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Possible Mechanisms Behind Impaired Glucose Metabolism In Niacin-Deficient Mice, Sierra Lopez
Possible Mechanisms Behind Impaired Glucose Metabolism In Niacin-Deficient Mice, Sierra Lopez
Student Research Symposium
Niacin, a component of vitamin B3, is necessary for the synthesis of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD). NAD is an essential coenzyme in many biologic functions, including a number of metabolic processes that regulate glucose and fat homeostasis. Humans obtain niacin in its dietary form, common in meats, nuts, legumes and some leafy vegetables. While severe niacin deficiency, or pellagra, has been drastically reduced in the United States, some populations remain vulnerable to deficiency, particularly pregnant women, cancer patients, the elderly and alcoholics. Age-related NAD deficiency is emerging as being positively correlated with cognitive decline and impaired dermal repair.. At the …
Indoor Vertical Farming Potential Solution To Long-Term Global Food Security Issues, Natalie Rigby
Indoor Vertical Farming Potential Solution To Long-Term Global Food Security Issues, Natalie Rigby
Student Research Symposium
Indoor vertical farming may be a solution for global food security issues, especially those driven by climate change, supply chain disruptions, environmental decline, and urban sprawl. This method of cultivation has numerous benefits and drawbacks dependent on the different options used. This presentation will use resilience frameworks developed by USU's Center for Anticipatory Intelligence to help identify these threats facing global food systems and how they may be mitigated by indoor vertical farms. In the coming years, rapid climate change issues are predicted to play an important role in agriculture around the world. The world currently faces a number of …