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Today - April 16, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Behavior Health Institute hosts opening ceremonies
-- LLU students travel to the Amazon
-- LLU School of Pharmacy students provide blood pressure screening and medication consultation during National Patient Safety Week
-- School of Public Health alumnus provides holistic healing for torture survivors in San Diego
-- Visiting Japanese students learn about respiratory care
-- LLU students receive scholarships during the 26th BALL Scholarship Banquet
-- Pediatric Wholistic Medicine Clinic to hold open house in new location
-- Vaneta Condon: A 52-year journey dedicated to the success of students
-- Board of Trustees report
-- School …

All- Star Sports Honors Analysis, Daniel Reed

Undergraduate Theses and Capstone Projects

As requested, I have read and analyzed the case, “Decision Making at the Top: The All- Star Sports Catalog Division.” This case detailed an issue that many organizations face at some point as many organizations tend to make changes to its decision making process. The All-Star Sports Catalog Division (ASC) is one of three divisions within the All-Star Sports organization. Since its establishment in 1990, the division has performed well and expanded greatly. Much of this success resulted from the decision making process developed by ASC President, Don Barrett. The process is very fundamental and wellstructured, which has allowed the …

Neighborhood And Individual Level Socioeconomic Variation In Perceptions Of Racial Discrimination, Amy B. Dailey, Stanislav V. Kasl, Theodore R. Holford, Tene T. Lewis, Beth A. Jones

Health Sciences Faculty Publications

In approaching the study of racial discrimination and health, the neighborhood and individual-level antecedents of perceived discrimination need further exploration. We investigated the relationship between neighborhood and individual-level socioeconomic position (SEP), neighborhood racial composition, and perceived racial discrimination in a cohort of African-American and White women age 40-79 from Connecticut, USA.

Design. The logistic regression analysis included 1249 women (39% African- American and 61% White). Neighborhood-level SEP and racial composition were determined using 1990 census tract information. Individual-level SEP indicators included income, education, and occupation. Perceived racial discrimination was measured as lifetime experience in seven situations.

Results. For African-American women, …

Student Perceptions Of Digital Textbooks In A College Nursing Program, Alan D. Eno

College of Journalism and Mass Communications: Theses

The purpose of this research was to study the use of digital textbooks in a small liberal arts college. The research was a mixed methods descriptive study using a pre and post survey to determine student perceptions of the technology. Findings indicated that students needed training in the installation and use of digital textbooks. Findings also indicated the need for further research into what students understand about using digital textbooks. Recommendations are for the college to institute training sessions to teach students how to use the digital textbooks.

Today - March 31, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Lifestyle and chronic diseases discussed at Healthy People 2010
-- Walter's Children's Charity Classic raises $200,000 for pediatric ophthalmology
-- Strengthening Hospital Adventiste d'Haiti
-- Pediatric RN residents celebrate with Drs. Clark and Seuss
-- Public health student speaks at One Young World Summit
-- The renewal of spiritual emphasis at Loma Linda University in the 1970s
-- LLU summer internship and management residency programs continue to shape the Adventist health care, business, and communication leaders of tomorrow
-- LLU prepares county environmental health departments
-- Children's Assessment Center combats the effects of sexual child abuse …

Today - March 17, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- 17th annual foundation gala raises $675,000 for heart care at Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
-- Loma Linda University's unexpected Palestinian connection
-- Occupational therapy students to work at East Campus
-- OT department sends students into community outreach programs
-- School of Nursing student wins a car for regularly donating blood since age 17
-- Innovative mural in library lobby depicts Jesus in multi-ethnic context
-- Laura Willes closes her accounts after 39 years
-- Loma Linda Chamber of Commerce honors prominent LLU physicians
-- LLU School of Nursing establishes faculty and staff exercise program …

