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Golden Rice: The Need, The Science, And Public Reception Of Gmos, Elizabeth A. Quemada Apr 2012

Golden Rice: The Need, The Science, And Public Reception Of Gmos, Elizabeth A. Quemada

Honors Theses

Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) affects people all over the world. The most severely affected individuals are those in countries where access to Vitamin A rich foods such as dark leafy greens and dark red or orange vegetables, along with liver, eggs, and cheeses are not readily available. Vitamin A deficiency most harmfully affects young children, where it is needed for correct development, and pregnant women, where Vitamin A stores are depleted. Several methods have been put into action over the years in severely affected countries to help combat VAD. There are programs to increase the availability of Vitamin A in …

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Mapping Food Insecurity And Food Sources In New Hampshire Cities And Towns, Barbara Wauchope, Sally Ward Apr 2012

Mapping Food Insecurity And Food Sources In New Hampshire Cities And Towns, Barbara Wauchope, Sally Ward

Carsey Publications

Using a series of detailed New Hampshire maps, this brief presents a geographic picture of the towns and cities at risk for food insecurity as well as the food resources available across the state. By detailing places with high food insecurity risk and comparing them to places where food is available, these maps show areas of unmet need. This information will enable organizations partnering with New Hampshire Hunger Solutions to identify where initiatives addressing food insecurity and hunger could have the greatest potential impact.

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Is There A Correlation Between Depression And Inflammation In College-Aged Students?, Jennifer J. Yelle, Cassie J. Dorschner, Jayne Byrne Apr 2012

Is There A Correlation Between Depression And Inflammation In College-Aged Students?, Jennifer J. Yelle, Cassie J. Dorschner, Jayne Byrne

Nutrition Student Work

The college population has many stressors in life which can elicit depressive symptoms and other factors may contribute to depressive symptoms. Academic pressures, relationships, developmental challenges, etc. Depressed individuals have high psychological stress which elevates C-reactive protein (CRP), an inflammatory marker which can be measured through the blood. CRP levels indicate the extent of inflammation and elevated CRP appears to be associated with severe depressive symptoms. If CRP levels can be used to indicate the severity of depressive symptoms then dietary means can be used to decrease inflammation and reduce depressive symptoms. Purpose: Our present study is intended to determine …

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The Genetic Diversity Of Endophytic And Phyllosphere Bacteria From Several Indonesian Herbal Plants, Yogiara Susan Soka, Stella Magdalena, Devi Rachelia Apr 2012

The Genetic Diversity Of Endophytic And Phyllosphere Bacteria From Several Indonesian Herbal Plants, Yogiara Susan Soka, Stella Magdalena, Devi Rachelia

Makara Journal of Science

Herbal plants have been believed by Indonesians to be an alternative medicine to treat illnesses. The bioactive compounds in the plant can be derived from secondary metabolites or from endophytic and phyllosphere bacteria which coexist within medicinal plants. A total of 18 endophytic bacteria and 32 phyllosphere bacteria were isolated from the herbal plants of Citrus sp., Pluchea indica, Curcuma longa, Nothopanax scuttelarium, Piper crocatum, and Andrographis paniculata. About 72% of endophytic bacteria isolates have proteolytic activity and about 11% have lipolytic activity. On the other hand, about 59% of phyllosphere bacteria isolates have proteolytic activity and about 19% have …

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Risiko Hiperkolesterolemia Pada Pekerja Di Kawasan Industri, Krisnawaty Bantas, Farida Mutiarawaty Tri Agustina, Dinie Zakiyah Apr 2012

Risiko Hiperkolesterolemia Pada Pekerja Di Kawasan Industri, Krisnawaty Bantas, Farida Mutiarawaty Tri Agustina, Dinie Zakiyah

Kesmas

Hiperkolesterolemia adalah faktor risiko penting penyakit kardiovaskuler yang menjadi penyebab utama kematian dan kesakitan di seluruh dunia. Penyakit kardiovaskuler yang berdampak kerugian ekonomi dan penurunan produktivitas kerja dapat dicegah dengan mengendalikan faktor risiko terse- but. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui prevalensi dan faktor risiko hiperkolesterolemia di kalangan pekerja di kawasan industri Pulo Gadung tahun 2006. Penelitian yang menggunakan desain studi cross sectional ini mengamati variabel independen kebiasaan merokok, konsumsi alkohol, ke- biasaan olahraga, dan obesitas. Populasi penelitian adalah pekerja di 7 jenis perusahaan di kawasan industri Pulo Gadung yang berusia 20 tahun ke atas. Penelitian menemukan prevalensi hiperlipidemia 21,1%; nilai …

