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Antifungal Efficacy Of Redox‐Active Natamycin Against Some Foodborne Fungi—Comparison With Aspergillus Fumigatus, Jong H. Kim, Christina C. Tam, Kathleen L. Chan, Luisa W. Cheng, Kirkwood M. Land, Mendel Friedman, Perng-Kuang Chang

Pacific Faculty Work

The fungal antioxidant system is one of the targets of the redox‐active polyene antifungal drugs, including amphotericin B (AMB), nystatin (NYS), and natamycin (NAT). Besides medical applications, NAT has been used in industry for preserving foods and crops. In this study, we investigated two parameters (pH and food ingredients) affecting NAT efficacy. In the human patho-gen, Aspergillus fumigatus, NAT (2 to 16 μg mL⁻¹) exerted higher activity at pH 5.6 than at pH 3.5 on a defined medium. In contrast, NAT exhibited higher activity at pH 3.5 than at pH 5.6 against food-borne fungal contaminants, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus …

Challenges Of Assessing Community Mortality Due To Respiratory Viruses In Children Aged Less Than 5 Years, Mauricio T. Caballero, Ashish Satav, Christopher J. Gill, Saad B. Omer, Rachel C. Pieciak, Abdul Momin Kazi, Eric Af Simões, Fernando P. Polack

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health

Background: Estimating the real impact of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease is key for the development of vaccines and treatments. Ascertaining the burden of community mortality due to RSV is challenging due to the lack of primary data. Therefore, conducting observational studies to determine the factors associated with community mortality due to the virus in developing countries is important.
Objective: Our aim in this study was to describe the obstacles, gaps, and challenges that investigators face in low-income, vulnerable regions in 4 developing countries on 3 continents.
Results: The main obstacles and challenges of ascertaining community mortality due to RSV …

International Religious Liberty And Human Rights Law As A Response To Totalitarian Legal And Political Discourses: The Cases Of Iran, Myanmar, And North Korea, Yuri G. Mantilla

Liberty University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Another Measure Of Success: Examining The Success Sequence And Its Possible Utility In Crime Prevention, Andrew T. Heath

Liberty University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Agricultural Conservation Practice Adoption Across Midwest Counties: A Review And Analysis Of Determinants, David Werner

The Park Place Economist

The environmental degradation contemporary Midwestern agricultural practices cause through negative externalities are immense; these realities have led to a greater focus on the introduction of conservation practices. Such practices are sustainable both for the farm operator and the environment, allowing for increased productivity while protecting the environment from undue harm. Focusing on over a thousand counties across the 12 Midwestern states, this paper analyzes various county farm level, producer level, and information level factors that influence conservation practice adoption. Constructing Midwestern farmers as a bounded, rational actor under the bounded rationality theory, results reflect the importance of information in the …

The Role Of College Majors On Earnings Premiums, Jeremy Glickman

The Park Place Economist

In my research paper, I will be evaluating the role that college majors play in determining wages for adult respondents to the 2009-2017 American Community Survey. I will be analyzing wages for college major categories of STEM, liberal arts, professional, social science, education, and others. The question I am seeking to answer in this paper is, which college major category leads to the highest earnings premium?

Center For Grassland Studies, September 2021

Center for Grassland Studies: Newsletters

Contents

Nebraska Grazing Conference Recap by Daren Redfearn

Center for Grassland Studies Policy Advisory Committee

Director's Column by Walt Schacht (Interim Director)

Land Use and Property Taxes by Jordan Johnson

Congratulations August 2021 Graduates

Wildfires are Changing the Future of Nebraska’s Woodland-Grassland Complexes by Amanda Hefner

PGA WORKS Scholarship Recipients Announced by PGA Reach

Grazing Livestock Systems Internships Provide Diverse Experience by Bryan Reiling

Jim Choquette Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

2021-2022 Impact Series - Environmental Awareness Student Study Guide, Sabine Dantus

Impact Series Study Guides

Environmental Awareness Impact Series Study Guide: A guide to help you engage with environmental awareness

