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Equitable Mootness, Robert W. Miller Jan 2018

Equitable Mootness, Robert W. Miller

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Even as other prudential limitations lose favor, equitable mootness continues to thrive. Its popularity derives from practical considerations: it protects third parties who have relied upon transactions approved by the bankruptcy court from the perceived unfairness wrought by reversal on appeal. In spite of its merit, equitable mootness lacks not only a statutory foundation but it also unconstitutionally extinguishes an appellant's right to an adjudication on the merits by an Article III judge. Recent Supreme Court opinions have tied the constitutionality of today's bankruptcy judge adjudications and appeals to the traditional boundaries of such matters at common law and under …

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Cultural Adaptations And Therapist Multicultural Competence: Two Meta-Analytic Reviews, Timothy B. Smith, Alberto Soto, Derek Griner, Melanie Domenech Rodriguez, Guillermo Bernal Jan 2018

Cultural Adaptations And Therapist Multicultural Competence: Two Meta-Analytic Reviews, Timothy B. Smith, Alberto Soto, Derek Griner, Melanie Domenech Rodriguez, Guillermo Bernal

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Mental health treatments can be more effective when they align with the culture of the client and when therapists demonstrate multicultural competence. After providing a brief clinical example of cultural adaptations and therapist multicultural competence, we summarize relevant research findings in two meta-analyses. In the meta-analysis on the effectiveness of culturally adapted interventions, the average effect size across 99 studies was d = .50 (.35 after accounting for publication bias). In the second meta-analysis on 15 studies of therapist cultural competence, the results differed by rating source: Client-rated measures of therapist cultural competence correlated strongly (r = .38) with …

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Families And Workplaces, E. Jeffrey Hill, Erin K. Holmes Jan 2018

Families And Workplaces, E. Jeffrey Hill, Erin K. Holmes

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In order to survive and thrive, every family must both provide for and nurture its members. This is true regardless of the particular structure, size, ethnicity, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, or cultural background of the family. Physical needs of families are most frequently met through paid labor in workplaces. Nurturing needs of individuals are most commonly met by family members in the home. Learning how to simultaneously provide for and nurture one's family in harmony is of interest to everyone but very difficult to achieve. It is not wonder that research on the interface between families and workplaces has exploded …

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Evidence-Based Clinical Decision Making For Bilingual Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Guide For Clinicians, Vanesa Smith, Connie Summers, Vannesa Mueller, Alejandra Carillo, Gabriela Villaneda Jan 2018

Evidence-Based Clinical Decision Making For Bilingual Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Guide For Clinicians, Vanesa Smith, Connie Summers, Vannesa Mueller, Alejandra Carillo, Gabriela Villaneda

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Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are treating an increasing number of bilingual clients, including those diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). There is not a clear consensus among professionals regarding which language should be used in intervention when treating bilingual children with ASD. For this reason, it is imperative that SLPs ensure that they are making evidence-based decisions. This article will review the current research that examines bilingualism in children with ASD along with research focused on the language of intervention in bilingual children with ASD. We present a clinical scenario with common concerns presented to SLPs in their work settings and …

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Conceived Versus Lived Social Spaces And The Transformation Of The Morro Da Providência Favela Of Rio De Janeiro Since 2008, Jamie Worms, Andrew Sluyter Jan 2018

Conceived Versus Lived Social Spaces And The Transformation Of The Morro Da Providência Favela Of Rio De Janeiro Since 2008, Jamie Worms, Andrew Sluyter

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Novel Spiroplasma Spp. Cultured From Brains And Lymph Nodes From Ruminants Affected With Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy, Frank O. Bastian, James Lynch, Sue Hagius, Xiaochu Wu, Greg Mccormick, Donald G. Luther, Philip H. Elzer Jan 2018

Novel Spiroplasma Spp. Cultured From Brains And Lymph Nodes From Ruminants Affected With Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy, Frank O. Bastian, James Lynch, Sue Hagius, Xiaochu Wu, Greg Mccormick, Donald G. Luther, Philip H. Elzer

