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Nurse-Initiated Protocols Save Lives: The Qasc Trial, Sandy Middleton

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This session will showcase a program of rigorously conducted implementation research evaluating the effectiveness of nurse-initiated care. Three inter-linked studies demonstrate the progress of evidence generation (seminal research from a randomised controlled trial), evidence of effect sustainability (longer-term effects) and evidence translation (statewide roll-out of the intervention).

Community Resiliency Model Training To Improve Mental Well-Being, Linda Grabbe, Jordan R. Murphy, Sarah San Fratello, Ann Craven

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Can emotion regulation be learned? We will present results on two populations trained in the Community Resiliency Model, a sensory mindfulness intervention. Preliminary findings demonstrate reduced anger symptoms in a small group of incarcerated young women. Findings will also be presented on changes in secondary traumatic stress symptoms among nurses.

Lymphedema Symptom Science: Precision Phenotyping, Genotyping, And Intervention, Mei R. Fu

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This presentation focuses on the methods for precision phenotyping and investigating biological mechanisms of symptoms to develop an innovative and pragmatic assessment and precision interventions for lymphedema. Methods of deep phenotyping, genomic approach to understand biological underpinnings of disease conditions, and ways to develop mHealth intervention will be discussed.

Thermal Environment And Microhabitat Of Ornate Box Turtle Hibernacula, Joseph Milanovich, Brock Struecker, Stanislaw A. Warcholek, Leigh Anne Harden

Biology: Faculty Publications and Other Works

Box turtle populations are under significant threat from historic and current alterations of land-use where remaining populations often occur in remnant patches of suitable habitat surrounded by a heterogeneous mixture of anthropogenically altered, unsuitable habitat. Ornate box turtles Terrapene ornata are a prairie-dependent species, are considered Near Threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and are Endangered or Threatened within many US states. Since their range exists largely in northern latitudes, aspects of hibernacula are particularly important for winter survival. How box turtles select hibernacula within prairies is likely of great importance to better understand which microhabitats …

Estimation Of Bubble-Mediated Air–Sea Gas Exchange From Concurrent Dms And Co2 Transfer Velocities At Intermediate–High Wind Speeds, Thomas G. Bell, Sebastian Landwehr, Scott D. Miller, Warren J. De Bruyn, Adrian H. Callaghan, Brian Scanlon, Brian Ward, Mingxi Yang, Eric S. Saltzman

Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles and Research

Simultaneous air–sea fluxes and concentration differences of dimethylsulfide (DMS) and carbon dioxide (CO2/ were measured during a summertime North Atlantic cruise in 2011. This data set reveals significant differences between the gas transfer velocities of these two gases (1kw/ over a range of wind speeds up to 21ms􀀀1. These differences occur at and above the approximate wind speed threshold when waves begin breaking. Whitecap fraction (a proxy for bubbles) was also measured and has a positive relationship with 1kw, consistent with enhanced bubble-mediated transfer of the less soluble CO2 relative to that of the more soluble DMS. However, the correlation …

Understanding Peri-Traumatic Symptoms Of Sexual Assault: Transforming Nursing Care Of Victims World-Wide, Linnda Mabey

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This presentation shares findings from a retrospective chart review on the incidence of peri-traumatic symptoms, including loss of consciousness and memory loss, of patients seen for a forensic medical examination following sexual assault. Predictors of peri-traumatic symptoms will be explored.

Effects Of Activity Group Therapy For Children With Asd On Social Skills And Self-Esteem, Tomokazu Sugaya, Tomoko Shimada, Kaori Ogiwara, Akio Sakurai, Hayato Anzai, Fujiko Kudo, Momoko Aoki, Chizuru Mori

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The purpose of this study is to clarify the utility of Activity Group Therapy with same interests (Railway) for children with ASD. Comparison of before and after has been carried out on social skills and self-esteem. There are no significant differences but effect sizes were medium to large.

Mothering From The Inside Out: A Mentalization-Based Intervention For Mothers Enrolled In Mental Health Services, Monica Roosa Ordway, Lourdes De Las Heras Kuhn, Thomas Mcmahon, Nancy E. Suchman

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

A pilot study of a parenting intervention delivered by an interdisciplinary clinical team improved maternal indices for mothers enrolled in community mental health services. While intervention with this vulnerable and often stigmatized population is very challenging, our program was found to be feasible and acceptable in this community-based setting.

