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Agroborealis, Vol. 42, No. 1 (Winter 2011-2012), School Of Natural Resources And Agricultural Sciences

Agroborealis

[Geography] -- The Alaska Food Policy Council: Everyone knows that food is important, but our dependence upon Outside for the stuff of life has finally begun to seem, well, just a little discomfiting to Alaska's policymakers. Once again, Alaskans are searching for a way to feed themselves. / Deirdre Helfferich -- Supermarkets in Fairbanks: Food must be affordable as well as accessible for a community to achieve food security. How well does Fairbanks, Alaska's second-largest city, stack up in this regard? / Alison Meadow -- [High-Latitude Agriculture] -- Homegrown Alaska: Farmer Profiles Open the Eyes of the Interior to the …

Endocrine And Immune Profiles Of Immature Pinnipeds, Mandy Jean Keogh

Marine Biology

There is increasing interest in assessing the health of individuals and populations of pinnipeds found in the North Pacific, primarily due to population declines leading to conservation concerns. This study assessed the "health" of animals by quantifying hormones associated with fat mass (leptin), lipid and water metabolism (cortisol and aldosterone), and growth and metabolism (thyroxine and triiodothyronine) as well as circulating total and differential leukocyte counts and in vitro proliferation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). Body mass and condition are influenced by an individual's disease and nutritional state. Glucocorticoids are known to affect the immune system and may be …

The Influence Of Habitat Complexity, Prey Quality, And Predator Avoidance On Sea Otter Resource Selection In Alaska, Nathan Lord Stewart

Marine Biology

The differential selection of habitat by animals is one of the fundamental relationships that enable species to coexist. Habitat selection may be among various discrete categories (e.g., mudflat, boulder field, or meadow) or among a continuous array of characteristics such as vegetation percent cover, benthic substrate size, substrate rugosity, distance to prey resources, or distance to suitable escape terrain from predation. Sea otters are particularly suitable for resource selection studies because they are capable of selecting a wide variety habitat types in response to prey availability, competition, and predation. In Alaska, sea otters associate with a range of habitats types …

Contaminant Exposure And Associated Biological Responses In Southern Beaufort Sea Polar Bears, Katrina K. Knott

Biological Sciences

Concentrations of mercury (Hg) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were examined in polar bear (Ursus marititnus) to assess variations among sex and age cohorts, and evaluate possible adverse impacts of combined toxicant exposures. Biomarkers of selenium (Se) status (whole blood and serum Se concentrations, glutathione peroxidase activity), and thyroid status (total and free concentrations of thyroxine and tri-iodothyronine) were examined in Southern Beaufort Sea (SBS) polar bears. Both Hg and PCBs tended to be greater in female than in male polar bears and likely related to the type and proportion of marine-based prey in their overall diet. Significant positive relationships between …

Genetic Ancestry Modeling And Performance Association In The Alaskan Sled Dog, Heather Jay Huson

Biological Sciences

Alaskan sled dogs present us with the unique opportunity to study the development of a population of dogs produced from the selective breeding of high performance athletes. I establish that sled dogs are a genetically distinct population of dogs that segregate into two sub-groups based on their racing style of "sprint" or short distance and "distance" or long distance. The practice of interbreeding Alaskan sled dogs with various purebred dogs over the past century has allowed us to investigate the impact of these domestic breeds on the sled dog genome and their potential contribution to athletic performance. Here, I establish …

Nucleic Acid Ratios As An Index Of Growth And Nutritional Ecology In Pacific Cod (Gadus Macrocephalus), Walleye Pollock (Theragra Chalcogramma), And Pacific Herring (Clupea Pallasii ), Ashwin Sreenivasan

Fisheries

Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus), walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma), and Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) are among the most ecologically and commercially important species in the North Pacific Ocean. In spite of their importance, little is known about larval and juvenile growth strategies in these fish. Since larval and juvenile fish growth may determine future growth, possibly affecting recruitment success, assessments of growth strategies might improve predictive growth models. Nucleic acid ratios (RNA/DNA) can have applications as a sensitive growth index in larval and juvenile Pacific cod, walleye pollock, and Pacific herring, and can potentially be used to determine growth responses and …

Does Improving Maternal Knowledge Of Vaccines Impact Infant Immunization Rates? A Community-Based Randomized-Controlled Trial In Karachi, Pakistan, Aatekah Owais, Beenish Hanif, Amna R. Siddiqui, Ajmal Agha, Anita K. M. Zaidi

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health

Background: In Pakistan, only 59-73% of children 12-23 months of age are fully immunized. This randomized, controlled trial was conducted to assess the impact of a low-literacy immunization promotion educational intervention for mothers living in low-income communities of Karachi on infant immunization completion rates. Methods: Three hundred and sixty-six mother-infant pairs, with infants aged Results: Baseline characteristics among the two groups were similar. At 4 month assessment, among 179 mother-infant pairs in the intervention group, 129 (72.1%) had received all 3 doses of DPT/Hepatitis B vaccine, whereas in the control group 92/178 (51.7%) had received all 3 doses. Multivariable analysis …

