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Outside Colby (2012 - September 12), Colby College

Outside Colby

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Minutes, College Of Business Council Meeting, September 12, 2012, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Kate Tiedemann College Of Business. College Of Business Council

Kate Tiedemann College of Business College Council Meeting Minutes

The minutes of the September 12, 2012, meeting of the University of South Florida St. Petersburg's College of Business Council.

09-12-2012 Swosu Tailgate Challenge For Big Money Starts This Saturday, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2012

Area residents and Southwestern Oklahoma State University students have the chance to win big money this fall for just enjoying food!

09-12-2012 Swosu Marching Band & Spirit Squads Plan Pre-Game Concerts Starting Saturday, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2012

Southwestern Oklahoma State University’s marching band will once again provide pre-game concerts during football game days on the Weatherford campus.

Unh Police Make Arrest In Weekend Assault, Paul Dean

Media Relations

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The Lumberjack, September 12, 2012, The Lumberjack Staff

2012

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University

Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On “The Citizens United Court And The Continuing Importance Of The Voting Rights Act”, Anthony Johnstone

Faculty Journal Articles & Other Writings

My testimony today concerns the role of the Supreme Court in reviewing the constitutionality of “laws of democracy,” including campaign finance regulation, election administration, and voting rights enforcement. I will compare the different approaches the Court has taken toward two controversies, corporate campaign spending and voter identification laws, and attempt to draw some lessons from the comparison for the Court’s pending review of the Voting Rights Act.

Sky Canyon Properties, Llc V. The Golf Club At Black Rock, Llc Clerk's Record V. 4 Dckt. 39831

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

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September 12, 2012 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

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An Almost-Eyewitness Account - New Evidence About Mary Meyer’S Murder, Donald E. Wilkes Jr.

Popular Media

This article, appearing in the Flagpole on September 12, 2012, is a follow-up to the mysterious murder of Mary Pinchot Meyer. It provides a statement of Harold Libermann who was with Mary Meyer on the date of her murder.

Hotline Press Newspaper- September 2012 Vol 29 No 16, Hotline Press Newspaper

Hotline Press Newspaper 2012

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Faculty Budget Priority Committee Meeting Minutes, September 12, 2012, Faculty Budget Priority Committee

All Faculty Senate 2007-2014 Committee Minutes and Reports

Minutes from the Faculty Senate Faculty Budget Priority Committee meeting held on

Banner News, Cainon Leeds, Taylor Baggett, Jonathan Rangel, Lori Harvey, Joshua Stevens

Banner News

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The Spinnaker [Vol. 33 No. 99], University Of North Florida

Spinnaker

Student newspaper for the UNF community.

The Arts Online

News Releases

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Parlez-Vous Engineering?

News Releases

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Investigation Of The Role Of Tnf-A Converting Enzyme (Tace) In The Inhibition Of Cell Surface And Soluble Tnf-A Production By Acute Ethanol Exposure., Kristine Von Maltzan, Wei Tan, Stephen B. Pruett

CVM Publications

Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play a fundamental role in the immune system by detecting pathogen associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) to sense host infection. Ethanol at doses relevant for humans inhibits the pathogen induced cytokine response mediated through TLRs. The current study was designed to investigate the mechanisms of this effect by determining whether ethanol inhibits TLR3 and TLR4 mediated TNF-? secretion through inhibition of transcription factor activation or post-transcriptional effects. In NF-?B reporter mice, activation of NF-?B in vivo by LPS was inhibited by ethanol (LPS alone yielded 170,000?35,300 arbitrary units of light emission; LPS plus ethanol yielded 56,120?16880, p = …

Community Engagement Curricular Strategies To Reduce Health Disparities, Marjorie A. Schaffer, Carol Hargate

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: A nursing department implemented a revised nursing curriculum that integrated community engagement learning experiences to address health disparities. Nursing faculty aimed to prepare nurses who will: 1) contribute to reducing health disparities, 2) develop cultural sensitivity and competence, and 3) develop commitment to serving diverse and vulnerable populations.

Methods: Focus groups with community partners, racial reconciliation lunches and dialogue with nursing faculty members, and lunch and learning sessions with community partners provided a foundation for development of the community engagement curriculum. Nursing students are matched to community engagement sites (churches, schools, and non-profit organizations) for community engagement learning experiences …

Evidence-Based Clinical Practice On The Interventions For Oral Mucositis For Patients With Cancer Receiving Treatment, Wang Yan

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Objectives: This article is to develop a practical guideline on the interventions from prevention, treatment to nursing for the oral mucositis induced by anti-cancer treatment.