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© 2017 American Association of Neuropathologists, Inc. Spiroplasma spp., tiny filterable wall-less bacteria, are consistently associated with the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE). Spiral forms have been transiently isolated from TSE-affected brain tissues in SP4 growth media designed for isolation of Spiroplasma spp., but the isolate could not be propagated in SP4 media. A bacterium must grow in vitro in cell-free cultures to allow full characterization of a suspect pathogen. Here, a novel Spiroplasma sp. was isolated from scrapie- and chronic wasting disease (CWD)-affected brains and lymph nodes. Filtrates of tissue homogenates inoculated into Brucella media incubated for 14 days at …

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Nanotechnology Considerations For Poultry And Livestock Production Systems - A Review, Mohamed I. El Sabry, Kenneth W. Mcmillin, Cristina M. Sabliov Jan 2018

Nanotechnology Considerations For Poultry And Livestock Production Systems - A Review, Mohamed I. El Sabry, Kenneth W. Mcmillin, Cristina M. Sabliov

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© 2018 by Mohamed I. El Sabry. The global animal productivity should proportionally increase to meet the food needs of a growing population. This article presents an overview of the current and promising nano-applications in poultry and livestock production systems that could offer opportunities for improved efficiencies and productivity. Some basic information on nanotechnology and the economics of nanotechnology is provided. Poultry and animal production systems, current situation and available tools and techniques are presented in parallel with animal health care, animal nutrition, animal shetter and food processing nano-applications and their advantages. These applications are directly or indirectly related to …

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Ex Vivo Gut Culture For Studying Differentiation And Migration Of Small Intestinal Epithelial Cells, Xiaofei Sun, Xing Fu, Min Du, Mei Jun Zhu Jan 2018

Ex Vivo Gut Culture For Studying Differentiation And Migration Of Small Intestinal Epithelial Cells, Xiaofei Sun, Xing Fu, Min Du, Mei Jun Zhu

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© 2018 The Authors. Epithelial cultures are commonly used for studying gut health. However, due to the absence of mesenchymal cells and gut structure, epithelial culture systems including recently developed three-dimensional organoid culture cannot accurately represent in vivo gut development, which requires intense cross-regulation of the epithelial layer with the underlying mesenchymal tissue. In addition, organoid culture is costly. To overcome this, a new culture system was developed using mouse embryonic small intestine. Cultured intestine showed spontaneous peristalsis, indicating the maintenance of the normal gut physiological structure. During 10 days of ex vivo culture, epithelial cells moved along the gut …

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Gata4-Dependent Differentiation Of C-Kit+-Derived Endothelial Cells Underlies Artefactual Cardiomyocyte Regeneration In The Heart, Bryan D. Maliken, Onur Kanisicak, Jason Karch, Hadi Khalil, Xing Fu, Justin G. Boyer, Vikram Prasad, Yi Zheng, Jeffery D. Molkentin Jan 2018

Gata4-Dependent Differentiation Of C-Kit+-Derived Endothelial Cells Underlies Artefactual Cardiomyocyte Regeneration In The Heart, Bryan D. Maliken, Onur Kanisicak, Jason Karch, Hadi Khalil, Xing Fu, Justin G. Boyer, Vikram Prasad, Yi Zheng, Jeffery D. Molkentin

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© 2018 The Authors. BACKGROUND: Although c-Kit+ adult progenitor cells were initially reported to produce new cardiomyocytes in the heart, recent genetic evidence suggests that such events are exceedingly rare. However, to determine if these rare events represent true de novo cardiomyocyte formation, we deleted the necessary cardiogenic transcription factors Gata4 and Gata6 from c-Kit-expressing cardiac progenitor cells. METHODS: Kit allele-dependent lineage tracing and fusion analysis were performed in mice following simultaneous Gata4 and Gata6 cell type-specifc deletion to examine rates of putative de novo cardiomyocyte formation from c-Kit+ cells. Bone marrow transplantation experiments were used to defne the contribution …

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Quality Competition And Reputation Of Restaurants: The Effects Of Capacity Constraints, You Hua Chen, Qinying He, Krishna P. Paudel Jan 2018

Quality Competition And Reputation Of Restaurants: The Effects Of Capacity Constraints, You Hua Chen, Qinying He, Krishna P. Paudel

