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Book Review Of Eating Nafta: Trade, Food Policies, And The Destruction Of Mexico By Alyshia Gálvez, Laura Kihlstrom

Journal of Ecological Anthropology

This is a book review of the book 'Eating NAFTA: Trade, Food Policies, and the Destruction of Mexico' by Alyshia Gálvez.

Ethnic Heterogeneity Of Knowledge On Termites And Human Consumption In Southern Cameroon, Sevilor Kekeunou 75278164, Koche Moustapha, Christian Landry Djuideu Tchouamou, Mercy Bih Loh Achu, Barthelemy Ngameni, Constant Anatole Pieme, Joseph Lebel Tamesse

Journal of Ecological Anthropology

Termites are both pests and non-conventional food resources in Sub-Saharan Africa. Many are reluctant to eat them, and the reasons for this rejection are poorly known. This study examined level of knowledge, and acceptance by members of the 10 main ethnic groups of southern Cameroon. Most respondents (86 percent) were aware of termites as food with sixteen vernacular names in the study areas. Acceptance among ethnic groups for consumption varied between 96 percent and 8 percent of people in a group. Barriers included being raised to not eat termites, not having many opportunities to eat termites, and dislike of the …

Participatory Mapping With High-Resolution Satellite Imagery: A Mixed Method Assessment Of Land Degradation And Rehabilitation In Northern Burkina Faso, Colin Thor West, Elisabeth Kago Ilboudo Nébié, Aaron J. Moody

Journal of Ecological Anthropology

Sahelian West Africa is a region that has high population densities and that has frequent severe droughts and enormous pressure on natural resources. Because of these challenges, it is the place where the term desertification was originally coined. Recently, however, experts have identified large zones of greening where the amount of vegetation exceeds what one would expect based on rainfall alone. This pattern is well documented, but its mechanisms remain poorly understood. This research employs participatory mapping linked with high-resolution satellite imagery to better understand the human role behind regional vegetation trends. Through a case study of three communities in …

Determining The Effects Of Exogenous Human Chorionic Gonadotropin And Pregnant Mare Serum Gonadotropin On Plasma Testosterone, Testicular Volume, And Semen Production In Leopard Geckos (Eublepharis Macularius), Alexandra Mason

LSU Master's Theses

Planet earth has now entered into its sixth mass extinction as a result of expanding human populations, posing an unprecedented threat to biologic diversity. Climate change, habitat fragmentation, wildlife trade, pollution, and biological invasions are just a few consequences of human activities that have directly contributed to unprecedented species extinctions. While widespread amphibian declines have gained more recent attention, it has been proposed that reptiles may be in even greater danger of extinction worldwide. Unfortunately, many reptiles are destined to go extinct before many of their basic biologic traits, including reproductive methods, have even been determined.

In order to mitigate …

The Bioarchaeology Of The Lake St. Agnes Mound (16av26) Site: Exploring Diet From Fragmentary Remains, Kenneth Tremblay

LSU Master's Theses

The Lake St. Agnes Mound (16AV26) site, located in central Louisiana, is composed of two, temporally distinct burial components; one, a Coles Creek period component, at the base of the mound (~780-880 CE), and the other, a Plaquemine subperiod component, at its apex (~1400 CE). These burials, though heavily fragmented, commingled, and representing small sample sizes, are valuable for studying the transition to agriculture in the Lower Mississippi River Valley. It is now clear that for the Coles Creek period, maize was likely only a ceremonial crop rather than a staple food source (Kidder, 1993; Listi, 2011). The reliance on …

Effect Of Contact Time And Attachment Level Of Bacterial Pathogens On Efficacy Of Chlorine Treatment In Fresh Produce, Jyoti Aryal

LSU Master's Theses

Bacterial attachment or biofilm formation on produce surfaces may result in limited penetration ability of sanitizers. This study examined the wet and dry contact time (WCT or DCT) of produce during washing with sanitizer and evaluated the effect of attachment level of Listeria monocytogenes during storage on the efficacy of chlorine treatment. Spinach and bell peppers were inoculated with Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella enterica. The produce was then washed by dipping into a 100 ppm of chlorine solution for 1 min and an additional 1, 3, or 5 minutes (WCT) or removed from the chlorine solution and held for 1, …

Salmonella: Clever Bacteria, Najnin Rimi

Osmosis Magazine

A recent outbreak of salmonella caused many grocery stores to recall their onions and many unknowing consumers to become ill. A major produce supplier from California, Thompson International Inc., had announced a recall on August 1st for all onion types distributed by the company starting May 1st of 2020. This caused a recall from over hundreds of grocery stores, even our familiar Kroger and Walmart grocery stores.

