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Trimming The Fat: A Study Of Mandatory Nutritional Disclosure Laws And Excessive Judicial Deference, Charles R. Yates, Iii

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.

Adding Value To Fruits And Vegetables: Know The Risks, Joan Hegerfeld

SDSU Extension Extra Archives

Local growers are looking to expand their customer base; they seek the opportunity to have a greater portion of their revenues derived from “value-added” activity. Value-added activities often involve food processing or the manufacturing of a local commodity (e.g., pickles, jams and jellies, salsa, whole grain breads). Growers considering adding value-added products to their busi¬ness have questions about regulations, as well as about food handling practices that reduce or eliminate possible health and safety risks.

Precauciones Al Suministrar Alimentos Contaminados Con Micotoxinas, Alvaro Garcia, Bob Thaler

SDSU Extension Extra Archives

Bajo condiciones ideales, el ganado debe alimentarse con granos y subproductos que sean “limpios” (por ej. libres de hongos y/o micotoxi¬nas). Si bien el suministro de granos limpios y subproductos es ideal, hay momentos en que los granos limpios no están disponibles localmente o cuando las finanzas de la finca no permiten la sus¬titución del grano cosechado con aquel que se pu¬ede comprar. Cuando los granos o los alimentos contengan micotoxinas, hay varias medidas que se pueden tomar para reducir su efecto tóxico.

Food Allergies, Winston J. Craig

Lake Union Herald

No abstract provided.

Cal Poly Organic Farm Business Plan, Eric Ryan Mccarthy

Agribusiness

This study was undertaken to determine which strategies would allow the Cal Poly Organic Farm to operate as a profitable business without compromising educational and agricultural objectives. Three strategies were analyzed to determine the most profitable approach. The first strategy, expanding CSA sales, emphasizes marketing efforts to increase products and services awareness. This should increase CSA, CPOF, merchandise, and farmers’ markets sales. The second strategy implements new CSA produce boxes that cater to specific groups. Existing produce boxes will remain available to CSA members. Expanding produce boxes can be done with the produce on hand or expanding crop selection. The …

Purpose In The Living World? Creation And Emergent Evolution And Signature In The Cell: Dna And The Evidence For Intelligent Design (Book Reviews), Tony N. Jelsma

Pro Rege

Reviewed Titles: Klapwijk, Jacob, Purpose in the Living World? Creation and Emergent Evolution. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008. 311 pages, ISBN-978-0-521-72943-7. Meyer, Stephen C., Signature in the Cell. DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2009. 611 pages, ISBN-978-0-06-147278-7.

The Failure Of Mandated Disclosure, Carl E. Schneider, Omri Ben-Shahar

Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper Series

This article explores the spectacular prevalence, and failure, of the single most common technique for protecting personal autonomy in modern society: mandated disclosure. The article has four sections: (1) A comprehensive summary of the recurring use of mandated disclosures, in many forms and circumstances, in the areas of consumer and borrower protection, patient informed consent, contract formation, and constitutional rights; (2) A survey of the empirical literature documenting the failure of the mandated disclosure regime in informing people and in improving their decisions; (3) An account of the multitude of reasons mandated disclosures fail, focusing on the political dynamics underlying …

Climate Change And Human Health Consequences, Jennifer Alford

Social Sciences

The intent of this project is to highlight the human health ramifications of climate change and the strategies for coping with this challenge. Possible effects may include reduction in agricultural outputs, dwindling freshwater aquifers, intensification of tropospheric ozone, and expanding areas of disease-carrying vectors. Because humans are closely connected with their environment, we are directly affected by any environmental disturbance. Consequently, human health is vulnerable to the effects of climate change. The questions are: what are those consequences, how will we adapt, and what does the future hold?

Explorations In Non-Profit Organizations And Efficiency: Children's Hunger Fund, Christine Garon

Social Sciences

A study of a Los Angeles based NGO that uses local churches to help deliver food into the homes of hungry families. The use of a third party to deliver goods and provide services on behalf of the NGO reduces costs and provides the organization with a greater range of influence.

