Digital Commons Network^™

The Murray Ledger And Times, August 28, 2013, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Anxiety Sensitivity As A Moderator For Ptsd Mediated Combat Exposure In Predicting Suicide Risk In A Military Sample, Barry Donovan Eye

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

Suicide took almost 40,000 U.S. lives in 2011, with military rates exceeding the general population (and rising). Anxiety sensitivity (AS; the fear of fear) includes three components: physical, cognitive, and social. Recent studies indicate a connection between AS and suicidality through the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide (IPTS). Separate research has proposed that the development of severe psychopathology, like posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and suicide, may be moderated by AS. The present study considered this mechanism from an IPTS perspective with a cross-sectional sample of veterans and active duty members from a Veterans Affairs clinic database. Regression models tested whether physical …

Synthetic Polymeric Carbohydrates Recognized Toxoplasma Gondii Tachyzoites And Induced Early Phagocytosis By Macrophages, Souzan Hussain Eassa

Theses and Dissertations

Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease caused by the intracellular protozoan Toxoplasma gondii your words (T. gondii your words) that affects most types of warm-blooded vertebrate cells. Up to one third of the humans population in the world is chronically infected by this parasite. Human and animals at risk for toxoplasmosis include fetuses, newborns, and immunologically impaired patients. To date, there is no vaccine available and no drug has a successful effective against chronic form of toxoplasmosis. Recent Toxoplasma your words diagnostic methods showed high false positive results and cannot detect the parasite in the early infection stage. Early diagnosis of …

How Television Fast Food Marketing Aimed At Children Compares With Adult Advertisements, Amy M. Bernhardt, Cara Wilking, Anna M. Adachi-Mejia, Elaina Bergamini, Jill Marijnissen, James D. Sargent

Dartmouth Scholarship

Objectives: Quick service restaurant (QSR) television advertisements for children’s meals were compared with adult advertisements from the same companies to assess whether self-regulatory pledges for food advertisements to children had been implemented. Methods: All nationally televised advertisements for the top 25 US QSR restaurants from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010 were obtained and viewed to identify those advertising meals for children and these advertisements were compared with adult advertisements from the same companies. Content coding included visual and audio assessment of branding, toy premiums, movie tie-ins, and depictions of food. For image size comparisons, the diagonal length of …

Dissecting The Mechanisms And The Nutritional Requirements Of The Expansion Of Normal And Tumorigenic Intestinal Stem Cell Lineages In Drosophila Melanogaster, Wen-Chih Lee

All Theses and Dissertations (ETDs)

Organisms are constantly challenged by injury and senescence. To replenish lost cells, adult tissue must contain a cellular reserve to maintain homeostasis. For example, adult stem cells exhibit two unique properties, self-renewal and potency, that make them well suited for this role. Tight regulatory control of stem cell properties is critical to maintain homeostatic balance; misregulation often leads to tumors or diseases. Recently, homeostasis of the intestinal epithelium has been shown to depend on a population of molecular defined intestinal stem cells: ISCs) in both Drosophila and mammals. However, the regulatory mechanisms controlling ISC behaviors remain poorly defined. We took …

The C Terminus Of Ftsz Regulates Ftsz Assembly Dynamics And Is Required For Bacillus Subtilis Cell Division, Pj Buske

All Theses and Dissertations (ETDs)

Bacterial cell division is initiated by the assembly of the tubulin homolog FtsZ into a ring: Z ring) at the nascent division site. Once formed, the Z ring serves as a scaffold for recruitment of the division machinery and helps provide some of the constrictive force for cytokinesis. In vitro FtsZ undergoes GTP-dependent assembly where individual subunits form single-stranded protofilaments and laterally-associated filament bundles. How the filamentous FtsZ structures observed in vitro translate into the behavior of the Z ring in vivo remains a fundamental question. In this dissertation I establish important roles for the previously uncharacterized FtsZ C-terminal domains …

August 28, 2013, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Do Life Style Factors And Socioeconomic Variables Explain Why Black Women Have A Remarkably Higher Body Mass Index (Bmi) Than White Women In The United States? Findings From The 2010 National Health Interview Survey, Mohammad Siahpush, Courtney A. Pinard, Gopal K. Singh, Melissa Tibbits, Raees A. Shaikh, Amy Yaroch

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

Objective: There are marked inequalities in body mass index (BMI), overweight, and obesity across ethnic groups. We sought to examine the extent to which lifestyle factors and socioeconomic variables explain the higher BMI in Black women compared to White women in the United States.

