766 research outputs found
Wilderness Vision Questing and the Four Shields of Human Nature
No full textLecture given jointly by Steven Foster and Meredith Little. Opening remarks by Edwin E. Krumpe principal scientist for wilderness management in the Wilderness Research Center, professor in the Department of Resource Recreation and Tourism. Introduction by John C. Hendee director of the University of Idaho Wilderness Research Center. The lecture begins by introducing the School of Lost Borders, a wilderness retreat and vision quest program. The lecturer describes the need for rites of passage into adulthood in today's culture and society. In the past the context of wilderness provided a pathway into adulthood and while that still persists today there is no longer any community to witness and respect that transition. The rites of passage that the school offers draw from many different cultural traditions but they all have the same three stages: severance, threshold, and incorporation. The lecturers discus the role of the wilderness guide in these stages, defining them as midwives who assist the vision quest participants to give birth to themselves. A training process that the guides use called ""mirroring"" is described, a kind of therapy that focuses on the positive aspect of the stories rather than the problems. This theraputic process is based on ""The Four Shields"", a world view based on the four seasons correlating with a period of life. Summer and Fall are described as childhood and initiation, Winter and Spring as adulthood and rebirth. The vision of these rites of passage are often very tangible rather than supernatural and the true power of the visions come from their enactment by the participant after the vision quest is over and they have returned to their regular lives. The Four Shields approach is really about balance and harmony between these stages of life and mentalities. A short video is shown. The lecture concludes with a question and answer session, some of which are included in the transcript. A list of suggested reading is given. A list of past lecturers and the titles of their lectures are listed
Improving Hospital Care for Persons with Dementia
No full textMeredith Wallace [Kazer] (with C. Zembruzski) is a contributing author, Strategies for Making a Difference .
Book description: What happens when a person with dementia is hospitalized? It is usually a fall, a hip fracture, a serious infection, or an acute exacerbation of congestive heart failure, diabetes, or another chronic medical condition that precipitates hospitalization, not the person\u27s demenetia.
This book provides insights into the issues and gaps in quality of hospital care for patients with dementia. The book will helps practitioners improve the experiences that patients with dementia encounter in acute care settings by offering actual case examples provided by managers of assisted living, emergency rooms, and community geriatric cases; by persons with dementia who live alone; and by other doctors and nurses who care for these patients. These case examples illustrate the challenges faced and suggest strategies for successful and appropriate treatment planning.https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/nursing-books/1062/thumbnail.jp
Supplemental Material, PTD878658_supp_mat - Estimating total small solute clearance in patients treated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis without urine and dialysate collection
No full textSupplemental Material, PTD878658_supp_mat for Estimating total small solute clearance in patients treated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis without urine and dialysate collection by Li Fan, Dominik Steubl, Lesley A Inker, Hocine Tighiouart, Andrew L Simon, Meredith C Foster, Amy B Karger, John H Eckfeldt, Hongyan Li, Jiamin Tang, Yongcheng He, Minyan Xie, Fei Xiong, Hongbo Li, Hao Zhang, Jing Hu, Yunhua Liao, Xudong Ye, Tariq Shafi, Wei Chen, Xueqing Yu and Andrew S Levey in Peritoneal Dialysis International</p
Food and Transformation in Ancient Mediterranean Literature
No full textPreview of Food and Transformation in Ancient Mediterranean Literature (SBL Press, 2019) https://secure.aidcvt.com/sbl/ProdDetails.asp?ID=064211C&PG=1&Type=BL&PCS=SBL
From SBL Press:
In her book, Food and Transformation in Ancient Mediterranean Literature, Meredith J. C. Warren identifies and defines a new genre in ancient texts that she terms hierophagy, a specific type of transformational eating where otherworldly things are consumed. Multiple ancient Mediterranean, Jewish, and Christian texts represent the ramifications of consuming otherworldly food, ramifications that were understood across religious boundaries. Reading ancient texts through the lens of hierophagy helps scholars and students interpret difficult passages in Joseph and Aseneth, 4 Ezra, Revelation 10, and the Persephone myths, among others.
Praise for Food and Transformation in Ancient Mediterranean Literature
This groundbreaking analysis of hierophagy in ancient literature explores the distinct literary function of eating otherworldly food, while also putting these transformative acts in their social and cultural contexts. The author moves deftly from the texts of Ovid and Apuleius to apocalyptic Jewish literature and tales of Christian martyrdom, breaking down traditional barriers in the study of ancient literature. This volume will be essential reading for scholars of antiquity and adds much to our understanding of the representation of consumption and taste in the ancient Mediterranean.
