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ENDORSING FORCED SEXUAL CONTACT BUT DENYING RAPE: A BEWILDERING DISCREPANCY
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2016-05)
One in five women becomes a victim of sexual assault while in college. The effects of sexual assault are devastating, systemic and diminish the sense of safety on campus in general. Previous research found a total of 45% ...
COMEDY OF POLITICS: HOW SATIRE AFFECTS THE ATTITUDES TOWARDS A POLITICIAN
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2016-12)
Throughout history, satirists have mocked politicians. However, in recent years politicians have involved themselves in satire, making appearances on shows like Saturday Night Live and The Daily Show. These appearances and ...
DETERMINATION OF MITOCHONDRIAL TOXICITY AND POTENTIAL APOPTOTIC PATHWAY OF RUTHENIUM POLYPYRIDYL COMPLEXES [(phen)2Ru(tatpp)]Cl2 AND [(phen)2Ru(tatpp)Ru(phen)2]Cl4
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2016-05)
The solution to cancer has been elusive due to the toxicity inadvertently involved with healthy cells and the increasing level of resistance to current chemotherapeutics. This includes the gold standard cancer therapeutics ...
IDENTIFICATION OF THE PLATEAU OF CADMIUM EXTRACTION FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTION BY INVASIVE MACROPHYTE: EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2016-12)
Cadmium is an extremely deleterious heavy metal characterized by high toxicity, environmental disruptiveness and difficult removal. Utilizing an aquatic macrophyte, Eichhornia crassipes, as a phytoremediant of cadmium has ...
COMPLIANCE WITH HAND HYGIENE POLICY IN A NURSING HOME: A PILOT STUDY
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2016-12)
This project investigated the unanswered question of nursing staff’s practice and attitudes toward hand hygiene policy in a nursing home. Hand hygiene is the most essential measure known to limit nosocomial infection ...
AQUA POD: PORTABLE INTERCHANGEABLE ARSENIC FILTER FOR INDIVIDUAL WATER PURIFICATION
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2016-05)
Millions live without safe water despite modern technology. For those living in first-world countries, access to large-scale water purification or bottled water is common. However, problems arise for those living in villages ...
ALARM FATIGUE: NURSES’ PERSPECTIVE
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2016-05)
Alarm fatigue is the desensitization of healthcare providers to the sound of hospital alarms (Tanner, 2013). The problem is the frequency of alarms sounding in hospitals, causing the nurses to be desensitized to alarm ...
BUMETANIDE DEMONSTRATES AMELIORATION OF LEARNING AND MEMORY DEFICITS INDUCED BY KETAMINE ADMINISTRATION IN A NEONATAL RAT MODEL
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2016-05)
Ketamine, which is widely used as a pediatric anesthetic, has been reported by our and other groups to demonstrate persistent deficits in learning and memory, and alterations in N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) ...
COMPREHENSIVE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A WIRELESS GRIP STRENGTH MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR TELEMEDICINE
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2016-05)
Many daily functions require involvement of the flexor musculature of the forearms and hands; i.e., the muscles that produce grip strength. Grip strength is commonly used as a measure to track general wellness, disease ...
CHARACTERISTICS OF NURSING MENTORS IN A HEALTHCARE SETTING
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2016-05)
Several studies have shown that the mentoring of nurses in the healthcare setting is beneficial for involved nurses. Yet there is little research considering what mentoring characteristics nurses need to help them reach ...