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Eating Disorders: The Hidden Hormonal Effect On Fertility, Esther Tessler-Karfunkel

The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences

Women who have a history of eating disorders, specifically anorexia nervosa, are more prone to suffer from infertility. There are several hormones which are the driving force in this system and are therefore responsible for this. Fortunately, there are treatments which can help women with a history of eating disorders to reproduce. Using information found on Pubmed and Touro College’s database, this paper will discuss why the body cannot reproduce when it is lacking proper nutrition, as well as the various dynamics in the human reproductive system which are compromised when the body is not properly nourished.

Childhood Obesity: Why The Federal Government Should Enact Legislation To Meet The Goals Of The Affordable Care Act By Resolving A Growing Issue, Gabrielle R. Neal

University of Dayton Law Review

No abstract provided.

How Does Spaceflight Affect The Human Body?, Sara Dina Feinzeig

The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences

Spaceflight can impact just about every organ of the human body. The launch into space increases gravitational forces, which may decrease consciousness. Once subjected to the microgravity of outer space, the constant mechanical stress exerted on the body from Earth’s gravity decreases enormously, causing bone degeneration to occur. Calcium, a major component of bone is excreted in very high amounts, often leading to the formation of calcium kidney stones. Astronauts perform weight bearing exercise, take osteoporosis drugs and calcium and vitamin D supplements in order to combat bone loss. The vertebrae of the spine are also impacted by the lack …

Combined Xenon Hydrate Formation And Freezing For Preservation Of Plant And Fruit Tissues, Thunyaboon Arunyanart

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This research aimed to study a combined method of xenon hydrate formation and freezing (CXF) for preservation of plant and fruit tissues, and to compare CXF with the freezing alone process (FAP). The use of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technique based on proton spin-spin relaxation time (T2) of water to indicate freezing damage in plant and fruit tissues was also proposed. Due to its simple tissue composition, barley coleoptile tissue was used in this study so that xenon hydrate formation can be easily observed. Apple parenchyma tissue was used to represent edible fruit tissue. CXF includes two steps. The first …

Supplementation With Three Different Macular Carotenoid Formulations In Patients With Early Age-Related Macular Degeneration., James Loughman, Sarah Sabour-Pickett, Stephen Beatty, Eithne Connolly, Jim Stack, Alan Howard, Ronald Klein, Barbara Klein, Stacy Meuer, Chelsea Myers, Kwadwo Akuffo, John Nolan

Articles

Purpose: To investigate the impact of three different macular carotenoid formulations on macular pigment optical density and visual performance in subjects with early age-related macular degeneration. Methods: Fifty-two subjects were supplemented and followed for 12 months, 17 of them were in intervention Group 1 (20 mg/day lutein and 2 mg/day zeaxanthin); 21 in Group 2 (10 mg/day meso-zeaxanthin, 10 mg/day lutein, and 2 mg/day zeaxanthin); and 14 in Group 3 (17 mg/day meso-zeaxanthin, 3 mg/day lutein, and 2 mg/day zeaxanthin). The macular pigment optical density was measured using customized heterochromatic flicker photometry, and visual function was assessed using corrected distance …

Ahat 479.01: Topics In Sports Medicine, Scott T. Richter

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Pubh 595.51: Issues In Maternal And Child Health, Julie M. Stevens

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Social Studies In The Elementary Grades : A Child's Right, Aimée Mizuno

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

This action research examined the use of two different types of social studies teaching and curricula. While one group of third grade students received a constructivist critical literacy type of instruction, another third grade class received textbook based instruction. The study compared student academic performance, attitudes and engagement between the two groups as well as the impact of the differing teaching methods on myself as the teacher. Data sources included student end of unit test scores, student questionnaires and focus groups, reflective teaching journals and teacher observations. The study findings include higher academic performance for the constructivist learning group, mixed …

Health Law As Social Justice, Lindsay Wiley

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

Health law is in the midst of a dramatic transformation. From a relatively narrow discipline focused on regulating relationships among individual patients, health care providers, and third-party payers, it is expanding into a far broader field with a burgeoning commitment to access to health care and assurance of healthy living conditions as matters of social justice. Through a series of incremental reform efforts stretching back decades before the Affordable Care Act and encompassing public health law as well as the law of health care financing and delivery, reducing health disparities has become a central focus of American health law and …

Consistency And Recanting Of Ever-Smoking Status Reported By Self And Proxy Respondents One Year Apart, Julia N. Soulakova, Lisa J. Crockett

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

The study examined consistency of reports concerning current and prior smoking behaviors. Data came from the 2002–2003 Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey, where the current smoking behaviors and smoking history were reported by self- and proxy-respondents on two occasions, one year apart. The ever-smoking status is reported consistently, overall: Kappa coefficient is 0.78 with the corresponding 95% confidence interval given by (0.77, 0.78). One specific type of inconsistency of prior reports was assessed for respondents who were identified as never smokers at the latter assessment and former or current smokers at the earlier assessment. Based on the …

