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Expression Level Of Sh2 And Bt2 Genes In Some Advanced Corn Lines Under Tropical Environment, Fatemeh Abna, Farhat A. Avin, Noorma Wati Haron

Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Research

The rate-limiting step in starch synthesis entails the synthesis of ADP-Glc from Glc-1-P and ATP by AGPase. AGPase is a heterotetramer composed of two large subunits encoded by Sh2 and two small subunits encoded by Bt2. We examined the transcript level of each gene that encodes AGPase through quantitative real-time PCR (qRT_PCR) within endosperm and leaf tissues from 6 newer composite corn lines. The Sh2 and Bt2 genes presented upregulated expression levels in leaf and endosperm tissue. The highest expression level of these two genes in leaf tissues was observed in UM 1 with 6.96 fold and in UM 11 …

Comparing Self-Reported Medication Adherence Measures With Hair Antiretroviral Concentration Among People Living With Hiv In Guangxi, China, Quan Zhang, Xiaoming Li Ph.D., Shan Qiao Ph.D., Zhiyong Shen, Yuejiao Zhou

Faculty Publications

Background: Antiretroviral adherence is essential to HIV treatment efcacy. Various self-reported measures are commonly used for assessing antiretroviral adherence. Limited data are available regarding the validity of those selfreported measures in comparison with long-term objective biomarkers of adherence measures such as hair measures.

Methods: Self-reported adherence (frequency, percentage, and visual analog scale [VAS]) and hair tenofovir concentration were evaluated at a single time point from 268 people living with HIV in China. The responses to each of three self-reported measures were converted into percentage and then dichotomized as “optimal” (100%) vs. “suboptimal” (less than 100%) adherence. Two composite adherence scores …

Teaching Communication Skills To Advanced Practice Nursing (Apn) Students Using Linguistic-Based Communication Training, Cheryl Mele, Robin Dawson, Victoria Davis, Shelli Gibbs, Crystal Graham

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

The focus of the presentation's content is to strengthen the function of the interdisciplinary teams and support families with effective communication training. Utilizing prescriptive, structured communication training for healthcare professionals can improve the overall quality of care for patients and their families encountering relational crisis.

Operational Large-Area Land-Cover Mapping: An Ethiopia Case Study, Trevor Caughlin

Biology Faculty Publications and Presentations

Knowledge of land cover and land use nationally is a prerequisite of many studies on drivers of land change, impacts on climate, carbon storage and other ecosystem services, and allows for sufficient planning and management. Despite this, many regions globally do not have accurate and consistent coverage at the national scale. This is certainly true for Ethiopia. Large-area land-cover characterization (LALCC), at a national scale is thus an essential first step in many studies of land-cover change, and yet is itself problematic. Such LALCC based on remote-sensing image classification is associated with a spectrum of technical challenges such as data …

Ada News - 03/02/2020, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

The Echo: March 2, 2020, Taylor University

2019-2020 (Volume 107)

Multicultural statement revised – Watch for new badges and new faces – Nostalgia Night rocks Taylor – Shop the Loop returns to Taylor – Open Doors Survey results – Gerig Hall left without water – Yeakle talks career, compassion – Following the arts from Ferris wheels to farm fields – FOSO flips pick-a-date culture upside down – foody fix -- #TaylorU’s Top Tweets – The Weekly Bachelor and Bachelorette – Enneagrams During Flu Season – KenKen – “True Confession” – Sudoku – Jus how smart are you? – Classic play updated to discuss social media – Art symposium prepares students …

Seven Years Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Free: The Tools Needed Are As Important As Passing Meds!, Cheryl Prall, Natalie Jones, Kathleen Zavotsky, Ivan Logarta

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

A qualitative study was completed to identify why a 20 bed community hospital ICU was able to achieve no VAPs in 7 years. VAP free sustainability has been achieved through the implementation of evidence-based practice, staff engagement and ownership of VAP bundle compliance.

Don't Sink, Swim! A Curriculum Framework For Simulation Experiences That Develop Clinical Teaching Skills, Diane B. Monsivais, Franchesca E. Nunez, Jennifer L. Hull

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

The purpose of this presentation is to share a framework for integrating simulation experiences that develop clinical teaching skills into an MSN Nursing Education curriculum, link examples of experiences to a curriculum framework, and describe the use of the NLN Jeffries Simulation Theory to organize outcome data.

