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Educating Mothers Of Obese Hispanic Preschoolers To Create Lifelong Healthy Habits, Lynette Marshall

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Problem and Background: Childhood obesity has doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents in the past 3 decades, increasing from 5% to 17% in one generation. The highest rates of childhood obesity are among Mexican Americans. Obesity can increase health morbidities, and as obese children continue to grow, these health concerns progress to adulthood. In spite of enhanced education and communication between mothers of obese children and their primary care providers, minimal improvement has taken place in terms of outcomes and lifestyle changes.

Methods: Fourteen obese Hispanic 2- to 5-year-olds and their mothers participated in the study. The children’s BMIs …

Digital Library And Open Access Initiatives: Responses, Strategies And Emerging Trends, Kishor Chandra Satpathy

Edited Books

No abstract provided.

All Across Africa: Recommendations For Ongoing Social Impact Assessment, Christina Harris, Haley Harada

Miller Center Fellowship

Objective

The objective was to design and test a survey to measure and track AAA’s social impact on an ongoing basis. The survey’s purpose is to showcase AAA’s transformative effect on the lives of artisan beneficiaries and their communities.

Research Process

Social impact reporting requires resources to administer. As a result, significant consideration was given to ensure a sustainable, cost effective solution that preserves data quality. The research team performed six weeks of in-field research, consisting of formal and informal interviews with artisans, AAA employees, and community members. The team developed, piloted, and finalized an impact survey. This report formalizes …

Koe Koe Tech: Nursing Training Modules, Esther Bartlett, Athena Nguyen, Emily Alonso

Miller Center Fellowship

These Nursing Training Modules were created so that Koe Koe Tech’s Marketing Team may help ANC effectively reach a larger population of nurses throughout Myanmar.

These training modules consist of PowerPoint slides and key talking points, which have been approved by Misja and ANC. The slides have screenshots of the maymay app which line up with ANC’s usual speech, and due to the succinct layout of the talking points, Koe Koe Tech can have confidence that the team will completely cover everything of importance.

Shanti Uganda: Social Impact Report, Christine Cremer, Maggie May

Miller Center Fellowship

This report leverages key performance indicators to convey Shanti Uganda’s impact and growth. It highlights the organization’s main activities and scope of impact to assist in evaluation and fundraising efforts. Our report utilizes the improved monitoring and evaluation system and serves as an example for future reports.

Bumpers College Students In Action, Discovery Editors

Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

No abstract provided.

Instructions For Authors, Discovery Editors

Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

No abstract provided.

Letter From The Dean, Lona Robertson

Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

No abstract provided.

Message From The Faculty Editor, Mary Savin

Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

No abstract provided.

Follow Me: Building An Online Brand, Natalie Kelley '18

Linfield Magazine

Kellie Bowen ’18 scrolls methodically through Facebook on a recent afternoon, Judas Priest screaming through her ear buds. The British band hooked her on heavy metal at age 10, the first time she heard the insistent thump of the bass, howl of the electric guitar and operatic singing of front man Rob Halford.

What do you do when you have a deep passion, like Bowen developed for metal? For Bowen, and others in today’s always-on, instantly connected digital world, the choice seemed obvious – create an online platform, connect with like-minded metalheads and motivate others along the way.

Therapeutic Potential Of Rhtrail For Malignant Melanoma, Katherine Ann Turner

ETD Archive

The application of recombinant human Tumor Necrosis Factor-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand (rhTRAIL) for the treatment of cancer holds great promise due to its ability to selectively induce apoptosis in cancer cells while not harming normal healthy cells. This is evident by the robust levels of apoptosis induced in malignant melanoma cells while no event of apoptosis was observed in the non-transformed counterpart of melanomas, melanocytes. However, the clinical utility of rhTRAIL is limited due to the heterogeneity seen in rhTRAIL-sensitivity among cancers. rhTRAIL-resistance is especially prevalent in cases of malignant melanoma. Melanoma rhTRAIL-resistance can be attributed to a number of different …

Age And Sex-Specific Effect Of Caloric Restriction On Circadian Clock And Longevity-Associated Gene Expression, Arten Andreyevich Astafev

ETD Archive

The rhythms in the expression of circadian clock genes are affected by calorie restriction (CR), a dietary paradigm known to increase lifespan. In our current study, we show that circadian rhythms are influenced by sex and the effects of CR are different between males and females. In particular, we found a group of clock genes which showed a sex-dependent difference in expression, as well as in response to CR (Rev-Erb α, Ror γ and both Cryptochromes: Cry1 and Cry2 genes). Two clock genes showed no difference in expression but their response to CR showed sexual dimorphism (Ror α and Rev-Erb …

At The First Table, Jodi Campbell

University of Nebraska Press: Sample Books and Chapters

Research on European food culture has expanded substantially in recent years, telling us more about food preparation, ingredients, feasting and fasting rituals, and the social and cultural connotations of food.

