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The Economic Causes And Consequences Of Overweight And Obesity In The United States, David Alan Lempert

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

Obesity is a serious public health issue, associated with increased risks of premature death, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, breathing problems, arthritis, reproductive complications, and other diseases. There are economic causes and consequences of overweight and obesity. Researchers have recently suggested that the inability of Body Mass Index to appropriately distinguish between body fat and non-body fat components may lead to inaccurate results when analyzing the economics of obesity. I use Percentage Body Fat, defined as Body Fat divided by the sum of Fat-Free Mass and Body Fat, as the primary measure of body composition.

A growing body of literature explores …

Food, The Nutritional Product That Fuels The Passing Of Time: How Time And Nutrition Transformed Eating Into Refuelling, Diarmuid Cawley

Dublin Gastronomy Symposium

No abstract provided.

Cal Poly Announces New Dean Of The College Of Agriculture, Food & Environmental Sciences, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

No abstract provided.

Buy Fresh Fruits And Vegetables Three Days A Week, Reporter Staff

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

Emu Today, June 2, 2014, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

No abstract provided.

Students’ Digital Photography Behaviors During A Multiday Environmental Science Field Trip And Their Recollections Of Photographed Science Content, Victor R. Lee

Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences Faculty Publications

Taking photographs to document the experiences of an educational field trip is becoming a common activity for teachers and students alike. Considering the regular creation of photographic artifacts, our goal in this paper is to explore students’ picture taking behavior and their recollections of science content associated with their photographs. In this study, we partnered with a class of fifth-grade students in the United States and provided each student with a digital camera to document their experiences during an environmental science field trip at a national park. We report the frequency of photography behaviors according to which activities were most …

Tracing The Impact Of Market Reform On Productivity Growth Of Rice At The Farm Level In Bangladesh, Mj Alam, Ia Begum, S Rahman, J Buysse, Gv Huylenbroeck

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

The paper measures the total factor productivity (TFP), technical change (TC) and technical efficiency change (TEC) in rice production, and traces the impact of market reform policies of the 1990s on these indices at the farm level in Bangladesh using a unique cohort of three-period panel data (1987, 2000 and 2004) of 73 farms by applying stochastic production frontier approach. Results reveal that the TFP index has increased by 27% largely due to an upward shift of the technology frontier. Although TC has increased by an impressive 57%, TEC declined by 30.1% during the post-reform period, thereby depressing overall TFP …

Deforestation And The Islamic Stewardship Ethic, Misbah Alghamdi

Theses

Forests throughout the world continue to be in danger as a result of human activity. Although the average rate of deforestation has recently slowed, in some countries the rate of forest degradation remains high. Currently, numerous management efforts are underway to address this environmental crisis. In some cases the achievement of forest preservation has been related to ethical choices. One moral posture, anthropocentrism, which views human beings as central and the most significant species on the planet, is believed to be a primary cause of environmental degradation includes deforestation.

This paper aims to address deforestation with the reconfiguration of an …

The Effects Of Organizational Justice And Exercise On The Relationship Between Job Stressors And Employee Health, Ana Cristina B. Costa

Dissertations and Theses

Recent decades have seen an explosion of research centered on understanding the influential impact that job stressors have on employees' subjective well-being, and now more recently, on objective assessments of physical health. Utilizing baseline data from a larger study funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), I conducted a field study on blue-collar employees from two organizations in the construction industry, with the goal of exploring the impact of job stressors on job satisfaction (subjective well-being) and body mass index (objective health), as well as the influence of organizational justice as a moderator and exercise as …

Research Digest - June 2014, Division Of Public Health Sciences, Department Of Surgery, Washington University School Of Medicine In St. Louis

Newsletters from the Division of Public Health Sciences

No abstract provided.

