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A Preliminary Study In The Design Of A Stress Inventory For Gifted Students: A Factor Analysis Of Potential Items, David Kinkade

Masters Theses

Items were designed for potential utilization in a stress inventory for gifted students. Two types of items were written; the first assessing stressful life events and situations, the second assessing coping ability. Both sets of items were administered to gifted students (N = 162) currently enrolled in the seventh and eighth grades. A principle components factor analysis with a varimax rotation was performed on both sets of items separately. The first set produced a four factor solution. The factors which emerged were identified as self-concept of giftedness, positive gifted programming, negative aspects of the gifted label, and performance pressure. The …

The Hand And The Spirit, Mary Mallahan

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Aids Education On Knowledge And Health Care Beliefs Of Freshman Nursing Students, Suzanne M. Nahan

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of AIDS education on knowledge and health care beliefs of freshman nursing students. It was hypothesized that freshman nursing students presented with AIDS instruction would have more AIDS knowledge than freshman student nurses without AIDS instruction. In addition, it has hypothesized that the strength of health care beliefs related to AIDS susceptibility, seriousness, benefits, barriers and health motivation of freshman nursing students with AIDS instruction would differ from those without AIDS instruction.; A quasi-experimental control group pretest/posttest design was used. The sample consisted of 50 freshman student nurses enrolled in …

Sensory Interaction And Descriptions Of Fabric Hand., L. D. Burns, J. Chandler, D. M. Brown, B. Cameron, M. J. Dallas

Faculty Publications

82 subjects who viewed and felt fabrics (sensory interaction group) used different categories of terms to describe fabric hand than did 38 subjects who only felt the fabrics. Therefore, the methods used to measure fabric hand that isolate the senses may not accurately assess the way in which subjects describe fabric hand in nonlaboratory settings.

A Transcranial Doppler Study Comparing Cerebrovascular Reactivity In Patients With Acute Stroke And Transient Ischemic Attack, Norman Whitmire Jr.

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

No abstract provided.

The Psychological Modulation Of The Immune System: A Meta-Analysis, Sara D. Cottrill

Open Access Dissertations

In the mid seventies, Robert Ader and Nicholas Cohen (1975) conducted and published a series of experiments that are generally recognized as a major turning point for the behavioral and physical sciences. In classical conditioning experiments, Ader and Cohen were able to weaken the immune system reaction against foreign material in rats. The experiments demonstrated that the "self-regulating and autonomous" immune system was vulnerable to behavioral factors. These experiments seemed to galvanize a community of scientists who had hypothesized like scientists and philosophers before them the role of emotional states in influencing physiological processes.

The preeminent discipline which has evolved …

The Analysis Of Amino Acids And Peptides By High Performance Liquid Chromatography And Capillary Electrophoresis Using The Novel Derivatizing Agent, 6-Aminoquinolyl-N-Hydroxysuccinimidyl Carbamate, Kathryn Marie De Antonis

Open Access Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Continuum Of Care For The Traumatic Brain Injured, Maile M.K. Collado

Physical Therapy Scholarly Projects

Physical therapists play an important role in the rehabilitation and management of the traumatic brain injured (TBI) patient. Physical therapy is accomplished through therapeutic strategies, intervention techniques, and recommendations for placement and discharge. Many times P.T. services are discontinued for various reasons, two of which are loss of reimbursement or the perception that the patient no longer requires P.T. services. Many times, however, services are discontinued due to a lack of awareness of available services.

There is limited research available that follows the TBI patient along the continuum of care towards reintegration into society .. Thus, the purpose of this …

Outlook Magazine, Winter 1995

Outlook Magazine

No abstract provided.

An Overview Of Parallel Distributed Processing, Jonathan P. Heyl

Modern Psychological Studies

Parallel Distributed Processing (PDP), or Connectionism, is a frontier cognitive theory that is currently garnering considerable attention from a variety of fields. Briefly summarized herein are the theoretical foundations of the theory, the key elements observed in creating simulation computer programs, examples of its applications, and some comparisons with other models of cognition. A majority of the information is culled from Rumelhart and McClelland's (1986) two volume introduction to the theory, while some concerns from the field and the theorists' accompanying responses are taken from a 1990 article by Hanson and Burr.

Alcohol Consumption Patterns Among American Indian Females Who Reside On The Fort Totten Indian Reservation, Sheree L. Carlson

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Accuracy Of Endotracheal Tube Cuff Pressure Estimates Made By Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, BegoñA Kendall

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Assessment Of Middle School Students' Cognitive Performance On Piagetian Tasks Requiring Formal Abstract Thinking Processes, Marilyn L. Mcclaskey

Master's Theses

Digitized thesis

Human Circadian Rhythms And The Shift Work Practices Of Air Traffic Controllers, Raymon M. Mcadaragh

Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education & Research

This research investigates human circadian rhythms and describes how they are affected by different types of shift work rotation patterns. Past studies have indicated that air traffic controllers prefer to work the type of rotation patterns that induce the negative result of circadian dysrhythmia. It has been established that workers experience decrements in performance from this condition. Recently, an alternate work schedule has allowed controllers to work new various rotation patterns, some of which disrupt circadian processes even more than previously preferred schedules. A descriptive analysis of controller work schedules from randomly selected facilities indicates that 16% of controllers are …

Cerebral Vascular Accidents And Therapeutic Treatments, Allison L. Hartman

Presidential Scholars Theses (1990 – 2006)

