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Kwazulu-Natal Department Of Health Policy And Guidelines For Integrated Ante And Postnatal Care At District Hospital Community Health Centre And Clinic Level, Population Council

Reproductive Health

A 2006 baseline survey conducted by CARE Kenya indicated that sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is widespread throughout Kenya’s North Eastern Province. Other findings revealed that high levels of stigma and gender imbalances are associated with sexual violence and female genital mutilation (FGM) and that a coordinated approach to responding to the service needs of survivors is missing. As noted in this report, there is limited awareness of the legal mechanisms available to survivors. The Population Council’s study in Wajir District ascertained the need for and possible components of an integrated and comprehensive services model that could meet the needs …

Cognitive Theory And The Delivery Of Welfare Benefits, Marjorie E. Kornhauser

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Socioeconomic Status, Child Health, And Future Outcomes: Lessons For Appalachia, Janet Currie

University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research Discussion Paper Series

Appalachians are in poor health relative to other Americans. For example, the ageadjusted all cause mortality rate for Appalachian in 2006 was over 900 per 100,000 compared to a rate of 760 per 100,000 for those outside of Appalachia. This essay shows that health disparities start before birth—the incidence of low birth weight is 90 1,000 in rural Appalachia compared to 83 per 1,000 outside the U.S. These disparities continue through childhood and into adulthood. Moreover, although African Americans are generally in poorer health relative to white Americans, disparities between Appalachia and the rest of the U.S. are much greater …

Smith\'S Food And Drug, Inc. V. Utah Labor Commission : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

Appeal from the Utah Labor Commission

Forage News [2009-01], Department Of Plant And Soil Sciences, University Of Kentucky

Forage News

• Forages at KCA: New Year – New Challenges
• 2008 Variety Test Reports
• KFGC - Supporting KY’s Forage Industry
• New Publication Addresses Key Forage/Livestock Issue
• Fertilizing Forage Crops in 2009
• KFGC Sponsored Project First in the State
• Upcoming Events

Reference Classification--Is It Time To Make Some Changes?, Tina M. Neville, Deborah Boran Henry

USF St. Petersburg Campus Faculty Publications

In 2005, the authors tested the consistency and ease-of-use of a skill/strategy-based reference question classification system published by Warner in 2001. Results of that test indicated that the Warner system was a significant improvement over the resource-based traditional system. In this study, reference librarians from other institutions were invited to compare the technologysensitive Warner system to the traditional Katz classification system. The results of this larger test mirror the findings of the original study. Overall, classification was more consistent using the Warner system.

Protein Disorder In The Human Diseasome: Unfoldomics Of Human Genetic Diseases, Uros Midic, Christopher J. Oldfield, A. Keith Dunker, Zoran Obradovic, Vladimir N. Uversky

Molecular Medicine Faculty Publications

Background: Intrinsically disordered proteins lack stable structure under physiological conditions, yet carry out many crucial biological functions, especially functions associated with regulation, recognition, signaling and control. Recently, human genetic diseases and related genes were organized into a bipartite graph (Goh KI, Cusick ME, Valle D, Childs B, Vidal M, et al. (2007) The human disease network. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 104: 8685–8690). This diseasome network revealed several significant features such as the common genetic origin of many diseases.

Methods and findings: We analyzed the abundance of intrinsic disorder in these diseasome network proteins by means of several …

Viet. Assoc. For Victims Of Agent Orange V. Dow Chem. Co., 517 F.3d 104 (2d Cir. 2008) (Holding That District Court Lacked Jurisdiction Under The Alien Tort Statute To Consider The Claims Of A Vietnam Nonprofit Group And Vietnam Nationals For Injuries Allegedly Sustained From Exposure To Herbicides During The Vietnam War, That State Law Claims Were Barred By The Government Contractor Defense And The District Court Did Not Abuse Its Discretion When It Denied Extraterritorial Injunctive Relief), Cert. Denied, 555 U.S. 1218 (2009)., Roger J. Miner

Circuit Court Opinions

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Temperature On Reproduction And Survival Of The Calanoid Copepod Pseudodiaptomus Pelagicus, Andrew L. Rhyne, Cortney L. Ohs, Erik Stenn

