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April 2, 2007 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

The New Hampshire, Vol. 96 [97], No. 40 [41] (April 2, 2007), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 96, but it is the 97th volume in the series. This was corrected in pencil.

This issue was printed as 40, but it is the 41st issue in this volume. This was corrected in pencil.

Sorghum: A Substitute For Maize In The West Africa Poultry Industry, Intsormil

INTSORMIL Impacts and Bulletins

With the declining relative prices of chicken compared with other meats, poultry consumption per capita in the USA has been increasing, while that of other meats has been stagnant or declining. Similar developments are occurring in West Africa.

There is interest in substituting sorghum for maize in poultry rations, in the U.S. and in West Africa, for both broiler and egg production. In contrast to maize, which is a thirsty plant and requires large amounts of water, sorghum offers farmers the ability to grow a crop where other crops do not produce well. In Niger, West Africa, locally produced sorghum …

Indirect Interactions Among Dendrophages: Porcupines Predispose Pinyon Pines To Bark Beetle Attack, Linda M. Ilse, Eric C. Hellgren

Publications

Discerning linkages among trophic levels and untangling indirect interactions is essential to understanding structuring of communities and ecosystems. Indeed, indirect interactions among disparate taxa are often essential to the functional role of these species. The goal of this research was to test the hypothesis that the relationship between 2 dendrophagous taxa, the North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) and the pine engraver beetle (Ips hoppingi), is an asymmetric indirect interaction mediated by a common host. We proposed that damage by the porcupine predisposes the papershell pinyon pine (Pinus remota) to colonization by pine engraver beetles. …

A Comparison Of Weight-Control Behaviors In African American And Caucasian Women, Rachel A. Annunziato, Janet N. Lee, Michael R. Lowe

Psychology Faculty Publications

Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to examine whether there are overall differences in help-seeking, in specific weight control behaviors used, and in predictors of seeking professional help for weight loss between African American and Caucasian women.
Design: Cross-sectional study
Setting: Participants were recruited from community sources in Philadelphia.
Participants: One hundred twenty female participants were studied. Of these, 58% were African American.
Main Outcome Measures: Participants completed a packet of measures assessing weight control behaviors, body mass index, co-morbid medical conditions, socioeconomic status, disordered eating behavior, and body image.
Results: Caucasian women were significantly more likely to …

Healthnet News V.22:No.1 Spring 2007, Judith S. Kronick, Alberta Richetelle

Articles - Patient Care

A newsletter for public librarians and others interested in consumer health information services

Volume 13, Number 2: April/May 2007, Suzanne Zack

UConn Libraries Newsletter

Page 2 – The Vice Provost for University Libraries reflects upon the strides made in the last year.

Page 3 - Ornithologist David Sibley’s Edwin Way Teale lecture is featured.

Page 5 - In a guest column on diversity issues, Professor Hedley Freake examines what UConn is doing to engender cultural understanding in students.

Page 6 - Staff anniversaries and awards.

Page 7 - Finding articles, images, and music easier with new database locator.

Milling Oat And Feed Oat Quality - What Are The Differences?, Kellie Winfield, Maurice Hall, Blakely Paynter

Bulletins 4000 -

This Bulletin explains the differences between oat products used for human and animal consumption and the importance of the quality parameter to the quality of the end product. It also indicates why different varieties are suited to different end markets.

Inquiry, Spring 2007, Office Of Vice President For Research

Research and Discovery News

• Obesity major health problem of our generation
• Recruitment and retention paramount at WMU
• Research misconduct policy and procedures approved
• Grant submissions
• Grants awarded

The Theory Of Planned Behavior: Predicting Physical Activity In Mexican American Children, Jeffrey J. Martin, Kimberly L. Oliver, Nate Mccaughtry

Kinesiology, Health and Sport Studies

Theoretically grounded research on the determinants of Mexican American children's physical activity and related psychosocial variables is scarce. Thus, the purpose of our investigation was to evaluate the ability of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to predict Mexican American children's self-reported moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). Children (N = 475, ages 9–12) completed questionnaires assessing the TPB constructs and MVPA. Multiple regression analyses provided moderate support for the ability of the TPB variables to predict MVPA as we accounted for between 8–9% of the variance in MVPA. Attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control accounted for 45% of the …

Chemistry & Biochemistry Newsletter, Department Of Chemistry & Biochemistry, South Dakota State University

Chemistry & Biochemistry Newsletter: 2002-2015

Inside:

Page 2-3 A Semester Break in Antarctica

Page 4 Chemistry Student Receives Goldwater Scholarship; Recent Publications by the Department’s Faculty

Page 5 Hach Scientific Foundation provides two new scholarships; Recent Publications by the Department’s Faculty

Page 6 Chemistry Alum elected to National Academy of Sciences; Recent Funding by the Department Faculty

Page 7 2007 Lardy Lecture; Scholarships and Awards

Page 8 2007 Chemistry and Biochemistry Graduates

Law & Health Care Newsletter, V. 14, No. 2, Spring 2007

Law & Health Care Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Checkup, Lehigh Valley Health Network

Checkup

No abstract provided.

Progress Notes, Lehigh Valley Health Network

Progress Notes

No abstract provided.

Saving The Planet With Higher Yields From 21st Century Farms, Dennis T. Avery

Center for Applied Economics

I come today with a heartfelt plea from the world’s farmers to its environmentalists: “Please understand that high yield farming is mankind’s greatest humanitarian achievement while also its greatest environmental triumph.”

