Do calcium supplements prevent postmenopausal osteoporotic fractures?

Calcium supplementation (1000-1200 mg daily) decreases menopause-related bone loss and reduces the rate of vertebral and non- vertebral fractures. Calcium is more efficacious in conjunction with vitamin D (700-800 IU daily), particularly in elderly patients, who have a high rate of vitamin D deficiency (strength of recommendation: A, based on randomized controlled trials)

Development of a Conceptual Model of Groundwater Flow, Chesterfield County, South Carolina

2010 S.C. Water Resources Conference - Science and Policy Challenges for a Sustainable Futur

Contamination of Groundwater by the Fumigants Ethylene Dibromide (EDB) and Dibromochloropropane (DBCP) Near McBee, South Carolina

2010 S.C. Water Resources Conferences - Science and Policy Challenges for a Sustainable Futur

Ethical framework for head and neck cancer care impacted by COVID‐19

The COVID‐19 pandemic has upended head and neck cancer care delivery in ways unforeseen and unprecedented. The impact of these changes parallels other fields in oncology, but is disproportionate due to protective measures and limitations on potentially aerosolizing procedures and related interventions specific to the upper aerodigestive tract. The moral and professional dimensions of providing ethically appropriate and consistent care for our patients in the COVID‐19 crisis are considered herein for head and neck oncology providers.Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/155455/1/hed26193.pdfhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/155455/2/hed26193_am.pd

Ground-Water Availability in the Atlantic Coastal Plain Aquifers of North and South Carolina

2008 S.C. Water Resources Conference - Addressing Water Challenges Facing the State and Regio

Simulation of Reclaimed-Water Injection and Pumping Scenarios and Particle-Tracking Analysis Near Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

2010 S.C. Water Resources Conference - Science and Policy Challenges for a Sustainable Futur

Diffusion of Innovations of Videoconference Technology: An Instrumental Case Study Concerning Undergraduate Degree-Seeking Nontraditional Learners

This applied dissertation is an instrumental case study based on diffusion of innovations theory designed to gather student opinions regarding videoconference (VC) technology use in facilitating courses to undergraduate degree-seeking nursing students. The author of diffusion of innovations theory, Rogers (2003), recommended that more qualitative studies be conducted in education. Rogers and Jain (1968) recommended these studies should be conducted from the aspect of “receivers of innovation diffusion” (p.1) to provide feedback instrumental to implementation of technological innovations in academe. Further, Rogers stated that multiple data points should be used during the process of trialing an innovation. Therefore, a current VC course was selected from the nursing curriculum of a public state college hosting one of the largest nursing programs in the southeastern United States in which to conduct the study. A total of 32 students participated divided equally between two sites: Main campus and Regional campus. Further divided, 22 personal interviews were conducted and two focus groups; one for each campus consisting 5 students each. Additionally, included in the data corpus were 40 hours of classroom observation plus, college provided end of course (EOC) summary statements. These data were triangulated to determine whether students would accept VC technology unchanged, accept with modifications, or reject VC technology based on first time exposure to the innovation during the 16-week semester. Student innovation decisions were: 6 students accepted unchanged, 14 students accepted with modifications, and 12 students rejected the innovation. Students who rejected the innovation were exclusively from the regional campus, which was the receiving site the majority of the semester. First and second-cycle analyses yielded 67 codes resulting in 5 categories, which further developed into 3 emerging themes: (a) Interaction with instructors, materials, and distant students are key elements affecting adoption decisions of students regarding VC technology; (b) Student adoption decisions are influenced by faculty members in their use of VC technology; and (c) Student opinions indicate that reinvention is necessary for VC technology to be fully adopted into the present nursing program. The five categories: Interaction, equipment, teaching methodology, instructor technology training, and student orientation provided ample detail from which to inform practice regarding recommendations for reinvention (modification) of VC technology during the implementation stage of Rogers’ five stages of the innovation-decision model. These modifications could assist the college in gaining parity between the two nursing sites, which reported an 18.53 percentage point difference in first time pass rates on the NCLEX-RN exam reported by the Florida Department of Health (Florida Health, 2015)

Developing an After-School Program to Increase STEM Interest, Awareness and Knowledge of Minority Females in a Title I Middle School

Educators, politicians and industry professionals note that the number of opportunities for workers in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields grow exponentially over time. Accordingly, emphasis is placed on our schools to produce graduates capable of filling these positions. While these efforts are promising, there is a notable absence of females and minorities in the STEM professions. In an attempt to understand the reasons for this disparity, many educators believe a lack of interest in the STEM field begins at an early age, and disenfranchised students are not afforded the opportunities given to students in more affluent areas of a school district, city or state. This study investigated this issue by developing and delivering a series of STEM-focused after-school workshops at a Title 1 middle school in West Palm Beach, Florida. These workshops were presented by STEM professionals from the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, local schools, industry and businesses. Sixth-grade students, primarily from an ethnic minority, low socio-economic background, were recruited for these workshops, with their STEM awareness and interest tracked over the entirety of a school year. Results showed a significant increase in the constructs measures. These results can contribute to a higher quality of life by opening educational and occupational opportunities previously unknown or misunderstood by the participants, their families and communities

Supervision and culture: Meetings at thresholds

Counsellors are required to engage in supervision in order to reflect on, reflexively review, and extend their practice. Supervision, then, might be understood as a partnership in which the focus of practitioners and supervisors is on ethical and effective practice with all clients. In Aotearoa/New Zealand, there has recently been interest in the implications for supervision of cultural difference, particularly in terms of the Treaty of Waitangi as a practice metaphor, and when non-Māori practitioners counsel Māori clients. This article offers an account of a qualitative investigation by a group of counsellors/supervisors into their experiences of supervision as cultural partnership. Based on interviews and then using writing-as-research, the article explores the playing out of supervision’s contribution to practitioners’ effective and ethical practice in the context of Aotearoa/New Zealand, showing a range of possible accounts and strategies and discussing their effects. Employing the metaphor of threshold, the article includes a series of reflections and considerations for supervision practice when attention is drawn to difference