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Creative Cooking with Preschoolers: A Service Learning Experience for FCS Students

Service learning projects have been identified as teaching tools that may be used to enhance student learning experiences among university students. The aim of the service learning project, “Creative Cooking with Preschoolers,” was to give Family and Consumer Sciences students the opportunity to learn course material, synthesize the information, and develop age-appropriate lesson plans, demonstrations, and supplemental materials for preschool children and their families. The positive outcomes of the project were many, and were measured by student, child and parent feedback, formal student evaluations, and faculty observations. Based on the success of the project, Creative Cooking with Preschoolers may be considered a “Promising Practice. ” The field of Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) encompasses a broad range of areas that are all aimed at improving the lives of individuals and their families. As undergraduate FCS students gain knowledge through traditional classroom learning, they become eager to apply what they have learned through working with others. Service learning is one avenue educators and students may take in efforts to apply classroom-based knowledge in a “real-world” setting. Principles of Service Learning According to Bringle and Hatcher (1996) effective service learning is based on three principles. First, students learn course content, and they learn it well. Kuh’s 2008 report on HighImpact Educational Practices found that “service-learning correlated strongly with deep learning and personal development for both first-year and senior-level undergraduates. ” Astin, Vogelgesang, Ikeda, and Yee (2000) analyzed data from over 22,000 undergraduate students from across the United States. They found that the students who participated in service learning had significantly higher rates of academic achievement than students who participated in community service and those who did not participate in either service learning or community service activities. Second, students provide a service to their community. Students take the knowledge they have learned in the classroom, and use it to educate others. Wold, Connor, Downes, Howett, and Layne (2010) reported on the success of an on-going service learning program that partners universities students with immigrant farmers and their families. Students from community health, dental hygiene, physical therapy, pharmacy, public health, and psychology all work together to develop, implement, and assess a comprehensive health program. The authors report that over 1000 families have been educated about healthy living practices and this has helped to improve the quality of life for those families. Keino, Torrie, Hausafus, and Trost (2010) reported that their family and consumer sciences students developed a project whereas they made school
Assessment of aortic stiffness, myocardial performance index and cardiac functions in patients with end-stage renal disease

Aim: Chronic renal failure is a prevalent health disorder in which risk for cardiovascular disease is increased. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are one of the leading causes of mortality in this patient population. Aortic stiffness is an early and independent marker for CVDs. We aimed to investigate aortic stiffness in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Material and Methods: This study was conducted on patients who underwent hemodialysis with ESRD in Hemodialysis Unit of Nephrology Department of Goztepe Teaching Hospital between July, 2009 and November, 2009. The study included 65 patients with ESRD and 20 healthy controls. Systolic and diastolic functions of left ventricle, aortic stiffness and TEI index were evaluated in all subjects by using echocardiography. Results: Systolic and diastolic blood pressures were higher in the patient group compared to the control group (p<0.05). Having compared the patient and control groups, it was found that diastolic ventricular functions and TEI index were significantly impaired in the patient group. The aortic strain and distensibility were decreased while aortic stiffness index was increased in the patient group compared to the control group (p<0.05). Conclusion: We observed impaired cardiac functions , increased aortic stiffness and myocardial performance index (MPI) in patients with ESRD. However, we believe that this area needs more study.
An evaluation of an online rater training program for the speaking and writing sub-tests of the Aptis test

Many large scale proficiency assessments that use human raters as part of their scoring procedures struggle with the realities of being able to offer regular face-to-face rater training workshops for new raters in different locations in the world. A number of these testing agencies have therefore introduced online rater training systems in order to access raters in a larger number of locations as well as from different contexts. Potential raters have more flexibility to complete the training in their own time and at their own pace. This paper describes the collaborative evaluation of a new online rater training module developed for a large scale international language assessment. The longitudinal evaluation focussed on two key points in the development process of the new program. The first, involving scrutiny of the online program, took place when the site was close to completion and the second, an empirical evaluation, followed the training of the first trial cohort of raters. The main purpose of this paper is to detail some of the complexities of completing such an evaluation within the operational demands of rolling out a new system and to comment on the advantages of the collaborative nature of such a project.
New Mechanism Based Approaches For Treating Prostate Cancer

