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Advancing Agricultural Water Security And Resilience Under Nonstationarity And Uncertainty: Evolving Roles Of Blue, Green, And Grey Water, Paula L.S. Rees

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.

Agricultural Use Of Reclaimed Water In Florida: Food For Thought, Lawrence R. Parsons

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

Florida has successfully irrigated agricultural crops with reclaimed water (RW) for more than 50 years. Florida and California are the two largest producers and users of RW in the U.S. To allay early fears about RW, Florida regulatory agencies established rules in the 1980s that prohibited direct contact of RW with crops that are not processed but eaten raw. This means that RW cannot be used for direct contact irrigation or frost protection of crops such as strawberries or blueberries. Other states do not have such limitations on RW use. Reclaimed water has an excellent safety record, and no health …

Food Security As A Water Grand Challenge, Courage Bangira

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

Perhaps the biggest challenge the world faces is providing sufficient, nutritious, and safe food at the right time for its ever-increasing population. Considering current world population growth trends, it is estimated that the global population will be about 10 billion by the year 2050. Therefore, food production should at least double in the same period if food security is to be satisfied. Water and land resources play a pivotal role in agriculture and directly connect to food security. At the same time, the capacity to produce food is constrained by global climate changes and increased pressure on land resources. These …

Teaching And Teacher Preparation As Equity Work, Paula Lancaster

Colleagues

No abstract provided.

Assessing Risk Factors For Esophageal Cancer, Mahadev Rao Dr

Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Theses and Dissertations

Background: Esophageal cancer (EC) stands the 6th most frequent cause of death due to cancer worldwide.It is mainly classified into mainly Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). The incidence extends from Eastern to Central Asia. Although there are advances in the management and treatment of EC patients, the generaloutcome is very poor. It is mainly because of the diagnosis during its advanced stages and due to the absence of early clinical symptoms. Therefore, it is an important health challenge .A clear picture regarding the risk factors and other patient demographics may help to improve the management of …

Vol.46 N.24 January 3rd 2019, Voice Media Ventures

Black Voice News

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Type I Diabetes On Labor Force Participation: A Propensity Score Match, Ore Aina-Badejo

Theses and Dissertations

Type I Diabetes (T1D) is a chronic autoimmune mediated form of insulin resistance that has lasting socioeconomic effects from childhood through old age that may impact labor force participation. Examining this relationship will enhance our understanding of life-long chronic illness beyond individual medical/financial impact by establishing broader socioeconomic implications. This study utilized data from the 2008-2015 data set of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), to explore the effects of T1D on labor force participation. It was hypothesized that having T1D would decrease both employability and contribution to the labor force. Utilizing methods of propensity score matching and entropy balancing, …

Sleep Apnea In Children, Tanya Al-Talib

School of Dental Medicine - UMC Briefs

Does your child snore? Have you witnessed your child stop breathing while sleeping? Is your child not growth at a normal rate? Does your child feel tired? Does your child have trouble focusing in school? Does your child wet the bed?

All of the above conditions may be related to having sleep problems and or sleep disordered breathing.

Results Of A Dutch National And Subsequent International Expert Meeting On Interconception Care., Meertien K. Sijpkens, Den Hazel Cz Van, Ilse Delbaere, Tanja Tydén, Iryna Mogilevkina, Eric A.P. Steegers, Jill Shawe, Ageeth N. Rosman

School of Nursing and Midwifery

INTRODUCTION: The potential value of preconception care and interconception care is increasingly acknowledged, but delivery is generally uncommon. Reaching women for interconception care is potentially easier than for preconception care, however the concept is still unfamiliar. Expert consensus could facilitate guidelines, policies and subsequent implementation. A national and subsequent international expert meeting were organized to discuss the term, definition, content, relevant target groups, and ways to reach target groups for interconception care. METHODS: We performed a literature study to develop propositions for discussion in a national expert meeting in the Netherlands in October 2015. The outcomes of this meeting were …

Socioeconomic Determinants Of Child Mortality: Evidence From Pakistan Demographic And Health Survey, Rana Ejaz Ali Khan, Khadija Malik Bari, Muhammad Ali Raza

Business Review

This paper attempts to highlight socioeconomic determinants of child mortality in Pakistan. Binary logistic regression is applied to 7297 observations from the Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey 2012-13. The results reveal that probability of child mortality decreases with greater birth-interval, child’s large size at birth, more family members, mother’s education, mother’s ownership of assets and mother’s decision-making at the household level. Policy makers can work to improve mothers’ characteristics such as fertility behavior, education, empowerment and decision-making at the household level, to reduce child mortality.

