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Sheep Updates 2016, Mick Keogh, David Cornish, Michael Chilvers, Gerry Hinkley, Danielle England, Rosemary Bartle, Brad Wooldridge, Norm Santich, John Young, Ashley Herbert, Jamie Heinrich, Graeme Howie, Bruce Mullan

Sheep Updates

This session covers eleven papers from different authors:

1. Forward, Dr Bruce Mullan, Director Sheep Industry Development, Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia

2. The Australian sheep industry in 2025, Mick Keogh, Australian Farm Institute

3. Decision making in a risky environment, David Cornish, Cornish Consulting

4. Business Transitioning, Michael Chilvers, Nile Tasmania

5. Advisory Boards in WA Agriculture - making life 'easier' for everyone, Gerry Hinkley, Producer, Tincurrin and Danielle England, Aginnovate

6. Principles of Successful Family Business Succession Strategies, Rosemary Bartle, Succession Planning Facilitator, Rabobank

7. Diversifying the Feedbase...is the …

The Sun Star Vol 40 No 1 (August 30th, 2016), N/A N/A

Sun Star

No abstract provided.

Commonwealth Times 2016-08-29

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Death With Dignity: The Legislative Wave Of The Future, Justin M. Downey

Theses

The objective of this paper is to determine whether the United States will experience a significant increase in the passage of Death with Dignity legislation. The methods used to predict future legislation was a comparative examination of the history of the legislation politically and socially within the United States. The historical trends of the legislation were compared with global trends as well as current societal factors that may influence legislation. The results will indicate that societal factors such as global influence, social media and the Baby Boom generation will have a dramatic affect in the rapid increase in Death with …

Economic Costs And Benefits Of A Community-Based Lymphedema Management Program For Lymphatic Filariasis In Odisha State, India, Eileen Stillwaggon, Larry Sawers, Jonathan Rout, David Addiss, Leanne Fox

Economics Faculty Publications

Lymphatic filariasis afflicts 68 million people in 73 countries, including 17 million persons living with chronic lymphedema. The Global Program to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis aims to stop new infections and to provide care for persons already affected, but morbidity management programs have been initiated in only 24 endemic countries. We examine the economic costs and benefits of alleviating chronic lymphedema and its effects through a simple limb-care program. For Khurda District, Odisha State, India, we estimated lifetime medical costs and earnings losses due to chronic lymphedema and acute dermatolymphangioadenitis (ADLA) with and without a community-based limb-care program. The program would …

Exercise To The Rescue: An Analysis Of Altered Metabolic Gene Regulation Post-Exercise In Lean And Obese Individuals, Brandon Mudd

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

The skeletal muscle of obese individuals exhibits a depressed ability to metabolize fats. Exercise training is thought to rescue this dampened ability to metabolize fats; mediated by a coordinated increase in the expression of a network of genes that regulate metabolism and fuel utilization. The purpose of this study is to determine the exercise-induced regulation of metabolically important genes in lean and obese individuals. Muscle biopsies (one pre-exercise/baseline and one immediately post-exercise) were obtained from 4 lean (BF% 24.4 ± 5.5; 23.5 yrs ± 1.9) and 13 obese (BF% 39.7 ± 2.4; 26.1 yrs ± 2.3), age-matched, relatively young subjects, …

Benefits Of A Flexitarian Diet: Educating College Students Of Lifestyle Approaches To Reduce The Risk Of Developing Breast And Prostate Cancer, Abbigail Pace

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

Practicing the Flexitarian diet, a plant-based diet, in conjunction with physical activity can promote a lifestyle consistent with the American Cancer Society’s recommendations for reducing risks of breast and prostate cancer (American Cancer Society Guidelines on Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention, 2015) College students were assessed on knowledge of the relationship between diet and cancer risk prior to and after accessing information on the American Institute of Cancer Research site or the WKU Flexitarian Pinterest Page. Participants were recruited from the National Panhellenic and Interfraternity Council memberships and the International students at Western Kentucky University. Participants completed a …

Gender Role Identification, Sexual Orientation, And Disordered Eating In Young Adults, Natalie Perkins

