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Welcome To Weber County 4-H, New 4-H Club Member Welcome Packet, Donna Carter Jul 2007

Welcome To Weber County 4-H, New 4-H Club Member Welcome Packet, Donna Carter

All Current Publications

This packet serves as Weber County's welcome packet for new 4-H members.

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Corn Silage Performance, 2006; Cache County, Utah, T. C. Griggs, C. E. Israelsen Jul 2007

Corn Silage Performance, 2006; Cache County, Utah, T. C. Griggs, C. E. Israelsen

All Current Publications

This report summarizes on-farm performance of irrigated silage corn hybrids at Benson (Cache County) in 2006. The site is at 4439 ft elevation and has a long-term average of 2800 corn growing degree days (50/86° F) per year. Hybrids were seeded with a six-row planter on May 10 at approximately 35,000 seeds/ac into Kidman fine sandy loam. Plots were six rows wide at 30-in row spacing by 1070 ft long in three randomized complete blocks.

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Quality Of Hermetically Packaged Dehydrated Carrots During Long-Term Storage, S. R. Bartholomew, Laura K. Jefferies, Oscar A. Pike Jul 2007

Quality Of Hermetically Packaged Dehydrated Carrots During Long-Term Storage, S. R. Bartholomew, Laura K. Jefferies, Oscar A. Pike

Faculty Publications

There is interest in the long-term storage of food for applications such as space flight, disaster relief, and personal preparedness. Dehydrated carrots packaged in hermetically sealed cans with a reduced oxygen atmosphere are available in the retail market. The quality of dehydrated carrots stored up to two years has been reported, but the effect of longer-term storage on the quality of the product is unknown. Eleven samples of dehydrated carrots representing 6 brands, packaged in size No.10 cans and stored at room temperature, were obtained from donors. Two fresh samples were purchased as controls. Samples ranged in age from < 1 to 34 years. Can headspace oxygen, can seam integrity, and dehydrated carrot water activity and color were evaluated. Samples were rehydrated for 20 minutes in filtered water that was brought to a boil. A 56-member consumer panel evaluated the rehydrated carrots for appearance, aroma, texture, flavor, and overall acceptability using a 9-point hedonic scale. Acceptance for use in everyday and emergency situations was also determined. Can headspace oxygen ranged from < 0.01% to 14.7%. All can seams were determined to be satisfactory. Water activity of the dehydrated carrots ranged from 0.31 to 0.38. L*, a* and b* values ranged from 37.8 to 44.0, 17.1 to 30.2 and 23.0 to 37.3, respectively. The orange color of most samples faded during storage. Hedonic scores for overall acceptability of dehydrated carrots declined from 7.1 to 3.4. All samples had an acceptance for use in an emergency situation of over 70%. Results indicate that dehydrated carrots decline in quality during long-term storage but retain sufficient sensory acceptance to be considered for use in long-term storage regimens.

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Preference And Performance Of The Water Lily Aphid (Rhopalosiphum Nymphaeae) Among Native And Invasive Duckweeds (Lemnaceae), Melissa Cameron Storey Jul 2007

Preference And Performance Of The Water Lily Aphid (Rhopalosiphum Nymphaeae) Among Native And Invasive Duckweeds (Lemnaceae), Melissa Cameron Storey

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

Water lily aphids, Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae, are a polyphagous species of insect that feed on a variety of host plants including members of the Lemnaceae family. Many studies have focused on the relationship between herbivore preference and performance on different host plants, and as such the goal of this study was to determine if there is any relationship between host plant preference and performance of the water lily aphid on three different species of duckweed, including one invasive duckweed. Aphid preference was determined through a series of choice tests, which showed that the aphids preferred Spirodela polyrhiza over Landoltia punctata over …

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Effectiveness Of The Spark Program In Increasing Fitness Among Children And Adolescents, Latrice Stephanie Sales Jul 2007

Effectiveness Of The Spark Program In Increasing Fitness Among Children And Adolescents, Latrice Stephanie Sales

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

The present study evaluated the effectiveness of the SPARK program in increasing cardiovascular and musculoskeletal fitness among children and adolescents. It was hypothesized that participation in the SPARK program would significantly increase fitness as measured by the FITNESSGRAM physical fitness battery. 247 children age 7-12 at the Boys and Girls Club of Bulloch County, Inc. were placed in either a treatment group that received the SPARK program twice a week or a control group that went to a study hall. Fitness assessments were performed before and after the 6-week physical activity program. Results indicated a significant increase in measures of …

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Statement, Summer 2007, Office Of Alumni Relations. Morehead State University Jul 2007

Statement, Summer 2007, Office Of Alumni Relations. Morehead State University

Morehead State Alumni Association Publications

Statement magazine of Morehead State University for Summer of 2007.

