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Image Restoration In The Apologetic In The Apologetic Rhetoric Of Professional Athletes: A Case Study Of Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant, And Michael Phelps, Adam Epstein Jan 2017

Image Restoration In The Apologetic In The Apologetic Rhetoric Of Professional Athletes: A Case Study Of Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant, And Michael Phelps, Adam Epstein

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

This purpose of this study is to investigate the apologetic rhetoric of professional athletes’ off-field scandals. The three case studies used were Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant, and Michael Phelps. A genre analysis was conducted to determine the success or failure of the speech by examining the image repair strategies used during the rhetoric. Further research revealed that the audiences’ perception plays a large role in determining if the rhetoric was successful or not. Two factors that aid the audience are the medium in which the public address was given, and the time it took to deliver the speech once the …

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Identifying Shallow Foundation Failure Modes And Mechanisms Using Surveillance Of A Transparent Granular Soil Surrogate, Denys W. Purdy Jan 2017

Identifying Shallow Foundation Failure Modes And Mechanisms Using Surveillance Of A Transparent Granular Soil Surrogate, Denys W. Purdy

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

A transparent soil model of granular fused quartz is developed to study the mechanics of shallow foundations. Soil models, unreinforced and reinforced, prepared at relative densities 0.34 (loose) and 0.64 to 0.69 (medium dense) are tested using a rectangular footing (25 mm wide x 40 mm long) under strain-controlled loading. Digital Image Correlation is used to identify displacements of a seeded central plane parallel to footing width (B) and construct vector fields and contour plots. Fiber-reinforced soil model data analysis is inconclusive. For the unreinforced medium-dense soil, minimum and peak magnitude horizontal displacements occurred directly under the footing at the …

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Hydrodynamics Of Mangrove Root-Type Models, Amirkhosro Kazemi Jan 2017

Hydrodynamics Of Mangrove Root-Type Models, Amirkhosro Kazemi

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Mangrove trees play a prominent role in coastal tropic and subtropical regions, providing habitat for many organisms and protecting shorelines against storm surges, high winds, erosion, and tsunamis. The motivation of this proposal is to understand the complex interaction of mangrove roots during tidal flow conditions using simplified physical models. In this dissertation, the mangrove roots were modeled with a circular array of cylinders with different porosities and spacing ratios. In addition, we modeled the flexibility of the roots by attaching rigid cylinders to hinge connectors. The models were tested in a water tunnel for a range of Reynolds number …

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You’Re It! Tag Jurisdiction Over Corporations In Canada, Tanya J. Monestier Jan 2017

You’Re It! Tag Jurisdiction Over Corporations In Canada, Tanya J. Monestier

Journal Articles

In September 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Chevron v. Yaiguaje, a case that legal commentators had been keeping an eye on for years. The Chevron case has spanned several decades as well as several continents, and the enforcement action in Ontario was the latest in a series of procedural moves aimed at enforcing a nearly $10 billion Ecuadorian judgment against the oil giant. In Chevron, the plaintiffs sought to have the judgment enforced in Ontario against both Chevron (the judgment debtor) and Chevron Canada (a seventh-level indirect subsidiary of the judgment debtor). The Chevron case …

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Improving Privacy With Intelligent Cooperative Caching In Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks, Stephen C. Glass Jan 2017

Improving Privacy With Intelligent Cooperative Caching In Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks, Stephen C. Glass

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

With the issuance of the Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) for Vehicle to Vehicle (V2V) communications by the United States National Highway Tra c Safety Administration (NHTSA), the goal of the widespread deployment of vehicular networking has taken a signi cant step towards becoming a reality. In order for consumers to accept the technology, it is expected that reasonable mechanisms will be in place to protect their privacy. Cooperative Caching has been proposed as an approach that can be used to improve privacy by distributing data items throughout the mobile network as they are requested. With this approach, vehicles …

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Influence Of Soil Disturbance And Fire On The Distribution Of Caesar’S Weed (Urena Lobata) In Pine Flatwoods, Daniel Harrison Hagood Jan 2017

