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Possible Effects Of Moss On Distribution And Performance Of A Threatened Endemic Primrose, Andrew P. Rayburn, Jacob B. Davidson, Hillary M. White

Western North American Naturalist

Mosses may compete with vascular plants for limited soil resources, facilitate vascular plants by buffering extremes in abiotic conditions, and potentially trap seeds and provide safe sites for germination and establishment. We conducted a field study to investigate the effects of moss on the distribution and performance of Primula cusickiana var. maguirei, a threatened endemic perennial forb that occurs in an extremely narrow range within a single canyon in northern Utah, USA. Within the study population, we found that primroses occurred far more often on moss patches than on other substrates and that primroses occurring on moss patches had increased …

Obituary: Kimball Taylor Harper, 1931–2011, Renée Van Buren

Western North American Naturalist

Obituary: Kimball Taylor Harper, 1931–2011

April 5, 2012 Grove Edition, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Prospectus, April 4, 2012, Spencer Brown, Chanelle Stokes, Buster Bytes, Mark Roughton, Mace Mackiewicz

Prospectus 2012

FOOD FOR THOUGHT LOOKS TO SATISFY STUDENTS, Robert Easter Named President at Scandalized Urbana-Champaign, Defending the Hoodie: Garment no Reason to Stereotype, Students Say, What do You Think About Parkland's New Upgraded Wi-Fi?, How to Handle Spam Text Messages, A Good Pay Phone is Hard to Find, Those Withouth Religious Affiliation Aren't Necessarily Rejecting God, Letter to the Editor, Employers Asking for Passwords is Wrong, Cobras Baseball Shakes off Tough Early Schedule, Mass Effect 3 Review

Changing Drink: How The Eighteenth Amendment Significantly Altered The Way People Regard Drink, Michelle Jasinski

Academic Symposium of Undergraduate Scholarship

Early nineteenth century Americans embraced a culture of drink that was embedded in all parts of life, including their work, family, religion, traditions, and social relations. Critics of this drink culture succeeded in banning the production and sale of alcohol under the Eighteenth Amendment which lasted from 1919 until 1933. This abrupt transformation dramatically changed American’s drinking habits by forcing the consumption of alcohol into a new culture of secrecy and unlawfulness. By the time the nation’s leaders realized the error of Prohibition, the culture of alcohol and drink had drastically transformed from an integrated part of public life to …

The Anchor, Volume 125.20: April 4, 2012, Hope College

The Anchor: 2012

The Anchor began in 1887 and was first issued weekly in 1914. Covering national and campus news alike, Hope College’s student-run newspaper has grown over the years to encompass over two-dozen editors, reporters, and staff. For much of The Anchor's history, the latest issue was distributed across campus each Wednesday throughout the academic school year (with few exceptions). In recent years The Anchor moved to monthly print issues and a more frequently updated website. The Anchor is now published in print twice per academic semester. Occasionally, the volume and/or issue numbering is irregular.

The Utah Statesman, April 4, 2012, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Volume 49, Number 33: April 04, 2012, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Changing Drink: How The Eighteenth Amendment Significantly Altered The Way People Regard Drink, Michelle Jasinski

Honors Theses - Providence Campus

Early nineteenth century Americans embraced a culture of drink that was embedded in all parts of life, including their work, family, religion, traditions, and social relations. Critics of this drink culture succeeded in banning the production and sale of alcohol under the Eighteenth Amendment which lasted from 1919 until 1933. This abrupt transformation dramatically changed American’s drinking habits by forcing the consumption of alcohol into a new culture of secrecy and unlawfulness. By the time the nation’s leaders realized the error of Prohibition, the culture of alcohol and drink had drastically transformed from an integrated part of public life to …

Genetic Polymorphism In A Vegf-Independent Angiogenesis Gene Angpt1 And Overall Survival Of Colorectal Cancer Patients After Surgical Resection, Jingyao Dai, Shaogui Wan, Feng Zhou, Ronald E. Myers, Xu Guo, Bingshan Li, Xiaoying Fu, Juan P. Palazzo, Kefeng Dou, Hushan Yang, Jinliang Xing

Kimmel Cancer Center Faculty Papers

Background

The VEGF-independent angiogenic signaling plays an important role in the development of colorectal cancer (CRC). However, its implication in the clinical outcome of CRC has not been reported. This study aimed to investigate the association between genetic variations in several major VEGF-independent signaling pathway genes and the overall survival of CRC patients.

