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28. Right And Righteous: Children's Incipient Understanding Of True And False Statements, Thomas D. Lyon, Jodi A. Quas, Nathalie Carrick Dec 2012

28. Right And Righteous: Children's Incipient Understanding Of True And False Statements, Thomas D. Lyon, Jodi A. Quas, Nathalie Carrick

Thomas D. Lyon

Two studies examined young children's early understanding and evaluation of truth-telling and lying, and the role that factuality plays in their judgments. Study 1 (104 2- to 5-year-olds) found that even the youngest children reliably accepted true statements and rejected false statements, and that older children's ability to label true and false statements as "truth" and "lie" emerged in tandem with their positive evaluation of true statements and "truth" and their negative evaluation of false statements and "lie." The findings suggest that children's early preference for factuality develops into a conception of "truth" and "lie" that is linked both to …

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6. Lyon, T. D. (2005). Ten Step Investigative Interview. [Spanish Version]., Thomas D. Lyon Dec 2012

6. Lyon, T. D. (2005). Ten Step Investigative Interview. [Spanish Version]., Thomas D. Lyon

Thomas D. Lyon

No abstract provided.

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Intellectual Property And Public Health – A White Paper, Ryan G. Vacca, Jim Chen, Jay Dratler Jr., Tom Folsom, Timothy Hall, Yaniv Heled, Frank Pasquale, Elizabeth Reilly, Jeff Samuels, Kathy Strandburg, Kara Swanson, Andrew Torrance, Katharine Van Tassel Dec 2012

Intellectual Property And Public Health – A White Paper, Ryan G. Vacca, Jim Chen, Jay Dratler Jr., Tom Folsom, Timothy Hall, Yaniv Heled, Frank Pasquale, Elizabeth Reilly, Jeff Samuels, Kathy Strandburg, Kara Swanson, Andrew Torrance, Katharine Van Tassel

Katharine Van Tassel

On October 26, 2012, the University of Akron School of Law’s Center for Intellectual Property and Technology hosted its Sixth Annual IP Scholars Forum. In attendance were thirteen legal scholars with expertise and an interest in IP and public health who met to discuss problems and potential solutions at the intersection of these fields. This report summarizes this discussion by describing the problems raised, areas of agreement and disagreement between the participants, suggestions and solutions made by participants and the subsequent evaluations of these suggestions and solutions.

Led by the moderator, participants at the Forum focused generally on three broad …

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R Lab 6 - Inference (Data), Laura Balzer Dec 2012

R Lab 6 - Inference (Data), Laura Balzer

Laura B. Balzer

No abstract provided.

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Berikut Ini Cara Mudah Mengatasi Gatal Di Sekitar Kemaluan Dan Selangkangan, Lailakamilaputri Putri Dec 2012

Berikut Ini Cara Mudah Mengatasi Gatal Di Sekitar Kemaluan Dan Selangkangan, Lailakamilaputri Putri

lailakamilaputri putri

Berikut ini cara mudah mengatasi gatal di sekitar kemaluan dan selangkangan 

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Hydraphiles: A Rigorously Studied Class Of Synthetic Channel Compounds With In Vivo Activity, Saeedeh Negin, Bryan A. Smith, Alexandra Unger, W. Matthew Leevy, George W. Gokel Dec 2012

Hydraphiles: A Rigorously Studied Class Of Synthetic Channel Compounds With In Vivo Activity, Saeedeh Negin, Bryan A. Smith, Alexandra Unger, W. Matthew Leevy, George W. Gokel

George Gokel

No abstract provided.

