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Perceptions Of Physical Activity Engagement Among African American Emerging Adults At Georgia Southern University - Statesboro Campus, Addison Mickens

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

Introduction: Physical Activity (PA) is critical to the health and well-being of African American emerging adults, ages 18-25. Research suggests that African American (AA) college students engage in less PA than other racial/ethnic groups. Few studies have examined the relationship between the collegiate built environment (CBE) impact on PA in this population. The Social Ecological Model (SEM) and the Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) were used to show how the environment facilitates influence on the behavior through physical and social factors affecting the behavior of engaging in PA. Methods: The purpose of this cross-sectional, concurrent multi-method study was to determine barriers …

The Pragmatist’S Call To Democratic Activism In Higher Education, Eric Thomas Weber

Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation Faculty Publications

This essay defends the Pragmatist’s call to activism in higher education, understanding it as a necessary development of good democratic inquiry. Some criticisms of activism have merit, but I distinguish crass or uncritical activism from judicious activism. I then argue that judicious activism in higher education and in philosophy is not only defensible, but both called for implicitly in the task of democratic education as well as an aspect of what John Dewey has articulated as the supreme intellectual obligation, namely to ensure that inquiry is put to use for the benefit of life.

The Evolution And Development Of Chiropteran Flight, Emmaline Willis

Honors Theses and Capstones

No abstract provided.

Permanently Residing Under Color Of Law: A Practitioner's Guide To An Ambiguous Doctrine, Steven Sacco, Sarika Saxena

City University of New York Law Review

New regulations[1] recently issued on the public charge ground of immigrant inadmissibility makes more crucial than ever the need to determine which non-U.S. citizens are and are not eligible for certain public assistance programs. The doctrine known as "PRUCOL," or permanently residing under color of law, establishes public benefit eligibility for non-U.S. citizens in several jurisductions. The doctrine's lack of statutory definition and inconsistent application in the case law makes it notoriously difficult for practitioners and benefit programs to identify who is and is not PRUCOL. For the non-U.S. citizens applying for benefits, and their advocates practicing at the intersection …

Outside Advisers Inside Agencies, Brian D. Feinstein, Daniel J. Hemel

Public Law and Legal Theory Working Papers

Advisory committees are a ubiquitous, yet understudied feature of the administrative state. More than seventy-five thousand experts from out-side the federal government serve on over one thousand committees across the Executive Branch, providing agencies with informed “second opinions” to complement their in-house experts in the civil service. By law, these committees must be “fairly balanced in terms of the points of view represented.” Yet little is known about whether advisory committees live up to this standard, under what circumstances agencies utilize these panels, and how advisory committees influence agency decisionmaking.

This Article sheds light on the composition and operation of …

The Difference In Symmetry Of The Enamel Defects In Celiac Disease Versus Non-Celiac Pediatric Population, Viviana Marisa Pereira Macho, Maria Conceição Manso, Diana E. Silva, David Andrade

Journal of Dental Sciences

Abstract Background/purpose Dental enamel defects are related to celiac disease and the dentists are in a perfect situation to identify and report suspected cases. The aim was to evaluate the symmetry of enamel defects in a pediatric Portuguese population with celiac disease and compare it with healthy controls. Materials and methods a case-control study was performed in 80 patients with celiac disease and 80 healthy individuals aged 6–18 years old as controls. Data was collected by a questionnaire and clinical observation. Colour, type, and site of enamel defects were recorded and classified according to Aine criteria. Data analysis was performed, …

The Effects Of Harvesting Time On The Physicochemical Components Of Aronia Berry, Sevgi̇ Poyraz Engi̇n, Cevri̇ye Mert

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

The aim of this work was to compare 'Nero' and 'Viking' aronia cultivars and to determine the optimum harvest dates of each cultivar for various utilizations. For this purpose, we characterized the changes in both aronia cultivars' physicochemical components over their harvest period and identified the correlations between them. Mean berry weight, dry matter, soluble solid content, antioxidant activity, and anthocyanin content of berries of both cultivars increased until the second and third weeks of September. They then began decreasing gradually, whereas total phenol content and condensed tannins kept increasing until 27 October. It was observed that berries of 'Nero' …

