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Interpretation Of Chemical Environments By Rna And The Implications To The Origins Of Life, Brian Larson

Dissertations and Theses

We describe the initial realization of behavior in the biosphere, which we term behavioral chemistry. If molecules are complex enough to attain a stochastic element to their structural conformation in such a way as to radically affect their function in a biological (evolvable) setting, then they have the capacity to behave. This circumstance is described here as behavioral chemistry, unique in its definition from the colloquial chemical behavior. This transition between chemical behavior and behavioral chemistry need be explicit when discussing the root cause of behavior, which itself lies squarely at the origins of life and is the foundation of …

Methylation Of Leukocyte Dna And Ovarian Cancer: Relationships With Disease Status And Outcome, Brooke L. Fridley, Sebastian M. Armasu, Mine S. Cicek, Melissa C. Larson, Chen Wang, Stacey J. Winham, Kimberly R. Kalli, Devin C. Koestler

Dartmouth Scholarship

Genome-wide interrogation of DNA methylation (DNAm) in blood-derived leukocytes has become feasible with the advent of CpG genotyping arrays. In epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), one report found substantial DNAm differences between cases and controls; however, many of these disease-associated CpGs were attributed to differences in white blood cell type distributions. We examined blood-based DNAm in 336 EOC cases and 398 controls; we included only high-quality CpG loci that did not show evidence of association with white blood cell type distributions to evaluate association with case status and overall survival.

The Microbiome In Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Patients: The Role Of Shared Environment Suggests A Window Of Intervention, Thomas H. Hampton, Deanna M. Green, Garry R. Cutting, Hilary G. Morrison, Mitchell L. Sogin, Alex H. Gifford, Bruce A. Stanton, George A. O’Toole

Dartmouth Scholarship

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is caused by mutations in the CFTR gene that predispose the airway to infection. Chronic infection by pathogens such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa leads to inflammation that gradually degrades lung function, resulting in morbidity and early mortality. In a previous study of CF monozygotic twins, we demonstrate that genetic modifiers significantly affect the establishment of persistent P. aeruginosa colonization in CF. Recognizing that bacteria other than P. aeruginosa contribute to the CF microbiome and associated pathology, we used deep sequencing of sputum from pediatric monozygotic twins and nontwin siblings with CF to characterize pediatric bacterial communities and the …

Association Between Infant Feeding Modes And Reflux, Pei Lin Chen

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

GER is a frequently reported health concern in neonates, which may motivate changes in infant feeding modes and addition of solid food as a milk thickening agent to sooth reflux symptom, We analysed repeated measurements in the Infant Feeding Study II, 0505/0607, United States. A delayed model, taking the time order into account, showed that any combination of infant feeding with formula was a risk for reflux. Addition of solid food was not protective. The proportion of solid food use during the infancy increased from month 2 to month 12. Considering a reverse association (reflux -> feeding), preceding reflux significantly …

Oral Health And Its Implications In Late Pleistocene Western Eurasian Humans, Sarah Ashlyn Lacy

All Theses and Dissertations (ETDs)

Systematic paleopathology research on the Late Pleistocene can provide a new perspective on the health, demographics and lifestyle of Paleolithic peoples; however oral pathologies, which can reveal both health and diet, have rarely been discussed beyond individual diagnoses. This project sampled Late Pleistocene humans from across Western Eurasia and collected data on dental and alveolar health, focusing on caries, periapical lesions, periodontal disease, and antemortem tooth loss. This research presents a number of new findings as well as reaffirming temporal patterns identified through other research lines (e.g., developmental stress and trauma), suggesting Early Upper Paleolithic peoples were healthier than the …

Growing Children: The Relationship Between Food Insecurity And Child Growth And Development., Ernesto Ruiz

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation examined the relationship between food security status and cultural congruence and indicators of child growth and development in a rural mountain town in Costa Rica. Results show that children from food secure households are significantly shorter and shorter-legged than their food insecure counterparts. It is theorized that these findings correspond to low quality diets associated with increasing commodification of food systems in rural Costa Rica. Identity-based mechanisms are discussed as potential factors contributing to the increasing commodification of life through the encroachment of the global market economy.

