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Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among The Mexican American Population In The Texas-Mexico Border Region, By Age And Length Of Residence In United States, Jennifer J. Salinas, Bassent Abdelbary, Anne R. Rentfro, Susan P. Fisher-Hoch, Joseph B. Mccormick

Physician Assistant Studies Faculty Publications

Introduction: Although the relationship between health behaviors and outcomes such as smoking and obesity with longer residence in the United States among Mexican American immigrants is established, the relationship between length of residency in the United States and risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) is not fully understood. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between immigrant status, length of residence in the United States, age, and CVD markers in a sample of Mexican American adults living in Brownsville, Texas.

Methods: We categorized participants in the Cameron County Hispanic Cohort study as immigrants in the United States for …

2014.04.10 - Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, Northeastern Illinois University Board Of Trustees

Board of Trustees - 2014

Meeting materials for the NEIU Board of Trustees

Gone Fishin’, Beth Potier

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University

The Inkwell

No abstract provided.

Physical Activity And Excess Weight In Pregnancy Have Independent And Unique Effects On Delivery And Perinatal Outcomes, Kelly L. Morgan, Muhammad A. Rahman, Rebecca A. Hill, Shang Ming Zhou, Gunnar Bijlsma, Ashrafunnesa Khanom, Ronan A. Lyons, Sinead T. Brophy

School of Nursing and Midwifery

No abstract provided.

Nitrogen Rate Optimization For Grain Yield Within Fall And Spring Applications, Justin Wheeler

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis is a comprehensive analysis of research, investigating the impact of fall and spring applied nitrogen at various rates on the vulnerability of fall applied nitrogen, nitrogen uptake, and corn yields. In addition, optimal nitrogen rates and timing were evaluated across East Central Illinois.

Host-Parasite Interactions In An Invasive Songbird, Courtney A.C. Coon

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Introduced species are the greatest threat to biodiversity after habitat loss. Understanding the processes that permit organisms to become successful invaders may provide opportunities to prevent or limit their dispersal and establishment and thereby alleviate some of their harmful effects. The goal of my dissertation research has been to investigate whether invasive species have distinctive interactions with parasites, and some of the mechanisms that may underlie that variation. I used one of the world's most successful vertebrate invaders as a case study: the house sparrow (Passer domesticus; Introduction).

Previous research in the house sparrow suggested that loss of …

Starting A Conversation: The Need For And Application Of Service Design In International Development, Ruth Edmonds, Mary Rose Cook

ServDes Conference Series

International Development is concerned with the provision of public services and development programmes in contexts where resources are scarce and states are often fragile. Service design has much to offer the kinds of problems faced by International Development organisations. In this paper; we open a conversation about the need for; and application of; Service Design in International Development; focusing on two of its core principles; collaboration and user-centeredness. We also unpack some problematics that need attention when applying a Service Design approach to International Development programming.

Informal; Formal; Collaborative: Identifying New Models Of Services Within Favelas Of Rio De Janeiro, Maíra Joly, Carla Cipolla, Ezio Manzini

ServDes Conference Series

Favelas in Rio de Janeiro are places characterized by the lack of infrastructure and access to services. Nevertheless; when looking more closely at these communities; it becomes apparent the power that their social fabric has to create solutions; opening field for the emergence of social innovations. In fact; preliminary research suggests a set of cases where people are already imagining and conceiving a new generation of services within these communities. This article introduces a research about services that arise from social innovations initiatives within favelas of Rio de Janeiro. More precisely; it describes how locals; using social networks connections inside …

Resource Oriented Service Ideation: Integrating S-D Logic With Service Design Techniques, Masanao Takeyama, Kahoru Tsukui, Yoshitaka Shibata

ServDes Conference Series

Although the importance of Service-Dominant (S-D) logic is recently recognized among service designers; they still have barriers in applying the perspective to design practices due to the lack of appropriate tools and techniques to operationalize its conceptual strengths. To advance the integration of S-D logic into service design; this paper introduces a resource-oriented service design approach that focuses on representing and reconfiguring value co-creation. In particular; a service ideation technique called ROSI; along with two representation tools named resource integration map and resource availability table; is developed based on the concepts of resource integration (Vargo & Lusch; 2008) and value …

