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From Silicon Valley To The Kitchen Table: Innovative Online Agriculture & Food Start-Ups And The Law, Matthew A. Forcum

Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Law

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Distant War Clouds, With Clearing Paths For Development Ahead [1942-1951], James Anthony Schnur

USF St. Petersburg Campus Faculty Publications

Remarks delivered by Schnur at the fifth program of the "Pinellas by the Decades" centennial lecture series, Pinellas Room, Heritage Village, on 12 February 2012. The Pinellas County Communications Office videotaped the program and the actual lecture varies slightly from this printed document due to time constraints. The program, including questions, was approximately 61 minutes in length.

Combating Terrorism And Violent Extremism In Nigeria: Defining A New Approach To Winning Modern Jihadist Conflict, Steven E. Hendrix

The International Lawyer

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Caring Minds, University Of Texas Health Science Center At Houston School Of Nursing

Caring Minds

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Effects Of Partners Together In Health (Path) Intervention On Physical Activity And Healthy Eating Behaviors: A Pilot Study, Bernice C. Yates, Joseph Norman, Jane Meza, Kaye L. Stanek Krogstrand, Susana Harrington, Scott Shurmur, Matthew Johnson, Karen Schumacher

Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences: Faculty Publications

Background—Despite proven efficacy of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) in helping patients initiate physical activity and healthy eating changes, less than 50% of CR participants maintain changes 6 months later.

Objective—The objective of this feasibility study was to test the Partners Together in Health (PaTH) Intervention versus usual care (UC) in improving physical activity and healthy eating behaviors in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery patients and spouses.

Methods—An experimental, two-group (n = 17 couples/group), repeated measures design was used. CABG patients in both groups participated in Phase II outpatient CR. Spouses in the PaTH group attended CR with the patient and …

The Power Of Soccer: A Promising Tool For Youth Empowerment A Case Of Soccer-Based Health Program At El Nacional Public School In Ecuador, Haruna Higa

MA IDS Thesis Projects

The purpose of this culminating project was to identify the power of soccer in the context of international development and apply it to soccer-based youth empowerment programs, specifically an after-school program at El Nacional public school in Ecuador. Soccer is becoming one of the best approaches to connect various peoples who do not share the same language or cultural traditions because of its universal popularity, as evidenced by the more than one billion people who watched coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2014 Final Match (numbers to be consolidated) (“The 2014 FIFA World Cup,” n.d.). Given the evidence that soccer …

The Mickey Leland Papers & Collection Addendum, Texas Southern University

Mickey Leland Center on Hunger, Poverty, and World Peace Reports

The materials document Mickey’s Leland’s visionary leadership and advocacy in shaping domestic and international human rights policy initiatives. The records also provide a unique political perspective on the history and culture of Houston, and cover a variety of topics: health care rights for the poor, prison reform, police harassment and brutality, racial discrimination, affirmative action, budget discrimination in higher education, labor legislation, infant mortality, minority rights in business, health education, parks and recreation for the indigent, apartheid and racial discrimination issues worldwide, third world development, emergency shelters for the homeless, nutrients for the malnourished and food security for victims of …

The Relevance Of Maize Pollen For Assessing The Extent Of Maize Production In Chaco Canyon, Carrie C. Heitman, Phil R. Geib

Department of Anthropology: Faculty Publications

Opinion is hardly unanimous, but many authors endorse the idea that Chaco Canyon is and was a marginal place for growing corn (Zea mays), a chief source of food energy for Puebloan groups in the Southwest. Poor soils with “toxic” levels of salts, inadequate and unpredictable precipitation, and a short growing season have all been identified as contributing to the agricultural marginality of the place (Benson 2011a; Bryan 1954; Force et al. 2002; Judd 1954:59–61). Benson has been the most vocal proponent of this view of late, and his research has culminated in the conclusion that “the San Juan Basin, …

Case Study: Producer Concerns And Perceptions Regarding The Effect Of Methane On Cattle Production And The Environment: A Survey Of Nebraska Producers, B. M. Boyd, A. Jones, Lisa Franzen-Castle, K. Jenkins, Richard J. Rasby, Matt K. Luebbe, Richard R. Stowell, Samodha C. Fernando, Galen E. Erickson

