General Education Capstone Text: Ways of Finding Truth

This essay was written for George Fox University\u27s general education senior capstone course, called Liberal Arts and Critical Issues. The introduction gives the rationale for the course. The main text (Section II) describes seven ways of finding truth: tradition, authority, rhetoric/debate, stories and art, empiricism, ethical engines, and revelation. In the course, students then write a paper explaining which of these methods they rely on most, and how that plays out when applied to the specific social problem the course is addressing that semester

Neuropsychological Functioning of Homeless Men

Numerous biological and psychological factors associated with impaired neurological functioning have been identified as common among the homeless, but there has been relatively little systematic examination of the cognitive functioning of homeless people. This study explored the neuropsychological functioning of 90 homeless men. There was great variability in their test scores, but the presence of possible cognitive impairment was detected in 80% of the sample. Average general intellectual functioning and reading abilities were found to be relatively low, and the incidence of impairments in reading, new verbal learning, memory, and attention and concentration was high. These findings suggest that the homeless men in this study had considerable assessment and treatment needs that were not being met by most of the health and social services offered to them

Effects of hydrocarbon spills on the temperature and moisture regimes of Cryosols in the Ross Sea region

Hydrocarbon spills have occurred on Antarctic soils where fuel oils are utilized, moved or stored. We investigated the effects of hydrocarbon spills on soil temperature and moisture regimes by comparing the properties of existing oil contaminated sites with those of nearby, uncontaminated, control sites at Scott Base, the old Marble Point camp, and Bull Pass in the Wright Valley. Hydrocarbon levels were elevated in fuel-contaminated samples. Climate stations were installed at all three locations in both contaminated and control sites. In summer at Scott Base and Marble Point the mean weekly maximum near surface (2 cm and 5 cm depth) soil temperatures were warmer (P<0.05), sometimes by more than 10°C, at the contaminated site than the control sites. At Bull Pass there were no statistically significant differences in near-surface soil temperatures between contaminated and control soils. At the Scott Base and Marble Point sites soil albedo was lower, and hydrophobicity was higher, in the contaminated soils than the controls. The higher temperatures at the Scott Base and Marble Point hydrocarbon contaminated sites are attributed to the decreased surface albedo due to soil surface darkening by hydrocarbons. There were no noteworthy differences in moisture retention between contaminated and control sites

An eccentrically biased rehabilitation program early after TKA surgery

Journal ArticleRehabilitation services are less-studied aspects of the management following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) despite long-term suboptimal physical functioning and chronic deficits in muscle function. This paper describes the preliminary findings of a six-week (12 session) eccentrically-biased rehabilitation program targeted at deficits in physical function and muscle function, initiated one month following surgery. A quasiexperimental, one group, pretest-posttest study with thirteen individuals (6 female, 7 male; mean age 57 ? 7 years) examined the effectiveness of an eccentrically-biased rehabilitation program. The program resulted in improvements in the primary physical function endpoints (SF-36 physical component summary and the six-minute walk test) with increases of 59% and 47%, respectively. Muscle function endpoints (knee extension strength and power) also increased 107% and 93%, respectively. Eccentrically-biased exercise used as an addition to rehabilitation may help amplify and accelerate physical function following TKA surgery

Prospectus, April 1, 1974

FORUM TO BE HELD TODAY….ELECTION DECISION POSTPONED; They Want To Learn; Broadcasting Curriculum To Start In Fall Of 1975; Chi Gamma Iota National Conclave To Be Held At P/C; Anna Wall Scott, Parkland Instructor, Wins Primary; Letters To The Editor; The Short Circuit; Vets\u27 Challenge; Honors Banquet; Summer Canada Canoe Trip; New Programs Accepted; Student Government Officers; A Column By And For Women; Dr. Kubler-Ross To Speak On \u27Death And Dying\u27; Movie: Klute ; Behind the Books; Transfer Day At EIU April 5; Sign Bid Awarded; P/C Enrollment Up; Next Years\u27 Budgets Due; Personnel Report; Vocational-Technical Plan Approved; Our Picks For This Years\u27 Academy Awards; Vets Casino Day To Be April 5; Classified Ads; Hodge Podge: Scholarship, Baseball Game; Monday\u27s Coach; Outlook Good For Track; Sports In The Good Old Days ; Profile: Frank Flores; I. M. News; Big Ten Back On Top In Basketball; Krannert Art Schedule; PIC Instructors Attend SSU Management Program; Happy Birthday From Prospectus!; Board Election Saturday, April 13; Parkland Eventshttps://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_1974/1016/thumbnail.jp

