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Arizona, University of. "1988-1989 College of Medicine Catalog." University of Arizona, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/555504.
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Arizona, University of. "1986-1987 College of Medicine Catalog." University of Arizona, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/555505.
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Arizona, University of. "1990-1991 College of Medicine Catalog." University of Arizona, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/579771.
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Arizona, University of. "1991-1992 College of Medicine Catalog." University of Arizona, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/579803.
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Arizona, University of. "1989-90 College of Medicine Catalog." University of Arizona, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/579804.
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Versnik, Nowak Amy L. "Predictors of complementary and alternative medicine use among Texas university undergraduates." Diss., Texas A&M University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/4132.
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Research regarding use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among all populations in America is needed to understand what seems to be an increasing trend. Education has been shown to be a significant determinant of CAM use, therefore, college students are likely to be CAM users. Little research has addressed the prevalence and predictors of CAM use among this population, so the purpose of this study was to: (1) measure the prevalence and type of CAM use among a sample of college undergraduates; and (2) test the significance of select social-cognitive constructs and demographics as predictors of CAM use. A random sample of undergraduate students within the Texas A&M University System was solicited via email to complete a web-based survey. Findings show high rates of CAM use. Gender, attitude toward CAM, outcome expectancies regarding the health care encounter, and social network use of CAM were shown to be significant predictors of CAM use. Results can inform health care and health education professionals interested in improving health care processes and addressing positive and negative issues related to CAM use.
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Mtombeni, Sithembile. "Identifying Procedural Core Competencies for Undergraduate Emergency Medicine Education at the University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29670.
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Introduction: Low and middle-income countries account for over 90% of worldwide morbidity and mortality associated with injuries. While insufficient resources preclude appropriate care, suboptimal clinical skills, are a universal setback. Major curricula gaps have been identified as underlying this situation. In Africa, most training efforts are targeted at postgraduate level, relegating undergraduate Emergency Medicine (EM) education to a less formal undertaking. This study set out to delineate a list of locally appropriate undergraduate EM procedural core competencies for the University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences (UZCHS), through a consensus building process. Methods: A three-stage modified online Delphi survey was used to gain consensus among expert medical trainers at UZCHS, between July and August 2017. Opinion was sought on a five-point Likert scale, regarding agreement with items for inclusion on the procedural core competency list. The original survey list of 105 competencies was generated from literature. The second round included suggestions from panelists. The study was ethically cleared by the University of Cape Town, UZCHS and the Medical Research council of Zimbabwe. Results: 19 expert medical teachers, representing seven clinical departments responded to the survey, with 15 completing all rounds. 79% had more than 5 years’ experience in teaching and assessment of emergency procedures. Of these, 50% had at least 10 years’ experience. The experts reached consensus (75% selecting agree or strongly agree) on 64 competencies (61%), on the first round. The second round yielded consensus on a further 33 items. Only one additional item reached consensus in the final round. A final list of 98 core procedural competencies was generated by three Delphi rounds. Qualitative comments are summarised per emerging themes. Conclusions: A locally appropriate list of undergraduate procedural core competencies, was established. This process can serve as guidance for curriculum projects in Zimbabwe and similar settings.
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Nyamilandu, Steve Evans McRester Trinta. "Contextualising Classics teaching in Malawi : a comparative study." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/9427.
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The thesis of this study is that Classical studies at the University of Malawi, Chancellor College, has been taught with almost no reference to its African context, yet the Classical world, as Ogilvie (1979:2) observed ‘is far removed in time, geography, and philosophy from the world of Africa'. Classics in Malawi is currently taught as in the West, with which it has immediate ties, but if there are to be meaningful gains on the part of students learning Classics in Malawi, we need to contextualise its teaching. The purpose of this study was to identify ways in which Classics teaching at undergraduate level in Malawi might be strengthened in order to make the learning of Classics more meaningful and relevant to the Malawian context, by bridging the gaps between Classical Antiquity and African cultures. The comparative approaches explored will facilitate revision of the University of Malawi Classical Studies curriculum to fulfil the needs and interests of Malawians with the main purpose of contextualising Classical Studies in Malawi. The thesis consists of five chapters which deal with issues relating to Classics teaching in Malawi, namely: the evolution of Classical Studies in Malawi and its challenges; the need to change with the times; views of Latin/Classics teachers about Latin teaching at secondary level; attitudes and perceptions of undergraduate Classics students at Chancellor College to Classics, their perceptions about skills and Classics teaching in general; and views from Classicists from other universities on Classics teaching in general. The main comparative element in the thesis draws on analysis of similar issues in a wide variety of other institutions, including in the UK, the USA, Asia and Africa. Literature relating to Classics pedagogy and Comparative Education approaches, specifically Bereday's Model, has been reviewed. In addition, Classical Reception theory and Social Constructivism theory, particularly with regard to pedagogy, have been surveyed. The study used purposive sampling. Five types of samples and their corresponding data capturing instruments were used, broken down in the following categories: two types of interviews (one involving Malawian Latin or Classics teachers at secondary level, and the other universities' Classics lecturers); review of various documents of international universities' Classics programmes; lecture observations for Classics; and student questionnaire interviews administered to University of Malawi Classics students. The research was a mixed-method design, combining both quantitative and qualitative data analysis, but overall, the study was more qualitative than quantitative. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics and qualitative data were analysed using the thematic analysis method. These analyses were followed by discussions of the findings of both quantitative and qualitative data. The major conclusions and implications of the study point to the need for a curriculum review of all Classics courses to ensure that Classics becomes more relevant in the Malawian context.
