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Appetite-Regulating Hormones As A Tool For Combating Obesity And Feeding 10 Billion, Hunter Weiss, Madison Weiss

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

No abstract provided.

Sea Cucumber-Derived Peptides Alleviate Oxidative Stress In Neuroblastoma Cells And Improve Survival In C. Elegans Exposed To Neurotoxic Paraquat, Meng Lu, Ajay Mishra, Chiara Boschetti, Jing Lin, Yushuang Liu, H Huang, Clemens F. Kaminski, Z Huang, Alan Tunnacliffe, Clemens F. Kaminski

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Oxidative stress results when the production of oxidants outweighs the capacity of the antioxidant defence mechanisms. This can lead to pathological conditions including cancer and neurodegeneration. Consequently, there is considerable interest in compounds with antioxidant activity, including those from natural sources. Here, we characterise the antioxidant activity of three novel peptides identified in protein hydrolysates from the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus. Under oxidative stress conditions, synthetic versions of the sea cucumber peptides significantly compensate for glutathione depletion, decrease mitochondrial superoxide levels, and alleviate mitophagy in human neuroblastoma cells. Moreover, orally supplied peptides improve survival of the Caenorhabditis elegans after treatment …

Heart-Healthy Integrative Nutritional Counseling Group Education Sessions Among Chinese Americans With Cardiovascular Risk Factors Or Disease: A Primary Care Quality Improvement Pilot, Jasmin Woo, Evelyn Y. Ho, Jane Jih

Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews

Purpose: Current biomedical cardiovascular disease nutrition counseling does not incorporate Chinese medicine principles.

Methods: A heart-healthy integrative nutritional counseling (H2INC) curriculum consistent with Chinese medicine principles and biomedical nutrition guidelines was taught to Chinese Americans in group education sessions. Chinese-speaking patients with cardiovascular disease or risk factors from an urban general medicine practice were recruited to attend a 90-minute group session. Participants completed pre-post surveys to assess the impact of H2INC on their perceived heart-healthy nutrition knowledge and empowerment, as well as the cultural relevance of H2INC.

Results: A total of 47 participants (mean age: 74 years; 63.8% female) attended …

The Importance Of Goats In The World, Mahendra Lohani, Dilip Bhandari

Professional Agricultural Workers Journal

It is a challenge to transform the mindset of subsistence farmers to consider goats as a productive asset. Goat health, breeding, housing and nutrition are the main challenges in a smallholder production system. The development of the goat market sector is informal and underdeveloped. As a result, goats have not been identified as a significant contributor to the national gross domestic product. Many development organizations consider goats a preferred livestock commodity for poverty alleviation. Therefore, it is desirable to have a systematic approach to optimize goat production for smallholders. A smallholder goat value chain works well with a focus on …

Supply, Demand, And Quality: A Three-Pronged Approach To Blood Product Management In Developing Countries, Kyle L. Gress, Karina Charipova, Ivan Urits, Omar Viswanath, Alan D. Kaye

Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews

While transfusion of blood and blood products is instinctively linked to the provision of emergent care, blood and blood products are also routinely used for the treatment of subacute and chronic conditions. Despite the efforts of the World Health Organization and others, developing countries are faced with a three-part problem when it comes to access to and delivery of transfusions: insufficient supply, excessive demand, and inadequate quality of available supply. Developing countries rely heavily on replacement and remunerated donors rather than voluntary nonremunerated donors due to concerns regarding donation- and transfusion-transmitted infection as well as local and cultural beliefs. While …

Quantitative Assessment Of The Vascularity Of The Skeletally Immature Patella: A Cadaveric Study Using Mri, Lionel Lazaro

All Publications

Purpose

While predominant blood supply to the adult patella enters inferomedially, little is known about skeletally immature patellar perfusion. Improved knowledge of immature patella vascularity can further understanding of osteochondritis dissecans, dorsal defects of the patella and bipartite patella, and help ensure safe surgical approaches. We hypothesized that the immature patella would exhibit more uniform blood flow. The study purpose was to quantify immature patella regional perfusion in comparison with adults.

