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Evaluation Of Different Signal Processing Options In Unilateral And Bilateral Cochlear Freedom Recipients Using R-Space Background Noise, Alison Brockmeyer

Independent Studies and Capstones

Understanding speech in the presence of noise is a difficult task for cochlear implant patients. This study examines the real-world effectiveness of different signal processing approaches available in the Cochlear Nucleus Freedom device to enhance speech perception in noise for cochlear implant recipients.

Investigation And Literature Review Of Unilateral Hearing Loss, Patricia Eckels

Independent Studies and Capstones

Literature and research were gathered and analyzed to determine the impact UHL has on a child’s education, speech and language development. The effects of early intervention and amplification were also analyzed.

What It Takes: Issues In Implementing Electronic Portfolios, Kristen Steele

Independent Studies and Capstones

The purpose of this study was to investigate the issues in implementing electronic portfolios as a school-wide innovation, and to provide a resource guide for the future use of electronic portfolios at Central Institute for the Deaf.

A Model For Electrical Communication Between Cochlear Implants And The Brain, Douglas A. Miller

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In the last thirty years, cochlear implants have become an invaluable instrument in the treatment of severe-to-profound hearing impairment. An important aspect of research in the continued development of cochlear implants is the in vivo assessment of signal processing algorithms intended to improve perception of speech and other auditory signals. In trying to determine how closely cochlear implant recipients process sound relative to the processing done by a normal auditory system, various assessment techniques have been applied. The most common technique has been measurement of auditory evoked potentials (AEPs), which involves the recording of neural responses to auditory stimulation. Depending …

Hispanics' Experience With Hospice Care, Maria Rosario Diaz

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project was to learn about Hispanic's experience with hospice care and gain insight into their unique needs. The findings will offer Hospice programs with information on how to provide the most appropriate care to the Hispanic population. This study found that the quality of patient care transcended cultural and spiritual boundaries.

Perceptions About The Effectiveness Of Play Therapy Among Parents, Maria Nina Joy Malasig Flores

Theses Digitization Project

This thesis will explore the perceptions about the effectiveness of play therapy among parents. This study will work with Bilingual Family Counseling Services, (BFCS) in Ontario, with their school based program. Their school based program runs throughout the Montclair and Ontario school districts and helps counsel children with behavioral problems who are from 5-12 years of age with play therapy. The issue that will be addressed in this study is to find out through the perception of the parent whether or not play therapy has been effective with their child. This study will survey parents about their child's progress throughout …

Substance Abuse Among The Aging Population: A Needs Assessment, Stephen Michael Clark

Theses Digitization Project

This needs assessment was composed of 33 clinicians' in Riverside and San Bernardino counties that work in the substance abuse field. This study was developed to test if there is a need to increase clinicians' knowledge level base when working with older adults age 65 plus with a substance abuse problem. This needs assessment looked at demographics and tested the differences between self reported knowledge and what instruments their agencies are currently using.

Identification Of Effective Outreach Methods For Mental Health Services To The Hispanic Population, Nidia Yamileth Canello

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to find effective outreach methods to the Hispanic population to empower them to seek mental health services when they need them. Hispanics seek mental health services at a lower rate than mainstream America. This community is the most rapidly growing in San Bernardino County, and lack of early intervention when necessary may have costly consequences to Hispanics and society as a whole.

Seriously Mentally Ill Clients' Perspectives On Substance Use And Treatment, Ann Laverne Jankowski

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to interview individuals with co-occurring disorders, who attend Dual Diagnosis Anonymous groups, to obtain their perspectives on the consequences and effects of substance use on their mental illness and their lives; their participation in and evaluation of treatment, and their willingness to stop, reduce, or continue to abstain from substance use.

Parental Substance Abuse Services That Promote Family Reunification Under Adoption And Safe Families Act Timelines, Omeera Qadir

Theses Digitization Project

Parents involved in the child welfare system often receive substance abuse services. However, the Adoptions and Safe Families Act (ASFA) time frames for permanency may not be addressing all of the long-term needs of families who are involved within the system. The purpose of this research study was to assess the effectiveness of substance abuse services in promoting family reunification under the ASFA timelines for parents whose children are dependents of the Juvenile Court. The primary information being analyzed was the case files of 50 families who were involved in Riverside County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS), Children's Services …

Barriers That Affect The Under Utilization Of Mental Health Services Among Foster Children, Haneen Sabah Alghita, Denise Nunez

Theses Digitization Project

There are many barriers that interfere with the utilization of mental health services which include instability of the foster child, county/budget restrictions, racial/ethnic inequality, delivery of service, lack of knowledge and understanding of mental health needs, inadequate training on mental health needs for children among foster parents, social worker caseload and lack of communication between Foster Care Social Worker (FCSW) and County Social Worker (CSW). The purpose of this research is to examine the various barriers that affect the under-utilization of mental health services among foster children. Participants included foster parents recruited from Riverside and San Bernardino County who are …

The Relationship Between Full Service Partnership Intervention And Rehospitalization Rates Of The Severe And Persistent Mentally Ill, Joseph Ralph Tena

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to assess Inland Empire Mental Health's (IEMH) Full Service Partnership program in Southern California in order to understand the relationship between Full Service Partnership (FSP) intervention and psychiatric rehospitalizations among the Severe and Persistent Mentally Ill. This research project explored what treatment interventions prove effective in reducing psychiatric inpatient rehospitalizations among the severe and persistent mentally disordered population.

