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Screening Unsaturated Fat Sources Included To Low And High Forage Diets With Different Fat Dietary Concentration Using An In Vitro Gas Production System, Saad M. Hussein, M. X. Toledo, S. Twyman, O. Thomas, J. Echesabal, Gustavo J. Lascano

Graduate Research and Discovery Symposium (GRADS)

Fat inclusion can increase energy density of diets fed to ruminants, but detrimental effects to nutrient digestion have been reported. There is evidence that not all fat sources have this negative response and this effect can vary depending on the forage concentration in the diet. The objective of this experiment was to determine the effects of including different types of unsaturated fats to high and low forage diets in vitro digestibility and fermentation. An experiment was conducted using an in vitro gas production (GP) system. Treatments included either low forage (LF; 35%) or high forage (HF; 70%) with 2 dietary …

Comparing Validity Of Body Composition Measuring Tools, Eric Jamison, Kira Ramsey, Kristin Russell

EXSI 432/532: Research Methods in Exercise Science: Research Proposal Posters

The purpose of this study was to test the validity of body composition measuring machines by finding the error in percent difference. It was hypothesized that the Bod Pod would provide more valid percent body fat estimates than the Omron 306 and the Omron HBF541C.

The Effects Of Exercise On Diabetes Mellitus Ii, Jarrett Thompson, Tyler Marinelli

EXSI 432/532: Research Methods in Exercise Science: Research Proposal Posters

No abstract provided.

Cardiopulmonary Measures For Submaximal Arm And Leg Ergometer Tests, Savannah Hollifield

EXSI 432/532: Research Methods in Exercise Science: Research Proposal Posters

Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine the differences in oxygen uptake between arm and leg ergometry, independent of gender and age. It was hypothesized that arm ergometry will display a higher oxygen uptake, heart rate, and RPE values than leg ergometry.

Nutritional Analysis Of Endurance Athlete, Alin Richard, Zach Lovelace, Taylor Ruppe

EXSI 432/532: Research Methods in Exercise Science: Research Proposal Posters

No abstract provided.

Hand Grip Strength As A Determinant For Upper Extremity Strength, Adonus Lee, Antwann Mccray, Tia Howell, Zach Lovelace

EXSI 432/532: Research Methods in Exercise Science: Research Proposal Posters

This study sought to determine the relationship between grip strength and upper extremity strength, and how the values differ between males and females. It was hypothesized that grip strength was a valid determinant of upper extremity strength, with females having higher relative strength due to having generally smaller body masses than males.

Online Learning As An Alternative Form Of Education For Individuals Impacted By Conflict, Wynter Oshiberu

MA TESOL Collection

Through a small case study, this paper investigates one on-line learning organization devoted to providing ESL education to persons affected by conflict. Through interviews with administrators and tutors, and through survey data collected from participants, the paper will explore how administrators and tutors:

1) determine suitability of material when deciding what to teach in this virtual classroom format

2) foster reflection skills in this format

3) assess language acquisition

4) measure the benefits of technology in one on one instruction

Paper Airplanes consists of about five hundred to eight hundred students and around 800 hundred tutors (Wimer, 2018). It is …

Does Family Size Negatively Affect Child Health Outcomes In The United States?, Ji Sue Song

Economics Honors Projects

This paper explores the relationship between family size and child health outcomes in the United States. More specifically, it attempts to determine if the number of siblings has a causal effect on child health. Becker’s Quantity-Quality tradeoff suggests that more children (quantity) results to unhealthier children (quality). The main estimation strategy is the use of instrumental variables, for family size and health outcomes can be jointly determined by parental characteristics unseen and unaccounted for. In addition, a sub-analysis on families below the poverty line is conducted to see the additional effect of another child under more constricted circumstances. Lastly, the …

Genetic Diversity In The Leucoagaricus Cultivar Fungus Of Trachymyrmex Septentrionalis Fungus-Growing Ants, Lee Deininger

MCB Articles

No abstract provided.

Information Outlook, March/April 2019, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2019

Volume 23, Issue 2

Human Gut Microbiome, Enrico José Aveiro Johannsen, Mandy Peak

Posters

The human gut microbiome has been an area of interest for researchers due to its established link with human metabolism, nutrition, physiology, and immune functions. The research presented further investigates the microbiome to better understand it. Stools from two healthy young African males and a French obese individual were analyzed using MALDI-TOF MS and the enrichment culture technique. For the identification of bacterial species metagenomics, genomics, and culturomics were used. The results showed a much broader biodiversity in the human gut than previously predicted, as well as better results when using culturomics for measuring biodiversity in large-scale isolation.

