Digital Commons Network^™

Program Development And Evaluation - Nutrition / Health

Natural Resources and Environmental Issues

Martha Archuleta: Kitchen Creations - A Cooking School for People with Diabetes. Darlene Christensen: University of Wyoming Food & Nutrition Extension Website. Judith L. Corbus: Hawaii Five-A-Day A Taste of the Tropics with Fruits and Vegetables. Luanne J. Hughes: Reaching Key Audiences with Food Safety Messages. Darlene Liesch: Pregnancy Prevention for Latino Teens. Karen Richey: Food Irradiation - Insuring your Food’s Safety. Carole Rison: Farmers Markets – Impacting Health through Economic Development. Dennis E. Smith: Two State Study of Nutrition Education Best Practices. Christy M. Walter: Home Food Safety - Sanitation, Preparation & Storage. Cami Wells: School Food Safety Zone.

Program Development And Evaluation - Education / Program Design

Natural Resources and Environmental Issues

Susan Barkman: Evaluation Made Easy – Designing Instruments to Measure Program Impact. Cassandra S. Corridon: Meeting the Needs of Our Audience: Child Care Connections. Jerry Culen: Assessing Environmental Literacy in a 4-H Program. Ken Culp III: University of Kentucky Volunteer Administration Academy. Louise E. Davis: Mississippi’s Goal of Improving Quality Childcare in Unlicensed Settings. Theresa M. Ferrari: Hours of Opportunity or Hours of Risk. Martha S. Garton: Does a Week Long 4-H Camp Develop Life Skills and Leadership Abilities? J. Benton Glaze Jr.: The Development and Evaluation of Idaho’s Beef Quality Assurance Curriculum. James N. Hawkins: Cowboy Obstetrics—A Calving Primer. …

Abstract Proceedings Of The Galaxy Ii Conference - Exceeding Expectations Through Teamwork, Deptember 21-25, 2003, Salt Lake City, Utah, Galaxy Ii Conference Sponcors

Natural Resources and Environmental Issues

No abstract provided.

Program Development And Evaluation - Community / Outreach

Natural Resources and Environmental Issues

Sharon K. Broughton: Implementing 21st Century Community Learning Center Programs in a Rural Community. Phillip B. Davis: Statewide Assessment of Local Officials’ Perspectives Identifies Key Issues in Land Use Decision Making. Lydia H. Lacroix: Are Babysitting Volunteer Coordinators Satisfied? Kerrie J. McCormick: School-Wide Positive Behavior Supports Discipline Planning. Robert Olensehlen: The Idaho Extension Accountability System. Darlene Pohlman: Meeting the Training Needs of Early Care Professionals by Web-Based Training Keywords. Steve Salisbury: Magic Valley Fieldmen’s Luncheon. Jennifer D. Thorn: Insights into the Current Evaluation Practices and Perceptions of Maryland Cooperative Extension. Deanna L. Tribe: Charting Our Course through Community Assessments.

Program Development And Evaluation - Communication / Collaboration

Natural Resources and Environmental Issues

Marilyn Corbin: Marketing: Connecting People with Programs. Shelly Johnson: Be Retrospective when Evaluating Behavior Changes. David Marrison: Tips for Surviving the First Five Years in Extension Education. June P. Mead: The Role of Youth Theatre in Positive Youth Development. Daniel F. Perkins: Online System to Evaluate 4-H Youth’s Life Skills.

Youth Education - Programs / Projects

Natural Resources and Environmental Issues

Christine Bozak: 4-H Steers that Work. Rebecca Brooks: Relationship Skills Education. Travis Burke: Defining Competency in the 4-H Professional’s Job. Holly L. Hays Butler: 4-H at the Indiana School for the Deaf . Kevin D. Chilek: Quality Assurance Program for Youth Livestock Exhibitors. Graham Cochran: Lessons from an Innovative Urban Youth Education Center. Steve Cramer: Use Activities Fun and Humor to Teach Character Education. Annette Devitt: Life on the Farm Project. Janet Edwards: Emotional Intelligence. Mary Forster: Teamwork Provides the Pathway to Culinary Success for Teens. Dave Francis: Working with the Private Sector to Create Quality Programs. Donna R. Gillespie: …

