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To Win At Sports, You’Ve Got To Get In The Game – And Don’T Give Up, Brenda Thompson

UCF Forum

After lacing up my Nike sneakers last Saturday morning, I headed to the nearest neighborhood courts to play my favorite sport: tennis. It was a perfect day to be outside enjoying the fresh air, sunny skies, and cool, breezy temperatures.

Spectator 2020-01-29, Editors Of The Spectator

The Spectator

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Preconception Nutrition Intervention Improved Birth Length And Reduced Stunting And Wasting In Newborns In South Asia: The Women First Randomized Controlled Trial, Sangappa M. Dhaded, K. Michael Hambidge, Sumera Aziz Ali, Manjunath Somannavar, Sarah Saleem, Omrana Pasha, Umber Khan, Veena Herekar Herekar, Sunil Vernekar, Yogesh Kumar S

Community Health Sciences

South Asia has >50% of the global burden of low birth weight (LBW). The objective was to determine the extent to which maternal nutrition interventions commenced before conception or in the 1st trimester improved fetal growth in this region. This was a secondary analysis of combined newborn anthropometric data for the South Asian sites (India and Pakistan) in the Women First Preconception Maternal Nutrition Trial. Participants were 972 newborn of mothers who were poor, rural, unselected on basis of nutritional status, and had been randomized to receive a daily lipid-based micronutrient supplement commencing ≥3 months prior to conception (Arm 1), …

Spartan Daily, January 28, 2020, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2020

Volume 154, Issue 2

Environmental Enrichment: Disentangling The Influence Of Novelty, Social, And Physical Activity On Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy In A Transgenic Mouse Model, Lisa S. Robison, Nikita Francis, Dominique L. Popescu, Maria E. Anderson, Joshua Hatfield, Feng Xu, Brenda J. Anderson, William Van Nostrand, John K. Robinson

Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Publications

Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is the deposition of amyloid protein in the cerebral vasculature, a common feature in both aging and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, the effects of environmental factors, particularly cognitive stimulation, social stimulation, and physical activity, on CAA pathology are poorly understood. These factors, delivered in the form of the environmental enrichment (EE) paradigm in rodents, have been shown to have beneficial effects on the brain and behavior in healthy aging and AD models. However, the relative importance of these subcomponents on CAA pathology has not been investigated. Therefore, we assessed the effects of EE, social enrichment (SOC), …

10th Annual Postdoctoral Science Symposium, University Of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Center Postdoctoral Association

Annual Postdoctoral Science Symposium Abstracts

The Annual Postdoctoral Science Symposium (APSS) was initiated on August 4, 2011, by the MD Anderson Postdoctoral Association to provide a platform for talented postdoctoral fellows throughout the Texas Medical Center to present their work to a wider audience.

APSS is a scientific symposium organized by postdoctoral fellows from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center that welcomes submissions and presentations from postdoctoral fellows from all Texas Medical Center affiliated institutions and other Houston area institutions. The APSS provides a professional venue for postdoctoral scientists to develop, clarify and refine their research as result of formal reviews and critiques …

Research Progress On The Function And Application Of Honeysuckle Flowers From Different Resources, Yang Lan, Liu Dong-Bo, Shu Li, Huang Bin

Food and Machinery

To compare the functions and applications of honeysuckle from different plant resource and provide references for the further development and utilization of them, combined query systematically on the databases of cnki, PubMed and others about the studies on function and application of honeysuckle were undertaken, and then the reviews were summarized. Numerous studies on Lonicera japonica Thunb. were done, while less studies on the other four species of Lonicera flos. Lonicera flos had the equivalent functions with Lonicera japonica flos, and Lonicera flos with the traits of good quality, high output and low price had better development and utilization …

The Experience And Enlightenment Of Singapore Food Healthier Choice Symbol Labeling System, Huang Ze-Ying

Food and Machinery

This study introduced the healthier choice symbol system in Singapore from the specification and use requirements, application procedures, scope of application and so on. It is found that Singapore is the first Asian country to implement the food FOP labeling system, whose experience is of great significance to China and even most Asian countries. China's FOP labeling system should have sufficient basis, strictly regulate the application and use behavior, and appropriately expand the scope of application.