A Pre And Post Survey To Evaluate Patient Perception Of Group Diabetes Self-Management Education In Rural Health Clinics, Stormy Carter, Ashleigh Heter

Posters

Diabetes is a significant clinical issue in the primary care setting. Providers struggle to overcome barriers to facilitate therapeutic interventions for populations served. The specific aim of this study was to assess group diabetes self-management education from a patient perspective. Evaluation of diabetes knowledge and self-efficacy confidence was conducted in rural primary care clinics using pre and post surveys. This study utilized a one-group pretest-posttest design to patients receiving group diabetes self-management education in Southeast Kansas rural primary care clinics by a certified diabetes educator. The surveyed population included individuals ages 18-65 with prediabetes, type I, or type II diabetes …

Food Security @ Pitt State, Bre'onna Shockley, Marisela Resendiz, Hyejoon Park

Posters

A college student’s current socioeconomic status contributes to food insecurity. A student’s current living situa­tion may cause barriers to food access. When students do not have a sense of security of food and a student is hungry, he does not feel safe, and it is hard to help him synthesize class material. Meeting students’ basic needs is vital for them to fully concentrate on obtaining the information in a class in a way that they can apply it, learn, and take it forward eventually acquiring assimilation into society. We are conducting a qualitative study of PSU undergraduate students ages 18+. …

Virginia Journal Of Public Health Spring 2019 Full Issue

Virginia Journal of Public Health

No abstract provided.

Are Sexual Minorities At An Increased Risk For Cardiovascular Disease?, Blake Beck

Physician Assistant Capstones

Among noncommunicable diseases, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for 17.9 million deaths in 2016.1 In the United States the incidence of CVD deaths declined steadily from 1970 to 2014 but halted at 800,000 deaths a year in 2014 and since then has been trending upward.2 Due to an aging population and a dramatic rise in obesity over the past 25 years, the prevalence of CVD in the US is expected to increase by 10% between 2010 and 2030.3 Cardiovascular disease is a broad term that includes coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral vascular …

The Consequences Of Adverse Childhood Experiences On Health And Implications For The Future, Alison Dutton

Physician Assistant Capstones

One of the most significant aspects of healthcare that is interwoven among complaints and their management, no matter the specialty, is mental health. The full spectrum and severity of mental health conditions is important, but one area that every member of society can relate to is stress. The mere existence of being a human confounded with the everyday demands of society creates a recipe for people of all ages and backgrounds to feel stress and anxiety at some point in their lives. Stress can evolve from an individual’s family dynamic, demands of one’s profession, societal position, sexuality, among many other …

The Effect Of Meat Vs Non-Meat Diets On Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors, Including Hypertension, Diabetes, And Obesity, Alyssa Coleman

Physician Assistant Capstones

Hyperlipidemia, hypertension, diabetes, family history, gender, and obesity are all well-established cardiovascular disease risk factors. Advancements are being made to investigate the role of diet as a modifiable risk factor, and to determine if adults who consume meat compared to those who do not consume meat are at higher risk for hypertension, obesity, and diabetes, thus increasing their cardiovascular disease risk. Because animal protein is ubiquitous in the modern diet, it is imperative that determinations are made in regard to either its benefits or its contribution to the burden of chronic disease. The clinical application of this research is to …

Is Cesarean Birth A Risk Factor For Childhood Obesity?, John Hosley

Physician Assistant Capstones

Most would agree that obesity is among one of the greatest challenges that providers face in healthcare. Most often the focus is on diet and activity as the primary factors responsible for weight management. Is it possible that the type of birth method predisposes a child to a life of uphill battles in management of weight and comorbidities? Overweight and obese children likely develop into obese adults increasing the likelihood of developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease at a younger age.4 Is there global evidence that otherwise healthy babies, who have been born by c-section compared with those born naturally, are …

Is More Always Better? Efficacy Of Hctz, Low Versus High Dose Therapy In Dual Combination Treatment For Hypertension, Amanda Amy Diep

Physician Assistant Capstones

Currently, 1 in 5 U.S. adults are not aware that they have HTN; thus, a minimum of 20% of patients have BPs that are not at goal.7 With such a large number of patients untreated and uncontrolled, efforts have been made to improve patient attainment of these BP goals. Single-pill fixed-dose combination drugs were made available for this purpose. This option reduces medical costs for patients, increases medication compliance, and provides greater therapeutic results. Looking at trends for fixed-dose combination antihypertensive therapy, a commonly used formulation is a thiazide diuretic combined with an ARB.

Per the European Society of Hypertension-European …

The Effects Of Bariatric Surgery On Obese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes, Nwanneka Dike

Physician Assistant Capstones

Bariatric surgery including Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, and adjustable gastric band may play a role in glycemic control by improving insulin secretion and sensitivity, specifically through improvement in the main incretin hormones known as glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and gastric inhibitory peptide (GIP). These surgical interventions have been shown to provide effective long-term treatment for patients by providing durable weight loss, improving obesity-related comorbidities and fostering better health outcomes.

Achieving glycosylated hemoglobin levels below 7% can be very challenging in obese diabetic patients. Therefore, the effect of bariatric surgery compared to standard medical therapy alone in attaining this goal and …

Combined Oral Contraception And Ovarian Cancer Risk Prediction, Tara Grayson

Physician Assistant Capstones

This paper specifically examines whether women ages 25-50 who have taken oral contraceptives for at least 5 years are at a reduced risk for developing ovarian cancer over their lifetime compared to women ages 25-50 who have never used oral contraceptives. The answer to this question is particularly important in clinical practice in order to implement risk prediction and preventative counseling strategies, particularly for women with BRCA mutations, a strong family history of ovarian cancer, or personal history of breast cancer.

