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The Benefits Of Tannin-Containing Forages, Jennifer W. Macadam, Joe Brummer, Anowarul Islam, Glenn Shewmaker

All Current Publications

This fact sheet describes tannins, a group of chemical compounds produced by a number of broadleaf forage plants, that can bind proteins.

The Impact Of An Exercise Physiologist Coordinated Resistance Exercise Program On The Physical Function Of People Receiving Hemodialysis: A Stepped Wedge Randomised Control Study, Pn Benett, Rm Daly, T Haines, R Barnard, C Ockerby, B Kent

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Background: Exercise during hemodialysis treatments improves physical function, markers of cardiovascular disease and quality of life. However, exercise programs are not a part of standard therapy in the vast majority of hemodialysis clinics internationally. Hemodialysis unit-based accredited exercise physiologists may contribute to an increased intradialytic exercise uptake and improved physical function. Methods and design: This is a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial design. A total of 180 participants will be recruited from 15 community satellite hemodialysis clinics in a large metropolitan Australian city. Each clinic will represent a cluster unit. The stepped wedge design will consist of three groups …

The Roddey Mcmillan Record - September 2013, Winthrop University

The RMR 2010-2019

The Roddey McMillan Record (RMR) is Winthrop’s monthly multicultural student publication. The RMR has been a significant voice of the minority population of the Winthrop community since its creation by Gail Harris in April 1986. It promotes awareness and understanding of issues concerning minorities for the prosperity of the entire Winthrop community. The purpose of the RMR is to shine light on the many diverse cultures at Winthrop, focusing on issues, concerns and happenings of those who represent the multicultural community on campus. The Roddey McMillan Record is named after Dr. Cynthia Roddey and Atty, Sheila McMillan. Cynthia Roddey was …

Full Issue 42(3)

International Journal of Speleology

No abstract provided.

Plant Management Systems Of British Columbia's First Peoples, Nancy J. Turner, Douglas Deur, Dana Lepofsky

Anthropology Faculty Publications and Presentations

This article provides an overview of the diverse plant resource management strategies of First Nations of British Columbia. Management practices range from relatively large-scale (geographically) and longterm activities – such as the use of fire to clear prairies and subalpine meadows – to very focused actions, such as the pruning of individual shrubs. We describe plant resource management practices and the diverse methods used to identify them, and focus on three case studies to augment this description. These case studies exemplify the range of plants and ecosystems that were managed as well as the combinations of strategies and outcomes encompassed …

Fits And Starts: Visions For The Community Engaged University, Kevin Kecskes, Kevin Foster

Public Administration Faculty Publications and Presentations

Good Morning. So, here we are in Alabama. You’ve all been here a few days. I just got here last night. And I’m again shocked. Eight o’clock in the morning and all of you had all these options and here you are.

Now, I know it was the breakfast that probably pulled you in. But anyway, thank you for coming. Let’s acknowledge the folks here at the University of Alabama for their great work [applause]. Thank you so much. Special thanks go to Dr. [Samory] Pruitt, Dr. Heather Pleasants and Dr. Ed Mullins for organizing us and working with us …

Overcoming Shortage Of Pharmacists To Provide Pharmaceutical Services In Public Health Centers In Indonesia, Yuyun Yuniar, Max Joseph Herman

Kesmas

Indonesia masih menghadapi keterbatasan jumlah apoteker di puskesmas, sehingga pihak pemerintah daerah dan puskesmas harus berupaya mengatasi permasalahan tersebut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menggambarkan ketersediaan dan distribusi tenaga pelayanan kefarmasian di puskesmas serta permasalahan dan alternatif pemecahannya. Data diambil dari hasil Riset Fasilitas Kesehatan (Rifaskes) tahun 2011I. Data kuantitatif tentang tenaga pelayanan kefarmasian di puskesmas dianalisis secara deskriptif berdasarkan regional. Data kualitatif sebagai pendukung diperoleh melalui wawancara mendalam dengan bagian kepegawaian dinas kesehatan dan apoteker empat puskesmas di Kota Bogor dan Bekasi, 3 kemudian dianalisis dengan metode analisis tema. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa Sulawesi memiliki persentase puskesmas dengan tenaga apoteker …

Model Prediksi Indeks Massa Tubuh Remaja Berdasarkan Riwayat Lahir Dan Status Gizi Anak, Demsa Simbolon

Kesmas

Usia remaja merupakan salah satu kelompok umur rentan terhadap masalah gizi sebagai akibat riwayat lahir dan status gizi buruk sebelumnya yang konsekuensinya buruk dalam daur hidup berikutnya. Penelitian ini menggunakan data Indonesia Family Life Survey (IFLS) dengan desain studi longitudinal, bertujuan memperoleh model prediksi IMT remaja berdasarkan riwayat lahir dan status gizi anak. Sampel berjumlah 837 balita dipilih secara multistage random sampling. Riwayat lahir diukur dari berat lahir dan umur kehamilan. Pengukuran status gizi dilakukan mulai balita sampai remaja (15 - 19 tahun). Analisis menggunakan regresi logistik multinomial. Rata-rata berat lahir bayi perempuan 147 gram lebih rendah dibandingkan bayi laki-laki. …

