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Summary Of African Probiotic Yoghurt Network (Apyn), African Probiotic Yoghurt Network (Apyn)

Business and Social Enterprise

The African Probiotic Yoghurt Network (APYN) supports the establishment, development, and continuation of small-scale probiotic yoghurt community health micro-enterprises that economically empower at risk and/or impoverished women and youth while at the same time improving community health and nutrition, especially for people living with HIV/AIDS.

Although APYN is a relatively new Organization (developed in 2011), APYN was established through Western Heads East (WHE), Kivulini/ MikonoYetu, and National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) who have a long history of implementing community health and development projects in East Africa. Since 2004, Kivulini and WHE have been working together to develop an extended …

Ntid Focus Fall 2012, Ntid Marketing And Communications

National Technical Institute for the Deaf Papers

No abstract provided.

Macrophage Autophagy In Immunity To Cryptococcus Neoformans And Candida Albicans, Magdia De Jesus

Biomedical Sciences Faculty Scholarship

Autophagy is used by eukaryotes in bulk cellular material recycling and in immunity to intracellular pathogens. We evaluated the role of macrophage autophagy in the response to Cryptococcus neoformans and Candida albicans, two important opportunistic fungal pathogens. The autophagosome marker LC3 (microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 alpha) was present in most macrophage vacuoles containing C. albicans. In contrast, LC3 was found in only a few vacuoles containing C. neoformans previously opsonized with antibody but never after complement-mediated phagocytosis. Disruption of host autophagy in vitro by RNA interference against ATG5 (autophagy-related 5) decreased the phagocytosis of C. albicans and the …

Quantification Of The Relationship Poverty-Education In Algeria: A Multinomial Econometric Approach, Samir B-E. Maliki, Abderrezak Benhabib, Abdelnacer Boutedja

Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies

No abstract provided.

Five Year Issue-Based Review, September 2012: A Comprehensive Study Of The Southeast District Of University Of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension, Amy L. Virgl

Southeast Research and Extension Center: Reports and Administration

Vision: The Southeast Extension District is a premier provider of research-based information, delivering education ‘… Any time, Any place, Any path, Any pace…’ to multigenerational clientele. An organization with professionals embedded in Nebraska communities that serve to engage the citizenry with their land-grant institution and help them solve complex problems around the important priorities of Food, Fuel, Water, Landscapes, and People.

Our vision requires innovation and attaining excellence in every area and at every level of the organization— personnel recruitment and development, curriculum development, program partnerships, external funding, student recruitment, teaching strategies and delivery systems. Extension professionals are highly regarded …

Creatine Monohydrate: Daily Blood Pressure Monitoring During The Loading Phase Of Supplementation, Gary Kastello, Emily Asuncion, Michael Boyd, Natalie Exsted

Student Research and Creative Projects 2012-2013

Creatine monohydrate (CrM) is considered a safe nutritional supplement. The loading phase of CrM supplementation is associated with shifts in total body water and plasma volume that may affect blood pressure. However, few studies have measured blood pressure during the loading phase of CrM supplementation. The aim of this study was to determine if CrM supplementation induces a daily blood pressure increase during the supplementation-loading phase. Participants’ blood pressure, shoulder extension active ROM, arm girth, arm volume, plasma volume, blood volume, hematocrit, and hemoglobin were measured daily for five days of supplementation (45 gd-1 for 5d) of either CrM (n=12) …

Redline Energy Drink Increases Anaerobic Explosiveness In Bench Throws, Jenna Veldhuizen, Stephanie Wojton, Amanda Wright, Elizabeth Scheckel

Student Research and Creative Projects 2012-2013

No abstract provided.

What's Happening: September-October, 2012, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

Openline Newsletter, September 2012, Civil Service Council

OpenLine Newsletter

A monthly newsletter for Civil Service employees, Volume XXXVII, Number 3, September 2012.

Metabolic Effects Of Bedtime Pistachio Consumption For 6 Weeks In Overweight Persons, Ashley Anderson, Melanie Anderson, Janel Jacobson, Mackenzie Popko

Student Research and Creative Projects 2012-2013

No abstract provided.

