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Pseudo-Science And ‘Fake’ News ‘Inventing’ Epidemics And The Police State, Babette Babich

Articles and Chapters in Academic Book Collections

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Hemp Growth Factors And Extraction Methods Effect On Antimicrobial Activity Of Hemp Seed Oil: A Systematic Review, Klaudia Ostapczuk, Samuel Obeng Apori, Giovani Estrada, Furong Tian

Articles

The bioactive Hemp Seed Oil (HSO) is becoming very popular in the medical and research fields due to its antimicrobial properties against several diseases caused by bacteria and fungi. However, the effect of hemp-growing factors and extraction methods on the bioactivity of HSO does not receive adequate research attention. Therefore, this review aims to investigate the effect of growth factors and extraction methods on the antimicrobial activity of HSO. Articles were retrieved from Google Scholar and the Scopus database and screened against inclusion and exclusion criteria. The study revealed that HSO prefers warm climates and favorable humidity ranging from 20 …

The New Age Of Christian Healing Ministry And Spirituality: A Meta-Synthesis Exploring The Efficacy Of Christian-Adapted Complementary Therapies For Adult Survivors Of Familial Trauma, Amanda Lynne Brees

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Adult survivors of familial trauma present with many seemingly unrelated psychiatric and relational issues well into adulthood. Developmental and familial trauma is emerging in the research as a subset of complex posttraumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD). This specific type of trauma is rooted in attachment and family systems theory. Issues such as divorce, parental substance abuse, mental illness, enmeshment, parentification, abandonment, and abuse get passed down intergenerationally in vicious cycles until someone finds the courage to heal. Pastoral counselors are uniquely equipped to lead the third wave of cognitive-behavioral therapies proving effective in treating complex trauma includes mindfulness and complementary therapies …

“Trust Your Gut”: An Exploration Of The Decisions Of Vaccine Hesitant Mothers, Nina Lissarrague '22

Student Scholarship

This summer Professor Starr and I conducted research on vaccine hesitancy amongst mothers in Vermont with alternative lifestyles, a project that grew out of my personal history—growing up and attending a Waldorf school with many vaccine-hesitant families—and my academic interest in public health, especially regarding the recent global outbreak of COVID-19. Given the recent media attention to vaccines, especially the COVID-19 vaccine, I wanted to talk to mothers who I knew had been vaccine hesitant before the pandemic in order to better understand their views and learn of any changes in their beliefs. As my prior reading of vaccine hesitancy …

Effects Of Covid-19 On Global Research In Stem, Michelle Hoang, Santanu De

Biology Faculty Articles

A global public health emergency like the Coronavirus Infectious Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic requires accurate and timely data collection in the research community. High impact research in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) has been prioritized in the fight against COVID-19. The present study investigated the impact of COVID-19 on STEM research and the collaboration between global research institutions and industries. It was noted that COVID-19 had caused significant delays in non-COVID-19-related research projects and the onset of several remote studies. Most importantly, researchers in the STEM fields directed their attention and expertise to help mitigate virus transmission, treat patients, …

Alma Link Resolver Subject Report 2020-2021, Andrée J. Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Statistics for 2020-2021 on the number of OpenURL requests by Library of Congress classification code made to the Ex Libris Alma link resolver for items held by the University of Rhode Island Libraries.

Information provided includes Classification Code, Classifications, Number of Requests, Number of Clicked Requests, and % Clicks from Requests.

Racial, Ethnic Differences In Complementary And Integrative Health Use Among Adults With Mental Illness: Results From The 2017 National Health Interview Survey, Lee Za Ong, Karisse A. Callender, Kacie M. Blalock, Jerome J. Holzbauer

College of Education Faculty Research and Publications

The purpose of this study was to examine the patterns of complementary and integrative health (CIH) use among adults with a racial/ethnic minority background and a mental illness. A secondary data analysis of 2017 National Health Interview Survey (N = 793) was conducted using chi-square, multivariate logistic regression, and multinomial logistic regression. Overall, Black/African Americans and Hispanic/Latinx groups remained the least proportional of CIH therapies utilization. Being a male, Black/African American or Latinx/Hispanic and had work experience were predictors of the least use of the CIH therapies. Research is needed to bridge the gaps on the CIH use among a …