Concurrency Driving The African Hiv Epidemics: Where Is The Evidence?, Mark N. Lurie, Samantha R. Rosenthal

Health & Wellness Department Faculty Publications and Research

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The Reliability, Validity And Feasibility Of Tools Used To Screen For Caregiver Burden: A Systematic Review, Kimberly Whalen, Susan Buchholz

Library Faculty Publications

Objective: The overall objective of this review is to quantitatively measure the psychometric properties and the feasibility of caregiver burden screening tools. The more specific objectives were to determine the reliability, validity as well as feasibility of tools that are used to screen for caregiver burden and strain.

Inclusion criteria: This review considered international quantitative research papers that addressed the psychometric properties and feasibility of caregiver burden screening tools.

Search strategy: The search strategy aimed to find both published and unpublished studies from 1980-2007 published only in the English language. An initial limited search of MEDLINE and CINAHL was undertaken …

The Efficiency And Fidelity Of 8-Oxo-Guanine Bypass By Dna Polymerases Delta And Eta, Scott D. Mcculloch, Robert J. Kokoska, Parie Garg, Peter M. Burgers, Thomas A. Kunkel

Open Access Publications

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Contributions Of The Two Accessory Subunits, Rnaseh2b And Rnaseh2c, To The Activity And Properties Of The Human Rnase H2 Complex, Hyongi Chon, Alex Vassilev, Melvin L. Depamphilis, Yingming Zhao, Junmei Zhang, Peter M. Burgers, Robert J. Crouch, Susana M. Cerritelli

Open Access Publications

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Low-Fidelity Dna Synthesis By The L979f Mutator Derivative Of Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Dna Polymerase Zeta, Jana E. Stone, Grace E. Kissling, Scott A. Lujan, Igor B. Rogozin, Carrie M. Stith, Peter M.J. Burgers, Thomas A. Kunkel

Open Access Publications

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Polarized Traffic Of Lrp1 Involves Ap1b And Snx17 Operating On Y-Dependent Sorting Motifs In Different Pathways, Maribel Donoso, Jorge Cancino, Jiyeon Lee, Peter Van Kerkhof, Claudio Retamal, Guojun Bu, Alfonso Gonzalez, Alfredo Cáceres, María-Paz Marzolo

Open Access Publications

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Application Of Three-Level Linear Mixed-Effects Model Incorporating Gene-Age Interactions For Association Analysis Of Longitudinal Family Data, Gang Shi, Treva K. Rice, Chi Charles Gu, Debeeru C. Rao

Open Access Publications

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An Ensemble Learning Approach To Reverse-Engineering Transcriptional Regulatory Networks From Time-Series Gene Expression Data, Jianhua Ruan, Youping Deng, Edward J. Perkins, Weixiong Zhang

Open Access Publications

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Bos Taurus Genome Assembly, Yue Liu, Xiang Qin, Xing-Zhi Henry Song, Huaiyang Jiang, Yufeng Shen, K James Durbin, Sigbjørn Lien, Matthew Peter Kent, Marte Sodeland, Yanru Ren, Lan Zhang, Erica Sodergren, Paul Havlak, Kim C. Worley, George M. Weinstock, Richard A. Gibbs

Open Access Publications

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Detecting Population Stratification Using Related Individuals, Anthony L. Hinrichs, Robert Culverhouse, Carol H. Jin, Brian K. Suarez

Open Access Publications

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Cloning, Characterization And Expression Analysis Of Porcine Micrornas, Alavala Matta Reddy, Yun Zheng, Guru Jagadeeswaran, Simone L. Macmil, Wiley B. Graham, Bruce A. Roe, Udaya Desilva, Weixiong Zhang, Ramanjulu Sunkar

Open Access Publications

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Expression Of Sorl1 And A Novel Sorl1 Splice Variant In Normal And Alzheimers Disease Brain, Karrie E. Grear, I-Fang Ling, James F. Simpson, Jennifer L. Furman, Christopher R. Simmons, Shawn L. Peterson, Frederick A. Schmitt, William R. Markesbery, Qiang Liu, Julia E. Crook, Steven G. Younkin, Guojun Bu, Steven Estus

Open Access Publications

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Klassevirus 1, A Previously Undescribed Member Of The Family Picornaviridae, Is Globally Widespread, Lori R. Holtz, Stacy R. Finkbeiner, Guoyan Zhao, Carl D. Kirkwood, Rosina Girones, James M. Pipas, David Wang

Open Access Publications

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Targeting Colorectal Cancer With Anti-Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Antibodies: Focus On Panitumumab, Kerry J. Williams, A. Craig Lockhart

Open Access Publications

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The Genetic Analysis Workshop 16 Problem 3: Simulation Of Heritable Longitudinal Cardiovascular Phenotypes Based On Actual Genome-Wide Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms In The Framingham Heart Study, Aldi T. Kraja, Robert Culverhouse, E Warwick Daw, Jun Wu, Andrew Van Brunt, Michael A. Province, Ingrid B. Borecki

Open Access Publications

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Power And False-Positive Rates For The Restricted Partition Method (Rpm) In A Large Candidate Gene Data Set, Robert Culverhouse, Wu Jin, Carol H. Jin, Anthony L. Hinrichs, Brian K. Suarez

Open Access Publications

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Hiv-1 Crf 02 Ag Polymerase Genes In Southern Ghana Are Mosaics Of Different 02 Ag Strains And The Protease Gene Cannot Infer Subtypes, Kwamena W. Sagoe, Magda Dwidar, Theophilus K. Adiku, Max Q. Arens

Open Access Publications

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Pfeik1, A Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 2Α Kinase Of The Human Malaria Parasite Plasmodium Falciparum, Regulates Stress-Response To Amino-Acid Starvation, Clare Fennell, Shalon Babbitt, Ilaria Russo, Jonathan Wilkes, Lisa Ranford-Cartwright, Daniel E. Goldberg, Christian Doerig

Open Access Publications

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