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Combination Regimens Using Dietary Components For The Chemoprevention Of Colorectal Cancer And Inflammation, Christina Dimarco-Crook Nov 2018

Combination Regimens Using Dietary Components For The Chemoprevention Of Colorectal Cancer And Inflammation, Christina Dimarco-Crook

Doctoral Dissertations

ABSTRACT COMBINATION REGIMENS USING DIETARY COMPONENTS FOR THE CHEMOPREVENTION OF COLORECTAL CANCER AND INFLAMMATION September 2018 CHRISTINA DIMARCO-CROOK, B.S., IMMACULATA UNIVERSITY M.S., DREXEL UNIVERSITY Ph.D., UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST Directed by: Professor Hang Xiao Dietary components have been found to effectively modulate multiple deregulated signaling pathways associated with the initiation and progression of carcinogenesis and inflammation in cellular and animal models. However, clinical studies have shown mixed results when examining the efficacy of individual dietary components, perhaps suggestive of the synergism that exists between multiple components within a particular food and the diet as a whole. Additional research is needed …


Screening Of Commercially Available Chlorine Based Sanitizers And Their Efficacy In Reducing Microbial Load Levels Of E. Coli O157:H7 At High And Low Organic Load Environments, Paola Martinez-Ramos Oct 2018

Screening Of Commercially Available Chlorine Based Sanitizers And Their Efficacy In Reducing Microbial Load Levels Of E. Coli O157:H7 At High And Low Organic Load Environments, Paola Martinez-Ramos

Masters Theses

The presence of postharvest sanitizers has shown to be an effective approach to reducing microbial cross contamination in agricultural washing operations. However, choosing an appropriate sanitizer can be challenging due to produce commodity, processing conditions and interference with organic load. Current research shows a wide variety of methods to mimic the organic load of vegetable processing conditions, with paddle mixing and blender as the most commonly used. Controlling and understanding the physiochemical properties of wash water is key in maintaining sanitizer efficacy. The effects of simulated wash water preparation method on the physiochemical properties were tested at 0 and 50 …


Impact Of Oyster Mushroom Mycelium On The Growth Of Kale And Forage Radish, Levi Lilly Jul 2018

Impact Of Oyster Mushroom Mycelium On The Growth Of Kale And Forage Radish, Levi Lilly

Masters Theses

Saprophytic fungi can be paired with companion crops in interplant systems to increase production efficiency. However, fungal species/strain, substrate, and inoculation rate can affect the growth of companion crops. This project investigated the viability of open-field mushroom production by interplanting three strains of Pleurotus ostreatus (Elm A, Elm B, and 8801) with kale (B. oleracea var. acephala) and forage radish (Raphanus raphanistrub sub. sativus), and measured the effect of interplanting on plant yield over two field seasons. In the field, Elm A showed an increase in plant yield at a low inoculation rate and decrease in …


Integrating Cover Crop Mixtures And No-Till For Sustainable Sweet Corn Production In The Northeast, Julie S. Fine Jul 2018

Integrating Cover Crop Mixtures And No-Till For Sustainable Sweet Corn Production In The Northeast, Julie S. Fine

Masters Theses

Fall-planted forage radish (Raphanus sativus L. longipinnatus) cover crops have shown successful weed suppression and recycling of fall-captured nutrients. This research evaluated the nutrient cycling and weed suppressive benefits of forage radish cover crop mixtures to develop an integrated system for no-till sweet corn (Zea mays L. var rugosa) production that improves crop yield and soil health. Treatments included forage radish (FR), oats (Avena sativa L.) and forage radish (OFR), a mixture of peas (Pisum sativum subsp arvense L.), oats and forage radish (POFR), and no cover crop control (NCC). Subplots were assigned to …


Transposable Elements In Fusarium Oxysporum & Growth Inhibition Of Fusarium Oxysporum Using Pepper Extracts, Taylor Aguiar Jul 2018

