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Communities Of Excellence In Nutrition, Physical Activity And Obesity Prevention (Cxâ³) : A Local Needs Assessment Of Monterey County Neighborhoods, Jessica Mckillip

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

This capstone project is designed to increase resources to healthy food choices for families living in low-income neighborhoods, the majority of whom are enrolled in Women, Infants and Children (WIC) or other healthy family programs. Conducting a needs assessment by mapping and surveying the defined neighborhood assets and indicators. Collaborating with key stakeholders to address areas of needed improvement and establishing local implementation changes.

Senior Capstone Project Final Research Report : Quick Referral Guide, Juju Sousa

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

The Quick Referral Guide is a compilation of agencies used by the Case Managers at Aging and Adult Services - Monterey County Department of Social and Employment Services. First, it aids the social worker to refer the client to the appropriate agency. Second, it empowers the client to self-refer.

Supplemental Schedules For The Year Ended June 30, 2007, Clemson University

Annual Comprehensive Financial Report

No abstract provided.

Supplemental Schedules For The Year Ended June 30, 2008, Clemson University Controller's Office

Supplemental Schedules

No abstract provided.

Determinants Of Life Expectancies In Mountain States Counties, 1990 And 2000, L. Dwight Israelsen, Ryan D. Israelsen, Karl E. Israelsen

Economic Research Institute Study Papers

Recent studies indicate that the economic value of a single year of life is about $70,000, and increases in life expectancy in the U.S. since 1950 are worth $12,000 or Inore per person per year. Hence, understanding the determinants of life expectancy have looked at relatively small cohorts of people over time, or have looked at mortality or life expectancy have looked at mortality or life expectancy at the national or state level. Recently, the authors con1pleted a study of the determinants of life expectancies for n1ales and females in Mountain States counties for 1990. The current study updates the …

The Leading Object: August 2008, John C. Owens

Leading Object

Perspectives;IANR partners with Chinese university to expand extension, research;‘Significant deficit’ results in closure of Keim Hall’s Soil Plant Analytical Laboratory;IANR partners with Chinese university to expand extension, research;Keim follows father’s footsteps at University of Nebraska;Fine arts college promotes IANR partnership in Italy;Boeckner new director at Panhandle center;Former UNL agronomy professor James Drew dies;Watts receives award from Argentina ag institute;Wheeler retires after 25 years at UNL;Balschweid is AgLEC’s new department head

Precision Of Descriptors For Percent Marrow Fat Content For Whitetailed Deer, Odocoileus Viriginianus, L. David Mech

United States Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Publications

Based on 168 records of both verbal descriptors of White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) femur-marrow fat and percentage of fat measured later, “gelatinous” served well to distinguish fat < 46% from higher percentages. “Waxy” distinguished fat > 56%.

Elk Calf Survival And Mortality Following Wolf Restoration To Yellowstone National Park La Supervivencia Y La Mortalidad De Las Crı´As De Wapiti Tras La Restauracio´ N Del Lobo Al Parque Nacional De Yellowstone La Survie Et La Mortalite´ Des Faons De Wapitis Qui A Suivi La Re´Introduction Du Loup Au Parc De Yellowstone, S. M. Barber-Meyer, L. David Mech, P. J. White

United States Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Publications

We conducted a 3-year study (May 2003–Apr 2006) of mortality of northern Yellowstone elk (Cervus elaphus) calves to determine the cause for the recruitment decline (i.e., 33 calves to 13 calves/100 adult F) following the restoration of wolves (Canis lupus). We captured, fit with radiotransmitters, and evaluated blood characteristics and disease antibody seroprevalence in 151 calves ≤ 6 days old (68M:83F). Concentrations (x, SE) of potential condition indicators were as follows: thyroxine (T4; 13.8 µg/dL, 0.43), serum urea nitrogen (SUN; 17.4 mg/dL, 0.57), c-glutamyltransferase (GGT; 66.4 IU/L, 4.36), gamma globulins (GG; 1.5 g/dL, 0.07), and insulin-like …

Factors Influencing Predation On Juvenile Ungulates And Natural Selection Implications, S. M. Barber-Meyer, L. D. Mech

United States Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Publications

Juvenile ungulates are generally more vulnerable to predation than are adult ungulates other than senescent individuals, not only because of their relative youth, fragility, and inexperience, but also because of congenital factors. Linnell et al.’s (Wildl. Biol. 1: 209-223) extensive review of predation on juvenile ungulates concluded that research was needed to determine the predisposition of these juveniles to predation. Since then, various characteristics that potentially predispose juvenile ungulates have emerged including blood characteristics, morphometric and other condition factors, and other factors such as birth period, the mother’s experience, and spatial and habitat aspects. To the extent that any of …

