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A Comprehensive Review Of The Ecological And Human Social Effects Of Artificial Feeding And Baiting Of Wildlife, L. Dunkley, M.R.L. Cattet Feb 2003

A Comprehensive Review Of The Ecological And Human Social Effects Of Artificial Feeding And Baiting Of Wildlife, L. Dunkley, M.R.L. Cattet

Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre: Newsletters and Publications

In recent years, events within Canada and the United States have drawn attention to potential negative consequences of feeding and baiting wild animals, especially enhanced transmission of infectious diseases such as bovine tuberculosis and chronic wasting disease. This report was prepared to gather available science-based information on the ecological and human social effects of artificial feeding and baiting of wildlife into one readily accessible document. The contracting agencies, Parks Canada and Saskatchewan Environment, recognize that an objective review of existing literature may help to answer questions and concerns within and outside the agencies, and help to guide subsequent decision-making concerning …

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Escape From New York: Analyzing The State's Relative Interests In Proscribing The Withdrawal Of Life Support And Physician-Assisted Suicide, Colin Miller Feb 2003

Escape From New York: Analyzing The State's Relative Interests In Proscribing The Withdrawal Of Life Support And Physician-Assisted Suicide, Colin Miller

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

This Note argues that states cannot consistently prohibit physician assisted suicide for terminally ill patients while they continue to allow the withdrawal of life support for even non-terminal patients. All of the state interests identified by the Supreme Court in rejecting a right to assisted suicide are implicated to a higher degree by withdrawal of life support. The primary reason for this difference is that withdrawal of life support often involves incompetent patients and surrogate decision making while assisted suicide by definition requires a competent patient choosing to hasten her death

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University Of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension Connect, February 2003 Feb 2003

University Of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension Connect, February 2003

Connect (University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension)

Inside this issue:

pg. 3 Group food safety
pg. 4 Drought education
pg. 7 Life skills focus

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School And Mental Health Counselors: Recommendations When Working With Bosnian Refugees, Roberto Clemente Feb 2003

School And Mental Health Counselors: Recommendations When Working With Bosnian Refugees, Roberto Clemente

Michigan Journal of Counseling: Research, Theory and Practice

This study focused on perceptions about difficulties with acculturation for Bosnian refugees and their views on mental health counseling. It provides an overview of the Bosnian refugee dynamics in the United States of America and a description of the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a condition faced by many refugees of war. Using a standard set of questions, two interviews were conducted with four school and mental health counselors to draw out emerging themes in counselor perceptions relating to the needs of this population. Implications and recommendations for mental health (community agencies) and school counselors are provided.

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Land Use In Hardee County : Prepared By Center For Economic Development Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of South Florida, University Of South Florida. Center For Economic Development Research Feb 2003

Land Use In Hardee County : Prepared By Center For Economic Development Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of South Florida, University Of South Florida. Center For Economic Development Research

College of Business Publications

Commissioned by Cargill Crop Nutrition, Inc., this report serves to to help the group better understand the economic and demographic structure of Hardee County, a largely rural area in central Fla.

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Eye Diseases In Children In Southern Jordan, Jamal F. Maaita, Linna F. Sunna, Mousa V. Al-Madani, Suhair M. Horrani Feb 2003

Eye Diseases In Children In Southern Jordan, Jamal F. Maaita, Linna F. Sunna, Mousa V. Al-Madani, Suhair M. Horrani

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To study the prevalence of refractive errors and certain eye diseases in children in southern Jordan. METHODS: In the period between May 2001 and April 2002, 1725 patients (6-14 years of age) visiting the Pediatric Clinics in Prince Ali Hospital, Jordan for non ophthalmologic complaints were tested by a pediatrician for their visual acuity (VA) using a Snellen9s E-chart. Patients with suspected eye abnormalities and those with VA of <6/12 were referred for further detailed eye examination. RESULTS: Twelve patients had bilateral VA of <6/12, and an additional 5 patients had unilateral VA of <6/12. Strabismus was seen in 9 patients (0.5%), and amblyopia in 5 patients (0.3%). Vernal keratoconjunctivitis was seen in 26 patients (1.5%). CONCLUSION: It is important to conduct a large study, perhaps a multicenter study to evaluate the eye diseases in developing countries.

