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Ohio University Faculty Senate Minutes December 8, 2014, Angela Brock

Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Study The Changes Of Thyroid Hormones Levels Following Major Urological Surgery, Fayhaa M. Khaleel, Ihsan A. Al-Shammari, Noor N. Oda

Baghdad Science Journal

This study was designed to evaluatethe effect of major surgery on thyroid hormones and thyrotropin in patient undergoing major lower abdominal surgery. The study included fifty patients scheduled for elective major lower abdominal surgery, the serum levels of T3, T4 and TSH were determined one day preoperatively, intraoperative, one day postoperatively, two days postoperatively, and rT3 was determined one day preoperatively, and one day postoperatively. We observed that the levels of (T3, T4, TSH) increased significantly (P<0.05) intraoperatively, one day postoperatively the levels of T3 and T4 reduced significantly (P<0.05), while TSH reduced not significantly (P>0.05), and two days postoperatively T4 and TSH returned to increase significantly but T3 not significantly (P>0.05). rT3 increased not significant (P …

Estimation Of Serum Osteocalcin Levels In Osteoporotic Postmenopausal Iraqi Women With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Kadhim K. Ghudhaib, Kismat M Turaki, Sabreen A. Muzal

Baghdad Science Journal

Background: Osteoporosis (OP) is a systemic disease characterized by low bone mass and micro architectural deterioration of bone tissue, resulting in an increased risk of fractures and has touched rampant proportions. Osteocalcin, one of the osteoblast-specific proteins, showed that its functions as a hormone improves glucose metabolism and reduces fat mass ratio. This study is aimed to estimate the osteocalcin and glucose level in blood serum of osteoporotic postmenopausal Women with and without Type 2 Diabetes.Materials and methods: 60 postmenopausal women with osteoporosis divided into two groups depending on with or without T2DM, 30 patients for each. Serum samples of …

Is Serum Amylase Normal In Women With Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome?, Jwan A. Zainulabdeen

Baghdad Science Journal

Background :Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common cause of infertilityin reproductive-age women , it is an important harbinger of metabolic disorders. It has been reported that hyperamylasemia can be used as marker of ovarian cancer patients.The current study was conductedto evaluate amylaseactivity and to estimate the correlation of this enzyme with insulin and insulin resistance in PCOS patients.Methods:This study was conducted on forty five patients with PCOS in comparison to twenty five women as control. Fasting blood sample was taken from each subject and analyzed for amylase activity , FSH,LH, Insulin , proteins, and blood sugar , meanwhile …

Effectiveness Of Tailored Lifestyle Interventions, Using Web-Based And Print-Mail, For Reducing Blood Pressure Among Rural Women With Prehypertension: Main Results Of The Wellness For Women: Dashing Towards Health Clinical Trial., Patricia A. Hageman, Carol H. Pullen, Melody A. Hertzog, Linda Boeckner

Journal Articles: Physical Therapy

Background Lifestyle modification is recommended for management of prehypertension, yet finding effective interventions to reach rural women is a public health challenge. This community-based clinical trial compared the effectiveness of standard advice to two multi-component theory-based tailored interventions, using web-based or print-mailed delivery, in reducing blood pressure among rural women, ages 40–69, with prehypertension.

Methods 289 women with prehypertension enrolled in the Wellness for Women: DASHing towards Health trial, a 12-month intervention with 12-month follow-up. Women were randomly assigned to groups using a 1:2:2 ratio, comparing standard advice (30-minute counseling session) to two interventions (two 2-hour counseling sessions, 5 phone …

Effects Of Selected Commercial Diets And Yeast Substitution On The Growth And Associated Microbiota Of Rotifer (Brachionus Plicatilis), Ryan D. Lind

Open Access Theses

The rotifer (Brachionus plicatilis) is an essential feed organism for successful marine larviculture. Cost effective feeding regimes and the control of harmful bacteria are critical components of rotifer production. Supplementation of commercial diets with yeast can reduce costs, but its effects on bacteria such as Vibrio spp. are not well documented. Two experiments were conducted to identify a practical culture diet. The first experiment evaluates different commercial diets on rotifer growth and total Vibrio. The second experiment determines a practical level of yeast substitution, with regard to rotifer growth, culture Vibrio loads, and cost. The diets evaluated in the first …

Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes 2014-12-05, Bowling Green State University

Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes

The official meeting minutes of Bowling Green State University's Board of Trustees.

