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Genetic Risk Score In Diabetes Associated With Chronic Pancreatitis Versus Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Andres Gelrud

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Introduction: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a complication of chronic pancreatitis (CP). Whether pancreatogenic diabetes associated with CP-DM represents a discrete pathophysiologic entity from type 2 DM (T2DM) remains uncertain. Addressing this question is needed for development of specific measures to manage CP-DM. We approached this question from a unique standpoint, hypothesizing that if CP-DM and T2DM are separate disorders, they should be genetically distinct. To test this hypothesis, we sought to determine whether a genetic risk score (GRS) based on validated single nucleotide polymorphisms for T2DM could distinguish between groups with CP-DM and T2DM.

Methods: We used 60 T2DM single …

2018 Year In Review - Maine Medical Center Research Institute

Journal of Maine Medical Center

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Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat At Maine Medical Center - Abstracts From 2019

Journal of Maine Medical Center

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Using Physician Champions To Extend The Reach Of The Let’S Go! 5-2-1-0 Obesity Prevention Program In Clinical Practice, Michael Dedekian, Jackie Vine, Jonathan Fanburg, Naomi Anderson Schucker, Victoria Rogers

Journal of Maine Medical Center

ABSTRACT

Introduction: There is limited evidence for large scale interventions to address childhood obesity. Let’s Go! is a Maine-based obesity prevention program that deploys a consistent message across multiple community settings to encourage children and families to make healthy choices. This report describes implementation of Let's Go! in primary care offices.

Methods: Consideration for physician champion recruitment included previous involvement with Let’s Go! and ensuring statewide geographic coverage. Champions received standardized training and became local leaders in obesity prevention and treatment. 13 champions engaged 99 practices at baseline; 71 practices were engaged all 4 years (2012-2015). Data were analyzed on …

Physician Gender Impact On Obesity Care In The Academic Ambulatory Setting, Peggy R. Cyr Md, Christina Holt Md, Msc, Amy Haskins Phd, Karyn King Md, Robert Post Md, Derjung M. Tarn, Arch Mainous Phd

Journal of Maine Medical Center

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess a nationally representative sample of academic family physicians to determine whether personal physician characteristics are associated with attitudes towards and care of overweight and/or obese patients.

METHODS: Questions pertaining to physician’s interactions with overweight and obese patients was administered as the 2012 Council of Academic Family Medicine Educational Research Alliance (CERA) survey to academic family physicians. We analyzed self-reported demographic responses physicians gave with the main outcome the association between self-reported likelihood of engaging in weight loss discussions with overweight or obese patients and physicians’ personal characteristics …

Association Between Silica Dust Exposure And Serum Transforming Growth Factor-Β1 In Stone Quarry Workers, I Putu Eka Krisnha Wijaya, Ida Bagus Ngurah Rai, I Putu Andrika

Jurnal Penyakit Dalam Indonesia

Introduction. Silicosis is a disease that most often occurred as a result of silica dust exposure. Silica dust particles will stimulate alveolar macrophages to secrete proinflammatory mediators for fibroblast proliferation and collagen deposition. TGF-ß1 is one of the most extensively involved mediators in the development of fibrosis. To date, several studies have not shown consistent results regarding the association between silica dust exposure and TGF-β1. This study examined silica dust exposure and serum TGF-β1, which aims to determine the risk of silicosis in stone quarry workers. Methods. An analytic cross-sectional study was conducted at Company X, Karangasem in March 2016. …

Educate-Connect-Elevate Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2019, Illinois State University

Educate-Connect-Elevate (2018-2023)

This report highlights Illinois State University’s accomplishments in the first year of the implementation of Educate Connect Elevate: Illinois State—The Strategic Plan for Illinois’ First Public University. In this report, you will find examples of how the University has enhanced its strength and stability while flourishing through innovation, diversity, and inclusion. Highlights for fiscal year 2019 include the University surpassing its $150 million goal for Redbirds Rising: The Campaign for Illinois State 13 months ahead of schedule. The update to the Master Plan 2010-2030: Looking to the Future was completed and demonstrated university commitments to strategic planning and shared governance. …

The Impact Of Training Exercises In The Training Of Stations In The Development Some Lung Function And The Speed Of Special Handball Players, Hudhaifa Ibrahim Khalil, Maysoun Alwan Ouda, Nida Nibhan Ismail

Modern Sport

The handball game is one of the sports that requires upgrading and achieving achievements that must be used by different organizational means and effective in the processes of improving physical and functional development. And by observing the researchers and the handball game and sports training and see the training units in the preparation period for the junior teams, they noticed weakness in the endurance and speed of handball players as well as the arrival of the player to the stage of fatigue researchers have developed the objectives of the study to verify through the main experiment The goals are:

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He Effect Of A Single Dose Of M.V Nutritional Supplement With Testosterone Alpha Stimulators On Some Physiological Indicators And The Digital Targeting Of Maximum Speed And Maximum Speed Endurance Sprinters, Abbas Ali Lafteh, Abbas Fadhil Jaber, Wesal Sabeih Karim

Modern Sport

The phenomenon of drug doping in its various forms and types periodically emerges, becoming a global issue that is unhealthy, uneducational, and unethical, especially in high-performance sports. Due to the global openness to the efficiency of training and trainers, along with the widespread use of nutritional supplements without regulation, it has become easy to acquire them in local official markets such as pharmacies, drug stores, or even through the black market. The real problem lies in the lack of reliance on medical and pharmaceutical experts who can examine, diagnose, and recommend the appropriate nutritional supplements that enhance performance.

In the …

The Effect Of Special Muscle Strength Training On Some Biochemical Variables Of Handball Players, Muntaha Mohammed Al-Fahdawi

Modern Sport

Handball is one of the essential sports that relies heavily on optimal muscular strength for effective performance. However, the function of these muscles is influenced by biochemical changes, including variations in minerals and enzymes that are critical for energy production. To better understand the relationship between muscle performance and the physiological responses to physical exertion, this study focuses on the role of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase (AchE). The research problem centers on developing a training program aimed at enhancing muscular strength while examining the biochemical changes occurring within skeletal muscles, providing insight into the physiological adaptations associated with specialized strength training …

Potential Use Of High Rate Algae Ponds For Resource Recovery In The Water-Food-Energy Nexus For Tanzania: A Review, Mary Kayombo

Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology (TJET)

The use of High Rate Algal Ponds (HRAPs) for the treatment of wastewater and resource recovery has raised interest in recent years. Treatment of wastewater through this technology has proved to have high efficiency in reducing the level of pollution, nutrients, dissolved solids as well as pathogens. HRAPs are more efficient than conventional Wastewater Stabilization Ponds (WSPs) due to their design approach that provides room for high rate bio-chemical processes, which increase the mechanisms of nutrients and pathogens removal as well as the rate of micro-algae production for purposes of resource recovery. This paper reviews the upgrading potential of existing …

The Impact Of Critical Power In The Oxygen Deficit And Epoc And The Variables Related To The Oxygen And Co2 For Handball Players, Ali Khoman Alwan, Qais Saeed, Falah Hassan Abdullah

Modern Sport

The current study aims to know the amount of Oxygen deficit and the variables related to Oxygen at the testing of critical power (3 min out-all). We achieved the objectives of this research by testing 10 football players team in Al-Qadisiya university and the means of their length (177 m), weight (70 kg) and the age (20.3 year). In addition, we utilize a promising technique (K5) to measure the Oxygen deficit and the variables related to Oxygen, and deploying K5 to extract different variables such as (pulmonary ventilation, respiratory parameters, VO2MAX, heart rate, oxygen ventilation equivalent, ventilation equivalent of carbon …

Effect Of Different Complementary Feeding On Iron Deficiency Anemia And Growth In Breastfed Infants: Home-Made Vs Commercial, Roedi Irawan, Nur Aisiyah Widjaja, Meta Herdiana Hanindita

Folia Medica Indonesiana

After approximately 6 months of age, term breastfed infants are increasingly depend on other sources of iron to avoid iron deficiency anemia, due to the depletion of the low concentration of iron in human milk. The appropriate complementary feeding must include a balance composition of foods containing an adequate amount of macro- and micronutrients to avoid iron deficiency anemia. This study aimed to compare the risk of iron deficiency and growth in breastfeed infants receiving commercial fortified complementary foods or home-made. A cross-sectional study was held on April-June 2016 to evaluate infants aged 6-24 months with breast feeding intake for …

Correlation Between Work Load And Work Period With Blood Pressure Among Workers Of Pt. X, Noeroel Widajati, Nur Laili Rizkiawati

Folia Medica Indonesiana

Industry that uses technology nowadays, beside having positive impacts, also having negative impacts such as adverse effects on workers and work environment. Every person who works will have workload and responsibility on their work. This will affect health of the workers, including their blood pressure. The purpose of this study was to study the relationship between work load and work period with blood pressure among workers in ship construction company, PT. X. This study was an observational descriptive study, using cross sectional design. Total population involved 41 individuals, taken from the respondents who met the inclusion criteria. Data collection included …

