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Evaluation Of An Education Program Implementation For Adults With Stage 4 And 5 Chronic Kidney Disease, Dana Marie Carter

Dissertations

Abstract

Problem: Patients with long-term medical conditions represent a significant public health issue. Therefore, patients diagnosed with a chronic illness must have a high level of health literacy (HL) to manage their condition effectively. This Quality Improvement (QI) project evaluated the impact of an existing education-based program for stage 4 and 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients and its effect on laboratory values compared before and after an NP-led education program that included vascular access, and modality choices.

Methods: A retrospective chart review was completed on 20 patients with an inclusive diagnosis of CKD stage 4 or 5 from …

An Assessment Of Pregnant Women's Value And Utilization Of Oral Health Care During Pregnancy, Angelica M. Sanchez

Dental Hygiene ETDs

The intention of this survey was to examine the value and utilization of dental services during pregnancy, to identify the value being placed on oral health and dental services during pregnancy. Also, to assess if the women received oral health education from obstetric providers. Pregnancy temporarily increases the risk of periodontal diseases, the prevalence of periodontal diseases is very high during pregnancy, 60-75% of women can be affected. Previous literature suggests that poor oral health is linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes such as pre-term births, low birth weights, and pre-eclampsia. Data was obtained and collected using REDCap. Utilizing the collected …

Vitamin And Mineral Supplementation And Rate Of Gain In Beef Heifers I: Effects On Dam Hormonal And Metabolic Status, Fetal Tissue And Organ Mass, And Concentration Of Glucose And Fructose In Fetal Fluids At D 83 Of Gestation, Ana Clara B. Menezes, Kacie L. Mccathy, Cierrah J. Kassetas, Friederike Baumgaertner, James D. Kirsch, Sheri T. Dorsam, Tammi L. Neville, Alison K. Ward, Pawel P. Borowicz, Lawrence P. Reynolds, Kevin K. Sedivec, J. Chris Forcherio, Ronald Scott, Joel S. Caton, Carl R. Dahlen

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Thirty-five crossbred Angus heifers (initial BW = 359.5 ± 7.1 kg) were randomly assigned to a 2 × 2 factorial design to evaluate effects of vitamin and mineral supplementation [VMSUP; supplemented (VTM) vs. unsupplemented (NoVTM)] and different rates of gain [GAIN; low gain (LG), 0.28 kg/d, vs. moderate gain (MG), 0.79 kg/d] during the first 83 d of gestation on dam hormone and metabolic status, fetal tissue and organ mass, and concentration of glucose and fructose in fetal fluids. The VMSUP was initiated 71 to 148 d before artificial insemination (AI), allowing time for mineral status of heifers to be …

Partial Least Squares Enhances Genomic Prediction Of New Environments, Osval A. Montesinos-López, Abelardo Montesinos-López, Kismiantini, Armando Roman-Gallardo, Keith Gardner, Morten Lillemo, Roberto Fritsche-Neto, José Crossa

Faculty Publications

In plant breeding, the need to improve the prediction of future seasons or new locations and/or environments, also denoted as “leave one environment out,” is of paramount importance to increase the genetic gain in breeding programs and contribute to food and nutrition security worldwide. Genomic selection (GS) has the potential to increase the accuracy of future seasons or new locations because it is a predictive methodology. However, most statistical machine learning methods used for the task of predicting a new environment or season struggle to produce moderate or high prediction accuracies. For this reason, in this study we explore the …

Mdam-Drnet: Dual Channel Residual Network With Multi-Directional Attention Mechanism In Strawberry Leaf Diseases Detection, Tingjing Liao, Ruoli Yang, Peirui Zhao, Wenhua Zhou, Mingfang He, Liujun Li

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

The growth of strawberry plants is affected by a variety of strawberry leaf diseases. Yet, due to the complexity of these diseases' spots in terms of color and texture, their manual identification requires much time and energy. Developing a more efficient identification method could be imperative for improving the yield and quality of strawberry crops. To that end, here we proposed a detection framework for strawberry leaf diseases based on a dual-channel residual network with a multi-directional attention mechanism (MDAM-DRNet). (1) In order to fully extract the color features from images of diseased strawberry leaves, this paper constructed a color …

