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Rethinking Cooperative Extension In Southern Nevada, David F. Damore, Robert E. Lang, Fatma Nasoz, William E. Brown, Jr., Caitlin J. Saladino

Lincy Institute Reports and Briefs

Cooperative Extension is a partnership funded by federal, state, and county governments that extends University of Nevada services to Nevadans. As the original branch of Nevada’s land-grant institution, the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) has administered Cooperative Extension Service (CES) since the program’s inception over a century ago. However, as currently organized, CES has limited presence in Southern Nevada and it has not developed programming commensurate with Clark County’s tax contribution to the CES budget. We propose that CES in Southern Nevada be managed by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). As we show, UNLV is already the most …

Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes? A Panel Discussion On The Regulation Of Political Corrupt

Dickinson Law Review (1908-2003)

No abstract provided.

Reliability Of Pulse Waveform Separation Analysis: Effects Of Posture And Fasting, Lee Stoner, Daniel Credeur, Simon Fryer, James Faulkner, Danielle Lambrick, Bathany Barone Gibbs

Faculty Publications

Objective: Oscillometric pulse wave analysis devices enable, with relative simplicity and objectivity, the measurement of central hemodynamic parameters. The important parameters are central blood pressures and indices of arterial wave reflection, including wave separation analysis (backward pressure component P_b and reflection magnitude). This study sought to determine whether the measurement precision (between-day reliability) of P_b and reflection magnitude: exceeds the criterion for acceptable reliability; and is affected by posture (supine, seated) and fasting state.

Methods: Twenty healthy adults (50% female, 27.9 years, 24.2 kg/m²) were tested on six different mornings: 3 days fasted, 3 …

Beavers, Jimmy D. Taylor, Greg K. Yarrow, James E. Miller

Wildlife Damage Management Technical Series

The American beaver (Castor canadensis) (Figure 1) is known as an “ecosystem engineer” because of the benefits their dams provide to biological diversity and ecosystem function. It also is considered a “keystone species” because of its ability to transform its environment, creating new habitats upon which other species depend. Despite the many positive benefits beavers provide through foraging and dam building, beavers also create conflict with people when their activities cause damage. The authors of this publication acknowledge and appreciate the many positive benefits that beavers provide; however, the focus of this publication is to provide basic information on beaver …

Human Migration And Environmental Degradation: The Toll On Vulnerable Women And Children, Catherine Zeman, Mark Grey, Michele Devlin

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

The early years of the 21st Century have seen major changes in the world’s demographic profile. The world’s total population is currently just over seven billion. Middle-range projections by the United Nations Population Fund suggest the world’s population will grow to ten billion by about 2050 and about eleven billion at the end of the century. Higher and lower projections for the end of the 21st century are 16.5 billion and 7 billion respectively depending on trends in fertility rates, which in general are projected to decline. Global average fertility rates have also dropped from 4.5 children in 1970 to …

Barriers To Breastfeeding Among Rural Women In The United States, Kimberly Aschbrenner, Disa Lubker Cornish

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

Breastfeeding is well-established as a beneficial practice for both infants and mothers; substantial evidence from a wide variety of international settings supports the positive impacts of breastfeeding. However, a significant proportion of U.S. infants are not fed according to this standard. While poor breastfeeding rates can be found in all parts of the United States, the problem is particularly prevalent among mothers living in rural environments where health outcomes are consistently worse than national averages. Significant differences have been found between urban and rural women in many breastfeeding behavioral outcomes, including consistently lower rates reported among rural populations. The problem …

Title Ix Sexual Assault Investigations In Public Institutions Of Higher Education: Constitutional Due Process Implications Of The Evidentiary Standard Set Forth In The Department Of Education's 2011 Dear Colleague Letter, Lance Toron Houston

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

This Article examines the constitutional due process impact of the vastly opposite and conflicting standards of review in Title IX sexual assault investigations. Thousands of unionized public employees are subject to the terms and conditions of a public university collective bargaining agreement, which requires a heightened standard of "clear and convincing evidence" to discipline employees. At the same timeperhaps unknowingly-the employee is also held to the strict federally mandated standard of a "preponderance of the evidence," which has a lower standard of review. In short, under the same facts and within the same Title IX investigation, the employee is subject …