Development Of Real-Time Pcr Protocol To Detect Tick-Borne Diseases, Michael Lehrke, Kimberly Bates

Student Research and Creative Projects 2012-2013

Lyme disease, caused by the genospecies complex Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, is the most common tick-borne infection in the Northern Hemisphere and is the most common arthropod-borne disease in the United States. The disease is particularly endemic in Southeast Minnesota and West Central Wisconsin. Lyme disease can have a substantial impact on quality of life as disseminated forms of the disease can affect the heart, joints, and nervous system. It is therefore important for health care professionals to diagnose and treat patients with Lyme disease in a timely fashion. To do so, these professionals need to be informed about disease …

The Effects Of A Caffeine-Containing Beverage On Muscular Performance And Mood During The Squat Jump Exercise, Stephen Siegle, Meghan Mccann, Kelsey Jacobs, Eric Kuklinski

Student Research and Creative Projects 2012-2013

No abstract provided.

Academic Year 2011-2012, Bryant University

Academic Affairs Division Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

Forage News [2012-09], Department Of Plant And Soil Sciences, University Of Kentucky

Forage News

• KFGC Forage Field Day
• Kentucky Grazing School
• Beef Bash 2012
• National Hay Association to Feature Kentucky Speakers
• 13th Kentucky Grazing Conference
• Partridge Pea or Chamaecrista fasciculate (Michx.) Greene
• Forage Brassica Crops in Grazing Systems
• Darkling/Mealworm Beetles can cause "Blister Beetle Scare"

Epidemiological Ins And Outs Of Helicobacter Pylori: A Review, Jibran Sualeh Muhammad, Syed Faisal Zaidi, Toshiro Sugiyama

Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Helicobacter pylori infection is now recognised as a worldwide problem. It is the most common cause of chronic gastritis, and is strongly linked to peptic ulcer disease and gastric cancer. A comprehensive understanding of epidemiological ins and outs of H. pylori infection is very important in solving the patho-physiological enigma and might help in leading towards better management and prognosis of infection. This article presents a review of the literature on the epidemiology of H. pylori infection from 2006 to 2011. The authors used Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) terms 'Helicobacter' with 'epidemiology,' 'transmission' or 'risk factor' to search PubMed database. …

2013 Barley Variety Sowing Guide For Western Australia, Blakely Paynter, Andrea Hills, Harmohinder Dhammu, Sanjiv Gupta

Bulletins 4000 -

This publication presents general information on market demand by industry sector, variety and Port Zone for each of the malting barley varieties that will potentially be segregated in Western Australia at the 2013/14 harvest (Tables 1, 2 and 3).

This information is presented on behalf of the Grain Industry of Western Australia (GIWA) Barley Council. It represents the expected demand from domestic and international customers of Western Australian barley. Before planting any variety with a malting or food classification growers are advised to talk to their preferred grain acquirer to determine their demand for each malt and food variety, potential …

Gamma Sigma Delta Newsletter, Issue #45, Fall 2012

Gamma Sigma Delta, Nebraska Chapter: Newsletters

President’s Message - Rick Rasby

Fall Seminar and Annual Meeting
How Will Land Grant Universities Transfer Information to Their Clientele in the Future? by Dan Cotton

Nominations for New Gamma Sigma Delta Members

Nominations for Gamma Sigma Delta Awards

Awards Banquet Sunday, January 27, 2013

Membership Renewal Form

Outstanding Graduate Student Award Fund

A Phenomenology Of Fitness From Consumption To Virtuous Production, Ross Neville

Theses, Doctoral

Although our imagination as policy-makers, legislators, academics, and members of the general public has been captured by the promise of fitness, what is meant by it and whether or not its individualising emphasis is a good thing is much less clear. In response to this question of cultural significance, this thesis provides a phenomenology of fitness. It does so in two important senses and in the context of two distinct parts.
The first half of this thesis (Chapters One and Two) is given to the task of bracketing the natural attitude with respect to fitness; that is, contextualising the question …

Non-Diabetic Renal Disease In Patients With Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus, Sonia Yaqub, Waqar Kashif, Syed Ather Hussain

Section of Nephrology

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease in diabetics worldwide, yet most patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus are not formally evaluated with a renal biopsy. The diagnosis is almost always based on clinical grounds. A wide spectrum of non-diabetic renal disease (NDRD) is reported to occur in patients with type-2 diabetes. It has been estimated that up to one-third of all diabetic patients who present with proteinuria are suffering from NDRD. The aim of this analysis was to evaluate the prevalence and etiology of NDRD in patients with type-2 diabetes. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records …

Resource-Based Habitat Associations In A Neotropical Liana Community, James W. Dalling, Stefan A. Schnitzer, Claire Baldeck, Kyle E. Harms, Robert John, Scott A. Mangan, Elena Lobo, Joseph B. Yavitt, Stephen P. Hubbell