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Ethnic/Racial Diversity, Maternal Stress, Lactation And Very Low Birthweight Infants, C Lau, N M. Hurst, E O. Smith, R J. Schanler Jul 2007

Ethnic/Racial Diversity, Maternal Stress, Lactation And Very Low Birthweight Infants, C Lau, N M. Hurst, E O. Smith, R J. Schanler

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

OBJECTIVE: (1) To compare maternal characteristics and psychological stress profile among African-American, Caucasian and Hispanic mothers who delivered very low birthweight infants. (2) To investigate associations between psychosocial factors, frequency of milk expression, skin-to-skin holding (STS), and lactation performance, defined as maternal drive to express milk and milk volume. STUDY DESIGN: Self-reported psychological questionnaires were given every 2 weeks after delivery over 10 weeks. Milk expression frequency, STS, and socioeconomic variables were collected. RESULT: Infant birthweight, education, and milk expression frequency differed between groups. Trait anxiety, depression and parental stress in a neonatal intensive care unit (PSS:NICU) were similar. African-American …

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Quality Of Hermetically Packaged Split Peas During Long-Term Storage, J. S. Chapman, Laura K. Jefferies, Oscar A. Pike Jul 2007

Quality Of Hermetically Packaged Split Peas During Long-Term Storage, J. S. Chapman, Laura K. Jefferies, Oscar A. Pike

Faculty Publications

There is a market for low moisture foods that can be stored for long periods of time for use in disaster relief and other emergency situations. Split peas hermetically sealed in cans with a reduced oxygen atmosphere are available in the retail market, but the effect of long-term storage on the quality of the product is unknown. Ten samples of split peas representing 5 retail brands packaged in size No.10 cans and stored at room temperature were obtained from donors. Two fresh samples of split peas were purchased as controls. Samples ranged in age from <1 to 34 years. Can headspace oxygen, can seam integrity, and split pea water activity and color were evaluated. A 52-member consumer panel evaluated the samples, prepared as split pea soup, for appearance, aroma, texture, flavor, and overall acceptability using a 9-point hedonic scale. Acceptance for use in everyday and emergency situations was also determined. Can headspace oxygen ranged from 0.19 to 20.1%. All can seams were determined to be satisfactory. Water activity of the raw split peas ranged from 0.41 to 0.56. The green color of raw split peas decreased over time as shown by increasing CIE a* values. Flavor, appearance, texture, and overall acceptability hedonic scores ranged from 6.7 to 4.4 and decreased over time. Hedonic scores for appearance were correlated with the decrease in raw product green color (r2 = .928). Hedonic scores for texture declined over time, corresponding with increasing hardness of the peas. All samples had an acceptance in an emergency situation of over 75%. Results indicate split pea quality declines over time, but the product maintains sufficient sensory acceptance to be considered for use in applications requiring long-term storage.

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Extending And Measuring The Quality Of Fresh-Cut Fruit And Vegetables: A Review, Catherine Barry-Ryan, Ana Belen Martin-Diana, Daniel Rico, J. Barat Jul 2007

Extending And Measuring The Quality Of Fresh-Cut Fruit And Vegetables: A Review, Catherine Barry-Ryan, Ana Belen Martin-Diana, Daniel Rico, J. Barat

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The market sales of ready-to-use fresh vegetables have grown rapidly in recent decades as a result of changes in consumer attitudes, especially consumption of fresh-cut lettuce and carrot due to their use in prepared salads. Chlorine solutions have been widely used to sanitise fruit and vegetables in the fresh-cut industry. However, the association of chlorine with the possible formation of carcinogenic chlorinated compounds in water has called into question the use of chlorine in food processing. There is a real need to find alternatives for preservation of fresh-cut fruit and vegetables in order to improve the efficacy of washing treatments. …

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Annual Report Of Extramural Funding 2006-2007, Grants Development Office Jun 2007

Annual Report Of Extramural Funding 2006-2007, Grants Development Office

Grants Development Office Reports

This annual report covers the period from July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007.

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Fiscal Year 2007 - 2008 Call For Proposals Guidelines: California State University Agricultural Research Institute (Ari) - Cal Poly Campus, David Wehner, Mark D. Shelton, Sue Tonik Jun 2007

Fiscal Year 2007 - 2008 Call For Proposals Guidelines: California State University Agricultural Research Institute (Ari) - Cal Poly Campus, David Wehner, Mark D. Shelton, Sue Tonik

California State University Agricultural Research Institute (ARI) - Cal Poly Campus

No abstract provided.

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Annual Financial Report Supporting Schedules, 2006-2007, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville Jun 2007

Annual Financial Report Supporting Schedules, 2006-2007, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Annual Financial Report

No abstract provided.