Mdam-Drnet: Dual Channel Residual Network With Multi-Directional Attention Mechanism In Strawberry Leaf Diseases Detection, Tingjing Liao, Ruoli Yang, Peirui Zhao, Wenhua Zhou, Mingfang He, Liujun Li

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

The growth of strawberry plants is affected by a variety of strawberry leaf diseases. Yet, due to the complexity of these diseases' spots in terms of color and texture, their manual identification requires much time and energy. Developing a more efficient identification method could be imperative for improving the yield and quality of strawberry crops. To that end, here we proposed a detection framework for strawberry leaf diseases based on a dual-channel residual network with a multi-directional attention mechanism (MDAM-DRNet). (1) In order to fully extract the color features from images of diseased strawberry leaves, this paper constructed a color …

The Right To Development: Exploring The Legal Basis Of A Supernorm, Noel G. Villaroman

Florida Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

Too Big To Fail—Too Small To Compete: Systemic Risk Should Be Addressed Through Antitrust Law But Such A Solution Will Only Work If It Is Applied On An International Basis, Sharon E. Foster

Florida Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

Toward A Vibrant Peruvian Middle Class: Effects Of The Peru-United States Free Trade Agreement On Labor Rights, Biodiversity, And Indigenous Populations, Stephen J. Powell, Paola A. Chavarro

Florida Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

The Enormous Challenge, Alejandro Toledo

Florida Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

Time Lag Analysis Between Climate Time And Lag Correlation Analysis Between Climate Drought And Hydrological Drought In Hashtgerd Plain, Ali Asadi, Mohsen Kazemi, Nikoo Ghafouri

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

Groundwater resources in most parts of the world have a special place in terms of water supply for human needs. The quantity of these resources is affected by nutrition (mostly rainfall) and depletion. Drought as a considered natural disaster has profound economic and environmental effects on a large scale. To investigate the temporal effects of climatic drought on hydrological drought in groundwater resources, the present study was conducted in Hashtgerd plain. In this study, SPI was standardized as an indicator of climatic drought and GRI was evaluated as an indicator of groundwater resources. After analyzing the data, this index has …

The Effect Of Energy Drink Consumption On Brake Reaction Time, Jenna Howden, Hailey Remme

Scholarly Horizons: University of Minnesota, Morris Undergraduate Journal

Objective: To investigate if brake reaction times improve for college aged students after consuming an energy drink (ED).

Design: Cross-sectional.

Setting: College Setting Participants: 103 college aged participants (1=35, 2=34, 3=34). Brake reaction time tested 30 minutes post consumption of ED drink containing either 150 mg of caffeine, 34 mg of caffeine, or 0 mg of caffeine (placebo). Completion of Rand SF-36 general health and the General Knowledge Questionnaire for Adults surveys.

Results: All groups improved brake reaction time from pre-to post-test. When comparing brake reaction time between groups, no statistical differences occurred.

Conclusions: The majority of college students consumed …

Vol.49 N.50 July 7th 2022, Voice Media Ventures

Black Voice News

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The Impact Of The Phq-8 On Referrals To Psychotherapy Services For Oncology Patients, Sarah Beckmann

Dissertations

Abstract

Problem: Nearly seven million individuals will be struggling with both cancer and depression by 2040. Patients with cancer face a multitude of challenges. These challenges can impact a patient’s mental health and ability to cope with a cancer diagnosis. Currently, there is a large treatment gap among patients who are coping with both cancer and depression. Healthcare providers are neglecting to use evidence-based screening tools to assess patients for depression upon admission to inpatient treatment.