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Woodruff, Byron Lee. "The University College of Medicine in Richmond, Virginia, 1893- 1913 : a study of institutional decline." W&M ScholarWorks, 1986. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539618875.
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The purposes of the study was to examine selected factors that were influential in the decline of the University College of Medicine (UCM) in Richmond, Virginia, from 1893 to 1913. UCM was created in the midst of a national medical reform movement. In ways, the institution directly contributed to the reform of medical training in Virginia.;It was the writer's contention that the decline of UCM happened because of the political pressures emerging from medical accrediting agencies, licensing and examining boards, and related organizations. The character of the institution was modified through recommendations of external organizations and coercion was felt through advancing accreditation standards. It was further hypothesized that the curricular and structural pressures from accreditation requirements became oppressive and led to the decline of the institution. Finally, it was hypothesized that the decline of UCM was affected because of the lack of a sound financial structure. Without such a structure, implementation of recommended improvements in medical education would not have taken place because of the high cost.;The historical method of research was used in writing about selected factors which affected the decline of UCM. This method allowed for the examination of primary source documents, the obtaining of oral testimony from participants and observers, and the scrutiny of relationships which existed among individuals, institutions, organizations and events.;It was concluded that what constituted an adequate medical education had changed. In addition to national demands for reform, new methods and values began to create new financial pressures for which many medical schools were not able to provide. The only financial relief apparently lay in a medical school combining itself with the scientific department of a university. Such an institution usually had either governmental support, a sizeable endowment or both. In some cases this route was followed by schools that had a university with which they could unite. For others, it meant merging with other medical schools or closing.;Further research is suggested in the area of factors affecting medical education at the Medical College of Virginia and the medical department of the University of Virginia; the impact that the departments of medicine, dentistry and pharmacy had on education in Virginia; the relationship between the Virginia Hospital and UCM; the influence of the departments of dentistry and pharmacy on the department of medicine at UCM; and the effect of political, curricular, and financial pressures on the department of dentistry at UCM.
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Carbajal, Virginia Isabel. "An asessment of the educational preparation of the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine graduates." Texas A&M University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/3890.
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The purpose of this study was to determine the initial and actual professional
goals, the changes in initial and actual professional goals and the reasons for this change
of the different Texas A&M University veterinary medicine graduates from 1990-2002,
how satisfied the selected veterinary medicine graduates were with their veterinary
medicine college educational preparation from the graduating classes representing
1990-2002, and to determine if the top ranked courses have changed among the
veterinary medicine graduates from 1990 until 2002.
The descriptive research design included a questionnaire that was provided to
Texas A&M UniversityÂs College of Veterinary Medicine graduates one year following
graduation. Data was collected from the group of veterinarians who graduated during
1990-2002.
Findings indicate that since 1990, veterinary students have entered the College
of Veterinary Medicine with a predominant interest in small animal or mixed practices.
This study shows the stability of the career choices with mixed and small being
consistently the first and second choices over the span of years studied. No apparent trend appeared from the data that identifies one compelling reason
for changing jobs. The overall satisfaction for the educational preparation on their
education is 90% or more. The top-ranked basic science courses have not changed
among the veterinary medicine graduates during the selected period and these are:
ÂPharmacology, ÂGross Anatomy, ÂEndocrine, ÂParasitology, ÂPhysiology and
ÂClinical Pathology. The top-ranked clinical disciplines are not as clearly ranked as the
basic sciences. They are: ÂAnesthesiology, ÂGastroenterology, ÂGeneral Surgery,Â
ÂInternal Medicine, ÂOncology, and ÂRadiology. No apparent trend appeared from
the data that identifies one or the other of these categories becoming more popular over
time.
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Sekhadia, Nima Ashok. "Outreach and the Medical School: A Case Study of Institutional Logics of the University of Arizona College of Medicine." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/144957.
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Bui, Steve T. A. "Protein and Creatine Supplementation Habits Among University Students." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1215997445.
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Chen, Yu-Hsuan. "Investigating the Motivation Factors of Food Choice During the Transition of High School into College Life among College Students Attending Western Kentucky University." TopSCHOLAR®, 2017. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/2032.
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Most individuals with chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, stroke, cancer, and type 2 diabetes, were diagnosed in their late adulthood. The fact that these chronic diseases is a consequence of long-term unhealthy behaviors is often ignored. The unhealthy behaviors are often traced back to the young adulthood (age 18-25). Some young adults may participate in unhealthy behaviors, such as unhealthy diet, under the perception that they are “still young”. However, it is often overlooked that once a habit is established, it is difficult to eliminate or modify it. Furthermore, the awareness that the development of the chronic disease is a gradual progress is deficient. This enhances the perception that doing unhealthy behaviors is benign to the “young body”. Additionally, individuals in this age group start to live independently. Their existing behaviors may change due to the changes in the available resources. Lack of capability to cope with the transition from living at home to living independently has been shown to contribute to an unhealthy diet, especially among college students. Given that unhealthy diet behaviors in young adulthood often remains over the lifetime, there is a need in identifying the factors that motivate the food choices during the transition from high school into college life. The findings of this research suggest that the campus environment is not conducive to a healthy diet. When compared to the students who live on-campus, students who live offcampus (either live with or without family) reported a better dietary quality.
