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Reliability, Validity And Acceptability Of Modified Response Formats Of Apd Instruments For Children Using Aac, Allison Cara Soll Jan 2012

Reliability, Validity And Acceptability Of Modified Response Formats Of Apd Instruments For Children Using Aac, Allison Cara Soll

Independent Studies and Capstones

A pilot study consisting of a parent questionnaire, four APD tests and an acceptability questionnaire were presented to normal hearing and cognitively developing children between the ages of 8-12 years. Responses to a standard and modified response format of the APD tests were obtained over two test sessions. Results indicated that the modified response formats of the four APD tests were acceptable, fairly reliable and three out of the four APD tests were valid.

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Stress, Time Pressure, And Decision Making, Lindsey Michelle Schutte Jan 2012

Stress, Time Pressure, And Decision Making, Lindsey Michelle Schutte

Independent Studies and Capstones

This study surveys parents with children who are deaf or hard of hearing from one private school in St. Louis, Missouri. The issue of stress and time pressure on decision making is addressed and the importance of how stress and time pressure effect parents’ decisions regarding their children who are deaf and hard of hearing.

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The Role Of Linguistic Input In Shaping The Conversational Language Of Deaf Preschoolers With A Cochlear Implant, Julie Schenker Jan 2012

The Role Of Linguistic Input In Shaping The Conversational Language Of Deaf Preschoolers With A Cochlear Implant, Julie Schenker

Independent Studies and Capstones

This study investigates whether mothers who have children with cochlear implants fine-tune their own vocabulary and sentence complexity to that of their child. Whether and how fine-tuning leads to faster growth in these language skills is explored.

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Spectral Modulation Detection In Normal Hearing Children, Lori Rakita Jan 2012

Spectral Modulation Detection In Normal Hearing Children, Lori Rakita

Independent Studies and Capstones

This Capstone Project attempts to determine the ability of normal hearing children to resolve spectral information, and the relationship between spectral resolution ability and speech recognition ability in noise. This study also examines how these abilities develop with age.

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Lipreading Difficulty During Audiovisual Integration, Stephanie Shapiro Wieczorek Jan 2012

Lipreading Difficulty During Audiovisual Integration, Stephanie Shapiro Wieczorek

Independent Studies and Capstones

Audiovisual integration ability for word-level stimuli was assessed using two talkers, one easy to lipread and the other hard to lipread. No significant effect for integration ability was found for the two talkers.

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Speech Perception And Localization Abilities In Pediatric Bilateral Sequential Cochlear Implant Recipients, Lindsay Weberling Jan 2012

Speech Perception And Localization Abilities In Pediatric Bilateral Sequential Cochlear Implant Recipients, Lindsay Weberling

Independent Studies and Capstones

The primary purpose of this study was to evaluate speech perception and localization abilities in children who have received sequential cochlear implants, with the first implant received before age 4 and the second implant received before age 12. Results indicate performance in the bilateral cochlear implant condition is significantly better than listening with each implant alone for the outcome measures used in this study.

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Investigation Of The Effects Of Co2 Insufflation On Blood Gas Values During Laparoscopic Procedures In Pigs, Özlem Güzel, Di̇lek Olğun Erdi̇kmen, Di̇dar Aydin, Zi̇hni̇ Mutlu, Esma Yildar Jan 2012

Investigation Of The Effects Of Co2 Insufflation On Blood Gas Values During Laparoscopic Procedures In Pigs, Özlem Güzel, Di̇lek Olğun Erdi̇kmen, Di̇dar Aydin, Zi̇hni̇ Mutlu, Esma Yildar

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

Due to the fact that they produce less post-operative pain and shorter hospitalisation times, laparoscopic surgery procedures are more widely used than many traditional open surgical methods. However, the carbon dioxide gas used to visualise the surgical site during the procedure causes complications such as an increase in the blood CO_2 level and acidosis. In the present study, 12 male pigs were used. Sedation was achieved via intramuscular injection of xylazine at a dose of 2 mg/kg and anaesthesia induction was done via slow intravenous injection of ketamine HCl at a dose of 2 mg/kg. Following endotracheal intubation, general anaesthesia …

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Pursuing High Performance In Rural Health Care, A. Clinton Mackinney Md, Ms, Keith J. Mueller Phd, Andrew F. Coburn Phd, Jennifer P. Lundblad Phd, Mba, Timothy D. Mcbride Phd, Sidney D. Watson Jd Jan 2012

Pursuing High Performance In Rural Health Care, A. Clinton Mackinney Md, Ms, Keith J. Mueller Phd, Andrew F. Coburn Phd, Jennifer P. Lundblad Phd, Mba, Timothy D. Mcbride Phd, Sidney D. Watson Jd

Health System Reform

Rural Futures Lab Foundation Papers are intended to present current thinking on the economic drivers and opportunities that will shape the future of rural America. They provide the foundation upon which it will be possible to answer the question that drives the Lab’s work—What has to happen today in order to achieve positive rural outcomes tomorrow?

