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Fruit And Vegetable Consumption At Bear River Charter School; A Demand Curve Analysis, Mckelle Tobey

Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects

Many variables contribute to the rising prevalence of children being overweight and obese, one being poor nutrition and the lack of a balanced diet. Proper nutrition helps children to grow and develop normally, as well as lowers the risk of developing chronic problems such as cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease, and certain cancers later in life. Conducted alongside an applied behavioral intervention to increase consumption of fruits and vegetables, a behavioral economic evaluation of demand curves was administered to students in the fifth through eighth grades. Findings suggest that the intervention had no significant effect on the elasticity of the …

Ebt At Farmer's Markets Is A Snap, Amanda Spackman

Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects

Research Question: How can farmers' markets best implement the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to increase sales and provide low income individuals with access to fresh, local produce?

This paper will discuss the use of SNAP benefits (formerly known as food stamps) at farmers' markets, with particular emphasis on the Cache Valley Gardener's Market as an example. Lack of access to adequate food is a major issue in the US. When farmers' markets work in conjunction with the federal SNAP program they can help individuals who struggle with food security to gain access to local food. There are many benefits …

Patient Perspectives Of Nutrition In Healthcare: An Exploratory Study, Matthew Gary Petersen

Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects

Healthcare is one of the most debated and controversial issues facing our nation and the world today. From availability to affordability, healthcare influences the lives of millions of people daily. For more than a decade the World Health Organization has called for an integrated approach to improve global health by improving patient adherence to prescribed treatments. Despite this, very little improvement has been made in adherence trends since the 1980's. Some current research has focused on improved adherence through an understanding of the patient's perspective of healthcare. By understanding how the patient sees healthcare, physicians are able to provide more …

Nutritional Habits & Knowledge In The Division I Collegiate Football Player, Mallory Hale

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

Objectives: Athlete’s nutritional habits and knowledge can directly affect their performance. The purpose of this study is to investigate the nutritional habits and knowledge of the Division I collegiate football player.

Methods: The participants of this study are male Division I college football players at Utah State University. The athletes included 45 players ranging from 18-26 and include freshman through seniors.

Results: Over eighty six percent of the athletes were unaware that a nutritionist was readily available to them. Sixty percent of the athletes were interested in meeting with the nutritionist. Forty percent of the athletes ate at a fast-food …

Validating Resonance Raman Spectroscopy: A Non-Invasive Assessment Of Skin Carotenoids As A Biomarker Of Fruit And Vegetable Intake In Children, Sheryl Swain Aguilar

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

Background: Adult studies have found a strong correlation between serum carotenoids and skin carotenoids measured by resonance Raman spectroscopy (RRS). No published studies have examined correlations between skin and serum carotenoids among children.

Objectives: (1) To validate skin RRS methodology against serum carotenoid measurements by high-performance liquid chromatography and (2) to determine if RRS skin carotenoids can be used as a valid biomarker of total fruit and vegetable (FV) intake among children.

Design: Participants were 45 healthy children age 5-17 who provided 3 blood samples used to assess serum carotenoid concentrations and 3 RRS skin measurements (using a Biophotonic ScannerTM) …

The Effect Of Implementing A Weight Loss Program On Participant Attendance, Club Usage, And Gym Membership Attrition, Stephanie Bonkemeyer Haymond

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

The purpose of this research study was to evaluate the effect of a weight loss program on individual participant attendance, total club usage and membership attrition. This retrospective study involved a fitness gym located in Utah County, Utah with a total membership of 1,100. The number of clients participating in the weight loss program between December 2011 and May 2012 was 36 (32 females and 4 males). A total of 11 clients were analyzed for the individual attendance data as this analysis was limited to only those clients who were gym members one year prior to the implementation of the …

The Relationship Of Bulbous Bluegrass And Big Sagebrush In Utah, Jason D. Cox

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

The increase in abundance and distribution of bulbous bluegrass (Poa bulbosa) has been a concern of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. Very little research has been conducted to analyze the invasiveness of bulbous bluegrass in the Intermountain West. This study used data from 1982 to 2012 at range trend study sites across the state of Utah to investigate trends in bulbous bluegrass abundance, range expansion, and co-occurrence with big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) and cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum). This study addressed the question of whether the increase of bulbous bluegrass correlates with changes in sagebrush …

An Online Customer Service Survey To Determine Current Levels Of Customer Satisfaction At A Crossfit Gym, Sarah Lewis

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

A study was conducted by researchers from Utah State University at Northland Strength and Conditioning/Combat CrossFit to determine the customer satisfaction levels at a CrossFit gym in Liberty, Missouri. A survey was created and sent to current and previous members and responses were analyzed for trends and areas of strengths and weaknesses in the business. Of 194 surveys sent, 67 (35%) were returned. Data was analyzed using the survey administration platform provided by Constant Contact and also by Excel spreadsheet and statistical analyses.

