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Four From School Of Medicine Named Alabama Schweitzer Fellows, Mary Ashley Canevaro

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A Model For The Prediction Of Antimicrobial Resistance In Escherichia Coli Based On A Comparative Evaluation Of Fatty Acid Profiles, Randal S. Stahl, Bledar Bisha, Sebabrata Mahapatra, Jeffrey C. Chandler

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Antimicrobial resistance is a threat to agricultural production and public health. In this proof-of-concept study, we investigated predicting antimicrobial sensitive/resistant (S/R) phenotypes and host sources of Escherichia coli (n = 128) based on differential fatty acid abundance. Myristic (14:0), pentadecanoic acid (15:0), palmitic (16:0), elaidic (18:19) and steric acid (18:0) were significantly different (α = 0.05) using a two-way ANOVA for predicting nalidixic acid, ciprofloxacin, aztreonam, cefatoxime, and ceftazidime S/R phenotypes. Additionally, analyses of palmitoleic (16:1), palmitic acid (16:0), methyl palmitate (i-17:0), and cis-9,10-methyleneoctadecanoic acid (19:0Δ) showed these markers were significantly different (α = 0.05) between isolates obtained from cattle …

After The Storm: How Environmental Racism Impacted The United States' Response To Hurricane Maria, Hadley Ankrum

Student Theses 2015-Present

In September of 2017, disaster struck the territory of Puerto Rico when Hurricane Maria made landfall on the island. Although the storm itself caused tremendous damage to both the residents and the environment of Puerto Rico, the inadequate responses of both the United States federal government and local Puerto Rican politicians greatly exacerbated this devastation. This paper examines the efforts of the American government to ameliorate the issues created by the storm through the lens of environmental racism. The introduction will explore the events of the hurricane in order to give the reader context. Chapter 1 draws from the Millennium …

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University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

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Foreign Direct Investments Into Fintech And Blockchain Technology Startups In Latin America, Y. Tatiana Clavijo, Hernán Pantaleón

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

Technology is changing our everyday lives at a faster rate every minute from artificial intelligence and medical advances in robotics to the upcoming self-driving cars. Every sector of our lives is being impacted, disrupted, and constantly altered by innovations, including our finances. In the developed markets, fintech, or financial technology, is the new and exciting area of product innovation for financial services. The innovations rely on the internet, blockchain technology, and the new and highly controversial digital currencies. Consequently, new digital platforms and mobile applications create new possibilities while being accessible to more people at a lower cost across borders. …

Haiti – U.S. Migration Through A Labor Lens: The H-2 Visa Program, The Temporary Protected Status (Tps), And Its Policy Implications, Tatiana Devia

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

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U.S. Immigration Policy: A Barrier To Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Innovation, And Startup Growth?, Courtney Kaiser

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

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Cuban Asset Control Regulations: The Transfer Of Estate Assets To Cuban Heirs Under The Obama And Trump Administrations, Madeleine N. Elser

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

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A Woman Surrounded: Exploring The Reintegration Of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Survivors In Nigeria, Nicole Junker

Doctor of International Conflict Management Dissertations

There has been a “rapid expansion of publications” on Conflict Related Sexual Violence (CRSV) in the past five years (Campbell 2018:469). However, the more recent focus in this field of knowledge has shifted from qualitative feminist analysis to the use of quantitative and comparative methodology (Houge 2015:83, Bijleveld et al 2009, Boesten 2017:5). This shift has limited the amount of data focusing on individual or small groups of CRSV survivors. In order to examine the reintegration of CRSV survivors, this dissertation returns to the use of qualitative feminist methodology to examine the experiences of reintegration of CRSV survivors in Nigeria. …

Penyelidikan Klb Keracunan Makanan Di Desa Banjaroyo Kabupaten Kulon Progo, Fatma Nuraisyah

Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia

Based on the report, there are seven people consulted at the health center with the same complaints/symptoms,
experiencing diarrhea, abdominal pain, dizziness, heartburn, weakness after consuming food. The purpose
of this research is to search for the symptoms and suspected causes of poisoning after consuming food served in
celebration event Microhidro May 16, 2014 in Banjaroyo village. This research use case-control study. Cases were
people who consumed food served during the ceremony who experienced symptoms of diarrhea, abdominal pain,
and nausea . Controls were people with no symptomps after consumed food served with age and sex matching.
Subjects were interviewed …

