145 research outputs found
Kenneth W. Ashley
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For Ashley: A Plan of Care for her Chronic Illness Illustrated in a Blog
No full textabstract: This past summer, I met a young lady named Ashley (name has been changed) who has been diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease. Upon researching this condition in greater detail, I learned that many medical providers who base their practice on the best evidence do not support treating patients for a chronic Lyme infection, the existence of which has not been substantially supported with research. I inquired about the process that led her to seek treatment for chronic Lyme disease at Jemsek Specialty Clinic. I learned that after many inaccurate diagnoses and years of unhelpful treatments, Ashley finally rejected the help offered by traditional medical doctors because she felt they were uncaring and inattentive, and went somewhere she felt heard. What she deserved, however, was both care that was based in scientific research and care that felt compassionate, as has been promoted by the nursing field. Despite the lack of a confirmed medical diagnosis, Ashley's day to day symptoms and struggles could be addressed with nursing care. I then constructed a nursing care plan to be implemented by Ashley's family and friends to help her feel her best and live a fulfilling life despite chronic disease. Patients should not have to choose between a healthcare provider who utilizes the strongest scientific evidence and one they feel understands them, though many do. Nursing can unite these mindsets by alleviating the daily challenges patients face. Please see the website http://careplanforashley.blogspot.co
Integrated sequence stratigraphy of the Paleocene-Lowermost Eocene, New Jersey coastal plain: implications for eustatic and paleoceanographic change
No full textThis study uses a high-resolution integrated sequence stratigraphic method to determine the paleoecologic, paleoceanographic, and sea-level changes during the Paleocene-early Eocene. One of the more intriguing problems in paleoceanography is determining the cause of large sea-level changes of > 20 m in < 1 Myr during the "greenhouse" interval. The principal hypotheses presented here suggest a glacioeustatic mechanism for sea-level change during the Paleocene-earliest Eocene. A multidisciplinary approach was implemented utilizing sequence stratigraphic core description, carbon and oxygen isotope analysis, benthic foraminiferal biofacies, and biostratigraphy (nannofossils) to evaluate the magnitude of sea-level changes and possible eustatic mechanisms. The bulk of this study was conducted on the New Jersey coastal plain because of its well-known geologic history, excellent microfossil preservation, and well known sequence stratigraphic framework due to the drilling efforts of ODP Legs 150X and 174AX. The foundation of this study (Chapter 1) includes a detailed sequence stratigraphic analysis of Paleocene-lowermost Eocene sequences. This study identified seven Paleocene-lowermost Eocene sequences and corresponding paleodepths. Paleodepths were ~80 m during the early Paleocene, with a maximum water depth of 100 m at Bass River. A long-term shallowing of ~20 m is observed through the middle-late Paleocene toward the earliest Eocene. The shallowing trend reverses, with a water depth increase to ~120-150 m (Chapter 2). The New Jersey sequences correlate with those in other localities and δ18O increases in deep sea (Chapter 3), suggesting a glacioeustatic mechanism for sea-level change during the Paleocene-earliest Eocene. The New Jersey coastal plain also provides an excellent record of the Paleocene- Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) and Carbon Isotope Excursion (CIE). The PETM/CIE is distinguished by the occurrence of an unusual assemblage of coccolithophorids, referred to as the "RD". This study tested the first appearance of the RD in relation to a CIE precursor found in the New Jersey coastal plain and utilized paleodepths to construct one of the few sea-level records calibrated to the PETM and the mechanisms responsible for a 30-60 m eustatic rise during this interval.Ph.D.Includes abstractVitaIncludes bibliographical referencesby Ashley D. Harri
Investigating the degree to which behavior management methods are used in the classroom: a comparison study of teacher report versus independent observation