Channel Modeling And Simulation Of Wireless Underground Sensor Networks Based On Magnetic Induction Technology, Zhouzhou Liu, Shen Liang

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Aiming at the problem of high path loss, huge dynamic changes of channel conditions and large antenna size of the electromagnetic wave communication channel in wireless underground sensor networks ( WUSN), the channel characteristics of magnetic induction (MI) in the process of WUSN transmission are studied and the transmission principle of harmonic source in soil strata is analyzed. The influence of the polarization direction of the coil and the eddy current loss coefficient on the channel model is analyzed by the transmission equivalent circuit diagram, and the influence of the change of the frequency and the distance on the …

The Provision Of Assistance Does Not Substantially Impact The Accuracy Of 24-Hour Dietary Recalls Completed Using The Automated Self-Administered 24-H Dietary Assessment Tool Among Women With Low Incomes, Sharon I. Kirkpatrick, Patricia M. Guenther, Deirdre Douglass, Thea Zimmerman, Lisa L. Kahle, Abiodun Atoloye, Michelle Marcinow, Mateja R. Savoie-Roskos, Kevin W. Dodd, Carrie M. Durward

Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences Faculty Publications

Background: Evidence is lacking informing the use of the Automated Self-Administered 24-h Dietary Assessment Tool (ASA24) with populations characterized by low income.

Objective: This study was conducted among women with low incomes to evaluate the accuracy of ASA24 recalls completed independently and with assistance.

Methods: Three hundred and two women, aged ≥18 y and with incomes below the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program thresholds, served themselves from a buffet; amounts taken as well as plate waste were unobtrusively weighed to enable calculation of true intake for 3 meals. The following day, women completed ASA24-2016 independently (n = 148) or with assistance …

Are Consumers Willing To Pay To Reduce Food Waste?, Kara Grant, R. Karina Gallardo, Jill J. Mccluskey

Faculty Publications - College of Business

In this article, we assess consumer willingness to pay for foods prepared using a new food-processing technology, a pasteurization process based on microwave treatments called Microwave Assisted Pasteurization Systems (MAPS), which can improve the appearance, texture, and flavor of ready-to-eat meals and extend shelf life compared to other equivalent processing technologies (Tang, 2015). We also examine whether there are linkages between stated shelf life dates and estimated premeditated food waste for the different ingredients used in the choice experiment. We collected data using an online survey via Qualtrics in which we asked questions about premeditated food waste according to different …

Town And School Annual Report Epping, New Hampshire Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2018., Epping Town Representatives

Epping, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Poverty, Opportunity, And Well-Being In The United States, Nate D. Peach, Emily J. Mavrakis

Faculty Publications - College of Business

Economic opportunity varies dramatically across the United States. In this study the Opportunity to Flourish Index (OFI) is created to determine the level of opportunity United States cities afford those at the bottom of the income distribution. Indicators within the index measure disposable income, access to financial services, diet, educational attainment, unemployment, physical well-being, and family structure. The OFI’s relationship with standard measures of economic growth and economic mobility is also evaluated. The OFI is not correlated with measures of income and population growth, suggesting, that in the short-run growth and opportunity are not necessarily complementary. The OFI is strongly …

City Of Berlin, Nh Annual Report Fiscal Year July 1, 2018 To June 30, 2019., Berlin Town Representatives

Berlin, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Engineering Injectable, Self-Assembling 3d Vasculature, Kendyl Cohn