Household Ecology And Out-Migration Among Ethnic Karen Along The Thai-Myanmar Border, Daniel M. Parker, James W. Wood, Shinsuke Tomita, Sharon Dewitte, Julia Jennings, Liwang Cui

Anthropology Faculty Scholarship

Local migration in developing-world settings, particularly among rural populations, is an important yet understudied demographic process. Research on migration in such populations can help us test and inform anthropological and demographic theory. Furthermore, it can lead to a better understanding of modern population distributions and epidemiologic landscapes.

April 9, 2014 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

Banner News, Lester K. Mwirichia, Julie Roosa, Lisa O'Neal, Elisabeth Rinehart

Banner News

No abstract provided.

The Lumberjack, April 9, 2014, The Lumberjack Staff

2014

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University

The Daily Gamecock, Wednesday, April 9, 2014, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

April

No abstract provided.

Development, Characterization And Linkage Mapping Of Single Nucleotide Polymorphsim In The Grain Amaranths (Amaranthus Spp.), Scott Smith, Dr. Jeff Maughan

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The grain amaranths (Amaranthus sp.) are important pseudo-cereals native to the New World. During the last decade they have garnered increased international attention for their nutritional quality, tolerance to abiotic stress and importance as a symbol of indigenous cultures. Notwithstanding their renewed potential as an emerging alternative crop species, few molecular tools needed for accelerated breeding programs, have been developed. Our research describes the development and characterization of the first 411 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) marker assays for the species as well as the first complete genetic linkage map of the species.

Lactose-Hydrolyzed Yogurt Sweetness, Paul Mcmullan, Dr. Lynn Ogden

Journal of Undergraduate Research

My project was focused on developing a yogurt that was sweeter than traditional yogurt via means of lactose-hydrolysis. The purpose was to find what percentage of added sugar could be spared when hydrolyzing the lactose inherent in milk. The 3 batches of milk had additional sugar and Non-Fat Dry Milk (NFDM) added to boost its lactose content. The two experimental batches were treated with the lactase enzyme and left to sit for a period of 48 hours, at which point one could safely assume that 99% of the lactose had been fully hydrolyzed. One of the experimental batches had 50% …

Stability Of Added Folic Acid In Micronutrient-Fortified Rice Using Different Cooking Techniques And Storage Conditions, Shintaro Pang, Dr. Michael Dunn

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Rice is the main staple in many people’s diet, accounting for 80% of the daily caloric intake of 3 billion people. Studies also show that folate intake is insufficient worldwide (Schoenlechner et al 2010). This is of much concern because folate deficiency is linked to many serious disorders, such as megaloblastic anemia and neural tube defects in newborns (Steur et al 2010). In order to remedy this problem, folate concentrations in many foods, including rice has been well analyzed. However, the stability of folic acid in rice is less known. This information is of interest because folic acid is very …

Selenium Toxicity In C57bl/6 Mice, Lauren Nielson, Dr. Merrill Christensen

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The purpose of my ORCA project was to determine the highest intake of selenomethylcysteine mice could consume without it being toxic to them. Selenium has been shown to have preventative effects on the progression of prostate cancer, so determining the optimum dosage of selenomethylcysteine (the most absorabable form of selenium) is essential for future research on this topic.

Volume 51, Number 34: April 09, 2014, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

From Adair To Woodford County And All Points In-Between, Jason Keinsley, Lauren Robinson

Library Presentations

At 
the
 Agricultural 
Information 
Center 
(AIC) 
we 
are 
trying 
to 
provide
 relevant
 content
 for
 Cooperative
 Extension
 personnel
 located
 throughout 
the 
state 
of 
Kentucky.
 
The
 College
 of 
Agriculture, 
Food, and 
Environment
 is 
the 
University 
of 
Kentucky's
 largest
 college 
and
 has
 employees
 located
 in 
all 
of 
the 
120 
Kentucky
 counties.
 