Rethinking Water Governance: Moving Beyond Water-Centric Perspectives In A Connected And Changing World, Rob C. De Loë, James J. Patterson

Natural Resources Journal

From the “water-centric” perspective that is common within the world’s large and diverse water community, water is of central importance, and improving water governance is self-evidently essential. Some water problems can be addressed using watercentric approaches such as watershed management. Unfortunately, evidence is mounting that suggests that many other water problems cannot because their causes and drivers, at scales from local to global, are partly or wholly external to those traditionally considered within the water sector. Water governance in these cases needs to better account for a range of external connections that strongly influence water-related outcomes of concern and contribute …

Nutrinews, Volume 26, March 2017, Department Of Nutrition And Dietetics, University Of North Florida

NutriNews

This issue features Student Spotlight, Updated Diabetes Guidelines, Chia Seeds & Weight Loss

The Impact Of Interpersonal Violence On Depression And Social Support, Katherine Dautenhahn

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study explores the impact of sexual assault, interpersonal trauma, and non-interpersonal trauma on depression and social support. Female adult, Seventh-day Adventists in the Biopsychosocial Religion and Health Study were surveyed and regressions controlling for age, difficulty meeting expenses, education, and race tested whether trauma types predicted depression and social support. Results indicated sexual assault and interpersonal trauma predicted depression while non-interpersonal trauma did not. When sexual assault was combined with other interpersonal traumas, interpersonal trauma was associated with higher depressive symptomatology than non-interpersonal trauma. Trauma significantly predicted negative but not positive social support. Theoretical implications are discussed.

Keywords: Interpersonal …

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation And Stroke Recovery: Opportunities And Challenges, Murtaza G, Hussain F, Iqbal M, Shahid Bashir

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is one type of neuromodulation, which is an emerging technology that holds promise for the future studies on therapeutic and diagnosis applications in treatment of neurological and psychiatric diseases. However, there is a serious question among developing countries with limited financial and human resources, about the potential returns of an investment in this field and regarding the best time to transfer this technology from controlled experimental settings to health systems in the public and private sectors. This article reviews the tDCS as tools of neuromodulation for stroke and discusses the opportunities and challenges available for …

Mice With Infectious Colitis Exhibit Linear Growth Failure And Subsequent Catch-Up Growth Related To Systemic Inflammation And Igf-1, Mark D. Deboer, Vidhya Vijayakumar, Meiqing Gong, John L. Fowlkes, Rachel M. Smith, Fernando Ruiz-Perez, James P. Nataro

Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center Faculty Publications

In developing communities, intestinal infection is associated with poor weight gain and linear-growth failure. Prior translational animal models have focused on weight gain investigations into key contributors to linear growth failure have been lacking. We hypothesized that murine intestinal infection with Citrobacter-rodentium would induce linear-growth failure associated with systemic inflammation and suppressed serum levels of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1). We evaluated 4 groups of mice infected or sham-infected on day-of-life 28: uninfected-controls, wild-type C.-rodentium-infected, partially-attenuated C. rodentium-infected (with deletion of 3 serine protease genes involved in colonization), and pair-fed (given the amount of daily food consumed by the …

Pre-Training Muscle Characteristics Of Subjects Who Are Obese Determine How Well Exercise Training Will Improve Their Insulin Responsiveness, Charles A. Stuart, Michelle L. Lee, Mark A. South, Mary E. A. Howell, Brian M. Cartwright, Michael W. Ramsey, Michael H. Stone

ETSU Faculty Works

Pre-training muscle characteristics of subjects who are obese determine how well exercise training will improve their insulin responsiveness. J Strength Cond Res 31(3): 798–808, 2017—Only half of prediabetic subjects who are obese who underwent exercise training without weight loss increased their insulin responsiveness. We hypothesized that those who improved their insulin responsiveness might have pretraining characteristics favoring a positive response to exercise training. Thirty nondiabetic subjects who were obese volunteered for 8 weeks of either strength training or endurance training. During training, subjects increased their caloric intake to prevent weight loss. Insulin responsiveness by euglycemic clamps and muscle fiber composition, …

