Prevalência de lesão cardíaca em pacientes hipertensos diabéticos e não-diabéticos.

Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Curso de Medicina. Departamento de Clínica Médica

Native American Education: Building Stronger Families, Communities, and Youth through Cultural Education

The College dropout rate among Native American students in public high schools, Colleges and Universities is the highest compared to any other student group in the United States. Many have attributed this to the educational disparity that Native American students experience to the lack of cultural education, in addition to cultural bias against them in school or communities. Therefore, this research/applied project is focused on analyzing the collective leadership in Native American communities and the impact it has on a young person’s decision in pursuing higher education. In addition it will examine the importance of integrating Native American cultural classes in school curriculum, which will incorporate the importance of tribal values (culture and language preservation), cultural knowledge and skills, along with an enhanced learning environment to cultivate future leader

MOTIF PEREMPUAN KARIER BERUMAH TANGGA PEROKOK DI KOTA SURABAYA

AbstrakTujuan studi ini untuk mengidentifikasi because of motive dan in order to motive Alfred Schutz guna mengkaji fenomena perempuan karier berumah tangga perokok di Kota Surabaya. Metode yang digunakan yaitu kualitatif dengan pendekatan fenomenologi interpretatif Jonathan A.Smith. Metode pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan observasi dan wawancara semi terstruktur. Tahap kedua yaitu proses interpretasi kemudian perumusan tema emergen dan superordinat dan dianalisis berdasarkan perspektif teori sosiologis khususnya Alfred Schutz. Hasil analisis menunjukan bahwa because of motive dari perilaku merokok perempuan karier berumah tangga di Kota Surabaya dilatarbelakangi oleh pengalaman hidup individu dengan adanya realitas sosial subjektif yang mempengaruhi. Perilaku merokok tersebut tidak semua memiliki tujuan nyata sehingga dapat disebut tindakan nonlogis atau intuitif yang didasarkan atas adanya dorongan hati dan berbagai perasaan emosi seperti ketakutan, kegelisahan hati, kesepian, stress, dan kekacauan pikiran. Sedangkan in order to motive atau tujuan perilaku merokok perempuan karier berumah tangga di Kota Surabaya adalah untuk menciptakan obrolan yang asyik, mengontrol emosi,meredakan rasa sakit fisik, dan sebagai teman mengisi kekosongan waktu. Artinya, tujuan tersebut menunjukan bahwa manusia memiliki sifat dasar unlimited desire, memiliki keinginan untuk kesenangan duniawi. Penerimaan terjadi ketika anggota keluarga dapat menganggap perilaku merokok adalah hal lumrah yang dapat berubah dan kondisional serta suatu saat memungkinkan untuk berhenti merokok atas alasan tertentu. Tidak selamanya dianggap perilaku yang tidak benar karena perilaku merokok juga memberikan dampak positif dan bisa diterima oleh masyarakat tertentu bukan sebagai perilaku penyimpangan sosial.Kata kunci: fenomenologi, because of motive, in order to motive, perempuan karier berumah tangga peroko

The Effect of Magnetic Water on Feed Conversion Ratio, Body Weight Gain, Feed Intake and Livability of Male Broiler Chickens

Passing water through a magnetic field has been shown to have positive effects in agricultural activities such as crops, cattle and poultry production (Ali, Samaneh and Kavakebian, 2014). Several experiments performed in Middle Eastern countries have evaluated the effect of magnetizing drinking water on poultry performance, but results are inconsistent. The current project was conducted to evaluate the effect of magnetizing the drinking water on key aspects of poultry production such as Feed Conversion Ratio, Body Weight Gain, Feed Intake and Livability. Four hundred and forty-nine male Cobb-500 chicks were randomly placed in 6 replicate pens for each of 3 treatments (25 chicks per replicate pen). The treatments were T1 (Control-non-magnetized water), T2 (water magnetized with large N52 magnet at a distance greater than 15 feet from consumption point) and T3 (water magnetized with individual small N52 Magnet less than one foot from water consumption point). The drinking water was continuously exposed to an 1850 gauss magnetic field for both treatments. Birds and feed were weighed weekly from day 0 to 42. No significant improvements were observed for any of the parameters measured for either treatments as compared to the performance of birds consuming the untreated water. Results indicate that magnetizing the water for broiler chickens receiving a dietary regimen which meets their nutritional requirements was not beneficial