Development And Mental Health Care Services: A Case Study At Rtccd, Hanoi, Michelle Lafortune

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Vietnam’s rapid development since 1986 has had both positive and negative impacts on Vietnam’s mental health services. A health system was put into place and is expanding to overcome many challenges. Conversely, development has also brought with it new amenities and technologies that, in some cases, are being abused – one such is example is video games. As Vietnam deals with disturbing violent video game related episodes, parents and community members are searching for answers. This study project focuses on understanding the mental health care system in Vietnam and its current growth and advances. Three weeks were spent in Hanoi, …

Friday Facts, Lehigh Valley Health Network

Friday FACTS

No abstract provided.

Hemispheric Bases For Emotion And Memory, Tad T. Brunyé, Sarah R. Cavanagh, Ruth E. Propper

Department of Psychology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

The goal of this Research Topic was to bring together diverse scientific perspectives on lateralized brain mechanisms underlying emotion, motivation, and memory. The Topic resulted in eight articles, three of which report original research and five of which review and synthesize past research with the aim of developing new hypotheses and theory. A range of international experts with diverse backgrounds, theoretical perspectives, and experimental methods contributed to the Topic. Contributions strongly reflect this diversity, ranging from examining pupil dilation in response to viewing Rembrandt portraits to understanding how caffeine supplementation influences levels of spatial processing. In all cases, the authors …

Famine In Context: Possible Long-Term Effects Of Exposure To Starvation And Malnutrition In Early Life And Subsequent Implications For The Current Crisis In South Sudan, Jenna Mae Stoken

Honors Projects

Central focus

The central focus of this thesis is to examine the historical and sociopolitical roots of famine. In examining the root causes of famine, we can more carefully analyze its effects on the human condition. More specifically, in analyzing the pathologies associated with food deprivation and malnutrition at an early age, we can examine the possible long-term consequences of malnutrition on human health. In doing so, we can apply this understanding to the current crisis in South Sudan, to consider the implications that the current political situation presents for future generations of South Sudanese people.

Thesis rationale

This thesis …

The New Hampshire, Vol. 104 [105], No. 22 (Dec. 5, 2014), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 104, but it is the 105th volume in the series. This was corrected in pencil.

The Bg News December 05, 2014, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. December 05, 2014. Volume 94-Issue 44.

A Descriptive Mixed-Methods Study Examining Resilience And Transitioning To Adulthood Among Emerging Adults With Disabilities, Jennifer E. Mannino

Theses & Dissertations

Transitioning to adulthood is not without challenges. The move away from family influence towards independence and self-determination is filled with uncertainty. As emerging adults (18-29) transition to adulthood they will encounter various challenges related to their new adult roles (Arnett & Tanner, 2005; Jensen & Arnett, 2012). Increased challenges and vulnerabilities in transitioning are evident among emerging adults with disabilities because they face additional challenges related to their disability over and above what all others of this developmental stage experience (Betz & Redcay, 2002; Blomquist, 2007; Faux & Nehring, 2010; King, Baldwin, Currie & Evans, 2005; Murray, 2003; National Research …

Spontaneous Asj-2j Mutant Mouse As A Model For Generalized Arterial Calcification Of Infancy: A Large Deletion/Insertion Mutation In The Enpp1 Gene., Qiaoli Li, C Herbert Pratt, Louise A Dionne, Heather Fairfield, Son Yong Karst, John P Sundberg, Jouni Uitto, Yin Tintut

Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Faculty Papers

Generalized arterial calcification of infancy (GACI), an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the ENPP1 gene, manifests with extensive mineralization of the cardiovascular system. The affected individuals in most cases die within the first year of life, and there is currently no effective treatment for this disorder. In this study, we characterized a spontaneous mutant mouse, asj-2J, as a model for GACI. These mice were identified as part of a phenotypic deviant search in a large-scale production colony of BALB/cJ mice at The Jackson Laboratory. They demonstrated a characteristic gait due to stiffening of the joints, with phenotypic similarity …

Farmers Markets In Urban Us Counties: The Relationship Between Income, Obesity, And Access, Mia El-Hamaki

