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Iamhappy: Towards An Iot Knowledge-Based Cross-Domain Well-Being Recommendation System For Everyday Happiness, Amelia Gyrard, Amit Sheth

Kno.e.sis Publications

Nowadays, healthy lifestyle, fitness, and diet habits have become central applications in our daily life. Positive psychology such as well-being and happiness is the ultimate dream of everyday people’s feelings (even without being aware of it). Wearable devices are being increasingly employed to support well-being and fitness. Those devices produce physiological signals that are analyzed by machines to understand emotions and physical state. The Internetof Things (IoT) technology connects (wearable) devices to the Internet to easily access and process data, even using Web technologies (aka Web of Things).

We design IAMHAPPY, an innovative IoT-based well-being recommendation system to encourage every …

Ud In The News July 12-19, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Faculty shared their research and expertise with The Conversation, CNN.com, CTV in Canada, Al Jazeera English, Childhood Obesity News and Women's Agenda. Spectrum News in Ohio, central Florida and North Carolina featured an invention by engineering student Spencer Janning that's making life easier for a child with cerebral palsy.

Enhancing Cultural Competence Among Israeli Nursing Students: Using A Simulation Scenario Of Diabetic Patient Care, Irena Baskin

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Providing an adequate cultural care is one of the most important aspects in nursing education. The nursing academic program in Yezreel Valley College (Israel) addressed this challenge by developing a simulation scenario, which enhanced the cultural competencies of nursing students.

Evaluation Of Student Learning Using A Framework To Guide Reflective Journaling Across Study Abroad Courses, Connie S. Roush, Judy M. Comeaux

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The purpose of this presentation is to examine two faculty-led study abroad experiences for nursing students enrolled in a baccalaureate nursing program. The goal is to help promote student learning across study abroad courses through the use of a common framework for guided reflection.

Effectiveness Of Support Programs For Family Caregivers Of Palliative Patients With An Advanced Cancer, Soojung Ahn, Cathy L. Campbell, Rafael Romo

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Supportive care programs for family caregivers of patients with advanced cancer have been highlighted to alleviate caregivers' physical and psychological health problems. This study is aimed to review the characteristics and effects of support interventions for family caregivers in a palliative phase.

Factors Associated With Relocation Stress And Depression In Residents With Diabetes In Long-Term Care, Shu-Ming Chen, Ying-Ju Chen

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The result of this study might be considered as references for the practice of relocation stress and depression in older residents with diabetes in long-term care facility.

The Portfolio An Appropriate And Useful Methodology With Master Students, Jorge Manuel Apostolo, Sandra Ilda Morais Lopes

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The use of portfolios in education are not recent, but is not a popular methodology in University or higher education in general. why? we can discuss the advantages of this tool and we can show some results in nursing education with master students. They could change a lot!

Wernicke Encephalopathy Staff Awareness: A Retrospective Descriptive Study, Michael Vargas Chavez

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Wernicke Encephalopathy (WE) is a neuropsychiatric disorder that is clinically misdiagnosed 75-80% of the time due to the symptoms being presented; ataxia, nystagmus, and delirium. The study focuses on clinical education, treatment, and prevention for patients at risk of WE.

Alma Link Resolver Title & Issn Report (Top 500) 2018-2019, Andreé J. Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Statistics for 2018-2019 on the total number of OpenURL requests by journal title and ISSN made to the Ex Libris Alma link resolver for items held by the University of Rhode Island Libraries. Includes only the top 500 journals.

Information provided includes journal Title, ISSN, EISSN, Number of Requests, Number of Clicked Requests, % Clicks from Requests.

Connect…Collaborate…Catalyze: Enhancing Older Adult Nutrition From Theory To Practice, Carol Ann Amann

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Malnutrition, food insecurity, and health literacy is concerning within the older adult community and a barrier for healthful living. Novel approaches along with basic nutritional education must be entertained to improve the nutritional status of this population. Creative interventions will be explored to improve the nutritional status of older adults.

Relationship Between A Sensory Immersion Experience Simulating Dementia And Health Science Student Perceptions Of Empathy, Shelley P. Caswell Moore, Lisa Kay Murphree

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This is a learning activity for undergraduate health science students (nursing, and speech language pathology and audiology)designed to increase sensitivity and awareness of what it is like to be an older adult with dementia. The intervention involves sensory immersion, and students will be measured pre and post for empathy.

