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Fermenting Solutions To New World Problems: Bioremediation Of Blue Agave And Cocoa Pod Wastes, Daniel Hart

Theses and Dissertations

Waste, minimizing it, and maximizing profit from it are major foci of most agricultural production processes today. Waste from two major production processes, namely tequila production and cocoa production, share several characteristics. Both these processes are still carried out as they have been for hundreds of years. They are both relatively concentrated in location; all tequila is produced in a small region of Mexico while cocoa pods only grow in tropical environments within 18° of the equator. In addition, both processes used to produce these commodities remain fairly inefficient; they generate huge amounts of waste that goes mostly unused. With …

Early Evidence-Based Practice (Ebp): Florence Nightingale And The Pavilion-Style Hospital, William T. Campbell

Biennial Convention (CONV)

While many nurses see EBP as a new approach to improve patient outcomes utilizing systematic research, one example of this method of research and application was first presented by Florence Nightingale in the 1850's and then used in the U.S. in the 1860's.

Heart Checks: Preventing Cardiovascular Disease In Young Adults, Kate E. Gawlik

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Heart Checks are brief cardiovascular screenings that combine targeted biometric screenings with cardiovascular risk reduction counseling. The planning, execution, and evaluation processes necessary for large scale implementation of Heart Checks will be discussed.

Building Relationships To Implement Large-Scale Cardiovascular Screenings On College Campuses, Laurel Van Dromme

Biennial Convention (CONV)

For a college or school of nursing, which does not already provide health screenings to campus students, a thoughtful approach to planning is necessary to building the relationships and communications campaign required to reach and engage students in their heart health.

An Evidence-Based Walking Program To Increase Physical Activity And Healthy Outcomes For Employees, Valerie Dietrich Greaves

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Implementation and evaluation of an eight-week evidence employee walking program utilizing pedometers, one on one weekly check-ins with the nurse, goal setting and caring. Employee participation consisted of pre and post screenings of: weight, BMI, Cholesterol and the IPAQ-SF questionnaire, utilized to measure levels of physical activity.

Implementing An Interprofessional Hypertension Clinic In A Rapidly Growing Community Outside Of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, Becky M. Baird, Ellen L. Palmer, Rachel Zimmerman

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Onaville Community Health Center is a Haitian-staffed clinic in the fastest growing area of Haiti, due to the displacement of earthquake survivors in Port-au-Prince after the 2010 earthquake. The Center has implemented a community hypertension program to provide education, nursing care, physician supervision, nutritional education and medication to this community.

Nutrient-Extraction Blender Preparation Reduces Postprandial Glucose Responses From Fruit Juice Consumption, K. M. Redfern, V. L. Cammack, N. Sweet, L. A. Preston, Sobhcs Student Team, M. A. Jarvis, G. A. Rees

School of Biomedical Sciences

No abstract provided.

Um Medical Center Partners In Fight To End Child Hunger, Ruth Cummins

University of Mississippi News

Hospital joins Children's HealthWatch with funding from the Kellogg Foundation

Optimal Control And Models For Alternative Pest Management To Alfalfa Agroecosystems, Mohammed Yahdi

Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

No abstract provided.

October 2017 (Issue 1) : Nuts & Their Health Benefits, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi

Nutrition and Food Services Department (NFSD) Archives

• What are nuts?
• Do nuts provide nutrients?
• Are roasted nuts better than raw nuts?
• Are nuts beneficial for health?
• The daily intake quantities

Impact Of Maternal Vaccination Timing And Influenza Virus Circulation On Birth Outcomes In Rural Nepal., Naoko Kozuki, Joanne Katz, Janet A Englund, Mark C Steinhoff, Subarna K Khatry, Laxman Shrestha, Jane Kuypers, Luke C Mullany, Helen Y Chu, Steven C Leclerq, James M Tielsch

Global Health Faculty Publications

Objective

To describe the effect of maternal vaccination on birth outcomes in rural Nepal, modified by timing of vaccination in pregnancy and influenza virus activity.

Methods

A secondary analysis was conducted using data from two annual cohorts of a randomized controlled trial. A total of 3693 pregnant women from Sarlahi District were enrolled between April 25, 2011, and September 9, 2013. All participants were aged 15–40 years and received a trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine or placebo. The outcome measures included birth weight, pregnancy length, low birth weight (<2500 g), preterm birth, and small‐for‐gestational‐age birth.

Results

Data were available on birth weight for 2741 births and on …

Hear Us Roar, October 6, 2017, Michael Shonrock

Michael Shonrock

Digital newsletter produced by the office of President Michael Shonrock.

Crow's Nest, October 9, 2017, Crow's Nest Staff

Crow's Nest

The October 9, 2017, issue of the Crow's Nest.

