Refugees -- United States; Delivery of Health Care -- United States; Assimilation (sociology); Immigrants -- United States; Culture Shock; Intercultural Communication
Every year, due to environmental, political or social reasons, a large number of people worldwide are forced to leave their homes and many become refugees. Based on the U.S. Refugee Act of 1980, the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 protocol,...
The purpose of this study was to establish a foundation for developing an evidence-based assessment guideline to be used by nursing and medical personnel when evaluating a firefighter’s ability to return to work after a lower extremity injury....
Icteridae; Birds of North America -- Ecology; Birds of North America -- Behavior; Conservation biology; Ecological genetics;
In this dissertation, I examined the Bahama Oriole (Icterus northropi) at multiple scales, with the aim of developing a sound management plan for this critically endangered bird. In the first of five studies, I measured plumage variation among four...
Brain microbleeds (BMB), often present in cerebrovascular and neurodegenerative diseases and neurotrauma, are associated with both chronic and acute illness of significant social and economic impact. Because BMB present a source of potentially...
Brain microbleeds (BMB), often present in cerebrovascular and neurodegenerative diseases and neurotrauma, are associated with both chronic and acute illness of significant social and economic impact. Because BMB present a source of potentially...
