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Microbial Growth Inhibition And Decomposition Of Milk Mineral And Sodium Tripolyphosphate Added To Media Or Fresh Ground Beef, Rossarin Tansawat

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Milk mineral (MM) is a type II antioxidant (metal chelator) that can bind iron and prevent iron catalysis of lipid oxidation. Thus, MM might have microbial growth inhibition effects on iron-dependent bacteria. Objective 1 was to evaluate effects of MM on growth of non-pathogenic iron-dependent bacterial strains (Listeria innocua, Eschericia coli, Pseudomonas fluorescens). MM (1.5 % w/v) did not significantly inhibit growth of Listeria and E. coli. However, growth of Pseudomonas fluorescens was consistently and significantly reduced by ~1 log colony forming units per ml (CFU/ml) with all levels of MM (0.5, 0.75, 1.5 % …

Characterization Of The Substrate Specificity And Mechanism Of Protein Arginine Methyltransferase 1, Whitney Lyn Wooderchak

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs) posttranslationally modify protein arginine residues. Type I PRMTs catalyze the formation of monomethylarginine (MMA) and asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) via methyl group transfer from S-adenosyl methionine onto protein arginine residues. Type II PRMTs generate MMA and symmetric dimethylarginine. PRMT-methylation affects many biological processes. Although PRMTs are vital to normal development and function, PRMT-methylation is also linked to cardiovascular disease, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and cancer.

Thus far, nine human PRMT isoforms have been identified with orthologues present in yeast, plants, and fish. PRMT1 predominates, performing an estimated 85% of all protein arginine methylation in vivo. Yet, the substrate …

Measurement Of Air Pollutant Emissions From A Confined Poultry Facility, Olumuyiwa Omotola Ogunlaja

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Air emissions from animal feeding operations have become a growing concern. Much work has been done to study occupational exposures and the exhaust concentrations associated with animal facilities; however little information has been provided about air quality around the houses. Ammonia (NH₃ ), ethanol (EtOH), nitrous oxide (N₂O), carbon dioxide (CO₂), and particulate matter (PM _2.5 and PM₁₀) emissions were monitored in two different buildings for laying hens in northern Utah. Over the six-month sampling period, the observed average temperatures for the west and east fan banks of the high-rise building were 21.2±4 …

An Evaluation Of Referral Patterns And Therapy Outcomes At A University Counseling Center: Analysis Of A Dialectical Behavior Skills Training Group, Eri Suzuki Bentley

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This study was designed to answer two research questions. First, factors associated with placement decisions to three treatment modalities in a university counseling center were examined; the skills training group for dialectical behavior therapy plus individual therapy (DBT), the interpersonal process group plus individual therapy (IP), and individual therapy only (IND). Individual therapy in all three conditions did not follow a specific theoretical orientation. Of 203 participants (55 males, 148 females), 83 were in DBT, 53 were in IP, and 67 were in IND. Client information included demographic variables (e.g., age, gender) and clinical variables (i.e., diagnosis, and scores from …

The Research, Process, And Design Of The Trout Creek Revegetation Plan, Daniel C. Bolin

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

The Bear River is the largest tributary to the Great Salt Lake, with water volumes reaching up to 1.4 million acre feet of water. The river begin s in Utah 's Uinta Mountains and flows into Wyoming and Idaho before finally flowing south and returning to Utah. The river flows nearly five hundred mile s before emptying into Bear River Bay of the Great Salt Lake, ending only ninety miles from its origin (Utah History to Go, 2008).

An Alternative Futures Study For The Uintah Basin: Exploring 2030, Nicholas E. Kenczka

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

The Uinta Basin is located within the Colorado Plateau consisting of various ecosystems ranging from high elevation mountainous regions to sage and juniper woodlands. The basin rests in the northeast corner of Utah with the largest communities being Vernal, Roosevelt, and Duchesne. Other key features include the Flaming Gorge Recreation Area, Green River, and Dinosaur National Monument. The basin historically has been a major region for natural resource extraction, and the population fluctuation has mirrored the "boom" and "bust" cycles of the industry. The Uintah Basin has recently recognized the need for developing a comprehensive plan for identifying the critical …

Goatsrue (Galega Officinalis) Seed Biology, Control, And Toxicity, Michelle Oldham

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Goatsrue is an introduced perennial plant that has proven to have great invasive potential, leading to its classification as a noxious weed in many states and at the federal level. This research focused on seed biology, herbicide control, and toxic dynamics of goatsrue. Physical dormancy of mature goatsrue seed was tested through scarification using sulfuric acid with exposures of up to 60 minutes resulting in 100% germination. Comparison of dormancy for 26-year-old and 6-month-old goatsrue seed indicated aged seeds had reduced dormancy levels compared to newly harvested seeds, but had similar viability. Goatsrue seedling emergence was inversely related to burial …