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Enteric methane production from cattle and its effect on climate change has been a topic of debate. Multiple studies have explored methods to reduce cattle enteric methane production while simultaneously improving performance. However, most strategies developed have not been widely implemented by cattle producers. Knowledge of producer concerns and perceptions on methane production from cattle and its effect on the environment may be limited. Therefore, the objectives of this survey were to determine what Nebraska producers know about methane production by cattle and how it affects performance and to determine whether different age groups, regions of Nebraska, and production size …

Optimizing The Use Of Fibrous Residues In Beef And Dairy Diets, James C. Macdonald, G. E. Erickson, P. J. Kononoff, T. J. Klopfenstein

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Increased corn prices over the past decade have altered land use away from traditional forage in favor of corn. Accordingly, beef and dairy producers have had to adopt non-traditional forage resources into their production systems, many of which have become available as a result of increased corn production. Byproducts of the wet and dry milling industries have been used to replace both corn and forage in beef and dairy diets. Byproducts containing corn bran have large amounts of readily digestible hemicellulose. The use of byproducts may increase milk production, ADG, and G:F in dairy, beef growing, and beef finishing diets, …

The Global Economic Cost Of Cancer: Improving Outcomes And Cost By Reducing International Barriers To Care, Alexandra Gross

Loyola University Chicago International Law Review

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Accounting For The Short Term Substitution Effects Of Walking And Cycling In Sustainable Transportation, Daniel P. Piatkowski, Kevin J. Krizek, Susan L. Handy

Community and Regional Planning Program: Faculty Scholarly and Creative Activity

The environmental benefits of bicycling and walking depend on the degree to which their use substitutes for car driving. Assuming that every walking and bicycling trip replaces a driving trip is likely to produce overestimates of the potential for such modes to reduce vehicle travel and city-scale greenhouse gas emissions. Measuring this ‘‘substitution effect’’ is not straightforward. There are many dimensions of the substitution effect, including trip type, substituting mode, extent, time horizon, and activity patterns. Previously used approaches to measure substitution include indirect inference and direct questioning. This study piloted an intercept survey using the direct questioning approach at …

A Qualitative Study Of Adolescent Views Of Sugar Sweetened Beverage Taxes, Claire Krukowski

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

A qualitative study was used to investigate adolescents’ perceptions of sugar-sweetened beverage taxes using the Theory of Planned Behavior (attitude toward the behavior, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and behavioral intentions). A secondary purpose was to explore the role of habit in SSB consumption. Three focus groups were conducted at a suburban Detroit middle school with 22 students. Findings suggest that students understand short-and long-term advantages and disadvantages of sugarsweetened beverages and personal and economic impacts of a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, though the economics of a tax was confusing for them. Students stated various factors that would make reducing sugar-sweetened …

Candida Albicans Quorum Sensing Molecules Stimulate Mouse Macrophage Migration, Jessica C. Hargarten, Tyler C. Moore, Thomas M. Petro, Kenneth W. Nickerson, Audrey L. Atkin

Kenneth Nickerson Papers

The polymorphic commensal fungus Candida albicans causes life-threatening disease via bloodstream and intra-abdominal infections in immunocompromised and transplant patients. Although host immune evasion is a common strategy used by successful human fungal pathogens, C. albicans provokes recognition by host immune cells less capable of destroying it. To accomplish this, C. albicans white cells secrete a low-molecular-weight chemoattractive stimulant(s) of macrophages, a phagocyte that they are able to survive within and eventually escape from. C. albicans opaque cells do not secrete this chemoattractive stimulant( s). We report here a physiological mechanism that contributes to the differences in the interaction of C. …

Winter Commencement, December 19, 2015, Eastern Michigan University

Commencement Programs and Materials

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Emu Today, March 6, 2015, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

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Emu Today, March 3, 2015, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

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Emu Today, February 19, 2015, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

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Emu Today, February 18, 2015, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

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Emu Today, March 16, 2015, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

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Emu Today, March 13, 2015, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

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Emu Today, March 12, 2015, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

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Emu Today, March 11, 2015, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

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Emu Today, March 9, 2015, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

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Emu Today, March 17, 2015, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

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Emu Today, September 30, 2015, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

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Emu Today, September 29, 2015, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

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Emu Today, October 20, 2015, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

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Emu Today, October 19, 2015, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

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Emu Today, October 15, 2015, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

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