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Evaluation Of A Precision Filing Test For Predicting Dental Technic Performance, Douglass Roberts

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

A precision filing test involving the reduction of a steel cylinder to a perfect cube with the use of a hand file and bench vise was devised as a diagnostic tool for the early detection of freshman students having technic difficulties. The test was administered to 188 freshman dental students in three classes at Loma Linda University, School of Dentistry. Subjective and objective scores were then statistically compared with subsequent technic and clinic grades of the students. The simple linear correlations between the predictor test variable and criterion grades were statistically significant for one class and for the combined classes …

The Prediction Of Circumferential Tooth Measurements As An Aid In Orthodontic Banding, Roland D. W. Neufeld

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

A correlation was established among the circumferential measurements of the teeth in a given individual. The maxillary central incisor was selected as the predictor tooth to predict the remaining teeth in the set. The circumferences of the teeth were predicted within + two band sizes 69% of the time. Agreement in prediction percentages was found using measurements taken intraorally.

Gingival Condition In Areas Of Minimal And Appreciable Widths Of Keratinized Gingiva, Myles C. Miyasato

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This investigation evaluated the gingival condition of areas with minimal (less than or equal to 1.0 millimeter) and appreciable (greater than or equal to 2.0 millimeters) widths of keratinized gingiva.

Sixteen dental, dental hygiene, and dental assisting students and dental faculty who had contralateral or unilateral areas of minimal and appreciable widths of keratinized gingiva on the mid-buccal surface of mandibular bicuspids were examined. Gingival exudate, plaque, gingival inflammation based on color change and/or swelling and bleeding on probing were evaluated. The results showed that all areas examined were plaque free. Three of 32 areas showed clinical gingival inflammation and …

The Effect Of Pre-Admission Crisis Nursing Intervention On The Anxiety Level Of Elderly Persons On Admission To A Nursing Home, Doreen C. K. Lee

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The experimental study attempted to determine whether pre-admission crisis nursing intervention had any effect on the level of anxiety of elderly people when they were transferred from an acute hospital to a nursing home.

The literature review related to trends in numbers of nursing homes and in the increase in longevity. Several articles indicated that the aged, as a group, lacked power to alter their situations. The need for patients to express their feelings and participate in their own decisions was stressed in various studies. Other theories discussed theoretical aspects and goals of crisis intervention. Several articles suggested that crisis …

A Comparative Study Of The Planned Use Of Touch To Enhance The Self Esteem Of The Pregnant Adolescent, Una Marie Reeves

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Two groups of pregnant adolescents were compared in a study of the hypothesis that the use of planned touch would enhance the self esteem of the pregnant adolescent. The girls studied were enrolled in a school for the pregnant minor, established by the San Bernardino County Schools system, in a metropolitan area of San Bernardino, California.

The control group was composed of seven and the experimental group of twelve pregnant adolescents, ranging in age from fifteen through seventeen. The Q Sort technique was used as the tool with which to measure the self esteem of both groups. Two preliminary sorts …

Hallucinogens: A Cause Of Convulsive Ergot Psychoses, Sylvia Dahl Winters

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Ergotism with vasoconstriction and gangrene has been reported through the centuries. Less well publicized are the cases of psychoses associated with convulsive ergotism. Lysergic acid amide a powerful hallucinogen having one.-tenth the hallucinogenic activity of LSD-25 is produced by natural sources. This article attempts to show that convulsive ergot psychoses are mixed psychoses caused by lysergic acid amide or similar hallucinogens combined with nervous system lesions secondary to vasoconstrictive effects of ergotoxine.

Systematic Nursing Management Of University Students With Infectious Mononucleosis, Lillian N. Yelton

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Infectious Mononucleosis has been one of the most misdiagnosed entities in medicine. Its ability to mimic other diseases and the abundance of misconceptions about it have long confused both diagnosis and treatment. Since there is still no specific drug to combat this disease. patients with characteristic symptoms are treated symptomatically for the period of extended convalescence. This study was carried out to explore the possible effects of systematic nursing management on Infectious Mononucleosis patients, in order to evaluate those things that significantly influence the patient’s course of illness and recovery, in a university outpatient health service.