Anthropometric Factors And Cutaneous Melanoma: Prospective Data From The Population-Based Janus Cohort, Jo S. Stenehjem, Marit B. Veierød, Lill Tove Nilsen, Reza Ghiasvand, Bjørn Johnsen, Tom K. Grimsrud, Ronnie Babigumira, Judy R. Rees, Trude E. Robsahm

Dartmouth Scholarship

The aim of the present study was to prospectively examine risk of cutaneous melanoma (CM) according to measured anthropometric factors, adjusted for exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR), in a large population-based cohort in Norway. The Janus Cohort, including 292,851 Norwegians recruited 1972–2003, was linked to the Cancer Registry of Norway and followed for CM through 2014. Cox regression was used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) of CM with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Restricted cubic splines were incorporated into the Cox models to assess possible non-linear relationships. All analyses were adjusted for attained age, indicators of UVR exposure, education, and smoking …

Collecting Qualitative Feedback For An Institutional Repository To Help Demonstrate Value To Stakeholders, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi

Academic Commons and Scott Memorial Library Staff Papers and Presentations

Presentation presented at Bucknell University Digital Scholarship Conference 2017

Clemson Trustees Minutes, 2017 October 6, Clemson University Board Of Trustees

Minutes

No abstract provided.

Merrimack College Record, Merrimack College

Merrimack College Record

No abstract provided.

Lindenwood Digest, October 6, 2017, Lindenwood University

Lindenwood Digest

The Lindenwood Digest has been an employee newsletter since 2009.

Help-Seeking Behavior And Social Engagement Among Older Adults With Hearing Impairment, Mary Dioise Ramos

Biennial Convention (CONV)

This is a poster presentation about Help Seeking Behavior and Social Engagement among Older Adults with Hearing Impairment. The researcher will be able to present the factors affecting help seeking among older adults with hearing impairment and determine the association between self-efficacy in seeking help and social engagement.

Falls In The Elderly And Its Relationship With The Characteristics Of The Foot, Pedro Enrique Trujillo-Hernandez, Sandra Cecilia Esparza-Gonzalez, Maria De Los Angeles Villarreal-Reyna, Raul Adrian Castillo Vargas

Biennial Convention (CONV)

The falls in the elderly are one of the main geriatric syndromes, due to their high prevalence and an important health problem, due to the high number of complications, incapacity and even death of the elderly. Its importance lies in the function of the most reliable indicator of fragility.

An Interprofessional Collaborative Practice In A Community Adult Day Healthcare Center, Laura Steadman, Karen M. Coles

Biennial Convention (CONV)

A county operated Adult Day Health Care Center (ADHCC) for Clients who are either physically or mentally challenged, partners with Interprofessional Healthcare providers to deliver health care and education to clinical in a community setting.

Healthy Heroes: A School-Based Health Promotion Initiative Modeling Health Behaviors And Nursing Professionalism, Kelly E. Sutch

Biennial Convention (CONV)

A school based program focused on teaching the pediatric clients lifelong healthy behaviors was established in a suburban Ohio community. Students k-5 were exposed to nursing student with varied backgrounds in race, gender, and age in a prevention based model.

Microfluidic Biopsy Trapping Device For The Real-Time Monitoring Of The Tumor Microenvironment, Angela Holton

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The tumor microenvironment is composed of cellular and stromal components such as tumor cells, mesenchymal cells, immune cells, cancer associated fibroblasts and the supporting extracellular matrix. The tumor microenvironment provides crucial support for growth and progression of tumor cells and affects tumor response to therapeutic interventions. To better understand tumor biology and to develop effective cancer therapeutic agents it is important to develop preclinical platforms that can faithfully recapitulate the tumor microenvironment and the complex interaction between the tumor and its surrounding stromal elements. Drug studies performed in vitro with conventional two-dimensional cancer cell line models do not optimally represent …

Neighbors Link's Parent-Child Together Program: Supporting Immigrant Parents' Integration To Promote School Readiness Among Their Emergent Bilingual Children, Carola Otero Bracco, Judie Eisenberg

Journal of Multilingual Education Research

The authors of this article describe Neighbors Link, a multi-service community and worker center in suburban Westchester County, NY. This organization created Parent-Child Together in the belief that supporting immigrant parents' integration and social inclusion, in activities that also engage long-term community residents, would improve school readiness outcomes for preschool children. A key assumption in the program design is that immigrant parents are best supported when teaching respects their home language and incorporates their home culture and customs. Among the program's positive results has been greater acceptance of the assets and strengths that immigrants bring to the community. The …

Feeding Habits Of Wisconsin's Predominant Lotic Plecoptera, Ephemeroptera, And Trichoptera, Theodore J. Shapas, William L. Hilsenhoff

