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Jarrell, Jennifer C. « Human papillomavirus vaccine policy in the United States ». unrestricted, 2007. http://etd.gsu.edu/theses/available/etd-12052007-202826/.
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Thesis (M.P.H.)--Georgia State University, 2007.Title from file title page. Russ Toal, committee chair; Michael Eriksen, Cristen J. Suhr, committee members. Electronic text (76 p. : ill., col. map) : digital, PDF file. Description based on contents viewed Feb. 25, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 66-72).
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Marcom, Madison. « Sarcopenia Screening by Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) in the United States (U.S.) ». Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2021. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3871.
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Sarcopenia is a disease of muscle wasting primarily seen in older adults. Although this term was first coined over three decades ago, there is a lack of consensus on a definition, screening criteria, and treatment protocol for sarcopenia. The primary purpose of this study is to determine whether registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) in the United States (U.S.) screen for sarcopenia. Study participants were recruited through a randomized email list and included RDNs throughout the U.S. Respondents completed a survey questioning knowledge of sarcopenia, screening tools and company protocols in place, and the need and desire for sarcopenia education. Data revealed a lack of pre-existing protocols in place, a dissonance of validated and unvalidated screening tools used in practice, and substantial need for sarcopenia education.
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Olaiya, Samuel Tunde. « Medical cost savings attributable to comprehensive sex education programs that delay coitus and increase condom use among adolescents in the United States ». Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1135888323.
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Olaiya, Samuel T. « Medical cost savings attributable to comprehensive sex education programs that delay coitus and increase condom use among adolescents in the United States ». The Ohio State University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1135888323.
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Szablewski, Christine Marie. « Evolution of Influenza A Viruses in Exhibition Swine and Transmission to Humans, 2013-2015 ». The Ohio State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu151388886442666.
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Lem, Kristina Yvonne. « Evaluation of dietary factors associated with spontaneous pancreatitis in dogs ». [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1504.
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Bolan, Michael D. « European union vs. the United States : recycling policies and management / ». Connect to resource online, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1243439695.
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Okonkwo, Beatrice Ihegharauche, et Marissa Louise Sitz. « Influences of alcohol, marijuana, peer pressure, parental or adult supervision, knowledge of STD's/HIV and pregnancy on the initiation of sexual activity ». CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2004. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2509.
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The purpose of the study was to show the variables that influence adolescents' sexual activities that have not been well defined. What leads adolescents to be more sexually active than previous generations? A Survey was conducted at the Fontana Unified School District.
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Black, Michael David. « Central city youth and HIV/AIDS an emerging community construct : Finding the best fit ofprovention and intervention service ». CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1998. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1814.
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Nylund, Cade McCoy. « Clostridium difficile associated disease in hospitalized children in the United States ». University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1281450532.
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Howe, James D. « A national assessment of the salaries and working conditions of agricultural education teachers in the United States, 1990-1991 ». Diss., Virginia Tech, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/39836.
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The purpose of the study was to determine the salaries and working conditions of agricultural education teachers in the United States. To accomplish this purpose the following objectives were identified:
1. To determine the demographic characteristics of agricultural education teachers.
2. To determine the salaries, salary supplements, and monetary fringe benefits of agricultural education teachers.
3. To determine the nonmonetary benefits of agricultural education teachers.
4. To determine the major instructional and noninstructional responsibilities of agricultural education teachers.
5. To describe the work settings and working conditions in which agricultural education teachers are employed.
6. To determine the work loads of agricultural education teachers.
Most agricultural education teachers reported receiving health insurance benefits. However, only a small percentage (14.7%) of respondents reported receiving fully paid health insurance for themselves and their families. In addition, fewer than one-half (41.4%) of the agricultural education teachers reported receiving fully paid major medical insurance, eye care (13.1%), dental care (20.5%), and life insurance (35.3%).
Production agriculture and agricultural mechanics remain the predominant subjects taught by agricultural education teachers. However, a majority of agricultural education teachers also reported teaching agriscience. Although only a small percentage (18.8%) of agricultural education teachers advised Young Farmer chapters, most (95.8%) advised FFA chapters.
Nearly all (98.4%) agricultural education teachers classified their employment status as full-time. Typically, agricultural education teachers were mployed a mean 11.3 months per year. Most (69.5%) agricultural education teachers were employed in comprehensive high schools with a mean student population of 662.4 students. Agricultural education teachers reported a mean of 6.7 periods in a typical school day and teaching load of 5.2 instructional periods per day. Nearly three-fourths of the respondents reported having one period per day allotted for planning, student visitations, or student conferences.Ed. D.
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Husain, Muhammad Jami, Simiao Chen, Michael Kuhn, Klaus Prettner et David E. Bloom. « The macroeconomic burden of noncommunicable diseases in the United States : Estimates and projections ». Public Library of Science, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0206702.
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We develop and calibrate a dynamic production function model to assess how noncommunicable
diseases (NCDs) will affect U.S. productive capacity in 2015-2050. In this framework,
aggregate output is produced according to a human capital-augmented production
function that accounts for the effects of projected disease prevalence. NCDs influence the
economy through the following pathways: 1) when working-age individuals die of a disease,
aggregate output undergoes a direct loss because physical capital can only partially substitute
for the loss of human capital in the production process. 2) If working-age individuals suffer
from a disease but do not die from it, then, depending on the condition's severity, they
tend to be less productive, might work less, or might retire earlier. 3) Current NCD interventions
such as medical treatments and prevention require substantial resources. Part of
these resources could otherwise be used for productive investments in infrastructure, education,
or research and development. This implies a loss of savings across the population
and hampers economy-wide physical capital accumulation. Our results indicate a total loss
of USD94.9 trillion (in constant 2010 USD) due to all NCDs. Mental health conditions and
cardiovascular diseases impose the highest burdens, followed by cancer, diabetes, and
chronic respiratory diseases. In per capita terms, the economic burden of all NCDs in 2015-
2050 is USD265,000. The total NCD burden roughly corresponds to an annual tax rate of
10.8% on aggregate income.
