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Exploring A Business Model Of Organic Farming Through Qualitative Approach, Shahjahan Sarfraz Raja, Valliappan Raju Assoc. Prof. Dr, Fozia Malik Dr.

The Qualitative Report

The main objective of this paper is to explore the business model of farmers involved in organic farming and to motivate the society for entering into organic farming business as it is environment friendly and healthy for consumers as well. The methodology used for this research was mainly interviews conducted by farmers of Punjab district of Pakistan. YouTube videos on organic farming in Pakistan were also assessed for gaining more knowledge. From the findings of interviews, a business model used by 05 farmers in production of organic products is explored which was an untapped area in previous research. The contribution …

Creating A Culture Change: Sector Trainings For Dementia Friendly Communities For East Central Illinois Area Agency On Aging, Genesis Marie Buendia

Student Research – Stevenson Center

Regarding dementia, the public usually does not have a clear understanding of what it is and what it entails. People use it interchangeably with Alzheimer’s, which is not the same; and people fear it as it is part of the aging process, which is understandable but not true. Both of these misconceptions and more can be countered by implementing a dementia-friendly community (DFC). DFCs are cities that bring together different sectors (banks, hospitals, libraries, etc.) to create a cohesive network of resources, with their employees trained to interact with and bring awareness to persons with dementia (PWDs). During my practicum …

Management And Diagnosis Of Hypothyroidism, Catherine Guariglia, Md

Department of Family & Community Medicine Presentations and Grand Rounds

Goals

• Recognize the different etiologies of hypothyroidism
• Identify signs and symptoms of hypothyroidism
• Feel comfortable diagnosing and treating primary hypothyroidism
• Define subclinical hypothyroidism and when/if it is necessary to treat
• Recognize how pregnancy influences hypothyroidism management
• Be able to counsel patients on treatment for hypothyroidism

Tillering Dynamics Of Panicum Maximum Jacq. Cv. Tanzania-1 After Grazing, Rodrigo A. Barbosa, Domicio Nascimento Jr., Valéria P. B. Euclides, A. J. Regazzi, D. M. Fonseca

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Tillering dynamics and tiller dry matter weight from Tanzania grass (Panicum maximum cv. Tanzania-1) were evaluated in two post-grazing stubbles (High Post-grazing Stubble – HPS-3.6 t of DM/ha and Low Post-grazing Stubble – LPS-2.3 t of DM/ha). There was no difference between post-grazing stubbles for decapitated axillary and basal remainder and new axillary tillers. The LPS presented greater number of new basal tillers. The rate of appearance of new basal and axillary tillers decreased with time after grazing. There were differences between the treatments on tiller dry matter weight, and greater values were found in the high post-graze stubble.

The Influence Of Tas2r38 Bitter Taste Gene Polymorphisms On Obesity Risk In Three Racially Diverse Groups, Chaowanee Chupeerach, Pradtana Tapanee, Nattira On-Nom, Piya Temviriyanukul, Boonrat Chantong, Nicole Reeder, Grace A. Adegoye, Terezie Tolar-Peterson

BioMedicine

Objectives: Bitter taste perception affects food preference, eating behavior, and nutrient intake. The purpose of this study was to investigate the contribution of bitter taste gene polymorphisms to body fatness as measured by percentage of body fat.

Method: Three common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the TAS2R38 gene which result in amino acid changes in the protein (A49P, V262A, and I296V), were studied in three racially diverse groups: European Americans n=313, African Americans n=109, and Asians n=234.

Results: The allele frequencies of the three SNPs were similar to previous studies. The rare haplotypes, AAI and AAV, were found in high …

Konjac Glucomannan Polysaccharide And Inulin Oligosaccharide Ameliorate Dextran Sodium Sulfate-Induced Colitis And Alterations In Fecal Microbiota And Short-Chain Fatty Acids In C57bl/6j Mice, Chih-Hsuan Changchien, Cheng-Hsin Wang, Hsiao-Ling Chen

BioMedicine

Background: Konjac glucomannan polysaccharide (KGM), inulin oligosaccharide (inulin) and their mixture has been shown to modulate the gut-associated lymphoid tissue immunity.

