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SOCS 137: California in Historical and Social Scientific Perspectives Textbook Alternatives

Poster summarizing cost saving textbook alternatives for SOCS 137: California in Historical and Social Scientific Perspectives.https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/davinci_tap2014/1007/thumbnail.jp

Does chewing xylitol gum improve oral health?

Popular chewing gum brands such as Orbit and Trident advertise that chewing their gum promotes oral health due to the presence of xylitol. This compound has interested oral health researchers since the 1970 s, but recent advances in research have been used to market it to the public as a prophylactic. Xylitol is a sugar that cannot be fermented by virtually any bacterial species, including Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans), the main contributor to dental caries (tooth cavities). The sugar alcohol negatively affects the pathogen in two different ways: it decreases plaque adhesiveness and inhibits growth. I have analyzed experiments from leading oral health researchers that aimed to determine how xylitol affects S. mutans, the optimal dose of xylitol for S. mutans inhibition, short-term and long-term benefits of xylitol, and limitations of xylitol being sold to different socioeconomic classes. While legitimate platforms for xylitol distribution still need to be expanded, the benefits of xylitol are literally worth salivating over. As governments look to improve health care practices for their citizens, xylitol products should be considered as a legitimate means of reducing oral health maladies.Honors CollegeThesis (B.?.

Let's get ahead with research. Simply add it to RADAR - the Research Archive for Oxford Brookes

A leaflet aimed at staff at Oxford Brookes who want to know how to add their research to RADAR. The first section tells you how to get started, followed by reasons why you should do this, what material and which versions should be placed on RADAR, what RADAR will do once the material is there

Building Self-Esteem of Female Youth in Group Counseling: A Review of Literature and Practice

This paper reviews current research and practice of building self-esteem of female youth through group counseling. Young girls today face challenges that previous generations of females have never before encountered (Piper, 1994, p.12), which can have severe life effects. Emerging research indicates that although self-esteem is a difficult concept to measure, group counseling is an effective method for improving female youth’s self-esteem and related constructs (O’Dea & Abraham, 1999; Cappel, 1995). Groups focusing on diverse populations and areas for future research are also discussed

Structural response of bead-stiffened thermoplastic shear webs

The results of an experimental and analytical study of the structural response and failure characteristics of selected bead-stiffened thermoplastic shear-webs are presented. Results are given for specimens with one stiffeneer, with two stiffeners, and different stiffener geometries. Selected analytical results that were obtained with the Computational Structural Mechanics (CSM) Testbed computer code are presented. Analytical results that describe normal and transverse shear stress are also presented