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Farmer’S Perspective On The Local Food System And Challenges And Successes Of Modern Farming, Janet Wojcik, Cynthia Tant, James Ferebee, Chris Penny, Jennifer Stalford

The World of Food: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on What We Eat and Grow

Moderated panel of local farmers discussing farming in the New South and the local food system.

The Winthrop College Farm: Nutrition, Nourishment, And Knowledge, Gina P. White, Polly Ford, Walter Hardin

The World of Food: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on What We Eat and Grow

The Farm was a part of Winthrop from 1895 to 1957. Designed to supply food for the College, it also provided an observational classroom for students, and interaction with the community through surplus sales. A brief history of the farm will be presented and a panel will discuss the farm's impact on the Winthrop and Rock Hill communities.

Selective Inhibition Of Human Monoamine Oxidase B By Acacetin 7-Methyl Ether Isolated From Turnera Diffusa (Damiana), Narayan D. Chaurasiya, Jianping Zhao, Pankaj Pandey, Robert J. Doerksen, Ilias Muhammad, Babu L. Tekwani

Faculty and Student Publications

© 2019 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Background: Bodybuilding supplements can cause a profound cholestatic syndrome. Aim: To describe the drug-Induced liver injury network's experience with liver injury due to bodybuilding supplements. Methods: Liver injury pattern, severity and outcomes, potential genetic associations, and exposure to anabolic steroids by product analysis were analysed in prospectively enrolled subjects with bodybuilding supplement-induced liver injury with causality scores of probable or higher. Results: Forty-four males (mean age 33 years) developed liver injury with a median latency of 73 days. Forty-one per cent presented with hepatocellular pattern of liver injury as defined by the R …

Development Of A Counter-Flow Thermal Gradient Microfluidic Device, Shayan Davani

Doctoral Dissertations

This work presents a novel counter-flow design for thermal stabilization of microfluidic thermal reactors. In these reactors, precise control of temperature of the liquid sample is achieved by moving the liquid sample through the thermal zones established ideally through the conduction in the solid material of the device. The goal here is to establish a linear thermal distribution when there is no flow and to minimize the temperature change at flow condition. External convection as well as internal flowinduced effects influence the prescribed thermal distribution. The counter-flow thermal gradient device developed in this study is capable of both stabilizing the …

Avian Use Of A Bottomland Hardwood Afforestation Site In The Red River Alluvial Valley, Colby W. Sharp

Master's Theses

Bottomland hardwood forests (BHF) cover about 2.8 million hectares of the original 10 million hectares that once existed in the southeastern United States. These losses have led to an emphasis on afforestation of retired agricultural land. Research was needed to evaluate changes in wildlife communities as these afforested stands progress through succession. To assess the avian community at this 25-year-old afforested BHF, I conducted point count surveys at 28 point locations across seven forest types, six times during the 2016–2018 avian breeding seasons. My research objectives were to determine: (1) if avian density and diversity varied among the dominant forest …

21st Annual Research Forum 2019, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas

Graduate & Professional Student Association Research Forum

The Graduate & Professional Student Research Forum is sponsored by the Graduate & Professional Student Association and the Graduate College. We’d like to thank the faculty judges and student volunteers. Without your support this event would not be possible.

Excellence: Unh Faculty Members Receive International Honors, Beth Potier

UNH Today Archive

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How Should I Teach Sex Education In Middle School? An Action Research Study On An Ict-Based Intervention, Diana K. Rojas Briñez, Álvaro H. Galvis Panqueva, Irma A. Flores Hinojos

The Qualitative Report

In this article, we, Diana, Álvaro and Irma, present findings from an action research project aiming to promote self-care behaviors around sexual and reproductive health (SBSRH) in adolescents at a public school in Colombia through the use of ICT-based learning environments. I, Diana, the teacher-researcher carried out an action research study first reflecting on teaching practices for teaching healthy sexual behaviors, then assessing them in light of theoretical recommendations, and finally by creating a blended-learning project called “Self-Care in Action”. Irma was the action-research advisor and Álvaro the ICT-research and development advisor. Two groups of 7th graders participated in the …

Comparing Vascular Deficiency Between Caucasian And Hispanic Metabolic Syndrome Women, Lorenzo Juarez, Jerene Yazzie, Andi Johnson, Abraham Gomez, Klaudia Szych, Ariel Gomez, Matthew A. Barlow Phd

