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The Role Of Individual Cognitive And Behavioral Ontogeny In Organization And Evolution Of Social Systems, Andrew G. Fulmer

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

Exploration and explanation of the relationship between individual variation in behavior and the composition and adaptive success of social groups or populations are crucial problems in the fields of behavioral ecology, ethology, and comparative psychology. These questions have been the subject of a longstanding discussion at both the proximate and ultimate levels of inquiry. Adaptive mechanisms explaining social decision making, both in terms of affiliative and competitive partner choices, are at the center of such discussions. Inclusive fitness, kin-selection, handicap or prestige, risk seeking and risk avoiding strategies, pay-to-stay/reward principles, as well as other theories have been proposed and supported …

Declining City, Born-Again Citadel: Faith-Based Organizations And The Reconstitution Of Inequality In Postindustrial America, Michael J. Boyle

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

In the context of the hegemonic neoliberalism of recent decades, faith-based organizations (FBOs) have flourished as mechanisms for addressing poverty and other varieties of social need. For all of the contributions of contemporary anthropological research to the study of FBOs, however, most analyses have stressed the potency of FBOs and elided the agency of recipients. The present dissertation aims, through a multisited study of Evangelical FBOs in the postindustrial American city of Plainfield, to focus on the latter theme. Owing to the traditional behaviorism of American culture and also its Evangelical reproduction in FBO settings, the pursuit of charity thrusts …

Potential For Task-Sharing To Lady Health Workers For Identification And Emergency Management Of Pre-Eclampsia At Community Level In Pakistan, Rehana A. Salam, Rahat Najam Qureshi, Sana Sheikh, Asif Raza Khowaja, Diane Sawchuck, Marianne Vidler, Peter Von Dadelszen, Shujaat Zaidi, Zulfiqar Bhutta

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health

Background: An estimated 276 Pakistani women die for every 100,000 live births; with eclampsia accounting for about 10% of these deaths. Community health workers contribute to the existing health system in Pakistan under the banner of the Lady Health Worker (LHW) Programme and are responsible to provide a comprehensive package of antenatal services. However, there is a need to increase focus on early identification and prompt diagnosis of pre-eclampsia in community settings, since women with mild pre-eclampsia often present without symptoms. This study aims to explore the potential for task-sharing to LHWs for the community-level management of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia …

Estimation Of P(X > Y) When X And Y Are Dependent Random Variables Using Different Bivariate Sampling Schemes, Hani M. Samawi, Amal Helu, Haresh Rochani, Jingjing Yin, Daniel Linder

Biostatistics: Faculty Publications

The stress-strength models have been intensively investigated in the literature in regards of estimating the reliability θ = P (X > Y) using parametric and nonparametric approaches under different sampling schemes when X and Y are independent random variables. In this paper, we consider the problem of estimating θ when (X, Y) are dependent random variables with a bivariate underlying distribution. The empirical and kernel estimates of θ = P (X > Y), based on bivariate ranked set sampling (BVRSS) are considered, when (X, Y) are paired dependent continuous random variables. The estimators obtained are compared to their counterpart, bivariate simple random …

Intellectual Property Rights For New Seed Technologies: Balancing Farmers’ And Breeders’ Rights, Preethi Krishnan, Andrew Raridon, Leigh Raymond, Mangala Subramaniam

Purdue Policy Research Institute (PPRI) Policy Briefs

Many cite improved seed technologies as vital to addressing the challenge of food insecurity, especially when faced with combined stresses of global climate change, population growth, and natural resource depletion (Anthony and Ferroni 2012; Lipton 2007). As improved seeds find their way into the developing world, policymakers are struggling to find the appropriate institutional mechanisms to regulate their creation and use. Arguments over intellectual property rights (IPR) are central to this debate. Some activists in the Global South are distrustful of any IPR regime that creates private ownership over seeds, whereas international financial institutions such as the World Trade Organization …

