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Examining Factors That Contribute To The Application Of Improved Nutritional Practices In Guatemala, Kim Proffit, Ashley Jensen, Dr. Vickie Johnsen

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Malnutrition is a significant problem in Guatemala. Malnutrition, and its related diseases, are part of most diagnoses of children in the hospital regardless of the reason for admission. Ruel, Habicht, Rasmussen & Martorell (1996, p. 671) report the severity of the problem, “Guatemala has one of the highest prevalences of stunting in the world.” In 2001 UNICEF reported that 29% of Guatemalan children under 5 years of age were underweight, 46% were stunted and 3% were wasting. Even in countries suffering with severe malnutrition, Zeitlin, Ghassemi, and Mansour, (1990) suggest that some children who live in poverty and have severely …

2014 Public Interest Auction, Roger Williams University School Of Law

School of Law Public Interest Auction

No abstract provided.

Selenium Supplementation Does Not Affect The Activity Of The Enzyme 8-Oxoguanine Dna Glycosylase, Benjamin J. Wycherly, Dr. Merrill Christensen

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Highly reactive oxygen species produce DNA lesions, which are postulated to cause cancer. A particularly common lesion is that of an oxidized guanine residue, 8-hydroxyguanine (8-OHdG). This base is of particular concern because it can mispair with adenine during replication causing a mutation from G:C to A:T. This transversion is found frequently in human cancers.

The Role Of Micrornas In Osteoclastogenesis, Tiziana Franceschetti

Doctoral Dissertations

Archivial abstract submitted

January 31, 2014, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Pembelajaran Di Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini Dengan Perkembangan Kognitif Pada Anak, Sari Rahayu Setyaningrum, Triyanti Triyanti, Yvonne Magdalena Indrawani

Kesmas

Perkembangan kognitif merupakan aspek perkembangan yang muncul dan berkembang pesat ketika masa usia dini karena 50% potensi kognitif terbentuk pada empat tahun pertama kehidupan. Perkembangan kognitif berkaitan dengan kualitas hidup manusia. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui faktor dominan yang berhubungan dengan perkembangan kognitif. Penelitian dilakukan pada bulan April 2013. Desain penelitian adalah potong lintang dengan teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan proportional random sampling. Sampel penelitian adalah 128 anak usia dini 24-72 bulan yang mengikuti pendidikan anak usia dini (PAUD) atau pun tidak ikut PAUD di Desa Talagamulya Kabupaten Karawang. Perkembangan kognitif sebagai variabel dependen. Sementara variabel independen adalah karakteristik anak (usia, …

Peranan Ultraviolet B Sinar Matahari Terhadap Status Vitamin D Dan Tekanan Darah Pada Wanita Usia Subur, Betty Yosephin, Ali Khomsan, Dodik Briawan, Rimbawan Rimbawan

Kesmas

Sinar ultraviolet B adalah sumber utama vitamin D, tetapi wanita usia subur yang bekerja di dalam ruangan mempunyai vitamin D yang rendah meskipun Indonesia negara tropis. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengevaluasi peranan paparan sinar matahari pada wanita usia subur terhadap status vitamin D dan tekanan darah. Desain penelitian yang digunakan adalah eksperimen tanpa kelompok kontrol pada 21 wanita sehat. Penelitian ini membandingkan status vitamin D dan tekanan darah sebelum dan setelah mendapat paparan sinar matahari pada wajah dan lengan tiga kali seminggu selama 12 minggu. Analisis data menggunakan uji t-berpasangan. Paparan sinar matahari dapat meningkatkan vitamin D. Serum 25(OH)D meningkat …

Gangguan Kepadatan Tulang Pada Orang Dewasa Di Daerah Urban Dan Rural, Sarah Mardiyah, Ratu Ayu Dewi Sartika

Kesmas

Gangguan kepadatan tulang atau osteoporosis dan osteopenia merupakan masalah kesehatan masyarakat utama yang disebabkan oleh banyak faktor. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mengetahui berbagai faktor yang berhubungan dengan gangguan kepadatan tulang pada kelompok usia dewasa di daerah urban dan rural terpilih di Provinsi Jawa Barat tahun 2012. Desain penelitian yang digunakan adalah potong lintang dengan sampel 142 responden. Penelitian dilakukan pada bulan Mei - Juni 2012 di Pesona Khayangan, Kecamatan Sukmajaya, Kota Depok, sebagai daerah urban dan Desa Pabuaran, Kecamatan Gunung Sindur, Kabupaten Bogor sebagai daerah rural. Prevalensi gangguan kepadatan tulang dalam penelitian ini adalah sekitar 31,7% (4,2% osteoporosis dan …

Volume Cxxxi, Number 12, January 31, 2014, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

No abstract provided.

