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Heterogeneity Of Diabetes: B-Cells, Phenotypes, And Precision Medicine: Proceedings Of An International Symposium Of The Canadian Institutes Of Health Research’S Institute Of Nutrition, Metabolism And Diabetes And The U.S. National Institutes Of Health’S National Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases, William T. Cefalu, Dana K. Andersen, Guillermo Arreaza-Rubín, Christopher L. Pin, Sheryl Sato, C. Bruce Verchere, Minna Woo, Norman D. Rosenblum

Paediatrics Publications

One hundred years have passed since the discovery of insulin—an achievement that transformed diabetes from a fatal illness into a manageable chronic condition. The decades since that momentous achievement have brought ever more rapid innovation and advancement in diabetes research and clinical care. To celebrate the important work of the past century and help to chart a course for its continuation into the next, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes and the U.S. National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases recently held a joint international symposium, bringing together …

Accuracy And Practical Considerations For Doubly Labeled Water Analysis In Nutrition Studies Using A Laser-Based Isotope Instrument (Off-Axis Integrated Cavity Output Spectroscopy), Linda M. Reynard, William W. Wong, Noreen Tuross

Geosciences Faculty Publications and Presentations

Background: Given the utility of the doubly labeled water (DLW) method for determination of energy expenditure, additional techniques for isotope analysis of the samples are welcome. Laser-based instruments are one such new analytical tool, but their accuracy and feasibility for DLW studies are grossly understudied.

Objectives: We assessed the accuracy of laser-based isotope ratio measurements as part of the DLW method for estimation of carbon dioxide production rate (rCO₂) and total energy expenditure (TEE), in between-group comparison study designs.

Methods: Urine samples from a previous study were analyzed with a laser-based instrument [off-axis integrated cavity output spectroscopy (OA-ICOS)]. …

Ms Environmental Biology Capstone Project, Tyler Erickson

Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)

1. Impacts of Trout Stocking Practices on Colorado’s Alpine Ecosystems

2. Effects of Trout Presence on Alpine Lake Macroinvertebrate Emergence in Colorado

3. Post-Stocking Survival and Myxospore Evaluation of Whirling Disease Resistant Rainbow Trout Strains

4. A Compromise for the Planned Reservoir Expansion at Bear Creek Lake Park to Combat Denver’s Water Crisis

Social Cognitive Outcomes Are Associated With Improvements In Mobility Performance Following Lifestyle Intervention In Prostate Cancer Patients Undergoing Androgen Deprivation Therapy, Zachary L. Chaplow, Alexander R. Lucas, Elizabeth Grainger, Christina Simpson, Ciaran M. Fairman, Victoria R. Descenza, Jessica Bowman, Steven K. Clinton, Brian C. Focht

Health Policy Publications

Objective
To compare the effects of an exercise and dietary intervention with those of standard-of-care management upon change in lift and carry performance and mobility-related self-efficacy beliefs and explore associations in prostate cancer patients undergoing androgen deprivation therapy.

Methods
32 prostate cancer patients (M age = 66.2 years; SD = 7.8) undergoing androgen deprivation therapy were randomly assigned to a 3-month exercise and dietary lifestyle intervention (n = 16) or standard-of-care management (n = 16). Outcome assessments were obtained at baseline, 2- and 3-month follow-up.

Results
The lifestyle intervention resulted in significantly greater improvements in lift and …

Ua19/16/2 Soccer Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Administration Documents

Press releases, photos and game statistics for WKU soccer team in 2022.

Association Between Periodontal Disease And Oral Cancer Screening Among Us Adults: Nhanes 2011-2014, Shillpa Naavaal, Dina T. Garcia, Xiaoyan Deng, Dipankar Bandyopadhya

Dental Public Health and Policy Publications

Objectives:

To examine oral cancer screening rates and associated factors among adults with periodontal disease (PD). We hypothesized that adults with severe PD will be less likely to report receipt of any type of oral cancer screening than adults with no PD.