Weak Spatial-Genetic Structure In A Native Invasive, The Southern Pine Beetle (Dendroctonus Frontalis), Across The Eastern United States, Ryan C. Garrick, Ísis C. Arantes, Megan B. Stubbs, Nathan P. Havill

Faculty and Student Publications

The southern pine beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis, is a native pest of pine trees that has recently expanded its range into the northeastern United States. Understanding its colonization, dispersal, and connectivity will be critical for mitigating negative economic and ecological impacts in the newly invaded areas. Characterization of spatial-genetic structure can contribute to this; however, previous studies have reached different conclusions about regional population genetic structure, with one study reporting a weak east-west pattern, and the most recent reporting an absence of structure. Here we systematically assessed several explanations for the absence of spatial-genetic structure. To do this, we developed nine …

Growth And Feeding In The Sponge Agelas Tubulata From Shallow To Mesophotic Depths On Grand Cayman Island, Keir J. Macartney, Amelia Clayshulte Abraham, Marc Slattery, Michael P. Lesser

Faculty and Student Publications

On Caribbean coral reefs, sponges are important members of the benthic community and play multiple roles in ecosystem structure and function. They have an important role in benthic-pelagic coupling, consuming particulate organic matter (POM) and dissolved organic matter (DOM) and in turn providing food in the form of sponge biomass or the release of detritus for a variety of coral reef organisms. Throughout the Caribbean, sponges show consistent increases in their abundance and growth rates as depth increases into the mesophotic zone (30–150 m). This has been hypothesized to be driven by bottom-up forces, particularly the increased supply of nitrogen-rich …

Comparison And Predicted Equation Of Energy Expenditure During Walking Or Running Among Caucasians, African Americans And Asians, Xi Jin, Teresa Carithers, Mark Loftin

Faculty and Student Publications

Knowledge of measured energy expenditure (EE) during walking and running is important for exercise prescription. Further, research on the EE comparison and EE predicted equation during walking or running among different ethnicities is limited. The purpose of the current study was to compare EE to walk or run 1 mile in Caucasian, African American and Asian adults and to develop a regression equation to predict EE to walk or run 1 mile. Two hundred and twenty-four participants were included (71 Caucasians, 68 African Americans and 85 Asians) with 3 groups (normal weight walking, overweight walking and running). EE was measured …

Factors Affecting Customer Intention To Use Online Food Delivery Services Before And During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Chanmi Hong, Hayeon (Hailey) Choi, Eun Kyong (Cindy) Choi, Hyun Woo (David) Joung

Faculty and Student Publications

With the emerging popularity of online food delivery (OFD) services, this research examined predictors affecting customer intention to use OFD services amid the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Specifically, Study 1 examined the moderating effect of the pandemic on the relationship between six predictors (perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, price saving benefit, time saving benefit, food safety risk perception, and trust) and OFD usage intention, and Study 2 extended the model by adding customer perceptions of COVID-19 (perceived severity and vulnerability) during the pandemic. Study 1 showed that all of the predictors except food safety risk perception significantly affected OFD …

Muhlenberg Magic, Lehigh Valley Health Network

LVHN documents

No abstract provided.

Exercise As A Multi-Modal Disease-Modifying Medicine In Systemic Sclerosis: An Introduction By The Global Fellowship On Rehabilitation And Exercise In Systemic Sclerosis (G-Forss), Henrik Pettersson, Helene Alexanderson, Janet L. Poole, Janos Varga, Malin Regardt, Anne-Marie Russell, Yasser Salam, Kelly Jensen, Jennifer Mansour, Tracy Frech, Carol Feghali-Bostwick, Cecília Varjú, Nancy Baldwin, Matty Heenan, Kim Fligelstone, Monica Holmner, Matthew R. Lammi, Mary Beth Scholand, Lee Shapiro, Elizabeth R. Volkmann, Lesley Ann Saketkoo

