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Rain Rhythms: Fall 2017, College Of Nursing & Professional Disciplines

RAIN Rhythms

No abstract provided.

Hne-Modified Proteins In Down Syndrome: Involvement In Development Of Alzheimer Disease Neuropathology, Eugenio Barone, Elizabeth Head, D. Allan Butterfield, Marzia Perluigi

Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Faculty Publications

Down syndrome (DS), trisomy of chromosome 21, is the most common genetic form of intellectual disability. The neuropathology of DS involves multiple molecular mechanisms, similar to AD, including the deposition of beta-amyloid (Aβ) into senile plaques and tau hyperphosphorylating in neurofibrillary tangles. Interestingly, many genes encoded by chromosome 21, in addition to being primarily linked to amyloid-beta peptide (Aβ) pathology, are responsible for increased oxidative stress (OS) conditions that also result as a consequence of reduced antioxidant system efficiency. However, redox homeostasis is disturbed by overproduction of Aβ, which accumulates into plaques across the lifespan in DS as well as …

2017-October-01-Annie Malcolm, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

Climate Change And Common But Differentiated Responsibilities For The Ocean, Robin Kundis Craig

Utah Law Faculty Scholarship

Nations’ impacts on the ocean and their impacts on climate change are linked, especially given the synergistic interactions among these impacts on the two largest global commons—the atmosphere and the ocean. This article argues that climate change mitigation law, as represented internationally by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and its follow-on agreements, can better reflect nations’ broader Common but Differentiated Responsibilities (CBDR) by taking ocean impacts into account—in particular, contributions to ocean acidification and to marine fishing.

Workforce Well-Being: Personal And Workplace Contributions To Early Educators' Depression Across Settings, Amy M. Roberts, Kathleen C. Gallagher, Alexandra Daro, Iheoma Iruka, Susan Sarver

Buffet Early Childhood Institute Reports and Publications

Building on research demonstrating the importance of teachers' well-being, this study examined personal and contextual factors related to early childhood educators' (n =1640) depressive symptoms across licensed child care homes, centers, and schools. Aspects of teachers' beliefs, economic status, and work-related stress were explored, and components of each emerged as significant in an OLS regression. After controlling for demographics and setting, teachers with more adult-centered beliefs, lower wages, multiple jobs, no health insurance, more workplace demands, and fewer work-related resources, had more depressive symptoms. Adult-centered beliefs were more closely associated with depression for teachers working in home-based settings compared …

Hss Advocate Alumni News Fall 2017, Department Of Health And Sport Sciences

Health and Sport Sciences Newsletter

• Congressman Pat Tiberi Visits HSS
• A Message from the Chair by Dr. Joan Rocks
• Eta Sigma Gamma Arrives at Otterbein
• HSS Alumni Survey Results
• HSS Leadership Advisory Board Update
• New Teacher of the Year 2017-Dr. Kristy McCray
• United Methodist Exemplary Teacher - Patti Wilson, M.S.
• 2017 Bread & Roses Award-Annette Boose
• Kate Weale Named OATA Athletic Trainer of the Year

Hss News Poster Fall 2017, Department Of Health And Sport Sciences

Health and Sport Sciences Newsletter

• Eta Sigma Gamma
• Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE)
• 100th Otterbein Homecoming

Fall 2017, Echoes Staff

Rose Echoes

No abstract provided.

Knowledge Attitude And Behavior Of Energy - Drink Intake Of Medical Students, Supika Dangkrajang, Sawanee Teangrangsan

Asian Medical Journal and Alternative Medicine

Introduction: Energy drink is a drink with caffeine and effect to cardiovascular system, it may be dangerous to health if we have over consumption continuously. Main objectives were to explore knowledge, attitude and energy drink consumption behavior of medical students and sub objective was to study the difference of knowledge, attitude and energy drink consumption behavior of medical student level 1 - 6.

