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Spatial Clustering Of Physical Activity And Obesity In Relation To Built Environment Factors Among Older Women In Three U.S. States, Kosuke Tamura, Robin C. Puett, Jaime E. Hart, Heather A. Starnes, Francine Laden, Philip J. Troped

Kinesiology and Public Health

Background

Identifying spatial clusters of chronic diseases has been conducted over the past several decades. More recently these approaches have been applied to physical activity and obesity. However, few studies have investigated built environment characteristics in relation to these spatial clusters. This study’s aims were to detect spatial clusters of physical activity and obesity, examine whether the geographic distribution of covariates affects clusters, and compare built environment characteristics inside and outside clusters.

Methods

In 2004, Nurses’ Health Study participants from California, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania completed survey items on physical activity (N = 22,599) and weight-status (N = 19,448). The spatial …

Functional And Developmental Identification Of A Molecular Subtype Of Brain Serotonergic Neuron Specialized To Regulate Breathing Dynamics, Rachael D. Brust, Andrea E. Corcoran, George B. Richerson, Eugene Nattie, Susan M. Dymecki

Dartmouth Scholarship

Serotonergic neurons modulate behavioral and physiological responses from aggression and anxiety to breathing and thermoregulation. Disorders involving serotonin (5HT) dysregulation are commensurately heterogeneous and numerous. We hypothesized that this breadth in functionality derives in part from a developmentally determined substructure of distinct subtypes of 5HT neurons each specialized to modulate specific behaviors. By manipulating developmentally defined subgroups one by one chemogenetically, we find that the Egr2-Pet1 subgroup is specialized to drive increased ventilation in response to carbon dioxide elevation and acidosis. Furthermore, this subtype exhibits intrinsic chemosensitivity and modality-specific projections-increasing firing during hypercapnic acidosis and selectively projecting to respiratory chemosensory …

Basaltic Volcaniclastics From The Challenger Deep Forearc Segment, Mariana Convergent Margin: Implications For Tectonics And Magmatism Of The Southernmost Izu–Bonin–Mariana Arc, Robert J. Stern, Minghua Ren, Katherine A. Kelley, Yasuhiko Ohara, Fernando Martinez, Sherman H. Bloomer

Graduate School of Oceanography Faculty Publications

Convergent margin igneous activity is generally limited to 100–200 km from the trench except where spreading ridges are subducted or in association with Subduction-Transform Edge Propagators (STEP faults). The southernmost Mariana forearc, facing the Challenger Deep, subducts Mesozoic seafloor and is not in a STEP fault setting but includes at least one site where tholeiitic basalts recently erupted close to the trench, the SE Mariana Forearc Rift (SEMFR). We present evidence of young basaltic volcanism from ca. 100 km west of SEMFR. Shinkai 6500 diving during YK13-08 (Dive 1363) recovered volcaniclastics from 5.5 to 6 km deep in the inner …

On The Front Foot: An Australian Health And Physical Education (Hpe) Perspective., Tj Lynch

Plymouth Institute of Education

When considering the theme ‘Towards building a new sport system’, it is important that as for any structure, there are strong foundations. Sport is a logical extension of a school’s physical education (PE) program (Commonwealth of Australia, 1992). Furthermore, research suggests that the optimum time for children to learn and refine their motor skills and to be introduced to positive PE experiences is during preschool and early primary school years. It is therefore argued that to build an ideal sport system, as suggested by the title, we need to ‘begin on the front foot’ through quality Health and Physical Education …

Book Review: Studies In Roman Law In Memory Of A. Arthur Schiller, Leiden, E.J. Brill, 1986. By Roger S. Bagnall And William V. Harris. Leiden, Netherlands: E.J. Brill Co., 1986., Richard J. Cummins

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

Legal Aid And The Indigent Accused In South Africa: A Proposal For Reform, Lynn Berat

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

American And Other National Variations On The Theme Of International Commercial Arbitration, Thomas E. Carbonneau

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

Cal Poly Rose Float Taking Shape In Pasadena, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

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Hidden Cost Of Conflict: An Interdisciplinary Examination Between Family Law, Therapeutic Jurisprudence, Justice, And Work Productivity For Employed Adults, Lisa M. Burton

