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The Pacifican November 12, 2015, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

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A Study Of Exclusive Breastfeeding And Its Impact On Nutritional Status Of Child In Eag States, Abhishek Kumar, V. K. Singh

Journal of Statistics Applications & Probability

Exclusive breastfeeding is an eminent public health tool for primary prevention of child morbidity and mortality. Infant feeding practices have a major role in determining the nutritional status of child.Malnutrition has been responsible directly or indirectly for 60 percent of 10.9 million deaths annually among children under 5 years. Over two-third of these deaths are associated with inappropriate feeding practices occur during the first year of life. The aim of this paper is to examine the role of exclusive breastfeeding on nutritional status of child in the Empowered Action Group (EAG) states of India. The eight EAG states constitute about …

Forecasting Of Wheat Production In Kushtia District & Bangladesh By Arima Model: An Application Of Box-Jenkin’S Method, Faruq Abdulla, Md. Moyazzem Hossain

Journal of Statistics Applications & Probability

After independence, in 1971, Bangladesh faced an acute food shortage. Production of rice, the main crop, declined because of the disruption of virtually all agricultural activities during the War of Liberation, and also due to various natural calamities, such as floods, droughts, cyclones, and rapid population growth. It was realized that rice alone could not meet the food requirement of the country. Wheat was therefore chosen as an alternate food crop in the winter season, which remains mostly free from natural calamities. Trend of wheat consumption is increasing over the three decades due to rapid expansion of green revolution technologies, …

How A Healthy Population Acquires Nutrition And Exercise Information: A Mixed Methods Study, Sally J. Hillis

College of Education and Human Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Faced with an overwhelming amount of available sources and different perspectives, researchers in the field of Nutrition and Health Sciences continually strive to identify key factors that shape a healthy lifestyle. Employing an exploratory sequential mixed methods design, phase one of this research utilized a constructivist grounded theory approach to develop a model explaining the process by which healthy individuals acquire nutrition and exercise information. Interested is studying a population identified by good nutrition and daily exercise, the researcher set the participant criteria to include daily consumption of 2-3 balanced meals, 45-60 minutes daily moderate-intensity exercise, and a normal BMI. …

Science Associated With Producing Gmos, Darren Stoub

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"Are our understandings of GMOs based in reality? Are GMOs bad? Are they good? Should we make them? These are challenging questions. We, as a society, must discuss the issues."

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Ethics And Spirituality Of Sustainability: What Can We All Do?, Satinder K. Dhiman

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

This article approaches the topic of sustainability in a broad, interdisciplinary fashion − in the manner of our total footprint on the planet, not just our carbon footprint. It proposes to bring together the two allied areas of sustainability and spirituality in a dialectical manner, with ethics as a balancing force and spirituality playing the role of the proverbial invisible hand guiding our quest for sustainability. It takes the view that, in essence, spirituality and sustainability are vitally interlinked. When the spiritual dimension of our being is underdeveloped, we turn into pleasure-seeking automatons, plundering the planet in a mindless race …

Climate Change And Business Opportunities (Interview With Stefano Bertasi), Elizabeth Gingerich

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

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Influence Of Traditional Taboo Practices On Natural Resource Conservation In Uli, Ihiala Local Government Area Of Anambra State Nigeria; Sustainable Community Development., Geoffrey O. Anoliefo, Paul Anulika Nwokeji, Beckley Ikhajiagbe

Journal of Environmental Sustainability

Environmental sustainability is the conservation and maintenance of the ecological integrity of a given area. The present study investigated the effective use of traditional laws and taboo practices in the preservation of the natural resources of Uli, a town in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State Nigeria. The study examined strategies employed in environmental sustainability in this area at the period leading upto Nigeria’s independence in 1960, impact of the civil war (1967-1970) and its aftermath till date. The instruments used for the data collection included literature review, field survey using the questionnaire, one on one oral interviews and …

November 10, 2015, Lumpkin College Of Business And Applied Sciences

Curriculum Committee

No abstract provided.

