Digital Commons Network^™

The Dynamics Of The Prevalence Of Diabetes And The Study Of Dental Status In Children Of The Bukhara Region, F.R. Kamalova, Yо.K. Eronov, F.N. Turaeva, G.T. Eshonkulov

Central Asian Journal of Pediatrics

The frequency of diabetes mellitus, endocrine disorders, and thyroid disease in children were studied in the Bukhara endocrinological clinic in the children's department in the period of 2017-2019. The “Healthy Tooth” program was developed according to the following parameters: anamnesis of life, condition of the periodontium, condition of the oral mucosa, rate of caries spread, occlusion state, oral hygiene state and tongue condition.

Defining Young Adulthood, Elena Higley

DNP Qualifying Manuscripts

Young adulthood is a unique developmental period that occurs between the ages of 18 and 25 years, during which there are key developmental tasks that allow the young adult to participate in self-exploration and identity formation. Currently, among various organizations there are differing definitions and age range inclusions for young adulthood, which cause confusion during program development, healthcare service delivery, and research. Young adulthood should be categorized separately from adolescence and adulthood, because young adults have lower rates of healthcare utilization and worse health outcomes related to preventable causes of morbidity and mortality than the surrounding age groups. Young adults …

Vol.46 N.48 June 20th 2019, Voice Media Ventures

Black Voice News

No abstract provided.

Influence Of Environmental Stress And Anthropogenic Disturbance On The Energy Expenditure Of Wintering Northern Pintails (Anas Acuta), Dustin P. Taylor, Daniel A. Dvorett, John N. Vradenburg, Loren M. Smith

United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Publications

Winter conditions impose hardships on waterfowl, impacting how they apportion energy and time. Human disturbances may affect this energetic balance, influence lipid reserves, and potentially survival. Objectives of this study were to determine effects of environmental and anthropogenic factors on energetic expenditure (kcal/day) of Northern Pintails (Anas acuta) in behaviors commonly associated with a disturbance response (alert, locomotion, and flight) during winter 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in central New Mexico, USA. The refuge is a frequently visited ecotourism destination with over 170,000 visitors each winter. Thermoregulatory cost, time-of-winter, amount of natural and anthropogenic disturbances, …

Assay Of Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride) Utilizing Isocratic Reversed Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography, Ronald Bartzatt, Purnima Gajmer, Mai Han Cassandra Nguyen, Alexndra My-Hanh Tran

Chemistry Faculty Publications

Aims: To demonstrate an analysis for vitamin B6 from commercial aqueous nutritional drinks and solid tablets, utilizing isocratic conditions with high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and UV detection at 290 nm. Study Design: Vitamin B6 in the form of pyridoxine hydrochloride is assayed by HPLC from various samples. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Chemistry, Durham Science Center, University of Nebraska, Omaha Nebraska from May to August 2016. Methodology: Utilizing a reversed-phase C-18 column with eluent solvent (19% ethanol, 77% water, 4% acetic acid), the samples were prepared in sample solvent (19% ethanol, 81% distilled water). Detection of vitamin …

Potential Of Prebiotic Butyrogenic Fibers In Parkinson’S Disease, Thaisa M. Cantu-Jungles, Heather Rasmussen, Bruce R. Hamaker

Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences: Faculty Publications

Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra. Recent evidence supports the involvement of the gastrointestinal tract in PD pathogenesis, including alterations in microbiota and intestinal permeability. Apart from being the preferred energy source for colonic epithelial cells, butyrate is involved in anti-inflammatory, enteroendocrine and epigenetic mechanisms that influence colonic and systemic health, including brain function. A few studies using oral administration of sodium butyrate indicate beneficial effects in PD animal models; however, prebiotic fibers that generate butyrate locally in the gut may be more effective. The design and selection of …

Neighborhood-Level Predictors Of Obesity Among African American Children In California, Uche Onyeka

Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences

The increased prevalence of childhood obesity is a major public health concern nationally and globally. Childhood obesity is primarily caused by the imbalance between caloric intake and caloric expenditure; however, its increase over the past decades may be due to environmental and behavioral factors. The purpose of the current study was to examine if any relationships existed between childhood obesity, level of physical activity, and neighborhood-level risk factors. This study used the California Health Interview Survey 2009–2014 data sets for African American children aged 5–11 years (n = 1,049). The dependent variable was body mass index (BMI) while the …