Therefore,
 we 
are 
working 
to 
create
 and
 maintain
 relevant 
outreach
 services
 for
 a 
geographically 
and
 culturally
 diverse 
user 
group.
 
Throughout 
this
 process,
 we
 have
 realized
 that
 creating
 online
 tutorials
 and
 virtual
 training
 sessions
 is
 not
 enough
 to
 support
 outreach
 services—we must
 stay 
visible. 

To 
stay 
visible, 
we
 have
 visited 
regional
 meetings
 and …

Prepregnancy Low-Carbohydrate Dietary Pattern And Risk Of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Prospective Cohort Study, Wei Bao, Katherine Bowers, Deirdre K. Tobias, Sjurdur F. Olsen, Jorge Chavarro, Allan Vaag, Michele Kiely, Cuilin Zhang

Publications and Research

Background: Low-carbohydrate diets (LCDs) have been vastly popular for weight loss. The association between a low-carbohydrate dietary pattern and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) remains unknown.

Objective: We aimed to prospectively examine the association of 3 prepregnancy low-carbohydrate dietary patterns with risk of GDM.

Design: We included 21,411 singleton pregnancies in the Nurses’ Health Study II. Prepregnancy LCD scores were calculated from validated food-frequency questionnaires, including an overall LCD score on the basis of intakes of carbohydrate, total protein, and total fat; an animal LCD score on the basis of intakes of carbohydrate, animal protein, and animal …

Guardian, April 9, 2014, Wright State University Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

Twelve page issue of The Guardian, the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. The Guardian has been published regularly since March of 1965.

The Parthenon, April 9, 2014, Bishop Nash

The Parthenon

The Parthenon, Marshall University’s student newspaper, is published by students Monday through Friday during the regular semester and weekly Thursday during the summer. The editorial staff is responsible for the news and the editorial content.

Healthcare Access And Health Outcomes In Southern Nevada, Jennifer Pharr, Courtney Coughenour, Shawn Gerstenberger

Nevada Journal of Public Health

In a publication from the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation, it was recognized that a person’s zip code was a more important predictor of health than their genetic code. Where we live influences not only our access to health care, but other health indicators as well. Clark County has a low primary care physician to population ratio compared to other counties in Nevada and in the US. Clark County also has highest rates of uninsured in the Mountain West and among the highest in the nation.

Southern Nevada fared worse than other Mountain West Metropolitan areas in health indicators and preventative …

Emu Today, April 08, 2014, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

No abstract provided.

04/08/2014 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 04/08/2014. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

Photobiostimulation In C. Elegans As A Model For Low Level Light Therapy, Michael J. Spoto, Daryl D. Hurd

Science Scholars

Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) is a developing therapeutic technique that has been gaining recognition in the scientific community in recent years. Previous experiments performed in LLLT research projects have been primarily mammalian and cell culture based. These experiments have produced results showing accelerated tissue repair. In this experiment, we introduce a new model, Caenorhabitidis elegans, a free-living soil nematode, to be used in LLLT research by testing the effects of exposure of the organism to various wavelengths and intensities of light commonly used in LLLT. C. elegans was shown to respond to photobiostimulation when exposed to specific wavelengths of …

The Daily Gamecock, Tuesday, April 8, 2014, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

April

No abstract provided.

Nucleic Acid Analysis Of Black Dot Infected Russet Burbank Potato As Influenced By Environmental Phosphorus, Jeremey Gneck, Dr. Brad Geary

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Each year potato yields are reduced due in part to root pathogens such as the fungus Colletotrichum coccodes (Black Dot). Research interactions among Russet Burbank potatoes, C. coccodes and mineral nutrition will be conducted in hydroponic growth chambers in order to determine the optimal concentration of phosphorus, a necessary macro-nutrient required in plants for growth and disease resistance. The expected outcome of this research will determine the necessary concentration of phosphorus that will boost the plant’s natural resistance to the C. coccodes fungus without adversely affecting the plant. This research will then be added to prior studies that have measured …