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Gardner-Webb Honor Society Students Excel At National Convention, Office Of University Communications, Alyssa Gutierrez

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

Gardner-Webb University students have long prided themselves on their academic fitness. Recently, members of the Alpha Chi Honor Society flexed those muscles at the Alpha Chi 2014 National Convention held in St. Louis, Mo. For the first time in Alpha Chi’s 92-year history, the organization offered a $5,000 prize for the best collaborative, interdisciplinary project on the assigned topic of “The Future of Water.” The Gardner-Webb team took first place.

The Justification Of Human Rights, David Little

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.

Early Marriage, Adolescent Motherhood, And Reproductive Rights For Young Sasak Mothers In Lombok, Linda Rae Bennett

Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia

This article focuses on Indonesian adolescents who are wives and mothers, demonstrating how early marriage and adolescent motherhood are normative among women from poor Sasak communities in Western Lombok. It is based on ethnographic research with 28 young mothers that included focus group discussions, in depth interviews, and observations. Demographic and ethnographic data on the aetiology of early marriage and adolescent motherhood are discussed, and confirm that low educational attainment for girls, lack of employment prospects, poverty, and low levels of economic development are all associated with a higher probability of adolescent marriage and motherhood in Indonesia. The article also …

Benzathine Penicillin G For The Prevention Of Rheumatic Fever And Rheumatic Heart Disease In The Developing World: A Global Survey Of The Quality And Quantity Of Supply, Stephen B. Marko

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Precautionary Labelling Of Foods For Allergen Content: Are We Ready For A Global Framework?, Katrina J. Allen, Paul J. Turner, Ruby Pawankar, Steve Taylor, Scott Sicherer, Gideon Lack, Nelson Rosario, Motohiro Ebisawa, Gary Wong, E. N. Clare Mills, Kirsten Beyer, Alessandro Fiocchi, Hugh A. Sampson

Department of Food Science and Technology: Faculty Publications

Food allergy appears to be on the rise with the current mainstay of treatment centred on allergen avoidance. Mandatory allergen labelling has improved the safety of food for allergic consumers. However an additional form of voluntary labelling (termed precautionary allergen labelling) has evolved on a wide range of packaged goods, in a bid by manufacturers to minimise risk to customers, and the negative impact on business that might result from exposure to trace amounts of food allergen present during cross-contamination during production. This has resulted in near ubiquitous utilisation of a multitude of different precautionary allergen labels with subsequent confusion …

Unstimulated Salivary Flow Rate Corresponds With Severity Of Xerostomia: Evaluation Using Xerostomia Questionnaire And Groningen Radiotherapy-Induced Xerostomia Questionnaire, Friendika Dai. Shinta, Nushita Dinar, Hendri Susanto, Dewi Agustina

Journal of Dentistry Indonesia

One of the oral complications in head and neck radiotherapy is xerostomia. The severity of xerostomia can be observed using objective examination (unstimulated salivary flow rate measurement) and subjective examination (assessment using xerostomia questionnaires). There are two questionnaires used in assessment of xerostomia in head and neck cancer radiotherapy namely Xerostomia Questionnaire (XQ) and Groningen Radiotherapy-Induced Xerostomia Questionnaire (GRIX). Objective: To know the correlation between unstimulated salivary flow rate and severity of xerostomia assessment using two questionnaires. Methods: 30 head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy at Radiotherapy Department of RSUP Dr. Sardjito Yogyakarta between January-April 2013 were involved in …

Tooth Loss And Perceived Masticatory Ability In Post-Menopausal Women, Bunga Riadiani, Ratna Sari Dewi, Nina Ariani, Farisza Gita

Journal of Dentistry Indonesia

Post-menopausal women experience physiological hormonal changes that reduce bone density which leads to tooth loss and presumably affect masticatory function. Objective: This study aims to determine association between tooth loss and masticatory ability in post-menopausal women. Methods: Cross sectional study of 95 post-menopausal women at Posbindu Lansia Pergeri Depok, West Java was performed. Subjects answered questionnaires and intra oral examination was performed. Chi square analysis was conducted to relate age, menopausal period, education level, tooth loss and denture use with masticatory ability. Results: 47% subjects lost >10 teeth, 27% subjects lost 6-10 teeth and 26% subjects lost <0.05).