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© 2018 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor and Francis Group. All Rights Reserved. Capacity constraints have major effects on restaurant competition. This article captures the impact of capacity constraints on quality and quantity competition of restaurant industry by employing a two-stage asymmetric capacity constraints model. There are several findings from this study. First, results of this study indicate that reputation difference increases total outputs and quality in equilibrium. Second, capacity constraints decrease the consumer surplus (CS) as well as social welfare (SW), but restaurants benefit from capacity constraints sometimes. Third, capacity reduces both the quality …

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The Drug Repurposing Ecosystem: Intellectual Property Incentives, Market Exclusivity, And The Future Of "New" Medicines, Sam F. Halabi Jan 2018

The Drug Repurposing Ecosystem: Intellectual Property Incentives, Market Exclusivity, And The Future Of "New" Medicines, Sam F. Halabi

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The pharmaceutical industry is in a state of fundamental transition. New drug approvals have slowed, patents on blockbuster drugs are expiring, and costs associated with developing new drugs are escalating and yielding fewer viable drug candidates. As a result, pharmaceutical firms have turned to a number of alternative strategies for growth. One of these strategies is "drug repurposing"-finding new ways to deploy approved drugs or abandoned clinical candidates in new disease areas. Despite the efficiency advantages of repurposing drugs, there is broad agreement that there is insufficient repurposing activity because of numerous intellectual property protection and market failures. This Article …

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Food Federalism: States, Local Governments, And The Fight For Food Sovereignty, Sarah B. Schindler Jan 2018

Food Federalism: States, Local Governments, And The Fight For Food Sovereignty, Sarah B. Schindler

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Recently, a number of states have sought to withdraw or restrain local power. In this Article, which is part of the “Re-Thinking State Relevance” symposium hosted by the Ohio State Law Journal, I write about a state taking the opposite approach, and attempting to affirmatively endow its local governments with additional powers. The state is Maine, and the context is control over local food production and sales. This Article begins by addressing the emergence of the sustainable local foods movement broadly, and reasons for the growth of this movement. It then focuses more pointedly on the food sovereignty movement, considering …

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Rape Myths And Hookup Culture: An Exploratory Study Of U.S. College Students' Perceptions, Timothy T. Reling, Michael S. Barton, Sarah Anna Becker, Matthew A. Valasik Jan 2018

Rape Myths And Hookup Culture: An Exploratory Study Of U.S. College Students' Perceptions, Timothy T. Reling, Michael S. Barton, Sarah Anna Becker, Matthew A. Valasik

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The present study provides the first known systematic examination of the association of hookup culture endorsement and rape myth acceptance. Multivariate regression analysis was conducted to test the primary hypothesis that hookup culture endorsement would be the primary predictor of rape myth acceptance levels among a sample of 422 U.S. college students. Findings indicated the existence of a complex relationship in which rape myth acceptance increases or decreases based upon the form of hookup culture endorsement examined. Beliefs that hookups are harmless and elevate social status increased rape myth acceptance, whereas beliefs that hookups express sexual freedom decreased rape myth …

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Medical Implications Of Space Radiation Exposure Due To Low-Altitude Polar Orbits, Jeffery C. Chancellor, Serena M. Auñon-Chancellor, John Charles Jan 2018

Medical Implications Of Space Radiation Exposure Due To Low-Altitude Polar Orbits, Jeffery C. Chancellor, Serena M. Auñon-Chancellor, John Charles

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INTRODUCTION: Space radiation research has progressed rapidly in recent years, but there remain large uncertainties in predicting and extrapolating biological responses to humans. Exposure to cosmic radiation and solar particle events (SPEs) may pose a critical health risk to future spaceflight crews and can have a serious impact on all biomedical aspects of space exploration. The relatively minimal shielding of the cancelled 1960s Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) program's space vehicle and the high inclination polar orbits would have left the crew susceptible to high exposures of cosmic radiation and high dose-rate SPEs that are mostly unpredictable in frequency and intensity. …

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A Narrative Analysis Examining Influential Factors Of A Minority Research And Training Program, Gretchen S. Burton, Maria Da Graça H. Vicente Jan 2018

A Narrative Analysis Examining Influential Factors Of A Minority Research And Training Program, Gretchen S. Burton, Maria Da Graça H. Vicente