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Kinley, Gary J. « An examination of the advocacy techniques employed by three state-level child advocacy groups ». Virtual Press, 1986. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/471162.
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The purpose of this study was to examine the advocacy techniques employed by three state-level child advocacy groups in a mid-western state and to determine the effectiveness of such techniques in influencing policy and legislation.The groups studied were a government-funded bureau, a professional association, and a varied member organization. Each was selected because it met the qualifications set forth for that particular group type. Data collection took place during June and July, 1981.The records examined during data collection included minutes of meetings, publications, fiscal reports, legislative reports and bills, by-laws, and newspaper articles. The data discerned from the records described the groups' founding, objectives, structure, membership, finances, and advocacy strategies, particularly public information campaigns, training, and lobbying efforts. Interviews were conducted with persons knowledgeable of the groups' activities, as necessary.Data were organized into the categories of background information, objectives, membership, structure, funding, and advocacy efforts. Issues considered by any of the three groups were classified either as legislation or as a child-oriented issue. Advocacy techniques utilized to advance a group's position on a piece of legislation were paired with the bill. The effectiveness of the techniques was determined via a scale which examined a bill's progression through the legislative process. Patterns of effective advocacy were listed. Similarly, advocacy techniques employed to advance a group's position on child-oriented issues were paired with the issues. Patterns of advocacy were discerned from that information.As a result of the data analysis, the following conclusions were made; (a) a variety of techniques were used by the groups and contributed to effective advocacy; (b) the techniques of writing to and meeting with legislators or their staffs on behalf of a group were utilized most commonly in successful efforts related to legislation; (c) collaboration and multiple efforts were related to effective advocacy; (d) the professional association was most successful in its legislative advocacy efforts; and (e) the three groups took more positions and utilized more advocacy techniques on child-oriented issues than on legislation.
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Barber, Joel Raymond. « Tax effects and term structure measurement ». Diss., The University of Arizona, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/184815.
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For investors in a given tax bracket, bonds with certain combinations of price and maturity may dominate other bonds. If markets are complete, S. M. Schaefer proved that a prohibition on short sales will give rise to tax-induced clienteles. Thus, bonds classified into groups by price and maturity may be held by investors in different tax brackets. Because of the tax advantages associated with discount bonds, there should be a tendency for high tax bracket investors to hold discount bonds and for low tax bracket investors to hold par and near-par bonds. An empirical consquence of this is that the after-tax term structure and implied tax rates may be different across different sets of bonds. The objective of this study is to test empirically for tax-induced clienteles in the market for government bonds with a regression methodology. Nonlinear least squares is used to simultaneously estimate the after-tax term structure and the corresponding implied tax rates. The estimation is performed on each group separately and on the entire sample. The null hypothesis is that the sets of parameters describing the after-tax term structure are equal across the groups. The alternative hypothesis, which will be termed the tax clientele hypothesis, is that sets of parameters are not equal across the groups.
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Waterman, Donna Ruth. « Curbside collection of recyclable materials : fifteen cases studies in the United States ». Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/44096.
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Fifteen curbside recycling programs in the United States, from communities representing
a variety of economic, geographic and political situations, were reviewed in this study.
Case studies were analyzed and discussed with respect to four areas of interest to program
planners: administration, operations, promotion and evaluation. No objective
rating of the programs was attempted, but approaches were reviewed with respect to
their ability to satisfy the goals of the programs. Comparisons of participation rates,
waste diversion rates, and costs were used cautiously because of the inconsistencies in
how the data were developed from program to program.
Administrative approaches found in the case studies included: (a) complete ownership
of the collection and processing system by municipalities; (b) contracted service by private
waste management firms; (c) contracted or subsidized service by non-profit organizations;
and (d) combinations of municipal, private, and non-profit services.
Operational systems were examined with respect to the effectiveness of the service in
stimulating participation, given the practical, political, and budgetary constraints. Variables
of operation are closely related and include: (a) which materials are collected; (b)
the degree of materials separation required; (c) the type of collection vehicle(s) used; (d)
collection frequency and coincidence with garbage collection; (e) the provision of in home
containers; and (t) the extent of post-collection materials processing.
Four categories of promotional techniques used in curbside recycling programs were
discussed: (a) publicity and education; (b) personal contact; (c) economic incentives; and
(d) ordinances mandating source-separation. The impacts of these techniques on participation
in the case study programs were discussed.
Techniques for evaluating the efficacy of curbside recycling programs were also discussed. Participation rates, waste diversion rates, and cost were reviewed with respect
to current usage and recommendations were made for increasing their usefulness as indicators
of the success of programs or program elements.Master of Science
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Huang, I.-Jen. « Phylogenic Studies of the United States Bluetongue Viruses and Characterization of the Viral VP4 Protein ». DigitalCommons@USU, 1996. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/4659.
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Bluetongue virus (BTV) is transmitted by arthropod vectors and causes bluetongue disease with serious economic loss in many regions of the world. The replication mechanism of bluetongue virus is still not clear. To have a better understanding regarding the viral replication, the function of each individual protein has to be identified. This study used molecular biology techniques to investigate the function of the inner core protein VP4.
