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The Utah Statesman, March 24, 2015, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

10th Annual Research In The Capitol [Program], March 24, 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. University Honors Program., Iowa State University. Honors Program., University Of Iowa. Honors Program.

Research in the Capitol Programs

Program of research presentations given at the Capitol by students from the University of Northern Iowa, Iowa State University, and the University of Iowa.

Traps As Treats: A Traditional Sticky Rice Snack Persisting In Rapidly Changing Asian Kitchens, Rachel Schwallier, Hugo J. De Boer, Natasja Visser, Rojier R. Van Vugt, Barbara Gravendeel

Peer Reviewed Publications

Background: An accessory to modern developing economies includes a shift from traditional, laborious lifestyles and cuisine to more sedentary careers, recreation and convenience-based foodstuffs. Similar changes in the developed western world have led to harmful health consequences. Minimization of this effect in current transitional cultures could be met by placing value on the maintenance of heritage-rich food. Vitally important to this is the preservation and dissemination of knowledge of these traditional foods. Here, we investigate the history and functionality of a traditional rice snack cooked in Nepenthes pitchers, one of the most iconic and recognizable plants in the rapidly growing …

Thrombospondin1 Deficiency Attenuates Obesity-Associated Microvascular Complications In Apoe-/- Mice, Hasiyeti Maimaitiyiming, Kate Clemons, Qi Zhou, Heather Norman, Shuxia Wang

Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences Faculty Publications

Obesity is associated with insulin resistance and the increased development of vascular complications. Previously, we have demonstrated that thrombospondin1 (TSP1) regulates macrophage function and contributes to obesity associated inflammation and insulin resistance. However, the role of TSP1 in the development of obesity associated vascular complications is not clear. Therefore, in the current study, we investigated whether TSP1 deficiency protects mice from obesity associated micro as well as macro-vascular complications in ApoE-/- mice. In this study, male ApoE-/- mice and ApoE-/-TSP1-/- mice were fed with a low-fat (LF) or a high-fat (HF) diet for 16 weeks. We found that body weight …

State Of Tennessee Single Audit Report For The Year Ended June 30, 2014, Tennessee. Comptroller Of The Treasury.

Financial and Compliance Audit Reports

No abstract provided.

Social Determinants On Child Health In Africa, Tim Heaton

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Outcomes of this project exceeded our goals both in terms of research papers produced and in terms of preparing students for graduate school. The Proposed outcomes were as follows:

The Status Of Ichper-Sd Oceania Region: A Critique And Challenge For Executing The Duties And Responsibilities As Stipulated In The By Laws And Operating Codes., Tj Lynch

Plymouth Institute of Education

As a member of ICHPER-SD since 2006 (#6672), I attended (and presented) at the 1st and only Regional ICHPER-SD Oceania Congress (Wellington, 2006), the 53rd ICHPER-SD Anniversary World Congress and Exposition (Cairo, 2011) and the 55th ICHPER-SD Anniversary World Congress and Exposition (Istanbul, 2013). It was during the 55th ICHPER-SD Anniversary World Congress and Exposition in Istanbul that I decided the time had come for me to serve the ICHPER-SD mission in an official capacity within Oceania. This led to discussions with the ICHPER-SD President, Dr. Adel ELNASHAR and the ICHPER-SD Honorary & Immediate Past President, Professor Dong-Ja YANG. Influenced …

Development And Pilot Feasibility Study Of A Health Information Technology Tool To Calculate Mortality Risk For Patients With Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis: The Carotid Risk Assessment Tool (Carat), Adrienne E. Faerber, Rebecca Horvath, Carey Stillman, Melissa L. O'Connell, Amy L. Hamilton, Karina A. Newhall, Donald S. Likosky, Philip P. Goodney

Dartmouth Scholarship

Patients with no history of stroke but with stenosis of the carotid arteries can reduce the risk of future stroke with surgery or stenting. At present, a physicians’ ability to recommend optimal treatments based on an individual’s risk profile requires estimating the likelihood that a patient will have a poor peri-operative outcomes and the likelihood that the patient will survive long enough to gain benefit from the procedure. We describe the development of the CArotid Risk Assessment Tool (CARAT) into a 2-year mortality risk calculator within the electronic medical record, integrating the tool into the clinical workflow, training the clinical …

Exposure To Phthalates Affects Calcium Handling And Intercellular Connectivity Of Human Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes, Nikki G. Posnack, Rabia Idrees, Hao Ding, Rafael Jaimes Iii, Gulnaz Stybayeva, Zaruhi Karabekian, Michael A. Laflamme, Narine Sarvazyan