Progress Of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy For Neural And Retinal Diseases, Tsz Kin Ng, Veronica R. Fortino, Daniel Pelaez, Herman S. Cheung

Biology Faculty Articles

Complex circuitry and limited regenerative power make central nervous system (CNS) disorders the most challenging and difficult for functional repair. With elusive disease mechanisms, traditional surgical and medical interventions merely slow down the progression of the neurodegenerative diseases. However, the number of neurons still diminishes in many patients. Recently, stem cell therapy has been proposed as a viable option. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), a widely-studied human adult stem cell population, have been discovered for more than 20 years. MSCs have been found all over the body and can be conveniently obtained from different accessible tissues: bone marrow, blood, and adipose …

Ec59 Quick Breads, May Stanek

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Campaign Circular 59 This circular is about quick breads. It includes information on types and proportions of quick breads as well as recipes.

Health Reform Implementation: Update And Implications For Kentucky, Glen P. Mays

Health Management and Policy Presentations

This talk reviews the progress of health reform implementation in Kentucky with a focus on opportunities for aligning systems for medical care, public health, and social support delivery to improve population health.

Spark Summer Weight Loss With Simple Steps, Then Focus On Sustaining It, Jim Bakken

Browse All News

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Chronically Ill But Chronically Fabulous: An Overview Of Crohn's Disease: An Explanation And Analysis Of The Event Planning Process, Claire Wilcox

Honors Projects

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Social Media Strategic Plan For Under Armour, Ashley Leers

Senior Honors Theses

This thesis is a study of the effects of social media on an organization’s integrated marketing communications strategy in general and provides a proposal of how the sports apparel company Under Armour could use social media to enhance its promotional strategies. It is a discussion of the implications that social media has on consumer behavior with focus on how social media has changed the way today’s consumers interact with brands. This thesis provides an analysis of the growing importance of social media being implemented within a business. Benefits discussed include the appeal of social media over traditional media, increased customer …

Spring Commencement Ceremony, University Of North Florida

Commencement Printed Materials

Program for the Spring Commencement Ceremonies held at the UNF Arena.

Montana Kaimin, April 25, 2014, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Students Raise Funds And Awareness For Safe Water, Kim Hill

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

Assessing Impacts Of Time Use On Children's Physical Fitness In Relation To Risk For Obesity And Diabetes, Jessica Guo

PSU Transportation Seminars

Researchers from the transportation, planning and health fields share the common goal of promoting physically active lifestyle. One challenge that researchers often face is the measurement of physical activity, particularly among children. This is because the sporadic nature of children’s physical activity patterns makes it difficult to recall and quantify such activities. Additionally, children’s lower cognitive functioning compared to adults prevents them from accurately recalling their activities. This presentation will describe the design and application of a novel self-report instrument - the Graphs for Recalling Activity Time (GReAT) - for measuring children’s activity time use patterns. The instrument was applied …

Using Garlic (Allium Sativum) As A Masking Agent To Improve Palatability Of Praziquantel-Medicated Feed For Juvenile Yellowtail Kingfish (Seriola Lalandi), Andrew R. Blumenthal

Open Access Theses

The delivery of praziquantel in feed has the potential to be both an economically and logistically feasible method of treating monogenean ectoparasitic infections in Seriola spp. if the associated palatability issues can be overcome. Praziquantel treatment has been proven effective in previous efficacy trials against Benedenia seriolae and Zeuxapta seriolae, reducing the overall stress levels and potential mortality in hatchery and sea cage environments, however palatability issues currently constrain its commercial use. This study aimed to examine the potential of garlic paste (GB1) as a masking agent for praziquantel feed inclusion by surface coating both control and medicated pellets at …

Hydration Status And Performance During Two-A-Day Summer Soccer Training Sessions With Female Athletes, Kristina Burk

Celebrating Scholarship & Creativity Day (2011-2017)

No abstract provided.

Spring 2014 Hehd Research Forum Program, Clemson University

Health, Education and Human Development Awards

No abstract provided.

Coming Home: The Use Of Skilled Nursing Visits On Recently Discharged Nicu Patients, Brittany Mattson

Celebrating Scholarship & Creativity Day (2011-2017)

This research analyzes the facility’s use of skilled nursing visits of premature infants and recommends the best practice to support positive patient outcomes.

Strawberry Fields Forever, Lori Tyler Gula

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Unifying Systems For Population Health: Infrastructure, Incentives & Evidence For Collective Action, Glen P. Mays

Health Management and Policy Presentations

This presentation, part of the SBM Presidential Symposium on Aligning Family, Clinical, and Community Systems, reviews the collective action problems that are commonly encountered in implementing multi-sector population health improvement strategies, and examines research on ways of using public health strategies and infrastructure to overcome these problems.

