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Cardiorespiratory Fitness And Risk Of Prostate Cancer: Findings From The Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study, Wonwoo Byun, Xuemei Sui, James R. Hébert, Timothy S. Church, I-Min Lee, Charles E. Matthews, Steven N. Blair

Faculty Publications

Objective - To examine the association between cardiorespiratory (CRF) and risk of incident prostate cancer (PrCA).

Methods - Participants were 19,042 male subjects in the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study (ACLS), ages 20 to 82 years, who received a baseline medical examination including a maximal treadmill exercise test between 1976 and 2003. CRF levels were defined as low (lowest 20%), moderate (middle 40%), and high (upper 40%) according to age-specific distribution of treadmill duration from the overall ACLS population. PrCA was assessed from responses to mail-back health surveys during 1982 to 2004. Cox proportional hazards regression models, adjusted for potential confounders, …

February 2011 News Releases, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

Mustang Daily, February 1, 2011

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

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

Now They Know: Helping New Mothers Gain Parenting Knowledge And Become Aware Of Family And Consumer Sciences Extension Programming, Ted G. Futris, H Marissa Stone

Journal of Extension

The Guide for New Parents is a cross-programmatic educational resource developed to help new mothers adjust to parenting and learn about Family and Consumer Sciences Extension (FACS) programming. Approximately 8,600 new mothers were reached, and responses from a diverse and representative sample of mothers revealed that this resource was perceived as useful and promoted public awareness of FACS Extension. Future educational resources that integrate content across Extension programs for targeted audiences can be useful in building greater public awareness and utilization of the various resources available from Extension

Using Fotonovelas To Promote Healthy Eating In A Latino Community, Melanie Sberna Hinojosa, David A. Nelson, Ramon Hinojosa, Angelica Delgado, Bernadette Witzack, Magdalisse Gonzalez, William Elliott, Jennifer Steiner, Maria Fontanez, Rene Farias

Social and Cultural Sciences Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

The Bg News February 1, 2011, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. February 1, 2011. Volume 101-Issue 91.

February 1, 2011, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Wage Subsidies In A Program For Economic Inclusion And Growth, Hian Teck Hoon

Research Collection School Of Economics

This paper is in three parts. The first part discusses the workings of a wage subsidy scheme in boosting employment and earnings of workers. The second part reviews the empirical evidence on the effectiveness of wage subsidy schemes in countries that have implemented them both as countercyclical policies as well as structural programs to boost long-term earnings and employment of low wage workers. The third part looks at Singapore as a case study of how wage subsidies have been used in a program for generating economic inclusion both in the context of growth as well as in the context of …

Openline Newsletter, February 2011, Civil Service Council

OpenLine Newsletter

A monthly newsletter for Civil Service employees, Volume XXXV, Number 8, February 2011.

Piloting A Cooperative Extension Service Nutrition Education Program On First-Grade Children's Willingness To Try Foods Containing Legumes, Cassandra S. Edwards, Janice R. Herman

Journal of Extension

Many nutrition education campaigns targeting children in the United States focus on increasing fruit and vegetable consumption, but most don't specifically promote legumes. The project described here sought to pilot the effect of an Extension nutrition education program on first grade children's willingness to try foods containing legumes. A significant difference was observed in the distribution of children who took snacks containing legumes from pre- to post- through follow-up education.

Just Be It! Healthy And Fit Increases Fifth Graders' Fruit And Vegetable Intake, Physical Activity, And Nutrition Knowledge, Diana Delcampo, Jacqueline S. Baca, Desatee Jimenez, Paula Roybal Sanchez, Robert Delcampo

Journal of Extension

Just Be It! Healthy and Fit reduces the risk factors for childhood obesity for fifth graders using hands-on field trips, in-class lessons, and parent outreach efforts. Pre-test and post-test scores from the year-long classroom instruction showed a statistically significant increase in fruit and vegetable intake, physical activity, and nutrition knowledge for the students. Parents also gained nutrition knowledge. The program enables students who are at risk for childhood obesity to develop a healthy lifestyle and reduce the risk of health disorders such as diabetes and heart disease in childhood and in adulthood.