Use Of Social Media Tools To Promote A Community Event: Analysis And Recommendations For The Madonna Plaza Farmer's Market, Genevieve Pearl Loggins

Journalism

The relationship between the community and the organization is looked at and analyzed through two types of interpersonal relationships. The exchange relationship and the communal relationship help evaluate the relationship or the organization compared to the community by researching the organization and the public. The farmer’s market located in the Madonna shopping center has a certain public attracting clientele based on their needs within the community, and it is the job of a public relations practitioner to help perceive the organization based on these publics. In this case, the main demographic was senior citizens, numerous case studies and research shows …

Complying With Proposition 2 Chore-Time Modular Belt Cage System Modifications And The Effects, Angela Coelho, Andrew Demler

Agribusiness

The California poultry industry is at a turning point due to the approaching deadline of Proposition 2 taking effect in 2015. The method of choice to be implemented to stay in business is called an enriched colony cage system. This system is very popular in E.U production, however has yet to be implemented in the United States. Thus, for the purpose of this project the modification of Chore Time® equipment at the Cal Poly poultry unit to resemble colony cages was the taken approach.

The fiscal impact the new law will have on California egg farmers can only be estimated. …

Can 4-H/Fcs Curricula And Program Activities Increase Self-Esteem In At-Risk Youth Ages 8-15?, Walter Barker, Elizabeth Curry

Journal of Youth Development

Nationally, 4-H programs develop educational strategies and provide opportunities for youth and adults to work in partnership as they develop life skills. This reported study looks at some curricula that enhance self-esteem in at-risk youth ages 8 to 15. The Coopersmith Self-Esteem Instrument (CSI) measures changes in participants’ self-esteem while the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument (MAYSl), used only at the onset of the study, alerted the staff of potential mental/emotional distress and other behavior that might require an immediate response. Girls showed a higher increase in self-esteem over the boys in the reported study.

Emerging Issues In Adolescent Healthcare : An Urgent Call For Action, Waris Qidwai Dr, Tabinda Ashfaq Ashfaq

Department of Family Medicine

No abstract provided.

Endurance Exercise Training Effects On Body Fatness, Vo2max Hdl-C Subfractions, And Glucose Tolerance Are Influenced By A Plin Haplotype In Older Caucasians, Nathan T. Jenkins, Jennifer A. Mckenzie, Coleen M. Damcott, Sarah Witkowski, James M. Hagberg

Exercise and Sport Studies: Faculty Publications

Perilipins are lipid droplet-coating proteins that regulate intracellular lipolysis in adipocytes. A haplotype of two perilipin gene (PLIN) single nucleotide polymorphisms, 13041A>G and 14995A>>T, has been previously associated with obesity risk. Furthermore, the available data indicate that this association may be modified by sex. We hypothesized that this haplotype would associate with body fatness, aerobic fitness, and a number of cardiovascular (CV) risk factor phenotypes before and after a 6-mo endurance exercise training program in sedentary older Caucasians. The major haplotype group (13041A/14995A; n = 57) had significantly lower body mass index (BMI) and body fatness compared with …

The Failure Of Mandated Disclosure, Omri Ben-Shahar, Carl E. Schneider

Law & Economics Working Papers

This article explores the spectacular prevalence, and failure, of the single most common technique for protecting personal autonomy in modern society: mandated disclosure. The article has four sections:

(1) A comprehensive summary of the recurring use of mandated disclosures, in many forms and circumstances, in the areas of consumer and borrower protection, patient informed consent, contract formation, and constitutional rights;

(2) A survey of the empirical literature documenting the failure of the mandated disclosure regime in informing people and in improving their decisions;

(3) An account of the multitude of reasons mandated disclosures fail, focusing on the political dynamics underlying …

Molecular Targets For Diabetes Mellitus-Associated Erectile Dysfunction, Elizabeth Yohannes, Jinsook Chang, Mark R. Chance