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Anemia Among Adolescents, Shatha S. Al-Sharbatti, Nada J. Al-Ward, Dhia J. Al-Timimi Feb 2003

Anemia Among Adolescents, Shatha S. Al-Sharbatti, Nada J. Al-Ward, Dhia J. Al-Timimi

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of anemia in a group of apparently healthy school adolescents selected from 2 distinct socio-economic areas (SEAs) in Baghdad; and to assess the importance of diet and some other factors which could be relevant in the epidemiology of anemia in adolescents. METHODS: A random sample of 1051 adolescents were included in the present study, 46% of them (487 adolescents) were from Al-Mansoor area for high socio-economic area (HSEA) and 54% of them (564 adolescents) were from Al-Horya area for low socio-economic area (LSEA) in Baghdad, Iraq. Collection of data was carried out during the period …

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Radiologic Feeding Gastrostomy Placement: Experience In 23 Patients, T U. Haq, S M F Mosharraf, B Ahmad, K Munir, J Yaqoob, U Usman Feb 2003

Radiologic Feeding Gastrostomy Placement: Experience In 23 Patients, T U. Haq, S M F Mosharraf, B Ahmad, K Munir, J Yaqoob, U Usman

Department of Radiology

Objective: To evaluate the safety, efficacy and complications of percutaneous gastrostomy catheter placementunder flouro guidance for long-term enteral feeding.MATERIALS AND Methods: Between April 1998 to May 2002, 23 patients who had percutaneous gastrostomy catheter placement were retrospectively reviewed. Clinical indications for catheter placement included patients with neurologic disease, head and neck malignancy, and pulmonary disease patients. Placement of 12 - 14 Fr gastrostomy catheter was then accomplished with the Seldinger technique. The technical success, procedural complications were recorded.Results: Twenty seven procedures, including revisions, were performed. The success rate for catheter placement was 100%. Revision was necessary in 7 (30%) instances …

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Nebline, February 2003 Feb 2003

Nebline, February 2003

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Access Extension’s Extensive Resources On the Information Highway
An Inside Look at lancaster.unl.edu
2003 All-America Rose Selections
Garden Guide
Hints for Starting Transplants
Azalea Plant Care
Check for Vole Damage
Hunting Workshop: Spring Turkey
Protect Your Well Water
Natural Insecticides Aren.t Always So Safe
Chemigation Training Feb. 18
Computerized Financial Record Keeping Workshops
Unwanted Pesticide Collection March 17
Workshop Dates and Locations
Latest U.S. Drought Monitor Map
Selling Horticulture Produce
Selecting and Using Hardwood Firewood
Cleaning the Kitchen Cupboard: Can This Food Be Saved?
Healthy Eating: Enjoy Nebraska Foods
Making the Five Food Groups “Come Alive” for Pathways Families
Web …

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Enrichment Of A Single Clone From A High Diversity Library Of Phage-Displayed Antibodies By Panning With Anopheles Gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) Midgut Homogenate, G. F. Killeen, B. D. Foy, R. H. Frohn, D. Impoinvil, A. Williams, J. C. Beier Feb 2003

Enrichment Of A Single Clone From A High Diversity Library Of Phage-Displayed Antibodies By Panning With Anopheles Gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) Midgut Homogenate, G. F. Killeen, B. D. Foy, R. H. Frohn, D. Impoinvil, A. Williams, J. C. Beier

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

A high diversity library of recombinant human antibodies was selected on complex antigen mixtures from midguts of female Anopheles gambiae Giles. The library of phage-displayed single chain variable region fragment constructs, derived from β-lymphocyte mRNA of naïve human donors, was repeatedly selected and reamplified on the insoluble fraction of midgut homogenates. Five rounds of panning yielded only one midgut-specific clone, which predominated the resulting antibody panel. In A. gambiae, the epitope was found throughout the tissues of females but was absent from the midgut of males. The cognate antigen proved to be detergent soluble but very sensitive to denaturation and …

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Meeting The Challenges Of Pasture-Finished Beef, Edward Barrow Rayburn Feb 2003

Meeting The Challenges Of Pasture-Finished Beef, Edward Barrow Rayburn

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

WVU-Extension fact sheet

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Comparative Analysis Of Microsatellite Loci In Four Fruit Fly Species Of The Genus Ceratitis (Diptera: Tephritidae), F. N. Baliraine, M. Bonizzoni, E. O. Osir, S. A. Lux, F. J. Mulaa, L. Zheng, L. M. Gomulski, G. Gasperi, A. R. Malacrida Feb 2003

Comparative Analysis Of Microsatellite Loci In Four Fruit Fly Species Of The Genus Ceratitis (Diptera: Tephritidae), F. N. Baliraine, M. Bonizzoni, E. O. Osir, S. A. Lux, F. J. Mulaa, L. Zheng, L. M. Gomulski, G. Gasperi, A. R. Malacrida