Influence Of Soil Disturbance And Fire On The Distribution Of Caesar’S Weed (Urena Lobata) In Pine Flatwoods, Daniel Harrison Hagood

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Novel disturbances can increase the vulnerability of pine flatwoods to exotic species such as Caesar’s weed (Urena lobata), a plant that has invaded many ecosystems. To understand Caesar’s weed response to disturbance, a factorial field manipulation was used to quantify invasion success. Influence of feral swine (Sus scrofa) on the presence of seeds in the area was analyzed. The effect of heat on Caesar’s weed germination was also quantified. A winter fire and mechanical soil disturbance had no statistical effect on the spread of Caesar’s weed. However, in feral swine disturbed soils Caesar’s weed was more likely to be husked …

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Landscaping Practices, Environmental Ethics, And Sustainability In South Florida, Iiro Maki Jan 2017

Landscaping Practices, Environmental Ethics, And Sustainability In South Florida, Iiro Maki

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The research conducted for this thesis explores the link between environmental ethics and household landscaping practices. The central issue of any concept of sustainability is the incommensurability of various elements that define approaches, which is why it is treated here as a politicoethical process of subjective valuation. The ethics of sustainability were delineated according to major currents in environmental ethics, as well as briefly illustrated in the context of a broad discussion of climate change and resource availability, with some examples of strategies at different institutional levels. An online survey of 87 participants provided responses about local landscaping practices, environmental …

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Belongings, Samantha Mclean Jan 2017

Belongings, Samantha Mclean

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Belongings hybridizes photography, sculpture, and printmaking through new laser technology. The exhibited work communicates a lingering sense of homesickness and maps a path through the objects discovered in my father’s wallet shortly after his passing.

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Behavioral Expressions Of Jealousy Across The First Two Years Of Life: Associations With Eeg Asymmetry, Cortisol Reactivity And Attachment Security, Melannie Platt Jan 2017

Behavioral Expressions Of Jealousy Across The First Two Years Of Life: Associations With Eeg Asymmetry, Cortisol Reactivity And Attachment Security, Melannie Platt

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Jealousy is understood as a system of physiological, behavioral, and emotional responses, yet few studies have examined these aspects of jealousy simultaneously in infants. Further, jealousy paradigms have not been examined as a potential stressor in infancy and thus typical cortisol reactivity and regulation patterns in response to jealousy paradigms have not been observed. In addition, the contribution of attachment security to infant expressions of jealousy has been vastly understudied. The present study seeks to fill the current gaps in the infant jealousy literature by investigating quantitative and qualitative changes in infant jealousy across the first two years of life. …

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Brevetoxin Metabolism And Physiology - A Freshwater Model Of Morbidity In Endangered Sea Turtles, Courtney Christine Cocilova Jan 2017

Brevetoxin Metabolism And Physiology - A Freshwater Model Of Morbidity In Endangered Sea Turtles, Courtney Christine Cocilova

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The dinoflagellate Karenia brevis is one organism responsible for harmful algal blooms (HABs) that severely impact marine life. K. brevis produces a suite of neurotoxins referred to as brevetoxins (PbTx) which bind to voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSCs) in excitable tissues, affecting cellular permeability leading to a suite of symptoms and potentially cell death. Brevetoxicosis is difficult to treat in sea turtles as the physiological impacts have not been investigated and the magnitude and duration of brevetoxin exposure are generally unknown. Due to their threatened and endangered status, experimental exposures cannot be performed to determine the fate of brevetoxin in sea …

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Catalytic Asymmetric Isomerizations Of Alkynes To Allenes And Their Diastereoselective Functionalization Facilitated By An Organomanganese Auxiliary, Animesh Roy Jan 2017

Catalytic Asymmetric Isomerizations Of Alkynes To Allenes And Their Diastereoselective Functionalization Facilitated By An Organomanganese Auxiliary, Animesh Roy