The M1 genes of United States bluetongue virus serotypes-2, -10, -11, -13, and -17 were cloned and sequenced. The length of each of the five M1 genes is 1981 nucleotides. The coding region of the M1 gene, which encodes the VP4 protein, possesses an open reading frame with an initiation codon (ATG) at nucleotides #9-11 and a stop codon (TAA) at nucleotides #1941-1943. This open reading frame encodes a protein of 644 amino acid residues with a predicted molecular weight of about 75 kDa. A potential leucine zipper motif was detected near the carboxyl terminus of the deduced VP4 amino acid sequence. The phylogenetic analysis of bluetongue viruses using the sequences of these five cognate M1 genes is consistent with the results of previous phylogenetic studies. Serotypes-10, -11, -13, and -17 are closely related and serotype-2 is the most distantly related among the five US BTV serotypes.
Heterologously expressed bluetongue virus VP4 protein was purified to near homogeneity. Six linear epitopes of VP4 were mapped at both termini and in the middle of the protein. By using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and peptide competition assay, six linear epitopes were found to be surface accessible. The VP4 protein was shown to be an oligomer by chemical cross-linking. VP4 protein was identified as a ssRNA-binding protein. The VP4 protein has binding activity towards both capped and non-capped ssRNA. RNA-binding activity was not specific to BTV ssRNA. A leucine-zipper motif of VP4 is not required for RNA-binding activity. One RNA-binding domain was mapped between amino acid residues #112-158 by a Northwestern assay and by deletion mutant analysis. Using sequence-specific synthetic peptides corresponding to VP4 in the arginine-and lysine-rich regions, four potential ssRNA-binding domains of VP4 protein were mapped.
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Cagle, Paul Christopher. « Historical foundations of Hollywood's social problem film, 1945-1967 / ». View online version ; access limited to Brown University users, 2005. http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/fullcit/3174579.
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Dinsmore, Anthony. « The effects monetary rewards have on player performance in Major League baseball ». CardinalScholar 1.0, 2009. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1538082.
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In recent years Major League Baseball (MLB) has seen a trend of long term multimillion dollar contracts. The purpose of this study was to examine Major League Baseball player’s performance before and after signing a free-agent contract. This research helps to explain the relationship between reward and performance in professional baseball players. Subjects include 65 major league baseball players that were free agents in the years of 2005 and 2006. The group of 65 players consisted of 34 position players and 31 pitchers. The individual statistical analysis of position players’ batting average, homeruns, and runs batted in were used. The statistics that were analyzed for the pitchers were earned run average, innings pitched, strikeouts, and wins and losses. The results that showed significance was batting average, homeruns, runs batted in, and earned run average. The results of this study can be a useful tool for the front office of Major League Baseball teams.School of Physical Education, Sport, and Exercise Science
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Borovan, Nicole A. « The Canada-United States Safe Third Country Agreement : a constitutional analysis ». Thesis, McGill University, 2006. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=98604.
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This thesis examines the Safe Third Country Agreement between Canada and the United States from the perspective of Canada's obligations vis-a-vis asylum seekers under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Safe Third Country Agreement requires asylum seekers to lodge their refugee claims in the first country of arrival, as between Canada and the United States. Asylum seekers on the United States side of the border who are seeking to enter Canada for the purpose of claiming refugee status will be deflected to the United States to lodge their claims there. By deflecting asylum seekers in this manner, Canada effectively conscripts the United States to carry out its obligations under the Charter to furnish procedural and substantive protections to asylum seekers. This thesis examines certain features of the United States asylum system to which asylum seekers deflected under the Safe Third Country Agreement would be subjected, in order to determine whether, according to relevant Charter jurisprudence, deflection constitutes a deprivation of security of the person under section 7 of the Charter and whether such deprivation can be justified under section 1.
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Thangappan, Karthik. « In-Hospital Management of Neonates with Tetralogy of Fallot : Changing Patterns Across the United States ». University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1623165863009934.
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Stoute, Simone Tricia. « Molecular Epidemiology and Pathogenicity of the Very Virulent Infectious Bursal Disease Pathotype in United States Poultry ». The Ohio State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1343602917.
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Sadowsky, Mitchell. « Investigation into the relationship between the amount of revenue a minor league team makes and the size of the market in which it is located ». Virtual Press, 2000. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1164855.
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The purpose of this project was to determine if there was a relationship between the amount of revenue a minor league team makes and the size of the target market in which the team is located. A secondary purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of the inQsit program, an Internet-based testing program developed at Ball State University, as a means of gathering and analyzing data. Only minor league baseball teams that could be reached via e-mail addresses were involved in this study. Subjects (n=149) were e-mailed a cover letter with an embedded URL which took them to the inQsit web site. While a higher return rate was anticipated using this electronic media, the 11% participation rate should give an accurate picture of minor league baseball teams, the amount of revenue they earned in a year, the types of revenue they earned in a year, and the size of the market in which they are located. However, based on the information collected from the minor league teams, the sample size was not large enough to produce statistically significant results, although some trends were identified, suggesting that target market size may have a positive affect on minor league baseball revenue.School of Physical Education
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Baker, Dana Lee. « Children's disability policy in Canada, the United States and Mexico : a question of convergence / ». Access restricted to users with UT Austin EID Full text (PDF) from UMI/Dissertation Abstracts International, 2001. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/fullcit?p3025136.
