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Southwestern Adventist University

EducationKeene, Texas, United States
About: Southwestern Adventist University is a education organization based out in Keene, Texas, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Plasmodium vivax & Pisco Formation. The organization has 19 authors who have published 36 publications receiving 1002 citations.

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TL;DR: This paper found that real oil prices significantly explain movements in the value of the U.S. dollar against major currencies from the 1970s to 2008, and their long-run and forecasting results are remarkably consistent with an oil-exchange rate relationship.

396 citations

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TL;DR: A literature review of published peer-reviewed empirical research on the outcomes of mobilising hospitalised adults is presented in this article, showing that most inpatients would benefit from mobilisation and would experience optimal functions.
Abstract: Aims and objectives To review current research evidence on the outcomes of mobilising hospitalised adults. Background Although immobility is known to cause functional decline or complications, inpatient ambulation emerged as the most often missed element of nursing care. This study is designed to review research studies that give evidence as to the consequences of mobilising or not mobilising hospitalised adult patients. Design A literature review of published peer-reviewed empirical research was undertaken. Methods The electronic databases of MEDLINE (Ovid), CINAHL, and PubMed were accessed to search for relevant empirical articles, supplemented by a search of reference lists contained in retrieved articles and citation tracking. Results Thirty-six studies were identified for inclusion in the review. Four areas (study design, sample size, measurement and statistical analysis) were evaluated for methodological quality, and most studies showed strong quality. A synthesis of the findings generated four themes of the effects of inpatient mobilisation: (1) physical outcomes included pain, deep vein thrombosis, fatigue, etc.; (2) psychological outcomes included anxiety, depressive mood, distress, comfort and satisfaction; (3) social outcomes included quality of life and independence; and (4) organisational outcomes included length of stay, mortality and cost. Conclusion Mobilising hospitalised adults brings benefits for not only physical functioning, but also their emotional and social well-being. Moreover, ambulation yields important organisational benefits. These benefits of mobilisation on four areas required viewing the patient in a holistic manner. Even though each study approached different types of patients, illnesses and procedures, this review showed that most inpatients would benefit from mobilisation and would experience optimal functions. Relevance to clinical practice The importance of mobilisation for positive patient outcomes highlights the need to develop methods to ensure that this nursing action is completed on a systematic basis.

145 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors demonstrate how to assess measurement and functional equivalence or invariance using the 9-item, 3-factor Love of Money Scale (LOMS, a second-order factor model) across 29 samples in six continents (N = 5973).
Abstract: Demonstrating the equivalence of constructs is a key requirement for cross-cultural empirical research. The major purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how to assess measurement and functional equivalence or invariance using the 9-item, 3-factor Love of Money Scale (LOMS, a second-order factor model) and the 4-item, 1-factor Pay Level Satisfaction Scale (PLSS, a first-order factor model) across 29 samples in six continents (N = 5973). In step 1, we tested the configural, metric and scalar invariance of the LOMS and 17 samples achieved measurement invariance. In step 2, we applied the same procedures to the PLSS and nine samples achieved measurement invariance. Five samples (Brazil, China, South Africa, Spain and the USA) passed the measurement invariance criteria for both measures. In step 3, we found that for these two measures, common method variance was non-significant. In step 4, we tested the functional equivalence between the Love of Money Scale and Pay Level Satisfaction Scale. We achieved functional equivalence for these two scales in all five samples. The results of this study suggest the critical importance of evaluating and establishing measurement equivalence in cross-cultural studies. Suggestions for remedying measurement non-equivalence are offered.

85 citations

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01 Feb 2004-Geology
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show that the skeletons of whales preserved in pristine condition (bones articulated or at least closely associated), in some cases in-cluding preserved baleen indicate rapid burial in the Miocene-Pliocene Pisco Formation.
Abstract: Diatomaceous deposits in the Miocene-Pliocene Pisco For- mation contain abundant whales preserved in pristine condition (bones articulated or at least closely associated), in some cases in- cluding preserved baleen. The well-preserved whales indicate rapid burial. The 346 whales within ;1.5 km 2 of surveyed surface were not buried as an event, but were distributed uninterrupted through an 80-m-thick sedimentary section. The diatomaceous sediment lacks repeating primary laminations, but instead is mostly massive, with irregular laminations and speckles. There is no evidence for bioturbation by invertebrates in the whale-bearing sediment. Cur- rent depositional models do not account for the volume of diato- maceous sediments or the taphonomic features of the whales. These taphonomic and sedimentary features suggest that rapid burial due to high diatom accumulation, in part by lateral advection into pro- tected, shallow embayments, is responsible for the superb preser- vation of these whales, leading to a higher upper limit on phyto- plankton accumulation rates than previously documented.

79 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed the needed stratigraphy for the areas in the Pisco Formation where most of the vertebrate paleontological research is occurring, using GPS locations, maps of the marker beds on aerial photographs, and outcrop photographs allowing field determination of the stratigraphic positions of study areas.

59 citations


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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
20211
20204
20184
20171
20163
20154