Program Edukasi Kesehatan Dan Perubahan Lingkar Pinggang Pada Penderita Diabetes Melitus Tipe 2, Aguslina Kirtishanti, Amelia Lorensia, Ananta Yudiarso, Linggani Linggani, Selvia Agustina, Lidia Junita

Kesmas

Diabetes melitus adalah penyakit yang menyebabkan morbiditas dan mortalitas di dunia. Hubungan antara diabetes melitus dengan obesitas telah diketahui, tetapi peran distribusi pada daerah abdominal belum sepenuhnya dijelaskan. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh pemberian edukasi kesehatan terhadap perubahan lingkar pinggang pada pasien diabetes melitus tipe 2. Penelitian ini merupakan studi eksperimental dengan satu kelompok desain pretest-posttest di Surabaya pada bulan Juni - Juli 2013, dan melibatkan 31 subjek yang diberi program edukasi kesehatan selama 1 bulan yang dibagi dalam 4 pertemuan. Data dari pretest dan posttest dikumpulkan dan dianalisis dengan metode wilcoxon signed rank test pada data yang tidak …

Efektivitas Sirih Merah Dalam Perawatan Luka Perineum Di Bidan Praktik Mandiri, Susilo Damarini, Eliana Eliana, Mariati Mariati

Kesmas

Angka kejadian ruptur perineum pada primipara persalinan normal adalah sekitar 88,9%. Piper crocatum extract atau ekstrak daun sirih merah diketahui mempunyai kandungan kimia yang berefek antiseptik dan antibakteri. Sebagian besar persalinan normal di Kota Bengkulu mengalami ruptur spontan atau episiotomi. Dari 10 persalinan, ada 7 pasien yang mengalami robekan perineum dan kering rata-rata dalam 7 hari, dengan perawatan menggunakan iodin atau merendam/ cebok rebusan daun sirih. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menilai efektivitas penyembuhan luka perineum ibu nifas dengan menggunakan daun sirih merah dan obat antiseptik. Metode penelitian quasi eksperimental, populasi ibu pospartum dengan luka perineum yang ditolong oleh bidan praktik …

Voices From The Table: Assessing The Dynamic Cultures Of The Food Insecure And The Food Secure, Abigail Maurer

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

Food insecurity rates continue to rise in the United States, which creates a greater disparity between those who are food secure and those who are food insecure. Existing literature indicates that such a disparity is affected directly and indirectly through cultural, socioeconomic, and geographic factors.

The objectives of this project were designed to place culture as a central construct for understanding food insecurity and security. The objectives include (1) identifying common attitudes, beliefs, values, and patterns of participants’ food culture, whether food insecure or secure; (2) gaining a deeper understanding of the unique cultures that exist within food secure and …

The Influence Of Parental Aspirations, Attitudes, And Engagement On Children's Very Low Food Security, Elizabeth T. Powers

University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research Discussion Paper Series

Survey of Income and Program Participation data are used to investigate the relationship between parenting and children’s very low food security. Parenting is characterized along five domains (emotional outlook, support, education desires, activities with the child excluding meals, and television viewing rules). Food security definitions are obtained from questions in a special SIPP module that are based on the USDA’s core food security module. Graphical evidence indicates that parenting patterns differ distinctly for households experiencing various levels of food insecurity. Descriptive regression evidence suggests that some of the parenting attributes are significantly associated with children’s food insecurity, even controlling for …

Risk And Protective Factors Associated With Prevalence Of Vlfs In Children Among Children Of Foreign-Born Mothers, John Cook

University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research Discussion Paper Series

This research examined VLFS in children among households with foreign-born (FB) mothers compared to US-born mothers through three research questions: Is mother’s foreign-born status (FBS) associated with VLFS in children, and can association be explained by mothers’ socio-demographic characteristics? Are FB mothers more or less likely to receive nutrition or non-nutrition assistance benefits, or work for pay than US-born mothers? Do mothers’ FBS, or protective/risk factors associated with FBS, modify associations of negative economic shocks and hardships with VLFS in children? Data are on approximately 44,000 mother-child (ages<48 Mos.) dyads collected from household surveys administered under a "sentinel surveillance" system over 1998-2012 at teaching hospitals and clinics in seven US cities. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression models tested study hypotheses. Mothers' FBS is strongly positively associated with VLFS in children after controlling for available risk and protective factors. FB mothers are less likely to receive SNAP and non-nutrition assistance (TANF, LIHEAP or housing subsidies), but more likely to receive WIC and to be employed than US-born mothers. FB mothers are no more likely to report negative reasons for not receiving SNAP or TANF, or losing jobs or decreasing work hours than US-born, and reported "immigration concerns" rarely. No need/chose not to participate are most frequently reported reasons for not receiving SNAP and TANF; pregnancy/maternity leave and "market conditions" for lost jobs and decreased work hours. Economic shocks and hardships are positively associated with VLFS in children, but Mothers' FBS does not interact with shocks and hardships to modify those associations.