Methods

Ten cadaveric knees were utilized (five immature, five mature). The superficial femoral artery was cannulated proximally. Signal enhancement increases were compared from pre- to post-contrast MRI to assess …

The Detection And Prevention Of Weight Loss Attributed To Covid-19 Social Restrictions Within Long-Term Care Residents, Grace Gohman, Caitlin Williams, Alexander Lucken

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

No abstract provided.

Rub Some Dirt On It: How The Soil Microbiome Can Restore Plants, Holden Baker, Monica Monson

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

No abstract provided.

Intermittent Fasting: The Solution To Overeating And Food Conservation, Ethan Dekam, James Berg

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

No abstract provided.

The Application Of Biofortification As An Effective Method Of Reducing Global Malnutrition, Bailey Illg, Jacob Scherber

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

No abstract provided.

Feeding 10 Billion: Cultured Meat As A Sustainable Protein Source For A Growing Population, Elisabeth Dalki, Adelle Desutter

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

No abstract provided.

The Relationship Between Sleep Quality And Quantity With Muscle Readiness, Stress, And Overall Health In College Athletes, Jacob Reding, Joshua Miller

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

No abstract provided.

Mapping Of Research Output On Medical Waste Management: A Bibliometric Study, Sk Sofik, Ziaur Rahman Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper aims to analyze a bibliometric study mapping of research output on Medical Waste Management (MWM). All articles relevant to MWM research have been retrieved using the Web of Science (WOS) database. Bibliometric analysis for co-citation, linking, scientific collaboration analysis, co-word analysis and visualizing bibliometric networks were used by many important bibliometric tools, such as Biblioshiny, ScientoPy and VOSviewer. The study’s key results were that 944 research paper published in 2001-2020. The results show publications of medical waste management gradually increased but the average number of citation is not increased. The USA is top of the list among the …

Gestational Weight Gain In 4 Low- And Middle-Income Countries And Associations With Birth Outcomes: A Secondary Analysis Of The Women First Trial, Melissa S. Bauserman, Carla M. Bann, K Michael Hambidge, Ana L. Garces, Lester Figueroa, Jamie L. Westcott, Jackie K. Patterson, Elizabeth M. Mcclure, Sumera Ali Aziz, Sarah Saleem

Community Health Sciences

Background: Adequate gestational weight gain (GWG) is essential for healthy fetal growth. However, in low- and middle-income countries, where malnutrition is prevalent, little information is available about GWG and how it might be modified by nutritional status and interventions.
Objective: We describe GWG and its associations with fetal growth and birth outcomes. We also examined the extent to which prepregnancy BMI, and preconception and early weight gain modify GWG, and its effects on fetal growth.
Methods: This was a secondary analysis of the Women First Trial, including 2331 women within the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Guatemala, India, and Pakistan, …

Study On The Adaptability Of Brachiaria Spp. In Subtropical Region Of Fujian, X. H. Luo, Y. S. Lin, Z. Y. Ying

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Correlations Between Coffee Consumption And Metabolic Phenotypes, Plasma Folate, And Vitamin B12: Nhanes 2003 To 2006., Pratibha V Nerurkar, Krupa Gandhi, John J Chen

Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Faculty Papers

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is prevalent not only among the overweight and obese but also normal weight individuals, and the phenotype is referred to as a metabolically unhealthy phenotype (MUHP). Besides normal weight individuals, overweight/obese individuals are also protected from MetS, and the phenotype is known as a metabolically healthy phenotype (MHP). Epidemiological studies indicate that coffee and micronutrients such as plasma folate or vitamin B12 (vit. B12) are inversely associated with MetS. However, correlations among coffee consumption metabolic phenotypes, plasma folate, and vit. B12 remain unknown. Our objective was to investigate the correlation between coffee consumption, metabolic phenotypes, plasma folate, …

Garnet & Black Spring 2021, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

Garnet & Black Magazine

No abstract provided.

