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Preventing Transmission Of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus In The Hospital Setting: Perspectives From Health Care Workers, Dre-Quan Lee

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

As the leading cause of nosocomial infections in hospitalized patients, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. This poster presentation will include findings from a literature review exploring health care workers' perspectives towards MRSA transmission prevention practices.

Let There Be Light! Using Alternate Light Sources To Detect And Improve Cutaneous Bruise Visibility, Lindsey M. Moyer, Nancy R. Downing, Katherine R. Scafide, Daniel Sheridan

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Victims of violence have latent cutaneous bruises due to skin color, injury age, or depth. A randomized controlled trial measured the effectiveness of alternate light sources in improving visibility over white light, while exploring effects of skin color, gender, localized fat/muscles, bruise size and color on specific wavelengths over time.

Providing Culturally Competent Healthcare To The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender (Lgbt) Population, Mundi L. Gutierrez

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Health disparities exist in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community due in part to a long history of discriminatory attitudes among individuals and societal groups. Gaining insight into various LGBT subgroups and demographic influences is essential in providing culturally competent patient care.

Expression Of Breast Milk In The Workplace: An Analysis Among Nurses, Managers, And Hospital Representatives, Anne F. Gelber

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

This study will include nurses, managers and hospital organizational representatives to enhance our understanding of workplace support factors that improve the ability to express milk in the workplace. The findings will be used to inform policy that will protect the employee who wishes to express breast milk in the workplace.

The Efficacy Of Cognitive Stress Dose And Difficulty On Induction Of Hot Flashes, Rachel Victoria Johnstone, Sharon L. Dormire, Brandon Schmeichel, Gang Han

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

The effect of cognitive activity as a stimulus for vasomotor symptoms (VMS) was examined. VMS were effectively stimulated in fasting symptomatic women through a series of randomly administered neurocognitive tests with varying degrees of difficulty. VMS and blood glucose levels were continuously and objectively measured throughout. Implications will be discussed.

Early Extubation After Cardiac Surgery: An Evidence-Based, Nurse-Driven Protocol, Emily Brooks

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Following the steps of evidence-based practice, implementation of a sustainable nurse-driven protocol in post-operative cardiac surgery patients is described including patient, nurse and system outcomes.

Preventing Ventilator Associated Pneumonia, Eva E. Grumbir

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Ventilator associated pneumonia is among the highest nosocomial infections in ICU patients. Ventilator associated pneumonia is related to longer length of hospital stays, higher mortality rates, and higher costs. A literature review found that bundled prevention protocols can significantly reduce the risk of ventilator associated pneumonia.

Association Of Environmental Air Quality And Congenital Heart Defect Diagnosis, Katie C. Hall, Jennifer C. Robinson

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Congenital heart defects (CHD) impact nearly 40,000 infants annually with 80% of those diagnosed having an unknown etiology. Environmental risk factors potentially play an important part in CHD development. This research was conducted to further explore the relationship between air quality and a CHD diagnosis.

Effects Of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy And Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Protocol On Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Alesha E. Mcclanahan

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

An evidence-based protocol, including the combination of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) bibliotherapy and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) medication, was implemented among adults diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in order to assess the protocol's effectiveness on anxiety symptoms, depression symptoms, change in GAD status, acceptability, and patient satisfaction.

Transition Program For Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes, Stephanie Ann Lesosky

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

The need for a transition program for young adults with type 1 diabetes is crucial in rural Pennsylvania, where there is lack of pediatric endocrinologists. The goal of this project is to help improve the transition process of young adults with type 1 diabetes from pediatric to adult care.

The Role Of Safety Coaches In A Culture Of Safety, Amy Jo Perry

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Safety Coach programs embed safety specialists from all disciplines to mentor others in safe practices. Coaches reinforce communication and teamwork to promote safety and prevent patient harm. They contribute to a culture of safety at the frontline of care.

Foreign Language News, Georgia Southern University

World Languages & Cultures: News & Publications (2013-2023)

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Leaking Women: A Genealogy Of Gendered And Racialized Flow, Michelle Fine

Publications and Research

Through a feminist and critical race analytic, this paper theorizes the disruptions evoked by leaky women—actually doubly leaky women—those whose nipples, peri-menopausal uterus’ and mouths have “leaked” in ways that rupture/stain/expose the white-patriarchal-capitalist enclosure of work, home and the streets and then dared to leak again by suing for justice in court. In a closing coda, I address the race/class policing dynamics between she who leaks and the “respectable” [usually white] women recruited to plaster up the hole and cauterize the leaker.

