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Animal Science E-Newsletter, March 2014, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Department Of Animal Sciences

Animal Science e-Newsletter

No abstract provided.

The Law To End Hunger Now: Food Sovereignty And Genetically Modified Crops In Tribal India-A Socio-Legal Analysis, Purabi Bose, Bernd Van Der Meulen

Dickinson Law Review (1908-2003)

This Article takes a socio-legal approach to analyze tribal India's current scenario related to genetically modified (GM) crops. The policies for GM crops play a critical role in India. The Article examines two recent legal frameworks: (a) the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India Bill, 2013, and (b) the Indian National Food Security Act, 2013.

The analysis using the socio-legal framework explores the dilemma of the effect of the GM food crop (Bt Brinjal/Eggplant) and GM cash crop (Bt Cotton) through the lens of one of the Scheduled Tribes-Bhil tribal men, women, and children--of India. This Article takes the social exclusion …

Identifying Factors Affecting The Low Western Rock Lobster Puerulus Settlement In Recent Years Final Frdc Report – Project 2009/18, Nick Caputi, Ming Feng, Simon De Lestang, Ainslie M. Denham, James D. Penn, Dirk Slawinski, Alan Pearce, Evan Weller, Jason R. How

Fisheries Research Reports

Objectives 1. To use a larval advection model and the rock lobster population dynamics model to assess the effect of the spatial distribution of the breeding stock on the puerulus settlement 2. To assess environmental factors (water temperature, current, wind, productivity, eddies) and breeding stock affecting puerulus settlement 3. To examine climate change trends of key environmental parameters and their effect on the western rock lobster fishery

Ua66 Ogden College Of Science & Engineering Newsletter, Cheryl Stevens, Dean

Ogden College of Science & Engineering Publications

No abstract provided.

Temporal Trends In Phthalate Exposures: Findings From The National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2010, Ami R. Zota, Antonia M. Calafat, Tracey J. Woodruff

Environmental and Occupational Health Faculty Publications

Background: Phthalates are ubiquitous environmental contaminants. Because of potential adverse effects on human health, butylbenzyl phthalate [BBzP; metabolite, monobenzyl phthalate (MBzP)], di-n-butyl phthalate [DnBP; metabolite, mono-n-butyl phthalate (MnBP)], and di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) are being replaced by substitutes including other phthalates; however, little is known about consequent trends in population-level exposures.

Objective: We examined temporal trends in urinary concentrations of phthalate metabolites in the general U.S. population and whether trends vary by sociodemographic characteristics.

Methods: We combined data on 11 phthalate metabolites for 11,071 participants from five cycles of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2001–2010). …

Creating A Wellness Culture Through Human Resources, Eleanor Marschke, Bahaudin G. Mujtaba

HCBE Faculty Articles

Healthcare costs in the United States have been increasing in recent years. The increase in healthcare costs and the lack of affordable health insurance affects many individuals and organizations. Human resources (HR) departments have started to take strategic steps to lessen the effect of high healthcare costs to the organization. Creating a culture of wellness at work and implementing workplace wellness programs, allows HR to support individual efforts towards a healthy lifestyle. By proving why organizations should invest in their most valuable asset, their employees, the human resources department can strengthen their position as a strategic partner. This paper addresses …

When Social Class Meets Ethnicity: College-Going Experiences Of Chinese And Korean Immigrant Students, Eunyoung Kim

Department of Education, Leadership, Management and Policy Publications

Successful educational outcomes among Asian American college students often obscure the challenges and nuanced educational experiences of Asian immigrant ethnic groups. Therefore, the aim of this study was to better understand the college‑going experiences of Chinese and Korean immigrant students by examining the relationship between these students’ college decisions and their parents’ expectations and involvement. Results indicate that parental expectations and involvement are deeply related to college enrollment decisions and extend influence well into the academic careers of these students after entry into college. The study reveals both differences and commonalities in parental involvement across ethnicity and social class.

