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A Centennial Of Care: Echoes From The Past, Sounds Of The Present, Inspirations For The Future, Lehigh Valley Health Network

Historical Archives

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1999-2000 Southern Illinois University Bulletin Carbondale Campus (Undergraduate Catalog), Southern Illinois University Carbondale

SIU Bulletins and Course Catalogs Archives

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Louisiana Agriculture Winter, 1999, Lsu Agcenter

Louisiana Agriculture

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Abdominal Adiposity In Six Populations Of West African Descent: Prevalence And Population Attributable Fraction Of Hypertension, Ike S. Okosun, Terrence E. Forrester, Charles N. Rotimi, Babatunde O. Osotimehin, Walinjom F. Muna, Richard S. Cooper

Faculty Publications

Objectives: The objective of this investigation was to examine the prevalence of abdominal adiposity and its association with the prevalence of hypertension among African descent populations in Nigeria, Cameroon, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Barbados, and the United States (US). Research Method: The data for this investigation were obtained from the International Collaborative Study on Hypertension in Blacks. Hypertension was defined as mean diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg, systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg or current treatment with prescribed antihypertension medication. Abdominal overweight was defined as waist circumference (WC) ≥94 and ≥80 cm for men and women, respectively. Abdominal obesity was defined as …

Self-Reported Health Status And Mortality In A Multiethnic Us Cohort, Daniel L. Mcgee, Youlian Liao, Guichan Cao, Richard S. Cooper

Faculty Publications

The authors examined the relation between self-reported health status and mortality among the following racial/ethnic groups: Native Americans, Asian/Pacific Islanders, blacks, whites, and Hispanics. They pooled 1986- 1994 data from the National Health Interview Survey to obtain information on more than 700,000 cohort participants. Although fewer than 5,000 Native Americans are included in this cohort, the data provide information previously unavailable for this group. Also included are almost 17,000 Asian/Pacific Islanders, over 90,000 blacks, and over 50,000 Hispanics. The authors found strong associations between self-reported health status and both socioeconomic status and subsequent mortality. A self-report of fair or poor …

Genetic And Physiologic Analysis Of The Role Of Uncoupling Protein 3 In Human Energy Homeostasis, Wendy K. Chung, Amy Luke, Richard S. Cooper, Charles Rotini, Antonio Vidal-Puig, Michael Rosenbaum, Melvin Chua, Gemma Solanes, Min Zheng, Long Zhao, Charles Leduc, Andrew Eisberg, Florence Chu, Ellen Murphy, Mindy Schreier, Louis Aronne, Sonia Caprio, Bowie Kahle, Derek Gordon, Suzanne M. Leal, Rochelle Goldsmith, Antonio L. Andreu, Claudio Bruno, Salvatore Dimauro, Moonseong Heo, William L. Lowe, Bradford B. Lowell, David B. Allison, Rudolph L. Leibel

Faculty Publications

By virtue of its potential effects on rates of energy expenditure, uncoupling protein 3 (UCP3) is an obesity candidate gene. We identified nine sequence variants in UCP3, including Va19Met, Val102Ile, Arg282Cys, and a splice site mutation in the intron between exons 6 and 7. The splice mutation results in an inability to synthesize mRNA for the long isoform (UCP3L) of UCP3. Linkage (sib pair), association, and transmission disequilibrium testing studies on 942 African-Americans did not suggest a significant effect of UCP3 on body composition in this group. In vastus lateralis skeletal muscle of individuals homozygous for the splice mutation, no …

Influence Of Calcium Silicate And Sterilization On The Natural Suppressiveness And On The Conduciveness Of Two Soils To Rhizoctonia Solani, Fabrício De Ávila Rodrigues, Gilberto Fernandes Corrêa, Caspar Henrique Korndörfer, Maria Amelia Dos Santos, Lawrence Elliot Datnoff

Faculty Publications

The effect of calcium silicate slag and soil sterilization on the natural suppressiveness of a Typic Acrustox (clay Dark Red Latosol - LEa) and the natural conduciveness of an Oxic Haplustoll (TRe) to Rhizoctonia solani were studied under greenhouse conditions. The experimental design was a three-replicate completely randomized one, with 2 × 3 × 2 factorial combination of the following treatments: two soil kinds (LEa and TRe, collected at 0-20 cm layer); three treatments with and without soil sterilization, calcium silicate slag and nontreated control; and uninfested and infested with R. solani. Each soil material was infested previously with 800 …

The Making Of A Lawsuit: A Health Plan Perspective, Andrew P. Czajkowski

William Mitchell Law Review

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Aga Khan University, Report 1999, Aga Khan University

The Aga Khan University Reports Archives

• Message from the Chairman
• Maximizing human resource potential
• National and international donor support
• Foreword
• The University Hospital
• Alumni Support
• The Faculty of Health Sciences
• Enabling environment for research
• Financial highlights
• Institute for Educational Development
• New facilities lead expansion