Methods: We used data from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and limited the sample to non-Hispanic Black and non-Hispanic White women (n = 9,491). We employed normal regression and compared the association of race with BMI before and after adjusting for lifestyle factors (diet, physical activity, smoking, and drinking) and socioeconomic variables (education, ratio …

Up North They’Re Talking Sex: A Collaborative And Community Driven Model For Sexual Health Knowledge Mobilization, Karen Edwards, Steve Mitchell Phd, Nancy Gibson Phd, Cecilia Zoe-Martin, Anita Daniels, Jim Martin, Patrick Wansbrough Rn

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

To address high STI rates in their aboriginal communities, the Tłı̨chǫ of the Northwest Territories adopted a collaborative participatory research approach to sexual health based on four key stages of development. First was community initiation and engagement, where local leaders identified a priority need and began community discussions around sexual health. Secondly, identifying that existing government statistics did not provide them with adequate information, the Tlicho Community Services Agency partnered with the University of Alberta and CIETcanda to conduct a baseline study in all four Tlicho communities, designed and administered by community-based researchers. Third, a community action research team (CART) …

Physical Activity And Social Cognitive Theory Outcomes Of An Internet-Enhanced Physical Activity Intervention For African American Female College Students, Rodney P. Joseph, Dorothy W. Pekmezi, Terri Lewis, Gareth R. Dutton, Lori W. Turner, Nefertiti H. Durant

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

Background. African American women report low levels of physical activity (PA) and are disproportionately burdened by related chronic diseases. This pilot study tested a 6-month theory-based (Social Cognitive Theory, SCT) culturally-relevant website intervention to promote PA among African American female college students.

Materials and Methods. A single group pre-post test design (n=34) was used. PA and associated SCT constructs (outcome expectations, enjoyment, self-regulation, social support) were assessed at baseline, 3 months and 6 months.

Results. The sample was comprised of mostly obese (M BMI= 35.4, SD=6.82) young adults (M age= 21.21 years, SD=2.31). Fifty percent …

08-27-2013 Newly-Established Rural Health Network At Swosu Going Strong, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2013

The Southwestern Oklahoma State University College of Pharmacy in Weatherford has created a Rural Health Network (RHN) to enhance the pharmacist’s role in the delivery of rural health care.

The Prospector, August 27, 2013, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Back to School Issue

The Daily Egyptian, August 27, 2013, Daily Egyptian Staff

August 2013

No abstract provided.

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

Journal of Undergraduate Research

According to the American Cancer Society prostate cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer, as well as the second most common cause of cancer death in the United States. The trace mineral and essential nutrient selenium has been established as a promising chemopreventive element for prostate cancer. Plant foods are the best source of selenium; however, the selenium content of plants varies significantly based on the soil in which it was grown in. This study attempted to provide further insight into the molecular mechanism by which selenium effects cancer development. Specifically we looked at the expression of the Nuclear …

Factors Affecting Folic Acid Stability In Micronutrient Fortified Corn Tortillas, Kirk Oler

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The previously submitted grant application outlined research methods that would use ORCA funding. This report is a follow up to the initial ORCA grant application. First, a brief recapitulation of the grant application will be provided. Second will be a description of the actual research with any deviations from the application. Third, the results of the research will be presented.

Antioxidant Interactions In Strawberries Exhibit Synergism And Antagonism, Joshua Reber, Dr. Tory Parker

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Epidemiological evidence has shown, on average, that those who consume more servings of fruits and vegetables have lower relative risk for cardiovascular disease and some cancers (Lee et al., 1991; Hertog et al., 1993; van’t Veer et al., 2000). As a result, a great deal of research has explored the components of fruit (Robards et al., 1999), with primary emphasis being placed on compounds in the phenolic category. This focus developed from the high in vitro antioxidant capacity of these compounds and the potential for them to protect lipids, protein and DNA from oxidative damage (van’t Veer et al., 2000). …

Validity Of Four Activity Monitors During Controlled And Free-Living Conditions, Joey Lee

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the step count validity of the pendulum-based Yamax Digiwalker SW-701 pedometer (YX), piezoelectric Omron HJ-720-T pedometer (OP), uni-axial Polar Active accelerometer (PAC), and micro electro-mechanical system Actigraph gt3x accelerometer (AG) during controlled and free-living conditions. A convenience sample of college-aged students participated in Study 1 (treadmill walking, n = 43; 21 females) and Study 2 (free-living, n = 37; 18 females). During study 1, subjects walked on a treadmill at five speeds for 3-minutes per stage wearing all four devices while a researcher manually counted steps which provided a criterion measure. During …

The Effect Of Mechanical Tenderization On The Internal Cooked Color Of Beef Eye Of Round Steak, Amanda Nordquist, Maria Carter, Dr. Frost Steele, Dr. Laura Jefferies

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of mechanical tenderization on the internal cooked color of beef steak, and specifically to determine if it exhibits premature browning during cooking because of the mechanical tenderization. The microbiological safety of mechanically tenderized meat has been questioned due to its implication in six recent outbreaks of E. coli O157:H7. Current research suggests that tenderization may increase the risk of internal penetration and cross-contamination of E. coli. Consumer evaluation of prematurely browned meat would lead to undercooking; increasing the risks associated with consuming contaminated meat. In this study, beef steaks were …