International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of death in the United States especially in Hispanics. People with Metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) generally have high blood pressure, excess body fat and fasting glucose and abnormal cholesterol. We evaluated Hispanic (HS) and Caucasian (CA) women diagnosed with MetSyn in New Mexico and sedentary control with an initial screening and vascular measurements. Previous work from our lab indicated significant deficiencies between the control and MetSyn women in the measurements of the vascular mechanisms of developing deficits associated with the metabolic deficiencies. We aimed to identify if the health disparate HS population …

Dynamic Graded Muscle Exercise In Sedentary Metabolic Syndrome Women; Effects On Cardiac Workload, Abraham Gomez, Lorenzo Juarez, Ariel Gomez, Klaudia Szych, Andi Johnson, Jerene Yazzie, Matthew A. Barlow Phd

International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings

Metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) individuals presented declining sensitivity to insulin (p=.0201) as calculated by insulin sensitivity index (ISI-60) measurement. The young women categorized as MetSyn were previously found to have significantly lower (ISI-60) from healthy controls (Gomez, 2018), and had higher percent body fat (p< .05), diminished HDL (p< .05), and higher expenditure of Kcals (p=.04) compared to controls as measured by 7 day accelerometer. Cardiovascular modification is hypothesized to involve progressive dysfunction of the insulin mediated AKT/PKB eNOS pathway. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to identify if daily sedentary activity is associated with myocardial workload in the development of the metabolic disorder. We hypothesized metabolic syndrome individuals Rate Pressure Product (RPP) would be at elevated at rest and through various workloads of small muscle exercise. METHODS: We compared daily activity to heart …

Vascular Deficits In Native American Women With Metabolic Syndrome, Jerene Yazzie, Andi Johnson, Abraham Gomez, Lorenzo Juarez, Klaudia Szych, Ariel Gomez, Matthew A. Barlow Phd

International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings

The Native Americans of the Southwest are predisposed to vascular diseases due to health disparate lifestyles influenced by diet, lack of exercise and decreased access to health care. These factors together may be responsible for the co-morbidities developed with Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome (MetSyn) which are indicators of early onset cardiovascular disease. We evaluated Native American (NA) women diagnosed with MetSyn or Type II Diabetes in New Mexico and compared to sedentary control NA and Caucasian (CA) women during vascular measurements. Previous work from in our lab indicates that the regional populations with elevated metabolic health issues have declining vascular …

Do Implantable, Progestin Only Contraceptives Alter The Bone Response To Unloading?, Ximena S. Vargas, Heather Cm Allaway, Sarah Little, Susan Bloomfield

International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings

Hormonal contraception is routinely used by premenopausal women, including female astronauts, to suppress reproductive function. Long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC-progestin only) have become a common choice amongst women due to their practicality. PURPOSE: Understand the interaction of unloading and LARC on bone health. We hypothesize that the decrease in bone mineral density (BMD) and cortical thickness of the tibia associated with hindlimb unloading (HU) will be lessened by LARC implantation. METHODS: Virgin female Sprague-Dawley rats (n=26; 4-mo-old) were singly housed and randomly assigned to placebo (PL) and LARC groups, via a slow-release etonogestrel pellet (0.00 vs. 0.09 vs. 0.17 …

Effects Of High Concentration Vivissential Amino Acids Sports Drink Ingestion On Performance In Trained Athletes, Klaudia Szych, Ariel Gomez, Jerene Yazzie, Sarah A. Massey, Lorenzo Juarez, Andi Johnson, Shannon Jackson, Matthew A. Barlow Phd

International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings

Essential amino acids are necessary for protein nutrition and muscle sustainability. Previous studies looking at the effects of BCAAs did not result in measurable reductions in muscle damage and enhanced recovery of muscle function. PURPOSE: The Calwood Nutritionals Company manufactures a balanced nutritional formula of amino acids with the addition of a higher concentration of arginine and methionine, which during an acute 3-day study in our lab decreased muscle degradation in a young sedentary population. The purpose of this study is to examine the changes in performance following the chronic consumption of the essential amino acids in collegiate athletes …

Dna Fingerprinting Evidence: The Road To Admissibility In California, Alison Priske Adema

San Diego Law Review

DNA typing is a forensic technique used to identify genetic material found in such crime scene samples as blood, semen, hair roots and skin scrapings. The technique, which is heralded as revolutionary, has been admitted into evidence in several states. To secure long-lasting use of DNA typing in California, the technique must satisfy the Kelly-Frye test for the admissibility of novel scientific evidence.