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The present dissertation research is largely focused on the methods to synthesize highly substituted allene derivatives from alkynes in conjugation with carbonyl-containing functional groups. A key aspect of this research involves methylcyclopentadienylmanganese dicarbonyl (MMD), an inexpensive and air-stable organometallic auxiliary linked to alkynyl carbonyls via an η2-bond. This auxiliary influences bond formation to achieve enhanced stereoselectivity without itself undergoing any chemical transformation. Chapter 1 accounts various examples of such transition metal auxiliaries including MMD. Typically conjugated alkynyl carbonyls do not isomerize to thermodynamically less favored allenes. However, with the MMD auxiliary in place, alkynyl carbonyl compounds undergo facile 1,3-proton shifts …

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Changing Consumer Behavior Through Ambient Displays In Smart Cafeterias And Detecting Anomalous Reporting Behavior In Wireless Sensors, Shiree Hughes Jan 2017

Changing Consumer Behavior Through Ambient Displays In Smart Cafeterias And Detecting Anomalous Reporting Behavior In Wireless Sensors, Shiree Hughes

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Food availability and food waste are signi cant global problems which can be mitigated through the use of sensor networks. Current methods of monitoring food waste require manual data collection and are implemented infrequently, providing imprecise information. The use of sensors to automate food waste measurement allows constant monitoring, provides a better dataset for analysis, and enables real- time feedback, which can be used to affect behavioral change in consumers. The data from such networks can be used to drive ambient displays designed to educate a target audience, and ultimately reduce the amount of waste generated. We present WASTE REDUCE, …

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Characterizing The Magnetic Signature Of Internal Waves, Eric Nieves Jan 2017

Characterizing The Magnetic Signature Of Internal Waves, Eric Nieves

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

This study is performed in tandem with numerous experiments performed by the U.S. Navy to characterize the ocean environment in the South Florida region. The research performed in this study includes signal processing steps for isolating ocean phenomena, such as internal waves, in the magnetic field. Raw magnetometer signals, one on shore and one underwater, are processed and removed of common distortions. They are then run through a series of filtering techniques, including frequency domain cancellation (FDC). The results of the filtered magnetic residual are compared to similarly processed Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) data to correlate whether a magnetic …

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Circulating Cell-Free Dna And Interleukin-6 Expression Following Acute High-Intensity Interval Exercise In Obesity, Peter J. Ferrandi Jan 2017

Circulating Cell-Free Dna And Interleukin-6 Expression Following Acute High-Intensity Interval Exercise In Obesity, Peter J. Ferrandi

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The primary purpose of this study was to examine the impact of acute highintensity interval Exercise (HIIE) on plasma cfDNA and IL-6 responses in obese and normal-weight subjects. Fifteen subjects (8 obese and 7 normal-weight) were recruited to participate in an acute HIIE protocol. Our results demonstrated a significant elevation across time in plasma cfDNA and IL-6 immediately following acute HIIE, with no difference between obese and normal-weight subjects. Furthermore, cfDNA was not correlated with IL-6 in response to acute HIIE in either group. These findings indicate that the obese state does not further exacerbate the release of acute HIIE-induced …

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Development Of A Wearable Device To Detect Epilepsy, Bakappa Pradeepkumar Khandnor Jan 2017

Development Of A Wearable Device To Detect Epilepsy, Bakappa Pradeepkumar Khandnor

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

This paper evaluates the effectiveness of a wearable device, developed by the author, to detect different types of epileptic seizures and monitor epileptic patients. The device uses GSR, Pulse, EMG, body temperature and 3-axis accelerometer sensors to detect epilepsy. The device first learns the signal patterns of the epileptic patient in ideal condition. The signal pattern generated during the epileptic seizure, which are distinct from other signal patterns, are detected and analyzed by the algorithms developed by the author. Based on an analysis, the device successfully detected different types of epileptic seizures. The author conducted an experiment on himself to …

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Development Of A Biosensor To Detect Landfill Odors Using Human Odorant Binding Protein, Julia Gia Roblyer Jan 2017

