Grant Application: Health Practitioners’ Perspective On Caring For Older Adults In Rural Maine – A Pilot Study

IPEC Mini-grant application for funding of UNE student project Health Practioners’ Perspective on Caring for Older Adults in Rural Maine. This pilot study was designed to identify challenges and determine potential solutions for Maine practitioners delivering health care to rural Maine’s aging population. UNE students from several healthcare professions partnered to interview physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, social workers, occupational therapists, and physical therapists caring for community-dwelling older adults in Rural Maine. The student researchers then analyzed the interviews and identified themes.https://dune.une.edu/minigrant_hppoa/1000/thumbnail.jp

AIChE Design Competition 2017: Nylon-6,6 production facility

Nylon-6,6 is a synthetic polymer that is manufactured from Adipic Acid and Hexamethylenediamine (HMDA). This report outlines the process design and economic analysis for the construction of a grassroots plant for the production of 85 million lbs/year of Nylon-6,6. For this design, a batch process was selected. Four reactors are utilized, and four complete cycles of each reactor are run per day. The economic analysis was performed over a span of fifteen years, assuming ten year MACRS depreciation on capital costs. A minimum rate of return of 15% was assumed. The net present value of the Nylon-6,6 production plant is $69,300,000 at 100% capacity. The discounted cash flow rate of return is 113%.The process has been determined profitable and feasible after a technical, safety, and economic evaluation. It is recommended that this project move into the next stage of detailed design utilizing the process design described in this report

An Aotearoa New Zealand survey of the impact and diagnostic delay for endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain

Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) causes important negative effects on quality of life. Endometriosis is the most common cause of CPP in females, and diagnostic delay is over six years internationally. Data remain scarce for CPP impact or diagnostic delay in Aotearoa New Zealand. This study used an online survey to explore the impact of CPP on various life domains for those aged over 18. Additionally, for those with an endometriosis diagnosis, diagnostic delay and factors affecting this over time were explored. There were 800 respondent (620 with self-reported endometriosis). CPP symptoms, irrespective of final diagnosis, started prior to age 20 and negatively impacted multiple life domains including employment, education, and relationships. Mean diagnostic delay for those with endometriosis was 8.7 years, including 2.9 years between symptom onset and first presentation and 5.8 years between first presentation and diagnosis. Five doctors on average were seen prior to diagnosis. However, there was a reduction in the interval between first presentation and diagnosis over time, from 8.4 years for those presenting before 2005, to two years for those presenting after 2012. While diagnostic delay is decreasing, CPP, irrespective of aetiology, continues to have a significant negative impact on the lives of those affected

The Grizzly, March 26, 2015

More Efficient Wi-Fi Coming Soon • Organic Farm Preps for Spring Season With Purchase of New Bee Hives, Crops • Two Students Win Watson Fellowship • Myrin Renovations Aim to Meet Study Needs • Puttin\u27 on the Ritz • Airband Judging Changes • Museum Studies Minor Approved by Council • Opinion: The Sexist Nature of March Madness; Wellness Center Waits are Too Long • Softball Squad Starts Steady • Re-lax, Don\u27t Sweat Ithttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1928/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, April 16, 2015

Greeks Collect Clothes for Prom • Tree Campus USA Honors UC • Ursinus to Continue Re-branding • Student Senate Announces 2015-2016 Executive Board • UC Welcomes New Director of Facilities • New Issue of the Lantern Released • UCDC Concert to Have Eclectic Themes and Dances • Guest Author Speaks on Middle Eastern Politics • Opinion: Campus Safety Needs More Resources; Sexual Assault Deserves Coverage • Local Athlete Hyman Steps Up for Bears • Midfielder from the Midwesthttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1931/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, November 20, 2014

Instruments Stolen From Bomberger • Memorial Honors Ambassador Melrose • Senate Calls Emergency Meeting • Religious Realizations • Compost Company Shut Down • Transitioning from Undergrad to Corson • YAL Spreads Philosophy of Freedom Around UC Campus • Sycamore Tree Remembered in New Logo Shield Designs • Opinion: People Aren\u27t Listening to Victims of Rape; UC Website Emphasizes Students Too Much • Sans Seniors, Women\u27s Basketball Hopes to Improve • An Ocean Away • Stellar Hockey Season Endshttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1917/thumbnail.jp

University of Hawai at Manoa Library Graduate Student Needs Assessment Survey

In fall of 2009, UHM Library conducted a user needs assessment of all UHM graduate students. The study took the form of an online survey and was conducted concurrently with a similar survey of the campus’ undergraduates. Both surveys sought to better understand the unique needs of undergraduate and graduate students, and were a first step toward improving library services for these distinct user populations

Optimization of CRISPR/cas9 System in Agrobacterium tumefaciens Targeting proC2

Our research has focused on adapting the CRISPR/cas9 system to create a proC2 mutant strain of Agrobacterium tumefaciens C58. We aim to find the optimal length of homology to the organism\u27s genome in comparison to an inserted fragment of DNA to drive homology directed repair. Through this we are able to create a proC2 gene knockout to be used in further studies of gene duplication