Pediatrics Research and Scholarship

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a heterogeneous multisystem autoimmune disease whereby its main pathological drivers of disability and damage are vascular injury, inflammatory cell infiltration, and fibrosis. These mechanisms result in diffuse and diverse impairments arising from ischemic circulatory dysfunction leading to painful skin ulceration and calcinosis, neurovascular aberrations hindering gastrointestinal (GI) motility, progressive painful, incapacitating or immobilizing effects of inflammatory and fibrotic effects on the lungs, skin, articular and periarticular structures, and muscle. SSc-related impairments impede routine activities of daily living (ADLs) and disrupt three critical life areas: work, family, social/leisure, and also impact on psychological well-being. Physical activity and …

Alterations In The Leaf Lipidome Of Brassica Carinata Under High-Temperature Stress, Zolian Zoong Lwe, Saroj Sah, Leelawatti Persaud, Jiaxu Li, Wei Gao, K. Raja Reddy, Sruthi Narayanan

Open Access Publishing Fund

Background: Brassica carinata (A) Braun has recently gained increased attention across the world as a sustainable biofuel crop. B. carinata is grown as a summer crop in many regions where high temperature is a significant stress during the growing season. However, little research has been conducted to understand the mechanisms through which this crop responds to high temperatures. Understanding traits that improve the high-temperature adaption of this crop is essential for developing heat-tolerant varieties. This study investigated lipid remodeling in B. carinata in response to high-temperature stress. A commercial cultivar, Avanza 641, was grown under sunlit-controlled environmental conditions in Soil-Plant-Atmosphere-Research …

2021-2022 Impact Series - Environmental Awareness Teaching Guide & Resources, Sabine Dantus

Impact Series Study Guides

Environmental Awareness Impact Series Teaching Guide & Resources: Teaching guide to help engage in important conversations with students.

Silicon Foliar Spray And Substrate Drench Effects On Plant Growth, Morphology, And Resistance To Wilting With Container-Grown Edible Species, Joshua Tebow, Lauren L. Houston, Ryan W. Dickson

Horticulture Faculty Publications and Presentations

The objective of this study was to evaluate silicon (Si) foliar spray and substrate drench effects on plant growth and morphology for container-grown edible crops during greenhouse production, as well as resistance to plant wilting during post-production. In the first greenhouse experiment, basil received Si foliar sprays at 0, 50, 100, 200, and 400 mg∙L^–1 Si. In the second greenhouse experiment, Si was applied as either a foliar spray (500 mg∙L–1 Si) or substrate drench (100 mg∙L^–1 Si) with six edible crop species. Supplemental Si increased shoot Si levels but had minimal effects on plant growth and morphology, …

Indigenous Population Displacement In Indonesia, Katelyn Covey

Ballard Brief

Indigenous peoples in Indonesia continue to be displaced from their customary lands at high rates, with lands turned over to government and corporate entities. This continued displacement is due to legal barriers to securing recognition as indigenous peoples and indigenous land, deforestation and land degradation. and gaps between the implementation of laws and actual practices. Consequences for indigenous peoples include physical. social. economic. and political marginalization. a nutrition transition away from traditional food systems. and disconnection to traditional cultural. spiritual. and linguistic practices. Some possible alleviations to this issue include enacting laws and policies to ensure indigenous land tenure. as …

Nymc Synapse Issue 32, School Of Medicine Student Senate, New York Medical College

The Synapse

No abstract provided.

Incidence Of Yersinia Enterocolitica In Raw Farm And Market Milk Sample, Marwa Eltoukhy, Mohammed El-Sayed, Aisha Shoeib

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

Objectives: This study was applied to investigate the incidence of Yersinia enterocolitica in raw farm and market milk and studying the quality drawbacks which might happen in milk as a result of its existence. Design: Observation study. Samples:Onehundred raw milk samples. Procedures: Fifty bulk tank milk (BTM), 25 individual milk & 25 market milk samples were collected from various dairy farms and supermarkets in Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt. The quality assessment of the samples began with evaluating the milk physical characteristics including color, odor, pH and the titratable acidity that reflected the hygienic quality of milk production on farm levels. Then …