Method:  This research was a descriptive study. Sampling table was used for selecting 397 samples from student level 1-6 of faculty of Medicine Thammasat university, and stratified to 3 groups; first-year group, preclinical group, clinical group. Data …

Homocysteine On Cardiovascular Diseases, Wimon Phuntuwate

Asian Medical Journal and Alternative Medicine

Homocysteine (Hcy), a sulfur-containing amino acid, is an intermediate product in the metabolism of methionine. In many studies, Hcy has been identified as an independent cardiovascular risk factor. High blood level of Hcy is called hyperhomocysteinemia indicates altered Hcy metabolism. This condition can be caused by many factors including genetic defects in Hcy metabolism, nutrition, diseases, drugs and others.

In this review article, Hcy metabolism, factors influencing Hcy level, causes of hyperhomocysteinemia, mechanisms for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in hyperhomocysteinemia, Hcy as CVD risk assessment, clinical Hcy studies in Thais as well as effects of Hcy lowering therapy and CVD risk …

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Is Obesity Endemic To Pakistan?, Fariha Hasan, Bilal Hasan

Medical College Documents

No abstract provided.

Career Corner: Opportunities With Nestle Quality Assurance, Oct. 4, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Obesity And Cardiometabolic Defects In Heart Failure Pathology, Ganesh V. Halade, Vasundhara Kain

Internal Medicine Faculty Publications

Obesity is a major global epidemic that sets the stage for diverse multiple pathologies, including cardiovascular disease. The obesity-related low-grade chronic inflamed milieu is more pronounced in aging and responsive to cardiac dysfunction in heart failure pathology. Metabolic dysregulation of obesity integrates with immune reservoir in spleen and kidney network. Therefore, an integrative systems biology approach is necessary to delay progressive cardiac alternations. The purpose of this comprehensive review is to largely discuss the impact of obesity on the cardiovascular pathobiology in the context of problems and challenges, with major emphasis on the diversified models, and to study cardiac remodeling …

Premier, Fall 2017, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Education.

Premier

Contents:
-- Letter from the Dean
--Schindler Education Center 2.0
--UNI Minority Educators for Today and Tomorrow (UMETT)
--Serving Our Community
--Caring for Neighbors from Other Nations
--Award-winning Alums
--Answering the Call
--Providing Support for Young Children in Their Homes
--Dancing for a Cause
--Every Gift Matters

Reduction In Dietary Sodium Improves Blood Pressure And Reduces Cardiovascular Events And Mortality, Wilbert S. Aronow

NYMC Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

When The Health System Fails You: Maternal Care Under Kenya’S 2017 Nurses' Strike, Tessa Coughtrey-Davenport

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

This study focuses on the 2017 nurses’ strike and how the crippling of the public health system impacted maternal care in Kisumu, Kenya. Kenya has one of the highest maternal mortality ratios in the world, and there have been many efforts to reduce this, such as delivery with a Skilled Birth Attendant and attending antenatal care visits, all of which are centered around a functioning health system. The research team used a combination of interviews with key populations and analysis of service delivery data at local health centers to evaluate the effects of the strike on maternal care. The study …

Understanding Sanitation Preferences: An Exploratory Study In The Sirohi District Of Rajasthan, Karen Mac

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Of all the countries in the world, India has the highest number of people practicing open defecation, causing adverse health outcomes from the unconfined spread of faecal matter. The Government of India is ambitiously aiming to end this practice through the construction of 12 million toilets by 2019, but historically, many toilets across India have gone unused. This study focused on understanding: (1) the reasons why people continue to openly defecate despite having toilets and (2) the requirements of a toilet that rural households would be willing to use. Along with 36 observations of household toilets, semi-structured group (n=8) and …

How Important Is Farm Profitability To Meat Goat Farmers?, Narayan P. Nyaupane, Jeffrey M. Gillespie, Kenneth W. Mcmillin

Faculty Publications

© 2017 American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists This study investigates United States meat goat producers’ goal structure and examines whether these goals are consistent with farm profitability. Data were collected using a nationwide mail survey, and 7 potential goals of meat goat farmers were analyzed. Results showed that “maximize profit” and “have family involved in agriculture” were the 2 most important goals, whereas “control weeds/vegetation” and “increase farm size” were the least-ranked goals. Regression results showed that farmer demographics, farm characteristics, economic indicators, and regional variables affected farmer goal structure. Results did not support a correlation between farm profitability …

