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Could 79 People Solarize The U.S. Electric Grid?, Joshua M. Pearce, Emily Prehoda

Department of Materials Science and Engineering Publications

Although wealth inequality has many established negatives, this study investigates a potential positive, unprecedented wealth concentration makes it possible for solutions to large and seemingly intractable problems to be deployed by convincing a relatively small number of individuals to invest. In order to probe this potential outcome of inequality, this study quantifies the number of people necessary to radically reduce the greenhouse gas emissions responsible for global climate destabilization from the U.S. electric grid, which is one of the largest sources of emissions. Specifically, this study determined that 1544 GW of solar photovoltaic (PV) technology must be deployed to eliminate …

The Impact Of Total Caloric And Macronutrient Consumption On Strength And Power During An Off-Season Training Program In Collegiate Volleyball Players., Yvette Figueroa

Open Access Dissertations

Adequate caloric and carbohydrate intakes are necessary for positive adaptations to exercise training, yet there is limited research examining dietary intake in relation to strength and power in female athletes. The purpose of this study was to determine 1) whether there were significant changes in weekly total caloric and macronutrient consumption, strength, and power, and 2) whether total caloric and macronutrient consumption significantly and positively contributed to changes in strength and power across a controlled eight-week, off-season resistance training program. Eleven collegiate-level female volleyball players were examined on macronutrient consumption, strength, and power at two-week intervals using three-day food logs, …

Increasing The Content Of Long Chain Fatty Acids In Seed Oil, Xuemin Wang, Maoyin Li

UMSL Patents

Provided are plants that express, or overexpress, a pPLAIIIδ protein. Constitutive or seed-specific expression of pPLAIIIδ protein in Arabidopsis increases seed oil content, the amount of C20 and C22 fatty acids, and the amount of C56, C58, and C60 triacylglycerols, effectively resulting in significantly higher oil yield per plant. Use of pPLAIIIδ is therefore an effective biotechnological tool to significantly increase plant yield, including oil, and the amount of high value long chain fatty acids in agricultural and horticultural crops, especially oilseed crops.

The Utah Statesman, March 26, 2019, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Predation On Stink Bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) In Cotton And Soybean Agroecosystems, Kacie J. Athey, John R. Ruberson, Dawn M. Olson, James D. Harwood

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

Stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) are significant pests of cotton and soybeans in the southeastern United States with annual control costs exceeding $14 million in these crops. Three of the most prominent stink bug pests are the southern green (Nezara viridula), brown (Euschistus servus) and green (Chinavia hilaris) stink bugs. To determine trophic linkages between generalist arthropod predators and these pests, species-specific 16S molecular markers were designed and used to detect the presence of prey DNA in predator gut-contents. Over 2700 predators were collected over two growing seasons in cotton and soybean in southern Georgia in 2011 and 2012 and screened …

Effects Of Rosemary And Husk On Hemogram And Some Biochemical Parameters During Treatment Of Ulcerative Colitis In Rats, Magdy Amer, Rasha Saleh, Mayada Rashad

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

Objective: The effects of rosemary (10 mg/kg B.W) and husk (5 mg/kg B.W) on hemogram, GSH , CAT , NO, IL-1β and IL-10 of rats (40 albino rats) were investigated Design:Experimental study Animals: 40 albino rats Procedures: The 1st group was served as negative control, while the remaening groups (2nd, 3rd and 4th) were given acetic acid (4%) to induce ulcerative colitis (UC). Then the 2nd group was used as positive control, the 3rd group was orally given rosemary daily for 7 days, while the 4th group was orally administerated husk daily for 7 days. Blood and serum samples were …

Lifestyle, Cardiovascular Risk Knowledge And Patient Counselling Among Selected Sub-Saharan African Family Physicians And Trainees. African Journal Of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, Pius O. Ameh, Kenneth Yakubu, Miriam Miima, Olugbemi Popoola, Gulnaz Mohamoud, Klaus B. Von Pressentin

Family Medicine, East Africa

Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD)-related deaths in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are on the rise, and primary care physicians could facilitate the reversal of this trend through treatment and prevention strategies.

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between physician lifestyle practices, CVD prevention knowledge and patient CVD counselling practices among family physicians (FPs) and family medicine (FM) trainees affiliated to FM colleges and organisations in SSA.

Setting: FPs and FM trainees affiliated to FM colleges and organisations in Anglophone SSA.

