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The Interaction Of Mercury And Methylmercury With Reduced Sulfur: Implications For The Transformation Of Mercury And Methylmercury In The Environment, Nashaat M. Mazrui

Doctoral Dissertations

Archival abstract submitted

Falls Program On An Acute Psychiatric Unit, Joseph Hunter Rose

Master's Projects and Capstones

In the metropolitan hospital’s acute psychiatric unit there has been an increase in falls incidence as well as need for evaluation of the effectiveness of Schmid Fall Risk Assessment tool in its ability to properly identify those at risk. In the last fiscal year there were 45 falls among 28 patients on the acute psychiatric unit.Falls are harmful to the patients and can cause prolonged hospital stays with non-reimbursable costs to the hospital. Falls amongst psychiatric patients is an even greater challenge to address due to the nature of the mental health disease process. This project addresses general costs of …

Biblical Foundations For Nutrition And An Abundant Life, Elizabeth Snyder, M.A.

The Journal of Biblical Foundations of Faith and Learning

The purpose of this paper is to look at what the Bible says about the significance of nutrition, its effect on health, and the benefits of a Christian-worldview on nutritional wellbeing. With the help of the Holy Spirit, nutrition teachers need to connect the science with the Biblical foundation God has given us in His word. While it is crucial to remember that salvation is through Christ alone, it is wise to recognize the connection between diet and frontal lobe function, where analytical, moral decisions are made. Studying and understanding what the Bible says about the original diet, clean vs. …

Building Biblically Founded Faith And Values Through A Campus-Wide Healthy Lifestyle Project, Holly Gadd, Ph.D., Lillian Tryon, D.N.P.

The Journal of Biblical Foundations of Faith and Learning

Essential to Seventh-day Adventist education is the development and strengthening of a biblically founded faith as a result of the student’s program of study and extracurricular activities. Much of Jesus’ ministry involved teaching. The goal of His teaching was to clearly reveal God’s love to a fallen world (John 17:6, 23 New International Version). At the end of His ministry, Jesus commissioned His followers to “preach the gospel” (Mark 16:15) and to “make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19). As Seventh-day Adventist educators, we are commissioned by God to help our students reach not just career goals, but goals set …

“Comrades For A Common Cause”: Jewish Women, Social Clubs, And Public Health Reform In The Progressive Era, Jessica Talavera-Rauh

Historical Perspectives: Santa Clara University Undergraduate Journal of History, Series II

No abstract provided.

Reporting Agency Performance: Behind The Sec's Enforcement Statistics, Urska Velikonja

Cornell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Abq Free Press, December 14, 2016, Abq Free Press

ABQ Free Press

No abstract provided.

Volume 54, Number 18: December 14, 2016, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Chapter 9: Biomechanics, Nicholas Stergiou, Daniel Blanke, Sara A. Myers, Ka-Chun Siu

Journal Articles

Biomechanics is a discipline. A discipline deals with understanding, predicting, and explaining phenomena within a content domain, and biomechanics is the study of the human body in motion. By applying

principles from mechanics and engineering, biomechanists are able to study the forces that act on the body and the effects they produce (Bates, 1991). Hay (1973) describes biomechanics as the science that examines forces acting on and within a biological structure and the effects produced by such forces, whereas Alt (1967) describes biomechanics as the science that investigates the effect of internal and external forces on human and animal bodies …

Smoking Prevalence And Media Impact On Smoking Behaviors Among Adult Lgbt Persons, Christina Tuell

Health and Kinesiology Theses

Objective: The purpose of this study is to explore the prevalence of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) smoking prevalence and to identify possible associations between smoking behavior and depictions of smoking presented in visual media programming commonly viewed by these groups.