Materials and Methods:

We used 2011-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data on adults ≥ 30 years. PD status was classified as no PD, mild/moderate PD, and severe PD. Survey-adjusted logistic regression analysis was used to examine the model adjusted risk ratio (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the outcome of not receiving intraoral, extraoral …

Decolorization Of Synthetic Textile Dyes By Fungal Endophytes Isolated From The Leaves Of Philippine Mangrove (Avicennia Marina), Steve P. Obanan, Resureccion B. Sadaba, Pamela Alva-Gatchalian, Annabelle V. Cadiz, Evelyn M. Basilio, Dennis B. Bela-Ong

Biology Faculty Publications

Textile dyes in wastewater can be harmful pollutants when released into the environment without treatment. Biodegradation of textile dye effluents by different microbes, including fungi, has become popular as an alternative to physicochemical methods. The mangrove Avicennia marina is known to harbor endophytic fungi which have the potential to carry out dye degradation. Therefore, this study assessed the ability to decolorize synthetic dyes of endophytic fungi isolated from the leaves of A. marina. Of the nine fungal endophytes, Aspergillus niger, Syncephalastrum racemosum and Penicillium citrinum exhibited the highest mycelial growths in solid media, while all endophytes adsorbed Congo red. Through …

Privacy In Wearables: Innovation, Regulation, Or Neither, Kenny Gutierrez

UC Law Science and Technology Journal

No abstract provided.

Feeding Memories: A Conversation With Writers Who Write About Food, Rochelle Spencer, Tara Christina, Dera R. Williams, Shannon Holbrook

Publications and Research

Rochelle Spencer interviews Tara Christina, a writer and educator with degrees in holistic nutrition and is the founder and CEO of Tara’s Teas, an artisanal line of organic, loose leaf tea blends; Dera R. Williams whose work appears in several anthologies and you can find her food-related writing on her blog; and Shannon Holbrook, a writer and wine and food consultant who has organized prominent food-writing events throughout the Bay Area.

A Mobile Phone App Intervention To Promote Healthy Salt Intake Among Adults: Protocol For A Randomized Controlled Study, Milena Sia Perin, Thaís São-João, Maria Cecília Bueno Jayme Gallani, Titilayo Tatiana Agbadje, Roberta Cunha Matheus Rodrigues, Marilia Estevam Cornélio

College of Nursing Faculty Publications

Background: There is sound evidence associating high salt intake and a greater risk of cardiovascular and noncardiovascular diseases. High salt intake has been observed in several populations worldwide. Therefore, promoting healthier salt consumption has been encouraged as a low-cost strategy to reduce this risk factor. However, these strategies need to be sound, built on theoretical and methodological bases, and consider the target population’s context.

Objective: This protocol aims to describe a mobile phone app intervention to promote healthy salt intake among adults.

Methods: This is an experimental and longitudinal study protocol conducted in three modules. Module 1 …

The Efficacy And Acceptability Of A Virtual Versus Hybrid Wellness Program On Health Outcomes Among Faculty And Staff At A Northeastern University During Covid-19, Elizabeth Tenison

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

According to American Psychological Association Work and Well-being Survey of 1,501 U.S. adult workers, 79% of employees reported negative impacts of work-related stress, including lack of interest (26%) and effort (19%) at work. Workplace wellness programs offer a means to alleviate stress among employees. The research explored the perceived acceptability and efficacy of a virtual versus hybrid wellness program and some specific health outcomes, total cholesterol, BP, and BMI, perceived well-being and stress among faculty and staff at a northeastern university. Participants (n=61) included women (77%), 30-50 years of age (67.7%), and staff (30%) vs. faculty (70%) enrolled in the …

Impact Of Clopidogrel On Clinical Outcomes In Patients With Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia: A National Retrospective Cohort Study, Aisling R. Caffrey, J. Appaneal, Kerry L. Laplante, Vrishali V. Lopes, Erlinda R. Ulloa, Victor Nizet, George Sakoulas

Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Research Faculty Publications

Activated platelets have known antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus. Accelerated clearance of platelets induced by S. aureus can result in thrombocytopenia and increased mortality in patients. Recent studies suggest that P2Y12 inhibition protects platelets from accelerated clearance. We therefore evaluated the effect of P2Y12 inhibition on clinical outcomes in patients with S. aureus bacteremia across a large national cohort. Our retrospective cohort (2010 to 2018) included patients admitted to Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals with blood cultures positive for S. aureus and treated with standard-of-care antibiotics. Employing propensity score-matched Cox proportional hazards regression models, we compared clinical outcomes in …

Survival And Recovery Modeling Of Acute Kidney Injury In Critically Ill Adults, Todd Brothers, Strock, Traci J. Lemasters, Jayne E. Pawasauskas, Ronald C. Reed

Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Research Faculty Publications

Objectives: Acute kidney injury is common among the critically ill. However, the incidence, medication use, and outcomes of acute kidney injury have been variably described. We conducted a single-center, retrospective cohort study to examine the risk factors and correlates associated with acute kidney injury in critically ill adults with a particular focus on medication class usage.