Review Of The Gender And Social Impacts Of Improved Seed Technology In Developing Countries: Policy Implications, Preethi Krishnan, Andrew Raridon, Leigh Raymond, Mangala Subramaniam

Purdue Policy Research Institute (PPRI) Policy Briefs

Experts have acknowledged the limits to growth that the processes of climate change, population expansion, and resource depletion will place on agricultural producers in the 21^st century (FAO 2012). In response, scientists are employing biotechnology to create new improved seed varieties. However, developing improved seed technology (IST) involves complex and controversial issues that span across disciplines in the biological and social sciences (see Box 1). In this policy brief, we emphasize the need to better examine the gender and social impacts of advancements in seed technology. Based on a detailed review of the literature, we determine that despite recent …

The Utah Statesman, September 29, 2016, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 92, No. 12, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Keltner, Bryson. Major Redz, Students Protest During Game
• Perry, Natalie. Parking & Transportation Services Make Additions Due to Construction
• Kast, Monica. Search Firm Used Closed Process in Past – President Search
• Miller, Callie. Presidential Search Committee to Meet Friday
• Wegert, Sally. Local Police Officers Will Receive Body Cams
• Carlson, Kylie. New Scholarship Endorses German Culture Studies
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon re: United We Take a Knee
• Take a Knee: Students Organize in Protest of Oppression
• Burgess, Kelly. Apples: A Well-seasoned Staple of Fall Food
• Hornsby, Morgan. Unbreakable Spirt – …

Molecular Mechanisms Of Obesity-Induced Osteoporosis And Muscle Atrophy, Bipradas Roy, Mary E. Curtis, Letimicia S. Fears, Samuel N. Nahashon, Hugh M. Fentress

Biology Faculty Research

Obesity and osteoporosis are two alarming health disorders prominent among middle and old age populations, and the numbers of those affected by these two disorders are increasing. It is estimated that more than 600 million adults are obese and over 200 million people have osteoporosis worldwide. Interestingly, both of these abnormalities share some common features including a genetic predisposition, and a common origin: bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells. Obesity is characterized by the expression of leptin, adiponectin, interleukin 6 (IL-6), interleukin 10 (IL-10), monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), macrophage colony stimulating factor (M-CSF), growth hormone (GH), parathyroid …

Wnt5a-Jnk Regulation Of Vascular Insulin Resistance In Human Obesity, Melissa G. Farb, Shakun Karki, Song-Young Park, Samantha M. Saggese, Brian Carmine, Donald T. Hess, Caroline Apovian, Jessica L. Fetterman, Rosa Breton-Romero, Naomi M. Hamburg, Jose J. Fuster, Maria A. Zuriaga, Kenneth Walsh, Noyan Gokce

Health and Kinesiology Faculty Publications

Obesity is associated with the development of vascular insulin resistance; however, pathophysiological mechanisms are poorly understood. We sought to investigate the role of WNT5A-JNK in the regulation of insulin-mediated vasodilator responses in human adipose tissue arterioles prone to endothelial dysfunction. In 43 severely obese (BMI 44±11 kg/m2) and five metabolically normal non-obese (BMI 26±2 kg/m2) subjects, we isolated arterioles from subcutaneous and visceral fat during planned surgeries. Using videomicroscopy, we examined insulin-mediated, endothelium-dependent vasodilator responses and characterized adipose tissue gene and protein expression using real-time polymerase chain reaction and Western blot analyses. Immunofluorescence was used to quantify endothelial nitric oxide …

The Weekly Challenger, September 29, 2016, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The September 29, 2016, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Red Flour Beetle, Tribolium Castaneum, Development On Rice Fractions And Oviposition Preference, Brook A. Hale

Student Theses and Dissertations

The red flour beetle (RFB), Tribolium castaneum (Herbst), is a stored-product insect commonly found in rice mills. To understand how RFBs develop on different types of rice fractions occurring in a rice mill, I conducted three studies. I examined egg to adult development on nine rice fractions (rough rice, rice hulls, paddy rice dust, brown rice, rice bran, milled broken kernels, milled whole kernels, milled rice dust and rice flour) and identified brown rice, bran, milled kernels and rice flour were best for development. A second study examined neonate adult development using rice fractions and temperature as variables and found …

Spartan Daily, September 28, 2016, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2016

Volume 147, Issue 13

The Antelope, University Of Nebraska At Kearney

The Antelope

No abstract provided.