The Ipe Insight. Volume 2014, No. 1. March, 2014., The Unm Hsc Inter-Professional Education Team

The IPE Newsletters

HSC Environmental Scan Survey

Complex Decision-Making And Cognitive Aging Call For Enhanced Protection Of Seniors Contemplating Reverse Mortgages, 46 Ariz. St. L.J. 299 (2014), Debra Pogrund Stark, Jessica M. Choplin, Joseph Mikels, Amber Schonbrun Mcdonnell

UIC Law Open Access Faculty Scholarship

This article analyzes the factors that affect the effectiveness of the current rules and counseling protocol in enabling seniors to make well-informed decisions on whether to enter into a proposed reverse mortgage in light of the cognitive barriers that consumers in general, and seniors in particular, face. The article then proposes further changes to these rules and the counseling protocol to better enable seniors to determine whether entering into reverse mortgages is in their best interest in light of their specific financial situations and goals. Section I provides an overview of the current status of the law relating to reverse …

The Physician Orders For Life-Sustaining Treatment (Polst) Coming Soon To A Health Care Community Near You, Robert B. Wolf, Marilyn J. Maag, Keith Bradoc Gallant

ACTEC Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Determinants Of Physical Activity In Arab American Children, Wearn Alkhatib Phd

Dissertations

Physical activity is an integral part of preventing and managing childhood and adolescent obesity. Lack of regular physical activity has negative impact on physical and psychosocial health. Arab Americans (AAs), one of the most rapidly growing minorities in United States, tend to have a high prevalence of obesity and low participation in physical activity. The purpose of this study was to describe determinants of physical activity, including self-efficacy, social support, physical environment, and selected demographics among AA children in Southern California. A descriptive correlational study using a cross sectional design was conducted. Self-administered questionnaires were completed by children (N=206) recruited …

Negotiating Regulatory Coherence: The Costs And Consequences Of Disparate Regulatory Principles In The Transatlantic Trade And Investment Partnership Agreement Between The United States And The European Union, T. Sandra Fung

Cornell International Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Stand Density And Age Affect Tree-Level Structural And Functional Characteristics Of Young, Postfire Lodgepole Pine In Yellowstone National Park, Paige E. Copenhaver-Parry, Daniel B. Tinker

Faculty Publications - Department of Biological & Molecular Science

More frequent fire activity associated with climate warming is expected to increase the extent of young forest stands in fire-prone landscapes, yet growth rates and biomass allocation patterns in young forests that regenerated naturally following stand-replacing fire have not been well studied. We assessed the structural and functional characteristics of young, postfire lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia) trees across the Yellowstone subalpine plateaus to understand the influence of postfire stand density and age on tree-level aboveground biomass (AB), component biomass (bole, branch, foliage), partitioning to components, tree-level aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP) and leaf area (LA). Sixty …

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 41, No. 1 (March 2014)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Table of Contents

• PATHOLOGIES OF THE POOR: WHAT DO THE WAR ON DRUGS AND WELFARE REFORM HAVE IN COMMON? - Kalynn Amundson, Anna M. Zajicek, and Valerie H. Hunt
• GENDER DIFFERENCES IN SELF-EMPLOYMENT OF OLDER WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES AND NEW ZEALAND - Angela L. Curl, Deanna L. Sharpe, and Jack Noone
• INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF CHILDREN IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC: A CASE OF PATH DEPENDENCY - Victoria Schmidt and Jo Daugherty Bailey
• THE FIRST FAITH-BASED MOVEMENT: THE RELIGIOUS ROOTS OF SOCIAL PROGRESSIVISM IN AMERICA (1880-1912) IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE - Steven Stritt
• MASS SHOOTINGS AND MENTAL HEALTH POLICY - Jessica Rosenberg …

Fire Severity And Size Alter Quaking Aspen (Populus Tremuloides) Regeneration And Defense Against Ungulate Herbivory, Ho Yi Wan

Theses and Dissertations

Human activities and rapid global climate change are altering fire regimes with potential threat to the stability of aspen ecosystems in North America. Aspen is an early successional species that plays an important role in post-fire forest reestablishment, but chronic browsing on juvenile aspen by large ungulate herbivores after fire can be detrimental and lead to regeneration failure. Although larger and more severe fires are expected to become more prominent, whether and how this may influence aspen and ungulate communities remains unclear. The objective of this research was to examine how the relationship between aspen and ungulate communities might be …

Parturition Of Mule Deer In Southern Utah: Management Implications And Habitat Selection, Eric D. Freeman

Theses and Dissertations

Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) are an ecologically, economically, and socially important species across much of the western United States. As such, populations and habitat are intensely managed by state game agencies. However, populations have been declining in recent decades and several factors have been implicated (e.g., climate, predation, competition, and habitat availability). Population dynamics of mule deer are driven by a combination of survival of adults and juveniles and reproductive rates. While adult female mule deer typically have consistently high annual survival rates (85% annually), juveniles are more easily affected by stressors (biotic and abiotic conditions) and therefore …

