The Role of Spirituality in the Recovery Process of the Alcoholic Who is Attending a Twelve Step Program

Pupose: The purpose of this research was to investigate the role of spirituality on the recovery process of the alcoholic who is participating in the twelve step program. The type of information sought for this study were the spiritual experiences of individuals who are recovering alcoholics in a twelve step program for at least one year. Method: The research is qualitative, based on the tradition of phenomenology. In order to obtain the most comprehensive amount of information, a semi-structured interview was used. The sample size consisted of six participants, two females and four males. Their ages ranged from twenty-five to sixty-six. The participants were obtained through convenience and snowball sampling. The first participants were selected after responding to a posted advertisement. The rest of the participants were referred by friends. The data was obtained from the participants in audio taped interviews. The interviews were transcribed and analyzed using an editing analysis style. The unit of measurement was the paragraph. This holistic approach offered the opportunity to collect data about the participants' personal spiritual experiences in a thorough manner. Analysis resulted in identification of several themes and patterns among the lived experiences of six individuals in recovery from alcoholism. Results: There is little formal research on exactly what role spirituality plays in recovery from alcoholism. This study revealed that spirituality is the most essential theme in the recovery process. For these participants, there would be no recovery without spirituality. Another possible theory which was uncovered by this study is that as one becomes more spiritually evolved, one becomes more concerned about others as opposed to focusing on one's self. Implications for advanced practice nursing include assessment of spirituality when treating alcoholics and their families, increasing the acceptance of spirituality in a holistic approach to care by including spirituality in the curriculums of nursing programs at all levels, as well as facilitating the practitioner's self awareness regarding spirituality. Limitations: Two limitations of the study were a small sample size (n=6), as well as limited time. Conclusion: This study indicates that the role of spirituality in recovery is vital. Given that element, it would seem reasonable to continue research of spirituality in the recovery process and increase acceptance of that role within the medical, psychiatric, and nursing practice communities.Master'sSchool of Health Professions and Studies: NursingUniversity of Michiganhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/117771/1/Woodworth.pd

CLIMATE AND FISHING IMPACTS ON NORTH PACIFIC FISHERIES: INSIGHTS AND PROJECTIONS FROM CONTRASTING APPROACHES TO ECOSYSTEM MODELING

Ph.D.Ph.D. Thesis. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa 201

The Grizzly, November 14, 1986

Alumnae Jean Garton Returns to Present Controversial Abortion Lecture • Fall Board Meeting Convenes With Retirement Plan and $1000 Tuition Increase • Women Finish 2nd in MAC Cross-Country • Letters: Still the Same After All These Years; Butting; Self-Discipline • Floodgates Should Fly Open for Greaseband Experiment • Renowned Organist to Give Concert • ProTheatre Stages Three More Gems • Profile: Annette Lucas • Red & Gold Days Reflect Well on Ursinus Life • Men\u27s Cross-Country Runs Through Muddy Course to Place 4th in MAC\u27s • Breathing Life Into a Long Sleeping Lady Hoop Program • Brown Hangs Head Now, But Young Passing Attack Sparkles • Dickinson Drowns Ursinus Swimmers in Opener • Dean, AD Discuss Drugs • New Coach Key to Gymnastics\u27 Perfect 10 • Women\u27s Studieshttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1175/thumbnail.jp

Elimination of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus in an Animal Feed Manufacturing Facility

Citation: Huss AR, Schumacher LL, Cochrane RA, Poulsen E, Bai J, Woodworth JC, et al. (2017) Elimination of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus in an Animal Feed Manufacturing Facility. PLoS ONE 12(1): e0169612. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0169612Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV) was the first virus of wide scale concern to be linked to possible transmission by livestock feed or ingredients. Measures to exclude pathogens, prevent cross-contamination, and actively reduce the pathogenic load of feed and ingredients are being developed. However, research thus far has focused on the role of chemicals or thermal treatment to reduce the RNA in the actual feedstuffs, and has not addressed potential residual contamination within the manufacturing facility that may lead to continuous contamination of finished feeds. The purpose of this experiment was to evaluate the use of a standardized protocol to sanitize an animal feed manufacturing facility contaminated with PEDV. Environmental swabs were collected throughout the facility during the manufacturing of a swine diet inoculated with PEDV. To monitor facility contamination of the virus, swabs were collected at: 1) baseline prior to inoculation, 2) after production of the inoculated feed, 3) after application of a quaternary ammonium-glutaraldehyde blend cleaner, 4) after application of a sodium hypochlorite sanitizing solution, and 5) after facility heat-up to 60°C for 48 hours. Decontamination step, surface, type, zone and their interactions were all found to impact the quantity of detectable PEDV RNA (P < 0.05). As expected, all samples collected from equipment surfaces contained PEDV RNA after production of the contaminated feed. Additionally, the majority of samples collected from non-direct feed contact surfaces were also positive for PEDV RNA after the production of the contaminated feed, emphasizing the potential role dust plays in cross-contamination of pathogen throughout a manufacturing facility. Application of the cleaner, sanitizer, and heat were effective at reducing PEDV genomic material (P < 0.05), but did not completely eliminate it

The Grizzly, September 4, 1987

Convocation Greets Academic Year • Eisenhower Speech Kicks off New Year • Land of the Rising Sun • Student Life Shapes Up • Letter: Just Call Me Papa Juan • Just When You Thought It was Safe • Garrick Joins Resident Director Program • Hiel Begins Boosting Bookstore • Hager Brings New Ideas to College • Quinlin Continues Education • Notes: Women\u27s Stress Workshop; U.C. Honors Hardman and Neslen • Ursinus Football: For the Sheer Fun of It • Cross Country Runs Towards Promising Season • Hockey Travel to West Chester for Annual Tournament • Tannenbaum Sweeps CoSIDA Awards Again • Soccer Off to Rocky Start • The Dead Will Survive • Oh No! Video Blowouthttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1190/thumbnail.jp

