteriu, Thalasssotalea Sp. Pp2-459, Robert W. Deering, Jianwei Chen, Jiadong Sun, Hang Ma, Javier Dubert, Juan L. Barja, Navindra P. Seeram, Hong Wang, David C. Rowley

Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Publications

Thalassotalic acids A–C and thalassotalamides A and B are new N-acyl dehydrotyrosine derivatives produced by Thalassotalea sp. PP2-459, a Gram-negative bacterium isolated from a marine bivalve aquaculture facility. The structures were elucidated via a combination of spectroscopic analyses emphasizing two-dimensional NMR and high-resolution mass spectrometric data. Thalassotalic acid A (1) displays in vitro inhibition of the enzyme tyrosinase with an IC₅₀ value (130 μM) that compares favorably to the commercially used control compounds kojic acid (46 μM) and arbutin (100 μM). These are the first natural products reported from a bacterium belonging to the genus Thalassotalea …

Confirmatory Factor Analysis Of A Measure Of Comprehensive Airman Fitness, Gary L. Bowen, Todd M. Jensen, James A. Martin

Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research Faculty Research and Scholarship

The U.S. Air Force has committed significant resources to implementing policies and programs consistent with the Department of Defense's concept of total force fitness. A 12-item measure of Comprehensive Airman Fitness was proposed and empirically examined, using component measures of mental fitness, physical fitness, social fitness, and spiritual fitness from the Support and Resiliency Inventory. Results confirm that the components of airman fitness can be conceptualized as pieces of a total fitness construct and that the measure is invariant across subgroups. Implications for policy and practice are discussed, and an agenda for future research is presented.

2016-2017 Fall/Spring - Tuition/Fee Tables And Refund Calendars, Bursar's Office, East Tennessee State University

Tuition/Fee Tables and Refund Calendars

No abstract provided.

2016 Summer - Tuition/Fee Tables And Refund Calendars, Bursar's Office, East Tennessee State University

Tuition/Fee Tables and Refund Calendars

No abstract provided.

2016 Spring - Veterans Upward Bound Newsletter, Veterans Upward Bound, East Tennessee State University

Veterans Upward Bound Newsletters

No abstract provided.

2016 - Etsu Fact Book, Institutional Research, East Tennessee State University

ETSU Fact Books

No abstract provided.

Riding Circuit: Bringing The Law To Those Who Need It, Susan D. Zago

Florida A & M University Law Review

In this article, I will first look at how various state Access to Justice Commissions in the United States are addressing self-represented litigants' ability to access and navigate the civil court system. I review various projects that attempt to make legal forms and processes more understandable to the public. I also discuss the role of law librarians, and how they bring a working understanding of the problems and missteps that self-represented litigants face first-hand. I argue for better inclusion of these information professionals in state commissions and in various outreach programs to improve the quality of the legal information provided …

Apopo Annual Report 2016, Apopo

Global CWD Repository

APOPO is a global non-profit organization registered in Belgium that researches, develops and implements detection rat technology for humanitarian purposes. Detection rats, nicknamed HeroRATs, save lives by detecting landmines and tuberculosis. APOPO is headquartered in Tanzania and clears landmines in Mozambique, Angola and Cambodia, and soon in Zimbabwe. APOPO also detects tuberculosis in Tanzania and Mozambique and soon in Ethiopia. APOPO’s research and development center is based in Tanzania.

2016-2017 Factbook, Tennessee. General Assembly

Factbook

This Fact Book provides an overview of the state's budget for the fiscal year.

The Warburg Effect And Glutamine: Targeting The Deregulation Of Metabolism In Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells, Zachary Howard

Honors Capstones

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of liver cancer in the world. Effective therapy options are limited; sorafenib is currently the only FDA-approved medication for the disease. In order improve clinical prognoses, alternative treatment options must be assessed and their mechanisms of action elucidated. An important hallmark of cancer is the deregulation of normal cellular energetics, resulting in a number of crucial metabolic adaptations to promote excessive proliferation. These changes include: the upregulation of aerobic glycolysis (the “Warburg Effect”), coordinate over-expression of the tertiary nutrient transporter system ASCT2 and LAT1, and enhanced glutamine uptake to support biosynthesis and …

Open Access Journals In Educational Technology: Results Of A Survey Of Experienced Users, Ross A. Perkins, Patrick R. Lowenthal

Educational Technology Faculty Publications and Presentations

As the academic publishing industry evolves, there has been an unprecedented growth of open access journals (OAJs). In educational technology alone, with an estimated 270 associated journals, nearly one-third are designated as open. Though OAJs are lauded for what their availability can contribute to social justice issues (reduction of subscription requirement barriers), some remain suspicious of the content found in them and question the legitimacy of publishing in them. In this study, we sought to discover the opinions of educational technology scholars about OAJs in their own field. We were able to learn which OAJs were deemed to be most …

Southeast Ohio Winter/Spring 2016, E.W. Scripps School Of Journalism

Southeast Ohio Magazine

Table of contents:

The Streetside Spectacle of Athens’ Halloween ... 3

Hocking Hills Winery’s Vintage Venture ... 5

The Dough That Binds McHappy’s and Napoli’s ... 6

The Micro Magic of Local Distilleries ... 7

Steiner’s Speakeasy is License to Chill ... 8

Athen’s Bead Store a Tour of Beauty ... 9

Dresden’s B&B a scrapbooking paradise ... 10

Bidwell’s Tattoo Museum Shows Ink Through the Ages ... 11

It’s Hammer Time for the Athens Tool Library ... 12

Jackson County’s Riddle on the Rocks ... 13

Marijuana legislation—Ohio’s Burning Issue ... 15

The Queen Bee of Athens Lingerie Store, …

Water Soluble Cationic Porphyrin Sensor For Detection Of Hg2+, Pb2+, Cd2+, And Cu2+, Matibur Zamadar, Christopher Orr, Miranda Uherek