Illuminating Health Disparities: The Untold Story Of Black Women’S Pregnancies, Kacy Workman

Osmosis Magazine

Recent studies have found that Black women are 3-4 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than White women. Researchers in the 1990s examined data surrounding specific pregnancy complications such as postpartum hemorrhage, finding that although prevalence rates were similar between White and Black women, Black women with these conditions were 2-3 times more likely to die than their White counterparts. Despite medical advances, these rates have not improved over time. Data analyses examining maternal mortality from 2005 – 2014 reveal that mortality rates for Black women have actually increased from 39 to 49 deaths for every 100,000 live …

Osmosis - Fall 2020

Osmosis Magazine

Osmosis is a student read, led, and written publication from the University of Richmond, focusing on all aspects of healthcare and science.

Assessment And Determination Of The Dynamics Of Changes In Salinization Of Irrigated Lands Under The Influence Of Climate Change (In The Case Of Syrdarya Province), Sarvar Akramovich Odilov, Sayidjahon Zokir Ogli Hasanov, Rashid Anarovich Kulmatov, Jasur Ashiralievich Mirzaev

Bulletin of Gulistan State University

In irrigated lands of the Aral Sea Basin, salt-affected areas are increasingly rising and this negatively impacts agricultural development and food security in such countries located in the basin. Drivers, increasing salt-affected areas, are assumed to be climate change, unregulated high groundwater levels and its increased mineralization, poor functioning of the collector-drainage system, and insufficient compliance with agro-technical requirements. These drivers, in turn, lead to the withdrawal of arable land from agricultural purposes and a significant drop in crop yields. This is especially the case in the irrigated areas of the lower reaches of the Amu Darya and Syr Darya …

Development Of An Algorithm For Optimization Of Continuous Technological Process Of Cultivation Of Microorganisms, Sh.R. Rakhmanov

Irrigation and Melioration

In article the analysis of possible modes of microalgae cultivation has been carried out. Two optimization algorithms are substantiated. The first one is based on the method of random search with an absolute bias, an algorithm for optimizing the process of cultivating microorganisms with continuous regeneration of the flow in one cultivator. The second is an algorithm for determining the optimal residence time of chlorella particles in multistage cultivators, focused on the method of dynamic programming, implemented in Wellman's recurrence relation. The developed algorithm for operational forecasting and automatic control of the chlorella cultivation process allows, under given production conditions …

Covid-19 Impact To Family Food Consumption And Income In Uzbekistan: Results Of An Online Survey, Kh. Pardaev, Sh. Hasanov, S. Mamasoliev, Sh. Muratov, R. Kalandarov, U. Nurullaev

Irrigation and Melioration

This article aims to study the impact of the pandemic on food consumption by families in Uzbekistan. The shock of the pandemic is threatening the well-being of families in Uzbekistan, as in all developing countries. The study focuses on the effects of changes in food prices, declining consumption, and changes in household incomes. The Instrumental regression model was used in the factor impact analysis. Data for analysis were collected online by messenger groups from families in urban and rural areas of Uzbekistan. Results of the Econometric analysis demonstrated that the decline in food consumption in households was assessed by a …

New Frontiers 2020-2021, University Of Nebraska At Kearney Office Of Graduate Studies And Research

New Frontiers

New Frontiers 2020-2021 Features

• Closing the Divide - Angela Hollman & Tim Obermier
• Fish Finder - Melissa Wuellner
• Power of Place - Jessica Hollander
• Disaster Medicine - Liaquat Hossain
• Journey to Freedom - Gail Blankenau
• High-Tech Health - Megan Adkins
• Brain Gain - Ladan Ghazi Saidi

Weekly One-Day Water-Only Fasting Interventional Trial For Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Reduction (Wonderful), Ciera Lynn Bartholomew

Theses and Dissertations

Purpose: Fasting has been promoted as a method of preventing disease and aging for thousands of years. With heart disease being a leading cause of death in the U.S., researchers have explored the effects of fasting on variables that influence cardiovascular disease (CVD), like LDL cholesterol. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess the effects of weekly water-only fasting on LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) in men and women with metabolic risk factors for CVD. Methods: This study was a randomized control trial in adult men and women. Participants were randomized to fasting (treatment) or normal diet (control). The fasting …

Executive Committee - Agenda, 03/30/2021, Academic Senate Executive Committee

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

Postharvest Fruit Quality Of Apple Influenced By Ethylene Antagonist Fumigation And Ozonized Cold Storage, Vijay Y. Tokala, Zora Singh, Poe N. Kyaw

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

The effects of two new ethylene antagonists namely 1H-cyclopropabenzene (BC) and 1H-cyclopropa[b]naphthalene (NC), as well as 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) on ethylene production and fruit quality of Cripps Pink and Granny Smith apple in ozonized cold storage, were investigated. When compared to control, Cripps Pink fruit fumigated with BC and NC exhibited significantly lowest ethylene production and respiration, whilst the Granny Smith fruit treated with 1-MCP exhibited lowest ethylene production followed by NC and BC treatments. Application of ozone in cold storage maintained higher levels of sugars but elevated ethylene production in both the apple cultivars. No significant interaction was recorded between …

