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Preparing Nursing Students To Work With Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities, Tracy J. Perron Jan 2019

Preparing Nursing Students To Work With Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities, Tracy J. Perron

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Student's exposure to individuals with intellectual disabilities is limited in the traditional clinical settings.The college of New Jersey nursing department in conjunction with the Career and Community Studies and Dawn of Hope programs developed a program to give the students an opportunity to work with individuals with intellectual disabilities.

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Creating A Community Of Breastfeeding Support At Texas Woman's University, Becky Spencer, Amy O'Keefe, Angela Cagle Jan 2019

Creating A Community Of Breastfeeding Support At Texas Woman's University, Becky Spencer, Amy O'Keefe, Angela Cagle

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

In 2017 Texas Woman's University (TWU) formed a lactation committee comprised of students, staff, and faculty members to evaluate and develop breastfeeding support on campus. The purpose of this presentation is to present the work of the committee in creating a community of breastfeeding support at TWU.

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Optimizing Gastrointestinal Integrity In Poultry: The Role Of Nutrients And Feed Additives, Sunday A. Adedokun, Opeyemi C. Olojede Jan 2019

Optimizing Gastrointestinal Integrity In Poultry: The Role Of Nutrients And Feed Additives, Sunday A. Adedokun, Opeyemi C. Olojede

Animal and Food Sciences Faculty Publications

Immunomodulation of the immune system by stimulating or suppressing one or both arms, is an emerging concept driven by the understanding of the host defense system. In particular, the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) functions not only as a site for digestion and absorption of nutrients but also acts as a metabolic and immunological organ. This serves as a barrier against abnormal presentation of luminal constituents, caused by dysfunctional intestinal epithelial barrier, to the mucosal immune system. Invasion by pathogens in the case of disease or stress or a massive influx of commensal bacteria overcomes the defensive mechanisms, resulting in the full …

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Developing An Evidence-Based Workplace Wellness Program For A Native Hawaiian Clinical Partner, Julie Kientz Elting, Daynnie Capili Jan 2019

Developing An Evidence-Based Workplace Wellness Program For A Native Hawaiian Clinical Partner, Julie Kientz Elting, Daynnie Capili

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Quality educational experiences for nursing students depend upon clinical sites with healthy work environments. To facilitate this mutual goal, BSN faculty and senior students collaborated with a clinical partner to design an evidence-based, culturally relevant health promotion program for their employees.

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Guggulsterone Activates Adipocyte Beiging Through Direct Effects On 3t3-L1 Adipocytes And Indirect Effects Mediated Through Raw264.7 Macrophages., Colette N Miller, Janaiya S Samuels, Yusra Azhar, Ashish Parmar, Rangaiah Shashidharamurthy, Srujana Rayalam Jan 2019

Guggulsterone Activates Adipocyte Beiging Through Direct Effects On 3t3-L1 Adipocytes And Indirect Effects Mediated Through Raw264.7 Macrophages., Colette N Miller, Janaiya S Samuels, Yusra Azhar, Ashish Parmar, Rangaiah Shashidharamurthy, Srujana Rayalam

PCOM Scholarly Works

Background: Plant-derived phytochemicals have been of emerging interest as anti-obesity compounds due to their apparent effects on promoting reduced lipid accumulation in adipocytes. Despite such promising evidence, little is known about the potential mechanisms behind their anti-obesity effects. The aim of this study is to establish potential anti-obesity effects of the phytochemical guggulsterone (GS). Methods: Mature 3T3-L1 adipocytes were treated with GS, derived from the guggul plant native in northern India, to investigate its effects on mitochondrial biogenesis and adipocyte "beiging." Further, to explore the relationship between macrophages and adipocytes, 3T3-L1s were treated with conditioned media from GS-treated RAW264.7 macrophages. …

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Access To Affordable Healthy Food, Tennessee. Advisory Commission On Intergovernmental Relations. Jan 2019

Access To Affordable Healthy Food, Tennessee. Advisory Commission On Intergovernmental Relations.