K. C. Rudolph
Lecturer in Classics and Philosophy
University of Kent
In this brilliant, ground-breaking, and theoretically informed work, Meredith Warren opens up a new area of scholarship. Her careful readings of ancient Jewish and Christian texts deftly demonstrate the importance of the transformative effects of eating both for the authors of ancient texts and for anyone thinking about food practices today.
Candida Moss
Cadbury Professor of Theology
University of Birmingha
Evaluation of Emotion Regulation and Associated Characteristics in Foster Children Using the Dyadic Parent-Child Coding System and Caregiver-Report Measures
No full textThe main purposes of this study were to: (a) explore the validity of a relatively new behavioral observation coding system in young children referred for treatment of disruptive behavior, (b) explore which specific foster parent behaviors are most associated with child emotion regulation, and (c) explore whether internalizing or externalizing foster child behavior problems are most associated with child emotion regulation. The sample consisted of 40 foster parent-child dyads who participated in a larger study funded by the National Institutes of Health. Assessments included behavioral observation of child emotion regulation using the Global Dysregulation Scale and a calculation of the percentage of dysregulated 10-second intervals during a clean-up task, parent-report of child emotion regulation using the Emotion Regulation Checklist, parent-report of child behavior problems using the Child Behavior Checklist, and behavioral observation of parent behaviors using the Dyadic Parent-Child Interaction Coding System. Behavioral observation of child emotion regulation was not found to significantly correlate with the Emotion Regulation Checklist. Behavioral observation of parent commands was found to significantly correlate with child emotion regulation measured on the ERC (r = .38, p = .02); however, parent behaviors were not found to correlate with behavioral observation of child emotion regulation. Child internalizing and externalizing behavior problems were not found to correlate with any measures of child emotion regulation. Study findings and implications for future research are discussed
The development of an assessment tool to gather evidence and evaluate the progress of performance skills of students in the Edgerton High School Band
No full textProject chair, Dr. Glenn C. Hayes.Because of the block schedule and the lack of certain basic music skills among the incoming band students at Edgerton High School, it is necessary to create a system to help students establish their basic performance skills. The purpose of this project is to design a set of assessment tools that will help students define and perform basic musical skills. A series of quarterly study sheets allows the student to study scales, rhythms, tone, and expression in a progressive manner through all grade levels. The student is required to master each form and the skill level demonstrated serves as a portion of his or her final grade. It is also necessary to have a way to assess the students’ skills. This project uses literature and methods from a variety of sources to develop a set of tools that will accomplish both of these objectives.
This project focuses on the four areas of skills basic to musical performance on a musical instrument including scales and arpeggios, rhythm, tone, and expression. The study of scales, arpeggios, and rhythm has been systematically designed to increase the technical skill of students on their instruments. Students will have studied the major, minor, and chromatic scales and arpeggios in a systematic method over a four-year course of study. Each term for four years (16 terms), the student will have studied one major scale, the relative minor scale, arpeggios, and the chromatic scale. In addition, the student will have studied a specific rhythm pattern each term. The chromatic scale study has been coordinated to the rhythm study for each term to help reinforce the rhythm pattern. The rhythm patterns began with the easiest whole rhythms (whole, half, and quarter notes) and get progressively more difficult with each term.
In addressing tone quality, the teacher will have assigned a phrase of music from the literature studied by the band. The student will have performed the phrase with the best tone quality he/she can produce. A rubric has been developed to assess the student’s level of tone production quality and to help the student begin to identify the qualities of an excellent tone.
Musical expression has been addressed in two manners. The first has been through a demonstration of expression during the same performance of the tone quality assignment. Students have been assessed on a rubric similar to the one designed for tone quality. In addition, the student has been presented with a blank phrase of music. The student then adds expression markings that they feel are appropriate and performs the excerpt. Again, a rubric has been designed to assess the work of the student
Health Promotion Throughout the Lifespan 4th Edition
No full textMeredith Wallace [Kazer] (with T. Fulmer and C. Edelman) is a contributing author, Older Adult .