Creating A Wanted Poster From A Drop Of Blood: Using Dna Phenotyping To Generate An Artist's Rendering Of An Offender Based Only On Dna Shed At The Crime Scene, Charles E. Maclean

Hamline Law Review

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Two Conflicts In Context: Lessons From The Schiavo And Bland Cases And The Role Of Best Interests Analysis In The United Kingdom, Barbara A. Noah

Hamline Law Review

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Sitting On Ellis Island: The Fate Of Disparate Immigration Policies In The Wake Of The Guantanamo Bay Cases, Andrea Barton

Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy

No abstract provided.

Advances In Neuroimaging And The Vegetative State: Implications For End-Of-Life Care, Maxine H. Harrington

Hamline Law Review

abstract

It Isn't Easy Being Pink: Potential Problems With Polst Paradigm Forms, Stanley A. Terman

Hamline Law Review

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The Nursing Home As Part Of The Polst Paradigm, Marshall B. Kapp

Hamline Law Review

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Student Wins $5000 Scholarship Award, College Of Education And Human Development

Family and Consumer Sciences News

Student Wins $5000 Scholarship Award

Acanthamoeba And Bacteria Produce Antimicrobials To Target Their Counterpart, Junaid Iqbal, Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui, Naveed Ahmed Khan

Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Background

In the microbial ecosystem, microbes compete for space and nutrients. Consequently, some have developed the ability to kill or inhibit the growth of other competing microbes by producing antimicrobial substances. As the ‘producer’ species are generally immune to these substances, their compounds act on the competing microbial species and give the producer more space and access to nutrients for growth. Many currently used antibiotics were developed by exploiting this potential of certain microbes.

Findings

Here, the free-living amoeba, Acanthamoeba castellanii, was investigated for its antibacterial activity against representative Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria, while bacterial isolates were …

Physical Mapping Of Dna Sequences Of Chenopod Chromosomes Using Florescence In Situ Hybridization (Fish)., Theron J. Baker, Dr. Eric N. Jellen

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) is an Andean cereal chenopod known for its ideal nutritional characteristics along with its abilities to grow in drought conditions and in soils with high salt content (Fairbanks 2002). Until recently, quinoa has received little attention from the scientific community; but due to recognition of its nutritional and agronomic potential, science is now beginning to take interest (Fleming 1995). Among the few genetic studies published, Giusti (1970) established the base chromosome number of the species to be eight or nine with varying ploidy levels. More recently, Kolano (2001) mapped the 45S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) sequences using fluorescence …

Expressed Sequence Tags For Chenopodium Quinoa Seed, Shanna Mason, Lucy Stewart, Dr. Craig E. Coleman

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Quinoa (Chenopoduim quinoa) is a pseudograin cultivated in the Altiplano region of Bolivia and other areas of South America, where it is well adapted to harsh local conditions including high elevation, drought, frost, and saline soils. In addition to its environmental adaptations, quinoa is unique among crops in its exceptional nutritional quality. Quinoa seeds not only have high protein content, but the amino acid composition of these proteins is nutritionally complete, including all of the essential amino acids for human dietary requirements (The Quinoa Project at Brigham Young University: A five-year proposal, unpublished). However, since quinoa use and …

Antigenotoxic Effects Of Diallyl Disulfide And Allyl Disulfide On Benzo (A) Pyrene Induced Dna Damage In Hepg2 Cells As Measured By The Single Cell Gel Electrophoresis Assay, Corey W. Speers, Dr. Kim L. O'Neill

Journal of Undergraduate Research

One of the most effective strategies in cancer control is chemoprevention. Previous studies have shown naturally occurring organosulfur compounds from garlic and onion to be effective against carcinogenesis. The effects of two of these organosulfur compounds, diallyl sulfide (DAS) and diallyl disulfide (DADS), are thought to be of especial worth. Their anti-carcinogenic effects in the human cell line HepG2 are, however, less understood. HepG2 cells are human hepatoblastoma cells that have maintained their xenobiotic metabolizing competence. Because they are similar in function to cells obtained from human liver tissue, they are ideal for research in vitro. Benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) is an …

Selenium Regulation Of Nf-Κb Binding In Cancerous Human Prostate Epithelial Cells, Wayne K. Nelson, Dr. Merrill Christensen

Journal of Undergraduate Research

According to the National Cancer Institute, prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed nonskin cancer in men. In 1997 alone, it is estimated that 209,900 men were diagnosed as having the disease. Prostate cancer is also the second leading cause of cancer related death in the United States and, in 1997, claimed the lives of an estimated 41,800 people (1).