Variety Differences In Garlic Volatile Sulfur Compounds, By Application Of Selected Ion Flow Tube Mass Spectrometry (Sift-Ms) With Chemometrics, Gülşah Özcan Si̇ni̇r, Sheryl Ann Barringer

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Garlic releases a strong odor after tissue disruption by chewing or other mechanical effects. This odor is strongly associated with the volatile sulfur compounds that can be used for the characterization of garlic. In this study, different varieties of garlic were examined for their volatile sulfur compound concentration, which may be used for purposes of quality control as well as for authentication and classification of garlic varieties. 2- or 3-vinyl-4H-1, 2- or 3-dithiin, allicin, allyl mercaptan, allyl methyl disulfide, allyl methyl sulfide, allyl methyl tetrasulfide, allyl methyl thiosulfide, allyl methyl trisulfide, diallyl disulfide, diallyl sulfide, diallyl tetrasulfide, diallyl trisulfide, dimethyl …

2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin, Rochester Institute Of Technology

RIT Digital Archives

No abstract provided.

The Impact Of An Interprofessional Education Curriculum On The Clinical Practice Of Physical Therapy Doctoral Students, Patrick Pabian

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

As the healthcare system has continued to change in the 21st century, the creation of a more collaborative practice-ready workforce is necessary. Interprofessional education (IPE) is an accepted mechanism to cultivate interprofessional collaborative practice in health care providers to improve quality of care and address workforce needs. Development of interprofessional collaborative practice requires synergies of the health care and education systems to develop and deliver an effective IPE curriculum. This study examined the impact of an IPE curriculum on the clinical practice of physical therapy doctoral students through a mixed-methods approach. The IPE curriculum was rooted in the established Interprofessional …

Food For Thought: Food Insecurity And Academic Performance, Justen Rosenberg

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

Objective: In 2018, 11.1% of American households were food insecure at least once. Annual reports on food insecurity conducted by the United States Department of Agriculture study the prevalence of household food insecurity; however, they fail to conceptualize the consequences that are associated with being food insecure. The objective of this study is to analyze the impacts of food insecurity on academic performance of children currently enrolled in an Orange County, Florida, K-12 public school. Methods: One focus group and 10 one-on-one interviews were conducted with parents who have at least one child currently enrolled in a K-12 public school …

Can Adaptive Management Help Alaska’S Natural Resource Managers Respond To Climate Change?, E. Barrett Ristroph

Natural Resources Journal

Many legal scholars have called attention to the inability of stationary natural resource management laws to respond to a changing climate. There are various proposals for remedying these laws, including the use of adaptive management, through which resource managers can monitor changes and adjust policies accordingly. Yet there are practical and political challenges to implementing adaptive management. This article considers the extent to which adaptive management has been or could be implemented in response to Alaska’s rapid climate change. Alaska is an important case study as it is warming far more quickly than many other parts of the globe, paving …

A Road Map To Restoring Rivers: How The Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement Might Influence Future Dam Removal And River Restoration Projects, James C. Ish

Natural Resources Journal

Throughout the United States dams are approaching the terminus of their original licensing periods and are undergoing re-licensing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. This period of review has prompted extensive studies in these basins to determine the cost-benefits associated with keeping these dams, versus removing and restoring the natural ecosystems that are currently inundated. In situations where a dam is deemed to be no longer economically relevant, and/or a detriment to endangered species or their critical habitat, an agreement for removal and restoration is often proposed as the next step in the management of that basin’s water resources. However, …

The Contributions Of Cyrus, Darius I, And Artaxerxes I To The Decree To Restore And Build Jerusalem, P. Gerard Damsteegt