Baker/Koob Endowments Awarded Projects

Our laboratory (The Heylman Lab) is developing strategies for engineering tissue outside of the body. All tissues in the body receive nutrients and remove waste via an intricate network of blood vessels called the circulatory system. Like native tissues, all engineered tissues require this blood vessel transport system to properly mimic the in vivo tissue environment. Therefore, the aim of this project is to grow three-dimensional networks of blood vessels in vitro. These vessel networks will provide the foundation for tissue-on-a-chip systems when embedded in microfluidic chips being developed by other members of the lab. The scope of this project …

Effect Of Prolonged Probiotic Supplementation In A High-Fructose Diet In A Pig Model Of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Victoria Smith, Meghan Melnyk

Baker/Koob Endowments Awarded Projects

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the leading cause of pediatric chronic liver condition, caused by hepatic inflammation, insulin resistance and steatosis. We hypothesize that prolonged intake of diets rich in carbohydrates, specifically fructose, will induce NAFLD in infants, whereas probiotics may ameliorate the symptoms of the disease. To assess the effect of dietary fructose and probiotics in the pathology of the disease, 24 leptin resistant neonate pigs will be assigned to 1 of 4 treatment diets for 10 weeks: 1) control (CON), 2) high fructose (HF), 3) CON + probiotics, 4) HF + probiotics. Animals will be fed 40 …

Rethink Infrastructure, Khoa Le, Arielle Eleazar

Goals

In the Camp Fire, Paradise lost thousands of houses as well as stores, gas stations, and many other private commercial enterprises. But the town also lost many significant civic institutions. The projects on this poster show some of the individual projects intended to replace those institutions. These are ones that could provide renewed focus towards the community’s wellness, sustainability, governance, and education.

The Influence Of Ambient Scent Temperature On Food Consumption Behavior, Sarah Lefebvre, Dipayan Biswas

Faculty & Staff Research and Creative Activity

This research examines the impact of ambient odor on food consumption. The results of a field experiment and five lab experiments show that the presence of a warm ambient odor (e.g., cedarwood) versus a cool ambient odor (e.g., eucalyptus) reduces the amount of calories consumed and also leads to increased choice of lower-calorie food options. This is due to established implicit associations formed from the human body’s innate physiological response to changes in ambient temperature. Specifically, exposure to a warm (vs. cool) ambient odor, influences perceived ambient temperature, which in turn alters food consumption behaviors. The results of this research …

Town Of Jaffrey, New Hampshire 2018 Annual Report., Jaffrey Town Representatives

Jaffrey, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Monroe, New Hampshire Annual Report Of The Monroe Town Officers For The Year Ending December 31, 2018., Monroe Town Representatives

Monroe, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Central Washington University 2019-2020 Graduate Catalog, Central Washington University

Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Central Washington University 2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog, Central Washington University

Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

2019 Central Washington University Commencement, Central Washington University

Commencement Programs

A commencement program from graduation ceremonies at Central Washington University.

Eat Fruits And Veggies 2019 English, Glenda Canaca

Fruits and Vegetables

No abstract provided.

Inclusion Body Myositis In A Middle-Aged Woman With Knee Pain And Weakness: A Case Report, Jacob Christensen, Christopher A. Mcgrew

UNM Orthopaedic Research Journal

Weakness and osteoarthritis are common concerns for orthopaedic and primary care physicians when caring for aging adults. We describe a 58-year-old woman with a history of Sjogren syndrome and knee osteoarthritis. She presented to our clinic for injection of viscosupplementation in her left knee, and review of her medical records revealed right hand weakness at 7 years after the onset of symptoms. Findings of muscle biopsy and multiple electromyograms revealed inclusion body myositis, primarily affecting the deep finger flexors and quadriceps muscles. On the basis of this diagnosis, physical therapy and supportive care were recommended. The results of the current …

2020 Application For Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, Christy Kayser

History of USM Community Engagement

No abstract provided.

University Libraries Annual Report 2018-2019, University Libraries

University Libraries Annual Report

The 2018-2019 annual report includes an overview of the year’s events, programs and accomplishments and celebrates the achievements of our faculty, staff and students.

Volume 4, Chapter 8-9: Tropics: Submontane And Montane, Janice M. Glime

Bryophyte Ecology Subchapters

No abstract provided.