NEW MECHANISM BASED APPROACHES FOR TREATING PROSTATE CANCER by RAYNA C. ROSATI August 2017 Advisor: Dr. Manohar Ratnam Major: Cancer Biology Degree: Doctor of Philosophy Prostate cancer (PC) is generally dependent on the androgen signaling axis for tumor growth. PC is managed by androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). The tumors then frequently progress by restoring ADT-resistant AR signaling through mechanisms such as intratumoral androgen synthesis, overexpression of AR, expression of splice variants of AR and alteration in the balance of AR co-regulators. This stage of progression is termed castrate recurrent prostate cancer (CRPC). Moreover, ADT has many major undesirable acute and chronic side effects on various normal tissues. Therefore a more strategic therapy approach is one that would disrupt a functional arm of AR signaling critical for PC/CRPC growth but not for the essential physiological roles of AR in normal adult tissues. This thesis describes two different mechanism-based approaches to develop small molecule drugs that address the above problems. The transcription factor ELK1 tethers the androgen receptor (AR) to chromatin, enabling sustained activation of genes critical for growth in prostate cancer cell lines. The N-terminal A/B domain of AR [AR(A/B)], which excludes the ligand binding pocket of AR, is adequate for interaction with ELK1. This is significant because the major splice variants of AR (AR-V7) that lack the ligand binding domain, as well as overexpressed
SOCIAL PANIC DISORDER AND ITS IMPACTS

Panic disorder has been increasingly focused on health services and the media, where it affects young people aged 20-40. The incidence of these disorders affects 22% of the adult world population. Of these, 2.8% are grouped in severe disorders (schizophrenia, manic-depressive psychosis and severe forms of depression, panic syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder) in adults (Stuart, Laraia, 2002). This study aims to identify the risk factors for the development of Panic Disorder (PD), through the literature consulted; analyze the authors' discourse and provide health professionals with the necessary subsidies for prevention and early intervention in the presence of possible signs and symptoms of PD. This is a bibliographic study carried out in libraries, the internet, scientific technical books and monographs. The results evidenced that in Brazil there is still no research that shows the real incidence of people affected with this syndrome. It is hoped that this discourse can guide the work of health professionals - specifically nurses - in the development of the syndrome and provide the means for adequate care directed at the patients and their families. Keywords: Panic Disorder; Risk factors; Intervention; Prevention.
Estimation de la macrosomie fœtale chez les populations Cris de l’Est de la Baie-James

