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Seasonal Origins Of Soil Water Used By Trees, Scott T. Allen, James W. Kirchner, Sabine Braun, Rolf T. W. Siegwolf, Gregory R. Goldsmith

Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles and Research

Rain recharges soil water storages and either percolates downward into aquifers and streams or is returned to the atmosphere through evapotranspiration. Although it is commonly assumed that summer rainfall recharges plant-available water during the growing season, the seasonal origins of water used by plants have not been systematically explored. We characterize the seasonal origins of waters in soils and trees by comparing their midsummer isotopic signatures (δ2H) to seasonal isotopic cycles in precipitation, using a new seasonal origin index. Across 182 Swiss forest sites, xylem water isotopic signatures show that summer rain was not the predominant water source …

Measuring And Building Soil Health, Matt Yost, Grant Cardon, Brad Crookston, Jennifer Reeve, Earl Creech

All Current Publications

This fact sheet provide facts about soil health and will help land managers understand what soil health is, how to measure it, and how to potentially build it on their soils.

Preserve The Harvest: Peaches, Ann Henderson

All Current Publications

This fact sheet provides information for preserving peaches. It includes selection and preparation, freezing peaches, canning peaches, canning peach nectar/puree, canning pie filling, jams, jellies, preserves, drying peaches, nutrition and storage.

Crabapples In The Landscape, Sheriden M. Hansen, Jaydee Gunnell, Stephanie Vaughn

All Current Publications

Crabapples are ornamental trees closely related to common apple trees and are distinguished by fruit size. There are approximately 100 commonly planted varieties of apple trees. Crabapples make an excellent addition to Utah landscapes as they are considered to be drought tolerant, low maintenance, and versatile trees that can withstand the sometimes harsh climate conditions in Utah. Crabapples proved year round interest with profuse spring bloom, bright fall colors, and persistent fruit that can be brightly colored and attractive to native birds in the winter months.

Dental Professionals' Preparedness To Manage The Behaviors Of Patients With Autism Spectrum Disorder During Dental Treatment: A Phenomenological Study, Kelli A. Trenga

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this transcendental, phenomenological study was to explore the preparedness of dentists and dental hygienists to manage the behaviors of patients with ASD during their dental treatments. The research focused on 12 participants who were novice or experienced dentists or dental hygienists, representatives of three states, and chosen from snowball and criterion sampling. The study was grounded in the adult experiential learning theory and the disability model. Data collection included long interviews face-to-face or via phone, open-ended-online surveys, and document analysis. The data was analyzed through the process of Epoche, transcendental-phenomenological reduction, imaginative variation, synthesis of meanings, and …

The Experience Of Meaning And Purpose In Life Among Adult Iraqi Refugees In Jordan: A Qualitative Study, Reem Issa Abbasi

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this research was to present a study that promotes understanding and exploration about how adult Iraqi refugees living in Jordan can still experience meaning making and hope in the face of suffering. The significance of this research lies in its unique findings that contribute to the body of literature concerning trauma recovery. A qualitative phenomenological in-depth interview methodology was used to explore the phenomenon of meaning in suffering among adult Iraqi refugees. The following research questions were used in this study to explore the phenomenon of meaning in suffering: Can life still be experienced as meaningful in …

Unusual Mechanical Complications Of Central Venous Catheterization, Nurkay Katrancioglu

Saudi Medical Journal

Objectives: To present an unusual major mechanical complication of central venous catheterization (CVC). Methods: Between January 2016 and January 2017, data of the patients who underwent CVC in Cumhuriyet University in Sivas, Turkey, were retrospectively reviewed. The patients who experienced an unusual mechanical catheter-related complication are included in this study. Other complications of central venous catheter placement, except mechanical catheter complications such as infection or thrombosis, were excluded from the study. Results: A total of 236 consecutive patients who had undergone CVC were found. Nine patients (3.8%) were found to have unusual major mechanical catheter complications. Most noteworthy complications occurred …

International Push To Improve Food Safety International Food Safety Conference Opens With Call For Greater Global Cooperation

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Levels And Patterns Of Self-Reported And Objectively-Measured Free-Living Physical Activity Among Prostate Cancer Survivors: A Prospective Cohort Study, Lee Smith, Jung Ae Lee, Junbae Mun, Ratna Pakpahan, Kellie R Imm, Sonya Izadi, Adam S Kibel, Graham A Colditz, Robert L Grubb Iii, Kathleen Y Wolin, Siobhan Sutcliffe, Lin Yang

Open Access Publications

BACKGROUND: No prior study has measured or compared self-reported and objectively measured physical activity trajectories in prostate cancer survivors before and after treatment.