Physiology Of Saliva: An Overview, Abhay K. Pandey

Journal of Dentistry Indonesia

and living condition as well as eating habit would influence salivary function. Saliva palys a role in determining the development pattern and oral health. Saliva has a unique function in the defense mechanism to microorganism in the oral environment. Research focuses on the salivary physiology is limited and seems to be separated from medical and dental professional education. Better and deeper comprehensive understanding of saliva in health and disease is needed. Nowadays, many studies have used saliva to find diagnosis markers for specific diseases. Salivary analysis is intended to give descriptive information on disease status for prevention, monitoring and treatment …

Respon Bioakumulator Eceng Gondok (Eichhornia Crassipes) Terhadap Logam Berat Pb Dan Cd Di Sungai Pegangsaan Dua, Sri Teguh Rahayu, Meutia Faradilla, Ester Yani Verawati, Muchrip Triana

Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research

Eichhornia crassipes is one of Indonesia’s wild plant that considered as weed. Its presence can disrupt ecosystems in the river. However, it is proven to absorb Pb and Fe. It is also believed that E.crassipes can absorb other metals such as Hg , Zn , Cu and Cd which were belong to the same group as Pb and Fe. In addition to heavy metal sequestration, Eichhornia crassipes can also absorb pesticide residues. This descriptive research was done to determine the bioaccumulator response to Pb and Cd in Pegangsaan Dua river using Inductively Coupled Plasma method. Bioaccumulator response of Eichhornia crassipes …

Sns Effect Of The Negative Event On The Firm Performance, Sang Yong Kim, Da Eun Lee

Asia Marketing Journal

When the negative event is published, the company tends to go through the negative impact on the firm performance. Especially, with the SNS, the negative event is instantly spread on indefinite region so the impact seems bigger than the period before the SNS media appearance. It seems that everyone considers the SNS media impact on the firm performance quite big. However, there has been no empirical study on the impact comparison on the firm performance between pre and post SNS media occurrence periods. This study tries to empirically compare the impact of the negative event on the firm performance between …

Lia4 And Hp1-Like Proteins Facilitate Dna Elimination During Tetrahymena Macronuclear Development, Scott Horrell

All Theses and Dissertations (ETDs)

As part of its sexual development, the ciliate Tetrahymena thermophila establishes a differentiated somatic genome called the macronucleus. A key aspect of this differentiation is the genome-wide removal of transposon-like and other repetitive elements. This process, referred to DNA rearrangement, involves RNAi-directed formation of subnuclear heterochromatic foci. Many of the factors necessary to direct the DNA rearrangement machinery to proper loci have been discovered, but less is known about how these subnuclear heterochromatic foci are formed. My thesis work focuses on identification and investigation of factors important for the formation of these subnuclear structures which are referred to as DNA …

Cc207 Emergency Flood Information

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Campaign Circular 207 includes much useful information for what to do in case of a flood. It contains several previously printed circulars on this topic. It gives contact information for services that may be needed.

Riveting Rosie's Riveting Struggles: Women Shipyard Workers In Wwii, Stephanie Lippincott

Young Historians Conference

The women workers of WWII are generally portrayed as strong, happy, independent women sporting colorful bandanas and cocky grins, yet this manicured Rosie-the-Riveter image is a far cry from capturing the experiences of the average woman laborer on the home front. An examination the Kaiser shipyards in Portland and Vancouver makes it evident that women workers faced a plethora of obstacles and stressors in the workplace, only to find themselves booted back into the position of housewife at the end of the war.

