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Vitamin D Deficiency In Ambulatory Patients, Lubna M Zuberi, Aysha Habib, Naeemul Haque, Abdul Jabbar

Section of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism

OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of subclinical vitamin D deficiency in an ambulatory care setting.

METHODS: This was an observational study which measured 25 vitamin D levels in medical clinic patients. Patients with chronic renal failure, known osteomalacia and rickets were excluded. A total of 119 patients were evaluated. They were divided in three diagnostic categories based on their serum 25 vitamin D levels. Those with levels below 8 ng/ml were categorized to have severe deficiency, levels between 8 - 20 ng/ml as moderate deficiency and levels of 21-35 mg/ml as mild deficiency.

RESULTS: Of 119 patients, 92% had vitamin …

Use Of Pedometers To Promote Physical Activity In Older Mexican American Females, Zasha Romero, Paul Villas, Tom Semper, Layne Jorgensen

Health & Human Performance Faculty Publications

The rates of obesity and related health conditions are rising at an alarming rate, especially among minority populations. Nutrition and physical activity have been particularly linked to the high rates of heart disease and type 2 diabetes. This study was to determine if pedometers promoted daily walking exercise reflected by changes on selected physiological measurements in older Mexican American females. Significance in the study was determined at the 95% level of confidence. The participants for this study were 55 Mexican American females ages 60 to 75 randomly assigned to a treatment or control group. An analysis of covariance was used …

Forage News [2008-09], Department Of Plant And Soil Sciences, University Of Kentucky

Forage News

• Forage Spokesman Nomination
• KFGC Awards Nomination
• 29th Kentucky Alfalfa Conference - February 19
• How Good Is Your Hay?
• Brassicas and Cereals: High Quality Options for Fall Grazing
• Fall Fertilizer Applications to Hay Fields and Pastures
• USDA Forecasts 2% Less Alfalfa
• Switchgrass for Energy Will Take Time
• Upcoming Events

Next Stop - A Cleaner And Healthier Environment: Global Strategies To Promote Public Transit, Phillip A. Hummel

Transportation Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Science Of Excellence, Randy Borum

Mental Health Law & Policy Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Enhancing Water Removal From Whole Stillage By Enzyme Addition During Fermentation, Ana Beatriz Henriques, David B. Johnston, Muthanna H. Al-Dahhan

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

The Removal of Water from Coproducts in the Fuel Ethanol Process Requires a Significant Energy Input. in This Study, the Addition of Commercially Available Cell-Wall-Degrading Enzymes Was Investigated to Determine Whether or Not the Enzymes Could Reduce the Amount of Water Bound within the Wet Grains. This Would Have the Effect of Allowing More Water to Be Removed during Centrifugation, Reducing the Time and Energy Needed during the Drying Process. the Experiment Screened 15 Cell-Wall-Degrading Enzyme Preparations. a Significant Reduction in Water-Binding Capacity Was Found for a Number of Enzymes Tested in the Initial Screening. the Experiment Was Repeated and …

Diabetes Mellitus – Defining Scope And Clinical Approach For Homoeopathic Management, N Tiwari, Prashant Tamboli

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

The study was undertaken to explore if there was a definite role of homoeopathic medicines in the management of Diabetes Type 2 and, if so, to determine the role of Constitutional and Organ remedies in its management. The comprehensive role of the individual susceptibility and miasm in the management of diabetes was also been studied. 90 patients were studied by Randomized Single Blind Clinical Trial by dividing them into three groups - Constitutional, Organ and Placebo. In the later part of the study the Cross over design was adopted between the Constitutional group and the Placebo group. Results showed that …

Paediatric Palliative Care Research In Canada: Development And Progress Of A New Emerging Team, Lynn Straatman, Susan Cadell, Betty Davies, Harold Siden, Rose Steele

Lyle S. Hallman Social Work Faculty Publications

Paediatric pallative care is a field distinct from adult palliative care, although there are many overlaps in language, approach and philosophy. Several features, however, distinguish paediatric palliative care. The illnesses that affect children are different from those that are most predominant in the adult population. In addition, the role and involvement of the family, while always important in palliative care generally, is heightened in paediatric palliative care. In this new and growing interdisciplinary speciality, paediatric palliative care professionals recognize that children exist within a family system, with individual members making up the components (1). These distinguishing characteristics mean that we …