Methods: This quality improvement project took place at a large metropolitan comprehensive cancer center in the Midwest. A descriptive observational design was utilized. Prescreen-post …

Healthcare-Associated Pressure Injury Prevention In The Intensive Care Unit, Ross Quinton

Dissertations

Problem: Healthcare-associated pressure injuries (HAPIs) occur when prolonged pressure is on the sacrum, coccyx, elbows, and heels, during a hospital stay. HAPIs can result in increased morbidity and mortality, and prolonged hospital stays, which consequently requires excess expenditure on treatment. Early specialty mattress placement can prevent HAPI acquirement.

Methods: This quality improvement (QI) pilot project aimed to increase specialty prevention mattress usage in the intensive care unit (ICU). A sleep surface decision tree was implemented into the admission process in a 30-bed ICU. A retrospective record review was used to examine demographics, comorbidities, HAPI risk, length of stay, and when …

Effect Of A Turn Clock On Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury Incidence, Sydney Warren

Dissertations

Problem: Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries (HAPIs) are the only quality metric increasing in incidence and are preventable. HAPIs are wounds to bony prominences during a hospitalization and can increase hospital costs, morbidity, and mortality. HAPIs could be prevented through interventions, including repositioning patients every 2 hours and using a turn clock method. The aim of this quality improvement (QI) pilot project was to decrease HAPI incidence.

Methods: A turn clock method was implemented on a general medicine floor at a mid-sized, suburban medical center utilizing a descriptive retrospective observational design. Data was collected for the pre-intervention timeframe from June through August …

Implementing Patient Acuity Scale On A Medical-Surgical Unit, Coreen Ladd

Dissertations

Problem: Nurses commonly report dissatisfaction with their workload levels due to inequity of shift assignments. Imbalanced workload distribution has been shown to lead to missing or delayed care. Increased nursing workload has been linked to increased fall rates, healthcare associated infections, and avoidable deaths. Research has shown that patient classification is more accurate when an instrument is used. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to implement a patient acuity tool to aid nurse-patient shift assignments on a medical-surgical unit. The project aimed to provide a standardized and objective method of measuring patient acuity.

Methods: The project took place …

Active Consideration Of Future Health Can Be Prompted By Simple Health Messages And Improves Nutritional Quality Of Food Choices, Christopher R. Gustafson

Department of Agricultural Economics: Faculty Publications

Many choices that people face daily have implications for future health and well-being. Choices about what foods to purchase and consume are one of the most frequent—and universal choices—that people must make. The ongoing rise of overweight and obesity rates—and associated diet-related diseases—in the US and many other countries illustrates the future health consequences of low-quality dietary choices. While a large body of research shows that individuals with a tendency to consider the future make a wide range of healthier decisions, research on limited attention and exogenous factors influencing choice suggests that attention to the future consequences of choices may …

Empowering Women's Land Rights As A Climate Change Mitigation Strategy In Nigeria, Cate Baskin

Northwestern Journal of Human Rights

This article focuses on the intersection between gender and land rights as they relate to climate change in Nigeria. Decisions about land use, such as biodiversity management and farming techniques, impact the quality of the land and peoples’ ability to live off it. This article will show that women are better situated to utilize techniques which sustain the land. Despite this, women have historically been denied land rights in Nigeria, creating a disconnect between the women who cultivate the land and the men who own it and leading to unsustainable use of agricultural land in Nigeria. Climate change is only …

Breeding Sustainable Beef Cows: Reducing Weight And Increasing Productivity, Warren M. Snelling, R. Mark Thallman, Matthew L. Spangler, Larry A. Kuehn

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Programs for sustainable beef production are established, but the specific role of beef cows in these systems is not well defined. This work characterized cows for two traits related to sustainability, cow weight (CW) and cumulative weight weaned (WtW). Cow weight indicates nutrient requirements and enteric methane emissions. Cumulative weight weaned reflects reproductive performance and avoidance of premature culling for characteristics related to animal health, welfare, and worker safety. Both traits were evaluated with random regression models with records from a crossbred population representing 18 breeds that conduct US national cattle evaluations. The genomic REML analyses included additive and dominance …

Optimal Extraction And Fatty Acid Analysis Of Oil From Canavalia Gladiata, Han Xiao-Cun