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Faculty Publications & Presentations, 2006-2007, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville Jun 2007

Faculty Publications & Presentations, 2006-2007, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.

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June 30, 2007 (Pages 2921-3084), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau Jun 2007

June 30, 2007 (Pages 2921-3084), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 37 (2007)

No abstract provided.

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The Introduction And Emergence Of Wildlife Diseases In North America, Robert G. Mclean Jun 2007

The Introduction And Emergence Of Wildlife Diseases In North America, Robert G. Mclean

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Contents:

Specific Invasive and Emerging Wildlife Diseases: West Nile Virus, Hantavirus, Lyme Disease, Monkeypox, Raccoon Rabies
Foreign Wildlife Diseases That Could Invade the United States: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, Rift Valley Fever, Nipah Virus, Japanese Encephalitis
Prevention, Detection, and Control of Invading and Emerging Diseases
References

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Potential Impact Of Advance Directive Law Act 169 On Decisions And Care For Patients At End Of Life: Reflections Of Ethics Consultants, Etienne Phipps, Phd, Richard Allman, Md Jun 2007

Potential Impact Of Advance Directive Law Act 169 On Decisions And Care For Patients At End Of Life: Reflections Of Ethics Consultants, Etienne Phipps, Phd, Richard Allman, Md

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract provided.

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Greenbaum V. Comm Social Security Jun 2007

Greenbaum V. Comm Social Security

2007 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

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Vol.35 N.06 June 28th 2007, Brown Publishing Company Jun 2007

Vol.35 N.06 June 28th 2007, Brown Publishing Company

Black Voice News

No abstract provided.

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Jane Logan, Jane Logan, Institute Of Child Nutrition. Child Nutrition Archives. Jun 2007

Jane Logan, Jane Logan, Institute Of Child Nutrition. Child Nutrition Archives.

Oral History Project (all interviews)

Dr. Jane Logan, a Pennsylvania native, was educated at Indiana State College, Ohio University, and The Ohio State University, and spent her working career in Ohio, Maryland, Virginia, and Mississippi. She is a former Virginia State Director for the School Nutrition Programs, as well as a past Executive Director of the National Food Service Management Institute.

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The Weekly Challenger, June 28, 2007, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al Jun 2007

The Weekly Challenger, June 28, 2007, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The June 28, 2007, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

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Homocysteine And Thyroid Hormones In Patients With Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Basil O.M. Saleh Jun 2007

Homocysteine And Thyroid Hormones In Patients With Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Basil O.M. Saleh

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Familial linkage of primary dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) occurs more commonly than often is appreciated. In 10-20 percent of patients, a first degree relative also shows evidence of primary DCM suggesting that familial transmission is relatively frequent. METHODS: this study included 7 patients aged 40-70 years (2 females and 5 males) with familial dilated cardiomyopathy (FDCM) and 17 healthy subjects aged 29-60 years (6 females and 11 males). Plasma fasting total homocysteine tHCY, serum folic acid (FA), vitamin B6, total triiodothyronine (T3), and total thyroxine (T4) were measured in these two groups. RESULTS: The mean value of plasma tHCY …

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Study Of Some Trace Elements In Hyperthyroidism Patients, Eham Amir Ali Jun 2007

Study Of Some Trace Elements In Hyperthyroidism Patients, Eham Amir Ali

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The objective of this study is to shed more light on the role of trace metals and their mode of action in hyperthyroidism. The content of the trace elements (Zn, Cu, Mn, and Se) in the serum of patients was determined and compared to that of normal subjects. METHODS: Ninety eight (98) patients with hyperthyroidism were participated in this study and fifty normal healthy persons were taken as control. Serum zinc and copper were determined using flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer while serum manganese and selenium were estimated using flameless atomic absorption spectrophotometer technique. RESULTS: The study showed that …

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Some Maternal Factors Affecting Anthropometric Measurments Of Newborns, Qusay A. Al-Rahim Jun 2007

Some Maternal Factors Affecting Anthropometric Measurments Of Newborns, Qusay A. Al-Rahim

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Fetal growth may at any time during gestational period be affected by several factors that may cause diseases to fetuses or neonates, and interfere with neonatal morbidity and mortality. Among these factors are racial, genetic, socioeconomic factors and maternal malnutrition and illnesses like diabetes, preeclampsia and anemia. OBJECTIVES: Our aim is to study the effect of maternal height, age, and illnesses on the anthropometric measurements of full term singleton newborns. METHODS: Two hundred full term singleton newborns were studied cross-sectionally in the maternity wards of 2 hospitals in the medical city /Baghdad .They were assessed by measuring the …

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Breastfeeding Patterns In An Urban Area In Baghdad, Kholod Daher Habib Jun 2007

