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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Vital and Health Statistics"”.
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The Effects of Particular Sounds on Certain Indices of Cardio-pulmonary Functions
… certain indices of cardio-pulmonary function and the degree and pattern of changes which occurred in the indices. The specific physiological parameters chosen to be monitored were heart rate, respiratory rate, mean tidal volume, instantaneous minute volume, and oxygen consumption. The …
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Models for Estimating Psychiatric Bed Needs
<p>Inland Counties Comprehensive Health Planning Council wished to estimate the psychiatric bed needs by type (such as state hospitals, board and care homes, etc.) in San Bernardino County from the distributions of patient arrivals and of lengths of stay. A statistical description of the system …
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Body Weight and Mortality Among Adults Who Never Smoked
… attributed to the effects of excess body fat, and also identify an increased mortality risk for adults of low body mass index (< 21 kg/m<sup>2</sup>), an association that, if causal among healthy adults, is without adequate pathophysiologic support.</p> <p>In this dissertation, I have conducted …
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Beverage Consumption and Hypertension: Findings from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
… was comprised of 18,953 subjects aged 18 years and older who participated in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Preference for diet soda over regular soda was higher in females as compared to males and in Caucasians as compared to other races. Mean alcohol consumption …
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The Experiences of NCAA Student-Athletes With an Eating Disorder or Disordered Eating
… Association (NCAA). Integrating criticism and connoisseurship and critical evocative portraiture, four post-collegiate women who participated in cross country and track, who were either clinically diagnosed with an ED/DE or who self-diagnosed, participated in two interviews to describe …
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Misfit Between Motivational Style and Type of Job Demand as a Factor in Developing Occupational Stress
… stress is costly in terms of human suffering and impaired organizational effectiveness. Occupational stress involves the interface between the individual worker and the work environment. The purpose of the study was to analyze the fit between motivational style and the type of job demands as a …
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The Association of Fluid Intake With Total Natural-cause Mortality, Coronary Heart Disease and Fatal Stroke
… that hypohydration contributes to acute and chronic illnesses, and to rheological factors associated with coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke. Therefore the relationship of fluid intake with risk of total natural-cause mortality, CHD and stroke death was examined using data on 34,192 …
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Identifying Risk Factors Related to Premature Birth Through Binary Logistic and Proportional Odds Ordinal Logistic Regression
… thesis will implement binary logistic regression and proportional odds ordinal logistic regression to predict different levels of premature birth and identify associated risk factors. The models will be built from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's 2014 Vital Statistics Natality Birth …
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Ensemble Tree-Based Machine Learning for Imaging Data
… tomography (PET), computed tomography (CT), and fluorescence intravital microscopy (IVM), have become prevalent for use in a wide variety of applications, from diagnostic purposes, tracking diseases' progress, and monitoring the effectiveness of treatments to decision-making processes. The …
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The Effect of Dietary Alpha - Linolenic Acid on Apparent Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Disease
<p>Eight healthy male lacto-ovo-vegetarian subjects averaging 28.0 ± 3.6 years of age (22 to 53 years) were fed a diet rich in α-linolenic acid (18:3 ω 3) for four weeks. Arterial blood pressure and body weight were recorded each week. Plasma 6-keto-prostaglandin F<sub>1α</sub> (6-keto- …
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The Application of Dialectical Behavior Therapy to Chronic Pain Management
… costs over 150 billion dollars each year in healthcare and legal expenses, and results in decreased work productivity and missed work days (Ballantyne, 2006; Boll, Raczynski, & Leviton, 2004; Thom, 2004). It is estimated that chronic pain negatively impacts 15% to 33% of the US population …
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Applications of Causal Inference Methods for the Estimation of Effects of Bone Marrow Transplant and Prescription Drugs on Survival of Aplastic Anemia Patients
… Each paper contributes to a nuanced understanding of treatment impacts, specifically focusing on bone marrow transplantation (BMT) and prescription drugs, and the identification of optimal treatment strategies.</p> <p>The first paper, "Causal Inference Analysis for Assessing the Effect of …
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The Morbidity & Mortality of Prevalent Heart Failure
… enrolled in the study from January to July 2006 and were followed up through the end of December 2010. The treatment policy at the clinic was to uptitrate dosages of beta-adrenergic blockade (β-blockers), angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) and angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARB) …
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Impact of Ambient Air Pollution on Survival of Renal Transplant Recipients
… associated with coronary heart disease morbidity and mortality. This research has focused on the general public and less so on possible sensitive subgroups even though these may have even greater susceptibility to adverse effects of ambient air pollution. With highly prevalent traditional as well …
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Benefits and Barriers to HIV Testing in a Population of Federal Detention Inmates
… effective in reducing the rate of new infections and improving the health and life expectancy of those living with HIV. There are however several high-risk populations in the US that remain largely unreached by HIV testing efforts, some of which could be reached while they spend time in prison or …