Food and Machinery

Objective:To make up for the lack of research on the extraction technology, fatty acid composition, and physical and chemical properties of Canavalia gladiata oil in China, and provide technical support for the development and utilization of Canavalia gladiata oil.Methods:The process parameters of extracting Canavalia gladiata oil with n-hexane were optimized. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was used to analyze and determine the type and content of fatty acids in Canavalia gladiata oil.Results:The best extraction conditions for the Canavalia gladiata oil were as follows: the ratio of liquid-to-material was 25∶1 (mL/g), the temperature for extracting was 70 …

Effects Of O2/Co2 Active Modified Atmosphere Packaging On Storage Quality And Microstructure Of Postharvest Truffles, Jiang Fang-Guo, Hu Hai-Yang, Gong Xiao-Yuan, Liu Jie, Li Xiang

Food and Machinery

Objective:To find a new and effective fresh storage method for truffles.Methods:Set 80% O2+20% CO2 (AMAP1), 60% O2+40% CO2 (AMAP2), 40% O2+60% CO2 (AMAP3), 10% O2+90% CO2 (AMAP4) 4 air-conditioned groups and a control group of natural air without encapsulation (CK), stored at 4 ℃, regularly check the nutritional quality and physio-chemical indicators of truffles during storage, the microstructure of truffle fruit bodies was observed at 0, 14, 28 d.Results:The CK group spoiled rapidly within 7 days after harvest, and the quality dropped sharply. The truffles treated with AMAP4 had high weight loss and increased degradation …

Protein Changes Of Buffalo Meat During Low Temperature Storage, Qiu Jing, Qin De-Li, Liu Chun-You, Sun Ting-Guang, Luo Qi-Yong

Food and Machinery

Objective:The objective of this study is to investigate the protein changes mechanism of buffalo meat during low temperature storage.Methods:Buffalo meat samples were stored at 4, -18 and -60 ℃, respectively, and the contents of total protein, surface hydrophobicity, total sulfhydryl, free sulfhydryl and carbonyl values were determined, following the analysis of the correlation among those protein indicators. Results:The results showed that the contents of total protein, total sulfhydryl and free sulfhydryl of buffalo meat decreased, with the extension of storage time, while the surface hydrophobicity and carbonyl value of buffalo meat increased. The protein oxidation increased …

Effects Of Drying And Freezing On Volatile Components Of Zingiber Mioga(Thunb.) Rosc., Zhang Si-Jie, Luo Feng-Lian, Deng Miao, Ren Shu-Rui, Qing Zhi-Xing

Food and Machinery

Objective:This study aimed to compare the differences of volatile components in flower buds of Zingiber mioga after drying and freezing.Methods:Volatile components in flower buds of Z. mioga was determined by headspace solid phase microextraction Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometer(HS-SPME-GC-MS) after drying and freezing, and the relative content was calculated by peak area normalization method.Results:Drying and freezing treatment had a significant effect on the volatile components of Z. mioga flower bud. A total of 152 volatile components were identified in fresh, frozen and dried Z. mioga flower bud, containing a variety of volatile pharmacodynamic components, mainly olefins, including …

Hot-Air Drying Characteristics And Mathematical Model Of Cantaloupe Slices, Zhang Xue Bo, Liu Xi Xian, Zou San Quan, Zhao Zhen Chao

Food and Machinery

Objective:In order to improve the quality of cantaloupe production and shorten the drying period.Methods:Use different blanching time (0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5 min), impregnation liquid (0.1%, 0.2%, 0.3%, 0.4%, 0.5% citric acid solution) to pretreat cantaloupe slices, and study different hot air temperature (35, 45, 55, 65, 75 ℃), air velocities (0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0,2.5 m/s), and slice thicknesses (2, 4, 6, 8, 10 mm) on the hot air drying characteristics and moisture diffusivity coefficient of cantaloupe slices, different thin-layer drying mathematical models were fitted.Results:0.4% citric acid pretreatment yields the best quality dried product, and …