Should America Ever Apologize?, Ruti G. Teitel

Other Publications

No abstract provided.

Predator Diet Affects Perceived Oviposition Site Quality For Mosquitoes, Brandon Mcdaniel

Honors Theses

Ovipositing freshwater organisms rely primarily on cues to determine site quality (Silberbush and Blaustein 2008) and to select an ideal habitat for their offspring (Resetarits 2014). Characteristics of high quality oviposition sites that yield the greatest fitness for offspring include the absence of predators and high resource availability that allows for optimal growth and development (Kershenbaum et al. 2012). It has been shown that predator presence is a large deterrent of oviposition due to threats of offspring survival, however, there is a little information about the predatory cues mosquitoes experience before ovipositing (Angelon and Petranka 2002). One hypothesis is that …

Complete Distributive Rules And The Single Tax Principle: A Review Of Recent Italian Case Law, Reuven S. Avi-Yonah, Gianluca Mazzoni

Articles

The authors, in this article, examine the application of complete distributive rules as set out in various tax treaties as it relates to the single tax principle by reference to recent Italian case law.

On 11 October 2018, in Decision No. 25219, the Italian Corte Suprema di Cassazione (Supreme Court, CSC) confirmed that treaty provisions limiting the exercise of the domestic power to tax by the source state also apply where the residence state does not actually tax the relevant item of income. In that case, where a tax treaty attributes exclusive tax jurisdiction over an item of income to …

Insulin Resistance And Chronic Kidney Disease Progression, Cardiovascular Events, And Death: Findings From The Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study, Sarah J Schrauben, Patricia Kao, Et Al

Open Access Publications

BACKGROUND: Insulin resistance contributes to the metabolic syndrome, which is associated with the development of kidney disease. However, it is unclear if insulin resistance independently contributes to an increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression or CKD complications. Additionally, predisposing factors responsible for insulin resistance in the absence of diabetes in CKD are not well described. This study aimed to describe factors associated with insulin resistance and characterize the relationship of insulin resistance to CKD progression, cardiovascular events and death among a cohort of non-diabetics with CKD.

METHODS: Data was utilized from Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study participants without …

Reply To: “Global Conservation Of Phylogenetic Diversity Captures More Than Just Functional Diversity”, Florent Mazel, Matthew W. Pennell, Marc W. Cadotte, Sandra Diaz, Giulio Valentino Dalla Riva, Richard Grenyer, Fabien Leprieur, Arne O. Mooers, David Mouillot, Caroline M. Tucker, William D. Pearse

Ecology Center Publications

Academic biologists have long advocated for conserving phylogenetic diversity (PD), often (but not exclusively) on the basis that PD is a useful proxy for “feature diversity”, defined as the variety of forms and functions represented in set of organisms (see below for an extended discussion of this definition). In a recent paper, we assess the extent to which this proxy (which we coined the “phylogenetic gambit”) holds in three empirical datasets (terrestrial mammals, birds, and tropical marine fishes) when using functional traits and functional diversity (FD) to operationalize feature diversity. Owen et al. offer a criticism of our methods for …

Spartan Daily, February 20, 2019, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2019

Volume 152, Issue 12

The George-Anne Inkwell Edition, Georgia Southern University

The Inkwell

No abstract provided.

Ay 2018/2019 Fs Meeting Minutes, 2019-02-20, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Archives

No abstract provided.

The George-Anne Daily, Georgia Southern University

George-Anne Media Group: Newsletters & Magazines

No abstract provided.

Examining The Association Between Food Literacy And Food Insecurity, Andrea Begley, Ellen Paynter, Lucy M. Butcher, Satvinder S. Dhaliwal

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

Poor food literacy behaviours may contribute to food insecurity in developed countries. The aim of this research was to describe the apparent prevalence of food insecurity in adults at enrolment in a food literacy program and to examine the relationship between food insecurity and a range of independent variables. Individuals attending the Food Sensations^® for Adults program in Western Australia from May 2016 to April 2018 completed a pre-program questionnaire (n = 1433) indicating if they had run out of money for food in the past month (food insecurity indicator), frequency of food literacy behaviours, selected dietary behaviours, and …

Functional Analysis Of Rip Toxins From The Drosophila Endosymbiont Spiroplasma Poulsonii, Mario Gonzalo Garcia-Arraez, Florent Masson, Juan Camilo Paredes Escobar, Bruno Lemaitre