Research Passages In Cancer Symptom Management And Lymphedema, Sheila Hedden Ridner

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

A program of research in cancer symptom management and lymphedema will be discussed. Measurement development, descriptive, and interventional research studies will be covered. The implications of the program of research on policy, clinical care, and mentoring of a new generation of nurse scholars will also be discussed.

The Nurse Scientist In A Practice Organization, Diane L. Carroll

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This educational activity will describe the role of the nurse scientist in creating a spirit of inquiry, designing clinical meaningful projects to answer research questions with nurses, testing interventions to improve patient outcomes, and disseminating research findings.

Um Professor And Student Collaborate To Shed Light On Disorder, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

Team studied disruptions in sense of smell in schizophrenia patients

An Exploration Of Commercial Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Uavs) Through Life Cycle Assessments, Briana Neuberger

Theses

The objective of this study is to analyze the potential for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to displace current technology and look at how they impact the environment through a delivery transportation model. It is meant to encompass an ecological perspective of producing and using UAVs as well as understand the environmental consequences that accompany it. This paper presents a new way of looking at the uses of UAVs and attempts to apply typical life cycle assessment (LCA) methods to this technology. This research is intended to be used as an initial environmental baseline of drone technology and as a comparative …

Implementation Of A Diabetes Self-Management Intervention For Mexican-American Families In The Arizona-Mexico Border Region, Marylyn M. Mcewen

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Refinement, implementation and testing of a culturally tailored diabetes self-management education community-based intervention for Mexican American adults with Type 2 diabetes and their family members will be described. A CBPR approach for refinement, implementation and testing, and challenges for future research before dissemination, the next translational phase, will be discussed.

Invisible Nature Of Self-Care: Clinical Issues Raised By People With Multiple Long-Term Conditions, Denise L. Blanchard, Kim A. Van Wissen

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The invisible nature of self-care undertaken by people with multiple long term conditions is under-researched. Our research shows people trivialise their important role in self-care. Nurses can improve patient outcomes by acknowledging the work of the patient/person living with illness and supporting people more consistently.

Vasopressin And Oxytocin Reduce Food Sharing Behavior In Male, But Not Female Marmosets In Family Groups, Jack H. Taylor, Allison A. Intorre, Jeffrey A. French

Psychology Faculty Publications

Oxytocin (OT) is critical for lactation and maternal care, but OT and the related nonapeptide vasopressin are important for caregiving behaviors in fathers and alloparents as well. This experiment tested the effects of vasopressin and OT on food sharing in marmoset families. We treated caregivers (parents, siblings) with intranasal vasopressin, OT, or saline, and then paired them with the youngest marmoset in the family. Caregivers were given preferred food, and then observed for food sharing and aggressive behavior with young marmosets. OT reduced food sharing from male alloparents to youngest siblings, and fathers that received vasopressin refused to share food …

Lehr Team Discovers 3 New Species Of Tiny Frogs In Peru, Illinois Wesleyan University

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

Experience Of The Neophyte Science Teachers: Through Their Eyes, David Thornton

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

A variety of lenses were used to examine the world of the novice science teacher. A degree of agency was provided by looking through the eyes of the beginning teacher. Previous studies focused on researcher or program’s orientation, the successes of various educator preparation programs, or were limited in scope to elementary teachers of science. This study was conducted to better understand and appreciate the high school novice science teacher’s view of science, teaching, and teaching science in the today’s contextual setting. Experiences encountered during the initial year of teaching high school science and as perceived by teachers without previous …

Eco-Engineering Urban Infrastructure For Marine And Coastal Biodiversity: Which Interventions Have The Greatest Ecological Benefit?, Ema Strain, C Olabarria, M Mayer-Pinto, V Cumbo, Et Al

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Along urbanised coastlines, urban infrastructure is increasingly becoming the dominant habitat. These structures are often poor surrogates for natural habitats, and a diversity of eco-engineering approaches have been trialled to enhance their biodiversity, with varying success. We undertook a quantitative meta-analysis and qualitative review of 109 studies to compare the efficacy of common eco-engineering approaches (e.g. increasing texture, crevices, pits, holes, elevations and habitat-forming taxa) in enhancing the biodiversity of key functional groups of organisms, across a variety of habitat settings and spatial scales. All interventions, with one exception, increased the abundance or number of species of one or more …