Faculty Publications

Here we report the sensing properties of the aqueous solution of meso-tetra(N-methyl-4-pyridyl)porphine tetrachloride (1) for simultaneous detection of toxic metal ions by using UV-vis spectroscopy. Cationic porphyrin 1 displayed different electronic absorptions in UV-vis region upon interacting with Hg2+, Pb2+, Cd2+, and Cu2+ ions in neutral water solution at room temperature. Quite interestingly, the porphyrin 1 showed that it can function as a single optical chemical sensor and/or metal ion receptor capable of detecting two or more toxic metal ions, particularly Hg2+, Pb2+, and Cd2+ ions coexisting in a water sample. Porphyrin 1 in an aqueous solution provides a unique …

Hearing Loss Perception In Adults With Cystic Fibrosis, Bryn Pearce Spejcher

Independent Studies and Capstones

Assess the validation in perception of hearing loss in adults with cystic fibrosis using the Hearing Handicap Inventory for Adults questionnaire, a full audiological examination and affects of aminoglycosides.

Spectrophotometric Analysis Of Urinary Iodine In 18-22 Year-Old Women In Central Minnesota, Haley Chatelaine

All College Thesis Program, 2016-2019

Iodine is an overlooked but incredibly important micronutrient, especially with regard to early fetus development. The United States does not mandate salt iodization, so widely consumed processed foods are not likely to contain iodized salt, which may potentially put the population at risk for developing iodine deficiencies. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to correspond iodine intake to iodine status and establish effective methods for determining a relationship between the two. Subjects (n=23) completed a food survey and supplied 50mL urine samples to compare an estimated average daily iodine intake based on foods over the course of a week …

Identification And Characterization Of Interactors Of Plasmodium Falciparum Pfpk6, An Atypical Protein Kinase, Andi J. Cummins

Honors Undergraduate Theses

Plasmodium falciparum, the organism that causes the most prevalent and most virulent cases of malaria in humans, poses a major health burden on the developing world, especially in the tropical regions of Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. The burden of the disease is intensified by the fact that the parasite has developed widespread resistance to all current antimalarial therapies, such as chloroquine. This drug resistance underscores the need to develop novel therapeutics that target the parasite, but show low toxicity in the human host. Protein kinases, because of their integral roles in cell signaling networks, are considered to …

Color Your Plate: A Pilot Nutrition Education Intervention To Increase Fruit And Vegetable Intake Among Older Adults Participating In The Congregate Meal Site Program In Kentucky Senior Centers, Emily Dickens

Theses and Dissertations--Nutrition and Food Systems

The purpose of this study was to determine if the amount and variety of fruit and vegetable intake increased among community-dwelling older adults participating in Kentucky’s congregate meal site program following a series of educational nutrition lessons. A convenience sample (n=35) of community-dwelling older adults at two intervention (n=19) and two control (n=16) senior centers in central Kentucky participated in this quasi-experimental pre-post pilot study. Following the intervention there was a trend towards increased self-reported intake in the variety of fruit and vegetables among the intervention group (range:0.03±3.31 to 1.32±2.75 servings per week); a significant increase in the number of …

Measuring Altruistic Impact: A Model For Understanding The Social Justice Of Open Access, Margaret Heller, Franny Gaede

Scholarship and Professional Work

INTRODUCTION Traditional assessment of ways in which open access initiatives and institutional repositories have provided a return on investment normally use pragmatic measures such as download counts and citation benefits. This pragmatic approach misses out on the powerful altruistic impact of improving access to international and/or marginalized communities. Using a frame of social justice, this article considers the importance of developing altruistic measures of repositories, particularly for institutions with missions specifically related to social justice and related themes. METHODS Using web analytics data for search keywords from eight institutions and geographic usage data from nine institutions, the authors were able …

Education Connection: The Effects Of Race, Culture, And Special Education On Minority Disproportionality In The Juvenile Justice System, Lisa Wiggin

Children's Legal Rights Journal

No abstract provided.

Coffee In China: Market Trend And Consumer Demand, Jesse W. Mattingly

Theses and Dissertations--Agricultural Economics

Although it remains a tea consuming nation, both production and consumption of coffee in China has been increasing at double-digit rates and is not expected to slow down (International Coffee Organization (ICO), 2015). With investments and upward trends in production and rapid increases in consumption of coffee in China it is important for producers and retailers of the bean¹ in China to understand the new Chinese coffee consumer. Using survey data from Wuhan, China we help understand the Chinese coffee consumer by explaining their consumption using standard OLS regression. Results show that whether or not consumers make/brew their own …

The Trend Of Communicable And Non-Communicable Diseases In East African Community (Eac) Countries: Case Study Of Burundi, Rwanda, And Uganda - 1990 To 2013, Emile Shumbusho

Master of Public Health Program Student Publications

Background: In low and middle-income countries (LMICs), non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are rapidly emerging alongside a well-documented persistence of communicable diseases (CDs) in fragile health care systems. In sub-Saharan Africa, chronic NCDs are expected to overtake CDs as the leading cause of death. The aim of this study was to compare mortality rates due to CDs and NCDs between developed countries, developing countries, Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda from 1990 to 2013.

Methods: A descriptive study with longitudinal and cross-sectional analyses of mortality rates was conducted using the global burden of disease (GBD) study data. Tableau Public 9.3 software was utilized to …