Arts & Sciences Faculty Publications

Four experiments were conducted on the calanoid copepod, Pseudodiaptomus pelagicus, to determine the effects of temperature (24, 26, 28, 30, 32, and 34 °C) on survival, development time, reproductive output, and population growth in order to define the optimal temperature for culture. The first experiment stocked early stage nauplii into 1 L beakers and cultured them using standard procedures until five days after the first mature adults were observed; from this survival, sex ratio, time to maturation, and fecundity were measured. The second and third experiments evaluated the effects of temperature on nauplii production by stocking individual pairs and …

Effects Of Β-Alanine Supplementation And High-Intensity Interval Training On Endurance Performance And Body Composition In Men; A Double-Blind Trial, Abbie E. Smith, Ashley A. Walter, Jennifer L. Graef, Kristina L. Kendall, Jordan R. Moon, Christopher M. Lockwood, David H. Fukuda, Travis W. Beck, Joel T. Cramer, Jeffrey R. Stout

Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences: Faculty Publications

Background: Intermittent bouts of high-intensity exercise result in diminished stores of energy substrates, followed by an accumulation of metabolites, promoting chronic physiological adaptations. In addition, β-alanine has been accepted has an effective physiological hydrogen ion (H⁺) buffer. Concurrent high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and β-alanine supplementation may result in greater adaptations than HIIT alone. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the effects of combining β-alanine supplementation with high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on endurance performance and aerobic metabolism in recreationally active college-aged men.

Methods: Forty-six men (Age: 22.2 ± 2.7 yrs; Ht: 178.1 ± 7.4 cm; Wt: …

Decent Society Index: A Research Note, Judith, Jenniffer Santos, Chelsea Sessoms

Societies Without Borders

People everywhere are discovering that their own views about a decent society are widely shared around the world. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights already made this clear in 1948 by referring to “a common understanding” of rights and freedoms and a “recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family.” A challenge for social scientists is to develop dimensions for an index that measures variation in the extent to which societies are decent. Such an index would be useful in research for comparative and analytical purposes, and it could …

Human Rights Across National Borders, Dores

Societies Without Borders

In Pakistan are visible thousands of children living alone in the streets, used by different kind of people for underground proposes. Then one finds them older entering Greece borders, bringing with them the underground exploitative activities as well as the solidarity support of local population living where migrant pass. Looking to the youngsters migrant flow from Afghanistan to Europe, is it possible to understand it when sociologist look at it as a problem of national stock and flow? Or does sociology need to adopt without borders methodologies?

The Court Of Appeals For The Fifth Circuit: A Review Of 2007-2008 Insurance Decisions, Willy E. Rice

Faculty Articles

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided a considerable number of insurance-related controversies between June 2007 and May 2008. Arguably, the most important, comprehensive decisions are discussed-nineteen insurance cases that originate in just five federal district courts. Generally, the Fifth Circuit decided familiar questions of law and fact. More specifically, the following types of procedural and substantive conflicts appear in the nineteen insurance decisions: (1) one case involving the constitutionality of a Texas insurance statute; (2) two federal preemption and removal controversies involving the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”); (3) two disagreements requiring the court of appeals to make …

Animal Science Alumni News, Winter/Spring 2008-2009

Department of Animal Science: Departmental News

Faculty Activities: From the Interim Department Head’s Desk
Current Faculty: Ivan Rush Retires
New Faculty: Daniel C. Ciobanu
American Society of Animal Science Celebrates Its Centennial
Emeriti Faculty: Bob Fritschen, Irv Omtvedt
Block and Bridle Annual Steak Fry
Block & Bridle Kids’ Day
SEECA Activities Update
Changes in Dissemination of News to our Supporters
Judging: 2008 Livestock Judging Team
Meat Judging Team
Equestrian Team: New Season, New Region
Alumni News Updates: Elizabeth (Beth) Maricle, B.S. ’06 , Dr. Steven Pollmann, Ph.D. ’79 , Dennis L. Nun, B.S. ‘74, M.S. ’75
Successful Swine Business Highlights Jim Pillen’s Career
Early Experience with …

Effects Of Chemical Composition Variation On The Dynamics Of Ruminal Fermentation And Biological Value Of Corn Milling (Co)Products, L. O. Tedeschi, Paul J. Kononoff, K. Karges, M. L. Gibson