A Numerical Investigation Of The Implications Of Altered Channel-Floodplain Connectivity On Hydrodynamic Flood Wave Processes, Colin F. Byrne

Civil Engineering ETDs

With severely altered rivers throughout the developed world, hydrodynamic processes and floodplain connectivity have changed drastically. The research presented here focuses on quantification of two hydrodynamic processes: flood wave attenuation and channel-floodplain fluxes. Objectives of the three research chapters were to (1) evaluate how the ecosystem service of flood wave attenuation has changed with the implementation of river engineering practices as well as contemporary river restoration efforts, (2) describe the sensitivities of flood wave attenuation to contemporary and altered conditions, and (3) characterize channel-floodplain connectivity through lateral flux metrics. All chapter objectives were met using high-resolution, two-dimensional hydrodynamic modeling techniques …

Impact Of Aspirin And Clopidogrel Hyporesponsiveness In Patients Treated With Drug-Eluting Stents: 2-Year Results Of A Prospective, Multicenter Registry Study., Thomas D. Stuckey Md, Ajay J. Kirtane Md, Bruce R. Brodie Md, Bernhard Witzenbichler Md, Claire Litherland Ms, Giora Weisz Md, Michael J. Rinaldi Md, Franz-Josef Neumann Md, D Christopher Metzger Md, Timothy D. Henry Md, David A. Cox Md, Peter L. Duffy Md, Ernest L. Mazzaferri Md, Paul A. Gurbel Md, Roxana Mehran Md, Philippe Généreux Md, Ori Ben-Yehuda Md, Charles A. Simonton Md, Gregg W. Stone Md

Department of Medicine

OBJECTIVES: In this analysis of 2-year outcomes in the ADAPT-DES (Assessment of Dual AntiPlatelet Therapy with Drug-Eluting Stents) study, the authors sought to examine the independent associations between platelet reactivity to both aspirin and clopidogrel and subsequent outcomes.

BACKGROUND: The relationship between platelet reactivity and long-term adverse events following implantation of drug-eluting stents (DES) has been incompletely characterized.

METHODS: The ADAPT-DES study was a multicenter registry of patients undergoing routine platelet function testing following percutaneous coronary intervention with DES. The primary study endpoint was definite or probable stent thrombosis (ST); other endpoints were all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, and clinically relevant …

Nation’S Top Marine Scientists Gather At Rwu To Investigate Coral Reef Conservation Strategies, Public Affairs, Roger Willams University

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Roger Williams University sponsors second workshop aimed at applying latest research on local corals toward solutions for declining tropical coral reef health around the globe.

Co-Option Of A Motor-To-Sensory Histaminergic Circuit Correlates With Insect Flight Biomechanics, Phillip D. Chapman, Samual P. Bradley, Erica J. Haught, Kassandra E. Riggs, Mouaz M. Haffar, Kevin C. Daly, Andrew M. Dacks

Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Nervous systems must adapt to shifts in behavioural ecology. One form of adaptation is neural exaptation, in which neural circuits are co-opted to perform additional novel functions. Here, we describe the co-option of a motor-to-somatosensory circuit into an olfactory network. Many moths beat their wings during odour-tracking, whether walking or flying, causing strong oscillations of airflow around the antennae, altering odour plume structure. This self-induced sensory stimulation could impose selective pressures that influence neural circuit evolution, specifically fostering the emergence of corollary discharge circuits. In Manduca sexta, a pair of mesothoracic to deutocerebral histaminergic neurons (MDHns), project from the mesothoracic …

Textile Terminologies From The Orient To The Mediterranean And Europe, 1000 Bc To 1000 Ad, Salvatore Gaspa, Cécile Michel, Marie-Louise Nosch

Zea E-Books Collection

The papers in this volume derive from the conference on textile terminology held in June 2014 at the University of Copenhagen. Around 50 experts from the fields of Ancient History, Indo-European Studies, Semitic Philology, Assyriology, Classical Archaeology, and Terminology from twelve different countries came together at the Centre for Textile Research, to discuss textile terminology, semantic fields of clothing and technology, loan words, and developments of textile terms in Antiquity. They exchanged ideas, research results, and presented various views and methods.

This volume contains 35 chapters, divided into five sections: • Textile terminologies across the ancient Near East and the …

Table Of Contents, Chicago-Kent Law Review

Chicago-Kent Law Review

No abstract provided.