Energy Expenditure And Adiposity In Nigerian And African-American Women, Kara E. Ebersole, Lara R. Dugas, Ramon A. Durazo-Arvizu, Adebowale A. Adeyemo, Bamidele O. Tayo, Olayemi O. Omotade, William R. Brieger, Dale A. Schoeller, Richard S. Cooper, Amy H. Luke

Faculty Publications

Objective:Obesity is a prevalent condition in industrialized societies and is increasing around the world. We sought to assess the relative importance of resting energy expenditure (REE) and activity EE (AEE) in two populations with different rates of obesity.Methods and Procedures:Women of African descent between 18 and 59 years of age were recruited from rural Nigeria and from metropolitan Chicago. Total EE (TEE) was measured using the doubly labeled water (DLW) technique and REE by indirect calorimetry; AEE was calculated as the difference between TEE and the sum of REE plus a factor for the thermic effect of food. In the …

Iron Oxide Deposits Associated With The Ectosymbiotic Bacteria In The Hydrothermal Vent Shrimp Rimicaris Exoculata, Laure Corbari, Marie Anne Cambon-Bonavita, Gary J. Long, Fernande Grandjean, Magali Zbinden, Françoise Gaill, Philippe Compère

Chemistry Faculty Research & Creative Works

The Rimicaris exoculata shrimp is considered as a primary consumer that dominates the fauna of most Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR) hydrothermal ecosystems. These shrimps harbour in their gill chambers an important ectosymbiotic community of chemoautotrophic bacteria associated with iron oxide deposits. The structure and elemental composition of the mineral concretions associated with these bacteria have been investigated by using LM, ESEM, TEM STEM and EDX microanalyses. The nature of the iron oxides in shrimps obtained from the Rainbow vent field has also been determined by Mössbauer spectroscopy. This multidisciplinary approach has revealed that the three layers of mineral crust in the …

Labrad : Vol 33, Issue 3 - September 2008, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi

LABRAD - Departments of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine and Radiology Archives

• Vitamin D Deficiency: Are We Still Ignoring the Evidence?
• Collection and Transport of Urine for Culture
• Understanding and Interpreting Serum Protein Electrophoresis
• Cystic Fibrosis at a Glance
• What you need to know about Dengue Infection
• CT Colonoscopy: Introduction
• CT Enteroclysis: A New Technique to Evaluate Small Bowel
• CSF-DR: An Important Diagnostic Tool
• G6PD Quantification
• Quality Assurance
• Clinical Laboratory Continuing Medical Education (CME) Seminars
• Meeting Reports

Chemical Cuisine, Winston J. Craig

Lake Union Herald

No abstract provided.

Inferring A Right To Permanent Family Care From The United Nations Convention On The Rights Of The Child, The Hague Convention On Intercountry Adoption, And Selected Scientific Literature, Laura Matney Shapiro

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.

Ethnobotanical Observation On Tuberous Plants From Tribal Area Of Rajasthan (India), Shweta Swarnkar, S. S. Katewa

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

The present paper gives an account of 42 tuberous plants of Ethnobotanical interest from Aravalli hills of Rajasthan. Main tribes inhabiting the study area are Bhil, Meena, Garasia, Damor and Kathodi. These tribes use the tuberous plants for various purposes in their daily life. Health, vitality and longevity enjoyed by the tribals have been attributed by them to these wild tuberous plants. On account of environmental changes and lack of insight of conservation of tuberous plants, many of them have become rare, threatened and endangered. If proper attention is not given, extinction of these plant species is certain and this …

September 2008 (Vol. 35, No.9)

Research Matters

No abstract provided.