Objective: Assess the impact of fetal macrosomia based on definitions (birth weight> 4000 g,> 4500g, ≥90ième percentile Kramer) currently used in Quebec and compare the prevalence of maternal and perinatal morbidity associated with macrosomia between the Cree populations of Eastern James Bay and the general population of Quebec. Specific postnatal curves for the Cree will be constructed. Design: Comparison of two prospective cohort Cree and Quebec. Cohort of Cree populations of eastern James Bay, has recruited 2546 women from 2000 to 2010, during the study of fetal macrosomia in the Cree of eastern James Bay. Quebec cohort consisted of 97,475 women and comes from the multicenter randomized clinical trial QUARISMA 2008-2010, this study promulgates the reduction of caesarean delivery rate. Methods: The risk of fetal macrosomia, maternal and perinatal morbidity, by ethnicity, Cree and Quebec, are evaluated by generalized estimating equations models (GEE). GEE models were adjusted to control for potentially confounding factors. The reference group is Quebec women. The specific growth curves of the Cree are built by quantile regression. Results: More than a third, 36.8%, of Cree populations of Eastern James Bay and 9.3% of newborns in Quebec have a birth weight> 4000g. For a birth weight> 4500g, the results show that 10.9% of the Cree, have a birth weight of more than 4500g, the rate is 1.2% in Quebec. The definition of fetal macrosomia by neonatal birth weight≥90 percentile of Kramer identifies 40.02% Cree’s for 8.8% of infants of Quebec as macrosomic. The Cree population are more at risk of fetal macrosomia, compared to the general population of Quebec, these associations were statistically significant: OR = 5.2; 95% CI (4.6 to 6.0) for birth weight> 4000g, OR = 8.1; 95% CI (6.2 to 10.7) for birth weight> 4500g and OR = 6.2; 95% CI (5.7 to 6.7) for birth weight percentile ≥90 Kramer. The risk of major perinatal morbidity associated with fetal macrosomia, is generally less important for the Cree than for the general population of Quebec: 0.76; 95% CI 0.62-0.94. Fetal macrosomia should be described by birth weight ≥95 percentile of Kramer, for the Cree, but preferably at the 90th percentile of the specific postnatal curves of Cree populations of Eastern James Bay. The specific Cree birth weight thresholds for diagnosing fetal macrosomia, at the 90 percentile of the 40th week of gestation, are 4 417g for the girls and 4 488g for the boys. Conclusion: Kramer’s curves diagnose systematically too much macrosomic Cree babies compare to the general population of Quebec. Futhermore, the risk of major maternal and perinatal morbidity is lower for these indigenous communities, at the different definitions of fetal macrosomia, suggesting the use of specific curves for the Cree, to reduce obstetrics interventions not required in large, but non macrosomic, Cree babies.
The role of chemokine ligand 16 in high salt induced myocardial remodeling in salt sensitive hypertensive rats

Objective To investigate the effects of chemokine ligand 16 (CXCL16) in high salt induced myocardial remodeling in salt sensitive hypertensive rats. Methods Sixty-four Dahl salt sensitive (Dahl-SS) rats were randomly divided into normal salt (NS, 0.3% NaCl) and high salt (HS, 8.0% NaCl) group, 32 rats for each group. Blood pressure was measured by tail-cuff method every week. Hearts were harvested and the expression of CXCL16 in heart tissues was detected by Western blotting at the 2nd, 4th, 6th and 8th week after NS or HS feeding. Immunofluorescence double staining was used to detect the colocalization of CXCL16 with both cardiomyocytes and cardiac fibroblasts. Immunofluorescence and immunohistochemical staining were used to detect the expression of CXCL16 and the biomarker of macrophage in the myocardial tissue after 6 week and 8 week of NS or HS feeding. Myocardial fibrosis was evaluated by HE and Masson trichrome staining. Results Compared with that in NS group, the systolic pressure and diastolic pressure in HS group increased significantly after 1 week of HS feeding (147.10±3.67mmHg vs128.57±6.32mmHg, P<0.01 and 110.86±4.24mmHg vs90.69±4.51mmHg, P<0.01, respectively). HS feeding significantly increased the myocardial CXCL16 expression in rats of HS group at the 6th week (1.18±0.05 vs0.58±0.02, P<0.05), and the expression of CXCL16 was further up-regulated at the 8th week (1.43±0.06 vs0.67±0.03, P<0.05). At the 8th week, obvious fibrosis remodeling and macrophage infiltration appeared in the myocardial tissue of the rats in HS group. Conclusion High salt intervention could up-regulate the expression of CXCL16 in salt sensitive hypertensive myocardial remodeling, which may promote macrophage infiltration and participate in the pathological process of myocardial fibrosis accordingly. DOI: 10.11855/j.issn. 0577-7402.2015. 11.04
cardiomyopathy in swine Development of a preclinical model of ischemic

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Research Trends in Acupuncture Treatment of Internet Addiction Disorder