Aims: The present study was mainly to determine effects of a low-level (2% w/w) KGM and inulin and their combination on dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced colitis. We also determine the potential mechanisms mediating these effects of dietary fibers.

Methods: C57BL/6J mice (6 weeks of age, eight per group) were randomly assigned to consume one of the following diets: control (DSS group) or control diet supplemented with 2% (w/w) of KGM (KGM group), 2% (w/w) of inulin oligosaccharide (degree of …

Levels Of Evidence Within Cardiovascular Medicine Research In Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review, Sultan Alotaibi, Alexandra M. Schuster, Bernardo Perez-Villa, Jaime Hernandez-Montfort

Journal of the Saudi Heart Association

International commitments to reduce the prevalence of non-communicable disease have led the Government of Saudi Arabia to invest more in research related to cardiovascular disease. However, the strength of evidence derived from this research activities remains unclear. The aim of our study was to examine the level of evidence within clinical Cardiovascular Medicine research in Saudi Arabia. We conducted a systematic review of published articles that included a population from Saudi Arabia. Electronic databases EMBASE and MEDLINE (Ovid) were searched up to 25th of April 2021, supplemented by a second search in CENTRAL (Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials) and …

Effect Of Nitrogen Fertilizer On Reproductive Tiller Development In Perennial Ryegrass, I. Bahmani, E. R. Thom, C. Matthew, G. Lemaire

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

The objective of this study was to compare reproductive tiller development in two ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) cultivars, when fertilized with nitrogen. Plots of the cultivars ‘Grasslands Ruanui’ and ‘Ellett’ ryegrass were sown in April 1996. Half of each plot received nitrogen fertilizer (30 kg N/ha) after each grazing by dairy cows from September 1996 to May 1997 and from October 1997 to April 1998. Ryegrass tiller dynamics was monitored from September 1996 to March 1998. The proportion of reproductive tillers in the total tiller population was higher, on average, over the first flowering period (October 1996 to January …

Juvenile Body Mass Estimation From The Femur Using Postmortem Computed Tomography Data, Laure Spake, Julia Meyers, Hugo F.V. Cardoso

Human Biology Open Access Pre-Prints

Skeletal estimation methods to reconstruct the juvenile biological profile are largely limited to those estimating age, and to a lesser extent, sex. While body mass is not generally estimated as part of the biological profile in forensic investigations, this is a logical candidate for inclusion in the forensic biological profile, as it has long been of interest in paleoanthropology and several methods to estimate juvenile body mass currently exist. To explore the performance of body mass estimation for juveniles, we test the accuracy and precision of previously published panel regression formulae using two femoral measurements: the breadth of the distal …

Vickers Interviews Asif On 'The Checkup' For National Wellness Month, Erin Slay-Wilson

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Elephant Seal Muscle Cells Adapt To Sustained Glucocorticoid Exposure By Shifting Their Metabolic Phenotype, Julia María Torres-Velarde, Sree Rohit Raj Kolora, Jane I. Khudyakov, Daniel E. Crocker, Peter H. Sudmant, José Pablo Vázquez-Medina

Pacific Faculty Work

Elephant seals experience natural periods of prolonged food deprivation while breeding, molting, and undergoing postnatal development. Prolonged food deprivation in elephant seals increases circulating glucocorticoids without inducing muscle atrophy, but the cellular mechanisms that allow elephant seals to cope with such conditions remain elusive. We generated a cellular model and conducted transcriptomic, metabolic, and morphological analyses to study how seal cells adapt to sustained glucocorticoid exposure. Seal muscle progenitor cells differentiate into contractile myotubes with a distinctive morphology, gene expression profile, and metabolic phenotype. Exposure to dexamethasone at three ascending concentrations for 48 h modulated the expression of six clusters …