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Overweight, Obesity, And Neighborhood Characteristics Among Postpartum Latinas, Colleen Keller, Michael Todd, Barbara Ainsworth, Kathryn Records, Sonia Vega-Lopez, Paska Permana, Dean Coonrod, Allison Nagle Williams Dec 2012

Overweight, Obesity, And Neighborhood Characteristics Among Postpartum Latinas, Colleen Keller, Michael Todd, Barbara Ainsworth, Kathryn Records, Sonia Vega-Lopez, Paska Permana, Dean Coonrod, Allison Nagle Williams

Kathryn Records

Background. Weight gain during the childbearing years and failure to lose pregnancy weight after birth contribute to the development of obesity in Latinas. Design and Methods. Madres para la Salud (Mothers for Health) is a 12-month prospective, randomized controlled trial exploring a social support intervention with moderate-intensity physical activity to effect changes in body fat, systemic and fat tissue inflammation, and depression symptoms in sedentary postpartum Latinas. This paper describes the initial body composition of the sample, social support, and neighborhood contextual correlations of overweight and obese Latina mothers within the first 6 months after birth. Results. The mean body …

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Reverse Innovation From The Least Of Our Neighbors, M. Therese Lysaught Dec 2012

Reverse Innovation From The Least Of Our Neighbors, M. Therese Lysaught

M. Therese Lysaught

No abstract provided.

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Mobility, Latino Migrants, And The Geography Of Sex Work: Using Ethnography In Public Health Assessments, Thurka Sangaramoorthy, Karen Kroeger Dec 2012

Mobility, Latino Migrants, And The Geography Of Sex Work: Using Ethnography In Public Health Assessments, Thurka Sangaramoorthy, Karen Kroeger

Thurka Sangaramoorthy

Recent studies have documented frequent use of female sex workers among Latino migrant men in the southeastern United States, yet little is known about the context in which sex work takes place or the women who provide these services. As anthropologists working in applied public health, we use rapid ethnographic assessment as a technical assistance tool to document local understandings of the organization and typology of sex work and patterns of mobility among sex workers and their Latino migrant clients. By incorporating ethnographic methods in traditional public health needs assessments, we were able to highlight the diversity of migrant experiences …

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Alfred W. Hubbard And The Sport Psychology Laboratory At The University Of Illinois, 1950-1970, Alan S. Kornspan Dec 2012

Alfred W. Hubbard And The Sport Psychology Laboratory At The University Of Illinois, 1950-1970, Alan S. Kornspan

Alan S Kornspan

This article describes how the sport psychology laboratory at the University of Illinois was re-started in the early 1950s under the leadership of Coleman Griffith, Seward Staley and Alfred W. Hubbard. Additionally, the work completed as part of the sport psychology laboratory between 1950 and 1970 under the supervision of Alfred W. Hubbard is described.

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With The Patient - Ehr As A Teaching Tool, Teacher & Educator Resources Dec 2012

With The Patient - Ehr As A Teaching Tool, Teacher & Educator Resources

Teacher and Educator Resources

No abstract provided.

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With The Patient- Teaching In The Patient's Presence (Tipp), Teacher & Educator Resources Dec 2012

With The Patient- Teaching In The Patient's Presence (Tipp), Teacher & Educator Resources

Teacher and Educator Resources

No abstract provided.

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Feasibility Of Text Messaging To Improve Oral Anti-Cancer Adherence In Older Cancer Patients, Sandra Spoelstra Dec 2012

Feasibility Of Text Messaging To Improve Oral Anti-Cancer Adherence In Older Cancer Patients, Sandra Spoelstra

Sandra L. Spoelstra, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN

BACKGROUND
More than 50 oral chemotherapy agents in pill form are on the market, with projections that in 3 years, 25% of cancer treatment will be in pill form.  For oral agents to achieve a therapeutically effective level for cancer treatment, patients must strictly adhere to the regimen. However, adherence is often less than 80%, which may be inadequate for treating the cancer. There are more than 285 million wireless subscribers in the US with an estimated 67.5% of adults owning cell phones and 98% of those phones having text messaging capability. A recent review of 12 trials on interventions …

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Motivational Interviewing & Cognitive Behavioral Therapy To Promote Adherence In Cancer Patients Taking Oral Agent Medications: An Integrative Review, Sandra Spoelstra Dec 2012

Motivational Interviewing & Cognitive Behavioral Therapy To Promote Adherence In Cancer Patients Taking Oral Agent Medications: An Integrative Review, Sandra Spoelstra