Open Access Dissertations

There is limited understanding of the experience of adults going through the court system to obtain a divorce. Linking the legal process of divorce for employed adults to workplace productivity has not been researched. The method of adjudication of divorce has not been linked to health or occupational outcomes. Results could have compelling implications for corporate work/life programs and public policy. Individuals experiencing heavy demands by either family responsibilities or work demands are at risk for poor mental and physical health outcomes. The role the legal system plays in the variability of stress reactions is unknown. Interdisciplinary knowledge may be …

Influence Of Sociocultural Factors On The Attitudes Toward Intimate Partner Violence Among College Students In Costa Rica, Derby Munoz-Rojas

Open Access Dissertations

Although intimate partner violence (IPV) is a worldwide public health issue affecting millions of people, adolescents and young adults are disproportionally affected. IPV is a complex problem primarily because it is influenced by a web of risks and protective factors, which interact and shape the experiences of each person. However, the exact nature of these interactions is not well understood, particularly among adolescents and young adults and in cultures where gender norms are rapidly changing and less IPV research has been conducted, such as in Costa Rica. Specifically, little is known about the effect of sociocultural factors on the experiences …

Interplanting Annual Ryegrass, Wheat, Oat, And Corn To Mitigate Iron Deficiency In Dry Beans, Emmanuel Chiwo Omondi, Andrew R. Kniss

Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Research

This study evaluated whether grass intercropping can be used to alleviate Fe deficiency chlorosis in dry beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) grown in high pH, calcareous soils with low organic matter. Field studies were conducted at the University of Wyoming Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension Center in 2009 and 2010. Black- and navy beans were grown alone or intercropped with annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.), oat (Avena sativa L.), corn (Zea mays L.), or spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in a two-factor factorial strip-plot randomized complete block design. All four grass species increased chlorophyll intensity in dry beans. However, grass species …

Oppl Board Loosens Public Comment Policy Language, Eric Skalac

Orland Park Public Library (Illinois), 2013

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Granulocytic Sarcoma In A Patient With Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia In Complete Haematological, Cytogenetic And Molecular Remission, Adam Kittai, Eunmi Yu, Imad A. Tabbara

Medicine Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Murray Ledger And Times, December 23, 2014, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

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Electron Parallel Closures For Arbitrary Collisionality, Jeong-Young Ji, Eric D. Held

All Physics Faculty Publications

Electron parallel closures for heat flow, viscosity, and friction force are expressed as kernel-weighted integrals of thermodynamic drives, the temperature gradient, relative electron-ion flow velocity, and flow-velocity gradient. Simple, fitted kernel functions are obtained for arbitrary collisionality from the 6400 moment solution and the asymptotic behavior in the collisionless limit. The fitted kernels circumvent having to solve higher order moment equations in order to close the electron fluid equations. For this reason, the electron parallel closures provide a useful and general tool for theoretical and computational models of astrophysical and laboratory plasmas.

Paul Kaminski V. Township Of Toms River

2014 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

Heal Utah, A Utah Non-Profit Organization, Et Al., Plaintiffs And Appellants, Vs. Kane County Water Conservancy District, A Utah Water Conservancy District, Et. Al. Defendant And Appellees., Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

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Characteristics Associated With Willingness To Participate In A Randomized Controlled Behavioral Clinical Trial Using Home-Based Personal Computers And A Webcam, Hiroko H. Dodge, Yuriko Katsumata, Jian Zhu, Nora Mattek, Molly Bowman, Mattie Gregor, Katherine Wild, Jeffrey A Kaye

Biostatistics Faculty Publications

BACKGROUND: Trials aimed at preventing cognitive decline through cognitive stimulation among those with normal cognition or mild cognitive impairment are of significant importance in delaying the onset of dementia and reducing dementia prevalence. One challenge in these prevention trials is sample recruitment bias. Those willing to volunteer for these trials could be socially active, in relatively good health, and have high educational levels and cognitive function. These participants' characteristics could reduce the generalizability of study results and, more importantly, mask trial effects. We developed a randomized controlled trial to examine whether conversation-based cognitive stimulation delivered through personal computers, a webcam …

