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Annual Report Of The Grafton County Commissioners Together With The Reports From The Conservation District, County Attorney, Human Resources, Nursing Home, Sheriff's Department, Treasurer And Auditors, Unh Cooperative Extension, Corrections, Alternative Sentencing, Human Services, Registry Of Deeds, Information Technology, Department Of Maintenance, For The Fiscal Year Covering July 1, 2017- June 30, 2018., Grafton County Representatives

Grafton County, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a county in the state of New Hampshire.

Unity, New Hampshire Annual Report Year Ending December 31, 2017., Unity Town Representatives

Unity, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

University Of New Hampshire Undergraduate Academic Catalog, 2018-2019, University Of New Hampshire

Undergraduate Catalog

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The Effects Of A Korean Ginseng, Ginst15, On Hypo-Pituitary-Adrenal And Oxidative Activity Induced By Intense Work Stress, Shawn D. Flanagan, William H. Dupont, Lydia K. Caldwell, Vincent H. Hardesty, Emily C. Barnhart, Matthew K. Beeler, Emily M. Post, Jeff S. Volek, William J. Kraemer

Health and Sport Sciences Faculty Scholarship

The effect of GINST15, an enzyme fermented ginseng supplement, on hormonal and inflammatory responses to physical stress in humans is unknown. The purpose of this investigation was to examine the constitutive and stress-induced effects of GINST15 supplement on hypo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) and antioxidant activity in addition to muscle damage. Ten women (age: 38.7 ± 7.8 years; height: 163.81 ± 4.4 cm; body mass 76.0 ± 11.6 kg) and nine men (age: 41.2. ± 9.7 years; height: 177.4 ± 5.3 cm; body mass: 88.5 ± 5.0 kg) participated in a double-blinded, placebo-controlled, counterbalanced within-group study. Participants completed three 14-day treatment cycles with …

Newborn Pain Management: Advocating For Our Most Vulnerable Population, Christina Barlow, Shawna Blix, Sarah Saechao

All Nursing Boot Camp Posters

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Genetic Assessment Of Inbred Chicken Lines Indicates Genomic Signatures Of Resistance To Marek's Disease, Lingyang Xu, Yanghua He, George E. Liu, Huanmin Zhang, Hans H. Cheng, Robert L. Taylor Jr, Jiuzhou Song

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Background: Marek’s disease (MD) is a highly contagious pathogenic and oncogenic disease primarily affecting chickens. However, the mechanisms of genetic resistance for MD are complex and not fully understood. MD-resistant line 63 and MD-susceptible line 72 are two highly inbred progenitor lines of White Leghorn. Recombinant Congenic Strains (RCS) were developed from these two lines, which show varied susceptibility to MD.

Results: We investigated genetic structure and genomic signatures across the genome, including the line 63 and line 72, six RCSs, and two reciprocally crossed flocks between the lines 63 and 72 (F1 63 × 72 and F1 72 × …

Reflection: Deirdre Field Braun, Deirdre Field Braun

Class of 1968 Legacy Project

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Community-Based Childhood Obesity Prevention Intervention For Parents Improves Health Behaviors And Food Parenting Practices Among Hispanic, Low-Income Parents, Laura Otterbach, Noereem Z. Mena, Geoffrey Greene, Colleen A. Redding, Anne S. De Groot, Alison Tovar

Nutrition Faculty Publications

Background: Given the current prevalence of childhood obesity among Hispanic populations, and the importance of parental feeding behaviors, we aimed to assess the impact of the evidence-based Healthy Children, Healthy Families (HCHF) intervention on responsive food parenting practices (FPPs) in a low-income Hispanic population.

Methods: This community-based pilot study used a non-experimental pre/post within-subjects design. Parents (n = 94) of children aged 3–11 years old were recruited to participate in an 8-week, weekly group-based intervention. The intervention was delivered to nine groups of parents by trained paraprofessional educators over a two-year period. Children participated in a separate curriculum that …

Development And Testing Of A Novel Survey To Assess Stakeholder-Driven Community Diffusion Of Childhood Obesity Prevention Efforts, Ariella R. Korn, Erin Hennessy, Ross A. Hammond, Steven Allender, Matthew W. Gillman, Matt Kasman, Jaimie Mcglashan, Lynne Millar, Brynle Owen, Mark C. Pachucki, Boyd Swinburn, Alison Tovar, Christina D. Economos

Nutrition Faculty Publications

Background: Involving groups of community stakeholders (e.g., steering committees) to lead community-wide health interventions appears to support multiple outcomes ranging from policy and systems change to individual biology. While numerous tools are available to measure stakeholder characteristics, many lack detail on reliability and validity, are not context specific, and may not be sensitive enough to capture change over time. This study describes the development and reliability of a novel survey to measure Stakeholder-driven Community Diffusion via assessment of stakeholders’ social networks, knowledge, and engagement about childhood obesity prevention.

