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Bjc Today Jun 2019

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Epidemiologic Evaluation Of Nhanes For Environmental Factors And Periodontal Disease., P Emecen-Huja, H-F Li, J L Ebersole, J Lambert, H Bush Jun 2019

Epidemiologic Evaluation Of Nhanes For Environmental Factors And Periodontal Disease., P Emecen-Huja, H-F Li, J L Ebersole, J Lambert, H Bush

Articles, Abstracts, and Reports

Periodontitis is a chronic inflammation that destroys periodontal tissues caused by the accumulation of bacterial biofilms that can be affected by environmental factors. This report describes an association study to evaluate the relationship of environmental factors to the expression of periodontitis using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Study (NHANES) from 1999-2004. A wide range of environmental variables (156) were assessed in patients categorized for periodontitis (n = 8884). Multiple statistical approaches were used to explore this dataset and identify environmental variable patterns that enhanced or lowered the prevalence of periodontitis. Our findings indicate an array of environmental variables were …

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Plastome Phylogenomics And Characterization Of Rare Genomic Changes As Taxonomic Markers In Plastome Groups 1 And 2 Poeae (Pooideae; Poaceae), Lauren M. Orton, Sean V. Burke, Melvin R. Duvall Jun 2019

Plastome Phylogenomics And Characterization Of Rare Genomic Changes As Taxonomic Markers In Plastome Groups 1 And 2 Poeae (Pooideae; Poaceae), Lauren M. Orton, Sean V. Burke, Melvin R. Duvall

Faculty Articles, Papers, and Other Scholarship

A phylogenomic analysis of 42 complete plastid genomes (plastomes), including 16 that were newly sequenced, was conducted. Plastomes were sampled from 19 subtribes of Pooideae, to investigate relationships within and between Chloroplast Group 1 (Aveneae) and Group 2 (Poeae) species. Two data partitions: complete plastomes, and a combined plastome and rare genomic change (RGC) data matrix, were analyzed. Overall, 156 non-ambiguous RGC were identified, of which homology was inferred for 38 RGC. Among the 38 RGC identified, six were synapomorphic among the Group 1 subtribes: Aveninae, Agrostidinae, and Anthoxanthinae, (Phalaridinae + Torreyochloinae), and 27 were synapomorphic among the Group 2 …

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Neuro-Correlates Of Word Processing Among Four-And-Five-Year-Old Children From Homes Varying In Socio-Economic Status, Wendy Olsen Jun 2019

Neuro-Correlates Of Word Processing Among Four-And-Five-Year-Old Children From Homes Varying In Socio-Economic Status, Wendy Olsen

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

A large body of research relates families’ socioeconomic status (SES) to child language development (Hoff & Tian, 2005). Results from these studies indicate preschoolers from low SES backgrounds may have underdeveloped linguistic foundations required for future academic success (Sirin, 2005; Lacouri & Tissington, 2011). These differences have been said to create a 30 million word-gap between the language experiences of low and middle to high SES children by the age of 3 years. Thus, children who come from lower SES backgrounds often lack the vocabulary knowledge used in school and in textbooks (Hart & Risley, 1995). One index of SES …

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An Interdisciplinary Weight Loss Program Improves Body Composition And Metabolic Profile In Adolescents With Obesity: Associations With The Dietary Inflammatory Index, Yasmin Alaby Martins Ferreira, Ana Claudia Pelissari Kravchychyn, Sofia De Castro Ferreira Vicente, Raquel Munhoz Da Silveira Campos, Lian Tock, Lila Missae Oyama, Valter Tadeu Boldarine, Deborah Cristina Landi Masquio, David Thivel, Nitin Shivappa, James R. Hébert, Ana R. Dâmaso Jun 2019

An Interdisciplinary Weight Loss Program Improves Body Composition And Metabolic Profile In Adolescents With Obesity: Associations With The Dietary Inflammatory Index, Yasmin Alaby Martins Ferreira, Ana Claudia Pelissari Kravchychyn, Sofia De Castro Ferreira Vicente, Raquel Munhoz Da Silveira Campos, Lian Tock, Lila Missae Oyama, Valter Tadeu Boldarine, Deborah Cristina Landi Masquio, David Thivel, Nitin Shivappa, James R. Hébert, Ana R. Dâmaso

Faculty Publications

Background and Aims: The prevalence of overweight and obesity consitutes a global epidemic and it is growing around the world. Food and nutrition are essential requirements for promoting health and protecting against non-communicable chronic diseases, such as obesity and cardiovascular disease. Specific dietary components may modulate inflammation and oxidative stress in obese individuals. The Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII®) was developed to characterize the anti- and pro-inflammatory effects of individuals' diet. Few studies have investigated the role of diet-associated inflammation in adolescents with obesity. The present study aims to investigate the effects of an interdisciplinary weight loss therapy on DII scores …