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Click, Ivy A. "Practice Characteristics of Graduates of East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine: Factors Related to Career Choices in Primary Care." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1112.
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The nation is facing a physician shortage, specifically in relation to primary care and in rural underserved areas. The most basic function of a medical school is to educate physicians to care for the national population. The purpose of this study was to examine the physician practicing characteristics of the graduates of East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine including factors that influence graduates’ specialty choices and practice locations, especially those related to primary care. Secondary data for this study were collected from the college’s student database system and the American Medical Association Physician Masterfile. The study population included all living graduates with Doctor of Medicine (MD) degrees who graduated from 1998 through 2009 (n=678). Statistical procedures included Pearson Chi-square, logistic regression, independent t tests, ANOVA, and multiple linear regression. Data analyses revealed that the majority of graduates were between 24 and 29 years of age, male, white, non-Hispanic, and from metropolitan hometowns. Most had completed the generalist track and initially entered a primary care residency training program. The majority passed USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 on the first attempt. The USMLE Step 2-CK average was 212.50. The average cumulative GPA was 3.44. Graduates were nearly evenly divided between primary care and nonprimary care practice, with the majority practicing in metropolitan areas. Graduates who initially entered primary care residency training were more likely to practice primary care medicine than those who entered nonprimary care programs; however, fewer graduates were practicing primary care than had entered primary care residency training. Graduates who attended internal medicine residency training were less likely to be practicing primary care medicine than those who attended family medicine, pediatrics, or OB/GYN programs. Women and Rural Primary Care Track graduates were significantly more likely to practice primary care than were men and generalist track graduates, respectively. Nonprimary care physicians had significantly higher USMLE Step 2-CK scores than did primary care physicians (PCPs). PCPs practiced in more rural locales than non-PCPs. Family physician graduates tended to practice in more rural locales than OB/GYNs or pediatricians. Hometown location predicted practice location over and above medical school track.
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Wattenmaker, Amanda B. "Analysis of the Impact of a Social Norms Campaign on the Alcohol Use of Undergraduate Students at a Public, Urban University." VCU Scholars Compass, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10156/1827.
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DuVernois, Candice Cline. "Using an importance-performance analysis of summer students in the evaluation of student health services." [Johnson City, Tenn. : East Tennessee State University], 2001. http://etd-submit.etsu.edu/etd/theses/available/etd-1107101-155839/unrestricted/DuVernoisC121001.pdf.
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Ward, Rachel K., David Blackley, and Billy Brooks. "The Development and Implementation of a Student-Led Farmers’ Market on a Public University Campus." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2014. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3179.
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Farmers’ markets are increasingly promoted for their potential to improve access to healthful foods. University campuses are strategic settings for farmers’ markets, because they could improve access to fresh, local produce for large and diverse communities—including college students, who are at risk for poor dietary intake. Universities also offer resources that facilitate farmers’ markets, such as built-in communication channels, common areas, and student volunteers. However, literature describing how to establish campus-based farmers’ markets is limited. We describe the process of developing and operating a student-driven, campus-based farmers’ market at a public university in the Appalachian region of the United States.
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Griffin, Micah McCray. "The Impact of Campus Health Services on the Attitudes, Perceptions, Beliefs, and Behaviors of Historically Black College and University Students." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7802.
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African Americans suffer worse health outcomes related to chronic disease than any other racial or ethnic group. The negative effects associated with poor dietary habits and a low propensity to exercise impact young adult African Americans who attend Historically Black Colleges/Universities (HBCUs) and can lead to higher mortality rates. It is important for HBCU campus health centers to address the perceptions and beliefs of students to positively impact health behaviors associated with diet and exercise. At the time of this study, there was limited research on-campus health centers and their impact on HBCU student health beliefs and behaviors. Therefore, this qualitative study was developed to help gain a better understanding of how HBCU health centers can influence student attitudes, perceptions, beliefs, and behaviors related to diet and exercise. This qualitative descriptive study used semistructured focus groups made up of currently enrolled HBCU students informed by the health belief model. Focus groups were conducted with a total of 13 participants who met predetermined criteria. Data were collected using an audio recording device and analyzed using NVivo to group and code like themes and patterns. Results yielded 4 distinct themes; (a) words of family and friends matter, (b) impact of campus environment, (c) internal motivation for action, and (d) involvement from the health center. Overall peers, social media, and health center marketing had the largest influence over behaviors related to physical activity and decisions on healthy eating. The social change implication of this study is to assist campus health centers in providing more effective care by understanding student health behaviors which can improve long-term health outcomes for African Americans.
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Schroeder, E. Todd. "Effect of immersion in water on residual volume in college-age men and women: a thesis." Scholarly Commons, 1996. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2297.