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© The Author(s) 2018. The implementation of minority research and training programs at the postsecondary level has risen to close the educational achievement gap and generate a highly skilled and diverse science workforce. Numerous studies identify interventions influencing positive outcomes among minority research and training participants achieving graduate degrees. However, many of these studies utilize quantitative methods. To capture student voices and rich descriptive experiences, this study utilized a multiple case study featuring a narrative approach. Cross-case analysis identified four factors influencing matriculation into advanced degree programs: belonging and inclusion, peer mentoring, confidence as a scientist, and family influence. Findings …

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Trpc5 Is Required For The No-Dependent Increase In Dendritic Ca 2+ And Gaba Release From Chick Retinal Amacrine Cells, J. Wesley Maddox, Nikka Khorsandi, Evanna Gleason Jan 2018

Trpc5 Is Required For The No-Dependent Increase In Dendritic Ca 2+ And Gaba Release From Chick Retinal Amacrine Cells, J. Wesley Maddox, Nikka Khorsandi, Evanna Gleason

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© 2018 American Physiological Society. All rights reserved. GABAergic signaling from amacrine cells (ACs) is a fundamental aspect of visual signal processing in the inner retina. We have previously shown that nitric oxide (NO) can elicit release of GABA independently from activation of voltage-gated Ca 2+ channels in cultured retinal ACs. This voltage-independent quantal GABA release relies on a Ca 2+ influx mechanism with pharmacological characteristics consistent with the involvement of the transient receptor potential canonical (TRPC) channels TRPC4 and/or TRPC5. To determine the identity of these channels, we evaluated the ability of NO to elevate dendritic Ca 2+ and …

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Nkg2d Regulation Of Lung Pathology And Dendritic Cell Function Following Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection, Huan Liu, Andrew R. Osterburg, Jennifer Flury, Shuo Huang, Francis X. Mccormack, Stephania A. Cormier, Michael T. Borchers Jan 2018

Nkg2d Regulation Of Lung Pathology And Dendritic Cell Function Following Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection, Huan Liu, Andrew R. Osterburg, Jennifer Flury, Shuo Huang, Francis X. Mccormack, Stephania A. Cormier, Michael T. Borchers

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© The Author(s) 2018. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. Background. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common cause of respiratory tract infection in vulnerable populations. Natural killer (NK) cells and dendritic cells (DC) are important for the effector functions of both cell types following infection. Methods. Wild-type and NKG2D-deficient mice were infected with RSV. Lung pathology was assessed by histology. Dendritic cell function and phenotype were evaluated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and flow cytometry. The expression of NKG2D ligands on lung and lymph node DCs was measured by immunostaining and …

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Field Performance Of Tissue-Cultured, Virus-Tested ‘Okinawan’ Sweetpotato And Comparison With Some Promising Cultivars In Hawai’I, Susan C. Miyasaka, Sharon Motomura-Wages, Ishakh Pulakkatu-Thodi, Michael J. Melzer, Christopher A. Clark, Don R. Labonte, Arthur Q. Villordon Jan 2018

Field Performance Of Tissue-Cultured, Virus-Tested ‘Okinawan’ Sweetpotato And Comparison With Some Promising Cultivars In Hawai’I, Susan C. Miyasaka, Sharon Motomura-Wages, Ishakh Pulakkatu-Thodi, Michael J. Melzer, Christopher A. Clark, Don R. Labonte, Arthur Q. Villordon

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Tissue-cultured, virus-tested (TC) plantlets of sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas var. batatas) cultivars Okinawan, LA 08-21p, and Murasaki-29 were obtained from Louisiana State University Agricultural Center. The objectives of field trials conducted at the Kula Agricultural Park, Maui, HI, were to compare yield and pest resistance of 1) ‘Okinawan’ obtained from a commercial (C) field with TC ‘Okinawan’ and 2) TC Okinawan with the aforementioned TC cultivars. Trials were planted Oct. 2015 and Aug. 2016 and harvested 5 months later. Storage roots were graded according to State of Hawai’i standards, and marketable yields included Grades AA, A, and B. In addition, injuries …

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Biology And Management Of Root-Feeding Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) In North American Conifer Forests And Plantations, T. D. Schowalter Jan 2018