Correlation Of Severity Of Covid-19 Disease With Gastrointestinal Manifestations And Liver Injury - A North Brooklyn Community Hospital Experience: A Retrospective Cohort Study, Kitson Deane, Ajay Singh, Azza Sarfraz, Zouina Sarfraz, Lyam Ciccone, Beishi Zheng, Arslan Afzal, Gulam Khan, Giovanna Rodriguez, Gul Bahtiyar

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health

Introduction: The primary receptor for SARS-CoV-2 infection, angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 (ACE-2), is expressed in the gastrointestinal tract and liver parenchyma. The involvement of the gastrointestinal tract with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has remained unclear. The following study retrospectively reviews gastrointestinal symptoms and liver function tests at the time of hospital admission to identify patient outcomes including prolonged hospital stay, the requirement for intensive care, and all-cause in-hospital 30-day mortality.
Methods: A retrospective review of patient charts at the Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center (WMC) was conducted at the time of hospital admission, using a pre-determined selection criterion. …

Domestication Of Leymus Paboanus (Claus) Pilger, Dusu Wen, Hailian Sun, Chunli Bai, A. Lata

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Summit: The Uas Writing Center's Collection Of Exceptional Academic Works For 2020/2021, Rayne Billings, Olive Brend, Jessy Goodman, Celestina Cruz, Anastasia Erickson, Berni Hein, James Hoagland, Braden File, Alicia Steiner

Summit

We at the UAS Writing Center are once again pleased to announce the completion of the second edition of our undergraduate academic writing journal, Summit: The UAS Writing Center’s Collection of Exceptional Academic Works for 2020/2021. This year’s edition is dedicated to Allison Neeland, our past Specialist, for all her support and dedication to the Writing Center. We also extend a hearty congratulation to UAS senior Celestina Cruz for winning the 2020/2021 Ernestine Hayes Award for Excellence in Academic Writing. Also included in the journal are the works of five other student writers: Rayne Billings, Anastasia Erickson, Berni Hein, James …

Karakteristik Kimia Minuman Sari Tempe-Jahe Dengan Penambahan Carboxy Methyl Cellulose Dan Gom Arab Pada Konsentrasi Yang Berbeda, Julfi Restu Amelia, Intan Nurul Azni, Iman Basriman, Firda N.W. Prasasti

Chimica et Natura Acta

Tempe dapat diolah menjadi produk  minuman dan dapat dicampurkan dengan bahan  lain, seperti jahe. Minuman sari tempe-jahe memiliki kandungan gizi yang cukup tinggi. Pembuatan minuman sari tempe-jahe memerlukan penambahan bahan penstabil untuk meningkatkan stabilitas dan viskositas produk. Bahan penstabil tersebut memiliki reaksi yang berbeda dengan bahan lainnya dan akan memberikan karakteristik kimia yang berbeda-beda pula pada minuman sari tempe-jahe, Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui bagaimana pengaruh penstabil (CMC dan gom arab) yang diberikan terhadap karakteristik kimia minuman sari tempe jahe. Perlakuan konsentrasi penstabil CMC dan gom arab yang diberikan pada penelitian yaitu sebesar 0%, 0,25% dan 0,5%. Hasil penelitian menujukkan …

Wellness Through Answers News V36:No.1 January-February 2021, Wendy Urciuoli

Articles - Patient Care

No abstract provided.

Inventing A Space To Speak: Ethos, Agency And United States' Woman Suffrage Cookbooks (1886-1916), Danielle Nielsen

Faculty & Staff Research and Creative Activity

During the last forty years of the United States’ fight for woman suffrage, a handful of suffragists wrote cookbooks sponsored by suffrage organisations. These cookbooks created a rhetorical space and ethos within and through the kitchen. Because their activism was grounded in expected feminine actions, this home-bound ethos allowed the primarily white, middle-class suffragists to simultaneously advocate for women's suffrage in public and maintain their adherence to the Cult of True Womanhood. The arguments put forth in the cookbooks illustrate an ethos that is influenced by both personal agency and the rhetor's gendered, physical location in the kitchen. From this …