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Health care professionals require accurate measurements of body composition and the hydrostatic weighing method is widely used as a reliable technique. Hydrostatic weighing measures body density accounting for an individuals residual volume (RV). To determine differences of RV measured in air (RVA) and in water (RVW), college-age men and women (n=51) were randomly assigned to one of four groups: female RVA, female RVW, male RVA, or male RVW. To account for possible gender differences with protocol (RVA vs. RVW) male and female subjects were treated as separate groups. RVW subjects began the first two trials in water followed by two trials out of water. If RV measures differed by more than 200 ml between the first two trials either in water or in air, a third or fourth trial was completed until two RV measures were within 200 ml of each other. The two trials were then averaged to determine the RVW. The same procedure was used for RVA subjects. RV was determined by the closed circuit helium dilution method. A 2-factor repeated measures ANOVA revealed that there was no statistically significant interaction between genders and protocols, a statistically significant difference between genders, and a statistically significant difference between protocols (RVA vs. RVW). The RV mean decreased with immersion in water among college-age subjects. A decrease in RV will have a marked increase in estimation of percent body fat. Therefore, the results of this study indicate that measuring RV during immersion in water on college-age men and women, to accurately assess body composition, is a valid and recommended protocol.
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Ali, Mohamed Kaltum. "Association between physical activity and perceived stress among college- and university students : A quantitative study from a public health science perspective." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för hälsa, vård och välfärd, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-49227.
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Background: Physical activity and perceived stress affect college- and university students health. Aim: The aim is to study the association between physical activity and perceived stress among college- and university students in Sweden, and to investigate whether gender, age, and BMI are confounding factors regarding the association between physical activity and perceived stress. Method: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted among the study population students. The analytical approaches chosen were descriptive analysis, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and multiple linear regression. Results: According to the correlation analysis, there was a small negative significant association between physical activity and perceived stress. According to the regression analysis, there was a small negative significant association between physical activity and perceived stress, which remained after considering gender, age, and BMI. Discussion: The association between high physical activity and low perceived stress can be explained by the protective impact physical activity has on health. Conclusions: There was an association between physical activity and perceived stress among college- and university students. The association between physical activity and perceived stress among college- and university students remained after controlling for gender, age, and BMI.
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Mbachu, Chinyere Ojiugo. "The role of the Health Policy Research Group at the College of Medicine, University of Nigeria in building collective capacity for the field of HPSR in Enugu State of Nigeria." The University of the Western Cape, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/5803.
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Magister Public Health - MPH (Public Health)BACKGROUND: Health policy and systems research and analysis (HPSR&A) is central to health systems development as it tries to draw a comprehensive picture of how the health system and broader determinants of health can shape and be shaped by policies. It consists of researchers and practitioners with different levels of knowledge, experience and expertise, and draws upon a blend of disciplines that contribute to better understanding of complex health systems. This diversity of disciplines and competence creates potential risk for lack of clarity and common understanding of HPSR&A, and reflects a need for continuous capacity development at all levels. The Health Policy Research Group (HPRG) of the College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Enugu campus (COMUNEC) has in the past thirteen years undertaken activities that aimed to contribute to building capacity for HPSR&A in Enugu state. AIM: The study examines the contributions of HPRG in building individual, institutional and regional capacity for HPSR&A in Enugu state, using the concept of Communities of Practice as an analytic lens. METHODOLOGY: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study that uses qualitative research methods to examine the contributions of HPRG’s activities in building individual, organizational and regional capacity for HPSR&A, and to explore the factors that have influenced these contributions. The study population consisted of researchers, lecturers, policymakers and practitioners who have been involved in HPSR&A projects undertaken for the past thirteen years in HPRG. Purposive sampling with sequential referral was done and only key informants who met the selection criteria were selected. Data was collected through in-depth key informant interviews and review of relevant project reports and documents, and analysed manually through thematic analysis. Rigour was ensured through reflexivity, audit trail and triangulation of data.
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Godek, Michelle M. "Work-Family Conflict and the Perception of Departmental and Institutional Work-Family Policies in Collegiate Athletic Trainers." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1335984556.
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Kongara, Kavitha. "Studies on renal safety and preventive analgesic efficacy of tramadol and parecoxib in dogs : thesis in fulfilment of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Veterinary Clinical Science, Institute of Veterinary Animal and Biomedical Sciences, College of Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand." Massey University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10179/864.
