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An Examination Of The College Major Decisions Of Students At The University Of Mississippi, Jonathan P. Evans

Honors Theses

Factors such as socio-economic status affect students' level of educational aspiration. Furthermore, major (and thus career choice) may be influenced by race or gender. This study demonstrates the effects of academic aptitude, race, gender, first generation status, and importance of expected future earnings on undergraduate students' college major decision. More specifically, this study examines if these factors lead to an increase or decrease in the probability of students choosing a major in a specific field. The likelihood of choosing a major in a specific field is relative a baseline category, which can be changed.

Evaluation Of The Prevalence And Treatment Trends Of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Among Patients With Diabetes In A Rural Population, Lauren Daigle

Honors Theses

Evidence for adherence to the American Diabetes Association's (ADA) screening and treatment guidelines for various health complications of diabetes in rural populations is limited. The ADA recommends annual foot and eye exams and supports the use of the Semmes-Weinstein monofilament (SWM) to detect signs of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). This study evaluated the prevalence and treatment trends of DPN among patients with diabetes in a rural population. Fifty-two individuals over the age of 18, with known Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes mellitus, were recruited to participate. Participants were asked to respond to a 29-item, multiple choice and freeform question …

Paleolithic Protection In A Western World: A Look Into Preagricultural Nutrition As A Remedy For The Diseases Of Civilization, Emilie R. Caron

Honors Theses

The aim of this investigation is to discover the associations of the Western diet to noncommunicable diseases and to determine if a reversion to a Paleolithic diet will provide treatment and prevention of these diseases. Noncommunicable diseases, otherwise known as Diseases of Civilization, are lifestyle influenced diseases and encompass obesity, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, and associated cancers. Incidences of these diseases have skyrocketed in the past century and show no signs of decline. Since 1900, the death rates due to heart disease and cancer have risen to account for 47% of total deaths in the United States in 2010. (Tippett, …

The Factors Influencing Terminal Market Prices Of Organic Vegetables & Fruits: Illustrated By The Examples Of Carrot, Broccoli, And Banana, Tianzheng Luo, Tianzheng Luo

Research Papers

This article studies the factors influencing the market price of organic fruits and vegetables. After several decades’ development, organic farming has become an important part of global agricultural markets, and besides, organic vegetables are also the largest part of organic sales. The study tends to find the significant factors that exert influence on the market. What’s more, carrot, Broccoli and Banana are the examples in the study. The results show that the increase of the market price of organic fruits and vegetables is influenced by the PPI, the number of stores, and the market price of non-organic fruits and vegetables, …

Select Dietary Fatty Acids Modulate Brain Long Chain Omega-3 And Omega-6 Pufa Content In Mice, Marie E. Funk Ms

Research Papers

AN ABSTRACT OF THE RESEARCH PAPER OF

MARIE E. FUNK, for the Master of Science degree in FOOD AND NUTRITION & KINESIOLOGY, approved on NOVEMBER 1, 2016, at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

TITLE: SELECT DIETARY FATTY ACIDS MODULATE BRAIN LONG CHAIN OMEGA-3 AND OMEGA-6 PUFA CONTENET IN MICE

MAJOR PROFESSOR: Dr. William Banz

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of mental and physical disability and death in the general population. Neuronal dysfunction and behavioral decline associated with TBI can result from membrane instability in neurons, synaptic junctions, glia, endothelial cells and intracellular organelles. Membrane integrity, and reaction to …

Two Variants On T2dm Susceptible Gene Hhex Are Associated With Crc Risk In A Chinese Population, Rui Sun, Jian-Ping Liu, Chang Gao, Ying-Ying Xiong, Min Li, Ya-Ping Wang, Yan-Wei Su, Mei Lin, An-Li Jiang, Ling-Fan Xiong, Yan Xie, Jue-Ping Feng

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Impact Of Changing Us Cigarette Smoking Patterns On Incident Cancer: Risks Of 20 Smoking-Related Cancers Among The Women And Men Of The Nih-Aarp Cohort, Neal D. Freedman, Christian C. Abnet, Neil E. Caporaso, Joseph F. Fraumeni Jr., Gwen Murphy, Patricia Hartge, Albert R. Hollenbeck, Yikyung Park, Meredith S. Shiels, Debra T. Silverman

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Meta-Analysis Of 49 549 Individuals Imputed With The 1000 Genomes Project Reveals An Exonic Damaging Variant In Angptl4 Determining Fasting Tg Levels, Mary F. Feitosa, Ingrid B. Borecki, L. Adrienne Cupples, Et Al

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Complementary Shifts In Photoreceptor Spectral Tuning Unlock The Full Adaptive Potential Of Ultraviolet Vision In Birds, Matthew B. Toomey, Joseph C. Corbo, Et Al

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Genome Sequences Of 11 Human Vaginal Actinobacteria Strains, Amanda L. Lewis, Grace E. Deitzler, Maria J. Ruiz, Cory Weimer, Soeun Park, Lloyd S. Robinson, Kymberlie Hallsworth-Pepin, Aye Wollam, Makedonka Mitreva, Warren G. Lewis

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Genome Sequences Of 15 Gardnerella Vaginalis Strains Isolated From The Vaginas Of Women With And Without Bacterial Vaginosis, Lloyd S. Robinson, Justin Perry, Sai Lek, Aye Wollam, Erica Sodergren, George Weinstock, Warren G. Lewis, Amanda L. Lewis

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Proline Absorption And Sgk1 Expression Are Inhibited In Intestinal Tis7 Transgenic Mice, Jianyun Lu, Amy M. Garcia, Taylor Geisman, Derek Wakeman, Brad W. Warner, Elzbieta A. Swietlicki, Marc S. Levin, Deborah C. Rubin