METHODS: Clinically localized prostate cancer patients treated with radical prostatectomy were recruited between 2011 and 2014. Of the 350 participants enrolled at the main site, 310 provided self-reported physical activity at baseline before radical prostatectomy, and 5 weeks, 6 months, and 12 months after radical prostatectomy. A subset of participants (n = 81) provided objectively measured physical activity at all study time points by wearing an accelerometer for 7 days each. Changes in activity over time were …

Early Neonatal Vitamin A Supplementation And Infant Mortality: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis Of Randomised Controlled Trials, Rajiv Bahl, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health

Background: Biannual vitamin A supplementation is a well-established survival tool for preschool children 6 months and older in vitamin A deficient populations but this schedule misses the opportunity to intervene on most young infant deaths. Randomised trials of neonatal vitamin A supplementation (NVAS) in the first few days of life to assess its impact on under 6-month mortality in low/middle-income countries have had varying results.
Methods: Investigators of 11 published randomised placebo-controlled NVAS trials (n=163 567 children) reanalysed their data according to an agreed plan and pooled the primary outcomes of mortality from supplementation through 6 and 12 months of …

Effectiveness Of 10-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Against Vaccine-Type Invasive Pneumococcal Disease In Pakistan, Atif Riaz, Syed Mohiuddin, Sara Husain, Mohammad Tahir Yousafzai, Muhammad Sajid, Furqan Kabir, Najeeb Rehman, Waseem Mirza, Basit Salam, Naila Naila, Khatidja Pardhan, Anita K. M. Zaidi, Syed Asad Ali

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV10) against invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) due to vaccine serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae post introduction of the vaccine into the routine immunization program in Pakistan.
Methods: A matched case-control study was conducted at 16 hospitals in Sindh Province, Pakistan. Children aged (eligible to receive PCV10) who presented with radiographically confirmed pneumonia and/or meningitis were enrolled as cases. PCR for the lytA gene was conducted on blood (for radiographic pneumonia) and cerebrospinal fluid (for meningitis) samples to detect S. pneumoniae. The proportion of IPD due to vaccine serotypes (including vaccine-related serogroups) …

Joint Association Of Urinary Sodium And Potassium Excretion With Cardiovascular Events And Mortality: Prospective Cohort Study, Martin O'Donnell, Andrew Mente, Sumathy Rangarajan, Matthew J. Mcqueen, Neil O'Leary, Lu Yin, Xiaoyun Liu, Sumathi Swaminathan, Rasha Khatib, Romaina Iqbal

Community Health Sciences

Objective: To evaluate the joint association of sodium and potassium urinary excretion (as surrogate measures of intake) with cardiovascular events and mortality, in the context of current World Health Organization recommendations for daily intake (<2.0 g sodium, >3.5 g potassium) in adults.
Design: International prospective cohort study.
Setting: 18 high, middle, and low income countries, sampled from urban and rural communities.
Participants: 103 570 people who provided morning fasting urine samples.
Main outcome measures: Association of estimated 24 hour urinary sodium and potassium excretion (surrogates for intake) with all cause mortality and major cardiovascular events, using multivariable Cox regression. A six category …

Within‐Generation Consequences Of Post‐Settlement Mortality For Trait Composition In Wild Populations: An Experimental Test, Benjamin J. Ciotti, Serge Planes

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

There is a critical need to understand patterns and causes of intraspecific variation in physiological performance in order to predict the distribution and dynamics of wild populations under natural and human-induced environmental change. However, the usual explanation for trait differences, local adaptation, fails to account for the small-scale phenotypic and genetic divergence observed in fishes and other species with dispersive early life stages. We tested the hypothesis that local-scale variation in the strength of selective mortality in early life mediates the trait composition in later life stages. Through in situ experiments, we manipulated exposure to predators in the coral reef …