The Effect Of Selenium And Thyroid Hormones On Body Composition In Male Rats, Merrill J. Christensen, Dr. Brian Johnson

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Introduction Selenium (Se) is an essential trace mineral needed by the body in extremely small amounts. The main sources of Se in the diet are vegetables and meats. Selenium is incorporated in the enzyme Glutathione Peroxidase (GPx). GPx is an antioxidant that scavenges hydrogen peroxide and other organic peroxides to protect the body from oxidative damage.

Selenium Alters Nf- B-Regulated Gene Expression In Human Prostate Cancer Cells, Aimee L. Taylor, Dr. Merrill J. Christensen

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The American Cancer Society estimates that prostate cancer will account for 30% of new cancers in men, totaling over 189,000 new cases, with 30,200 deaths in 2002 (1). Because of its high prevalence and long latency time prostate cancer is an ideal candidate for chemoprevention (2). Recent research suggests an inverse relationship between high dietary selenium (Se) intake or status and risk for prostate cancer. However, the mechanisms for Se’s protective effects against prostate cancer have not yet been determined. This project focused sharply on a single mechanism by which Se may alter gene expression and affect risk for prostate …

Emu Today, January 30, 2014, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

No abstract provided.

2014-January-30-Dr. Brad Deweese Preparing Athletes For Winter Olympics, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

The Alestle - Vol. 65 No. 19 - 01/30/2014, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

The Alestle

Vol. 65 No. 19

Detection And Assay Of Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) Utilizing Uv/Vis Spectrophotometer And Citric Acid Buffer, Ronald Bartzatt, Michelle Lee Follis

Chemistry Faculty Publications

Aims: Riboflavin is a B vitamin that is required for a wide variety of cellular processes. The absorbance spectrum of riboflavin was determined at different pH utilizing several buffers. The buffer at pH demonstrating table absorbance peaks with high numerical values of molar absorptivity is followed by accurate and sensitive assay of riboflavin by spectrophotometer. Study Design: The absorbance spectrum of riboflavin is determined in an aqueous buffer at various pH values. After identifying the absorbance peaks providing maximal molar absorptivity the assay of riboflavin in the identical buffer was undertaken. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Chemistry, Durham …

The Montclarion, January 30, 2014, The Montclarion

The Montclarion

Student Newspaper of Montclair State University

Diversification Strategy Through Market Creation, Jae Seok Jeong, Nam Jung Kim, Hyun Joo Lim, Kang, Jung Hoon Moon

Asia Marketing Journal

The purpose of this paper is to investigate upon a diversification strategy through market creation of CJ Group, which has contributed in positioning of the firm as one of the leading conglomerates in South Korea. With such objective, the background of CJ Group, followed by its business diversification strategies were explored, with reference to several case studies. The history of CJ Group began with establishment of CheilJedang Industrial Corporation in 1953, as the first domestic sugar producer and exporter of South Korea. The corporation gradually expanded its business ever since at both national and global level, to include the fields …

The Diamond, January 30, 2014, Dordt College

Dordt Diamond

• Front Page: Douma Exceeds Goals; International Students Reflect on First Semester; Theatre Experiences
• News: Basketball Success; Transfers Welcomed; Drissell Pursues New Art Endeavor; Actors Recognized; Making a Difference in Tanzania; Online Courses Bring Both Advantages and Struggles; Dordt Fulfills Mission; AMOR Built Relationships, Served Communities; Jazz Band and Orchestra Improved Through Tour
• Opinion: Jeremy Jabber; May I Suggest?; Lee's Advice; We're Back... It's Weird...
• Sports: Van Dyke Concludes Basketball Career; Dordt Track and Field Strives to Build Team and Make Nationals
• Arts and Entertainment: Senior Production Doubt Will Stimulate Conversation; Florence Portfolio Gallery Themed Around Sacrifice
• The Back Page: Movie …