Methods: Using keywords "mucositis, cancer", search in the databases including National guideline clearinghouse, Cochrane library, Joanna Briggs institute, Registered nurses' association of Ontario, and Chinese Bio-medical literature database, etc. Only the clinical guideline, systematically review and best practice are included.

Results: Mainly, one clinical practice guideline, five systematic reviews, and one best practice are found.

Conclusion: 1 It is a systematic and continuous process to intervene with the oral mucositis induced by anti-cancer treatment. 2 …

Removal Of Codeine In Pediatric Oncology: A Qualitative Evaluation Of Success And Attitudes, Karina L. Black, Mary Anne Venner, Jennifer Shepherd, Marcel Romanick, Mark Belletrutti, Shirley Perry

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Background: Codeine is an opioid analgesic requiring hepatic conversion to morphine via CYP2D6 to provide analgesic effect. CYP2D6 population polymorphisms cause unpredictable conversion to morphine. Multiple reports of death or adverse events in children receiving codeine has led to increased calls for discontinuation of use in children. Our Pediatric Oncology Program volunteered to pilot codeine removal. When looking for implementation strategies for this practice change, neither successful implementation nor barriers to change had been reported. Objectives: To evaluate whether prescription of codeine was reduced, assess the attitudes of health professionals at different points during practice change, determine if our educational …

Cultural Pain Relief Measures During Labour And Childbirth And Prophylactic Taboos During The Childbearing Process: A Case For Mozambican Women Living In Swaziland, Cynthia Zodwa Vilakati

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: The study sought to describe the cultural-pain relief measures during labour and childbirth and prophylactic taboo practices for pain relief by Mozambican women living in Swaziland.

Methods: An exploratory, descriptive and contextual phenomenology design was utilized for the purpose of this study. Purposive conveninence sampling was done. Data saturation was achieved with a sample size of five (5).

Results: The study presents the themes and categories that emerged from the data. Data are presented from the most general (themes) to the most specific (data units/chunks). All data units relate to the cultural pain relief measures during labour and delivery …

Building A Sustainable Nurse-Managed Clinic System Through Faculty Practice And Technology Integration, Julie Cowan Novak

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Scope/Significance: Over the past four years, the UTHSCSA School of Nursing has developed, implemented, and evaluated a viable alternative to the failing, mismanaged US healthcare delivery system. Two nurse-managed clinics are currently in operation with two in development. Client visits exceeded 7,000 in 2011. The clinics are sustained through a mosaic of support from a variety of funding sources including private, state and federal insurance, billing, and grants. Faculty and students develop an integrated model of discovery, learning and engagement focused on evidence-based health promotion/disease prevention, client, family, and community education, acute, episodic illness care, management of stable chronic conditions …

Use Of Risk Scoring Tools To Determine Risk Of Secondary Cardiac And Non-Cardiac Events During Hospitalization For St Elevation Myocardial Infarction In A Cohort Of Women, Elizabeth Ann Scruth, Eugene Cheng, Linda Worrall-Carter

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: GRACE, TIMI and CADILLAC are risk scores designed for predicting short term outcomes after acute coronary syndromes. The aim of our study was to test their utility for prediction of a secondary major cardiac and non cardiac event in a cohort of women treated invasively for an ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction.

Methods: Our sample size consisted of consecutive patients with ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention. A retrospective approach was utlized.

Results: In general the CADILLAC, TIMI and GRACE risk scores all had relatively high predictive accuracy for major cardiac events in hospital, with C …

Caregiving Through The Eyes Of Hispanic Caregivers, Lyda Consuelo Arevalo-Flechas

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: To offer a culturally informed conceptual orientation of caregiving as an example of a research product that reflects methodologies that have taken into consideration differences in the meaning of concepts across cultures and the challenge of using translated instruments.

Methods: Mixed methods incorporating semi-structured bilingual interviews and the administration of the Screen for Caregiver Burden caregivers of relatives living with Alzheimer's disease were randomly assigned to 4 different groups with different sequences for interviews and administration of the SCB.

