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Interconnectedness: The Lived Experiences Of Six Middle School Employees During The First Two Years Of Restorative Practices Implementation, Kathleen Ellen Carroll Bevins

CUP Ed.D. Dissertations

Restorative practices are being used throughout the world as a response to problem behaviors in schools in an effort to stop the use of ineffective and disproportionately-applied exclusionary discipline methods. Research has been primarily quantitative in nature; thus, the purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the lived experiences of six middle school staff members during the first two years of school-based restorative practices implementation. The restorative justice theoretical framework was used to ground this phenomenological study. This framework encompasses the origins of restorative justice, affect theory, and reintegrative shame theory (Braithwaite, 1989a; Tomkins, 2008; Tomkins & Karon, 1962; …

Diet Quality And Micronutrient Intake In Long-Term Weight Loss Maintainers, Rebecca W. Pascual

Master's Theses

Objective: This study’s purpose was to examine dietary quality, macronutrient intake, and micronutrient adequacy among long term weight loss maintainers (WLM) in a commercial weight management program.

Methods: Participants were 1,207 WLM in WW (formerly Weight Watchers) who had maintained a 9.1 kg or greater weight loss (29.7 kg on average) for 3.4 years, and had an average BMI of 28.3 kg/m². A control group of weight stable adults with obesity (Controls; N=102) had a BMI of 41.1 kg/m² and 2.3 kg or less weight change over the previous five years.

Results: WLM vs. …

Timing Of Ergogenic Aids And Micronutrients On Muscle And Exercise Performance, Richard A. Stecker, Patrick S. Harty, Andrew S. Jagim, Darren G. Candow, Chad M. Kerksick

Faculty Scholarship

The timing of macronutrient ingestion in relation to exercise is a purported strategy to augment muscle accretion, muscle and athletic performance, and recovery. To date, the majority of macronutrient nutrient timing research has focused on carbohydrate and protein intake. However, emerging research suggests that the strategic ingestion of various ergogenic aids and micronutrients may also have beneficial effects. Therefore, the purpose of this narrative review is to critically evaluate and summarize the available literature examining the timing of ergogenic aids (caffeine, creatine, nitrates, sodium bicarbonate, beta-alanine) and micronutrients (iron, calcium) on muscle adaptations and exercise performance. In summary, preliminary data …

Smart Fitness: A Qualitative Statistical Analysis Of The Cycling Studio Market, Steven Abadia, John Melendez, Johnny J. Orria, Ross Weinshenker

Business Student Publications

This proposal outlines several courses of action to assist Wahoo Fitness with increasing brand loyalty, exposure, and customer interactive social experience via the technological advances and opportunities offered by social media. Within the last decade, Wahoo has led the indoor bike trainer industry with innovative technology by building smart bike trainers, sensors, and bike computers for the active consumer. The intention of this proposal is to provide Wahoo with research and concepts for new venues of innovation, primarily through social media platforms. Aligning the outlined courses of action with specific evaluation criteria will ensure that this venture meets Wahoo’s intent …

Muhlenberg Magic, Lehigh Valley Health Network

LVHN documents

No abstract provided.

Atep 544.01: Upper Extremity Assessment, Melanie L. Mcgrath

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2016-2020

No abstract provided.

Kin 320.01: Exercise Physiology, Charles L. Dumke

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2016-2020

No abstract provided.

Nutr 411.01: Nutrition For Sports And Exercise, Charles L. Dumke

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2016-2020

No abstract provided.