Methods

Seven single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in four important VEGF-independent angiogenic genes (ANGPT1, AMOT, DLL4 and ENG) were genotyped in a Chinese population with 408 CRC patients.

Results

One SNP, rs1954727 in ANGPT1, was significantly associated with CRC overall survival. Compared to …

April 4, 2012, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

7th Annual Research In The Capitol [Program], April 4, 2012, University Of Northern Iowa. University Honors Program., Iowa State University. Honors Program., University Of Iowa. Honors Program.

Research in the Capitol Programs

Program of research presentations given at the Capitol by students from the University of Northern Iowa, Iowa State University, and the University of Iowa.

Invited Editorial: African Pygmies, What's Behind A Name?, Paul Verdu, Giovanni Destro-Bisol

Human Biology

No abstract provided.

The Impact Of Action Schools! Bc On The Health Of Aboriginal Children And Youth Living In Rural And Remote Communities In British Columbia, Dona Tomlin, P. J. Naylor, Heather Mckay, Alexandra Zorzi, Marc Mitchell, Constadina Panagiotopoulos

Paediatrics Publications

Objectives: The aim of the study was to determine the short-term impact of a 7-month whole-school physical activity and healthy eating intervention (Action Schools! BC) over the 2007-2008 school year for children and youth in 3 remote First Nations villages in northwestern British Columbia. Study design: A pre-experimental pre/post design was conducted with 148 children and youth (77 males, 71 females; age 12.5±2.2 yrs). Methods: We evaluated changes in obesity (body mass index [wt/ht 2] and waist circumference z-scores: zBMI and zWC), aerobic fitness (20-m shuttle run), physical activity (PA; physical activity questionnaire and accelerometry), healthy eating (dietary recall) and …

The Prospector, April 3, 2012, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Wellness Issue -- Tossing the Salad

Comparative Analysis Of Yersinia Pestis Infection In Resistant And Susceptible Mice, Nathaniel D. Lambert

Theses and Dissertations

This study demonstrates that 2 month old, female B10.T(6R) are highly resistant to systemic infection with the KIM5 strain of Yersinia pestis , and that B10.T(6R) mice become susceptible to Y. pestis infection by 5 months of age. In this study we infected both young (2 month) and middle-aged (5-12 month) B10.T(6R) with equal CFUs of Y. pestis. LD50 of young B10.T(6R) was ∼1.4 X 10 4 CFU, while middle-aged B10. T(6R) mice exhibited an LD50 of ∼60 CFU. An elevated bacterial burden was found in the spleens of middle-aged mice at 24 and 60 h and the livers at …

Materials And Methods For Treatment Of Inflammatory And Cell Proliferation Disorders, Shyam S. Mohapatra

USF Patents

Compositions and methods for treatment of inflammatory and cell proliferation disorders using natriuretic hormone peptide (NP), polynucleotides encoding NP, or agents that reduce the activity of atrial natriuretic peptide receptor A (NPR-A).

Life-Course Origins Of Social Inequalities In Adult Immune Cell Markers Of Inflammation In Developing Southern Chinese Population: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Douglas A. West, Gabriel M. Leung, Chao Q. Jiang, Timothy M. Elwell-Sutton, Wei S. Zhang, Tai H. Lam, Kar K. Cheng, Mary Schooling

Publications and Research

Background
Socioeconomic position (SEP) throughout life is associated with cardiovascular disease, though the mechanisms linking these two are unclear. It is also unclear whether there are critical periods in the life course when exposure to better socioeconomic conditions confers advantages or whether SEP exposures accumulate across the whole life course. Inflammation may be a mechanism linking socioeconomic position (SEP) with cardiovascular disease. In a large sample of older residents of Guangzhou, in southern China, we examined the association of life course SEP with inflammation.