Variability Approaching The Thermal Limits Can Drive Diatom Community Dynamics, Stephanie Anderson, Tatiana A. Rynearson

Graduate School of Oceanography Faculty Publications

Organismal distributions are largely mediated by temperature, suggesting thermal trait variability plays a key role in defining species' niches. We employed a trait‐based approach to better understand how inter‐ and intraspecific thermal trait variability could explain diatom community dynamics using 24 strains from 5 species in the diatom genusSkeletonema, isolated from Narragansett Bay (NBay), where this genus can comprise up to 99% of the microplankton. Strain‐specific thermal reaction norms were generated using growth rates obtained at temperatures ranging from −2°C to 36°C. Comparison of thermal reaction norms revealed inter‐ and intraspecific similarities in the thermal optima, but significant …

The Free Press Vol. 51, Issue 15, 03-02-2020, Dionne Smith

Free Press, The

No abstract provided.

Discussion Of “Establishing Modified Canadian Aerobic Fitness Test (Mcaft) Cut-Points To Detect Clustered Cardiometabolic Risk Among Canadian Children And Youth Aged 9 To 17 Years” – The Need For Foundational Fitness Research In Canada: Is There Room For Innovation?, Mark S. Tremblay, Grant R. Tomkinson

Education, Health & Behavior Studies Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Effect Of Influenza Vaccination On Mortality And Risk Of Hospitalization In Elderly Individuals With And Without Disabilities: A Nationwide, Population-Based Cohort Study, Yu-Chia Chang, Ho-Jui Tung, Yu-Tung Huang, Chin-Te Lu, Ernawaty Ernawaty, Szu-Yuan Wu

Health Policy & Community Health: Faculty Publications

Purpose: The effects of influenza vaccines are unclear for elderly individuals with disabilities. We use a population-based cohort study to estimate the effects of influenza vaccines in elderly individuals with and without disabilities. Methods: Data were taken from the National Health Insurance Research Database and Disabled Population Profile of Taiwan. A total of 2,741,403 adults aged 65 or older were identified and 394,490 were people with a disability. These two groups were further divided into those who had or had not received an influenza vaccine. Generalized estimating equations (GEE) were used to compare the relative risks (RRs) of …

Nitrogen Management In Grasslands And Forage-Based Production Systems–Role Of Biological Nitrification Inhibition (Bni), Guntur V. Subbarao, Idupulapati M. Rao, K. Nakahara, Y. Ando, K. L. Sahrawat, T. Tesfamariam, J. C. Lata, S. Boudsocq, J. W. Miles, Manabu Ishitani, M. Peters

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Nitrogen (N), being the most critical and essential nutrient for plant growth, largely determines the productivity in both extensive- and intensive- grassland systems. Nitrification and denitrification processes in the soil are the primary drivers generating reactive-N: NO₃^-, N₂O, and NO, and is largely responsible for N-loss and degradation of grasslands. Suppressing nitrification can thus facilitate the retention of soil-N to sustain long-term productivity of grasslands and forage-based production systems. Certain plants can suppress soil nitrification by releasing inhibitors from roots, a phenomenon termed ‘biological nitrification inhibition’ (BNI). Recent methodological developments (e.g. bioluminescence assay …

Flexible Forage Systems For Variable Water Supplies, Mary-Jane E. Rogers, Alister Lawson, Kevin Kelly

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

The dairy industry in northern Victoria, Australia is primarily based on the border check irrigation of temperate forage species over the spring to autumn period. Traditionally, dairy cows have grazed the perennial species (white clover and perennial ryegrass) and annual pastures (based on short-lived ryegrasses and subterranean or Persian clover). However, due to a more variable climate – particularly a period where the annual rainfall has been significantly less than the long-term average – the summer irrigation allocations have been substantially lower and more variable than the preceding 20-30 years. Under this climate scenario, dairy farmers are re-evaluating their feed …

Telepsychiatry Preferences Among College Students Diagnosed And Undiagnosed With A Mental Health Condition, Wendy Schuh

Health Sciences Publications

College health and counseling centers report an increasing demand for mental health services while students continue to experience barriers such as shortage of providers, transportation, or stigma. Telepsychiatry has been established in some environments to overcome these barriers, but little research has explored an effective higher education model. The purpose of this study was to identify differences in telepsychiatry preferences among college students who have and have not been diagnosed with or treated for a mental health condition in the last year. Students (n = 537; Mage = 21 years; 71% female) at a medium-sized Midwestern university participated in a …

Contributions Of Early Care And Education Programs To Diet Quality In Children Aged 3 To 4 Years In Central North Carolina, Courtney T. Luecking, Stephanie Mazzucca, Amber E. Vaughn, Dianne S. Ward

Dietetics and Human Nutrition Faculty Publications

BACKGROUND: Parents and early care and education (ECE) are the key influencers of young children's diets, but there is limited information about how each contribute to children's overall diet quality.

