About Diabetes by Melissa Bess (Nutrition and Health Education Specialist)

* Statistics * What is diabetes? * Blood glucose * Types of diabetes * Diabetes pyramid/nutrition * Relation to other chronic diseases * Prevention * Are you at risk? * Myths about diabetes Statistics * 20.8 million children and adults * 7% of the...

Campus Security Authorities

* Focus on individuals students might seek out to report a crime o Line responsibility o Student life – housing, judiciary, dispute resolution, extracurriculars, sports, etc. o Contact with students * Focus on student activity advisors, residence...

Ruby on Rails: an introduction

* Presentation subtitle: 20pt Arial Regular, green R223 | G255 | B102 Recommended maximum length: 2 lines * Confidentiality/date line: 13pt Arial Regular, white Maximum length: 1 line * Information separated by vertical strokes, with two spaces on...

National Forum Annual Business Meeting, Awards and Leadership Recognition

The National Forum Honors- A Tribute to Out-going Leadership Present by Tom Pearson * Sara Huston, PhD Cardiovascular Health Council Delegate North Carolina Vice-chair, Monitoring and Evaluation Implementation Group * Michael Lauer, MD, FACC, FAHA National Heart, Lung,...

International SOS Scholastic Traveler Program

Emergency Record with Proactive Vaccination Management Contact Profile – personal, emergency, physician contacts Health Summary – medical history, allergies, medications Vaccination Management – interactive tool comparing traveler vaccination history to travel destinations. Storage...

What is the Delphi Technique?

* Qualitative research technique … * … but with quantitative elements * Relies on the judgement of a panel of experts * Iterative process, taking place over a number of ‘rounds’ * Much admired: o Very flexible o Good at getting beneath the surface...

What is medical evacuation?

* The emergency transportation of the insured person from the location where the insured person is injured or becomes ill to the nearest hospital where the appropriate medical treatment can be obtained * Medical Evacuation must be ordered by a Physician What is repatriation? *...

Programming in Oracle with PL/SQL

PL/SQL * Allows using general programming tools with SQL, for example: loops, conditions, functions, etc. * This allows a lot more freedom than general SQL, and is lighter-weight than JDBC. * We write PL/SQL code in a regular file, for example PL.sql, and load it with @PL in the...

Tumor Immunology specific Immune Response

* Cancer immunosurveilance: immune system can recognize and destroy nascent transformed cells * Cancer immunoediting: immune system kill and also induce changes in the tumor resulting in tumor escape and recurrence (epigenetic changes or Darwinian selection) Immune Recognition of...

Public Service Commission Nuclear Power Plants

* Florida’s statutes on nuclear power plants * Commission’s implementing rules * Cost recovery process * Legislature’s promotion of investment in nuclear power—Chapter 403.519 o Lists petition requirements o Establishes time limits for consideration o Specifies criteria for need...