Results: Discrepancies in the meaning of concepts and differences in subjective burden scores according to the language in which the …

Faith-Based Views Of Barriers To Recognition And Treatment Of Depression, Keneshia J. Bryant

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: Studies have shown that spirituality and religion are important to the treatment of depression among African Americans. Spirituality has also been shown to impact the beliefs of the causes of depression and coping mechanisms. The aim of the study was to describe how predominantly African American rural churches distinguish effective means to recognize and cope with depressive symptoms.

Methods: The study followed the principles of Community Based Participatory Research. The participants were recruited by a community leader in a rural US community. The participants included a group of pastors, a group of persons interested in health and a group …

Nurse Home Visits Promoted Maternal-Infant Interaction And Decreased Depression Symptom Severity For Mothers With Postpartum Depression, June Andrews Horowitz, Joanne Doller Wojcik, Joyce Pulcini, Lori Solon, Christine Murphy, Katherine E. Gregory

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: Postpartum depression (PPD) interferes with mothers' ability to promote optimal infant development via interaction. Research to mitigate these effects is limited. The purpose of this study was to test the efficacy of the relationship-focused CARE intervention in increasing maternal-infant relational effectiveness between depressed mothers and their infants during the first 9 months postpartum.

Methods: This randomized clinical trial (RCT) involved three phases. In Phase I mothers were recruited from obstetrical units and screened for PPD at 4 weeks postpartum. Women with elevated scores on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale who agreed were consented and received a diagnostic interview to …

Important Factors Associated With The Research Utilization Competency Of Nurses In Japan, Tomomi Kameoka, Naomi Funashima, Yuriko Nomoto, Toshiko Nakayama

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: To explore the important factors associated with the research utilization competency of nurses in Japan.

Methods: The Self-Evaluation Scale on Research Utilization Competency for Clinical Nurses (SRUC) was used to measure the research utilization competency in nursing practice. It has 35 items with 5-point Likert scale and 6 subscales. The items of the SRUC describe the essential behaviors necessary for research utilization in nursing practice as identified by a qualitative study. The reliability and validity of the SRUC are well-established. The Nurses' Attributes Questionnaire (NAQ) was used to examine the 28 attributes of nurses. The content validity was established …

Perceived Barriers To Healthy Lifestyle Activities In Midlife And Older Australian Women With Type 2 Diabetes, Amanda M. Mcguire, Debra Jane Anderson

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: Type 2 diabetes is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in midlife and older Australian women with known modifiable risk factors for type 2 diabetes including smoking, nutrition, physical activity and obesity. In Australia little research has been done to investigate the perceived barriers to healthy lifestyle activities in midlife and older women with type 2 diabetes. The primary aim of this study was to explore the level and type of perceived barriers to health promotion activities. The secondary aim was to explore the relationship of perceived barriers to smoking behaviour, fruit and vegetable intake, physical activity, and …

Fatigue Of Chinese Mothers From Pregnancy To Postpartum, Ching-Yu Cheng, Shwu-Ru Liou, Panchalli Wang

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: Many pregnant women experience fatigue that influences quality of life or pregnancy outcomes. Trend of fatigue from pregnancy to postpartum was not understood. This study aimed to explore changes of fatigue level from pregnancy to postpartum and prediction of prenatal fatigue on infant prematurity.

Methods: The study was a longitudinal design with nonprobability sampling. One-hundred-ninety-eight pregnant women with mean age of 29.69 and 27.37 weeks of gestation were followed up monthly (T1 to T3) till 4-6 weeks postpartum (T4). More than half of them were primiparous (56.6%), very happy about the pregnancy (50.5%), employed (63.1%), and had an educational …

Exploring The E-Patient Phenomenon In Nursing, Holli A. Devon, Perry M. Gee, Deborah A. Greenwood, Katherine K. Kim, Susan L. Perez, Nancy Staggers

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The availability of health information on the Internet has changed the knowledge power structure between patients and their health care providers. This new phenomenon of patients well informed by electronic information is known as the e-Patient. e-Patients use information technology to actively participate in their health care rather than passively receive health care, thus assuming higher levels of responsibility for their own health and wellness. Nursing can utilize the Data, Information, Knowledge, and Wisdom (DIKW) framework to understand how e-Patients and clinicians may achieve this collective wisdom. The purpose of this review is to examine the e-Patient phenomenon through the …