Fall 2017 Shsp Alumni Connections, New York Medical College

School of Health Sciences and Practice

• M.P.H. Student Brings Passion for Medicine, Public Health and Sports Together in Guyana
• SHSP Students Join LEND at WIHD
• SHSP Hosts Special Public Health Practice Council Meeting
• Center for Long-Term Care Welcomes Notable Physiotherapist and Philanthropist for Special Presentation
• Diane E. Heck, Ph.D., Is Appointed Associate Dean for Research in the School of Health Sciences and Practice
• NYMC Unveils the Center of Excellence in Precision Medicine and Responses to Bioterrorism and Disasters
• SHSP Applauds New Honor Society Inductees
• New York Medical College Receives $3 Million to Establish The Catherine and Vladislav P. Hinterbuchner Professorship and Chair

Lead User Discovery Through Netnography: Transhumanist Subcultures Of Grinders And Biohackers, Brian Lux, Page Bailey, Catalina Reyes

Engineering and Technology Management Student Projects

Industry has already been set as a precedent that lead users are indicators for future products and areas of forming trends. By following where these lead users come from, understanding their motivations and intent of use can help discover new products. In this paper there are two groups under the ideological umbrella of Transhumanism, “Grinders” and “Biohackers” which are fringe groups where we felt there were possible lead users. To study them, we employed the use of the Unified Theory of Adoption and Use of Technology as a framework to gain an understanding of their characteristics and motivations. By doing …

Exclusive Summary: Diabetes Happy Meal, Bhawinee Banchongraksa

Engineering and Technology Management Student Projects

Brief summary of application software designed to assist diabetics to make healthy dietary choices, and to offer means to buy ingredients online.

Secondhand Smoke Exposure And Preclinical Markers Of Cardiovascular Risk In Toddlers, Judith A Groner, Hong Huang, Mandar S. Joshi, Nicholas Eastman, Lisa Nicholson, John Anthony Bauer

Pediatrics Faculty Publications

Objective: Links between secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure and cardiovascular disease in adults are well established but seldom reported during childhood. Although rates of smoking have decreased, young children from low-income backgrounds remain likely to be exposed to SHS. The purpose of this study was to investigate relationships between SHS exposure in young children and several preclinical markers of cardiovascular risk that have been established as relevant to adult populations.

Methods: 139 children, 2–5 years of age, were enrolled in a cross-sectional study. SHS exposure was objectively determined by hair nicotine level; a comprehensive panel of clinical markers (AM blood pressure, …

Louisiana Agriculture Fall, 2017, Lsu Agcenter

Louisiana Agriculture

No abstract provided.

Variation In Seed Size Is Structured By Dispersal Syndrome And Cone Morphology In Conifers And Other Nonflowering Seed Plants, Andrew B. Leslie, Jeremy M. Beaulieu, Sarah Mathews

Faculty Publications

© 2017 The Authors. New Phytologist © 2017 New Phytologist Trust Seed size varies tremendously in plants and its evolution is influenced by multiple ecological and biological factors that are difficult to disentangle. In this study, we focus on understanding the role of seed dispersal by animals in the evolution of seed size in conifers, the most diverse extant nonflowering seed plant group. Relationships among seed size, dispersal syndrome, climate and cone morphology were analyzed across conifers using quantitative models of character evolution and phylogenetic regression techniques. Dispersal syndrome is a more consistent predictor of seed size within major extant …

Distribution And Female Reproductive State Differences In Orexigenic And Anorexigenic Neurons In The Brain Of The Mouth Brooding African Cichlid Fish, Astatotilapia Burtoni, Danielle T. Porter, David A. Roberts, Karen P. Maruska

Faculty Publications

© 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Integration of reproduction and metabolism is necessary for species survival. While the neural circuits controlling energy homeostasis are well-characterized, the signals controlling the relay of nutritional information to the reproductive axis are less understood. The cichlid fish Astatotilapia burtoni is ideal for studying the neural regulation of feeding and reproduction because females cycle between a feeding gravid state and a period of forced starvation while they brood developing young inside their mouths. To test the hypothesis that candidate neuropeptide-containing neurons known to be involved in feeding and energy homeostasis in mammals show conserved distribution patterns, …