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

The question in Daniel 9:25 of who issued the “commandment,” “word,” “decree,” or “command to restore and build Jerusalem,” (NKJV)1 , has occupied Bible scholars for centuries. Three major interpretations have emerged about the decree to rebuild Jerusalem. The first view states that the decree was issued by the Persian King Cyrus the Great (reigned 559-530 BC). The second view was that King Darius I (reigned 522-486 BC) issued the decree. The third view associates the decree with King Artaxerxes I Longimanus (reigned 465-425 BC). Today most scholars hold to the first or second view, the traditional Adventist view supports …

Humans Of St. Norbert: Anna Antos ’07, Anna Antos

Humans of St. Norbert

Based on the phenomenon "Humans of New York," Humans of St. Norbert mirrors the photoblog, featuring photos and interviews of people on campus.

Nutrinews: January, 2020, Department Of Nutrition And Dietetics, University Of North Florida

NutriNews

This issue features New Year New Me--For real this time, Nutrition Department Updates, Obesity and Pregnancy: what are the risks?

Tailoring Digital Health To Improve The Nutrition And Health Of People With Parkinson’S Disease, Dara Lyn Lobuono

Open Access Dissertations

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is an incurable, neurodegenerative movement disorder, impacting nearly one million Americans. By 2030 the number of people with PD (PwPD) is expected to double and with this growing population, informal caregiver responsibility will also increase. Nutritional status worsens as PD progresses, which impacts cognition, body composition, ability to perform activities of daily living (ADL) and quality of life (QOL), and increases caregiver burden. Nutritional screening and intervention for PwPD can improve health outcomes, but are often excluded from PD treatment plans.

Given the negative impact of PD on mobility and increased caregiver burden, digital technology could improve …

Influence Of Parent And Community Factors On Infant Snacking, Amy Michelle Moore

Open Access Dissertations

Snacking has increased among young children in recent decades, yet little is known about snacking during infancy. Therefore, three studies were conducted to explore the influence of parent and community factors on infant snacking. Across the three studies, findings suggest that infants are snacking on less healthy foods, mothers may offer snacks to prevent hunger and manage infant behavior, and less healthy snacks are widely available in the retail food stores. The first study was a secondary analysis of data from the Nurture study that examined the prevalence of less healthy snack intake at three time points (4-6, 7-9, and …

The Invisible Wall: Public Charge Policy Impacts On Immigrant Families, Claire R. Thomas

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.

Strategic Analysis: A Case Study Of Sunsweet Public Company Limited, Panupong Senapitak

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This individual study investigates and describes the organizational and market factors associated with providing a management framework that has benefited Sunsweet Public Co.,Ltd. to have a disproportional share of the food and agricultural industry's overall profits, providing fuel for further market dominance. The study consists of two different studies: one study examines the market situational analysis offering a broad look at an industry that provides a comprehensive information outline of the industry overall, and it is headed. Whist the other examines the company's performance, competitive analysis, and prospect and examines the other factors associated with the outcome of being a …

Space In Transition: A Design Exploration Of A Transition Space In Ban Plainern, Tengzhou Feng

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This thesis concerns a methodology to study transition spaces in traditional Thai houses. The author questions how to inherit and develop traditional architecture for the future generations. Transition spaces of Thai houses are chosen as the places to observe how materials, proportions, spatial compositions, light, shade and shadow affect architecture itself. They represent a relationship between man-made and nature with respect to environment, culture and time. Literature reviews are a supplement to the analytical methods to study architectural spaces and forms of Colin Rowe, Peter Eisenman, Le Corbusier and Juhani Pallasmaa. Then, the methodology is applied to analyse two case …

การพัฒนาหัวเชื้อราเอ็กโทไมคอร์ไรซาเห็ดเผาะหนัง Astraeus Odoratus โดยการดักจับเซลล์ด้วยแคลเซียมอัลจิเนต, ณิชา มณีศิลาสันต์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