Transposable Elements In Fusarium Oxysporum & Growth Inhibition Of Fusarium Oxysporum Using Pepper Extracts, Taylor Aguiar

Masters Theses

The following contains two projects focused on the fungal pathogen, Fusarium oxysporum. The first project was purely computational in the examination of transposable elements (TEs), which are mobile sequences with the ability to multiply and move in their host genome. In F. oxysporum, TEs such as miniature impala elements are associated with the secreted in xylem gene that are related to its virulence over its host. The F. oxysporum species complex can be utilized as a model system for the examination of TE content and TE expression during the infection cycle. To find whether TEs play a role …


2018-2020 Chart Book, Martha Sylvia, Katherine Ghantous, Erika Saalau Rojas, Frank L. Caruso, Anne Averill, Hilary A. Sandler, Carolyn J. Demoranville, Peter Jeranyama Mar 2018

2018-2020 Chart Book, Martha Sylvia, Katherine Ghantous, Erika Saalau Rojas, Frank L. Caruso, Anne Averill, Hilary A. Sandler, Carolyn J. Demoranville, Peter Jeranyama

Cranberry Chart Book - Management Guide

No abstract provided.


2018-2020 Chart Book: Measures And Conversions, Hilary A. Sandler Mar 2018

2018-2020 Chart Book: Measures And Conversions, Hilary A. Sandler

Cranberry Chart Book - Management Guide

No abstract provided.


2018-2020 Chart Book: Warnings, Hilary A. Sandler Mar 2018

2018-2020 Chart Book: Warnings, Hilary A. Sandler

Cranberry Chart Book - Management Guide

No abstract provided.


2018-2020 Chart Book: Late Water, Carolyn J. Demoranville, Hilary A. Sandler, Anne Averill Mar 2018

2018-2020 Chart Book: Late Water, Carolyn J. Demoranville, Hilary A. Sandler, Anne Averill

Cranberry Chart Book - Management Guide

No abstract provided.


2018-2020 Chart Book: Disease Management, Martha Sylvia, Erika Saalau Rojas, Frank L. Caruso Mar 2018

2018-2020 Chart Book: Disease Management, Martha Sylvia, Erika Saalau Rojas, Frank L. Caruso

Cranberry Chart Book - Management Guide

No abstract provided.


2018-2020 Chart Book: Resistance Management, Martha Sylvia, Katherine Ghantous Mar 2018

2018-2020 Chart Book: Resistance Management, Martha Sylvia, Katherine Ghantous

Cranberry Chart Book - Management Guide

No abstract provided.


2018-2020 Chart Book: Disease At A Glance, Martha Sylvia, Erika Saalau Rojas Mar 2018

2018-2020 Chart Book: Disease At A Glance, Martha Sylvia, Erika Saalau Rojas

Cranberry Chart Book - Management Guide

No abstract provided.


2018-2020 Chart Book: Nutrition Management, Carolyn J. Demoranville, Katherine Ghantous Mar 2018

2018-2020 Chart Book: Nutrition Management, Carolyn J. Demoranville, Katherine Ghantous

Cranberry Chart Book - Management Guide

No abstract provided.


2018-2020 Chart Book: Insect Management, Anne Averill, Martha Sylvia Mar 2018

2018-2020 Chart Book: Insect Management, Anne Averill, Martha Sylvia

Cranberry Chart Book - Management Guide

No abstract provided.


2018-2020 Chart Book: Winter Management, Carolyn J. Demoranville, Peter Jeranyama Mar 2018

2018-2020 Chart Book: Winter Management, Carolyn J. Demoranville, Peter Jeranyama

Cranberry Chart Book - Management Guide

No abstract provided.


2018-2020 Chart Book: Nutrition At A Glance, Carolyn J. Demoranville, Katherine Ghantous Mar 2018

2018-2020 Chart Book: Nutrition At A Glance, Carolyn J. Demoranville, Katherine Ghantous

Cranberry Chart Book - Management Guide

No abstract provided.