Behavior Change Strategies For Successful Long-Term Weight Loss: Focusing On Dietary And Physical Activity Adherence, Not Weight Loss, Nobuko Hongu, Martha P. Kataura, Linda M. Blcok

Journal of Extension

This article helps Extension professionals guide individuals in a successful long-term weight loss program. A program should focus on behavioral changes (improving eating habits and physical activity), not just weight loss. In order to do this, Extension professionals should implement behavior change strategies that motivate individuals to initiate and maintain healthy behaviors that fit their lifestyle in approachable and convenient ways. Behavior change strategies demonstrated here (self-efficacy and self management strategies) are examples that can be incorporated into a weight loss program and could help to maintain those healthy habits even after a program ends.

Basics For Raising Junior Market Turkeys For Junior Turkey Show, Allan Sulser, Jim Jensen

All Current Publications

This fact sheet is constructed to be used by 4-H and FFA youth for training or as a tool to aid in the growing of market turkeys for the Utah Junior Turkey Show or for local turkey shows. The basics of the Utah Turkey Show are fairly simple. Poults (day old turkeys) are ordered from your 4-H agent or FFA advisor usually by mid May of the current year. Your order is then placed by them and your poults are received by everyone in the show on the same day. Everyone receives the same breed of poult, the same age …

Illinois State Alumni Magazine, February 2011, Illinois State University, University Marketing And Communications

State: The Magazine of Illinois State University (1999-present)

Illinois State University alumni magazine

We Live In A Country Of Unhcr: The Un Surrogate State And Refugee Policy In The Middle East, Michael Kagan

Scholarly Works

Many gaps in the protection of refugees can be connected to a de facto transfer of responsibility for managing refugee policy from sovereign states to United Nations agencies. This phenomenon can be seen in dozens of countries in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, where the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) or the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) manage refugee camps, register newly arrived asylum-seekers, carry out refugee status determination, and administer education, health, livelihood and other social welfare programs.

In carrying out these functions, the UN acts to a great …

Factors Influencing Adoption And Implementation Of Cooking With Kids, An Experiential School-Based Nutrition Education Curriculum, Ann Diker, Lynn M. Walters, Leslie Cunningham-Sabo, Susan S. Baker

Journal of Extension

Little research has been conducted to examine factors leading to adoption and implementation of nutrition education curricula. Data from two Web-based surveys (n = 313) and 27 interviews were used to explore how Diffusion of Innovations' perceived attributes contributed to adoption and implementation of Cooking with Kids (CWK) food and nutrition education curriculum. Results suggest programs that create or adapt nutrition education curricula for use in schools should emphasize experiential methods and ease of use to increase adoption and implementation. Perceived simplicity predicted intended use. Ensuring that users have adequate information and planning time to overcome barriers is essential.

Promoting Active Urban Aging: A Measurement Approach To Neighborhood Walkability For Older Adults, Rachael L. Weiss, Juliana A. Maantay, Marianne Fahs

Cities and the Environment (CATE)

Understanding the role of the built environment on physical activity behavior among older adults is an important public health goal, but evaluating these relationships remains complicated due to the difficulty of measuring specific attributes of the environment. As a result, there is conflicting evidence regarding the association between perceived and objectively measured walkability and physical activity among urban-dwelling older adults. This suggests that both actual environmental features and perceptions of these attributes influence walking behavior. The purpose of this pilot project is to create an Objective Walkability Index (OWI) by census block using a Geographic Information System (GIS) and supplement …

Mustang Daily, January 31, 2011

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

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

The Daily Egyptian, January 31, 2011, Daily Egyptian Staff

January 2011

No abstract provided.

Current, January 31, 2011, University Of Missouri-St. Louis

Current (2010s)

No abstract provided.