January- February 1999, University Of North Dakota Alumni Association

ALL: UND Alumni Review Master List

January- February 1999 issue of "The University of North Dakota Alumni Review." 20 pages

Volume 81, Number 4

An Essay On Federal Common Law And Admiralty, Robert Force

Saint Louis University Law Journal

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Cercla Settlements, Contribtion Protection And Fairness To Non-Settling Responsible Parties, John M. Hyson

Villanova Environmental Law Journal (1991 - )

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Csusb Statistical Factbook (1999), California State University, San Bernardino

CSUSB Statistical Factbook

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Effect Of The Partial Substitution Of A Commercial Feed For Corn Meal On Growth Performance Of Chickens, Óscar Amilcar García Portillo

Theses and Dissertations

Nutrition is a primary human need. Families often will raise their own animals to meet these nutritional needs. However, high feed costs can severely limit the viability of these small family enterprises. This study addressed ways to improve poultry production as a means for families to ameliorate their diets and increase income. Research was conducted at the Centro Universitario de Oriente (CUNORI), Chiquimula, Guatemala. For this study, commercial poultry feed was supplemented with corn flour at three treatment levels and fed to poultry. Results indicated that partial substitution of commercial feed with corn flour at these three treatment levels did …

Environmental Sustainability And Environmental Justice At The International Level: Traces Of Tension And Traces Of Synergy, Donald Thomas Hornstein

Faculty Publications

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Accomplishments And Impact From Breeding For Increased Forage Nutritional Value, M. D. Casler, Kenneth P. Vogel

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Despite considerable rhetoric, there were no serious efforts to improve genetically the nutritional value of forage crops until the 1960s when advances in analytical chemistry and rumen fermentation technology allowed breeders to adapt meaningful laboratory techniques for repeatably screening thousands of samples in a short time period. Genetic increases in some measure of digestibility, typically in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD), have been documented in new cultivars of at least seven forage crops, including legumes, coolseason grasses, warm-season grasses, annuals, and perennials. The rate of gain for IVDMD ranges from 8 to 45 g kg^-1 cycle^-1, which, …

Urban Growth: A Global Challenge, Janet Stearns

Articles

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Toward An Agrarian Antitrust: A New Direction For Agricultural Law, Jon Lauck

North Dakota Law Review

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Plyometrics: A Look At The Biomechanical Basis Of Its Use In The Realm Of Sports Performance Enhancement And Physical Rehabilitation, Sara C. Fetsch

Physical Therapy Scholarly Projects

Plyometrics is a rather new and somewhat foreign concept that is becoming more popular in athletic training programs in the hopes of providing optimal gains in power, which is difficult to obtain by other means of exercise. With its increasing acceptance in the athletic environment, it is also being incorporated into rehabilitation programs as a means of providing strength and proprioceptive feedback.

Little is currently known about the principles that govern the use of plyometrics and the efficacy that has been demonstrated with this training method. The purpose of this independent study is to analyze the basic concepts underlying plyometrics …

The Use Of Baclofen In The Management Of Spasticity In Children With Cerebral Palsy, Anne E. Olson

Physical Therapy Scholarly Projects

Cerebral palsy is one of the leading developmental disabilities amongst children. The majority of children with cerebral palsy experience some degree of spasticity. This spasticity can be very painful and disabling to the child. It can affect their posture, movements, and their mobility.

Currently, baclofen is one of the most common medications used for the treatment of cerebral spasticity. It can be administered either orally or intrathecally through an implanted pump.

The purpose of this literature review is to discuss the use of oral and intrathecal baclofen in the management of spasticity in children with cerebral palsy. Included is a …

Psychosocial Risk Factors In Cardiac Disease, Brenda Jill Rooney

Physical Therapy Scholarly Projects

Acute myocardial infarction is responsible for an extraordinary number of deaths per year in the adult population. Both traditional risk factors (ex., smoking) and non-traditional risk factors (ex., hostility) have been studied for many years in regard to cardiac disease prognosis and progression. Based on past studies, the area of potential psychological cardiac risk factors includes a broad range of characteristics. Difficulties in interpreting and comparing results include a lack of consistent and objective grading criteria and standardized measurements. The problems in this area of study are confounded by difficulties in identifying the definite biological mechanisms through which psychosocial factors …

Self-Managed Work Teams: How Implementation Plans Affect Success Or Failure, Julia E. Meeker

Theses

This applied learning project will deal with the implementation of empowerment in an organization and the importance of an implementation plan.

Research shows that resistance to change by management or front line employees can lead to the failure of the change. Resistance to change is a normal human reaction but can be minimized through effective change management.