The hypothesis formulated was: …

The Effect Of Programmed Instruction About Pacemakers Given In The Hospital Setting On The Immediate And Delayed Retention Of Information On Patients With Permanent Cardiac Pacemakers, Ann Ekroth, Eileen Zorn

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

A convenience sample of nineteen patients composing group A, hospitalized for initial placement of permanent cardiac pacemakers, was studied. A programmed instructional test was prepared by the investiga- tors for this population. The question under study was, does programmed instruction for pacemaker patients affect immediate and delayed recall of information? Patients were pre-tested, presented with the programmed instruction package and given a post-test immediately upon completion of the package. They were retested later to evaluate retention level. An IQ test was administered at the same time as the pre-test. Statistical analysis using t-tests indicated significant differences between pre-test scores and …

Effects Of Cariogenic And Noncariogenic Diets On The Concentration Of The Parotid Hormone Releasing Factor In Rat Hypothalami, Melva Joan Brown

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Hypothalamic and cortical extracts from various cariogenically grouped rats which had been maintained on either a Purina diet or a high sucrose diet (HSD) for three months were infused intravenously into 28 days old rats to determine if there was a titer of parotid hormone releasing factor (PRF) capable of facilitating fluid movement (FM) in the teeth. The hypothalamic and cortical extracts obtained from Purina-fed rats with 0-caries and the hypothalamic extracts from BSD-fed rats conclusively demonstrated FM stimulatory ability. Other Purina-fed groups were essentially biologically ineffective, however, extracts from HSD-fed caries groups including scores 11-40 demonstrated extremely potent FM …

ย่อเอกสาร, โสมทัต วงศ์สว่าง, อติชาต พรหมาสา, บุญมี สัญญสุจจารี, เกรียงศักดิ์ สายธนู

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

No abstract provided.

1976 Vol. 2 No. 2, School Of Medicine Office Of Alumni

Medicinews

LSU Medicinews Volume 2 Number 2 was edited by Rafael C. Sanchez, MD, and published by the LSU School of Medicine Office of Alumni and Continuing Education Services.

This issue consists of 8 pages. The publication date is June 1976.

What Is Your Diagnosis, P. Tuntivanich

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

No abstract provided.

ภาพบรรยายครั้งที่ 9 (Picture Report No. 9), เทอด เทศประทีป

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Chronic Glomerulonephritis In Dogs, Rabin Ruttanaphani

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

No abstract provided.

Canine Perianal Perianal Gland Tumor : A Case Report., Witaya Thamavit, Somphong Sahaphong, Subhkij Angsubhakorn

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

A case of perianal gland adenoma was identified in a 15-year-old male dog of hybrid between the Spitz and the Terrier. Gross pathological and microscopic findings of this tumour were described.

การศึกษาทางพยาธิวิทยาของโรคนิวคาสเซิลในไก่, เชิดชัย รัตนเศรษฐากุล

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

No abstract provided.

ท๊อกโซพลาสโมซิสในสัตว์เลี้ยงและอันตรายต่อมนุษย์ (Toxoplasma-Infektionen Bei Haustieren Und Thre Bedeutung Fur Die Toxoplasmose Des Menschen), เทอด เทศประทีป

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

No abstract provided.

การเปรียบเทียบประสิทธิภาพของยาถ่ายพยาธิราไนด์และโทรแด๊กต่อพยาธิใบไม้ในตับโค, วิจิตร สุขเพสน์, กฤษณา จันทร์ศรี

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

ประสิทธิภาพของยาถ่ายพยาธิราไนด์ขนาด 5 มิลลิกรัมต่อน้ำหนัก 1 กิโลกรัม และ โทรแด็กขนาด 10 มิลลิกรัม ต่อน้ำหนัก 1 กิโลกรัม ต่อพยาธิใบไม้ Fasciola spp. ได้ ทําการทดลองแบบ field test ในโคของสำนักงานเกษตร ภาคตะวันออกเฉียงเหนือ จำนวน 18 ตัว strain ของ Fasciola spp. ที่ทำการศึกษานี้ดื้อยาต่อราไนด์และ โทรแด็กในขนาดที่แนะนำให้ใช้ ราไนด์ไม่มีประสิทธิภาพในการลดจำนวนไข่พยาธิ โทรแด็กมีประสิทธิภาพไม่ดีโดยลดจำนวนไข่พยาธิได้บางส่วน (14.6 ถึง 34.5 เปอร์เซ็นต์) ในสี่สัปดาห์แรกหลังถ่ายยาเท่านั้น

Soft Tissue Profile Prediction: An Evaluation Of Methods, Roger H. Zierenberg Jr.

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Forty cases demonstrating at least 3 mm of lingual movement of the upper incisors were analyzed to determine the soft-tissue prediction accuracy of the Holdaway and the Ricketts methods. Initial analysis was performed by comparing predictions based on pre-treatment cephalometric tracings to post-treatment tracings. Lack of congruency was considered error and statistical analysis followed. The Ricketts method was shown to be superior for upper lip prediction on the combined 40 cases. Neither method proved superior in predicting the lower lip.