Restoration Of Mangrove Plantations And Colonisation By Native Species In Leizhou Bay, South China, Hai Ren, Shuguang Jian, Hongfang Lu, Qianmei Zhang, Weijun Shen, Weidong Han, Zuoyun Yin, Qinfeng Guo

United States Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Publications

To examine the natural colonization of native mangrove species into remediated exotic mangrove stands in Leizhou Bay, South China, we compared soil physical–chemical properties, community structure and recruitments of barren mangrove areas, native mangrove species plantations, and exotic mangrove species—Sonneratia apetala Buch.Ham—between plantations and natural forest. We found that severely degraded mangrove stands could not regenerate naturally without human intervention due to severely altered local environments, whereas some native species had been recruited into the 4–10 year S. apetala plantations. In the first 10 years, the exotic species S. apetala grew better than native species such as Rhizophora stylosa …

Physician Assistant Naples Campus 2008, Nova Southeastern University

Health Professions Divisions Course Catalogs and Course Descriptions

No abstract provided.

The Leading Object: October 2008, John C. Owens

Leading Object

Perspectives; CASNR again leads all UNL colleges in enrollment growth for fall 2008; Z B Mayo gets national administrator award; Early experience with cows leads Engler to successful business; Agreement signed with Korea University administrators; Morrill Homestead visit to result in video; Wall hangings found in tractor museum thought to be extension tools from 1930s; IANR events focus on water topics; Heng-Moss, Baxendale win entomology awards

Methods Of Quantifying Change In Multiple Risk Factor Interventions, Judith J. Prochaska, Wayne F. Velicer, Claudio R. Nigg, James O. Prochaska

Cancer Prevention Research Center Faculty Publications

Objective: Risky behaviors such as smoking, alcohol abuse, physical inactivity, and poor diet are detrimental to health, costly, and often co-occur. Greater efforts are being targeted at changing multiple risk behaviors to more comprehensively address the health needs of individuals and populations. With increased interest in multiple risk factor interventions, the field will need ways to conceptualize the issue of overall behavior change.

Method: Analyzing data from over 8000 participants in four multibehavioral interventions, we present five different methods for quantifying and reporting changes in multiple risk behaviors.

Results: The methods are: (a) the traditional approach of …

The Social And Behavioral Factors That Affect Obesity In Oecd Countries, Sanjana Desai

Empirical Economic Bulletin, An Undergraduate Journal

This paper investigates the factors that affect obesity in the population of the member countries of the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). This study incorporates existing information of the most likely variables that would influence obesity in these member countries for a decade (1990-2000). The study looks at contributing factors that are both innate and acquired, such as Alcohol Consumption, Low-birth weight, sugar consumption, smoking (consumption of tobacco), and protein intake and public and private expenditure on education. Using macro-level data from various sources, the results generally suggest that factors like alcohol consumption, low-birth weight and sugar consumption …

Taylor: A Magazine For Taylor University Alumni, Parents And Friends (Winter 2008), Taylor University

The Taylor Magazine (1963-Present)

The Winter 2008 edition of Taylor Magazine, published by Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.

Final Capstone Research Report : Watsonville High School Promoters Of Healthy Lifestyles : A Teen Diabetes Support Group, Isabel Lopez

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

This is a pilot Diabetes Teen Support program for Watsonville High School students of Hispanic decent in South Santa Cruz County. The program focuses on understanding diabetes, obesity and overweight problems, the impacts of diabetes on daily lives, self management and a safe place to express their feelings. The findings of this pilot program were that the program had impact on students' lives in many ways, from being aware of their actions, their socioeconomic position and creating opportunities for change.

Single Father Parenting/Peer Support Group, Terri Cascio

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Single fathers in society lack community resources to help them raise their children. Single fathers who have custody of their children take on role as primary parent and need services. Through peer/support groups , they gain knowledge and skills to become successful parents.

Cloning And Characterization Of Micrornas From Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus Mykiss): Their Expression During Early Embryonic Development, Raghuveer K. Ramachandra, Mohamed Salem, Scott Gahr, Caird E. Rexroad Iii, Jianbo Yao

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Background

Current literature and our previous results on expression patterns of oocyte-specific genes and transcription factors suggest a global but highly regulated maternal mRNA degradation at the time of embryonic genome activation (EGA). MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small, non-coding regulatory RNAs (19–23 nucleotides) that regulate gene expression by guiding target mRNA cleavage or translational inhibition. These regulatory RNAs are potentially involved in the degradation of maternally inherited mRNAs during early embryogenesis.

