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The Vatican View On Sport At The Service Of Humanity, Ed Edmonds

Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law

Participation in sport, particularly the opportunity for children to enjoy and learn through play, is a human right and strongly supported by the goals of Catholic social teaching and the efforts of the Olympic Movement and the United Nations. On October 5-6, 2016, the Vatican held the Sport at the Service of Humanity Conference, the first global conference on sport and faith, an initiative promoted by Pope Francis and supported by the International Olympic Committee and the United Nations. This essay focuses on the conference, its vision and goals, and a challenge to use sport to advance human development and …

Spartan Daily, February 21, 2018, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2018

Volume 150, Issue 12

Adolescence And The Next Generation, George C. Patton, Craig A. Olsson, Vegard Skirbekk, Richard Saffery, Mary E. Wlodek, Peter S. Azzopardi, Marcin Stonawski, Bruce Rasmussen, Elizabeth Spry, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health

Adolescent growth and social development shape the early development of offspring from preconception through to the post-partum period through distinct processes in males and females. At a time of great change in the forces shaping adolescence, including the timing of parenthood, investments in today's adolescents, the largest cohort in human history, will yield great dividends for future generations.

Spectator 2018-02-21, Editors Of The Spectator

The Spectator

No abstract provided.

Fish-Oils Protect Against Hepatic Inflammation Following Lps Stimulation, Megan L. Schaller, Dakota R. Kamm, Matthew P. Harris, Ken A. Witt, Karin E. Sandoval, Joshua S. Wooten

International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings

ABSTRACT

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (w-3 FA) have shown to possess anti-inflammatory properties; however, it remains unclear if w-3 FA can provide protection against LPS induced inflammation in hepatic tissue. PURPOSE: To determine the effects of dietary fat on hepatic cytokine gene expression and secretion following LPS stimulation. METHODS: Male C57Bl/6J mice were randomly assigned to one of four diet groups for 32 weeks: low-fat lard (LFL, 10% fat), low-fat fish-oil (LFFO, 10% fat), high-fat lard (HFL, 41% fat), or high-fat fish-oil (HFFO, 41% fat). Hepatic gene expression and release of cytokines were induced by incubating liver tissue (100 mg) …

The Utah Statesman, February 20, 2018, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Spartan Daily, February 20, 2018, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2018

Volume 150, Issue 11

2018 February 20 - Medical Student Education Committee Minutes, Medical Student Education Committee, East Tennessee State University

Medical Student Education Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Prevention And Control Of Agricultural Non-Point Source Pollution And Aquatic Environmental Protection, Yang Linzhang, Wu Yonghong

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Agricultural non-point source pollution is becoming the main source of pollution load of surface waters since the point source pollution has been controlled in China step by step, potentially threatening the health of aquatic ecosystem and safety of drink water. This work analyzes the characteristics and forming reasons of the agricultural non-point source pollution, summarizes the main technologies and theory, in particular the 4R theory of reduce-retain-reuse-restore that prevents and controls agricultural non-point source pollution based on whole ecosystem. This work also analyzes the main problems of current technologies and theories of preventing and controlling agricultural non-point source pollution. Based …

College Voice Vol. 41 No. 8, Connecticut College

2017-2018

No abstract provided.

An Exome-Wide Sequencing Study Of Lipid Response To High-Fat Meal And Fenofibrate In Caucasians From The Goldn Cohort, Xin Geng, Marguerite R. Irvin, Bertha Hidalgo, Stella Aslibekyan, Vinodh Srinivasasainagendra, Ping An, Alexis C. Frazier-Wood, Hemant K. Tiwari, Tushar Dave, Kathleen Ryan, Jose M. Ordovas, Robert J. Straka, Mary F. Feitosa, Paul N. Hopkins, Ingrid Borecki, Michael A. Province, Braxton D. Mitchell, Donna K. Arnett, Degui Zhi

Epidemiology and Environmental Health Faculty Publications

Our understanding of genetic influences on the response of lipids to specific interventions is limited. In this study, we sought to elucidate effects of rare genetic variants on lipid response to a high-fat meal challenge and fenofibrate (FFB) therapy in the Genetics of Lipid Lowering Drugs and Diet Network (GOLDN) cohort using an exome-wide sequencing-based association study. Our results showed that the rare coding variants in ITGA7, SIPA1L2, and CEP72 are significantly associated with fasting LDL cholesterol response to FFB (P = 1.24E-07), triglyceride postprandial area under the increase (AUI) (P = 2.31E-06), and triglyceride postprandial …

More Than 1,200 Employees To Be Honored During Annual Service Awards, Haley Herfurth

