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Employment, Financial And Well-Being Effects Of The 2021 Expanded Child Tax Credit: Wave 1 Executive Summary, Leah Hamilton, Stephen Roll, Mathieu Despard, Elaine Maag

Social Policy Institute Research

The 2021 temporary expansion of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) is unprecedented in its reach and is predicted to cut American child poverty by more than half. The expanded CTC provides families with $3,600 for every child in the household under the age of six, and $3,000 for every child between the ages of six and 17. Almost all middle- and low-income families with children are eligible for the CTC. Married parents making less than $150,000 and single parents making less than $112,500 per year will receive the full amount of the credit, which begins to phase out slowly after …

The Effect Of Wood-Fiber Substrates On Natural Disease Suppression And The Efficacy Of Rootshield®Wp Against Rhizoctonia Solani, Isobel Michaud

Master's Theses and Capstones

As by-products of the forest industry, wood fibers (WFs) are affordable and sustainable raw materials that have risen in popularity in the last decade to help meet the demand for soilless substrates. Wood fibers are high in hemicellulose and cellulose content yet have lower lignin content than Sphagnum peat, coconut coir, and tree bark-based growing medium components. Researchers have demonstrated that wood is more microbially active than peat and that WFs from pine and poplar have significantly greater fungal diversity and abundance than peat and coir, which can have higher bacterial diversity than WFs. However, the effects of WF-associated microbial …

9/11 Impacts On Muslims In Prison, Spearit

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

It is no understatement to say that September 11, 2001, is the most important date in the history of American Islam. From this day forth, Muslims would become a target for social wrath and become vilified like at no other time in American history. In one fell swoop, Muslims became the most feared and hated religious group in the country. While analysis of the impacts on Muslims tends to focus on Muslims outside of prison, it is critical to recognize that Muslims in prison were no exception to the post- 9/11 hostilities directed at Muslims. They experienced similarly heightened levels …

Bioremediation Potential Of Chlorella Vulgaris And Nostoc Paludosum On Azo Dyes With Analysis Of Metabolite Changes, Olfat M.A. Salem, Asmaa Abdelsalam, Arezue Boroujerdi

Baghdad Science Journal

Microalgae have been used widely in bioremediation processes to degrade or adsorb toxic dyes. Here, we evaluated the decolorization efficiency of Chlorella vulgaris and Nostoc paludosum against two toxic dyes, crystal violet (CV) and malachite green (MG). Furthermore, the effect of CV and MG dyes on the metabolic profiling of the studied algae has been investigated. The data showed that C. vulgaris was most efficient in decolorization of CV and MG: the highest percentage of decolorization was 93.55% in case of MG, while CV decolorization percentage was 62.98%. N. paludosum decolorized MG dye by 77.6%, and the decolorization percentage of …

Isolation, Screening And Antibiotic Sensitivity Of Pseudomonas Species From Kelana Jaya Lake Soil In Selangor Malaysia, Idris A. Ahmed, Abdalati I Aljondi, Alabed Ali A. Alabed, Abdullah Y. Al-Mahdi, Rasheed Abdsalam

Baghdad Science Journal

Pathogenic microorganisms from hospitals, communities, and the environment remain great threats to human health. The increasing concern about antibiotic resistance has also necessitated the search for robust alternatives. Therefore, this study aims to isolate, screen and evaluate the antibiotic susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from a soil sample taken from northern, western and eastern parts of Kelana Jaya Lake against four antibiotics (gentamycin, tetracycline, ampicillin, and penicillin) on a Mueller-Hinton Agar media plate. Pseudomonas identification was done by using API 20 kit. Disc diffusion was employed as well as the oxidase test. From the positive oxidase result, the isolated bacteria …

The Pnpla3 Rs738409 Variant But Not Mboat7 Rs641738 Is A Risk Factor For Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease In Obese U.S. Children Of Hispanic Ethnicity, Sana Mansoor, Anshu Maheshwari, Matthew D. Di Guglielmo, Katryn Furuya, Makala Wang, Erin Crowgey, Zarela Molle-Rios, Zhaoping He

Department of Pediatrics Faculty Papers

Purpose: The rs641738 C>T in membrane-bound O-acyltransferase domain-containing protein 7 (MBOAT7) is implicated, along with the rs738409 C>G polymorphism in patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing protein 3 (PNPLA3), in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The association of these polymorphisms and NAFLD are investigated in Hispanic children with obesity.