Biology And Management Of Root-Feeding Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) In North American Conifer Forests And Plantations, T. D. Schowalter

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Root-feeding beetles, including several species of Hylastes Erichson (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Hylurgops LeConte (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Hylobius Gemar (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Pachylobius LeConte (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Pissodes Germar (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), and Steremnius Schönherr (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), have emerged as serious problems in conifer plantations and forests in the United States and Canada in recent decades. Root-feeding beetles are particularly associated with stressed, diseased, or injured trees. Emerging adults kill seedlings by girdling them at the root collar and kill older trees, at least in the North and West, by transmitting fungal root pathogens in the genus Leptographium Lagerberg & Melin (Ophiostomatales: Ophiostomataceae). In the South …

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Swing Voting In The 2016 Presidential Election In Counties Where Midlife Mortality Has Been Rising In White Non-Hispanic Americans, Usama Bilal, Emily A. Knapp, Richard S. Cooper Jan 2018

Swing Voting In The 2016 Presidential Election In Counties Where Midlife Mortality Has Been Rising In White Non-Hispanic Americans, Usama Bilal, Emily A. Knapp, Richard S. Cooper

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Understanding the effects of widespread disruption of the social fabric on public health outcomes can provide insight into the forces that drive major political realignment. Our objective was to estimate the association between increases in mortality in middle-aged non-Hispanic white adults from 1999 to 2005 to 2009–2015, health inequalities in life expectancy by income, and the surge in support for the Republican Party in pivotal US counties in the 2016 presidential election. We conducted a longitudinal ecological study in 2764 US counties from 1999 to 2016. Increases in mortality were measured using age-specific (45–54 years of age) all-cause mortality from …

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Reducing Cardiovascular Disparities Through Community-Engaged Implementation Research: A National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute Workshop Report, George A. Mensah, Richard S. Cooper, Anna Maria Siega-Riz, Lisa A. Cooper, Justin D. Smith, C. Hendricks Brown, John M. Westfall, Elizabeth O. Ofili, Leshawndra N. Price, Sonia Arteaga, Melissa C. Green Parker, Cheryl R. Nelson, Bradley J. Newsome, Nicole Redmond, Rebecca A. Roper, Bettina M. Beech, Jada L. Brooks, Debra Furr-Holden, Samson Y. Gebreab, Wayne H. Giles, Regina Smith James, Tené T. Lewis, Ali H. Mokdad, Kari D. Moore, Joseph E. Ravenell, Al Richmond, Nancy E. Schoenberg, Mario Sims, Gopal K. Singh, Anne E. Sumner, Roberto P. Treviño, Karriem S. Watson, M. Larissa Avilés-Santa Jan 2018

Reducing Cardiovascular Disparities Through Community-Engaged Implementation Research: A National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute Workshop Report, George A. Mensah, Richard S. Cooper, Anna Maria Siega-Riz, Lisa A. Cooper, Justin D. Smith, C. Hendricks Brown, John M. Westfall, Elizabeth O. Ofili, Leshawndra N. Price, Sonia Arteaga, Melissa C. Green Parker, Cheryl R. Nelson, Bradley J. Newsome, Nicole Redmond, Rebecca A. Roper, Bettina M. Beech, Jada L. Brooks, Debra Furr-Holden, Samson Y. Gebreab, Wayne H. Giles, Regina Smith James, Tené T. Lewis, Ali H. Mokdad, Kari D. Moore, Joseph E. Ravenell, Al Richmond, Nancy E. Schoenberg, Mario Sims, Gopal K. Singh, Anne E. Sumner, Roberto P. Treviño, Karriem S. Watson, M. Larissa Avilés-Santa

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Cardiovascular disparities remain pervasive in the United States. Unequal disease burden is evident among population groups based on sex, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, educational attainment, nativity, or geography. Despite the significant declines in cardiovascular disease mortality rates in all demographic groups during the last 50 years, large disparities remain by sex, race, ethnicity, and geography. Recent data from modeling studies, linked micromap plots, and small-Area analyses also demonstrate prominent variation in cardiovascular disease mortality rates across states and counties, with an especially high disease burden in the southeastern United States and Appalachia. Despite these continued disparities, few large-scale intervention studies …