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Effects Of Levels Of Physical Activity On Physical Self-Concept And Social Physique Anxiety Among College Students, Heesu Lee Jan 2012

Effects Of Levels Of Physical Activity On Physical Self-Concept And Social Physique Anxiety Among College Students, Heesu Lee

Theses Digitization Project

Physical activity plays a crucial role in contributing to psychological stability regarding physical concept. However, the evidence for showing the association between levels of physical activity and the psychological state has not been closed to focus on college students. This study was to examine the importance of physical activity by investigating the effects of different levels of physical activity on physical self-concept and social physique anxiety among college students. This study used a secondary data set approved by Institutional Review Board, and obtained a written permission and approval for data use. The data set used for this study was not …

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Predictors Of Treatment Outcome For Contingency Management Of Stimulant Abstinence In Severely Mentally Ill Outpatients, Frank Albert Nowland Angelo Jan 2012

Predictors Of Treatment Outcome For Contingency Management Of Stimulant Abstinence In Severely Mentally Ill Outpatients, Frank Albert Nowland Angelo

Theses Digitization Project

This study will investigate the impact of client variables on in-treatment performance, in a contingency management intervention. Co-occurring disorders (COD) is a prolific problem with the severely mentally ill (SMI) population. People with both severe mental illness and substance abuse disorder suffer greater negative consequences of drug use than do populations with only one of these issues. This can be seen in greater levels of psychiatric symptoms, higher levels of interpersonal violence, and increased homelessness. Drug use has been found to exacerbate psychotic symptoms and relapses in schizophrenic patients, when compared to schizophrenic persons without drug use.

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Attitudes Of Social Workers Towards The Use Of Canine Therapeutic Intervention With Traumatized Children Within Child Welfare Services, Cristi Maria Page Jan 2012

Attitudes Of Social Workers Towards The Use Of Canine Therapeutic Intervention With Traumatized Children Within Child Welfare Services, Cristi Maria Page

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to investigate the attitudes of social workers towards the use of canine therapeutic intervention with traumatized children within child welfare services.

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Clients' Perceptions Of Protective And Risk Factors Influencing Substance Abuse Recovery, Bev Nora-Lea Scott Jan 2012

Clients' Perceptions Of Protective And Risk Factors Influencing Substance Abuse Recovery, Bev Nora-Lea Scott

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to identify client perceptions of protective and risk factors that might influence recovery from substance abuse. Fifty clients in an outpatient drug treatment program in San Bernardino, California completed a survey containing both multiple choice and open-ended questions related to protective and risk factors the literature suggested might be related to recovery.

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Local Policy Stakeholder Attitudes About Implementing And Sustaining Needle Exchange Programs In The Inland Empire, Katarina Kucavikova-Fillippelli Jan 2012

Local Policy Stakeholder Attitudes About Implementing And Sustaining Needle Exchange Programs In The Inland Empire, Katarina Kucavikova-Fillippelli

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to explore attitudes of local policy stakeholders in regards to needle exchange programs (NEPs), focusing on Riverside Council Members to conduct face-to-face interviews using nine closed and open-ended questions. The majority are opposed to implenting NEP's in their ward. Additionally, the majority of participants are opposed to the idea of harm reduction approach with intravenous drug users. This study may be helpful to anyone attempting to establish NEPs in Riverside in designing a public relations campaign that would effectively address the stigma associated with intravenous drug use, HIV/AIDS and needle exchange services.

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Dynamic Variability Of Isometric Action Tremor In Precision Pinching, Tim Eakin, Waneen Spirduso, Karen Francis Jan 2012

Dynamic Variability Of Isometric Action Tremor In Precision Pinching, Tim Eakin, Waneen Spirduso, Karen Francis

Kinesiology (Formerly Exercise and Sport Science)

Evolutionary development of isometric force impulse frequencies, power, and the directional concordance of changes in oscillatory tremor during performance of a two-digit force regulation task was examined. Analyses compared a patient group having tremor confounding volitional force regulation with a control group having no neuropathological diagnosis. Dependent variables for tremor varied temporally and spatially, both within individual trials and across trials, across individuals, across groups, and between digits. Particularly striking findings were magnitude increases during approaches to cue markers and shifts in the concordance phase from pinching toward rigid sway patterns as the magnitude increased. Magnitudes were significantly different among …