Sandra L. Spoelstra, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN

Significance: Patients with cancer miss as much as one-third of the prescribed doses of oral anti-cancer agents required for treatment of their disease.
Problem & Purpose: This shift in treatment results in care at home, placing responsibility on patients. This review will discuss the foundation for developing a combined motivational interviewing (MI) and brief cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention and will examine evidence on MI/CBT interventions that improved adherence.
Framework: Not applicable.
Methods: Whittemore and Knafl’s review method was used, identifying studies via a search in CINAHL and PubMed using key words of MI/CBT; and reviewing of references.
Findings: 2822 …

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Symptom Severity, Symptom Attribution, And Preference For Assistance While Taking Chemotherapy Or Targeted Agents, Sandra Spoelstra Dec 2012

Symptom Severity, Symptom Attribution, And Preference For Assistance While Taking Chemotherapy Or Targeted Agents, Sandra Spoelstra

Sandra L. Spoelstra, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN

Significance: When taking oral agents, patients need to manage symptoms so that they do not become so severe that it leads to decreased function and difficulty with activities of daily living, and reducing or stopping the medication, rendering the cancer treatment ineffective.
 
Problem & Purpose: Over fifty oral anti-cancer agents are currently on the market, and within three years, 25% of treatment will be delivered in pill form, shifting treatment to the responsibility of patients. This study describes symptoms from oral agents, attribution of symptoms, and preference for assistance. 
 
Framework: Not applicable.
 
Methods: Thirty cancer patients taking …

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Text Messaging To Promote Adherence In Cancer Patients Taking Oral Agent Medications: An Integrative Review, Sandra Spoelstra Dec 2012

Text Messaging To Promote Adherence In Cancer Patients Taking Oral Agent Medications: An Integrative Review, Sandra Spoelstra

Sandra L. Spoelstra, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN

Significance: A review of oral agent studies indicates less than an 80% rate of adherence; and 10% of those newly prescribed oral agents stop taking their medication. Lack of adherence to oral anti-cancer agents is a significant clinical problem that may result in treatment failure, hospitalization, loss of work, and, in some instances, death.
 
Problem & Purpose: Treatment is primarily the responsibility of patients who are prescribed oral agents. This review will discuss the foundation for developing a text message intervention and will examine evidence on text message interventions that improved adherence.
Framework: Not applicable.
 
Methods: Whittemore and …

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Development Of A Risk Index To Predict Transfers From Home And Community-Based Waiver Programs To Nursing Homes: Can Care Managers Assist Older Adults To Delay Nursing Home Placement?, Sandra Spoelstra Dec 2012

Development Of A Risk Index To Predict Transfers From Home And Community-Based Waiver Programs To Nursing Homes: Can Care Managers Assist Older Adults To Delay Nursing Home Placement?, Sandra Spoelstra

Sandra L. Spoelstra, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN

Purpose: This research examines the risk of nursing home placement (NHP) among an inception cohort of 6525 older adults entering a statewide home and community-based waiver program between 2002—2007.
 
Background: With adults aged 65 and older currently comprising 15% of the population and growing exponentially, concern is mounting as to how to care for this group. It will be important to deliver high-quality care tailored to the needs of clients in order to allow these individuals to remain living in the community. Most older adults prefer to remain in their homes but are forced to transfer to NHs because …

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A Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration To Promote Adherence In Cancer Patients Taking Oral Agent Medications, Sandra Spoelstra Dec 2012

A Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration To Promote Adherence In Cancer Patients Taking Oral Agent Medications, Sandra Spoelstra

Sandra L. Spoelstra, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN

Problem and State of the Science: Over 50 oral agents in pill form are currently on the market, with projections that in three years, 25% of cancer treatment will be delivered in pill form with patients assuming responsibility for self-management at home. For oral agents to achieve a therapeutically effective level for cancer treatment, patients must strictly adhere to the regimen. Adherence to oral cancer agents is often less than 80%, which may be inadequate for treating the cancer. Many barriers exist to promoting medication adherence for cancer patients in fast-paced office settings. This include time demands, focusing on physical …