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Plant Defense Elicitors: Plant Fitness Versus Wheat Stem Sawfly, Govinda Shrestha, Shabeg S. Briar, Gadi V.P. Reddy Jan 2018

Plant Defense Elicitors: Plant Fitness Versus Wheat Stem Sawfly, Govinda Shrestha, Shabeg S. Briar, Gadi V.P. Reddy

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The wheat stem sawfly (WSS), Cephus cinctus Norton, is an important wheat pest in the Northern Great Plains of the USA. No single control measure effectively suppresses WSS damage. This study provides information on the effects on the WSS adult settling preference behavior on wheat plants under laboratory conditions from treatment with both synthetic plant defense elicitors (Actigard and cis-jasmone) and a botanical insecticide (Azadirachtin). In addition, field experiments were performed to determine whether these chemicals impact the WSS fitness (larval mortality and larval body weight), winter wheat plant fitness (infestation, stem lodging, yield, and quality), adult population of WSS …

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Recognizing The Danger Zone: Response Of Female White-Tailed To Discrete Hunting Events, Jeffery D. Sullivan, Stephen S. Ditchkoff, Bret A. Collier, Charles R. Ruth, Joshua B. Raglin Jan 2018

Recognizing The Danger Zone: Response Of Female White-Tailed To Discrete Hunting Events, Jeffery D. Sullivan, Stephen S. Ditchkoff, Bret A. Collier, Charles R. Ruth, Joshua B. Raglin

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The landscape of fear theory proposes that prey should utilize habitat over space and time such that demographic risk is minimized. White-Tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus respond to temporally and spatially predictable threats posed by humans consistent with the landscape of fear theory. However, few studies examining the response of deer to hunting have accounted for the localized nature of risk. To determine if white-Tailed deer are able to recognize and respond to risks posed by hunters relative to specific hunting locations, we equipped 38 female white-Tailed deer with GPS collars August-December 2013-2015. Deer were generally found to increase use of …

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Metabolic And Mechanical Effects Of Laddermill Graded Exercise Testing, Timothy D. Allerton, Conrad P. Earnest, Neil M. Johannsen Jan 2018

Metabolic And Mechanical Effects Of Laddermill Graded Exercise Testing, Timothy D. Allerton, Conrad P. Earnest, Neil M. Johannsen

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The purpose of this study was to compare the metabolic responses and mechanical impact forces during a maximal graded exercise test (GXT) on a laddermill (LM) vs. a standard treadmill (TM). Twenty college-aged men (n = 10) and women completed a GXT on the TM and LM in random order. During the GXT, expired gases (VO2 and VCO2), heart rate, accelerometer data, blood lactate (BLa), and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) were collected in the last minute of each stage. Data were analyzed by paired t-tests and presented herein as mean ± SD. Treadmill exercise resulted in a higher VO2peak …

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Linking Racial Composition, Black–White Inequality, And Regional Difference: The Role Of Migration, Heather A. O’Connell Jan 2018

Linking Racial Composition, Black–White Inequality, And Regional Difference: The Role Of Migration, Heather A. O’Connell

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The percent black–inequality relationship and the unique position of the South have been cornerstones of research on U.S. racial inequality. Using an innovative methodological approach, I address how migration contributes to our understanding of the percent black– inequality relationship. I find that the educationally selective migration of blacks and whites significantly contributes to the percent black–inequality relationship via compositional changes. However, any explanatory power is limited to the non-South. Migration plays a role in understanding this relationship, yet processes related to black population concentration still generate black disadvantage anew, particularly within the South.