External Digestion And Fermentation Characteristics Of Konjac Tofu Adding Exogenous Starches, Lei Wen, Zhong Geng, Zhang Dong-Xia, Huang Si-Yu

Food and Machinery

In this article, the external digestion of konjac tofu mixed with starch was studied by simulating oral, gastric and small intestine digestion, and the remaining part of the digestion was used as a substrate for in vitro fermentation of mouse cecum, and its fermentation performance in the cecum was studied. The results showed that pure konjac tofu was not digested in the mouth, stomach and small intestine, and the konjac tofu mixed with starch could be partially hydrolyzed in the mouth and not hydrolyzed in the stomach, most of the hydrolysis can be completed within 20 min. But compared with …

Effect Of Frozen Storage Time On The Oxidation Degree Of Porcine Myofibrillar Protein, Li Qian, Yu Li-Gang, Yang Yu-Kun, Li Mei-Ping, Guo Cai-Xia

Food and Machinery

In this study, myofibrillar protein was used as the research object to investigate the effect of different frozen storage time on the oxidation degree of myofibrillar protein of pork. Raw pork was stored at 18 ℃ for different time (0, 1, 4, 8, 12 weeks), and used for the extraction of myofibrillar protein. Then protein oxidation parameters (carbonyl, total sulfhydryl group, free amino groups, surface hydrophobicity and endogenous tryptophan fluorescence) were determined. The results suggested that, carbonyl content increased significantly (P＜0.05), and total sulfhydryl group, free amino groups, surface hydrophobicity and endogenous tryptophan fluorescence content generally showed a decreasing trend …

Effects Of Active Peptide Components Of Eupolyphaga Steleophaga On Blood Rheology, Four Indicators Of Blood Lipids And Blood Factor Levels In Rats With Acute Blood Stasis, Jiang Shan, Wang Shao-Ping, Dai Long, Zhang Jia-Yu, Gao Peng, Liu Zi-Han, Wang Yu-Qi

Food and Machinery

Pepsin and trypsin complex enzymes were used for biomimetic enzymatic hydrolysis of Eupolyphaga steleophaga. In order to obtain the most active fibrinolytic activity of the soil aphid active peptide component F2, the product was subjected to desalting, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, DA201-C macroporous adsorption resin, dextran gel G-25 chromatography, reverse high performance liquid chromatography and semi-preparative liquid chromatography. Moreover, its effects on hemorheology index, blood lipids and serum nitric oxide (NO), superoxide dismutase (SOD), tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) and fibrin (FIB) content of rats with acute blood stasis were also studied. E. ste-leophaga active peptide component F2 could significantly reduce blood …

Improving Environmental Capacities For Health Promotion In Support Settings For People With Intellectual Disabilities: Inclusive Design Of The Dihasid Tool, Kristel Vlot-Van Anrooij, Thessa I. M. Hilgenkamp, Geraline L. Leusink, Anneke Van Der Cruijsen, Henk Jansen, Jenneken Naaldenberg, Koos Van Der Velden

Physical Therapy Faculty Research

People with intellectual disabilities (ID) have unhealthier lifestyles than the general population. To sustainably improve their lifestyle and health status, a whole-system approach to creating healthy environments is crucial. To gain insight into how support for physical activity and healthy nutrition can be embedded in a setting, asset mapping can be helpful. Asset mapping involves creating a bottom–up overview of promoting and protective factors for health. However, there is no asset mapping tool available for ID support settings. This study aims to develop an asset mapping tool in collaboration with people with ID to gain insight into assets for healthy …

Academic Senate - Agenda, 1/28/2020, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

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Enzymatically Modified Isoquercitrin Improves Endothelial Function In Volunteers At Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease, Nicola P. Bondonno, Catherine P. Bondonno, Natalie C. Ward, Richard J. Woodman, Jonathan M. Hodgson