Predictors Of Cognitive Enhancement After Training In Preschoolers From Diverse Socioeconomic Backgrounds, M. Soledad Segretin, Sebastian J. Lipina, M. Julia Hermida, Tiffany D. Sheffield, Jennifer M. Nelson, Kimberly A. Espy, Jorge A. Colombo

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

The association between socioeconomic status and child cognitive development, and the positive impact of interventions aimed at optimizing cognitive performance, are well-documented. However, few studies have examined how specific socio-environmental factors may moderate the impact of cognitive interventions among poor children. In the present study, we examined how such factors predicted cognitive trajectories during the preschool years, in two samples of children from Argentina, who participated in two cognitive training programs (CTPs) between the years 2002 and 2005: the School Intervention Program (SIP;N=745) and the Cognitive Training Program (CTP;N=333). In both programs children were trained weekly for 16 week sand …

The Best Doggone App Since Instagram: Experiences With The Ios Sdk, Cindy Yano Vannoy

Technical Library

Many dogs don’t get enough exercise and people may be unaware of great hiking locations in their neighborhood. Paw Parks iOS mobile application (app) was created to raise awareness of pet friendly locations and encourage dog lovers to be more active with their pets. Paw Parks uses GPS to obtain the user’s current location and displays a map with pins indicating nearby parks. The user can click on the park and see a park description, amenities list, photos, reviews, and can even log a visit. The user can also leave a review or comment on the park, mark the park …

Evaluating The Effects Of An Educational Lifestyle Modification Intervention On Blood Pressure In Adults With Prehypertension, Andrea M. Patterson

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this project was to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational lifestyle modification (LM) intervention on blood pressure (BP) among adults with prehypertension. Prehypertension is a precursor to hypertension (HTN) and is a public epidemic in the United States. Approximately 68 million (31%) U.S. adult’s aged ≥18 years have hypertension. Hypertension can cause significant target organ damage, lead to coronary heart disease, heart failure, stroke, and kidney failure. Early identification and the primary treatment of persons with prehypertension with LM have the potential to minimize the progression and delay the onset of comorbidities associated with hypertension. This quality …

Effect Of Feed Additives On Amino Acid And Dipeptide Transport By Intestines Of American Lobster And Atlantic White Shrimp, Maria Louise Peterson

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Previous nutritional physiology research using L-histidine and zinc in American lobster intestine (Homarus americanus) has suggested that these solutes can be co-transported as complexes (Histidine-Zinc-Histidine) across the intestine using a peptide transporter. Furthermore, transport of L-leucine was shown to be inhibited by high calcium concentrations. Dipeptide and bis-complex transport and the role of calcium were investigated in the perfused intestines of lobster and Atlantic white shrimp (Litopenaeus setiferus). Following trans-intestinal transport, serosal medium was analyzed for amino acid composition by gas chromatography. In lobster, the transport of glycylsarcosine (Gly-Sar) from mucosa to serosa was stimulated two-fold …

Effects Of Asphondylia Borrichiae, Simulated Herbivory, And Nutritional Status On Survival, Flowering, And Seed Viability In Sea Oxeye Daisy (Borrichia Frutescens), Lisa S. Rowan

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Although herbivory and other types of plant damage typically are viewed as detrimental to plant survival and performance, vigorous regrowth, greater seed set, and fitness benefits may be possible when damage to the apical meristem, or actively growing stem terminal, is involved. Such damage releases apical dominance, or the hormonal suppression of lateral buds, activates dormant lateral buds, and enables lateral shoots to grow. Since in plants with terminal flowers, each stem may bear a flower, removal of the apical meristem may result in stem bifurcation and ultimately increase the number of flowers and seeds, thereby increasing potential fitness. In …

Functional Characterization Of A Putative Disaccharide Membrane Transporter In Crustacean Intestine, Rasheda S. Likely

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The mechanisms of transepithelial absorption of dietary sucrose in the American lobster, Homarus americanus, were investigated in this study to determine whether sugars can be transported across an animal gut intact or as monosaccharides following hydrolysis. Lobster intestine was isolated and mounted in a perfusion chamber to characterize the mechanisms of mucosal to serosal (MS) ¹⁴C -sucrose transport across the intestine MS fluxes were measured by adding varying concentrations of ¹⁴C-sucrose to the perfusate which resulted in a hyperbolic curve following Michaelis-Menten kinetics. The kinetic constants of the proposed sucrose transporter were K_M = 15.84 ± 1.81 …

