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Usability testing of ramps used for boarding and disembarking public transportation vehicles
(2010)
Accessible public transportation facilitates participation in social and recreational activities. The slope of the ramps on public transportation vehicles affects accessibility of these vehicles. The changes in these ramp ...
How professional socialization and practice characteristics shape culturally competent care
(2010)
For this research, I used a sociological framework that draws on theoretical and empirical works that seek to understand health disparities and the social organization of health care. My purpose is to understand the factors ...
A preliminary examination of the associations among worksite environment, worksite health culture, and modifiable employee health risk
(2010)
In recent years, the focus of worksite health promotion has begun to shift from the individual employee to the worksite environment and health culture. The purpose of this study was to examine the cross-sectional associations ...
Envoys of the yellow emperor: The globalization and domestication of acupuncture focusing on a school of Asian medicine in Munich Germany
(2010)
This thesis explores the transnational flow of acupuncture and Chinese Medicine by focusing on an acupuncture school in Munich, Germany. A large part of the appeal of acupuncture in the West is that it is foreign and exotic, ...
The impact of anti-congestion policies on fuel consumption, carbon dioxide emissions and urban sprawl: Application of RELU-TRAN2, a CGE model
(2010)
RELU-TRAN (Regional Economy and Land Use and Transportation) is a numerically solvable general equilibrium model (Anas and Liu, 2007), which treats in a unified manner the regional economy, urban land use and urban personal ...
The influence of demographic factors, knowledge and beliefs on intention for mammography screening among Jordanian women
(2010)
Significance. Although breast cancer is a serious women's health problem in Jordan, little is known about women's screening behavior for this disease. Purpose. To better understand knowledge about breast cancer and screening, ...
The metaphysics of dementia: The intersection of personal identity and clinical ethics
(2010)
An advance directive is a legally binding contract which an individual of sound mind creates in order to direct care when she is no longer able to communicate her desires. The moral authority of a directive is derived from ...
Public health controversy of radioactive warfare: Depleted uranium and displaced discourse in Medically Unexplained Chronic Syndromes (MUCS)
(2013)
The use of depleted uranium weapons has generated much international controversy over possible public health consequences. This dissertation examines the role of medical sociopolitics in the debate over depleted uranium ...
Examining pathways between maternal childhood circumstances and self-reported pregnancy related stress among primiparous women
(2015)
Despite growing acceptance of impact of early life circumstances upon pregnancy related stress and birth outcomes, especially among those living in poverty, there is a dearth of research examining the facets of childhood ...
Evaluation of the e-vapor market across Erie and Niagara counties, NY
(2014)
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) commonly referred to as e-cigarettes, e-cigs and e-vapor products were initially promoted and sold online, and in traditional tobacco retail outlets, but have quickly expanded ...