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Impact Of Age On Outcome After Colorectal Cancer Surgery In The Elderly - A Developing Country Perspective, M. R. Khan, Hassaan Bari, Syed Nabeel Zafar, Syed Ahsan Raza

Department of Surgery Docs

Background:Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major source of morbidity and mortality in the elderly population and surgery is often the only definitive management option. The suitability of surgical candidates based on age alone has traditionally been a source of controversy. Surgical resection may be considered detrimental in the elderly solely on the basis of advanced age. Based on recent evidence suggesting that age alone is not a predictor of outcomes, Western societies are increasingly performing definitive procedures on the elderly. Such evidence is not available from our region. We aimed to determine whether age has an independent effect on …

University Of Minnesota, Morris Students Track Benefits Of The Statewide Health Improvement Program (Ship), University Relations

Campus News Archive

Amanda Granaas ’12, Vermillion, South Dakota, finished the project during summer 2011.

Classroom Placement Of Twins Triplets And Other Multiples In Grades Kindergarten Through Eight In East Tennessee Schools: East Tennessee Principals Perceptions., Joy Brown Parton

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to learn from kindergarten- through 8th-grade principals in East Tennessee (a) what policies guide their decisions regarding classroom placement for multiple-birth children; (b) what postsecondary training they have; (c) what sources guide their decisions; (d) what knowledge they have of the needs, relationships, and bonds of multiples; and (e) what their perceptions are regarding how to best meet the needs of multiples.

Data were collected through interviews with a purposeful sample of 10 principals of kindergarten- through 8th-grade schools. Five themes emerged forming constructs for organizational framework: (a) learning environment, (b) meeting individual needs, …

The Reality Of The Greene County School System Preschool Program., Kathryn E. Crumm

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

State funded preschool programs are recent phenomena in the United States and the state of Tennessee. The intent of the researcher was to explore the implementation of the preschool program in the Greene County Schools system and to develop a better understanding of the effects of this process at the classroom level. This study may provide significant information for other pre-k programs in the state of Tennessee or nationwide programs in partnership with Head Start.

The preschool program in the Greene County Schools system consisted of 16 classes with nine of the classes in partnership with Head Start and one …

A Morphological And Genetic Review Of The Pardosa Groenlandica Species Complex (Araneae: Lycosidae), Jozef Slowik

Biological Sciences

The Pardosa groenlandica species complex comprises seven recognized species, P. groenlandica (Thorell 1872), P. dromaea (Thorell 1877), P. tristis (Thorell 1877), P. prosaica Chamberlin and Ivie 1947, P. bucklei Kronestedt 1975, P. albomaculata Emerton 1885, and P. lowriei Kronestedt 1975. These species have overlapping distributions, creating sympatric occurrences with at least one other member of the complex. They can be found in Greenland, throughout Canada, and occur in the United States from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific coast, through Alaska, and as far as eastern Siberia. These species' genitalia, which bear the primary diagnostic characters, are very similar and …

Quality Assessment Of Weathervane Scallop (Patinopecten Caurinus) And Purple-Hinge Rock Scallop (Crassadoma Gigantea) From Alaska, Kathryn A. Brenner

Fisheries

In Alaska, the Pacific weathervane scallop (Patinopecten caurinus) is the only species commercially harvested. In the Eastern Gulf of Alaska, harvesters report occurrences of poor quality and difficult to market scallops from some fishing areas, designating the product 'weak meat' scallops. The purple-hinge rock scallop (PHRS, Crassadoma gigantea), has aquaculture potential. A recent grow-out study in Alaska was promising, verifying this potential. Our goal was to assess the quality of Alaskan scallops using physical and chemical analyses to understand the perceived differences in meat quality. 'Weak meat' (WS) and standard quality (SS) whole weathervane scallops from Yakutat, two batches of …

Growth Physiology Of Juvenile Red King Crab, Paralithodes Camtschaticus, In Alaska, Miranda J. Westphal