Users’ Satisfaction On Sc/St Book Bank Scheme Through Ordinal Logistic Regression Analysis, Kutty Kumar Dr, Kutty Kumar Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Ordinal Logistic Regression (OLR) is used to predict an ordinal structured variable given one or more independent variables. In this study, OLR used to decide the level of satisfaction on SC/ST book bank scheme (ordinal independent variable), measured on a five-point Likert type scale from “completely dissatisfied-1 through completely satisfied-5, depending on the discernment of ‘life science’ and ‘engineering students belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) or Tribe (ST)’. Model appropriateness depends on determining which explanatory variables considered for the model and selecting the link function (complementary log-log link function used in this study). Likewise, the model fitting perceptions, the accuracy …

Effect Of Individual, Simultaneous And Sequential Inoculation Of Pseudomonas Fluorescens And Meloidogyne Incognita On Growth, Biochemical, Enzymatic And Nonenzymatic Antioxidants Of Tomato (Solanum Lycopersicum L.), Ahmed Noureldeen, Mohd Asif, Taruba Ansari, Faryad Khan, Mohammad Shariq, Faheem Ahmad, Manar Fawzi Bani Mfarrej, Amir Khan, Moh Tariq, Mansoor Ahmad Siddiqui, Amal Al-Barty, Hadeer Darwish

All Works

This study was conducted on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum cv. K-21) to investigate the bioprotective nature of Pseudomonas fluorescens and its interactive effects with Meloidogyne incognita in terms of growth biomarkers, changes in biochemical attributes and modulation in antioxidant enzymes of the tomato plant. In this study, we grew tomato plants with M. incognita and P. fluorescens in separate pots, simultaneously and sequentially (15 days prior or post) after 15 days of seed sowing. The sequential inoculation of Mi15→Pf maximally increased the root-knot index and decreased the nematode population. It was also noted that inoculation suppressed the plant growth biomarkers in …

Early Memphis Newspapers, Guide And Index

Early Memphis Newspaper Indices

In the 19th century, Memphis commonly had multiple newspapers being published at the same time. These newspapers covered the political spectrum and competition was fierce and combative. Many of them we know only from the references to them made in the copies of the newspapers that survived to be microfilmed in the 20th century. This collection serves as an introduction, guide, and table of contents identifying the existing and indexed publications of the mid-to-late nineteenth century. A guide to the subject headings used in this project is included. Each newspaper named is the subject of its own index within the …

Alternative/Complementary Medicine: 19th And Early 20th Century Reference Material: Colleges, Journals, Societies, John Haller Jr

Alternative/Complementary Medicine: 19th and early 20th Century Reference Material

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Holistic Analysis Of Global Feminism Publications: A Bibliometric Evaluation Of Feminism Literature Between 1975 And 2017, Engin Şenel Dr, Seher Doğruer Şenel Dr., Ghouse Modin Nabeesab Mamdapur Mr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Bibliometrics is a relatively novel statistical branch investigating academic publications in a certain field. Although there has been an increasing popularity of bibliometric studies in recent years, scientific literature lacks a holistic analysis of feminism literature. To the best of our knowledge our study was the first bibliometric analysis of the publications in feminism literature. All data of this study was obtained from Web of Science databases. All documents produced in feminism literature between 1975 and 2017 were included. A total of 44,920 published articles were found. The peak year of feminism literature was 2017 with 3378 articles. English was …

The Intrinsic Structure Of Nuclear Chemistry: A Scientometric Study, Sivamani Muthusamy, Sarangapani R, Shyamala R

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

: In the last two decades, the research in nuclear chemistry has experienced a regular as well as voluminous structural changes and has grown notably with interaction from other fields in terms of theory building, methodology, and applications. This study focus a quantitative assessment of the scientific literature for mapping the intellectual structure of nuclear chemistry research and its scientific development over a 11-year period from 2008 till 2018. A total of 109281 publications were subjected to examination in order to draw statistics and depict dynamic changes to shed new light upon the growth, dispersion and structure of the studied …

William Walker Atkinson: An Intellectual Biography, John Haller Jr

William Walker Atkinson: An Intellectual Biography

No abstract provided.

Homeopathy’S ‘Crossovers’ To Allopathic Medicine: A Case Study, 1899-1920, John Haller Jr

Homeopathy’s ‘Crossovers’ to Allopathic Medicine: A Case Study, 1899-1920

No abstract provided.

Alexander Wilder: Eclectic, Platonist, And Master Of The Arcane, John Haller Jr

Alexander Wilder: Eclectic, Platonist, and Master of the Arcane

No abstract provided.