Methods
In baseline data on 9,981 adults (≥ 50 years old) from the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort …

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

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Binge Eating After Bariatric Surgery: The Role Of Treatment Groups, Christine M. Peat

Theses and Dissertations

As the recent rates of obesity have increased, so too have the rates of individuals electing to undergo bariatric surgery. Extant literature would suggest that surgical treatment is the most effective in terms of overall weight loss, however the problem of binge eating persists even after surgery and can affect the extent to which weight loss is maintained. Thus, the current study examined the potential effect of a cognitive-behavioral (CBT) group treatment aimed at reducing binge eating the post-surgical bariatric population. Self-reports of binge eating, health-related quality of life, and depression were obtained from a total of 68 post-bariatric patients. …

Misting Effects Of The Microbial Quality Of Retail Leaf Lettuce, Rachel Rossman, David Giraud, Julie A. Albrecht

RURALS: Review of Undergraduate Research in Agricultural and Life Sciences

Limited research has been done on the microbial quality of produce that has been misted at retail food settings. Therefore, our objective was to determine the microbial quality of leaf lettuce displayed at retail in misted or non-misted displays. Three grocery stores that mist and three grocery stores that do not mist lettuce were selected to obtain leaf lettuce. Leaf lettuce was analyzed for aerobic plate count (APC), yeast, mold, and Enterobacteriaceae. APC ranged from 6.23 to 6.36 Log10/g for misted leaf lettuce compared to 5.20 Log10/g for non-misted leaf lettuce. Yeast counts ranged from 4.34 to 4.91Log10g for misted …

Development Finance For Universal Energy Access, Giorgio Gualberti, Morgan Bazilian, Erik Haites, Maria Da Graça Carvalho

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers

The United Nations General Assembly declared 2012 the “International Year of Sustainable Energy for All”, officially recognising the urgent need to put energy at the centre of the global development agenda. In parallel, a strong international policy effort is being made to achieve the goal of universal energy access to modern energy services by 2030. To support these efforts, a dramatic scaling-up of financing to the energy sector will be required through official development aid, other official flows, climate financing and various private flows. In this paper we analyse the recent evolution of development policies and finance for the energy …

The Nexus Land-Use Model, An Approach Articulating Biophysical Potentials And Economic Dynamics To Model, F. Souty, T. Brunelle, P. Dumas, B. Dorin, P. Ciais, R. Crassous

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers

Interactions between food demand, biomass energy and forest preservation are driving both food prices and land-use changes, regionally and globally. This study presents a new model called Nexus Land-Use which describes these interactions through a generic representation of agricultural intensification mechanisms. The Nexus Land-Use model equations combine biophysics and economics into a single coherent framework to calculate crop yields, food prices, and resulting pasture and cropland areas within 12 regions inter-connected with each other by international trade. The representation of cropland and livestock production systems in each region relies on three components: (i) a biomass production function derived from the …

Cseas Weekly Bulletin (April 2, 2012), Center For Southeast Asian Studies

CSEAS Bulletin

No abstract provided.

Uab Professor Attains High Honor In Nutrition World, Jim Bakken

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

April 2, 2012 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

The Eastern Echo, April 2, 2012, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Student Newspaper: The Normal News & The Eastern Echo

No abstract provided.

The Eastern Echo, April 2, 2012, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Student Newspaper: The Normal News & The Eastern Echo

No abstract provided.

The Eastern Echo, April 2, 2012, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Student Newspaper: The Normal News & The Eastern Echo

No abstract provided.

Digital Detectives Deciper Ingredients, Rosalie Marion Bliss, James M. Harnly, Pei Chen

Agricultural Research Magazine

Television shows featuring crime scene investigators have been keeping viewers intrigued for years. But the Agricultural Research Service’s intriguing “food composition investigators” are just as innovative at deciphering truth from fiction relating to ingredients of plant-based foods and dietary supplements. The researchers are at the ARS Food Composition and Methods Development Laboratory, which is headed by research leader James Harnly. The laboratory is part of the Beltsville [Maryland] Human Nutrition Research Center (BHNRC).

They’re using new equipment and a metabolomics approach to discover compounds and to accurately identify ingredients in foods and supplements. They are also looking at chemical composition …