Methods: We reviewed the electronic medical records of all adult patients admitted to an intensive care unit between 1 February and 30 August 2020. Acute kidney injury was defined by the 2012 Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes guidelines. Data included were demographics, …

Small G- Protein Regulators Of Islet Beta Cell Function, Suhadinie Sameera Gamage

Wayne State University Dissertations

Defects in insulin secretion from pancreatic islet beta- cells leads to long term complications such as type 2 diabetes mellitus. The mechanism and regulation of glucose stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) as well as factors contributing to pancreatic islet beta-cell demise are yet poorly understood. Previous work from our laboratory demonstrated that Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1 (Rac1), a small G- protein is involved in GSIS as well as in culminating dysfunction under metabolic stress. Cycling of Rac1 between its inactive and active form is considered a vital event in glucose stimulated insulin secretion. This conversion is made possible by …

South Dakota State University Undergraduate Catalog 2022-2023, South Dakota State University

South Dakota State University Catalogs and Bulletins: 1935 to present

No abstract provided.

Collaborative Online Learning Experiences Among Health Educators, Alex Evangelista, Anika Thrower

NERA Conference Proceedings 2022

The COVID-19andemic brought about a devastating disruption to the health, social, economic, and educational systems worldwide. Post-secondary institutions, specifically in the United States, responded expeditiously by implementing an extensive conversion of their classes to a digital format. The use of collaborative practices by teachers represents a critical practice for student learning and retention in online courses. This investigation examined the role of attitudes among health education faculty towards incorporating online collaborative learning in their curriculum. The study’s findings suggested that attitude functioned as a powerful and consistent predictor of instructor willingness to implement collaboration.

Catalog | 2022-2023, Jacksonville State University

Announcements, Bulletins & Catalogs | Undergraduate

(2022-2023). In its early years as the State Normal School, JSU produced a variety of publications (announcements, bulletins, and catalogs) that contain course information combined with the types of information that would later be found in yearbooks. Examples include historical information about the school, lists of enrolled students and club officers, photographs of athletic teams and literary clubs, notes on alumni, faculty and campus facilities, and more.

The Acute, Systemic Effects Of Aerobic Exercise In Recently Concussed Adolescent Student‑Athletes: Preliminary Findings, P.R. Worts, J.R. Mason, Scott O. Burkhart, M.A. Sanchez-Gonzakez, J.S. Kim

Faculty Publications - Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) Program

Objectives Examine the acute effects (pre-, during, post-intervention) of two different intensities of aerobic exercise or rest on autonomic, oculomotor, and vestibular function and symptom burden in patients with a recent sport-related concussion (SRC) and compare their responses to sex-matched, age-stratified, non-concussed (HEALTHY) student-athletes.

Methods Student-athletes between the ages of 13 and 18 that presented to the sports medicine clinic within Day 3–7 post-SRC and from local schools were recruited for a randomized controlled trial (RCT). The participants were administered the Vestibular/Ocular Motor Screening (VOMS), King-Devick (K-D), and Post-Concussion Symptom Scale (PCSS) before and after the intervention. Heart rate variability …

Project Echo Annual Report 2022, University Of New Mexico, Health Sciences Center, Project Echo Communications Team

Project ECHO Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

Conserving Endangered Black-Footed Ferrets: Biological Threats, Political Challenges, And Lessons Learned, Travis M. Livieri, Steven C. Forrest, Marc R. Matchett, Stewart Breck

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

There may be few stories in the annals of wildlife management that are as dramatic as the near demise and comeback of the black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes). Endemic only to North America, this charming little carnivore found only in the continent’s central grasslands was hardly known to science until the mid-20th century. By then, vast colonies of the prey it depended on for food and shelter, the prairie dog (Cynomys spp.), had been wiped out through disease (sylvatic plague) and an agricultural industry with little tolerance for burrowing and grazing rodents. At its low point, the species’ …

The Key Deer Is Headed For Extinction: How Repealing A Trump-Era Federal Rule Defining "Habitat" Could Allow Assisted Migration To Save Species Threatened By Climate Change, Kennedi Fichtel