A Cancer Ubiquitome Landscape Identifies Metabolic Reprogramming As Target Of Parkin Tumor Suppression, Ekta Agarwal, Aaron R Goldman, Hsin-Yao Tang, Andrew V Kossenkov, Jagadish C Ghosh, Lucia Languino, Valentina Vaira, David W Speicher, Dario C Altieri

Department of Cancer Biology Faculty Papers

Changes in metabolism that affect mitochondrial and glycolytic networks are hallmarks of cancer, but their impact in disease is still elusive. Using global proteomics and ubiquitome screens, we now show that Parkin, an E3 ubiquitin ligase and key effector of mitophagy altered in Parkinson's disease, shuts off mitochondrial dynamics and inhibits the non-oxidative phase of the pentose phosphate pathway. This blocks tumor cell movements, creates metabolic and oxidative stress, and inhibits primary and metastatic tumor growth. Uniformly down-regulated in cancer patients, Parkin tumor suppression requires its E3 ligase function, is reversed by antioxidants, and is independent of mitophagy. These data …

Vegetation Diversity And Stand Carbon Stocks In Wana Wisata Tampora, Situbondo, East Java, Trimanto, Lia Hapsari, Titut Yulistyarini, Sugeng Budiharta, Setyawan Agung Danarto, Shofiyatul Mas'udah, Janis Damaiyani, Rachmawan Adi Laksono, Nurlaily Lavianti, Bekti Yunanto

Jurnal Penelitian Kehutanan Wallacea

Forest degradation and industrial development have a negative impact on the global
climate. Forest vegetation plays a role in absorbing CO2 emissions in the air. The aims
of this research are to determine vegetation community structure, plant diversity
indices, and estimation of stands carbon stocks in Wana Wisata Tampora, Situbondo
district, East Java. The research was conducted using the transect method and
measured the diversity indices including Shannon-Wiener diversity index (H'), richness
index (R), and evenness index (E), while the carbon stock was estimated using an
allometric equation. The results showed that the diversity index value at the ground
cover …

Asking A Chatbot For Covid-19 Food And Nutrition, Fahmi Fahmi, Yusrandi Yusrandi, Aji Prasetya Wibawa, Ming Foey Teng, Purnawansyah Purnawansyah

Bulletin of Culinary Art and Hospitality

Coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) is a disease caused by a new coronavirus called severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2; previously known as 2019-nCoV). On March 11, 2020, WHO declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, the first pandemic since H1N1 influenza was declared a pandemic in 2009. The disease has hit almost every country in the world and so far, no medicine nor antiviral was found. In some countries where the death rate is high, the number of patients continues to increase. On May 20, 2020, the number of patients exceeded 4.8 million and the toll is 318,000 (6.6 percent). Although the …

Effect Of Moringa Leaves Powder Incorporated Into Chocolate On The Quality And Stability Properties, Mansoor Abdul Hamid, Jason Siew Kin Ming, Mayrana Md. Nor, Hasmadi Mamat, Jahurul Haque Akanda

Bulletin of Culinary Art and Hospitality

This study was carried out to determine the effect of the addition of Moringa oleifera (Moringa) leaves powder? on the antioxidant and sensory properties of chocolate. Three formulations with different percentage of Moringa leaves powder (1, 3, and 5 percent) were studied. Through the hedonic sensory test, there is no significant difference (p less than 0.05) between the formulations for all attributes except the taste. Chocolate with 5 percent Moringa leaves showed the highest total phenolic content and antioxidant activity compared to the other formulations. The addition of moringa leaves caused decreased the chocolate hardness while increased the chocolate average …

Utilization Of Shrimp Waste As A Raw Material In Shrimp Sauce And Its Application On Shrimp Sauce Tilapia Dishes, Shanti Dri Lestari, Mazarina Devi, Teti Setiawati