Faculty Senate Agenda, April 27, 2009, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Committee on Committees Report
• FDDE Report
• Calendar Committee Report
• EPC Items
• FSEC Response – Classroom Issue
• Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities – Tenure Advisory Committees
• ADVANCE Report
• Committee on Committees Election
• PRPC Items

Frames And Ways Of Knowing: Key Considerations For Policy Responses To Climate Risk And Vulnerability, Helen Ingram, Joanna Endter-Wada

Environment and Society Faculty Publications

This paper argues that resilience and adaptability in face of climate change is largely dependent upon the ways in which framing occurs and knowledge is produced and diffused in particular communities and contexts. Climate change problems are contextual, multifaceted and complex, engendering wide variation in social sense making and invoking different formulations of facts and relevant knowledge. Transferring and translating information among different ways of knowing and transforming ways of knowing so that they are more inclusive and accepted is critical to adaptability and resilience. Examples from the American West and Latin America illustrate that only when multiple frames and …

Tapping Utah's Scholarly Works, Cheryl D. Walters, Jeff Belliston, Allyson Mower

Library Faculty & Staff Publications

Academic institutions in Utah talk about the institutional repositories (IRs) they have created to provide open access to the intellectual output of their university faculty, staff, and students. Covers platforms (Dspace, CONTENTdm, & Digital Commons), copyright, faculty outreach, collaboration on a statewide IR portal, etc.

Health Care Reform Act Needs Your Stories, Center For Persons With Disabilities

Blog Posts

No abstract provided.

Budget And Faculty Welfare Committee Minutes, April 20, 2009, Utah State University

Budget & Faculty Welfare Committee

• Monetary rewards for full time professors
• Agenda items moved to fall
• Vance Grange was elected Chair of the committee for the coming year. Gary Stewardson was elected Vice Chair.

Traumatic Brain Injury Resources Available, Center For Persons With Disabilities

Blog Posts

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, April 13, 2009, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Committee on Committees Report
• FDDE/ADVANCE Committee Report
• Calendar Committee Report
• Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities – Tenure Advisory Committees
• PRPC Items
• EPC Items

Faculty Senate Agenda, April 6, 2009, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• PRPC Annual Report
• Policy Changes associated with USU’s Human Research Protection Program
• EPC Items
• Honorary Degrees and Awards
• Commencement
• Nominations for Faculty Senate President Elect

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, April 2, 2009, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Applied Economics

• University Studies Designation Request

Department of Plants, Soils and Climate

• New Course

School of Teacher Education and Leadership

• Title Change, Course Description Change

Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education

• New Course
• Credit Hour Change

Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation

• Title Change, Course Description Change
• Title Change, Course Description Change, Prerequisite Change
• Course Description Change

Department of Psychology

• New Course
• Title Change, Course Description Change

Interior Design Program

• Credit Hour Change, Course Description Change
• Credit Hour Change

Department of Political Science

• Inactivate Course

Department of Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology

• University Studies Designation Request …

Educational Policies Committee Minutes, April 2, 2009, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Subcommittee Reports
• Curriculum Subcommittee
• Academic Standards Subcommittee
• General Education Subcommittee

Educational Policies Committee Agenda, April 2, 2009, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Subcommittee Reports
• Curriculum Subcommittee
• Course Approvals
• Academic Standards Subcommittee
• General Education Subcommittee

Phase-Transfer Catalyzed Synthesis Of The Soy Isoflavanoid S-Equol, A. W. Butler, A. L. Calvert, Michael A. Christiansen, M. B. Andrus

Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Presentations

S-Equol is an isoflavanoid metabolized from the isoflavone daidzein by intestinal bacteria. Only 30-50 percent of all individuals possess bacteria that produce S-Equol. Recent data supports the compound’s pharmaceutical potential for treating prostate cancer and post-menopausal estrogen deficiency (ref. 1). Because the compound is only minutely available from natural sources, an affordable asymmetric total synthesis would be necessary to generate sufficient quantities for expanded research. Only one asymmetric total synthesis of S-Equol has been reported to date, using a chiral auxiliary to give product in a 10 percent yield over 6 steps (ref. 2). It is our goal to develop …

Utah Statesman Bridal Guide Spring 2009, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

A Special Production of The Utah Statesman and Logan area businesses.