Background: Recent studies have shown there is a higher prevalence of smoking in LGBT communities (Tang et al., 2004). Approximately 17.8% of adults age 18 or older in the U.S. smoke cigarettes; while, 26.6% - 36.0% of LGBT persons smoke. The Big Tobacco industry has been known to intentionally target sub-groups of the general population, particularly minorities such …

Edwards, Cecile Hoover, Dpaac Staff

Manuscript Division Finding Aids

Collection Number: 249 Inclusive Dates: 1950 - 1998 Extent: 75 Cubic Feet Description: Cecile Hoover Edwards was a Howard University professor and dean who was a leading authority on the nutrition of African Americans. The Cecile Hoover Edwards papers document Edwards' medical research career and contain study data, research files, report drafts, artifacts, articles, journals, biographical sketches, correspondence, grant applications, and writings. Among her main topics of study are the Nutrition Program Project and Preganancy outcomes research.

Advancing U.S. Seafood Production: Developing Hatchery Technology For Florida Stone Crab (Menippe Mercenaria), Craig W. Purcell

Open Access Theses

These experiments will be conducted in order to refine and implement reliable techniques for larval rearing of Florida stone crab (Menippe mercenaria). The aim is to secure the technology for production of large quantities of stone crab larvae for transfer to nursery growout environments to support domestic aquaculture production. Establishing a successful larval rearing protocol that maximizes total survivability and growth is essential for all aquacultures species. This experiment sought to define optimal larval rearing parameters from the first zoeal stage through the megalope stage (settlement). Four treatments, which included instar 1 Artemia (T1), decapsulated instar 1 Artemia (T2), enriched …

Gsbi Replication Toolkit: A Market Research Manual For Water Social Enterprises, Elia Kazemi, Aidan O’Neill, David Hong

Miller Center Fellowship

The authors of this report conducted a community needs assessment in several communities of northern Nicaragua in order to develop a business model for a potential water social enterprise in the area. The purpose of this report is to provide a toolkit to replicate this project in other areas with similar needs. It acts as a guide, laying out the necessary steps to gather, analyze, and use data in creating a viable social enterprise model. The report refers to our own project, “AguaNic: Proposal to ASDENIC for Launching a Drinking Water Social Enterprise,” with examples of the work we did …

The Murray Ledger And Times, December 13, 2016, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Gwu Psychology Professor Offers Information On Holiday Stress & Anxiety, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

Getting stuck in traffic, helping little kids get ready for school, or managing family conflicts are daily tasks that can sometimes cause even the toughest of people to feel stressed out—particularly during the holiday season when demands on time or finances increase. Dr. Sharon Webb, assistant professor of psychology and counseling at Gardner-Webb University, says there are many psychological and physiological symptoms that people experience when they go through something they perceive as stressful. “Perception is probably the key word, because often stress is experienced through many different kinds of events we encounter,” Webb stated.

WGWG: Dealing with stress and …

Precision Study Of Stochastic Predictors For Dxa Scans, Raul Ramos

Health and Kinesiology Theses

In this study, the in vivo reproducibility of stochastic predictors and BMD values from Dual- Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) were assessed at two different anatomic sites: hip and spine. Measurement of bone mineral density (BMD) derived from DXA has been widely used as a diagnostic tool for osteoporosis. BMD has been used as a representative value for bone strength and fracture risk, but only represents a part of both. In order to better understand fracture risk, the use of grayscale images from DXA scans has been implemented in enhancing the prediction of bone strength and fracture risk. The use of …

The Bg News December 13, 2016, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. December 13, 2016. Volume 96-Issue 33.

Effect Of Maternal Age On Recombination Rate In Drosophila Melanogaster, Christopher Schimmoeller

Honors Projects

Recombination is vital because it adds genetic diversity to a species and has the potential to influence fitness, the relative reproductive success of an organism in passing genes to the next generation (Roeder, 1997). Multiple aspects of recombination have been studied, including its mechanisms of production and the role of recombination events in evolution (Hudson & Kaplan, 1985). In this study we examined how maternal age affects the rate of recombination. Our hypothesis states that recombination rate is positively correlated with maternal age. If this is true we would expect to see recombination rate, in progeny, increase as the parental …

Tracking The Elephant (Lexodonta Africana) Corridor And The Human-Wildlife Conflict In Selela Village, Nicole Chlebek, Laura Stalter