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine what proportion of children's dietary intake occurs within the ECE setting and whether diet quality is higher at ECE centers and, consequently, on weekdays than weekends.

DESIGN: This cross-sectional analysis of a larger cluster randomized controlled trial used multiple 24-hour dietary intakes measured through a combination of the Dietary Observation in Child Care protocol and parent-reported food diaries.

PARTICIPANTS/SETTING: Participants (N=840) included children aged …

Daily Announcements March 2020, Wofford College. Office Of Marketing And Communications

Communications Office Daily Announcements

No abstract provided.

Multifactor Econometric Modeling And Forecasting Of Cotton Fiber Production In Uzbekistan, R.S. Kholikova

Economics and Innovative Technologies

Cotton is considered as the most common natural fiber. The life of more than 200 million people from more than 70 countries of the world is associated with the collection of cotton; another 60 million people are employed in various enterprises processing the cotton fabric, as well as by-products (seed oil or protein used in the production of animal nutrition). Cotton is the most grown non-food crop - more than 20 million tons of annual cotton fiber production is obtained from plants occupying 30 million hectares of crops. This study deeply examines the most influential factors affecting cotton fiber production …

Multifactor Econometric Modeling And Forecasting Of Cotton Fiber Production In Uzbekistan, R.S. Kholikova

Economics and Innovative Technologies

Cotton is considered as the most common natural fiber. The life of more than 200 million people from more than 70 countries of the world is associated with the collection of cotton; another 60 million people are employed in various enterprises processing the cotton fabric, as well as by-products (seed oil or protein used in the production of animal nutrition). Cotton is the most grown non-food crop - more than 20 million tons of annual cotton fiber production is obtained from plants occupying 30 million hectares of crops. This study deeply examines the most influential factors affecting cotton fiber production …

Is Fish Brain Food Or Brain Poison? Sea Surface Temperature, Methyl-Mercury And Child Cognitive Development, Mark R. Rosenzweig, Rafael J. Santos

Discussion Papers

We exploit variation in the composition of local fish catches around the time of birth using largescale administrative and census data on adult cognitive test scores, schooling attainment, and occupation among coastal populations in Colombia to estimate the distinct causal effects of methylmercury (MeHg) and DHA, elements contained in fish, on cognitive development. Using an IV strategy based on an equilibrium model of fish supply that exploits time-series variation in oceanic SST anomalies on both coasts of Colombia from 1950 to 2014 as instruments, we find that net of cohort and municipality fixed effects increases in high-MeHg fish catches around …

Deep Tissue Injuries, Mary Pohlmann, Katie Meyer

Nursing Posters

Purpose Statement from Poster:

• Recognize and identify Deep Tissue Injuries
• Ability to describe and define Deep Tissue Injuries
• Increase awareness of Deep Tissue Injuries in order to promote early identification and treatment

How Altering Gut Microbiota Affects Autism Spectrum Disorder (Asd) And Its Associated Gastrointestinal (Gi) Symptoms, Vera Kondrashov

Physician Assistant Capstones

If the abnormal gut flora and increased GI symptoms in ASD patients are indicative of a pathophysiologic process causing neurobehavioral disturbances, then perhaps altering the gut flora may improve both the GI and neurobehavioral symptoms. Recent research has explored this possibility and produced findings that are promising for treatment with a different approach, altering the gut microbiome.

No.09: Enhancing Food Security Through Urban Agriculture In Kingston, Jamaica, Elizabeth Thomas-Hope, Robert Kinlocke, Therese Ferguson

Hungry Cities Partnership

■ Much focus has been accorded rural agriculture, both in the literature and in practice. Yet urban agriculture is both a viable and necessary area of focus as it pertains to food security in Jamaica.