Comprehensive Analysis Of Aspergillus Nidulans Pka Phosphorylome Identifies A Novel Mode Of Crea Regulation, Liliane F.C. Ribeiro, Cynthia Chelius, Karthik R. Boppidi, Nisha S. Naik, Simin Hossain, Jessica J.J. Ramsey, Jyothi Kumar, Lucas F. Ribeiro, Marc Ostermeier, Bao Tran, Young Ah Goo, Leandro J. Assis, Mevlut Ulas, Ozgur Bayram, Gustavo H. Goldman, Stephen Lincoln, Ranjan Srivastava, Steven D. Harris, Mark R. Martena

Peninsula Medical School

In filamentous fungi, an important kinase responsible for adaptation to changes in available nutrients is cyclic AMP (cAMP)-dependent protein kinase (protein kinase A [PKA]). This kinase has been well characterized at a molecular level, but its systemic action and direct/indirect targets are generally not well understood in filamentous fungi. In this work, we used a pkaA deletion strain (ΔpkaA) to identify Aspergillus nidulans proteins for which phosphorylation is dependent (either directly or indirectly) on PKA. A combination of phosphoproteomic and transcriptomic analyses revealed both direct and indirect targets of PKA and provided a global perspective on its function. One of …

Interaction Effects Of Socioeconomic Status On Emerging Literacy And Literacy Skills Among Pre-Kindergarten And Kindergarten Children: A Comparison Study, Kasey Thompson, Lydia P. Richardson, Heather Newman, Kathleen George

Journal of Human Services: Training, Research, and Practice

Socioeconomic differences in children’s reading and educational outcomes have been thoroughly documented throughout literature. Bobalik, Scarber, and Toon (2017) examined the link between socioeconomic status (SES) and classroom instruction on emerging literacy skills in pre-kindergarten children. The results supported the theory that children identified as belonging to a low socioeconomic status enter school with lower emerging literacy skills and benefit most from academic instruction; these children’s literacy skills substantially increased throughout the academic year, growing closer to those of their peers who were identified with a high socioeconomic status. The aim of the present study was to expand our understanding …

Story Slam Concludes Black History Month, Andrews University

Student Movement V. 103 (2018-2019)

No abstract provided.

Vol.46 N.32 February 28th 2019, Voice Media Ventures

Black Voice News

No abstract provided.

Phosphorus Improves Leaf Nutrient Concentrations In Wheat, Oat, And Cereal Rye, Jerri Lynn Henry, William E. Mcclain, Melissa A. Remley

College of Agriculture

Core Ideas: Increased P availability increases leaf P and Mg in wheat, oat, and rye. The grass tetany ratio is improved with greater P availability in these species. Unlike cereal rye and oat, wheat increases shoot growth with high P levels.

Winter annual species grown for forage are prone to mineral imbalances that could result in animal nutritional disorders, such as grass tetany. Adequate soil P has been found to be critical for the growth and adequate nutrient content of Mg, Ca, and K in other forages for grazing animals. This study examined the effect of P availability on growth …

Formation And Regulation Of 1,2-Dicarbonyl Compounds And Ages In Steamed Cakes, Lu Yongling, Lu Min, Wang Xi, Lv Lishuang

Food and Machinery

In view of the formation of harmful products of Maillard reaction in baked foods, different recipes of steamed cakes (sugar type, oil type, cake acidity regulator and the ratio between egg white and yolk) were selected to analyze the changes of glyoxal (GO), methylglyoxal (MGO) and advanced glycation end products (AGEs) in cakes, and the inhibitory effects of natural flavonoids (geneistein and luteolin) were investigated. The results showed that fructose (hexacarbohydrate) produced the highest MGO, xylose (pentose) produced the highest GO, GO and MGO contents were the lowest in cakes produced by xylitol; The influence of oil on the production …