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Kao, Yuk-chun. « Democratisation and law of Taiwan : with special reference to United States economic pressures ». Thesis, University of Warwick, 1995. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/3993/.
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This thesis discusses the impact of the United States' foreign economic policy on the legal and political systems of Taiwan. Its focus is the bilateral negotiations between Taiwan and the United States and the evolution of the legal and political systems on Taiwan. The widely acknowledged economic miracle of Taiwan has been combined, in recent years, with a deliberate attempt to transform the country's political structures in a democratic direction. Paradoxically, Taiwan's move towards democracy has seriously strained Taiwan / United States relations. For many years, the special relations between the two countries were characterised by Taiwan's almost total dependency on the United States both as a market for its products as well as a protector of its territorial integrity. The end of the Cold War, the new role of the People's Republic of China and the globalisation of the international economy have brought this special relation to an end. The changing nature of the relationship between the United States and Taiwan has not, however, brought an end the traditional behaviour of the United States towards Taiwan which was characterised by aggressive unilateralism. This thesis argues that in the changing context of the 1990s as the negotiating agenda between the two countries expand, the aggressive unilateralism of the United States is undermining the process of democratisation and eroding the rule of law on Taiwan. In order to comply with American pressure, the government of Taiwan is forced to resort to authoritarian measures based on the old corporatist framework that the transition to democracy is meant to supersede. Interestingly, the implications of the undemocratic consequences of these pressure do not seem to concern the United States, as short term economic advantage takes precedence over other considerations. For Taiwan, the way out of this vicious circle of external pressure - undemocratic response - external pressure is to diversify its international economic links. The problems and implications of this policy options are discussed in the thesis. The specific policy areas analysed in this thesis are commodity trade, trade in services and intellectual property protection.
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Rasmussen, Kathryn L. « A revision of the CHAMPS/Life Skills Program content : academic commitment ». Virtual Press, 2007. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1372051.
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In 1991, the NCAA created Challenging Athletes Minds for Personal Success (CHAMPS)/Life Skills (NCAA, 2005). The CHAMPS/Life Skills program concentrates on five areas: Academic Commitment, Athletic Commitment, Personal Development Commitment, Career Development Commitment, and Service Commitment (NCAA, 2005). Very few amendments and modifications have been made to the CHAMPS/Life Skills educational material since the program was developed. In the present creative thesis project, revisions and updates were implemented to the current material to satisfy the needs of collegiate student-athletes. Hence, the purpose of this creative thesis project was to update the Academic Commitment module within the CHAMPS/Life Skills manual. Specifically, the Time Management and Study Skills components were revised. These revisions were evaluated by three university professors. In conclusion, the present creative thesis project will assist in presenting CHAMPS/Life Skills material to student-athletes.School of Physical Education, Sport, and Exercise Science
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Young, Nancy E. « Guiding the 21st century foreign student advisor : a compendium to the Handbook of Foreign Student Advising ». Scholarly Commons, 2009. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/720.
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The field of Foreign Student Advising has undergone significant change over the last 25 years, outpacing the seminal guidance in the field provided in The Handbook of Foreign Student Advising by Gary Althen, first published in 1983 and revised in 1995. Foreign Student Advisors (FSAs) are professionals employed at institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations, who work with nonimmigrant students (primarily those in F and J nonimmigrant status). Their essential function is to ensure the student's legal status and help promote adaptation to and academic success in the U.S. The field of Foreign Student Advising is inherently complex and intercultural, more so today due to the ever-present and increasing federal government parameters following 9/11/01.
This thesis addresses these changes by providing a compendium to supplement The Handbook. The steps taken prior to writing the compendium include: consultation with Althen, a critical analysis of what does and does not work in The Handbook for today's FSA. a survey of a select group of international education leaders to determine what topics should be included in the compendium, and a review of the literature and research about FSAs with a focus on what has been written since 1995.
In order to secure the most meaningful feedback on the major developments in the field, a survey was conducted with fifteen past presidents of NAFSA: Association of International Educators, who had a Foreign Student Advising background and were still active in the field. This information, in combination with the current literature from the field, reflections from my twenty-plus years of FSA experience, and guidance from Althen was used to prepare a compendium to The Handbook. The Compendium provides updated guidance, addressing some of the major changes in the field of Foreign Student Advising.
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Santos, Bevin A. « A Narrative Analysis of Korematsu v. United States ». Thesis, University of North Texas, 1999. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2238/.
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This thesis studies the Supreme Court decision, Korematsu v. United States, 323 U.S. 214 (1944) and its historical context, using a narrative perspective and reviewing aspects of narrative viewpoints with reference to legal studies in order to introduce the present study as a method of assessing narratives in legal settings. The study reviews the Supreme Court decision to reveal its arguments and focuses on the context of the case through the presentation of the public story, the institutional story, and the ethnic Japanese story, which are analyzed using Walter Fisher's narrative perspective. The study concludes that the narrative paradigm is useful for assessing stories in the law because it enables the critic to examine both the emotional and logical reasoning that determine the outcomes of the cases.
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McNeil, Otis. « An assessment of the motivational impacts of a career ladder/merit pay pilot program ». Diss., Virginia Tech, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/40375.
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The purposes of this descriptive investigation were (l) to construct a reliable instrument for assessing attitudes toward teaching of high school teachers, and (2) to determine if there was a difference in attitudes toward teaching between those high school teachers who were and those who were not involved in a career ladder/merit pay pilot program. Frederick Herzberg's Motivation-Hygiene Theory served as the theoretical basis for the investigation.