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

Young adults are at a significantly high risk for eating disorders. Existing research is lacking in what factors can contribute to this disorder; however, there is some that suggests that self-identification with masculine and feminine gender roles can contribute to an individual’s risk for disordered eating. Research investigating disordered eating in sexual minorities is particularly slim. The current study sought to examine the relationship between gender role identification, sexual orientation, and disordered eating, as well as the roles that anxiety and depression have in disordered eating development. In our sample (n = 437, 73.6% female, 76.7% white, 87.6% heterosexual), participants …

2016-August-29-Entrepreneurs Club, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

My News

My News (2014-2020)

• Military and Veteran Student Center opens on campus
• Faculty Spotlight: Lori Amy, Ph.D.
• A Day for Southern kicks off this week
• Health Services is reaccredited by the AAAHC

• Fries lecturer Frans de Waal asks, ‘Are we smart enough to know how smart animals are?’

Health & Kinesiology News, Georgia Southern University

Health Sciences & Kinesiology: News & Publications (2015-2023)

• Georgia Southern students study in Romania

Chhs News, College Of Health And Human Sciences, Georgia Southern University

College of Health Professions: News & Publications (2012-2023)

No abstract provided.

Research On Supervision Countermeasures On Ship Sewage Pollution, Baoxing Shen

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

No abstract provided.

Design And Test Of Hot Pressing Extraction Equipment With Composite Rotary Agitation And Auto-Discharging For Bone Extract, Wu Ting, Jia Wei, Zhang Chunhui, Li Xia, Guan Sheng, Han Ling, Yu Qunli

Food and Machinery

Design a type of hot pressing extraction equipment with composite rotary agitation and auto-discharging, which consists of three parts: tank, composite rotary agitation device and feeding device. The equipment is a horizontal stirring extraction, to avoid the problem that the extract is mixed with the solid material irregularity in conventional extraction method, and greatly increase the heating rate and extraction efficiency. Propelled scraper agitator and mixing paddle type impeller installed spaced equidistant, and the motor can forward and reverse, which make the extraction process and the process of tapping automatic. The use of two dimensional heating via jacket and stirring …

The Dominant Spoilage Bacteria And Their Growth And Decline Law In Fresh Lotus Seeds Storedat The Cold Storage, Wang Jianhui, Wang Xiu, Wang Faxiang, Li Xianghong, Y Ujian, Jin Na, Liu Yongle

Food and Machinery

In this study, spoilage bacteria in fresh Xiang lotus seeds preserved at 4 ℃ temperature for 18 d were separated by dilution-plate method. Total genomic DNA was extracted from these strains and then subjected to PCR amplification. Dominant spoilage bacteria were identified using 16S rDNA sequencing for the identification and the law of their growth and declination was drawn. The results showed the four dominant spoilage bacteria in fresh Xiang lotus seeds preserved at the temperature of 4 ℃ were Pantoea dispersa, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus warneri, and Pantoea agglomerans. At the storage temperature of 4 ℃, the growing trends of …

Effect Of Storage Control Method On Quality Of Germ-Left Rice During Storage, Yan Song, Meng Qinghong, Gao Yang, Zhang Zhihong, Yuan Chao, Wang Liqun, Lu Shuwen

Food and Machinery

Germ-left rice contains a large amount of nutritional ingredients, but its quality degradation easily occurs. In order to improve the storage quality of germ-left rice, the effects of several packing material and storage parameters on storage time of germ-left rice were investigated. Microwave intensity, gas regulating mode and ambient temperature were selected as influencing parameters, and critical storage duration (responding to fat acid content of 35 mg KOH/100 g DB in germ-left rice) as the indicator on quality evaluation. Response surface methodology was used to analyze the effect regulation of storage parameters on the storage time of the germ-left rice，to …

The Optimization Of Extraction Process Of Insoluble Antioxidant Dietary Fiber From Orange Pomace, Xue Shan

Food and Machinery

The enzymes-chemical method was used to extract the insoluble antioxidant dietary fiber (IADF) from the remaining orange pomace after oppressing juice. The single factor experiment and response surface optimization have carried out considering the clearance rate of DPPH free radical as the indicator. The results of response surface showed that the clearance rate of free radicals was best in the condition of liquid ratio 33.58 mL/g, protease dosage of 0.21 mL/g, amylase temperature of 67 ℃ and glucoamylase temperature of 64 ℃, and highest value was up to 3.520 mmol Trolox/100 g IADF.