Methods: This study was completed in three phases. Phase 1 included conceptualization …

Increasing Low-Energy-Dense Foods And Decreasing High-Energy-Dense Foods Differently Influence Weight Loss Trial Outcomes, Maya Vadiveloo, Haley Parker, H. Raynor

Nutrition Faculty Publications

Background/Objective: Although reducing energy density (ED) enhances weight loss, it is unclear whether all dietary strategies that reduce ED are comparable, hindering effective ED guidelines for obesity treatment. This study examined how changes in number of low-energy-dense (LED) (<4.186 kJ/1.0 kcal g^–1) and high-energy-dense (HED) (>12.56 kJ/3.0 kcal ^g–1) foods consumed affected dietary ED and weight loss within an 18-month weight loss trial.

Methods: This secondary analysis examined data from participants randomized to an energy-restricted lifestyle intervention or lifestyle intervention plus limited non-nutrient dense, energy-dense food variety (n=183). Number of daily LED and HED foods consumed was …

Sleep Duration Mediates The Relationship Between Health Behavior Patterns And Obesity, Jill L. Kaar, Sarah J. Schmiege, Maya Vadiveloo, Stacey L. Simon, Alison Tovar

Nutrition Faculty Publications

Objective: To examine associations between health behavior patterns and childhood obesity, and the mediating effect of sleep duration.

Design: Population-based survey.

Participants: Secondary analysis of data from the Infant Feeding Practices Study (age 6 years, n = 1073).

Measurements: Mothers self-reported their child’s health behaviors including physical activity (PA), screen time, sleep duration, and diet. Latent class analysis determined the child’s patterns based on health behaviors. Sleep was examined as a mediator between the class membership variable and %BMI_p95.

Results: A 3-class model fit the data best, with classes labeled as “Poorest eaters” …

Localism, Labels And Animal Welfare, Samuel R. Wiseman

Scholarly Publications

The law does relatively little to improve the welfare of animals raised for food. In the short term, at least, market-based solutions appear to have more promise as a means of promoting farm animal welfare, as consumers increasingly seek out local and humanelyraised meat and eggs. To aid consumers in identifying these products, certification systems of varying degrees of rigor exist, but even these are of little use to consumers in the restaurant context, which accounts for a large percentage of meat consumption. Patrons see only finished meals, making fraud difficult to detect, and a recent newspaper investigation suggests that …

Science Literacy: Using Research-Based Facts To Make Real-World Decisions, Shelby Cammack, Michael J. Boehm, Kathleen Lodl, Mark Balschweid, Mary Garbacz, Tiffany Heng-Moss, Katherine Mundorf, Charles Hibberd, Tala Awada, Emily Frenzen, Dirac L. Twidwell Jr., Riley Nichols, Nicholas Brozovic, Lindsay J. Hastings, Alexandria Lundvall, Brad Barker, Jamie Loizzo, Tiffany Messer, Scott Schrage, Abby Steffen, Ashu Guru, Jenny Keshwani, Jeyam Subbiah, Matt Kreifels, Jenny Dauer, Andrea Wach Tenney, Deepak Keshwani, Joesph Dauer, Sydney Everhart, Julie Obermeyer

Strategic Discussions for Nebraska

Science Literacy: Using Research-Based Facts to Make Real-World Decisions

As the next generation of leaders is entering the educational pipeline, it’s important to have an emphasis on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to solve the grand challenge of feeding 9 billion people by 2050.

Research And Creative Activity, July 1, 2017–June 30, 2018: Major Sponsored Programs And Faculty Awards For Research And Creative Activity, University Of Nebraska–Lincoln, Office Of Research And Economic Development, University Of Nebraska–Lincoln

Office of Research and Economic Development: Publications

Foreword by Bob Wilhelm, Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development:

This booklet highlights successes in research, scholarship and creative activity by University of Nebraska–Lincoln faculty during the fiscal year July 1, 2017– June 30, 2018.

It lists investigators, project titles and funding sources on major grants and sponsored program awards received during the year; fellowships and other recognitions and honors bestowed on our faculty; books published by faculty; performances, exhibitions and other creative activity by our faculty; and patents and licensing agreements issued for products of Nebraska research.