Methods: Obese children with and without NAFLD were enrolled at a pediatric tertiary care health system and genotyped for MBOAT7 rs641738 C>T and PNPLA3 rs738409 C>G. NAFLD was characterized by the ultrasonographic presence of hepatic steatosis along with persistently elevated liver enzymes. Genetic variants and demographic and biochemical data were …

Clinical Practice Guidelines For Liver Transplantation In Saudi Arabia, Faisal A. Abaalkhail, Mohammed A. Shagrani, Wael A. O’Hali, Nasser M. Almasri, Abduljaleel A. Alalwan, Mohammed Y. Alghamdi, Hamad Al-Bahili, Mohammed S. Alqahtani, Saleh I. Alabbad, Waleed K. Al-Hamoudi, Saleh A. Alqahtani

Saudi Medical Journal

The demand for liver transplantation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is associated with the country’s high burden of liver disease. Trends in the epidemiology of liver transplantation indications among recipients in KSA have changed over 20 years. Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis has eclipsed the hepatitis C virus in the country due to the effective treatment strategies for HCV. Risk factors for NASH, like type 2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, and hyperlipidemia, are becoming a major concern and a leading indication for liver transplantation in the KSA. There is also a significantly increased prevalence and incidence of genetic adult familial liver diseases …

The Outcome Of Prevention Of Mother-To-Child Transmission Of Hiv Infection At King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Western Region Of Saudi Arabia: A Descriptive Study, Elaf H. Ahmed, Mayar A. Shafei, Leena S. Alsubhi, Noora A. Zarban, Bashair A. Al-Zahrani, Mohammed Shaikhomer

Saudi Medical Journal

Objectives: To describe the effectiveness of HIV guidelines in prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT). Methods: A retrospective review from January 2009 to December 2018 at the King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The main outcome measures were characteristics of HIV-exposed patients and transmission rate. Results: A total of 18 HIV-positive mothers and their 26 infants were included. The mean age of mothers at delivery was 31.69 years, and 50% were under 30 years old. All mothers received lifelong ART, except one who was not diagnosed until the 27th week of gestation. Among the mothers, 83% complied …

Complete Mitochondrial Genome Sequence Of The Gulf Coast Tick (Amblyomma Maculatum), Amanda E. Brenner, Rahul Raghavan

Biology Faculty Publications and Presentations

The complete circularized mitochondrial genome sequence of Amblyomma maculatum is 14,803 bp long. It encodes 13 protein coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 tick box motifs, and 2 control regions. The gene arrangement and content are consistent with those of previously reported Metastriata tick mitochondrial genomes.

Learning To Eat French, John Westbrook

Faculty Journal Articles

Ferguson’s Accounting for Taste reveals a gap in our understanding: How did French culinary discourse move beyond the bourgeois sphere in which it emerged in the nineteenth century? Picking up on her comparison of the Proustian synthesis of regional and national culinary culture in the Recherche to the project of national identity creation in the Third Republic’s best-selling textbook, Le Tour de la France par deux enfants, this essay argues that the culinary model Ferguson describes was in fact widely disseminated through mass primary education under the Third Republic. Examining an overlooked corpus of primary school readers and textbooks, I …

Nrsm 360.00: Rangeland Management, Walter Lujan

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.

Multisite Pain Is Highly Prevalent In Children With Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders And Is Associated With Increased Morbidity, Bruno P Chumpitazi, Tonya M Palermo, John M Hollier, Mariella M Self, Danita Czyzewski, Erica M Weidler, Margaret Heitkemper, Robert J Shulman

Children’s Nutrition Research Center Staff Publications

Objectives: To characterize the types of multisite pain experienced by children with functional abdominal pain disorders (FAPDs) and to examine differences in psychosocial distress, functional disability, and health-related quality of life in children with multisite pain vs abdominal pain alone.

Study design: Cross-sectional study of children ages 7-17 years (n = 406) with pediatric Rome III FAPDs recruited from both primary and tertiary care between January 2009 and June 2018. Subjects completed 14-day pain and stool diaries, as well as validated questionnaires assessing abdominal and nonabdominal pain symptoms, anxiety, depression, functional disability, and health-related quality of life.

Results: In total, …

The Role Of Gip Receptor In The Cns For The Pathogenesis Of Obesity, Makoto Fukuda

Children’s Nutrition Research Center Staff Publications

Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) (also known as gastric inhibitory polypeptide) is a hormone produced in the upper gut and secreted to the circulation in response to the ingestion of foods, especially fatty foods. Growing evidence supports the physiological and pharmacological relevance of GIP in obesity. In an obesity setting, inhibition of endogenous GIP or its receptor leads to decreased energy intake, increased energy expenditure, or both, eventually causing weight loss. Further, supraphysiological dosing of exogenous long-lasting GIP agonists alters energy balance and has a marked antiobesity effect. This remarkable yet paradoxical antiobesity effect is suggested to occur primarily via the …

Opportunities To Address Obesity Disparities Among High-Risk Latino Children And Adolescents, Erica G Soltero, Teresia M O'Connor, Deborah Thompson, Gabriel Q Shaibi

Children’s Nutrition Research Center Staff Publications

Purpose of review: This review highlights obesity-related disparities among Latino children and adolescents, discusses the social determinants of health (SDoH) that drive disparities, and presents case studies of strategies for reducing disparities and promoting health equity.