No full textThe purpose of the current research was to explore any differences or correlations between self-reported teacher use of behavior management strategies and the use observed by an independent observer. The study examined seven teachers in a suburban central New Jersey town by observing three separate times and giving out a survey with similar questions to the structured observation. Behavior management strategies highlighted were individual positive reinforcement, group positive reinforcement, planned ignoring, redirection, time out, and punishment. In order to analyze the data, correlational analyses were run. First, individual teachers’ responses were correlated with independent observations, finding that about half of teachers’ self-reports highly correlated with independent observations. Second, teacher self-reports were correlated by behavior management strategy with independent observations yielding mixed results. The study was exploratory in nature and more research with larger and more varied populations is needed.Psy. D.Includes bibliographical referencesby Ashley Kipnes
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Cholecystokinin and the ontogeny of digestion in the red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus)
No full texttextWhile substantial progress has been made in replacing live prey with artificial diets in the feeding of marine fish larvae, it still remains impossible to successfully rear larvae on artificial diets without some period of co-feeding live prey or algae. This study investigated the presence and role of the gastrointestinal hormone cholecystokinin (CCK) in the red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) to gain a better understanding of the factors limiting the utilization of artificial diets by red drum larvae. Work with other fish species has shown that CCK is the principal hormone which regulates the release of pancreatic enzymes into the gut lumen and emphasizes the potential importance of CCK in early red drum larvae. This work investigated the hypothesis that some signal present in the live prey or algae stimulates CCK and thereby initiates the digestive process in the larvae. First, the nucleotide and amino acid sequence of the putative red drum cholecystokinin precursor was determined and the development of CCK immunoreactive cells was examined. This work showed that red drum CCK is highly similar to CCK in other vertebrates and can be detected in the digestive tract of larval red drum within three days after the initiation of exogenous feeding. Next; postprandial trypsin, CCK, and CCK mRNA responses were quantified in red drum juveniles and larvae over a three hour period. Both CCK and trypsin were increased within thirty minutes following feeding while CCK mRNA levels were increased within the next two to three hours. Finally, the trypsin, CCK, and CCK mRNA responses of red drum larvae to homogenates of live prey and algae were examined. Homogenized rotifers appeared to be sufficient to induce both the CCK and trypsin responses in larval red drum. These results suggest that in addition to other factors, some component of live prey may initiate the release of CCK and prime the digestive process. Understanding these factors and their effects in early larvae may allow us to formulate and produce a prepared diet which will support growth and survival to metamorphosis equal to that provided by live feeds.Marine Scienc
Effects of lysine nutrition on production characteristics and ammonia excretion of red drum Sciaenops ocellatus
No full textDue to the character of the original source materials and the nature of batch digitization, quality control issues may be present in this document. Please report any quality issues you encounter to [email protected], referencing the URI of the item.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 35-40).Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.The red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) has traditionally been an important commercial and recreational fish species in the Gulf of Mexico; therefore, its aquacultural production for food and for stock enhancement continues to develop. The minimum dietary lysine requirement of juvenile red drum was previously quantified to be 1.55% of a 35% crude protein (CP) diet (4.4% of dietary protein). However, red drum are usually fed diets containing 40 to 50% CP under commercial production. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to reevaluate the dietary lysine requirement of red drum as a function of dietary CP, and determine the effects of dietary manipulations on ammonia excretion. Control diets at 35 and 45% CP contained only the intact protein provided by a 50/50 mixture of red drum muscle and wheat gluten. Four experimental diets at each CP level contained the mixture (64% of CP) and crystalline amino acids (34% of CP) to provide lysine levels above and below the previously determined requirement. Each diet was fed to triplicate groups of 20 juvenile red drum initially averaging 3.4 g/fish in 110-l aquaria containing brackish (7ppt) water at 27��1 ��C and operated in a recirculating mode. Diets were fed at a fixed rate approaching apparent satiation twice daily for 6 weeks after which total ammonia nitrogen (TAN) excretion at 4-h postprandial was determined. Diets supplemented with crystalline amino acids supported similar weight gain (94 - 98%) as that obtained by fish fed control diets with intact protein. Based on weight gain, protein efficiency ratio (PER), and protein conversion efficiency (PCE) data, the minimum dietary lysine requirement was not influenced by dietary CP. Broken-line regression analysis of weight gain data of fish fed increments of lysine in both 35 and 45% CP diets yielded a lysine requirement estimate of 1.49��0.07% of diet, confirming the previously determined value. Weight gain and TAN excretion were significantly (P#0.05) higher in fish fed the 45% CP diets while PER and PCE values were significantly reduced. Lysine deficiency also resulted in elevated ammonia excretion, but significant reductions were not achieved when dietary lysine was at or above the established requirement
Phytase Impacts Various Non-Starch Polysaccharidase Activities on Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles
No full textAs environmental concerns increase in the U.S., there is a push to go "green". This has fueled the development of ethanol production in the U.S. as a renewable source of energy. In the U.S., corn is used to produce ethanol. Therefore, displacement of corn used in the animal industry to ethanol production has, inevitably caused an increase in the price of corn. Replacing conventional ingredients, such as corn, in monogastric diets with lower cost by products can be attractive economically. The objective of this study was to determine if exogenous enzymes that free reducing sugars from fiber will increase the dispensability of bound nutrients in the economically favorable by-product of ethanol production, distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS). Effects of non-starch polysaccharidase (NSPase) inclusion rates and combinations with phytase on the ability to release reducing sugars were investigated. Distillers dried grains with solubles was tested in vitro in combination with hemicellulase (0, 0.1, 1, and 10 U/g of DDGS), cellulase (0, 1.5, 15, and 150 U/g of DDGS), xylanase (0, 2.5, 25, and 250 U/g of DDGS), ï ¢ glucanase (0, 0.006, 0.06, and 0.6 U/g of DDGS), and phytase (0, 250, 500, and 1,000 FTU/kg of DDGS). Results indicated an inhibitory effect of phytase on the ability of NSPases to release reducing sugars from DDGS (P = 0.0004). A second study was conducted to determine individual enzyme kinetics of NSPase on pure substrates when combined with increasing concentrations of phytase. Cellulase (P = 0.03), xylanase (P = 0.09), and ï ¢-glucanase (P = 0.06) combined with increasing concentrations of phytase showed a reduction in the velocity of reducing sugars release from pure substrate. However, we speculate that due to the inability to reach Vmax, the Lineweaver-Burk results were inconclusive. The 1/Km was calculated for all enzymes, and the presence of phytase increased 1/Km for xylanase (P = 0.006). However, -1/Km did not change for cellulase (P = 0.62), ï ¢-glucanase (P = 0.20), and hemicellulase (P = 0.13). In addition, the 1/Vmax was calculated for all enzymes, and the presence of phytase decreased 1/Vmax for cellulase (P = 0.03) and ï ¢ glucanase (P = 0.01). However, the presence of phytase resulted in no change for the 1/Vmax for xylanase (P = 0.81) and hemicellulase (P = 0.14). The slopes of the regression lines for the Lineweaver-Burk plots showed no effect of the presence of phytase for cellulase (P = 0.40) and hemicellulase (P = 0.27). However, the presence of phytase decreased the linear slope for xylanase (P = 0.006), and increased the linear slope for ï ¢ glucanase (P = 0.006). In summary, phytase appears to act as an inhibitor of NSPase activity in the in vitro digestion on DDGS; however, inconsistent results from the inhibition curves preclude us from determining the type of inhibition.Master of Scienc
Paradoxical solitude in the life, letters, and poetry of John Keats, 1814-1818
No full textThis thesis proposes two distinct but connected ideas: that John Keats’s idiom of friendship was haunted by “sequestered” longings and that he ultimately valued specific, one-on-one partnerships as a basis for his poetical character. The Introduction places the thesis within its critical context and outlines “paradoxical solitude,” a concept the poet expressed by joining a “kindred spirit” in a wilderness retreat in “O, Solitude.”