Youth Education - Gardening / Outdoor Activity

Natural Resources and Environmental Issues

Arlene Bailey: Pyramid Gardening - Cooperative Extension Teaming Up with the Master Gardeners. Deborah L. Cole: Cultivating Young Minds - Gardening & Business Skills to Help Young Minds Grow. David R. Drake: The 21st Century Crops Contest – Not Just Weed ID. Gretchen Ferenz: Participatory Research and Learning Communities. Jeff Fisher: Gardening for Special Needs Youth. Laura Jane Murphy: 4-H Camping Especially for Special-Needs Members. Angela O’Callaghan: Barriers to School Gardens in Clark County, Nevada. Vernon Parent: Ideas for Camps and Teen Retreats. Dawn Sanchez: Hispanic Youth Join 4-H and Learn about Horticulture. Deborah J. Ward: Grow a Garden, Grow …

Partnerships - Extension / Community

Natural Resources and Environmental Issues

Becky Baer: Ohio State University Extension and Meigs County Council on Aging. Luann Boyer: Youth Safety Days. Jeffrey C. Bridger: Engagement and Public Scholarship. James A. Chatfield: Extension Green Industry Partnerships. J. Thomas Chesnutt: An Equal Partner in the Alabama Tourism. H. Steve Dasher: Community Science Education and Leadership Project. Mindy Denny: Linking the Tradition, Connecting the Community. Robin Galloway: Getting the “Yes” to Sponsorships. Debra Ivey: Partnerships Key to SWYS Success. Kathy Lechman: Reaching Out by Stepping Out of the Extension Comfort Zone. Darlene Liesch: Extension in Action - Report for Legislators. Shawn Olsen: Utah Botanical Center Partnerships. Billie …

Partnerships - Education / Mentoring

Natural Resources and Environmental Issues

Troy D. Cooper: Youth Conservation Education through Partnerships. Aaron Gravelle: Summer Adventures with 4-H and the Metropolitan Police Boys and Girls Club. Eddie Locklear: 4-H Afterschool - Exceeding Expectations for Extraordinary Learning Opportunities. Kathleen Manenica: A Model Process for Branding Nutrition Education. Rita Renee Toll-DuBois: Using Nature to Transform Urban Youth. Joyce A. Watts: Yancey 4-H / Support Our Students / Summer Partners. Ed Werner: The Intergalactic Intergenerational Pen-Pal Project. Kathy Wright: Be Smart - An Interagency Educational Program for Senior Citizens.

Partnerships - Nutrition / Health

Natural Resources and Environmental Issues

Judy Bland: School Nutrition Program Employees Impact the Lives of Children. Roxie Rodgers Dinstel: Extension/Food Bank Partnership Unites to Fill Funding Gap in Alaska. Karen Ensle: Should I Eat the Fish I Catch - An Outreach Project to Pregnant Women. Susan Hansen: Child Care Providers – An Untapped Audience. Vicki Hayman: State and County Based Educators Team Up to Participate in Adolescent Calcium Research Project. Susan Holladay: Healthy Eating, Healthy Living. Luanne J. Hughes: Designing an Agriculture and Nutrition Education Program for Youth. Jo Anne Kock: SIDS Awareness in Southern Nevada. Marilyn A. Sachs: LifeWorks Make Life Work. Jo Shuford-Law: …

Tradeoffs In Community Properties Through Time In A Desert Rodent Community, Ethan P. White, S.K. Morgan Ernest, K. M. Thibault

Biology Faculty Publications

Resource limitation represents an important constraint on ecological communities, which restricts the total abundance, biomass, and community energy flux a given community can support. However, the exact relationship among these three measures of biological activity remains unclear. Here we use a simple framework that links abundance and biomass with an energetic constraint. Under constant energetic availability, it is expected that changes in abundance and biomass can result from shifts in the distribution of individual masses. We test these predictions using long-term data from a desert rodent community. Total energy use for the community has not changed directionally for 25 years, …

Temporal Dynamics In The Structure Andcomposition Of A Desert Rodent Community, K. M. Thibault, Ethan P. White, S.K. Morgan Ernest