Equestrian, Hockey Clubs To Face Off In The Kitchen, J. B. Clark

University of Mississippi News

'Dueling Dishes' cooking competition to highlight William Magee Center resources

Compositions, Probiotic Formulations And Methods To Promote Digestion And Improve Nutrition In Poultry, Billy M. Hargis, Guillermo L. Tellez, Juan David Latorre, Ross Wolfenden

Patents Granted

The present disclosure relates to probiotic compositions, formulations and methods for promoting digestion and improving nutrition in birds, and probiotic compositions and formulations for increasing enzyme production and improving parameters and indications in birds.

Substitution Of Kudzu Starch For Cornstarch Results In Dairy-Based Vanilla Pudding With Similar Texture And Consumer Acceptability, Carissa D. Ingram

Honors College Theses

Kudzu, also known as kuzu, is a rapidly growing, vine invasive in the Southeastern United States following introduction for soil erosion control in the late 19th century. Native to Southeastern Asia, its roots are rich in starch which has been used in traditional Eastern cuisine as a sauce thickener. Use of kudzu starch in Western cuisine is limited. This study compared the consistency, percent sag, and consumer acceptability of whole milk vanilla pudding prepared with kudzu starch to vanilla pudding prepared with cornstarch, a more commonly used thickening agent in the United States (control). The consistency (Bostwick Consistometer; 50°C) and …

Mapping The Research Output Of Select Research Institutes In India: A Scientometric Approach, Prabahar Ponniah Mr., Radhakrishnan Natarajan Prof.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study identified the research performance of different government institutes namely, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), Mysore, Central Power Research Institute (CPRI), Bangalore, and Indian Council of Agricultural Research - National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology (ICAR-NIANP), Bangalore. The study covers the period 2006-2019 to retrieve the data from Web of Science database. All three institutes produced 898 records. AIISH published 151 articles and got 810 citations, CPRI published 365 articles and received 3049 citations and ICAR-NIANP published 382 articles and gained 2827 citations during the period. AIISH and ICAR-NIANP have published maximum number of papers …

Climate Change Leads To A Reduction In Symbiotic Derived Cnidarian Biodiversity On Coral Reefs, Denis Goulet, Tamar L. Goulet

Faculty and Student Publications

Symbiotic relationships enable partners to thrive and survive in habitats where they would either not be as successful, or potentially not exist, without the symbiosis. The coral reef ecosystem, and its immense biodiversity, relies on the symbioses between cnidarians (e.g., scleractinian corals, octocorals, sea anemones, jellyfish) and multiple organisms including dinoflagellate algae (family Symbiodiniaceae), bivalves, crabs, shrimps, and fishes. In this review, we discuss the ramifications of whether coral reef cnidarian symbioses are obligatory, whereby at least one of the partners must be in the symbiosis in order to survive or are facultative. Furthermore, we cover the consequences of cnidarian …

Myocardial T1 And T2 Mapping By Magnetic Resonance In Patients With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Associated Myocarditis., Paaladinesh Thavendiranathan, Lili Zhang, Amna Zafar, Zsofia D Drobni, Syed S Mahmood, Marcella Cabral, Magid Awadalla, Anju Nohria, Daniel A Zlotoff, Franck Thuny, Lucie M Heinzerling, Ana Barac, Ryan J Sullivan, Carol L Chen, Dipti Gupta, Michael C Kirchberger, Sarah E Hartmann, Jonathan W Weinsaft, Hannah K Gilman, Muhammad A. Rizvi Md, Bojan Kovacina, Caroline Michel, Gagan Sahni, Ana González-Mansilla, Antonio Calles, Francisco Fernández-Avilés, Michael Mahmoudi, Kerry L Reynolds, Sarju Ganatra, Juan José Gavira, Nahikari Salterain González, Manuel García De Yébenes Castro, Raymond Y Kwong, Michael Jerosch-Herold, Otavio R Coelho-Filho, Jonathan Afilalo, Eduardo Zataraín-Nicolás, A John Baksi, Bernd J Wintersperger, Oscar Calvillo-Arguelles, Stephane Ederhy, Eric H Yang, Alexander R Lyon, Michael G Fradley, Tomas G Neilan

Hematology-Medical Oncology Division

BACKGROUND: Myocarditis is a potentially fatal complication of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy. Data on the utility of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) T1 and T2 mapping in ICI myocarditis are limited.

OBJECTIVES: This study sought to assess the value of CMR T1 and T2 mapping in patients with ICI myocarditis.

