University of New Hampshire, The graduate school 1977-78

Includes Graduate School catalog; Title varie

CHAGAS DISEASE AWARENESS AMONGST TEXAS PHYSICIANS

An estimated 300,000 people in the U.S. are living with Chagas Disease (CD), many of whom may not yet know they are infected. Approximately 20% to 30% of individuals with CD are expected to develop clinical symptoms that may manifest as heart disease and result in death if left untreated. The prevalence of CD in humans is not well understood. Given its asymptomatic manifestation and the rarity in cases seen by physicians in general, CD may be under-recognized by physicians. The purpose of this research was to explore the understanding and knowledge of CD in Texas HCP populations (cardiologists, infectious disease specialists, and general/ family practice providers) and identify provider-based education and practice recommendations to reduce the prevalence of undiagnosed CD. Texas quarterly Inpatient Public Use Data Files (IPUDF) for 2013 to 2016 were used to identify ICD heart-related missed CD diagnosis and CD diagnosis and map the cases. Counties with a high burden of heart-related diagnosis were indicative areas with CD diagnosis, as shown by the ICD codes and by the TDSHS CD-reported cases. Heart-related diagnosis and age demographics indicate the possibility of missed CD diagnosis throughout the state. Self- administered online knowledge, attitudes, and practice (KAP) questionnaires were used to quantify knowledge deficits by physician specialty (n= 43): family or general practice (n= 21); infectious disease (n= 19); and cardiology (n= 3). ID specialists had a greater grasp on the nuances of CD and were more confident than family providers in recognizing risk factors and the vector and were more knowledgeable overall. Key informant (KI) telephone interviews were conducted (n= 13) among infectious disease specialists (n= 8), cardiologists (n= 4), and one family physician to explore barriers and recommendations to improve awareness and knowledge. Training and experience, according to the KI, were essential in shaping physicians’ understanding of CD in Texas. Specific physician recommendations to enhance awareness and improve knowledge on CD in Texas include: 1) engage patients and physician leadership; 2) increase surveillance to better understand prevalence; 3) improve access to physician resources and how materials on CD are disseminated; and 4) improving and updating physician resource

University of New Hampshire, The graduate school 1970-71

Includes Graduate School catalog; Title varie

University of New Hampshire, The graduate school 1975-76

Includes Graduate School catalog; Title varie

Attitudes toward Urban Living, Landscape, and Growth at the Dawn of Greater Toronto's Growth Management Era

The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is Canada's largest metropolitan area and principal destination for international migration and investment. Over the next 25 years, the GTA is anticipated to grow by approximately 2. 5 million people to a population of almost 8 million. While many view this growth as a symbol of economic prosperity, others see it as a threat to Toronto's economic, environmental and social well-being due to the dispersed, automobile-oriented way in which the city has accommodated its growth since the 1950s. Over the last two decades, planners have focused much energy on ameliorating the shortcomings of post World War II urbanization by developing policy measures such as Smart Growth, Growth Management, and New Urbanism that aim to alter the way in which cities are built and thereby effect change in the lifestyles that have precipitated from this landscape. In Ontario, the Provincial Government recently launched a Growth Management campaign for the Toronto area called Places to Grow. Although many have attempted to define this relationship between environment and behaviour, little attention has been given to attitudes, preferences, and behavioural tendencies of those who will be most directly affected by such policies: the general public. This study surveys residents from six GTA neighbourhoods in order to understand their attitudes and preferences toward urban living and accommodating urban growth and thereby shed light on where support may be found for implementing Places to Grow. Academic literature suggests that residents generally oppose changes to the physical landscape that do not conform to prevailing cultural values and attitudes. The results of this work indicate that people generally support development that is in keeping with the landscape to which they are habituated. Given that most Torontonians live a suburban lifestyle and that most of Toronto's growth occurs in the suburbs, municipalities may be challenged to implement Places to Grow which stands to impact the suburban landscape more than other areas of the region. If Places to Grow is to be successful, planners must have a better understanding of residents' preferences and motivations in order to attract and maintain their interest in community development throughout the entire planning process

Syntax inside the grammar

This volume collects novel contributions to comparative generative linguistics that “rethink” existing approaches to an extensive range of phenomena, domains, and architectural questions in linguistic theory. At the heart of the contributions is the tension between descriptive and explanatory adequacy which has long animated generative linguistics and which continues to grow thanks to the increasing amount and diversity of data available to us. The chapters address research questions on the relation of syntax to other aspects of grammar and linguistics more generally, including studies on language acquisition, variation and change, and syntactic interfaces. Many of these contributions show the influence of research by Ian Roberts and collaborators and give the reader a sense of the lively nature of current discussion of topics in synchronic and diachronic comparative syntax ranging from the core verbal domain to higher, propositional domains

Assessing mammal diversity, distribution, and abundance: piloting arboreal camera trapping as a tool for monitoring endangered red panda in temperate forest of Eastern Nepal : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master at Lincoln University

I investigated the diversity, abundance and terrestrial activity patterns of medium and large sized wild mammals including a dedicated camera trapping survey for endangered and arboreal red pandas in the non-protected forests of Ilam, Panchthar and Taplejung districts of eastern Nepal. This thesis presents the first camera trap-based inventory of the southern Kangchenjunga region. The mammalian inventory was done during the winter and spring season of 2018 with 107 different camera trap locations (53 in winter and 54 in spring). The dedicated camera trapping survey for red panda camera was conducted in 19 different locations of Ilam and Panchthar districts using a pair of camera traps at each site (one on ground and one in tree canopy). There were 903 photographs (96 from ground camera and 807 from arboreal camera) of red panda from 1,620 camera trap days. Over 3,014 camera trap days there were 93,336 photographs taken (5,176 of wild mammals, 3,621 of birds, 11,692 of people, and livestock, 65,488 of false triggers and 6,061 during camera set ups). 5,177 photographs of medium to large sized mammals were used for the analysis in Camera Base. There were 17 species of medium to large sized wild mammals observed belonging to 4 orders and 12 families. Notable species records from this study were red panda Ailurus fulgens, common leopard Panthera pardus, marbled cat Pardofelis marmorata, Asiatic golden cat Catopuma temminckii, Himalayan serow Capricornis thar, Himalayan goral Naemorhedus goral, Assam macaque Macaca assamensis, Himalayan black bear Ursus thibetanus, and Spotted linsang Prionodon pardicolor. The leopard cat Prinonailurus bengalensis was found to have the most diverse distribution covering temperate to alpine habitat. The Northern red muntjac Muntiacus vaginalis was found to be the most abundant species followed by wild boar Sus scrofa, leopard cat, and red fox Vulpes vulpes. Despite some limitations, camera trapping was found to be effective in monitoring medium to large sized mammals in this study, particularly for red panda. Employing camera trap surveys for similar kinds of studies, and also for the long-term monitoring of mammals in a study area, is recommended for management of wildlife and effective conservation