What We Owe Our Students: The Good Place, Pedagogy, And The Architecture Of Engaged Learning, Shala Mills, Darrell Hamlin

Political Science Faculty Publications

Pedagogy is the architecture of a learning environment. The discipline of philosophy has often operated according to a pedagogy of conversation, clarity, and reflection, certainly since the era of Socratic dialogue in the streets of Athens. We argue that The Good Place occupies that space, re-setting this pedagogy as an architecture of learning through entertainment associated with ultimate matters of eternal disposition. A critical character driving conversation, clarity, and reflection across four seasons of the story’s arc is a philosopher – doomed by their own indecisive flaws – who teaches deep understanding of ethical development through a variety of relevant …

College Student Sleep Quality And Mental And Physical Health Are Associated With Food Insecurity In A Multi-Campus Study, Rebecca L. Hagedorn, Melissa D. Olfert, Lillian Macnell, Bailey Houghtaling, Lanae B. Hood, Mateja R. Savoie Roskos, Jeannine R. Goetz, Valerie Kern-Lyons, Linda L. Knol, Georgianna R. Mann, Monica K. Esquivel, Adam Hege, Jennifer Walsh, Keith Pearson, Maureen Berner, Jessica Soldavini, Elizabeth T. Anderson-Steeves, Marsha Spence, Christopher Paul

Faculty and Student Publications

Objective: To assess the relationship between food insecurity, sleep quality, and days with mental and physical health issues among college students. Design: An online survey was administered. Food insecurity was assessed using the ten-item Adult Food Security Survey Module. Sleep was measured using the nineteen-item Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Mental health and physical health were measured using three items from the Healthy Days Core Module. Multivariate logistic regression was conducted to assess the relationship between food insecurity, sleep quality, and days with poor mental and physical health. Setting: Twenty-two higher education institutions. Participants: College students (n 17 686) enrolled …

Can Learning Be Enhanced With Active Seating?, Judy Beard, Kirk Mathias

All Faculty Scholarship for the College of Education and Professional Studies

Overweightness continues to increase at an exponential rate in children. This coupled with the demand to increase academic time in elementary schools has contributed to efforts to discover solutions that meet both challenges. Potential solutions are movement curricula and active seating options. However, little has been published relative to best practices of their implementation. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to discuss the lessons learned while utilizing pedal desks in first and second grade classrooms as stations and whole class seating. Additionally, two different types of heart rate monitors (Polar Oh1 and IHT Spirit) were employed, in an attempt …

2021 Annual Accountability Report, Clemson University

Accountability Reports

Clemson University's 2020-2021 Annual Accountability Report submitted to the South Carolina Budget and Control Board.

The Good Food For Learning Universal Curriculum-Integrated Healthy School Lunch Intervention: Protocol For A Two-Year Matched Control Pre-Post And Case Study, Rachel Engler-Stringer, Jennifer Black, Nazeem Muhajarine, Wanda Martin, Jason Gilliland, Janet Mcvittie, Sara Kirk, Hannah Wittman, Amin Mousavi, Sinikka Elliott, Brent Hills, Gordon Androsoff, Debbie Field, Brit Macdonald, Chelsea Belt, Hassan Vatanparast

Paediatrics Publications

Background: Good nutrition affects children's health, well-being, and learning, and schools offer an important setting to promote healthy behaviors that can last a lifetime. Once children reach school age, they spend more of their waking hours in school than in any other environment. Children's eating habits may be easier to influence than those of adults. In Canada, households with children are more likely to experience food insecurity, and school food programs that are universally available to all children can support the development of healthy eating patterns across groups of varying socioeconomic status. There is a significant gap in the rigorous …