Analysis of work motivation indicates that motivation factors may be classified in two categories, intrinsic and extrinsic. Intrinsic motivation emanates from needs within the individual. Intrinsic motivators include the following: achievement, recognition, responsibility, advancement and growth possibilities. Extrinsic motivators include the following: organizational policies, salary, working conditions, status, job security, effects on personal life, and interpersonal relations.Ed. D.
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Peele, Pamela Bonifay. « Three essays on physician pricing ». Diss., Virginia Tech, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/37256.
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Chen, Yang, Sheryl M. Strasser, Yan Cao, Kesheng Wang et Shimin Zheng. « Calcium Intake and Hypertension among Obese Adults in United States : Associations and Implications Explored ». Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2015. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/40.
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The relationship between calcium intake and hypertension is receiving increased research attention. The prevalence of hypertension is high among the obese populations. Calcium is a mineral that influences blood pressure. The aim of the study was to examine the association between calcium intake and hypertension in a large nationally representative sample of obese American adults. A total of 14 408 obese adults aged 20 years or older were obtained from the 1999–2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Analysis of variance and linear regression models were used to examine relationships between calcium intake and systolic blood pressure (SBP) as well as diastolic blood pressure (DBP). Multiple logistic regression models were used to examine the association between calcium intake and hypertension after adjusting for potential confounders and interactions, including: age, race, education level, alcohol use, smoking, diabetes status, sodium intake and potassium intake. Calcium intake was significantly lower for the hypertensive group compared with the normotensive group (P < 0.0001), especially among those obese female young adults aged 20–44 years and among non-diabetic obese adults. Based on ordinary linear regression analysis, a significant inverse relationship was detected, SBP and DBP decreased if calcium intake increased (SBP: regression coefficient estimate=−0.015, P < 0.0001; DBP: regression coefficient estimate=−0.028, P < 0.0001). Multiple logistic regression showed that calcium intake was negatively associated with the probability of hypertension (odds ratio (OR)=0.81, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.74–0.87, P < 0.0001). In stratified analysis, calcium intake in youngest adults (age 20–44 years) had the lowest likelihood of hypertension (OR=0.77, 95% CI: 0.64–0.93, P < 0.0001), the inverse relationship between calcium intake and probability of hypertension was stronger among females (OR: 0.68, 95% CI: 0.55–0.84, P < 0.0001), when compared with the whole sample including all of 14 408 obese adults. The protective effect of calcium intake and hypertension was found significantly in obese non-diabetic adults (OR: OR=0.77, 95% CI: 0.67–0.89, P < 0.0001) not in obese diabetic adults. SBP, DBP and calcium intake were log transformed for both ordinary linear regression analysis and logistic regression analysis. Our study findings underscore the need to explore the physiological mechanism between calcium intake and hypertension. In this study, increased calcium intake was associated with the lowest risk of hypertension. Future studies utilizing longitudinal research designs are needed to quantify therapeutic levels of calcium for control of hypertension among obese adults. Increasing calcium intake among American adults may offer promise as a cost-effective strategy to improve hypertension among obese adults; however, further scientific exploration is warranted.
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Shane, Sharon L. « Reported bacterial foodborne outbreaks occurring in institutional settings and group gatherings : United States, 2000 through 2004 / ». abstract and full text PDF (free order & ; download UNR users only), 2006. http://0-gateway.proquest.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:1440932.
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Thesis (M.P.H.)--University of Nevada, Reno, 2006."December, 2006." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 90-117). Online version available on the World Wide Web. Library also has microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : ProQuest Information and Learning Company, [2006]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.
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Green, Kerrie L. « A descriptive analysis of cardiac rehabilitation education programs ». Virtual Press, 2000. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1177976.
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The purpose of this research was to obtain information on the content of education within cardiac rehabilitation programs, methods of administering education, what the barriers are to providing education and which professionals administer education.To reach this goal, a questionnaire was modified from a previous study and a pilot study was undertaken to establish reliability of the questionnaire. The questionnaire was then sent to a sample of 100 directors of cardiac rehabilitation programs belonging to The American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR). The questionnaire focused on 13 established areas of education within cardiac rehabilitation programs.Once the questionnaires were completed, the information was transferred to a table format based upon the 13 content areas. The following conclusions were drawn from the research and the data gathered: 11 of the 13 content areas are offered at least 84% of the time, the major barriers for the 13 content areas were lack of time and lack of interest on the patient's behalf, the most frequent methods of education for all 13 content areas were individual education, print materials, and group education, and the primary educator overall for all 13 content areas was the nurse followed by the exercise physiologist and dietitian/nutritionist.Department of Physiology and Health Science
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Seltz, Jennifer. « Embodying nature : health, place, and identity in nineteenth-century America / ». Thesis, Connect to this title online ; UW restricted, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/10433.
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KIM, PILKYU. « EMPLOYMENT OF ALIENS IN THE UNITED STATES : A QUESTION OF DISCRIMINATION AS EVALUATED UNDER STANDARDS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW ». Diss., The University of Arizona, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/184198.
