Mark Merkley and Professor Russell Rader, Integrative Biology Bioassessment is the practice of using organisms to detect environmental health and integrity. Ecosystem health and integrity depend on the interaction between living organism and ecosystem function. All organisms or groups of organisms do not respond the same to environmental stress. Depending on various disturbance characteristics, each group may […]
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Obakrowa Village Assessment
Joshua Schkrohowsky and Dr. Bruce Chadwick, Sociology Introduction The Buruli ulcer (BU), caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, has been identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as one of the leading endemic tropical diseases in West Africa (2). M. ulcerans, at the site of infection, forms a subcutaneous nodule. This nodule, unless immediately excised, leads to […]
Reliability of the Rhyme Sort Measure, An Early Literacy Assessment Tool
Janet Crapo and Dr. Barbara Culatta, Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Early literacy skills in children have become an area of national interest due to the implications in later-developing literacy and academics. These early literacy skills are closely connected with the concept of phonemic awareness, or “the knowledge of meaningful sounds, or phonemes, in our language […]
Assessment of Cingulate Gyrus Integrity in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease
Michael J Larson and Dr. Ramona O Hopkins, Psychology and Neuroscience Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurogenerative disease that is characterized by memory loss, language impairments, impaired visuospatial skills, poor judgment, and mood changes. The pathophysiology of AD is typified by a loss of cholinergic cells in the basal forebrain, development of neuritic plaques in […]
Reliability of the Rhyme Sort Measure, An Early Literacy Assessment Tool
Janet Crapo and Dr. Barbara Culatta, Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Early literacy skills in children have become an area of national interest due to the implications in later-developing literacy and academics. These early literacy skills are closely connected with the concept of phonemic awareness, or “the knowledge of meaningful sounds, or phonemes, in our language […]
Assessment of Family Satisfaction of Intensive Care Unit Experience
Breann Brady and Dr. Joan Baldwin, College of Nursing When a patient enters the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), the experience is stressful and traumatic, for both the patient and their family members. The fast paced environment may seem scary to those unfamiliar with it. Families are left in a waiting room, only to enter and […]
Pain Assessment in Pediatric Post-tonsillectomy Patients
Tamara Baird and Dr. Renea L. Beckstrand, Nursing A nurse’s obligation to manage pain and relieve patients’ suffering is an integral part of the commitment to patient care. Adequate pain assessment and management benefits the patient by shortening the hospital stay, speeding recovery, reducing costs, and promoting physical activity. Specific populations who may have difficulty […]
Assessing the Fraud Risk Assessment: How Audit Firms are Applying the Recommendations in SAS 99
Jacob Given and Dr. T. Jeff Wilks, School of Accountancy & Information Systems Overview of Topic Area The United States is currently facing a perceived crisis in our financial reporting system. In recent years, a large increase in the number of financial frauds reported and subsequent business failures have led to concerns in both the […]
The Crayfish Identity Crisis: A Morphological and Genetic Assessment of Biodiversity
Matthew R. Carpenter and Dr. Keith A. Crandall, Integrative Biology Among the most endangered animal groups of North America is the freshwater crayfish. Their survival has been hindered by rapid growth in the human population, water pollution, and habitat degradation. The American Fisheries Society has estimated that 50% of freshwater crayfishes are in need of […]
Assessment of Hand Washing Techniques in the Emergency Room, through Observation and Survey, as a Determinant of the High Nosocomial Infection Rate at the Luis Vernaza General Hospital in Guayaquil, Ecuador
Susan Hardy and Dr. Sheri Palmer, Nursing INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE Hospital acquired infections, or nosocomial infections, have been recognized by experts such as Semmelweiss, Holmes, Nightingale, and Lister as a critical problem world wide for over 150 years. These infections greatly affect the quality of patient care provided in the hospitals. A hospital acquired infection […]
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