Earth and Environmental Sciences Presentations

In the last decade there has been a convergence of factors that have contributed to an increase in food deserts, obesity, and income inequality in the US. Two-thirds of US adults are overweight or obese. This prevalence disproportionately affects low income areas with high minority populations (Ruelas et al., 2012). Simultaneously, research shows that grocery stores are tending to move away from low income, inner city communities and towards affluent urban and suburban areas. In order to combat the growing food deserts and obesity rates as a result of this shift, farmers markets have been proposed and utilized as a …

The Utah Statesman, December 4, 2014, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, December 4, 2014, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Art and Design

• Prerequisite Change
• Prerequisite Change, Remove Repeatable for Credit
• Remove Repeatable for Credit
• Course Number Change, Course Description Change, Prerequisite Change

School of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education

• Prerequisite Change
• Change to Standard Letter Grade

Biological Engineering

• Course No. Change
• Prerequisite Change

Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Prerequisite Change

Electrical and Computer Engineering

• Prerequisite Change

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

• Prerequisite Change

History

• Inactivate Course
• Add Multiple List
• New Course
• Title Change
• Remove DHA

Language, Philosophy and Communication Studies

• New Course
• Prerequisite Change

Military Science

• Prerequisite Change

Political Science

• Course Description (there was not one)

Communicative Disorders and …

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, December 4, 2014, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Art and Design

• Prerequisite Change
• Remove Repeatable for Credit
• Prerequisite Change, Remove Repeatable for Credit
• Course Number Change, Course Description Change, Prerequisite Change

School of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education

• Prerequisite Change
• Change to Standard Letter Grade

Biological Engineering

• Course No. Change
• Prerequisite Change

Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Prerequisite Change

Electrical and Computer Engineering

• Prerequisite Change

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

• Prerequisite Change

History

• Inactivate Course
• Add Multiple List
• New Course
• Title Change
• Remove DHA

Language, Philosophy and Communication Studies

• New Course
• Prerequisite Change

Military Science

• Prerequisite Change

Political Science

• Course Description (there was not one)

Communicative Disorders and …

Framing A “Wicked” Debate: Subsistence, Nutrition, And Indigenous Rights Versus Deforestation, Air Pollution, And Climate Change, Cynthia Fowler

Faculty Scholarship

This presentation considers anthropogenic environmental change as a wicked problem in which multiple, divergent understandings of complex systems and changing conditions coexist. The stakes are high with this wicked problem for the whole Earth and all of humanity. Stakes are especially high in the tropical agropastoral communities whose resource management systems are the subject of much consternation and, at the same time, whose systems are incompletely known.

Mitigation Of Decubitus Ulcers By Moisture Reduction In Bedridden Catheterized Patients, Kory A. Robinson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

In today's society, decubitus ulcers are a serious and very common medical condition. Yet, they constitute a major complication threatening indiviuals in hospitals, nursing homes and family homecare environments. Decubitus ulcers usually represent a major burden of care and reduces the quality of life considerably for patients, as well as their care givers. Ironically, most patients develop decubitus ulcers after an extended stay in a hopital or acute care facilities. Decubitus ulcers present challenges to the healthcare industry because they are associated with increased risks of baterial infections, longer hospital stays and higher hospitialization costs. The purpose of this thesis …

Genetic Analysis Of 17 Y-Strs In A Mestizo Population From The Central Valley Of Mexico, Carla Santana, Gino Noris, Marco Antonio Meraz-Ríos, Jonathan J. Magaña, Emma S. Calderon-Aranda, Leonor C. Acosta-Saavedra, Maria De Lourdes Muñoz, Rocio Gómez

Human Biology Open Access Pre-Prints

This study aims to portray the complex diversity of the Mexican Mestizo population, which represents 98.8% of the entire population of Mexico. We compiled extended haplotype data of the Y chromosome from populations in the Central Valley of Mexico (CVM), which were compared to other Mestizo and parental (Amerindian, European and African) populations. A complex ancestral relationship was found in the CVM population, suggesting cosmopolitan origins. Nevertheless, the most preeminent lineages point towards a European ancestry, where the R1b was the most frequent. In addition, important frequencies of Amerindian linages were also found in the Mestizo sample studied. Interestingly, the …

Genetic And Environmental Variation In Condition, Cutaneous Immunity, And Haematocrit In House Wrens, Scott K. Sakaluk, Laura A. Vogel, Alastair J. Wilson, E. Keith Bowers, L. Scott Johnson, Brian S. Masters, Bonnie Gp Johnson, Anna M. Forsman, Charles F. Thompson