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

Background: Insects frequently live in close relationship with symbiotic bacteria that carry out beneficial functions for their host, like protection against parasites and viruses. However, in some cases, the mutualistic nature of such associations is put into question because of detrimental phenotypes caused by the symbiont. One example is the association between the vertically transmitted facultative endosymbiont Spiroplasma poulsonii and its natural host Drosophila melanogaster. Whereas S. Poulsonii protects its host against parasitoid wasps and nematodes by the action of toxins from the family of Ribosome Inactivating Proteins (RIPs), the presence of S. Poulsonii has been reported to reduce hosts …

Soviet Nationality Policy: Impact On Ethnic Conflict In Abkhazia And South Ossetia, Nevzat Torun

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study aims to answer two interlinked questions with respect to ethnic conflict in Georgia: Why and how two ethnic groups (Abkhazians and Ossetians) in Georgia sought secession in 1990s rather than accepting unity under a common Georgian roof, and what explains the occurrence of ethnic conflicts between the Abkhazians and Georgians and between the South Ossetians and Georgians?

The central argument of this thesis is that Soviet nationality policy was a foremost driving force in shaping consciousness of being ethnic groups in Georgia and set the stage for the inter-ethnic conflicts of the post-Soviet era. A number of factors …

Issues And Prospects Of Knowledge Sharing In Academic Libraries, Ifeoma Ajie

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In recent years it has been acknowledged that the practice of knowledge management can play an important role to ensure an organisation’s competitive edge within an industry. This paper gives an overview of knowledge sharing in academic libraries. Based on the review of critical literatures by the authors, they infer that knowledge sharing in academic libraries can be influenced by motivators and de-motivators. Activities of knowledge sharing in academic libraries may be on organization level or individual level. Knowledge sharing at both levels is critical to the success or failure of knowledge management inside and outside the academic libraries. The …

A Review Of Trends And Issues Of Cybersecurity In Academic Libraries, Ifeoma Ajie

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Cyber security is rapidly becoming an important aspect of ICT around the globe. In Nigeria there have been increase in the rate of cybercrime and various organizations have become targets of cyber criminals. Cybercrime can pose a high risk to the economy and security of a nation. The most common types of cybercrime committed in Nigerian academic libraries include hacking, cyber-theft, viruses and worms, spamming, financial fraud, identity theft, cyber and website cloning. This paper examines the effectiveness of electronic security systems also known as cyber security in academic libraries in Nigeria. The paper was introduced by understanding what security …

Consumption And Communication Perspectives Of It In A Developing Economy, W Ozuem, Ke Howell, G Lancaster

Plymouth Business School

Technological innovations are important sources of competitive advantage when there is a balanced rate of adoption that helps organisations maintain or improve performance levels. This paper synthesises and builds on efforts to conceptualise the adoption and implementation of technologically induced customer services in developing countries. Its point of departure is recent advances in computer-mediated marketing environments (CMMEs). It assesses relationships between customer services and evolving technologies in the provision of services in the banking sector. Using phenomenological hermeneutics and a case study approach, we iteratively engaged with data that emerged to identify core values and community-based values. These facets were …

Sustainable Development Of Animal Husbandry In China, Chen Weisheng, Guan Long, Huang Ruilin, Zhang Miaojie, Liu Hongnan, Hu Yongling, Yin Yulong

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Through forty years of reforming and opening up, the integrated production capacity of animal husbandry industries in China is continuously improving. Such improvement is characterized by the continuous optimization of animal product structure, further improvement of the quality and safety control system, significant improvement of overall quality of the industry, and the steady progress of the 'green development' program. Nowadays, the animal husbandry industry has become one of the pioneers in the progress of establishing modern agricultural systems in China, and achieving sustainable development has become a priority issue for current and future period. This article analyzed the main problems …

Study On Prevention And Control Of Animal Infectious Diseases In China From Perspective Of New Development Vision, Chang Shuai, Liu Jia, Ye Jing, Chen Huanchun, Cao Shengbo

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

The outbreak and spreading of animal infectious diseases is one of the key factors that restrict the development of breeding industry in China. Meanwhile, it is also a serious threat to animal food safety, human health, and ecological environment. The outbreak of some deadly animal infectious diseases could even lead to severe impacts to social stability and national security. Hence, the scientific and efficient prevention and control of animal infectious diseases is now highly required for transformation and sustainable development of breeding industry. Based on the importance and historical achievements of animal infectious disease prevention and control, this review provides …