Examining the Effects of Familism on the Association Between Parent-Adolescent Conflict, Emotion Regulation, and Internalizing Problems Among Latinx Adolescents

Latinx adolescents report higher levels of anxiety and depression symptoms (i.e., internalizing symptoms) compared to other ethnic groups. Research studies primarily conducted with European American youth have concluded that difficulties in emotion regulation and parent-adolescent conflict are associated with an increased risk for youth internalizing symptoms. Additionally, an important Latinx cultural value, familism, has been identified as a protective factor for internalizing symptoms for Latinx adolescents. Therefore, the current study examined how familism, parent-adolescent conflict, and difficulties in emotion regulation interact to influence the development of internalizing symptoms among Latinx adolescents. It was hypothesized that (a) parent-adolescent conflict and difficulties in emotion regulation would be positively correlated with internalizing symptoms, (b) a mediation model of the association between parent-adolescent conflict and internalizing symptoms through difficulties in emotion regulation would be supported, (c) familism would be negatively correlated with internalizing symptoms, and (e) familism would moderate the relation between parent-adolescent conflict and difficulties in emotion regulation. Lastly, this project explored whether familism would moderate the mediation model of the association between parent-adolescent conflict and internalizing symptoms through difficulties in emotion regulation. To test this, data from the Salud de los Adolescentes Latinos study, which recruited Latinx adolescents (N = 92) from Northern Utah, was analyzed. Results from the study showed that higher levels of parent-adolescent conflict, difficulties in emotion regulation, and the future support subscale of familism were associated with an increased risk for internalizing symptoms among Latinx adolescents. Based on previous research, it was predicted that higher levels of familism would be associated with lower levels of internalizing symptoms, showing a protective effect. However, an association in the opposite direction was found, indicating that in this study familism served as a risk factor. In addition, familism did not moderate the association between parent-adolescent conflict and difficulties in emotion regulation nor the mediation model tested from the second study aim. Future studies should investigate the specific risk and protective properties of familism for Latinx adolescents. Findings also indicated that the association between parent-adolescent conflict and internalizing symptoms was partially explained through difficulties in emotion regulation. In other words, higher parent-adolescent conflict was associated with more adolescent difficulties in emotion regulation, which subsequently increased the risk for internalizing symptoms. These findings suggest that parent-adolescent conflict and difficulties in emotion regulation are risk factors for Latinx youth internalizing problems. Therefore, prevention and intervention efforts should target parent-adolescent conflict and difficulties in emotion regulation to reduce the risk for internalizing symptoms among Latinx adolescents

Gender Wage Gap: IPO FIRMS

Gender Pay Gap at IPO Firms Kenia Chavez, Mentor: Dr. Tareque Nasser Department of Finance College of Business Administration According to a study conducted by Bernadette D. Proctor in 2015, women working full time in the United States typically were paid just 80 percent of what men were paid. This 20 percent pay-gap is observed both at the rank-and-file labor-force and the corporate executive levels at public corporations. However, the state of gender pay-gap at entrepreneurial ventures or IPO firms is not well documented. This research project is aimed at filling this gap in the literature. The research motivation for undertaking this study is twofold. First and foremost, if we were to study the nature of gender pay gap more closely, it is essential that one examines the firms that straddle between small and large, and private and public; IPO firms perfectly fit that description. Second, this topic draws significant interest of the media and is deemed important in policy circles so that any socio-economic gender bias can be eliminated, or at best alleviated, through curative policies. The main hurdle of conducting this research is the lack of readily available data on entrepreneurial firms. But this data can be hand collected from EDGAR’s (SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system) IPO prospectus filings. Therefore, we have begun the process of collecting data from EDGAR. Our sample of IPOs is between 1996 and 2013 obtained from the Securities Data Company (SDC). Accounting data would be collected from Compustat. For a comparative analysis with the S&P 1500 companies, we would use Execucomp data. The study would principally rely on regressions and matching methodologies for analysis. We have collected about half of the required data from EDGAR, which does not allow us to state anything definitive at the moment. We are hoping that the data collection will be completed by the end of spring 2019, and a working draft of an academic paper will be ready by the end of summer 2019 for conference presentations and submission to a journal for publication