Oral Presentation: Students And Free Enterprise, Jami Vallesteros

Festival of Communities: UG Symposium (Posters)

UNLV SIFE is part of an international non-profit organization that works with leaders in business and higher education to mobilize university students to make a difference in their communities while developing the skills to become socially responsible business leaders. Participating students form teams on their university campuses and apply business concepts to develop outreach projects that improve the quality of life and standard of living for people in need. In addition to the community aspect of the program, SIFE’s leadership and career initiatives create meaningful opportunities for learning and exchange among the participants as well as the placement of students …

Chelation Therapy As A Treatment For Autism, Cassandra Baty, Rachel Terharr

Festival of Communities: UG Symposium (Posters)

As medical advances continue to be made, there has yet to be an effectively consistent cure to the commonly known condition, Autism. Some researchers and physicians state that by using chelation therapy, it could help cure mercury poisoning in autistic individuals who were affected by vaccines or other sources. Because of the lack of research and knowledge of chelation therapy, there has been some controversy as to the ethics of providing chelation therapy to autistic children. The families that are put through these trials are faced with high costs, and no guarantee that their child could be cured. But to …

2011 Undergraduate Research Symposium Abstract Book, Academic Center For Enrichment

Undergraduate Research Symposium Abstract Books

Abstract book from the 2011 Eleventh Annual UMM Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS) which celebrates student scholarly achievement and creative activities.

The Murray Ledger And Times, April 16, 2011, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Eugenia Bozeman, Eugenia Bozeman, Institute Of Child Nutrition. Child Nutrition Archives.

Oral History Project (all interviews)

Eugenia Bozeman served first as an area consultant and later as the manager coordinator for child nutrition programs in Georgia for over thirty years, and was also president of the Georgia School Food Service Association.

Susan Mccranie, Susan Mccranie, Institute Of Child Nutrition. Child Nutrition Archives.

Oral History Project (all interviews)

Susan McCranie is a retired child nutrition program director in Georgia. She came to child nutrition after working for the Georgia Extension Service, the Georgia Peanut Commission, and as a computer programmer, before joining the Georgia Department of Education as an area consultant, and finally becoming a food service director.

The Echo: April 15, 2011, Taylor University

2010-2011 (Volume 98)

Housing continues to shift – In Briefs – Annual Hope Dinner to be held this month – Poetry Festival held in Upland – Government shutdown averted – The Bubble – Japan: A month later – Social Justice Week goes international – World Voices – Around the World in 30 Seconds – Youth Conference 2011 – Stewards of Creation – Stream of Consciousness: 21st Century bird-watching – Vera Bradley on campus – Review: ‘Witness for the Prosecution’ – Tiger Cub: A fond farewell – Q&A with Tiger Cub – Local events – Speakers turn guilt into hope – ‘Seven passages’ – …

Linda Erwin, Linda Erwin, Institute Of Child Nutrition. Child Nutrition Archives.

Oral History Project (all interviews)

Linda Erwin, an Arkansas native, began her career as an elementary and then a home economics teacher. She later moved to Tennessee and taught adult vocational home economics classes. She eventually went to work for Shirley Watkins, the school nutrition director for Memphis City Schools, who introduced her to child nutrition. Erwin eventually moved to Georgia where she continued her career, becoming a food service director, and became very active in the Georgia School Food Service Association. She retired after twenty-eight years in the Georgia child nutrition programs.

Julia Johnson And Peggy Cheney, Julia Johnson, Peggy Cheney, Institute Of Child Nutrition. Child Nutrition Archives

Oral History Project (all interviews)

Julia Johnson and Peggy Cheney began working together when Peggy’s school decided to cease operations and was consolidated into Julia’s school. They ended up dividing the director’s duties and became ‘team directors.’

The Milk And Medicine Program Evaluation: Lusaka, Zambia, Lindsey Boeve

10th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Performance (2011)

The HIV and AIDS epidemic is sweeping through Zambia, Africa at an unsettling rate. This epidemic plays a dramatic part in the increase of orphans and vulnerable children. The Christian Alliance for Children in Zambia (CACZ), a faith-based, non-governmental organization implemented its Milk and Medicine Program in 2004. CACZ’s goal is, “to improve child health and strengthen families to prevent child abandonment and institutionalization.” The program distributes nutritional supplements, medicine and limited social work support for those involved in the program. It has served approximately 300 children since its inception. This research seeks to understand the efficacy of the Milk …

Redeeming Proper Taste: Food As An Emblem Of Luxury In Eighteenth Century England, Hannah R. Hinkson

Masters Theses

Food: the universal language. As a platform upon which people express their worldviews, food is the most important basic ingredient to both life and social progress. Elegance, gluttony, moderation, and excess are nowhere more evident than at the dinner table; such applications are evidence of the power of food to unite and destroy entire communities. And logic suggests that because food is necessary for survival, the human condition is, in part, reflected in taste. What a person craves is an indication of that person's identity.

But the connection between the aesthetic and economic significance of food is most obvious in …

Robert Kearney And George Williams, Robert Kearney, George Williams, Institute Of Child Nutrition. Child Nutrition Archives

Oral History Project (all interviews)

The Georgia School Food Service Association has a category called Georgia School Food Service Association Industry. Robert Kearney and George Williams are members of this division.

