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The Importance Of Metrics And Communication In Cafeteria School Policy, Andre Sanchez, Atreya Chakraborty
The Importance Of Metrics And Communication In Cafeteria School Policy, Andre Sanchez, Atreya Chakraborty
Interdisciplinary Perspectives: a Graduate Student Research Showcase
Obesity has become an epidemic amongst American youth in the 21st century, and is spreading not only into other developed nations such as the UK and Australia, but is also beginning to effect developing nations such as India (Bhardwaj, 2008). It is estimated that nationwide, childhood obesity affects around 17% of American children (Center For Disease Control, 2011). Obesity has been linked to many health disorders, including but not limited to, heart disease and diabetes. Subsequently, this rise in childhood obesity is having a severe impact on the healthcare services sector in America, with some studies suggesting childhood obesity in …
Community Classification And Distribution Patterns Of Freshwater Mussels Of Strawberry River, Arkansas, Sujata Poudel, David E. Tenenbaum Ph.D, John L. Harris, Alan D. Christian Ph.D
Community Classification And Distribution Patterns Of Freshwater Mussels Of Strawberry River, Arkansas, Sujata Poudel, David E. Tenenbaum Ph.D, John L. Harris, Alan D. Christian Ph.D
Interdisciplinary Perspectives: a Graduate Student Research Showcase
The purpose of this study is to determine if there are distinct communities of freshwater mussels in the Strawberry River, Arkansas, and if environmental variables influenced these communities. The Strawberry River watershed is located in the Ozark Mountains in northcentral Arkansas. Based on previous studies of interior highland mussels, we expected distinct low, mid, and high order stream mussel communities. Mussels were surveyed from headwaters to mouth and resulted in 38 species from 57 sites. Environmental variables of land cover, geology, soiltype, and drainage area were calculated at local and subwatershed scale using GIS. Mussel presence/absence and environmental variables were …