This study evaluated the effects of three different anthelmintic strategies on animal performance and anthelmintic effectiveness in weaned calves during a 42-d preconditioning period. The study was conducted at four locations over 2 yr and included a total of 797 recently weaned spring-born calves (initial BW 260 ± 37.7 kg).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA university setting offers a unique opportunity to address physical activity for individuals with disabilities. The purpose of this case series was to highlight the development of a formal student-assisted exercise program and examine its impact on the perceived quality of life, exercise confidence, and functional mobility of college-aged individuals with intellectual and physical disabilities. Data from twelve participants was analyzed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJohnsongrass [ (L.) Pers.] is a non-native, invasive species that causes substantial losses in row crops and hay fields, which could be minimized by using Johnsongrass as a conserved forage.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInterprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP) can be achieved through purposeful interprofessional education of healthcare students within a clinical environment. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between past participation of students in IPCP with interprofessional attitudes of students, as measured by the Interprofessional Attitudes Scale (IPAS). It further examined differences in IPAS based on profession.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate a tool for documenting professional identity formation (PIF) among preclinical medical students, via reflective writings (RWs) about their clinical shadowing experiences.
Approach: To address our key questions, stakeholders conducted comprehensive literature analysis, and the authors developed an analytic rubric through an iterative immersion/crystallisation process.
Evaluation: Rubric iterations were empirically tested, assessed for interrater reliability, refined and then applied in successive development phases to medical student RW narratives.
Mobility is a human right. The traditional definition of mobility in physical therapy practice is centered on translocation and, while accurate, is not comprehensive. In this article, we propose the ON Time Mobility framework: that all children have the right to be mobile throughout their development to explore, engage in relationships, and develop agency to cocreate their lives.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has reinforced the importance of facial protection against droplet transmission of diseases. Healthcare workers wear personal protection equipment (PPE), including face shields and masks. Plastic face shields may have advantages over regular medical masks.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInformal workers produce economic, social, and environmental value for cities. Too often, policy elites, including those promoting sustainable cities, overlook this value, proposing formalization and relying on deficit-based framings of informal work. In this perspective piece, we bring critical research and community-produced knowledge about informal work to sustainability scholarship.
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November 2020
Introduction: There is limited data in the scientific literature using quantitative methods to assess response of golfer's cramp to intervention. The objective of this pilot study was to use quantitative measures to study the effect of propranolol and looking at the hole when putting.
Methods: 14 golfers completed 50 10' putts (10 each x 5 conditions): two-handed looking at the ball, right hand only looking at the ball, two-handed looking at the hole, then following a single 10 mg oral dose of propranolol two-handed and right hand only putts looking at the ball.
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of an interprofessional education (IPE) clinical experience for medical and physical therapy students on students' comfort levels and attitudes toward patients with disabilities.
Methods: Forty students were recruited for this study, 20 from the College of Medicine and 20 from the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at University of Central Florida with 10 students from each program self-selected into a control group or an experimental group. The experimental group attended an IPE clinical experience that included an encounter with a patient with a disability.
Objectives: The Biodex SD Stability System has been shown to be a reliable assessment tool for postural stability. However, its ability to provide an accurate representation of balance has not been compared with functional performance measures such as the four-square step test (FSST) and timed-up-and-go test (TUG). The purpose of this study was to investigate reliability, internal consistency, and construct validity of FSST, TUG, and Biodex SD (limits of stability [LOS] and modified Clinical Test of Sensory Organization and Balance [m-CTSIB]).
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November 2018
Purpose: To determine whether quantitative methods could separate golfers with a possible dystonic cause of the "yips" from those that appear to be nondystonic.
Methods: Twenty-seven golfers completed 10 two-handed and 10 right hand-only putts. Surface EMG assessed forearm muscle co-contraction and motion detectors monitored wrist and putter movements.
A 45-d backgrounding study was conducted to compare animal performance, forage nutritive value, digestion dynamics, and diet costs of conserved forage systems for weaned beef calves. One hundred and eight weaned Angus × Simmental beef calves (initial BW 279 ± 34 kg) were randomly assigned to one of three diets ( = 3 pens/treatment): 1) free-choice annual ryegrass (; cv. 'Marshall') baleage and 4 kg of a 50/50 mixture of pelleted soybean hulls and corn gluten feed, 2) free-choice Tifton 85 bermudagrass () and 3 kg of a 50/50 mixture of pelleted soybean hulls and corn gluten feed, or 3) free-choice corn silage (; cv.
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November 2017
Exposure to secondhand smoke from burning tobacco products causes premature death and disease, including coronary heart disease, stroke, and lung cancer among nonsmoking adults and sudden infant death syndrome, acute respiratory infections, middle ear disease, exacerbated asthma, respiratory symptoms, and decreased lung function in children (1,2). The U.S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDue to the high incidence of sports concussion, various health and medical providers are likely to encounter athletes who have sustained such an injury. Management of concussion necessitates coordinated care by the members of the sports medicine team due to its pathophysiology and complexity of management during recovery. All members of the sports medicine team must possess contemporary knowledge of concussion management as well as strong interprofessional communication skills to ensure effective care and safe return to sports participation.
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