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Community Variation Of Gastrointestinal Parasites Found In Urban And Rural Coyotes (Canis Latrans) Of Calgary, Alberta, Alexander G. Watts, Shelley M. Alexander Apr 2012

Community Variation Of Gastrointestinal Parasites Found In Urban And Rural Coyotes (Canis Latrans) Of Calgary, Alberta, Alexander G. Watts, Shelley M. Alexander

Cities and the Environment (CATE)

We compared parasite variation in coyote feces collected in eight urban sites within Calgary, Alberta, to those in six rural sites outside the city limits. Four hundred and sixty fresh fecal samples (< 4 days old) were collected weekly between July 2009 and June 2010. Fecal flotation analysis identified parasites to the level of genus. We calculated parasite richness, diversity, and evenness. Parasite richness was significantly greater in rural than urban sites. Disparities in the parasite community included a significant variation in parasite richness, diversity, and evenness among rural and urban sites. Toxascaris leonina and Cystoisospora spp. were shared among all urban sites, while these species in addition to Taenia-like spp. and Trichuris spp. were shared among all rural sites. Both urban and rural sites yielded evidence of Toxocara canis, Taenia-like spp., and Giardia spp., which are potential zoonotic parasites. Toxocara canis was at highest prevalence in a core urban site, Inglewood Wildlands, which exhibits unique …

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Risk Factors For Future Cardiac Diseases In Childhood Cancer Survivors, David C. Landy Apr 2012

Risk Factors For Future Cardiac Diseases In Childhood Cancer Survivors, David C. Landy

Open Access Dissertations

Background: With 12,000 children diagnosed with cancer annually in the United States and survival rates approaching 80%, the long-term health of childhood cancer survivors is an increasingly important concern. This is especially true given that over 70% of survivors develop a chronic health condition by 30 years after their original diagnosis. Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the most common non-cancer related complications. Although some risk factors for therapy-induced cardiovascular damage have been identified, their influence on longitudinal CVD risk is not well described, and therefore, their clinical utility is limited. While guidelines exist for protecting the long-term cardiovascular health of survivors, …

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The New Hampshire, Vol. 101 [102], No. 45 (Apr. 24, 2012), The New Hampshire Apr 2012

The New Hampshire, Vol. 101 [102], No. 45 (Apr. 24, 2012), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 101, but it is the 102nd volume in the series. This was corrected in pencil.

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Independent - Apr. 24, 2012, Janean L Watkins Apr 2012

Independent - Apr. 24, 2012, Janean L Watkins

The Independent (1988-present)

No abstract provided.

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Opportunities Preschool Teachers Use To Offer High Quality Instruction: Investigating Experiences Of Professional Development, Hannah B. Mudrick Apr 2012

Opportunities Preschool Teachers Use To Offer High Quality Instruction: Investigating Experiences Of Professional Development, Hannah B. Mudrick

Master's Theses

This study identified the professional development opportunities Connecticut pre-kindergarten teachers found helpful for improving their teaching and how this information was related to their personal characteristics and their level of high quality instruction and supports for early literacy. Participants were 16 female teachers from eight different centers across central and eastern Connecticut. High quality instruction and supports for early literacy were assessed observationally, and teachers’ ideas about professional development and their personal characteristics were assessed through semi-structured interviews. The results indicated that although teachers did mention multiple different professional development opportunities, discussion was overwhelmingly identified as the most helpful opportunity. …

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Supportive Housing For Families In Child Welfare: Client Characteristics And Risk Factors At Intake, Kellie G. Randall Apr 2012

Supportive Housing For Families In Child Welfare: Client Characteristics And Risk Factors At Intake, Kellie G. Randall