Further analysis involved segregating the cases according to individual functional lip abnormalities and again comparing the two methods for accuracy. …

Commencement Program 1976-A (School Of Medicine), Loma Linda University

Commencement Programs

CONTENTS

2 | The Mace

3 | The Academic Procession

4 | Conferring of Degrees

6 | Graduates

8 | Declaration of Geneva

Male Client Expectations Of Female Therapists, Phyllis Whitman Heims, Susan Annette Ofstad

Dissertations and Theses

This practicum intends to explore the existence and nature of male client expectations of female therapists. The underlying assumptions of this study include: (1) clients have expectations; (2) sex roles exist in society; and (3) the sex of either the therapist or the client is a variable in the therapeutic situation.

To carry out this study it is necessary to pursue the following tasks. The first step will be to define possible client expectations of therapists. Using this information, a questionnaire will be developed to verify the existence of these expectations. In addition, the questionnaire will hopefully indicate whether these …

An Examination Of The Relationship Between Population Density, Density Related Social Factors, And Physical Morbidities, Douglas King Huebner

Dissertations and Theses

The relationship between the number of persons per room in the home and the relative occurrence of stress-related morbidities of hospitalized patients is investigated. The social factors of age, social class, and level of social support also are examined as they relate to both density and morbidity type occurrence. The population under study is composed of all Kaiser-Permanente Medical Care Program members twenty years of age and older, discharged from Bess Kaiser Hospital during 1974, and whose diagnosed morbidity was included in specific morbidity categories. All data were obtained through the facilities of the Health Services Research Center, Kaiser Foundation …

Draft, A New Medical Resource For New England . . . The New England College Of Osteopathic Medicine, New England College Of Osteopathic Medicine

William F. Bergen, D.O. Collection

New England College of Osteopathic Medicine fundraising report soliciting donations for the college. The report details the history and development of the college, the curriculum and structure of the college.

Louisiana State University Medical Center - May 1976 - Commencement, Office Of The Registrar, Lsu Health Sciences Center-No

Graduation & Commencement Programs

The program for the May 1976 Commencement of LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans held May 15th, 1976.

Assessment Of Hearing Sensitivity By Use Of The Acoustic Reflex In The Geriatric Population, Donna Elvira Gilham

Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of the SPAR test (Sensitivity Prediction by the Acoustic Reflex) on a sample of older adults who professed negative otologic histories. Twenty-seven subjects, ranging in age from sixty-four to eighty-three years of age (54 ears) were ultimately chosen as subjects. A young adult group, ranging in age from eighteen to thirty years of age, with normal audiometric hearing levels served as controls. Reflex threshold levels were obtained using 500 Hz., 1000 Hz., and 2000 Hz. pure tones and noise stimuli. Assessment of hearing loss was calculated on the difference between …

Lifespring's Basic Seminar: An Evaluation Study, Patricia A. Percival

Dissertations and Theses

This was a three part study designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Basic Seminar, a five-day personal growth training designed and presented by Lifespring, Inc. The instrument used in this study was the Personal Orientation Inventory (POI) published in 1963 by Everett L. Shostrom and copyrighted by Edits Publishing Co., San Diego, CA. This inventory consists of 150 two-choice comparative value and behavior judgments. Two basic scales measure personal orientation, inner directed support and time competence. Ten subscales measure different conceptually important elements of self-actualizing. The items are scored twice, once for the two basic scales and second for …

Auditory Short-Term Memory Span And Sequence For Five Different Stimulus Types, Sandra L. Burford

Dissertations and Theses

This study investigated the effects of stimulus type on the measurement s of short-term auditory memory span and short-term auditory memory for sequence to determine if span and sequence measures were the same within each of five subtests and if span and/or sequence measures varied across all five subtests. A total of forty-five normal second, third, and fourth grade subjects were individually administered the Auditory Memory Test Battery (AMTB) which consisted of five tape-recorded tests of recall for digit sequences, unrelated word sequences, related word sequences, nonsense word sequences, and sentences. The subjects responded verbally to the randomly presented subtests. …

Listener Perception Of Fluent, Breathy, And Imprecisely Articulated Speech Of Stutterers, Diane Carol Campbell

Dissertations and Theses

Because communication involves both a sender of messages, each person could influence the other’s feelings about speaking and listening. The reactions of each member of this communication network will determine how communication will flow in the future. With an understanding of the feedback system between speakers and listeners, researchers have designed management programs which allow the speaker who stutters to develop a new pattern of speech which does not hinder his communication efforts. Fluency is the primary consideration, and normalcy of speech is second. One such program has been devised by Casteel (1974).

In Casteel’s stuttering management program a person …

[Book Review Of] Abortion And The Sanctity Of Human Life: A Philosophical View, By Baruch Brody, Patrick F. Berger, Carol A. Berger

The Linacre Quarterly

No abstract provided.

[Book Review Of] Prenatal Diagnosis And Selective Abortion, By Harry Harris, M. F. Jefferson

The Linacre Quarterly

No abstract provided.