A Fresh Cow Health Monitoring System, Amanda E. Sterrett, Donna M. Amaral-Phillips, Jeffrey M. Bewley, Michelle Arnold

Agriculture and Natural Resources Publications

Calving causes cows to endure many physiological changes that require good nutrition, time, and adequate rest for recovery. Upon calving, cows are introduced into the lactating herd, where they consume high amounts of a new ration and have to adapt to a new feeding and milking routine. Lactation requires more support from the diet than pregnancy and weight maintenance, particularly in fresh cows calving in with a negative energy balance. Additionally, the social hierarchy within the herd is re-established every time a new cow enters the group, which can cause stress, especially for timid and weak cows. For these reasons, …

Effects Of Prey Abundance On Breeding Season Diet Of Northern Goshawks (Accipiter Gentilis) Within An Unusual Prey Landscape, Robert A. Miller, Jay D. Carlisle, Marc J. Bechard

Intermountain Bird Observatory Publications and Presentations

A critical element of diet analysis is species adaptability to alternative prey sources. The breeding-season diet of Northern Goshawks (Accipiter gentilis) includes both mammalian and avian species, varies geographically, and is often dependent upon tree squirrels of the genera Sciurus andTamiasciurus. We studied alternative prey sources of Northern Goshawks in the South Hills of south-central Idaho, an area where tree squirrels are naturally absent and other prey frequently important in the diet of goshawks, such as smaller corvids, are uncommon. We quantified the diet of goshawks using nest cameras and surveyed abundance of prey using line …

Motivasi Intrinsik Murid Tingkatan Empat Terhadap Aktiviti Dalam Pendidikan Jasmani, W.A. Sia Seng Lee, S. Rengasamy, L.B. Hooi, S. Raju, C. Varatharajoo, S.D. Sukumaran

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Kajian ini dijalankan untuk melihat motivasiintrinsik murid tingkatan empat terhadapaktiviti kelas Pendidikan Jasmani di salah sebuah sekolah menengah di Malaysia. Sebuah sekolah di daerah dipilih melalui persampelan rawak mudah dan kesemua lima kelas murid tingkatan empat dijadikan responden kajian. Kajian ini melibatkan 174 responden yang terdiri daripada 93 murid lelaki dan 81 murid perempuan tingkatan empat berusia antara 16-17 tahun(min=16.05, SP=0.22). Instrumen Intrinsic Motivation Inventory(McAuley, Duncan,& Tammen, 1989) telah digunakan untuk melihat motivasi intrinsik tingkatan empat terhadapaktiviti kelas Pendidikan Jasmani. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan tahap motivasi intrinsik murid tingkatan empat terhadap aktivitikelas Pendidikan Jasmani dengan skor purata domain keseronokan (Min=4.06, SP=0.27), …

Pembangunan Modul Pedagogi Pembelajaran Berasaskan Padlet Untuk Pelajar Pekak Di Ipt, Zainuddin Ibrahim, Kee Shing Ngu, Norlidah Alias, Dorothy Dewitt

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Padlet merupakan aplikasi Web 2.0 yang boleh digunakan untuk berinteraksi antara satu sama lain bagi tujuan pembelajaran. Aplikasi ini mampu untuk memudahkan hubungan komunikasi antara pelajar pekak dan pelajar biasa. Namun sorotan kajian menunjukkkan pelajar pekak mengalami masalah komunikasi di samping menghadapi masalah pembelajaran ketika di institusi pengajian tinggi tempatan. Kajian ini menggunakan kaedah Implimentasi Penerokaan (exploratory Implementation) dengan menggunakan teknik Fuzzy Delphi bagi mendapatkan pesetujuan atau kesepakatan 27 pakar untuk mengenal pasti kesesuaian padlet bagi pembangunan modul pedagogi pembelajaran. Kemuudian pembangunan modul pedagogi pembelajaran dibangunkan menggunakan model instruksi Gagne. Penggunaan prototaip dinilai melalui proses pemerhatian dan temubual ke atas …

The Effect Of An After School Intervention Program On Selected Health-Related Physical Fitness Components Among Secondary School Boys, S. Raju, S. Rengasamy, W.A. Sia Seng Lee, C. Varatharajoo, S.D. Sukumaran

