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Fostering Parent To Foster Child Relationships-One Play Session At A Time: Development Of A Workshop For Easing Transitions And Improving Behaviors, Marlo C. Broyles

MOT Student Capstones

This report includes a review of literature to support development of a workshop to teach strategies for building relationships between foster parents and the children in their care. A search of the literature included locating peer-reviewed, evidence-based literature demonstrating how behaviors exhibited by foster children can make relationship building with the foster parents difficult. Successful strategies from the literature was reviewed to find supporting evidence for creation of the workshop. The literature provided evidence that abused and neglected children demonstrate poor behaviors that will affect their development, contribute to attachment issues with family and peers, produce sensory deficits, and children …

Anty 101h.01c: Anthropology And The Human Experience, Rebecca J. Wood

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Psyx 233.50: Fundamentals Of The Psychology Of Aging, Kathryn M. Oost

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Psyx 356.01: Human Neuropsychology, Stuart Hall

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Trading Traditions: Continuity, Innovation And Resource Use Of Forest Fibers Among The Ye’Kwana And Ayoréode, Laurie Wilkins, Ines Hinojosa

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

The challenge of contemporary tropical forest conservation is to maximize community development while minimizing harvest impact on forest resources; to encourage indigenous participation in the research and development process; to insure the sustainability of both the resource and the enterprise; and to add value to forest products at the local level. From this broad conservation objective, non-timber forest products (NTFPs) emerged in the 1980s and 1990s as the forest enterprise that might be less environmentally destructive than timber extraction, cattle ranching, and cash crop agriculture, and contribute to rural livelihoods and conservation. Since that time, these concepts have been both …

The Association Of Urinary Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Biomarkers And Cardiovascular Disease In The Us Population, Omayma Alshaarawy, Hosam A. Elbaz, Michael E. Andrew

United States Public Health Resources

Background: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are potent atmospheric pollutants produced by incomplete combustion of organic materials. Pre-clinical and occupational studies have reported a positive association of PAHs with oxidative stress, inflammation and subsequent development of atherosclerosis, a major underlying risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). The aim of the current study is to estimate the association between levels of PAH biomarkers and CVD in a national representative sample of United States (US) adults.

Methods: We examined adult participants (≥20 years of age) from the merged US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001–2010. Logistic regression models were used to estimate …

Epidemiology Of Human Leptospirosis In Malaysia, 2004–2012, Douadi Benacer, Kwai Lin Thong, Ng Choung Min, Khebir Bin Verasahib, Renee L. Galloway, Rudy A. Hartskeerl, Marc Souris, Siti Nursheena Mohd Zain

United States Public Health Resources

Leptospirosis is an emerging disease, especially in countries with a tropical climate such as Malaysia. A dramatic increase in the number of cases has been reported over the last decade; however, information on the epidemiological trends of this disease is lacking. The objective of this study is to provide an epidemiological description of human leptospirosis cases over a 9-year period (2004–2012) and disease relationship with meteorological, geographical, and demographical information.A retrospective study was undertaken to describe the patterns of human leptospirosis cases and their association with intrinsic (sex, age, and ethnicity) and extrinsic (location, rainfall, and temperature)factors. Data was grouped …

Hormonal Contraception Among Electronic Cigarette Users And Cardiovascular Risk: A Systematic Review, Halley E.M. Riley, Erin Berry-Bibee, Lucinda J. England, Denise J. Jamieson, Polly A. Marchbanks, Kathryn M. Curtis

United States Public Health Resources

Background: Women who use combined hormonal contraceptives and cigarettes have an increased risk for cardiovascular (CV) events. We reviewed the literature to determine whether women who use hormonal contraceptives (HC) and electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) also have an increased risk.

Study Design: Systematic review.

Methods: We searched for articles reporting myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, venous thromboembolism, peripheral arterial disease or changes to CV markers in women using e-cigarettes and HC. We also searched for indirect evidence, such as CV outcomes among e-cigarette users in the general population and among HC users exposed to nicotine, propylene glycol or glycerol.

