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The Speech-Language Pathologist's Role In Family-Centered Bilingual Pre-Literacy Development, Kaitlyn Gohman, Megan Unterberger, Theresa L. Estrem

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Language development in bilingual children has been a debated topic among professionals and parents alike - deciphering whether it is a benefit or a hindrance to the child's language acquisition. It has been recently found that, "Learning another language will not cause or worsen speech or language problems. Bilingual children develop language skills just as other children do." (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association). Agreeing with this evidence-base, we are confident providing pre-literacy intervention in a language-rich bilingual environment. This project has allowed us to share our viewpoint with other educators …

An African Herbal Extract Affects Immune Response In Type 1 Diabetic Mouse Model, Kholood Abuhadid, Kate Kopeck, Marina Cetkovic-Cvlje

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Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease that results from the attack of auto-reactive lymphocytes (T-cells) on pancreatic beta cells causing hyperglycemia. Garcinia kola (GK), an African herb, is believed to have anti-inflammatory abilities. We hypothesized that GK extract (GKE) will reduce the activity of pathogenic T-cells, thus having a potential for prevention of T1D in a T1D mouse model. C5BL/6 mice were treated daily by GKE (100 mg/kg) added to their drinking water from 7 to 13 weeks of age, and …

Herbal Remedies And Type 1 Diabetes--A Cautionary Tale, Shana Rogan, Marina Cetkovic-Cvlje

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Award for "Best Graduate Oral Presentation".

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Garcinia kola (GKE) is a native tree in West and Central Africa. People there consume its seeds on a regular basis for cultural or medicinal purposes. When it comes to consuming herbal extracts as treatment alternatives, the supposed health claims are often backed with anecdotal evidence told by older relatives or naturopathic health providers. The initial reports that GKE has anti-diabetic potential were the driving force for creating my experimental design. I did a literature search to explore previously performed research in this area, which resulted in an initial eight manuscripts. My search …

Smarter Lunchrooms, Brianna L. Johnson, Teresa Heck

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School lunches are commonly to blame for the rising obesity rates in youth, which pushed law makers to enforce stricter regulations on what schools were able to offer their students. However, with these regulations in place many schools saw a drop in their rate of lunch participation. This led to the creation of The Smarter Lunchrooms Movement, which aims to making the healthy choice the easy choice, without taking the options away. The initial movement began in 2009 where examination of how principles of behavioral economics, the study of how the social and …

Herbal Remedies And Type 1 Diabetes--A Cautionary Tale [Three Minute Thesis], Shana Rogan, Marina Cetkovic-Cvlje

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Award for "Best Three Minute Thesis".

Abstract

Garcinia kola (GKE) is a native tree in West and Central Africa. People there consume its seeds on a regular basis for cultural or medicinal purposes. When it comes to consuming herbal extracts as treatment alternatives, the supposed health claims are often backed with anecdotal evidence told by older relatives or naturopathic health providers. The initial reports that GKE has anti-diabetic potential were the driving force for creating my experimental design. I did a literature search to explore previously performed research in this area, which resulted in an initial eight manuscripts. My search …