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

The objectives of this study were to evaluate the dynamics of gas production of several corn (co)products, to develop equations to predict the rate of ruminal fiber digestion, to estimate total digestible nutrients (TDN) and net energy for lactation (NE_L), and to assess the stochasticity of chemical composition and nutritive value variability. Four corn milling (co)products were evaluated in this study: high protein dried distillers grains (HP-DDG), corn bran (BRAN) and dehydrated germ (GERM), and a dried distillers grains plus soluble produced with a low-heat drying process (BPX). Alfalfa hay was used as an internal standard feed in …

The Effect Of Feeding High-Protein Distillers Dried Grains On Milk Production Of Holstein Cows, K. J. Hubbard, Paul J. Kononoff, A. M. Gehman, J. M. Kelzer, K. Karges, M. L. Gibson

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effects of feeding high-protein distillers dried grains (HPDDG) on rumen degradability, dry matter intake, milk production, and milk composition. Sixteen lactating Holstein cows (12 multiparous and 4 primiparous) averaging 80 ± 14 d in milk were randomly assigned to 1 of 2 dietary treatments in a 2 × 2 crossover design. A portion of forage and all soy-based protein in the control diet were replaced by HPDDG (20% dry matter). Milk production and dry matter intake were recorded daily and averaged for d 19 to 21 of each 21-d period. Milk …

Influence Of Corn Hybrid And Processing Method On Nutrient Digestibility, Finishing Performance, And Carcass Characteristics, F. W. Harrelson, Matt K. Luebbe, N. F. Meyer, Galen E. Erickson, Terry J. Klopfenstein, David S. Jackson, W. A. Fithian

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

A finishing trial and a digestion trial were conducted to evaluate the effects of corn hybrid and processing method on nutrient digestibility, finishing performance, and carcass characteristics. A 2 × 5 factorial arrangement of treatments was used for both trials. Factors included 2 processing methods, dry-rolled (DRC) or high-moisture (HMC), and 5 commercially available corn hybrids. The finishing trial (Exp. 1) utilized 475 yearling steers (379 ± 15 kg initial BW), stratified by BW into 2 blocks then assigned randomly to 1 of 60 pens (8 steers/pen). Treatments were assigned randomly to pens with 6 pens/treatment. Diets consisted of 67.5% …

Effect Of Essential Oils, Tylosin, And Monensin On Finishing Steer Performance, Carcass Characteristics, Liver Abscesses, Ruminal Fermentation, And Digestibility, N. F. Meyer, Galen E. Erickson, Terry J. Klopfenstein, Matthew A. Greenquist, Matt K. Luebbe, P. Williams, M. A. Engstrom

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

A feedlot (Exp. 1) experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of an essential oil mixture (EOM), experimental essential oil mixture (EXP), tylosin, and monensin (MON) on performance, carcass characteristics, and liver abscesses. A metabolism experiment (Exp. 2) was conducted to evaluate the effects of EOM, EXP, and MON on ruminal fermentation and digestibility in finishing steers. In Exp. 1, 468 yearling steers (398 ± 34 kg initial BW) were used in 50 pens (10 pens/treatment) and received their respective dietary treatments for 115 d. Five dietary treatments were compared in Exp. 1: 1) control, no additives (CON); 2) EOM, …

Effects Of Sodium Chloride And Fat Supplementation On Finishing Steers Exposed To Hot And Cold Conditions, J. B. Gaughan, Terry L. Mader

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Three studies were conducted to evaluate the effects of supplemental fat and salt (sodium chloride) on DMI, daily water intake (DWI), body temperature, and respiration rate (RR) in Bos Taurus beef cattle. In Exp. 1 and 2, whole soybeans (SB) were used as the supplemental fat source. In Exp. 3, palm kernel meal and tallow were used. Experiment 1 (winter) and Exp. 2 (summer) were undertaken in an outside feedlot. Experiment 3 was conducted in a climate-controlled facility (mean ambient temperature = 29.9°C). In Exp. 1, three diets, 1) control; 2) salt (control + 1% sodium chloride); and 3) salt-SB …

Effects Of Feeding Three Types Of Corn-Milling Coproducts On Milk Production And Ruminal Fermentation Of Lactating Holstein Cattle, J. M. Kelzer, Paul J. Kononoff, A. M. Gehman, L. O. Tedeschi, K. Karges, M. L. Gibson