CrissCross

The beastly journey of long-distance migration for the African Elephant (Lexodonta Africana) is important for upholding their connections between diminishing protected areas, especially in northeastern Tanzania. However, human development is encroaching into these corridors, creating a human-elephant conflict, which can ruin livelihoods of villagers, depending on the extent of conflict. This study focused on exploring the hypothesized human-elephant conflict on the Selela corridor, specifically in Selela village, as well as GPS (Global Positioning System) mapping evidence of elephant travel along the projected Selela elephant corridor connecting Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA), to Selela Forest Reserve (SFR), and finally to …

Characterizing The Function Of Amino Acid Transporter Acypi008971 In The Pea Aphid/Buchnera Symbiosis, Yu-Ching Hsu

Open Access Theses

Sap-feeding insect have associated with bacterial symbionts for hundreds of millions years. These symbioses have increased insect fitness, facilitating their persistence through evolutionary time. The symbionts of sap-feeding insects provide their hosts with amino acids that are found at very low concentrations in their diets. Typically amino acid metabolism is partitioned between host and symbiont so that the host synthesizes non-essential amino acids while the symbiont contributes essential amino acids. The biosynthesis of some amino acids however, requires enzymes encoded by both the host and the symbiont. Understanding how amino acid metabolism is integrated between insect host and bacterial symbiont …

Color-Mediated Foraging By Pollinators: A Comparative Study Of Two Passionflower Butterflies At Lantana Camara, Gyanpriya Maharaj

Dissertations

Colorful floral signaling and resulting insect foraging behaviors have only been extensively examined in hymenopteran pollinators, especially bees, in comparison to flies, beetles, and butterflies regardless of their ecological importance. Therefore, my study provides novel information by focusing on foraging behaviors of adult passionflower butterflies, Heliconius melpomene and Dryas iulia, to the color changing flowers of Lantana camara. My dissertation which is divided into four chapters, aims to explore various aspects of color mediate foraging in passionflower butterflies by combining observations in the wild with controlled field and laboratory experiments. In the first chapter I reviewed flower color development and …

Ada News - 12/12/2016, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, December 12, 2016, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Council on Teacher Education Annual Report
• EPC Items (December)
• Scholarship Advisory Board Annual Report
• Discussion of a portion of the Annual Review Procedures
  
  
  

Dna Methylation Signatures Of Chronic Low-Grade Inflammation Are Associated With Complex Diseases, Symen Ligthart, Carola Marzi, Stella Aslibekyan, Michael M. Mendelson, Karen N. Conneely, Toshiko Tanaka, Elena Colicino, Lindsay L. Waite, Roby Joehanes, Weihua Guan, Jennifer A. Brody, Cathy Elks, Riccardo Marioni, Min A. Jhun, Golareh Agha, Jan Bressler, Cavin K. Ward-Caviness, Brian H. Chen, Tianxiao Huan, Kelly Bakulski, Elias L. Salfati, Whi-Empc Investigators, Giovanni Fiorito, Charge Epigenetics Of Coronary Heart Disease, Simone Wahl, Katharina Schramm, Jin Sha, Dena G. Hernandez, Allan C. Just, Jennifer A. Smith, Donna K. Arnett

Epidemiology and Environmental Health Faculty Publications

Background: Chronic low-grade inflammation reflects a subclinical immune response implicated in the pathogenesis of complex diseases. Identifying genetic loci where DNA methylation is associated with chronic low-grade inflammation may reveal novel pathways or therapeutic targets for inflammation.