Developmental Idealism And Declines In Support For Female Genital Cutting In Egypt From 2005 To 2014, Hilary Barker

Theses and Dissertations

In Egypt, female genital cutting (FGC) is illegal and declining in prevalence; however, the majority of women continue to support the practice. Using data from the 2005 and 2014 Egypt Demographic and Health Surveys, I examine changes in attitude toward FGC to explain social change through the framework of developmental idealism (Thornton 2015). Models are estimated using logistic regression to test if support for discontinuation of FGC is greater among women who have adopted progressive values or among women who are more traditional. Findings indicate that women who were Christian, rural, married younger, and that underwent FGC became supportive of …

Fruits, Vegetables, And Seafood, Oh My! What Will Memphians Buy?: A Comparative Study Of Shopping Habits And Food Access In Two Memphis Census Tracts, Jordan Goss

QuaesitUM

No abstract provided.

The Manteca Yellow Bean: A Genetic Resource Of Fast Cooking And High Iron Bioavailability Phenotypes For The Next Generation Of Dry Beans (Phaseolus Vulgaris L.), Jason A. Wiesinger, Karen A. Cichy, Elad Tako, Jon J. Hart, Raymond P. Glahn

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Dry beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) are a nutrient dense food produced globally as a major pulse crop for direct human consumption. Despite being rich in protein and micronutrients, long cooking times limit the use of dry beans worldwide, especially in regions relying on wood and charcoal as the primary sources of fuel for cooking, such as Sub-Sahara Africa and the Caribbean. Coincidently, these same regions also have high densities of women and children at risk for micronutrient deficiencies [1]. There is need for a fast cooking bean, which can positively impact consumers by reducing fuel cost and preparation time, …

The Lx Report Of The Bean Improvement Cooperative No. 60, March 2017.

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

CONTENTS

LX Annual Report of the Bean Improvement Cooperative xi

BIC Coordinating Committee Membership - 1957 to 2017 . xii

BIC Meritorious Service and Distinguished Achievement Award Recipients - 1957 to 2015 xiii

BIC Awards Nomination Request for 2017 xvi

BIC/NAPIA Meeting in 2017 . xix

In Memory of Guillermo E. Galvez-Enriquez xx

RESEARCH PAPERS FOR 2017

OPTIMIZING SPORULATION OF Pseudocercospora griseola IN VITRO • Paula F. de Pádua1, Rafael Pereira1, Luanna B. W. Gomes1 and Elaine A. de Souza1* 1

FINE MAPPING THE BROAD SPECTRUM ANTHRACNOSE RESISTANCE GENE IN AMENDOIM CAVALO 3 • Gilio, T.A.S.1, Oscar P. Hurtado-Gonzales2, Giseli …

Rhizobium Inoculation In Dry Bean Cv. Brsmg Madrepérola Subjected To Fungicide Seed Treatment, B. E.S. Cardillo, D. P. Oliveira, B. L. Soares, F. A.D. Martins, G. G. Ferreira Neto, J. C. Costa, F. M.S. Moreira, M. J.B. Andrade

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

INTRODUCTION: Fungicide seed treatment is an important strategy for plant pathogen control in the dry bean crop. However, there are reports that it may hinder biological nitrogen fixation (BNF). The present study was carried out for the purpose of verifying the compatibility of fungicide treatment and BNF, so as to assist producers in making decisions in regard to selection of products with the least impact on biological processes and, consequently, on yield.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: A field experiment was carried out in the 2014 dry season in a Latossolo Vermelho distroférrico típico in the municipality of Lavras, MG, Brazil. There …

Snap Bean Productivity Under Different Population Densities, L. H.C. Almeida, G. R. Gomes, R. R. Barzan, P. A.C. Bassoli, L. V. Oliveira, A. P. Barbosa, E. C. Oliveira, R. Anshau, M. M.J. Fratoni, E. Miglioranza