Healthy Brown Rice-Based Extrudates Containing Straw Mushrooms: Effect Of Feed Moisture And Mushroom Powder Contents, Benjarat Tepsongkroh, Kamolwan Jangchud, Anuvat Jangchud, Chulaluck Charunuch, Witoon Prinyawiwatkul

Faculty Publications

This study was carried out to compare the nutritional values, total phenolic content (TPC), and antioxidant activity (AOA) of straw mushroom between egg-shaped (ME) and fully expanded pileus (MF) stages. Effects of three levels of feed moisture (FM: 13, 16, and 19%) and four levels of straw mushroom powder (MP: 0, 10, 15, and 20) were also investigated. It was set a constant barrel temperature profile due to temperature is not a factor for this study. The reseult showed that MF had higher nutritional values than ME. Increasing MP resulted in increased true density (TD), TPC, and AOA but decreased …

Additive And Heterozygous (Dis)Advantage Gwas Models Reveal Candidate Genes Involved In The Genotypic Variation Of Maize Hybrids To Azospirillum Brasilense, Miriam Suzane Vidotti, Danilo Hottis Lyra, Júlia Silva Morosini, Ítalo Stefanine Correia Granato, Maria Carolina Quecine, João Lúcio De Azevedo, Roberto Fritsche-Neto

Faculty Publications

Maize genotypes can show different responsiveness to inoculation with Azospirillum brasilense and an intriguing issue is which genes of the plant are involved in the recognition and growth promotion by these Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria (PGPB). We conducted Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) using additive and heterozygous (dis)advantage models to find candidate genes for root and shoot traits under nitrogen (N) stress and N stress plus A. brasilense. A total of 52,215 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) markers were used for GWAS analyses. For the six root traits with significant inoculation effect, the GWAS analyses revealed 25 significant SNPs for the N stress …

Association Of Total Zinc Intake With Myopia In U.S. Children And Adolescents, Niamh Burke, John Butler, Daniel Ian Flitcroft, Daniel Mccartney, James Loughman

Articles

Significance: This present study advances our knowledge on the role of lifestyle factors in myopia (short-sightedness), specifically dietary factors. It has been suggested in previous studies that lower zinc status is associated with myopia; however, this article shows no relationship between dietary zinc intake and myopia in U.S. adolescents. Purpose: It has been suggested that low zinc levels may contribute to the development of myopia. The aim of the present study is to examine, for the first time in a Western population, the association of total dietary and supplement zinc intake with myopia. Methods: A total of 1095 children/adolescents aged …

Steroidal Alkaloid Variation In Veratrum Californicum As Determined By Modern Methods Of Analytical Analysis, Matthew W. Turner, Meagan Rossi, Vannessa Campfield, John French, Ellie Hunt, Emily Wade, Owen M. Mcdougal

Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Publications and Presentations

Veratrum californicum is a rich source of steroidal alkaloids, many of which have proven to be antagonists of the Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway that becomes aberrant in over twenty types of cancer. These alkaloids first became known in the 1950's due to their teratogenic properties, which resulted in newborn and fetal lambs developing cyclopia as a result of pregnant ewes consuming Veratrum californicum. It was discovered that the alkaloids in V. californicum were concentrated in the root and rhizome of the plant with much lower amounts of the most active alkaloid, cyclopamine, present in the aerial plant, especially in …

Status Of Certain Elements In Patients With Polycythemia, Alyaa Kadhum Huliel, Ahmed Ghazi Sabbar

Al-Nisour Journal for Medical Sciences

Background: Polycythemia" (erythrocytosis), is a condition characterized by abnormal increase in circulating red blood cells (RBCs) number resulting in an increased "PCV" (packed cell volume). Objective: Measure the levels of some trace elements in serum of patients with polycythemia. Patients and Methods: the study included 70 polycythemia patients (61 males and 9 females), their ages ranged 18-60 years, and 20 apparently healthy, their age and gender matched with the patients as a control group. The levels of (Fe, Zn, Pb and Cd) were measured in both patients and control. Results: Results obtained from this study showed that the male was …

Role Of 1?-Hydroxylase Enzyme And 25(Oh)D As A Biomarker Of Vitamin D Metabolism In Chronic Kidney Disease, Ameerah Hameed Mnazzal, Hanaa N. Abdullah