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Community Member Perspectives From Transgender Women And Men Who Have Sex With Men On Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis As An Hiv Prevention Strategy: Implications For Implementation, Gabriel R. Galindo, Ja'nina Walker Ph.D., Patrick Hazelton, Tim Lane, Wayne T. Steward, Stephen F. Morin, Emily A. Arnold Jan 2012

Community Member Perspectives From Transgender Women And Men Who Have Sex With Men On Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis As An Hiv Prevention Strategy: Implications For Implementation, Gabriel R. Galindo, Ja'nina Walker Ph.D., Patrick Hazelton, Tim Lane, Wayne T. Steward, Stephen F. Morin, Emily A. Arnold

Psychology

Background: An international randomized clinical trial (RCT) on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as an human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-prevention intervention found that taken on a daily basis, PrEP was safe and effective among men who have sex with men (MSM) and male-to-female transgender women. Within the context of the HIV epidemic in the United States (US), MSM and transgender women are the most appropriate groups to target for PrEP implementation at the population level; however, their perspectives on evidenced-based biomedical research and the results of this large trial remain virtually unknown. In this study, we examined the acceptability of individual daily use …

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Ua66/1 Wku Nursing Class 2012, Wku Nursing Jan 2012

Ua66/1 Wku Nursing Class 2012, Wku Nursing

WKU Administration Documents

Members of the 2012 nursing class: Jessica Bechard, Dawn Bergin, Andrea Broughton, Amanda Browning, Trisha Campbell, Kira Cleveland, Lesley Coots, Beth Corbett, Lessye Crafton, Paula DeVore, Lisa DuCoff, Megan Fulkerson, Kimberly Gidcumb, Stacy Head, Anna Hoelscher, Gayle Hooks, Brandi Jackson, Jessica Johnson, Wayne MacGregor, Laura Mills, Vickie Mullins, Kathy Napier, Meredith Remaly, Tabitha Taylor, Julie Thomas, Ashley Vaughn and Alysia Wheeler.

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Anthocyanins And Flavonoids Of Vaccinium L., Zushang Su Jan 2012

Anthocyanins And Flavonoids Of Vaccinium L., Zushang Su

Faculty Publications

Vaccinium L., comprising approximately 450 species primarily in the Northern Hemisphere, is a genus of shrubs or lianas in the family Ericaceae. The berries of many species are harvested for household consumption and commercial sale. The genus produces a wide range of compounds such as anthocyanins, flavonoids, chromones, coumarins, lignans, benzoic acids, iridoids, sterols, and triterpenoids, but is best known for the production of anthocyanins and flavonoids. Extracts and isolates of anthocyanins and flavonoids from Vaccinium fruits or leaves showed antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, antiviral, vasoprotective, and antifungal activities. To data, more than 116 anthocyanins and flavonoids compounds have been isolated …

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Phytochemical Constituents And Pharmacological Activities Of Eryngium L.(Apiaceae), Ping Wang, Zushang Su, Wei Yuan, Guangrui Deng, Shiyou Li Jan 2012

Phytochemical Constituents And Pharmacological Activities Of Eryngium L.(Apiaceae), Ping Wang, Zushang Su, Wei Yuan, Guangrui Deng, Shiyou Li

Faculty Publications

Eryngium L. is the largest and arguably the most taxonomically complex genus of the family Apiaceae. The genus has approximately 250 species throughout the world, with the center of diversity in South America. Some Eryngium species are cultivated as ornamental, vegetable, or medicinal crops for folk uses. With increasing chemical and biological investigations, Eryngium has shown its potential as pharmaceutical crops. This review focuses on phytochemistry and pharmacological activities of 127 compounds isolated and identified from 23 species of Eryngium, particularly nonessential oil compounds such as terpenoids, triterpenoid saponins, flavonoids, coumarins, polyacetylenes, and steroids. Eryngium extracts or isolates have shown …

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Evaluation Of Support Groups For Adults With Diabetes, Julie Angelita Gonzalez Jan 2012

Evaluation Of Support Groups For Adults With Diabetes, Julie Angelita Gonzalez

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of the study is to evaluate support groups for people with diabetes to find out information about the facilitators, social workers involvement, if any, details of how the groups are facilitated, resources used and the way in which behavioral change is addressed.

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The Impact Of A Diabetes Self-Management Program On Adult Hispanics In Eastern Coachella Valley, Brijesh Naranbhai Patel Jan 2012

The Impact Of A Diabetes Self-Management Program On Adult Hispanics In Eastern Coachella Valley, Brijesh Naranbhai Patel

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this clinical project was to evaluate the effectiveness of a self-management diabetes education program, designed for the underserved Hispanic population in the Eastern Coachella Valley, California. The project was conducted as part of a clinical assignment in the graduate nursing program at California State University, San Bernardino. Thirty-eight participants were recruited from Indio Family Center. In a face-to-face meeting with a diabetic educator, individual participants completed a self-care activity survey and received diabetes related education.