Optimization Of Preparation Technology And Quality Evaluation Of Nutrition Of Kiwifruit, Xu Mudan, Cao Qing, Mao Gennian, Wei Chenxi

Food and Machinery

To study the best formulation of kiwifruit nutritional chewable tablet, the fresh kiwifruit was used as raw material to prepare the fruit powder through slicing, vacuum drying, and crushing. A certain amount of vitamin A and vitamin _D were added. According to the single factor experiment, the formulation of kiwi fruit nutrition chewing tablets was also optimized using L₉(3³) orthogonal experiment. Ultimately, the quality of the prepared tablets was evaluated. The best formulation was 40% fruit power, 25% mannitol, 30% lactose, and 5% glucose, 10% PVP ethanol solution, which was used for soft materials, and 0.5% …

Processing Technology Of Black Adzuki Bean Paste, Zhang Xuelu, Ruan Changqing, Li Fang, Sun Jitao, Liu Wenjing

Food and Machinery

To make full use of the black adzuki bean resources and make black adzuki bean paste with high nutritional value, the water absorption of black adzuki beans with different soaking temperatures and time, the bean paste rate, sensory evaluation and the texture profile of different cooking time of black adzuki beans paste were determined. The research showed that the optimum process parameters of black adzuki bean paste were: soaking temperature 40 ℃, soaking time 150 min, cooked time 40 min; under this condition, the yeild rate of bean paste reached 72.93%±1.53%. The making black adzuki bean paste was estimated uniform …

In Vivo Toxicity Assessment Of Aflatoxin B1-Contaminated Corn After Ozone Degradation, Luo Xiaohu, Qi Lijun, Wang Ren, Wang Li, Li Yongfu, Yang Dan, Yu Xiaobin, Chen Zhengxing

Food and Machinery

Aflatoxin B1-contaminated corn (ACC) (83.0 μg/kg) was treated for 40 min at 90 mg/L ozone. And mice were used to assess the vivo toxicity of ozone treated ACC. Results indicated that compared with basal feedstuff, the mean weight of mice fed with ACC significantly decreased (P＜0.05). Whereas, the liver and kidney/body weight ratio increased significantly (P＜0.05). Alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) in serum increased significantly (P＜0.05). The total protein (TP), albumin (ALB), and globulin (GLB) content significantly decreased (P＜0.05). When mice were fed with the ozone-treated ACC, no significant differences were observed in the mice …

Moderate Refine And Oxidative Stability Of Cold-Pressed Carya Hunanensis Cheng Et R. H. Chang Oil, Miao Miao, Wang Xiali, Li Yuchun, Yi Cuiping, Shi Xiulan, Liu Ruixing

Food and Machinery

Moderate refining and antioxidant adding on the qualities of cold squeezing Carya kernel oil was studied. Results showed that the the acid value of cold squeezing Carya kernel oil was a little higher and appeared to be a darker shade of yellow than national standards. Subsequently, the qualified oil could be obtained after deacidification and decoloration, with the acid value lower than 3.0 mg KOH/g and yellowness 30. The storage time of the studied oil was 448 days with 0.02% phytic acid added, and the volume of unsaturated fatty acid was found up to 86.74%.

Preparation Of Instant Kuduz-Rice Porridge By Screw Extrusion, Zhu Hong, Liu Yang, Yi Cuiping, Yu Jian

Food and Machinery

Instant kuduz-rice porridge was prepared by screw extrusion after being balanced by kudzu flour with non-waxy rice flour. The nutrient component, texture properties and sensory properties of the products were analyzed. Results indicated that, the principal component of instant kuduz-rice porridge was starch, with few flavone; the digestibility in vitro increased sharply than raw material after being extrusion, whatever the product was puffing or not; within the range of shaping, the porridge with 20% kuduz flour obtained higher viscosity, chewiness, hardness and elasticity; the results of sensory evolution showed that the porridge with 20% kuduz flour got more ideal score …

An Application Of Brand Personality To Green Consumers: A Thematic Analysis, Anitha Acharya, Manish Gupta

The Qualitative Report

Green products are increasingly becoming popular in India as a fashion statement. Yet, limited attention has been given to understand why users of green products associate themselves with green brands in India. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the applicability of brand personality to green products. Thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions of green product consumers revealed six dimensions of green brand personality (GBP). GBP is a set of human characteristics associated with a green brand. By focusing on the green brand personality dimensions discovered in this paper, marketing managers can better understand why …

Daily Eastern News: August 26, 2016, Eastern Illinois University

August

No abstract provided.