Master's Theses

Many families involved in the child welfare system also face housing difficulties. Housing problems can disrupt family preservation efforts and delay reunifications from foster care. Supportive housing programs work with families who have dual vulnerabilities in housing and child welfare to integrate services and improve outcomes. Families in these programs might face barriers in addition to their housing and child welfare needs, but little is known about other risk factors in this population. This study uses a sample of 80 clients referred to a supportive housing for families program in order to examine the rate and prevalence of other risk …

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A School-Based Intervention Of Adolescent Obesity Prevention In At-Risk Youth, Leah M. Potecha Apr 2012

A School-Based Intervention Of Adolescent Obesity Prevention In At-Risk Youth, Leah M. Potecha

Senior Honors Theses

Obesity has become an epidemic in the United States, affecting individuals of all ages. Adolescents are particularly susceptible to obesity due to their decrease in physical activity, as well as to the greater availability of foods void of nutritional value. Adolescents’ impressionable natures and changing bodies also contribute to their increased weights. To combat the problem of obesity, many schools have implemented obesity prevention programs. Most of these programs are based on physical education and nutrition education. However, some schools have started mentorship programs, or worked with organizations that employ mentorship programs, to prevent obesity. The Lynchburg Healthy Living program …

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The Effectiveness Of Visual Aids In Motivational Counseling On Oral Health Literacy, Christian Peck Apr 2012

The Effectiveness Of Visual Aids In Motivational Counseling On Oral Health Literacy, Christian Peck

Theses and Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine if motivational interviewing with written/illustrated infant oral health education provided to caregivers of pediatric dental patients increases caregivers’ oral health literacy compared to verbal only motivational instruction. Methods: This is a cohort study of caregivers and their child receiving oral health anticipatory guidance utilizing motivational interviewing with and without visual aids. Caregivers (N=20) of pediatric dental patients age 0-4 that presented to the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry for a new patient exam were recruited for the study. Caregivers were randomly assigned into 2 groups: the intervention group (IG), and …

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Grant-Writing Course Gives Back To The Community, Kristin Fields '12 Apr 2012

Grant-Writing Course Gives Back To The Community, Kristin Fields '12

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

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Spartan Daily April 24, 2012, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications Apr 2012

Spartan Daily April 24, 2012, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 138, Issue 43

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The Impact Of Maternal Influences On Early Childhood Dental Caries, Rana Graham-Montaque Apr 2012

The Impact Of Maternal Influences On Early Childhood Dental Caries, Rana Graham-Montaque

Theses and Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the maternal influences on the development of infant oral biofilm and early childhood dental caries. Methods: The study utilized a cross-sectional design to evaluate factors influencing biofilm colonization and the identification of bacterial strains present in mother and child by utilizing oral health literacy surveys, clinical examinations, and plaque samples. Participants were enrolled in the Children’s Health Involving Parents of Greater Richmond (CHIP). Plaque samples and dental disease levels were collected from mother and children ages six months to thirty-six months. Oral Health Literacy was compared to both mother and child’s …

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Behavioral Ecology Of Parental Care In A Dendrobatid Frog (Oophaga Pumilio), Jennifer L. Stynoski Apr 2012

Behavioral Ecology Of Parental Care In A Dendrobatid Frog (Oophaga Pumilio), Jennifer L. Stynoski

Open Access Dissertations

Parental care is essential to the success of both parents and offspring in many species, and plays an important role in the evolution of animal mating systems and life histories. The mechanisms that regulate the intensity and form of parental care in a species are determined by many factors and are highly variable across taxa. However, our understanding of the behavioral ecology of parental care is built on research that is highly taxonomically biased to birds, with some studies also in mammals, arthropods, and fish. Amphibians display an impressive diversity of form in parental care, yet few studies of parental …

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2012 April 23 Apr 2012

2012 April 23

Minutes

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The Chanticleer, 2012-04-23, Coastal Carolina University Apr 2012

The Chanticleer, 2012-04-23, Coastal Carolina University

The Chanticleer Student Newspaper

The editorially independent student produced weekly newspaper of Coastal Carolina University.

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Ada News - 04/23/2012, American Dental Association, Publishing Division Apr 2012

Ada News - 04/23/2012, 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.