Determinant Of Latent Pulmonary Tuberculosis Incidence Among Health Workers In Community Health Centers In Surabaya, Indonesia, Susilowati Andajani

Folia Medica Indonesiana

About 2 billion people in the world are infected with latent TB, and 5-10% of them will develop into active TB. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between nutritional status, behavior, duration of work, comorbidities, and workplace ventilation with the incidence of latent pulmonary TB. This type of research is an observational cross sectional analytic, a sample of research of poly TB analysts and nurses from 13 health centers in Surabaya, a sample of 30 people. Statistical analysis with Chi Square and t-2 test samples were free with a=0.05. The results of this study are: The …

Eating Competent Parents Of 4th Grade Youth From A Predominantly Non-Hispanic White Sample Demonstrate More Healthful Eating Behaviors Than Non-Eating Competent Parents, Barbara A. Lohse, Melissa Pflugh Prescott, Leslie Cunningham-Sabo

Articles

The purpose of this study was to determine if the associations between eating competence (EC) and eating behaviors that were found in a USA sample of predominantly Hispanic parents of 4th grade youth could be replicated in a USA sample of predominantly non-Hispanic white parents of 4th graders. Baseline responses from parents (n = 424; 94% white) of youth participating in a year-long educational intervention were collected using an online survey. Validated measures included the Satter Eating Competence Inventory (ecSI 2.0TM), in-home fruit/vegetable (FV) availability, healthful eating behavior modeling, and FV self-efficacy/outcome expectancies (SE/OE). Data were analyzed with general linear …

Gender And Hypertantion (Data Analysis Of The Indonesia Basic Health Research 2007), Krisnawati Bantas, Dwi Gayatri

Jurnal Epidemiologi Kesehatan Indonesia

The objective of this study was to examine whether there was a gender difference in the occurrence of hypertension in Indonesian people, after controlling for individual and environment factors. Data were ob tained from the Indonesia Basic Health Research 2007 and a cross sectional design was used. Samples consisted of 13.262 men and women age 15 years or more. A multilevel logistic regression was used to ana lyze the data. There was a statistically significant association between gender and hypertension. Women were less likely to have hypertension than men (OR 0.86 P value < 0.0033). There was an interaction between variable of gender and variable of age. It suggested that the probability of having hypertension in women and men was varied by the strata of age. In the strata of age more than 60 years, women were more likely to have hypertension than men (OR 1.25, P value 0.0065); in strata of age 30-59 years, there was no difference of having hypertension between women and men (P value > 0.05); in strata of age <30 years, women were less likely to have hypertension than men (OR 0.67 Pvalue 0.0000). Among women, there was an increased of having hypertension with age. Age of e” 60 years was the highest risk of having hypertension. Among men, there was an increased of having hypertension with age, but at in the age of e” 60 years the increased risk of having hypertension was not as high as in women.

Determinan Sosial Ekonomi Konsumsi Minuman Berpemanis Di Indonesia: Analisis Data Susenas 2017, Widi Astutty Casimira Daeli, Atik Nurwahyuni

Jurnal Ekonomi Kesehatan Indonesia

Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) are added liquids with various of sugar. Consumption of SSBs contributes to Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) such as weight gain, increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases. NCDs can be prevent ed as early as possible by reducing the consumption of calories in sugar. WHO recommends adults and children to reduce sugar intake to less than 10% of total energy intake and continue to less than 5% of total energy intake. This study aims to determine the socio-eco nomic factors consumption of SSBs. We employed secondary data from the 2017 National Socio-Economic Survey (Susenas) …

Characterizing The High Breast Cancer Incidence In Bacolod City, Philippines, Jose Santos R. Carandang Iv, Elmer Jose P. Dadios, Ma. Luisa D. Enriquez, Dennis S. Erasga, Eric Camilo R. Punzalan, Balintawak P. Sison-Gareza, Romeo G. Teruel, Michael B. Ples, Frumencio F. Co., Maria Ellenita G. De Castro, Julien L. Carandang