Results: We performed a meta-analysis of epigenome-wide association studies (EWAS) of serum C-reactive protein (CRP), which is a sensitive marker of low-grade inflammation, in a large European population (n = 8863) and trans-ethnic replication in African Americans (n = 4111). We found differential methylation at 218 CpG sites to be associated with CRP (P < 1.15 × 10^–7) in the discovery panel …

Up In Smoke: Using In-School Tobacco Education And Media Literacy To Reduce Smoking Initation Among 7th Grade Students In A Suburban Setting, Cynthia Ford Pulley

Dissertations

ABSTRACT Purpose The uptake of smoking by youth under the age of 18 increases the likelihood that they will become lifetime smokers. The CDC recommends best practices regarding tobacco prevention. Among them are Community Policies for tobacco-free zones, community initiatives, anti-tobacco media campaigns, and access to quit-smoking resources. The last of these best practices is a recommendation to provide education in the schools. The subject of this research was the implementation of an in-school tobacco curriculum based on Media Literacy, which provides youth the ability to critically evaluate media messages that equate the “cool” smoking habit with beauty, confidence and …

Novel Methods Of Chromatography And Mass Spectrometry For Quantitative Investigation Of Bacteria-Derived Lipopeptides And Their Relationship With Human Disease, Reza Nemati Josheghani

Doctoral Dissertations

Diseases such as periodontal disease, chronic inflammatory bowel disease and autoimmune disease are reported to be associated with changes in the bacteria populations in specific locations of the body, particularly the gastrointestinal tract and the oral cavity. Because oral and gastrointestinal microbiomes do not typically invade tissues in the host with chronic inflammatory disease, considerable work has instead focused on virulence factors produced by these organisms and their role in triggering innate immune responses that may promote chronic inflammatory diseases. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are innate immune receptors that recognize specific structural moieties shared among microbes of different classes. My work …

Beberapa Mikroorganisme Yang Menghasilkan Enzim Inulinase, Isolasi Dan Karakterisasi Enzim Dari Aspergillus Flavus Gmn11.2 Galur Lokal, Saryono Saryono, Fitriani Fitriani, Ukun M.S. Soedjanaatmadja

Chimica et Natura Acta

Indonesia merupakan negara tropis yang  kaya akan berbagai tumbuhan dan mikroorganisme. Beberapa mikroorganisme memiliki kemampuan untuk menghasilkan enzim inulinase yang sangat bermanfaat untuk industri pangan dan farmasi. Inulinase adalah enzim yang menghidrolisis inulin menjadi fruktosa atau frukto-oligosakarida. Untuk mengisolasi inulinase dalam jumlah yang cukup banyak dari tumbuhan cukup sulit, oleh sebab itu inulinase mikrobial merupakan obyek penelitian yang sangat menarik bagi para peneliti. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah isolasi dan indentifikasi berbagai jenis jamur lokal yang potensial menghasilkan inulinase, serta isolasi dan pemurnian inulinase dari A. flavus Gmn11.2 galur lokal. Mikroorganisme A. flavus Gmn11.2 galur lokal dikembangbiakan pada media fermentasi  skala …

The Connection Between Movement And Student Engagement In A Kindergarten Classroom, Catherine B. Lay

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations

The research question addressed in this project was: How will regular movement opportunities impact student engagement in a kindergarten classroom? This capstone begins with the personal experiences and influences of the author that led her to this question. Research on the connection between the brain, movement, and development is explained. Programs and countries that integrate frequent movement opportunities into their school schedules are examined in chapter two. This action research project uses a mixed-methods approach to observe off-task behavior during an independent writing period in a kindergarten class. Two weeks of observation are followed by two weeks of movement intervention …

Ua45/6 Commencement Program, Wku Registrar

WKU Administration Documents

Commencement program listing graduates.

Behavioural Mhealth In Developing Countries: What About Culture? / Andre Matthias Müller, A.M. Müller

Research Publications (2016 to 2020)

Behavioural health in many developing countries (Lachat et al., 2013) one could suggest to simply make use of infrastructure that is already available – the mobile technology infrastructure. This seems sensible considering that modern mobile technology has reached almost every person on our planet. Additionally, the digital divide between developed and developing countries is closing and in 2016 95% of the global population has access to a mobile phone network while the number of mobile broadband subscriptions grows rapidly especially in developing countries (International Telecommunication Union, 2016). Mobile technology ownership is also not limited to any specific demographic because it …