St. Thomas Law Review

Climate change induced sea level rise is imminent. In fact, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has predicted that “[b]y 2045, the sea level in the Florida Keys will rise 15 inches . . . .” Such a projection usually invites questions about the implications for coastal residential homeowners. However, this projection means so much more for the voiceless inhabitants of the Florida Keys. Anthropogenic climate change that leads to sea level rise of this magnitude will be responsible for permanently destroying species’ habitats, and therefore impacting their ability to survive. For endangered and threatened species, this means extinction. As …

U.S. Drug Reform: A Cultural Shift, Leionah J. Noah

St. Thomas Law Review

When a human body ingests a lethal dose of heroin, the body goes through an enormous physiological transformation. The functions of the central nervous system begin to depress, breathing is shallowed, the pulse is weakened, and the skin turns blue or gray with dark lips and fingernails. An alert person must quickly administer naloxone, an opioid antagonist, to reverse the effects of a heroin overdose, as symptoms typically begin after ten minutes. For many, however, their lives end with an overdose, despite this outcome being preventable. This paper will establish that drug overdose deaths are preventable for an entirely different …

Spatial Variability Of Silver Carp Population Demographics In A Large Tributary River, J. P. Werner, Q. J. Dean, Mark A. Pegg, M. J. Hamel

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

An Evaluation Of Carbon Indicators Of Soil Health In Long-Term Agricultural Experiments, D. Liptzin, C. E. Norris, S. B. Cappellazzi, G. Macbean, Andrew E. Suyker Et Al.

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

2022 Program, University Of Missouri-St. Louis

Undergraduate Research Symposium

University of Missouri-St. Louis Undergraduate Research Symposium Program

Island Stories: Mapping The (Im)Mobility Trends Of Slow Onset Environmental Processes In Three Island Groups Of The Philippines, Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson, Noralene Uy

Environmental Science Faculty Publications

There is an immediate lack of people-centred empirical evidence investigating how slow onset events influence human (im)mobility across the globe. This represents an important knowledge gap that makes it difficult for climate policy to safeguard vulnerable populations (whether on the move or left behind). In this study, 48 qualitative focus group discussions in the Philippines elaborated around people’s (im)mobility pathways in the context of slow onset events. The selected collective storytelling approach effectively mapped out the (im)mobility trends of 12 different origin- and destination locations involving the perceptions of 414 women and men across six provinces on Luzon, the Visayas …

Etsu At-A-Glance - 2021-2022, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU At-a-Glance

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Poverty On The Reading Achievement And Vocabulary Development Of Students In Economically Disadvantaged Elementary Schools, Melissa (Mitz) Dawn Stephens

SSRC Publications

This study focuses on the impact of poverty on student achievement in reading and the vocabulary development of students in rural elementary schools. It provides research through the literature review on the impact administrator and teacher leadership has on poverty as it relates to student achievement. The United Nations Development Programme (2020), reported that people are multi-dimensionally poor, experiencing deprivation in health, education, and living standards. The only way to combat poverty is through education (World Vision, 2021). Because of the challenges poverty induces in today’s educational system, there is a greater demand for higher standards and a more diverse …

Coaching, Capacity, And Change: Youth Sport Providers' Perceptions On Creating A Health-Promoting Environment, Jennifer Papenfuse

Occupational Therapy Doctorate Capstone Projects

Background: Rising youth public health disparities can be attributed to the social determinants of health that influence health and wellness. Youth sport providers can be influential in creating healthier environments that facilitate positive youth development, positively impacting life-long healthy behaviors.

Purpose: The purpose of this Capstone Project was to explore youth sport provider’s perceptions, after completing an educational module, of their capacity to implement positive youth development and to create a health-promoting environment. Theoretical Framework. The Model of Human Occupation and the Transtheoretical Model of Behavioral Change guided this project’s assumption that the multicontextual environment’s influence on the process of …

Ephemeroptera Culturing Methods: Development Of Culturing And Rearing Methodology And High Sulfate Simulated Mine Effluent Toxicity Test Using Field Collected Water, Daniel Edward Brady

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Ephemeroptera taxa are not frequently used in toxicity testing; however, some mayfly taxa may be more sensitive to aquatic pollutants than standard test organisms used to determine anthropogenic effects on aquatic ecosystems. Additionally, some standard test organisms are not native to the Appalachian region and may not be truly reflective of the effects on native organisms. With mayflies not being the typical test organism, there is not a great deal of literature on culturing methods for this organism. For a standard acute toxicity test, there must be 80% survival within the control organisms for the test to be considered viable. …