Judy Hendrix, Judy Hendrix, Institute Of Child Nutrition. Child Nutrition Archives.

Oral History Project (all interviews)

After college Judy Hendrix taught home economics, science, and geography at different times before getting into the child nutrition field. Hendrix then worked as a school nutrition director for one year before becoming an area consultant for school nutrition with the Georgia Department of Education. After working as an area consultant in various Georgia locations for a number of years, Hendrix returned as a food service director for a large school district, where she worked for a further four years before retirement.

Umcur 2011 Program Pdf

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

The original program includes the general schedule as well as individual poster and presentation schedules and abstracts.

Jimmie Barnett, Jimmie Barnett, Institute Of Child Nutrition. Child Nutrition Archives.

Oral History Project (all interviews)

Jimmie Barnett is from the state of Georgia, where she worked in school nutrition with the Muscogee County School District for many years. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Home Economics, a Master’s degree in Education, and a Specialist of Education in School Nutrition, all from the University of Georgia. Jimmie began her career as a home economics teacher. In 1992 she was appointed as the Assistant Director of School Nutrition for the Muscogee County School District and later became the School Nutrition Director. She is a member of the School Nutrition Association and has served in leadership roles at …

Joan Williams, Joan Williams, Institute Of Child Nutrition. Child Nutrition Archives.

Oral History Project (all interviews)

Joan Williams has many years of experience in school nutrition and education. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in education from Georgia Southern College, a Master’s in education from Georgia College, and an Education Specialist degree from the University of Georgia. After teaching home economics for seven years, Joan served for 27 years as the school nutrition director for Carroll County Schools, a 15,000-student district in Georgia. Joan helped build an effective team that received many awards for increased participation and innovation. She received the USDA Best Practices Award for the Southeast Region twice, was recognized by the state of Georgia …

Ruth Gordon, Ruth Gordon, Institute Of Child Nutrition. Child Nutrition Archives.

Oral History Project (all interviews)

Ruth Gordon is a registered dietitian with many years of experience in school food service. She holds a bachelor’s degree in nutrition from James Madison University in Virginia and a master’s degree in education from Georgia State University. She completed her dietetic internship at Emory University in Atlanta. Ruth recently retired after 28 years with the Georgia Department of Education where she served in various specialist positions and as state director. She also was a School Nutrition Director in Floyd County, Georgia. Ruth has held leadership positions with professional organizations including Georgia Dietetic Association, the School Nutrition Services Dietetic Practice …

Don Williams, Don Williams, Institute Of Child Nutrition. Child Nutrition Archives.

Oral History Project (all interviews)

Don Williams is a retired school nutrition director, having worked for twenty-six years in the State of Georgia. He is now involved in a second career working in school nutrition software.

Resource Map Of Expenditures For Tennessee Children, Annual Report To The Legislature 2011, Tennessee. Commission On Children And Youth.

Resource Map Report

No abstract provided.

Wetland Management Guidelines For Nebraska's Wildlife Management Areas, Ted Lagrange, Randy Stutheit

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: White Papers, Conference Presentations, and Manuscripts

Prior to Euro-American settlement, wetlands covered about 6% of the Nebraska landscape. Since settlement, the state’s wetlands have suffered serious decline. For example, approximately 90% of Rainwater Basin playa wetlands and 90% of the eastern saline wetlands have been destroyed or are highly degraded. Remaining wetlands are threatened by conversion to other uses (e.g. agriculture), invasive and aggressive vegetation, siltation, and lack of proper management. Only through sound management can the wetlands on our Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) be preserved for the citizens of Nebraska, as well as the native plants and wildlife dependent on them.

This section is directed …

The Wooster Voice (Wooster, Oh), 2011-04-15, Wooster Voice Editors

The Voice: 2001-2011

This is the Wooster Voice from April of 2011. The front page of this issue includes articles about a carnival, budget issues, and college-sponsored roundtables. The carnival, The Cavalry Carnival, will take place on April 30 in the Kennedy parking lots and will be free for students. There is an article about equal pay and the pay gap on page three. The following pages of this issue include security briefs, student viewpoints, and information about Springfest. This issue ends with articles regarding arts and entertainment, and college spring athletics including baseball.

The Bg News April 15, 2011, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. April 15, 2011. Volume 101-Issue 138.

Effects Of Rodent Species, Seed Species, And Predator Cues On Seed Fate, Kelly J. Sivy, Steven M. Ostoja, Eugene W. Schupp, Susan Durham

United States Geological Survey: Staff Publications

Seed selection, removal and subsequent management by granivorous animals is thought to be a complex interaction of factors including qualities of the seeds themselves (e.g., seed size, nutritional quality) and features of the local habitat (e.g. perceived predator risk). At the same time, differential seed selection and dispersal is thought to have profound effects on seed fate and potentially vegetation dynamics. In a feeding arena, we tested whether rodent species, seed species, and indirect and direct predation cues influence seed selection and handling behaviors (e.g., scatter hoarding versus larder hoarding) of two heteromyid rodents, Ord’s kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ordii) and …