Reproductive Biology Of The Bonnethead (Sphyrna Tiburo) From The Southeastern U.S. Atlantic Coast, Melissa I. Gonzalez De Acevedo

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Understanding the life history of marine wildlife is essential for the management of both commercial and recreational fisheries. Bonnetheads (Sphyrna tiburo) are a component of the small coastal shark (SCS) fishery complex, and are caught regularly in both types of fisheries. Despite being well studied in the Gulf of Mexico, little is known about bonnetheads from the U.S. Atlantic coast. The goal of the first component of this study was to provide new, key information on their life history to improve management of U.S. Atlantic populations, particularly by identifying reproductive seasonality, periodicity and fecundity. This was accomplished by examining sexually …

Association Between Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphisms (Fok1 And Bsm1) And Osteoporosis: A Systematic Review, Zahra Mohammadi, Fateme Fayyazbakhsh, Mehdi Ebrahimi, Mahsa M. Amoli, Patricia Khashayar, Mahboubeh Dini, Reza Nezam Zadeh, Abbasali Keshtkar, Hamid Reza Barikani

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Osteoporosis is a Health Concern Characterized by Reduced Bone Mineral Density (BMD) and Increased Risk of Fragility Fractures. Many Studies Have Investigated the Association between Genetic Variants and Osteoporosis. Polymorphism and Allelic Variations in the Vitamin D Receptor Gene (VDR) Have Been Found to Be Associated with Bone Mineral Density. However, Many Studies Have Not Been Able to Find This Association. Literature Review Was Conducted in Several Databases, Including MEDLINE/Pubmed, Scopus, EMBASE, Ebsco, Science Citation Index Expanded, Ovid, Google Scholar, Iran Medex, Magiran and Scientific Information Database (SID) for Papers Published between 2000 and 2013 Describing the Association between Fok1 …

Health Check: Analyzing Trends In West Michigan 2014, Grand Valley State University

Health Check: Analyzing Trends in West Michigan

No abstract provided.

Land Cover Changes And Their Biogeophysical Effects On Climate, Rezaul Mahmood, Roger A. Pielke Sr., Kenneth Hubbard, Dev Niyogi, Paul Dirmeyer, Clive Mcalpine, Andrew Carleton, Robert Hale, Samuel Gameda, Adriana Beltran-Przekurat, Bruce Baker, Richard Mcnider, David R. Legates, Marshall Shepherd, Jinyang Du, Peter D. Blanken, Oliver W. Frauenfeld, U. S. Nair, Souleymane Fall

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

Land cover changes (LCCs) play an important role in the climate system. Research over recent decades highlights the impacts of these changes on atmospheric temperature, humidity, cloud cover, circulation, and precipitation. These impacts range from the local- and regional-scale to sub-continental and global-scale. It has been found that the impacts of regional-scale LCC in one area may also be manifested in other parts of the world as a climatic teleconnection. In light of these findings, this article provides an overview and synthesis of some of the most notable types of LCC and their impacts on climate. These LCC types include …

Land Cover Changes And Their Biogeophysical Effects On Climate, Rezaul Mahmood

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Present Situation Of Female Education In Bangladesh: A Comparative Analysis Of Last Decade, Muhammad Salahuddin, Rabeya Khatun, Sadia Bilkis

Education, Health & Behavior Studies Student Publications

The aim of this study is to explore the present situation of female education in Bangladesh. It is very important to know the status of female education as female is almost half of our population. This study has been conducted through quantitative method research approach. The data has been collected through document analysis. Through analyses it has been found that the literacy rate of women was increased 41.8% to 55.7% from year of 2001 to 2011. Therefore, the enrollment rate of female students at secondary level had been increased 46.23% to 51.96% from the year of 2001 to 2011. Furthermore, …

Relative Effects Of Lower-Order And Higher-Order Quality Of Work Life On Employee Job Satisfaction And Life Satisfaction: Case Studies Of Service And Manufacturing Sectors In Thailand, Kalayanee Senasu, Anusorn Singhapakdi

Marketing Faculty Publications

This research investigates the relative effects of lower-order and higher-order aspects of quality of work life (QWL) on employee job satisfaction and overall life satisfaction in Thai workplaces. The data were collected by means of questionnaires mailed to employees of 6 selected companies-3 companies in each of the service and manufacturing sectors in Thailand with respective response rates of 72 and 74 percent. The results reveal that the two aspects of QWL in all companies have a positive impact on both aspects of employee satisfaction: job satisfaction and overall life satisfaction. The results also reveal a generally more important role …

Developmental Origins Of Pregnancy Loss In The Adult Female Common Marmoset Monkey (Callithrix Jacchus), J. N. Rutherford, V. A. Demartelly, D. G. Layne Colon, Corinna N. Ross, S. D. Tardif

Biology Faculty Publications (Archived)