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate the trends in acupuncture research on Internet addiction disorder. Methods: Clinical research papers on acupuncture treatment were searched and selected. Seven data-bases, including English, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean databases, were searched systematically. Non-clinical, non-acupuncture, and unpublished studies were excluded. The characteristics of the included articles were described, and these articles were assessed by the Risk of Bias (RoB) tool or the Risk of Bias Assessment for Non-randomized Studies (RoBANS) tool. Results: Ten clinical studies on Internet addiction disorder were finally selected, and all of these studies were published in China. The electroacupuncture (EA) method was used in most of the acupuncture treatment studies. Most of the psychotherapy studies used cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in the control group. Most of the studies showed effective results. The results of this study suggest that the combination of acupuncture and psychotherapy is more effective than either treatment modality alone. However, the quality of these clinical studies was low. Conclusions: According to this study, acupuncture treatment seems to have excellent effects in Internet addiction disorder. However, the quality of most studies was low. Therefore, higher quality research on Internet addiction disorder is required.
Percutaneous disc decompression in the treatment of discogenic low back pain

Ból krzyża stanowi ogromny problem medyczny, społeczny i ekonomiczny, dotykając 80% populacji, a jego diagnostyka przyczynowa jest trudna ze względu na niezwykle złożoną gamę możliwych patologii, wśród których znajduje się choroba krążka międzykręgowego. Znaczna większość tych zespołów bólowych ma charakter epizodyczny, ale wiele innych wymaga leczenia przyczynowego. Dlatego powstały różne techniki leczenia bólu dyskogennego, począwszy od klasycznych operacji mikrochirurgicznych, do przezskórnych interwencji minimalnie inwazyjnych. Niniejsze opracowanie ma na celu przegląd dotychczas stosowanych metod małoinwazyjnych oraz dowodów naukowych określających stopień ich skuteczności. Metodami o dobrze udokumentowanej skuteczności są: odbarczenia wewnętrzne wykonywane techniką laserową, nukleoplastyka i annuloplastyka z użyciem prądu o wysokiej częstotliwości oraz ozonoterapia. Techniki dekompresji mechanicznej oraz termiczna koagulacja wnętrza krążka uzyskują w piśmiennictwie jedynie słabą rekomendację, ponieważ stosunkowo dobrze udokumentowane dane kliniczne nie wykazują znaczących korzyści z ich stosowania. Autorzy od niedawna wykonują wewnętrzne odbarczenia dysku techniką przezskórną z użyciem prądu o bardzo wysokiej częstotliwości, co pozwala znacząco zredukować niebezpieczny efekt termiczny. Zabiegi są wykonywane również pod kontrolą endoskopową, co zwiększa ich bezpieczeństwo i skuteczność. Trudności metodologiczne i ograniczenia etyczne, przy wysokim efekcie placebo, powodują, że uzyskanie wysokiej jakości dowodów klinicznych na rzeczywistą skuteczność przezskórnych metod małoinwazyjnego odbarczenia krążka międzykręgowego jest trudne i wymaga dalszych badań.
The analysis of patients′ satisfaction of National Health Insurance in some public health centers in Padang

Background: National Health Insurance in Indonesia that is processed by Social Security Agency of Health or known as Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Social (BPJS) has been conducted for 2 years. The Public Health Center (PHC) as the partner of BPJS should have satisfied the patients. The preliminary study showed that 5 of 10 informants were not satisfied by the service of PHC. Objectives: This research aims to determine the satisfaction of BPJS' patients in some PHCs in Padang. Setting and Design: The design of this research is a Quantitative by observing the quality services and patients' satisfaction, which is based on five dimensions proposed by Parasuraman and Zeithm: Reliability, Responsiveness, Assurance, Empathy, and Tangible. This study was conducted in PHCs in Padang from September to November 2015. The populations were all of BPJS' patients who visited the PHCs of Padang. Samples were obtained by using cluster sampling selected from three PHCs with the total of 150 respondents. Statistical Analysis Used: The data were tested by using validity and reliability test and all of the data were valid and reliable. The data were displayed in univariate way to describe the quality and patients' satisfaction as well as the priority to improve the quality and the satisfaction by using Cartesian Diagram. Result: The results of this study showed that from the 18 attributes of services, the patients' satisfaction has been reached on two attributes, namely, “polite and friendly services” and “neatness and clean performance officers. ” It is priority to improve four service attributes, that is,“speed of service,” “the ability of officers,” “attention,” add “equipment” for enhancing the quality of service
Factors Influencing Career Choices of Dental Students in a State University in Turkey