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

This paper characterizes the high incidence of breast cancer in Bacolod City, Philippines. The methods of research involved (1) an epidemiological study; (2) a determination study on the environmental factors that cause breast cancer; and (3) a breast cancer behavioral study. A statistical analysis of the personal demography profile found significant indicators of the presence or absence of breast cancer in the areas of breastfeeding duration (p = 0.0029), age when they experienced first sexual intercourse (p = 0.0449), cancer cases in the family (p < 0.0001), incidence of smoking (p = 0.0322), and occupation (p < 0.0001). From an environmental perspective, data obtained from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 6 showed nothing of suspect. The sociological dimension found a correlation between stress and the presence or vulnerability of patients and their families to breast cancer incidences. The study likewise found that the women in the study incorporated a range of attitude and behavior that directly and indirectly aim to manage the strains of home and office works revolving around the confluence of (i) faith, (ii) their family, and (iii) and anticipated future. The study promotes the creation of breast cancer support groups as they present a positive and viable mechanism within the community to create social awareness about breast cancer and foster genuine social support networks for its members and their families as well as promote initiatives for low-income members to obtain medicines, referrals, and information. Investing in counseling for the survivors and their families leads to stress management and increased awareness about self-examination, increasing the probability of early detection. Overall, this study can serve as an important document that could be used by government agencies in drawing up screening as well as treatment and management programs for breast cancer in the Philippines.

Effect Of Plant Spacing On Yield And Some Quality Characteristics Of Three Chickpea (Cicer Arietinum L.) Varieties, Sumaya Ahmed Abdullah, Bilal Bilal, Raad Hussein Salih

Polytechnic Journal

A field study was conducted at Grdarasha Research Station of the College of Agriculture/Salahaddin University, Erbil, during growing winter season of 2017, to study the effect of plant spacing on some yield and quality of chickpea varieties. The factorial experiment was applied in "Randomized Complete Block Design" (RCBD), in three replicates, by using four plant spacing (6, 9, 12 and 15 cm), and three varieties of chickpea (Rafedain, Gab and TH85) were implemented. The 15 cm plant spacing produced the highest number of primary branches per plant (4.34), number of pods per plant (15.44), seed yield (1124.33 kg/ha), protein percentage …

Business Strategies For Sustainability-Motivated Innovation: A Conceptual Framework, Bernard Arogyaswamy

Journal of Management for Global Sustainability

Innovation has been and continues to be a key factor in the competitive advantage of business firms and economic growth of nations. However, while the creation of new offerings that are appealing to customers is central to corporate success, substantial negative outcomes may accompany or follow the unbridled pursuit of innovation. This paper investigates, among others, environmental damage and the diminution of social and political stability as problems arising from innovation and introduces a framework that may be used to enhance environmental and social sustainability through innovation. For the purposes of this study, innovation is viewed according to three types: …

Implications Of Physical Activity Breaks In The Classroom, Micah Kuchta

Graduate Teacher Education

With the increased focus of education being on teaching to the standardized tests, students have decreased opportunities for reaching their physical activity needs within the daily rigors of the school day. As a result of more classroom instruction time, off-task behaviors and obesity levels are on the rise while teachers are struggling to find teaching strategies that keep students engaged in the classroom. The purpose of this literature review was to analyze the implications that classroom physical activity breaks can have on on-task behaviors, increase physical activity within the normal school day, and improve student academic achievement. On-task behaviors were …

A Research On Biologically Active Compounds From Black Sea Grass Crab Palaemon Adspersus, L.V. Bal-Prylypko, S.O. Lebskiy, T.K. Lebskaya, A.A. Menchinskaya

Chemical Technology, Control and Management

An investigation has been conducted to study the possibility of isolation in a single technological cycle and purification of a complex of collagenolytic enzymes, and the lipids from hepatopancreas of the Black Sea grass crabs. It was found that the activity of collagenolytic enzymes corresponds to this indicator of enzymes isolated from other crustaceans. Hepatopancreas lipids are characterized by high biological efficiency due to the high content of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Their total content is as 3 times as the recommended amount for a healthy diet. A high content of eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic fatty acids has been established.

Tracing Nutrient Sources To Lipid Production In Insects Using Stable Isotope (Δ13c, Δ2h) Tracers: Implications For Nutritional Physiology Of Migratory Species., Libesha Anparasan, Keith A. Hobson

Western Research Forum

Using stable isotope measurements of insect tissues to determine origin and migratory patterns is well established. However, isotopically determining nutritional origins of lipids, the primary fuel of migration, has not been as thoroughly researched. We explored isotopic links between diet and stored lipids in laboratory raised True armyworm moths (Mythimna unipuncta) using δ¹³C and δ²H measurements. Pupae were randomly separated into four groups (n=20) and fed isotopically distinct nectar, each consisting of a combination of high δ¹³C (C4 sugar), or low δ¹³C (C3 sugar) carbohydrate, with high δ²H (deuterium spiked), …

How Does Living In Poverty Affect Infant And Toddlers' Development?, Megan Aalgaard

