Sex Differences in the Oxygen Uptake Kinetic Response to Moderate Intensity Exercise in Obese Adolescents

The oxygen uptake (VO2) kinetic response to exercise provides insight into aerobic performance and the efficiency of the body to maintain oxygen demand during the initiation of exercise. Previous research in normal weight children reports insignificant differences in gender VO2 on-kinetic responses to moderate exercise. No study has evaluated the impact obesity may have on gender VO2 on-kinetics. PURPOSE: To determine if sex differences exist in the VO2 kinetic response to moderate exercise in obese adolescents. METHODS: Male (n=16) and female (n=39) adolescents completed a graded exercise test to exhaustion on a treadmill. Data from initial 4-min treadmill walking was used to determine a time constant. RESULTS: The time constant was significantly different (P=0.009) between obese male and female adolescents (15.42±7.31 s vs. 22.03±8.56 s, respectively). CONCLUSION: Sex differences exist in VO2 on-kinetics during moderate exercise in obese adolescents indicating an enhanced potential for males to deliver and/or utilize oxygen

Family Album

A collection of eight nonfiction stories by Missy Bowen about the Minnesota State Fair, owls, winter, summer, stairs, lumber, and the rock and roll life

Supplementary reading for three grade four social studies units.

Thesis (M.Ed.)--Boston Universit

Family Album

A collection of eight nonfiction stories by Missy Bowen about the Minnesota State Fair, owls, winter, summer, stairs, lumber, and the rock and roll life

A study of preferences from nineteen selections in current children's literature.

Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston Universit

Evaluation of a Web-Based Research Course

A web-based research course for graduate nursing students was developed, implemented, and evaluated for academic and satisfactions outcomes. A collaborative paradigm was utilized in designing the course to increase successful attainment of the graduate nursing program’s goal of a complete online graduate nursing MSN program. This web-based research course with 24 enrolled students was compared to an identical classroom based research course with 20 enrolled students. Areas of evaluation were academic outcomes of overall numerical course grades, satisfaction with course scores, and qualitative data on satisfaction of course. Results of this descriptive exploratory study demonstrated no statistically significant differences between the academic outcomes of these two groups of students. Both groups were satisfied with the course, however there was a statistically significant difference in mean satisfaction scores for the research courses. Further investigation of environmental factors will need to be done to determine the significance of differences in satisfaction outcomes

Ethical Decision-Making among Critical Care Unit Nurses

The health care business has created complex relationships between consumers and health care institutions. Rising health costs, rationing of health care and medical technology have put critical care unit (CCU) nurses in complex environments where they must face ethical conflict. CCU nurses find themselves ill equipped to make sound decisions concerning ethical dilemmas. Nurses must ensure the patient\u27s choices are respected and honored due to the duties inherent in the nurse-patient relationship. The purpose of this study was to explore the process of ethical decision making (EDM) as it is experienced by CCU nurses. Gaining an understanding of this process may assist nursing education programs, and provide a basis for ethical nursing practice in the critical care setting. The grounded theory method described by Glaser (1967) and Strauss (1978) guided data collection and analysis. The sample was comprised of 10 full-time critical care nurses. Data were collected over the course of two academic semesters using methods common to field research. The constant comparative method of data analysis was used. Results indicated that critical care nurses identified ethical conflict in four major areas: professional values versus personal values, respect for patient autonomy versus duty to do no harm, professional standards versus institutional policies, caring versus controlling. Constraining intervening conditions that inhibited resolution of ethical conflicts were: legal issues, professional relationships, paternalism, medical futility, and physician burnout. The intervening conditions that facilitated resolution of ethical conflicts were: cultural perspectives, open communication, and caring. Strategies for responding to the ethical conflicts evolved from the data: opening up, getting people to talk, and supporting the patient. Consequences of these strategies were described as: reaching understanding, and sensing harm. The inter-relationship of these categories resulted in a core category of facilitating resolution. Facilitating resolution, the basic social process, describes the linking of action/interactional sequences as they evolved over time. The major implications of this study are that shared decision making in ethical conflict will result in positive outcomes for patients and nurses involved in ethical dilemmas. Relationship enhancement methods increase perceptual abilities in EDM. Further nursing research should include inquiry into the use of power in interactions, therapeutic empathy, and permeability of nurses\u27 internal and external boundaries in the opening up phase of EDM

Accreditation of Collegiate Aviation’s Distance Education Programs: Now and in the Future

The purpose of this research endeavor is to benchmark and evaluate the accreditation status of aviation distance education programs in the United States. This study examines both the expanding role of distance education as a delivery method for aviation courses as well as the need for establishing standards. The research methods provide data collection through content analysis, literature review, and a survey tool mailed to aviation professionals nationwide. The findings reveal that, in general, most disciplines are either just beginning to approach the subject of distance education accreditation of programs or do not deal with the issue at all. The results of the research reveal a positive interest in distance education and the accreditation process. Further research is recommended to ensure that the accreditation standards and program guidelines fit the needs of distance education and its students

Attentiveness on Airline Quality as Viewed by the Domestic Consumer

This study examines the relationship between the quantitative model of the Airline Quality Rating (AQR), and the qualitative model of the Airline Passenger Survey (APS). Operational performance of the U.S. airline industry has been monitored for the past 27 years by the Airline Quality Rating, and qualitative performance has been monitored for the past 6 years by the Airline Passenger Survey. The AQR provides consumers and aviation industry professionals a means to compare performance quality among U.S. airlines using objective, performancebased data. No other airline study in the country is based on performance measures. The APS was added as a new feature of the AQR in 2008 following increased interest in the relationship between consumer perceptions and objective airline industry performance. Results from this study were retrieved from data between the periods of 2008-2016 from the April 2016 Airline Quality Rating Report and the Airline Passenger Survey

Airline Quality Research: a Student\u27s Perspective

This study examines the relationship between the Airline Quality Rating (AQR) and the Airline Passenger Survey (APS) from an undergraduate student’s perspective, as well as how conducting undergraduate research has influenced the student researcher. Operational performance of the U. S. airline industry has been monitored for the past 27 years by a quantitative model of metrics known as the Airline Quality Rating. These metrics include on - time flights, denied boardings, mishandled baggage, and customer complaints. As the nation’s most comprehensive study of airline performance and quality, the National Airline Quality Rating (http : //airlinequalityrating . com) sets an industry standard, providing consumers and aviation industry professionals a means to compare performance quality among U. S. airlines using objective, performance - based data. No other airline study in the country is based on performance measures . Criteria included in the Airline Quality Rating (AQR) report are screened to meet two basic elements : ( 1 ) they must be readily obtainable from published data sources for each airline, and ( 2 ) they must be important to consumers regarding airline quality. The APS was added as a new feature of the AQR in 2008 following increased interest in the relationship between consumer perceptions and objective airline industry performance. The student researcher has gained skills related to communication and collaboration with mentors, trend and data analysis within the aviation industry, as well as gave the student valuable experience to bring to research later on in their graduate career. Results were retrieved from the April 2016 Airline Quality Rating Report and the 2016 Airline Passenger Survey