The Economic Impact Of Vegetable Production In Northeast Arkansas, Angelia D. Smith

Student Theses and Dissertations

Across the region of Northeastern Arkansas row crop production has become the staple of agricultural production. This study evaluates potential economic impacts on the NEA region that may result from diversifying into vegetable crop production. Five vegetables, Okra, Southern Peas, Snap Beans, Summer Squash, and Sweet Potatoes are evaluated. The evaluations entail analyses of potential regional economic impacts, using IMPLAN 3.0. The results exhibit strong multiplier effects and economic contributions in the region to output, employment, value-added, and income generation. The results also show that vegetable production can be an important source of indirect and induced economic activities in the …

Effects Of Pan-Frying, Frying, Broiling On Eating Quality Of Hengshan Mutton, Li Linqiang, Gao Tianli, Zhang Lan, Liu Yongfeng

Food and Machinery

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of pan-frying, frying and broiling on eating quality of Hengshan mutton by regulating the cooking time and temperature. Texture analyzer was used to measure the texture profile analysis and shear force, meanwhile color measurement instrument was used to measure meat color. Results showed, for Pan-frying, Pan-fried mutton samples 2 min and 3 min treatments, the hardness, chewiness and resilience significantly were less than that of 4 min treatment (P<0.05), and the shear force was significantly less than 4 min treatment (P<0.05). With the extension of treatment time, the L^* value decreased gradually (P<0.05), processed for 2 min and 3 min, the a^* value of mutton sample was less than that of 4 min treatment (P<0.05), while b^*、c …

Changes In Nitrite Contents And Antioxidant Properties Of Cowpeas Processed By Different Cooking Methods During Refrigerated Storage, Liu Danwen, Huang Shirong, Ge Du, Liu Bin

Food and Machinery

Changes in nitrite contents and antioxidant properties of cowpeas processed by three cooking methods (boiling, steaming and frying) during 4 ℃ storage were investigated. The polyphenol content and antioxidant activity of extracts from different treated cowpeas were determined by Folin-Ciocalteu assay and TEAC assay, respectively. Results showed that the different cooked cowpeas had significantly higher nitrite contents than the raw cowpeas. The nitrite contents in all the samples increased at first and then decreased during storage, with the highest contents being obtained at 3 days of storage. The boiled cowpeas had significantly higher nitrite content than the other processed cowpeas …

Effect Of Chitosan Coating On The Quality Of Wulong Loin Jujube Fruit During Storage, Cheng Hong, Wu Xiyu, Xu Dan, Liu Xing

Food and Machinery

As a local fresh jujube species in Chongqing, Wulong loin jujube has high nutritional value and excellent flavor. But the storage period of Wulong loin jujube was very short, and this was the reason why its industry development was hindered the development. In this study, fresh Wulong loin jujubes were coated with chitosan at different concentrations (1.0%, 1.4%, and 1.6%), and then they were stored at （1±0.5） ℃ with 90% relative humidity to examine the preservation effects of chitosan coating. The results showed that the dosages of 1.4% chitosan coating could delay the reductions of firmness, and Vc and the …

Mechanism And Inhibitory Effect Of P-Hydroxybenzoic Acid On Anthracnose In Postharvest Citrus, Huang Xiaolan, Ge Zhixing, Wang Rikui, He Mingyang, Han Leng, Zhou Lian