Al-Nisour Journal for Medical Sciences

Chronic kidney disease is identified as a risk factor for vitamin D deficiency, vitamin D deficiency is common and high in the chronic kidney disease population so it is recognized as a significant public health problem. The objective of this study was to 1) measured 25(OH)D and 1α-hydroxylase levels. 2) Correlation between 25(OH)D and 1α-hydroxylase among patients with vitamin D deficient and CKD. Blood samples were collected, from 50 patients suffer from CKD and have Vitamin D deficiency, and 50 healthy persons as control group. The biochemical results showed that blood urea, creatinine, phosphorus and parathyroid hormone levels a highly …

Determine The Antibacterial Activity Of Staphyloxathin Produced By Staphylococcus Aureus Against Some Bacteri, Fatima Amer Abdalgabar

Al-Nisour Journal for Medical Sciences

A total of 70 isolate of staphylococcus (22.8%) isolated from 306 sample of different clinical sources that is diagnosing as S. aureus depending on cultural morphological and biochemical test. These characteristics include; colonial morphology, size of colony, color and the effect on the media such as blood hemolysis, pigments appear on Milk agar and ability to ferment mannitol. Staphyloxanthin pigment was extracted by using different methods included procedure one using chloroform, procedure two using methanol and procedure three using ethyl acetate with ethanol was the best method. Staphyloxanthin purified by using coolum chromatography, purified extract of Staphyloxanthin that isolated from …

Dermatoglyphic Measures In Relation To Depressive Symptoms Among Non-Clinical Adolescents And Young Adults, Yosefa A. Modiano

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

Depressive disorders are highly prevalent and can be devastating. Increasingly, depressive symptomatology is understood from a dimensional perspective such that non- or sub-clinical presentations may share a similar etiology. Depression etiology is believed to include genetic and environmental factors that may contribute to underlying vulnerability (diathesis) by way of neurodevelopment. Birth cohort studies have provided empirical evidence of the relationship between prenatal insult and later experience of adverse outcomes, including increased risk for depressive disorders. Retrospective investigation of the possible influence of prenatal disturbance on later experience of depressive symptoms has methodological limitations. Dermatoglyphic measurements offer a more methodologically viable …

Anti-Cancer Effects Of Oleocanthal And Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Limor Goren

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

Oleocanthal is a phenolic compound found in varying concentrations in extra virgin olive oil. Oleocanthal has been shown to be active physiologically, benefiting several diseased states by conferring anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective benefits. Recently, we and other groups have demonstrated its specific and selective toxicity toward cancer cells; however, the mechanism leading to cancer cell death is still disputed. The current study demonstrates that oleocanthal induced damage to cancer cells’ lysosomes leading to cellular toxicity in vitro. Non-cancer cells were significantly less affected. Lysosomal membrane permeabilization following oleocanthal treatment in various cell lines was assayed via three complementary methods. Additionally, …

The Impact Of Mentalization And Self-Compassion On Psychological Adjustment In Adolescents, Jaleh Hamadani

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

The following study was designed to look at the impact of Mentalization (or Reflective Functioning (RF)) as well as Mentalized Affectivity (MA) [comprised of Identifying, Processing, and Expressing] and Self-Compassion (SC) on psychological adjustment in adolescents. Psychological adjustment in this study was measured utilizing measures of psychological symptoms (internalizing and externalizing symptoms) and well-being.

While deficiencies in RF have been associated with increased psychological symptoms in clinical sample of adolescents, studies examining RF in community sample of adolescents have shown a mixed picture. Furthermore, no study to date has examined the impact of MA on psychological adjustment in …

Oldowan Tool Behaviors Through Time On The Homa Peninsula, Kenya, Emma M. Finestone

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

The adaptive significance of tool use to genus Homo is a central theme in human origins. However, what we know from the early Oldowan sites suggests that persistent technology may have begun as an opportunistic behavior with minimal investment, rather than a habitual and widespread adaptive revolution. This dissertation seeks to investigate investment in Oldowan tool production on the Homa Peninsula, Kenya, considering raw material selection, transport, and lithic production at two newly discovered Oldowan localities: Nyayanga (ca. 2.6 Ma) and Sare River (ca. 1.7 Ma).