How A Civil War Surgeon’S Population Health Initiatives Helped Save The Union, 2lt Tyler Walker

CwiC Posters

Introduction

Dr. Jonathan Letterman was the medical director for the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War. Dr. Letterman graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia in 1849. With his appointment to the largest portion of the Union Army, Dr. Letterman was tasked with improving what would today be called a population health nightmare. Soldiers lived in filth, ate food devoid of nutrition, were forced to train beyond what was necessary no matter the conditions, and worst of all, were not provided with an organized medical department to treat them if they were wounded or became ill. He …

The Current Volume 26 : Issue 12, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

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Increasing Language Awareness And Self-Efficacy Of Fl Students Using Self-Assessment And The Actfl Proficiency Guidelines, Elizabeth M. Kissling, M. E. O'Donnell

Latin American, Latino and Iberian Studies Faculty Publications

This study describes how oral language was assessed in an advanced-level college foreign language (FL) conversation course. Learners used the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines to guide self-analyses of their oral production at intervals throughout the course. The intent was to provide opportunities for learners to develop an understanding of what constitutes oral proficiency, gauge their own progress, and set personal goals. Learners’ self-analysis narratives suggested they began to notice different aspects of their speech and to better articulate their abilities and limitations. Broadly speaking, the results suggest that self-assessment of oral performance guided by the Proficiency Guidelines is an effective way …

Jeffhealth Medical Student Exchange In Rwanda, Amanda Nemecz, Alexander Rowan, Talia Stark

CwiC Posters

Teaching Community Health Workers

In rural Rwandan villages, the communities are linked to healthcare through Community Health Workers (CHW). CHW are appointed based on village election and the requirement that they can read and write. The Rwandan Ministry of Health provides general health training to the CHW so that they can educate and advise the village on health related matters. CHW administer educational sessions at village meetings about prevalent health issues, and advise members of the village when they should go to the Health Center. JeffHEALTH’s teaching aims to supplement the Ministry of Health training. Topics are chosen and approved …

Executive Committee - Agenda, 11/10/2015, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

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Mindfulness, Democracy, And Education, Andrea Marie Hyde, James G. Laprad

Democracy & Education

In this article, we explain how mindfulness can enhance a democratic way of being, connecting practices of awareness, reflection, dialog, and action to democratic citizenship and social arrangements. We begin by sharing our understanding of democracy as a philosophy and a political system. We then provide a background for the concept of mindfulness as it is used by those in the field of education and health care and as we connect it to democracy and democratic education. We introduce a mindfulness pedagogy and use this pedagogy to develop our concept of mindfully democratic schools. We use the work of John …

Annual Financial Report, 2014-2015, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Annual Financial Report

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University Awards $12k In Grants To Community Organizations In Bristol, Public Affairs, Roger Williams University

Featured News Story

Funding to assist 10 groups with community projects focused on social services, arts, education and more.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 040, Number 11, November 09, 2015, Grand Valley State University

2015-2016, Volume 40

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

Self-Assembly Directs Enamel Formation And Regeneration, Malcolm Snead

Composites at Lake Louise (CALL 2015)

Enamel is a unique bioceramic tissue covering our teeth, which by improving feeding and nutrition fueled an explosion in vertebrate evolution. Enamel is also the tissue affected by the most prevalent infectious disease of humankind, caries. While enamel is the hardest tissue in the vertebrate body it develops as a soft extracellular protein matrix precursor synthesized by ameloblast cells that is composed mainly of the proteins amelogenin and ameloblastin. Amelogenins are small-, hydrophobic-, inherently disordered proteins that self-assembly to form nanospheres through the interaction of two domains located at opposite molecular ends, whereas, ameloblastin self-assembles through but a single N’-terminal …

Exclusive Breastfeeding Promotion Among Hiv-Infected Women: A Theory-Based Approach, Emily L. Tuthill

Doctoral Dissertations

In resource-limited settings, exclusive breastfeeding among HIV-infected mothers reduces infant morbidity and mortality from all causes, including HIV. Although breastfeeding by HIV- infected mothers carries a risk of HIV transmission from mother-to-child, that risk decreases from 45% to less than 5% with the practice of exclusive breastfeeding and appropriate antiretroviral therapy. The World Health Organization recommends women living with HIV exclusively breastfeed for the first 6 months of their infants life in recourse-limited settings. However, exclusive breastfeeding rates remain low. This dissertation highlights infant feeding experiences among HIV-infected women in recourse-limited settings and investigates a pilot intervention promoting exclusive breastfeeding …