The Use Of Polystyrene-Tethered Fullerenes As Stabilizers In Bulk Heterojunctions, Joshua A. Moore

Theses and Dissertations

Self-assembly of nanoparticles can potentially provide improvements for many current applications and could influence the design of future technologies. The assembly of nanoparticles, which can be controlled through external forces or through molecular interactions, can affect the properties of a material. Nanoparticles can be chemically modified by attaching molecules such as polymers to their surface. The nature and placement of these tethers affects the arrangement of the nanoparticles leading to materials with novel chemical, electrical, and physical properties. In this research, the assembly of the fullerene (C60) based nanoparticles was modified using polystyrene-tethered fullerenes (PTFs) as additives. Polystyrene (PS) was …

Ecology Of Insect Pests Of Cotton And Their Natural Enemies, Soolaf Abud Kathiar

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis represents a combination of three projects, all related to cotton agriculture, their pests, and natural enemies of those pests. In the first project, I compared the abundance of soil-surface arthropods in cotton fields with three different tillage methods (conventional and two conservation tillage methods). Cotton plants produce extrafloral nectar, an adaptation of many plants that attracts natural enemies of plant pests and reduces feeding injury from herbivores. Therefore, in the second project, I analyzed the sugar and amino acid concentrations of the extrafloral nectar of five lines of cotton. Green lacewings are natural enemies that are often used …

Neural Network Based Emg Driven Modeling And Control Of Human Walking, Alaa Muheddin Abdulrahman

Theses and Dissertations

Human body modeling (HBM) offers the benefit of replicating human activity into robotics and rehabilitation devices. Gait impairment is a consequence of several diseases like stroke, spinal cord injury, or Parkinson' disease. The modeling techniques developed in robotics have been used to improve gait abnormalities in walking and in building Exoskeletal robots. HBM is resource intensive as it requires setting-up laboratory facilities and using expensive instruments. Further, the data acquired is limited to the number of the participants. In addition, the accuracy of the model is important as it is related to human pathology. In this research, several Matlab based …

Amide Based Metal Complexes For The Catalytic Transformation Of Carbon Dioxide To Cyclic Carbonates, Punnamchandar Ramidi

Theses and Dissertations

Use of carbon dioxide (CO2) for the production of industrially important organic compounds has drawn great deal of attention in recent years, especially in terms of sustainable development based on green chemistry. The use of CO2 as a starting material may replace several toxic C1 synthons such as isocyanates, phosgene etc. Among many reactions involving CO2, synthesis of cyclic carbonate using epoxide under catalytic conditions has drawn major attention. Cyclic carbonates are odorless, colorless, biodegradable solvents which have found several applications as polar solvents, electrolytic material and precursor in the production of polycarbonates as well as pharmaceutical chemicals. However, elevated …

Research And Development Of Carbon Nanostructured Materials Based Solar Cells, Muatez Zamil Mohammed

Theses and Dissertations

The main goal of this research is to fabricate carbon nanostructured materials, such as carbon nanotubes, graphene, etc., to apply in the groundbreaking third generation photovoltaic devices. I investigated the electric and optical transport on: MWNTs/Si hybrid solar cells, acid-enhanced MWNTs/n-Si heterojunction for light harvesting, photovoltaic properties of CdS/MWNTs/n-Si, n-p-n transistor structure devices, NiOx/graphene/Si double Schottky diodes for enhanced photo-conversion, Cu2O nanorods for hybrid solar cell applications. The desired outcome in researching these novel carbon nanostructured materials is the decrease in fabrication costs. The MWNTs/n-Si junction showed a strong rectifying behavior, while the MWNTs/p-Si junction formed on ohmic-like contact. Photovoltaic …

Linking Photosynthesis Physiology Of Upland Hardwood Reproduction To Ecology And Silviculture In The Arkansas Ozarks, Kutcher K. Cunningham