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This study is designed to investigate discrimination in employment against resident aliens in the United States as evaluated by both U.S. practices and standards of international law and to determine whether the American treatment of aliens in employment is compatible with the international standard. In order to examine the common assertion that American practices in the treatment of aliens in employment is superior to the international minimum standard, two sets of hypotheses are tested: one on the existence of the minimum international standard, which protects aliens' rights, and the other on the American practice of requiring citizenship for employment, which deprives aliens of equal protection and thereby places the legal position of aliens below the minimum international standard. Three major sources of data for this study involve data from: (1) international arbitrations, conventions and agreements; (2) United States executive, legislative, and judicial decisions and actions; and (3) Immigration and Naturalization Service materials. The major findings indicate that the contemporary minimum international standard includes post-1945 Human Rights instruments together with the traditional minimum international standards. The most significant finding is that the contemporary minimum standard affords aliens the right to work without discrimination and confirms the relevant hypothesis in connection with the minimum standard. The study reveals that aliens in the United States are discriminated against in employment because of alienage at three different levels--federal, state, and private--with more intensity of discrimination at the federal level, despite the equal protection clause in the U.S. Constitution. The study concludes that American employment practice in the period of 1886-1971 was comparable with the international standard. On the other hand, during the 1971-1980 era, U.S. standards were below the minimum international standard as set forth by international law. This confirms the hypothesis, with some modification, that the U.S. practice of demanding citizenship for some employment has undercut the legal position of aliens so that it falls below the minimum international standard.
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Foiles, Sifuentes Andriana M. « English Language Proficiency and Complete Tooth Loss in Older Adults in the United States ». eScholarship@UMMS, 2020. https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsbs_diss/1071.
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To provide contemporary, national population-based estimates of complete tooth loss of older adults by English language proficiency.
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We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of the 2017 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey among participants ≥50 years of age (n=10,452, weighted=111,895,290).
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The prevalence of complete tooth loss was higher among those with limited English proficiency (Spanish speaking: 13.7%; Other languages: 16.9%) than those proficient in English (Spanish speaking: 5.0%; Other languages: 6.0%). After adjusting for education, complete tooth loss was less common among participants for whom Spanish was their primary, with limited English proficiency relative to English only (adjusted odds ratio: 0.56; 95% confidence interval: 0.42-0.76). Among those without complete tooth loss, dental visit in the past year were less common among participants with primary languages other than English as compared to those who only speak English.
Discussion
Research is needed to examine the relationship of aging, oral health, and access to care.
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Brew, Tasha Marie 1961. « INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS IN COOPERATIVE EXTENSION ». Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/276525.
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The purpose of this study was to assess the adoption response of cotton growers to Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs, identify the extension strategies used to promote IPM, and provide descriptive comparison of IPM programs between the foremost eleven cotton-producing states in the United States. Integrated pest management is presented as an alternative agricultural production strategy referred to as sustainable agriculture. IPM programs for cotton were evaluated by use of a survey instrument and telephone interviews with the IPM coordinators for the eleven cotton-producing states. The most significant findings were that programs vary considerably between states; the most widely employed IPM techniques were selective use of chemicals, use of economic thresholds and sampling for pests; the Cooperative Extension Service worked closely with private consultants and grower associations; and adoption of a wide variety of IPM techniques has been extensive for cotton producers in the eleven foremost cotton-producing states.
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Corrington, David L. « Life without Parole for Juvenile Offenders : Questions of Legality and Adolescent Culpability ». Thesis, University of North Texas, 2010. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc31530/.
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Life without parole for juvenile offenders is a controversial issue across the globe. Recently, the United States stands alone as the only country in the world that allows juvenile offenders to be sentenced to life time confinement without the possibility of parole. Furthermore, the U.S. has seen an increase in juvenile waivers and blended sentences, which has resulted in harsher penalties for juvenile offenders who have committed serious and violent crimes. This analysis examines scientific evidence that shows juveniles are different from adults in terms of brain development, rational decision making abilities, and maturity levels. These findings have questioned the reasoning behind imposing adult punishment on adolescent behavior. This analysis also presents the legal arguments suggesting that juvenile life without parole is unconstitutional and violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. Arguments for and against life sentences were also presented. This study concludes with a discussion of policy implications, whether the U.S. Supreme Court should abolish juvenile life without parole sentencing practices and explores the possible future direction of juvenile sentencing in the United States.
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Sandeen, Loucynda Elayne. « Who Owns This Body ? Enslaved Women's Claim on Themselves ». PDXScholar, 2013. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/1492.
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During the antebellum period of U.S. slavery (1830-1861), many people claimed ownership of the enslaved woman's body, both legally and figuratively. The assumption that they were merely property, however, belies the unstable, shifting truths about bodily ownership. This thesis inquires into the gendered specifics and ambiguities of the law, the body, and women under slavery. By examining the particular bodily regulation and exploitation of enslaved women, especially around their reproductive labor, I suggest that new operations of oppression and also of resistance come into focus.
The legal structure recognized enslaved women in the interest of owners, and this limitation was defining, meaning that justice flowed in one direction. If married white women were "civilly dead," as famously evoked by the Declaration of Sentiments (1848) then enslaved women were civilly non-existent. The law controlled, but did not protect slaves, and a number of opponents to slavery denounced this contradictory scenario during the antebellum era (and before). Literally, enslaved women were claimed by their masters, purchased and sold as chattel. Physically, they were claimed by those men (both white and black) who sought to have power over them. Symbolically, they were claimed by anti-slavers and pro-slavers alike when it suited their purposes, often in the domains of news and literature, for the sake of advancing their ideas, a rich record of which fills court cases, newsprint, and propaganda touching the slavery issue before the civil war.