Food and Machinery

To explore the antifungal activity and potential mechanism of p-Hydroxybenzoic acid against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides in postharvest Citrus. The addition of p-HBA in-vitro and in-vivo was conducted to test the inhibitory effect. Dynamic changes of peroxidase (POD), polyphenoloxidase(PPO), Superoxide Dismutase (SOD), Ammonia-lyase (PAL)activity and the content of Malondialdehyde(MDA) with different treatment was studied in postharvest citrus. p-HBA displayed strong antifungal activity to C.gloeosporioides，when the concentration was higher, the effect was increased. The value of EC₅₀ is 0.056 mg/mL. The activities of PPO, POD, SOD and PAL were increased when inoculated with p-HBA and C.gloeosporioides, while the content of MDA was …

The Study Of Rough Flavones Components Extracted From The Rape Bee Pollen, Wang Mansheng, Zeng Xinan, Xiong Xiayu, Dai Qiuzhong

Food and Machinery

In order to clarify the flavonoids compositions of rape bee pollen and evaluate the assisted extraction effect for pulsed electric field (PEF), the ethanol extract of rape bee pollen and its acidolysis component were analyzed in detail by the method of TLC—DPPH and HPLC in this paper. The results showed that the quercetin and kaempferol in the ethanol extract of rape bee pollen could not be detected for their low contents. However, a large number of quercetin and kaempferol were generated after the acidolysis of ethanol extract, and this implied that the flavonoids compositions of rape bee pollen mainly existed …

Optimization Of Ultrasonic Assisted Cellulase Extraction Process Of Pleurotus Ostreatus Polysaccharide By Uniform Design, Zhang Xiao, Zhu Caiping, Deng Hong, Li Yun, Zhang Yang, Hu Changyao

Food and Machinery

The Ultraction-cellulase synergistic extraction process of pleurotus ostreatus polysaccharide (POP) was optimized by uniform design method. Extraction temperature, pH, solvent/material ratio, cellulase dosage, enzymolysis time, ultrasonic power and ultrasonic time were selected to carry out the single factor tests. According to the experimental results, better levels of these factors were chosen to implement the U₁₈ (9⁵×6²) mixed uniform design experiment to optimize the technology. The effects of the seven single factors as well as their interactions on the POP yield were investigated. The optimal process parameters were predicted and verified by using regression analysis. The …

Optimization On Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction Of Polyphenols From Red-Flesh Apple By Response Surface Methodology, Qi Na, Li Han, Zhang Zhiyu, Deng Hong, Hu Yan, Guo Yurong, Meng Yonghong

Food and Machinery

[Objective] Response surface methodology was used to optimize the extraction process condition of polyphenols from red-flesh apple with ultrasonic assistance. [Method] Using the red-flesh apple of XINJIANG as material, on the basis of single-factor experiment, four factors, inclouding extraction time, ultrasonic power, extraction temperature and ratio of material-to-liquid were chosed to design the experiment with response surface method. With Box-Behnken design and response surface analysis, the optimum extracting conditions of polyphenols from red-flesh apple were determined. [Result] The optimal process parameters of polyphenol extraction were determined and they were as follows: extraction time and temperature were 20 min and 62 …

Influence Of Enzymatic Extrusion Of Corn Starch On Preparation Of Isomalto-Oligosaccharides, Ge Jie, Wu Chunsen, Wang Ying, Wang Ren, Jin Zhengyu, Xu Xueming, Jiao Aiquan, Zhou Xing

Food and Machinery

The treatment of corn starch by adding enzyme extrusion technology as material to produce isomalto-oligosaccharide. With the sum content of isomaltose (IG₂), panose (P) and maltotriose (IG₃) as the yield index of isomalto-oligosaccharide, the parameters were optimized by orthogonal experiment, and the optimum processes for production of ismalto-oligosaccharide from corn starch with enzymatic extrusion were as followed: the extrusion temperature 95 ℃, the water content 45%, and the amount of enzyme 0.8%. And the yield of the ismalto-oligosaccharide with the highest yield could reach over 35%.

