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Loneliness: A Study Of Adult Clinic Patients With Metastatic Cancer, Katherine Norfleet Berry

Theses and Dissertations

Loneliness is a topic of growing concern in the literature. Despite inherent difficulties in measuring such a personal experience, the present study was undertaken in order to gain knowledge concerning emotional needs of the dying cancer patient.

The conceptual frameworks for loneliness of Francis and Brown were combined and added to Bowen’s theory of “family reaction to death” to formulate the framework for this research. The relationship of secondary loneliness among adult clinic patients with metastatic cancer, and openness of their relationship system with a significant other was explored using the structured interview method. The loneliness scale and relationship system …

Variables Related To The Principled Level Of Moral Judgment Of Nurses., Ann Estes Edgil

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Selected Physiologic And Psychologic Responses Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients To Relaxation., Judith Nutt Jones

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Comparison Of Personality Traits Of Female Athletes And Non-Athletes At John Brown University, Lynn Best

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of A Single Period Of Aerobic Exercise On The Concentration Of Serum Cholesterol In Humans, Stanley B. Blank

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Prepared Childbirth On Length Of Labor In Low-Risk Primiparae, Beth S. Mollick

Theses and Dissertations

The hypothesis that prepared low-risk primiparae would experience shorter labors than unprepared low-risk primiparae was not upheld in the findings of the present study. The findings of the present study did appear to validate the findings of several other similar studies which reported no differences in length of labor between prepared and unprepared women. Suggestions for further study of some questions raised by the present study have been made.

The Use Of Thorsen’S Primary Individual Language Screening Test As A Language Assessment Tool, Susan K. Sanders

Masters Theses

An attempt was made to establish Thorsen's Primary Individual Language Screening Test (PILS) as a valid instrument for screening child language by comparing performance of a kindergarten population on the PILS and the Carrow Test of Auditory Comprehension of Language (TACL). Seventy-five subjects were administered both tests and correlational data was analyzed. If a statistically significant relationship existed, then one could assume that a score on the PILS would predict how one would do on the TACL. Test-retest reliability and intra- and inter-examiner reliability were examined. Discriptive statistical characteristics of the PILS scores and TACL scores were obtained for the …

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume Xxix, Number 2 Winter 1980

The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume XXIX, Number 2 Winter 1980 Jefferson scene, Page 2 Of applicants and admissions, Page 8 The making of a medical school, Page 16 Kappa Lambda, Page 19 Profile, Page 25 Class notes, Page 27 Obituaries, Page 39

Moral Reasoning Of Baccalaureate Nursing Students., Janet Shealy Awtrey

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

A Non-Computer Method Used To Determine A Structural Analog Associated With Xerostomia Among Diverse Species Of Drugs: Speculation Based On Molecular Models, Patrick J. Angelo Jr.

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Bennett Movement: The Effect Of Increased Vertical Dimension And Posterior Reference Location, Raymond Berlin

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

In Vitro Comparative Studies On The Effect Of Vinblastine Sulfate And Hyperthermia On Normal And Transformed Human Lung Fibroblasts, Fernando Alberto Duk

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Although the differential response of malignant cells to hyperthermia was observed at the end of the last century, few investigations into the phenomenon were made until fairly recently. At first the results obtained were inconsistent due mostly to the inefficient techniques in use at the time. The advent of cell and tissue culture, increased knowledge in tumor biology, advances in molecular biology, and the development of equipment which could raise and monitor the temperature of tumors during hyperthermic treatments, have made the study of the effects of supranormal temperature on malignant neoplasias substantially more reliable.

The effectiveness of the combined …

Alterations In Urinary Levels Of N1-Acetylspermidine In Response To Castration And Testosterone Replacement Therapy In The Rat, Andrew A. Lettes

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Castration and testosterone replacement therapy served as a model to assess anabolic activity in the rat. The present study was undertaken to examine more closely whether changes in cellular anabolic activity are reflected in subsequent alterations of urinary N¹ -acetylspermidine excretion.

A sensitive fluorometric assay was employed which utilized the dansylation reaction . The dansylated derivatives were quantitated by normal phase high pressure liquid chromatography. This assay system exhibited a range of linearity from 0.1 to 10 nanomoles which encompassed the physiological variability observed during analysis of urinary N¹-acetyl spermidine.

The normal level of N¹-acetylspermidine …

Effects Of Fixed Interval And Continuous Biofeedback Reinforcement On Emg Frontalis Muscle Activity, Kathleen I. Twinem

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The effects of continuous vs. intermittent reinforcement using electromyographic (EMG) feedback as the reinforcer were compared in reducing frontalis muscle activity. Fourteen subjects were chosen from a group of 30 students who had expressed an interest in learning how to relax. Those students having the highest pre-experimental baseline scores were chosen. They were matched according to both those scores and sex and then randomly assigned to either a continuous biofeedback reinforcement group or a 30 sec. fixed interval biofeedback reinforcement group. The experiment consisted of nine sessions (three acquisition, two treatment, and four extinction) with integrated EMG activity from the …