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Determining Preferences For Symptom Management Assistance While Taking Oral Anti-Cancer Agent Pills, Sandra Spoelstra Dec 2012

Determining Preferences For Symptom Management Assistance While Taking Oral Anti-Cancer Agent Pills, Sandra Spoelstra

Sandra L. Spoelstra, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN

Nearly 50 oral anti-cancer agents are on the market, and it’s projected that in 3 years, 25% of chemotherapy will be delivered in pill form. Thus, patients must take responsibility for managing symptoms at home. This was an 8-week exploratory study of cancer patients on oral agents from 3 cancer centers in the Midwest. Baseline interviews collected characteristics, type/stage of cancer, symptoms, and comorbid conditions. Patients were asked preference for information to help manage symptoms. Mean age was 65.2 years, 50% were Female, 87% Caucasian and 13% African American. Preference for obtaining symptom management information included: 37% phone calls, 27% …

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High-Throughput Genome Sequencing Of Lichenizing Fungi To Assess Gene Loss In The Ammonium Transporter/Ammonia Permease Gene Family, Tami R. Mcdonald, Olaf Mueller, Fred S. Dietrich, François Lutzoni Dec 2012

High-Throughput Genome Sequencing Of Lichenizing Fungi To Assess Gene Loss In The Ammonium Transporter/Ammonia Permease Gene Family, Tami R. Mcdonald, Olaf Mueller, Fred S. Dietrich, François Lutzoni

Tami McDonald

No abstract provided.

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Intellectual Property And Public Health – A White Paper, Ryan G. Vacca, Jim Chen, Jay Dratler Jr., Tom Folsom, Timothy Hall, Yaniv Heled, Frank Pasquale, Elizabeth Reilly, Jeff Samuels, Kathy Strandburg, Kara Swanson, Andrew Torrance, Katharine Van Tassel Dec 2012

Intellectual Property And Public Health – A White Paper, Ryan G. Vacca, Jim Chen, Jay Dratler Jr., Tom Folsom, Timothy Hall, Yaniv Heled, Frank Pasquale, Elizabeth Reilly, Jeff Samuels, Kathy Strandburg, Kara Swanson, Andrew Torrance, Katharine Van Tassel

Yaniv Heled

On October 26, 2012, the University of Akron School of Law’s Center for Intellectual Property and Technology hosted its Sixth Annual IP Scholars Forum. In attendance were thirteen legal scholars with expertise and an interest in IP and public health who met to discuss problems and potential solutions at the intersection of these fields. This report summarizes this discussion by describing the problems raised, areas of agreement and disagreement between the participants, suggestions and solutions made by participants and the subsequent evaluations of these suggestions and solutions.

Led by the moderator, participants at the Forum focused generally on three broad …

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Varying-Smoother Models For Functional Responses, Philip T. Reiss, Lei Huang, Huaihou Chen, Stan Colcombe Dec 2012

Varying-Smoother Models For Functional Responses, Philip T. Reiss, Lei Huang, Huaihou Chen, Stan Colcombe

Philip T. Reiss

This paper studies estimation of a smooth function f(x,v) when we are given functional responses of the form f(x, ·) + error, but scientific interest centers on the collection of functions f(·,v) for different v. The motivation comes from studies of human brain development, in which x denotes age whereas v refers to brain locations. Analogously to varying-coefficient models, in which the mean response is linear in x, the “varying-smoother” models that we consider exhibit nonlinear dependence on x that varies smoothly with v. We discuss three approaches to estimating varying-smoother models: (a) methods that employ a tensor product penalty; …

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Pathway To Change: A Jail Labyrinth Project, Donna M. Zucker Rn, Phd, Faan Dec 2012

Pathway To Change: A Jail Labyrinth Project, Donna M. Zucker Rn, Phd, Faan

Donna M. Zucker

This video is a documentary of a labyrinth building project at a county jail.

