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False Cypress -- Hinoki
Get PDFIn this semester my class and I in Biology Lab 140 chose one tree to document. The tree that I chose was the False Cypress-Hinoki. This tree was located in front of Misto Gatehouse. Every week I would take pictures of my tree and document changes I had noticed. Throughout the class I was able to see the changes that occurred to my tree.https://digitalcommons.salve.edu/bio140_arboretum/1025/thumbnail.jp
Chamaecyparis pisifera (Sawara Falsecypress) ID #992
Get PDFDiameter at breast height: .4318 m
Height: 30 m
Age Class: Mature
Condition: Goodhttps://digitalcommons.salve.edu/bio140_arboretum/1012/thumbnail.jp
Improving Pre-Diabetes Knowledge and Management Among Adults in Primary Care Using Text Messaging
No full textProblem Statement: Pre-diabetes may lead to the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its complications, such as cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular accidents, and death. The need for pre-diabetes identification, education, and lifestyle modification is essential. Integrating text messaging with lifestyle modifications can provide an effective and feasible way to improve pre-diabetes and diabetes management. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a nurse-practitioner-led pre-diabetes education and text message reminder program to determine the effect on knowledge and management of pre-diabetes during twelve weeks. Design and Methodology: In this quasi-experimental pre-test-post-test, delayed post-test design, 27 pre-diabetic adults were recruited via convenience sampling from a primary care office in Cranston, RI. Participants took the standardized Revised Diabetes Knowledge test (DKT2) immediately before and after pre-diabetes education. Participants then received text message reminders to reinforce education bi-weekly for 12 weeks. Outcomes measures included blood pressure (BP), body mass index (BMI), knowledge scores, and a post-study survey. Results: Knowledge scores improved between pre-education and post-education, although not statistically significant (z= -1.55, p=0.12). Knowledge scores between pre-education and post-intervention improved significantly (z= -1.95, p=0.05). Among the participants that completed the study, 75% reported the intervention helped improve their health management. Conclusion: Results from this study indicate the effectiveness of pre-diabetes education and text messaging in the knowledge and management of pre-diabetes. Findings support further investigation into the use of text messaging to support primary care patients with chronic diseases
Three Perspectives on Happiness, from Ancient to Modern: Aristotle, Adam Smith, and Martin E.P. Seligman
No full textThis dissertation employed Ernest L. Boyer’s scholarship of integration by synthesizing Seligman, Aristotle, and Smith’s literature to discuss what constitutes happiness, a good life, and how to apply Martin Seligman’s framework to achieve these objectives. The dissertation will also discuss how happiness was defined during the Aristotle era and how happiness is measured in contemporary society and societal perspective toward individual economics and happiness. This integration is especially necessary for studying humanities, which I used to understand the past and its influence on the present. Understanding our past encourages us to appreciate the present and work with others to establish productive and positive future systems. Thus, increasing our understanding of what it means to be human in the age of technology
Han, Lori Cox and Heldman, Caroline. Women, Power, and Politics: The Fight for Gender Equality in the U.S.
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The Story of the Analysis of Green End Fort
Get PDFDuring the American Revolution, three groups of people built forts on Aquidneck Island: the colonials, the English and their Hessian allies, and the French under Rochambeau with the aid of the colonial militia. In the winter of 1976, a study was published in the Bulletin of the Newport Historical Society which went into a detailed analysis of map locations of the forts, based on recently available maps drawn by British and French forces that occupied the island. The result of this analysis indicated that the redoubt located on Vernon Avenue in Middletown was not an English fort, but one built by the French in 1780, for the Regiment de St. Onge. Walsh examines this analysis and explains the true history of the fort using maps
A Different Master of War: The Influence of the Folk Music Revival on the Antiwar Movement during the Vietnam Era
Get PDFAlthough the folk revival diminished as the United States entered the height of the Vietnam War, it lived on through antiwar activists. Music historians note how folk music was one of the early sparks of antiwar sentiment during the Vietnam era. This research builds on the ideas of previous scholars by analyzing the evolution of folk music from the 1930s to 1960s, how the folk revival\u27s young audience connected to the music, and the influence the folk revival later had during the rise of the Vietnam antiwar movement. The antiwar sentiment expressed in the folk revival carried into antiwar activism, turning the music into a movement
Salve Regina Oral History Project: Colleen Emerson [audio]
Get PDFOral history interview with Colleen Emerson, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions. The interview was conducted on August 20, 2019
Improving Adherence to the Non-Pharmacological Management of Hypertension: Reducing Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Patients
No full textProblem Statement: Hypertension remains a major health care problem in the United States despite the available therapies and established guidelines that have been utilized to manage this chronic disease (Davis, 2013). A supportive program focusing on the non- pharmacological management of hypertension will be developed. Purpose: Determine if a motivational intervention that incorporates diet and exercise education and coaching, through the use of tailored text-messages, is effective in reducing blood pressure in hypertensive patients. Methods: A quantitative research method will be utilized (Creswell, 2014). A pre-and- posttest design will be used in which the blood pressure of hypertensive adults at a primary care office and urgent care setting will be recorded throughout exposure to a four-week intervention. Participants will incorporate the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet and a walking regimen into the lifestyle management of hypertension. Education and coaching will be provided throughout the four weeks by utilizing tailored text messages and weekly phone calls. Participant blood pressure will be recorded at home bi-weekly using an automatic blood pressure monitor. Analysis: Paired sample t-tests will be used to evaluate whether participants experienced reductions in blood pressure. The Rapid Eating Assessment for Patients (REAP) Questionnaire will be utilized to evaluate diet and lifestyle factors before and after the intervention (Jarl et al., 2013). Significance: A supportive program focused on the non-pharmacological management of hypertension may be beneficial in reducing blood pressure in hypertensive patients and improving dietary habits and exercise