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A New Body Shape Index Predicts Mortality Hazard Independently Of Body Mass Index, Nir Y. Krakauer, Jesse C. Krakauer

Publications and Research

Background Obesity, typically quantified in terms of Body Mass Index (BMI) exceeding threshold values, is considered a leading cause of premature death worldwide. For given body size (BMI), it is recognized that risk is also affected by body shape, particularly as a marker of abdominal fat deposits. Waist circumference (WC) is used as a risk indicator supplementary to BMI, but the high correlation of WC with BMI makes it hard to isolate the added value of WC. Methods and Findings We considered a USA population sample of 14,105 non-pregnant adults () from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) …

Volume 49, Number 48: July 18, 2012, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Melba Hollingsworth, Melba Hollingsworth, Institute Of Child Nutrition. Child Nutrition Archives.

Oral History Project (all interviews)

Melba Hollingsworth earned a BS degree in Dietetics from Louisiana State University and a Master’s degree in Institution Management from Texas Women’s University. She has worked over 25 years in Child Nutrition Programs. She served as a school food service manager and a district director in the state of Louisiana before becoming an Education and Training Specialist for the National Food Service Management Institute (NFSMI) at The University of Mississippi. During her career at NFSMI, Melba served as project coordinator for the Orientation to School Nutrition Management Seminars and developed various resources for school nutrition professionals. She was instrumental in …

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

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

The Spinnaker [Vol. 33 No. 95], University Of North Florida

Spinnaker

Student newspaper for the UNF community

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

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

Metformin Modifies The Exercise Training Effects On Risk Factors For Cardiovascular Disease In Impaired Glucose Tolerant Adults, Steven K. Malin, Joy Nightingale, Sung-Eun Choi, Stuart R. Chipkin, Barry Braun

Publications and Research

Impaired glucose tolerant (IGT) adults are at elevated risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Exercise or metformin reduce CVD risk, but the efficacy of combining treatments is unclear. To determine the effects of exercise training plus metformin, compared to each treatment alone, on CVD risk factors in IGT adults. Subjects were assigned to: placebo (P), metformin (M), exercise plus placebo (EP), or exercise plus metformin (EM) (8/group). In a double-blind design, P or 2000mg/d of M were administered for 12 weeks and half performed aerobic and resistance training 3 days/week for approximately 60 minutes/day at 70% pre-training heart rate peak. Outcomes …

Re-Examining Green Revolution Diffusion And Factor/Input Markets In Bangladesh After Market Liberalization, S Rahman, Ia Begum, Mj Alam

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

This paper re‐examines the effect of green revolution (GR) diffusion on factor/inputs demand in Bangladesh using an empirical model that allows for simultaneous determination of factors influencing adoption of GR technology at the current mature stage, as well as access to irrigation. Results reveal some alignments with conventional wisdom as well as few surprises. For example, while an increased demand for major inputs is expected, an increased demand for organic manure is an unexpected positive outcome. The GR adoption rate is significantly higher in villages with access to irrigation and fertile soils and, surprisingly, in infrastructurally underdeveloped villages. Together with …

Opening Remarks - The Innovative Bagel: How The "Roll With A Hole" Became An Entrepreneurial Bonanza, Marvin Lender

Syracuse University Magazine

No abstract provided.

Dominican Resort Tourism, Sustainability, And Millennium Development Goals, Vinod Sasidharan, Marilyn E. Hall

Journal of Tourism Insights

The tourism industry continues to be touted as the main income and employment generator for Caribbean nations. In the Dominican Republic (DR), international tourism has become one of the largest industries and is a major contributor to the country’s economic growth. A recent trend in the DR is the development of luxurious residential resort complexes and private resort cities, mainly designed and created for foreign ownership. The Dominican government support for such projects has been very strong due to the economic propensity of these high-end resorts to assist the country in generating local opportunities for stable employment, creating basic infrastructure, …

Apparent Digestible Protein, Energy, Phosphorus, And Amino Acid Availability Of A Novel Strain Of Soybean Meal For Juvenile Cobia, Rachycentron Canadum, Drew A. Davis

Open Access Theses

Apparent digestibility coefficient values of a novel strain of non-GMO soybean meal, Navita®, and an industry standard soybean meal (defatted soybean meal/roasted solvent-extracted), were evaluated for juvenile cobia, Rachycentron canadum. During the course of this 4-week feed trial, it was determined that Navita® has a high degree of protein and energy digestibility as well as amino acid availability, outperforming the regular soybean meal for nearly every analyzed component of the feed. Crude protein digestibility for the ingredients Navita® and regular soybean meal were calculated to be 81.83% and 68.51%, respectively, while energy digestibility values were found to be 62.65% and …

