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Pliable Plants, Sharon Clay

Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science Faculty Publications

The addition of genes for C4 photosynthesis into non-C4 plants, for example, gives us crops that are much more efficient at using water and nitrogen (see “Supercharged Photosynthesis”). But such advances are only worthwhile if they lead us to crops that yield well in the variable and unpredictable environments that we now face.

Facebook: The Power Of Leverage, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Entrepreneurs like Suria Mohd have gained a large following of Facebook users that enables her to enjoy a thriving business and celebrity status in Singapore’s television scene. Here’s how.

Development Of A Framework To Facilitate A Collaborative Peer Learning 2:1 Model Of Practice Placement Education, Ann-Marie Lynam, Clare Corish, Deirdre Connolly

Level 3

Aim: The educational approach towards practice placement education in health-related disciplines has changed in recent years. The use of collaborative or peer learning models has increased, associated with positive effects on desired outcomes such as learning, competence and reflective practice. At present, there is little published literature on the implementation or use of such models in dietetics practice placement education. The aim of this study was to conduct a pilot study of a collaborative peer learning 2 students to 1 educator (2:1 model). Methods: Experienced practice placement educators from four clinical sites in the discipline of dietetics in the Republic …

The Health Of Tennessee's Women 2013, Tennessee. Department Of Health, Division Of Policy, Planning And Assessment

Women's Health

The Health of Tennessee's Women 2013 provides information about some of the factors that affect the health status of Tennessee's female population.

Optimizing The Pistachio Supply Chain And Logistics Network For Fresno County Using Geographic Information Systems Network Analysis Method, Farnaz Daneshpour

Master's Theses

ABSTRACT

Optimizing the Pistachio Supply Chain and Logistics Network for Fresno County Using Geographic Information Systems Network Analysis Method

Farnaz Daneshpour

This study aims to optimize the transportation of pistachios from orchards to processing centers in Fresno County, California to improve logistics efficiency and reduce environmental impacts. This study evaluates the current transportation situation and compared it with the case in which a new processing center is built. Also, this study evaluates transportation efficiency based on calculations of total driving distance, driving time, fuel cost, and Co2 emission and assesses how much of these variables will be saved if a …

Research Digest - March 2015, Division Of Public Health Sciences, Department Of Surgery, Washington University School Of Medicine In St. Louis

Newsletters from the Division of Public Health Sciences

No abstract provided.

Graduate Council Report No. 2014-2015-9, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Committee Reports and Appendices

No abstract provided.

Becoming Baby-Friendly, Harvard Law School Mississippi Delta Project

Delta Directions: Publications

This report is written in collaboration with the Mississippi State Health Department’s Office of Preventative Health in order to assist them in their mission to increase breastfeeding rates in the state of Mississippi. The health department has received a grant from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, in order to increase breastfeeding rates in the state of Mississippi through the use of the Baby-Friendly Hospital model. The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative is an initiative created by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to encourage hospitals to promote and become a supportive environment for breastfeeding.3 …

Compensatory Enlargement Of Ossabaw Miniature Swine Coronary Arteries In Diffuse Atherosclerosis, Jenny Susana Choy, Tong Luo, Yunlong Huo, Thomas Wischgoll, Kyle Schultz, Shawn D. Teague, Michael Sturek, Ghassan S. Kassab

Computer Science and Engineering Faculty Publications

Studies in human and non-human primates have confirmed the compensatory enlargement or positive remodeling (Glagov phenomenon) of coronary vessels in the presence of focal stenosis. To our knowledge, this is the first study to document arterial enlargement in a metabolic syndrome animal model with diffuse coronary artery disease (DCAD) in the absence of severe focal stenosis. Two different groups of Ossabaw miniature pigs were fed a high fat atherogenic diet for 4 months (Group I) and 12 months (Group II), respectively. Group I (6 pigs) underwent contrast enhanced computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) at baseline and after …

Reclaiming And Reconciling What Was Originally Ours--Christianity And Feminism: A Concise History, Soquel Filice

History

No abstract provided.

College Of Health Sciences Newsletter, March 2015, Irvin Harrell (Ed.)

Ellmer College of Health Sciences Newsletters

March 2015 issue of Old Dominion University's College of Health Sciences Newsletter.

Impact Of Household And Demographic Characteristics On Poverty In Bangladesh: A Logistic Regression Analysis, Nusrat Farah

2015 Awards for Excellence in Student Research and Creative Activity - Documents

Poverty is multi-dimensional in nature and depends on interactions of various socio-economic factors. Several demographic and health factors can shape up the economic status of a household, and theory suggests that the ability of a household to earn a given level of income can depend on the characteristics internal to the household. While most studies done on poverty measurements rely on the income, expenditure and consumption data, this study has used data from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS). The main objective of this paper is to identify the factors that have relative effect on poverty of the household. The …

Nebline, March 2015

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Feature: 4-H Ag Literacy Teaches Youth Where Their Food and Fiber Comes From

Food & Health

Family Living

Farm & Acreage

Horticulture

Pests & Wildlife

4-H & Youth

Extension Calendar

and other extension news and events

In The Kitchen

Serial - All Animals 2009-15

Love someone with a different diet? These tostadas will satisfy you both.

End Of Culling?, Karen E. Lange

Serial - All Animals 2009-15

Wildlife managers in South Africa face a unique challenge: balancing the needs of a rising number of elephants with the needs of other species in limited preserved areas. The contraceptive PZP offers a humane solution. Research shows it doesn’t just prevent individual cows from giving birth, it slows the growth rate of an entire elephant population.