Methods: A web-based cross-sectional analytical study was conducted using validated, self-administered questionnaires. Following …

Nelsen V. Nelsen Clerk's Record Dckt. 47950

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

Development Of A Breadfruit Flour Pasta Product, Carmen L. Nochera, Diane Ragone

Peer Reviewed Articles

Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) is grown throughout the tropics. Processing the perishable starchy fruit into flour provides a means to expand the use of the fruit. The flour can be used to develop new value-added products for local use and potential export. The purpose of this investigation was to develop a pasta product using breadfruit flour, test the sensory qualities of the breadfruit pasta product by sensory evaluation, and evaluate the nutritional composition. ‘Ma’afala’, a popular and widely distributed Polynesian cultivar was used for the study. Nutritional labeling shows that the breadfruit pasta product is high in carbohydrates (73.3%/100 …

Crowd Wisdom Enhanced By Costly Signaling In A Virtual Rating System, Ofer Tchernichovski, Lucas C. Parra, Daniel Fimiarz, Arnon Lotem, Dalton Conley

Publications and Research

Costly signaling theory was developed in both economics and biology and has been used to explain a wide range of phenomena. However, the theory’s prediction that signal cost can enforce information quality in the design of new communication systems has never been put to an empirical test. Here we show that imposing time costs on reporting extreme scores can improve crowd wisdom in a previously cost-free rating system. We developed an online game where individuals interacted repeatedly with simulated services and rated them for satisfaction. We associated ratings with differential time costs by endowing the graphical user interface that solicited …

The Current Volume 29 : Issue 26, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

The Incidence Of Stoma And Peristomal Complications During The First Three Months After Stoma Creation, Ginger Dawn Salvadalena

Dissertations

Stoma and peristomal complications comprise a variety of conditions that vary in frequency, severity, and importance to individuals who have colostomies, ileostomies, or urinary stomas. Differences in study methodology and samples, plus the lack of precise measurement of complications, have all contributed to wide variability in reported prevalence and incidence rates.

This longitudinal, descriptive, repeated measure study was used to describe the incidence of physiologic and anatomic problems of the stoma and peristomal skin, and to examine factors that may be related to these complications. Forty-three adults with stomas from two university teaching hospitals in a major Midwestern city participated. …

Session 3b: Pollutant Removal, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

• Investigation of PlarClean and Gamma-Valerolactone as Solvents for Polysulfone Membrane Fabrication
• Selenium Removal Using Bacteria Entrapped Alginate Gel Beads in a Packed-Bed Reactor
• Nanotechnology and Membranes: Water detoxification from Lab Scale to Real Site Applications

Session 2a: Ecology, Biology, And Climate, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

• Ecological Monitoring of WRP Easements in Western Kentucky
• Discussion of Factors Influencing Ecosystem Productivity in the Greenup Pool of the Ohio River
• Biotic Interactions Between a Bloom-Forming Cyanobacteria and a Planktonic Protist: Implications for Toxin Production
• The Use of Multiple Large and Detailed Databases to Evaluate the Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources in the Ohio River Basin
• Evaluating and Addressing Climate Awareness and Water in Kentucky

Effects Of Low-Volume Resistance Training On Muscle Strength And Functionality Of People With Parkinson’S Disease, Matheus Barbalho, Elren Passos Monteiro, Rochelle Rocha Costa, Rodolfo Raiol

International Journal of Exercise Science

International Journal of Exercise Science 12(3): 567-580, 2019. Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive, neurodegenerative disorder of the central nervous system that affects the elderly and results in a decrease of functional capacity, motor control, and muscle strength. Resistance training (RT) has been shown to be a non-drug alternative in both elderly and parkinsonian patients in increasing functional capacity and muscle strength. The present study aimed to verify the effects of low-volume RT in people with PD in relation to muscular strength, body composition, anthropometry and functional capacity. Fifteen elderly patients with idiopathic PD were divided into two groups: 7 …

Proceedings Of 2019 Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

This symposium was planned and conducted as a part of the state water resources research institute annual program that is supported by Grant/Cooperative Agreement Number G16AP00055 from the United States Geological Survey. The contents of this proceedings document and the views and conclusions presented at the symposium are solely the responsibility of the individual authors and presenters and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USGS or of the symposium organizers and sponsors. This publication is produced with the understanding that the United States Government is authorized to reproduce and distribute reprints for government purposes. Mention of trade …

The World In Your Pocket: Digital Media As Invitations For Transdisciplinary Inquiry In Mathematics Classrooms, Lynette Deaun Guzmán, Jeffrey Craig

Occasional Paper Series

Building a curriculum from online digital media may provide opportunities for students to draw on their funds of knowledge, deconstruct dominant narratives, and engage with complex multimodal artifacts. We focus on an example of how we have used a digital infographic, The World as 100 People, to unpack global and local issues in mathematics classrooms. Using digital media as invitations for critical mathematical inquiry, we call for mathematics educators to push back on (1) the way mathematics should be formally taught in schools, and (2) a common practice of social media restrictions in schools.

Collaboration And Critical Mathematical Inquiry: Negotiating Mathematics Engagement, Identity, And Agency, Frances K. Harper

Occasional Paper Series

When faced with the challenge of supporting students to do the “messy” mathematical work necessary for exploring social justice problems through critical mathematical inquiry, teachers might rely on more procedural or direct instruction. Because how students learn matters as much as what they learn, this can inadvertently limit students’ engagement with mathematics. Instructional strategies designed to foster equitable collaboration can support critical mathematical inquiry by promoting norms for equitable student engagement and mathematics identity development. As teachers and students negotiate what counts as mathematics engagement and who has access to mathematics, students’ authority over mathematics and social justice issues increases.