Development Of A Biosensor To Detect Landfill Odors Using Human Odorant Binding Protein, Julia Gia Roblyer

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Landfills receive odor complaints from local residents potentially resulting in legal ramifications and decreasing quality of life of the neighboring communities. However, analytical technologies to objectively measure odors in the field that will reflect human odor perceptions at a reasonable price do not currently exist. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is detectable by humans at low odor thresholds and may be one of the main nuisance odors emanating from landfills. For the first time, hOBPIIa complexed with 1- AMA has been used to detect H2S concentrations by spectrofluorometry. The optimal ratio of hOPBIIa-to-1-AMA was determined to be approximately 1:1. A strong linear …

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Differences In Nurses’ Perceptions Of Safety Culture, Nurse-Physician Collaboration, And Level Of Job Satisfaction Related To The Type Of Obstetrical Physician Service Delivery Model Utilized, Olga Abiri Jan 2017

Differences In Nurses’ Perceptions Of Safety Culture, Nurse-Physician Collaboration, And Level Of Job Satisfaction Related To The Type Of Obstetrical Physician Service Delivery Model Utilized, Olga Abiri

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Creating a safety culture is the focus in the current healthcare environment. An inhouse, around-the-clock laborist service delivery model has been associated with positive outcomes, but little is known about the laborist structure’s contribution to the labor-anddelivery working environment. The purpose of this descriptive correlational study was to explore the effects of physician service delivery model on safety culture, nurse-physician collaboration, and nurses’ job satisfaction. An additional purpose was to examine associations between nurses’ perceptions of safety culture, nurse-physician collaboration, and job satisfaction. Ray’s (1981, 1989) Theory of Bureaucratic Caring and Homan’s (1974) Social Exchange Theory guided this study. A …

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Development Of A Comprehensive Design Methodology And Fatigue Life Prediction Of Composite Turbine Blades Under Random Ocean Current Loading, Takuya Suzuki Jan 2017

Development Of A Comprehensive Design Methodology And Fatigue Life Prediction Of Composite Turbine Blades Under Random Ocean Current Loading, Takuya Suzuki

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

A comprehensive study was performed to overcome the design issues related to Ocean Current Turbine (OCT) blades. Statistical ocean current models were developed in terms of the probability density function, the vertical profile of mean velocity, and the power spectral density. The models accounted for randomness in ocean currents, tidal effect, and ocean depth. The proposed models gave a good prediction of the velocity variations at the Florida Straits of the Gulf Stream. A novel procedure was developed to couple Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) with blade element momentum theory. The FSI effect was included by considering changes in inflow velocity, lift …

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Dose Validation For Partial Accelerated Breast Irradiation Treated With The Savi Applicator, Janeil K. Pinder Jan 2017

Dose Validation For Partial Accelerated Breast Irradiation Treated With The Savi Applicator, Janeil K. Pinder

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The purpose of this study is to verify and validate the dose at various points of interest in accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) treated with the Strut Adjusted Volume Implant (SAVI) applicator using Thermoluminescent Dosimeters (TLDs). A set of CT images were selected from a patient’s data who had received APBI using the SAVI applicator. The images were used to make 3D models. TLDs were calibrated for Brachytherapy. Various points of interest were marked out and slots were carved in the 3D models to fit the TLDs. CT scans were taken of the 3D models with expanded SAVI applicator inserted. …

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District Leadership And Systemic Inclusion: A Case Study Of One Inclusive, Effective School District, Elizabeth C. Jekanowski Jan 2017

District Leadership And Systemic Inclusion: A Case Study Of One Inclusive, Effective School District, Elizabeth C. Jekanowski

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Inclusion is a federal education policy in the United States that challenges educational leaders. Despite U.S. federal laws requiring an inclusive education for students with disabilities (SWD), educators continue to struggle to implement inclusion. Some scholars argue that leadership is the key to inclusion, with most studies focused on principal leadership. Successful inclusive districts are rare, as are studies of these districts. The purpose of this in-depth case study was to describe and understand the leadership practices of SSSD (pseudonym), an inclusive (based on LRE ≥75% for three consecutive years) and effective district (based on district grades of As and …