Book description: Health Promotion Throughout the Lifespan is a comprehensive, readable text that emphasizes health using a lifespan approach. Organized by Functional Health Patterns, this book has been well received as a primary text for courses in growth and development because of its thorough coverage of growth and development throughout the lifespan. In addition to a new chapter on Exercise, this edition introduces exciting new pedagogy - Think About It scenarios with critical thinking questions, key terms, hot topics, multicultural awareness, research highlight, and client teaching boxes.https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/nursing-books/1061/thumbnail.jp
Health Promotion Throughout the Lifespan, 5th edition
No full textMeredith Wallace [Kazer] (with T. Fulmer and C. Edelman) is a contributing author, Older Adult .
Book description: This comprehensive textbook covers all the major concepts of health promotion and disease prevention for all population groups including individuals, families, and communities. Its lifespan approach focuses on health promotion for all age groups. An assessment franework based on Gordon\u27s Functional Health Patterns provides consistent presentation and an approach that promotes health. Current, timely, and readable, the 5th edition includes numerous special features that highlight critical information and help students apply concepts to practice.https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/nursing-books/1060/thumbnail.jp
MFA09 (MFA 2009)
No full textCatalogue of a culminating student exhibition held at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum in 2009. Content includes A new paradigm / Carmon Colangelo -- Evolving practices / Patricia Olynyk -- Stephanie Barenz -- Carolyn Dawn Bendel -- Jacob Cruzen -- Rachel Ann Dennis -- Bryan Eaton -- Maya Escobar -- Meredith Foster -- Morgan Gehris -- Gina Grafos -- Stephen Hoskins -- Amelia Jones -- Hye Young Kim -- Anne Lindberg -- Goran Maric -- Kelda Martensen -- Erica L. Millspaugh -- Carianne Noga -- Joel Parker -- Rebecca C. Potts -- Shannon Randol -- Elaine Rickles -- Michael Kenneth Smith -- Dan Solberg -- Natalie Toney -- Glenn Tramantano -- Kathryn Trout -- J. Taylor Wallace.https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/books/1006/thumbnail.jp
Effects of novel dental chews on oral health outcomes and halitosis in adult dogs
No full textPeriodontal disease (PD) is the most common clinical condition occurring in adult dogs and cats but is preventable. The objective of this study was to evaluate the benefits of daily dental chew administration on oral health outcomes in adult dogs. Twelve adult (mean age = 5.31 ± 1.08 years; mean BW = 13.12 ± 1.39 kg) female beagles were used in a replicated 4x4 Latin square design consisting of 28-day periods. All animal care and experimental procedures were approved by the University of Illinois Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee prior to experimentation. On day 0 of each period, teeth were cleaned by a veterinary dentist blinded to treatments. Teeth were then scored for plaque, calculus, and gingivitis by the same veterinary dentist on day 28 of each period. Breath samples were measured for malodor (volatile sulfur compounds) on days 1, 7, 14, 21, and 27 of each period. All dogs consumed the same commercial dry diet throughout the study. Control dogs were offered the diet only, while treatment groups received the diet plus one of three dental chews. Two novel chews [Bones & Chews Dental Treats (Chewy, Inc., Dania Beach, FL); Dr. Lyon’s Grain-Free Dental Treats (Dr. Lyon’s, LLC, Dania Beach, FL)] and a leading brand chew [Greenies Dental Treats (Mars Petcare US, Franklin, TN)] were tested. Each day, one chew was provided four hours after mealtime. All tooth scoring data were analyzed using the Mixed Models procedure of SAS (version 9.4; SAS Institute, Cary, NC). Halimeter data were analyzed using repeated measures using the Mixed Models procedure of SAS, testing for differences due to treatment, time, and treatment*time interaction. Data are reported as LS means ± SEM with statistical significance set at p<0.05. Dr. Lyon’s Dental Treats performed similarly to the leading brand, Greenies, as both resulted in a reduction (p<0.05) of plaque coverage and thickness, calculus coverage, and day 27 volatile sulfur concentrations compared to controls. Additionally, Dr. Lyon’s dental treats also reduced volatile sulfur compounds on day 14 when compared to controls. Bones and Chews Dental Treats reduced (p<0.05) calculus coverage and day 27 volatile sulfur concentrations compared to controls. Our results suggest that the dental chews tested in this study may aid in reducing the risk of periodontal disease in dogs.Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2021-08-01The student, Meredith Carroll, accepted the attached license on 2019-07-17 at 11:27.The student, Meredith Carroll, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2019-07-17 at 11:39.This Thesis was approved for publication on 2019-07-17 at 15:12.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #14354 on 2019-11-26 at 13:06:07Made available in DSpace on 2019-11-26T20:49:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2
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