Results: No articles …

Retention Of Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis: The Role Of Co-Occurring Conditions In Males And Females, Yen-Tzu Wu, Matthew J. Maenner, Lisa D. Wiggins, Catherine E. Rice, Catherine C. Bradley, Maya L. Lopez, Russell S. Kirby, Li-Ching Lee

United States Public Health Resources

This study examined aSSOCiatIOns between ASD diagnosis retention and non-ASD cooccurring conditions (CoCs) by child sex. The sample included 7077 males and 1487 females who had an ASD diagnosis documented in their school or health records in a populationbased ASD surveillance system for 8-year-old children. ASD diagnosis retention status was determined when an initial ASD diagnosis was not later ruled out by a community professional. We found that ASD diagnosis remains fairly stable, with only 9% of children who had an initial documented ASD diagnosis later being ruled-out. Although most of the associations between the ASD diagnosis retention status and …

Urinary Concentrations Of Pah And Voc Metabolites In Marijuana Users, Binnian Wei, K. Udeni Alwis, Zheng Li, Lanqing Wang, Liza Valentin-Blasini, Connie S. Sosnoff, Yang Xia, Kevin P. Conway, Benjamin C. Blount

United States Public Health Resources

Background: Marijuana is seeing increased therapeutic use, and is the world's third most-popular recreational drug following alcohol and tobacco. This widening use poses increased exposure to potentially toxic combustion by-products from marijuana smoke and the potential for public health concerns.

Objectives: To compare urinary metabolites of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) among self-reported recent marijuana users and nonusers, while accounting for tobacco smoke exposure.

Methods: Measurements of PAH and VOC metabolites in urine samples were combined with questionnaire data collected from participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) from 2005 to 2012 in …

Vision 20/20: Molecular-Guided Surgical Oncology Based Upon Tumor Metabolism Or Immunologic Phenotype: Technological Pathways For Point Of Care Imaging And Intervention, Brian W. Poguea, Keith D. Paulsen, Kimberley S. Samkoe, Jonathan T. Elliott, Tayyaba Hasan, Theresa V. Strong, Daniel R. Draney, Joachim Feldwisch

United States Public Health Resources

Surgical guidance with fluorescence has been demonstrated in individual clinical trials for decades, but the scientific and commercial conditions exist today for a dramatic increase in clinical value. In the past decade, increased use of indocyanine green based visualization of vascular flow, biliary function, and tissue perfusion has spawned a robust growth in commercial systems that have near-infrared emission imaging and video display capabilities. This recent history combined with major preclinical innovations in fluorescent-labeled molecular probes, has the potential for a shift in surgical practice toward resection guidance based upon molecular information in addition to conventional visual and palpable cues. …

Reductions In Disease Activity In The Ample Trial: Clinical Response By Baseline Disease Duration, Michael Schiff, Michael E Weinblatt, Robert M. Valente, Gustavo Citera, Michael Maldonado, Elena Massarotti, Yusuf Yazici, Roy Fleischmann

United States Public Health Resources

Objectives: To evaluate clinical response by baseline disease duration using 2-year data from the AMPLE trial.

Methods: Patients were randomised to subcutaneous abatacept 125 mg weekly or adalimumab 40 mg biweekly, with background methotrexate. As part of a post hoc analysis, the achievement of validated definitions of remission (Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) ≤2.8, Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI) ≤3.3, Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3 (RAPID3) ≤3.0, Boolean score ≤1), low disease activity (CDAI <10, SDAI <11, RAPID3 ≤6.0), Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index response and American College of Rheumatology responses were evaluated by baseline disease duration (≤6 vs >6 months). Disease Activity Score 28 (C-reactive protein) <2.6 or ≤3.2 and radiographic non-progression in patients achieving remission were also evaluated.

