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Mercury In The Environment: Field Studies From Tampa, Bolivia, And Guyana, Joniqua A'Ja Howard

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Tampa (US), Guyana (SA), and Bolivia (SA), are geographically, socially, economically, and politically unique which make them ideal sites to study issues of mercury and sustainability. Mercury’s innate ability to bioaccumulate and biomagnify in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems poses a severe threat to both human and environmental health. The most vulnerable populations affected by mercury consumption include coastal communities, children, women of child-bearing age, the indigenous poor and persons with high environmental/occupational exposure factors. Communities in the regions of Florida, Bolivia, and Guyana whose diets are high in fish and are environmentally/occupationally exposed to mercury may be at a higher …

The Observer, Central Washington University

Student Newspaper

Student newspaper for Central Washington University for March 4-10, 2010. Vol 84, No. 8.

The Murray Ledger And Times, March 4, 2010, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Charles Kirby, Charles Kirby, Institute Of Child Nutrition. Child Nutrition Archives.

Oral History Project (all interviews)

Mr. Kirby worked for the USDA for 25 years, which included serving as Southeast Regional Director for 15 years. Subsequently, he served as the State Director of Child Nutrition in Mississippi. During his tenure in Mississippi, he helped develop and operate a statewide purchasing cooperative for schools. Since retiring from Mississippi, he has provided consulting services in the area of purchasing and financial management to state and local school districts and the NFSMI.

Tommy Ramey, Tommy Ramey, Institute Of Child Nutrition. Child Nutrition Archives.

Oral History Project (all interviews)

Tommy Ramey worked for 34 years in the State of Alabama beginning as a teacher/coach and retiring in 2000 as State Director of the Child Nutrition Programs for the Alabama State Department of Education. His major accomplishments include developing and instituting a commodity processing program that saved local education agencies (LEAs) $1.5 annually; being recognized by the USDA for having the most efficient method for delivery of USDA donated food; initiating the development of the State Nutrition Policies and Procedures Handbook; and initiating and assisting in the development and passage by the State Board of Education, certification standards for local …

Diana Dimare V. Metlife Ins Co

2010 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

Central Florida Future, Vol. 42 No. 15, March 4, 2010

Central Florida Future

Hickey in final three at FAU; Uncover Thursdays; Harvesting the sounds; Plus: Chilly vacation? Stick around Fla.; Column: Academy Awards predictions; NIDs could be replaced for elections; Socialist philosophy rings at UCF with YCL; Robberies near Full Sail prompt caution at UCF.

The Pacifican March 4, 2010, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, March 4, 2010, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences

• Prefix Change

Huntsman School of Business

• New Course
• Title Change, Course Description Change

School of Accountancy

• Title Change

Department of Management

• New Course
• Title Change, Course Description Change

Elementary and Secondary Education Program (School of TEAL)

• New Course

Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education

• Title Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change

Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation

• Prerequisite Change

Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation

• Title Change, Multiple List Change, Dual List Change
• Prerequisite Change, Dual List Change, Multiple List Change
• Prerequisite Change

College of Engineering

• Title Change, Credit Hour Change, …

Volume 47, Number 28: March 03, 2010, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Cal Poly Professors To Address Agriculture And Natural Resource Issues, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

No abstract provided.

The Winonan, Winona State University

The Winonan - 2010s

No abstract provided.

The Utah Statesman, March 3, 2010, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

The Daily Egyptian, March 03, 2010, Daily Egyptian Staff

March 2010

No abstract provided.

Today - March 3, 2010, Loma Linda University

TODAY

Inside this issue:

-- Pediatric residency at SACHS-Norton clinic brings physicians face to face with the health care needs of inner city kids
-- Inland Empire boy helps Loma Linda University assist the children of Haiti
-- CHIP program coming to Loma Linda
-- Longtime LLU professor writes new book on whole person medicine
-- The China Study author to speak at Loma Linda University Church
-- Big Hearts for Little Hearts Loma Linda Guild hosts ‘Dressing Up Red’ Luncheon
-- Children’s Hospital to benefit from Food 4 Less fundraiser
-- ‘The Adventists’ documentary makes West Coast premiere in Loma …

Campaigns To Change Health Damaging Corporate Practices, Nicholas Freudenberg

Publications and Research

When corporations claim the same citizenship rights as human citizens, they exercise an undue influence on health policy and democratic processes. Surprisingly, the same basic repertoire of tactics has been found to be employed by corporations to effect this influence, regardless of the specific industry at work. In this book, authors from around the world reveal the range of tactics used across the corporate world that ultimately favor the bottom line over the greater good.

The Bottom Line or Public Health deconstructs some of the most ubiquitous tactics at play, including public relations, political influence, legal maneuvering, and financial power, …

The Guardian, March 3, 2010, Wright State University Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

Twelve page issue of The Guardian, the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. The Guardian has been published regularly since March of 1965.