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Prospective Versus Retrospective Measurement Of Unwanted Fertility: Strengths, Weaknesses, And Inconsistencies Assessed For A Cohort Of Us Women, Heather M. Rackin, S. Philip Morgan Jan 2018

Prospective Versus Retrospective Measurement Of Unwanted Fertility: Strengths, Weaknesses, And Inconsistencies Assessed For A Cohort Of Us Women, Heather M. Rackin, S. Philip Morgan

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BACKGROUND Unwanted fertility is the key concept necessary to assess the potential impact of more perfect fertility control. Measuring this continues to be a significant challenge, with several plausible competing measurement strategies. Retrospective strategies ask respondents, either during pregnancy or after birth, to recall if they wanted a(nother) birth at conception; these reports are likely to be biased by an unwillingness to label a pregnancy or birth as unwanted (rationalization bias). Prospective strategies avoid this bias by questioning respondents prior to pregnancy, but reports are obtained months or years before pregnancy and so may not accurately reflect wantedness at conception. …

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Looking At The Big Picture: Understanding How The Oviduct's Dialogue With Gametes And The Embryo Shapes Reproductive Success, Beatriz Fernandez-Fuertes, Beatriz Rodríguez-Alonso, José María Sánchez, Constantine A. Simintiras, Patrick Lonergan, Dimitrios Rizos Jan 2018

Looking At The Big Picture: Understanding How The Oviduct's Dialogue With Gametes And The Embryo Shapes Reproductive Success, Beatriz Fernandez-Fuertes, Beatriz Rodríguez-Alonso, José María Sánchez, Constantine A. Simintiras, Patrick Lonergan, Dimitrios Rizos

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The oviduct is a tubular organ comprising three distinct anatomical regions (the infundibulum, the ampulla and the isthmus) connecting the ovary and the uterus. Oviductal function is regulated by ovarian hormones, gametes, and embryo-derived factors, for optimally facilitating key reproductive events. A cross-talk is established between the oviduct and the gametes and embryo and this dialogue shapes the microenvironment in which gamete transport, fertilization, and early embryonic development occur. This review aims to address each participant in this conversation in a holistic manner by delineating several advances in the field within the greater context of understanding how oviduct-gamete and oviduct-embryo …

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Gluten-Free Bakery And Pasta Products: Prevalence And Quality Improvement, Yupeng Gao, Marlene E. Janes, Busarawan Chaiya, Margaret A. Brennan, Charles S. Brennan, Witoon Prinyawiwatkul Jan 2018

Gluten-Free Bakery And Pasta Products: Prevalence And Quality Improvement, Yupeng Gao, Marlene E. Janes, Busarawan Chaiya, Margaret A. Brennan, Charles S. Brennan, Witoon Prinyawiwatkul

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An increasing demand of gluten-free (GF) products is caused by a growing number of diagnosed coeliacs and a consumption trend to eliminate allergenic proteins from diet. Driven by the rapidly growing market, comprehensive understanding of GF products is necessary. The purpose of this review was to concisely present an overview of various approaches to improve physicochemical and sensory qualities of GF bread, cake/muffin and pasta/noodle products. Some novel techniques used in GF products were discussed in this review. These techniques included the use of different alternative flours (including GF cereals, pseudo-cereals, legume flours, fruit and vegetable powders and seafood powders), …

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Investigating The Role Of Mitochondrial Respiratory Dysfunction During Hexavalent Chromium-Induced Lung Carcinogenesis, James T.F. Wise, Lei Wang, Michael C. Alstott, Ntube N.O. Ngalame, Yuting Wang, Zhuo Zhang, Xianglin Shi Jan 2018

Investigating The Role Of Mitochondrial Respiratory Dysfunction During Hexavalent Chromium-Induced Lung Carcinogenesis, James T.F. Wise, Lei Wang, Michael C. Alstott, Ntube N.O. Ngalame, Yuting Wang, Zhuo Zhang, Xianglin Shi

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Hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] is a lung carcinogen and its complete mechanism of action remains to be investigated. Metabolic reprogramming of key energy metabolism pathways (e.g., increased anaerobic glycolysis in the presence of oxygen or “Warburg effect,” dysregulated mitochondrial function, and lipogenesis) are important to cancer cell and tumor survival and growth. In our current understanding of Cr(VI)-induced carcinogenesis, the role for metabolic reprogramming remains unclear. In this study, we treated human lung epithelial cells (BEAS-2B) with Cr(VI) for 6 months and obtained malignantly transformed cells from an isolated colony grown in soft agar. We also used Cr(VI)-transformed cells from two …

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Thinking About The South Dakota Constitution, Jonathan Van Patten Jan 2018

Thinking About The South Dakota Constitution, Jonathan Van Patten

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