Bulletin of Culinary Art and Hospitality

One of the innovations to increase the economic value of shrimp waste is the implementation of shrimp waste into shrimp sauce and its use in shrimp sauce tilapia dishes. The purpose of this study was to determine the protein and lead (Pb) content of shrimp waste and shrimp sauce, the degree to which shrimp sauce differed in aroma, taste, and color from commercial oyster sauce, and the degree to which panelists preferred shrimp sauce tilapia dishes via organoleptic tests. This was a two-repetition experimental study with a completely randomized design (CRD). The protein content was determined using the Kjeldahl semi …

The Effect Of Adding A Large Red Chili Puree (Capsicum Annuum L.) On The Physicochemical Characteristics Of Yogurt, Titi Mutiara Kiranawati, Soenar Soekopitojo, Setiawan Jati Paksi Pambudi

Bulletin of Culinary Art and Hospitality

Milk is a liquid obtained from milking dairy cows, one of the processing of milk that is to be yogurt, in general yogurt is consumed as a dessert and also as an additional food such as salad dressings, generally made by adding fruit or vegetables as a dye, flavoring and also to add benefits, one of which is the addition of a large red chili puree (capsicum annuum L) where the manufacture of yogurt with the addition of large red chili puree aims as a diversification of food products and the development of processed yogurt as a complement to foods …

Food Menu Recommendations Based On Recommended Dietary Allowances Using Genetic Algorithm, Muhammad Ardhian Megatama, Wayan Firdaus Mahmudy, Edy Santoso

Bulletin of Culinary Art and Hospitality

Nowadays, there are still often unbalanced nutritional problems such as overnutrition or malnutrition. Many factors can affect it, one of which is an unbalanced diet. One solution that can be done is a system for optimizing nutritional needs. In this study, the method used for optimization is genetic algorithms. Genetic algorithms are one of the metaheuristic methods that are often used for optimization problems. A particular chromosome representation is designed to provide suitable solutions. The system can provide food recommendations with nutrients close to a person's nutritional needs by using the genetic algorithm. Based on the test results obtained, the …

Sympathetic Innervation Of The Mouse Kidney And Liver Arising From Prevertebral Ganglia, Hayden Torres, Clara Huesing, David H. Burk, Adrien J.R. Molinas, Winfried L. Neuhuber, Hans Rudolf Berthoud, Heike Münzberg, Andrei V. Derbenev, Andrea Zsombok

Division of Basic Science Faculty Publications

The sympathetic nervous system (SNS) plays a crucial role in the regulation of renal and hepatic functions. Although sympathetic nerves to the kidney and liver have been identified in many species, specific details are lacking in the mouse. In the absence of detailed information of sympathetic prevertebral innervation of specific organs, selective manipulation of a specific function will remain challenging. Despite providing major postganglionic inputs to abdominal organs, limited data are available about the mouse celiac-superior mesenteric complex. We used tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and dopamine β-hydroxylase (DbH) reporter mice to visualize abdominal prevertebral ganglia. We found that both the TH …

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Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

2021 Scas Annual Meeting Program And Bulletin

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Qualitative Versus Quantitative Nutritional Education On The Eating Habits Of Female High School Athletes, Brantley Aycock

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Poverty Levels And Minority Percentages On Lead Content In South Carolina Midlands School Drinking Water, Kathleen L. Barfield

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Exploring The Effect Of Metal Chelating Properties Of Hylocereus Undatus, Artocarpus Heterophyllus, And Rubus Idaeus On The Lifespan Of Caenorhabditis Elegans: Potential Ace Inhibitors, Evelyn Plakal

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

A “License To Kale”—Free Speech Challenges To Occupational Licensing Of Nutrition And Dietetics, Taylor J. Newman, Angela E. Surrett