Reporter - August 30th 2013, Rit Reporter Staff

University Publications

No abstract provided.

Food Insecurity During Childhood: Understanding Persistence And Change Using Linked Current Population Survey Data, Sheela Kennedy, Catherine A. Fitch, John Robert Warren, Julia A. Rivera Drew

University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research Discussion Paper Series

Our paper examines the prevalence and determinants of children’s transitions into and out of food insecurity since 2001. We use longitudinally linked data from the Food Security Supplements to the Current Population Surveys to estimate one-year transition probabilities of entry and exit from food insecurity. Our results indicate that child hunger is typically short-lived, but children experiencing very low food security frequently experience multiple consecutive years of food insecurity. We demonstrate large demographic and socioeconomic differences in rates of entry into very low food security and persistence in children's food insecurity. Income and employment shocks are important predictors of child …

Use Of Alternative Financial Services And Childhood Food Insecurity, Katie Fitzpatrick

University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research Discussion Paper Series

Low- and moderate-income (LMI) households with children often face considerable difficulties in ensuring enough financial resources for an adequate diet. This project investigates the use of financial services and other financial decisions parents make that may affect the risk of very low food security and food insecurity of children. With households in both the December 2008 Current Population Survey (CPS) Food Security Supplement and the January 2009 CPS Unbanked and Underbanked Supplement, the project studies the relationship between bank account ownership, use of alternative financial service (AFS) providers, the organization of household finances, and the food security of children. Both …

Uab Offers National Diabetes Prevention Program Targeting At-Risk Adults, Tyler Greer

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

Effect Of Selenium On The Expression Of The Androgen Receptor And Nuclear Factor Kappa-B In Human Prostate Cancer Cells, Daniel Tandberg, Dr. Merrill J. Christensen

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Selenium has been established as a promising chemopreventive element for prostate cancer. Several different mechanisms have been studied to delineate selenium’s anti-cancer effect, but the exact target and mechanism has yet to be clearly defined. Previous studies have established an inhibitory relationship between the nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) and selenium, as well as the Androgen Receptor (AR) and selenium in human LNCap cells. Both NF-κB and AR are constituently active during prostate cancer development, and their deactivation by selenium might be one of the mechanisms by which selenium acts as a chemopreventative agent. The purpose of our research is …

The Derivatives Of Resveratrol And Prostate Cancer, Dallin Snow, Dr. Merrill Christensen

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Resveratrol has been shown to be a very effective anticarcinogenic compound, in addition to its anti-viral, anti-aging, anti-inflammatory, and life prolonging effects. Resveratrol binds the estrogen receptor beta which in turn down regulates the androgen receptor, which is active in prostate cancer. Past studies of the effects of resveratrol on human prostate cancer cells have shown that it increases the rate of apoptosis and decreases proliferation in a dose and time dependent manner (Benitez, 2007). Also, a 2004 study exploring the absorption and metabolism of resveratrol in humans indicated that it is metabolized at a rapid rate by humans. It …

Identification Of Genes Related To Saponin Synthesis In Chenopodium Quinoa, Chris Nye, Dr. Jeff Maughan

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Chenopodium quinoa, commonly known as quinoa, is a vital crop to the subsistence farmers of the Altiplano region of South America. Quinoa has several unique characteristics which contribute to its ability to grow in a variety of harsh conditions found in the high altitudes and heat of South America. Quinoa has high drought tolerance, salt tolerance, as well as a natural resistance to birds and other pests. This protection comes from a coating of a wax-like substance, called saponin, found on the surface of quinoa seeds (Ward, 2001).

Project Sun Bear Nutrition, Alicia Anderson

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Sun bears (Helarctos malayanus) are a critically endangered species. In this study, we will test stable isotope levels of D/H, 18O/16O, and 34S/32S that are assimilated in sun bear hair, feces, and urine to determine if consumption of mealworms, the larval stage of Tenebrio molitor, or house crickets, Achetus domesticus, can be differentiated isotopically by measuring sulfur, oxygen, and hydrogen isotopes in the bear’s substrates. We started by collecting food and hair samples from the different bears in the study in order to establish a baseline isotope ratio that we can compare with our future studies. In order to acquire …

Saponin Microarray, Jimena B. Alvarez, Dr. P. Jeff Maughan

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd) is an important crop originally from the Andes of South America. Quinoa grows well in high altitude and high saline conditions, for which it is used as a substantial food source by the farmers of the Altiplano (high plains) in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador. Quinoa has great nutritional value, as its seeds contain high quality protein in vast amounts and other nutrients such as carbohydrates, lipids, and minerals1. However, quinoa has a seed coat with high levels of saponin that limits its nutritional uptake in humans. In addition, saponins are bitter-tasting compounds, thus making quinoa unpalatable. …

2013-August-30-Ward Sare Grant, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

Rice And Magic: A Cultural History From The Precolonial World To The Present, Filomeno V.; Aguilar Jr.