Effective change management includes clear, understandable, complete communication at the appropriate time. The development of a change implementation plan can reduce the resistance to change by providing information that addresses employees concerns regarding the proposed change.

The purpose of this project is to …

The Rural Older Adult Population And Transportation Services, Penny L. Isenmann

Theses

OAT . incorporated provide transportation service throughout the state of Missouri. OATS initially began serving the rural population of older adults. OATS now provides transportation for non-emergency Medicaid patients. Head Start, and other organizations.

Demographics, mobility, gender differences, normal age related changes. cognitive and physical impairments and disabilities are discussed in relation with driving and mobility needs Transportation affects all aspects of the older adult's life.

The White House Conference on Aging and the OIder Americans Act were influential in legislation which began funding transportation services tor older adults. Federal. state and local governments. and private agencies are responsible for …

Children's Rights And The Problem Of Equal Respect, Lee E. Teitelbaum

Hofstra Law Review

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Human Cloning: Brave New Mistake, Sophia Kolehmainen

Hofstra Law Review

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Changes In Nitrogen Status Of Soybean Under Influence Of Symbiotically Fixed And Bound Nitrogen, A. G. Gadimov, P. M. Safaraliev, C. N. Troistskaya, Surhay Allahverdiev, S. Nafi̇si̇

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

The contribution of different nitrogen sources (nitrate 15 N-NO 3 and symbiotic N-N 2 ) to the nitrogen status of soybean in ontogenesis was studied. Nitrate was assimilated effectively during the vegetative growth, whereas later on the nitrogen-fixation by root nodules became the basic source of nitrogen. The applying of a low dose of nitrate (22.2 mg N/plant) increased the total nitrogen content in the plant and did not depress the nitrogen fixation. Distribution of the symbiotic and nitrate nitrogen among organs of soybean was proportional.

Effect Of Salinity On Phosphorus Induced Zinc Deficency In Pepper ( Capsicum Annuuml.) Plants, Aydin Güneş, Ali̇ İnal, Mehmet Alpaslan, Yakup Çikili

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

The combined effects of NaCl salinity and increasing rates of P on the Zn nutrition of pepper were studied. The applied P increased fruit yield in the absence of salinity, but decreased it in the presence of salinity. Fresh and dry weights of the plants were increased by the applied P and decreased by salinity. Both salinity and increasing levels of P (except 300 mg kg -1 ) decreased the Zn concentrations and Zn uptake of the plants. Zinc deficiency symptoms were observed at P levels of 300 and 500 mg kg -1 , a result which was more pronounced …

Effect Of Conventional And Microwave Cooking Methods On Some Nutritive Contents And Quality Properties Of Chicken Meat, Ayla Soyer, Nuray Kolsarici, Kezban Candoğan

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Chicken leg and breast meat samples were cooked in a microwave oven, electric oven and boiling water, and cooking loss, yield, nutritive contents and their retentions after cooking, thiobarbituric acid (TBA) value, total mesophile aerobic bacterial (TMAB) counts and sensory properties were determined. Cooking losses of leg and breast meat were 29.20% and 24.80% respectively. The highest yield (79.69%) was in a breast meat cooked in a microwave oven (P

A Study On The Nutrient Status Of Starking Delicious Apple Cultivar Grown In Erzincan Plain, Muharrem Güleryüz, Sezai̇ Erci̇şli̇, Serdar Bi̇len

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

This research was carried in 1993 and1994, in order to determine the nutritional status of the orchards established with S.Delicious apple cultivar in Erzincan plain. In this research, 20 apple orchards was selected and soil and leaf samples taken from the orchards in August. According to the analysis, at the experimental site's soils, pH ranged from 7.38 to 7.95, lime ranged from 0.89 to 13.05%; organic matter 0.24 to 3.07%; P ranged from 1.1 to 25.00 ppm; K ranged from 61 to 731 ppm; Zn ranged from 1.2 to 3.6 ppm and Mn ranged from 3.9-15.0 ppm. The soils generally …

Effect Of Iron And Zinc Applications On Growth And On Concentration Of Mineral Nutrients Of Bean (Phaseolus Vulgaris L.) Grown In Artificial Siltation Soils, M. Rüştü Karaman, A. Reşi̇t Brohi̇, Ali̇ İnal, Süleyman Taban

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

The study was carried out in greenhouse conditions by growing the Yalova field bean variety (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) with different iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) applications in an alluvial soil which was collected from the artificial siltation area (0-20 cm depth) of the Kelkit River in Niksar-Tokat. A colluvial soil was also used for comparison. Iron was applied at 0, 10 and 20 ppm Fe in the forms Fe-EDDHA, FeSO_4.7H_2O and Fe-EDDHA + FeSO_4.7H_2O (1:1 ratio). Zinc was applied at 0, 10 and 20 ppm Zn in the form ZnCl_2. The plants were harvested after six weeks of growth in …