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Dietary Quercetin Supplementation In Mice Increases Skeletal Muscle Pgc1Α Expression, Improves Mitochondrial Function And Attenuates Insulin Resistance In A Time-Specific Manner., Tara M. Henagan, Natalie R. Lenard, Thomas W. Gettys, Laura K. Stewart

Department of Nutrition Science Faculty Publications

Aims/Hypothesis

High fat diet (HFD)-induced insulin resistance (IR) is partially characterized by reduced skeletal muscle mitochondrial function and peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma coactivator 1 alpha (PGC1α) expression. Our previous study showed that a high dose of the bioflavonoid quercetin exacerbated HFD-induced IR; yet, others have demonstrated that quercetin improves insulin sensitivity. The aim of this study was to investigate whether differing doses of quercetin act in a time-dependent manner to attenuate HFD-induced IR in association with improved skeletal muscle mitochondrial function and PGC1α expression.

Methods

C57BL/6J mice were fed HFD for 3 or 8 wks, with or without a …

Factors Influencing Breast Cancer Screening In Low-Income African Americans In Tennessee, Kushal Patel, Mohamed Kanu, Jianguo Liu, Brea Bond, Elizabeth Brown, Elizabeth Williams, Rosemary Theriot, Stephanie Bailey, Maureen Sanderson, Margaret Hargreaves

Public Health, Health Administration, and Health Sciences Faculty Research

This study examined demographic and lifestyle factors that influenced decisions and obstacles to being screened for breast cancer in low-income African Americans in three urban Tennessee cities. As part of the Meharry Community Networks Program (CNP) needs assessment, a 123-item community survey was administered to assess demographic characteristics, health care access and utilization, and screening practices for various cancers in low-income African Americans. For this study, only African American women 40 years and older (n = 334) were selected from the Meharry CNP community survey database. There were several predictors of breast cancer screening such as marital status and having …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 89, No. 35, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Rogers, Shelby. Athletics & Academics Gap Totals $25K – Budget
• Burton, Kristina. A Delayed Degree – Non-Traditional Students, Barbara Morrow
• Mathews, Mackenzie. Kentucky’s Graduation Rate Drops in High Schools
• Roederer, Anna. Chef Dishes Out Advice, Nutritious Recipes – Julie Lee
• Holloway, Kae & Keevin Foree. Spring Into Warmer Fashion Trends
• Pait, Ryan. House of Cards Paints the White House Black – Television
• Wolffbrandt, Adam. Just Dance – Theatre & Dance
• Lawson, Anna. Green River Grotto Cleans Hidden River Cave – Spelunking
• Brown, Leah. Gordon Emslie Consults Student Government Association, …

Dynamic Association Of Mortality Hazard With Body Shape, Nir Y. Krakauer, Jesse C. Krakauer

Publications and Research

Background A Body Shape Index (ABSI) had been derived from a study of the United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999–2004 mortality data to quantify the risk associated with abdominal obesity (as indicated by a wide waist relative to height and body mass index). A national survey with longer follow-up, the British Health and Lifestyle Survey (HALS), provides another opportunity to assess the predictive power for mortality of ABSI. HALS also includes repeat observations, allowing estimation of the implications of changes in ABSI. Methods and Findings We evaluate ABSI z score relative to population normals as a …

Insights Into The Development And Evolution Of Exaggerated Traits Using De Novo Transcriptomes Of Two Species Of Horned Scarab Beetles, Ian A. Warren, J. Cristobal Vera, Annika Johns, Robert Zinna, James H. Marden, Douglas J. Emlen, Ian Dworkin, Laura C. Lavine

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Scarab beetles exhibit an astonishing variety of rigid exo-skeletal outgrowths, known as ‘‘horns’’. These traits are often sexually dimorphic and vary dramatically across species in size, shape, location, and allometry with body size. In many species, the horn exhibits disproportionate growth resulting in an exaggerated allometric relationship with body size, as compared to other traits, such as wings, that grow proportionately with body size. Depending on the species, the smallest males either do not produce a horn at all, or they produce a disproportionately small horn for their body size. While the diversity of horn shapes and their behavioural ecology …

Sandspur, Vol 120, No 17, February 20, 2014, Rollins College

The Rollins Sandspur

Rollins College student newspaper, written by the students and published at Rollins College. The Sandspur started as a literary journal.