The Great Lakes Entomologist

Feeding habits of nymphs or larvae of 101 species of Plecoptera, Ephemeroptera, and Trichoptera collected from Wisconsin's streams were determined by examining foregut contents. The percent by volume of animal, live vascular plant, filamentous algae, diatom, and detrital material recovered is reported. Plecoptera in the suborder Filipalpia were herbivoredetritivores, and most in the suborder Setipalpia were carnivores. Exceptions were Isoperla bilineata (Say), an omnivore, and Isoperla signata (Banks) and I. slossonae (Banks), both detritivore-herbivores. Except for omnivore Ephemerella cornuta Morgan, Ephemeroptera were detritivore-herbivores. Feeding habits of Trichoptera larvae were diverse. Species of Rhyacophilidae, Polycentropodidae, and Phyrganeidae were all carnivores, while …

Necrotizing Fasciitis Of The Neck: Case Presentation, Emil Marginean, Ciprian Venter, Maria Domuta, Oana Valenas, Ildiko Sorban, Alina Pantis, Bogdan Popescu, Razvan V. Scăunașu

Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences

Necrotizing fasciitis represents a severe and rare infectious disease, which is accompanied by extended necrosis of subcutaneous tissues and fascia layers, having as a result gangrene of the teguments. To reduce mortality associated with this disease, a rapid diagnosis is necessary as well as aggressive surgical treatment, accompanied by adequate, aggressive antibiotic therapy. As a rule, etiology is teeth related, with the condition more common in immunology-depressed patients. This article presents the experience of the authors regarding a case presentation of necrotizing fasciitis with typical clinical expression and management of the disease in an immunological-depressed patient. Further data on diagnosis, …

Zenker’S Diverticulum And Squamous Esophageal Cancer: A Case Report, Ion Dina, Octav Ginghina, Corina D. Toderescu, Cristian Bălălău, Bianca Galateanu, Carolina Negrei, Claudia Iacobescu

Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences

Zenker’s diverticulum represents a rare esophageal lesion developed especially in the elderly population due to herniation of esophageal mucosa above the cricopharyngeus muscle. The condition leads to food retention, regurgitation, aspiration, and dysphagia in affected patients. Progressive dysphagia also characterizes malignant diseases of the esophagus like squamous esophageal carcinoma that typically appears in male patients in the seventh decade of life, with a history of cigarette smoking and alcohol abuse. We report a case of a male patient who presented with dysphagia for both solids and liquids along with significant weight loss, and who was diagnosed with medium esophageal cancer …

Protective Role Of S-Adenosylmethionine Against Fructose-Induced Oxidative Damage In Obesity, Kameliya Zh Bratoeva, Mariya A. Radanova, Albena V. Merdzhanova, Ivan S. Donev

Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences

Introduction. It has been shown that S-adenosylmethionine (S-AMe) stimulates glutathione synthesis and increases cell resistance to the cytotoxic action of free radicals and pro-inflammatory cytokines. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of S-adenosylmethionine on the oxidative stress in adipose tissue in a model of fructose-induced obesity. Methods. The study was performed on male Wistar rats divided into 3 groups: control, fructose fed (HFD) (35%, 16 weeks), and HFD + S-AMe (20 mg/kg). We examined the changes in the ratio of retroperitoneal adipose tissue weight / body weight; levels of reduced glutathione (GSH) and malondialdehyde (MDA) in …

Cesarean Scar Defects And Placental Abnormalities – A 3 Year Survey Study, Denisa Oana Bălălău, Nicolae Bacalbașa, Anca D. Stănescu

Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences

The placenta is an essential organ for embryonic and fetal development, ensuring nutrient uptake, gas exchange (via the mother's blood supply), waste elimination, thermo-regulation, immunological and hormonal factors, etc. The most common placental abnormalities are represented by placenta previa, and a morbidly adherent placenta (in the form of accreta, increta, and percreta placenta). This study was performed on a sample of 99 patients diagnosed with abnormalities of placentation who underwent cesarian delivery during a period of 3 years in Bucur Maternity Hospital. Seven patients were diagnosed with morbidly adherent placenta (5 accreta and 2 percreta subtypes), the others having placenta …

End-Stage Head And Neck Cancer: Coping Mechanism, Bogdan Popescu, Oana Paun, Razvan V. Scăunaşu, Serban V.G. Berteşteanu

Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences

Coping mechanisms are patients’ means of adapting to stressful situations and involve psychological and physical changes in behavior. Patients adapt to head and neck cancer in a variety of ways. Head and neck cancers are extremely debilitating, especially in advanced stages of the disease or in end-of-life situations. While an oncology team needs to address the needs of all oncology patients, the advanced terminal patients require special attention. Most of these patients do not cope well with their situation and have a tendency to cease social interactions. Pain is the most frequentlyexperienced medical disability in patients having an end-stage illness …