Release Of Salicylic Acid From Lanolin Alcohol-Ethyl Cellulose Films, Arshad Rahim Khan

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

In the present study lanolin alcohol films were investigated as potential drug delivery systems for the controlled release of salicylic acid. A series of experiments were conducted in vitro to study the release of salicylic acid from these films. The effect of changes in film composition and stirrer speed on drug release were examined. Seven film compositions with varying proportions of lanolin alcohol and ethyl cellulose were prepared over the ethyl cellulose concentrations of 0-30% w/w, while keeping the drug concentration at 2.5% w/w. The release data obtained in this study were examined by the Q vs ¹_/2 relationship …

Pharmacologic Investigation In Mice Of The Effects Of Narcotic Antagonists On Dopamine Agonist Reversal Of Oxotremorine Or Reserpine, Mike Minoru Namba

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

In the present study, two different drugs were used to induce a Parkinson-like condition. The first drug was the centrally acting cholinergic agonist oxotremorine (OXTM) which readily induces tremor and rigidity in mice (54). This tremor has been reported to be antagonized by dopamine agonists such as L-dopa and apomorphine (50,54,55) as well as by anticholinergic drugs such as scopolamine (46) . The other drug used was reserpine which interferes with the neuronal storage of dopamine and results in its depletion in the brain (56). Reserpine induces tremor, rigidity, blepharoptosis (a drooping of the eyelids), and catalepsy (48,57-59). The catalepsy …

Determinants Of Satisfaction And Dissatisfaction During Retirement And The Relationship Among Life Satisfaction, Self-Concept, And Health In Black Retirees., Delois Hughes Skipwith

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Parental Self-Concept, Locus Of Control And Assessment Of Infant Temperament., Phyllis Nichols Horns

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

The Renal Threshold For Glucose In Persons With Diabetes Mellitus., Anna Faye Morris Hite

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No abstract provided.

A Comparsion Of Verbal Abilities Of Adult Aphasic Speakers : Pica Verbal Subtests And Word-Morpheme Means, Joann Uhley

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine whether correlations existed between a measure of linguistic complexity in spontaneous speech and performance on the four verbal subtests of the PICA.

Valium: Its Uses And Abuses, Jeffrey A. Hardy

Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects

Between the months of June 1978 and June 1979, I was employed at Sunshine Terrace, a nursing home in Logan, Utah. In the year I spent there working as an orderly on the wing for incontinent male patients, I was exposed to a lot of things of which I had previously been unaware.

One which I observed was the liberal use of medications. At each nuses' station there was a small room which contained about six cabinets full of prescription drugs for the forty or so patients on that wing. At least every four hours the medication nurse would prepare …

Selected Personality And Motivation Variables Related To Behavioral Commitment To Certain Health Teachings Of Seventh-Day Adventists, Ronald Edwin Ruskjer

Dissertations

Problem. Seventh-day Adventists teach that the practice of certain health habits is essential to optimum spiritual nurture. It is commonly known, however, that a number of Seventh-day Adventist church members fail to practice one or more of these habits. This is a matter of crucial concern to dedicated Adventists in general and health- and faith-professionals of the Adventist persuasion in particular. This investigation was undertaken in order to help such Adventists better understand the phenomenon of health-habit practice. It was the purpose of the present study to discover certain relationships that may exist between the practice of health habits on …

Comparative Evaluation Of Different Stains And Fixatives For Elastic Fibers Of Dogs'aorta, Linda P. Ogalesco, Pisut Mungkornkarn

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Fixatives and stains for identification of elastic fibers was conducted and evaluated. Parts of thoracic and abdominal aorta were obtained from normal Thai native dogs. Tissues were fixed immediately in Bouin's, Buffered 10% Formalin, Zenker's and Susa solutions for 24 hours. Long and cross paraffin sections were cut at 6 um and stained with different methods including Hart's, Verhoeff's Hematoxylin, Taenzer Unna-Orcein, Gomori's Aldehyde Fuchsin and Combined Resorcin-Crystal Violet-Periodic Acid-Schiff's reagent. Criteria of evaluation were based on the high degree of stainability of coarse and fine elastic fibers and contrast in a short period of time. From five different techniques, …

Schistosomus Reflexus In Swamp Buffalo, นิสิต ตั้งตระการพงษ์

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

No abstract provided.

Connectivity Of The Inferior Olivary Complex In Normal And Neonatally Hemicerebellectomized Rats, Rand S. Swenson

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Chemical, Physical, And Immunological Characterization Of Soluble Components Extracted From Group A, Type 12 Streptococcal Cell Membrane, Guy Joseph Agostino

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Isolation And Characterization Of A Vulvar Carcinoma In Tissue Culture: Studies Of The Tumor Biology And Tumor-Host Interaction, Melvin G. Dodson

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Effect Of Experimental Glomerulonephritis On The Cells In Canine Renal Lymph, Sandra L. Garber

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Shear Loading Of Three Orthodontic Adhesives, Paul Alexandre

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Use Of Immunoperoxidase Method For The Identification And Distribution Of I G, I A, I M And C3 In Human Inflamed Gingiva, Cesar Ruiz Morales

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.