Biology Faculty Publications

The rank-abundance distribution (RAD) represents the manner in which species divide resources. Community-specific division rules that determine resource allocation among species, and thereby the shape of the RAD, have been hypothesized to account for observed stability of local species richness over time. While the shape of the RAD has been well studied, the temporal dynamics of this distribution have received much less attention. Here we assess changes in the shape of the RAD through time in a desert rodent community in Arizona (USA). Because energy use may be more appropriate for studying resource division than abundance, we also evaluate an …

Effects Of Mechanical Processing On The Nutritive Value Of Barley Silage For Lactating Dairy Cows, Jong-Su Eun, K. A. Beauchemin, S.-H. Hong, W. Z. Yang

Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Science Faculty Publications

Mechanical processing of whole crop barley before ensiling may be useful for improving nutrient use by dairy cattle. The objective of this study was to assess the effects of feeding mechanically processed barley silage as the main forage source on lactational performance. Twenty-four Holstein cows, 16 primiparous (187±52 days in milk) and 8 multiparous (87±69 days in milk) cows, were used in a completely randomized design with a 2-wk covariate period and a 6-wk treatment period. The 2 treatments were: 1) total mixed ration (TMR) containing regular barley silage (RBS-TMR), and 2) TMR containing mechanically processed barley silage (MPBS-TMR). Barley …

Methane Production By Mixed Ruminal Cultures Incubated In Dual-Flow Fermentors, Jong-Su Eun, V. Fellner, M. L. Gumpertz

Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Science Faculty Publications

This study evaluated the effects of dilution rate and forage-to-concentrate ratio on gas production by rumen microbes. Continuous cultures were used to monitor methane production at three liquid dilution rates (3.2, 6.3, or 12.5%/h) and three forage-to-concentrate ratios (70:30, 50:50, or 30:70). Filtered ruminal contents were allowed 6 d of adaptation to diets followed by 7 d of data collection. Forage consisted of pelleted alfalfa and the concentrate mix included ground corn, soybean meal, and a mineral and vitamin premix. The experiment was replicated in a split-plot design. Total volatile fatty acid production averaged 58.0 mmol/d and was not affected …

Reduced Risk Of Alzheimer's Disease In Users Of Antioxidant Vitamin Supplements: The Cache County Study, Peter P. Zandi, James C. Anthony, Ara S. Khachaturian, Stephanie V. Stone, Deborah Gustafson, Joann T. Tschanz, Maria C. Norton, John C. S. Breitner

Psychology Faculty Publications

Background: Antioxidants may protect the aging brain against oxidative damage associated with pathological changes of Alzheimer disease (AD). Objective: To examine the relationship between antioxidant supplement use and risk of AD. Design: Cross-sectional and prospective study of dementia. Elderly (65 years or older) county residents were assessed in 1995 to 1997 for prevalent dementia and AD, and again in 1998 to 2000 for incident illness. Supplement use was ascertained at the first contact. Setting: Cache County, Utah. Participants: Among 4740 respondents (93%) with data sufficient to determine cognitive status at the initial assessment, we identified 200 prevalent cases of AD. …

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, December 15, 2003, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• EPC Business
• Scholarship Advisory Board
• Research Council
• Council on Teacher Education
• Aggie Ecology
• New University Website
• Student Government Update
• Course Evaluations on the web

Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda, December 1, 2003, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Enrollment Management/Retention Survey
• Banner Progress Report
• UCFSL Letter
• Proceedings of the Faculty Forum
• Endorsement for the Emergency Preparedness
• GIS Project
• EPC Business
• Honors Program Report
• Parking Committee Report
• Cultural Activities Council Report
• Gay and Lesbian Issues

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, November 17, 2003, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• EPC Business
• Enrollment Management - Retention Survey
• Banner Progress Report
• Honors Program
• Parking Committee
• Cultural Activities Council
• Debriefing of the Faculty Forum
• UCFSL Letter

Effects Of Salts On Crystallization Kinetics And Rheological Behavior Of Concentrated , -Trehalose Solutions, Marina Cerdeira, M. C. Puppo, Silvana Martini, M. L. Herrera

Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences Faculty Publications

The effect of addition of CaCl2 2H2O and MgCl2 6H2O on crystallization kinetics and the rheological behavior of a 70% trehalose solution was studied by polarized light microscopy and dynamic oscillatory rheometry. Salts caused a delay on nucleation with induction times for crystallization longer for Mg2+ than for Ca2+. Divalent cations were incorporated into crystals, changing the growth of certain faces preferentially, which resulted in changes in morphology. Addition of CaCl2 2H2O in a high salt/trehalose molar ratio dramatically increased complex modulus (G*), indicating a stronger viscoelastic behavior. A gel-like structure was formed when Ca2+ was added to trehalose solution. …

Effect Of Sucrose Ester Addition On Nucleation And Growth Behavior Of Milk Fat-Sunflower Oil Blends, Marina Cerdeira, Silvana Martini, Richard W. Hartel, Maria Lidia Herrera

Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences Faculty Publications

The effects of addition of the sucrose esters (SE) P-1670, P-170, and S-170 to a high-melting fraction of milk fat (HMF) and its blends with sunflower oil (SFO) on nucleation and growth were studied by laser polarized light turbidimetry and polarized light microscopy (PLM). The three SE delayed nucleation of HMF at the temperatures selected. P-1670 did not modify average crystal size after 3 h at crystallization temperature (Tc) or crystal size distribution and modified crystallization kinetics only slightly. P-170 and S-170, however, markedly diminished crystal size and narrowed crystal size distribution. Activation free energies of nucleation at equivalent supercooling, …

Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda, September 8, 2003, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• EPC Business
• EPC Annual Report
• UPRPC/Space Management Report
• Graduate Council Report
• Approval of Parliamentarian
• Policy Changes for Faculty Senate
• Honorary Degrees and Awards Nominations
• Proposed Changes to the Hiring Policy
• Senate Membership on Banner Committee

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, August 18, 2003, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• EPC Business
• EPC Annual Report
• UPRPC/Space Management
• Graduate Council Report
• Policy Changes for Faculty Senate
• Honorary Degrees and Awards resolution
• Term Appointments
• Proposed Changes to the Hiring Policy
• Senate Membership on the Banner Committee

Educating Large, Urban Landscape Water Users, Kelly L. Kopp, Teresa Cerny, Roger Kjelgren

Plants, Soils, and Climate Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Production Of Intermountain West Native Perennial Wildflowers Using Pot-In-Pot Production, Roger Kjelgren, Amy Croft, Teresa Cerny, Kelly L. Kopp

Plants, Soils, and Climate Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Fall Calving In The Intermountain West, Dale R. Zobell, Craig Burrell, Darrell Rothlisberger, Eleanor Jenson

All Current Publications

Fall calving has been practiced by beef producers for many years, although in small numbers relative to spring calving. The spring calf crop has been a traditional event for most beef producers and probably will continue to be. There are distinct advantages, however, to fall calving which producers could take advantage of. The potential for higher conception and weaning rates, price premiums and the elimination of calf scours are among the reasons some beef producers have switched from spring calving their herd to fall calving.

Forage Kochia For Fall/Winter Grazing, D. R. Zobell, B. L. Waldron, K. C. Olson, R. D. Harrison, H. Jensen

All Current Publications

Winter feeding costs have often been cited as one of the most expensive aspects of beef cattle production in the Intermountain West. Research and rancher experience suggests that using forage kochia for fall/winter grazing may help reduce these costs.

Growing And Using Herbs, Larry A. Sagers

All Archived Publications

No abstract provided.

Pesticide Applicator Training, Larry A. Sagers

All Archived Publications

No abstract provided.

Crystallization Of Sunflower Oil Waxes, Silvana Martini, M. C. Anon

Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences Faculty Publications

Activation free energies of nucleation (ΔG c ) were calculated using induction times of crystallization measurements. Results showed that ΔG c decreased exponentially as wax concentration increased at a constant crystallization temperature (T c ). In contrast, for a constant supersaturation, ΔG c increased from 12 to 22°C but decreased between 22 and 35°C. Melting behavior of purified waxes and solutions of purified waxes in sunflower oil were studied by DSC after crystallization at fast and slow cooling rates (20 and 1°C/min, respectively). Low supercooling temperatures (T c >65°C) showed an increase in the onset temperature (T 0 ) as …

2002 Annual Report, Various Authors

Annual Reports

No abstract provided.