Nem-O'S “A Healthy Snack For Kids, A Success For Cal Poly”, Alison Shapira, Katie Lanfranki, Alexandra Carpenter, Christina Neumayr, Matthew Medlin

Baker/Koob Endowments Awarded Projects

As a finalist of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Product Development Disney competition a healthy snacking alternative utilizing interdisciplinary skills was developed, in hopes of decreasing childhood obesity and increasing positive eating habits. Nem-O’s offers an improved substitute to the traditional oatmeal cookie as it is composed of quinoa, dates, sweet potatoes, applesauce, and oats, targeting children age 10 and younger. Nem-O’s is processed in a semi-continuous, sanitary process that ensures production of safe snacks. As the current market lacks a substitute for children’s cookies, Nem-O’s fills this void to create an enjoyable, bite-sized cookie containing no allergens. As …

The Ipe Insight. Volume 2014, No. 3. June-July, 2014., The Unm Hsc Inter-Professional Education Team

The IPE Newsletters

Summary of the IPE Curriculum Retreat - Moving from Abstract to Reality

Requests Of Brown By Lc Classification: June 2014, Ruth E.. Souto

HELIN Monthly Loan Statistics

Requests of Brown from other HELIN libraries - June 2014

Veggielution Community Farm Workday Leader And Farm Intern Training Manual, Sarah Wool

Agricultural Education and Communication

The purpose of this project was to write an updated and complete Workday Leader and Farm Intern training manual that could be used at Veggielution Community Farm. It could be presented as reference materials while participants are in the Workday Leader class or could be presented to Farm Interns to orient them on different jobs they might face while working on the farm. This manual provides general overview of many organic farming practices, as well as specific guidelines that Veggielution uses. It also focuses on leading volunteers to have effective workdays. It is hoped that this manual will be actively …

Food Labeling Litigation: Exposing Gaps In The Fda's Resources And Regulatory Authority, Nicole Negowetti

Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Primetimes Newsletter, Summer 2014, Office Of Lifespan Studies

PrimeTimes Newsletter

PrimeTimes is the newsletter of the Office of Lifespan Studies in the College of Science at Coastal Carolina University.

Healthy Aging Newsletter Summer 2014, Paula J. Carter Center On Minority Health And Aging, Lincoln University Cooperative Extension

Paula J. Carter Center on Minority Health and Aging Newsletter

No abstract provided.

The View From Lu Cooperative Extension, June 2014, Lincoln University Cooperative Extension

The View from LU Cooperative Extension

Volume 1, Issue 4

Stein Center News - June 2014, Stein Center For Law And Ethics

Stein Center News

No abstract provided.

Stein Center For Law And Ethics Annual Report 2013 To 2014, Sherri Levine

Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

Constitutional Limitations On Sovereignty, 2014 Edition, Garrett Power

Book Gallery

This is an “open content” casebook intended for classroom use in courses in Constitutional Law, Land Use Control, and Environmental Law. It consists of 130 odd judicial opinions (most rendered by the U.S. Supreme Court) carefully selected from the two hundred years of American constitutional history which address the clash between public sovereignty and private property. The text considers both the personal right to liberty and the personal right in property.

The readings provide an historical context, and an up-to-date focus on many of the constitutional issues facing today’s Supreme Court: imperium versus dominium; the public trust, inverse condemnation, the …

Que Ondee Sola - June 2014, Alyssa Villegas

Que Ondee Sola

Student publication founded in 1972, articles include: Youth Leaders Reflect on New York City Puerto Rican Parade Festivities, College Pipeline Mentors Reflect on 2013-2104 School Year, Clemente Students Win 1st Prize for 2nd Unified Puerto Rican People's Parade Poster Contest, PA CHS and Clemente Students Present Results of "Engaging Students in Public Health and Community Organizing" Project, Roberto Clemente Community Academy Celebrates 40th Anniversary, Puertorriquenos son parte del corazon de Chicago, Sembrando Banderas, Humboldt Park Celebrates 2nd Annual United Puerto Rican People's Parade, Paul Roldan Announces New Hispanic Housing Building Named After Oscar Lopez Rivera, Jose Enrique Ayoroa Santaliz Hablando …

General Catalog 2014-2015 (Summer, Fall 2014), Utah State University

University Catalogs

This catalog contains information on the Academic Departments and Programs as well as Course Descriptions for the above school year at Utah State University. To avoid large file downloads, the Academic Departments and Programs information is located in this file. The Course Description information is located in the secondary file.