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The Effect Of Self-Regulation On Breastfeeding Duration In Primiparous Mothers, Deborah L. Pollard Jun 2019

The Effect Of Self-Regulation On Breastfeeding Duration In Primiparous Mothers, Deborah L. Pollard

Dissertations

Eighty-six primiparous breastfeeding mothers were recruited from a community hospital in the northern panhandle of West Virginia. A randomized, controlled, two-group experimental design was used to examine the association between the self-regulation intervention, encompassing self-monitoring and reinforcement, and breastfeeding duration over 6 months.

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The Slow Displacement Of Smallholder Farming Families: Land, Hunger, And Labor Migration In Nicaragua And Guatemala, Lindsey Carte, Birgit Schmook, Claudia Radel, Richard Johnson Jun 2019

The Slow Displacement Of Smallholder Farming Families: Land, Hunger, And Labor Migration In Nicaragua And Guatemala, Lindsey Carte, Birgit Schmook, Claudia Radel, Richard Johnson

Environment and Society Faculty Publications

Smallholders worldwide continue to experience processes of displacement from their lands under neoliberal political-economic governance. This displacement is often experienced as “slow”, driven by decades of agricultural policies and land governance regimes that favor input-intensive agricultural and natural resource extraction and export projects at the expense of traditional agrarian practices, markets, and producers. Smallholders struggle to remain viable in the face of these forces, yet they often experience hunger. To persist on the land, often on small parcels, families supplement and finance farm production with family members engaging in labor migration, a form of displacement. Outcomes, however, are uneven and …

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Association Of Coronary Artery Calcium With Long-Term, Cause-Specific Mortality Among Young Adults, Khurram Nasir Jun 2019

Association Of Coronary Artery Calcium With Long-Term, Cause-Specific Mortality Among Young Adults, Khurram Nasir

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Ecological Effects Of Fear: How Spatiotemporal Heterogeneity In Predation Risk Influences Mule Deer Access To Forage In A Sky‐Island System, Christopher Lowrey, Kathleen M. Longshore, David M. Choate, Jyoteshwar R. Nagol, Joseph Sexton, Daniel Thompson Jun 2019

Ecological Effects Of Fear: How Spatiotemporal Heterogeneity In Predation Risk Influences Mule Deer Access To Forage In A Sky‐Island System, Christopher Lowrey, Kathleen M. Longshore, David M. Choate, Jyoteshwar R. Nagol, Joseph Sexton, Daniel Thompson

Life Sciences Faculty Research

Forage availability and predation risk interact to affect habitat use of ungulates across many biomes. Within sky‐island habitats of the Mojave Desert, increased availability of diverse forage and cover may provide ungulates with unique opportunities to extend nutrient uptake and/or to mitigate predation risk. We addressed whether habitat use and foraging patterns of female mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) responded to normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), NDVI rate of change (green‐up), or the occurrence of cougars (Puma concolor). Female mule deer used available green‐up primarily in spring, although growing vegetation was available during other seasons. Mule deer and cougar shared similar …

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Effect Of D-Mannose On Gene Expression Of Neuraminidase Produced From Different Clinical Isolates Of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, Zina Hashem Shehab, Bahaa Abdullah Laftaahal-Rubaii Jun 2019

Effect Of D-Mannose On Gene Expression Of Neuraminidase Produced From Different Clinical Isolates Of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, Zina Hashem Shehab, Bahaa Abdullah Laftaahal-Rubaii

Baghdad Science Journal

The present work aimed to investigate the neuraminidase (nan1) gene expression in 32 different clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to explore the role of the enzyme in different types of infection and might give a better understanding of host cell-pathogens interaction. In addition, the effect of monosaccharide D-mannose on neuraminidase gene expression in eight isolates was studied by utilizing a reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). The results demonstrated that the highest expression of nan1 gene was in otitis samples (208,913.81) which were significantly higher than that from other infections (P < 0.01). While, the concentrations of gene copies obtained from urine, sputum and burns samples were 93,535.34, 92,254.64 and 74,029.63respectively. While the least expression in wound samples (32,017.06). This suggests that neuraminidase in ear samples might be more virulent and invasive followed by that from urine, sputum, burns and wounds samples. The considerable interest of addition D-mannose significantly reduced the rate of neuraminidase activity reached fivefold in some isolates. This indicates that D-mannose down regulates nan1 gene expression. Hence, this sugar could be used in the development of potential new antibacterial agents where it acts as a competitive neuraminidase inhibitors.