Biotic And Abiotic Influences On Algal Symbiont (Symbiodinium Spp.) Community Dynamics In Reef Corals Recovering From Disturbance, Paul R. Jones

Open Access Dissertations

Reef corals are mutualisms between invertebrate animals and diverse dinoflagellate algae (Symbiodinium spp.). Originally thought to be specific relationships between particular corals and Symbiodinium types, it is now accepted that many coral species can host different types of symbionts, often simultaneously. This adds complexity to the study of coral-algal symbiosis, because subtle changes in the symbiont community may result in a coral host with increased thermal tolerance or resilience. To determine how Symbiodinium community dynamics are affected by environmental stressors (abiotic factors) and exogenous sources of algal-symbionts (biotic factors), this project utilized a highly sensitive real-time PCR assay to quantify …

Academic Senate - Agenda, 4/29/14, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

Decline Of Diporeia In The Great Lakes: Was Disease Associated With Aquatic Invasive Species The Primary Factor?, Courtney Cave

Honors Projects

Populations of the freshwater amphipod Diporeia spp. in the Great Lakes have steadily declined since the late 1980’s. Prior studies have provided inconclusive data on possible reasons for their decline, but suggest that factors such as food competition, predation, toxic excretions, and potential diseases associated with aquatic invasive species (AIS), in particular zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha), may have caused the collapse of Diporeia throughout the Great Lakes. In this project, I examined the possibility of pathogens as the root cause of Diporeia’s collapse. Linear regression modeling showed a significant positive linear association between percent of Diporeia exhibiting a pathogenic infection …

(−)-Epigallocatechin Gallate Derivatives For Inhibiting Proteasome, Tak-Hang Chan, Wai-Har Lam, Larry Ming-Cheung Chow, Qing Ping Dou, Deborah Joyce Kuhn, Aslamuzzaman Kazi, Sheng Biao Wan, Kristin R. Landis-Piwowar

USF Patents

A method of reducing tumor cell growth, the method including administering an effective amount of a compound having the formula:

Investigating The Challenges And Benefits Of Garden-Based Learning In Early Child Care Settings, Nicole Dunham, Andrea Bersamin

2014 Research Day Posters

No abstract provided.

Do Reindeer (Rangifer Tarandus Tarandus) (M. Longissimus Dorsi) Prefer Disturbed Or Undisturbed Lichen Mats?, Emily Garrett, G. Finstad, B. Griffith, D. A. Walker

2014 Research Day Posters

No abstract provided.

Alaska Native People: Diet, Westernization And Health, Sasha White, Daniel Smoak, Andrej Podlutsky

2014 Research Day Posters

Prior to westernization, the Alaska Native diet was one that included high omega-3 fatty acids and proteins and low in saturated fats and cholesterol. This may or may not provide protection against certain diseases. As westernization continues to changes the diet with each new generation, it is of great interest as to how it affects Alaska Native health. Alaska Native health has declined substantially within the last decade, and seems to continuously decline at an alarming rate. Investigating both the changing diet and the effects on Alaska Native health may provide a possible cause for this increasing health problem.

Health Law Outlook

Health Law Outlook

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Inside this Issue:

• Side Effects May Vary: The Aftermath of the United States v. Caronia Decision on Off-Label Drug Promotion, Christina Le
• Big Soda: The Key to Curbing Obesity in America?, Alice Anderson
• Emergency Medicaid: Healthcare Reform and Undocumented Immigrants, Alexandra Pearsall
• President Obama's Notable Advance toward Battling Health Care Fraud, Anna Vaysberg
• Data Mining & Electronic Health Records: HITECH Act's "Meaningful Use" and "Secondary Use" of Health Data, Donna Hanrahan

Regeneration Rates Of The Brittle Star Ophiocoma Echinata Under Conditions Of Near-Future Ocean Acidification And Temperature, Steven E. Bruzek

USF St. Petersburg campus Honors Program Theses (Undergraduate)

Ocean acidification is the result of uptake of atmospheric CO2 in the oceans. Anthropogenic CO2 emissions have increased rapidly since the start of the Industrial Revolution. Along with an increase in acidity, the ocean’s average temperature is rising from global warming. This study investigates the near-future (year 2100) effects of acidification and temperature on regeneration rates of the brittle star Ophiocoma echinata. Using HCl to induce acidification, regeneration rates for near-future conditions (pH 7.8 and temperature 30°C) did not decrease significantly from present conditions. Regeneration increased significantly with an increase in temperature alone, suggesting a complex interaction between temperature and …