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

INTRODUCTION The greatest expression of the productive potential of crops is the result of the combination of a set of factors, including the population of plants, by having strong influence in various morphological and physiological characteristics and grain yield. The correct choice of the population should take into consideration information such as time of sowing, region, history of disease in the area, growth habit, growing and soil fertility and thus outlining the proper spacing for the culture. For each cultivar, there is an optimum range of population where plants take advantage of maximum radiation, water and nutrients, providing increased production, …

Growth Of Common Bean Affected By Soil Contaminated With Chromium Vi, R. H. C. L. Reis, G. C. Martins, R. Efrat, M. M. Engelhardt, F. R. D. Lima, A. A. A. Pozza, J. J. Marques

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

INTRODUCTION: High levels of trace elements are characteristic of Brazilian soils. However, the presence of these trace elements may increase with incorrect application of agricultural inputs, industrial waste, agricultural chemicals, and mining waste. Many trace elements have known biological functions. Neglecting the permissible limits of these trace elements in the soil can lead to plant ecological and nutritional imbalances. Chromium (Cr VI) causes oxidative and mutagenic changes to plant cells, therefore, can be a highly toxic threat to both plants and the animals feeding on these plants. The harmful effects of Cr VI are greater than other forms of this …

Phosphorus Content In Seeds Of Common Bean Grown In Different Phosphorus Levels, A. T. Navarro, J. Santos Neto, M. B. S. Scholz, V. Moda-Cirino

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

INTRODUCTION Seed phosphorus (P) is a fundamental energy source that acts on germination and seedling development. In addition to the inorganic P (Pi), the seed also accumulates as phytate salts and other forms of phosphate compounds denominated organic P (Po). Although necessary for the seed development, an excess of Po may interfere with the accumulation of calcium, iron and zinc nutrients, which are easily complexed with P and become unavailable for human diet and animal feed (RABOY, 2009). The availability of P in the soil or nutrient solution may influence the storage forms of this mineral in the seed. Therefore, …

Impact Of Interaction P And Zn On Biofortification Of Bean, E. G. Morais, F. R. D. Lima, G. H. B. Vaz, E. F. Vilela, R. M. Ferraz, M. L. S. Silva, V. Faquin

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

INTRODUCTION: A large part of the world population has low levels of micronutrients, especially pregnant women and children in developing countries. Zinc (Zn) is a micronutrient, performing many functions in the organism. Biofortifcation aims to increase the concentration of certain mineral in parts consumed of the cultivated plants. The crops of most interest are those that constitute the basic diet for the majority of the population, including beans.

Two main strategies are used in biofortification, selection of cultivars more favorable to biofortification and increase the micronutrient dose. Biofortification of bean with Zn is difficult due to interaction with phosphorus (P). …

Host Reaction Of Common Bean Genotypes To Root-Knot Nematodes, A. C. Z. Machado, S. A. Silva, N. S. Fonseca Júnior, V. M. Cirino

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) have great economic and social importance worldwide and is the widely distributed crop in the world and the main food legume in Americas, especially in Brazil, Mexico and the USA (Sikora et al., 2005). Brazil is the second largest producer and is responsible to 15% from the world production with an annual mean consumption of 3.25 million ton (MAPA, 2013). However, the productivity is compromised due to pests, diseases and weeds that occur in the crop, with emphasis to phytonematodes.

In bean growing areas, yield losses caused by nematodes from genera Meloidogyne, especially …

Genotypic Variation In Flatulence Causing Oligosaccharides In Biofortified And Commercial Dry Bean Varieties, P. M. Kimani, P. Komu, J. Mudiope, P. Githuka

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

INTRODUCTION Elimination of flatulence is a challenging practical problem associated with consumption of legumes. The problem is compounded by the variability in susceptibility among individuals. Rackis (1981) established that the oligosaccharides-verbascose, stachyose and raffinose are major causes of flatulence. They escape digestion and are fermented by intestinal micro floral to form excessive amounts of carbon dioxide and hydrogen. Little has been done to develop bean varieties that combine agronomic superiority with nutritional quality, fast cooking and low flatulence levels in eastern Africa. The objectives of this study were to: (i) determine if there is genotypic variation in concentration of oligosaccharides …