Fisheries

Lack of recovery, following collapse of the Alaskan red king crab, Paralithodes camtschaticus, fishery, has prompted research directed towards rehabilitating the species. To better inform rehabilitation efforts aimed at increasing survival and growth of P. camtschaticus in their first year of life, I compared individual growth of hatchery-raised and wild-caught juvenile crabs in the laboratory and then compared both sets of laboratory individuals with cohorts from the field. To understand molt cycles, hemolymph was collected from age-0 and age-3 crabs to quantify circulating molting hormones (ecdysteroids) and the duration of premolt. Size, growth increment, molt interval, and cumulative molt interval …

Bats Of The Western Indian Ocean Islands, John O'Brien

KIP Articles

The natural colonisation of many remote oceanic islands by bats, including those of the western Indian Ocean, has been facilitated by their unique capability among mammals for powered flight. In the western Indian Ocean region, only the Malagasy islands of Madagascar and the Comoros archipelago have been naturally colonised by non-volant mammals. Despite their greater potential for inter-island dispersal, and thus gene transfer, endemicity of Chiroptera in the western Indian Ocean islands is high. Given their vulnerability to stochastic and anthropogenic disturbances, greater focus needs to be placed on investigating the demographic and ecological history of bats on Western Indian …

Reduced Viscosity Barley Β-Glucan Versus Placebo: A Randomized Controlled Trial Of The Effects On Insulin Sensitivity For Individuals At Risk For Diabetes Mellitus, Harold Bays, Joy L. Frestedt, Margie Bell, Carolyn Williams, Lore Kolberg, Wade Schmelzer, James W. Anderson

Internal Medicine Faculty Publications

BACKGROUND: Prior studies suggest soluble fibers may favorably affect glucose/insulin metabolism.

METHODS: This prospective, randomized, placebo controlled, double blind, parallel group trial evaluated 50 generally healthy subjects without prior diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (44 completers), who were administered beverages containing placebo (control), lower dose (3 g/d), or higher dose (6 g/d) reduced viscosity barley β-glucan (BBG) extract. Subjects (68% women) mean age 56 years, Body Mass Index (BMI) 32 kg/m2 and baseline fasting plasma glucose 102 mg/dl were instructed to follow a weight-maintaining Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) diet and consumed three 11 oz study beverages daily with meals for 12 …

Hessian Fly-Associated Bacteria: Transmission, Essentiality, And Composition., Raman Bansal, Scot Hulbert, Brandi Schemerhorn, John C. Reese, R Jeff Whitworth, Jeffrey J. Stuart, Ming-Shun Chen

Department of Entomology Faculty Publications

Plant-feeding insects have been recently found to use microbes to manipulate host plant physiology and morphology. Gall midges are one of the largest groups of insects that manipulate host plants extensively. Hessian fly (HF, Mayetiola destructor) is an important pest of wheat and a model system for studying gall midges. To examine the role of bacteria in parasitism, a systematic analysis of bacteria associated with HF was performed for the first time. Diverse bacteria were found in different developmental HF stages. Fluorescent in situhybridization detected a bacteriocyte-like structure in developing eggs. Bacterial DNA was also detected in eggs …

Physiological Trade-Offs In Self-Maintenance: Plumage Molt And Stress Physiology In Birds, Jamie M. Cornelius, Nicole Perfito, Richard Zann, Creagh W. Breuner, Thomas P. Hahn

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Trade-offs between self-maintenance processes can affect life-history evolution. Integument replacement and the stress response both promote self-maintenance and affect survival in vertebrates. Relationships between the two processes have been studied most extensively in birds, where hormonal stress suppression is down regulated during molt in seasonal species, suggesting a resource-based trade-off between the two processes. The only species found to differ are the rock dove and Eurasian tree sparrow, at least one of which performs a very slow molt that may reduce resource demands during feather growth, permitting investment in the stress response. To test for the presence of a molt–stress …

Green Beans, Brianne Sherwood, Elizabeth Inman

USU Student Organic Farm Newsletter

Green beans are thought to have originated in Peru and spread through South and Central America by Indian tribes. Spanish explorers introduced them into Europe in the 16th century. Surveys indicate that 60% of commercially grown green beans are produced in the United States. Particularly, Illinois, Michigan, New York, and Wisconsin produce the greatest amount of green beans in the United States.