Dirigent Domain-Containing Protein Is Part Of The Machinery Required For Formation Of The Lignin-Based Casparian Strip In The Root, Prashant S. Hosmani, Takehiro Kamiya, John Danku, Sadaf Naseer, Niko Geldner, Mary Lou Guerinot, David Salt

Dartmouth Scholarship

The endodermis acts as a "second skin" in plant roots by providing the cellular control necessary for the selective entry of water and solutes into the vascular system. To enable such control, Casparian strips span the cell wall of adjacent endodermal cells to form a tight junction that blocks extracellular diffusion across the endodermis. This junction is composed of lignin that is polymerized by oxidative coupling of monolignols through the action of a NADPH oxidase and peroxidases. Casparian strip domain proteins (CASPs) correctly position this biosynthetic machinery by forming a protein scaffold in the plasma membrane at the site where …

Report On Consultation Carried Out By The Gda Leading To A Draft Strategic Plan, Grangegorman Development Agency

Publications

This Consultation Report outlines all consultation which has taken place up to this point in the development of the draft Strategic Plan and will be a document in constant development as the project progresses. It has been completed in order to clearly demonstrate the GDA’s commitment to involving all stakeholders in the project and to allow everyone to understand how this is carried out following best practice procedures. It is our intention to continue in this manner until the full completion of the Grangegorman project.

The four reports are:

*Draft Strategic Plan Consultation Report

*Sample Information Poster

*Report on Autumn …

Consultation Workshops, Grangegorman Development Agency

Publications

During May 2008 a consultation afternoon was held at which there was a discussion about the issues raised in Autumn of 2007. A response document to the consultation afternoon was prepared and is now available.

A series of Consultation Workshops was run during the latter half of 2007 and a report on the findings from these workshops has been produced .

Includes Five Workshops:

*Response on Issues Raised in Autumn 2007 Workshops

*Final Report

*Staff Report

*Students Union Report

*Students Report

What's Happening: August 26, 2013, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, August 26, 2013, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Graduate Council Report
• Research Council Report
• Election of new Committee on Committees Member
• PRPC Section 402, Language on RCDE and USU Eastern
• Post Tenure Review process revision update (e.g. results of straw poll vote)

The Effects Of Selenium, Resveratrol, And A Resveratrol Derivative On Human Prostate Cancer Lncap And 22rv1 Cell Lines, Jason Morris, Dr. Merrill J. Christensen

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The goal of this project was to determine whether there was a synergistic anticarcinogenic effect between selenium and resveratrol, both of which had independently demonstrated the ability to inhibit prostate cancer cell proliferation. Additionally, the project also sought to determine whether a less soluble derivative of resveratrol, synthesized at BYU by Dr. Merrit B. Andrus of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, maintained the anticarcinogenic potency of resveratrol, and what were the effects of this derivative in conjunction with selenium.

The Collegian (2013-08-26), Cleiri Quezada

UTB/TSC Archives - The Collegian [Newspaper]

Vol. 66, No. 1

Nucleic Acid Analysis Of Black Dot Infected Russet Norkotah Potato As Influenced By Environmental Potassium, Mason Kearns, Dr. Brad Geary

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The purpose of our project was first to apply polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology in quantifying the infection levels of a disease in potato, and also to determine the result of varying potassium nutrition on fungal infection levels. The method currently used to assay infection is the root colonization assay (RCA) which produces less accurate results than PCR quantification. We hypothesized that a Potassium concentration of 80mg/L would be most beneficial for resisting the pathogen. The project began in January 2009, finished in May 2009 and was presented at the 2009 annual American Phytopathological Society meeting in Portland Oregon in …

The Daily Gamecock, Monday, August 26, 2013, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

August

No abstract provided.

The Bg News August 26, 2013, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. August 26, 2013. Volume 93-Issue 2.

Effect Of High Fat Diet With Aicar Treatment On Mitochondrial Biogenesis Of Male Rats, David Mills, Chad Hancock

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The original goal for my project was to study how a high-fat diet affects insulin resistance in slow twitch and fast twitch muscle fibers in rats. We hypothesized that administering a drug named acipamox, which lowers cellular free fatty acid levels, would restore insulin sensitivity in both slow twitch and fast twitch muscle fibers. Previously published research showed that acipamox restored insulin sensitivity in slow twitch fibers (1) but this study did not address what happened in the fast twitch muscle fibers.

Effects Of Iron Fertilization On Potato Yield Parameters, Joshua Buck, Dr. Bryan Hopkins

Journal of Undergraduate Research

As world population increases the demand on agriculture to produce a sufficient amount of food has dramatically increased. However, agricultural lands in the US and worldwide are quickly disappearing to further urban development. Therefore it is essential that agricultural practices are reviewed and improved to insure a maximum yield from minimum resources.