Pharmacology and Physiology Faculty Publications

Background

The pervasive nature of plastics has raised concerns about the impact of continuous exposure to plastic additives on human health. Of particular concern is the use of phthalates in the production of flexible polyvinyl chloride (PVC) products. Di-2-ethylhexyl-phthalate (DEHP) is a commonly used phthalate ester plasticizer that imparts flexibility and elasticity to PVC products. Recent epidemiological studies have reported correlations between urinary phthalate concentrations and cardiovascular disease, including an increased risk of high blood pressure and coronary risk. Yet, there is little direct evidence linking phthalate exposure to adverse effects in human cells, including cardiomyocytes.

Methods and Results

The …

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 039, Number 25, March 23, 2015, Grand Valley State University

2014-2015, Volume 39

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Practice-Based Research Networks For Next-Generation Public Health, Glen P. Mays

Health Management and Policy Presentations

U.S. public health agencies face an existential imperative to transform their work from a collection of discrete programs and policies into a coherent enterprise for population-wide health improvement. Practice-based research networks (PBRNs) and the advancing science of public health delivery systems can help to achieve this transformation.

The Collegian (2015-03-23), Jesus Sanchez

UTB/TSC Archives - The Collegian [Newspaper]

Vol. 67, No. 24

Bjc Today

BJC Today

No abstract provided.

Um Reaches Gold As A Heart Association Fit-Friendly Worksite, Tisha Coleman

University of Mississippi News

University promotes wellness, healthy eating to make employees healthier

From The Field To The Lab: Best Practices For Field Preservation Of Bat Specimens For Molecular Analyses, Angelique Corthals, Alynn Martin, Omar M. Warsi, Megan Woller-Skar, Winston Lancaster, Amy Russell, Liliana M. Dávalos

Publications and Research

Studies in molecular ecology depend on field-collected samples for genetic information, and the tissue sampled and preservation conditions strongly affect the quality of the DNA obtained. DNA yields from different tissue types have seldom been compared, and the relative performance of storage media has never been directly tested, even though these media may influence DNA degradation under field conditions. We analyzed DNA yield from buccal swabs and wing punches harvested from live bats using nucleic acid quantification as well as quantitative PCR for a single-copy nuclear locus. We also compared DNA yields from wing tissue preserved in three media: ethanol, …

Seta Structure In Members Of The Coleochaetales ( Streptophyta ), Timothy Richard Rockwell

Theses and Dissertations

The charophycean green algae, which include the Coleochaetales, together with land plants form a monophyletic group, the streptophytes. The order Coleochaetales, a possible sister taxon to land plants, is defined by its distinguishing setae (hairs), which are encompassed by a collar. Previous studies of these setae yielded conflicting results and were confined to one species, Coleochaet. scutata. In order to interpret these results and learn about the evolution of this character, setae of four species of Coleochaete and the genus Chaetosphaeridium within the Coleochaetales were studied to determine whether cellulose, callose, and phenolic compounds contribute to the chemical composition of …

Inclusive Fitness And Differential Productivity Across The Life Course Determine Intergenerational Transfers In A Small-Scale Human Society, Paul L. Hooper, Michael Gurven, Jeffrey Winking, Hillard Kaplan

ESI Publications

Transfers of resources between generations are an essential element in current models of human life-history evolution accounting for prolonged development, extended lifespan and menopause. Integrating these models with Hamilton’s theory of inclusive fitness, we predict that the interaction of biological kinship with the age-schedule of resource production should be a key driver of intergenerational transfers. In the empirical case of Tsimane’ forager–horticulturalists in Bolivian Amazonia, we provide a detailed characterization of net transfers of food according to age, sex, kinship and the net need of donors and recipients. We show that parents, grandparents and siblings provide significant net downward transfers …

The Murray Ledger And Times, March 21-22, 2015, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Today - March 20, 2015, Loma Linda University Health

TODAY

Inside this issue:

-- More than $1 million raised for Vision 2020 during 22nd annual LLUCH Foundation Gala
-- Hundreds gather for 83rd Annual Postgraduate Convention
-- Deputy Surgeon General Rear Admiral Lushniak amoung keynote presenters at annual Power of Inclusion Conference
-- Vegetarian diet linked to lower risk of colorectal cancers in JAMA Internal Medicine article
-- Retired microbiologist shares professional experience and expertise with mission hospitals
-- Healthy People in Healthy Communities conference shows public how to 'actively live your best life'
-- Grand opening celebrates the future of scientific progress at LLU School of Dentistry
-- Trophoblastic …

2015-March-20-Bunny Hop 5k Set For March 28, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

Tidal Echoes 2015, Rebecca Salsman, Alexa Cherry, Emily Wall, Sol Neely, John Wade, William Elliot, Andrea Dewees, Math Trafton, Rod Landis, Ben Huff, Anne Wedler, Liz Zacher

Tidal Echoes

The 2015 edition of Tidal Echoes presents an annual showcase of writers and artists who share one thing in common: a life surrounded by the rainforests and waterways of Southeast Alaska.