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Comparative Histological Study Of The Stomach In Two Species Of Iraqi Vertebrates (Magpie Pica Pica L. And Small Asian Mongoose Herpestes Javanicus E.), Gazwa D. Al –Nakeeb, Shaimaa A. Abid, Lamyaa A. Fadhil, Ruwaida A. Abdul Hussein Jun 2019

Comparative Histological Study Of The Stomach In Two Species Of Iraqi Vertebrates (Magpie Pica Pica L. And Small Asian Mongoose Herpestes Javanicus E.), Gazwa D. Al –Nakeeb, Shaimaa A. Abid, Lamyaa A. Fadhil, Ruwaida A. Abdul Hussein

Baghdad Science Journal

A histological study showed the wall of the stomach in Pica pica and Herpestes javanicus consists of four layers: mucosa, submucosa, muscularis externa and serosa. Also, the present study showed many differences in the histological structures of the stomach for each in both types. The stomach of P. pica consists of two portions: the proventiculus and gizzard, while the stomach of H. javanicus consists of three portions: cardiac, fundic and pyloric regions. The mucosa layer formed short gastric folds, named plicae. In the proventiculus of P. pica, sulcus is found between each two plicae, but the folds called gastric pits …

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Coolsculpting Or Cryolipolysis, A Guide For Primary Care Providers, Miryam Harper, Jane Lassetter Jun 2019

Coolsculpting Or Cryolipolysis, A Guide For Primary Care Providers, Miryam Harper, Jane Lassetter

Student Works

A desire for the ideal body image has influenced development of a non-surgical body shaping procedure known as CoolSculpting, or cryolipolysis. The purpose of this clinical feature is to inform nurse practitioners regarding the risks and benefits of cryolipolysis so they can educate their patients. Cryolipolysis is a safe, effective method of reducing small areas of unwanted fat. Side effects are minimal and include pain, redness, bruising, and swelling. Results are seen within twelve weeks, but long-term effects are unknown. There are contraindications, and it is relatively expensive; however, it may be a safer option than invasive surgery.

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Effect Of Aqueous Extract Cyperus Rotundus Tubers As Antioxidant On Liver And Kidney Functions In Albino Males Rats Exposed To Cadmium Chloride Toxic, Adnan Mohammed Ahmeed Aldulaimi, Feryal Farooq Husain Jun 2019

Effect Of Aqueous Extract Cyperus Rotundus Tubers As Antioxidant On Liver And Kidney Functions In Albino Males Rats Exposed To Cadmium Chloride Toxic, Adnan Mohammed Ahmeed Aldulaimi, Feryal Farooq Husain

Baghdad Science Journal

The experiment was conducted in two stages: first stage: determination of the most effective dose of Cyperus rotundus tubers aquatic extract in male rats for 5 days, which was concentrated as (200 mg/kg body weight). The second stage was designed to observe and test the protective effects of C. rotundus tubers aquatic extract in the liver and kidney functions of male rats exposed to cadmium chloride poisoning (5 mg/kg bw) for 30 days. The animals were divided into (4) groups within each group (5) animals weighted (200-220g). The results of oral dose of cadmium chloride showed a significant increase of …

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Histological Changes In The Lung And Liver Of Mice Treated With Brake Pad Particles, Hajer Qais Ghaidan, Nada Abdulrahman F. Al-Easawi Jun 2019

Histological Changes In The Lung And Liver Of Mice Treated With Brake Pad Particles, Hajer Qais Ghaidan, Nada Abdulrahman F. Al-Easawi

Baghdad Science Journal

In the present study, the effects of brake pad particles of lung and liver histological sections were evaluated for (60) adult male mice. The animals were divided into three groups ( A,B,C) according to the periods of exposure (4, 8, and 12) weeks respectively exposed to brake pad particles in addition to the control groups (F) exposed to fresh air only. A special inhalation chamber designed locally has been used to expose the animals. The exposure to brake pad particles was (2.228) µg/m³ for 30 min/day, 5 days/week for (4,8and12) weeks respectively. The examination in group (A) of the histological …

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Reexamining The Impact Of Medicaid Expansion In A Post-Affordable Care Act Environment From A Critical Race Perspective, Ty Price Dooley Jun 2019

Reexamining The Impact Of Medicaid Expansion In A Post-Affordable Care Act Environment From A Critical Race Perspective, Ty Price Dooley