Recent findings: Recommended strategies for reducing obesity-related disparities include the use of culturally grounded programming, multi-sector collaborations, and technology. We present two exemplar studies that demonstrate that integrating cultural values and enhancing the overall cultural fit of prevention programs can increase engagement among high-risk Latino families. We also examine the use of multi-sector collaborations to build community capacity and address key SDoH that impact …

Theoretical Mediators Of Diabetes Risk And Quality Of Life Following A Diabetes Prevention Program For Latino Youth With Obesity, Erica G Soltero, Stephanie L Ayers, Marvyn A Avalos, Armando Peña, Allison N Williams, Micah L Olson, Yolanda P Konopken, Felipe G Castro, Kimberly J Arcoleo, Colleen S Keller, Donald L Patrick, Justin Jager, Gabriel Q Shaibi

Children’s Nutrition Research Center Staff Publications

Purpose: This study tested self-efficacy and social support for activity and dietary changes as mediators of changes in type 2 diabetes related outcomes following a lifestyle intervention among Latino youth.

Setting and intervention: Latino adolescents (14-16 years) with obesity (BMI% = 98.1 ± 1.4) were randomized to a 3-month intervention (n = 67) that fostered self-efficacy and social support through weekly, family-centered sessions or a comparison condition (n = 69).

Measures: Primary outcomes included insulin sensitivity and weight specific quality of life. Mediators included self-efficacy, friend, and family social support for health behaviors. Data was collected at baseline, 3-months, 6-months, …

Challenges In Feeding Children Posed By The Covid-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review Of Changes In Dietary Intake Combined With A Dietitian's Perspective, Heather Campbell, Alexis C Wood

Children’s Nutrition Research Center Staff Publications

Purpose of review: To examine the evidence that the dietary quality of children changed between the period preceding the COVID-19 pandemic and the first year during the pandemic.

Recent findings: A systematic review of the evidence for dietary changes occurring as a result of the pandemic-related restrictions, in Part I of this article, yielded 38 original research articles. These articles had conflicting results, some describing improvements in overall quality and some describing deteriorations. As a whole the studies were characterized by a low study quality, and children were poorly represented. Taken together, these studies do not provide enough evidence to …

Tcf7l2 Genetic Variants Do Not Influence Insulin Sensitivity Or Secretion Indices In Autoantibody-Positive Individuals At Risk For Type 1 Diabetes, Maria J Redondo, Megan V Warnock, Ingrid M Libman, Laura E Bocchino, David Cuthbertson, Susan Geyer, Alberto Pugliese, Andrea K Steck, Carmella Evans-Molina, Dorothy Becker, Jay M Sosenko, Fida Bacha, Type 1 Diabetes Trialnet Study Group

Children’s Nutrition Research Center Staff Publications

Objective: We aimed to test whether type 2 diabetes (T2D)-associated TCF7L2 genetic variants affect insulin sensitivity or secretion in autoantibody-positive relatives at risk for type 1 diabetes (T1D).

Research design and methods: We studied autoantibody-positive TrialNet Pathway to Prevention study participants (N = 1,061) (mean age 16.3 years) with TCF7L2 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) information and baseline oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) to calculate indices of insulin sensitivity and secretion. With Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons, P values < 0.0086 were considered statistically significant.

Results: None, one, and two T2D-linked TCF7L2 alleles were present in 48.1%, 43.9%, and 8.0% of the participants, respectively. Insulin sensitivity …

Association Of Care Environment With Hiv Incidence And Death Among Orphaned, Separated, And Street-Connected Children And Adolescents In Western Kenya, Paula Braitstein, Allison Delong, David Ayuku, Mary Ott, Lukoye Atwoli, Omar Galárraga, Edwin Sang, Joseph Hogan

Internal Medicine, East Africa

Importance: In 2015, there were nearly 140 million orphaned children globally, particularly in low- and middle-income regions, and millions more for whom the street is central to their everyday lives. A total of 16.6 million children were orphaned because of deaths associated with HIV/AIDS, of whom 90% live in sub-Saharan Africa. Although most orphaned and separated children and adolescents in this region are cared for by extended family, the large number of children requiring care has produced a proliferation of institutional care. Few studies have investigated the association between care environment and physical health among orphaned and separated youths in …

Diabetes Detection And Prevention In Dermatology, Alexandra Ngo, Luise Froessl, John Wesley Mcwhorter, William Brett Perkison, Rajani Katta