Theses and Dissertations

Oak (Quercus) forests in the Arkansas Ozarks have been important culturally, ecologically and environmentally for centuries. Historically these forests were fire dependent and dominated by oak species. In the past century, fire suppression and land management have caused these forests to densify. As a result, oaks are increasingly less abundant following disturbance in natural hardwood stands. Many applied ecological studies have explored methods and practices to maintain oak species in newly developing stands. This study attempted to link the mechanistic physiology of oak and non-oak reproduction to the applied ecological work. Varying stand conditions were generated in an undisturbed mature …

Self-Efficacy In Teacher Education Majors: Development And Maintenance During The Capstone Internship Semester, Deebe M. Milford

Theses and Dissertations

This study explores the process of self-efficacy development in baccalaureate seeking teacher education majors from the teacher candidate's perspective. Using the mixed methods, quasi-experimental approach, the study measures the impact of a 16-week internship capstone experience on self-efficacy levels of early childhood, middle childhood, and secondary level teacher education majors at five universities in a southeastern state. Key research questions framing the study include those pertaining to the level of change in early childhood, middle childhood, and secondary education teacher candidates' levels of efficacy in the dimensions of classroom management, classroom instruction, and student engagement, noting factors that influenced the …

Solution Processed Cu(In,Ga)S2 Thin Film And Nanowire Photovoltaics, Johnthan Armstrong

Theses and Dissertations

Solar energy conversion is a highly attractive process for clean and renewable power for the future. Cu(In,Ga)(Se,S)2/CdS/ZnO has proven itself to be a worthwhile photovoltaic combination achieving record efficiencies upwards of 20%. These record efficiencies have been obtained through vacuum-based approaches. However, the high cost of vacuum-based fabrication processes become a barrier to affordable solar cells as an energy source. As a result, solution-based approaches have become the focus of many studies which have achieved record efficiencies of 15%. These solution-based approaches have not matched up with the vacuum-based approaches. In this work, we investigate methods to improve the solution-based …

Reading, Argumentation, And Writing: Collaboration And Development Of A Reading Comprehension Intervention For Struggling Adolescents, Martha Susan Grogan

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to develop and implement a new reading intervention with fifth grade struggling readers that included reading across multiple texts, constructing arguments from the texts, engaging in oral argumentation, and writing argumentative essays. A Convergent Mixed Methods design incorporated both quantitative and qualitative data to determine if teacher collaboration influenced the implementation of the new intervention and its subsequent effect on students' reading and writing outcomes. The intervention focused on a 10-week argumentative unit based on the American Revolution War. Group 1 teacher implemented the intervention in a whole-class setting, plus collaborated with the researcher …

Biological Processing Rhythms In Beginning Readers: A Spectrographic Examination Of Oral Reading Behavior On Texts Of Increasing Difficulty, Laura Juhl

Theses and Dissertations

A qualitative comparative research design grounded in the theory of biological processing rhythms (Holdaway, 1979, Miner, 1903) described oral reading behaviors in different levels of beginning early readers during oral reading of texts of increasing difficulty. Spectrographic analysis with waveform data triangulated with running record data, Slosson Oral Reading Tests (SORT-R3) (Slosson & Nicholson, 1990) and transcriptions allowed an in-depth analysis into the behaviors. Three research questions guided the analysis: (1) How do biological processing rhythms operate with different levels of beginning readers? (2) How do biological processing rhythms, as examined through waveforms of oral reading behavior, operate as beginning …

Characterization Of Salmonella Enterica Isolates From Food And Clinical Samples: Functionality Of Cytolethal Distending Toxin (Cdt) From Non-Typhi Salmonella Enterica, Ezat Hussain Mezal

Theses and Dissertations

Salmonella enterica is recognized worldwide as a significant cause of both human and animal disease. Recently, many random outbreaks of infections associated with the pathogens have been documented. Thus, state of the art molecular tools are necessary to conduct effective surveillance that would aid monitoring and prevention of disease. In this study, 110 Salmonella enterica serovars (Enteritidis & Javiana) strains isolated from food, environmental and clinical samples were analyzed for genetic diversity, antibiotic resistance, presence of virulence genes, plasmids, and plasmid replicon types. To assess the genetic diversity, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) fingerprinting, multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) and …

December 23, 2014 Ereporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.