Journal of Public Management & Social Policy

The passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010 drastically transformed the health care system in the United States. This paper examines the factors influencing state decisions relative to Medicaid expansion in a post-ACA environment through the lens of Critical Race Theory. This study incorporates economic, geographic and health variables into a model of post-ACA-Medicaid decision-making by using logistic regression to examine State Medicaid expansion from 2010 to 2014. The size of the minority population in state, tobacco use and southern distinctiveness are significant predictors of decision making relative to Medicaid expansion. Findings support that racialized …

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Municipal Diverging From “Bureaucracy:” A Case Study Of Organizational Image In Housing Services, Shawn T. Flanigan Ph.D. Jun 2019

Municipal Diverging From “Bureaucracy:” A Case Study Of Organizational Image In Housing Services, Shawn T. Flanigan Ph.D.

Journal of Public Management & Social Policy

This article presents a case study of efforts of a workforce development unit within a local public housing authority to recraft its image as separate from the larger housing authority, in order to better attract participants to its optional supportive services. Using qualitative interview data with Section 8 voucher recipients and public housing authority staff, and descriptive quantitative data from a larger dataset, and drawing on theories of street-level bureaucracies and agency-client interactions, the case study finds that service recipients perceive the housing authority as a largely compliance-oriented organization that is overly bureaucratic, excessively regulating of private spheres of family …

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Wofford Today Summer 2019, Wofford College. Office Of Marketing And Communications Jun 2019

Wofford Today Summer 2019, Wofford College. Office Of Marketing And Communications

Wofford Today

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A Nutrition Guide For Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo Student Athletes, Dominic Frasch Jun 2019

A Nutrition Guide For Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo Student Athletes, Dominic Frasch

Agricultural Education and Communication

The purpose of this project was to develop a nutritional guide for student athletes at California Polytechnic State University that will increase their awareness of proper nutrition before, during, and after exercise so they can maximize their athletic performance.

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Newborn Medicine Poster - 2019, Laura Madore Md, Karen Ricci Mph, Jeffrey Shenberger Md Jun 2019

Newborn Medicine Poster - 2019, Laura Madore Md, Karen Ricci Mph, Jeffrey Shenberger Md

Research and Education Posters

Newborn Medicine Poster - 2019

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Pharmacy Posters - 2019, Adam Pesaturo Jun 2019

Pharmacy Posters - 2019, Adam Pesaturo

Research and Education Posters

Pharmacy Posters - 2019

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Group Videoconferencing To Reduce Fear Of Falling, A Randomized Non-Inferiority Trial, Alan Vlieg Jun 2019

Group Videoconferencing To Reduce Fear Of Falling, A Randomized Non-Inferiority Trial, Alan Vlieg

Yale School of Medicine Physician Associate Program Theses

A fear of falling has a significant impact on the life of an elderly person. Over half of people over the age of sixty-five admit to a fear of falling, which is an independent risk factor for falling and several other poor health outcomes. Interventions have been successful in reducing fear of falling among participants, however there are significant barriers to participation among an older population. Delivering the intervention at home would reduce several barriers. Teleconferencing has been an effective tool among an elderly population and delivery of an established intervention through videoconferencing has been shown to be comparable to …

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Dairy Digest 2019 : Cheers To Farmers, South Dakota State University Dairy Club Jun 2019

Dairy Digest 2019 : Cheers To Farmers, South Dakota State University Dairy Club

Dairy Digest

This is the 2019 Dairy Digest published annually by the South Dakota State University Dairy Club. The Digest contains information and news about the activities and members of the SDSU Dairy Club for the academic year 2018 - 2019.

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Expanding World Views And Supporting Intercultural Competence: A Model For Understanding, Assessment And Growth For Teacher Educators, Shauna M. Adams, Rochonda L. Nenonene, Pamela Cross Young, Novea A. Mcintosh Jun 2019

Expanding World Views And Supporting Intercultural Competence: A Model For Understanding, Assessment And Growth For Teacher Educators, Shauna M. Adams, Rochonda L. Nenonene, Pamela Cross Young, Novea A. Mcintosh

Teacher Education Faculty Publications

Intentional efforts for teacher education candidates to expand their worldview throughout their program of study can lead to growth in their intercultural development as measured by the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) (Hammer & Bennett, 1998). This study examines the impact of utilizing the Inter-Cultural Action Plan (ICAP), a results-guided self-designed action plan, on the developmental orientation (Bennett, 2011) of the candidate’s intercultural development as measured by the IDI. Significant impact on a candidate’s developmental orientation is identified when candidates take ownership of their experiences in the form of an action plan that includes coursework and out of class opportunities.