Mycological Assessment Of Cooked Beef Products, Mohamed Elgazzar, Amr Abdo, Mayada El – Zeny

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

A total of 130 samples of ready-to- eat beef products comprised luncheon, fried sausage, fried burger, grilled kofta and fried liver (26 each) were randomly purchased embedded in their sandwiches ( with exception of luncheon’s samples ) from different supermarkets and restaurants having various sanitation levels at Mansoura city, Egypt –were analysed mycologically. Laboratory findings exhibited presence of moulds contaminants in 23 ( 88.5 %) beef luncheon, 19 ( 73.1 % ) every of fried beef sausage and fried beef burger, 18 (69.2 %) of grilled beef kofta plus 25 ( 96.2 % ) fried beef liver samples. Whereas, the …

Bioconversion Of Glycerol To Docosahexaenoic Acid By Thraustochytrium Wb-02 An Indigenous Indonesian Microalga Strain, Witono Basuki

Makara Journal of Science

Glycerol is a by-product of the biodiesel industry, and it can be processed to produce many useful derivatives. This study is aimed at examining the bioconversion of glycerol to docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) using local microalgae. Glycerol to docosahexaenoic acid converting microalgae were obtained from the mangrove area in the coastal sea of Lampung Province. The single colony was then generated by the scratching technique in its isolation and purification process. By using 18S rDNA, a potential strain namely WB-02, was identified as Thraustochytrium sp. Gas chromatog-raphy analysis was performed to identify its product conversion. As a result, Thraustochytrium WB-02 was …

Design And Development Of Smart List: A Mobile App For Creating And Managing Grocery Lists, Norliza Katuk, Tamilarasi Jayasangar, Yuhanis Yusof

Baghdad Science Journal

Research in consumer science has proven that grocery shopping is a complex and distressing process. Further, the task of generating the grocery lists for the grocery shopping is always undervalued as the effort and time took to create and manage the grocery lists are unseen and unrecognized. Even though grocery lists represent consumers’ purchase intention, research pertaining the grocery lists does not get much attention from researchers; therefore, limited studies about the topic are found in the literature. Hence, this study aims at bridging the gap by designing and developing a mobile app (application) for creating and managing grocery lists …

Characterization Of Cellulase Enzyme Produced By Two Selected Strains Of Streptomyces Macrosporeus Isolated From Soil In Indonesia, Yati Soeka, Nandang Suharna, Evi Triana, Titin Yulinery

Makara Journal of Science

This study was conducted to characterize the cellulase enzymes produced by Streptomyces macrosporeus BB 32 and S.microspores KRC 21. D, which were isolated from Tanjung Pendam, Belitung Island, and from Cibodas Botanical Gar-den, Indonesia, respectively. The optimal activity of the enzymes was analyzed using parameters such as incubationtime, pH, temperature, carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) concentration. The effect of the addition of some metal ions asactivators or inhibitors was also analyzed spectrophotometrically at λ 540 nm. Results demonstrated that the activity of the cellulase enzymes of S. macrosporeus BB 32 and S. macrosporeus KRC 21 D reached the optimum level after 2 and5 …

Sterol And Triterpene Profiles Of The Callus Culture Of Solanum Mammosum, Silvy Juliana, Suciati, Gunawan Indrayanto

Makara Journal of Science

This study aimed to compare the sterol and triterpene profiles of two types of Solanum mammosum callus cultures , i.e., compact globular structure (CGS) and normal fine (F) calluses. The CGS callus resulted from the differentiation of the F calus culture after many years of subculturing. The growth rate, microscopic characteristics, and morphologies of the two callus types were determined and compared. Sterols and triterpenes were identified through thin-layer chromatog-raphy, gas chromatography-flame ionization detection, and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry analyses. The growth rate of the CGS callus was lower than that of the F callus. Microscopic identification revealed that thick, lignincontaining …

Mechanical Properties And Microstructure Analysis Of Fa-Ggbs-Hmns Based Geopolymer Concrete, Long Yuan Li

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

No abstract provided.

A Possible Explanation For Non-Responders, Responders And Super-Responders To Biologics In Severe Asthma, Me Hyland, M Masoli, J Lanario, R Jones

School of Psychology

No abstract provided.