Prospectus, March 25, 1974

ELECTION NULLIFIED BY STUDENT GOVERNMENT; Student Government Minutes; P/C Health Service Sponsors Blood Drive; Vets Outreach Program To Be Expanded By State; P/C Artists Contribute Posters For Two Community Events; StuGo Holds Special Meeting; Prospectus In Perspective; Letters To The Editor; The Short Circuit; Memo From President Staerkel: Slide Presentation, Open House For General Public, Community College Frontiers, Campus Progress; A Column By And For Women; NCAA Cringes At Equality In Sports Programs; Newman Club; The Last Detail: Rowdy, Intentionally Simplistic; Respiratory Therapy Applications Still Available For Fall; IFVC Convention; Behind the Books; Parkland Day Care Considered; True Facts; Congratulations; Bowling Bulletin Board; Canoe Trip; Classified Ads; Class A Tourney Exciting, Yet Disappointing; Five Lettermen Back For Cobra Baseball; Chicago Dominates??; Flores Earns All-American At NJCAA Nationals; Monday\u27s Coach; Road Rally Club Sets March Competition; Baseball Schedule (Tentative); Parkland Eventshttps://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_1974/1017/thumbnail.jp

Space Shuttle Thermal Protection System Repair Flight Experiment Induced Contamination Impacts

NASA s activities to prepare for Flight LF1 (STS-114) included development of a method to repair the Thermal Protection System (TPS) of the Orbiter s leading edge should it be damaged during ascent by impacts from foam, ice, etc . Reinforced Carbon-Carbon (RCC) is used for the leading edge TPS. The repair material that was developed is named Non- Oxide Adhesive eXperimental (NOAX). NOAX is an uncured adhesive material that acts as an ablative repair material. NOAX completes curing during the Orbiter s descent. The Thermal Protection System (TPS) Detailed Test Objective 848 (DTO 848) performed on Flight LF1 (STS-114) characterized the working life, porosity void size in a micro-gravity environment, and the on-orbit performance of the repairs to pre-damaged samples. DTO 848 is also scheduled for Flight ULF1.1 (STS-121) for further characterization of NOAX on-orbit performance. Due to the high material outgassing rates of the NOAX material and concerns with contamination impacts to optically sensitive surfaces, ASTM E 1559 outgassing tests were performed to determine NOAX condensable outgassing rates as a function of time and temperature. Sensitive surfaces of concern include the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) visor, cameras, and other sensors in proximity to the experiment during the initial time after application. This paper discusses NOAX outgassing characteristics, how the amount of deposition on optically sensitive surfaces while the NOAX is being manipulated on the pre-damaged RCC samples was determined by analysis, and how flight rules were developed to protect those optically sensitive surfaces from excessive contamination where necessary

A review of health utilities across conditions common in paediatric and adult populations

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cost-utility analyses are commonly used in economic evaluations of interventions or conditions that have an impact on health-related quality of life. However, evaluating utilities in children presents several challenges since young children may not have the cognitive ability to complete measurement tasks and thus utility values must be estimated by proxy assessors. Another solution is to use utilities derived from an adult population. To better inform the future conduct of cost-utility analyses in paediatric populations, we reviewed the published literature reporting utilities among children and adults across selected conditions common to paediatric and adult populations.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>An electronic search of Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library up to November 2008 was conducted to identify studies presenting utility values derived from the Health Utilities Index (HUI) or EuroQoL-5Dimensions (EQ-5D) questionnaires or using time trade off (TTO) or standard gamble (SG) techniques in children and/or adult populations from randomized controlled trials, comparative or non-comparative observational studies, or cross-sectional studies. The search was targeted to four chronic diseases/conditions common to both children and adults and known to have a negative impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL).</p> <p>Results</p> <p>After screening 951 citations identified from the literature search, 77 unique studies included in our review evaluated utilities in patients with asthma (n = 25), cancer (n = 23), diabetes mellitus (n = 11), skin diseases (n = 19) or chronic diseases (n = 2), with some studies evaluating multiple conditions. Utility values were estimated using HUI (n = 33), EQ-5D (n = 26), TTO (n = 12), and SG (n = 14), with some studies applying more than one technique to estimate utility values. 21% of studies evaluated utilities in children, of those the majority being in the area of oncology. No utility values for children were reported in skin diseases. Although few studies provided comparative information on utility values between children and adults, results seem to indicate that utilities may be similar in adolescents and young adults with asthma and acne. Differences in results were observed depending on methods and proxies.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>This review highlights the need to conduct future research regarding measurement of utilities in children.</p