Due to the numerous ways that enslaved women's bodies have been claimed, owned, or circulated in markets, it may have been considered implicit to many that others owned their bodies. I believe that this is an oversimplified historical supposition that needs to be re-theorized. Indeed, enslaved women lived in a time when they were often led to believe that their bodies were not truly their own, and yet, many of them resisted their particular forms of oppression by claiming ownership of their bodies and those of their children; sometimes using rather extreme methods to keep from contributing to their oppression. In other words, slave owners' monopoly of the legal, economic, and logistical meanings of ownership of slaves had to be constantly reaffirmed and negotiated. This thesis asks: who owned the enslaved woman's body? I seek to emphasize that enslaved women were valid claimants of themselves as can seen in primary sources that today have only been given limited expression in the historiography.
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Galloway, Alison. « Long term effects of reproductive history on bone mineral content in women ». Diss., The University of Arizona, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/184477.
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Bone loss among the elderly is of increasing concern to the medical community. In a study combining retrospective data on 438 women from southern Arizona and current bone mineral values determined at the one-third distal radius, the effects of premenopausal reproductive events on postmenopausal bone mineral are investigated. Among those women who reach menarche at an early age are some whose growth is not accompanied by normal height and long bone growth. These women tend to exhibit lower bone mineral density postmenopausally. In addition, the early accumulation of weight in excess of height and a later age at menarche appears to result in wider bones still observed postmenopausally. Pregnancy normally is accompanied by an acceleration of calcium accumulation in excess of the fetal demand. However, parity appears to have little significant impact on postmenopausal bone mineral status. However, women pregnant during their teens tend to accumulate a greater amount of bone than women who first become pregnant later. These benefits to the teenage mother can be lost during lactation, an impairment of the skeleton which may continue into the postmenopausal years. The skeleton appears to require a recovery period between pregnancy and lactation cycles. Inadequate recovery time, particularly when accompanied by advanced maternal age, may have adverse effects on postmenopausal bone mineral status.
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Wang, Liang, Jodi L. Southerland, Kesheng Wang, Beth A. Bailey, Arsham Alamian, Marc A. Stevens et Youfa Want. « Ethnic Differences in Risk Factors for Obesity Among Adults in California, the United States ». Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1376.
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Little attention has been given to differences in obesity risk factors by racial/ethnic groups. Using data from the 2011-2012 California Health Interview Survey, we examined differences in risk factors for obesity among Whites, Latinos, Asians, and African Americans among 42,935 adults (24.8% obese). Estimates were weighted to ensure an unbiased representation of the Californian population. Multiple logistic and linear regression analyses were used to examine the differences in risk factors for obesity. Large ethnic disparities were found in obesity prevalence: Whites (22.0%), Latinos (33.6%), African Americans (36.1%), and Asians (9.8%). Differences in risk factors for obesity were also observed: Whites (gender, age, physical activity, smoking, arthritis, and diabetes medicine intake), Latinos (age, arthritis, and diabetes medicine intake), Asians (age, binge drinking, arthritis, and diabetes medicine intake), and African Americans (gender, physical activity, smoking, binge drinking, and diabetes medicine intake). Females were more likely to be obese among African Americans (odds ratio (OR) = 1.43, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.05–1.94), but less likely among Whites (OR = 0.80, 95% CI = 0.74–0.87). Race/ethnicity should be considered in developing obesity prevention strategies.
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Volkland, Wendy. « How clean is safe ? / ». (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader), 2000. http://stinet.dtic.mil/str/tr4%5Ffields.html.
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Pesola, Lauren E. « Parkinson's Disease : Are There Differences Among Measured & ; Perceived Function Between Stages of Disease ». Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1408758404.
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Brienza, Casey Elizabeth. « Domesticating Manga : Japanese comics, American publishing, and the transnational production of culture ». Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.648154.
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Davis, Errol Earl. « Comparison of coronary heart disease risk factors in foreign-born and United States-born Afro Caribbean Americans and African Americans in South Florida ». FIU Digital Commons, 2004. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/2728.
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In a cross-sectional study design, risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) were evaluated in three groups: 66 Afro Caribbeans (FBCA) living in the US for less than 10 years, 62 US-born Afro Caribbean (USBCA) and 61 African American (AA) adults (18-40 years), with equal numbers of males and females in each group. Socio-demographic, dietary, anthropometric and blood pressure data were collected. Fasting blood glucose, blood lipids and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) were determined.
The USBCA and AA participants compared to the FBCA participants consumed significantly (p< 0.05) more mean total fat (g) (66.3 ± 41.7 and 73.0± 47.8 vs. 52.8± 32.3), saturated fat (g) (23.1± 14.9 and 24.9± 15.8 vs. 18.6 11.5), percent energy from fat (%) (33.1 ± 6.5 and 31.4 ± 6.4 vs. 29.3 ± 6.8), fat servings (1.8 ± 1.2 and 1.5 ± 1.0 vs. 1.2 ± 0.9), dietary cholesterol (mg) (220.4 ± 161.9 and 244.1 ± 155.0 vs. 168.8 ± 114.0) and sodium (mg) (2245.2 ± 1238.3 and 2402.6 ± 1359.3 vs.1838.0 ± 983.4) and less than 2 servings of fruits per day (%) (86.9 and 94.9 vs. 78.5). These differences were more pronounced in males compared to females and remained after correcting for age. Also, the percentages of USBCA and AA participants who were obese (17.1% and 23.0%, respectively) were significantly (p< 0.05) higher compared to FBCA (7.6%) participants. More USBCA and AA than FBCA individuals smoked cigarettes (4.8% and 6.6% vs. 0.0%) and consumed alcoholic beverages (29.0% and 50.8% vs. 24.2%). The mean hs- CRP level of the AA participants (2.2 ± 2.7 mg/L) was significantly (p< 0.01) higher compared to the FBCA (1.1 1.3 mg/L) and USBCA (1.3 ± 1.6 mg/L) participants.