March 2015, Issue 2, James Madison University Uhc Marketing Team

Potty Mouth

No abstract provided.

Ecotypic Differentiation Of Mid-Atlantic Quercus Species In Response To Ultramafic Soils, Jerry Burgess, Katalin Szlavecz, Nishanta Rajakaruna, Christopher Swan

Biological Sciences

Spatial heterogeneity of soil conditions combined with intraspecific variation confer site-specific edaphic tolerance, resulting in local adaptation and speciation. To understand the geoecological processes controlling community assembly of woodland tree species on serpentine and mafic soils, we investigated resource gradients and provenance (geographic area of propagule collection) as variables affecting typical representative upland oak (Quercus) species distribution. Accordingly, we conducted a year-long reciprocal transplant experiment in the greenhouse with serpentine and mafic soils, using seedlings of five oak species (Quercus marilandica, Q. stellata, Q. montana, Q. michauxii and Q. alba). All seedlings, regardless …

Examining Consumer Preferences Within The Avocado Industry: Does Point Of Origin Matter?, Sheldon Bosio

Agribusiness

The avocado market in the United States has grown immensely over the past two decades, and numerous foreign regions import avocados into the United States in order to keep up with domestic consumer demand. This study was conducted to primarily determine if point of origin is a factor consumers take into consideration when purchasing avocados. As avocado consumption has dramatically increased over the past twenty years, trying to understand consumer preferences within the avocado industry was also an important aspect of this study. A survey was conducted and gathered 290 useable responses. The majority of the respondents resided in California, …

The Strategies And Tactics Used To Create A Successful Personal Brand: The Implications For Career Development In Public Relations, Jane Redmond

Journalism

With the technology and access to information that is available in today’s day and age, people are learning to become more cautious in how they are presenting themselves. In a professional sense, it is important that people are aware of the image they portray and that they are doing so in a consistent manner. Professionals can do this by defining their own personal brand in order to benefit their career and demonstrate who they are as an individual in a consistent manner. This project will study how one can be effective in creating their own personal brand and what strategies …

Sport-Based Youth Development: An Examination Of The Best Practices Of Three Programs Designed For Adolescent Girls, Hayley De Carolis

Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Administration

Sports-based youth development programs have used sports to teach essential life skills to participants. Programs designed for adolescent girls have an additional ambition of closing the gender gap that still exists in physical activity levels. The purpose of this study was to determine the best practices of sports-based youth development programs worldwide that are designed specifically for adolescent females. The researcher compared program elements, lesson elements, and evaluation methods of each program with recommendations from the literature. The main instruments used for these comparisons were the published curricula of each organization. Results showed minimal variance in program elements but substantial …

Animal Science E-Newsletter, March 2015, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Department Of Animal Sciences

Animal Science e-Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Institute On Disability / Uced Scholarly Activity & Involvement: July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014, Charles E. Drum

Institute on Disability

No abstract provided.

Ansc, Spring 2015, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Department Of Animal Sciences

Animal Science Newsletter

"Dedicated to the Alumni and Friends of the Animal Sciences Department, University of Arkansas."

Court Green: Dossier: On The Occasion Of, Columbia College Chicago

Court Green

An annual poetry magazine with a different theme for each issue; printed from 2004 to 2015.

Medical Education Digest, Vol. 17 No. 2 (March-April 2015), Nova Southeastern University

Medical Education Digest

No abstract provided.

Judicial Review Of The Eeoc's Duty To Conciliate, Stephanie Greene, Christine Neylon O'Brien

Dickinson Law Review (1908-2003)

More than 50 years after the enactment of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, federal courts remain unsettled on a variety of issues involving the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's ("EEOC") pre-suit obligations. Title VII gives the EEOC the authority to enforce the statute's prohibition on discrimination in the workplace. Before filing suit against an employer, the EEOC must satisfy several pre-suit requirements, including an attempt to eliminate the unlawful practice "by informal methods of conference, conciliation, and persuasion." Courts disagree on the following: (1) whether the EEOC's conciliation efforts are subject to judicial review; (2) what the …

Associations Of Sleep Duration And Regularity With Level Of Obesity Among Youth In A Weight Loss Program, Janet Chuang, Karla K. Fehr, Carolyn E. Ievers-Landis, Sumana Narasimhan, Naveen Uli, Mary Ann O'Riordan

Publications

Restructuring The Modern Education System In The United States: A Look At The Value Of Compulsory Education Laws, Chelsea Lauren Chicosky

Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Corporate-School Partnerships And Neoliberal Influences On Students As Future Participants In The Labor Market, Adriane Kayoko Peralta

Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Relationship Of Physical Activity And Healthy Eating With Mortality And Incident Heart Failure Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Normal Body Mass Index, Ahmed Abdelmawgoud, Cynthia J. Brown, Xuemei Sui, Gregg C. Fonarow, Peter F. Kokkinos, Vera Bittner, Wilbert S. Aronow, Raya Kheirbek, Ross D. Fletcher, Steven N. Blair, Ali Ahmed

Medicine Faculty Publications

Aims

Normal body mass index (BMI) is associated with lower mortality and may be achieved by physical activity (PA), healthy eating (HE), or both. We examined the association of PA and HE with mortality and incident heart failure (HF) among 2040 community-dwelling older adults aged ≥ 65 years with baseline BMI 18.5 to 24.99 kg/m² during 13 years of follow-up in the Cardiovascular Health Study.

Methods and results

Baseline PA was defined as ≥500 weekly metabolic equivalent task-minutes and HE as ≥5 daily servings of vegetable and fruit intake. Participants were categorized into four groups: (i) PA−/HE− (n …