Miscellaneous Reports

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The Influence Of Unpredictable, Fragmented Parental Signals On The Developing Brain, Laura M. Glynn, Tallie Z. Baram Jan 2019

The Influence Of Unpredictable, Fragmented Parental Signals On The Developing Brain, Laura M. Glynn, Tallie Z. Baram

Psychology Faculty Articles and Research

Mental illnesses originate early in life, governed by environmental and genetic factors. Because parents are a dominant source of signals to the developing child, parental signals - beginning with maternal signals in utero - are primary contributors to children’s mental health. Existing literature on maternal signals has focused almost exclusively on their quality and valence (e.g. maternal depression, sensitivity). Here we identify a novel dimension of maternal signals: their patterns and especially their predictability/unpredictability, as an important determinant of children’s neurodevelopment. We find that unpredictable maternal mood and behavior presage risk for child and adolescent psychopathology. In experimental models, fragmented/unpredictable …

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Effects Of Egg Intake On Choline Metabolism And Hdl Functionality In A Healthy Population, Bruno S. Lemos Jan 2019

Effects Of Egg Intake On Choline Metabolism And Hdl Functionality In A Healthy Population, Bruno S. Lemos

Doctoral Dissertations

A major risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) is elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). High-density lipoprotein (HDL) functionality can play a role in reducing risk for CVD by assisting in cholesterol homeostasis. Additionally, high plasma trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) concentrations are related to increased CVD risk and increased atherosclerosis progression. Eggs are a rich source of dietary choline, a precursor for TMAO formation. Therefore, the effects of egg intake in comparison to a choline bitartrate supplement were explored in a young, healthy population. The aim was to show the benefits of egg consumption without increasing risk for CVD in young adults. The …

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Nurses Have To "Run The Gauntlet": Achieving Healthy Eating While Working In Hospitals, Cynthia E. Horton Dias Jan 2019

Nurses Have To "Run The Gauntlet": Achieving Healthy Eating While Working In Hospitals, Cynthia E. Horton Dias

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Targeting improved dietary behaviors in nurses starts with exploring and understanding the unique challenges that nurses face due to shift work and the hospital setting. Through qualitative inquiry, nurses revealed the the predominant influences on eating habits in the workplace: nursing role, food environment, free food, and shift work.

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Healthy Nurses Journey: An Innovative, Evidence-Based, Peer-Driven Wellness Bundle Supporting Professional Fulfillment And Wellness, Carole Marie Kulik Jan 2019

Healthy Nurses Journey: An Innovative, Evidence-Based, Peer-Driven Wellness Bundle Supporting Professional Fulfillment And Wellness, Carole Marie Kulik

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

A nurse driven wellness bundle using leadership self-care methodology establishes an evidence based replicable practice that empowers a culture of well-being to promote professional engagement, resiliency, and achieve higher levels of health.

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Tip-Toeing Into Plant-Based Nutrition In The Work Environment, Joanne Evans Jan 2019

Tip-Toeing Into Plant-Based Nutrition In The Work Environment, Joanne Evans

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

This presentation is an opportunity to learn what nurses and faculty experienced during a 21 day plant-based nutritional program in their work environments. Specific ideas and suggestions will be shared on how plant-based nutrition can be incorporated into organizations.

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Spartan Daily, January 30, 2019, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications Jan 2019

Spartan Daily, January 30, 2019, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2019

Volume 152, Issue 3

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Neurodevelopmental Milestones And Associated Behaviours Are Similar Among Healthy Children Across Diverse Geographical Locations, José Villar, Michelle Fernandes, Manorama Purwar, Eleonora Staines-Urias, Paola Di Nicola, Leila Cheikh Ismail, Roseline Ochieng, Fernando Barros, Maria Carvalho, Elaine Albernaz Jan 2019

Neurodevelopmental Milestones And Associated Behaviours Are Similar Among Healthy Children Across Diverse Geographical Locations, José Villar, Michelle Fernandes, Manorama Purwar, Eleonora Staines-Urias, Paola Di Nicola, Leila Cheikh Ismail, Roseline Ochieng, Fernando Barros, Maria Carvalho, Elaine Albernaz