Understanding Constitutional Rights In A World Of Optional Baselines, Larry Alexander

San Diego Law Review

In this Introduction to a symposium on Unconstitutional Conditions, Professor Alexander provides an overview of the constitutional doctrine that there are certain governmental programs that are constitutionally permissible but not constitutionally required. From this doctrine arises the principle that there are alternative states of affairs in which no one has any valid complaint of unconstitutional treatment. The author dubs this state of affairs "constitutionally optional baselines." The question is then posed of whether it is possible construct a model of constitutionally guaranteed rights married coherently to the notion of constitutionally optional baselines. Six approaches are put forth to deal with …

Human Vs. Non-Human Bone: A Non-Destructive Histological Method, Haley N. O'Brien

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

Purpose: Within biological, anatomical systems, bone is a connective tissue that acts as the main supporting internal structure of the body. It directly reflects the soft tissues (e.g. muscles) that surround it in what osteologists call “bone morphologies” and is the primary focus of studies in forensic anthropology and zooarchaeology. Within these disciplines, species identification is one of the first steps in the analysis of bone fragments in both forensic and archaeological contexts. This thesis project focuses on the identification of human vs. non-human bone using a novel, non-destructive histological method assuming a qualitative distinction can be found between species …

The Impact Of Salient Naming Targets During Aphasia Therapy, Kathy Kay Molesh

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

Two to four million Americans are affected by aphasia, an acquired communication disorder caused by brain damage (Simmons-Mackie, 2018). Speech, writing, reading and comprehension may all be affected by aphasia. Aphasia is commonly caused by stroke but brain injuries, cancer and neurologic disorders may also cause aphasia (NIH, 2017). Speech-language pathologists provide aphasia therapy particularly for aphasia-induced word finding difficulties known as anomia. Because communication is required for many daily activities, aphasia often has a devastating affect on an individual’s quality of life. Therapies that increase independence, and social participation in daily life are needed to increase the quality of …

Review Of Literature: Effects Of Exercise On Bone Mineral Density During Lactation In Overweight/ Obese Postpartum Women, Heather Colleran, Alexis Sharkey, Roberta Claro Da Silva

The World of Food: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on What We Eat and Grow

The purpose of this project was to conduct a review of the literature on the effects of exercise on bone mineral density during lactation in lactating overweight/ obese postpartum women.

Death In The Anthropocene: Coping With Loss In The Age Of Extinction And Civilizational Collapse, Jensen A. Lillquist

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

The Anthropocene presents significant environmental problems for both humans and nonhumans alike, as both climate change and mass extinction are ongoing phenomena. While mass extinction represents the direct death and loss of multitudes of species, climate change represents the threat of death and loss to human populations. Thus, mass extinction and climate change may be termed the losses of the Anthropocene; much environmental writing voices an unprocessed grief directed towards each of these losses. Yet in order for grief to become mourning—an active response to loss—the loss must be recognized and dealt with. The example set by death practices may …

World History, The Social Sciences, And The Dynamics Of Contemporary Global Politics, Stephen Morillo

Journal of the Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences

This article argues that the discipline of world history, with its interdisciplinary ties to the social sciences and its incorporation of the cultural insights of recent historiography, makes an ideal tool for conveying the complexities of the contemporary world in a “user-friendly” way. It argues further that one particular global structural analysis, from the author’s world history textbook Frameworks of World History, exposes a deep pattern that helps explain many of the central conflicts in contemporary global politics. By highlighting the tension that has existed between individual communities, or hierarchies, and the networks that connected those communities, a tension going …

The Firece Green Fire: Vol. 9 Issue 16, Wofford College Environmental Studies Program

The Fierce Green Fire

No abstract provided.

Launching A Strategic Social Media Presence For The Nsu Write From The Start Writing And Communication Center, Janine Morris, Whitney Sessa Lehmann, Nikki Chasteen, Monique Cole, Adam Deross, Petra Jurova, Noemi Nunez

CAHSS Faculty Presentations, Proceedings, Lectures, and Symposia

This presentation will offer a case study of one writing center’s implementation and use of social media, and provide participants with strategies and suggestions for enhancing social media use in their writing centers. The NSU Write from the Start Writing and Communication Center (WCC) celebrated its grand opening at Nova Southeastern University in September 2018. This panel presentation will first provide an overview of the social media campaign and specific objectives that M.A. in Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Media students at NSU completed as part of their WRIT 5900: Social Media Writing and Strategy course during the Summer 2018 to …