Results: A total of 646 patients were randomised and treated (abatacept, n=318; adalimumab, …

The Epidemiology And Outcomes Of Invasive Candida Infections Among Organ Transplant Recipients In The United States: Results Of The Transplant-Associated Infection Surveillance Network (Transnet), David R. Andes, Nasia Safdar, John W. Baddley, Barbara Alexander, Lisa Brumble, Allison Freifeld, Susan Hadley, University Of Iowa School Of Medicine, Carol Kauffman, G. Marshall Lyon, Vicki Morrison, Thomas Patterson, Trish Perl, Randall Walker, Tim Hess, Centers For Disease Control And Prevention, Peter G. Pappas

United States Public Health Resources

Background: Invasive candidiasis (IC) is a common cause of mortality in solid organ transplant recipients (OTRs), but knowledge of epidemiology in this population is limited.

Method: The present analysis describes data from 15 US centers that prospectively identified IC from nearly 17 000 OTRs. Analyses were undertaken to determine predictors of infection and mortality.

Results: A total of 639 cases of IC were identified. The most common species was Candida albicans (46.3%), followed by Candida glabrata (24.4%) and Candida parapsilosis (8.1%). In 68 cases >1 species was identified. The most common infection site was bloodstream (44%), followed by intra-abdominal …

The Epidemiology And Outcomes Of Invasive Candida Infections Among Organ Transplant Recipients In The United States: Results Of The Transplant-Associated Infection Surveillance Network (Transnet), David R. Andes, Nasia Safdar, John W. Baddley, Barbara Alexander, Lisa Brumble, Allison Freifeld, Susan Hadley, Loreen Herwaldt, Carol Kauffman, G. Marshall Lyon, Vicki Morrison, Thomas Patterson, Trish Perl, Randall Walker, Tim Hess, Tom Chiller, Peter G. Pappas, The Transnet Investigators

United States Public Health Resources

Background: Invasive candidiasis (IC) is a common cause of mortality in solid organ transplant recipients (OTRs), but knowledge of epidemiology in this population is limited.

Method: The present analysis describes data from 15 US centers that prospectively identified IC from nearly 17 000 OTRs. Analyses were undertaken to determine predictors of infection and mortality.

Results: A total of 639 cases of IC were identified. The most common species was Candida albicans (46.3%), followed by Candida glabrata (24.4%) and Candida parapsilosis (8.1%). In 68 cases >1 species was identified. The most common infection site was bloodstream (44%), followed by intra-abdominal

(14%). …

Who Consultation On Group B Streptococcus Vaccine Development: Report From A Meeting Held On 27–28 April 2016, Miwako Kobayashi, Stephanie J. Schrag, Mark R. Alderson, Shabir A. Madhi, Carol J. Baker, Ajoke Sobanjo-Ter Meulen, David C. Kaslow, Peter G. Smith, Vasee S. Moorthy, Johan Vekemans

United States Public Health Resources

Globally, group B Streptococcus (GBS) remains a leading cause of sepsis and meningitis in infants in the first 90 days of life. Intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP) for women at increased risk of transmitting GBS to their newborns has been effective in reducing part, but not all, of the GBS disease burden in many high income countries (HICs). In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), IAP use is low. Immunization of pregnant women with a GBS vaccine represents an alternative strategy to protecting newborns and young infants, through transplacental antibody transfer and potentially by reducing new vaginal colonization. This vaccination strategy was …

Monoclonal Antibodies To Human Butyrylcholinesterase Reactive With Butyrylcholinesterase In Animal Plasma, Hong Peng

United States Public Health Resources

Five mouse anti-human butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) monoclonal antibodies bind tightly to native human BChE with nanomolar dissociation constants. Pairing analysis in the Octet system identified the monoclonal antibodies that bind to overlapping and independent epitopes on human BChE. The nucleotide and amino acid sequences of 4 monoclonal antibodies are deposited in GenBank. Our goal was to determine which of the 5 monoclonal antibodies recognize BChE in the plasma of animals. Binding of monoclonal antibodies 11D8, B2 18e5, B2 12e1, mAb2 and 3E8 to BChE in animal plasma was measured using antibody immobilized on Pansorbin cells and on Dynabeads Protein G. A …