Several areas of improvement were identified, including advertising opportunities with exterior signage, offering more classes or different …

Items To Be Included In A Food Safety Handbook For Artisan Cheese Makers, David A. Irish

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

Current written resources for artisan cheese makers include topics concerning cheese history, cheese recipes, budget planning, culture selection, processing parameters, and only limited discussion of food safety associated with cheese manufacturing. Most often food safety discussions center on HACCP, which typically are not included in artisan cheese operation planning. Recent changes in the regulatory landscape, including the Food Safety Modernization Act, make this information timely and needed. This research is designed to identify and collect a majority of topical ideas that should be included in a Food Safety Handbook for Artisan Cheese Makers. Where possible, expansion of the ideas has …

Increasing Stringiness Of Low Fat Mozzarella Cheese Using Polysaccharides, Erik N. Oberg

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

We examined the ability of polysaccharides to function as fat mimetics in low-fat (LF) mozzarella string cheese to improve functionality by acting like fat globules to separate protein fibers during cheese extrusion. Low-fat mozzarella cheese curd made from 273 kg of 0.7% fat milk was salted at a rate of 10 g/kg then divided into 3.6-kg batches that were hand-stretched in 5% brine at 80° C and formed into a homogeneous mass. The hot cheese was hand mixed with a hot 80° polysaccharide slurry, placed into a small piston-driven extruder and then forced through a 16-mm die to form the …

Forage Yield And Quality Of Binary Grass-Legume Mixtures Of Tall Fescue, Orchardgrass, Meadow Brome, Alfalfa, Birdsfoot Trefoil, And Cicer Milkvetch, Steven R. Cox

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Managed pasture forms the foundation for much of the U.S. livestock iv production. Increased forage yield and quality can be achieved with nitrogen (N) fertilizer but increases the cost of pasture production. Rising prices of N have led to a return to the use of grass-legume pastures to reduce or replace commercial N fertilizer. There is a need to identify viable grass-legume mixtures and species planting ratios for the region of the Intermountain Western United States The purpose of this study was to identify grass-legume combinations and planting ratios that maximize forage production and forage quality in irrigated pastures. The …

Beef Production & Consumption: Sustainable Alternatives, Jennifer W. Macadam, Roslynn Brain

Environment and Society Faculty Publications

Sustainable living involves choosing a lifestyle with minimal environmental impacts. The ultimate goal is to leave future generations with a healthier environment than the one we were born into. How can we do that with beef consumption? Beef is part of American culture, so is there a way to make wiser choices when it comes to purchasing beef ? The short answer is, yes!

Use Of Exposure History To Identify Patterns Of Immunity To Pneumonia In Bighorn Sheep (Ovis Canadensis), Raina K. Plowright, Kezia R. Manlove, E. Frances Cassirer, Paul C. Cross, Thomas E. Besser, Peter J. Hudson

Wildland Resources Faculty Publications

Individual host immune responses to infectious agents drive epidemic behavior and are therefore central to understanding and controlling infectious diseases. However, important features of individual immune responses, such as the strength and longevity of immunity, can be challenging to characterize, particularly if they cannot be replicated or controlled in captive environments. Our research on bighorn sheep pneumonia elucidates how individual bighorn sheep respond to infection with pneumonia pathogens by examining the relationship between exposure history and survival in situ. Pneumonia is a poorly understood disease that has impeded the recovery of bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) following their widespread extirpation in …

The Utah Statesman, April 23, 2013, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

The Utah Statesman, April 9, 2013, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, April 4, 2013, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Caine College of the Arts

• Course Prefix Change, Credit Hour Change, Course Description Change, Administrative Responsibility Change, Repeatable for Credit Change

Department of Theatre Arts

• New Course

School of Accountancy

• Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change
• Title Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change
• Course Number Change, Prerequisite Change
• Course Prefix Change
• Title Change, Dual List Change
• Delete Course