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Cardiorespiratory Fitness And Weight Status On Knowledge Of Physical Activity And Fitness, Attitude Toward Physical Education, And Physical Activity, Senlin Chen, Xiangli Gu

Faculty Publications

Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of cardiorespiratory fitness and weight status on knowledge of physical activity and fitness (PAF knowledge), attitude toward physical education (PE), and physical activity. Methods: A total of 343 middle school students participated in the study (Age: M/SD = 12.76/.94, ranging from 11 to 14 years old). PE Metrics™ was used to measure PAF knowledge, and Attitude toward Physical Education Questionnaire and Youth Activity Profile were used to measure attitude, physical activity and sedentary behavior. Fitness and weight status were assessed using FitnessGram and converted to in Healthy Fitness Zone …

Host Plant Forensics And Olfactory-Based Detection In Afro-Tropical Mosquito Disease Vectors, Vincent O. Nyasembe, David P. Tchouassi, Christian W.W. Pirk, Catherine L. Sole, Baldwyn Torto

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

The global spread of vector-borne diseases remains a worrying public health threat, raising the need for development of new combat strategies for vector control. Knowledge of vector ecology can be exploited in this regard, including plant feeding; a critical resource that mosquitoes of both sexes rely on for survival and other metabolic processes. However, the identity of plant species mosquitoes feed on in nature remains largely unknown. By testing the hypothesis about selectivity in plant feeding, we employed a DNA-based approach targeting trnH-psbA and matK genes and identified host plants of field-collected Afro-tropical mosquito vectors of dengue, Rift Valley fever …

Acute Pressor Response To Psychosocial Stress Is Dependent On Endothelium‐Derived Endothelin‐1, Brandon M. Fox, Bryan K. Becker, Analia S. Loria, Kelly A. Hyndman, Chunhua Jin, Hannah Clark, Robin Johns, Masashi Yanagisawa, David M. Pollock, Jennifer S. Pollock

Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences Faculty Publications

Background

Acute psychosocial stress provokes increases in circulating endothelin‐1 (ET‐1) levels in humans and animal models. However, key questions about the physiological function and cellular source of stress‐induced ET‐1 remain unanswered. We hypothesized that endothelium‐derived ET‐1 contributes to the acute pressor response to stress via activation of the endothelin A receptor.

Methods and Results

Adult male vascular endothelium‐specific ET‐1 knockout mice and control mice that were homozygous for the floxed allele were exposed to acute psychosocial stress in the form of cage switch stress (CSS), with blood pressure measured by telemetry. An acute pressor response was elicited by CSS in …

2018 Lackner Award Winners, Shannon Shelton Miller

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Each year, the Rector’s Council honors two faculty or staff members who have, over time, made noteworthy contributions to the Catholic, Marianist character of the University. Named in honor of Brother Elmer Lackner, S.M., and Father Joseph Lackner, S.M., these honors are among the highest awards given at the University.

Exploring The Use Of The Timed Up And Go Test To Identify Patient Fall Risk In An Inpatient Geriatric Psychiatry Unit, Danielle Struble-Fitzsimmons

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

Background: Patient falls during hospitalization influence healthcare costs and quality, and hospitals are mandated to complete fall risk assessments on all patients. Inpatient geriatric psychiatry units have the highest fall rates in the acute care setting, and most falls in this population occur during the mobility tasks of transfers and ambulation. The Timed Up and Go (TUG) test includes these two specific functional tasks, and has been used to predict falls in other geriatric populations, but has never been tested in an inpatient geriatric psychiatry unit. The purpose of this study was to determine if the TUG is a predictive …

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, February 20, 2018, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• EPC February Report
• Koch Task Force Framework

Heterologous Expression Of Secreted Bacterial Bpp And Hap Phytases In Plants Stimulates Arabidopsis Thaliana Growth On Phytate., Lia R. Valeeva, Chuluuntsetseg Nyamsuren, Margarita R. Sharipova, Eugene V. Shakirov

Biological Sciences Faculty Research

Phytases are specialized phosphatases capable of releasing inorganic phosphate from myo-inositol hexakisphosphate (phytate), which is highly abundant in many soils. As inorganic phosphorus reserves decrease over time in many agricultural soils, genetic manipulation of plants to enable secretion of potent phytases into the rhizosphere has been proposed as a promising approach to improve plant phosphorus nutrition. Several families of biotechnologically important phytases have been discovered and characterized, but little data are available on which phytase families can offer the most benefits toward improving plant phosphorus intake. We have developed transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana plants expressing bacterial phytases PaPhyC (HAP family …

The Edition, 20th February, 2018, Dit News Society

Student Publications

No abstract provided.