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Ovariohysterectomy and castration are common surgical procedures in small animal practice that can result in clinically significant postoperative pain. One way of controlling postoperative pain is administration of a single analgesic or a combination of different classes of analgesics prior to the onset of noxious stimuli. A constraint to the perioperative use of traditional opioids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is their undesirable side effects. In this series of experiments, the preventive (pre-emptive) analgesic efficacy of two popular human analgesics, tramadol (an ?atypical? opioid) and parecoxib (a NSAID with selective COX-2 inhibition) was evaluated in dogs. Initially, the efficacy and renal safety of parecoxib, tramadol and a combination of parecoxib, tramadol and pindolol (a -adrenoceptor blocker and 5-HT1A/1B antagonist) were screened in anaesthetised healthy dogs. These analgesics increased the dogs? nociceptive threshold to mechanical stimuli, without causing significant alterations in the dogs? glomerular filtration rate (GFR) estimated by plasma iohexol clearance. Subsequently, the efficacy of tramadol was compared with morphine, in dogs undergoing ovariohysterectomy or castration. The Glasgow composite measure pain scale-short form score (CMPS-SF) and changes in intraoperative electroencephalogram (EEG) responses were used to assess the efficacy of analgesics. Of the three treatment groups (preoperative morphine, 0.5 mg kg-1; preoperative tramadol, 3 mg kg-1; a ?combination? of preoperative low-dose morphine, 0.1 mg kg-1, and postoperative tramadol 3 mg kg-1), dogs given the ?combination? had significantly lower pain scores after ovariohysterectomy. In castrated dogs, preoperative tramadol (3 mg kg-1) and morphine (0.5 mg kg-1) were tested and no significant difference in the CMPS-SF score were observed between them. Changes in EEG variables were not specific between the treatment groups in ovariohysterectomised dogs. Finally, the efficacy of test drugs was evaluated against acute noxious electrical stimulation in anaesthetised dogs, using EEG. Median frequency of the EEG, a reliable indicator of nociception, increased significantly in tramadol and parecoxib groups, compared to morphine, after electrical stimulation. These studies demonstrated that tramadol and parecoxib can produce analgesia in dogs with insignificant side effects. The efficacy of tramadol appears to vary with the type of noxious stimulus. A complete prevention of noxious input by administration of analgesics pre- and post-operatively could have important clinical applications.
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Pollastro, Brittany. "NCAA injured student athletes' perception of social support : a thesis." Scholarly Commons, 2001. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/855.
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Social support has a great impact on injured NCAA athletes' complete psychological and physical recovery. When individuals, such as the coach, athletic trainer, teammates, and family, incorporate social support in the recovery process the injured athlete's attitude and belief system is positively influenced. The coach and athletic trainer have been specifically researched and proven to be influential in certain types of social support, but the family has not been significantly studied in the past.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the six different types of social support given by the family in comparison to the social support given by the head coach, athletic trainer, and teammates to the injured NCAA Dl athlete regarding the athlete's satisfaction level of each type of support provided, as well as how each support contributed to the athlete's recovery. An additional purpose is to examine the quality of the six different types of social support given by the family.
This study was carried out by a quantitative survey (Modified Form of the Social Support Survey) in which NCAA athletes from a private, Dl institution who met specific criteria were the subjects. The results were analyzed through inferential statistics using multiple one-way ANOV As. The results showed according to the athlete, the family and athletic trainer provided the highest levels of all six types of social support compared to the coach and teammates. The coach was the least influential in the social support network according to the athlete. In conclusion, the family provides an integral role within all types of social support. The family should be included in the rehabilitation process of the athlete for a healthy psychological and physical recovery of the injured NCAA athlete.
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Senate, University of Arizona Faculty. "Faculty Senate Minutes August 28, 2017." University of Arizona Faculty Senate (Tucson, AZ), 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/625785.
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Marcussi, Elaine. "A visibilidade da criação da Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo na impressa escrita (1951)." Universidade de São Paulo, 2012. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/22/22131/tde-15082012-135932/.
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O estudo investiga o efeito simbólico da criação da Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (EERP-USP), na imprensa escrita (1951), através da análise e discussão das matérias jornalísticas publicadas em três jornais da cidade, à época: A Cidade, Diário da Manha e a Tarde. Estudo de perspectiva histórica que se aproxima da abordagem da micro-história. O marco temporal desse trabalho refere-se à aprovação da organização e finalidade da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (FMRP-USP), que criou, anexa à mesma, a EERP/USP, através da Lei Estadual nº. 1467, de 26 de dezembro de 1951. O corpus documental constituiu-se das matérias jornalísticas relativas à criação da EERP-USP e/ou Enfermagem/enfermeiro(a) publicadas pelos jornais disponíveis para a pesquisa no Arquivo Público e Histórico da cidade. A coleta compreendeu os meses de dezembro de 1951 e janeiro de 1952. O marco teórico de referência para análise do texto jornalístico trata-se da teoria de mundo social, com utilização da noção de campo jornalístico, do sociólogo Pierre Bourdieu. Os resultados obtidos apontaram para um total de 47 matérias jornalísticas. Entretanto, 34 possuem a FMRP-USP como tema centrale seis (6) matérias se referem diretamente a EERP/USP, Enfermagem ou enfermeira(o). Observa-se que o discurso jornalístico sobre a instalação da FMRP-USP reconfigura o campo científico na cidade. Verificou-se que a EERP-USP, mesmo antes de sua instalação, apropriou-se de certo capital cultural, efeito da visibilidade da FMRP-USP. Nas seis matérias analisadas destaca-se um discurso ambivalente quanto à posição da Enfermagem e/ou EERP-USP em relação à FMRP-USP/Medicina, ora àquela que agrega