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Inoculation Has Similar Benefits To Fertilization For Thuja Occidentalis L. Seedling Nutrition And Growth On Peat Soil Over A Range Of Ph: Implications For Restoration, Guswarni Anwar, Erik A. Lilleskov, Rodney Chimner

Michigan Tech Publications, Part 1

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are hypothesized to assist growth of northern white-cedar in acid peatlands, yet there is little direct evidence that they can provide sufficient resources, especially nitrogen (N), from unfertilized peat soils. Our objective was to determine mycorrhizal efficacy to support cedar growth and nutrient supply as part of a low-impact approach for ecological restoration of cedar in peatlands. We tested the effectiveness of AM inoculation in a greenhouse experiment in factorial combination with fertilization and liming. We also determined AM colonization rate in the different treatment combinations. We found that AM inoculation in the absence of fertilization …

Nutrition, Physical Activity, And Screen Time -Related Attitudes And Perceived Barriers Of Family Childcare Providers And Differences By Ethnicity, Qianxia Jiang

Master's Theses

Background:Childcare settings play an important role in shaping young children’s eating, physical activity (PA), and screen time (ST) behaviors. However, little research has focused on family childcare homes (FCCHs). This paper examines family child care provider (FCCP)-reported attitudes and perceived barriers related to nutrition, PA, and ST of preschool aged children in their FCCH, exploring differences by provider ethnicity.

Methods:We used baseline data from an ongoing cluster-randomized trial including surveys with FCCPs. We examined demographic characteristics and provider-reported nutrition, PA, and ST-related attitudes and barriers. Differences by ethnicity were assessed using chi square and multivariate loglinear analysis adjusting …

Andreasen Center For Wellness Ribbon Cutting, Gillian Panigot

Andrews Agenda: Campus News

No abstract provided.

Cohort Description Of The Madagascar Health And Environmental Research–Antongil (Mahery–Antongil) Study In Madagascar, Christopher D. Golden, Cortni Borgerson, Benjamin L. Rice, Lindsay H. Allen, Evelin Jean Gasta Anjaranirina, Christopher B. Barrett, Godfred Boateng, Jessica A. Gephart, Daniela Hampel, Daniel L. Hartl, Erwin Knippenberg, Samuel S. Myers, Dera H. Ralalason, Herlyne Ramihantaniarivo, Hervet Randriamady, Setareh Shahab-Ferdows, Bapu Vaitla, Sarah K. Volkman, Miadana Arisoa Vonona

Department of Anthropology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

The Madagascar Health and Environmental Research-Antongil (MAHERY-Antongil) study cohort was set up in September 2015 to assess the nutritional value of seafood for the coastal Malagasy population living along Antongil Bay in northeastern Madagascar. Over 28 months of surveillance, we aimed to understand the relationships among different marine resource governance models, local people’s fish catch, the consumption of seafood, and nutritional status. In the Antongil Bay, fisheries governance takes three general forms: traditional management, marine national parks, and co-management. Traditional management involves little to no involvement by the national government or non-governmental organizations, and focuses on culturally accepted Malagasy community …

Development Of A Prototype Smart Apparel To Quantify Running Gait In The Daily Training Environment, Christopher J. Chapman, Devon H. Frayne, Vahid Babakeshizadeh

ISBS Proceedings Archive

Running gait kinetics and kinematics can be measured in the lab using force-instrumented treadmills and 3D motion capture. However, these tools are not feasible for use in the daily training environment of recreational and elite runners and track athletes. An inertial sensor-based prototype wearable smart garment (SG) has been developed to solve this problem. The purpose of this study was an initial assessment of SG compared to a force treadmill (FT) where foot-ground kinetics and temporal measures relevant to running were examined. Vertical ground reaction force, step time, and contact time showed “good to excellent” mean absolute percent error ( …

Little Girls To Advanced Gymnasts: What Can We Learn From The Surviving Gymnasts?, Elizabeth J. Bradshaw, Kylie Thomas

ISBS Proceedings Archive

TTalent identification programmes are widely employed in gymnastics to select young girls whom are thought to exhibit the pre-requisite traits to excel at the elite level in the future. This study revisits the Thomas, Wilson, and Bradshaw (2013) paper on 5-8 year old talent selected artistic gymnasts. The Gymnastics Victoria and Gymnastics Australia websites were data mined to track the competition history of these gymnasts. The original data (e.g. anthropometry, jump biomechanics) of the gymnasts that survived to an advanced level were compared against those whom did not, using the Kruskal Wallis test. The analysis revealed that better drop jump …

Do Gymnasts Experience Symmetrical Limb Loading When Performing Foundation Gymnastics Skills?, Rhiannon A. Campbell, Elizabeth J. Bradshaw, Nick Ball, Adam Hunter, Wayne Spratford

ISBS Proceedings Archive

Uneven asymmetrical landings in artistic gymnastics is considered a risk factor for injury. The aim of this research was to investigate if gymnasts experience asymmetrical upper and lower limb loading when performing foundation gymnastics skills on floor. Sixteen competitive level gymnasts (male= 8, female= 8) performed seven different gymnastics skills while wearing four inertial measurement units located bilaterally on the distal forearm and tibias. Every gymnastics skill showed significant inter-limb asymmetry (range z= -5.8, -6.0, p