Columbia Chronicle (01/31/2011), Columbia College Chicago

Columbia Chronicle

Student newspaper from January 31, 2011 entitled The Columbia Chronicle. This issue is 44 pages and is listed as Volume 46, Number 17. Cover story: "Drawing the line on campus crime" Editor-in-Chief: Spencer Roush

Development Of A Centrifugal Microfluidic Device For Separation And Sorting In Biological Fluids, Gaurav Sunil Bagwe

Theses

A wide interest in employing micron-scale, integrated biochemical analysis systems for economical and rapid diagnosis has been the principal motivation behind this project. Low operating costs, portability and fast diagnosis times make centrifugal microfluidic devices an attractive option in patient-side diagnostics. Some essential tasks to be performed in microfluidic devices are sample-reagent transport, mixing, separation and detection. All these tasks require precise control of the RPM and spinning time. Centrifugal micro-fluidic platforms have been successfully implemented for detection of hepatitis A, tetanus, as well as for measurement of haemoglobin and hematocrit, for DNA analysis, and for assessment of cardiac disease …

Limnological Assistance For Lake Mead National Recreation Area: Quarterly Report, Period Ending January 31, 2011, Margaret N. Rees

Limnological Studies

Project 1

• Technical assistance with the implementation of the Interagency Monitoring Action Plan (I-MAP) for Quagga Mussels is ongoing. During this quarter, analysis was completed for 21 adult/juvenile samples and analyses of the remaining samples are underway. A manuscript describing the I-MAP and its history, current recommended monitoring, and recommended future monitoring and a separate manuscript describing the I-MAP’s monitoring protocol were accepted for publication in the journal Aquatic Invasions. Two other manuscripts describing other aspects of the I-MAP program were published in Lake and Reservoir Management.

Project 2

• Annual summary sheets are under development for the topics listed within …

Agronomy & Horticulture Newsletter, January 28, 2011, Kathy Schindler

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Monthly Newsletters

Information from our HAPPI Business Center.............1

A Word From Your Office Professionals………..2

Please Welcome Our Newest Employee………..3

Congratulations! ………..3

Spring 2011 Seminar Schedule For Agronomy & Horticulture………..3

Brown Bag Sessions On Life Sciences Curriculum………..4

Mark Your Calendars………..4

New Short Course Offered This Summer In North Platte………..4

For Your Information………..5

Funding Announcements………..5

Florida Sentinel Bulletin, January 28, 2011, Gwen Hayes

Florida Sentinel Bulletin Collection

The January 28, 2011, issue of the Florida Sentinel Bulletin.

Acute And Second-Meal Effects Of Almond Form In Impaired Glucose Tolerant Adults: A Randomized Crossover Trial, Alisa M. Mori, Robert V. Considine, Richard D. Mattes

Department of Nutrition Science Faculty Publications

Background

Nut consumption may reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The aim of the current study was to measure the acute and second-meal effects of morning almond consumption and determine the contribution of different nut fractions.

Methods

Fourteen impaired glucose tolerant (IGT) adults participated in a randomized, 5-arm, crossover design study where whole almonds (WA), almond butter (AB), defatted almond flour (AF), almond oil (AO) or no almonds (vehicle - V) were incorporated into a 75 g available carbohydrate-matched breakfast meal. Postprandial concentrations of blood glucose, insulin, non-esterified free fatty acids (NEFA), glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and appetitive sensations …

Morris Healthy Eating Project Launches Campaign To Increase Local Consumption Of Fresh Fruits And Vegetables, University Relations

Campus News Archive

MHE is making its local food environment research available in a community food assessment report.

January 28, 2011, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

An Investigation Of Racing Performance And Whip Use By Jockeys In Thoroughbred Races, David Evans, Paul Mcgreevy

Competitive Animal Racing Collection

Concerns have been expressed concerning animal-welfare issues associated with whip use during Thoroughbred races. However, there have been no studies of relationships between performance and use of whips in Thoroughbred racing. Our aim was to describe whip use and the horses' performance during races, and to investigate associations between whip use and racing performance. Under the Australian Racing Board (ARB) rules, only horses that are in contention can be whipped, so we expected that whippings would be associated with superior performance, and those superior performances would be explained by an effect of whipping on horse velocities in the final 400 …

The Bg News January 27, 2011, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. January 27, 2011. Volume 101-Issue 88.