Genetic Variability For Grain Technological Traits In Andean Common Bean Genotypes, Vania Kajiwara, L. B. Ribeiro, Anderson Akihide Hirose, M. B. S. Scholz, Vânia Moda-Cirino

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

INTRODUCTION Andean common bean group presents tegument coloration and grain size variability. In this group, Dark Red kidney, Cranberry, Great Northern, Light Red kidney, Pinto, among others are the main commercial bean classes (Blair et al., 2010). High hydration rates, grain integrity and low cooking time are grain technological traits demanded by consumers and processors. These traits favor the fast prepare and also grain freezing and canning (Della Corte et al., 2003). Since there is genetic variability for grain technological traits among the Andean genotypes, the development of promising lines is possible by bean breeding programs to reach market demands. …

Antioxidant Activity In Relation To The Size Of Pod In Different Snap Bean Genotypes, Felipe F. Furlan, Guilherme R. Gomes, Gustavo H. Freiria, Douglas J. Bertoncelli, Mônica S. Omura, Guilherme A.C. Alves, Verônica Pellizzaro, Tamara M. Machado, Fernanda G. De Almeida, Rodrigo Anschau, Lúcia S.A. Takahashi

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

INTRODUCTION: The snap bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is a legume that is widely consumed on the world scenario due to its biochemical composition and nutritional quality (Furlan et al., 2016). Besides the nutritional compounds, the snap bean presents antioxidants properties, inhibiting or retarding the oxidative damage, which avoids the propagation of oxidative reactions and can prevent diseases caused by free radicals. (Silva et al., 2009).

The aim of this study was to evaluated the interaction between the antioxidant activity and pod size of several snap bean genotypes cultivated in the sowing season spring/summer and autumn/winter.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: The …

Subject Matter Index - Volume 60

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Acutifolius .................................................................................................. 25, 171

Angular Leaf Spot ..................................................................................... 1, 29

Anthracnose ....................................................................... 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 29

Coccineus................................................................................................ 169, 173, 175

Cooking, Nutrition, Quality ................................ 61, 131, 133, 141, 149, 151, 153, 155, 159, 163, 165, 167

Drought, Water Stress ......................................................... 23, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 193

Fertility, Fertilization, Nutrients, Tillage ............................. 11, 65, 67, 69, 77, 79, 129, 149, 165

Genetics, Breeding .......................................................13, 17, 95, 107, 177, 185, 187, 189, 191

Insects, Weevils .................................................................... 81, 83, 85, 87, 89, 91, 93

Lunatus ............................................................................ 43, 95, 97, 99, 101, 103, 149

Macrophomina ...................................................................................... 19, 21, …

Lkb1 Regulation Of High-Fat Diet-Induced Adaptation In Mouse Skeletal Muscle, Ting Chen

Theses and Dissertations

Ad libitum high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity leads to insulin resistance in skeletal muscle, altered gene expression, and altered growth signaling, all of which contributes to pathological changes in metabolism. Liver kinase B1 (LKB1) is an important metabolism regulator. The purpose of this dissertation was to understand how knocking out LKB1 influences HFD induced adaptations in mouse skeletal muscle. To do so, control and skeletal muscle LKB1 knock-out (LKB1-KO) mice were put on either standard diet (STD) or HFD for 1 week or 14 weeks, or put on the HFD for 14 weeks and then switched to STD for 1 week …

Ucc Minutes March 14, 2017, University Curriculum Council

UCC Agendas/Minutes

No abstract provided.

Wayne E. Sabbe Arkansas Soil Fertility Studies 2016, Nathan A. Slaton

Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Series

Rapid technological changes in crop management and production require that the research efforts be presented in an expeditious manner. The contributions of soil fertility and fertilizers are major production factors in all Arkansas crops. The studies described within will allow producers to compare their practices with the university’s research efforts. Additionally, soil-test data and fertilizer sales are presented to allow comparisons among years, crops, and other areas within Arkansas.