What's Happening: November 9, 2015, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

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Influence Of Dietetic Internship Directors' Involvement With Research On The Research Curriculum In Dietetic Internship Programs, Amanda Margaret Bergschneider Newell

Theses and Dissertations

Research is considered to be at the foundation of the profession of dietetics. It is a required component of the dietetic curriculum and is especially important as a part of the dietetic internship (DI) process. However, there are increasing concerns that dietitians and dietetic educators are not actively involved with research. This disconnect is concerning; therefore, it was the catalyst for the present study. Though many factors likely contribute to this issue, a novel area of inquiry is the influence of the research experiences of DI Directors on the DI curriculum. The theory of experiential learning was utilized as the …

Bjc Today

BJC Today

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Marketing Of A Tourism Destination – Case Study Rugova, Luljeta Shaqiri, Ilia Kristo, Ylber Limani

UBT International Conference

Tourism is one of the most complex activities of a modern society. In developed countries but also in some of transition countries, tourism is important product and employing generator. Even in Kosovo, tourism is an essential economic branch, whereby marketing has very significant impact for its functioning. Therefore, in this paper are addressed marketing concepts by focusing on those of tourism as a development indicator of the country. To achieve visitors satisfaction in touristic destination Rugova, we have implemented analyze with the citizens that have visited Rugova.

I'M A Convention, Hear Me Roar: A Call For The United States To Ratify The Convention On The Elimination Of All Forms Of Discrimination Against Women, Eileen P. Ward

Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development

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Compassionate Efficiency: A Study Of Sankara Eye Foundation’S Gift Of Vision Program, Maggie Dennis

Miller Center Fellowship

The prevalence of curable blindness in India is among the highest in the world. There is a strong correlation between blindness and poverty. Sankara Eye Foundation Inida addresses this problem by providing high quality and affordable eye care to the rural poor in India. Sankara’s outreach strategy focuses on equitable care for marginalized groups. Though Sankara seeks to make eye care a reality for all, the emphasis on equality is especially evident in its treatment of women. In the past year, women have been Sankara’s largest group of adult beneficiaries. Founded in 1977 by Dr. R.V Ramani and Dr. Radha …

Tools To Treat Adult Patients With Obesity: An Update On Bariatric Surgery And Pharmacologic Agents, Robin S. Schroeder Md

Department of Family Medicine

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A Revitalization Plan For Dekalb, Il, Mim Evans, Brian Richard

Reports, Whitepapers, Articles, and Other Publications

The City of DeKalb advanced to the semi-finals of the America’s Best Communities Competition. This report was the key piece in the City’s competitive entry. The report presents a number of projects designed to work together to create a sustainable basis for economic growth. A number of the proposed projects are in various stages of planning and development

Antioncogenic And Oncogenic Properties Of Nrf2 In Arsenic-Induced Carcinogenesis, Young-Ok Son, Poyil Pratheeshkumar, Ram Vinod Roy, Andrew Hitron, Lei Wang, Sasidharan Padmaja Divya, Mei Xu, Jia Luo, Gang Chen, Zhuo Zhang, Xianglin Shi

Center for Research on Environmental Disease Faculty Publications

Arsenic (As³⁺) is a carcinogen with considerable environmental and occupational relevancy. The present study shows that As³⁺-transformed human lung bronchial epithelial BEAS-2B cells (AsT cells) exhibit the property of apoptosis resistance. The level of basal reactive oxygen species (ROS) is very low in AsT cells in correlation with elevated expressions of both antioxidant enzymes and antiapoptotic proteins. Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor (Nrf2) and p62 are constitutively expressed. These two proteins up-regulate antioxidant enzymes and antiapoptotic proteins. The knockdown of Nrf2 or p62 by small interfering RNA (siRNA) enhanced both ROS levels and As³⁺-induced …

Expanding The World Of Opportunity, Bryant University

Bryant University Communications and Press

No abstract provided.