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Characterizing The Chemoprevention Potential Of Amenity Grass Phenolic Extracts In Vitro And The Corresponding Nutraceutical Targets Within Hepg2 Carcinoma Cells, Casey J. Wegner

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

This research has revealed significant chemopreventive potential belonging to the planet’s most renewable and abundant plant source: amenity grasses.  The characterization results from Chapter 1 demonstrated the potential chemoprevention attributes of supina bluegrass and bermudagrass crude extracts linked to the extensive phenolic acid profiles of these amenity grasses.  In contrast to cereals, amenity grass phenolic extracts (AGPE) offer appreciable amounts of unbound/free ferulic acid that would be available for rapid in vivo absorption.  The literature has shown ferulic acid to be a highly available and health benefitting phenolic compound.  Chapter 1 in vitro studies demonstrated AGPE-induced antiproliferation and apoptotic induction …

Preschool Children’S Willingness To Try And Preference For Docosahexaenoic Acid Omega-3 Foods, Bethany Joann Bettenhausen

Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

During the preschool years, obesigenic eating habits are formed which are strongly associated with risk of developing chronic diseases later in life particularly cardiovascular disease. Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) omega-3 fatty acid is a polyunsaturated fat with known benefits for heart health, brain cell structure, and retinal development. Current intakes of DHA are below recommended levels. United States (US) Midwestern children may be particularly at risk for suboptimal intakes of DHA. However, foods fortified with life’sDHA^TM, a product of Martek Biosciences and omega-3 eggs may provide culturally acceptable sources of DHA to Midwestern children.

Very little is known about …

Omega-3 Dietary Intakes, Knowledge, And Attitudes In Patients Screened For Colon Cancer, Cindy Kaminski

Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Objective: The purpose of this study was to estimate Omega-3 (n-3) fatty acid intakes in colonoscopy patients and to examine knowledge and attitudes held about dietary fats.

Subjects/Methods: Men (n=32) and women (n=47) patients were recruited from a Midwestern gastroenterology clinic. A dietitian obtained informed consent, a food recall and response from a 152-item n-3 food frequency questionnaire (n-3 FFQ) at the clinic using visuals and food models. Two additional 24-h recalls, including a weekend recall, were returned by mail. A questionnaire measuring diet fatty acids knowledge, diet attitudes and beliefs was also obtained.

Results: Daily intake of n-3 fatty …

The Law Of Education: Educational Rights And The Roles Of Virtues, Perfectionism, And Cultural Progress, R. George Wright

Northern Illinois University Law Review

This article recognizes the importance of rights-talk in the law of education, but encourages supplementing that rights-talk with a focus on some basic and largely uncontroversial personal and civic virtues; as well as on perfectionism in the sense of self-realization; and finally on genuine cultural progress over time. Each of these areas of emphasis are argued to be compatible with sound understandings of broadly liberal values, including freedom and autonomy; equality; dignity; and community. To illustrate both the problems and the possibilities of this expanded legal focus throughout the law of education, this article then works through the example of …

An Intervention In Stereotype Threat : Does Gender-Affirming Literature Reduce Female Vulnerability In Mathematics?, Emily Dowd

Honors Theses

The current study examined whether the presentation of gender-affirming literature, in the form of information about the University of Richmond‟s Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) program, mitigated female stereotype threat in the domain of mathematics. A pilot study tested 10 male and 10 female college-aged participants to determine whether a derogatory beer commercial produced the threat effect in women; results were inconclusive. A follow-up study used threat methods derived from previous research and information about the WGSS program at Richmond for the intervention manipulation. Results from 30 female college students indicated insufficient threat and a nonsignificant positive increase in …

The Banner - V. 146, No. 4 - (April 2011), Christian Reformed Church In North America

The Banner

6 - Editorial: Christ Has Risen Indeed! by Bob De Moor / 7 - Catch Your Breath: Hitting the Wall by Trevor Payton / 8 - IMHO: Get Off the Global Warming Bandwagon by Paul Rhoda / 8 - Letters to the Editor / 10 - News: CRC Board of Trustees adopts diversity report / 19 - Frequently Asked Questions / 20 - The Kingdom on Earth or in Heaven? by Sylvia Keesmaat / 22 - Gospel-centered Renewal: The Philadelphia Story by Natalie Hart / 26 - Dear Reader: Rendering to Caesar—and Thanking God by Jerry Dykstra / 30 - …

Signs & Symbols, Vol. 11, Spring 2011, Illinois State University, Department Of Sociology And Anthropology

Signs & Symbols

Newsletter of the Illinois State University Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Direct And Indirect Roles For Values In Science, Kevin Elliott

Faculty Publications

Although many philosophers have employed the distinction between "direct" and "indirect" roles for values in science, I argue that it merits further clarification. The distinction can be formulated in several ways: as a logical point, as a distinction between epistemic attitudes, or as a clarification of different consequences associated with accepting scientific claims. Moreover, it can serve either as part of a normative ideal or as a tool for policing how values influence science. While various formulations of the distinction may (with further clarification) contribute to a normative ideal, they have limited effectiveness for regulating how values influence science.