■ An education and communication strategy is required to ensure that attitudes towards nutrition and poor food choices are changed (within the range of affordability) in efforts to achieve food security.

■ Given the threats posed by climate change, the development of urban agriculture should incorporate not only previously designated sites through zoning for small-scale livestock and produce rearing; it also should incorporate backyard farming/gardening, …

The Grooming Project: Identifying The Common Experience For Students, Sloane M. Hawes, Anna Straus, Jordan Winczewski, Kevin Nolan Morris

General - Companion Animals

The Grooming Project (Kansas City, MO, USA) aims to equip program participants with both the in-demand technical skills of dog grooming and the practical, social and emotional skills that will build resilience, reduce stress, and create foundational skills for participants to better respond to their family’s needs. Gaining full-time employment that pays a living wage allows participants to focus on sustainably improving their family’s functioning, thereby creating the opportunity to break the cycle of multi-generational poverty. This report is intended to provide an initial description of the impacts of The Grooming Project’s programming on the individuals who participate by documenting …

No.06: Gender Inequality And Food Security Policy Responses, Mary Caesar

Hungry Cities Partnership

■ Gender inequality and the legacy of racial discrimination operate alongside poverty and economic inequality to shape the household food security experience in low-income areas in South African cities.

■ In Cape Town, male-headed households are more likely to be food secure than female-headed households, although both experience high levels of severe food insecurity.

■ National food security policy and local government do not recognize the systemic nature of gender inequality and food insecurity; a gap that needs to be addressed.

Ansc, Spring 2020, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Department Of Animal Sciences

Animal Science Newsletter

"Dedicated to the Alumni and Friends of the Animal Sciences Department, University of Arkansas."

Healthful Nutrition As A Prevention And Intervention Paradigm To Decrease The Vulnerability To Environmental Toxicity Or Stressors And Associated Inflammatory Disease Risks, Bernhard Hennig, Pan Deng

Superfund Research Center Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Compelled Commercial Speech Cases: Why Not Just Flip A Coin?, R. George Wright

Mercer Law Review

Government regulation of commercial enterprises takes many forms. Among the most familiar forms are requirements that commercial speakers convey particular government-approved commercial messages, presumably for the sake of some sufficient benefit to the persons thereby informed. This Article discusses the difficult problems generated by the case law of compelled commercial speech. Controversies and important paradoxes are examined herein, on the way to the surprising conclusion that in light of the ordinarily limited interests on both sides of the case, typical compelled commercial speech cases can be responsibly resolved, all else equal, by merely flipping a coin.

First, the Article briefly …

Provider Reported Implementation Of Nutrition-Related Practices In Childcare Centers And Family Childcare Homes In Rural And Urban Nebraska, Dipti Dev, Aileen Garcia, David A. Dzewaltowski, Susan Sisson, Lisa Franzen-Castle, Zainab Rida, Natalie A. Williams, Carly Hillburn, Danae Dinkel, Deepa Srivastava, Christina Burger, Emily Hulse, Donnia Behrends, Natasha Frost

Counseling and Human Development Faculty Publications

Approximately 15 million children under age 6 are in childcare settings, offering childcare providers an opportunity to influence children’s dietary intake. Childcare settings vary in organizational structure – childcare centers (CCCs) vs. family childcare homes (FCCHs) – and in geographical location – urban vs. rural. Research on the nutrition-related best practices across these childcare settings is scarce. The objective of this study is to compare nutrition-related best practices of CCCs and FCCHs that participate in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) in rural and urban Nebraska. Nebraska providers (urban n = 591; rural n = 579) reported implementation …

Patterns And Mechanisms Of Heterogeneous Breeding Distribution Shifts Of North American Migratory Birds, Hanna M. Mccaslin, Julie A. Heath

Biology Faculty Publications and Presentations

There is widespread evidence that species distributions are shifting in response to climate change. Warming temperatures and climate niche constraints are hypothesized drivers of northward shifts in temperate migratory bird breeding distributions, but heterogeneity in the direction of distribution shifts suggests that the climate niche hypothesis does not explain all changes in distributions. We propose that: 1) changes in migration costs and benefits related to dampened seasonal differences between breeding and winter areas, 2) sensitivity to supplemental cues that affect duration of migration and onset of reproduction, 3) a latitudinal mismatch-driven fitness gradient, or a combination of these drivers may …