Effects Of Pomegranate Peel Polyphenols On Cholesterol Efflux And Related Protein Expression, Zhao Shengjuan, Xiang Jinle, Chen Shuxing, Fei Peng, Xu Yunfeng, Li Jianke

Food and Machinery

In order to explore the effects of pomegranate peel polyphenols (PPPs) on SR-B1 protein expression and cholesterol efflux, in this study, Raw264.7 macrophages derived from foam cells were used as the model to illuminate the effects of PPPs on cholesterol efflux mediated by HDL. Western blot method was used to analyze the expression of scavenger receptor B1 (SR-B1), acyl-coenzyme A1: cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT1) and cholesteryl ester hydrolase (nCEH). Further, the activity changes of ACAT1 and nCEH were revealed. The results showed that PPPs promoted the HDL-mediated cholesterol efflux and up-regulated the expression of SR-B1 significantly (P＜0.05). In addition, the PPPs …

The Ultrahigh-Pressure/Thermally Induced Technologies Of The Β-Glucan Mixed Gel And The Evaluation System For Their Properties, Fan Rui

Food and Machinery

The apparent and functional properties of the mixed gel prepared with the thermal and ultrahigh-pressure were compared by rheological, texture, scanning electron microscopy and other analytical methods. The results showed that the β-glucan typical gels formed by ultra-high pressure and thermally induced at the total concentration of 7% and 8%, respectively, and the properties in water hold capacity, gel hardness, elasticity, chewiness and internality of β-glucan mixed gel formed by ultra-high pressure showed the more superior, in which the hardness of gel formed by ultrahigh pressure was significantly stronger than gel formed by thermal-induced gel (P＜0.05), while the oil hold …

Comparison Of Fermentation Characteristics Between Clostridium Butyricum And Clostridium Tyroburicum, Wang Youling, Wei Zhujun, Liu Qing, Zhu Lilei, Xiao Haifang, Song Yuanda

Food and Machinery

In this study, three strains of Clostridium butyrate were isolated from human feces, pit mud and animal intestinal contents. Which were named as Clostridium butyricum NK, SY and RX respectively. The fermentation characteristics of C. butyricum NK, SY and RX and C. tyroburicum ATCC25755 grown in synthetic medium were compared. The results showed that the growth ability of C. butyricum NK and SY were strong. C. tyroburicum had higher butyric acid, but lower lactic acid-production than C. butyricum. Compared among the three different strains of C. butyricum, C. butyricum NK had a stronger ability to produce butyric acid, with the …

Flavor Components Of Fermented Coconut Milk Using Omics Technology Combined With Spme-Gc-Ms, Lei Wenping, Zhou Hui, Zhou Xingrong, Wu Kun, Wu Ni, Song Yanfei, Liu Chengguo

Food and Machinery

In order to analyze the correlation between characteristic flavor components and sensory flavor of fermented coconut milk. Solid-phase micro extraction (SPME) combined with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was employed to analyze the volatile flavor compounds of fermented coconut, natural coconut milk and yogurt, respectively. The sensory properties of flavor were assessed, and the characteristic flavor of the fermented coconut milk was analyzed from the sensory and flavor substances in combination with the omics technology. The results showed that the sensory flavor characteristics of fermented coconut milk were higher in sweet, sour, coconut, milky, creamy and alcoholic sensory scores; the sweetness …

Discrimination Of Big Or Small Particle Coix Seed Varieties Based On The Major Nutrient Content, Liu Xing, Fan Kai, Yang Junhua, Song Weiguo

Food and Machinery

Based on the crude fat, protein, amino acids and mineral element content of different areas big particle Coix seed (BCS) and small particle Coix seed (SCS), this paper analyzed whether there was a difference on the major nutrient content between BCS and SCS by using analysis of variance, and discriminated the BCS and SCS by using principal component analysis (PCA) and support vector machine (SVM). The results indicated that the nutrient contents measured in this text of SCS were higher than or not significant difference from those of BCS except the crude fat, Mg, and Al content. The characteristic variables …

Optimization On Enzymatic Hydrolysis Conditions Of Rice Dreg And Effect On Cadmium Content, Qi Wenlei, Feng Yanying, Xu Zhou, Chen Maolong, Cheng Yunhui