2014 Health Demographics Of A Rural Nicaraguan Community, Andrew Guymon, Brianna Mcgowen, Emma Foster

Research Symposium

In December 2014, a team of church members and associated healthcare workers from Owasso First Assembly in Owasso, Oklahoma, provided a free, two-day clinic and health assessment to the rural community of La Ceiba Dudu in Nicaragua. Services included medical exams, basic medications, dental extractions, and over the counter reading glasses. This report is a retrospective review of the patient records documented at that clinic. We analyzed the prevalence of parasites across five age cohorts and searched for correlations between parasite diagnosis and various patient metrics, including BMI, age, and gender. We searched for a relationship between occupants per household …

Out Of This World Club!, Alec Miller, Katherine Osmundson

Honors Program: Expanded Learning Clubs

The purpose of Out of this World Club! was to make STEM and space less scary and intimidating, and display that anyone, even elementary students, can have fun learning about space. Each week consisted of learning about different planets in our solar system, their characteristics, and how they are similar or different from one another. The activities centered around creating something tangible that is representative of space. For example, the students designed asteroids with a rock and paint, created constellations out of toothpicks and mini marshmallows, and designed small rockets powered by blowing through a straw. A principal goal of …

Pandemic, Politics, Public Health , And The Fda, Jordan Paradise, Becky Bavlsik

Belmont Law Review

No abstract provided.

Examining Health Disparities Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, And Queer/Questioning Adults In Davidson County, Tennessee, Samantha Anticuar

DNP Projects

Background: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) individuals experience increased risks for health disparities and discrimination compared to non-LGBTQ individuals, yet there is limited research in southern populations. Purpose: The purpose of this scholarly project was to examine if LGBTQ individuals had increased health disparities compared to non-LGBTQ individuals in Davidson County, Tennessee (TN). Methods: A quasi-experimental design (N = 1,704) used the 2019 Nashville Community Health and Well-being Survey for analysis. Results: Findings suggested LGBTQ individuals had increased odds of not having health insurance (p = .009, adjusted odds: 6.84), poor mental health (p …

The Modern Plant Breeding Triangle: Optimizing The Use Of Genomics, Phenomics, And Enviromics Data, Jose Crossa, Roberto Fritsche-Neto, Osval A. Montesinos-Lopez, Germano Costa-Neto, Susanne Dreisigacker, Abelardo Montesinos-Lopez, Alison R. Bentley

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Creation Care As Caring For Human Beings: An Environmental Justice Case Study, Jeffrey S. Lamp, Ph.D., Kathryn J. Moder, Megan R. Munhoffen, Cade A. Rich, Nathan B. Von Atzigen

Research Symposium

Caring for God’s creation is a burgeoning area of interest among Christians in recent decades. In many Christian circles, however, caring for creation is not given high priority in rankings of the duties of Christian disciples in the world. This article will argue that caring for creation is a biblically mandated call for God’s people in the world and derives from the role of human beings as caretakers of creation, creation’s status as a recipient of God’s salvation in Christ, and the connection between human beings and the other-than-human creation. If creation care is understood as an act of healing …

Phytochemical Screening And Total Phenolic Compounds Of Red Ginger (Zingiber Officinale) And Secang Wood (Caesalpinia Sappan) As Preliminary Test Of Antiarthritis, Rizka Tazky Amalia, Tukiran Tukiran, Fauzia Indah Sabila, Suyatno Suyatno

Chimica et Natura Acta

Rheumatoid arthritis is an auto-immune disease that causes chronic inflammation occurs of the joints. Rheumatoid arthritis is characterized by the the overproduction of proinflammation cytokines such as TNF-α and IL-1. The phenolic compounds mainly anthocyanin and elagitanin have TNF-α inhibition activity that induces cyclooxygenase-2 expressions that cause inflammation. Phytochemical screening showed that ethanol extract of red ginger contains alkaloids, phenolics, flavonoids, tannins, terpenoid, and steroids while ethanol extract of secang wood contains alkaloids, phenolics, flavonoids, tannins, and terpenoid. This research aims to identify the secondary metabolite qualitatively and total phenolic compunds on red ginger and secang wood with Folin-Ciocalteu method. …