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

We are currently in the midst of an international epidemic of diabetes mellitus (DM) and prediabetes. The prevalence of DM in the United States is estimated at 9.4% of the population across all ages, while an estimated 1 in 3 Americans (33.9%) has prediabetes. According to the WHO, about 60 million people suffer from diabetes in the European Region. Dermatologists may play an important role in tackling this epidemic via efforts to improve early detection of both diabetes and prediabetes. Dermatologists often treat patients with, or at risk of, diabetes. This includes patients who present with cutaneous manifestations such as …

Reducing Acute Care Hospital Setting Inpatient Falls With Implementation Of Hourly Rounding: A Quality Improvement Project, Courtney Delaparte

Dissertations

Falls in the acute care setting can lead to serious patient injuries. Despite continued efforts to reduce falls, falls are still a common occurrence. One strategy that has been identified as promoting patient safety, including the prevention of falls, is that of hourly rounding. This quality improvement project implemented hourly rounding utilizing the AHRQ's 3B: Scheduled Rounding Protocol on a 48-bed telemetry unit to study the effects on fall reduction. Comparison of fall rates prior to the implementation of hourly rounding to that after hourly rounding was incorporated into practice, showed a reduction; however, the reduction of fall rates was …

Effects Of Magnetic Water On Growth Performance And Immunity Of Nile Tilapia, Nevien Kamel Abdelkhalek, Ahmed Abdelhamid, Shaymaa Rezk, Mohamed Mabrouk

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

Objective: The present study was designed to investigate the effect of magnetic water treatment technique and different feeding rates on growth performance, feed utilization, water quality parameters, chemical composition and intestinal histomorphometric parameters of monosex Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Design: Experimental study with a factorial design. Fish: A total of 2880 apparently healthy monosex Nile tilapia (O. niloticus) with an average initial body weight of 69.86 ± 0.8 g were randomly distributed into 18 concreate ponds. Procedures: Experimental fish were fed on commercial diet (30.1% protein and 4600 Kcal GE/kg diet) based on three levels of feeding rate 3, 4 …

Food Insecurity Among Women In Uganda, Hanna R. Burgin

Ballard Brief

Many women in Uganda suffer from a lack of available food resources. With food insecurity being a well-known and significant challenge facing many in Uganda, the country has worked over the years to combat the issue and end hunger, yet many women must still face this battle daily.1 Uganda has seen a decrease in available food and consequently an increase in women suffering from food insecurity due to climate change, gender inequality, and rapid population growth. Among many others, the negative consequences of food insecurity include enduring poverty and economic insecurity, family malnutrition, and sexual risk. Empowering women through educational …

Call For Emergency Action To Limit Global Temperature Increases, Restore Biodiversity And Protect Health: Wealthy Nations Must Do Much More, Much Faster, Lukoye Atwoli, Abdullah H. Baqui, Thomas Benfield, Raffaella Bosurgi, Fiona Godlee, Stephen Hancocks, Richard Horton, Laurie Laybourn-Langton, Carlos Augusto Monteiro, Ian Norman

Internal Medicine, East Africa

The UN General Assembly in September 2021 will bring countries together at a critical time for marshalling collective action to tackle the global environmental crisis. They will meet again at the biodiversity summit in Kunming, China, and the climate conference (COP26) in Glasgow, UK. Ahead of these pivotal meetings, we— the editors of health journals worldwide— call for urgent action to keep average global temperature increases below 1.5, halt the destruction of nature and protect health

September 2021, Swosu Bulldog Wellness Committee

SWOSU BULLDOG WELLNESS

SWOSU is holding COVID19 Vaccination Clinics on Fridays
through the months of September and October
10 am – 2 pm at the Pioneer Cellular Event Center

• This is open to all students and faculty
• Public walk-ins are welcome
**Appointments are not required, but helpful for vaccine management**
• For questions, call the SWOSU COVID phone line 580-774-3025

Hay Feeding To Manage Soil Fertility., Edward Barrow Rayburn

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Article discusses how the fertilizer nutrients in hay can be used to improve soil fertility.

Atep 569.01: Clinical Anatomy Laboratory, James Paul Capp

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.

Atep 599.01: Research Capstone In Athletic Training, Shane P. Murphy

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.

Nutr 221n.01: Basic Human Nutrition, Jennifer Kane

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.

Nutr 221n.02: Basic Human Nutrition, Jennifer Kane

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.

Hypoglycemia Secondary To Insulinoma Masking The Onset Of Type 1 Diabetes In An Adolescent, Sriya Subramani, Andrew M Bellizzi, Nicholas Borcherding, Simon C Kao, Joseph Dillon, James Howe, Andrew W Norris, Michael J Tansey, Catherina T Pinnaro

Open Access Publications

Type 1 diabetes and insulinoma can co-occur in pediatric patients and may present with episodes of hypo- and hyperglycemia, significant glycemic variability, and weight gain. Surgical resection leads to development of fulminant diabetes.