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Effects Of A Story-Sharing Intervention On Depression And Well-Being In Older Adults Transitioning To Long-Term Care, Gail J. Sullivan Jan 2017

Effects Of A Story-Sharing Intervention On Depression And Well-Being In Older Adults Transitioning To Long-Term Care, Gail J. Sullivan

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The purpose of this randomized control trial (RCT) was to investigate the effects of a story-sharing intervention on older adults transitioning to long-term care (LTC). The specific aims were (1) to determine the effects of story sharing on the health transition outcomes of depression and well-being of adults transitioning to LTC; and (2) to determine if the sociodemographic characteristics (age, gender, ethnicity, marital status, level of education (LOE), months living at LTC facility, choice to move, and health problem(s) that may have resulted in the move) predict depression and/or well-being. Story sharing was defined as the respectful space where one …

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Isolation And Structural Elucidation Of Novel Bioactive Natural Products From Marine Organisms Of The Western Atlantic Ocean, Long Zhang Jan 2017

Isolation And Structural Elucidation Of Novel Bioactive Natural Products From Marine Organisms Of The Western Atlantic Ocean, Long Zhang

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The aim of this dissertation was to elaborate the exploration of biologically active secondary metabolites from the marine sponge Cacospongia cf. linteiformis collected from the Bahamas and the soft coral Briareum asbestinum collected from two different sites in Florida State, Boca Raton and Dry Tortugas. In chapter one, a review on previous chemical and biological studies of the marine sponge C. cf. linteiformis and soft coral B. asbestinum is provided. Particular attention is given to spongianolides and briarellins, two important classes of compounds isolated from C. cf. linteiformis and B. asbestinum, respectively, and their structural features and diverse bioactivities. In …

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Iranian American Older Adults’ Attitudes And Proactive Actions Toward Planning Ahead For End-Of-Life Care, Zahra Rahemi Jan 2017

Iranian American Older Adults’ Attitudes And Proactive Actions Toward Planning Ahead For End-Of-Life Care, Zahra Rahemi

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Ethnically diverse older adults are the fastest growing population in the U.S. This population may experience transitional processes associated with immigration, acculturation, aging, and end of life (EOL). Advances in technology lead to increases in care options, which can cause uncertainty to make decisions for EOL. Unmade decisions about care prior to becoming unable to communicate are associated with burdens of last-minute decisions at EOL, unwanted intensive EOL treatments for people who may die naturally of old age, financial and emotional costs, and decreased quality of life. In the U.S., a multicultural country with a variety of care options, advance …

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Laughing In Space: Robert Heinlein's The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress And Towards A New Humor Framework, Ryan Thurmon Jan 2017

Laughing In Space: Robert Heinlein's The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress And Towards A New Humor Framework, Ryan Thurmon

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Humor’s effect on the audience’s relationship to the object, or speaker, of humor has often been neglected, and creating a framework by which scholars can examine how humor works to alter the relationship between audience and other fills this gap. Additionally, the definition of science fiction relies on the existence of a cognitively estranging other and under this definition, humor has not been thoroughly studied. This thesis attempts to explain how humor affects audiences cognitively, utilizing Hegel’s theory of self and other, and then applies this theoretical explanation to the field of science fiction and examines its effects.

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Lived Experience Of Suffering Through The 2010 Earthquake In Haiti, Diane L. Gullett Jan 2017

Lived Experience Of Suffering Through The 2010 Earthquake In Haiti, Diane L. Gullett

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the lived experience of suffering through the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. The experiences of 13 individuals who lived suffering through the 2010 earthquake in Haiti were elicited. Heideggerian hermeneutical phenomenology served as both the guiding philosophy and methodology for this research study, while Eriksson’s (1981) theory of caritative caring provided the caring science lens. Diekelmann, Allen, and Tanner’s (1989) seven-stage method of hermeneutical analysis provided the structure for data analysis. The relational themes that were interpreted were: Experiencing the Unimaginable, Awakening to a Changed Reality, Agonizing for Others, Compounding Losses, Finding …