September 1, 2008 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Temperature Affects Microbial Decomposition Of Cadavers (Rattus Rattus) In Contrasting Soils, David O. Carter, David Yellowlees, Mark Tibbett

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

The ecology of soils associated with dead mammals (i.e. cadavers) is poorly understood. Although temperature and soil type are well known to influence the decomposition of other organic resource patches, the effect of these variables on the degradation of cadavers in soil has received little experimental investigation. To address this, cadavers of juvenile rats (Rattus rattus) were buried in one of three contrasting soils (Sodosol, Rudosol, and Vertosol) from tropical savanna ecosystems in Queensland, Australia and incubated at 29 °C, 22 °C, or 15 °C in a laboratory setting. Cadavers and soils were destructively sampled at intervals of …

Evidence On The Role Of Supplier-Retailer Trading Relationships And Practices In Waste Generation In The Food Chain, Carlos Mena, Peter Whitehead

Business Faculty Publications and Presentations

This report presents the results of the project entitled “Evidence on the role of supplier-retailer trading relationships and practices in waste generation in the food chain” commission by Defra (Project Code SFFSD0705) and undertaken by Cranfield University and IGD between July 2008 and June 2009.

The overall aim of the project was to provide a qualitative analysis of the food and packaging waste arising from the link between food manufacturers and retailers in the UK. The specific objectives of the project were:

• To identify the root causes of waste between suppliers and retailers in the UK
• To assess the magnitude …

Shea/Apic Guideline: Infection Prevention And Control In The Long-Term Care Facility, Philip W. Smith, Gail Bennett, Suzanne Bradley, Paul Drinka, Ebbing Lautenbach, James Marx, Lona Mody, Lindsay Nicolle, Kurt Stevenson

United States Department of Veterans Affairs: Publications

Long-term care facilities (LTCFs) may be defined as institutions that provide health care to people who are unable to manage independently in the community.¹ This care may be chronic care management or short-term rehabilitative services. The term nursing home is defined as a facility licensed with an organized professional staff and inpatient beds that provides continuous nursing and other services to patients who are not in the acute phase of an illness. There is considerable overlap between the 2 terms.

More than 1.5 million residents reside in United States (US) nursing homes. In recent years, the acuity of illness …

"Imminent Danger" And Inconsistency: The Need For National Reform Of The "Imminent Danger" Standard For Involuntary Civil Commitment In The Wake Of The Virginia Tech Tragedy, Alison Pfeffer

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.

True Or False: The Expanding "False By Necessary Implication" Doctrine In Lanham Act False Advertising, And How A Revitalized Puffery Defense Can Solve This Problem, Sarah Samuelson

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.

Phar 460.00: Pharmaceutical Care Lab Ii, Lisa Barnes, Lisa Wrobel, Genine Thormahlen, Kathy Brauer

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Phar 505.00: Pharmacy Practice Iv–Pharmaceutical Care, Donna G. Beall, Jeff Adams, Sarah Miller, Lisa Barnes, Vincent J. Colucci, Kendra Keeley

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

An Approach To The Failed Ankle Arthrodesis, Steven M. Raikin, Venkat Rampuri

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Faculty Papers

Ankle arthrodesis remains the gold standard of surgical treatment for advanced ankle joint arthritis. Failure can occur as a result of infection, nonunion or malunion, resulting in pain and poor function. This paper offers a systematic approach to preventing, and managing these problems should they occur. Revision arthrodesis performed with a detailed understanding of the appropriate alignment and mechanics of the ankle joint, combined with meticulous attention to understanding and reversing the cause of the failure can result in successful salvage and restoration of function.

Bmed 324.01: Medicinal Plants, Rustem S. Medora

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Phar 471.00: Integrated Studies Iii, Sarah Miller, Larry Dent, Alicia Byrd, Carla Gren, Ngan Vi Bellew

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Phar 451.01: Therapeutics I, Sarah Miller, Lisa Barnes, Gayle A. Hudgins, Larry Dent, Kendra Keeley

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Sw 310.01: Social Welfare Policy And Services, Kerrie A. Ghenie

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Pubh 535.50: Health Policy, Craig A. Molgaard

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

2008 September Newsletter, Nancy Rockey

Human Subject Research Archive

No abstract provided.