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

Beliefs in rice spirits were integral to the magical worldview of the precolonial inhabitants of these islands. Under Spanish colonialism, rice became a staple but it underwent disenchantment and symbolic marginality. By the 1870s rice production fell short relative to demand. Twentieth-century initiatives to address persistent shortages culminated in the 1960s Green Revolution, which further altered the rice plant and ushered in the age of practicality. Nonetheless, because rice production cannot be fully controlled, farmers still deploy culturally meaningful strategies to deal with uncertainties. The old meanings of rice for commensality have also proven resilient and reveal peculiarly Filipino ways.Keywords: …

Childhood Obesity Task Forces Established By State Legislatures, 2001-2010, Ashleigh L. May, Sonia A. Kim, Bettylou Sherry, Heidi M. Blanck

United States Public Health Resources

Introduction - States and communities are considering policy and environmental strategies, including enacting legislation, to reduce and prevent childhood obesity. One legislative approach has been to create task forces to understand key issues and develop a course of action. The goal of this study was to describe state-level, childhood obesity task forces in the United States created by legislation from 2001 through 2010.

Methods - We used the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity database to identify state-level childhood obesity task forces created through legislation from 2001 through 2010.

Results - We identified …

Investigation Of The Structure Of Quinoa Saponins By Hplc And Mass-Spec, Samuel Swainhart, Dr. Steve Wood

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Quinoa is a grain grown mainly by Natives in diverse areas throughout Latin America that is considered by many nutritional scientists as possibly the most nourishing grain available. Its contents include high levels of protein, an exceptional composition of amino acids, and many carbohydrates. Unfortunately, quinoa is very climate sensitive, and currently can only be grown in certain areas of the world, due to a low tolerance for intense heat. For this reason, quinoa is not grown everywhere and its annual yields are nowhere near the enormous quantities of rice and grain harvested annually. There are many different known varieties …

Entrepreneurial Transformation Of The School Of Education At One Midwestern Public University: A Case Study, Inna Molitoris

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

Globalization and the rapidly changing market cause universities to seek new and creative ways to survive and succeed. The term entrepreneurial university is an ideological umbrella for those higher education institutions that are attempting to fully participate in the social and economic life of society. This qualitative study was aimed to investigate the entrepreneurial transformation at the departments of the School of Education at one Midwestern large public comprehensive university. The researcher sought to better understand the growth of the programs and services at the organization and how entrepreneurial concepts such as entrepreneurial behavior, culture, entrepreneurial products, creativity, innovations, and …

Polydnaviral Ankyrin Proteins Aid Parasitic Wasp Survival By Coordinate And Selective Inhibition Of Hematopoietic And Immune Nf-Kappa B Signaling In Insect Hosts, Gwenaelle Gueguen, Marta E. Kalamarz, Johnny Ramroop, Jeffrey Uribe, Shubha Govind

Publications and Research

Polydnaviruses are mutualists of their parasitoid wasps and express genes in immune cells of their Lepidopteran hosts. Polydnaviral genomes carry multiple copies of viral ankyrins or vankyrins. Vankyrin proteins are homologous to IκB proteins, but lack sequences for regulated degradation. We tested if Ichnoviral Vankyrins differentially impede Toll-NF-κB-dependent hematopoietic and immune signaling in a heterologous in vivo Drosophila, system. We first show that hematopoiesis and the cellular encapsulation response against parasitoid wasps are tightly-linked via NF-κB signaling. The niche, which neighbors the larval hematopoietic progenitors, responds to parasite infection. Drosophila NF-κB proteins are expressed in the niche, and non cell-autonomously …

Consolidated E-Book Usage Statistics 2012-2013, Andree Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Consolidated usage statistics for e-books available through the University of Rhode Island Libraries from July 2012 through June 2013. Data from three COUNTER-compliant reports are included: BR2, BR1, and JR1. Usage for titles that received no use during the time period is excluded.

Platforms include:

• Early English Books Online
• EBSCOhost
• Gale
• OVID
• Morgan & Claypool
• ProjectMUSE
• Safari Books Online
• Salem Online
• ScienceDirect
• SpringerLink

Spartan Daily, August 28, 2013, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 141, Issue 2