Background: The impact of the intrauterine environment on the developmental programming of adult female reproductive success is still poorly understood and potentially underestimated. Litter size variation in a nonhuman primate, the common marmoset monkey (Callithrix jacchus), allows us to model the effects of varying intrauterine environments (e.g. nutrient restriction, exposure to male womb-mates) on the risk of losing fetuses in adulthood. Our previous work has characterized the fetuses of triplet pregnancies as experiencing intrauterine nutritional restriction. Methodology/Principal Findings: We used over a decade of demographic data from the Southwest National Primate Research Center common marmoset colony. We evaluated differences between …

Dominant Characteristics And Predictive Factors That Motivate A Theology Career Choice In A Private Denominational University In São Paulo, Brazil, Gerson Pires Araujo

Dissertations

Problem. More than six times the number of applicants than can be accepted attempt to enter the theology program on the campus of the Adventist Brazilian University of São Paulo (UNASP). The number of applicants is increasing every year and the majority cannot follow their chosen career.

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to investigate and identify the dominant characteristics and the discriminant factors that motivated the career choice of freshman theology students in a private denominational university in Brazil. The study also analyzed the demographic characteristics of those students and their perceived sense of mission for a ministerial …

Boning Up On Autophagy: The Role Of Autophagy In Skeletal Biology., Irving Shapiro, Robert Layfield, Martin Lotz, Carmine Settembre, Caroline Whitehouse

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Faculty Papers

From an evolutionary perspective, the major function of bone is to provide stable sites for muscle attachment and affording protection of vital organs, especially the heart and lungs (ribs) and spinal cord (vertebrae and intervertebral discs). However, bone has a considerable number of other functions: serving as a store for mineral ions, providing a site for blood cell synthesis and participating in a complex system-wide endocrine system. Not surprisingly, bone and cartilage cell homeostasis is tightly controlled, as is the maintenance of tissue structure and mass. While a great deal of new information is accruing concerning skeletal cell homeostasis, one …

Compliance Of Canada’S Utility Doctrine With International Minimum Standards Of Patent Protection, Jerome H. Reichman

Faculty Scholarship

This article analyzes the Canadian court case of Eli Lilly v. Novopharm and the "utility" doctrine in Canada, and international standards of patent protection including TRIPS and NAFTA. The ‘‘promise of the patent’’ doctrine in Canada seeks to ensure that firms do not obtain a legal monopoly on the basis of speculative claims about increased utility — especially claims about therapeutic efficacy — that were unsubstantiated at the time of filing. Under this test, some of Eli Lilly’s patented pharmaceutical products have been invalidated retroactively.

Declaration On Patent Protection: Regulatory Sovereignty Under Trips, Reto Hilty, Matthias Lamping, Dan L. Burk, Carlos M. Correa, Peter Drahos, N. S. Gopalakrishnan, Henning Große Ruse-Khan, Annette Kur, Geertrui Van Overwalle, Jerome Reichman, Hanns Ullrich

Faculty Scholarship

As a framework regulation for innovation markets, the patent system needs to be tailored to the innovation process, which it is supposed to serve, and to the competitive environment, within which it must operate. In order to ensure an efficient functionality of the patent system as an innovation policy tool, patent rights ought to be defined, justified and continually reconsidered by reference to their socio-economic benefits and costs.

Sovereign states should retain the discretion to adopt a patent system that best suits their technological capabilities as well as their social, cultural and economic needs and priorities, with the proviso that …

Developing Resources Within A Grassroots Nonprofit: The Journey From Volunteer To Financial Donor, Afton S. Devos

SPNHA Review

The United States of America has a rich tradition in philanthropy. Originating with industry titans in the late nineteenth century and embraced by everyday citizens of today, nonprofit organizations benefit from individuals who volunteer their time, make financial contributions, or both. As evidence points to a new generation of donors who value volunteer involvement prior to making a financial gift, nonprofit organizations must employ specific strategies and tactics to cultivate their volunteers into financial supporters. Literature findings demonstrate that individuals are motivated to volunteer and give financially due to organizational efficacy, values, personal benefit, and reputation. Additionally, empirical studies show …

A Fluid Two-Way Street: South African Hiv/Aids Ngos And Their Environment, Brittany Dernberger

SPNHA Review

Recognizing that Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) do not exist in isolation, this article seeks to analyze NGOs in South Africa who have the mission of addressing HIV/AIDS and how they impact, and are in turn affected, by the surrounding environment. Specific examples of this exchange are provided, along with an example of NGOs who are not best responding to the needs of the community. HIV/AIDS in South Africa is a prevailing public health issue. The rate of HIV/AIDS is very high, especially for women, and this is compounded by genderbased violence and stigma. As the HIV/AIDS crisis erupted in the 1990s, …