capital simbólico de força equivalente às demais profissões, ora aquela que é referida como integrante, de um conjunto maior, que seria de domínio médico. Entretanto, destaca-se que este fenômeno ocorreu em virtude da inexistência de agentes sociais no campo simbólico que pudessem exercer forças a favor da EERP-USP, uma vez que, a Profa. Glete de Alcântara, sua principal agente social, iniciou suas atividades em Ribeirão Preto quatro meses após o período de analise do presente estudo.The study investigates the symbolic effect of University of São Paulo at RibeirãoPreto College of Nursing\'screationin press (1951), through analysis and discussion of newspaper articles published in three newspapers of the city, at the time: THE CITY (A CIDADE), THE DAILY MORNING (DIÁRIO DA MANHÃ) and THE EVENING (A TARDE).Historical perspective Study that approximates of the micro historyapproach of. The timeframe refers to the approval of the organization and purpose of the University of São Paulo Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto (FMRP-USP), which created, attached to it, the University of São Paulo at RibeirãoPreto College of Nursing (EERP-USP) by State Law. 1467 of December 26 of 1951. The corpus of documents consisted of newspaper articles about the creation of EERP-USP and/or nursing/nurse published in the newspapers available for research in the Historical Public Archives of the city. The data were collected to the months of December 1951 and January 1952. The theoretical framework of reference for analysis of newspaper text is the social world theory, using the notion of journalistic field, by the sociologist Pierre Bourdieu. The results pointed to a total of 47 newspaper articles. However, 34 have the FMRP-USP as a central theme, and six (6) refers directly to EERP / USP, nursing or nurse. It is observed that media discourse about the installation of the FMRP-USP reconfigures the scientific field in the city. It was found that the EERP-USP, even before its installation, appropriated certain cultural capital, with is effect of the visibility of FMRP-USP. In the six articles analyzed stands anambivalent speech about the position of Nursing and/or EERP-USP regarding FMRP-USP/Medicine, once adds to that symbolic capital strength equivalent to other professions, once that is sometimes referred to as an integrant of a larger field dominated by the medical field. However, it is emphasized that this phenomenon occurred because of a lack of social agents in the symbolic field that could apply forces for EERP-USP, since the Professor. Glete de Alcântara, that is themost important social agent of EERP-USP, started its activities, in RibeirãoPreto, four months after the period analyzed in this study.
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Bossaer, John B., Jeffrey A. Gray, Stacy E. Miller, Gavin Enck, Vamsi C. Gaddipati, and Robert E. Enck. "Use and Misuse of Cognitive Enhancers by Students at an Academic Health Science Center." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/2320.
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Purpose: Prescription stimulant use as "cognitive enhancers" has been described among undergraduate college students. However, the use of prescription stimulants among future health care professionals is not well characterized. This study was designed to determine the prevalence of prescription stimulant misuse among students at an academic health sciences center.
Method: Electronic surveys were e-mailed to 621 medical, pharmacy, and respiratory therapy students at East Tennessee State University for four consecutive weeks in fall 2011. Completing the survey was voluntary and anonymous. Surveys asked about reasons for, frequency of, and side effects of nonprescription misuse of prescription stimulants. Given the sensitive material, an opportunity to win one of ten $50 gift cards was used as an incentive.
Results: Three hundred seventy-two (59.9%) students completed the survey from three disciplines (47.6% medical, 70.5% pharmacy, and 57.6% respiratory therapy). Overall, 11.3% of responders admitted to misusing prescription stimulants. There was more misuse by respiratory therapy students, although this was not statistically significant (10.9% medicine, 9.7% pharmacy, 26.3% respiratory therapy; P = .087). Reasons for prescription stimulant misuse included to enhance alertness/energy (65.9%), to improve academic performance (56.7%), to experiment (18.2%), and to use recreationally/get high (4.5%).
Conclusions: Prescription stimulant misuse was prevalent among participating students, but further research is needed to describe prevalence among future health care workers more generally. The implications and consequences of such misuse require further study across professions with emphasis on investigating issues of academic dishonesty (e.g., "cognitive enhancement"), educational quality, and patient safety or health care quality.
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Senate, University of Arizona Faculty. "Faculty Senate Minutes March 6, 2017." University of Arizona Faculty Senate (Tucson, AZ), 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/623059.
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Long, Lynn Hunt. "Relationship Between Extent of Extracurricular Participation, Employment, and Substance Use Among Middle and High School Students." UNF Digital Commons, 2004. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/288.
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This study examined the relationship between student use of substances and extent of participation in school and/or community sponsored sport or nonsport activity. The study also examined student substance use and extent of participation in sport or nonsport activity together with extent of employment.
Data were provided by 24,699 public school youths who attended grades 6 through 12 and completed the 2001-2002 Duval Secondary Substance Use and Violence Survey: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors. Frequency tables, crosstabulation, chi-square tests, and loglinear analysis were used to analyze the data.
The study found: (a) a higher percentage of respondents who participated in 11 or more hours of sport/athletic activity or nonsport activity reported using substances almost every day than did respondents who participated in 1-5 hours of activity (b) a higher percentage of students reported using alcohol almost every day when involved in greater than 20 hours of work per week and 11 or more hours of sport/athletic or nonsport participation than did those with lesser involvement in activity in conjunction with work at any level.
Extracurricular programs and student employment may function as protective factors in discouraging adolescent substance use. Extracurricular programs and student employment may also place the student at greater risk for substance abuse when such involvement exceeds 20 hours per week in work and more than 11 hours per week of extracurricular activity.