Graduate Teacher Education

Research findings showed that significant development takes place during the infant and toddler years of children’s lives, however, children who lived in poverty were often faced with many challenges and life adversities that affected development (Brewer, 2007). Children’s language development, physical health, cognitive development, and social-emotional skills were often negatively impacted when children grew up and lived in poverty (Brito, 2017). Also, distress among parents from the exposure to poverty negatively affected the quality of parent and child interactions (Evans & Kim, 2013). This paper synthesized various available research on poverty’s negative effects on children’s development, as well as discussed …

Validation Of A Dietary Questionnaire To Screen Omega-3 Fatty Acids Levels In Healthy Adults, Wan Shen, Anne M. Weaver, Claudia Salazar, James M. Samet, David Diaz-Sanchez, Haiyan Tong

Public and Allied Health Faculty Publications

To facilitate a clinical observational study to identify healthy volunteers with low (defined as ≤4%) and high (defined as ≥5.5%) omega-3 indices, a dietary questionnaire to rapidly assess habitual dietary intake of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) was developed. This study aimed to determine the validity of this newly developed dietary questionnaire. One hundred and eight volunteers were included and were assessed for habitual dietary intake of EPA and DHA using the questionnaire. The United States Department of Agriculture food products database and nutrition fact label was referenced for calculation. Blood samples were collected for the analysis of …

Antagonistic Activity Of Metarhizium Anisopliae (Metschnikoff) Against Phytopathogenic Fusarium Oxysporum F. Sp. Cubense (Schlecht.) As A Biological Control, Jay Picardal

CNU Journal of Higher Education

The search for the most effective, organic, biological control against fungal-related diseases of economically-important crops such as in banana is still being encouraged in the Philippines. This study compared the antagonistic activity of beneficial endophytic fungi, T. viride and entomopathogenic fungi, M. anisopliae against F. oxysporum (causative agent of Banana Wilt disease) using dual culture method for 10 days incubation period. The study employed Complete Randomized Design (T1= T. viride vs. F. oxysporum; T2= M. anisopliae vs. F. oxysporum; and control plate = F. oxysporum alone) in five replications. Radial growth and percent inhibition of radial growth (PIRG), as well …

Prevalence And Correlates Of Diagnosed And Undiagnosed Hypertension In The Indigenous Kuna Population Of Panamá, Daniel R. Hanna, Rebekah J. Walker, Brittany L. Smalls, Jennifer A. Campbell, Aprill Z. Dawson, Leonard E. Egede

Center for Health Services Research Faculty Publications

Background: To determine the prevalence of hypertension and investigate sociodemographic correlates in an indigenous Kuna community living on the San Blas islands of Panama.

Methods: Data was collected from adults using a paper-based survey using a cross sectional study design. Blood pressure was measured, and hypertension defined at two cut-points: 130/80 mmHg and 140/90 mmHg. Individuals with undiagnosed hypertension had a blood pressure measurement that indicated hypertension, however, the individual had not been told by a doctor they had hypertension. Whereas individuals with diagnosed hypertension had been told by a healthcare provider that they had hypertension. Univariate tests compared diagnosed …

Factors Related With Complication Following Gastrectomy: Retrospective Analysis Based On The Clavien–Dindo Classification System, Agi Satria Putranto, Fransisca Janne Siahaya

The New Ropanasuri Journal of Surgery

Introduction. Surgical resection is the only curative treatment option in the management of gastric cancer. A study carried out and aimed to retrospectively analyze all complications following gastrectomy in accordance with severity of Clavien–Dindo classification, in addition to identify the related factors to postoperative complications. Method. The cross-sectional study enrolling a total of 35 patients with complete medical records who underwent gastrectomy in Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital Jakarta between January 2007 and December 2017. The complications and related factors were evaluated. Statistical analysis was employed to find out the correlation. Results. Of the 35 patients underwent gastrectomy at Cipto Mangunkusumo …

Gallstone Ileus In Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, Jakarta: A Case Series, Toar Jm Lalisang, Georgina P. Hehuwat, Arnetta Nl Lalisang, Irfan K. Pratama, Yarman Mazni

The New Ropanasuri Journal of Surgery

Introduction. Gallstone ileus is an uncommon mechanical bowel obstruction caused by a gallstone in the gastrointestinal tract which enters due to bile-enteric fistulae. This study aims to describe gallstone ileus and its management. Method. Data were retrospectively collected from medical records. Clinical manifestations, laboratory data, supporting radiographic examinations, treatment, postoperative care, and outcomes were collected. Results. We report two gallstone ileus cases at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, Jakarta which admitted in the last 20 years. The first case was a woman 33 years in 2002 and the second was man 45 years in 2017. Ileus was the main clinical symptoms. …