Energy Restriction During Breeding Gilt Development: An Economic Analysis, Justin Cech, Darrell R. Mark, Roger K. Wilson

Cornhusker Economics

Swine production has increasingly become a lowmargin business. As costs of production have increased, producers are continuing to increase efficiency in both market pig production and gilt development. Restricting energy during gilt development reduces feeding costs and can enhance some productivity measures, but can also negatively impact other areas of production. Thus, the net economic returns from a restricted energy gilt development program are unclear. This study utilized gilt development and market pig production data for two genetic lines of hogs, LWxLR (a cross between industry Large White and Landrace) and L45X (a Nebraska line selected 23 generations for increased …

The New Hampshire, Vol. 99 [100], No. 36 (March 2, 2010), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 99, but it is the 100th volume in the series. This was corrected in pencil.

The Daily Gamecock, Tuesday, March 2, 2010, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

March

No abstract provided.

Intsormil Helps Improve Varieties Of Grains In Developing Countries, Lori Mcginnis

INTSORMIL Impacts and Bulletins

International efforts to aid food production in developing countries are based within the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

The International Sorghum and Millet Collaborative Research Support Program (INTSORMIL CRSP) was established at UNL’s East Campus in 1979. Its goal is to improve the devel- opment of sorghum, millet, and other grains in Central America and Africa, said John Yohe, director since 1988.

A Target Profile And Positioning For An Informational Lettuce Website, Julee Dyann Evangelo

Agribusiness

This project was conducted to determine what type of content a consumer would like to see on a lettuce informational website and what will drive consumers to re-visit this informational website. A survey was used to collect the data for this project. The survey was self-administered online offered through Survey Monkey. The survey link was posted on a number of food forums, Facebook fan pages related to food, and Tanimura & Antle’s website.

The data described lettuce purchasing behavior, internet usage related to food and social networking, and demographics of potential lettuce informational website visitors. Statistical tests were used to …

Nutritional Assessment And Chemical Composition Of Raw And Defatted Luffa Cylindrica Seed Flour, A. S. Abitogun, A. O. Ashogbon

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

The raw and defatted Luffa cylindrical seed flours were characterized with respect to their proximate, mineral and energy using standard analytical technique. The range values of the proximate analysis for raw and defatted samples were; crude protein (42.17-70.65%), moisture (5.69-6.42%), fat content (1.53- 33.64%), ash content (3.87-3.92%), crude fibre (1.95-2.80%), carbohydrate (12.68-14.68%) and the available energy range was (1507.53-2177.13KJ). The minerals determined and their range values in mg/100g for raw and defatted samples were; K (910-960), Na (28-31), Zn (0.86-1.50), Mg (16-18), Fe (4.67- 6.23), P (680-660), Ca (40.24-43.44), Mn (4.20-4.47) and Cu (1.10-1.24). The results revealed that crude protein …

Farmers' Attitudes Towards On-Farm Cultivation Of Indigenous Fruit Trees In Adwari Sub-County, Lira District, Uganda, Jacob Godfrey Agea, Joseph Obua, Daniel Waiswa, Clement Akais Okia, J. B. L. Okullo

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

This study was conducted in Adwari sub-county, Lira district to (i) determine the conservation status and threats to indigenous fruit trees (IFTs), (ii) assess farmers’ attitudes towards IFT cultivation, (iii) documents local knowledge on propagation and management of IFTs, and (iv) identify opportunities and constraints to promotion of IFTs cultivation. Semi-structured questionnaires were administered to a total of 120 randomly selected respondents. MINITAB statistical package was used to analyze the data. Logistic regression analysis was performed to show the influence of socio-economic characteristics on farmers’ towards their attitudes to plant IFTs. The population of IFTs was found to be generally …

How To Read And Understand Nutrition Facts Labels, Marissa S. Leal

Agricultural Education and Communication

More than half of the world’s population is overweight. The numbers have tripled in Europe, Middle East, China, and Pacific Islands. Adult Americans are about two-thirds overweight. The numbers will continue to grow if the population does not take the proper action. America has an overweight problem and the purpose of this paper is to educate the population about nutrition facts labels, and help the world make better food choices.

The author studied a brochure created by the FDA on how to read nutrition facts labels and then create their own based on the previous brochure. The author added other …

Food Safety Consortium Newsletter, Spring 2010, Food Safety Consortium (U.S.)

Food Safety Consortium Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Graduate, Spring-Summer 2010, Dale Bumpers College Of Agricultural, Food, And Life Sciences (University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville)

Graduate

"For alumni and friends of the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences and the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture."

The Arkansian, Spring 2010, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Libraries. Special Collections Department

Arkansian

"Newsletter of the University of Arkansas Libraries Special Collections Department."

Should The Concentration Of Vitamin D Be Measured In All Patients With Hypertension?, Angela Boldo, Patrick Campbell, Pooja Luthra, William B. White

UCHC Articles - Research

With mounting evidence indicating the direct effect of vitamin D on the vascular smooth muscle cell, endothelial function and the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, it is clear that randomized trials of vitamin D replacement and renin and angiotensin inhibition in patients with hypertension and vitamin D deficiency are warranted. Preliminary research has shown an inverse relationship between BP and vitamin D levels, and supplementation appears promising. To that end, we have just initiated a randomized clinical trial evaluating the effects of vitamin D and/or a renin inhibitor on ambulatory and clinic BP in vitamin D deficient patients with hypertension (clinical trials.gov identifier …

2010 March 1

Minutes

No abstract provided.