Multiple-Locus Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Analysis For Strain Discrimination Of Non-O157 Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia Coli, Chris Timmons, Eija Trees, Efrain M. Ribot, Peter Gerner-Smidt, Patti Lafon, Sung Im, Li Maria Ma

United States Public Health Resources

Non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are foodborne pathogens of growing concern worldwide that have been associated with several recent multistate and multinational outbreaks of foodborne illness. Rapid and sensitive molecular-based bacterial strain discrimination methods are critical for timely outbreak identification and contaminated food source traceback. One such method, multiple-locus variable-number tandemrepeat analysis(MLVA), is being used with increasing frequency in foodborne illness outbreak investigations to augment the current gold standard bacterial subtyping technique, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). The objective of this studywas to develop a MLVA assay for intra- and inter-serogroup discrimination of six major non-O157 STEC serogroups—O26, O111, O103, …

Cell Non-Autonomous Regulation Of Hepatic Igf-1 And Neonatal Growth By Kinase Suppressor Of Ras 2 (Ksr2), Lili Guo, Diane L. Costanzo-Garvey, Deandra R. Smith, Megan E. Zavorka, Megan Venable-Kang, Richard G. Macdonald, Robert E. Lewis

United States Public Health Resources

Individuals with poor postnatal growth are at risk for cardiovascular and metabolic problems as adults. Here we show that disruption of the molecular scaffold Kinase Suppressor of Ras 2 (KSR2) causes selective inhibition of hepatic GH signaling in neonatal mice with impaired expression of IGF-1 and IGFBP3. ksr2^−/− mice are normal size at birth but show a marked increase in FGF21 accompanied by reduced body mass, shortened body length, and reduced bone mineral density (BMD) and content (BMC) first evident during postnatal development. However, disrupting FGF21 in ksr2^−/− mice does not normalize mass, length, or bone density and …

Viability Of The Use Of Electromagnetic Induction To Predict Streambed Properties, Alexandra R. Hruby

UCARE: Research Products

This study examined whether electromagnetic induction is a reliable tool to predict various streambed properties, including water conductivity, water temperature, and hydraulic conductivity. The test site was along the North Loup River, outside of St. Paul, Nebraska. Electromagnetic induction was performed using a field portable, multi-frequency EMI tool. Hydraulic conductivity was measured using the falling-head permeameter test, and water temperature and conductivity were measured using handheld meters. The study found that there is a strong positive correlation between water conductivity and apparent electrical conductivity measured by electromagnetic induction. This relationship can be explored further through the analysis of spatial patterns …

Suffolk Alumni Magazine, Fall 2016, Suffolk University

Suffolk University Magazine

No abstract provided.

Effect Of Leaf Surface Chemical Properties On Efficacy Of Sanitizer For Rotavirus Inactivation, Miyu Fuzawa, Kang-Mo Ku, Sindy Paola Palma-Salgado, Kenya Nagasaka, Hao Feng, John A. Juvik, Daisuke Sano, Joanna L. Shisler, Thanh H. Nguyen, E. G. Dudley

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

The use of sanitizers is essential for produce safety. However, little is known about how sanitizer efficacy varies with respect to the chemical surface properties of produce. To answer this question, the disinfection efficacies of an oxidant-based sanitizer and a new surfactant-based sanitizer for porcine rotavirus (PRV) strain OSU were examined. PRV was attached to the leaf surfaces of two kale cultivars with high epicuticular wax contents and one cultivar of endive with a low epicuticular wax content and then treated with each sanitizer. The efficacy of the oxidant-based sanitizer correlated with leaf wax content as evidenced by the 1-log10 …

Tried And Blue: The Unionist Origins Of Alabama’S Blue Spot, David Henslee

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 90-103

A New Look At Care In Pregnancy: Simple, Effective Interventions For Neglected Populations, Stephen Hodgins, James M. Tielsch, Kristen Rankin, Amber Robinson, Annie Kearns, Jacquelyn Caglia