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

A higher intake of food rich in flavonoids such as quercetin can reduce the risk of CVD. Enzymatically modified isoquercitrin (EMIQ®) has a bioavailability 17-fold higher than quercetin aglycone and has shown potential CVD moderating effects in animal studies. The present study aimed to determine whether acute ingestion of EMIQ® improves endothelial function, blood pressure (BP) and cognitive function in human volunteers at risk of CVD. Twenty-five participants (twelve males and thirteen females) with at least one CVD risk factor completed this randomised, controlled, crossover study. In a random order, participants were given EMIQ® (2 mg aglycone equivalent)/kg body weight …

Sustainable Cities, Ishrat Husain Dr.

Faculty Research - Talks, Speeches, & Discourse

The challenges faced by the cities today particularly in the developing world are mainifold. These are rising population, growing urbanization, widening inequalities, adapting and mitigating climate risks and realizing the full economic potential of agglomeration of economies . How to make cities sustainable in the wake of these onerous challenges is therefore not an easy task ? What is Sustainability ? There are many different interpretations but what is most accepted definition is “ meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs” . It has three main pillars: economic, environmental, and social. …

The Current Volume 30 : Issue 18, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

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Metabolic Dysregulation In The Atp7b-/- Wilson's Disease Mouse Model, Clavia Ruth Wooton-Kee, Matthew Robertson, Ying Zhou, Bingning Dong, Zhen Sun, Kang Ho Kim, Hailan Liu, Yong Xu, Nagireddy Putluri, Pradip Saha, Cristian Coarfa, David D Moore, Alli M Nuotio-Antar

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Inactivating mutations in the copper transporter Atp7b result in Wilson’s disease. The Atp7b−/− mouse develops hallmarks of Wilson’s disease. The activity of several nuclear receptors decreased in Atp7b−/− mice, and nuclear receptors are critical for maintaining metabolic homeostasis. Therefore, we anticipated that Atp7b−/− mice would exhibit altered progression of diet-induced obesity, fatty liver, and insulin resistance. Following 10 wk on a chow or Western-type diet (40% kcal fat), parameters of glucose and lipid homeostasis were measured. Hepatic metabolites were measured by liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry and correlated with transcriptomic data. Atp7b−/− mice fed a chow diet presented …

Before And After The Storm: Interactions Between Tree-Fall Canopy Gaps, Plant Phenology, And Frugivorous Lemurs In Masoala National Park, Madagascar, Monica Sue Mogilewsky

Dissertations and Theses

Madagascar is one of Earth's top biodiversity hotspots, with 80% of life on the island considered endemic. Among the endemic species are lemurs, a diverse group of non-human primates. Unfortunately, Madagascar's diversity, including lemurs, is threatened by habitat degradation and loss. Despite intense anthropogenic pressure over the past 50 years, scientists have not detected any lemur extinctions during this period. Some researchers have proposed that lemurs' adaptations to natural disturbances have provided these taxa resiliency against anthropogenic disturbances. Certainly, Madagascar experiences an extreme disturbance regime: the island experiences an average of over three cyclones a year. These cyclones create numerous, …

Maternal Well-Being Therapy In Treating Depression In Johor City Of Malaysia, Akeel Khan, Deviga Marappan, Adibah Abdul Latif

BAU Journal - Health and Wellbeing

Maternal depression during pregnancy appears to be the most common and complicated psychological disorder in the world. Although maternal depression can be treated medically, consumption of antidepressant drugs could leave some kind of negative side effects on mother’s body and the baby in the womb. Therefore, the purpose of the current study is to determine the effectiveness of Maternal Well-being Therapy (MWT) in treating women with maternal depression. It is a qualitative study adapting case study research design. From the state of Johor city of Malaysia, four pregnant women who has scored 12 or more with suicidal thoughts symptoms on …

Front Matter, Human Biology Editors

Human Biology

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Human Biology

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Human Biology

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Front Matter, Human Biology Editors