Sub-Lethal Effects Of Dietary Neonicotinoid Insecticide Exposure On Honey Bee Queen Fecundity And Colony Development, Judy Wu-Smart, Marla Spivak

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

Many factors can negatively affect honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) health including the pervasive use of systemic neonicotinoid insecticides. Through direct consumption of contaminated nectar and pollen from treated plants, neonicotinoids can affect foraging, learning, and memory in worker bees. Less well studied are the potential effects of neonicotinoids on queen bees, which may be exposed indirectly through trophallaxis, or food-sharing. To assess effects on queen productivity, small colonies of different sizes (1500, 3000, and 7000 bees) were fed imidacloprid (0, 10, 20, 50, and 100 ppb) in syrup for three weeks. We found adverse effects of imidacloprid on queens …

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

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Sullivan, Tommy. Campus Police Chief Search Ongoing
• Kast, Monica. Under the Sea – Royhan Gani, Geology & Geography
• Kast, Monica. Governor Matt Beavin Appoints Two New Board Regents – Jason McKinney, Julie Hinson
• Five Projects Student Government Association Plans to Tackle This Year
• Carlson, Kylie. Freshens Replaces Two Tower Restaurants – Dining Services
• Carlson, Kylie. Bookstore Introduces Self-Service System
• Kaetzel, Kylee. A New Journey: Talisman Builds On Its Legacy in New Form
• Ronkainen, Millie. Rediscovering My Authenticity During Camp
• Ares, Nicole. Five Ways to Cheat the Hill
• Ares, Nicole. …

Psychologically Healthy Eating And Nutritionally Healthy Eating: Exploring A Two-Factor Theory Of Healthy Eating, Katherine E. Belon

Psychology ETDs

Background: While much research has investigated disordered eating, obesity, and weight loss treatments, less work has focused on creating a positive definition of psychologically healthy eating. Such a definition could inform obesity and eating disorder treatments. While intuitive eating appears to approximate a definition of psychologically healthy eating, it was believed that adding concepts of moderation, flexibility, and food enjoyment would improve its construct validity, as previous research has supported these constructs as important for psychologically healthy eating. The current paper presents a two-factor model of healthy eating, one that incorporates both psychologically healthy and nutritionally healthy eating. Method: A …

Increasing Sexual Offenders Motivation To Engage In Mandated Substance Abuse Treatment: A Brief Motivational Intervention', Julie Brovko

Psychology ETDs

Background and Aims Previous research has shown that the rate of recidivism for sexual offenders is related to their substance use. Other research has shown that motivation to engage in treatment and motivation to decrease substance use are related to substance use treatment outcome. Thus, the overall goal of the current study was to increase sexual offenders motivation to engage in mandated substance abuse treatment and decrease their future substance use. There were five aims: (1)Test the feasibility of a brief motivation intervention with a population of sexual offenders who were court mandated to substance abuse treatment. (2) Examine change …

Minority Adolescent Health: A Factor Analytic Approach Towards Conceptualizing Health Behaviors And Resilience Constructs From The New Mexico Youth Risk Resiliency Survey, Jeremiah Simmons

Psychology ETDs

Current researchers in the adolescent health field are beginning to argue that the descriptive knowledge base of adolescent health lacks a strong conceptual base and may be inadequate to sufficiently inform a comprehensive assessment of adolescent health behaviors. This study aimed to build upon the conceptual base by integrating a descriptive epidemiologic study (2013 New Mexico Youth Risk Resilience Survey) with psychological theory and factor analytic methodologies to better understand the relationship between health behaviors and resilience factors. This study replicated a previously identified four-factor health behavior structure and an expanded six-factor health behavior structure across a racially/ethnically diverse sample. …

Daily Eastern News: August 25, 2016, Eastern Illinois University

August

No abstract provided.