Predictors Of International Ski Federation Distance Cross-Country Ranking, Alex J. Duvall, Stephanie R. Moore, Randall L. Jensen

ISBS Proceedings Archive

The Internationl Ski Federation (FIS) ranks Nordic skiers internationally based on race performance. This study aimed to determine if a relationship exists between FIS rankings and performance indicators such as maximum oxygen uptake, metabolic economy, and muscular endurance test performance. Muscular endurance (sit-up + pull-up and push-up + pull-up) were the best predictors utilizing stepwise regression resampling cross-validation (66 hold out groups). The sit-up + pull-up regression was a better fit than the push-up + pull-up (R² = 0.506 & 0.349, p = 0.053 & 0.203, respectively). Muscular endurance test performance predicts FIS scores better than measures of oxygen …

A Comparison Of The National Football League Coaches Strength And Conditioning Practices 1997-1998 To 2018, Corey F. Fitzgerald, Randall L. Jensen

ISBS Proceedings Archive

This study describes the results of a survey of the strength and conditioning practices of the National Football League’s strength and conditioning coaches. The survey response rate was 28.1% (9 of 32 NFL teams) agreeing to participate. Subjects test 6.83 ± 3.06 fitness variables using 9.00 ± 3.74 tests; compared to 7.0 fitness variables using 10.0 tests in ‘97-98. Subjects prescribe resistance training 2.33 ± .81 days per week when in-season; compared to 2.8 ± 0.8 days per week in ’97-98. The average in-season training session duration was 37.50 ± 12.54 mins; compared to 48.5 ±13.2 mins in ’97-98. Findings …

“I Don’T Want To Look Sick Skinny”: Perceptions Of Body Image And Weight Loss In Hispanics Living With Hiv In South Texas, Jordan W. Abel, Omar Allen, Delia Bullock, Erin Finley, Elizabeth Walter, Phillip Schnarrs, Barbara S. Taylor

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

Objective: Obesity is rising in people with HIV (PLWH) and Hispanics. Both HIV and obesity are associated with cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality. Our goal is to understand perceptions of body image and lifestyle in Hispanics with HIV to adapt interventions appropriately.

Methods: We conducted semi-structured interviews with 22 Hispanic PLWH and 6 providers. Purposive sampling selected patient participants across weights and genders. Interviews were coded and analyzed using grounded theory, comparing perspectives between patients with and without obesity, and patients and providers.

Results: Participants felt obesity and diabetes were “normal” in the community. Patients exhibited understanding of healthy diet …

Implementing Autism Screening For Latino Children In Primary Care: Perspectives From Parents And Providers, Mary Troxel, Keri Linas, Diane Jacobstein, Matthew Biel, Sandra H. Soto, Isabella Lorenzo-Hubert, Soraya Dos-Santos, Rocio Mendez, Bruno J. Anthony

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

While Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other developmental disabilities are being diagnosed at increasing rates, there is strong evidence of disparities in rates of identification and utilization of services by Latino children as compared to non-Latino children. Attempts to reduce these disparities include culturally-informed early screening for ASD risk. In preparation for initiation of a screening program in a primary care setting serving primarily Latino children, focus groups and interviews were conducted with Latino parents (N=31), medical staff (N=15), health care providers (N=4) to better understand the barriers and facilitators to engagement around developmental concerns that contribute to the low …

Predictors And Missed Opportunities For Blood Glucose Screening Among African Americans: Implications For Church-Based Populations, Alexandria G. Bauer, Jannette Berkley-Patton, Carole Bowe Thompson, Kelsey Christensen

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

African Americans (AAs) are disproportionately diagnosed with prediabetes, diabetes, and related complications. Guidelines for prediabetes/diabetes screening emphasize reaching at-risk adults. The AA church has potential to increase reach of BGS with AA church members and community members. The current study identified predictors of blood glucose screening (BGS) and individuals with missed opportunities for BGS among church-affiliated AA adults. Participants were drawn from a previous pilot study (Project Faith Influencing Transformation) conducted in six AA churches over eight months. Eligibility criteria included self-identifying as AA and being aged 18 or older. Participants who had previously been diagnosed with diabetes were excluded, …

Factors Associated With Participation In The Oregon Summer Food Program: A Mixed Methods Analysis, Alethea Chiappone, Teresa M. Garvin, Casey Blaser, Hollyanne E. Fricke, Lisa Weissenburger-Moser Boyd, Tom Barnard, Amy L. Yaroch