I begin by examining the evolving role of solitude in Keats’s literary predecessors (Chapter I). I then trace the development of ideas of creativity and solitude from his 1814-1815 verse, including his first association with a coterie and the influence of Wordsworth (Chapter II). Building on these findings, I explore the poet’s introduction to the Hunt circle in 1816, assessing his relationships with its members and their overstated roles in the production of Poems (Chapter III). I then discuss how Keats regarded the composition of Endymion in 1817 as a poetic “test,” specifically tailored to reinforce his identity as a solitary poet (Chapter IV).
I contend that Keats engaged in a dialogue of independence with Reynolds, adapted the theories of Hazlitt, and restlessly travelled throughout England as a means of rejecting the highly social periods of 1818 (Chapter V). I then consider the creative gains of his northern expedition with Brown in the summer of 1818. I argue that Keats exaggerated his development into a “post-Wordsworthian” poet, positioning himself outside both the coterie’s sphere and the reach of Blackwood’s criticism, and inspiring the theme of Hyperion (Chapter VI).
In closing, I analyze Keats’s advice to Shelley to be a selfish creator of his poetic identity. Only through paradoxical solitude, I argue, was Keats able to construct the poetic identity that led him to compose the poems on which his fame rests in the 1820 volume
A Virtuous Cycle: Tracing Democratic Quality through Equality
No full textThis dissertation asks the question: How do democracies improve in quality?
Building on previous scholarship, the author offers a theoretical framework that traces
democratic quality through equality of outcomes. The quality of democracy may be
conceptualized as a virtuous cycle where the procedural aspects of democracy
motivate politicians to expand equality. This broadening of substantive opportunities
outcomes, in turn, deepens democracy by developing individual-level political
participation. The theoretical framework is applied to the context of public services
with the expectation that quality democracies with high government capacity more
broadly distribute basic public services and that this pattern of provision cultivates
political participation.
The first empirical analysis tests if the quality of democracy and government
capacity are associated with reduced service inequalities for a sample of 75 countries.
It is found that while equalities of education and sanitation services are significantly
related to democratic quality, healthcare is not, nor is government capacity shown to play a significant role. To further explore this, the Mexican states are analyzed for the
years 2000 to 2004; the results show that capacity in terms of tax collection efforts is
associated with lower inequalities in education services in states with high electoral
competition.
The second empirical analysis turns to the local level of government - where
services are delivered. Using original data from interviews and government records of
four Mexican municipalities, the author examines the aspects of democracy and
government capacity that are correlated with lower inequalities of public services. The
findings highlight that intense electoral competition and institutionalized channels of
citizen input as well as capacity in terms of sound collection of municipal taxes and
innovations in municipal funding are characteristics of governments with broader
distribution of basic public services.
The third empirical analysis tests if public services are related to individual-level
political participation. Employing survey data from Latin America and Africa, the author
finds that ���good��� public service evaluations are associated with greater likelihoods of
voting in high quality democracies - those with intense electoral competition - but
limited government capacity. This offers evidence that in a developing context, public
services enable political participation
Estimation of spudcan penetration in variable sand deposits with the Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian Finite Element Method
No full textOffshore jack-up rigs are most commonly founded on large-diameter conical “spudcan” foundations, which are frequently designed using traditional analytical methods for shallow footings. This paper presents the design of a spudcan installed off the coast of Tunisia. The maximum penetration depth of the footing under the available preload is predicted by a combination of analytical techniques, 2-dimensional axisymmetric modelling and 3-dimensional Finite Element Methods (FEM) using large strain arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) techniques. Spudcan penetration based on FEM simulation of CPT soil profiles forms the basis of a comparison with results from the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) guidelines. Particular attention is given to model calibration using the limited site investigation data available. Results are presented for the effect of penetrating footings on the behaviour of neighbouring footings, showing good agreement with conventional prediction methods.</p
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