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

The possibility to cross-species amplify microsatellites in fruit flies of the genus Ceratitis was tested with the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) by analysing 23 Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) microsatellite markers on the genomic DNA of three other economically important, congeneric species: C. rosa (Karsch), C. fasciventris (Bezzi) and C. cosyra (Walker). Twenty-two primer pairs produced amplification products in at least one of the three species tested. The majority of the products were similar, if not identical in size to those expected in C. capitata. The structures of the repeat motifs and their flanking sequences were examined for a total of 79 …

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Nutritional Advisory System Using Case Based Approach / Chew Wei Liang, Wei Liang Chew Feb 2003

Nutritional Advisory System Using Case Based Approach / Chew Wei Liang, Wei Liang Chew

Student Works (2000-2009)

In today world, people are getting more and more aware of the important toward a healthy living. There is a need to cater this people with the knowledge of nutrition they want. As today, the number of nutritionists and dieticians are still not very encouraging.So to fill in the vacancies, a nutritionist advisory system should be developed to improve the current lacking. To accomplish this task, case-based reasoning seem to be a better approach. Rule-based systems need a good definition of the system and are not able to learn very well from the user choices. What is more, it is …

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The Structure Of State Taxes In Tennessee, A Fiscal Primer, Tennessee. Advisory Commission On Intergovernmental Relations. Feb 2003

The Structure Of State Taxes In Tennessee, A Fiscal Primer, Tennessee. Advisory Commission On Intergovernmental Relations.

Taxes Reports

No abstract provided.

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University Reporter - Vol. 07, No. 06 - February 2003, University Of Massachusetts Boston Feb 2003

University Reporter - Vol. 07, No. 06 - February 2003, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1996-2009, University Reporter

No abstract provided.

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Hiv Protease Inhibitors Promote Atherosclerotic Lesion Formation Independent Of Dyslipidemia By Increasing Cd36-Dependent Cholesteryl Ester Accumulation In Macrophages, James Dressman, Jeanie Kincer, Sergey V. Matveev, Ling Guo, Richard N. Greenberg, Theresa Guerin, David Meade, Xiang-An Li, Weifei Zhu, Annette M. Uittenbogaard, Melinda E. Wilson, Eric J. Smart Feb 2003

Hiv Protease Inhibitors Promote Atherosclerotic Lesion Formation Independent Of Dyslipidemia By Increasing Cd36-Dependent Cholesteryl Ester Accumulation In Macrophages, James Dressman, Jeanie Kincer, Sergey V. Matveev, Ling Guo, Richard N. Greenberg, Theresa Guerin, David Meade, Xiang-An Li, Weifei Zhu, Annette M. Uittenbogaard, Melinda E. Wilson, Eric J. Smart

Physiology Faculty Publications

Protease inhibitors decrease the viral load in HIV patients, however the patients develop hypertriglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia, and atherosclerosis. It has been assumed that protease inhibitor–dependent increases in atherosclerosis are secondary to the dyslipidemia. Incubation of THP-1 cells or human PBMCs with protease inhibitors caused upregulation of CD36 and the accumulation of cholesteryl esters. The use of CD36-blocking antibodies, a CD36 morpholino, and monocytes isolated from CD36 null mice demonstrated that protease inhibitor–induced increases in cholesteryl esters were dependent on CD36 upregulation. These data led to the hypothesis that protease inhibitors induce foam cell formation and consequently atherosclerosis by upregulating CD36 and …

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Report, Land Use In Hardee County, February 2003, Usf Center For Economic Development Research Feb 2003

Report, Land Use In Hardee County, February 2003, Usf Center For Economic Development Research

Center for Economic Development Research (CEDR) Collection

Commissioned by Cargill Crop Nutrition, Inc., this report serves to help the group better understand the economic and demographic structure of Hardee County, a largely rural area in central Florida.

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Designing Nutrition Education Programs To Reach Mexican American Populations, Sharon F. Robinson, Jenna Anding, Bertha Garza, Ileana Hinojosa Feb 2003

Designing Nutrition Education Programs To Reach Mexican American Populations, Sharon F. Robinson, Jenna Anding, Bertha Garza, Ileana Hinojosa

Journal of Extension

Over 6 million Mexican Americans live in the state of Texas. Hispanic women have a higher incidence of diet-related birth defects than the general population. To address this health disparity, an education outreach program was developed. A culture-centered approach consisting of the formation of a culturally diverse working team, client focus groups, materials development, pilot testing by trained paraprofessionals, and a day-long workshop for professional and lay educators was employed. This program used content specialists and local faculty to develop a relevant education program for a specific population.