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) was established to ensure children eligible for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) continue to receive meals outside of the school year. However, participation in SFSP is relatively low (2.8 million annually) when compared with NSLP participation (30.4 million annually), suggesting that challenges exist in reaching children. Using a mixed methods approach, this study explored factors associated with SFSP participation. A secondary data analysis of the Oregon SFSP identified factors associated with SFSP participation at the Oregon SFSP-, sponsor-, and site-levels. Semi-structured interviews with SFSP sponsors explored barriers and facilitators to SFSP participation. Results …

Inter- And Intra-Individual Differences In Emg And Mmg During Maximal, Bilateral, Dynamic Leg Extensions, John Paul V. Anders, Cory M. Smith, Joshua L. Keller, Ethan C. Hill, Terry J. Housh, Richard Schmidt, Glen O. Johnson

Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences: Faculty Publications

The purpose of this study was to compare the composite, inter-individual, and intra-individual differences in the patterns of responses for electromyographic (EMG) and mechanomyographic (MMG) amplitude (AMP) and mean power frequency (MPF) during fatiguing, maximal, bilateral, and isokinetic leg extension muscle actions. Thirteen recreationally active men (age = 21.7 2.6 years; body mass = 79.8 11.5 kg; height = 174.2 12.7 cm) performed maximal, bilateral leg extensions at 1801 until the torque values dropped to 50% of peak torque for two consecutive repetitions. The EMG and MMG signals from the vastus lateralis (VL) muscles of both limbs were recorded. Four …

Appalachian Scholars Alumni Reflect On Ohio Journey, Program’S Impact (July 18, 2019), University Communications And Marketing

OHIO News Articles Archive

No abstract provided.

Prioritization Of Variants For Investigation Of Genotype-Directed Nutrition In Human Superpopulations, Pascal D. Nilsson, Jacklyn M. Newsome, Henry M. Santos, Martin R. Schiller

Life Sciences Faculty Research

Dietary guidelines recommended by key health agencies are generally designed for a global population. However, ethnicity affects human disease and environment-gene interactions, including nutrient intake. Historically, isolated human populations with different genetic backgrounds have adapted to distinct environments with varying food sources. Ethnicity is relevant to the interaction of food intake with genes and disease susceptibility; yet major health agencies generally do not recommend food and nutrients codified by population genotypes and their frequencies. In this paper, we have consolidated published nutrigenetic variants and examine their frequencies in human superpopulations to prioritize these variants for future investigation of population-specific genotype-directed …

Faculty Members’ Experiences With The Implementation Of Flipped Classroom Environments In Higher Education, Fatimah Alebrahim, Heng-Yu Ku

Journal of Educational Research and Innovation

Active learning is an instructional strategy that focuses on the active learning process by involving students with engaging materials and activities in the class which leads to higher order thinking and increases students’ performance. The flipped classroom is one of the latest models that allows more time in class for applying active learning strategies. This model focuses on providing a media lesson to the students that must be completed outside of the classroom and prior to the class after which the teacher demonstrates different activities related to the media lesson during class time. The purpose of this qualitative study was …

Basal Diet Determined Long-Term Composition Of The Gut Microbiome And Mouse Phenotype To A Greater Extent Than Fecal Microbiome Transfer From Lean Or Obese Human Donors, Daphne Michelle Rodriguez Jimenez, Abby D. Benninghoff, Niklas D.J. Aardema, Sumira Phatak, Korry J. Hintze

Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Science Faculty Publications

The Western dietary pattern can alter the gut microbiome and cause obesity and metabolic disorders. To examine the interactions between diet, the microbiome, and obesity, we transplanted gut microbiota from lean or obese human donors into mice fed one of three diets for 22 weeks: (1) a control AIN93G diet; (2) the total Western diet (TWD), which mimics the American diet; or (3) a 45% high-fat diet-induced obesity (DIO) diet. We hypothesized that a fecal microbiome transfer (FMT) from obese donors would lead to an obese phenotype and aberrant glucose metabolism in recipient mice that would be exacerbated by consumption …

Unsettling Indian Health Services: Secularism, Modern Medicine, & The Reproduction Of The U.S. Settler State Through The 1954 Transfer Act, Jillian Elizabeth Grisel

American Studies ETDs

This thesis takes up the role of secularism in modern medicine as a political doctrine that works in service of settler colonialism. I argue the Declaration of Human Rights and the World Health Organization (WHO) globally institutionalized secular ideologies in the post-World War II environment. This thesis links how this global reordering came to inform U.S. health policy by examining how government officials and medical experts drew from the WHO and framed infectious diseases as a security issue to impose a biomedical order in Indian country. By contextualizing modern medicine within a settler political economy and secular political doctrine, I …