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Medical Practitioners' Death Anxiety And The Advance Directive, Daisy Macias, Natalie Macias Jan 2012

Medical Practitioners' Death Anxiety And The Advance Directive, Daisy Macias, Natalie Macias

Theses Digitization Project

This study examined whether there is a correlation between medical practitioner's level of death anxiety and communication about the advance directive. Even though there is a lot of common sense in stating the obvious complexity of issues surrounding end of life, there is also a clear discomfort with accepting the advance directive and the patient's wishes at face value and the underlying reasons for that may lie in the physician's own feelings over death.

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Organizational Behavior In Mental Health Services: A Needs Assessment, Geovana Varela Jan 2012

Organizational Behavior In Mental Health Services: A Needs Assessment, Geovana Varela

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to know the needs of non-profit organizations that will help increase their effectiveness and enhance the delivery of mental health services.

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Social Workers' Perceptions Of Self-Determination In The Mentally Ill, Tristin Dawn Alfred Jan 2012

Social Workers' Perceptions Of Self-Determination In The Mentally Ill, Tristin Dawn Alfred

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to add to existing literature regarding social worker's perceptions of and attitudes about self-determination in the mentally ill population. In addition, the study looked at how these biases affect the mentally ill population. A total of 51 social workers were asked to participate in this study.

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The Impact Of Treatment On Parental Substance Misuse And Parenting Capacity, Dommonique Juanita Nichol Knox, Jennifer Leah Miller Jan 2012

The Impact Of Treatment On Parental Substance Misuse And Parenting Capacity, Dommonique Juanita Nichol Knox, Jennifer Leah Miller

Theses Digitization Project

This study assessed the parenting capacity of parents who have received various forms of substance abuse treatment and interventions throughout San Bernardino County. The study hoped to attain useful data on how these services have contributed to the parents' parenting capacity now that they are free from substance abuse and/or misuse.

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The Effects Of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder On Family Relationships, Melissa Leigh Weissmiller Jan 2012

The Effects Of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder On Family Relationships, Melissa Leigh Weissmiller

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study is to explore the impacts that a loved one's Post Traumatic Stress Disorder has on family relationships. With the majority of resources focused on the afflicted, the impacts on the family member and the relationship have implications for further programs and resources that should be focused on the family.

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The Effects Of A Hospitalized Elderly Mobility Pilot Program: A Secondary Analysis, Natalie Alexandrovna Richmeier Jan 2012

The Effects Of A Hospitalized Elderly Mobility Pilot Program: A Secondary Analysis, Natalie Alexandrovna Richmeier

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this research is to conduct a secondary analysis of data from an Elderly Inpatient Mobility Program pilot tested in a 545 bed hospital. Mobility and ambulation are essential functions that help people maintain their health. They are especially important for the elderly whose functions may be compromised by age related changes of decreased muscle strength and elasticity, bone fragility, ligaments deterioration, decreased endurance, and acquired chronic conditions.

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Hepatitis B In The United States: Ongoing Missed Opportunities For Hepatitis B Vaccination, Evidence From The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, 2007, F Ladak, A Gjelsvik, E Feller, S R. Rosenthal Jan 2012

Hepatitis B In The United States: Ongoing Missed Opportunities For Hepatitis B Vaccination, Evidence From The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, 2007, F Ladak, A Gjelsvik, E Feller, S R. Rosenthal

Health & Wellness Department Faculty Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

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Japanse Assessment Class And Cultural Introduction, Beaver Eller Jan 2012

Japanse Assessment Class And Cultural Introduction, Beaver Eller

Graduate Research Projects

No abstract provided.

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Fitness Is Fun Club: A Program To Combat Childhood Obesity, Donna Bearden Jan 2012

Fitness Is Fun Club: A Program To Combat Childhood Obesity, Donna Bearden

Graduate Research Projects

No abstract provided.

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Stigma Of Mental Illness-1: Clinical Reflections, Amresh Srivastava Jan 2012

Stigma Of Mental Illness-1: Clinical Reflections, Amresh Srivastava

Data and Test Instruments

Stigma of Mental Illness-1: Clinical Reflections Amresh Shrivastava*, Megan Johnston**, Yves Bureau*** ABSTRACT Although the quality and effectiveness of mental health treatments and services have improved greatly over the past 50 years, therapeutic revolutions in psychiatry have not yet been able to reduce stigma. Stigma is a risk factor leading to negative mental health outcomes. It is responsible for treatment seeking delays and reduces the likelihood that a mentally ill patient will receive adequate care. It is evident that delay due to stigma can have devastating consequences. This review will discuss the causes and consequences of stigma related to mental …

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