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Characterization Of Cardiovascular Function In Adult Offspring Following Prenatal Exposure To Methamphetamine, Hasitha Chavva

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Methamphetamine (meth) is a synthetic stimulant, and its abuse is a significant public health concern in the United States and all over the world. Methamphetamine is a highly addictive drug, and its abuse is widespread among women of child-bearing age. The consequences of methamphetamine abuse are not only of relevance to pregnant women, but also their unborn children, as amphetamine type substances can cross the placental barrier and effect the fetus during gestation. Most previous studies investigating the impact of prenatal methamphetamine exposure on the offspring have focused on neurological and behavioral effects. The goal of this study was to …

Benefits And Risk Associated With Physical Exercise During The Antenatal Period, Corrie Crump, Brittany Freeman

All Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Background/Purpose: There are many misconceptions, uncertainties, and false narratives pertaining to how much physical activity and what types of activities are safe in pregnancy. This purpose of this critical literature review was to provide more guidance on evidence-based recommendations for what activity and how much activity is considered safe, and shed light on the proven benefits being physically active provides. Additionally, the literature was reviewed to assess the benefits of exercise during pregnancy as it pertains to maternal morbidity. Theoretical Framework: Dorothea Orem’s Theory on Self-Care Deficit explains the importance of self-care, and focuses on the individual’s ability to perform …

Parent Involvement In Diet Or Physical Activity Interventions To Treat Or Prevent Childhood Obesity: An Umbrella Review, Emily J. Tomayko, Alison Tovar, Nurgul Fitzgerald, Carol L. Howe, Melanie D. Hingle, Michael P. Murphy, Henna Muzaffar, Scott B. Going, Laura Hubbs-Tait

Nutrition Faculty Publications

Parents substantially influence children’s diet and physical activity behaviors, which consequently impact childhood obesity risk. Given this influence of parents, the objective of this umbrella review was to synthesize evidence on effects of parent involvement in diet and physical activity treatment and prevention interventions on obesity risk among children aged 3–12 years old. Ovid/MEDLINE, Elsevier/Embase, Wiley/Cochrane Library, Clarivate/Web of Science, EBSCO/CINAHL, EBSCO/PsycInfo, and Epistemonikos.org were searched from their inception through January 2020. Abstract screening, full-text review, quality assessment, and data extraction were conducted independently by at least two authors. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of diet and physical activity interventions that …

Establishing Criterion Validity For The Revised Critical Nutrition Literacy Tool In U.S. College Students, Janette Bedoyan, Jade Mcnamara, Melissa D. Olfert, Carol Byrd-Bredbenner, Geoffrey Greene

Nutrition Faculty Publications

BACKGROUND:

Critical nutrition literacy (CNL) plays an important role in how college students make everyday decisions about nutrition choices. Increasing CNL is an aim of many introductory nutrition courses, but there are limited instruments measuring this construct. This study aimed to assess the changeability of CNL and the relationship between CNL and markers of diet quality in young adults.

DESIGN:

This was a two-phase research project consisting of a nonexperimental, pre–post study and a cross-sectional assessment from 2018 to 2019. Participants were U.S. college students, 18-24 years old, recruited from introductory-level courses from three participating universities, located in Rhode Island, …

Physical Activity Levels Among Preschool-Aged Children In Family Child Care Homes: A Comparison Between Hispanic And Non-Hispanic Children Using Accelerometry, Augustine W. Kang, Kim M. Gans, Tayla Von Ash, Danielle Castagneri, Laura Dionne, Alison Tovar, Patricia M. Risica

Nutrition Faculty Publications

Obesity prevalence among Hispanic children is twice that of non-Hispanic white children; Hispanic children may also engage in less physical activity (PA) compared to non-Hispanic white children. A large number of U.S. preschool-aged children are cared for in Family Child Care Homes (FCCH), yet few studies have examined PA levels and ethnicity differences in PA levels among these children. We examine baseline data from a cluster-randomized trial (Healthy Start/Comienzos Sanos) to improve food and PA environments in FCCHs. Children aged 2-to-5-years (n = 342) wore triaxial accelerometers for two days in FCCHs. Variables examined include percentage of time (%) …

Association Between Dietary Magnesium Intake And Glycemic Markers In Ghanaian Women Of Reproductive Age: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study, Helena J. Bentil, Alyssa M. Abreu, Seth Adu-Afarwuah, Joseph S. Rossi, Alison Tovar, Brietta M. Oaks

Nutrition Faculty Publications

Low magnesium intake has been shown to be associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in several studies conducted in high-income countries. However, very few studies have been performed in Africa, where many countries have a growing rate of T2DM. We conducted a pilot cross-sectional study among 63 women in Ghana to investigate the association between magnesium intake and glycemic markers. We assessed dietary magnesium using a food frequency questionnaire and glycemic markers using fasting blood glucose and glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c). Our findings showed that the mean magnesium intake was 200 ± 116 mg/day. The …

Budget For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2021, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Budget for the Fiscal Year

No abstract provided.

