Background: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. CVD mainly comprise of coronary heart disease and stroke and were ranked first and fourth respectively amongst leading causes of death in the United States. Influenza (flu) caus…
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Uruguay has some of the strictest tobacco-control laws in Latin America. Despite this, youth smoking rates in Uruguay are amongst the highest in South America. Thus, it is important to identify strategies to prevent youth smoking in Uruguay. The current qualitative research stud…
A cross-sectional survey design with a nested panel was conducted in 2000 and 2002 with key leaders from South Carolina to understand impact of APPI on key leaders' collaborative capacity in teen pregnancy prevention. Key leaders from 23 counties with completion of 3-year funded…
Coronary heart disease (CHD) remains one of this country's leading cause of mortality. This study has concentrated on the development of a functional biscuit, which will reduce selected risk factors for heart disease, in particular elevated serum homocysteine. The developed bisc…
Previous literature showed weak and sometimes contradictory evidence regarding the best interventions to prevent pressure ulcers and the best factors that can serve as predictors for ulceration. The aim of this study was to explore effective interventions and associated risk fac…
Dracunculiasis , also referred to as Guinea worm disease (GWD), is an ancient scourge on the brink of eradication. It is contracted when humans drink water from sources infested by microcrustacean copepods harboring Guinea worm (GW) larvae. The copepods dissolve in the stomach a…
Nigerian banks and financial institutions have reflected a chronic inability to prevent financial fraud. This descriptive study helped to explore management's and government's roles in preventing fraud and other criminal behaviors within Nigerian banks, which have resulted in lo…
The global spread, economic impact and public health implications of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) have attracted the attention of the international health and scientific communities to the importance of avian influenza virus (AIV) research and surveillanc…
The United States national strategy for Countering Violent Extremism is broadly written and currently does not provide the framework necessary to combat homegrown violent extremism and the foreign fighter phenomenon. The threat of foreign terrorist organizations targeting the Un…
C. albicans is the most commonly encountered fungal pathogen of the oral cavity and normally resides on the dorsum of the tongue as a commensal opportunistic microorganism (Navazesh, 1995. Arendorf, 1980). The mouth and the uro-genital system are the primary sites of isolation a…
This qualitative and phenomenological study sought to determine if there is a need for additional programming on the benefits of a more positive school climate and school connectedness as a means of decreasing school violence. The background and history of school violence as wel…
The Affordable Care Act expanded access to Medicaid programs and required them to provide essential health benefits, which can include prevention services. This study assesses the costs and benefits to using Medicaid funding to implement a well-known evidence-based program, Func…
Cognitive decline in old age is normative, but decline can be exacerbated in individuals with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) risk factors. Recent studies suggest that certain dietary regimens may slow or exacerbate this decline. However, it is uncertain how changes in whole food consu…
Worldwide, almost 630,000 women died from breast cancer last year. North American women face a lifetime risk for breast cancer of one in eight, with nearly 500 new breast cancer diagnoses each week in Canada. The overall global incidence of breast cancer continues to rise. Five …
Mexico is experiencing increased rates of substance use among children and adolescents. This is concerning as early substance use is associated with an increased risk for developing mental and physical health problems during adulthood. These outcomes may be prevented through ear…
The current study investigated the clinical utility of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory for Adolescents, Restructured Form (MMPI-A-RF) to identify differences among juvenile youth that reported experiencing trauma compared to those who did not, as well as, clinica…
Suicide is a concern among college students and on college campuses across the United States. Prior research has shown a number of variables that impact access to help-seeking for students experiencing thoughts of suicide. The present study sought to examine positive and negativ…
Health departments are using HIV data to monitor HIV growth in real time. The main purpose of this monitoring is to come up with policies for efficient allocation of medical resources. In order to achieve the efficient medical resources allocation, a method should be established…
The field of psychotherapy dutifully addresses ruptures in the psyche for posttraumatic stress victims of war and associated violent operations. This thesis explores the possibility of creating resiliency to help prevent and lessen the occurrences or severity of posttraumatic st…