Passages To Immortality: Arakawa And Gins, Stiegler, And September 11, Daniel Ross

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

Via what matrix should the significance of September 11 be grasped? In 1994 Arakawa and Gins launched a form of thought that began by asking who or what you would be if you were parted from the ledge of a New York skyscraper. In the same year Stiegler commenced his own project, according to which the question of the "human" is the question of the articulation of the who with the what, a question which necessarily passes through a consideration of memory, and of mnemo-technical systems. This paper proposes to read Arakawa and Gins, and Stiegler, through the prism …

Asc Newsletter, Academic Success Center, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas

Academic Success Center Newsletter

This issue includes a message from the dean, and articles about faculty, tutoring, student achievement and community outreach.

Methods And Effectiveness Of Psychoeducation: A Literature Review, Roxann Hackbarth

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Society For The Advancement Of Biology Education Research (Saber), Karen Sirum, Erika G. Offerdahl, Teri Balser, Clarisa Dirks, Kathryn Miller, Jennifer L. Momsen, Lisa Montplaisir, Marcy Osgood

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Otterbein Aegis Spring 2011, Otterbein Aegis

Aegis: The Otterbein Humanities Journal

Contents: Editors’ Introduction; Interview with Dr. Stephen T. Asma; Essays: ‘Let Other Pens Dwell On Guilt And Misery’: Mansfield Park and Social Commentary – Chris Thayer; Sham Populations: The Farce of the Revolutionary in Conrad’s The Secret Agent and Greene’s The Comedians – Boris Hinderer; Charles Ives’s Variations on “America”: An American Original – Zachary D. Garster; Re-centering Heart of Darkness – Justin McAtee; The Concentration Camps of Waiting for Godot – Hannah Biggs; The Price of Privilege: How Freedom Disintegrates Characters and Narrative in Con­rad and Didion – Christine Horvath; Shakespeare’s Shylock: The Enthusiastic Fanatic – Hannah Biggs; An …

Soundings 2011-04, N/A N/A

Soundings

No abstract provided.

Sensory Information Utilization And Time Delays Characterize Motor Developmental Pathology In Infant Sitting Postural Control, Joan E. Deffeyes, Regina T. Harbourne, Wayne A. Stuberg, Nikolaos Stergiou

Journal Articles

Sitting is one of the first developmental milestones that an infant achieves. Thus measurements of sitting posture present an opportunity to assess sensorimotor development at a young age. Sitting postural sway data were collected using a force plate, and the data were used to train a neural network controller of a model of sitting posture. The trained networks were then probed for sensitivity to position, velocity, and acceleration information at various time delays. Infants with typical development developed a higher reliance on velocity information in control in the anterior-posterior axis, and used more types of information in control in the …

Gender Stereotypes In The American Electoral Process, Samantha Stinedurf

Political Science Theses and Capstones

Gender stereotypes can increase the negative perception of female candidates during an election. This can decrease a female politician's chances of running for office and/or being elected to office. When these stereotypes are attached to female candidates, it can cause bias against them which then effects voting behavior among both men and women voters. Many of these stereotypes include looking at the typical personality traits as well as the perception of competency when dealing with social, economic and foreign policy issues. How do gender stereotypes present bias against women? Using data from the American National Election Study I assess the …

Community And Ecosystem Ramifications Of Increasing Lianas In Neotropical Forests, Stefan A. Schnitzer, Frans Bongers, S. Joseph Wright

Biological Sciences Faculty Research and Publications

Lianas (woody vines) are increasing in neotropical forests, representing one of the first large-scale structural changes documented for these important ecosystems. The potential ramifications of increasing lianas are huge, as lianas alter both tropical forest diversity and ecosystem functioning. At the community level, lianas affect tree species co-existence and diversity by competing more intensely with some tree species than others, and thus will likely alter tree species composition. At the ecosystem level, lianas affect forest carbon and nutrient storage and fluxes. A decrease in forest carbon storage and sequestration may be the most important ramification of liana increases. Lianas reduce …

Evaluation Of A Novel Non-Penetrating Electrode For Use In Dna Vaccination, Amy Donate, Domenico Coppola, Yolmari Cruz, Richard Heller

Bioelectrics Publications

Current progress in the development of vaccines has decreased the incidence of fatal and non-fatal infections and increased longevity. However, new technologies need to be developed to combat an emerging generation of infectious diseases. DNA vaccination has been demonstrated to have great potential for use with a wide variety of diseases. Alone, this technology does not generate a significant immune response for vaccination, but combined with delivery by electroporation (EP), can enhance plasmid expression and immunity. Most EP systems, while effective, can be invasive and painful making them less desirable for use in vaccination. Our lab recently developed a non-invasive …

Analyses Of Spinal Cord Mononuclear Cells Following Spinal Nerve L5 Transection-Induced Neuropathic Pain In Wild Type, Cd4 Knockout, And Cd40 Knockout Mice, Holly Beaulac

All Theses And Dissertations

CD4⁺ T cells and CD40, highly expressed in activated microglia, along with microglia themselves have been demonstrated to contribute to mechanical hypersensitivity in a murine model of neuropathic pain, spinal nerve L5 transection (L5Tx). This study investigated whether CD4 and CD40 mediate their effects by affecting spinal cord microglial responses and/or leukocyte infiltration into the spinal cord. L5Tx was performed on wild type (WT), CD4 knockout (KO), and CD40 KO mice. Mononuclear cells from the lumbar spinal cord were collected and the total number of microglia (CD45^loCD11b⁺) and infiltrating leukocytes (CD45^hi) were analyzed …

S11rs Sgfb No. 8 (Grad Symposium), Trout, Toumbeva, Marks, Hebert, Hills

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

No abstract provided.