A cerebral vascular accident (CVA) is commonly referred to as a stroke. Stroke is the third leading cause of death and the number one cause of serious disability in the United States. Approximately 550,000 people suffer a stroke each year; 150,000 of these result in death. Each stroke is unique. After a stroke, some victims will suffer severe deficits and/or permanent disability for the remainder of their lives. Yet other victims may suffer only mild, temporary deficits and may recover completely. Currently over three million Americans are living with the effects of stroke . Most of these individuals have been …

A Comparison Of Two Methods Of Body Composition Assessment In Prepubescent Males And Females, Kristine M. Feldmann

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The. purpose of this study was to compare two methods of body composition assessment in predicting body fat percentages of 6-8 year old males and females. The percentage of body fat predicted from the bioelectrical impedance method was compared with the percentage of body fat predicted from skinfold measurements. It was hypothesized that there would be no difference between the RJL System's BIA 101 Impedance Analyzer and skinfolds in determining body fat percentage. Subjects consisted of 38 females with a mean age of 7.27 + .802 years and 22 males with a mean age of 7.16 + .808 years. Statistical …

Innovator, 1994-12-01, Student Services

Innovator

The Innovator was a student newspaper published at Governors State University between March 1972 and October 2000. The newspaper featured student reporting, opinions, news, photos, poetry, and original graphics.

Washington University Record, November 10, 1994

Washington University Record

No abstract provided.

Influences Of Cardiac And Respiratory Parameters On Heart Rate Variability, Melissa Leifer

Theses

Heart rate variability is a result of variation in the activity of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. Methods have been developed to determine the level of parasympathetic activity by observing the heart rate variability spectrum. Most of the previously published research uses only level of parasympathetic activity and respiratory rate to draw conclusions about the interactions of the autonomic nervous system with physiological parameters. In order to gain a complete understanding of the autonomic nervous system and the mechanisms responsible for heart rate variability, respiratory volume, cardiac variables and pulmonary variables need to be considered. In addition, amount of …

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume Xliii, Number 3, Fall 1994

The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume XLIII, Number 3, Fall 1994 Diary of an SCI, page 5 Colleagues honor Cotler with portrait, page 7 Neurosensory institute is established, department of neurosurgery expands, page 7 Teaching molecular medicine, preparing for practice in the 21st Century, page 8 On campus, page 11 Jefferson Research, page 12 Giving to Jefferson, page 14 Obituaries, page 16 Class notes, page 18

Stony Brook Week, V. 1, N. 05, State University Of New York At Stony Brook

Stony Brook Week

v.1;n.5, v. : ill. ; 41 cm (original analog pub.),News for and about the University at Stony Brook campus community.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 27 No. 10, September 22, 1994

Central Florida Future

UCF not the best value for the money, national magazines say; Students climb walls, talk to politicians in unconventional 'Leadership UCF class.

September 1994

NASIG Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Legalize And Regulate: A Prescription For Reforming Anabolic Steroid Legislation, John Burge

Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Insulin Mimetics On Enzymes Of Fatty Acid Biosynthesis, Eric A. Berg

Masters Theses

Fatty acid biosynthesis, an insulin regulated pathway, is the process of producing fatty acid chains from 2 and 3 carbon units. Two enzymes in this pathway that insulin affects are glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) and fatty acid synthase (FAS). Sodium vanadate and sodium selenate have demonstrated insulin-like effects in several tissue and cell types. These mimetic effects include increasing glucose transport, regulating glycolytic enzymes, normalizing plasma glucose levels and activities of insulin regulated enzymes in diabetic rats. Our goal was to examine effects of sodium vanadate and sodium selenate on fatty acid biosynthesis in two insulin responsive systems: Isolated rat hepatocytes …

Paradigm Shifts, Scientific Revolutions And The Moral Justification Of Experimentation On Nonhuman Animals, Judith A. Boss, Alyssa V. Boss

Between the Species

No abstract provided.

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume Xliii, Number 4, Summer 1994

The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume XLIII, Number 4, Summer 1994

The social transformation of practice, page 8

How medicine is taught differently now, page 8

The only constant is change, page 8

Medicine is being challenged and physicians must respond, page 8

Vascular Ectasias of the colon, page 9

Jefferson and AIDS care in Uganda, page 10

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy at Pennsylvania hospital, page 10

Nintendo comes to medicine: 3-D MRI of congenital heart disease, page 11

Imaging of psychiatric conditions, page 12

Effects of space flight on human physiology: A Jefferson Study, page 12

Aesthetic considerations after trauma, page 13 …

Music’S Proper Place In Augustine’S De Musica , Marilyn Fischer

University of Dayton Review

Augustine knew well the power of music. Remembering the days following his baptism, he writes, "The tears flowed from me when I heard your hymns and canticles, for the sweet singing of your Church moved me deeply. The music surged in my ears, truth seeped into my heart, and my feelings of devotion overflowed, so that the tears streamed down. But they were tears of gladness." Augustine writes how during a time of persecution, Ambrose introduced hymn and psalm singing to the church at Milan "to revive the flagging spirits of the people during their long and cheerless watch."

1994/1996 University Of The Pacific School Of Dentistry Catalog, University Of The Pacific

Catalogue, Bulletin, Catalog

No abstract provided.

Protective Factors In Preventing Adolescent Alcohol Abuse, Robin Leigh Howard

Theses and Graduate Projects

Recent data suggests that the decrease of risk factors and the increase of protective factors relating to adolescent alcohol abuse will aid in the resilience of adolescents and prevent alcohol use. The purpose of this study was to interview several suburban school district support staff on what they understand the protective factors to be with young people they work with in individual schools.

It was determined that, although parental influence has the greatest impact on adolescent alcohol use, school support staff can and do nurture and positively impact the reduction of adolescent alcohol use.