Department of Economics and Finance

• Prerequisite Change

Department of Family, Consumer and Human Development

• New Course
• Course Number Change, Title Change

Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation

• New Course
• Prerequisite Change

School of Teacher Education and Leadership

• New Course
• Prerequisite Change
• Title …

Educational Policies Committee Agenda, April 4, 2013, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

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

The Utah Statesman, April 2, 2013, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Faculty Senate Agenda, April 1, 2013, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Faculty & Staff Work Environment and Quality Survey
• PRPC Annual Report - Terry Peak
• Honorary Degrees and Awards Committee Report - Sydney Peterson
• EPC Items for March - Larry Smith
• PRPC 402 dealing w/elimination of the Graduate Student Senate (Second Reading)
• Discussion of Post Tenure Review Task Force Outcomes
• Nominations/Election of Faculty Senate President-Elect

Biology And Impacts Of Pacific Island Invasive Species. 9. Capra Hircus, The Feral Goat (Mammalia: Bovidae), Mark William Chynoweth, Creighton M. Litton, Christopher A. Lepczyk, Steven C. Hess, Susan Cordell

Wildland Resources Faculty Publications

Domestic goats, Capra hircus, were intentionally introduced to numerous oceanic islands beginning in the sixteenth century. The remarkable ability of C. hircus to survive in a variety of conditions has enabled this animal to become feral and impact native ecosystems on islands throughout the world. Direct ecological impacts include consumption and trampling of native plants, leading to plant community modification and transformation of ecosystem structure. Although the negative impacts of feral goats are well known and effective management strategies have been developed to control this invasive species, large populations persist on many islands. This review summarizes impacts of feral goats …

Livestock Marketing And Risk Management, Dillon M. Feuz, Bridger Feuz, Ryan Feuz

All Current Publications

Ranching has always been a challenging and risky operation. Producers deal with production risk on a daily basis. A late winter storm during calving or lambing season can result in sickness and even death for many new born calves and lambs. Drought can reduce available grazed forages and increase feeding costs. Sickness or disease may limit weight gain or be detrimental to reproductive performance

Farmers' Market Consumer Preferences & Premium Pricing For Organically Grown & Local Fresh Produce, J. Dominique Gumarikiza, Kynda Curtis

All Current Publications

Product differentiation is shown to be an effective strategy for increasing market share and providing pricing premiums over undifferentiated products.

Macronutrient Management For Utah Orchards, Brent Black, Grant Cardon, Sean Rowley

All Current Publications

No abstract provided.

Educational Policies Committee Program Proposal, Emma Eccles Jones College Of Education And Human Services, March 29, 2013 – Master Of Fitness Promotion, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

The Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation at Utah State University proposes a new professional Master of Fitness Promotion degree, with student admissions to start for Fall Semester 2013.

Educational Policies Committee Program Proposal, Emma Eccles Jones College Of Education And Human Services, March 29, 2013 – Master Of Health Promotion, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

The Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation at Utah State University proposes a new Master of Health Promotion degree with student admissions to start for Fall Semester 2013.

Educational Policies Committee Minutes, March 7, 2013, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

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

Educational Policies Committee Agenda, March 7, 2013, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

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

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, March 7, 2013, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Animal, Diary and Veterinary Sciences

• Delete Course

Department of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education

• Title Change, Course Description Change

School of Applied Sciences and Technology Education

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

Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences

• New Course
• Credit Hour Change

Department of Music

• Credit Hour Change
• Title Change, Credit Hour Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change

Department of Theatre Arts

• New Course
• Dual List Change
• Title Change, Credit Hour Change, Dual List Change

School of Accountancy

• Delete Course

Department of Management

• Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change

Department of Psychology

• New Course …

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, March 7, 2013, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Animal, Diary and Veterinary Sciences

• Delete Course

Department of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education

• Title Change, Course Description Change

School of Applied Sciences and Technology Education

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

Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences

• New Course
• Credit Hour Change

Department of Music

• Credit Hour Change
• Title Change, Credit Hour Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change

Department of Theatre Arts

• New Course
• Dual List Change
• Title Change, Credit Hour Change, Dual List Change

School of Accountancy

• Delete Course

Department of Management

• Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change

Department of Psychology

• New Course …

Faculty Senate Agenda, March 4, 2013, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• LibQual Survey
• EPC Items for February - Larry Smith
• Budget and Faculty Welfare Committee Annual Report - Carol Kochan
• Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee Annual Report - Bryce Fifield
• Research Council Report - Mark McLellan
• PRPC 402.12.6 & .7 dealing with/elimination of the Graduate Student Senate (first reading)