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Two experiments were conducted to determine the effects of feeding 3 corn-milling coproducts on intake, milk production, ruminal fermentation, and digestibility of lactating Holstein cows. In experiment 1, three corn-milling coproducts were fed at 15% of the diet dry matter (DM) to 28 Holstein cows averaging (±SD) 625 ± 81 kg of body weight and 116 ± 33 d in milk to determine effects on DM intake and milk production. In experiment 2, the same rations were fed to 4 ruminally fistulated, multiparous Holstein cows averaging 677 ± 41 kg of body weight and 144 ± 5 d in milk …

Effect Of Sorting And Optaflexx Supplementation On Feedlot Performance And Profitability Of Long Yearling Steers, W. A. Griffin, T. J. Klopfenstein, G. E. Erickson, D. M. Feuz, K. J. Vander Pol, Matthew A. Greenquist

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

A 2-yr study was conducted using 200 long yearling steers/yr (436 ± 30 kg) to determine the effect on performance and economics of sorting by BW at feedlot entry and feeding 200 mg/steer of Optaflexx (OPT) daily for the last 28 d. At feedlot entry, steers were allotted into 1 of 4 treatments in a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement: sorted or unsorted with or without OPT. Sorted steers were placed into 1 of 3 groups—1) heavy steers (32%; 468 kg), 2) medium steers (44%; 432 kg), or 3) light steers (24%; 399 kg)—and were fed for 97, 118, or …

Effects Of Time Of Transporting Prior To Sale Date On Selling Weight Of Weaned Steer Calves, L. M. Kovarik, Matt K. Luebbe, Joshua R. Benton, Galen E. Erickson, Richard J. Rasby

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Eighty-eight crossbred weaned steer calves (250 + 26 kg) were used to evaluate weight loss (shrink) when transported to a mock sale barn on differing days prior to sale. The calves were weaned 14 days and fed free choice grass hay and 0.9 kg of DDGS at UNL’s Dalbey-Halleck Research Unit. Two days before initiation of treatments all calves were fed grass hay ad libitum and initial BW were recorded on two consecutive days. Calves were assigned randomly to treatment as a completely randomized design. On d 2, 1d restricted and 1d ad libitum treatments were transported 150 km to …

Predicting Tissue Distribution And Partitioning In Terminal Sire Sheep Using X-Ray Computed Tomography, J. M. Macfarlane, R. M. Lewis, G. C. Emmans, M. J. Young, G. Simm

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

The utility of x-ray computed tomography (CT) scanning in predicting carcass tissue distribution and fat partitioning in vivo in terminal sire sheep was examined using data from 160 lambs representing combinations of 3 breeds (Charollais, Suffolk, and Texel), 3 genetic lines, and both sexes. One-fifth of the lambs were slaughtered at each of 14, 18, and 22 wk of age, and the remaining two-fifths at 26 wk of age. The left side of each carcass was dissected into 8 joints with each joint dissected into fat (intermuscular and subcutaneous), lean, and bone. Chemical fat content of the LM was measured. …

Nebraska Greenscene: Annual Publication From Agronomy And Horticulture 2009

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Annual Newsletters

CONTENTS

Letter from the Head. 3

Alumni news

The Best Learning Experience!. 4

Hello From South Dakota. 7

From Argentina to America. 15

Staff news

A Word with Karen Kreider, Carol Speth, and Michael Livingston . 5

Photo Contest Winners . 6

Faculty news

Promotions and Tenure. 6

Searching the Soil. 14

Plant Vitamins in the Basset Laboratory. 13

Student news

Ten Years in the Making. 8

Grapes in the Cornhusker State. 10

Meet Kelly Brink. 11

Efficiency in the Field . 15

Focus Emu, October 27, 2009, Office Of Public Information

Focus EMU

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Focus Emu, September 8, 2009, Office Of Public Information

Focus EMU

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Focus Emu, November 10, 2009, Office Of Public Information

Focus EMU

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Focus Emu, March 3, 2009, Office Of Public Information

Focus EMU

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Focus Emu, January 27, 2009, Office Of Public Information

Focus EMU

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Focus Emu, July 14, 2009, Office Of Public Information

Focus EMU

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