At the First Table demonstrates the ways in which early modern Spaniards used food as a mechanism for the performance of social identity. People perceived themselves and others as belonging to clearly defined categories of gender, status, age, occupation, and religion, and each of these categories carried certain assumptions about proper behavior and appropriate relationships with others. Food choices and dining customs were effective and visible ways of displaying these …

Macho Row, William C. Kashatus

University of Nebraska Press: Sample Books and Chapters

Colorful, shaggy, and unkempt, misfits and outlaws, the 1993 Phillies played hard and partied hard. Led by Darren Daulton, John Kruk, Lenny Dykstra, and Mitch Williams, it was a team the fans loved and continue to love today. Focusing on six key members of the team, Macho Row follows the remarkable season with an up-close look at the players’ lives, the team’s triumphs and failures, and what made this group so unique and so successful.

With a throwback mentality, the team adhered to baseball’s Code. Designed to preserve the moral fabric of the game, the Code’s unwritten rules of …

2016-17 Unopa Annual Report

UNOPA: Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

Contribution Of Proteins To The Dielectric Properties Of Dielectrically Heated Biomaterials, Ali Alshami, Juming Tang, Barbara Rasco

Chemical Engineering Faculty Publications

In this article, we report results on the behavior of selected proteins in solution and on how they could affect the overall absorption and distribution of electromagnetic energy within dielectrically heated biomaterials. Ovalbumin, bovine serum albumin (BSA), β-lactoglobulin (BLG), and lysozyme (Lys) proteins varying in molecular weight, structure, and isoelectric point were systematically screened for this study. Measurements were performed using an open-ended coaxial probe over a frequency range encompassing the industrial, scientific, and medical (ISM) bands (1–1800 MHz) at six concentration levels and 25 °C. Primary findings include discovery of an additional δ-dispersion region in addition to the previously …

No. 06: The Urban Food System Of Nairobi, Kenya, Samuel Owuor, Andrea Brown, Jonathan Crush, Bruce Frayne, Jeremy Wagner

Hungry Cities Partnership

Nairobi is a city of stark contrasts. Nearly half a million of its three million residents live in abject poverty in some of Africa’s largest slums, yet the Kenyan capital is also an international and regional hub. In East Africa, rapid urbanization is stretching existing food and agriculture systems as growing cities struggle to provide food and nutrition security for their inhabitants. Nairobi is no exception; it is a dynamically growing city and its food supply chains are constantly adapting and responding to changing local conditions. It is also an international city and the extent to which it is food …

Life Course Health Development Outcomes After Prematurity: Developing A Community, Clinical, And Translational Research Agenda To Optimize Health, Behavior, And Functioning, Michael E. Msall, Sarah A. Sobotka, Amelia Dmowska, Dennis Hogan, Mary Sullivan

College of Nursing Faculty Publications

Long-term survival for infants born extremely prematurely (gestation) and extremely low birth weight (<1000 >g) has increased dramatically due to obstetrical and neonatal advances. However, poverty, inequality, and resulting health disparities are significant contributors to women who give birth to preterm infants and also impact their children’s healthy development and education. While the vast majority of survivors of extreme prematurity do not have the most severe forms of neurodevelopmental disability (i.e., cerebral palsy, blindness, sensorineural hearing loss >55 dB, and intellectual disability), half of survivors can be expected to require special education services at kindergarten entry and during their school …

Effects Of Delayed Cord Clamping On Residual Placental Blood Volume, Hemoglobin And Bilirubin Levels In Term Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Judith S. Mercer, D. A. Erickson-Owens, J. Collins, M. O. Barcelos, A. B. Parker, J. F. Padbury

College of Nursing Faculty Publications

Objective: The objective of the study was to measure the effects of a 5-min delay (DCC) versus immediate cord clamping (ICC) on residual placental blood volume (RPBV) at birth, and hemoglobin and serum bilirubin at 24 to 48 h of age.

Study Design: In this prospective randomized controlled trial, 73 women with term (37 to 41 weeks) singleton fetuses were randomized to DCC (5 min; n=37) or ICC (<20 s; n=36).

Results: Maternal and infant demographics were not different between the groups. Mean cord clamping time was 303±121 (DCC) versus 23±59 (ICC) s (P<0.001) with 10 protocol violations. Cord milking was the proxy for DCC (n …