เห็ดเผาะหนัง Astraeus odoratus เป็นราเอ็กโทไมคอร์ไรซาที่มีความสัมพันธ์แบบพึ่งพาอาศัยกันกับไม้วงศ์ไม้ยาง ซึ่งเป็นไม้พื้นถิ่นที่มีความสำคัญทางเศรษฐกิจอย่างมากของประเทศไทย ในปัจจุบันการปลูกไม้วงศ์ไม้ยางได้รับความสนใจเป็นอย่างมาก เนื่องจากเป็นไม้เนื้อแข็งที่มีคุณค่าทางการค้า และเกิดดอกเห็ดของราเอ็กโทไมคอร์ไรซาที่สามารถรับประทานได้อีกด้วย อย่างไรก็ตามความสำเร็จในการปลูกไม้วงศ์ไม้ยางและการปลูกป่าต้องการหัวเชื้อราเอ็กโทไมคอร์ไรซาเพื่อเพิ่มการเจริญเติบโตของพืช อัตราการอยู่รอดหลังการย้ายปลูก และความทนต่อสภาพแวดล้อมที่ไม่เหมาะสม ดังนั้นการพัฒนาหัวเชื้อราเอ็กโทไมคอร์ไรซาเพื่อให้ได้หัวเชื้อที่มีประสิทธิภาพจึงเป็นเรื่องสำคัญอย่างยิ่ง ในการศึกษานี้ เส้นใยของเห็ดเผาะหนังจะถูกดักจับเซลล์ด้วยแคลเซียมอัลจิเนตเพื่อให้ได้เป็นหัวเชื้อที่มีประสิทธิภาพ สายพันธุ์เห็ดเผาะ 9 สายพันธุ์ได้มาจาก 3 แหล่ง ได้แก่ จังหวัดน่าน กาญจนบุรี และสระบุรี โดยเห็ดเผาะสายพันธุ์ K-1 เป็นสายพันธุ์ที่ถูกคัดเลือกมาใช้ในการดักจับเซลล์ด้วยแคลเซียมอัลจิเนต เนื่องจากมีอัตราการเจริญของเส้นใยบนอาหารแข็ง PDA ภายใน 14 วัน มากที่สุด และได้มีการศึกษาผลของอาหารเลี้ยงเชื้อ 6 ชนิด ได้แก่ PDB, PG, MMN, MEB, Ohta และ Czapek ต่อการเจริญของเส้นใยเห็ดเผาะหนังสายพันธุ์ K-1 และ S-24 พบว่า PDB และ PG ส่งผลให้เส้นใยมีน้ำหนักแห้งมากที่สุดหลังการเลี้ยงเชื้อ 30 วัน ผลของสารเติมแต่งต่อการงอกของเส้นใยจากเม็ดแคลเซียมอัลจิเนต พบว่าน้ำตาลกลูโคสความเข้มข้น 0.5 ถึง 2 เปอร์เซ็นต์ และซอร์บิทอลความเข้มข้น 5 เปอร์เซ็นต์ สามารถรักษาอัตราการงอกของเม็ดแคลเซียมอัลจิเนตได้มากที่สุดเท่ากับ 100 และ 96 เปอร์เซ็นต์ ตามลำดับ เม็ดแคลเซียมอัลจิเนตคงเหลืออัตราการงอกของเส้นใย 55 เปอร์เซ็นต์ หลังจากการเก็บรักษา 90 วัน ในน้ำกลั่นที่อุณหภูมิ 25 องศาเซลเซียส โดยอัตราการงอกของเส้นใยจากชิ้นวุ้นที่ถูกเก็บในภาวะเดียวกันมีการลดลงอย่างรวดเร็วหลังการเก็บรักษาเพียง 5 วัน และไม่พบอัตราการงอกของเส้นใยหลังการเก็บรักษา 75 วัน หลังการเก็บรักษาเป็นเวลา 3 เดือน เส้นใยของเห็ดเผาะหนังสายพันธุ์ K-1 ในรูปเม็ดแคลเซียมอัลจิเนตสามารถเข้าติดเชื้อต้นกล้าตะเคียนทอง Hopea odorata ได้ด้วยอัตราการติดเชื้อ 46 เปอร์เซ็นต์ จากการทดลองนี้แสดงให้เห็นว่าเส้นใยของเห็ดเผาะหนังที่ถูกดักจับในเม็ดแคลเซียมอัลจิเนตสามารถนำมาใช้เป็นหัวเชื้อสำหรับการผลิตทางการค้าและใช้ในการอนุบาลกล้าไม้ป่าได้