2018-2020 Chart Book: Insect At A Glance, Anne Averill, Martha Sylvia Mar 2018

2018-2020 Chart Book: Insect At A Glance, Anne Averill, Martha Sylvia

Cranberry Chart Book - Management Guide

No abstract provided.


2018-2020 Chart Book: Cautions, Hilary A. Sandler Mar 2018

2018-2020 Chart Book: Cautions, Hilary A. Sandler

Cranberry Chart Book - Management Guide

No abstract provided.


2018-2020 Chart Book: Weed Management, Hilary A. Sandler, Katherine Ghantous Mar 2018

2018-2020 Chart Book: Weed Management, Hilary A. Sandler, Katherine Ghantous

Cranberry Chart Book - Management Guide

No abstract provided.


2018-2020 Chart Book: Groundwater Protection And Zone Ii, Martha Sylvia Mar 2018

2018-2020 Chart Book: Groundwater Protection And Zone Ii, Martha Sylvia

Cranberry Chart Book - Management Guide

No abstract provided.


2018-2020 Chart Book: Pesticide Storage, Hilary A. Sandler Mar 2018

2018-2020 Chart Book: Pesticide Storage, Hilary A. Sandler

Cranberry Chart Book - Management Guide

No abstract provided.


2018-2020 Chart Book: Weed At A Glance, Hilary A. Sandler, Katherine Ghantous Mar 2018

2018-2020 Chart Book: Weed At A Glance, Hilary A. Sandler, Katherine Ghantous

Cranberry Chart Book - Management Guide

No abstract provided.


2018-2020 Chart Book: Irrigation Water Management, Peter Jeranyama Mar 2018

2018-2020 Chart Book: Irrigation Water Management, Peter Jeranyama

Cranberry Chart Book - Management Guide

No abstract provided.


Cranberry Research Report 2018: Defining New Approaches To Weed Management In Cranberry., Hilary A. Sandler, Katherine Ghantous Feb 2018

Cranberry Research Report 2018: Defining New Approaches To Weed Management In Cranberry., Hilary A. Sandler, Katherine Ghantous

Cranberry Station Research Reports and Surveys

No abstract provided.


Grower Surveys Of Resistance Management Concerns, Knowledge And Implementation, Katherine Ghantous, Hilary A. Sandler, Laura Mcdermott, Martha Sylvia Jan 2018

Grower Surveys Of Resistance Management Concerns, Knowledge And Implementation, Katherine Ghantous, Hilary A. Sandler, Laura Mcdermott, Martha Sylvia

Cranberry Station Resistance Management

No abstract provided.


2018 Update Mtg: Weevil And Cfw, Bugs And Bee Update, Martha Sylvia Jan 2018

2018 Update Mtg: Weevil And Cfw, Bugs And Bee Update, Martha Sylvia

Cranberry Station Extension meetings

No abstract provided.


2018 Pesticide Safety - Calibrating And Using Backpack Sprayers, Hilary A. Sandler Jan 2018

2018 Pesticide Safety - Calibrating And Using Backpack Sprayers, Hilary A. Sandler

Cranberry Station Extension meetings

No abstract provided.


2018 Update Mtg: Pesticide Resistance Management In Cranberry, Katherine Ghantous, Martha Sylvia Jan 2018

2018 Update Mtg: Pesticide Resistance Management In Cranberry, Katherine Ghantous, Martha Sylvia

Cranberry Station Extension meetings

No abstract provided.


2018 Update Mtg: Restoration Of Retired Cranberry Bogs, Casey Kennedy Jan 2018

2018 Update Mtg: Restoration Of Retired Cranberry Bogs, Casey Kennedy

Cranberry Station Extension meetings

No abstract provided.


2018 Pesticide Safety - Frost And Keeping Quality In Cranberry, Peter Jeranyama Jan 2018

2018 Pesticide Safety - Frost And Keeping Quality In Cranberry, Peter Jeranyama

Cranberry Station Extension meetings

No abstract provided.