Obergefell’S Ambiguous Impact On Legal Parentage, Leslie Joan Harris

Chicago-Kent Law Review

For more than thirty years, the central questions of the law of parentage have been when and to what extent determinations of legal parenthood should be based on biological relationship, marriage to a child’s biological parent, or functioning as or intending to be a parent. In Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court endorsed the claim that children whose parents are married are better off socially and legally than nonmarital children; its language could easily be taken to support legal rules that encourage or prefer childrearing within marriage. On the other hand, the Court’s argument assumes that the same-sex couple—both members—are …

Effects Of Precipitation Changes On Aboveground Net Primary Production And Soil Respiration In A Switchgrass Field, Qi Deng, Sadiye Aras, Chih-Li Yu, Kudjo E. Dzantor, Philip A. Fay, Yiqi Luo, Weijun Shen, Dafeng Hui

Biology Faculty Research

Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is widely selected as a model feedstock for sustainable replacement of fossil fuels and climate change mitigation. However, how climate changes, such as altered precipitation (PPT), will influence switchgrass growth and soil carbon storage potential have not been well investigated. We conducted a two-year PPT manipulation experiment with five treatments: −50%, −33%, +0%, +33%, and +50% of ambient PPT, in an “Alamo” switchgrass field in Nashville, TN. Switchgrass aboveground net primary production (ANPP), leaf gas exchange, and soil respiration (SR) were determined each growing season. Data collected from this study was then used to test whether …

Quacking Like A Duck? Functional Parenthood Doctrine And Same-Sex Parents, Katharine K. Baker

Chicago-Kent Law Review

This Article unpacks the relationship between the functional parenthood doctrine, constitutionally protected parental autonomy rights and intent-to-parent tests as they are applied in same-sex parenting relationships. It argues that, with the advent of same-sex marriage and second parent adoption, the functional parent doctrine is unnecessary and ultimately counterproductive to anyone interested in expanding legal recognition of non-traditional family forms. The functional parent doctrine asks courts to employ traditional understandings of parenthood (“Who acted like a parent?”) in assigning parental status.

These traditional understandings are usually, if not inevitably, dyadic, heteronormative, genetic, and gendered. In practice, the functional parent doctrine undermines …

Justement Elected Vice President Of Science Policy For Faseb, Katelyn Howard

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Osteopontin Is Linked With Akt, Foxo1, And Myostatin In Skeletal Muscle Cells, Peter P. Nghiem, Joe N. Kornegay, Kitipong Uaesoontrachoon, Luca Bello, Ying Yin, Akanchha Kesari, Priya Mittal, Scott J. Schatzberg, Gina M. Many, Norman H. Lee, Eric P. Hoffman

All Faculty Scholarship for the College of the Sciences

Introduction: Osteopontin (OPN) polymorphisms are associated with muscle size and modify disease progression in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). We hypothesized that OPN may share a molecular network with myostatin (MSTN).

Methods: Studies were conducted in the golden retriever (GRMD) and mdx mouse models of DMD. Follow-up in-vitro studies were employed in myogenic cells and the mdx mouse treated with recombinant mouse (rm) or human (Hu) OPN protein.

Results: OPN was increased and MSTN was decreased and levels correlated inversely in GRMD hypertrophied muscle. RM-OPN treatment led to induced AKT1 and FoxO1 phosphorylation, microRNA-486 modulation, and decreased MSTN. An AKT1 inhibitor …

An Evaluation Of The Efficiency Of Compartmented Alginate Fibres Encapsulating Rejuvenator As Asphalt Pavement Healing System, Amir Tabakovic, Luke Schuyffel, Aleksandar Karac, Erik Schlangen

Articles

This paper explores the potential methods for evaluating a healing system for asphalt pavements. The healing system under investigation involves compartmented calcium-alginate fibres encapsulating an asphalt binder healing agent (rejuvenator). This system presents a novel method of incorporating rejuvenators into asphalt pavement mixtures. The compartmented fibres are used to distribute the rejuvenator throughout the pavement mixture, thereby overcoming some of the problems associated with alternate asphalt pavement healing methods, i.e., spherical capsules and hollow fibres. The asphalt healing efficiency methods to be evaluated in this paper include: (i) standard test methods for asphalt pavements, such as the Indirect Tensile Strength …