Refocusing Educator Perspectives When Teaching Students Of Poverty, Bradford R. Stephens

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A capstone submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education in the College of Education at Morehead State University by Bradford R. Stephens on March 25, 2019.

The Influence Of Stressful Life Events On The Development Of Type 2 Diabetes, Joshua Minks

Dissertations

This study examined the relationship between distress and the development of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in the presence of established risk factors. Distress secondary to mental health disparities, stressful life events, and work conditions has been shown to promote insulin resistance and the development of T2DM.

Subjects (N=79) diagnosed with T2DM within the previous six months were recruited from SSM Health Centers and VA Medical Centers in the greater St. Louis area. They completed the Recent Life Changes Questionnaire, ENRICHD Social Support Instrument, and a demographic survey and analyses were conducted to determine differences between the veteran …

Fall 2019 Food Studies Offers Internship Courses That Fill Requirements, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Theories Of Human Injustice, Human Need, And Human Liberation [Figure], Michael A. Dover

Social Work Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Providing Education To Enhance Wildlife Conservation In South Africa Through The First Wildlife School For Game Rancers - A Grassroots Effort By Government Authorized Conservationists, David L. Bergman, Nico Avenant, Francoais Schutte, Michael J. Bodenchuk

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

The establishment of the game ranching industry in South Africa has resulted in the conversion of 20 million hectares of marginal agricultural land to an economically viable and conservation oriented industry. The single biggest driving factor in the growth of the game ranching industry in South Africa was the promulgation of the Game Theft Act 105 of 1991 which conferred private ownership of game. Due to the Act, wildlife became economically viable and were managed according to the creation of this new market. The growth in game animals has reached its highest point since 1850 with over 20 million animals. …

Black Bear Use Of Forest Roads In Western Washington, Gary W. Witmer

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Radiolocations (108) of 20 black bears were used to assess use or avoidance of 3 forest road types in western Washington. Distances of bears to each type of road were compared to distances of 108 random points using t-tests. Females and males avoided 2-lane roads, while only males avoided 1-lane roads, the most common road type in the area. Females, but not males, were located closer to overgrown, spur roads than expected. This road type has substantial cover of grasses, forbs, and berry-producing shrubs along with protective tree cover. This situation may provide easy travel for females along with security …

Single-Dose, Multi-Year Immunocontraception Using Spayvac®, Mark Fraker, Ursula Bechert

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Managing populations of certain species such as free-ranging horses (Equus caballus) is a significant challenge, with animal-welfare, environmental, sociological, public policy, and economic dimensions. Immunocontraception is a useful tool, but vaccines must have multi-year efficacy to be technically feasible and cost-effective. SpayVac^® has demonstrated single-dose, long-term contraceptive efficacy in several species. Grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) experienced an 80-85% decrease in fertility for at least 10 years post-treatment. No fallow deer (Dama dama) treated with SpayVac became pregnant for 3 years following vaccination. In a field trial with white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), …

Uab Team Wants To Build A Roadmap To A Model City, Matt Windsor

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

Faculty Honors: A Roundup Of Recent Awards, Erika Mantz

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

A Mixed Method Multi-Country Assessment Of Barriers To Implementing Pediatric Inpatient Care Guidelines, Kirkby D. Tickell, Dorothy I. Mangale, Stephanie N. Tornberg-Belanger, Celine Bourdon, Johnstone Thitiri, Molline Timbwa, Jenala Njirammadzi, Wieger Voskuijl, Ali Faisal Saleem, Zaubina Kazi

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health

Introduction: Accelerating progress in reducing child deaths is needed in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal child mortality target. This will require a focus on vulnerable children-including young children, those who are undernourished or with acute illnesses requiring hospitalization. Improving adherence to inpatient guidelines may be an important strategy to reduce child mortality, including among the most vulnerable. The aim of our assessment of nine sub-Saharan African and South Asian hospitals was to determine adherence to pediatric inpatient care recommendations, in addition to capacity for and barriers to implementation of guideline-adherent care prior to commencing the Childhood Acute Illness …

Food Waste Recycling And Education To Promote Sustainability At Georgia Southern University And The Community, Padmini Shankar, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu, Vinoth Sittaramane

Sustainability Showcase (2014-2022)

Proposed by Dr. Padmini Shankar, Department of Health Sciences and Kinesiology, Dr. Evans Afriyie-Gyawu, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Environmental Health Sciences and Dr. Vinoth Sittaramane, Department of Biology. ($40,000.00)

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - March 24, 2019, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the March 24, 2019 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's Newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents Include:

Dr. Om Jha wins international Mahatma Gandhi Expatriate Award

Med School Café now online - Technology in the Treatment of Diabetes

Mobile Ranked 5th Fattest City in America: How We Can Slim Down

April Med School Café to focus on melanoma prevention and treatment

Rwanda mission participants gain new perspective on medicine and life

University Urology welcomes nurse practitioner

Twin medical students compete in the classroom and in track and field