Social And Economic Factors Leading To Health Disparities In The Latino Population Living In The United States, Omar Espinoza

Grace Peterson Nursing Research Colloquium

Abstract

Background: Several studies suggest that the Latino population in the United States receive poorer access to health care compared to other ethnics group.

Objective: The purpose of this integrative literature review was to identify social and economic factors that lead to health disparities among Latinos in the United States and to provide research-based recommendations on addressing the factors that lead to health inequalities.

Methods: This integrative literature review utilized the Self-Care Theory by Orem (2016) as framework to organize and conceptualize the research information. The keywords “Latinos AND healthcare AND disparities” were used to search the literature between …

Meme-Ing Europe: Examining The Europeanization Of Humorous Discourse In An Online Meme Community, Manuel R. Enverga

European Studies Department Faculty Publications

This paper examines manifestations of Europeanization in online community whose purpose is to create and share memes on European issues. The group, referred to in this study as the European Meme Society, exhibits memes, which, at their simplest, refer to images, text, and videos that spread from person to person via the Internet, and are altered and repeated for a short period of time. Posts on the page include humorous stereotypes about European states, references to historical events, jokes about current events such as Brexit, and quips against Europe’s Others, such as the United States of America, Russia, and North …

Vitamin Deficiencies Among Resettled Refugees In Buffalo, Ny, Tyler B. Evans, Myron Glick Md

Journal of Refugee & Global Health

Background

Vitamin deficiency in the developing world is a considerable public health issue that is often overlooked. Refugees are some of the most vulnerable populations, since they rely almost exclusively on the nutrition provided by refugee camps. Buffalo, NY resettles the fourth largest number of refugees per capita among cities in the United States (US).

Objective

We examined the prevalence of vitamin A, B2, B12, and D deficiencies among refugees who had been recently resettled to Buffalo, NY and referred to our practice for assessment. Our exploratory objective was to examine potential differences in the prevalence of vitamin deficiencies among …

"We Didn't Know": An Examination Of Health And Nutrition Knowledge, Behaviors And Clinical Risk Factors To Guide A Pilot Health Education Intervention For Refugees From Burma, Elizabeth B. Smith, Lauren R. Sastre

Journal of Refugee & Global Health

No abstract provided.

Hospitality Management Program Embraces Digital Revolution, Katie Miles Blackmon

University of Mississippi News

New faculty member offers students insights, classes on tech transformations in service industry

Predicting The Future: Parental Progeny Investment In Response To Environmental Stress Cues, Leah Gulyas, Jennifer R. Powell

Biology Faculty Publications

Environmental stressors can severely limit the ability of an organism to reproduce as lifespan is decreased and resources are shifted away from reproduction to survival. Although this is often detrimental to the organism’s reproductive fitness, certain other reproductive stress responses may mitigate this effect by increasing the likelihood of progeny survival in the F1 and subsequent generations. Here we review three means by which these progeny may be conferred a competitive edge as a result of stress encountered in the parental generation: heritable epigenetic modifications to nucleotides and histones, simple maternal investments of cytosolic components, and the partially overlapping phenomenon …

Modification And Characterization Of Chloro-Sugar Derivatives As Anti-Bacterial Agents, Mansi Jani

Theses and Dissertations

Sucralose is an artificial sugar substitute which is most commonly used sweetener among other artificial sweeteners. It is derived from sucrose through a complex chemical process that selectively substitutes three atoms of chlorine for three hydroxyl groups on sucrose molecule, which have shown some inhibition of bacterial growth in gut. The goal of the project was to substitute halide in sucralose in a way that it sustains potential anti-bacterial activity along with sweetening effect, which can be then incorporated into mouthwash formulation. Sucralose is very stable molecule and it also has other physico-chemical advantages which are suitable for our anticipated …

Palliative Sedation And The Louisiana Natural Death Act, Frederick R. Parker Jr.

Louisiana Law Review

The article discusses such topics as palliative sedation, assisted suicide, and euthanasia, as well as their legal implications under the Louisiana Natural Death Act.