Results

To identify miRNAs that might be important for early embryogenesis in rainbow trout, we constructed a miRNA library from a pool of unfertilized eggs and early stage embryos. Sequence …

Abstracts Of The Fifth North American Echinoderm Conference, Melbourne, Florida, 20-25 July 2008, Richard L. Turner, James B. Mcclintock

Gulf of Mexico Science

These abstracts represent research studies presented at the Fifth North American Echinoderm Conference (NAEC) sponsored by the Florida Institute of Technology and the University of Alabama at Birmingham, 20-25 July 2008. The meeting was held on the campus of the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, FL. Those attending the conference were gathered in large part to recognize the outstanding past, present, and future career of John M. Lawrence (see abstract by J. S. Pearse), the quintessential echinoderm biologist. We wish to thank Carolyn Wood (Assistant Editor) and Monty Graham (Editor) for facilitating publication in Gulf of Mexico Science.

The Potential Of Uncut Patches To Increase The Nesting Success Of Grassland Songbirds In Intensively Managed Hayfields: A Preliminary Study From The Champlain Valley Of Vermont, Roger J. Masse, Allan M. Strong, Noah G. Perlut

Environmental Studies Faculty Publications

Changes in land use and intensification of agricultural practices are associated with declines of grassland songbird populations in North America. Hay harvests in the northeastern United States are occurring earlier and more frequently today than 30 years ago, resulting in substantially decreased nesting success of grassland songbirds on early-hayed fields. Few studies have examined whether uncut patches within fields cut during the breeding season can increase the nesting success of grassland songbirds. Twenty-nine artificial nests were placed in 17 uncut patches (mean = 0.337 ha, median = 0.103 ha) on four early-hayed fields in Shelburne, VT. Only one of the …

Pornography, Coercion, And Copyright Law 2.0, Ann Bartow

Law Faculty Scholarship

The lack of regulation of the production of pornography in the United States leaves pornography performers exposed to substantial risks. Producers of pornography typically respond to attempts to regulate pornography as infringements upon free speech. At the same time, large corporations involved in the production and sale of pornography rely on copyright law's complex regulatory framework to protect their pornographic content from copying and unauthorized distribution. Web 2.0 also facilitates the production and distribution of pornography by individuals. These user-generators produce their own pornography, often looking to monetize their productions themselves via advertising revenues and subscription models. Much like their …

Loco Labels And Marketing Madness: Improving How Consumers Interpret Information In The American Food Economy, Margaret Sova Mccabe

Law Faculty Scholarship

America's current food labeling scheme, as illustrated by the example of salt, is flawed when examined from the consumer and public health perspective. While the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act has sound scientific standards, those standards as currently applied to labels do not efficiently signal health information to consumers. Without better information on labels, consumers will continue to make poor choices at the grocery store. However, there are promising new ways to label. Both the United Kingdom and the domestic supermarket chain Hannaford’s have implemented simple health labeling on food packaging or grocery shelves to improve the amount and location …

Rockingham County, State Of New Hampshire, 2007 Annual Report Year Ending December 31, 2007., Rockingham County Representatives

Rockingham County, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a county in the state of New Hampshire.

Ec08-477 The Junior Chef's Cookbook : A Collection Of Nep Recipes For Youth, Donnia Behrends, Candece Goshorn, Natalie Sehi

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 08-477 is the junior chef's cookbook : a collection of NEP recipes for youth.

The Kupchella Years: 1999-2008, University Of North Dakota

UND Publications

This publication highlights the administration of Charles Kupchella, who served as President of the University of North Dakota from 1999 until 2008.

2007 Cancer Care Annual Report, Children's Mercy Hospital

Cancer Center Annual Reports

Annual report of cancer care and oncology services at the Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City MO, a pediatric medical center.

Freshman Record : The University Of Rhode Island, The Interfraternity/Panhellenic Councils

Freshman Record

No abstract provided.

Virginia Commonwealth University Undergraduate Bulletin [2008], Virginia Commonwealth University

VCU Bulletins

Undergraduate bulletin for Virginia Commonwealth University for the academic year 2008-2009. It includes information on academic regulations, degree requirements, course offerings, faculty, academic calendar, and tuition and expenses for undergraduate programs.

Dirty Dancing - The Fda Stumbles With The Chevron Two-Step: A Response To Professor Noah, Gary Lawson

Cornell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Early Season Weed Suppression In Buckwheat Using Clopyralid, Ona Sakaliene, Sharon A. Clay, William C. Koskinen, Gediminas Almantas

Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science Faculty Publications

Currently there are no herbicides registered for direct application to buckwheat for broadleaf weed control. This 4-yr Lithuanian study examined weed control using several rates of clopyralid alone or combined with a single rate of desmedipham. Most applications were applied at the 1-leaf stage of crop growth, however, one rate of clopyralid was applied pre-emergence (PRE) in 2 of the 4 yr. Buckwheat injury was evident within a few days after application (or emergence) with all treatments, but by harvest, no symptoms were evident. In the 2 yr with greatest weed densities, densities were reduced with increasing clopyralid rates alone …