Notably, the university reached a major milestone in FY2017: earning $302 …

2018 Scholarly Productivity Report, Missouri University Of Science And Technology

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Scholarly Productivity Reports

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Efficacy Of Limonene Nano Coatings On Post-Harvest Shelf Life Of Strawberries, Rajiv Dhital, Nathalie Becerra-Mora, Dennis G. Watson, Punit Kohli, Ruplal Choudhary

Articles

Strawberries are highly demanded fruits because of their color, nutritional values and appearance. The aim of this study was to develop and characterize alginate and limonene liposomes as edible coating materials and to determine their efficacy in shelf life extension and maintaining quality parameters of ‘Chandler’ strawberries. Alginate solution (1.5% w/v) and Limonene liposomes prepared from 80% lecithin and 20% PDA were used as edible coating materials. Fungal decay percentage, total yeast and mold counts, headspace atmosphere analysis, total soluble solids, pH, titratable acidity, total anthocyanin content and total phenolics were analyzed to assess fruit quality during 14 days at …

Education In Emergencies: Foundation Level, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

Education Analytics Service

The purpose of this module is to provide introductory information on what an emergency is, how emergencies affect education, and what a response looks like. On successful completion you will be able to be an informed participant in forums related to education in emergencies.

Novel Caries Loci In Children And Adults Implicated By Genome-Wide Analysis Of Families, Manika Govil, Nandita Mukhopadhyay, Daniel E. Weeks, Eleanor Feingold, John R. Shaffer, Steven M. Levy, Alexandre R. Vieira, Rebecca L. Slayton, Daniel W. Mcneil, Robert J. Weyant, Richard J. Crout, Mary L. Marazita

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Background: Dental caries is a common chronic disease among children and adults alike, posing a substantial health burden. Caries is affected by multiple genetic and environmental factors, and prior studies have found that a substantial proportion of caries susceptibility is genetically inherited.

Methods: To identify such genetic factors, we conducted a genome-wide linkage scan in 464 extended families with 2616 individuals from Iowa, Pennsylvania and West Virginia for three dental caries phenotypes: (1) PRIM: dichotomized as zero versus one or more affected primary teeth, (2) QTOT1: age-adjusted quantitative caries measure for both primary and permanent dentitions including pre-cavitated lesions, and …

The Effects Of Maternal Caffeine Intake On A Fetus, Jennifer Kahan

The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences

The United States has been noted as the country with the greatest caffeine consumption in the world. More than half of all Americans are said to consume caffeine on a daily basis. Caffeine is easily available in a variety of dietary products including coffee, tea, soft drinks, and chocolate. Many pregnant women are unaware of the potential risk that excessive caffeine consumption can have on their unborn child. The purpose of this paper is to explore the ramifications of caffeine intake on a fetus. The studies reviewed propose that heavy maternal caffeine consumption, that of more than 300 mg daily, …

The Biology Of Inequality, Lucille A. Jewel

Scholarly Works

We have known for quite some time that disadvantaged individuals suffer from poorer health outcomes and lower life spans than the advantaged. The disadvantaged do not perform as well on educational tests than their wealthier peers. In some situations, racial discrimination intersects with poverty to worsen these outcomes for minorities. With the notion that poverty becomes implanted in an individual’s genes and brain, science helps explain how these disparate lifespans and variations in cognitive outcomes come to be. This Article collectively refers to these scientific theories as embodied inequality. Embodied inequality explains why it is so difficult for individuals to …

Cow's Milk Protein-Induced Villous Atrophy And Elevated Celiac Autoimmunity In Children With Celiac Disease On A Glutten-Free Diet: A Report Of Three Cases, Kristin Capone, Naire Sansotta, Pankaj Vohra, Stefano Guandalini

Pediatrics Research and Scholarship

Objective: To describe the serologic and histologic response of three patients with celiac disease who had persistent autoimmunity and villous atrophy despite a strict gluten-free diet, to the elimination of cow's milk protein.

Noninfectious Manifestations And Complications Of Chronic Granulomatous Disease, S. E. Henrickson, A. M. Jongco, K. F. Thomsen, E. K. Garabedian, I. P. Thomsen

Journal Articles

© The Author(s) 2018. Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD), a primary immunodeficiency characterized by a deficient neutrophil oxidative burst and the inadequate killing of microbes, is well known to cause a significantly increased risk of invasive infection. However, infectious complications are not the sole manifestations of CGD; substantial additional morbidity is driven by noninfectious complications also. These complications can include, for example, a wide range of inflammatory diseases that affect the gastrointestinal tract, lung, skin, and genitourinary tract and overt autoimmune disease. These diseases can occur at any age and are especially problematic in adolescents and adults with CGD. Many of …

Racial And Ethnic Disparities In Diagnosis Of Chronic Medical Conditions In The Usa, E. J. Kim, T. Kim, J. Conigliaro, J. M. Liebschutz, M. K. Paasche-Orlow, A. D. Hanchate