Mainecare Billing In Public School Districts, Amy F. Johnson, Patricia Lech

School Improvement

To understand how Maine public schools could be encouraged to maximize use of Maine’s Medicaid program, MaineCare, to increase federal funding for medical services provided to qualifying students in grades K-12. School districts are uneven in their MaineCare billing practices, and many are not accessing all of the federal funds for which they are eligible.

Healthy Nebraska: Advancing Human Health And Developing Healthy Communities, Laura E. Young, Mary Garbacz, Kelli Mashino, Michael J. Boehm, Amanda Ramer-Tait, Jessica Rudolph, Heather Rasmussen, Abigail Durheim, Kaustav Majumder, Taryn Sehnert, Dipti Dev, Krista Ott, Martha Rhoades, Morgan Leefers, Richard Wilson, Mya Donelson, James Schnable, Brent Lemmer, Virginia Chaidez, Rebecca Reagan, Helen Fagan, Bailee Tucker, Jean Ann Fischer, Molly Suhr

Strategic Discussions for Nebraska

Healthy Nebraska: Advancing Human Health and Developing Healthy Communities

Every day, the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources (IANR) is putting together a wickedly complex puzzle, in which each faculty member, researcher, Extension educator, student, staff member, partner and stakeholder is a vitally important piece. As the pieces come together, we see a picture of the world in which IANR is making a meaningful difference in sustainable food, fuel, feed, and fiber production.

Dance Training And Delayed Maturation, Shira Heavenrich

The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences

The physiological effects of early childhood dance training are constantly being explored and adjusted. It was observed that children in training experience a higher than normal percentage of delayed maturation, both in puberty and bone development. It was suggested that the environmental conditions in which dancers practice, such as malnutrition and too much time spent indoors, as well as biological factors, contribute to the hormonal and cellular disruptions responsible for late development. Undernourishment, as is common in dancers, was found to have a direct correlation with reproductive hormone levels, including reduction in gonadotropin- releasing hormone secretion as well as lower …

Osteoporosis: A Comprehensive Review, Eliyahu Greenberg

The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences

Osteoporosis is a disease of the skeleton that becomes more common with advanced age, especially in postmenopausal women. Osteoporosis increases the risk of fractures, thereby reducing the quality of life for those who suffer from it. Due to the aging population, direct costs resulting from osteoporosis are projected to reach upward of $25 billion per year by 2025. The main pharmaceuticals primarily target osteoclasts. Exercise may be an effective method of preventing osteoporosis, although more research needs to be done. More research should be conducted to explore potential ways to enhance osteoblastic activity as a method to treat and/or reverse …

Fss-Icu Scores Differ Across Hospital Dispositions In A Surgical Patient Population, Michael Pechulis Dpt, Emily Chandler, Morgan Dianis, Kyle Leonard, Julie Skrzat

Posters

No abstract provided.

Doc In The Box: Diabetes Care And Management During Covid-19, Lena K. Heino

Anthropology Honors Projects

Of patients with COVID-19, 94 percent of deaths are patients with pre-existing conditions of pneumonia, hypertension, and diabetes. Current research shows the comorbidity of patients with COVID-19 and Type 2 Diabetes. Despite a growing literature on the interaction of these two diseases, most research focuses on physiological interactions. There remains a pressing need for research on the biosocial mechanisms contributing to the interaction between Diabetes and COVID-19. This research focuses on the social conditions constructed during COVID-19 that influence the care and management of Type 2 Diabetes. To investigate the topic, I conducted interviews with healthcare providers and community leaders …

Early Childhood Development: Foundation Level, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

Education Analytics Service

The purpose of this module is to provide foundation level introductory information about the importance and scope of early childhood development. It provides a foundation to engage with this topic and to apply advice from staff with operational or expert levels of knowledge in education. On successful completion you will gain the ability to apply practical knowledge of early childhood development to make valuable contributions to the field.

Battle For "Healthiest Protein": Animal Versus Plant Protein, Anna Slebonick

The Synapse: Intercollegiate science magazine

No abstract provided.

Summer 2021 Issue, Nova Southeastern University

Gulf War Dispatch Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Durham, New Hampshire Annual Town Report 2020 For The Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020., Durham Town Representatives

Durham, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

The Current Pandemic, A Complex Emergency? Mental Health Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On Highly Vulnerable Communities In Guatemala, Dana Alonzo, Marciana L. Popescu, Pinar Zubaroglu-Ioannides

Covid-19 Digital Research

Background: On March 5th, Guatemala declared a ‘State of Calamity’ in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and strict lockdown measures were initiated. The psychological consequences of these measures are yet to be fully understood. There is limited research on the psychological impact of the virus in the general population, and even less focused on Latin America and high-risk communities characterized by poverty, limited mental health resources, and high rates of stigma around mental illness. The goal of this study is to examine the psychological impact of COVID-19 across several highly vulnerable districts in Guatemala. Methods: A semi-structured phone interview was …

Momentum: Research & Innovation For Spring 2021, University Of Rhode Island

Publications (Research and Economic Development)

The Spring 2021 issue of Momentum: Research & Innovation, a periodical focused on research at the University of Rhode Island.