Combined Metagenomic And Phenomic Approaches Identify A Novel Salt Tolerance Gene From The Human Gut Microbiome, Eamon Culligan, Julian R. Marchesi, Colin Hill, Roy D. Sleator

Department of Biological Sciences Publications

In the current study, a number of salt-tolerant clones previously isolated from a human gut metagenomic library were screened using Phenotype MicroArray (PM) technology to assess their functional capacity. PM's can be used to study gene function, pathogenicity, metabolic capacity and identify drug targets using a series of specialized microtitre plate assays, where each well of the microtitre plate contains a different set of conditions and tests a different phenotype. Cellular respiration is monitored colorimetrically by the reduction of a tetrazolium dye. One clone, SMG 9, was found to be positive for utilization/transport of L-carnitine (a well-characterized osmoprotectant) in the …

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Inborn Error Of Metabolism Is A Disease Of Any Age; Carniting Palmitoyltransferase Ii Deficiency And Its Manifestations, Mira Mitry Md, James Ross Md, Facp

Department of Medicine

No abstract provided.

Editorial Comment: A Method For Identifying Positive Deviant Local Health Departments In Maternal And Child Health, Sharla A. Smith, Michael A. Preston, Marylou Wallace

Frontiers in Public Health Services and Systems Research

Improving the well-being of mothers, infants, and children is a vital public health initiative in the United States. Local health departments are designated agents for addressing maternal and child health outcomes. Klaiman and colleagues used a positive deviant (PD) framework in identifying the modifiable activities and approaches for LHDs that contribute to better MCH outcomes.

A Method For Identifying Positive Deviant Local Health Departments In Maternal And Child Health, Tamar A. Klaiman, Athena Pantazis, Betty Bekemeier

Frontiers in Public Health Services and Systems Research

Local health departments (LHDs) are under increasing pressure to improve performance with limited resources. While research has found that financial resources may be associated with better health outcomes, there are some LHDs that maintain exceptional performance, even with limited budgets. Our interest was identifying LHDs that positively deviate in MCH outcomes compared to their peers while taking into account local context including geography and finances. We found that our method for identifying positive deviants was effective, and that LHD expenditures may not be linked to MCH outcomes. The next step in our work is to conduct in-depth analysis with positive …

Traversing Swanton Road, 15th Ed., James A. West

Academic, Government & Associated Organizational Research Resources

Situated at the northwest end of Santa Cruz County and occupying circa 30 square miles of sharply contrasted terrain, the Scott Creek Watershed concentrates within its geomorphological boundaries, at least 10-12% of California's flora, both native and introduced. Paradoxically, the use/abuse that the watershed has sustained over the past 140+ years, has not necessarily diminished the biodiversity and perhaps parallels the naturally disruptive but biologically energizing processes (fire, flooding, landslides and erosion), which have also been historically documented for the area for +60 years. This is an early edition of an extensive document by James A. West. Please visit the …

Erratum To ‘‘Associations Of Cardiorespiratory Fitness And Fatness With Metabolic Syndrome In Rural Women With Prehypertension’’, Patricia A. Hageman, Carol H. Pullen, Melody Hertzog, Linda Boeckner, Susan Noble Walker

Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences: Faculty Publications

In the original paper, the authors discovered a computer coding error that resulted in 33 of the women’s ages being incorrectly recorded. All analyses were repeated for this paper using the corrected age dataset, as all our logistic regression analyses in the published paper were adjusted for age.The repeated analyses, using the corrected dataset, lead to minor changes that needed to be reported to the results in the published paper. These corrections did not change the conclusion of the published paper.The authors apologize for any inconvenience.

De Gustibus Non Est Disputadem: The Culinary Arts, Ferran Adrià, And Documenta 12, Jean A. Nihoul

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.