Global Health Faculty Publications

Background

Although this is beginning to change, the content of antenatal care has been relatively neglected in safe-motherhood program efforts. This appears in part to be due to an unwarranted belief that interventions over this period have far less impact than those provided around the time of birth. In this par, we review available evidence for 21 interventions potentially deliverable during pregnancy at high coverage to neglected populations in low income countries, with regard to effectiveness in reducing risk of: maternal mortality, newborn mortality, stillbirth, prematurity and intrauterine growth restriction. Selection was restricted to interventions that can be provided by …

Perspectives Of Educators In Care And Treatment Programs On The Educational Needs Of Students, Jill F. Kramer

Theses and Graduate Projects

This qualitative research study examined the perspectives of educators working in a care and treatment facility on the educational needs of students enrolled in those programs. This research was conducted by interviewing six educators who were employed with an urban Midwest school district and were assigned to the care and treatment program examined in the study. Data was gathered to determine the participants' views and experiences with the field of education, specifically in the care and treatment program, including classroom management, instructional strategies, and curriculum. The results indicated participants perceived building relationships with students, collaboration between service providers, and engaging …

Washington University Magazine, Fall 2016

Washington University Magazine

No abstract provided.

Washington University Magazine, Spring 2016

Washington University Magazine

No abstract provided.

Parents' Perspectives On Early Childhood Literacy, Courtney S. Bagge

Theses and Graduate Projects

Learning from birth to the age of five is critical for the development of literacy in children, as well as influencing the ability of children to have later success in school. Enrollment in a preschool with a structured literacy program is a way to enhance literacy in young children. It has also been shown that parental involvement in child literacy programs improve the educational benefits to the child. This study uses qualitative research based on interviews with parents of children enrolled in the SEEDS program at the Community Child Development Center in order to better understand their perspectives of the …

A Non-Traditional Learning Environment And Student Success From The Perspectives Of The Students Themselves, Arika R. Mareck

Theses and Graduate Projects

The purpose of this action research study is to examine a non-traditional learning environment and student success from the perspectives of the students themselves. This study defines a non-traditional learning environment as a hope- inspired and relational environment with a person a\ized, and relevant curriculum. It is an environment where teachers model collaboration, restorative practices, and compassion through intentional culturally relevant instruction, strength-based assumptions, whole-sfudent relationships, confl ict resolution, and sfudent advocacy and empowerment. The study seeks to understand if typically unsuccessful students (also commonly referred to as at-risk students) can find success if the delivery of their education is …

Overcoming Knowledge Gaps In Use Of Capnography In A Post Anesthesia Care Unit: A Project Proposal, Glen Meyer

Theses and Graduate Projects

The use of capnography plays a significant role in patient safety while recovering from anesthesia and sedation. Capnography has been used for many years in emergency departments, operation suites, and procedural areas. However, in the post anesthesia care unit (PACU) capnography is rarely utilized. This proposed project explores the use of capnography in developing a project proposal and implementing an educational module to change this practice in a PACU. Dr. Watson's Transpersonal Caring Theory is used as the theoretical foundation for developing the project proposal. Within this project proposal an educational module will be developed using Dr. Watson's Theoretical concepts …

“Strong Women Make Strong Nations”: Women, Literature, And Sovereignty In Paula Gunn Allen And Virginia Woolf, Kristin Czarnecki

Journal of Feminist Scholarship

This essay places Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own and Three Guineas alongside Paula Gunn Allen’s The Sacred Hoop: Recovering the Feminine in American Indian Traditions. Reading these landmark texts together helps establish a transnational dialogue essential to twenty-first-century literary and feminist studies. A Room of One’s Own and The Sacred Hoop resonate with each other in striving to recuperate women’s history and literature, long denied or suppressed by patriarchal tenets and texts. A fruitful dialogic also emerges between Three Guineas and The Sacred Hoop, both of which argue for the eradication of patriarchy in favor of female-centric social …