A Preliminary Study for the Future Translocation of a Saimiri sciureus Troop from Sumak Allpa to Yasuní National Park: Assessing the Habitat Use, Population, and Behavior of a Common Squirrel Monkey Troop in Indillama

Sumak Allpa, an organization specializing in primate rehabilitation, plans to introduce a Common Squirrel Monkey Troop ( Saimiri sciureus ), the Yasuní Troop, to the Indillama region of Yasuní National Park. This study analyzes the habitat use, population, and behavior of the Saimiri sciureus troop, referred to as the Indillama Troop, already existing in the region, from April 14th to May 4th, 2019. Focal and scan observation techniques were used to observe the troop’s behavior, and EasyTrails on an iPhone 7 was used to record GPS data. EasyTrails was also used to map the trail system in the Indillama region. Thirty 10x30 m transects, 108 10x20m transects, and eight 20x30 meter transects were used to map the distribution of potential food sources and evidence of Saimiri sciureus presence. These data were analyzed using ArcGIS Online to establish the current home range of the Indillama Troop in order to figure out the best locations to introduce the Yasuní Troop. Population and behavior data were analyzed using Excel to determine the size of the troop and create an activity budget. The Indillama Troop’s home range is 72.3 hectares and to takes up a large portion of Northwest Indillama. The Indillama Troop consists of 29 individuals, 16 adults, 6 subadults, and 7 juveniles, and was found to spend most of its time moving or foraging. Since a large squirrel monkey troop already dominates most territory in Northwest Indillama, the Yasuní Troop should be introduced to the southeastern part of the region. Sumak Allpa, una organización que se especializa en la rehabilitación de los primates, quiere introducir una tropa del mono ardilla común, La Tropa Yasuní, a la región Indillama en Parque Nacional Yasuní. Este estudio se analiza el uso de hábitat, la población y el comportamiento de la tropa de Saimiri sciureus , La Tropa Indillama, que ya exista en el región, desde April 14th a May 4th, 2019. Las técnicas de observación de “escanear” y “focal” fueron usados para observar el comportamiento de la tropa. Se usaba a EasyTrails, una aplicación de iPhone 7, para grabar los datos de GPS. También se usaba EasyTrails para crear un mapa del sistema de los senderos en el región Indillama. Treinta transectos de 10x30m, 108 transectos de 10x20m, y ocho transectos de 20x30m fueron usados para grabar datos de GPS de fuentes de comida potencial y grabar evidencia de la presencia de Saimiri sciureus. Se analizaba los datos con ArcGIS Online para establecer el rango hogar de la Tropa Indillama para averiguar las ubicaciones preferidas en donde se puede introducir la Tropa Yasuní. Los datos de población y comportamiento fueron analizados usando Excel para calcular el tamaño de la tropa y crear un presupuesto de actividades. El rango hogar de la Tropa Indillama es 72.3 hectáreas y toma un gran porción del área noroeste de Indillama. La Tropa Indillama tiene 29 individuos, 16 adultos, 6 subadultos, y 7 juveniles, y estaba moviendose o buscando la comida la mayoría del tiempo. Dado que una tropa bastante grande de monos ardillas ya domina la mayoría del territorio del noroeste de Indillama, debería introducir la tropa Yasuní a las partes surestes del región

A Cultural Reckoning in the South Bronx and El Barrio: Intertwined Socio-Political Histories of Salsa and Hip Hop From Local Communities to National Expansion, 1960’s to Early 2000’s

This research explores the South Bronx and its immediate neighbors such as East Harlem, also known as El Barrio, between the nineteen-sixties and the early two-thousands for the intersections of Salsa and Hip Hop, not only as music genres and dance forms, but, as political movements calling to the socio-political climate of state neglect and abandonment of the residents. These neighborhoods are central to the origination of both Salsa and Hip Hop, and were shaped through the diversity of their inhabitants who embodied, celebrated, protested, and lifted their communities through engagement in these art forms. Tracing the intersections amplifies the connection between the two art forms, which in turn provides more clarity on the divergence in paths that each form has taken towards commercialization. Tracking the political economy of these two social dances can shed light on potential futures of these forms as they continue to push into the contemporary. Extensive research on each dance form exists separately, but often the information about their origins is met with brevity or excluded altogether. I was unable to unearth detailed research that placed these two art forms in dialogue with one another or traced the intersections. Therefore, it is important to situate these dance styles from their place of origin in context to one another through the socio-political climate at their births. I compiled research from scholars that utilize (i) theory supported through the embodied practice methods employed by the dance practitioners, (ii) documentaries that include visual images and interviews with residents/dancers from these neighborhoods that further support the theory, and (iii) newspaper articles from the seventies and eighties that render the discourse at the time. All of this work is situated within and in dialogue with Cultural studies, Latina/o studies, and Black studies

Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles: Determination of Metabolizable Energy Values Using Regression-Based Assays and their Correlation with Chemical Composition

The inherent variability and lack of standardization of in vivo assays to determine the metabolizable energy (ME) of DDGS has led to inconsistent values and limited its potential to use in broiler diets. Therefore, two experiments were conducted to characterize the content of nitrogen-corrected ME (MEn) in 11 DDGS sources obtained from various ethanol plants using a regression-based broiler assay and to attempt to develop equations to predict MEn based on its chemical composition. In experiment 1, the objectives were to determine the influence of inclusion level and feed intake on the resulting ME and MEn values of a single DDGS source when fed to broilers at multiple dietary inclusion levels. The ME and MEn values of DDGS determined by difference decreased as its dietary concentration increased. Pair-feeding the 30% DDGS diet to the 60% DDGS diet intake reduced the ME and MEn values of DDGS, indicating there was an effect of feed intake on the ME value of DDGS. Additionally, the MEn of DDGS was determined by two regression-based methods. First, the DDGS associated caloric intake was regressed against the amount of DDGS intake to generate linear regression equations with slopes corresponding to the MEn value of DDGS. Secondly, the dietary MEn was regressed against the DDGS inclusion level, and extrapolation of the regression line to 100% DDGS was used to estimate its ME value. Both regression methods yielded similar ME and MEn values of DDGS. Experiment 2 determined the MEn of 11 DDGS samples obtained from different biorefinery locations operated by a single ethanol producer and related these values with chemical composition and physical properties of the DDGS samples. Analyses of DDGS included gross energy, CP, Lys to CP ratio (Lys:CP), ether extract, DM, starch, total dietary fiber (TDF), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber (ADF), color scores, and particle size. On a DM basis, MEn of the 11 DDGS sources ranged from 2,284 to 3,088 kcal/kg with a CV of 7%. Hemicellulose was the only component found to be correlated with the MEn of DDGS. As a result, the lack of correlations between DDGS composition and its MEn precluded development of prediction equations. Overall, these results indicate that the MEn of DDGS estimated in MEn assays is influenced by its inclusion level in the test diet and partly due to effects on feed intake While the narrow variability in the chemical composition of the DDGS sources did not allow for the development of prediction equations, these results provide good insight into the energy utilization and uniformity of these sources for poultry feed formulations

The Effects of Elderspeak on the Mood of Older Adults with Dementia: A Preliminary Report

Barriers to effective and harmonious communication between caregivers and those affected with dementia are common and inevitable. An example of a common barrier is aphasia, which is a prevalent communication deficit associated with dementia. The social environment may further hinder harmonious communication through the use of well-intended, but ineffective speech patterns. Elderspeak (ES), which is infantilizing speech directed at older adults, is one such speech pattern that is commonly used in long-term care facilities (LTC) and is related to negative outcomes for older adults receiving it. Older adults with mild to moderate cognitive impairment who were residents at a LTC facility were exposed to two videos depicting a typical interaction between a nursing staff at a LTC facility and a resident. Prior to using the videos with older adults, they were validated for accuracy by nursing staff at a LTC facility. The videos depicted a “neutral” interaction (N-ES) and one that used elderspeak. Self-reports of mood were collected for older adults before and after each video. Behavioral observation of affect was collected while the older adults watched the videos. Qualitative interviews investigating preferences and opinions were administered after each video. Contrary to existing literature, results indicated that the participants in this study had similar emotional and behavioral responses to both videos. Further research is necessary in order to more fully determine what contextual variables affect how individuals with dementia respond to elderspeak