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Cowboy Obstetrics--A Calving Primer, James N. Hawkins, William A. Zollinger, Shannon K. Williams Feb 2003

Cowboy Obstetrics--A Calving Primer, James N. Hawkins, William A. Zollinger, Shannon K. Williams

Journal of Extension

Dystocia plagues cattle producers throughout Idaho. A team of Extension educators and specialists designed a curriculum and conducted calving schools to teach dystocia management principles and demonstrate methods to reduce stress during birth and enhance the potential for calf survival. Over 300 ranchers and ranch employees attended the intensive, 1-day schools. Pre- and post-tests showed a 47 to 58% increase in attendees' knowledge about dystocia and dystocia management practices. Follow-up telephone surveys conducted 9 months later indicated attendees retained at least a portion of the information taught and saved an average of 1.6 calves per ranch.

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Cultural Aspects Of Depressive Experience And Disorders, Anthony J. Marsella Feb 2003

Cultural Aspects Of Depressive Experience And Disorders, Anthony J. Marsella

Online Readings in Psychology and Culture

No abstract provided.

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Utilization Of Algal And Bacterial Extracellular Polymeric Secretions (Eps) By The Deposit-Feeding Brittlestar Amphipholis Gracillima (Echinodermata), D. L. Hoskins, S. E. Stancyk, Alan W. Decho Feb 2003

Utilization Of Algal And Bacterial Extracellular Polymeric Secretions (Eps) By The Deposit-Feeding Brittlestar Amphipholis Gracillima (Echinodermata), D. L. Hoskins, S. E. Stancyk, Alan W. Decho

Faculty Publications

Like many deposit-feeding organisms, the burrowing brittlestar Amphipholis gracillima feeds on particulate organic matter in surface sediments. Microbial exopolymeric secretions (EPS) are carbohydrate-enriched polymers produced by microalgae and bacteria that bind aggregates and form dense biofilms near the sediment-water interface. EPS are assimilable by some benthic infauna and may be utilized as a significant carbon source. EPS are absorbed by some deposit-feeders, including a holothurian, and may be supplemental sources of nutrition. The burrowing brittlestar A. gracillima is a deposit-feeder that was used in a mass balance approach to model the incorporation of radiolabeled EPS by bottom feeders. Brittlestars were …

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Temporal Genetic Variation In A Coyote (Canis Latrans) Population Experiencing High Turnover, Christen Lenney William, Karen Blejwas, John J. Johnston, Michael M. Jaeger Feb 2003

Temporal Genetic Variation In A Coyote (Canis Latrans) Population Experiencing High Turnover, Christen Lenney William, Karen Blejwas, John J. Johnston, Michael M. Jaeger

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Coyotes (Canis latrans) are mobile, adaptable canids found in a wide range of habitats across North America, with range extensions into previously unoccupied areas in the western and eastern United States. Although long-distance dispersal capabilities in both sexes (Harrison 1992) and relatively large proportions of transient coyotes that do not exhibit fidelity to a single territory (typically 13–34% of a population— Andelt 1985; Windberg and Knowlton 1988) suggest that coyotes exist as a panmictic population, other aspects of coyote behavior may increase the likelihood of local population structure.

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Mapping The Fas Locus Controlling Stearic Acid Content In Soybean, M. M. Spencer, V. R. Pantalone, E. J. Meyer, D. Landau-Ellis, D. L. Hyten Jr. Feb 2003

Mapping The Fas Locus Controlling Stearic Acid Content In Soybean, M. M. Spencer, V. R. Pantalone, E. J. Meyer, D. Landau-Ellis, D. L. Hyten Jr.

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Increasing the stearic acid content to improve soybean [Glycine max (L) Merr] oil quality is a desirable breeding objective for food-processing applications. Although a saturated fatty acid, stearic acid has been shown to reduce total levels of blood cholesterol and offers the potential for the production of solid fat products (such as margarine) without hydrogenation. This would result in the reduction of the level of trans fat in food products and alleviate some current health concerns. A segregating F2 population was developed from the cross between Dare, a normal stearic acid content cultivar, and FAM94-41, a high stearic …

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Effects Of Low Fat And Low Calorie Diet On Plasma Lipid Levels In The Fasting Month Of Ramadan, Abbas Afrasiabi, Susan Hassanzadeh, Reza Sattarivand, Mohamad Nouri, Soltanali Mahbood Feb 2003