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

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

Orsp Research Newsletter - Spring 2011, Office Of Research And Sponsored Programs

ORSP Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Spring 2011, Ia Alumni: Where In The World Is. . . ?, Center For International Education

UNH International Educator Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Abcd – The Building Blocks That Help A Community Grow, Dan Oedekoven

SDSU Extension Extra Archives

Asset-based community development (ABCD) is a way to look at our communities. Community development has often been viewed as something that a community is subjected to from the outside and that requires outside resources such as economic development grants to implement. ABCD is founded on the concept that each community already has a tremendous number of assets, which, if only accessed and channeled, can provide the resources necessary for success. ABCD searches out the strengths of a community as means of sustainable development.

Measuring Success In Communities: The Community Capitals Framework, Cheryl Jacobs

SDSU Extension Extra Archives

The community capitals framework reveals the interactions between different parts of a community. Communities are systems that have inflows and outflows, ups and downs, progression and regression.

Community Capitals: Social Capital, Kari Freuchte

SDSU Extension Extra Archives

What makes a community a desirable place to live? While the answer may have to do with re¬sources, location, size, or jobs, people ultimately enjoy living where they feel connected and included. Social capital is that network of connections among individuals and organizations in a community, and even between communities themselves (fig. 1). Basically, social capital is the glue that holds a community together.

Activeion Ionator Exp, Linda Straker

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

The case study was conducted to determine the effects of the cleanliness of the guest rooms and the effects to the hotels bottom line in implementing Activeion’s Ionator EXP as a new cleaning method to be used in the hotel guest rooms by the room attendants as opposed to the traditional cleaning method using 5 different cleaning chemicals to clean the guest rooms. The Ionator EXP is a chemical-free cleaning system. It is a hand held cleaning spray bottle unit that holds, cleans, and sanitizes with water. The Ionator EXP uses ionization, electricity and oxygen to clean.

The study included …

The Proteogenomic Mapping Tool, William S. Sanders, Nan Wang, Susan M. Bridges, Brandon M. Malone, Yoginder S. Dandass, Fiona M. Mccarthy, Bindu Nanduri, Mark L. Lawrence, Shane C. Burgess

Faculty Publications

Background: High-throughput mass spectrometry (MS) proteomics data is increasingly being used to complement traditional structural genome annotation methods. To keep pace with the high speed of experimental data generation and to aid in structural genome annotation, experimentally observed peptides need to be mapped back to their source genome location quickly and exactly. Previously, the tools to do this have been limited to custom scripts designed by individual research groups to analyze their own data, are generally not widely available, and do not scale well with large eukaryotic genomes.

Results: The Proteogenomic Mapping Tool includes a Java implementation of …

Non-Esterified Fatty Acids Generate Distinct Low-Molecular Weight Amyloid-Β (Aβ42) Oligomers Along Pathway Different From Fibril Formation, Amit Kumar, Rebekah L. Bullard, Pritesh Patel, Lea C. Paslay, Dipti Singh, Ewa A. Bienkiewicz, Sarah E. Morgan, Vijayaraghavan Rangachari

Faculty Publications

Amyloid-beta (A beta) peptide aggregation is known to play a central role in the etiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Among various aggregates, low-molecular weight soluble oligomers of A beta are increasingly believed to be the primary neurotoxic agents responsible for memory impairment. Anionic interfaces are known to influence the A beta aggregation process significantly. Here, we report the effects of interfaces formed by medium-chain (C9-C12), saturated non-esterified fatty acids (NEFAs) on A beta 42 aggregation. NEFAs uniquely affected A beta 42 aggregation rates that depended on both the ratio of A beta:NEFA as well the critical micelle concentration (CMC) of …

Numerical Prediction Of The Haemodynamic Impact Of Coronary Stent Implantation, Jonathan Murphy

Doctoral

Arterial restenosis limits the effectiveness of coronary stenting. Restenosis is caused by excessive tissue growth which is stimulated by arterial injury and alterations to the arterial WSS. The altered WSS results from stent-induced disturbances to the natural haelnodynamics of the artery. Recent numerical studies have predcted only minor digerences in altered WSS between different stent designs using a commonly employed threshold assessment technique. While it is possible that there are only minor differences, it is more likely that the assessment technique is incapable of fully elucidating the altered WSS created by stent implantation. This thesis proposes a methodology that involves …