California Cannabis Regulations And The Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act: A Product Liability Perspective Of Edible Cannabis, Alexis Lazzeri

UC Law Business Journal

From the passage of Proposition 215 to present day, California’s cannabis industry has transformed from access solely for medical patients to a nearly three billion dollar a year industry with legal medicinal and adult-use consumption. With this rise in accessibility, edible cannabis products are being consumed more than ever. “Edibles” are food and drink products infused with cannabis, a mix of THC (i.e., delta 9 - tetrahydrocannabinol) and CBD (i.e., cannabidiol)—with varying levels of each, depending on the desired effect. CBD is a non-intoxicating compound often used to treat physical ailments and chronic conditions, while THC delivers a euphoric high. …

Narrowing English Leaner (El) Achievement Gaps: A Multilevel Analysis Of An El-Infused Teacher Preparation Model, Nirmal Ghimire

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

This non-experimental correlational study assessed the effectiveness of a model of teacher preparation that infuses a focus on teaching English learners, the One-Plus model, by examining pre-service teachers' (PST) effectiveness in narrowing English learner achievement gaps during their final student teaching experience. The study spanned five semesters of internship data, exploring how each semester's PST effectiveness changed over time. This study utilized teacher work sample data that interns collected and submitted to the institutional effectiveness division of the college, with an n of 20,809 K-12 students who attended the 768 One-Plus PSTs' classes during their semester-long internship. The results showed …

Covid-19: Proposing A Ketone-Based Metabolic Therapy As A Treatment To Blunt The Cytokine Storm, Patrick C. Bradshaw, William A. Seeds, Alexandra C. Miller, Vikrant R. Mahajan, William M. Curtis

ETSU Faculty Works

Human SARS-CoV-2 infection is characterized by a high mortality rate due to some patients developing a large innate immune response associated with a cytokine storm and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). This is characterized at the molecular level by decreased energy metabolism, altered redox state, oxidative damage, and cell death. Therapies that increase levels of (R)-beta-hydroxybutyrate (R-BHB), such as the ketogenic diet or consuming exogenous ketones, should restore altered energy metabolism and redox state. R-BHB activates anti-inflammatory GPR109A signaling and inhibits the NLRP3 inflammasome and histone deacetylases, while a ketogenic diet has been shown to protect mice from influenza virus …

Introducing An Optimization- And Explicit Runge-Kutta- Based Approach To Perform Dynamic Flux Balance Analysis, Wheaton L. Schroeder, Rajib Saha

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering: Faculty Publications

in this work we introduce the generalized optimization- and explicit Runge-Kutta-based Approach (oRKA) to perform dynamic flux Balance Analysis (dfBA), which is numerically more accurate and computationally tractable than existing approaches. oRKA is applied to a four-tissue (leaf, root, seed, and stem) model of Arabidopsis thaliana, p-ath773, uniquely capturing the core-metabolism of several stages of growth from seedling to senescence at hourly intervals. Model p-ath773 has been designed to show broad agreement with published plant-scale properties such as mass, maintenance, and senescence, yet leaving reaction-level behavior unconstrainted. Hence, it serves as a framework to study the reaction-level behavior necessary for …

Our Beef With The Environment: Emphasizing Humanity In Environmentalism, Casey Troost

The Synapse: Intercollegiate science magazine

No abstract provided.

Life On Mars, Sophie Lyon

The Synapse: Intercollegiate science magazine

No abstract provided.

Front Matter

The Synapse: Intercollegiate science magazine

No abstract provided.

Bodybuilding At The Cellular Level: Pushing Our Body's Natural Limits, Anna Slebonick

The Synapse: Intercollegiate science magazine

No abstract provided.