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Let’S Get Real: Shifting Perspectives Of Virtual Life, Cailley Millar Jan 2017

Let’S Get Real: Shifting Perspectives Of Virtual Life, Cailley Millar

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

A hallmark of the cyberpunk era, virtual reality is now a real and readily available medium for technological entertainment and lifestyle. Cyberpunk texts and contemporary SF that incorporates virtual reality provide a framework for considering the implications of this newly popularized technology. By allowing the user to explore new forms of identity in an alternate reality, virtual reality poses many interesting opportunities for undermining current social constructs related to gender, race, and identity. This thesis investigates real and fictional examples of virtual reality and the significance of authorship and narrative construction, race and social hierarchies, death and selfpermanence, and gender …

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Lifeline: Expressions Of Intimacy Through Paint, Ashley Nicole Cassens Jan 2017

Lifeline: Expressions Of Intimacy Through Paint, Ashley Nicole Cassens

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019

Lifeline: Expressions of Intimacy Through Paint is a body of paintings that seeks to bridge physical distance by sensually applying layers of oil paint to recreate the physicality of my husband. I allow the viewer to enter into a private exchange by the use of intimately charged spaces, like the bed, which demonstrates how paint can be a conduit for touch in absentia. By intensely remembering my partner in these works, I reconstitute my knowing him through paint and seek to move beyond mere representation to know and express him better. Therefore, these paintings not only bridge the physical distance …

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Nutritional Aspects Of Commercially Prepared Infant Foods In Developed Countries: A Narrative Review, Kate Maslin, Carina Venter Jan 2017

Nutritional Aspects Of Commercially Prepared Infant Foods In Developed Countries: A Narrative Review, Kate Maslin, Carina Venter

School of Nursing and Midwifery

AbstractNutritional intake during infancy is a critical aspect of child development and health that is of significant public health concern. Although there is extensive research on breast-feeding and timing of solid food introduction, there is less evidence on types of solid foods fed to infants, specifically commercially prepared infant foods. The consumption of commercially prepared infant foods is very prevalent in many developed countries, exceeding the consumption of homemade foods in some situations. Although these food products may have practical advantages, there are concerns about their nutritional composition, sweet taste, bioavailability of micronutrients, diversity of ingredients and long-term health effects. …

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An Integrative Review Of How Families Are Prepared For, And Supported During Withdrawal Of Life-Sustaining Treatment In Intensive Care, Ma Coombs, R Parker, K Ranse, R Endacott, Mj Bloomer Jan 2017

An Integrative Review Of How Families Are Prepared For, And Supported During Withdrawal Of Life-Sustaining Treatment In Intensive Care, Ma Coombs, R Parker, K Ranse, R Endacott, Mj Bloomer

School of Nursing and Midwifery

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The Experiences Of Specialist Nurses Working Within The Uro-Oncology Multidisciplinary Team In The United Kingdom, G Punshon, R Endacott, P Aslett, J Brocksom, L Fleure, F Howdle, M Masterton, A O’Connor, A Swift, P Trevatt, A Leary Jan 2017

The Experiences Of Specialist Nurses Working Within The Uro-Oncology Multidisciplinary Team In The United Kingdom, G Punshon, R Endacott, P Aslett, J Brocksom, L Fleure, F Howdle, M Masterton, A O’Connor, A Swift, P Trevatt, A Leary

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Purpose: United Kingdom prostate cancer nursing care is provided by a variety of urology and uro-oncology nurses. The experience of working in multidisciplinary teams (MDT) was investigated in a national study. Design: The study consisted of a national survey with descriptive statistics and thematic analysis. Methods: A secondary analysis of a data subset from a UK whole population survey was undertaken (n = 285) of the specialist nursing workforce and the services they provide. Data were collected on the experience of working in the MDT. Results: Forty-five percent of the respondents felt that they worked in a functional MDT, 12% …

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