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Occupational exposure characterization of vacuum pump maintenance technicians in a semiconductor manufacturing environment

Creator:: Buser, Deborah Elaine
Abstract:: In the semiconductor industry, numerous potential occupational exposures exist as a result of the diversity of chemical and physical hazards unique to integrated circuit manufacturing. The hazards associated with maintenance tasks are challenging because the sporadic nature of the tasks make exposure monitoring difficult. In particular, vacuum pump maintenance is...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Semiconductor Manufacturing Facility. Abstract approved: Annette M. Rossignol In the semiconductor

West Nile Virus preparedness in Multnomah County : efficacy, benefits, and limitations of adulticide use for mosquito-borne disease

Creator:: Francis, Kristin A.
Abstract:: The objectives of this study were to provide a comprehensive review of the risks and benefits of using adulticides to reduce risk of mosquito-borne disease (particularly West Nile Virus) transmission to humans, as well as to decrease annoyance from nuisance mosquitoes. The study was designed with two major research components,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Limitations of Adulticide Use for Mosquito-Borne Disease. Apr Annette M. Rossignol The objectives of this

Depression, acculturation, and relationship power in Mexican immigrant women: an exploratory study

Creator:: Helfgott, Gabriela I.
Abstract:: One of the largely undetected and untreated health conditions affecting the Latino population in the United States is depression. Although the onset of depression can be influenced by a variety of factors that differ among individuals, Latinos in the United States are subject to certain cultural-specific social and environmental stresses...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Exploratory Study Abstract approved: - - - - - Annette M. Rossignol One of the largely undetected and

The effect of vitamin B-6 supplementation on plant protein utilization in adults

Creator:: Ruhumba-Sindihebura, Pascaline
Abstract:: We investigated the effect of pyridoxine supplementation on the utilization of protein in a low-protein, plant-based diet in four subjects (2 men and 2 women), aged 21 to 38 years. Following two days of a negligible protein diet, this 34 day study was divided into three dietary periods: the subjects...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: = = -7« * Annette M. Rossignol We investigated the effect of pyridoxine supplementation on the

The pursuit of bright futures : delayed sexual debut, declining HIV prevalence, and the social construction of sexual attitudes, values, and norms among adolescents in Uganda

Creator:: Herling, Allison M.
Abstract:: Uganda has experienced the largest decline of HIV prevalence of any country in the world, from a peak of 15% in 1991 to 5% today. In cooperation with community-based and faith-based organizations, the Ugandan government has pursued an AIDS prevention strategy centered on urging people to Abstain from sex, Be...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Values, and Norms Among Adolescents in Uganda Abstract approved: Annette M. Rossignol Uganda has

Lifestyle reduction of the risk of premature sexual activity in a high school population of American Seventh-Day Adventists : Valuegenesis 1989

Creator:: Weinbender, Miriam L. M.
Abstract:: BACKGROUND: Goals for reduction of adolescent American health risks include reduction of prevalence of early initiation of sexual activity among teens in the United States to <15% for fifteen year olds and <40% for seventeen year olds. Such a prevalence reduction would concomitantly reduce the risks for both unwanted teen...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Adventists: Valuegenesis 1989 Abstract approved :_ Redacted for Privacy Annette M. Rossignol BACKGROUND

The Kilauea Volcano adult health study, Hawai'i, USA

Creator:: Longo, Bernadette Mae
Abstract:: After 22 years of eruption at Kilauea Volcano, Hawai'i, an environmental, epidemiological, and ethnographic study was conducted to assess for adverse health effects from chronic exposure to volcanogernc air pollution. Environmental data from 2003 indicated that Kau District, from 37 to 74 km downwind from the eruption, was being exposed...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Adult Health Study. Hawai'i. U.S.A A Annette M. Rossignol After 22 years of eruption at Kilauea

The effects of using a cation exchange water softener on blood pressure

Creator:: Kang, Ki Sung
Abstract:: Water in 70 percent of the cities in the United States is hard enough that softening is either required or recommended. It is estimated that approximately 30 percent of all homes in the United States use water softeners. Water softeners, the cation exchange types suited for residential use, exchange sodium...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Water Softener on Blood Pressure Redacted for PrivacY Abstract approved: - Annette M. Rossignol

Premenstrual syndrome and the risk of breast cancer in premenopausal women

Creator:: Phillips, Margaret J.
Abstract:: A pilot study was conducted to evaluate whether premenstrual syndrome was a risk factor for breast cancer among premenopausal women. As subjects, 54 women between the ages of 26 and 46 years, each diagnosed with breast cancer, were compared to three separate control groups, consisting of 193 female patients seen...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Cancer in Premenopausal Women. Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy Annette M. Rossignol A pilot

Evaluation of NIOSH-sponsored engineering faculty workshops

Creator:: Farwell, Dianna
Abstract:: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has been sponsoring workshops for undergraduate engineering professors since 1984. The workshops were designed to educate engineering professors about the importance of addressing health and safety issues in their undergraduate engineering curricula. This study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: NIOSH- Sponsored Engineering Faculty Workshops Abstract approved: M. Rossignol The National Institute

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Occupational exposure characterization of vacuum pump maintenance technicians in a semiconductor manufacturing environment

West Nile Virus preparedness in Multnomah County : efficacy, benefits, and limitations of adulticide use for mosquito-borne disease

Depression, acculturation, and relationship power in Mexican immigrant women: an exploratory study

The effect of vitamin B-6 supplementation on plant protein utilization in adults

The pursuit of bright futures : delayed sexual debut, declining HIV prevalence, and the social construction of sexual attitudes, values, and norms among adolescents in Uganda

Lifestyle reduction of the risk of premature sexual activity in a high school population of American Seventh-Day Adventists : Valuegenesis 1989

The Kilauea Volcano adult health study, Hawai'i, USA

The effects of using a cation exchange water softener on blood pressure

Premenstrual syndrome and the risk of breast cancer in premenopausal women

Evaluation of NIOSH-sponsored engineering faculty workshops

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