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Aircraft noise stress and the effects on human health : a cross-sectional study in metropolitan Minnesota

Meister, Edward A. (1996-04-29)

Although the adverse auditory effects of noise have been the focus of occupational health research for decades, little is known about the nonauditory health effects that result from noise exposure. The focus of this re ...
Analysis of Oregon's Domestic Well Testing Act data for use in a sentinel surveillance system for private well contaminants

Hoppe, Brenda O. (2012-05-01)

The Safe Drinking Water Act ensures that public systems provide water that meets health standards. However, no such protection exists for millions of Americans who obtain water from private wells. Concern for safety is w ...
Assessing equity in health system finance and health care utilization : the case of Chile, and a model to measure health care access

Nunez Mondaca, Alicia Lorena (2011-11-22)

Chile has experienced great success in terms of economic growth in the last decades. This growing economy brings changes in the Chilean health care system. Its health care system was primarily funded by state sources unt ...
Assessment of the impact of tobacco enforcement citations on Oregon tobacco retailers' knowledge, attitudes, practices and policies towards minors' access

Street-Muscato, Louise (1997-04-28)

The purpose of this study is to assess whether or not enforcement of the Minors and Tobacco Laws in the form of a citation had an impact on the knowledge, attitudes, practices and policies of over-the-counter tobacco r ...
Bioterrorism : a survey of western United States hospital response readiness

Phillips, Margaret J. (2003-10-27)

A study to evaluate the level of hospital preparedness to respond to a bioterrorist attack such as smallpox or anthrax, in the western United States (Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Washington) was condu ...
Breast cancer screening behaviors among immigrant Iranian women in the United States

Shirazi, Mehra A. (2005-06-15)

The purpose of this study was to describe Iranian immigrant women's knowledge, beliefs and attitudes towards breast cancer, and their breast cancer screening behaviors. Specifically, this research examined the predict ...
A cognitive-motivational-relational examination of angry driving : applying Lazarus' model to a public health concern

Flint, Matthew O. (2003-12-04)
Comparing the bone marrow donor registration drive at Oregon State University with peer institutions

Tsang, Christabelle W. (2003-05-01)

More than 30,000 children and adults are diagnosed with life-threatening blood diseases such as leukemia, anemia and lymphomas in the U.S. every year. A transplant of stem cells, obtained from the bone marrow of a heal ...
Complementary and alternative medicine use and perceptions of control among women diagnosed with breast cancer

Henderson, Jessica W. (2001-06-26)

The number of women living with a breast cancer diagnosis will continue to increase with growing breast cancer incidence rates, greater utilization of early detection, and longer length of survival times. The prevalenc ...
Compliance with food category consumption guidelines based on student characteristics, family characteristics, and decision-making factors

Beary, Janet K. Hopkins (1994-05-02)
A cost effectiveness analysis of anthelminthic intervention for community control of Ascariasis : traditional vs. pharmaceutical therapy

Ortega, Fernando (2000-05-05)

A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a targeted intervention for community control of Ascariasis was carried out in three rural communities near Quito, Ecuador. Targeted treatment with Paico (Chenopodium ambrosioides) and Al ...
A cross cultural examination of factors influencing exercise during pregnancy

Nevarez, Holly Clements (2006-05-04)

Overweight and obesity are a growing national concern, particularly among women and selected minority populations (Ayala, Elder, Campbell, Slymen, Roy, Engelberg, et al., 2004; NHANES, 2003). Pregnant women bear a disp ...
Depression, acculturation, and relationship power in Mexican immigrant women: an exploratory study

Helfgott, Gabriela I. (2004-09-24)

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 amo ...
Development of an integrated patient history intake tool : a Delphi study

Lindahl, Michaela G. (2003-05-02)

Objective--Identify patient history intake questions common to four fields of medicine - allopathic, naturopathic, chiropractic and Traditional Chinese Medicine to be included in an Integrated Patient History Intake To ...
Distribution of bioavailable metals and a human health risk assessment from fish and crayfish in the lower Willamette River, Oregon

Krissanakriangkrai, Oraphin (2004-08-16)
Drug and alcohol use by freshman at Siuslaw High School and their opinions regarding potentially effective drug and alcohol education programs

Byrd, Marcia J. (1995-05-02)

This study addressed the incidence of drug use by freshmen at Siuslaw High School in Florence, Oregon, and sought their opinions about effective drug and alcohol prevention programs. The purpose was to provide basic d ...
An ecological analysis of adolescent females' perseptions of sex : implications for onset of sexual intercourse

Rink, Elizabeth (2006-05-16)

This study explores the intrapersonal and interpersonal ecological factors that influence adolescent females' perceptions of sex and the extent to which their perceptions of sex impact onset of sexual intercourse as th ...
Effectiveness of applying the transtheoretical model to improve physical activity behavior of university students

Boonchuaykuakul, Jinda (2005-12-02)

This study was divided into three stages. The first phase of the study aimed to examine factors influencing the students' participation in physical activity. Eight female and male university students participated in th ...
Elovl5 Regulates the mTORC2-Akt-FOXO1 Pathway by Controlling Hepatic cis-Vaccenic Acid Synthesis in Diet-Induced Obese Mice

Tripathy, Sasmita; Jump, Donald B. (American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2013-01)

Elevated hepatic expression of fatty acid elongase-5 (Elovl5) induces FoxO1 phosphorylation, lowers FoxO1 nuclear content and suppresses expression of genes involved in gluconeogenesis. In this report we define the mol ...
Enhancing social-emotional and character development for youths' success : a theoretical orientation and an evaluation using a cluster-randomized design

Snyder, Frank J. (2011-05-05)

Interest in social-emotional and character development (SECD) programming has intensified in recent years. SECD-related programs often seek to enhance a variety of health-related outcomes by addressing multiple influence ...