Family Ties And Plant Invasions: Do Closely Related Native And Exotic Fern Species Differ In Mycorrhizal Colonization?, Rebekah M. Outman

Open Access Theses

Although invasive plant species are known to decrease biodiversity and adversely affect native plant communities, factors that contribute to invasiveness are still poorly understood. Arbuscular mycorrhizas (AM) are an important biotic factor in many ecosystems, but evidence conflicts regarding their effects on invasive plant success. Nine species from four confamilial groups of native and exotic ferns in southern Florida were examined to determine their extent of mycorrhizal colonization. The mycorrhizal status of three species (Pteris bahamensis, Thelypteris dentata, and Thelypteris kunthii) was determined for the first time. Significant differences in AM colonization were found among confamilial groups. No significant differences …

July 17, 2012 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

Uab To Study If Breakfast Choice Helps Or Hinders Fat Burning, Alicia Rohan

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

Bjc Today

BJC Today

No abstract provided.

Case Study Of Parents Caring For A Child Having Type-1 Diabetes With Optimal Hga1c, Elizabeth Ciaccio Phd

Dissertations

Type 1 diabetes in school age children is a complex condition requiring continuous physical, nutritional, and therapeutic monitoring to prevent lifelong complications and maintain quality of life. In 2011, one in 400 children in the United States were affected by it. The purpose of this research study was to understand how parents achieve optimal HgA1c for their school age children with type-1 diabetes. Currently, there is very little research documenting how parents achieve this goal. Understanding this phenomenon more clearly can be used to inform future research, improve practice and provide information for development of effective health policy. Management of …

Agronomy & Horticulture Newsletter, July 16, 2012, Kathy Schindler

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Monthly Newsletters

Mark Your Calendars!..........1

Staff Advisory Committee Makes Plans..........1

Welcome new Faculty and Staff..........2

In the News..........2

Sympathy Extended to Dave Lambe..........2

Newsletter Details..........2

News from the HAPPI Business Center..........3

Graduate Student Information..........3

Transition to eShop Continues at UNL..........3

Let Office Pros Know about Special Events..........3

Sapphire Moves to Firefly..........3

New Directory helps Faculty ID Collaborators..........3

Public Health Agencies Require New Form..........3

Ada News - 07/16/2012, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

Canopy Effects On Tropical Leaf Litter Arthropods, Theodore Peter Sumnicht

Theses and Dissertations

Changes in canopy structure, which are likely to occur at faster rates due to climate change, affect leaf litter structure and the ecology of litter-dwelling organisms. One such change is the increased abundance of lianas in tropical forest canopies. Here, I quantify effects of these changes on tropical leaf litter arthropod communities by surveying patches of Panamanian forest where lianas have been removed, and experimentally isolating two aspects of the litter environment affected by canopy structure: incident light and litter depth. Increased litter produced by liana cutting resulted in increases in ant species richness and arthropod abundance. Structural complexity was …

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - July 15, 2012, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the July 15, 2012 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents Include:

• COM Associate Dean Takes Her Own Advice
• Med School Café - Expert Advice for the Community
• Welcome Reception Held for Dr. David Gremse
• Gulf Coast Liver Support Group Meeting to be Held July 19

Comprehensive Rehabilitation Center Of Colombia, Cisr Journal

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

El Centro Integral de Rehabilitación de Colombia (CIREC) is a nonprofit organization based in Bogotá, Colombia that focuses on the rehabilitation of disabled individuals by strengthening physical and social capacities in order to improve independence and quality of life.

Myxobacteria Versus Sponge-Derived Alkaloids: The Bengamide Family Identified As Potent Immune Modulating Agents By Scrutiny Of Lc-Ms/Elsd Libraries., Tyler A. Johnson, Johann Sohn, Yvette M. Vaske, Kimberly N. White, Tanya L. Cohen, Helene C. Vervoort, Karen Tenney, Frederick A. Valeriote, Leonard F. Bjeldanes, Phillip Crews

Natural Sciences and Mathematics | Faculty Scholarship

A nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) luciferase assay has been employed to identify the bengamides, previously known for their anti-tumor activity, as a new class of immune modulators. A unique element of this study was that the bengamide analogs were isolated from two disparate sources, Myxococcus virescens (bacterium) and Jaspis coriacea (sponge). Comparative LC-MS/ELSD and NMR analysis facilitated the isolation of M. viriscens derived samples of bengamide E (8) and two congeners, bengamide E' (13) and F' (14) each isolated as an insperable mixture of diastereomers. Additional compounds drawn from the UC, Santa Cruz repository allowed expansion of the structure activity relationship …