Mentoring Nursing Students In A Nutritional Improvement Study In Ecuador, Sheri P. Palmer

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The nutritional improvement study in Ecuador has been a worthwhile endeavor that has enabled many nursing students to participate. Students have been able to participate in actual data collection and data entry, as well as seeing and discussing results from previous years of the study. Students work with the schoolchildren with whom this study affects and can be a vital link in the progress of the research. The mentoring of these students in this important research work has helped them realize the significance of improving global health.

Ctrp2 Overexpression Improves Insulin And Lipid Tolerance In Diet-Induced Obese Mice, Jonathan M. Peterson, Marcus M. Seldin, Stefanie Y. Tan, G. William Wong

ETSU Faculty Works

CTRP2 is a secreted plasma protein of the C1q family that enhances glycogen deposition and fat oxidation in cultured myotubes. Its in vivo metabolic function, however, has not been established. We show here that acute and chronic metabolic perturbations induced by fasting or high-fat feeding up-regulated the mRNA expression of Ctrp2 in white adipose tissue without affecting its circulating plasma levels. We generated a transgenic mouse model with elevated circulating levels of CTRP2 to determine its metabolic function in vivo. When fed a low-fat diet, wild-type and CTRP2 transgenic mice exhibited no metabolic phenotypes. When challenged with a high-fat diet …

Parents Association Awards 2014, Unh Communications And Public Affairs

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

The Montclarion, February 20, 2014, The Montclarion

The Montclarion

Student Newspaper of Montclair State University

Parents Association Awards 2014, Unh Communications And Public Affairs

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Mentoring Nursing Students In A Nutritional Improvement Study In Ecuador, Sheri P. Palmer

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The nutritional improvement study in Ecuador has been a worthwhile endeavor that has enabled many nursing students to participate. Students have been able to participate in actual data collection and data entry, as well as seeing and discussing results from previous years of the study. Students work with the schoolchildren with whom this study affects and can be a vital link in the progress of the research. The mentoring of these students in this important research work has helped them realize the significance of improving global health.

The Pacifican February 20, 2014, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

Lanthorn, Vol. 48, No. 44, February 20, 2014, Grand Valley State University

Volume 48, July 1, 2013 - June 2, 2014

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Faculty Senate Minutes February 20, 2014, Missouri University Of Science And Technology Faculty Senate

Minutes & Agendas

No abstract provided.

Work And Welfare In America: A Synthesis Approach, John Glowacki

Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy

No abstract provided.

No 4 2013 Tomato High Tunnel Variety Trial, Andrew M. Radin

University of Rhode Island Vegetable Production Research Reports

Descriptions of tomato varieties trialed in high tunnels, and a system used to trellis them at the Gardiner Crop Research Farm of URI, Kingston, RI

February 19, 2014 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

Mouse Models For Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum: Genetic And Dietary Modulation Of The Ectopic Mineralization Phenotypes., Qiaoli Li, Haitao Guo, David W Chou, Annerose Berndt, John P Sundberg, Jouni Uitto

Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Faculty Papers

Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE), a heritable ectopic mineralization disorder, is caused by mutations in the ABCC6 gene. Null mice (Abcc6(-/-) ) recapitulate the genetic, histopathologic and ultrastructural features of PXE, and they demonstrate early and progressive mineralization of vibrissae dermal sheath, which serves as a biomarker of the overall mineralization process. Recently, as part of a mouse aging study at The Jackson Laboratory, 31 inbred mouse strains were necropsied, and two of them, KK/HlJ and 129S1/SvImJ, were noted to have vibrissae dermal mineralization similar to Abcc6(-/-) mice. These two strains were shown to harbor a single nucleotide polymorphism (rs32756904) in the …

Shealy Among Six Honored For 40 Years Of Service To Uab, Natalie Wade

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

A Longitudinal Case Study Of The Impact Of Democracy On Food Security In Ghana And Implications For Theory Development, Katelyn Marie Colaric