New Scale Could Help Predict Obese Patients' Risk Of Death, Alicia Rohan

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Water Molecules: A Closer Look At Their Behavior At Protein-Protein Interfaces And Their Contributions To The Docked Model Of Pyridoxal Kinase - Serine Hydroxymethyltransferase Complex, Mostafa H. Ahmed

Theses and Dissertations

The work in this thesis is divided into two aims. The first aim is to provide a detailed analysis of water molecules at protein-protein interfaces as well as quantifying their contributions with respect to different residue types. To achieve this aim a data set of 4741 water molecules abstracted from 179 high-resolution (≤ 2.30 Å) X-ray crystal structures of protein-protein complexes was analyzed with a suite of modeling tools based on HINT. The second aim is to observe the effect of adding interfacial water molecules in developing a model for the protein-protein interaction between pyridoxal kinase and serine hydroxymethyltransferase. This …

Prevalence Of Uncontrolled Hypertension In Primary Care Settings In Al Seeb Wilayat, Oman, Rashid Al-Saadi, Sulaiman Al-Shukaili, Suleiman Al-Busaidi, Zakiya

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Objectives: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension (HTN) among Omani hypertensive patients, on treatment and under primary health care (PHC) follow-up in Al Seeb Wilayat, Oman. Socio-demographic and clinical factors were explored for possible influence on blood pressure (BP) control. Methods: Based on an assumption of 50% prevalence of uncontrolled HTN, a retrospective data collection was conducted on the last three follow-up visits of 411 randomly selected Omani adults (≥18 years) from 3,459 hypertensive patients. Adequate BP control was defined using criteria from 7th Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention Detection Evaluation & Treatment …

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Study On Wines Produced From Monostroma Nitidum Hydrolysate Solution, Shao-Chi Wu, Fu-Jin Wang, Jiun-Ru Chen, Chorng-Liang Pan

Journal of Marine Science and Technology–Taiwan

Two yeast groups, S5: Saccharomyces (S.) cerevisiae BCRC21686 and S. cerevisiae BCRC21962, and S6: S. cerevisiae BCRC21824 and S. cerevisiae BCRC21962, were used to ferment Monostroma (M.) nitidum hydrolysate (MNH) solution under various conditions, such as (1) M. nitidum powder; (2) carbon source; (3) nitrogen source; and (4) yeast group inoculation concentrations, respectively, at 25°C in a 10-day M. nitidum wine study. First, the 2.5% M. nitidum powder particles in the MNH solution elicited better alcohol content than the other concentrations did. Then, the 15% sucrose and 0.500% proline in the MNH solution produced good alcohol content in a carbon …

Effect Of Pre-Drying Handling On Quality Of Final Dried Bombay Duck (Harpodon Neherius), Krishna Prasad Nooralabettu

Journal of Marine Science and Technology–Taiwan

Proliferation of spoilage microorganisms during preprocessing delay, with associated deteriorative changes in non-protein nitrogenous substances and lipids, and its impact of the sensory characteristics of the final dried products were studied. Bombay duck was judged as unfit for human consumption beyond 8 hrs of exposure at 28°C. However, chilling the fish to 0°C or salting the fish after gutting at 28°C or drying at 45°C without delay effectively reduced the proliferation of spoilage microorganisms, and associated biochemical and sensory characteristics during drying. Higher levels of proteolytic and lipolytic bacterial load, free fatty acids, trimethylamine and total volatile bases due to …

Anti-Cancer Effects Of Polysaccharide And Phycocyanin From Porphyra Yezoensis, Lu-Xi Zhang, Chun-Er Cai, Ting-Ting Guo, Jia-Wen Gu, Hong-Li Xu, Yun Zhou, Yuan Wang, Cheng-Chu Liu, Pei-Min He