The first section of this dissertation outlines a method that enables the comparison of …

Getting The Benefit Of The Doubt: The Effect Of Randomization Ratio On The Placebo Response, Taiki Matsuura

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

Placebos are commonly employed in clinical trials as inactive treatments to which experimental treatments are compared against in order to control for psychological “noise.” Randomized double-blind placebo control studies are considered the “gold standard” in epidemiologic research because they can provide the strongest possible evidence of causation if designed correctly (Hulley, Cummings, Browner, & Grady, 2007). One phenomenon that poses a threat to the integrity of this evidence is the placebo response (PR), or referred to as the “placebo effect.” Expectancy is considered a central PR mechanism and boasts the most empirical support among all proposed mechanisms. Expectancy is not …

Murine Genetic Variance In Sugar And Fat-Conditioned Flavor Preferences: Roles Of Dopamine, Opioid And Nmda Receptors And Nutritive Sensing, Tamar T. Kraft

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

As obesity and diabetes have emerged as a severe public health crisis, understanding the mechanisms underlying the consumption of sugars and fats has become a topic of vigorous study. From a biological standpoint, genetic dispositions, neurochemical and hormonal influences, and predetermined orosensory and postingestive signals that modulate the hunger and satiety process may govern physiological aspects of the obesity puzzle. In addition to an innate appetite and attraction for simple carbohydrates and fats, learning plays an important role in modulating preferences for sugar- and fat-rich foods in rodents, including inbred mouse strains. Marked genetic variance has been observed among murine …

Nebline, September 2019

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Read for Resilience Program Helps Young Children Cope After a Disaster

Breakfast — Don’t Leave Home Without It!

Recipe of the Month

Grazing Calves on Annual Forages

Sheet Composting Requires No Turning

Composting Demonstrations

Prepared, Not Scared. Be Ready for Disasters

Plant Asters for Fall Color

Garden Guide: Things to Do This Month

The Lowdown on Lyme Disease

Heart of 4-H Volunteer Award: Brenda Nepper

4-H Teen Council Invites New Members

Support 4-H by Dining at Chipotle on O Street, Sept. 16

New Horticulture 4-H Club Meeting, Sept. 19

4-H Golf Tournament Fundraiser, Sept. 29

Interested in Joining 4-H? Come …

Assessing Organizational Supports For Evidence-Based Decision Making In Local Public Health Departments In The United States: Development And Psychometric Properties Of A New Measure, Stephanie Mazzucca, Renee G Parks, Rachel G Tabak, Peg Allen, Maureen Dobbins, Katherine A Stamatakis, Ross C Brownson

Open Access Publications

CONTEXT: Fostering evidence-based decision making (EBDM) within local public health departments and among local health department (LHD) practitioners is crucial for the successful translation of research into public health practice to prevent and control chronic disease.

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to identify organizational supports for EBDM within LHDs and determine psychometric properties of a measure of organizational supports for EBDM in LHDs.

DESIGN: Cross-sectional, observation study.

SETTING: Local public health departments in the United States.

PARTICIPANTS: Local health department practitioners (N = 376) across the United States participated in the study.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Local health department …

Elucidating Under-Studied Aspects Of The Link Between Obesity And Multiple Myeloma: Weight Pattern, Body Shape Trajectory, And Body Fat Distribution, Catherine R Marinac, Catherine A Suppan, Edward Giovannucci, Mingyang Song, Ane S Kværner, Mary K Townsend, Bernard A Rosner, Timothy R Rebbeck, Graham A Colditz, Brenda M Birmann

2010-2019 OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: Although obesity is an established modifiable risk factor for multiple myeloma (MM), several nuanced aspects of its relation to MM remain unelucidated, limiting public health and prevention messages.

