Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Title
Now showing items 3-22 of 395
-
A Comparison Of Traditional Face-To-Face And Hybrid Pediatrics and Obstetrical Nursing Courses
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
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
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
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
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 ... -
Acculturation and disability in Mexican American older adults
(2008-11-19)Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine acculturation and disability in Mexican American older adults living independently in the southwestern United States. Design: A prospective cohort study (1993-2005). Setting: ... -
Acute febrile respiratory illness aboard ships in the US Navy
(2009-08-01)Acute Febrile Respiratory Illness (A/FRI) is a common but significant category of illness with world wide effect and impact on morbidity and mortality. In the shipboard environment the environmental, susceptibility and ... -
Adaptation of Chikungunya virus to Aedes albopictus mosquitoes: The role of mutations in the E1 AND E2 glycoproteins
(2009-10-08)Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a positive sense single-stranded RNA virus in the family Togaviridae that between 2005 and 2007 caused its largest outbreak/epidemic in documented history, affecting parts of Africa, the Indian ... -
Adaptive immune responses in intestinal homeostasis and experimental inflammatory bowel disease
The intestine, a dwelling place for trillions of commensal bacteria, is constantly exposed to numerous ligands and antigens from foods and microbiota. Intestinal homeostasis involves a balance between anti-inflammatory and ... -
Adaptive immune responses in intestinal homeostasis and experimental inflammatory bowel disease
The intestine, a dwelling place for trillions of commensal bacteria, is constantly exposed to numerous ligands and antigens from foods and microbiota. Intestinal homeostasis involves a balance between anti-inflammatory and ... -
Airsickness treatment and prevention: Recommendations regarding antiemetics and/or acustimulation
(2007-03-30)Airsickness has been an important concern for aviation since before World War II. Airsickness is still a topic of serious discussion in the aviation community, despite recent advances in medical science, aircraft engineering ... -
Alcoholism treatment in native americans
(2008-04-21)The detrimental effects of alcohol misuse and dependence are well documented across all ethnicities. In particular, it is an important public health issue among Native Americans with their rates of preventable deaths (in ... -
Analysis of aspects of health care delivery and safety for space tourism and space passengers
(2008-03-13)Non-career space travelers from around the world will be venturing into space as commercial programs develop and mature. There are multiple forces promoting human suborbital and orbital flight, including; public interest ... -
Analysis of nuclear transport signals of the human apurinic/apurimidinic endonuclease (APE1/REF1)
(2005-04-22)The nuclear localization signal (NLS) in human apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease (APE1), a key protein in both DNA base excision repair and transcriptional regulation, has not been analyzed in detail. We examined the ... -
Analysis of the thermodynamic determinants of protein fold specificity in the denatured state ensemble
(2008-05-27)Although the thermodynamic control of protein folding has been known for decades, a complete understanding of the thermodynamic determinants that defining protein folds is still elusive. In this regard, it is becoming clear ... -
Anomalies of GABAergic system associated with HIV-1 infection
Human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV) infection of the central nervous system results in cognitive and behavioral dysfunctions diagnosed as HIV-associated dementia. Findings of lowered concentrations of γ-Aminobutyric acid ... -
Anthrax toxin effects on B lymphocyte function
(2010-01-11)Bacillus anthracis is a gram-positive spore-forming rod capable of causing cutaneous, gastrointestinal and inhalational anthrax. It has a number of virulence factors of which, the two toxins are of great importance. ... -
Applications for human neural stem cell-derived motor neurons in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Cell replacement therapy and disease modeling
(2010-04-19)Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an incurable neurological disease characterized by the selective degeneration of spinal and upper motor neurons. One approach in the development of therapies for ALS is to explore the ... -
Arthritis impact on the physical function, disability, and health-related quality of life among older Mexican-Americans
(2009-03-02)Background and Purpose: Arthritis is a major cause of disability with a sizable impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in older adults, especially among older non-Hispanic white subjects. The purpose of this study ... -
An assessment of kilocalories and protein in the diets of HIV-infected adults in Kenya
(2011-05-15)INTRODUCTION: The detrimental effects of HIV are well known throughout the world. This public health burden is particularly evident in Kenya, Africa, where 6.7% of adults are infected with HIV. One problem of those living ...