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis reports the results of a qualitative, longitudinal case study of Ghana that examined the impact of democracy on food security within Ghana since its democratization in 1992. First, the study reviews existing literature about food security, a newly-emerging concern in political science, as well as the literature on democracy and human rights. To fill the gaps in existing literature regarding the impact of democracy on food security, [and the author finds it overzealous to prove that democracy always benefits food security levels across varying states, cultures, and years] the thesis examines food security developments in Ghana, a developing …

Alaska Justice Forum ; Vol. 30, No. 3-4 (Fall 2013 / Winter 2014), Deborah Periman, N/A Uaa Justice Center

Vols 21-30 (2004-2014)

The Fall 2013/Winter 2014 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum presents articles on offender reentry and the collateral consequences of criminal conviction, the relationship between unemployment and domestic violence, and prison visitation policies. The issue also includes faculty and staff news, and a memorial to retired Justice Center faculty member Dr. Nancy E. Schafer, who died in September 2013.

The Relationship Of Nd1 Mtdna Gene Polymorphisms To Energy Metabolism And Risk Of Obesity Among Peruvian Native Americans, Karen K. Thomas, Dr. Mark J. Rowe

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Mitochondria are involved in the conversion of energy in the cell. Metabolic energy from the food we eat is converted in mitochondria to ATP by the electron transport system (ETS) and oxidative phosphorylation. The enzyme complexes involved in the ETS contain thirteen subunits which are encoded by mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Non-silent polymorphisms (sites in the DNA where the nucleotide differs between individuals) in mtDNA will affect these enzymes and may thereby alter metabolic efficiency and therefore metabolic rate. A lower metabolic rate is a risk factor for weight gain and a higher body mass index (BMI, a measure of obesity) …

Volume 51, Number 27: February 19, 2014, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Emu Today, February 19, 2014, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

No abstract provided.

Collateral Consequences And Reentry In Alaska: An Update, Deborah Periman

Vols 21-30 (2004-2014)

This article describes recent efforts at the national level to ameliorate the public costs of unnecessary collateral consequences, summarizes the array of statutory and regulatory impediments faced by released offenders in Alaska, and highlights legislative efforts in Alaska to improve community safety and public health by facilitating prisoner reintegration and reducing rates of recidivism.

Volume 105 Issue 16, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

The Southwestern - Archive

No abstract provided.

Gender-Based Screening For Chlamydial Infection And Divergent Infection Trends In Men And Women, Susan M. Rogers, Charles F. Turner, William C. Miller, Emily Erbelding, Elizabeth Eggleston, Sylvia Tan, Anthony Roman, Marcia Hobbs, James Chromy, Ravikiran Muvva, Laxminarayana Ganapathi

Publications and Research

Objectives: To assess the potential impact of chlamydial screening policy that recommends routine screening of women but not men.

Methods: Population surveys of probability samples of Baltimore adults aged 18 to 35 years in 1997–1998 and 2006–2009 collected biospecimens to estimate trends in undiagnosed chlamydial infection. Survey estimates are compared to surveillance data on diagnosed chlamydial infections reported to the Health Department.

Results: Prevalence of undiagnosed chlamydial infection among men increased from 1.6% to 4.0%, but it declined from 4.3% to 3.1% among women (p = 0.028 for test of interaction). The annual (average) number of diagnosed infections was substantially …

Implications For Math And Science Professional Development Within The Theory Of Planned Behavior, Brandi Jones-King, Meagan Musselman

Journal of Excellence in College Teaching and Learning

This pilot study used the Theory of Planned Behavior (TpB) as a framework for developing a questionnaire that will help with planning professional development pertaining to the science and engineering practices, with the intention of repeating the same process for the mathematical practices. To ensure that all components of the new standards are implemented with fidelity, teachers should be provided with the appropriate tools, understanding, and administrative/peer support in order to foster their buy-in of the changes. Efforts to implement the new standards in all classrooms require a concerted effort in the planning of Professional Development (PD) for appropriately preparing …

Ec1016 How To Build And Maintain Good Teeth

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension circular - 1016, How To Build And Maintain Good Teeth, describes methods and advice for good dental health. Includes instructive illustration. This circular has no date.