Paediatrics and Child Health, East Africa

It is unclear whether early child development is, like skeletal growth, similar across diverse regions with adequate health and nutrition. We prospectively assessed 1307 healthy, well-nourished 2-year-old children of educated mothers, enrolled in early pregnancy from urban areas without major socioeconomic or environmental constraints, in Brazil, India, Italy, Kenya and UK. We used a specially developed psychometric tool, WHO motor milestones and visual tests. Similarities across sites were measured using variance components analysis and standardised site differences (SSD). In 14 of the 16 domains, the percentage of total variance explained by between-site differences ranged from 1.3% (cognitive score) to 9.2% …

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Recruitment Begins For New Study Examining Diet As Treatment For Type 2 Diabetes Patients, Staff Jan 2019

Recruitment Begins For New Study Examining Diet As Treatment For Type 2 Diabetes Patients, Staff

Browse All News

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Volume 56, Number 24: January 30, 2019, University Of North Dakota Jan 2019

Volume 56, Number 24: January 30, 2019, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Ic 030 Guide To Harris County Health Department Records, 1955-2008, Harris County Health Department Jan 2019

Ic 030 Guide To Harris County Health Department Records, 1955-2008, Harris County Health Department

Institutional Finding Aids

The Harris County Health Department collection contains a disease control update, communicable disease report, news and views, epidemiology notes, Harris County Hospital District newsletter, annual reports, and ethnic distribution of census population report. See more at IC 030.

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An Analysis On The Implementation Of The Integrated Guidance Post (Posbindu) Activities For Non-Communicable Diseases At Bogor City In 2018, Alfiyah Alfiyah, Pujiyanto Pujiyanto Jan 2019

An Analysis On The Implementation Of The Integrated Guidance Post (Posbindu) Activities For Non-Communicable Diseases At Bogor City In 2018, Alfiyah Alfiyah, Pujiyanto Pujiyanto

Journal of Indonesian Health Policy and Administration

One of the endeavors that the government has done to prevent and control non-communicable diseases (NCD) by increasing community participation in the early detection of NCDs is the NCD Integrated Guidance Post (Posbindu). However, in 2017, only 12.96% of the residents in Bogor City accessed it. This meant that the 30% target was not reached. The in this study, we researched the implementation of the NCD Posbindu at Bogor City. Data was gathered through in-depth interviews, Focus Group Discussion (FGD), documentary research, and observations. Eleven informants was interviewed and 24 informants was involved in the FGD. Two NCD Posbindus was …

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Hotline Press Newspaper- Jan 30, 2019 Vol 35 No 42, Hotline Press Newspaper Jan 2019

Hotline Press Newspaper- Jan 30, 2019 Vol 35 No 42, Hotline Press Newspaper

Hotline Press Newspaper 2019

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Health Systems Changes After Decentralisation: Progress, Challenges And Dynamics In Pakistan, Shehla Zaidi, Maryam Bigdeli, Etienne V. Langlois, Atif Riaz, David W. Orr, Nasir Idrees, Jesse B. Bump Jan 2019

Health Systems Changes After Decentralisation: Progress, Challenges And Dynamics In Pakistan, Shehla Zaidi, Maryam Bigdeli, Etienne V. Langlois, Atif Riaz, David W. Orr, Nasir Idrees, Jesse B. Bump

Community Health Sciences

Decentralisation is widely practised but its scrutiny tends to focus on structural and authority changes or outcomes. Politics and process of devolution implementation needs to be better understood to evaluate how national governments use the enhanced decision space for bringing improvements in the health system and the underlying challenges faced. We use the example of Pakistan's radical, politically driven provincial devolution to analyse how national structures use decentralisation opportunities for improved health planning, spending and carrying out transformations to the health system. Our narrative draws on secondary data sources from the PRIMASYS study, supplemented with policy roundtable notes from Pakistan. …

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Effects Of Red Raspberry Polyphenols And Metabolites On Biomarkers Of Inflammation And Insulin Resistance In Prediabetes And Type 2 Diabetes, Reynaldo Moreno Ucles Jan 2019

Effects Of Red Raspberry Polyphenols And Metabolites On Biomarkers Of Inflammation And Insulin Resistance In Prediabetes And Type 2 Diabetes, Reynaldo Moreno Ucles

