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Title: Posttraumatic Growth And Race-Based Trauma Among African Americans
Author: Orejuela Davila, Ana
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Clinical psychology
Description: Racism is a prevalent and chronic stressor that can cause profound physical and psychological consequences on its targets. Cultural models of stress posit that sociocultural factors (such as racial identity and racial socialization) influence the ...

Title: Correlates, Predictors, and Consequences of Family Weight Talk among School-Aged Children
Author: Gadaire, Cecily
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Psychology
Description: Parents play a key role in the establishment of health habits among children, and as many as 60% of parents report talking regularly with their child about health and weight (Lydecker et al., 2018). This health and weight related discourse, known ...

Title: Alcohol Use and Mental Health Issues In Fifth-Year College Students
Author: Zuber, Pilar
Date Created: 2012
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Mental health
Description: The purpose of this study was to develop a profile of at-risk 5th-year students by assessing the relationships between heavy alcohol use and mental health issues, on academic performance in 5th-year students. This secondary analysis study used the...

Title: Assessment and Characterization of HIV Care Continuum in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 2013-2019
Author: Owolabi, Yakubu
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Epidemiology, Health services administration
Description: Background: The high burden of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) disease and the increasing rate of new HIV infections among some populations and jurisdictions could reflect failed prevention strategies. Despite progress in controlling the epidem...

Title: Association Between the Affordable Care Act and Emergency Department Admission by Psychiatric Patients
Author: Asgharian, Afsaneh
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Government policy, Mental health
Description: AbstractThis was a cross-sectional study to evaluate the association between the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the emergency department (ED) admission by psychiatric patients, characteristics of psychiatric patients admitted to ED, and the ED visi...

Title: Delineating self: How individuals renegotiate boundaries after experiencing intimate partner violence
Author: Czerny, Astra
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Counseling psychology
Description: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a complex set of behaviors that begins with verbal or emotional abuse and often escalates to physical violence, stalking, or sexual assault. In order to escape the violence, many individuals resort to anonymity a...

Title: DISPARITIES IN WOMEN’S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA: EXPLORING CONTEXTUAL DETERMINANTS OF ACCESS, USE AND QUALITY OF CARE
Author: Olorunsaiye, Comfort
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Health services administration, Area studies
Description: Background: The West and Central African region bears the highest burden of maternal mortality globally. Objectives: The aims of this study were to: examine the association between women’s perception of domestic violence (DV) and choice of contrac...

Title: Examining Healthcare Utilization Patterns, School Attendance, Behavior, and Academic Performance Among School-aged Children Identified as Homeless
Author: Brooks Nelson, Ellissa
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Education, Medical sciences
Description: There is little research on healthcare utilization patterns, attendance, academic performance, and behavior among school-aged children experiencing homelessness examined by homelessness type. The McKinney-Vento Homelessness Assistance Act (Pub. L....

Title: A meta-analysis of the roles and resources model of support giving's health effects
Author: LaPorte, Thomas
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Social psychology, Psychology, Medical sciences
Description: Giving social support is lauded in society and regarded as contributing to the development and maintenance of social relationships, but research has typically focused on the benefits of receiving such support and the costs of giving. An emerging l...

Title: A TARGETED APPROACH TO PROVIDE WEATHER GUIDANCE FOR GENERAL AVIATION PILOTS BASED ON ESTIMATED TIME OF DEPARTURE AND PERSONAL WEATHER MINIMUMS
Author: Dennstaedt, Scott
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Transportation, Meteorology, Atmospheric science
Description: Over the last two decades, general aviation pilots in the United States, especially those who fly light fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, have portrayed high rates of vulnerability to weather-related accidents. This high vulnerability rate is i...

Title: ANESTHESIA CARE TEAM TYPE AND HOSPITAL CHARACTERISTICS: ARE INCREASED LEVELS OF SUPERVISION ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFERENT ACUITIES AND OUTCOMES?
Author: Hewer, Ian
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Public health
Description: Anesthesia care in the United States is provided by a number of different practice models, that could involve nurses, physician’s assistants, and physicians working in teams or alone. Much of the variation in care models evolved over time based on...

Title: Black MSM Oral Health Behaviors and Implications for HIV Risk
Author: Johnson, Darrin
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Health services administration, Social service
Description: The primary goal of this qualitative and quantitative mixed methods exploratory pilot study is to determine the oral health behaviors of Black men who have sex with men (MSM). The secondary goal of this mixed methods study is to determine if Black...

Title: The Relationship Between Emotion Regulation Choice and Posttraumatic Growth
Author: Orejuela Davila, Ana
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Psychology
Description: Posttraumatic growth (PTG) is the experience of positive psychological change that may occur in the aftermath of a traumatic event. Previous research has extensively examined the cognitive underpinnings of PTG, yet the role of emotion regulation (...

Title: The Effect of an Education Intervention on Nurses’ Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes Regarding Evidence-Based Practice
Author: McGuffin, Timothy
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: Evidence-based practice (EBP) is a fundamental component of nursing practice and a hallmark of nursing excellence; however, nurses lack the requisite knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to apply evidence to daily practice. The primary objec...

$Numerical and Optical Performance Characterization of Random Antireflective Surface Structures on Diffractive Optical Elements$

Title: Numerical and Optical Performance Characterization of Random Antireflective Surface Structures on Diffractive Optical Elements
Author: Gadamsetti, Praneeth
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Optics
Description: Antireflective structured surfaces (ARSS) are periodic, or random, distributions of three-dimensional nano-features fabricated directly on optical quality substrates, for the suppression of surface reflectivity from the dielectric boundary. Within...

Title: Assessing the Various Levels of Implicit Weight Bias Toward Patients Among Anesthesia Providers
Author: George, Shanita
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: SHANITA DOMINIQUE GEORGE. Assessing the Various Levels of Implicit Weight Bias Toward Patients Among Anesthesia Providers. (Under the direction of DR. DAVID LANGFORD)Social disparities and implicit bias have been identified as potential issues tha...

Title: Implicit Bias on Age among Anesthesia Providers
Author: Okuta, Melvin
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: Social disparities and implicit bias are detrimental to patient care and exist among providers. Research has shown that implicit bias hinders rapport between patient and provider, leading to patients becoming resistant to medical advice and treatm...