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  • Healthcare Provider Recommendation and Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Rate among Adolescents ages 13-17

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    Sawtelle, Katie G.
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    This literature review will outline HPV vaccination rates among those ages 13-17, barriers to HPV vaccination and highlight physician recommendation, the strongest predictor of HPV vaccine uptake. It was found that only about 54.2% of adolescents between the ages of 13 and 17 are up to date with HPV vaccination...
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    :_____________________________________________________ Cynthia Mojica This literature review will outline HPV vaccination rates among those

  • The Effects of air mass origin on cumulus clouds in the Caribbean

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    Johnson, Kimberly
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    Knowledge concerning trade wind cumulus, one of the most dominant cloud types on the planet, has become increasingly important when considering global issues such as climate change due to their potential influence on the Earth’s energy budget. In this project, using data from the Rain in Cumulus over the Ocean...
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    : ___________________________________________________ Cynthia Twohy

  • A Review of Factors that Influence Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Rates

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    Aguiñaga, Marina T.
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    This review aimed to identify the factors that influence human papillomavirus (HPV) immunization initiation and completion among adolescents and young adults. A review of literature pertaining to HPV vaccination was performed that used data published after 2012. It was found that the average HPV vaccination rate in the United States...
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    Cynthia Mojica This review aimed to identify the factors that influence human papillomavirus (HPV

  • A Critical Public Health Analysis of Drug Dependency Among Iranian Women

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    Shakibnia-Shirazi, Maysa
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    According to the United Nations, Iran has one of the highest percentages of drug addicts in the world, with anywhere between three and four million addicts addicted to heroin or crystal meth in a population of 80 million. At least 700,000 of these addicts are women, whom make up ten...
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    :_____________________________________________________ Cynthia Mojica According to the United Nations, Iran has one of the highest percentages

  • Understanding the High Prevalence of Pediatric Dental Caries in Southeastern Oregon

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    McEwen, Megan
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    Background. The prevalence of pediatric dental caries (PDC) is 55.7% nationally, 52% in Oregon, and 73% in Southeastern Oregon. We examined prevention programs, clinical services, and water fluoride levels in Southeastern Oregon to understand the high PDC prevalence. Methods. We conducted telephone surveys and used secondary data to assess water...
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    Sciences ________________________________________________________________________ Cynthia Mojica

  • Evaluation of Fusarium proliferatum Mycotoxin Profiles in Infected Garlic Cloves

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    Rossi, Francesca
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    Fusarium proliferatum is a fungus found in soils which produces the mycotoxin group known as fumonisins. Of human concern due to hepato-, nephro- and neurotoxicity, the threat of fumonisins lies within several food items, including corn, wheat sorghum, asparagus and, more recently, garlic. Manifesting as ““garlic rot”,” F. proliferatum infection...
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Cynthia Ocamb, Committee Member, representing Department of Botany and Plant Pathology

  • Perceptions of Sexual Health Websites by Low Income Urban African American Youth and Service Providers

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    Williams, Dacia R.
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    Low-Income urban African American (LIU-AA) youth are at high risk for HIV/STIs and adolescent pregnancy. Sexual health websites (SHWs) offer an inexpensive, easy-to-disseminate, and potentially highly-accessible method of improving sexual health knowledge, awareness, and help-seeking. The present study examined engagement regarding sexual health websites for at-risk, LIU-AA youth. We conducted...
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    ., Levine, D., Black, S. Schmiege, S., Santelli, J., (2012). American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 467

  • Toad Populations Decreasing in South Korea

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    Chung, Yun Soo
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    Massive die-offs of Bufo bufo gargarizans were observed in May 2008 in Mangwal Gee, Korea. To find out the causes for this disaster several different elements were examined: pH, total nitrogen, dissolved oxygen (DO), and dissolved heavy metal, suspension, introduced species, habitat change, disease, temperature changes, and precipitation and humidity....
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    adapted amphibian. J Experl Biol 208:105-112. Cynthia, Kagarise Sherman and Martin L. Morton. 1993

  • Machine Learning and Optimization Applications in Agriculture

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    Molotkov, Alexander
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    The ever-increasing global population presents looming problems for the field of agriculture. Global food demand will, at some point, increase to the point where there is not enough crop-ready land to keep up. This creates an additional incentive, other than economics, for growers to increase their yield-per-acre and make sure...
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    for J : Number of plant populations Sp : Earliest harvest time for a given population, p. Ep : Latest

  • The Identification of Ophiostoma novo-ulmi subsp. americana from Portland Elms

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    Au, Benjamin
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    Dutch elm disease (DED) is a disease of elm trees caused by three species of Ascomycota fungi: Ophiostoma ulmi, Ophiostoma novo-ulmi, and Ophiostoma himal-ulmi. There are also two subspecies of O. novo-ulmi: subsp. americana and subsp. novo-ulmi. The pathogen is spread by bark beetles, which inhabit and traverse different elms....
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    : Melodie Putnam, Mentor, Botany and Plant Pathology Dr. Cynthia Ocamb, Committee