METHODS: In this retrospective study from an international registry of patients with ICI myocarditis, clinical and CMR findings (including T1 and T2 maps) were collected. Abnormal T1 and T2 were defined as 2 SD above site (vendor/field strength specific) reference values and a z-score was calculated for each patient. Major …

Functional Properties Of Purple Water Yam Flour Modified By Lactobacillus Plantarum, Ulyarti Ulyarti, Ade Yulia, Nazarudin Nazarudin, Yunta Gombang Armando, Lela Erawaty

Makara Journal of Science

Purple water yam flour modified by Lactobacillus plantarum fermentation may be used as an ingredient in flour-based functional food. The purpose of this research is to determine the effect of fermentation time on the functional properties of purple water yam flour modified using L. plantarum. This research used a randomized block design with six treatments: without fermentation (control) and 12, 24, 36, 48, and 60 h of fermentation. Results showed that lactic acid bacteria initially grow well with increasing viability over 48 h of fermentation. Growth and viability rates began to decrease as the organisms entered the declining or …

Comparative Study For The Early Detection Of The Most Important Factors Leading To Preeclampsia, Aseel Mubdir Dawood Al-Marsuomy, Mustafa Mohammed Subhi Fadhel

Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences

The aim of this research is to determine the most important and main factors that lead to Preeclampsia. It is also about finding suitable solutions to eradicate these factors and avoid them in order to prevent getting Preeclampsia. To achieve this, a case study sample of (40) patients from Medical City - Oncology Teaching Hospital was used to collect data by a questionnaire which contained (17) reasons to be investigated. The statistical package (SPSS) was used to compare the results of the data analysis through two methods (Radial Bases Function Network) and (Factorial Analysis). Important results were obtained, the two …

Individual Healthy Behaviors As Our Public Health System Resource, Romeo B. Lee

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

No abstract provided.

Factors Influencing Intention To Undertake Nasopharyngeal Cancer Risk Reducing Behaviors, Su-Hie Ting, Rayenda Khreshna Brahmana, Collin Jerome, Yuwana Podin

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

To reduce deaths due to nose and throat cancer, also known as nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC), it is important to understand factors that motivate the public to undertake cancer screening. This study employed the risk perception attitude (RPA) framework to predict factors influencing NPC risk-reducing behaviors among a group of Malaysians. A sample of Malaysians (n=215) completed a questionnaire about perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, self-efficacy, response efficacy, and intention to enact self-protective actions to reduce NPC risk. A majority of the participants had responsive (high risk, high efficacy) and proactive attitudes (low risk, high efficacy). Hierarchical regression of mediation effect under …

Prevailing Poverty In Saarc Countries: Can Education Help?, Samra Bukhari, Rukhsana Kalim, Noman Arshed, Muhammad Shahid Hassan

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

South Asia is a highly populated and poverty-ridden region of the world that barely spends 0.9% of its GDP on education. This present study is structured to capture the variable returns in various types of education on poverty for the selected SAARC economies for the period ranges from 1983 to 2016. This study applies the fully modified ordinary least square (FMOLS) approach to obtain empirical results of the Kuznets curve of education poverty. The empirical results reveal that the primary enrollment increases poverty and does not follow a Kuznets curve. In contrast, an initial increase in secondary enrollment increases poverty …

The Effect Of Fallow Season Cover Crops On Nutrient Cycling And Soil Health In Row Crop Production In The Mid-South, Kritsanee Iamjud

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

The reliance on conventional cropping has profoundly impacted agricultural sustainability and resulted in soil degradation. Winter cover crops can preserve the soil surface, recycle soil nutrients, and improve soil health. Hence, the role of cover crops in Louisiana row-crop production was examined in small-scale plots and large-scale on-farm studies at three sites in Northeast Louisiana from 2017 to 2020. Additionally, mixed cover crops degradation and nutrient release were evaluated at Macon Ridge and Dean Lee sites to determine the optimum time of nutrient availability after cover crop termination. The small-scale results showed that integrating cover crops for corn (Zea …

The Utah Statesman, March 29, 2021, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Feasibility Of Integrating Survivors Of Stroke Into Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study, Elizabeth W. Regan, Reed Handlery, Jill C. Stewart, Joseph Lee Pearson Ms,Drph, Sara Wilcox Ph.D., Stacy Fritz

Faculty Publications

Background Survivors of stroke are often deconditioned and have limited opportunities for exercise post-rehabilitation. Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR), a structured exercise program offered post-cardiac event in the United States (U.S.), may provide an opportunity for continued exercise.

The purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility of integrating survivors of stroke into an existing, hospital-based CR program through an assessment of (1) recruitment, uptake and retention, (2) adherence and fidelity, (3) acceptability and (4) safety.

Methods A mixed methods design combined a single group, pre-post design, pilot feasibility study with an imbedded qualitative inquiry. Survivors of stroke were recruited into …