The FBCA participants had a better CHD risk profile than the USBCA and AA participants. Focus should be placed on the ethnic and cultural differences in a population to better understand the variations in health indicators among different ethnic groups of the same race. This focus can provide healthcare professionals and policy planners with the opportunity to develop culturally sensitive programs and strategies for the improvement of health outcomes.
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Arellanes-Amador, Yvonne. « Caregiver burden in the Latino family ». CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2006. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3094.
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The study focused on the attitudes and beliefs regarding perceived and actual burden experienced by Latino caregivers and their use of formal support services. It also looked at the needs of Latino caregivers and explored their beliefs about why they had taken on the caregiver role, the responsibilities the role entailed, and coping skills used by these caregivers. Participants were obtained from two Alzheimer's caregiver support groups in the East Los Angeles area, and an adult day health care center in the high desert area of San Bernardino county. The author used both qualitative interviews and quantitative questionnaires. The findings suggest that high beliefs about responsibility to the family and low levels of service use may contribute to the stress and strain that these caregivers feel. Latino caregivers have been providing a significant amount of care without the help of sufficient formal services. Recommendations for social work practice, policy and further research are provided. Statistics for the study were generated by using SPSS Graduate Pack 13 for Windows.
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Rhodes, Molly Rae. « Doctoring culture : literary intellectuals, psychology and mass culture in the twentieth-century United States / ». Diss., Connect to a 24 p. preview or request complete full text in PDF format. Access restricted to UC campuses, 1997. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucsd/fullcit?p9809139.
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Wunderlich, Jo (Jo Parks). « Echoes of Eugenics : Roe v Wade ». Thesis, University of North Texas, 1995. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc279248/.
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Traces the inter-related histories of the eugenics movement and birth control, with an emphasis on abortion. Discusses Sarah Weddington's arguments and the Supreme Court's ruling in Roe v Wade. Straws the eugenic influences in the case and asserts that these influences caused the decision to be less than decisive.
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Needleman, Lawrence D. « Corporate recycling : interventions and person variables associated with participation ». Diss., Virginia Tech, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/37411.
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Blackley, David, Shimin Zheng et Winn Ketchum. « Implementing a Weighted Spatial Smoothing Algorithm to Identify a Lung Cancer Belt in the United States ». Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/42.
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Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, but a large fraction of cases is preventable. We use a spatial smoothing algorithm to identify a geographic pattern of high lung cancer mortality, primarily in the Southeast, which we call a lung cancer belt. Disease belts are an effective mode for conveying patterns of high incidence or mortality; formally defining this lung cancer belt may encourage increased public dialogue and more focused research. Public health officials could complement existing population lung cancer data with this information to help inform resource allocation decisions.
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Mastrodomenico, Jessica. « An Examination of the Socio-Demographic Characteristics Associated with Adult Vaccination Prevalence for Preventable Diseases in the United States ». Digital Archive @ GSU, 2010. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/iph_theses/93.
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JESSICA MASTRODOMENICO
An Examination of the Socio-Demographic Characteristics Associated with Adult Vaccination Prevalence for Preventable Diseases in the United States
Background: An estimated 50,000 adults in the United States (U.S.) die each year from one of 10 vaccine preventable diseases. For those who survive vaccine preventable infections, health care costs and loss of income become more significant. While children in the U.S. aged 0-2 exhibit vaccine prevalence rates of almost 90%, some adult vaccine prevalence rates in the U.S. population are reported to be nearly 30-40% less than the goals set forth by Healthy People 2010. The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between socio-demographic characteristics of U.S. adults and adult vaccination prevalence for pneumococcal, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, tetanus, and pertussis.
Methods: Data from the 2008 National Health Interview Survey were assessed examining various health indicators and characteristics of non-institutionalized adults and children. The sample was restricted to adults ≥18 years of age. Odds ratios were calculated and multivariate logistic regression was also conducted. P-values of <0.05 and 95% confidence intervals were used to determine statistical significance.
Results: There were 21781 total observations; 19.3% received the pneumococcal vaccine, 9.4% received the hepatitis A vaccine, 27.2% received the hepatitis B vaccine, 55.1% received the tetanus vaccine, and 15.2% received the pertussis vaccine. Of the socio-demographic characteristics examined, age, health insurance, marital status, and education were significant for either all five or at least four of the vaccines included in this study. As one might expect those who reported health insurance and those who had a higher level of education usually had a higher likelihood of vaccine receipt as compared to those without health insurance and those with less than a high school education. Age associations varied due to age-related recommendations for certain vaccines such as pneumococcal (recommended for adults ≥65). Compared to the married population (referent), marital status results varied, but for reasons unclear. Whites, the referent group, were the most likely to be vaccinated as compared to Blacks, Hispanics/Latinos, and Asians. Hispanics/Latinos typically had the lowest likelihood of vaccination in this examination.
Conclusions: This study further explores the impact of socio-demographic disparities on vaccination status and adds new information to the literature regarding adult vaccination rates for preventable diseases. While research exists related to strengthening interventions such as patient reminder systems, those who do not see the same health care providers on a regular basis remain at risk for lower vaccination prevalence. It is important to better understand the role of social determinants of health, specifically in terms of vaccinations. Future research is needed to further characterize the association of socio-demographic factors with receipt of optional vaccines in adults.