Effects Of Low Fat And Low Calorie Diet On Plasma Lipid Levels In The Fasting Month Of Ramadan, Abbas Afrasiabi, Susan Hassanzadeh, Reza Sattarivand, Mohamad Nouri, Soltanali Mahbood

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: In Ramadan, which is one month of the Hijra year, Muslims change their eating habits from 3 times to 2 times daily. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of fasting with low fat and low calorie diet on anthropometric parameters and plasma lipid profiles in hyperlipidemic men during the month of Ramadan. METHODS: This study was carried out at the Madani Heart Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran during the year of 1997. Twenty-eight hyperlipidemic healthy men in a fasting group and 10 healthy men with top normal lipid levels in a non-fasting …

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Agricultural Processing And The Western Australian Economy, Nazrul Islam, Peter Johnson Feb 2003

Agricultural Processing And The Western Australian Economy, Nazrul Islam, Peter Johnson

Agriculture reports

This paper investigated the impact that an expansion in agricultural processing would have on the Western Australian economy by developing and applying a Computable General Equilibrium economic model of Western Australia (called WAM). WAM was used to simulate the effects of a $1 million expansion in eight agricultural processing industries.

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Nutrition Treatment For Hiv Wasting: A Prescription For Food As Medicine, Ann Y. Mcdermott, Abby Shevitz, Aviva Must, Susan Harris, Ronenn Roubenoff, Sherwood Gorbach Feb 2003

Nutrition Treatment For Hiv Wasting: A Prescription For Food As Medicine, Ann Y. Mcdermott, Abby Shevitz, Aviva Must, Susan Harris, Ronenn Roubenoff, Sherwood Gorbach

Kinesiology and Public Health

The optimal nutrition approach for the promotion of weight gain in HIV-infected adults with wasting remains unclear. Previous dietary interventions report minimal success and provide inadequate information regarding the counseling approach, contact time, session format, and issues addressed with the subject. The methods we report were incorporated in a 12-week intervention trial for the reversal of HIV-wasting. Methods: All subjects involved in the intervention trial for the reversal of HIV-wasting received weekly, customized, one-on-one counseling and an oral nutrition supplement (480 kcal/d with 30 g protein). The nutrition aims were to (1) increase caloric intake to surpass daily energy requirements …

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"Never Forget What They Did Here": Civil War Pensions For Gettysburg Union Army Veterans And Disability In Nineteenth-Century America, Peter Blanck, Chen Song Feb 2003

"Never Forget What They Did Here": Civil War Pensions For Gettysburg Union Army Veterans And Disability In Nineteenth-Century America, Peter Blanck, Chen Song

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Factors Affecting Utilization Of Antenatal Care Among Reproductive Age Group Women (15-49 Years) In An Urban Squatter Settlement Of Karachi, N Nisar, F White Feb 2003

Factors Affecting Utilization Of Antenatal Care Among Reproductive Age Group Women (15-49 Years) In An Urban Squatter Settlement Of Karachi, N Nisar, F White

Community Health Sciences

Objectives: To describe the socio-demographic characteristics and utilization pattern of antenatal care of reproductive age group women (15-49 years) in an urban squatter settlement of Karachi and to assess and compare the knowledge on antenatal care between women who received and those who did not receive antenatal care.Methods: A community-based cross sectional survey was conducted and a sample of 323 women was taken through systematic sampling. Two hundred ninety five (295) women were interviewed and 28 were excluded, as they never experienced a pregnancy. Socio-demographic characteristics and knowledge about antenatal care were compared on the basis of having received and …

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Parker Mountain Adaptive Resource Management Plan 2002 Annual Report, Utah State University Extension Feb 2003

Parker Mountain Adaptive Resource Management Plan 2002 Annual Report, Utah State University Extension

All Current Publications

No abstract provided.

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Stage Based Interventions For Low Fat Diet With Middle School Students, Marilyn Frenn, Shelly Malin, Naveen K. Bansal Feb 2003

Stage Based Interventions For Low Fat Diet With Middle School Students, Marilyn Frenn, Shelly Malin, Naveen K. Bansal

College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications

Preventing obesity and cardiovascular disease at early ages is important; however, few effective interventions for early adolescents have been reported. In this study, low-income, culturally diverse students from an urban middle school (n = 60) received four classroom interventions with the use of a combined Health Promotion/Transtheoretical Model to control fat in diet and increase physical activity. A control group (n = 57) received the usual classroom education. Pretest percentage fat in diet was regressed on demographics, access to low-fat foods, perceived self-efficacy, benefits/barriers, and stage of change with results as proposed by the model [F(9,64) …

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