"Check Yourself": Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction For Teachers Of Students With Challenging Behaviors, Todd Haydon, Peter Alter, Renee Hawkins, Connie Kendall Theado

Kalmanovitz School of Education Faculty Works

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Sodium-Activated Potassium Channels Shape Peripheral Auditory Function And Activity Of The Primary Auditory Neurons In Mice, Daniël O.J. Reijntjes, Jeong Han Lee, Seojin Park, Nick M.A. Schubert, Marcel Van Tuinen, Sarath Vijayakumar, Timothy A. Jones, Sherri M. Jones, Michael Anne Gratton, Xiao-Ming Xia, Ebenezer N. Yamoah, Sonja J. Pyott

Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders: Faculty Publications

potassium (K+) channels shape the response properties of neurons. Although enormous progress has been made to characterize K+ channels in the primary auditory neurons, the molecular identities of many of these channels and their contributions to hearing in vivo remain unknown. Using a combination of RNA sequencing and single molecule fluorescent in situ hybridization, we localized expression of transcripts encoding the sodium-activated potassium channels KNa1.1 (SLO2.2/Slack) and KNa1.2 (SLO2.1/Slick) to the primary auditory neurons (spiral ganglion neurons, SGNs). To examine the contribution of these channels to function of the sGNs in vivo, we measured auditory brainstem responses in KNa1.1/1.2 double …

Evaluating The Impacts Of Acp Management On The Energy Performance Of Hydrothermal Liquefaction Via Nutrient Recovery, Sarah Bauer, Fangwei Cheng, Lisa Colosi

Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering Departmental Research

Hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) is of interest in producing liquid fuels from organic waste, but the process also creates appreciable quantities of aqueous co-product (ACP) containing high concentrations of regulated wastewater pollutants (e.g., organic carbon, nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P)). Previous literature has not emphasized characterization, management, or possible valorization of ACP wastewaters. This study aims to evaluate one possible approach to ACP management via recovery of valuable scarce materials. Equilibrium modeling was performed to estimate theoretical yields of struvite (MgNH4PO4·6H2O) from ACP samples arising from HTL processing of selected waste feedstocks. Experimental analyses were conducted to evaluate the accuracy of …

Statement Of Betsy Ginsberg, Clinical Associate Professor Of Law & Director, Civil Rights Clinic, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law U.S. Commission On Civil Rights Public Briefing: Women In Prison: Seeking Justice Behind Bars, Betsy Ginsberg

Testimony

Although men make up a significant majority of the country’s prison population, the United States has the highest rate of incarceration of women in the world.1 In recent years, women have been the fastest growing segment of our population in jails and prisons. The significant but insufficient decline we have seen with respect to the overall prison population eclipses or obscures the trend we have seen in the imprisonment of women. While the trends vary from state to state, the overall picture for women has been far worse than for men. In most states the women’s population has either grown, …

The Bison, February 22, 2019

The Bison Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Ohio University Research Moment - Sarah Wyatt [Video] (February 22, 2019), University Communications And Marketing

OHIO News Articles Archive

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Effects Of High-Fidelity Simulation Based On Life-Threatening Clinical Condition Scenarios On Learning Outcomes Of Undergraduate And Postgraduate Nursing Students: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, Celeste Marie Alfes

Faculty Scholarship

Objective The purpose was to analyse the effectiveness of high-fidelity patient simulation (HFPS) based on life-threatening clinical condition scenarios on undergraduate and postgraduate nursing students' learning outcomes. Design A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted based on the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions and its reporting was checked against the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses checklist. Data sources PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL with Full Text, Wiley Online Library and Web of Science were searched until July 2017. Author contact, reference and citation lists were checked to obtain additional references. Study selection To be included, available full-texts …

2019 Furman University Faculty Scholarship Reception Program, Kathy Hamlin

Libraries Institutional Records

On February 22, 2019, the Libraries and the Office of the Provost will host Furman’s third Faculty Scholarship Reception to recognize and celebrate the scholarly publications and creative works of Furman faculty members. The reception, held in the Blackwell Atrium of the James B. Duke Library, will showcase scholarship published by faculty members during the 2018 calendar year. The following faculty will provide four-minute presentations on their scholarly or creative works:

• Eunice Rojas. Associate Professor, Modern Languages and Literatures
• Omar Camenates. Associate Professor, Music
• Geoffrey Habron. Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences
• Scott Henderson. Professor, Education
• Laura Leigh Morris. Assistant Professor, …