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No Room For Error: An Ethical Critique Of Organizational Systems For Patient Safety, Peter A. Depergola Ii Dec 2012

No Room For Error: An Ethical Critique Of Organizational Systems For Patient Safety, Peter A. Depergola Ii

Peter DePergola

No abstract provided.

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The Notion Of Compassion And The Goals Of Medicine And Healthcare: A Systematic Analysis, Peter A. Depergola Ii Dec 2012

The Notion Of Compassion And The Goals Of Medicine And Healthcare: A Systematic Analysis, Peter A. Depergola Ii

Peter DePergola

No abstract provided.

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The Notion Of Compassion And The Goals Of Medicine And Healthcare: A Systematic Analysis, Peter A. Depergola Ii Dec 2012

The Notion Of Compassion And The Goals Of Medicine And Healthcare: A Systematic Analysis, Peter A. Depergola Ii

Peter DePergola

No abstract provided.

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The Ethical Principle Of Cooperation And Organizational Complicity In Healthcare: A Systematic Analysis, Peter A. Depergola Ii Dec 2012

The Ethical Principle Of Cooperation And Organizational Complicity In Healthcare: A Systematic Analysis, Peter A. Depergola Ii

Peter DePergola

No abstract provided.

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Providing Clinical Service To Unaccompanied Homeless Youth, Rebecca Mirick, Ruth Dean Dec 2012

Providing Clinical Service To Unaccompanied Homeless Youth, Rebecca Mirick, Ruth Dean

Rebecca Mirick

Work with unaccompanied homeless youth is an increasing focus of social work practice. It is estimated that there are between 204,000 and 406,000 unaccompanied homeless youth (ages 12 to 24) in the United States (Abel, 2010; Homeless Research Institute, 2012). These youth have high rates of substance abuse, suicide (Barczyk & Thompson, 2008), and trauma, both in their homes of origin (Kurtz, Kurtz, & Jarvis, 1991; Rew, 2001; Slesnick, Kang, & Aukward, 2008), and on the streets (Fisher, Florsheim, & Sheetz, 2005). With the recent economic recession, their numbers have increased and their needs have become more urgent than ever …

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Progression From New Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Colonisation To Infection: An Observational Study In A Hospital Cohort, Michelle Nd Balm, Andrew A. Lover, Sharon Salmon, Paul A. Tambyah, Dale A. Fisher Dec 2012

Progression From New Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Colonisation To Infection: An Observational Study In A Hospital Cohort, Michelle Nd Balm, Andrew A. Lover, Sharon Salmon, Paul A. Tambyah, Dale A. Fisher

Andrew Lover

Background
Patients newly colonised with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are at higher risk of clinical MRSA infection. At present, there are limited data on the duration or magnitude of this risk in a hospital population with a known time of MRSA acquisition.
Methods
A retrospective cohort study of 909 adult patients known to have newly identified MRSA colonisation during admission to National University Hospital, Singapore between 1 July 2007 and 30 June 2011 was undertaken. Patients were excluded if they had history of previous MRSA colonisation or infection, or if they had been a hospital inpatient in the preceding 12 …

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Quantifying Effect Of Geographic Location On Epidemiology Of Plasmodium Vivax Malaria, Andrew A. Lover, Richard J. Coker Dec 2012

Quantifying Effect Of Geographic Location On Epidemiology Of Plasmodium Vivax Malaria, Andrew A. Lover, Richard J. Coker

Andrew Lover

Recent autochthonous transmission of Plasmodium vivax malaria in previously malaria-free temperate regions has generated renewed interest in the epidemiology of this disease. Accurate estimates of the incubation period and time to relapse are required for effective malaria surveillance; however, this information is currently lacking. By using historical data from experimental human infections with diverse P. vivax strains, survival analysis models were used to obtain quantitative estimates of the incubation period and time to first relapse for P. vivax malaria in broad geographic regions. Results show that Eurasian strains from temperate regions have longer incubation periods, and Western Hemisphere strains from …

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