Genetic And Environmental (Physical Fitness And Sedentary Activity) Interaction Effects On Cardiometabolic Risk Factors In Mexican American Children And Adolescents, Rector Arya, Vidya S. Farook, Roy G. Resendez, Srinivas Mummidi, Laura Almasy, Joanne E. Curran, Christopher P. Jenkinson, John Blangero, Ravindranath Duggirala, Vincent P. Diego

School of Medicine Publications

Knowledge on genetic and environmental (G × E) interaction effects on cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRFs) in children is limited. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of G × E interaction effects on CMRFs in Mexican American (MA) children (n = 617, ages 6–17 years). The environments examined were sedentary activity (SA), assessed by recalls from “yesterday” (SAy) and “usually” (SAu) and physical fitness (PF) assessed by Harvard PF scores (HPFS). CMRF data included body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), fat mass (FM), fasting insulin (FI), homeostasis model of assessment—insulin resistance (HOMA‐IR), high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol …

Immune Function And The Decision To Deploy Weapons During Fights In The Beadlet Anemone Actinia Equina., Sarah M. Lane, Mark Briffa

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

The ability to mitigate the costs of engaging in a fight will depend on an individual's physiological state. However, the experience of fighting itself may in turn affect an individual's state, especially if the fight results in injury. Previous studies found a correlation between immune state and fighting success, but the causal direction of this relationship remains unclear. Does immune state determine fighting success? Or does fighting itself influence subsequent immune state? Using the beadlet anemone Actinia equina, we disentangle the cause and effect of this relationship, measuring immune response once pre-fight and twice post-fight. Contrary to previous findings, pre-fight …

11th Annual Research Week, Office Of Research Development

Excellence Summit (Research Week) Archived Proceedings

" A History of Mission Driven Scholarship"

Cseas Weekly Bulletin (February 19, 2018), Center For Southeast Asian Studies

CSEAS Bulletin

No abstract provided.

What's Happening: February 19, 2018, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

Hologenomic Adaptations Underlying The Evolution Of Sanguivory In The Common Vampire Bat, M. Lisandra Zepeda Mendoza, Zijun Xiong, Marina Escalera-Zamudio, Anne Kathrine Runge, Julien Thézé, Daniel Streicker, Hannah K. Frank, Elizabeth Loza-Rubio, Shengmao Liu, Oliver A. Ryder, Jose Alfredo Samaniego Castruita, Aris Katzourakis, George Pacheco, Blanca Taboada, Ulrike Löber, Oliver G. Pybus, Yang Li, Edith Rojas-Anaya, Kristine Bohmann, Aldo Carmona Baez, Carlos F. Arias, Shiping Liu, Alex D. Greenwood, Mads F. Bertelsen, Nicole E. White, Michael Bunce, Guojie Zhang, Thomas Sicheritz-Pontén, M. P. Thomas Gilbert

KIP Articles

Adaptation to specialized diets often requires modifications at both genomic and microbiome levels. We applied a hologenomic approach to the common vampire bat ( Desmodus rotundus ), one of the only three obligate blood-feeding (sanguivorous) mammals, to study the evolution of its complex dietary adaptation. Specifically, we assembled its high-quality reference genome (scaffold N50 = 26.9 Mb, contig N50 = 36.6 kb) and gut metagenome, and compared them against those of insectivorous, frugivorous and carnivorous bats. Our analyses showed a particular common vampire bat genomic landscape regarding integrated viral elements, a dietary and phylogenetic influence on gut microbiome taxonomic and …

Bjc Today

BJC Today

No abstract provided.

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - February 18, 2018, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the February 18, 2018 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents Include:

• Rescheduled: USA Health Advanced Practice Provider Quarterly Meeting
• Mark Your Calendar: Gulf Coast Acute Care Surgery Symposium
• William A. L. Mitchell Endowed Lectureship to Feature Dr. David Spain

Development Of Diabetes And Obesity In Infants Of Diabetic Mothers, Breanna Ritchie

Nursing Capstones

No abstract provided.

Association Between Residual Teeth Number In Later Life And Incidence Of Dementia: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, B Oh, D H. Han, K T. Han, X Liu, J Ukken, C Chang, K Dounis, J W. Yoo

Management, Entrepreneurship and Technology Faculty Research

Background: It has been suggested that tooth loss in later life might increase dementia incidence. The objective of this analysis is to systematically review the current evidence on the relationship between the number of remaining teeth and dementia occurrence in later life. Methods: A search of multiple databases of scientific literature was conducted with relevant parameters for articles published up to March 25th, 2017. Multiple cohort studies that reported the incidence of dementia and residual teeth in later life were found with observation periods ranging from 2.4 to 32 years. Random-effects pooled odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) …