Cut-Point Levels Of Phosphatidylethanol To Identify Alcohol Misuse In A Mixed Cohort Including Critically Ill Patients, Majid Afshar, Ellen L. Burnham, Cara Joyce, Brendan J. Clark, Meagan Yong, Jeannette Gaydos, Richard S. Cooper, Gordon S. Smith, Elizabeth J. Kovacs, Erin M. Lowery

Faculty Publications

Background: Although alcohol misuse is associated with deleterious outcomes in critically ill patients, its detection by either self-report or examination of biomarkers is difficult to obtain consistently. Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is a direct alcohol biomarker that can characterize alcohol consumption patterns; however, its diagnostic accuracy in identifying misuse in critically ill patients is unknown. Methods: PEth values were obtained in a mixed cohort comprising 122 individuals from medical and burn intensive care units (n = 33), alcohol detoxification unit (n = 51), and healthy volunteers (n = 38). Any alcohol misuse and severe misuse were referenced by Alcohol Use Disorders Identification …

Lipid Profile, Cardiovascular Disease And Mortality In A Mediterranean High-Risk Population: The Escarval-Risk Study, Domingo Orozco-Beltran, Vicente F. Gil-Guillen, Josep Redon, Jose M. Martin-Moreno, Vicente Pallares-Carratala, Jorge Navarro-Perez, Francisco Valls-Roca, Carlos Sanchis-Domenech, Antonio Fernandez-Gimenez, Ana Perez-Navarro, Vicente Bertomeu-Martinez, Vicente Bertomeu-Gonzalez, Alberto Cordero, Manuel Pascual De La Torre, Jose L. Trillo, Concepcion Carratala-Munuera, Salvador Pita-Fernandez, Ruth Uso, Ramon Durazo-Arvizu, Richard Cooper, Gines Sanz, Jose M. Castellano, Juan F. Ascaso, Rafael Carmena, Maria Tellez-Plaza

Faculty Publications

Introduction: The potential impact of targeting different components of an adverse lipid profile in populations with multiple cardiovascular risk factors is not completely clear. This study aims to assess the association between different components of the standard lipid profile with all-cause mortality and hospitalization due to cardiovascular events in a high-risk population. Methods: This prospective registry included high risk adults over 30 years old free of cardiovascular disease (2008–2012). Diagnosis of hypertension, dyslipidemia or diabetes mellitus was inclusion criterion. Lipid biomarkers were evaluated. Primary endpoints were all-cause mortality and hospital admission due to coronary heart disease or stroke. We estimated …

Union Status, Educational Attainment, And Body Mass Index Among Emerging Adults, Rhiannon A. Kroeger

Faculty Publications

This study uses fixed-effects regression modeling and three waves of data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) to examine whether union status and educational attainment interact to influence change in body mass index (BMI) during emerging adulthood. The results support the hypothesis that the effect of union status on change in BMI is smaller for those with more educational attainment. In particular, emerging adults with no college education experience significant increases in BMI associated with both marriage and cohabitation. The increases in BMI associated with marriage and cohabitation are significantly smaller for those with …

Development And Characterization Of Emulsions Containing Purple Rice Bran And Brown Rice Oils, Luis Alfaro, Jie Zhang, Alexander Chouljenko, Ronson Scott, Zhimin Xu, David Bankston, Peter J. Bechtel, Subramaniam Sathivel

Faculty Publications

The aims of this study were to use extracted purple rice bran oil (PRBO) to produce oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions and to compare the emulsions to emulsions of conventional brown rice bran oil (BRBO). Four emulsions were produced: (1) a PRBO emulsion produced with ultrasonic processing (Emulsion I PRBO), (2) a BRBO emulsion produced with ultrasonic processing (Emulsion I BRBO), (3) Emulsion II PRBO produced from Emulsion I with an ultrashearing homogenizer and (4) Emulsion II BRBO produced from Emulsion I with an ultrashearing homogenizer. The emulsions were analyzed for stability, particle size, microstructure, thiobarbituric-acid-reactive-substances (TBARS) and rheological properties. The droplet …