Faculty Publications

Summary: 1.Lianas are a conspicuous element of many tropical forests, accounting for up to 40% of woody stem density and 20% of species richness in seasonal forests. However, lianas have seldom been surveyed at sufficiently large spatial scales to allow an assessment of the importance of habitat variables in structuring liana communities. 2.We compare the association patterns of 82 liana species and an equivalent sample of tree species on the 50ha Forest Dynamics Project plot on Barro Colorado Island, Panama, with topographic habitat variables (high and low plateau, slope, swamp and streamside), and thirteen mapped soil chemical variables. In addition, …

Floating Wetland Systems For Nutrient Removal In Stormwater Ponds, Ni-Bin Chang, Martin Wanielista, Manoj Chopra

BMP Trains Research and Publications

Wet detention ponds are frequently used in stormwater management systems as part of a treatment train for attenuation of flow and removal of pollutants. Wet detention ponds designed and operated according to commonly used standards and specifications remove nutrients but the removal of nitrogen has remained low, about 30-40% concentration reduction on a yearly basis. A Floating Treatment Wetland (FTW) composed of selected plants suspended in a wet detention pond was proposed in this research to improve the removal of nutrients before discharge from a pond.

Portland State Magazine, Portland State University. Office Of University Communications

Portland State Magazine

PSU’s alumni magazine, published 2-3 times a year. In this issue: Community health professor Karen Seccomble research shows that marriage can be good for your health, happiness and financial well-being; campus housing is transforming the student experience; educating learners in the information age; students create a new public garden that doubles as an outdoor research lab; alumnus Jacob Redding is bringing high-profile web development to Portland; and more.

A Conserved Two-Component Regulatory System, Pids/Pidr, Globally Regulates Pigmentation And Virulence-Related Phenotypes Of Burkholderia Glumae, Hari Sharan Karki, Inderjit Kaur Barphagha, Jong Hyun Ham

Faculty Publications

Burkholderia glumae is a rice pathogenic bacterium that causes bacterial panicle blight. Some strains of this pathogen produce dark brown pigments when grown on casamino-acid peptone glucose (CPG) agar medium. A pigment-positive and highly virulent strain of B.glumae, 411gr-6, was randomly mutagenized with mini-Tn5gus, and the resulting mini-Tn5gus derivatives showing altered pigmentation phenotypes were screened on CPG agar plates to identify the genetic elements governing the pigmentation of B.glumae. In this study, a novel two-component regulatory system (TCRS) composed of the PidS sensor histidine kinase and the PidR response regulator was identified as an essential regulatory factor for pigmentation. Notably, …

Sperm Cryopreservation In Live-Bearing Xiphophorus Fishes: Offspring Production From Xiphophorus Variatus And Strategies For Establishment Of Sperm Repositories, Huiping Yang, Rafael Cuevas-Uribe, Markita G. Savage, Ronald B. Walter, Terrence R. Tiersch

Faculty Publications

Cryopreservation of sperm from Xiphophorus fishes has produced live young in three species: X. hellerii, X. couchianus, and X. maculatus. In this study, the goal was to establish protocols for sperm cryopreservation and artificial insemination to produce live young in X. variatus, and to identify needs for repository development. The objectives were to: 1) collect basic biological characteristics of males; 2) cryopreserve sperm from X. variatus, 3) harvest live young from cryopreserved sperm, and 4) discuss the requirements for establishment of sperm repositories. The 35 males used in this study had a body weight of 0.298±0.096g (mean±SD), body length of …

The Faculty Notebook, September 2012, Provost's Office

Faculty Notebook

The Faculty Notebook is published periodically by the Office of the Provost at Gettysburg College to bring to the attention of the campus community accomplishments and activities of academic interest. Faculty are encouraged to submit materials for consideration for publication to the Associate Provost for Faculty Development. Copies of this publication are available at the Office of the Provost.

Beyond Theatres : Issue 2, 2012, Department Of Surgery

Department of Surgery Archives

No abstract provided.

Engel's Law, Rulon Pope

BYU Studies

Rulon Pope, recipient of the 2012 Karl G. Maeser Distinguished Faculty Lecturer Award addressed the university community in a forum address and discussed Engel's Law, which describes the relationship between household wealth and food consumption.

Racial And Ethnic Disparities In Post-Disaster Mental Health: Examining The Evidence Through A Lens Of Social Justice, Jonathan Purtle

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.

Rising To The Surface: Disasters And Racial Health Disparities In American History, Marian Moser Jones

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.

Advancing Culturally And Linguistically Appropriate Services At All Phases Of A Disaster, C. Godfrey Jacobs, Darci L. Graves, Jennifer Kenyon, Guadalupe Pacheco

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.