Biochemical markers of ongoing joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis - current and future applications, limitations and opportunities

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease associated with potentially debilitating joint inflammation, as well as altered skeletal bone metabolism and co-morbid conditions. Early diagnosis and aggressive treatment to control disease activity offers the highest likelihood of preserving function and preventing disability. Joint inflammation is characterized by synovitis, osteitis, and/or peri-articular osteopenia, often accompanied by development of subchondral bone erosions, as well as progressive joint space narrowing. Biochemical markers of joint cartilage and bone degradation may enable timely detection and assessment of ongoing joint damage, and their use in facilitating treatment strategies is under investigation. Early detection of joint damage may be assisted by the characterization of biochemical markers that identify patients whose joint damage is progressing rapidly and who are thus most in need of aggressive treatment, and that, alone or in combination, identify those individuals who are likely to respond best to a potential treatment, both in terms of limiting joint damage and relieving symptoms. The aims of this review are to describe currently available biochemical markers of joint metabolism in relation to the pathobiology of joint damage and systemic bone loss in RA; to assess the limitations of, and need for additional, novel biochemical markers in RA and other rheumatic diseases, and the strategies used for assay development; and to examine the feasibility of advancement of personalized health care using biochemical markers to select therapeutic agents to which a patient is most likely to respond

Characterizing the rapid spread of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) through an animal food manufacturing facility

New regulatory and consumer demands highlight the importance of animal feed as a part of our national food safety system. Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) is the first viral pathogen confirmed to be widely transmissible in animal food. Because the potential for viral contamination in animal food is not well characterized, the objectives of this study were to 1) observe the magnitude of virus contamination in an animal food manufacturing facility, and 2) investigate a proposed method, feed sequencing, to decrease virus decontamination on animal food-contact surfaces. A U.S. virulent PEDV isolate was used to inoculate 50 kg swine feed, which was mixed, conveyed, and discharged into bags using pilot-scale feed manufacturing equipment. Surfaces were swabbed and analyzed for the presence of PEDV RNA by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). Environmental swabs indicated complete contamination of animal food-contact surfaces (0/40 vs. 48/48, positive baseline samples/total baseline samples, positive subsequent samples/total subsequent samples, respectively; P \u3c 0.05) and near complete contamination of non-animal food-contact surfaces (0/24 vs. 16/18, positive baseline samples/total baseline samples, positive subsequent samples/total subsequent samples, respectively; P \u3c 0.05). Flushing animal food-contact surfaces with low-risk feed is commonly used to reduce cross-contamination in animal feed manufacturing. Thus, four subsequent 50 kg batches of virus-free swine feed were manufactured using the same system to test its impact on decontaminating animal food-contact surfaces. Even after 4 subsequent sequences, animal food-contact surfaces retained viral RNA (28/33 positive samples/total samples), with conveying system being more contaminated than the mixer. A bioassay to test infectivity of dust from animal food-contact surfaces failed to produce infectivity. This study demonstrates the potential widespread viral contamination of surfaces in an animal food manufacturing facility and the difficulty of removing contamination using conventional feed sequencing, which underscores the importance for preventing viruses from entering and contaminating such facilities

The Grizzly, May 1, 1987

Will Ursinus Make the Grade? • Commuters Recognized • Student Apathy a Farce • Beatles Now Available on Disc • Dougy is King to Sig Rho • Notes: Summer Tennis Strategies Offered; Continuing Ed. Becomes Assertive; Physical Education Day: May 4th; Band and Jazz Ensemble to Perform • Lacrosse Shoots for 4th Title; Bingaman Breaks Another Record • MAC\u27s Return to Ursinus; Bears Look to Usurp Crown • Golf Ties Record at 15-1: Klee, Ignatowicz Lead Bears to MAC Fifth • Trout Tourney Results • The Men Looking For Glory • Baseball Season Ends on Down Note • Kulp Driven to Excellence • Softball Denied Playoffs • Women Netters .500 • Dolman Leaves with Warm Feelings • Renovations at Myrin • Zucker Retires to Further Musical Interests • Multi-talented Symons Ends Forty Year Career at Ursinus • Page Closes the Book at Ursinushttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1189/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, September 25, 1987

Wild Weekend: Tippler Topples, Vandals Varnish, Class Cutters Cavort • Sororities to Begin Formal Rushing Season • Freshmen Find Fun on Campus • Letters: Unholy Parent\u27s Day Irks Jews; Old Men\u27s Life Bad News; Students Have Bills to Pay, Too • Freshman AIDS Orientation • Domestic Violence an Issue • Cameron a Pro Habla-ing • House Bill 749 • Victorious Volleyballers • Soccer\u27s Hoover Earns Athlete of the Week • Football Falls to F&M • Scabs to Score for NFL? • Cross Country Running to the Top • Hockey Lashes LaSalle • Busie Bodys Rehearse • Lantern Announces Deadline • All Greeks Not Geeks • Nautical Natives Sailing with Club Revival • Fat Fear: Freshman Fifteen Thickens Frosh • Ills a Problem Already • E-burg Offers Basic Grub • It\u27s Your Future • CAB Gets Some Public Relations • As Members Drop, the Show Must Go On • Entertainment: Ursinus Stylehttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1193/thumbnail.jp