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of an after school intervention program on selected health-related physical fitness components among Malaysian secondary school boys. A quasi experimental design was adopted for the study. A school in a district was randomly selected. In the school, two classes were randomly assigned intact to the experimental group (n=25) and the other was the control group (n=25). Pretest data was collected on cardiovascular endurance, flexibility and muscular strength. The experimental and the control groups underwent 80 minutes’ regular physical education classes once a week for ten weeks. Apart from the regular …

Reemphasizing Impracticability In The Special Needs Analysis In Response To Suspicionless Drug Testing Of Welfare Recipients, James R. Jolley

North Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Mechanisms Of Soil Carbon Accrual And Storage In Bioenergy Cropping Systems, Lisa K. Tiemann, A. Stuart Grandy

Faculty Publications

Annual row cropping systems converted to perennial bioenergy crops tend to accrue soil C, likely a function of increased root production and decreased frequency of tillage; however, very little is known about the mechanisms governing the accrual and stability of this additional soil C. To address this uncertainty, we assessed the formation and stability of aggregates and soil organic C (SOC) pools under switchgrass, giant miscanthus, a native perennial grass mix and continuous corn treatments in Michigan and Wisconsin soils differing in both texture and mineralogy. We isolated different aggregate size fractions, >2 mm, 0.5–2 mm, and <0.5 mm, using a procedure intended to minimize alterations to aggregate biological and chemical properties. We determined SOC, permanganate oxidizable C (POXC), and microbial activities (i.e. enzyme activities and soil respiration rates) associated with these aggregates. Soil type strongly influenced the trajectory of aggregate formation and stabilization with differences between sites in mean aggregate size, stability, SOC and microbial activity under perennial vs. corn cropping systems. At the Michigan site, soil microbial activities were highest in the >2 mm aggregates, …

The Spinnaker March 2014, University Of North Florida

Spinnaker

Student newspaper for the UNF community.

Timing Of Dental Development In Saudi Cleft Lip And Palate Patients, Naif A. Bindayel, Maan A. Alsultan, Samar O. Elhayek

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To assess the timing of dental development in Saudi patients affected with non-syndromic cleft lip and palate (CLP), and further investigate patients9 demographics. METHODS: The panoramic radiographs of 51 Saudi subjects (5-14 years) with CLP were assessed cross-sectionally in January 2012. The data were collected at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and the study was completed in February 2013. Demirjian9s method was used to evaluate the crown and root developmental stages of mandibular permanent teeth to quantify the dental age. Patients9 medical records were used to specify the chronological age, and utilized to divide all participating subjects …

Going Raw, Winston J. Craig

Lake Union Herald

No abstract provided.

Trophic Dynamics And Feeding Ecology Of The Southeast Florida Coastal Pelagic Fish Community, Travis Allan Moore

HCNSO Student Theses and Dissertations

The combined methods of stomach content analysis and stable ¹⁵N and ¹³C isotope biochemistry analysis were used to investigate the trophic dynamics and feeding ecology of coastal pelagic fishes in the waters off southeastern Florida, USA. The coastal pelagic fish complex includes blackfin tuna Thunnus atlanticus, dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurus, king mackerel Scomberomorus cavalla, little tunny Euthynnus alletteratus, skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis, and wahoo Acanthocybium solandri. These coastal teleosts, particularly the tunas and wahoo, are primarily targeted by recreational anglers. However, there is a shortage of available trophic and diet composition data concerning …

Voices Raised, Issue 43, University Of Dayton. Women's Center

Women’s Center Newsletter

Included in this issue: Women you may never have known but should never forget; Coffee; Voices Away From Home: From the Known to the Unknown; It’s Time to Go Green; The Last Box; University of Dayton Celebrates the Accomplishments of Women.

A Lipid-Rich Gestational Diet Predisposes Offspring To Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Potential Sequence Of Events, Alexandria N. Hughes, Julia Thom Oxford

Biomedical Research Institute Publications and Presentations

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome. It affects 20%–30% of the US population, and it is increasing worldwide. Recently, the role of lipid-rich maternal gestational nutrition in spurring the development of NAFLD among offspring has been indicated. Fetal predisposition to NAFLD involves numerous physiological reroutings that are initiated by increased delivery of nonesterified fatty acids to the fetal liver. Hampered ß-oxidation, uncontrolled oxidative stress, increased triacylglycerol synthesis, and the endoplasmic reticulum unfolded protein response are all implicated in sculpting a hepatic phenotype with a propensity to develop NAFLD in the postnatal state. This review …

Nebline, March 2014

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

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