Breastfeeding Patterns In An Urban Area In Baghdad, Kholod Daher Habib

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) & UNICEF, have recommended for a decade that mothers breastfeed for at least 2 years . Recently, there has been a stress on exclusive breast feeding for the first four to six months of life . METHODS: By using the 'current status analysis method'. Mothers of 650 infants from 0 to 12 months of age attending a Health Center were interviewed about the current feeding patterns of the infants and other socioeconomic variables. Month-wise prevalence of feeding patterns was determined. RESULTS: It was observed that breast feeding was maintained at a high level …

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Growth Delay In Steroid Sensitive Nephrotic Patients, Salim Zyara Abdullah, Faris Matti Frankul, Asaad Abdullah Abbas, Shatha Hussein Ali, Yasser Fatihe Sharba Jun 2007

Growth Delay In Steroid Sensitive Nephrotic Patients, Salim Zyara Abdullah, Faris Matti Frankul, Asaad Abdullah Abbas, Shatha Hussein Ali, Yasser Fatihe Sharba

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Growth in patients with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS) is influenced by several factors, they suffer the influence of the disease itself as long as there is proteinuria, caused by the increase of the glomerular permeability and leading to hypoproteinemia. The effects of the glucocorticoid treatment, which alters growth by a direct action on the growth cartilage, or via disturbances of growth factors. In this study we assess the effect of nephrotic syndrome, it's relapse rate and it's treatment (i.e. steroid), in the statural growth of steroid sensitive nephrotic patients. METHODS: A Prospective study of 110 steroid responsive nephrotic …

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Effect Of Some Environmental Conditions On The Oxidative Stress And Transition Metals Status In Iraqi Subjects, Muhanad Mohammed Nori, Saad Abdul-Rehman Hussain, Nada Khadum Al- Tae, Hameed Mahmood Majeed Jun 2007

Effect Of Some Environmental Conditions On The Oxidative Stress And Transition Metals Status In Iraqi Subjects, Muhanad Mohammed Nori, Saad Abdul-Rehman Hussain, Nada Khadum Al- Tae, Hameed Mahmood Majeed

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: It has long been recognized that exposure to various metals is highly toxic, producing a wide variety of illnesses, including cancer. The role of these metals in free radical formation and initiation of lipid peroxidation was extensively studied; where the free form of iron or copper can effectively be involved in a free radical generation. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effects of the some environmental conditions on the levels of the oxidative stress markers, malondialdehyde (MDA) and glutathione (GSH), and some of the transition metals, iron, copper and zinc, in he serum of Iraqi subjects who exposed to different …

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Self-Esteem As A Predictor Of Treatment Outcome Among Women With Eating Disorders, Suzanne F. Plowman Jun 2007

Self-Esteem As A Predictor Of Treatment Outcome Among Women With Eating Disorders, Suzanne F. Plowman

Theses and Dissertations

Current empirical evidence suggests that true recovery from eating disorders is not possible without a corresponding improvement in body image and self-esteem. Ten studies in current literature evaluate this relationship between self-esteem and clinical eating disorders during inpatient treatment or during follow-up studies but do not provide both pre- (baseline) and post-treatment self-esteem scores. As a result, many questions about the nature of the relationship between eating disorders and self-esteem remain unanswered. The purpose of this study was to empirically investigate whether a comprehensive measure of self-esteem, given to women at the beginning of inpatient treatment for eating disorders, reliably …

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Foreign Resorts Battle Local Citizens For Limited Water On Costa Rica's Gold Coast, Mike Leffert Jun 2007

Foreign Resorts Battle Local Citizens For Limited Water On Costa Rica's Gold Coast, Mike Leffert

NotiCen

No abstract provided.

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A Comparative Study Of The Frequency Of Occurrence Of Genetic Skeletal Disorders In Iraq Before And After The Second Gulf War, 1991, Bassam Musa Sadik, Selma A.H. Al-Taha Jun 2007

A Comparative Study Of The Frequency Of Occurrence Of Genetic Skeletal Disorders In Iraq Before And After The Second Gulf War, 1991, Bassam Musa Sadik, Selma A.H. Al-Taha

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Genetic skeletal abnormalities are a heterogeneous group of genetic disorders frequently presenting with disproportionate short stature. AIM OF THE STUDY: To give an idea about the frequency of genetic skeletal abnormalities, and to find out whether these disorders are really increasing in the last 16 years or not. METHODS: During the period extending from (Jan, 1st 2003-April, 1st 2007), all cases of genetic skeletal disorders referred to the Genetic Counseling Clinic, Medical City – Baghdad who were born after 1991 were included in this study as the post-war group; the pre-war group, included all cases of skeletal disorders …

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June 27th 2007, Hispanic News Jun 2007

June 27th 2007, Hispanic News

Inland Empire Hispanic News

No abstract provided.

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