While extracurricular programs and student employment should be designed and offered to encourage widespread student participation, extent of participation should be monitored to assure healthy participation.
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Mawindo, Diana Mphatso. "Evaluation of students' use of print and electronic resources at the University of Malawi College of Medicine." Thesis, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/3729.
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The proliferation ofinformation available in electronic format has been perpetuated by rapid technological advances. Users have a choice between print and electronic resources. At the same time, the use of these resources is determined by what is available to the users and what the users prefer. Problems that users encounter when accessing these resources determine the use of print and electronic resources.
The current study evaluated the use of, and preference for, print and electronic resources by students at the University of Malawi College of Medicine. The study population comprised 179 undergraduate students. A self-administered questionnaire was used to establish the students' use of, and preference for, print and electronic resources, reasons for their preferences and the problems they encountered in accessing print and electronic resources. An interview schedule was used to elicit background information from the College Librarian on issues of budgeting, technological infrastructure, licensing and copyright agreements, archiving and library staff and training. Questionnaire results were quantitatively analysed and presented in terms of frequency tables and graphs. Interview results were analysed qualitatively. The study findings show that the students used both print and electronic resources. However, print resources were more heavily used than electronic ones. The students also preferred print resources to electronic. A lack of sufficient computers and low levels of computer and information literacy contributed to the underutilisation of electronic resources. Recommendations in terms of technological infrastructure, user training, staff training, user support and archiving were made based on the findings of the study.Thesis (M.I.S.)-University of KwaZulu- Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2005.
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"'I am very small for the task that I have': Caregiving and caregiver well-being in rural Malawi." Tulane University, 2009.
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Guillot, III Gerard Majella. "Does time matter? : a search for meaningful medical school faculty cohorts." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1805/6297.
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Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)Background. Traditionally, departmental appointment type (basic science or clinical) and/or degree earned (PhD, MD, or MD-PhD) have served as proxies for how we conceptualize clinical and basic science faculty. However, the landscape in which faculty work has considerably changed and now challenges the meaning of these cohorts. Within this context I introduce a behavior-based role variable that is defined by how faculty spend their time in four academic activities: teaching, research, patient care, and administrative duties. Methods. Two approaches to role were compared to department type and degree earned in terms of their effects on how faculty report their perceptions and experiences of faculty vitality and its related constructs. One approach included the percent of time faculty spent engaged in each of the four academic activities. The second approach included role groups described by a time allocation rubric. This study included faculty from four U.S. medical schools (N = 1,497) and data from the 2011 Indiana University School of Medicine Faculty Vitality Survey. Observed variable path analysis evaluated models that included traditional demographic variables, the role variable, and faculty vitality constructs (e.g., productivity, professional engagement, and career satisfaction). Results. Role group effects on faculty vitality constructs were much stronger than those of percent time variables, suggesting that patterns of how faculty distribute their time are more important than exactly how much time they allocate to single activities. Role group effects were generally similar to, and sometimes stronger than, those of department type and degree earned. Further, the number of activities that faculty participate in is as important a predictor of how faculty experience vitality constructs as their role groups. Conclusions. How faculty spend their time is a valuable and significant addition to vitality models and offers several advantages over traditional cohort variables. Insights into faculty behavior can also show how institutional missions are (or are not) being served. These data can inform hiring practices, development of academic tracks, and faculty development interventions. As institutions continue to unbundle faculty roles and faculty become increasingly differentiated, the role variable can offer a simple way to study faculty, especially across multiple institutions.
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Pohl, Oliver [Verfasser]. "Zur tierärztlichen Ausbildung in Großbritannien und der Bunderepublik Deutschland : eine vergleichende Betrachtung unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Verhältnisse am College of Veterinary Medicine der University of Cambridge und an der Tiermedizinischen Fakultät der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München / von Oliver Pohl." 2003. http://d-nb.info/969372639/34.
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Machado, Michelle. "Anatomy learning and retention among students in a graduate-entry medical course." Thesis, 2017. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/35034/.
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Anatomy forms the basis of clinical examination and is integral to today’s medical curriculum. Yet, increasingly evident in the literature is feedback from clinicians and surgeons about the perceived lack of anatomical knowledge among recent medical graduates. To understand the issues surrounding student learning and retention of anatomy, a mixed-methods design was utilized to explore medical students’ anatomical knowledge throughout their Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree. Students enrolled in the four-year graduate-entry MBBS course at Monash University participated in the study. Participants from the preclinical (Year A) and clinical years (Years B, C and D) sat an online assessment consisting of 60 clinically relevant anatomy multiple-choice and extended-matched questions whose objectives had been previously covered in the preclinical teaching. Altogether, 136 students participated in the study. The results revealed that knowledge of anatomy declined over time and this was significant in the final two clinical years. The drop in anatomical knowledge was not uniform. The regions of anatomy better retained were associated with frequent exposure and reinforcement in the clinical years. Participants cited an intense and time-constrained curriculum, poor integration in the clinical years and rare opportunities for revising and testing anatomy as reasons for the decline of knowledge. The results of this study highlight the need for conceptual coherence at the time of teaching; the importance of vertical integration in providing students with frequent learning opportunities in the clinical years; and, the value of formatively testing students’ knowledge of anatomy throughout the clinical years.