Measurement Techniques For Steady Shear Viscosity Of Mozzarella-Type Cheeses At High Shear Rates And High Temperature, Prateek Sharma, Tzvetelin T. Dessev, Peter A. Munro, Peter G. Wiles, Graeme Gillies, Matt Golding, Bryony James, Patrick Janssen

Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences Faculty Publications

While measuring steady shear viscosity of Mozzarella-type cheeses in a rotational rheometer at 70 °C, three main difficulties were encountered; wall slip, structural failure during measurement and viscoelastic time dependent effects. Serrated plates were the most successful surface modification at eliminating wall slip. However, even with serrated plates shear banding occurred at higher shear rates. Because of the viscoelastic nature of the cheeses, a time dependent viscous response occurred at shear rates <1 >s−1, requiring longer times to attain steady shear conditions. Prolonged continuous shearing altered the structure of the molten cheeses. The effects of structural change were greatly reduced by …

March 20, 2015, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Development Of An Optical Method For The Detection Of Homocysteine As A Disease Biomarker Using Fluorescein-Aldehydes, Aabha Barve

Dissertations and Theses

Homocysteine is a natural occurring aminothiol. It is an intermediate product in the metabolism of methionine. Methionine is an essential amino acid required for protein synthesis. Metabolic irregularities disrupt homocysteine levels in plasma. Elevated homocysteine levels are directly linked to folate and cobalamin (vitamin B12) deficiencies, and are an independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. High homocysteine levels have also been associated with Alzheimer's, osteoporosis, renal failure, cancer, birth defects and pregnancy complications. The association of elevated homocysteine levels with cardiovascular disease and other diseases has generated great interest in the detection of homocysteine.

An optical method for the detection …

Oz: A Reflection Of America, Monica D. Allen

BYU English Symposium

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum was one of America’s first fairy tales. As such America is embedded, as well as outright discussed, in the book. It is quite clear that around the turn of the century Baum saw the need for a change in America involving the economy and leadership, and noted that this change was beginning to take place. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz reflects this and in his book, Baum brings two conflicting ideas of what America was becoming—the Emerald City—and what he thought America should be like—the rest of Oz, specifically the Munchkin …

Melding Data Collection Methodology With Community Assistance: Benefits To Both Researchers And The Indigenous Groups They Study, Douglas S. London

Journal of Ecological Anthropology

I present a description of a model of melding data collection with community aid in the form of health educator training that emerged in the process of research collaboration during 2009-2011 with the Kawymeno Waorani foragers of Amazonian Ecuador. Some guidelines are suggested as to how benefits to both parties might be achieved when collecting data with indigenous populations. In this article I describe some of the advantages and pitfalls of melding data collection and community aid with research when collaborating with vulnerable indigenous groups.

The Utah Statesman, March 19, 2015, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

The Montclarion, March 19, 2015, The Montclarion

The Montclarion

Student Newspaper of Montclair State University

The Flavonoid Nobiletin Inhibits Tumor Growth And Angiogenesis Of Ovarian Cancers Via The Akt Pathway, Jianchu Chen, Allen Y. Chen, Haizhi Huang, Xingqian Ye, William D. Rollyson, Haley E. Perry, Kathleen C. Brown, Yon Rojanasakul, Gary O. Rankin, Piyali Dasgupta, Yi Charlie Chen

Pharmaceutical Science and Research

Despite its importance, the death rate of ovarian cancer has remained unchanged over the past five decades, demanding an improvement in prevention and treatment of this malignancy. With no known carcinogens, targeted prevention is currently unavailable, and efforts in early detection of this malignancy by screening biomarkers have failed. The inhibition of angiogenesis, also known as angioprevention, is a promising strategy to limit the growth of solid tumors, including ovarian cancers. Nobiletin, a polymethoxy flavonoid compound isolated from the tiansheng plant, has been shown to inhibit the growth of multiple types of human cancers. However, there are no reports involving …

The Pacifican March 19, 2015, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.