Study On Microwave Heating On Nutrition And Flavor Composition Of Crayfish, Xu Wen-Si, Yang Qi-Fu, Zhao Zi-Long, Yan Ming-Zhu, Wu Shuang-Qing, Wang Yan, Yang Pin-Hong

Food and Machinery

Objective:The effect of microwave heating on nutrition and flavor composition of crayfish was investigated.Methods:After pre-treatment, the nutrition and flavor changes of crayfish without microwave treatment, 210 W microwave and 350 W microwave treatment for 5 min were analyzed respectively.Results:The results showed that low power microwave treatment did not significant affect the crayfish water content, which was obvious loss under the condition of 350 W microwave. In dry samples, the microwave power had no significant effect in crude ash, while the total sugar and crude fat was affected with a decrease tendency. However, the microwave power …

Dynamic Changes Of Volatile Organic Compounds In Giant Salamander Liver During The Deodorization With Tea Water Extract, Liu Jun-Xia, Zhao Ping, Wan Xiao-Hui, Bie Ling-Ling, Jin Wen-Gang

Food and Machinery

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of tea water extract on liver deodorization of giant salamander. Methods: The changes of volatile components in liver of giant salamander treated with tea water extract for 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20 min, were analyzed by gas chromatography-ion mobility chromatography (GC-IMS) combined with sensory odor value. Principal component analysis (PCA) and orthogonal partial least squares-discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) were performed on volatile compounds. Results: Compared with the control group, the fishy smell value of the liver of the giant salamander was significantly decreased after the treatment with tea water extract for 5 …

Effects Of Different Reheating Treatments On The Quality Of Frozen Cooked Eriocheir Sisensis, Sun Ying-Ying, Gao De-Mei, Xu Yan-Shun, Xia Wen-Shui

Food and Machinery

Objective:The effects of reheating methods on the quality of frozen cooked river crab were studied to provide a basis for the selection of reheating methods for frozen cooked crab. Methods:The crabs reheated with microwave and steaming without and with thawing were studied using reheating time, texture, flavor nucleotide, free amino acids and volatile flavor compounds. Results:The times of crabs reheated with steaming without thawing, steaming after thawing, microwave without thawing, and microwave after thawing to the center temperature of 75 ℃ were 720, 552, 173, 106 s, respectively. Compared with unthawed crabs, the reheated crab meat had …

Analysis On The Difference Of Metabolites Of Naked Oats From Different Produced Areas, Dai An-Na, Zhang Li-Yuan, Min Guang-Liu, Yu Run-Zhong

Food and Machinery

Objective:Zhangjiakou naked oats in Hebei province (HZ) and Qiqihar naked oats in Heilongjiang province (HQ) were selected as the research objects. The metabolites and differential metabolites of naked oats of the same variety in different regions were explored.Methods:Metabolomics research methods were used as the basis. Methanol was used to extract polar metabolic components, with Bis(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide (BSTFA) selected for derivatization, and the metabolites were determined through GC-MS technology and the NIST database.Results:A total of 56 kinds of metabolites were detected, including various carbohydrates and a small amount of secondary metabolites, in which HZ accounted for 38 …

Quality Comprehensive Assessment Of Different Maize Varieties Based On Aminoaicds Content, Sun Qiang, Guo Yong-Xia

Food and Machinery

Objective:To study quality difference of different maize varieties based on amino acid content.Methods:16 Xinyumaize series varieties were used to be tested materials, amino acid content of corn kernel were measuredand used to be evaluation index and applied to principal component analysis and clustering analysis.Results:The affected order of maize varieties on 16 amino acid content was Met＞His＞Tyr＞Pro＞Thr＞Leu＞Glu＞Ser＞Phe＞Val＞Asp＞Ala＞Ile＞Gly＞Arg. 2 principal components were extracted by principal component analysis, its accumulative variance contribution rate reach to 90.227%, Ala, Ser, Glu, Leu, Asp, Phe and Met can be used to comprehensive assessment index of 16 maize varieties. Based on amino …