Analisis Perilaku Persalinan Komunitas Adat Terpencil Di Wilayah Taman Nasional Bukit Duabelas Kabupaten Sarolangun Provinsi Jambi, Guspianto Guspianto, Andy Amir, Arnild Augina Mekarisce

Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia

The Remote Indigenous Communities (RIC) live in groups in the secondary forests of Jambi Province.
The relatively primitive social, economic, cultural and environmental conditions cause RIC to have vulnerable
behavior towards health problems, including childbirth. This study aims to analyze the childbirth behavior in
RIC who is considered to be a high risk of complications. The study design is descriptive qualitative research to
understand holistically social phenomena about childbirth behavior among RIC in the Bukit Duabelas National
Park area at Sarolangun Regency-Jambi. Research informants were selected purposively including Mothers who
had given birth, Husbands, Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs), Tumenggung, and …

The Effect Of Psychosocial Stress On The Incidence Of Hypertension In Rural And Urban Communities, Mira Istiana, Yeni Yeni

Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia

The prevalence of hypertension in Indonesia increased to 34.1% in 2018. Hypertension incidence was higher in rural than urban. Psychosocial stress was hypertension risk factors. Individuals with psychosocial stress 3 times at risk get hypertension. The purpose was to determine effect of psychosocial stress on hypertension in rural and urban communities. A cross sectional study design with secondary data IFLS 5 in 2014. Sample was respondents of IFLS 5 who ≥15 years old and had blood pressure measurement data. The sample size was 10.008 in rural and 16,057 urban. Data analysis use complex sample as secondary data analysis technique by …

Pengaruh Perilaku Ibu Selama Kehamilan Terhadap Status Kehamilan Yang Tidak Diinginkan Di Indonesia, Essi Guspaneza, Evi Martha

Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia

Unwanted pregnancy status occurs because the mother have not ready to get pregnant and will the
impact on maternal behavior during pregnancy made mother tend to less doing the antenatal care visits, or
prenatal care visits. This study aims to know the effect of maternal behavior during pregnancy towards unwanted
pregnancy status. This study is a quantitative with using cross-sectional study design. The population is all
pregnant women from 2017 IDHS survey in Indonesia of 1990 women, analyzed with univariate, bivariate and
multivariate. The results of the research showed women who having unwanted pregnancy of 12.8% and there are
relationship …

Perilaku Menyusui Pada Ibu Dengan Hiv-Aids Di Kota Yogyakarta, Pariawan Lutfi Ghazali, Faizia Maulida

Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months for children born
to HIV infected mothers who have received ARV therapy. This study aims to determine perceptions, behaviors, and
factors that influence breastfeeding behavior in mothers with HIV-AIDS in Yogyakarta. This study use qualitative
research method, with in-depth interviews and observation as data collection methods. Research subjects were
breastfeeding mothers with HIV-AIDS, family, and chaperones. Data validity was tested by source triangulation
method. Research data were processed using the fixed comparison method. This research shows that breastfeeding
mothers with HIV-AIDS in Yogyakarta believes that the process of providing …

Pengaruh Karakteristik Rumah Tangga, Keragaman Makanan, Lingkungan Hidup Terhadap Status Gizi Balita, Fitria Nur Rahmawati, Tri Mulyaningsih, Akhmad Daerobi

Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia

The household or family is a place for children to maximize their growth and development and fulfill
their nutrition, to create high-quality human resources and to drive the country’s economic growth for the
future. This study aims to examine factors of household socioeconomic characteristics, dietary diversity, and
the environment and their effects on the nutritional status of children under five in Indonesia. This study uses
cross-sectional design and uses secondary data from Indonesia Family Live Survey (IFLS) wave 5 (IFLS5). IFLS
is a longitudinal survey of a random sample of 83% of the population in Indonesia in 1993. The sample …