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Teaching Ethics Through Service Learning, William Stuart Pope Dnp, Rn, Constance Smith Hendricks Phd, Rn, Faan Apr 2012

Teaching Ethics Through Service Learning, William Stuart Pope Dnp, Rn, Constance Smith Hendricks Phd, Rn, Faan

Journal of Health Ethics

Engaging students in the surrounding community is often the goal of nursing classes, especially those that focus on community. Although ethics may be one of the most important subjects in nursing education, teaching it is challenging. An exemplar is used to discuss how a service learning assignment was used to demonstrate and evaluate students’ understanding of the ethical principle of beneficence. A properly designed service learning assignment provided students the opportunity to practice nursing as a caring art with each of Johnson’s five distinctive practices. It gives them the occasion to do the right thing.

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April 23rd 2012, Csusb Apr 2012

April 23rd 2012, Csusb

Coyote Chronicle (1984-)

No abstract provided.

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April 23, 2012, James Madison University Apr 2012

April 23, 2012, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2010-2019

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

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Clinical Utility Of Folate-Containing Oral Contraceptives., Zohra S Lassi, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta Apr 2012

Clinical Utility Of Folate-Containing Oral Contraceptives., Zohra S Lassi, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta

Woman and Child Health

Folate is a generic term for a water-soluble B-complex vitamin which plays an important role in protein synthesis and metabolism and other processes related to cell multiplication and tissue growth. Pregnant and lactating women are at increased risk of folic acid deficiency because generally their dietary folate is insufficient to meet their physiological requirements and the metabolic demands of the growing fetus. The evidence pertaining to the reduction of the risk of neural tube defects (NTDs) due to folate is so compelling that supplementation with 400 mug of folic acid to all women trying to conceive until 12 weeks of …

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Analysis Of The Effects And Current Treatments Of Laminin Deficiency, Joshua Mark Reynolds Apr 2012

Analysis Of The Effects And Current Treatments Of Laminin Deficiency, Joshua Mark Reynolds

Senior Honors Theses

Laminin (LM) is a network of proteins that functions as a connective framework of most cells in the body. It is composed of multiple different subunits and therefore has many different variations. It is a trimeric protein, meaning that it is composed primarily of ⍺, β, and γ chains. The differentiation of these subunits is what gives the different variants their functions. In addition, although LM is the primary molecule in scope, the network of other connective proteins involved in LM-associated diseases will also be covered in lesser detail because molecules like dystrophin, dystroglycan, collagen, and integrin are vital to …

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Fresh: A Catering Company, Erin Potter Apr 2012

Fresh: A Catering Company, Erin Potter

Honors Thesis and Capstone Projects

No abstract provided.

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Examining Racial Differences In Sympathetic Activity Assessed During Recovery From Exercise In Obese Adolescent Females, Stacey Hall Apr 2012

Examining Racial Differences In Sympathetic Activity Assessed During Recovery From Exercise In Obese Adolescent Females, Stacey Hall

Theses and Dissertations

Sympathetic overactivity (SO) is associated with obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. Black adolescents have an increased risk of obesity and CVD later in life, particularly females. PURPOSE: To evaluate differences in SO between black (BOA) and white obese female adolescents (WOA). METHODS: Sixty-one BOA (n=49, 13.7±1.6 yrs, 38.1±6.1 kg/m2) and WOA (n=12, 13.3±2.2 yrs, 34.3±4.9 kg/m2) completed a maximal graded treadmill test after which an exercise recovery index (ERI; heart rate/VO2 plateau) was calculated. RESULTS: The ERI was significantly greater in BOA compared to WOA (29.8 ± 6.4 vs. 24.1 ± 3.1, P = 0.004). Multiple linear regression modeling …

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Bjc Today Apr 2012

Bjc Today

BJC Today

No abstract provided.

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2012 Undergraduate Research Symposium Abstract Book, Academic Center For Enrichment Apr 2012

2012 Undergraduate Research Symposium Abstract Book, Academic Center For Enrichment

Undergraduate Research Symposium Abstract Books

Abstract book from the 2012 Twelfth Annual UMM Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS) which celebrates student scholarly achievement and creative activities.

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Murray Ledger And Times, April 21, 2012, Murray Ledger And Times Apr 2012

Murray Ledger And Times, April 21, 2012, Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

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