Faculty Publications – Biological Sciences

Background

Life-history studies of wild bird populations often focus on the relationship between an individual’s condition and its capacity to mount an immune response, as measured by a commonly-employed assay of cutaneous immunity, the PHA skin test. In addition, haematocrit, the packed cell volume in relation to total blood volume, is often measured as an indicator of physiological performance. A multi-year study of a wild population of house wrens has recently revealed that those exhibiting the highest condition and strongest PHA responses as nestlings are most likely to be recruited to the breeding population and to breed through two years …

Decline Of Diporeia In Lake Michigan: Was Disease Associated With Invasive Species The Primary Factor?, Courtney S. Cave, Kevin Strychar

Open Access Publishing Support Funded Articles

Populations of the freshwater amphipod Diporeia spp. have steadily declined in Lake Michigan since the late 1980’s. Prior studies have provided inconclusive data on possible reasons for their decline. However, some authors suggest that food competition and/or diseases associated with aquatic invasive species (AIS), such as zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha), may have caused the collapse of Diporeia. In this project, the possibility of pathogens as the cause of the collapse of Diporeia has been examined. Linear regression modeling show a significant positive linear association between percent of Diporeia exhibiting a pathogenic infection and year (r=0.7202264, p2 = …

Improving The Health Impacts Of Whole Grains Through Processing: Resistant Starch, Dietary Fiber Solubility, And Mineral Bioaccessibility, Jennifer A. Arcila Castillo

Department of Food Science and Technology: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Whole grains are good sources of starch, dietary fiber, and mineral elements. Starch is an important source of energy but also can be transformed to resistant starch to impart lower caloric value and increase total dietary fiber. Dietary fibers impart physiological benefits to human body once they are fermented by the gut microbiota. Mineral elements are important co-factors of a wide range of enzymes involved for instance in glucose and lipid metabolism. In general human body is capable of absorbing only 21-28% of most mineral elements, and gut bacteria are only able to ferment 34% of the dietary fiber from …

Access To Information And Implications For Healthy Ageing In Africa: Challenges And Strategies For Public Libraries, Ifeanyi J. Ezema, Richard N. Ugwuanyi Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The elderly people are of intrinsic value to societies. Their health is Africa’s wealth. Unfortunately, Africa has serious health burden raging from diseases, poverty ignorance that hardly support healthy ageing. Development indicators from World Health Organization and the World Bank provide glaring evidence that Africa countries are far behind other regions of the world in health conditions of the citizens. This paper discusses the benefits that accrue from having a healthy old age population. Such includes poverty reduction, stress free ageing, assisting in taking care of young ones. It examines the role of information in enhancing healthy ageing in Africa. …

Access To Hiv Prevention And Care For Hiv-Exposed And Hiv-Infected Children: A Qualitative Study In Rural And Urban Mozambique, Caroline De Schacht, Carlota Lucas, Caterina Mboa, Michelle Gill, Eugenia Macasse, Stelio A. Dimande, Emily A. Bobrow, Laura Guay

Epidemiology Faculty Publications

Background Follow-up of HIV-exposed children for the delivery of prevention of mother-to-child transmission services and for early diagnosis and treatment of HIV infection is critical to their survival. Despite efforts, uptake of postnatal care for these children remains low in many subSaharan African countries. Methods A qualitative study was conducted in three provinces in Mozambique to identify motivators and barriers to improve uptake of and retention in HIV prevention, care and treatment services for HIV-exposed and HIV-infected children. Participant recommendations were also gathered. Individual interviews (n=79) and focus group discussions (n=32) were conducted with parents/caregivers, grandmothers, community leaders and health …

The Antelope, University Of Nebraska At Kearney

The Antelope

No abstract provided.

Alternative Approaches To Lung Insults, Melpo Christofidou-Solomidou, Ph.D.

Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine Presentations and Grand Rounds

Objectives:

• Provide an understanding of current available botanical agents and their usefulness in lung disease;

• Provide an overview of current complementary approaches to lung disease and active areas of research in pre-clinical testing;

Overall Goals and Objectives:

Following this activity, a participant should be able to:

1. Recognize recent advances and developments in Pulmonary Medicine & Critical Care and translate into clinical practice

2. Integrate perspectives of multiple disciplines into decision-making on behalf of patients through structured plans for patient care.

3. Develop areas for future research and discuss appropriate methods to address these needs.

4. Summarize and continually …

December 3, 2014 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.