St. Mary's Law Journal

State licensing of medical professions has occurred for over a century. Recently, these licensure statutes have been subject to First Amendment challenges, alleging occupational licensure impermissibly restricts freedom of speech. This Comment addresses these free speech challenges, arguing occupational licensure statutes, at least for medical professions, only incidentally impacts free speech—if at all—by permissibly regulating medical professional conduct necessarily requiring speech. Within, the authors ultimately describe, demonstrate, and recommend a legal framework, the other factor/personal nexus approach. This approach helps determine the point at which speech becomes regulable professional conduct subject to licensing, utilizing the nutrition and dietetics profession, and …

An Examination Of Retail-Level Purchasing Behavior For Healthful Food In Louisiana, Marcus Coleman

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Consumer access and choice for quality and affordable healthful foods at the retail-level is at the forefront of discussions related to the nutritional status of consumers in many communities across the United States. In Louisiana, many consumers live in food environments where retail options for quality and affordable healthful foods are limited, not affordable, or not available. Addressing these issues is complicated by the fact that literature focused on consumer access and choice for healthful foods at the retail-level in Louisiana is inadequate to play a significant role in addressing issues related to purchasing behavior for healthful foods faced by …

"You're Going To Have To Think A Little Bit Different" Barriers And Facilitators To Using Mhealth To Increase Physical Activity Among Older, Rural Cancer Survivors, Tamar Ginossar, Heidi Rishel Brakey, Andrew L. Sussman, Brittany Price, Miria Kano, Sally M. Davis, Cindy K. Blair

Pediatrics Research and Scholarship

Wearable activity trackers (WATs) hold great promise in increasing physical activity among older cancer survivors. However, older cancer survivors who reside in rural regions are at increased risk of being digitally marginalized. The goal of this study was to learn about WATs adoption motivation and needs of rural older cancer survivors who live in New Mexico, one of the most rural states with the lowest broadband Internet connectivity in the United States. We conducted six key informant interviews and recruited 31 older cancer survivors from rural counties statewide who participated in interviews and focus groups. Our results show great interest …

Investigating The Short-Term Effects Of Cold Stress On Metabolite Responses And Metabolic Pathways In Inner-Mongolia Sanhe Cattle, Lirong Hu, Luiz F. Brito, Zaheer Abbas, Abdul Sammad, Ling Kang, Dongsheng Wang, Hongjun Wu, Airong Liu, Guiqiang Qi, Man Zhao, Yachun Wang, Qing Xu

Department of Animal Sciences Faculty Publications

Inner-Mongolia Sanhe cattle are well-adapted to low-temperature conditions, but the metabolic mechanisms underlying their climatic resilience are still unknown. Based on the ¹H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance platform, 41 metabolites were identified and quantified in the serum of 10 heifers under thermal neutrality (5 °C), and subsequent exposure to hyper-cold temperature (−32 °C) for 3 h. Subsequently, 28 metabolites were pre-filtrated, and they provided better performance in multivariate analysis than that of using 41 metabolites. This indicated the need for pre-filtering of the metabolome data in a paired experimental design. In response to the cold exposure challenge, 19 metabolites associated …

A Retrospective Cohort Study Of Myosteatosis And Quality Of Life In Head And Neck Cancer Patients., Amy L Shaver, Katia Noyes, Heather M Ochs-Balcom, Gregory Wilding, Andrew D Ray, Sung Jun Ma, Mark Farrugia, Anurag K Singh, Mary E Platek

Department of Medical Oncology Faculty Papers

Head and neck cancer (HNC) treatment-related morbidity can be detrimental to quality of life (QOL). Myosteatosis is associated with poor QOL in multiple cancers. If predictive of poor QOL trajectories, myosteatosis would be a tool for clinicians to determine which patients may require additional support during treatment. The purpose of this study was to determine if pretreatment myosteatosis is associated with a poor QOL trajectory following treatment completion.

METHODS: In a retrospective cohort design, myosteatosis was determined from pretreatment CT scans. Both physical and global QOL score was assessed through patient interview on follow-up appointment. Demographic, cancer-specific, and social covariates …

No. 85 An Order To Provide Relief To Victims Of Severe Weather And Flooding In Tennessee, Bill Lee

Executive Orders

No abstract provided.