A Comprehensive Framework For Navigating Patient Care In Systemic Sclerosis: A Global Response To The Need For Improving The Practice Of Diagnostic And Preventive Strategies In Ssc, Lesley Ann Saketkoo, Tracy Frech, Cecília Varjú, Robyn Domsic, Jessica Farrell, Jessica K. Gordon, Carina Mihai, Nora Sandorfi, Lee Shapiro, Janet L. Poole, Elizabeth R. Volkmann, Monika Lammi, Kendra Mcanally, Helene Alexanderson, Henrik Pettersson, Faye Hant, Masataka Kuwana, Ami A. Shah, Vanessa Smith, Vivien Hsu, Otylia Kowal-Bielecka, Shervin Assassi, Maurizio Cutolo, Cristiane Kayser, Victoria K. Shanmugam, Madelon C. Vonk, Kim Fligelstone, Nancy Baldwin, Kerri Connolly, Anneliese Ronnow, Beata Toth, Maureen Suave, Sue Farrington, Elana J. Bernstein, Leslie J. Crofford, László Czirják, Kelly Jensen, Monique Hinchclif, Marie Hudson, Matthew R Lammi, Jennifer Mansour, Nadia D. Morgan, Fabian Mendoza, Mandana Nikpour, John Pauling, Gabriela Riemekasten, Anne-Marie Russell, Mary Beth Scholand, Elise Seigart, Tatiana Sofia Rodriguez-Reyna, Laura Hummers, Ulrich Walker, Virginia Steen

Pediatrics Research and Scholarship

Systemic sclerosis (SSc), the most lethal of rheumatologic conditions, is the cause of death in >50% of SSc cases, led by pulmonary fibrosis followed by pulmonary hypertension and then scleroderma renal crisis (SRC). Multiple other preventable and treatable SSc-related vascular, cardiac, gastrointestinal, nutritional and musculoskeletal complications can lead to disability and death. Vascular injury with subsequent inflammation transforming to irreversible fibrosis and permanent damage characterizes SSc. Organ involvement is often present early in the disease course of SSc, but requires careful history-taking and vigilance in screening to detect. Inflammation is potentially reversible provided that treatment intensity quells inflammation and other …

Rsif Pan-Africa Progress Report 2021 – French, Regional Scholarship And Innovation Fund (Rsif)

Rsif Reports and Institutional Documents

Le Rsif est le premier fonds scientifique panafricain de son genre reliant les esprits innovants aux ressources en vue de solutions révolutionnaires. Il s’agit du produit phare du PASET, une initiative de gouvernements africains dont le but est de renforcer les compétences des citoyens des pays d’Afrique subsaharienne en matière de sciences appliquées, d’ingénierie et de technologie en vue de contribuer à la croissance économique nationale dans le continent. Le Rsif met en place une formation doctorale durable, une recherche hautement avancée et des écosystèmes d’innovation afin de mettre au point des technologies transformatrices en Afrique pour la croissance et …

Rsif Pan-Africa Progress Report 2021 - English, Regional Scholarship And Innovation Fund (Rsif)

Rsif Reports and Institutional Documents

Rsif is the first Pan-African Science fund of its kind connecting innovative minds to resources for revolutionary solutions. It is the flagship product of PASET, an initiative led by African governments aimed at building skills of citizens of sub-Saharan Africa countries in the field of applied sciences, engineering, and technology for national economic growth on the continent. Rsif builds sustainable doctoral training, highly advanced research and innovation ecosystems to develop transformative technologies in Africa for economic growth and development. Contributing countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda and Senegal have made or are at the final …

Program Bs In Nutrition, Julia Lovett

Library Impact Statements

No abstract provided.

Charity-And Project-Based Service Learning Models Increase Public Service Motivation Outcomes Among Dietetic Students In A Community Nutrition Course, Lauren Dinour, Jennifer Kuscin

Department of Nutrition and Food Studies Scholarship and Creative Works

Objective:

To determine whether dietetic students would report a change in their public service motivation (PSM) following a community nutrition service learning (SL) course, and whether the SL model (charity v. project) influences this change differently.

Design:

Using a pretest–posttest, nonequivalent groups quasi-experimental design, this study compared students’ PSM at the beginning and end of a 15-week college-level course. PSM and four component dimensions (attraction to public policy, commitment to public interest, compassion and self-sacrifice) were measured via electronic survey using the PSM scale. Average PSM scores were compared between and within the charity and project groups using independent samples …