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Berry fruits are rich sources of polyphenolic compounds (PCs), which can promote health benefits. Anthocyanin concentrations of red raspberry (RR)(Rubus idaeus) extracts were determined to be a total of 887.6 ± 262.8 μg/g cyanidin-3-sophoroside (C3S) equivalents with C3S being the most prevalent. Ellagitannin analysis by MALDI-TOF indicated sanguiin H-6 and lambertianin C were the major ellagitannins present in RR. To explore the efficacy of RR in modulating diabetes, seven type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and two pre-diabetic patients were given drinks delivering one RR serving (123 g) per day in a smoothie for two weeks. Blood samples were …

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Spartan Daily, January 29, 2019, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications Jan 2019

Spartan Daily, January 29, 2019, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2019

Volume 152, Issue 2

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The Utah Statesman, January 29, 2019, Utah State University Jan 2019

The Utah Statesman, January 29, 2019, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

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Evaluation Of An Educational Campaign To Improve The Conscious Consumption Of Recreationally Caught Fish, Corey A. Krabbenhoft, Susan Manente, Donna R. Kashian Jan 2019

Evaluation Of An Educational Campaign To Improve The Conscious Consumption Of Recreationally Caught Fish, Corey A. Krabbenhoft, Susan Manente, Donna R. Kashian

Environmental Science and Geology Faculty Research Publications

Consumption guidelines are a common way of improving conscious consumption behaviors in areas where game fish are known to contain contaminants. However, guideline information can be difficult to distribute, and effectiveness difficult to measure. To increase the distribution and effectiveness of guideline information for the Detroit River, an educational campaign was launched in 2010, which included distribution of pamphlets with consumption information, posting of permanent signs at popular fishing locations, and hiring River Walkers to personally communicate with anglers. In 2013 and 2015, we conducted in-person surveys of active shoreline anglers to determine the effectiveness of education and outreach efforts. …

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Predator Water Balance Alters Intraguild Predation In A Streamsidefood Web, Israel L. Leinbach, Kevin E. Mccluney, John L. Sabo Jan 2019

Predator Water Balance Alters Intraguild Predation In A Streamsidefood Web, Israel L. Leinbach, Kevin E. Mccluney, John L. Sabo

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Previous work suggests that animal water balance can influence trophic interactions, with predators increasing their consumption of water-laden prey to meet water demands.But it is unclear how the need for water interacts with the need for energy to drive trophic interactions under shifting conditions. Using manipulative field experiments, we show that water balance influences the effects of top predators on prey with contrasting ratios of water and energy, altering the frequency of intraguild predation. Water-stressed top predators (large spiders) negatively affect water-laden basal prey (crickets), especially male prey with higher water content, whereas alleviation of water limitation causes top predators …

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Suitability Of Cultivated Forms Of Native Shrubs To Support Pollinators, Jacob Gordon Ricker Jan 2019

Suitability Of Cultivated Forms Of Native Shrubs To Support Pollinators, Jacob Gordon Ricker

Master's Theses

There is increased interest in native plants for landscaping to support pollinators. The majority of native plants sold by nurseries are cultivars. Some consumer and conservation groups question the suitability of native cultivars to support pollinators. This work evaluated insect pollinator visitation for six native shrub species, and one or more cultivars of each species. The following species were installed in a full sun field behind the University of Connecticut Floriculture Greenhouse Facility in a randomized complete block design with three replicates: Aronia melanocarpa, A. melanocarpa ‘UCONNAM012’ Ground Hog®, A. melanocarpa ‘UCONNAM165’ Low Scape Mound®, Clethra alnifolia, C. …

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Bigu Qigong: Weight Loss And Maintenance For Staff And Clients Using A Web-Based Platform, Loretta Forlaw Jan 2019

Bigu Qigong: Weight Loss And Maintenance For Staff And Clients Using A Web-Based Platform, Loretta Forlaw

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Lose weight and maintain that loss and help your clients do the same with a simple Traditional Chinese Medicine approach to breathing. Surely you jest. No really it works. Come learn about Bigu QiGong as a lifelong weight loss and maintenance approach for staff and clients.