Tfiiic Localizes Budding Yeast Etc Sites To The Nuclear Periphery, Shin Ichiro Hiraga, Sotirios Botsios, David Donze, Anne D. Donaldson

Faculty Publications

Chromatin function requires specific three-dimensional architectures of chromosomes. We investigated whether Saccharomyces cerevisiae extra TFIIIC (ETC) sites, which bind the TFIIIC transcription factor but do not recruit RNA polymerase III, show specific intranuclear positioning. We show that six of the eight known S. cerevisiae ETC sites localize predominantly at the nuclear periphery, and that ETC sites retain their tethering function when moved to a new chromosomal location. Several lines of evidence indicate that TFIIIC is central to the ETC peripheral localization mechanism. Mutating or deleting the TFIIIC-binding consensus ablated ETC -site peripheral positioning, and inducing degradation of the TFIIIC subunit …

Diabetes Mellitus-Related Knowledge Among University Students In Ajman, United Arab Emirates, Nelofer Khan, Kadayam G. Gomathi, Syed Ilyas Shehnaz, Jayakumary Muttappallymyalil

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

The aim of this study was to assess diabetes mellitus (DM)-related knowledge and practices among university students enrolled in non-health care related professional courses in the United Arab Emirates. Methods: A pre-tested questionnaire assessing the knowledge of DM was administered to the above-mentioned students. Data collected were transferred to PASW Statistics (Chicago, IL, USA, Version 18) and analysed. Results: Data on 168 university students (47 males and 121 females) were included in the analysis. Of the participants, 25% were overweight or obese and only 27% exercised regularly. Regarding their knowledge of DM, 70% knew that it is characterised by high …

International Conference On Consanguinity Towards The Discovery Of Genes Predisposing To And Protecting From Disease Sultan Qaboos University, 17-19 March 2011, Sultan Qaboos University

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Medical Devices Excise Tax (Mdet) — A Market-Specific Vat?, Richard Thompson Ainsworth, Andrew Shact, Gail Wasylyshyn

Faculty Scholarship

VATs flourish in complex, clearly defined markets. New York discovered this when it converted its single-stage retail sales tax on hotel rooms, the Hotel Room Occupancy Tax (HROT), into a multi-stage European-style VAT. The HROT VAT-conversion demonstrates that (a) in a clearly defined market where (b) a single stage tax is imposed on (c) only part of a complex supply chain that (d) losses attributable to supply-chain-fragmentation can be remedied by moving to a multi-stage VAT.

The Medical Devices Excise Tax (MDET) imposes as 2.3% excise tax on the sale by manufacturers, producers or importers of clearly identified medical devises …

When Data Are Not Missing At Random: Implications For Measuring Health Conditions In The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Martin R. Frankel, Michael P. Battaglia, Lina Balluz, Tara Strine

Publications and Research

Objectives To examine the effect on estimated levels of health conditions produced from large-scale surveys, when either list-wise respondent deletion or standard demographic item-level imputation is employed. To assess the degree to which further bias reduction results from the inclusion of correlated ancillary variables in the item imputation process. Design Large cross-sectional (US level) household survey. Participants 218 726 US adults (18 years and older) in the 2006 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey. This survey is the largest US telephone survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Primary and secondary outcome measures Estimated rates of severe …

The Effects Of Lean Beef Supplementation On The Iron Status Of College Athletes, Jocelyn Johnson, Danielle Burke, Matthew Vukovich, Kendra Kattelmann

Health and Nutritional Sciences Faculty Publications

The purpose of this study was to determine whether weekly supplementation with nine ounces of prepackaged lean beef sticks could maintain the iron status of college endurance athletes. Thirty-four college endurance athletes (20 female, 14 male) were stratified by sex, baseline serum ferritin concentration, and use of iron supplements, and randomized into an intervention (n = 18) or control (n = 16) group. The participants in the intervention group supplemented their usual diet with nine ounces of prepackaged lean beef sticks per week and a daily multivitamin/mineral supplement containing 18 mg iron. The participants in the control group consumed their …

July 12, 2012, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Relationships Of Heat Stress Levels To Heat-Related Disorders And Acute Injury During Deepwater Horizon Cleanup Operations, Michael H. Hiles

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Outdoor workers are often subjected to thermal conditions beyond the comfort zone, but to what degree do such conditions affect the health and safety of those workers is still a matter requiring further investigation. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between thermal conditions and (1) heat-related disorders and (2) acute injuries using injury and illness data collected during the BP Deepwater Horizon clean-up operations. Over an eleven month period, 5,485 cases were identified as either heat-related or an acute injury (incident type) and further divided by severity. Daily weather data were used to estimate the wet …