Momentum: Research & Innovation For Spring 2021, University Of Rhode Island

Publications (Research and Economic Development)

The Spring 2021 issue of Research & Innovation, a periodical focused on research at the University of Rhode Island.

The Use Of Family Engagement Principles By Childcare Providers From Various Childcare Settings: A Qualitative Study, John P. Rech, Kailey Snyder, Maggie Rasmussen, Dipti Dev, Danae Dinkel

Department of Child, Youth, and Family Studies: Faculty Publications

Family engagement in childcare is important to ensure the optimal growth, development, and safety of children. Previous research has explored family engagement practices, but limited research is available on the application of theory to explain the uptake of family engagement principles. The purpose of this study was to explore the use and perceptions of the National Association of the Education for Young Children’s six principles of effective family engagement among childcare providers from various childcare settings following the Innovation-Decision Process of the Diffusion of Innovation Theory. A semi-structured interview with a card-sorting task was used to explore providers’ knowledge, adoption, …

Supplemental Schedules For The Year Ended June 30, 2021, Clemson University Controller's Office

Supplemental Schedules

No abstract provided.

The Inim Spring 2021, Nova Southeastern University

INIM Newsletters

No abstract provided.

The Inim Summer 2021, Nova Southeastern University

INIM Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Quantitated Effects Of Nutritional Supplementation On Exercise Induced Sweat, Andrew Blake Austin Browder

Browse all Theses and Dissertations

Discovery studies have identified many metabolites contained in human sweat. However, quantitative analysis of the sweat metabolome content remains mostly unknown. Furthermore several attributes, including rate, have been defined to affect sweat metabolite content, while other effectors, like diet, remain unknown. This study works to quantitatively define the metabolite impact caused by nutritional supplementation. To better understand the effect diet plays, a LC-MS method was developed focusing on improving resolution and peak width. While the literature provided examples of how diet affected sweat metabolite concentrations, the long-term effects of diet have not been explored. The experiment described here attempts to …

Development Of A Longitudinal Curricular Evaluation Framework For Intra- And Interprofessional Teamwork, Tobie Jones, Curt Stilp, Martha Driessnack, Jared P. Austin, Constance R. Tucker, Kristi Tonning, David T. Bearden, Cynthia Taylor, Linda Brown, Patricicia A. Carney

Faculty Publications - College of Medical Science

Objectives: To describe the development and evaluation of a university-wide competency and evaluation framework for intra- and interprofessional education (IPE) teamwork.

Methods: Development of the framework was based on existing literature and specific contexts of the schools within our university. Evaluation and program alignment regarding use of the framework were achieved through qualitative interviews with deans of the Schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy, and focused on how they evaluated student progression towards the university-wide teamwork competency. Interview data were analyzed using classical content analysis.

Results: Despite efforts to carefully design the framework, interviews revealed that significant variation exists regarding …

Niu Working Papers 2020 - 2021, Northern Illinois University

Working Papers

No abstract provided.

Nursing Attitudes To Hospice Care In The Intensive Care Unit, Claudia Lacivita

Master of Science in Nursing Theses and Projects

Nurses deliver care to patients 24 hours per day and are experts in the care of critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). The critical care nurse is trained to assess, treat, and monitor severely ill patients to facilitate their recovery, but may often feel ill-prepared and lacking the support usually available to the hospice or palliative care nurse. It also can be difficult to refocus when the desired outcome changes from stabilizing and getting a critically ill patient better to hospice or end-of-life care (EOLC). The purpose of this project was to improve the delivery of care …

Implementation Of Obstetric Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (Ob Eras) Protocol: Prenatally Through Transition To Community, Emily Corbett

Master of Science in Nursing Theses and Projects

This project discusses the implementation of Obstetric Enhanced Recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol for cesarean section patients scheduled or emergent. The goal of this project was to ensure the best possible outcomes from surgery for obstetric patients by decreasing surgical site infection rates in order to decrease maternal mortality rates. It provides protocols preoperatively, intraoperatively, and postoperatively for surgical procedures. Key steps take place in each phase of surgical care to impact patient outcomes. The protocol includes shorter NPO times, decreased surgical stress through multi-modal approaches for pain and nausea, early mobility, and reduces the length of stay. OB ERAS …

2021 Year In Review: A Celebration Of Early Childhood In The Granite State, Nh Preschool Development Grant

Preschool Development Grant

No abstract provided.