Jefferson Digital Commons Quarterly Report: October-December 2020, Kelsey Duinkerken, Msi, Larissa Gordon, Mslis, Med, Ma

Jefferson Digital Commons Reports

This quarterly report includes:

• Articles
• Departmental Reports
• Dissertations
• Doctorate of Occupational Therapy (OTD) Capstones
• Educational Materials
• Grand Rounds and Lectures
• JCPH Capstone Presentations
• Journals and Newsletters
• Library Presentations
• Posters
• The Big in Big Data Symposium
• What People are Saying About the Jefferson Digital Commons

A Comprehensive Review Of Tic Disorders In Children, Keisuke Ueda, Kevin J Black

Open Access Publications

Tics are characterized by sudden, rapid, recurrent, nonrhythmic movement or vocalization, and are the most common movement disorders in children. Their onset is usually in childhood and tics often will diminish within one year. However, some of the tics can persist and cause various problems such as social embarrassment, physical discomfort, or emotional impairments, which could interfere with daily activities and school performance. Furthermore, tic disorders are frequently associated with comorbid neuropsychiatric symptoms, which can become more problematic than tic symptoms. Unfortunately, misunderstanding and misconceptions of tic disorders still exist among the general population. Understanding tic disorders and their comorbidities …

Supplementing Pochonia Chlamydosporia With Botanicals For Management Of Meloidogyne Incognita Infesting Chickpea, Amir Khan, Manar Fawzi Bani Mfarrej, Moh Tariq, Mohd Asif, Hera Nadeem, Mansoor Ahmad Siddiqui, Mohamed Hashem, Saad Alamri, Faheem Ahmad

All Works

Root-knot nematodes pose a severe threat to worldwide agricultural development. Due to the high toxicity of chemical nematicides, eco-friendly control strategies against root-knot nematodes need to be established. A pot and in vitro experiment were performed to estimate nematicidal potential of Pochonia chlamydosporia. P. chlamydosporia was used alone or in combination with two botanicals for controlling Meloidogyne incognita in chickpea. The laboratory assessment was performed with four prepared concentrations (S, S/2, S/10, S/25) of fungal inoculum of P. chlamydosporia against egg hatching and second-stage juvenile's mortality of M. incognita. All four concentrations reduced egg hatching and increased mortality of J2s. …

Misrecognition Of The Rights Of People With Epilepsy In Zimbabwe: A Social Justice Perspective, Jacob Mugumbate, Mel Gray

Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities - Papers

Epilepsy affects 4 to 14 people per 1,000, that is, an estimated 50 million people worldwide, making it the most common global neurological condition (Shorvon, 2009; WHO, 2016). It is more prevalent in the Global South, where 80 percent of people with epilepsy reside, due to “poorer perinatal care and standards of nutrition and public hygiene, and the greater risk of brain injury, cerebral infection, or other acquired cerebral conditions” (Shorvon, 2009, p. 3). In Africa alone, epilepsy directly affects about 10 million people (WHO, 2015). Indigenous cultural and religious misunderstanding affects the management of this neurological condition in many …

2021 Research Symposium: International Conference On Cancer Health Disparities (Icchd-2021), The University Of Texas Rio Grande Valley. School Of Medicine

School of Medicine Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.

Homelessness And Adhd: A Hidden Factor?, Elizabeth A. Shepherd

Antioch University Full-Text Dissertations & Theses

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, henceforth known as ADHD, is a common psychiatric problem recognized and diagnosed in children; however, it is not recognized or diagnosed as often in adults. There has been some research illustrating a relationship between ADHD and homelessness. The purpose of this study was to further explore if ADHD could be a hidden factor contributing to homelessness in adults. This descriptive study utilized archival data of patients at a health center in the United States to examine the relationship between homelessness and ADHD. Two analyses were completed using IBM SPSS version 25. Starting from a master dataset including …

Traditional Knowledge Digital Library: A Magic Bullet In The War Against Biopiracy, Dattatraya Trayambak Kalbande, Priya Suradkar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Traditional Knowledge is not something new or innovative but the distillation of practices or knowledge in the society. India has experienced various initiatives regarding the protection of traditional knowledge under intellectual property rights, including the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library, which is a major step to curb biopiracy and in many of these cases the country had to fight for revocation of the granted patents which involved huge costs and time. India has taken misappropriations of its traditional knowledge by developed countries through patenting system. This paper discusses various aspects of Traditional Knowledge Digital Library of India including its role in …

Awareness And Practices Of Complementary And Alternative Medicine Among Paediatric Patients Visiting Two Tertiary Care Hospitals In Mangaluru: An Interview Based Study, Meghana Tiwary, Amrita Parida, V. Manju