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Raj Soin College Of Business Newsletter - June 2019, Raj Soin College Of Business Jun 2019

Raj Soin College Of Business Newsletter - June 2019, Raj Soin College Of Business

Raj Soin College of Business Newsletter

A thirteen page newsletter created by the Raj Soin College of Business at Wright State University documenting current affairs of the college.

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Effects Of Supplementation Of A Pre-Workout On Power Maintenance In Lower Body And Upper Body Tasks In Women, Michael Timothy Lane, Mark Travis Byrd, Zachary Bell, Tyler Hurley Jun 2019

Effects Of Supplementation Of A Pre-Workout On Power Maintenance In Lower Body And Upper Body Tasks In Women, Michael Timothy Lane, Mark Travis Byrd, Zachary Bell, Tyler Hurley

Faculty and Student Publications

© 2019 by the authors. Currently there is a lack of research into how women respond to pre-workout supplementation. The effects of supplements on exercise performance in women, specifically to power, must be performed. This study investigated the effects of supplementation on power production and maintenance during a high-intensity cycle ergometry sprint performance, vertical jump performance, and bench press performance in women. It also investigated the effects of supplementation on power production and the maintenance of upper and lower body tasks in women. A total of 23 females (22.9 ± 3.6 years, 175.6 ± 6.5 cm, 86.9 ± 15.1 kg, …

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Comparing The Efficiency Of Nursery And Direct Transplanting Methods For Restoring Endangered Corals, Graham E. Forrester, Maggie Chan, Dennis Conetta, Russell Dauksis, Katie Nickles, Alicia Siravo Jun 2019

Comparing The Efficiency Of Nursery And Direct Transplanting Methods For Restoring Endangered Corals, Graham E. Forrester, Maggie Chan, Dennis Conetta, Russell Dauksis, Katie Nickles, Alicia Siravo

Natural Resources Science Faculty Publications

Restoration of plants, corals, and other sessile species often involves transplanting individuals to sites chosen for rehabilitation. Transplanted individuals are sometimes harvested directly from wild populations (direct transplanting), and sometimes propagated or cultured in a “nursery” before being transplanted (nursery outplanting). The ecological effectiveness and cost-efficiency of these methods have rarely been compared, so we performed an experiment to address this. Coral fragments, Acropora cervicornis (n = 780), were collected and assigned to one of three treatments: 1) directly transplanted to a restoration site and placed loose on the reef; 2) directly transplanted and manually attached to the reef; 3) …

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Frost Identification Guide For Canola And Pulses, Ben Biddulph, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia Jun 2019

Frost Identification Guide For Canola And Pulses, Ben Biddulph, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia

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Frost damage reduces crop yield and grain quality. Early identification of symptoms allows timely crop salvage decisions to be made.

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Implications Of Blood Glucose Management With Heart Failure Patients With Type 2 Diabetes In An Acute Care Setting, Jamie Mulick, Mark Romond Jun 2019

Implications Of Blood Glucose Management With Heart Failure Patients With Type 2 Diabetes In An Acute Care Setting, Jamie Mulick, Mark Romond

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The Association Of Handgrip Strength And Mortality: What Does It Tell Us And What Can We Do With It?, Samuel L. Buckner, Scott J. Dankel, Zachary W. Bell, Takashi Abe, Jeremy P. Loenneke Jun 2019

The Association Of Handgrip Strength And Mortality: What Does It Tell Us And What Can We Do With It?, Samuel L. Buckner, Scott J. Dankel, Zachary W. Bell, Takashi Abe, Jeremy P. Loenneke

Faculty and Student Publications

© Copyright 2019, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers 2019. The relationship between grip strength and mortality is often used to underscore the importance of resistance exercise in physical activity guidelines. However, grip strength does not appear to appreciably change following traditional resistance training. Thus, grip strength could be considered reflective of strength independent of resistance exercise. If true, grip strength is not necessarily informing us of the importance of resistance exercise as an adult, but potentially highlighting inherent differences between individuals who are stronger at "baseline" compared to their weaker counterpart. The purpose of this article is to discuss: (1) …

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Comparison Of Macronutrient Loss From Human Milk Based Ontube Feeding Method In The Nicu Population: A Pilot Study, Cynthia Jackson, Melissa Stawarz,, Joanne Ransom, Jun 2019

Comparison Of Macronutrient Loss From Human Milk Based Ontube Feeding Method In The Nicu Population: A Pilot Study, Cynthia Jackson, Melissa Stawarz,, Joanne Ransom,

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