METHODS: We analyzed prospective data from the Nurses' Health Study and Health Professionals Follow-Up Study to examine MM risk associated with 20-year weight patterns in adulthood, body shape trajectory from ages 5 to 60 years, and body fat distribution. For each aforementioned risk factor, we report hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for incident MM from multivariable Cox proportional-hazards models.

RESULTS: We documented 582 incident MM cases during 4 …

Exploring The Reflective Experiences Of Disadvantaged Children In 4-H: A Phenomenological Study, Cherise Marcella Mbaye

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to understand how adults, who grew up as disadvantaged children, were influenced by their experiences in a 4-H program located in rural southern Virginia. The research question central to the study was, “How do adults who grew up as disadvantaged children describe their experiences in a local 4-H program within rural southern Virginia?” The theory guiding this study was Markus and Nurius’ (1986) “possible selves” theory (p. 954). I collected data from 11 participants via interviews, focus groups, and replicas of artifacts. Post data collection, I used preset and in vivo coding …

Vitamin D Status And Risk Of Incident Tuberculosis Disease: A Nested Case-Control Study, Systematic Review, And Individual-Participant Data Meta-Analysis, Omowunmi Aibana, Chuan-Chin Huang, Said Aboud, Alberto Arnedo-Pena, Mercedes C. Becerra, Juan B. Bellido-Blasco, Ramesh Bhosale, Roger Calderon, Silvia Chiang, Jerome Galea

Social Work Faculty Publications

Background: Few studies have evaluated the association between preexisting vitamin D deficiency and incident tuberculosis (TB). We assessed the impact of baseline vitamins D levels on TB disease risk.

Methods and findings: We assessed the association between baseline vitamin D and incident TB in a prospective cohort of 6,751 HIV-negative household contacts of TB patients enrolled between September 1, 2009, and August 29, 2012, in Lima, Peru. We screened for TB disease at 2, 6, and 12 months after enrollment. We defined cases as household contacts who developed TB disease at least 15 days after enrollment of the index patient. …

Steering Science Through Output Indicators And Data Capitalism, Ulrich Herb

Copyright, Fair Use, Scholarly Communication, etc.

Since the mid-1920s, a scientist's performance was tracked by using bibliometric information such as the number of publications or their citations. Today, there are unprecedented possibilities for controlling science by analysing data on production and use of scientific information, so that citations only play a subordinate role in the evaluation of science. To illustrate this change, we take a look at the history of the Dutch publishing house Elsevier and its metamorphosis into a research intelligence service provider, because it ideally reflects the new possibilities of logging and controlling science.

Congenital And Infantile Nephrotic Syndrome Single Center Study

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT:BACKGROUND: congenital nephrotic syndrome occurring in the first 3 months of life and infantile presenting after 3 to12 months.It differs from the nephrotic syndrome in older children in terms of histopathological finding and carries a poor prognosis.OBJECTIVE: To study the diagnosis and treatment of nephrotic syndrome cases manifested in the first year of life and their outcome.PATIENTS AND METHODS:A single-center retrospective study was conducted in the nephrology unit in central child teaching hospital, Baghdad, Iraq. During the study period from the 1st of July to end of December 2017,                 the records of all patients who diagnosed as nephrotic syndrome below …

An Exploration Of Supports For Increasing Classroom Physical Activity Within Elementary Schools, Hannah G. Calvert, Julianne Wenner, Lindsey Turner

Publications

Classroom-based physical activity (CBPA) can significantly benefit students’ health and educational outcomes, but many teachers do not utilize CBPA. This study examined teachers’ perceptions about the value and impact of several approaches to support CBPA implementation, and teachers’ weekly self-reported CBPA use. Interviews were conducted with 35 classroom teachers (including those using and not using CBPA) at two public elementary schools, and CBPA tracking logs were collected on a weekly basis. Interview transcripts were interpreted through key domains within implementation science. On average, teachers reported using one activity every other day. Interview data revealed that utilizing professional collaboration time for …

Nutr 211n.01: Basic Human Nutrition, Jennifer Kane

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2016-2020

No abstract provided.