A Mixed Ecologic-Cohort Comparison Of Physical Activity & Weight Among Young Adults From Five Populations Of African Origin, Amy Luke, Pascal Bovet, Jacob Plange-Rhule, Terrence E. Forrester, Estelle V. Lambert, Dale A. Schoeller, Lara R. Dugas, Ramon A. Durazo-Arvizu, David A. Shoham, Guichan Cao, Soren Brage, Ulf Ekelund, Richard S. Cooper

Faculty Publications

Background: Examination of patterns and intensity of physical activity (PA) across cultures where obesity prevalence varies widely provides insight into one aspect of the ongoing epidemiologic transition. The primary hypothesis being addressed is whether low levels of PA are associated with excess weight and adiposity. Methods. We recruited young adults from five countries (500 per country, 2500 total, ages 25-45 years), spanning the range of obesity prevalence. Men and women were recruited from a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, USA; urban Jamaica; rural Ghana; peri-urban South Africa; and the Seychelles. PA was measured using accelerometry and expressed as minutes per day …

The Pacifican April 24, 2014, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

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Characterization Of Extraction Methods To Recover Phenolic-Rich Antioxidants From Blue Green Algae (Spirulina) Using Response Surface Approaches, Ahmad Salamatullah

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

Blue green algae (spirulina) is a dietary system that is widely consumed as a whole food or as a supplement in many Asian countries where populations are mostly unaffected by many of the diseases currently afflicting western societies, such as cancer, heart disease and arthiritis. Indeed, spirulina is a rich source of antioxidants with the phenolic compounds playing a significant role. As components of a complex dietary system, phenolic compounds can act alone or through synergistic mechanisms to impart a greater biologic effect than can be elicited by a sum of the individual parts. Therefore, an understanding of the antioxidative …

Risk And Protective Factors That Affect Married Women’S Reproductive Health In A Low-Income Community In Mumbai, India, Benjamin D. Hallowell

Master's Theses

In low and middle-income countries (LMICs), symptoms of reproductive morbidities are the most common health problem reported by women. Women in developing countries are often at higher risk for these problems due to the social, behavioral, cultural, infrastructural, and demographic barriers they face in daily life and in receiving medical treatment. Previous studies conducted in LMICs have found an association between women’s self-reported symptoms of reproductive morbidity and negative life situations and have suggested, that rather than a biomedical issue, women in LMICs may express these symptoms to reflect other problems in their lives. Currently, however, women who self-report symptoms …

The Montclarion, April 24, 2014, The Montclarion

The Montclarion

Student Newspaper of Montclair State University

“Additional Analysis Of Previously Collected Data: Food Choices In Children With Autism”, Kristin Crinion

Honors Theses

The objective of this study was to look at children with autism and their food choices based on previously collected data. The previously collected data includes a caregiver survey to determine food acceptance level (e.g. severe, moderate, typical), and a caregiver reported food inventory. The caregiver reported food inventory was used to see what specific foods children with autism are eating and in what food categories (e.g. dairy, fruits, vegetables, protein, and carbohydrate). Per previously literature, it is researched that children with ASD tend to have more food selectivity than typically developing children (Suarez, Nelson, & Curtis, 2012). There is …

Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Status And Anaerobic Performance In Female Collegiate Basketball Players, Anna Krieger

Celebrating Scholarship & Creativity Day (2011-2017)

This presentation examines the relationship between vitamin D status and anaerobic performance; determines if the temporary deficiency that occurs during the late fall and winter months is associated with decreased anaerobic performance; and examines the efficacy of 2000 IU vitamin D₃ daily supplementation to maintain and/or improve vitamin D status in female young adults.

The Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative, Kathryn E. Brackett

Senior Honors Theses

Abstract

The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) is a worldwide movement started by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) that is aimed at providing hospitals with a certification that guarantees the best possible patient-centered care for mothers and infants. It focuses on breastfeeding as optimal infant nutrition, and implements strategies to encourage and support mothers to breastfeed their infants exclusively for six months after birth. The Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding are a set of 10 simple, easy to understand guidelines developed by WHO and UNICEF for implementing this initiative in the hospital setting and …