Regulatory Mechanisms in Biosystems (E-Journal - Dnipro National University)
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Benchmark Sketch of Baffin Bay, Station Number: 877-6604.
No full textBenchmark Sketch of Baffin Bay, Station Number: 877-6604.US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Texas General Land Office (GLO), Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) and in collaboration and following the standards of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Implementation of obstructive sleep apnea screening tools in hemodialysis centers for patients with end-stage renal disease
No full textBackground: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a devastating health crisis affecting
approximately 37 million United States adults. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a commonly,
undiagnosed comorbidity among CKD and End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients. The
prevalence of OSA is reported to range from 45%-70% in ESRD patients, which is significantly
higher than the general population at 3% -7%. Screening tools such as Epworth Sleepiness Scale
(ESS) and the Berlin Questionnaire (BQ) may assist in identifying patients at risk for OSA.
Purpose: The purpose of this quality improvement project was to initiate the implementation of
OSA screening tools in a north Flordia hemodialysis center to identify patients with ESRD at
risk for OSA.
Methods: This was a quality improvement project that used a pretest-posttest design to evaluate
case managers’ (CM) knowledge of OSA and the implementation of the Epworth Sleepiness
Scale (ESS) and the Berlin Questionnaire (BQ) screening tools. A total of 15 CMs attended a
brief OSA education session and completed a pre-post OSA knowledge survey prior to screening
patients using the ESS and BQ screening tools.
Results: The results (t = 11.75, p = 0.001) showed a statistically significant improvement in CM
knowledge between the pre-post OSA education scores. The results also found that 47% of
patients screened were at high risk for OSA, resulting in 8 patients referred for a sleep study.
Implications: Providing education to the CM on OSA and establishing a protocol to screen
patients can lead to early sleep study referrals and more timely treatment.Nursing PracticeCollege of Nursing and Health Science
Site Visit Reports-San Luis Pass, 1998-2015
No full text877-1972-San Luis Pass StationUS Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Texas General Land Office (GLO), Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) and in collaboration and following the standards of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Miss Flour Bluff, Miss Buccaneer Days and Miss Gulfway
No full textMiss Flour Bluff, Miss Buccaneer Days and Miss Gulfway smiling with Pirate Sword
I will survive: A guide to microbial survival in the subsurface
No full textMicrobes play fundamental roles in ecosystem function through mediating biogeochemical cycles, yet we know very little about how microbes interact and what drives community diversity. They form complex communities and engage in a wide variety of biotic interactions. Fundamentally, microorganisms can utilize one or more biosynthetic pathways for survival: 1) outcompete their neighbor(s) by adapting their metabolism to the available resources; 2) work with their neighbor by forming a mutualistic cooperation; and/or 3) remove their competition through inhibition or lysis. My dissertation aims to address microorganism survival mechanisms in the subsurface in a variety of locales. My research chapters incorporate various methods including culture-dependent and -independent techniques that aim to answer what the microbial community diversity is, if any microorganisms are metabolically active, and how microorganisms are surviving within those environments. Many continental and marine subsurface environments were examined for functional genes in microbial communities, with specific focus on sediments collected from Mariana Forearc mud volcanoes and the western flank of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The first survival mechanism was identified in cultivated isolates from western flank sediment of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in which microbial populations could utilize many resources including oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, and carbon. The second survival mechanism was identified in the Mariana Forearc mud volcanoes where microbial communities were potentially coupling denitrification and anaerobic methane oxidation. The final survival mechanism was identified across many continental and marine subsurface environments using data derived from the Deep Carbon Observatory’s Census of Deep Life and across Bacteria and Archaea, including Methanobacteria, Actinobacterota, Desulfobulbia, Gammaproteobacteria, and Planctomycetes. Many of the genes identified for the third survival mechanism were similar to antimicrobial genes that are used medicinally. Microbial communities in the subsurface environments experience a wide array of environmental conditions even extreme and utilize various resources for metabolism as well as use specific mechanisms that confer a competitive advantage.Life SciencesCollege of Science and Engineerin
Level Abstract Reports - Texas Point, 2004-2013
No full textTexas Point - 877-0822US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Texas General Land Office (GLO), Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) and in collaboration and following the standards of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Benchmark Sketch of Mesquite Point, Station Number: 877-0539, Date: 01/31/2005.
No full textBenchmark Sketch of Mesquite Point, Station Number: 877-0539, no author. Date: 01/31/2005.US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Texas General Land Office (GLO), Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) and in collaboration and following the standards of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Seven Pirate Queen Contestants in 1965
No full textSeven Pirate Queen Contestants in 1965 in costumes and holding pirate swords by a poo
Level Abstract Reports - GIWW5, 2012
No full textGIWW5 - 877-0601US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Texas General Land Office (GLO), Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) and in collaboration and following the standards of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)