Study On Sourdough Bread, Wang Li, Yu Yafang, Qian Haifeng, Zhang Hui, Qi Xiguang

Food and Machinery

The sourdough and its main microorganism, together with the preparation technology, properties and research status of this kind of bread both domestic and overseas, were introduced in the paper, hoping to provide a new clue for its development and promotion. Finally, a possible development tendency of sourdough bread was also forecasted.

Prospectus, September 28, 2016, Scott Wells, Peter Floess, Rachael Mowrer, Matt Moss, Li Zonghui

Prospectus 2016

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2016 September 28 - Undergraduate Curriculum Council Minutes, Undergraduate Curriculum Council, East Tennessee State University

Undergraduate Curriculum Council Minutes

No abstract provided.

Lifestyle And Other Factors Explain One-Half Of The Variability In The Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Response To Cholecalciferol Supplementation In Healthy Adults, Judy R. Rees, Leila A. Mott, Elizabeth L. Barry, John A. Baron

Dartmouth Scholarship

Background: Many factors have been associated with serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations in observational studies, with variable consistency. However, less information is available on factors affecting the magnitude of changes in serum 25(OH)D resulting from vitamin D supplementation. Objective: This study aimed to identify factors associated with the serum 25(OH)D response to supplementation with 1000 IU cholecalciferol/d during the first year of a large, multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled colorectal adenoma chemoprevention trial. Methods: Eligible older adults who were not vitamin D–deficient [serum 25(OH)D12 ng/mL] were randomly assigned in a modified 2 3 2 factorial design to 1 of 4 groups: daily …

Hypomagnesemia During Early Post Renal Transplantation Period, Hasanain Mohamed Ali, Mustafa Rasool Hussein, Sahban Almallah, Mohammed Hannon Al Sodani

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: In renal transplantation, hypomagnesemia is a frequent disturbance associated with the use of calcineurin inhibitors (Cyclosporine and Tacrolimus) and sirolimus. They may cause obligatory renal loss and decrease transcriptional expression of the Mg transporter in the distal collecting tubule. OBJECTIVE: Evaluation of serum Magnesium in patients during the first four days post renal transplantation and to find any correlation with different variables. PATIENTS AND METHOD: A cross sectional descriptive study was performed at Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation Center- Medical City-Baghdad, Iraq from first of January, 2012 to first of December, 2012. Serum Magnesium was followed in forty patients …

Prevalence Of Latent Tuberculosis In End Stage Renal Disease Patients At Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Muhammed .W.Al.Obaidy, Amer Musa Hasan, Kassim .M. Sultan

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the oldest diseases known to affect humans, it caused by infection with Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (MTB). MTB is most commonly transmitted from a patient with infectious pulmonary TB to other person by droplet nuclei. End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients are exposed to a variety of infections, including TB. The standard test for detecting Latent TB infection (LTBI) is tuberculin skin test (TST). OBJECTIVE: Determination the prevalence of latent tuberculosis among end stage renal disease patients in hemodialysis unit in Baghdad teaching hospital, and assessing its correlations with various conditions. METHODS: A stratified random …

Hypomagnesemia During Early Post Renal Transplantation Period, Hasanain Mohamed Ali, Mustafa Rasool Hussein, Sahban Almallah, Mohammed Hannon Al Sodani

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: In renal transplantation, hypomagnesemia is a frequent disturbance associated with the use of calcineurin inhibitors (Cyclosporine and Tacrolimus) and sirolimus. They may cause obligatory renal loss and decrease transcriptional expression of the Mg transporter in the distal collecting tubule. OBJECTIVE: Evaluation of serum Magnesium in patients during the first four days post renal transplantation and to find any correlation with different variables. PATIENTS AND METHOD: A cross sectional descriptive study was performed at Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation Center- Medical City-Baghdad, Iraq from first of January, 2012 to first of December, 2012. Serum Magnesium was followed in forty patients …