Efektivitas Penanganan Keluhan Pasien Pelayanan Kesehatan Di Rumah Sakit Bahteramas Sulawesi Tenggara, Suhadi Suhadi, Alimin Maidin, Sukri Palutturi, Burhanuddin Bahar, Nurmaladewi Nurmaladewi, Esti Astuty

Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia

to society, but the providing service must be quality and satisfying for patients. One measure of the success
of the service is a complete complaint handling system. This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of the handling
of health service complaints in the Bahteramas Hospital of Southeast-Sulawesi Province. This is a qualitative
research, with case-study approach. Informants are patients and staff of the hospital. Collection data conducted by
in-depth interviews, observation and document review. The results indicate that the handling of complaints of health
services in hospitals has not been entirely effective. In its implementation, there were still many problems …

Hubungan Perceived Organizational Support Terhadap Kinerja Dokter Di Rumah Sakit Kota Makassar, Syahrir Andi Pasinringi, A. Amirah Shalihah, Nurmala Sari

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Doctor is one of professionals who have an important role in the hospital services. Perception of
doctor related organizational support can build doctor’s trust and performance in hospitals. This study aims
to analyze the relationship of Perceived Organizational Support (POS) on doctor performance in Class B
General Hospital of Makassar City. This research is an observational analytic study with cross sectional
design. The total sample in this study was 126 respondents selected by simple random sampling technique.
Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation test. The results showed that there was a relationship between
perceived organizational support and doctor performance with …

Efek Fortifikasi Asam Folat Pada Beras Premiks Lokal Terhadap Konsentrasi Dan Hasil Belajar Pada Santri, Aminuddin Syam, Nurpudji Astuti Taslim, Budu Budu, Nurhaedar Jafar, Muhammad Jufri

Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia

Deficiency of iron intake and folic acid intake can cause a shortage of concentration and student
achievement. The purpose of this study explains the effect of giving fortified rice with folic acid on concentration
and Student learning outcome. This study is an experimental using the Double-Blind Randomized Control
Trial Design. The population is students in the Annihaya boarding school is 603 people. The sample is 80
male students of aged 12-15 years. The sample was divided into four groups, namely groups given fortification
rice (anemia and non-anemia) and groups given non-fortification rice (anemia and non-anemia). The results
showed that the …

Faktor Yang Memengaruhi Kesalahan Persepsi Ibu Tentang Status Gizi Anak, Arfianti Arfianti, Tri Muhti Puja Kesuma, Muhammad Beni Septima, Riefni Silara Dini, Fifia Chandra

Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia

Malnutrition is a significant health problem among Indonesian children. Mothers play a very important
role in the prevention of childhood malnutrition. This study aimed to compare the child’s nutritional status
based on mothers’ perception and anthropometry measurement and to analyze contributing factors of maternal
misclassification of a child’s weight status. This was an analytical observational study with a cross-sectional design.
Research subjects included 250 mothers of grade 4 and 5 students from 6 elementary schools in Pekanbaru city
recruited by the proportional quota sampling method. The Nutritional status of children was classified according
to the 2006 World Health Organization (WHO) …

Evaluation Of Iron Tablet Program Among Pregnant, Assaini Carinta Padang, Haerawati Idris

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Anemia was one of the health problems throughout the world, especially in developing countries. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the program of iron tablets among pregnant women. This study used the CIPP evaluation model approach (Context, Input, Process, and Product). The Informant selected by the purposive method. The technique of data collection was done through in-depth interviews, document review, and observation. Data analysis was done by content analysis. The results of the study showed the components of the context of the birth of the blood supplement tablet program to reduce the prevalence of anemia in pregnant women. …

Pola Penyakit Tidak Menular Dan Faktor Risikonya Pada Suku Anak Dalam Di Desa Nyogan Provinsi Jambi, Ummi Kalsum, Oka Lesmana, Diah Restu Pertiwi

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Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus (DM) are increasingly prevalent and the main cause of death
in Indonesia, this also happened in Jambi. The environmental and social transition that occurred in Anak
Dalam Ethnic Group in Nyogan Village since 2004 has resulted to lifestyle changes and has an impact on
changing patterns of disease. The purpose of this study was to determine risk factors related to hypertension
and DM in SAD Nyogan Village. The research design was cross sectional used a total sample of 193 SAD,
aged ≥18 years-old, living in the SAD residential area of Nyogan Village. Time of data collection …