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Applying Quality Improvement Methods To Neglected Conditions: Development Of The South Asia Burn Registry (Sabr), Nukhba Zia Nukhba Zia, Asad Latif, Saidur Rahman Mashreky, Ehmer Al-Ibran, Madiha Hashmi, A. K. M. Fazlur Rahman, Sazzad Khondoker, Mohammed Saeed Quraishy, Adnan A. Hyder Jan 2019

Applying Quality Improvement Methods To Neglected Conditions: Development Of The South Asia Burn Registry (Sabr), Nukhba Zia Nukhba Zia, Asad Latif, Saidur Rahman Mashreky, Ehmer Al-Ibran, Madiha Hashmi, A. K. M. Fazlur Rahman, Sazzad Khondoker, Mohammed Saeed Quraishy, Adnan A. Hyder

Department of Anaesthesia

Objective: South Asia has the highest mortality rate from burns in the world. Application of quality improvement methods to burn care can help identify health system gaps. Our overall aim is to introduce a sustainable hospital-based burn registry for resource-constrained settings to assess health outcomes of burn injury patients presenting to dedicated burn injury centers in South Asia.
Results: The South Asia Burn Registry (SABR) is implemented through collaborative approach in selected burn centers in Bangladesh and Pakistan. Th registry collects data on burn injury events, the care provided, and the functional status of patients at discharge from burn centers. …

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Multiancestry Genome-Wide Association Study Of Lipid Levels Incorporating Gene-Alcohol Interactions, Paul S. De Vries, Yun J. Sung, Karen Schwander, Aldi T. Kraja, Mary F. Feitosa, Lisa De Las Fuentes, Renee De Mutsert, C Charles Gu, Yize Li, Treva K. Rice, Lihua Wang, Christine Williams, Mary K. Wojczynski, Michael A. Province, Dabeeru C. Rao, Et Al Jan 2019

Multiancestry Genome-Wide Association Study Of Lipid Levels Incorporating Gene-Alcohol Interactions, Paul S. De Vries, Yun J. Sung, Karen Schwander, Aldi T. Kraja, Mary F. Feitosa, Lisa De Las Fuentes, Renee De Mutsert, C Charles Gu, Yize Li, Treva K. Rice, Lihua Wang, Christine Williams, Mary K. Wojczynski, Michael A. Province, Dabeeru C. Rao, Et Al

Open Access Publications

A person's lipid profile is influenced by genetic variants and alcohol consumption, but the contribution of interactions between these exposures has not been studied. We therefore incorporated gene-alcohol interactions into a multiancestry genome-wide association study of levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglycerides. We included 45 studies in stage 1 (genome-wide discovery) and 66 studies in stage 2 (focused follow-up), for a total of 394,584 individuals from 5 ancestry groups. Analyses covered the period July 2014-November 2017. Genetic main effects and interaction effects were jointly assessed by means of a 2-degrees-of-freedom (df) test, and a 1-df test …

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Objectively Measured Sleep Duration And Plasma Glucose Values Following An Oral Glucose Tolerance Test Amongst Pregnant Women With Obesity In The Uk., Kathy M. Redfern, Rachel S. Hine, Heidi J. Hollands, C. Ross Welch, Jonathan H. Pinkney, Gail A. Rees Jan 2019

Objectively Measured Sleep Duration And Plasma Glucose Values Following An Oral Glucose Tolerance Test Amongst Pregnant Women With Obesity In The Uk., Kathy M. Redfern, Rachel S. Hine, Heidi J. Hollands, C. Ross Welch, Jonathan H. Pinkney, Gail A. Rees

School of Biomedical Sciences

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Development Of The Physical Activity Tracking Preference Questionnaire, Emily Fu, Marney A. White, Jaclyn M. W. Hughto, Bella Steiner, Erik Willis Jan 2019

Development Of The Physical Activity Tracking Preference Questionnaire, Emily Fu, Marney A. White, Jaclyn M. W. Hughto, Bella Steiner, Erik Willis

International Journal of Exercise Science

International Journal of Exercise Science 12(5): 297-309, 2019. The present study aims to develop the Physical Activity Tracking Preference Questionnaire (PATPQ), a measure of unit (distance, steps, calories, minutes) preference for tracking physical activity. The PATPQ was developed in two phases. During Phase One, the initial PATPQ was created (24 items), was assessed by an expert panel for face validity, and tested in 557 adults. Results were used to revise and modify the PATPQ. In Phase Two, the item pool was expanded and tested in 374 adults. Kuder‐Richardson Formula 20 scores for internal consistency and interclass correlations for test-retest reliability …

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