Faculty Scholarship

Protein expression profiles in rat corporal smooth muscle tissue were compared between animal models of streptozotocin-induced diabetes mellitus (STZ-DM) and agematched controls (AMCs) at 1 week and 2 months after induction of hyperglycemia with STZ treatment. At each time point, protein samples from four STZ-DM and four AMC rat corpora tissues were prepared independently and analyzed together across multiple quantitative two-dimensional gels using a pooled internal standard sample to quantify expression changes with statistical confidence. A total of 170 spots were differential expressed among the four experimental groups. A subsequent mass spectrometry analysis of the 170 spots identified a total …

Optimizing Greenhouse Corn Production: What Is The Best Root Medium?, Derek Gambrel, Westin Rink, Tyler Mason, Justin Kottkamp, Arek Varjabedian, Jeannie Ross, Robert Eddy, Daniel T. Hahn

Purdue Methods for Corn Growth

This document is one entry in a series of questions and answers originally posted to the Purdue University Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture’s Plant Growth Facility Web site (http://www.hort.purdue.edu/hort/facilities/greenhouse/CornMethod.shtml) regarding best practices for corn plant growth in a greenhouse. Controlled studies were conducted with the goals of optimizing growth and yield; developing standardized methodology using readily available commercial materials; and providing recommendations for both high-tech and low-tech facilities. Digital images showing treatment differences are included, as well as statistical analysis of data. A summary of recommendations; materials and methods description; and a reference list are available in separate documents.

Full Issue: Vol. 64, Issue 1

Sci-Tech News

No abstract provided.

P66shc--A Longevity Redox Protein In Human Prostate Cancer Progression And Metastasis : P66shc In Cancer Progression And Metastasis., Mythilypriya Rajendran, Paul Thomes, Li Zhang, Suresh Veeramani, Ming-Fong Lin

Journal Articles: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

p66Shc, a 66 kDa proto-oncogene Src homologous-collagen homologue (Shc) adaptor protein, is classically known in mediating receptor tyrosine kinase signaling and recently identified as a sensor to oxidative stress-induced apoptosis and as a longevity protein in mammals. The expression of p66Shc is decreased in mice and increased in human fibroblasts upon aging and in aging-related diseases, including prostate cancer. p66Shc protein level correlates with the proliferation of several carcinoma cells and can be regulated by steroid hormones. Recent advances point that p66Shc protein plays a role in mediating cross-talk between steroid hormones and redox signals by serving as a common …

Tuberculosis Awareness And Public Opinion On Expanding Health Insurance Coverage, Belal A. Saadeh Phd, Msn, Rn

Dissertations

This quantitative descriptive cross-sectional study examined the effect of TB awareness and demographic variables on the level of support for expanding health insurance coverage for all residents, including undocumented immigrants. A modified 13-item tool developed by Morisky et al. (1990) was used to measure TB awareness; a single item created by the researcher assessed personal opinion regarding expansion of health insurance coverage; and a demographic questionnaire was used to collect data from 281 registered voters in San Diego County. The majority of San Diego County voters participating in the study supported at least some expansion of health insurance coverage. ANOVA …

Comparison Of Gastric Emptying Parameters Between Asymptomatic Volunteers And Patients With Functional Dyspepsia In Middle Eastern Population, Abedallatif A. Alsharif, Awni T. Abu-Sneineh, Emad S. Tarawneh, Mohammad S. Salah, Mustafa M. Shennak

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To derive the normal reference values for Middle East population using a standard method, and to validate its performance in functional dyspepsia. METHODS: A prospective study was designed to derive gastric emptying parameters in 36 healthy control subjects. We measured the lag phase, half time, and gastric retention at the first, second, and third hours. Values were compared to 49 patients with functional dyspepsia. This study was carried out between July 2005 and August 2009 at Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan. RESULTS: There were no statistically significant differences between the 2 groups at lag phase. Dyspeptic patients had significantly …

A Comparison Between Traditional Yogurt And Probiotic Yogurt In Non-Inflammatory Acute Gastroenteritis, Farhad Heydarian, Hamid R. Kianifar, Hamid Ahanchian, Ali Khakshure, Javad Seyedi, Davood Moshirian