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the factors influencing the career choices of students in Marmara University Faculty of Dentistry in the 2014-2015 academic year. Methods: Data were collected from 468 dental students by using a 55-item questionnaire. Results: Mean age of students were 21.6 (range 17-25); 300(64.1%) of them were female and 168(35.9%) were male. Two hundred two (43.2%) students indicated that their first choice was dentistry. If they were to make a choice for a second time, 196(41.9%) of students would again prefer dentistry as their career. There was a significant difference between the year of study and the statement “I will prefer dentistry again” (p<0.05). In fact, 45(49.5%) of first-year students claimed that they would choose dentistry again, whereas 35(41.7%) of fifth-year students stated the opposite. As being passed to higher classes, the percentage of students who will prefer dentistry again decreased. One hundred forty one (30.1%) of all students reported wanting to change their career. It was stated as reasons for changing careers that being a dental student was stressful. Students were most influenced by their family (61.4%). Four hundred eight (87.2%) students were determined to choose dentistry because of its high income. 399 (85.2%) students stated that dentistry is a prestigious profession and this criterion was significant in their career choices. Conclusion: The majority of students who preferred Marmara University, Faculty of Dentistry were girls, and there were many factors influence the career choices and future plans of the students, with the most important beings were the families, the high income level and the prestige of the profession.
Association of hyperdense middle cerebral artery sign with recanalization rates in patients with acute ischemic stroke

Poster: "ECR 2017 / C-2161 / Association of hyperdense middle cerebral artery sign with recanalization rates in patients with acute ischemic stroke" by: "C. A. Ortiz Andrade1, N. ROMERO FLOREZ1, A. Tomasello1, C. Parra Farinas1, S. Dyer Hartnett1, J. A. Prat-Matifoll1, P. Coscojuela1, A. Rovira-Canellas2; 1Barcelona/ES, 2Barcelona /ES"
Noise

not the slightest doubt that the prehistoric child had his head slapped for rattling mammoth's bones when his father was trying to sleep, but they have been confined almost entirely to complaints against noise during the recognized sleeping hours. Complaints against noise during the day time have only come from the sick, and when an apparently healthy man in the street raised his voice (as he would have to do in order to be heard! ) he was classed
Comparison of Haematologic Side Effects of Different Pegylated Interferon-α Molecules Combined With Ribavirin

Objective: Treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with pegylated interferon (PegIFN) and ribavirin causes haematological side effects such as anemia, neutropenia and trombocytopenia. This study aimed to evaluate and compare the haematological side effects of PegIFN α-2a and PegIFN α-2b with ribavirin in the treatment of chronic HCV infection. Methods: 103 patients treated with PegIFN α-2b plus ribavirin and 70 patients treated with PegIFN α-2a plus ribavirin were included in this retrospective study. Patients’ haematological parameters in first and third month’s visits were compared with pretreatment test results. Results: In all patients, 21.2% had anemia (haemoglobin <10 g/dL), 3.8% had neutropenia (<750/mm3) and 6.2% had thrombocytopenia (<75x109/L) at the end of the third month. When compared with initial levels, significant decreases in haemoglobin, neutrophil and thrombocyte counts were observed at first and third months in both groups. There wasn’t a significant decrease in thrombocyte counts in the first month between two groups, however, a more significant decrease in thrombocyte counts were observed in patients who received PegIFN α-2a plus ribavirin than the patients receiving PegIFN α-2b plus ribavirin during the third month. Conclusions: PegIFN α-2b seems to have similar haematologic side effects, compared with PegIFN α-2a except the effects on the thrombocyte counts during the third month. Klimik Dergisi 2014; 27(3): 99-102.