Food and Machinery

Low solubility and high cadmium content are the technical bottlenecks of protein resource utilization in rice dregs by-products. Rice dregs with high cadmium content were used as raw materials,Alcalase 2.4 L alkaline protease was selected, The factors of enzymatic hydrolysis of rice dregs were studied by response surface center combinational design. According to the results of single-factor experiment, the time of enzymatic hydrolysis, pH, the amount of enzyme added and the concentration of substrate were taken as the influencing factors, and the soluble nitrogen recovery rate of rice dregs protein was taken as the response value. The optimal conditions for …

Studies On The Antioxidant And Enzyme Inhibitory Activities Of Galangal Methanol Extract And The Correlation With The Bioactive Components, Li Jiao, Zhang Xiaofeng, Wang Xiaokai, Wang Wanyu

Food and Machinery

The Galangal was degreased and extracted by methanol to evaluate its polyphenols content and total flavonoids content, and the relationship of them with the antioxidant capacity and inhibitory activities against pancreatic lipase and α-glucosidase were studied. The polyphenols and total flavonoids were determined respectively by Folin-Ciocalteu assay and AlCl₃ colorimetric method. The antioxidant potential was estimated by DPPH method, ABTS method and FRAP method. Additionally, inhibitory effects against pancreatic lipase and α-glucosidase in vitro were also assessed. The results showed that the polyphenols and total flavonoids were 62.91 mg GAE/g DW and 13.12 mg QE/g DW, respectively. When concentration …

The Effects Of The Antioxidant Activity And Inhibition On Ldl Oxidation Of Clove Oil Extracted By Soxhelt And Steam Distillation Methods, Li Xuejin, Xiong Yifan, Zheng Changhong, Yang Liping, Chen Hui, Liu Changjin, Jiang Shenhua

Food and Machinery

The comparison of antioxidant activity and inhibition efficiency on LDL oxidation of two kinds of clove oil were studied by spectrophotometry and fluorescence analysis in this study. The results showed as follows. The scavenging ability on DPPH radicals, total reducing and antioxidant capacities, ferric reducing antioxidant power of COESD were significantly stronger than those of COESM (P＜0.05 or P＜0.01). During LDL oxidation, the inhibition effect of COESD on tryptophan (Trp) fluorescence quenching, the formation of total fluorescence products and lipofuscins, lysine (Lys) modification detected by MDA and UV-Visible scanning spectra were also better than those of COESM. The results of …

Optimization Of Coupled Pulping And Steam Blanching On Lipoxygenase Denaturation Of Soybeans, Wang Xiukun, Wu Jiaqi, Cui Zhengwei

Food and Machinery

In order to minimize the beany flavor and improve the quality of soybean milk, the pulping of soybean milk coupled with steam inactive lipoxygenase (lox) activity was investigated. The effect of three factors, including temperature, heating rate, and soaking time, impacting on the lipoxygenase (lox) activity and sensory evaluation of odor of product, were evaluated based on the results of single-factor experiment. Thenafter, the response surface methodology was applied to find optimal condition for the denaturation of the lipoxygenase (lox). The optimum conditions were as follows: being heated at 95.34 ℃, with heating rate of 0.37 ℃/s and soaking for …

Advances On Intervention Of Food Polyphenols On Type 2 Diabetes And Metabolic Syndrome, He Zhen, Qin Fang, Chen Jie, He Zhiyong

Food and Machinery

This article reviews the research progress of food polyphenols' intervention on type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome in recent years. And it expounds the possible mechanism of food polyphenols on hyperglycemia regulation. It is necessary to excavate more effective ingredient from food materials to provide more theoretical guidance for the development of hypoglycemic health food diabetics.

Research Progress On Bioactive Peptides In Cheese, Chen Senyi, Liu Zhenmin, Jiao Jingkai

Food and Machinery

This study reviewed the production of bioactive peptides in cheese, and summarized the types and research progress of several bioactive peptides commonly found in cheese. The research progress of bioactive peptides in bioavailability and the effects on the intestinal flora was described, and the research prospects of bioactive peptides in cheese were summarized and prospected.