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Dukkipati, Venkata Sayoji Rao. "A search for genetic factors influencing immune responses to a killed Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis vaccine in Australian fine-wool merino sheep : thesis in fulfilment of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Animal Science, Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, College of Sciences, Massey University." 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10179/755.
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VSR Dukkipati (2007). A search for genetic factors influencing immune responses to Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis. Doctoral thesis, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand. A study was conducted to identify associations between genetic markers and immune responses in Australian fine-wool Merino sheep to a killed Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (Map) vaccine (GudairTM). Blood samples and immune response data (antibody and interferon gamma, IFN-gamma results) were obtained from 934 sheep from a longterm Map vaccination trial undertaken on three independent properties in New South Wales, Australia. Blood samples were genotyped for eight microsatellite markers that included four (DYMS1, OLADRW, OLADRB and SMHCC1) from the Ovar-Mhc region, two each from the SLC11A1 (OVINRA1 and OVINRA2) and IFN-gamma (o(IFN)gamma and OarKP6) gene regions. Vaccination with GudairTM induced strong antibody and IFN-gamma responses as early as two weeks post-vaccination. Between-property differences in magnitude and trend of immune responses, concomitant with season of vaccination and magnitude of natural infection prevalent in individual flocks, were evident. Immune responses in controls on all the three properties remained consistently low, except for slightly elevated IFN-gamma levels at a few time points in controls of properties 2 and 3, concomitant with exposure to natural infection. There were only 2 alleles and 3 genotypes for marker o(IFN)gamma but other loci exhibited extensive polymorphisms, the most occurring at OLADRW which had 42 alleles and 137 genotypes. Heterozygosities varied between 33% (OVINRA2) and 87% (SMHCC1), while polymorphic information contents ranged from 0.31 (o(IFN)gamma) to 0.88 (OLADRW). Genotypes at loci DYMS1, OLADRB, SMHCC1, OVINRA1 and o(IFN)gamma were in Hardy- Weinberg equilibrium (HWE), while those at OarKP6 were in HWE only when rare alleles (<1.0% frequency) were pooled with the closest size class. Departure from HWE, resulting from possible preferential amplification of alleles in heterozygotes, was evident at OLADRW and OVINRA2. Associations between immune responses and genetic polymorphisms at the marker loci were examined by analysing both genotypic and allelic affects. The study revealed several genotypes/alleles at different marker loci to be significantly associated with antibody and IFN-gamma responses to vaccination with GudairTM. However, the majority of those effects were inconsistent across the three properties. Based on significance and consistency in effects across the three properties, five genotypes (two at DYMS1 and one each at OLADRB, SMHCC1 and OVINRA1) and three alleles (one each at DYMS1, OLADRB and o(IFN)gamma) were considered either ‘probable’ or ‘most likely’ to be associated with low IFN-gamma responses, while a genotype at o(IFN)gamma was considered ‘most likely’ to influence high IFN-gamma responses. An allele at OarKP6 was considered ‘probable’ to be associated with low antibody responses to vaccination. Considering the significance of IFN-gamma responses in protection against Map, it is likely that the identified genotype/alleles influencing IFN-gamma responses to vaccination would also influence immune responses to natural Map infections. However, further studies need to be conducted to determine the role of these marker genotypes/alleles in protection against paratuberculosis under natural infection conditions. Key words: paratuberculosis, OJD, Johne’s disease, sheep, immune response, genetic markers, gene polymorphisms, MHC, SLC11A1, IFN-gamma
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Ezeala, Christian Chinyere. "Analysis of the undergraduate students' learning environment in a medical school in Zambia." Thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/22650.
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This study analysed the learning environment of undergraduate medical and health sciences students of the School of Medicine University of Zambia who were studying at the Ridgeway Campus. Premised on the theory that learner’s perception of the learning
environment determines approach to learning and learning outcome, the study utilized a descriptive, quantitative, and non-experimental design to articulate the issues that characterise the learning environment of the programmes. The aim was to provide
framework based on these, and use it to propose a strategy for improving the learning environment of the School. The Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure (DREEM) questionnaire was administered to 448 participants from year 2 to year 7 classes of medicine, pharmacy, and physiotherapy programmes. Total DREEM,
subscale, and individual items’ scores were analysed statistically and compared by analysis of variance among the programmes. The issues determined formed the framework for strategy development, and strategic options were proposed based on evidence obtained from literature. With a global DREEM score of 119.3 ± 21.24 (59.7 %),
the students perceived their learning environment as “more positive than negative.” One sample binomial test of hypothesis for categorical variables returned a p value <0.05, with a verdict to ‘reject the null hypothesis,’ thereby confirming a more positive than negative
perception. Subscale scores also showed ‘more positive’ perception. There were no significant differences between scores from the different programmes when compared by Games Howell test, P> 0.05, thereby upholding the second hypothesis. Analysis of individual items revealed problems in six items, which were summarised into four strategic ssues: inadequate social support for stressed students, substandard teaching and mentoring, unpleasant accommodation, and inadequate physical facilities. The implications of the findings for theory and practice were discussed and strategic options proposed to address the issues. The study concludes that analysis of the learning environment of medical schools provides more insight for strategic planning and
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