Iron Dysregulation Induced By Oxidative Stress Is Prevented By Curcumin In C2c12 Skeletal Muscle Cells, Jacob Anderson, Dr. Chad Hancock

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Recent studies indicate a correlation between iron dysregulation and insulin sensitivity, suggesting that iron dysregulation may play a role in the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus [1]. However, the connection between iron regulation and insulin sensitivity is not fully understood. Iron is normally tightly regulated, and most iron within cells is bound to prevent aberrant production of free radicals. Non-bound iron is highly reactive via Fenton Reaction chemistry to produce hydroxyl radicals, contributing to oxidative stress and possibly to the development of insulin resistance. Not only does mismanagement of iron contribute to oxidative stress, but evidence suggests that oxidative …

2019 School Of Culinary Arts & Food Technology - Summer Newsletter, James Peter Murphy

Other resources

The School of Culinary Arts and Food Technology, TU Dublin, Summer Newsletter captured the many events, research, awards, significant contributions and special civic and community activities which the students and staff members of the school have successfully completed up to the Summer period of 2019. The successful completion of these activities would not be possible without the active and on-going support of the 'INSPIRED' friends of Culinary Arts (school sponsors) and our school's industry association supporters.

Morphometric Signals Of Population Decline In Diademed Sifakas Occupying Degraded Rainforest Habitat In Madagascar, Mitchell Irwin, Karen E. Samonds, Jean-Luc Raharison, Randall Junge, Karine Mahefarisoa, Fidisoa Rasambainarivo, Laurie Godfrey, Kenneth Glander

Faculty Articles, Papers, and Other Scholarship

Anthropogenic habitat change can have varied impacts on primates, including both negative and positive outcomes. Even when behavioural shifts are seen, they may reflect decreased health, or simply behavioural flexibility; understanding this distinction is important for conservation efforts. This study examines habitat-related variation in adult and immature morphometrics among diademed sifakas (Propithecus diadema). We collected morphometric data from sifakas at Tsinjoarivo, Madagascar (19 years, 188 captures, 113 individuals). Captures spanned 12 groups, five within continuous forest (“CONT”), and seven in degraded fragments (“FRAG”) where sifakas have lower nutritional intakes. Few consistent differences were found between CONT and FRAG groups. However, …

Stat3 Genotypic Variant Rs744166 And Increased Tyrosine Phosphorylation Of Stat3 In Il-23 Responsive Innate Lymphoid Cells During Pathogenesis Of Crohn's Disease, Ying Tang, Sanda A. Tan, Atif Iqbal, Jian Li, Sarah C. Glover

Department of Neurology Faculty Papers

Crohn's disease (CD) results from dysregulated immune responses to gut microbiota in genetically susceptible individuals, affecting multiple areas of the gastrointestinal tract. Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are tissue-resident innate effector lymphocytes which play crucial roles in mucosal immune defense, tissue repair, and maintenance of homeostasis. The accumulation of IFN-γ-producing ILC1s and increased level of proinflammatory cytokines produced by ILCs has been observed in the inflamed terminal ileum of CD patients. To date, the precise mechanisms of ILC plasticity and gene regulatory pathways in ILCs remain unclear. Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) regulates gene expression in …

School Nursing Interventions To Prevent Childhood Obesity: Integrative Literature Review, Sara Blythe Hewitt

Grace Peterson Nursing Research Colloquium

SCHOOL NURSING INTERVENTIONS TO PREVENT CHILDHOOD OBESITY: Integrative Literature Review

Sara Hewitt

Faculty Sponsor: Elizabeth P. Anderson RN, PhD

Background: Childhood obesity is a serious public health crisis. Obese children are more likely to become obese adults, and are at a higher risk for developing heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer. To date, schools have been the primary target setting to implement obesity prevention programs. While there has been considerable research on these school-based obesity prevention programs, most overlook the school nurse as a potential resource. School nurses can lead BMI screening programs, nutrition and physical education lessons, …

Formula And Milk Food Insecurity Amongst Infants And Children In Wic Families, Kristen Hench

Grace Peterson Nursing Research Colloquium

No abstract provided.

Risk Factors For Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (Clabsi) In Home Parenteral Nutrition (Hpn) Patients, Megan Ong

Grace Peterson Nursing Research Colloquium

CLABSI, home parenteral nutrition

Chu Receives $430k Research Award From Nih, Ashton Cook

Browse All News

No abstract provided.