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To compare the traditional yogurt and probiotic yogurt in improving acute non-inflammatory gastroenteritis. METHODS: A double blinded case-control clinical trial, performed in 100 patients aged 6 months to 12 years of age from October 2008 to September 2009 in Ghaem and Dr. Sheikh Hospitals in Mashhad, Iran. The patients were assigned to the following groups: the case group received a probiotic yoghurt and the control group received the ordinary yogurt. RESULTS: There were statistically significant differences between the case and control groups in reducing frequency of diarrhea in the first (p=0.000), second (p=0.013), third (p=0.028), and fourth (p=0.022), therapy. …

Effects Of Education Of The Head Of The Household On The Prevalence Of Malnutrition In Children, Mohammad I. El-Mouzan, Abdullah A. Al-Salloum, Abdullah S. Al-Herbish, Mansour M. Qurachi, Ahmad A. Al-Omar

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To explore the effect of the educational level of the head of household on the prevalence of malnutrition in Saudi children. METHODS: The study was conducted over 2 years in 2004 and 2005 in all regions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The design consisted of a stratified multistage probability random sampling of the population of the KSA. The educational level of the heads of the household, and measurements of weight and height of the children were obtained during house visits. Nutritional indicators in the form of weight for age, height for age, and weight for height for …

Age Related Reference Ranges Of Heart Rate For Saudi Children And Adolescents, Mahmood D. Al-Mendalawi

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Agenda, March 1, 2010, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Research Council Report
• Budget and Faculty Welfare Committee Report
• EPC Items
• Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee Report
• Human Resources –Policy Changes
• Committee on Committees Election
• PRPC Code Changes Section 401 –Composition and Authority of the Faculty(Second Reading)

Still Swimming Against The Resegregation Tide - A Suburban Southern School District In The Aftermath Of Parents Involved, Stephen Samuel Smith

North Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Learning Sustainable Development: Chimeneas De La Esperanza, Miriam V. Mollan Gundersen

Social Sciences

Social inequality and environmental degradation are motivating informed young people into action and connecting impoverished regions of the world with students in more developed nations. This Social Sciences senior project is to analyze an alternative development model designed by a group of Californian university students. The project, named Chimeneas de la Esperanza, is designed to help impoverished Nicaraguan women start a ceramics business. The major hurdle of this mission is to establish a market for the ceramics product. Energy efficient ceramic stoves and smoke ventilating chimneys would benefit the community and avoid an impacted crafts market. The project encompasses ideas …

Improved Dietary Variety And Adequacy But Lower Dietary Moderation With Acculturation In Chinese Women In The United States, Amy Liu, Zekarias Berhane, Marilyn Tseng

Kinesiology and Public Health

Acculturation is associated with increased chronic disease risk among Asian Americans, but its association with different aspects of diet quality remains unclear. Associations of acculturation with diet quality were examined in a convenience sample of 243 Chinese participants in a study of diet and mammographic density in the Philadelphia region between January 2002 to May 2003. An acculturation index was created based on self-reported English proficiency and within-and cross-ethnicity social interactions. Diet Quality Index-International (DQI-I) scores were based on responses to an 88-item food frequency questionnaire. Odds ratios (ORs) for falling into a higher vs lower quartile for DQI-I and …

Mustang Daily, March 1, 2010

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

Assessing Body Composition Among Male Collegiate Runners And Swimmers Using Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (Dxa), Christopher Patrick Borgard

Master's Theses

This observational study investigated whole body and regional differences in bone mineral density and soft tissue amounts (fat mass versus lean mass) among collegiate runners and swimmers using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for body composition measurement. A data subset was gathered for post-hoc analysis on a group of Caucasian male Cal Poly swimmers (n=20) and Cal Poly track and field runners (n=20) of similar age (18-25 years) and race. In addition to their sport-specific training, both teams had engaged in free weight training and running for approximately 12 weeks prior to their DXA scans. Group mean values for total …