Full Plates, Unfamiliar Taste; Properly Meeting The Nutrition Standards, And Educating Children Further On The Importance Of Healthy Eating, Andrea Ahearn

Community Engagement Student Work

School nutrition standards for school lunches have changed considerably over the years, and while the foods are meeting the needed nutritional requirements, they’re not appealing or kid-friendly for young children. While there are successes within the updated standards, there are still flaws found from current services that are offered within schools, competitive foods, such as vending machine snacks, being one of the main issues. Competitive foods are overloaded with fats, carbohydrates and high levels of added sugar. These are the foods that students turn toward when they elect to not eat the nutrient rich foods that are served in the …

The Burden Of Child Care Costs: A Feminist Analysis Of The Punitive Welfare Policies On Single Mothers, Gabrielle Martello

Community Engagement Student Work

Since Personal Responsibility and Work Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) was passed into law in 1996 under President Clinton there has been a sharp increase in federal and state rules and regulations surrounding work requirements to be able to receive financial benefits. This poses a challenge for single mothers as it requires putting their children in child care which is a notoriously expensive burden. To mitigate this problem, I propose subsidizing child care so mothers have more freedom to pursue work or education. In turn, this will have a positive impact on child development as it has been proven that children that …

Fishy Reasoning And The Ethics Of Eating, Mylan Engel Jr.

Between the Species

Ethical vegetarians believe that it is morally wrong to eat meat. Yet, many self-ascribed “ethical vegetarians” continue to eat fish. The question I explore here is this: Can one coherently maintain that it is morally wrong to eat meat, but morally permissible to eat fish? I argue that it is morally inconsistent for ethical vegetarians to eat fish, not on the obvious yet superficial ground that fish flesh is meat, but on the morally substantive ground that fish are sentient intelligent beings capable of experiencing morally significant pain and thus deserve moral consideration equal to that owed birds and mammals.

Department Of Natural Resource Management Newsletter, Department Of Natural Resource Management

NRM Newsletter

[Page] 2 Congratulations on your graduation
[Page] 3-4 NRM Award & Scholarship
[Page] 5 2019 Society and Club meetings
[Page] 6 Department Events
[Page] 7 Retirement Receptions
[Page] 8 Alumni News
[Page] 9 NRM Faculty Google Scholar Profiles

Shelby Powell's Portfolio, Shelby Powell

Honors College Portfolios

The field of pediatric nursing is one that has captured my heart since I was 16. When I thought about what I wanted to be when I grew up, the only aspiration in my clearly uncertain plan was that I wanted to work with children. Soon after, I came to see the huge gratification that being a peds nurse could bring me. Through the work I have completed in my honors independent study, I have had the opportunity to focus on and learn more about this exceptional and rewarding field.

I began with comprising an educational blog focused on the …

The Heart Of A Horse: 3‐D Echocardiographic Analysis Of The Equine Aortic Valve, Amber Mcelhinney

Inquiry Journal 2019

Aortic regurgitation (AR) can be a normal function of aging or a disease in younger horses. Symptoms range from no outward signs to decreased performance to sudden cardiac arrest. My study used 3‐D echocardiography, ultrasound of the heart, to look at the equine aortic valve and assess it for AR severity. Three‐dimensional echocardiography records a pyramid of tissue rather than a 2‐D plane, showing cardiac structures difficult to visualize in standard 2‐D methods. In normal valves, only the edges of the cusps were visible, as the tissue is very thin when images were taken from the right, which is standard …

Designing Studies Of Predation Risk For Improved Inference In Carnivore-Ungulate Systems, Mark A. Ditmer

Human-Environment Systems Research Center Faculty Publications and Presentations

Quantifying both the lethal and non-lethal (or “risk”) effects of predation has emerged as a major research focus in carnivore-ungulate systems. While numerous studies have examined predation risk and risk effects in recent decades, a lack of standardization in approaches has impeded progress in the field. We provide an overview of five major study design considerations involved in assessing predation risk and responses of prey in carnivoreungulate systems, highlighting how different design choices can impact the strength and scope of inference. First, we stress the importance of distinguishing measures of predation risk (probability of being killed) from measures of risk …

Aspire 2019 Program, Bridgewater College

ASPIRE 2019

No abstract provided.

Identifying Potential Predictors Of Health Literacy And Steps Taken To Pursue Kidney Transplant Among African-Americans On Dialysis, Stacy Skelton

Dissertations

The dissertation attempts to address the disparity seen in all transplant centers today, the low number of African-American end-stage renal disease(ESRD) patients pursing kidney transplant as renal replacement therapy. Currently, there are two renal replacement options, dialysis or a kidney transplant. Research has shown that kidney transplant provides the best health care outcomes in terms of quality of life and decrease mortality. While African-Americans carry the burden of the disease by being four times more likely to have ESRD they only represent 1/3 of the kidney transplants done in the United States. There have been three attempts to increase access …