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Maternal Glucose And Fatty Acid Kinetics And Infant Birth Weight In Obese Women With Type 2 Diabetes, W. Todd Cade, Rachel A. Tinius, Dominic N. Reeds, Bruce W. Patterson, Alison G. Cahill

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Synthetic Ligands Of Cannabinoid Receptors Affect Dauer Formation In The Nematode Caenorhabditis Elegans, Pedro Reis Rodrigues, Tiffany K. Kaul, Jo-Hao Ho, Mark Lucanic, Kristopher Burkewitz, William B. Mair, Jason M. Held, Laura M. Bohn, Matthew S. Gill

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Maternal Fructose Drives Placental Uric Acid Production Leading To Adverse Fetal Outcomes, Zeenat A. Asghar, Alysha Thompson, Maggie Chi, Andrew Cusumano, Suzanne Scheaffer, Noor Al-Hammadi, Jessica L. Saben, Kelle H. Moley

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Safety Of Two-Year Caloric Restriction In Non-Obese Healthy Individuals, Sergei V. Romashkan, Sai Krupa Das, Dennis T. Villareal, Eric Ravussin, Leanne M. Redman, James Rochon, Manjushri Bhapkar, William E. Kraus

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The Pathogenesis Of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Interplay Between Diet, Gut Microbiota, And Genetic Background, Jinsheng Yu, Sharon Marsh, Junbo Hu, Wenke Feng, Chaodong Wu

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Whole Genome Sequencing For Genomics-Guided Investigations Of Escherichia Coli O157:H7 Outbreaks, Brigida Rusconi, Fatemeh Sanjar, Sara S.K. Koenig, Mark K. Mammel, Phillip I. Tarr, Mark Eppinger

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Familial Aggregation Of Migraine And Depression: Insights From A Large Australian Twin Sample, Yuanhao Yang, Huiying Zhao, Andrew C. Heath, Pamela A. F. Madden, Nicholas G. Martin, Dale R. Nyholt

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Marrow Adipose Tissue Expansion Coincides With Insulin Resistance In Magp1-Deficient Mice, Tezin A. Walji, Sarah E. Turecamo, Alejandro Coca Sanchez, Bryan A. Anthony, Grazia Abou-Ezzi, Erica L. Scheller, Daniel C. Link, Robert P. Mecham, Clarissa S. Craft

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Esophageal Squamous Cell Cancer In A Highly Endemic Region, Akwi W. Asombang, Violet Kayamba, Mpala M. Lisulo, Kathryn Trinkaus, Victor Mudenda, Edford Sinkala, Stayner Mwanamakondo, Themba Banda, Rose Soko, Paul Kelly

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Attitudes And Factors Affecting Acceptability Of Self-Administered Cervicovaginal Sampling For Human Papillomavirus (Hpv) Genotyping As An Alternative To Pap Testing Among Multiethnic Malaysian Women, Mahirah Ma'som, Nirmala Bhoo-Pathy, Nazrila Hairizan Nasir, Jerome Bellinson, Shridevi Subramaniam, Yuntong Ma, Siew-Hwei Yap, Pik-Pin Goh, Patti Gravitt, Yin Ling Woo

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Nmnat1 Inhibits Axon Degeneration Via Blockade Of Sarm1-Mediated Nad+ Depletion, Yo Sasaki, Takashi Nakagawa, Xianrong Mao, Aaron Diantonio, Jeffrey Milbrandt

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De Novo Sequencing, Assembly And Analysis Of Eight Different Transcriptomes From The Malayan Pangolin, Aini Mohamed Yusoff, Tze King Tan, Ranjeev Hari, Klaus-Peter Koepfli, Wei Yee Wee, Agostinho Antunes, Frankie Thomas Sitam, Jeffrine Japning Rovie-Ryan, Kayal Vizi Karuppannan, Guat Jah Wong, Leonard Lipovich, Wesley C. Warren, Stephen J. O'Brien, Siew Woh Choo

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A Randomized Trial Of Long-Term Oxygen For Copd With Moderate Desaturation, Roger D. Yusen, Et Al

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High Prevalence Of Low Bone Mineral Density And Substantial Bone Loss Over 4 Years Among Hiv-Infected Persons In The Era Of Modern Antiretroviral Therapy, Gerome V. Escota, Kristin Mondy, Tim Bush, Lois Conley, John T. Brooks, Nur Önen, Pragna Patel, Erna Milunka Kojic, Keith Henry, John Hammer, K. C. Wood, Kenneth A. Lichtenstein, Edgar T. Overton

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Glutamine Modulates Macrophage Lipotoxicity, Li He, Kassandra J. Weber, Joel D. Schilling

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Rectal Indomethacin Alone Versus Indomethacin And Prophylactic Pancreatic Stent Placement For Preventing Pancreatitis After Ercp: Study Protocol For A Randomized Controlled Trial, B. Joseph Elmunzer, Steven A. Edmundowicz, Et Al

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Diabetes Status And Being Up-To-Date On Colorectal Cancer Screening, 2012 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Nancy R. Porter, Jan M. Eberth, Marsha E. Samson, Oralia Garcia-Dominic, Eugene J. Lengerich, Mario Schootman

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Genome-Wide Time-To-Event Analysis On Smoking Progression Stages In A Family-Based Study, Liang He, Janne Piktaniemi, Kauko Heikkila, Yi-Ling Chou, Pamela A.F. Madden, Tellervo Korhonen, Antti-Pekka Sarin, Samuli Ripatti, Jaakko Kaprio, Anu Loukola

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