Journal of Marine Science and Technology–Taiwan

In this paper, phycocyanin and one component (PY-D2) in polysaccharide were obtained from Porphyra yezoensis to study for their potential anti-tumor effects. MTT proliferation assays showed that, at concentration of 500 mg/L for 72 h, PY-D2 treatment significantly inhibited the growth of four tumor cell lines, HO-8910, MCF-7, K562 and SMMC-7721, with the respective inhibition rates of 21.2%, 23.6%, 19.8%, and 21%. Flow cytometry analysis indicated that the anti-tumor effect of PY-D2 was associated with the cell cycle arrest at G0/G1 or G2/M check-points. Two cancer cell lines, Hep-2 and A375 were treated by different concentrations of phycocyanin, followed by …

Shaken Baby Syndrome As A Form Of Abusive Head Trauma, Muna Al-Saadoon, Ibtisam B. Elnour, Anuradha

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Shaken baby syndrome (SBS) is a form of abuse that is characterised by brain injury. Because of the subtle and yet debilitating neurobehavioural impairment which ensues, SBS represents a diagnostic dilemma for attending clinicians. The situation is made worse by the young age of the affected child who may not be capable of explaining what happened. SBS has been reported in many parts of the world. To our knowledge, there is a dearth of literature on the topic from Arab/Islamic countries. This article attempts to shed light on the syndrome by reviewing information on the aetiology of SBS, as well …

Second National Update On Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Copd) Oman Respiratory Society And Sultan Qaboos University 14th October 2010, Sultan Qaboos University

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

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The Murray Ledger And Times, August 13, 2011, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

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Commencement Convocation Exercise - August 2011, Prairie View A&M University

Commencement and Convocation Exercises

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The Daily Gamecock, Friday, August 12, 2011, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

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Dietary Triglycerides Profoundly Affect Oral Sensitization To Peanut Protein In An Adjuvant-Free Mouse Model Of Peanut Allergy, Erik Eckhardt, Jianing Li

Internal Medicine Presentations

Peanuts and peanut butter contain significant amounts of long-chain triglycerides (LCT), which stimulate lymphatic chylomicron transport. We have recently reported that intestinal absorption of a dietary antigen (ovalbumin; (OVA)) is significantly enhanced when chylomicron formation is induced. This prompted us to investigate the effect of LCT on oral sensitization to concomitantly ingested protein antigens.

Hurtado V. Land O'Lakes Respondent's Brief Dckt. 38406

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

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Florida Sentinel Bulletin, August 12, 2011, Gwen Hayes

Florida Sentinel Bulletin Collection

The August 12, 2011, issue of the Florida Sentinel Bulletin.

Hurtado V. Land O'Lakes, Inc. Respondent's Brief Dckt. 38406

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

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Maternal Investment By Yellowstone Pronghorn Following Winter Habitat Deterioration, Kerey K. Barnowe-Meyer, P. J. White, John A. Byers

Western North American Naturalist

Spring and summer–autumn nutrition are the prime determinants of reproductive investment in most largeherbivore populations, though winter severity is known to affect reproductive rates in some situations. To evaluate the effects of a long-term decline in winter habitat quality, a diet shift away from sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) during winter, and differential habitat selection during spring–autumn on pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) reproduction, we assessed female and fawn condition, maternal investment, and early fawn survival in migrant and nonmigrant portions of the Yellowstone pronghorn population in Montana and Wyoming during 1999–2001. Mean female mass at capture in late winter (46.81 …

Comparative Ecology Of Sarcobatus Baileyi And Sarcobatus Vermiculatus In Eastern California, Rebecca E. Drenovsky, Alynn M. Martin, Molly R. Falasco, James H. Richards

Western North American Naturalist

Greasewood (Sarcobatus) is a succulent-leaved, halophytic shrub of North American origin. The genus comprises 2 species: Sarcobatus baileyi and Sarcobatus vermiculatus.Sarcobatus vermiculatus is common throughout much of western North America, but S. baileyi is much more limited in distribution and was previously thought to be endemic to Nevada. Here we document and describe a S. baileyi population in eastern California, comparing its morphology and ecology to an adjacent S. vermiculatus population. Morphologically, S. baileyi is smaller in stature but produces larger seeds; however, fewer S. baileyi seeds germinated and survived a 20-day laboratory incubation compared to seeds …