Human Biology

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Human Biology

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Nitrogen Fertilization Restructured Spatial Patterns Of Soil Organic Carbon And Total Nitrogen In Switchgrass And Gamagrass Croplands In Tennessee Usa, Jianwei Li, Siyang Jian, Chad S. Lane, Chunlan Guo, Yuehan Lu, Qi Deng, Melanie A. Mayes, Kudjo E. Dzantor, Dafeng Hui

Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Research

Nitrogen (N) fertilizers can potentially alter spatial distribution of soil organic carbon (SOC) and total nitrogen (TN) concentrations in croplands such as switchgrass (SG: Panicum virgatum L.) and gamagrass (GG: Tripsacum dactyloides L.), but it remains unclear whether these effects are the same between crops and under different rates of fertilization. 13C and 15N are two important proxy measures of soil biogeochemistry, but they were rarely examined as to their spatial distributions in soil. Based on a three-year long fertilization experiment in Middle Tennessee, USA, the top mineral horizon soils (0–15 cm) were collected using a spatially explicit design within …

How To Train For A Marathon, Staff

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Student And Teacher Attitudes Towards Overtraining And Recovery In Vocational Dance Training, Peta Blevins, Shona Erskine, Gene Moyle, Luke Hopper

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

Elite performance in dance is the result of many years of training, during which dancers face high physical and emotional demands. There is little empirical evidence addressing dancer training behaviours in the context of overtraining and in response to training demands; however, underlying dancer attitudes that affect training behaviours must first be understood to truly determine the drivers of dance training behaviour. This study explored the attitudes held by vocational dance students and their teachers in relation to stress and recovery during vocational dance training. Using Q methodology with a sample of 86 students and teachers, six viewpoints were identified …

Synthesis And Preliminary Ex Vivo Testing Of Sirna Targeting Tcrb: A Proposed Therapy For The Treatment Of Autoimmunity, Nicholas J. Magazine

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Abstract

Background:

As of 2018, the United States National Institutes of Health estimate that over half a billion people worldwide are affected by autoimmune disorders. Though these conditions are prevalent, treatment options remain relatively poor, relying primarily on various forms of immunosuppression which carry potentially severe side effects and often lose effectiveness overtime. Given this, new forms of therapy are needed. We propose small-interfering RNA (siRNA) for hypervariable regions of the T-cell receptor β-chain gene (TCRb) as a highly targeted, novel means of therapy for the treatment of autoimmune disorders.

Objectives:

To develop methods to produce siRNA targeting …

Fenugreek Counters The Effects Of High Fat Diet On Gut Microbiota In Mice: Links To Metabolic Benefit, Annadora J. Bruce-Keller, Allison J. Richard, Sun-Ok Fernandez-Kim, David M. Ribnicky, J Michael Salbaum, Susan Newman Phd, Rn, Crrn, Faan, Richard Carmouche, Jacqueline M. Stephens

Publications

Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) is an annual herbaceous plant and a staple of traditional health remedies for metabolic conditions including high cholesterol and diabetes. While the mechanisms of the beneficial actions of fenugreek remain unknown, a role for intestinal microbiota in metabolic homeostasis is likely. To determine if fenugreek utilizes intestinal bacteria to offset the adverse effects of high fat diets, C57BL/6J mice were fed control/low fat (CD) or high fat (HFD) diets each supplemented with or without 2% (w/w) fenugreek for 16 weeks. The effects of fenugreek and HFD on gut microbiota were comprehensively mapped and then statistically assessed in …

Appalachian Environmental Health Literacy: Building Knowledge And Skills To Protect Health, Anna G. Hoover, Annie Koempel, W. Jay Christian, Kimberly I. Tumlin, Kelly G. Pennell, Steven Evans, Malissa Mcalister, Lindell E. Ormsbee, Dawn Brewer

Journal of Appalachian Health

Environmental health literacy (EHL) is an emerging, multidisciplinary field that promotes understanding of how environmental exposures can affect human health. After discussing the regional relevance of environmental health knowledge and skills, this article describes three ongoing Appalachian projects that are focused on measuring and building EHL.