Susceptibility To Eating Disorders Among Collegiate Female Student-Athletes, Cherilyn N. Mclester, Robin Hardin, Stephanie Hoppe

Faculty Articles

Context: Research has suggested that the prevalence of young women with eating disorders (EDs) is increasing, but determining the exact prevalence of EDs within the female student-athlete (FS-A) population is difficult. Looking at certain traits may help us to identify their level of susceptibility to developing an ED. Objective: To determine the susceptibility of FS-As to EDs in relation to self-concept, including self-esteem and body image. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Athletic training and health centers at National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I, II, and III institutions via e-mail questionnaire correspondence. Patients or Other Participants: A total of 439 FS-As from …

Patch-Burn Grazing Effects On Cattle Performance: Research Conducted In A Working Landscape, Stephen L. Winter, Samuel D. Fuhlendorf, Mark Goes

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

• Patch-burn grazing is a range management strategy that might be able to simultaneously optimize livestock production objectives and wildlife habitat objectives.

• We compared patch-burn grazing to a traditional range management strategy in multiple pastures, representing a variety of land ownership and management histories, dispersed across a relatively large geographic area. Our results likely represent what land managers could expect if they adopted patch-burn grazing in similar situations.

• We found that cattle performance in pastures managed with patch-burn grazing did not differ from that found in pastures managed with a traditional range management strategy. This suggests that land …

Vegetable Production Concentration In Northwest Mexico, Desiree Michelle Danel

Master's Theses

An American company that supplies premium quality hybrid vegetable seed to commercial growers in the southern part of the US, Mexico, and Central America sought an assessment of the market potential in the Northwest region of Mexico by identifying land area and production concentrations of vegetables by location, crop, and cultivation method, whether open-field, greenhouse, or shade house.

Data on the cultivated area of four states in the Northwest region of Mexico was collected for 12 crops of interest for the period of 2003-2012 from secondary sources. Data was entered into a statistical software program to complete frequency distribution charts …

The Effects Of Foreign Aid For Health On Health Outcomes In Developing Countries, Leah R. Burfeind

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the effectiveness of foreign aid for health on the child mortality rate in developing countries. This is a controversial subject as many economists have found grounds to believe it is effective while others provide rationale for why it is ineffective. Based on panel data analysis, this study looks at the effects of external resources for health as a percentage of health spending on the child mortality rate in developing countries to determine how effective aid for health is in terms of improving health outcomes. With an understanding of the current nature of …

Patient Active Time During Therapy Sessions In Postacute Rehabilitation: Development And Validation Of A New Measure, Helen H. Host, Catherine E. Lang, Mary Hildebrand, Dequan Zou, Ellen F. Binder, Carolyn M. Baum, Brian D. Carpenter, Kenneth E. Freedland, Nancy Morrow-Howell, Eric J. Lenze

Physical Therapy Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Ice-Binding Proteins That Accumulate On Different Ice Crystal Planes Produce Distinct Thermal Hysteresis Dynamics, Ran Drori, Yeliz Celik, Peter L. Davies, Ido Braslavsky

Physics Faculty Research

Ice-binding proteins that aid the survival of freeze-avoiding, cold-adapted organisms by inhibiting the growth of endogenous ice crystals are called antifreeze proteins (AFPs). The binding of AFPs to ice causes a separation between the melting point and the freezing point of the ice crystal (thermal hysteresis, TH). TH produced by hyperactive AFPs is an order of magnitude higher than that produced by a typical fish AFP. The basis for this difference in activity remains unclear. Here, we have compared the time dependence of TH activity for both hyperactive and moderately active AFPs using a custom-made nanolitre osmometer and a novel …

2013 Annual Report, Various Authors

Annual Reports

No abstract provided.