Today - March 3, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Pediatric residency at SACHS-Norton clinic brings physicians face to face with the health care needs of inner city kids
-- Inland Empire boy helps Loma Linda University assist the children of Haiti
-- CHIP program coming to Loma Linda
-- Longtime LLU professor writes new book on whole person medicine
-- The China Study author to speak at Loma Linda University Church
-- Big Hearts for Little Hearts Loma Linda Guild hosts ‘Dressing Up Red’ Luncheon
-- Children’s Hospital to benefit from Food 4 Less fundraiser
-- ‘The Adventists’ documentary makes West Coast premiere in Loma …

Today - February 17, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- ‘Got Heart!’ 17th annual Foundation Gala, to celebrate 25 years of life-saving infant heart transplantation
-- Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, in Hangzhou, China, receives second Joint Commission International accreditation
-- LLU Medical Center to sponsor lifestyle conference
-- School of Public Health sends team to Haiti
-- Spiritual life leadership award spotlights department of employee spiritual care
-- LLU School of Public Health influence felt in Malaysia
-- Everybody loves a LOV story
-- A personal invitation to APC 2010
-- Awards luncheon honors those who work diligently behind the scenes to ensure employee safety …

Today - February 3, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Studies to open
-- Two additional LLU medical teams arrive in Haiti; Hopital Adventiste d’Haiti endures additional seismic activity
-- Documentary to be shown on growth of fundamentalism among young Adventists
-- Loma Linda University faculty and students prepare report for Cambodia
-- School of Medicine dean looks forward to Alumni Postgraduate Convention
-- Pharmacy students raise funds for Haiti relief efforts
-- New study to examine weight loss
-- Public health investigators and student publish in international journal
-- Academic credit to be available at Healthy People 2010
-- On …

Orthostatic-Induced Hypotension Attenuates Cold Pressor Pain Perception, Karen Y. Wonders, Daniel G. Drury

Health Sciences Faculty Publications

In recent years, numerous studies have established a connection between blood pressure and nocioception. While this connection is well documented in the literature, its underlying physiological mechanisms have yet to be elucidated. Much attention has focused on the relationship between cardiovascular regulatory centers and nocioception, yet the intricacies of this relationship have not been fully explored. Therefore, the purpose of this investigation was to examine the role of the baroreflex system as a modulator of pain perception. Twenty normotensive males participated in two laboratory sessions. Time to cold pain threshold and pain tolerance was measured at rest during the first …

Today - January 20, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- LLU International Behavioral Health Trauma Team members await word from Haitian behavioral health team they trained
-- LLU responds to the crisis in Haiti
-- Church president to be honored
-- Norwegian filmmaker joins office of university relations staff
-- BALL announces banquet speaker
-- LA Times mentions LLU in articles on vegetarian diet
-- LLU graduate student researches Catalina Island rattlesnakes
-- Clinical ethics director receives award, publishes volume, and authors articles
-- Campus invited to Healthy People 2010 conference in March
-- Public health students place second in poster contest
-- Public health graduate …

Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia During Winter Sports, Kristin J. Stuempfle

Health Sciences Faculty Publications

Exercise-associated hyponatremia (EAH) is hyponatremia that occurs greater than or equal to twenty four hours after prolonged physical activity. It is a potentially serious complication of marathons, triathlons, and ultradistance events, and can occur in hot and cold environments Clear evidence indicates that EAH is a dilutional hyponatremia caused by excessive fluid consumption and the inappropriate release of arginine vasopressin. Cerebral and pulmonary edema can cause serious signs and symptoms, including altered mental status, respiratory distress, seizures, coma, and death. Rapid diagnosis and urgent treatment with hypertonic saline is necessary to prevent severe complications or death. Prevention is based on …

Is Private Long-Term Care Insurance Affordable For Older Adults?, Nayoung Kim

Wayne State University Dissertations

Nationwide there are fewer than 7 million long-term care (LTC) insurance policies in force. Why do so few Americans buy private long-term care (LTC) insurance? Several theories have been offered as possible explanations, including the availability of Medicaid, misperceptions that Medicare or other policies cover LTC, beliefs that one's own risk of needing LTC services is small, or desires to simply rely on children and spouses for LTC. This study examines another possible explanation - that private LTC insurance is simply "unaffordable" for most older Americans, which may be why they don't buy it.

This study begins by investigating the …