Journal Articles

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Anticancer And Differentiation Properties Of The Nitric Oxide Derivative Of Lopinavir In Human Glioblastoma Cells, M. S. Basile, E. Mazzon, T. Krajnovic, D. Draca, E. Cavalli, Y. Al-Abed, P. Bramanti, F. Nicoletti, S. Mijatovic, D. Maksimovic-Ivanic

Journal Articles

© 2018 by the authors. Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most frequent and deadly form of primary malignant brain tumor among adults. A promising emerging approach for GBM treatment may be offered from HIV protease inhibitors (HIV-PIs). In fact, in addition to their primary pharmacological activity in the treatment of HIV infection, they possess important anti-neoplastic effects. According to previous studies, the addition of a nitric oxide (NO) donating group to parental compounds can reduce their toxicity and enhance the anticancer action of various compounds, including HIV-PIs. In this study we compared the effects of the HIV-PI Lopinavir (Lopi) and of …

Gene Discovery And Polygenic Prediction From A Genome-Wide Association Study Of Educational Attainment In 1.1 Million Individuals, J. J. Lee, R. Wedow, A. Okbay, E. Kong, O. Maghzian, M. Zacher, A. N. Tuan, T. Lencz, A. K. Malhotra, D. Cesarini, +67 Additional Authors

Journal Articles

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Aerobic Exercise Training And Inducible Inflammation: Results Of A Randomized Controlled Trial In Healthy, Young Adults., R. P. Sloan, P. A. Shapiro, P. S. Mckinley, M. Bartels, D. Shimbo, V. Lauriola, W. Karmally, M. Pavlicova, C. J. Choi, K. J. Tracey, +3 Additional Authors

Journal Articles

Background Consensus panels regularly recommend aerobic exercise for its health-promoting properties, due in part to presumed anti-inflammatory effects, but many studies show no such effect, possibly related to study differences in participants, interventions, inflammatory markers, and statistical approaches. This variability makes an unequivocal determination of the anti-inflammatory effects of aerobic training elusive. Methods and Results We conducted a randomized controlled trial of 12 weeks of aerobic exercise training or a wait list control condition followed by 4 weeks of sedentary deconditioning on lipopolysaccharide (0, 0.1, and 1.0 ng/mL)-inducible tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), and on toll-like receptor 4 …

Enhanced Contribution Of Hla In Pediatric Onset Ulcerative Colitis, S. Venkateswaran, J. Prince, D. J. Cutler, U. M. Marigorta, D. T. Okou, S. Prahalad, D. Mack, B. Boyle, J. Markowitz, S. Kugathasan, +20 Additional Authors

Journal Articles

© 2018 Crohn's & Colitis Foundation. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Crohn's & Colitis Foundation. Background The genetic contributions to pediatric onset ulcerative colitis (UC), characterized by severe disease and extensive colonic involvement, are largely unknown. In adult onset UC, Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS) has identified numerous loci, most of which have a modest susceptibility risk (OR 0.84-1.14), with the exception of the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) region on Chromosome 6 (OR 3.59). Method To study the genetic contribution to exclusive pediatric onset UC, a GWAS was performed on 466 cases with 2099 healthy controls using …

Disparities In Utilization Of Social Determinants Of Health Referrals Among Children In Immigrant Families, O. T. Uwemedimo, H. May

Journal Articles

© 2018 Uwemedimo and May. Objective: Children in immigrant families (CIF) are at elevated risk of experiencing adverse social determinants of health (SDH), particularly material hardship, which contribute to disparate health outcomes. Previous studies have found that SDH screening programs integrated into pediatric practices have increased receipt of social service resources. Few studies have examined use of social services in these programs among ethnically-diverse patient populations and associations with caregiver immigrant status or limited English proficiency (LEP). Methods: Caregivers of children (<18 >years) were routinely screened in a practice-based, SDH screening program offering referral, assisted navigation and follow-up support. Information …

Extracorporeal Cellular Therapy (Elad) In Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis: A Multinational, Prospective, Controlled, Randomized Trial, J. Thompson, N. Jones, A. Al-Khafaji, S. Malik, D. Reich, S. Munoz, R. Macnicholas, T. Hassanein, A. Duddempudi, R. Subramanian, +33 Additional Authors

Journal Articles

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Functional Variants In The Lrrk2 Gene Confer Shared Effects On Risk For Crohn's Disease And Parkinson's Disease, K. Y. Hui, H. Fernandez-Hernandez, J. Hu, A. Schaffner, N. Pankratz, N. Hsu, L. Chuang, S. Katz, T. Lencz, I. Peter, +41 Additional Authors

Journal Articles

No abstract provided.