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A Comparison Of Traditional Face-To-Face And Hybrid Pediatrics and Obstetrical Nursing Courses

Jammer, Veronica M.

Distance learning is rapidly spreading across various institutions as a main methodology in the delivery of curriculum. As schools of nursing are faced with mandates to increase enrollment to meet the demands of the nursing ...

A Correlational Study of the Relationship between Human Caring and Nursing Home Administrator Turnover

Norton, Lakeesha Patricia

Many nursing homes in the United States are experiencing a significant state of fluctuation in nursing home staff which is believed to have contributed to a “dysfunctional” crisis. There are reports of substantial nursing ...

A Review of the Government Sponsored Offensive Biological Programs, Weaponized Biological Pathogens and their Countermeasures

Patterson, Michael James

Since the beginning of the 20th century humanity’s capacity for warfare and death has evolved at an ever increasing rate. The horse was quickly replaced by the automobile and the rifle by the machine gun. The use of ...

A Rhapsody on the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor: Molecular and Environmental Health Insights Through Novel and Canonical Signaling Pathways

Jackson, Daniel P; 0000-0002-6602-2590

The Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor is a ubiquitously expressed, cytosolic transcription factor, which is activated by myriad structurally-diverse xenobiotic compounds, most notably 2,3,7,8-tetrechlorodibenzo-p-dioxin. In this ...

A Secondary Analysis of County Health Statistics for the Galveston County of Texas Report

Robbins, Esther Raney

The health of Galveston County communities (as is common with many areas outside large urban cities) is not fully summarized in a single report; however, a descriptive analysis would benefit community partners such as the ...

A study of two interventions to increase adherence with oral contraceptives and condom use among adolescents and young adults

Berenson, Abbey

A randomized, controlled trial was conducted to examine the effectiveness of two different interventions on adherence with oral contraception (OC) and their effect on dual use (oral contraception and condoms). A total of ...