Open Access archive

This study aims to find out the details of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use in children, including factors favouring their use and concomitant usage of allopathic drugs along with CAM. The study also analyses the communication between allopathic practitioners and patients regarding utilization of CAM. It was an interview based study based on a semi-structured interview. The study sample included parents of children waiting in the paediatric outpatient department. A total of 200 parents were interviewed. Though most of the parents were aware about CAM, around 10% parents were ignorant. Ayurveda was the most commonly used CAM followed by …

Parental Online Information Access And Childhood Vaccination Decisions In North America: Scoping Review, Sarah Ashfield, Lorie Donelle

Nursing Publications

Background: Immunizing children throughout their early years prevents the spread of communicable disease and decreases the morbidity and mortality associated with many vaccine-preventable diseases. Searching online allows individuals rapid access to health information. Objective: The purpose of this review was to develop an understanding of the existing literature of parents’ online health information-seeking behaviors to inform their vaccination choices for their children and to identify gaps in the literature around parents’ use of online health information and their vaccination choices. Methods: A scoping review of peer-reviewed literature from Canada and the United States was performed. The following databases were utilized …

A Holistic Evaluation Of Buddhism Literature: A Bibliometric Analysis Of Global Publications Related To Buddhism Between 1975 And 2017, Ghouse Modin Nabeesab Mamdapur, Engin Senel

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Although Buddhism is the fourth largest religion of the world with almost 500 million followers, to the best of our knowledge, academic literature lacks a bibliometric study investigating Buddhism documents. We used four databases provided by Web of Science; Thomson Reuters to extract the academic documents related to Buddhism and included all items published between 1975 and 2017. We generated info-maps and info-graphics showing distribution of world countries’ publication productivity and connections in bibliometric networks. A total of 25,267 articles were included and the most common document types were original articles, reviews and meeting reports (76.11, 19,38 and 3.84, respectively). …

Alma Link Resolver Subject Report 2019-2020, Andrée J. Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Statistics for 2019-2020 on the number of OpenURL requests by Library of Congress classification code made to the Ex Libris Alma link resolver for items held by the University of Rhode Island Libraries.

Information provided includes Classification Code, Classifications, Number of Requests, Number of Clicked Requests, and % Clicks from Requests.

Use Of National Consumer Survey Data To Explore Perceptions Of Complementary And Alternative Medicine, Alina Cernasev, Basma Gomaa, Keri Hager, Jon C. Schommer, Lawrence B. Brown

Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research

Background: Although Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) has been the standard of therapy in Asia for centuries, it started receiving more attention in the U.S. in the last three decades.

Objectives: The primary study objective was to explore individuals' perspectives of CAM. A secondary objective was to describe individuals' perceptions of pharmacists’ roles in facilitating their use of these services and products.

Methods: Data were obtained from the 2015 and 2016 National Consumer Surveys on the Medication Experience and Pharmacist Roles. Data were collected from adults residing in the United States via on-line, self-administered surveys coordinated by …

Patient Delay In Breast Cancer Diagnosis In Two Hospitals In Karachi, Pakistan: Preventive And Life-Saving Measures Needed, Uzma Shamsi, Shaista Khan, Syed Iqbal Azam, Shaheryar Usman, Amir Maqbool, Tiffany Gill, Romaina Iqbal, David Callen

Department of Surgery

Purpose: Patients with breast cancer in Pakistan commonly present with advanced disease. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the frequency and length of delays in seeking medical consultation and to assess the factors associated with them.
Methods: Four hundred ninety-nine patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer were enrolled and interviewed over the period from February 2015 to August 2017. Information on sociodemographic factors, delay to medical consultation, stage of breast cancer at presentation, and tumor characteristics of the breast cancer were collected through face-to-face interviews and medical file review.
Results: The mean (standard deviation) age of patients with …

Leveraging Volunteer Fact Checking To Identify Misinformation About Covid-19 In Social Media, Hyunuk Kim, Dylan Walker

Business Faculty Articles and Research

Identifying emerging health misinformation is a challenge because its manner and type are often unknown. However, many social media users correct misinformation when they encounter it. From this intuition, we implemented a strategy that detects emerging health misinformation by tracking replies that seem to provide accurate information. This strategy is more efficient than keyword-based search in identifying COVID-19 misinformation about antibiotics and a cure. It also reveals the extent to which misinformation has spread on social networks.