Synthesis Of Kurasoin B Analogs, J. R. Nielson, Michael A. Christiansen, M. B. Andrus

Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Presentations

Kurasoin B (1), isolated in 1996 by Uchida et al, selectively inhibits Farnesyltransferase (FTase), an enzyme responsible for activating human RAS proteins (ref. 1). When RAS proteins are mutated and then activated, they contribute 20 to 30 percent of all human tumors, including those of the pancreas, colon, small intestine, lung, prostate, liver, skin, and thyroid, as well as multiple myeloma and a number of leukemias (ref. 2). Kurasoin B, therefore, has great potential as a cancer drug lead.

Fecal Egg Count Tests Improve Deworming Programs, Patricia Evans, Kerry A. Rood

All Current Publications

This publication discusses improvements that have been made to deworming programs.

Daily Horse Observations For Horse Owners, Patricia Evans, Karen Waite

All Current Publications

This publication gives suggestions of what to watch for on a daily basis to assure your horse is healthy and happy.

Assessing The Quality Of Doctoral Dissertation Literature Reviews In Instructional Technology, Melynda Harrison Fitt, Andrew Walker, Heather Leary

Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences Faculty Publications

Assessment of the doctoral dissertation literature review provides insight into a student’s preparation for future work as a researcher. In 2004, efforts to assess the quality of literature reviews in doctoral dissertations were pioneered by Boote & Beile. Their work represents an important response to the call for improved research skills among emerging scholars. The purpose of this study is to replicate their work in a focused area of educational research, specifically Instructional Technology, and to examine the inter-rater reliability of the rubric. The findings suggest that dissertation literature reviews in Instructional Technology show the same need for improvement as …

Increasing Omega Fatty Acid Content In Milk Through Cow’S Diet: Effect On Milk Flavor, K. A. S. Nelson, Silvana Martini

Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences Faculty Publications

Milk with an increased content of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) was obtained by incorporating fish oil into the feed of cows. The 4 feed treatments used were a control diet of 57% forage and 43% concentrate mix with EnerGII fat supplement at 1.65% of dietary DM, or EnerGII in the basal diet was partially replaced with 1) 0.21% partially ruminally inert calcium salts of 71% fish oil given at 0.41% of DM; 2) 0.41% inert calcium salts of 71% fish oil given at 0.83% of DM; or 3) 0.83% inert calcium salts of …

Expert Versus Novice Tutors: Impacts On Student Outcomes In Problem-Based Learning, Heather Leary, Andrew Walker, Melynda Harrison Fitt, Brett E. Shelton

Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences Faculty Publications

The tutor is an essential part of problem based learning (PBL). However, tutor characteristics and role are inconsistent. Meta-analysis was used to investigate both the role and training of PBL tutors as moderators of student learning. Weighted effect sizes were calculated on student outcomes with a modest favorable overall effect size for PBL; a vote count shows favorable results as well. Results indicate a mixture of peers and instructors do best when compared to peers and instructors alone. Tutor training appears to make a difference by itself, but when considered with tutor background, tutor training does not appear to moderate …

Educational Policies Committee Program Proposal, Emma Eccles Jones College Of Education And Human Services, March 26, 2009, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

The Department of Family, Consumer, and Human Development in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services at Utah State University requests a change in the name of the PhD degree offered by the Department. It is proposed that the name be changed from a PhD in Family, Consumer, and Human Development to a PhD in Family and Human Development.

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, March 23, 2009, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• PRPC Annual Report
• Honorary Degrees and Awards
• Policy changes associated with USU’s Human Research Protection Program
• PRPC Items
• FDDE Promotion Advisory Committee Code Change Section 405.6.2 and 405.8.2
• EPC Items

The Recruitment And Retention Of Nonprofit Employees, Susan R. Madsen, Melissa Swasey

Marketing and Strategy Faculty Publications

Although I do not have a full scholarly paper completed for this submission, I have written a detailed report on this research study. The report was based upon a community-based research project with students and after the research was complete the report was distributed to the nonprofit community. The nonprofit community has absolute loved and utilized the findings of this study in their practices and future plans, but I have never presented the results at an academic conference or published in a refereed journal.

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, March 5, 2009, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Applied Economics

• Prerequisite Change
• Prerequisite Change, Remove repeatable for credit
• Prerequisite Change, Add University Studies Designation

Department of Plants, Soils and Climate

• Title Change, Course Prefix Change, Course Number Change
• Prefix Change and or Course Number Change
• Prefix Change, Course Number Change
• Credit Hour Change
• Reactivate Course
• Delete Course

School of Teacher Education and Leadership

• Change of Grading Mode

Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation

• Add University Studies Designation

Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation

• New Course

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Prerequisite Change
• Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change
• Course Description Change

Department of Electrical and …