Search Results - "Simmons, S. F."

Delineation of catchment zones of geothermal systems in large-scale rifted settings by Dempsey, D. E., Simmons, S. F., Archer, R. A., Rowland, J. V.

“…Hydrothermal convection in the Taupo Volcanic Zone (TVZ), New Zealand, is driven by heat extracted at the brittle‐ductile transition, which is in turn supplied…”
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Hydrothermal Minerals and Precious Metals in the Broadlands-Ohaaki Geothermal System: Implications for Understanding Low-Sulfidation Epithermal Environments by Simmons, S. F.

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Individualized Feeding Assistance Care for Nursing Home Residents: Staffing Requirements to Implement Two Interventions by Simmons, Sandra F., Schnelle, John F.

“…Background. Recommendations have been made to increase the number of nursing home (NH) staff available to provide feeding assistance during meals and to…”
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Hydrologic, magmatic, and tectonic controls on hydrothermal flow, Taupo volcanic zone, New Zealand; implications for the formation of epithermal vein deposits by Rowland, Julie V, Simmons, Stuart F

“…Geologic controls on development of high-flux hydrothermal conduits that promote epithermal ore formation are evaluated at large and small scales for…”
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Kriging predictions of drill-hole stratigraphy and temperature data from the Wairakei geothermal field, New Zealand: Implications for conceptual modeling by Sepúlveda, F., Rosenberg, M.D., Rowland, J.V., Simmons, S.F.

“…► We present Kriging predictions of temperature and stratigraphy data from the Wairakei geothermal field. ► We provide an introductory section of Kriging for…”
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Improving food intake in nursing home residents with feeding assistance: a staffing analysis by Simmons, S F, Osterweil, D, Schnelle, J F

“…Recommendations have been made to increase the number of nursing home (NH) staff available to provide feeding assistance during mealtime. There are, however,…”
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Texture-Modified Diet for Improving the Management of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Nursing Home Residents: An Expert Review by Ballesteros-Pomar, María D., Cherubini, A., Keller, H., Lam, P., Rolland, Y., Simmons, S. F.

“…Objectives This paper provides evidence-based and, when appropriate, expert reviewed recommendations for long-stay residents who are prescribed…”
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The accuracy of monthly weight assessments in nursing homes: Implications for the identification of weight loss by Simmons, Sandra F., Peterson, E. N., You, C.

“…Background The prevalence of weight loss is a quality indicator for nursing homes (NH), and monthly weight assessments are conducted by NH staff to determine…”
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Nutritional Intake Monitoring for Nursing Home Residents: A Comparison of Staff Documentation, Direct Observation, and Photography Methods by Simmons, Sandra F., Reuben, David

“…BACKGROUND: The current approach to assessing nutritional intake requires nursing home (NH) staff to document total percentage of food and fluid consumed at…”
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The effect of staff care practices on nursing home residents' preferences: implications for individualizing care by Simmons, S F, Levy-Storms, L

“…To examine the effect of staff care practices on nursing home residents' preferences for dining location. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 304…”
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The effect of dining location on nutritional care quality in nursing homes by Simmons, S F, Levy-Storms, L

“…Nutritional care quality in nursing homes (NHs) is often characterized by inadequate and poor quality feeding assistance and inaccurate medical record…”
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Testing the effect of specific orders to provide oral liquid nutritional supplements to nursing home residents: A quality improvement project by Whiteman, E., Ward, K., Simmons, S. F., Sarkisian, C. A., Moore, A. A.

“…Objectives: To improve nursing home (NH) staff delivery of oral liquid nutritional supplements between meals to residents with a history of weight loss…”
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Cost-effectiveness of nutrition interventions in nursing home residents: A pilot intervention by Simmons, Sandra F., Zhuo, X., Keeler, E.

“…Objectives Unintentional weight loss is a prevalent and costly clinical problem among nursing home (NH) residents. One of the most common nutrition…”
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The Minimum Data Set Depression Quality Indicator: Does It Reflect Differences in Care Processes? by Simmons, S. F., Cadogan, M. P., Cabrera, G. R., Al-Samarrai, N. R., Jorge, J. S., Levy-Storms, L., Osterweil, D., Schnelle, J. F.

“…Purpose. The objective of this work was to determine if nursing homes that score differently on prevalence of depression, according to the Minimum Data Set…”
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Measurement sensitivity and the Minimum Data Set depression quality indicator by Schnelle, J F, Wood, S, Schnelle, E R, Simmons, S F

“…The purpose of this study was to determine the accuracy of the prevalence rating of depression in nursing homes as flagged on the Minimum Data Set (MDS)…”
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Strategies to Measure Nursing Home Residents' Satisfaction and Preferences Related to Incontinence and Mobility Care: Implications for Evaluating Intervention Effects by Simmons, Sandra F., Schnelle, John F.

“…This study compared four different interview strategies to measure 111 incontinent nursing home residents' “met need” related to incontinence and mobility…”
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Mineralogical and fluid inclusion studies of low-sulfidation epithermal veins at Osilo (Sardinia), Italy by Simeone, R, Simmons, S F

“…Several precious metal-bearing, low sulfidation epithermal veins occur in the rolling topography of the Osilo area, northern Sardinia. The Sa Pala de Sa Fae…”
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The Nighttime Environment and Incontinence Care Practices in Nursing Homes by Cruise, Patrice A., Schnelle, John F., Alessi, Cathy A., Simmons, Sandra F., Ouslander, Joseph G.

“…OBJECTIVES: To determine the variability in noise, light, and incontinence care practices between nursing homes (NHs) and the association between these factors…”
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Does physical activity improve sleep in impaired nursing home residents? by Alessi, C A, Schnelle, J F, MacRae, P G, Ouslander, J G, al-Samarrai, N, Simmons, S F, Traub, S

“…To determine if two physical activity programs of varying intensity would result in improved sleep among incontinent and physically restrained nursing home…”
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U–Pb dating of zircon in hydrothermally altered rocks as a correlation tool: Application to the Mangakino geothermal field, New Zealand by Wilson, C.J.N., Charlier, B.L.A., Fagan, C.J., Spinks, K.D., Gravley, D.M., Simmons, S.F., Browne, P.R.L.

“…Recognition and correlation of rock units within geothermal fields is often hampered by high degrees of alteration that obscure primary mineralogies and…”
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