High-yield farming is the major factor in lowering both human death rates and human population growth rates — while minimizing the land required to feed each person. Because of this, we fully agree that humanity now has the capability of, and thus the responsibility for, saving the wildlife still on this planet. With population growth continuing — though at a declining rate — and the rapid spread of global …

Afterschool Matters Occasional Paper Spring 2007, National Institute On Out-Of-School Time

Afterschool Matters

How Did You Spend Your Summer Vacation? What Public Policies Do (and Don’t Do) to Support Summer Learning Opportunities for All Youth
By Ron Fairchild, Brenda McLaughlin, and Brendan P. Costigan
Despite robust research literature on the need for and benefits of summer learning programs, surprisingly few federal policies target summer specifically as a time to support healthy youth development and advance learning. Providing appropriate childcare and enriching activities during the summer has traditionally been viewed as the private responsibility of families. While this arrangement may be sufficient for wealthier children, who typically access a wide variety of resources that …

Partners, April 2007, Dale Bumpers College Of Agricultural, Food, And Life Sciences (University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville). Center Of Excellence For Poultry Science

Partners

No abstract provided.

Graduate Alumnus: Outstanding Graduate Alumni Awards - Class Of 2007, Graduate School Of Eastern Illinois University

Graduate Alumnus

Since 1951 Eastern has offered advanced study

with master’s programming. Since that first

offering thousands of students have earned

graduate degrees, and EIU graduate alumni

have changed the world we live in. In 2005

EIU celebrated more than 50 years of graduate

education by honoring 50 graduate alumni

as Outstanding Graduate Alumni. That same

year the Graduate Alumni Advisory Board was

created and met for the first time. Since those

initial 50 honorees, the Graduate Alumni

Advisory Board, the Graduate School, and EIU’s

graduate programs have continued to honor

the achievements and accomplishments of our

graduate alumni every year.

Sac Outreach Bulletin 2007, The South Asia Center

Newsletters from the South Asia Center

SU Abroad - the Indian experience

Public Health In Dar Es Salaam, Emily Gerteis

Macalester Abroad: Research and Writing from Off-campus Study

No abstract provided.

Dentalgram - Vol. 21, No. 04, Loma Linda University School Of Dentistry

Dentalgram

In this issue:

• Yiming Li leads group rewriting dental materials guidelines
• Students receive Gold and Silver Academic Excellence Awards
• LLUSD alumni voted among favorite dentists in the Inland Empire
• Assemblymember Emmerson honors Dr. Carla Lidner as Woman of the Year for 2007
• Student profile: Kari McKenzie

Investigating The Effect Of Diet On Nutrient Concentration In Eggs: How Your Breakfast Might Be Healthier Than You Think, Gwen Stewart

Inquiry Journal 2007

No abstract provided.

Spring 2007, Valparaiso University Guild

Valparaiso University Guild Bulletins

No abstract provided.

Along The River Soumsoum: Urban Agriculture In Ngaoundéré, Winnie Fay Bell

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

With increasing urbanization large amounts of poverty is shifting from rural to urban centres, posing problems of unemployment and access to food. Due to this dynamic, urban poor all over the world have begun cultivating food in open areas in cities as a means of survival and in an attempt of securing food. With this in mind, this paper seeks to establish the place that urban agriculture holds in the small but rapidly expanding city of Ngaoundéré, in the Adamaoua Province of Cameroon. This is done through exploring the form, function and benefits of urban agriculture for those that partake …

Where The Sky Is High And The Hospital Is Faraway: Strategies For Rural Public Health Education In Yunnan, China, Michael Frick

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

The young seller sits on a low stool behind a canvas advertising his product and speaks quickly into a microphone headset. Gathered around him, a small crowd watches as he spreads a modest amount of his curative skin potion on the underarm of a willing volunteer. As the vendor dabs the liquid on the local man’s arm, he gestures toward pictures on the canvas to explain and market his medicine, a red liquid stored in small elixir bottles. Several streets away, thirty government health workers dressed in the blue and black uniforms of officialdom unfold a carnival of public health, …

Tertiary Education For Sustainability: Four Australian Universities’ Commitment To Sustainability, Meredith Wilensky

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

With increasing evidence of issues such as global climate change and environmental degradation, the need for sustainable development has become evident. While achieving sustainability will require many approaches, there is an immense body of literature, declarations and charters supporting education as key. Tertiary education is particularly important because universities are training our future leaders and professionals. For this reason, universities have a moral responsibility to prepare to work toward achieving a sustainable world. Unfortunately, integrating sustainability education is complex, requiring a paradigm shift toward collaboration, interdisciplinary education and an action-oriented approach.

This study analyzed the extent to and manner in …

2007 Vol. 55 No. 6, Cleveland-Marshall College Of Law

2000s

No abstract provided.

Premier, Stephen Michaelides, Deirdre Flynn, Robyn Campbell-Ouchida, Karen Sharp, Judy A. Nagai

Premier: The Magazine of the UNLV Harrah Hotel College

No abstract provided.

Spring 2007, Seattle University

Seattle University Magazine

No abstract provided.

Microfinance And Poverty Alleviation, Tessie Swope

Rollins Undergraduate Research Journal

Microfinance, banking to the poor, is a recent global phenomenon introduced by Nobel Prize winner Dr. Mohammed Yunus of Bangladesh in the 1970’s. Before Dr. Yunus, the poor were not allowed access to credit and loans due to the widespread belief that the poor could not repay loans. Dr. Yunus’ project, Grameen Bank, began with loans of less than $50 to poor basket weavers in Bangladesh. In the past 30 years Grameen has grown to over 3.7 million borrowers worldwide with a 98% repayment rate, higher than any commercial bank. Dr. Yunus has proven that the poor are indeed responsible …