Bae Selected For Most Promising Multicultural Student Program, First In Uab History, Brianna Hoge

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Sullivan Survivor Care Program Ready To Take Next Step, Adam Pope

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Succession Of Microbial Populations And Nitrogen-Fixation Associated With The Biodegradation Of Sediment-Oil-Agglomerates Buried In A Florida Sandy Beach, Boryoung Shin, Ioana Bociu, Max Kolton, Markus Huettel, Joel E Kostka

C-IMAGE Publications

The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill contaminated coastlines from Louisiana to Florida, burying oil up to 70 cm depth in sandy beaches, posing a potential threat to environmental and human health. The dry and nutrient-poor beach sand presents a taxing environment for microbial growth, raising the question how the biodegradation of the buried oil would proceed. Here we report the results of an in-situ experiment that (i) characterized the dominant microbial communities contained in sediment oil agglomerates (SOAs) of DWH oil buried in a North Florida sandy beach, (ii) elucidated the long-term succession of the microbial populations that developed in …

Widen People’S Career Opportunities With Ar Technology, Yuedan Shi

Theses

According to some existing research, a lot of people regret about their career selection due to the lack of sufficient knowledge and research when they made the decisions. By exploring the reasons, process, and factors that influence people’s decision-making, I designed an mobile application that help people find more career opportunities beyond their own living experience by leveraging AR recognition technology, and provided a platform for people to get sufficient information so that they could make a better choice for their future career.

Funsigns - An Interactive Educational Tool To Learn Sign Language, Shiqi Fang

Theses

This thesis aims to provide an educational and interactive tool where deaf children and their hearing parents can learn, bond, enjoy and interact with each other.

More than 90% of children which severe to profound hearing losses are born to normally hearing families. When parents are told that their child is deaf, their dreams are crushed and a grief response may be triggered (Weaver, K. A., & Starner, T, 2011). Due to this lack of knowledge when faced with a deaf family member for the first time, parents tend to base their perceptions on obsolete stereotypes which can greatly affect …

Alumna’S Degrees In Criminal Justice And Human Services Help Inmates Overcome Past, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

Motivated by her desire to help people and set a good example for her family, Monique Richardson enrolled at Gardner-Webb University despite fears about her age. “I was scared coming back to school in my 40s,” Monique disclosed.

After-Action Report: Tabletop Exercise On Opioid Crisis Response And Resilience, Alexander Siedschlag, Tiangeng Lu

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AGENCY BRIEFINGS The opioid overdose epidemic has been characterized as the worst public health crisis in Pennsylvania, and the nation. Not only practitioners but also institutions of higher education with high research capacity, such as Penn State, are applying existing and developing new instruments to address opioid the crisis. Identifying best practices of preventing, protecting from, mitigating against, responding to, and recovering from opioid overdose outbreak is necessary for public health and safety and important for the overall homeland security enterprise, in consistency with the objectives of the Quadrennial Homeland Security Reviews (QHSR), the National Preparedness Goal (NPG), and the …

Nature Relatedness: Investigating Differences Among Rural, Suburban, And Urban Populations In Connection To Nature Scores, Elizabeth K. Skinner

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The study examined the Nature Relatedness scores of people from rural, suburban, and urban populations to investigate differences among these populations. Survey participants also reported on whether or not they were currently raising children under the age of 18 in their home, how many outdoor activities they participated in as children and currently as adults, and their hours of screen time per day. These variables were examined to measure their impact on Nature Relatedness scores. Results showed significant differences in the Nature Relatedness scores of people from rural and urban, and urban and suburban populations. This study found that people …

Book Review: Teaching With Compassion, Brian K. Obach

eJournal of Public Affairs

This essay reviews the book Teaching with Compassion by Peter Kaufman and Janine Schipper and provides insight into the life and teaching philosophy of Kaufman. He died prematurely shortly after the book was released, but not before prolific public sociological reflection on illness, life, and death.