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Cardiovascular Risk Of Metabolically Healthy Obesity In Two European Populations: Prevention Potential From A Metabolomic Study, Dongmei Wei, Vannina González Marrachelli, Jesus D. Melgarejo, Chia-Te Liao, Angie Hu, Stefan Janssens, Peter Verhamme, Lucas Van Aelst, Thomas Vanassche, Josep Redon

School of Medicine Publications

Background

A new definition of metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) has recently been proposed to stratify the heterogeneous mortality risk of obesity. Metabolomic profiling provides clues to metabolic alterations beyond clinical definition. We aimed to evaluate the association between MHO and cardiovascular events and assess its metabolomic pattern.

Methods

This prospective study included Europeans from two population-based studies, the FLEMENGHO and the Hortega study. A total of 2339 participants with follow-up were analyzed, including 2218 with metabolomic profiling. Metabolic health was developed from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and the UK biobank cohorts and defined as systolic blood …

A Causal Comparative Study Of The Difference In Percentage Of At-Risk Children Served In New Hampshire Childcare Facilities Based On Facility Type, Danielle R. Higuera

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this causal-comparative study was to determine whether there is a difference in the type of childcare center that at-risk children attend. Scholars have noted the importance and long-term benefits of providing quality early childhood education for at-risk children, but limited research has been conducted on where at-risk children attend childcare. A random sampling method was used to recruit programs from the 689 New Hampshire childcare centers for this study. A questionnaire was administered to determine the percentage of at-risk children that attend each of the five childcare program types: license-exempt, licensed center, licensed family provider, licensed-plus, and …

Determination Of Caffeine Content In Coffee Beverages Using Fourier Transform Infra-Red Spectroscopy, Daniella Bastos, Khalique Ahmed

Student Publications and Presentations

Caffeine is a chemical substance that is a component in many beverages that are a part of so many people’s daily routines. Its chemical formula is C₈ H₁₀N₄ O₂ and it can be naturally sourced through a variety of plants. Because an excessive consumption of caffeine (greater than 400 mg a day) can lead to serious health complications, it is important to be aware of how much caffeine is in different caffeinated beverages. In this experiment, the concentration of the caffeine contained in Cold Brew, Espresso, Decaffeinated coffee and Tea was analyzed and determined.

Predicting Successful Completion Of Biology From Course Satisfaction And Curriculum Format For Nontraditional Students, Janet Elizabeth Forde

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The overall purpose of this study was to determine if there was a relationship between the biology curriculum design with student course satisfaction and the successful completion for nontraditional adult students. The current study was important in determining course curriculum format leading to nontraditional students’ successful course completion. The selected college is a small two-year community college in the southeast United States. This quantitative, predictive correlation study surveyed 85 nontraditional students’ satisfaction with the biology course curriculum format using the Online Course Satisfaction Scale. The survey data was correlated along with the type curriculum used in the course section (Open …

An Implemetation Of Real-Time Wearable Monitoring Of The Lower-Leg Edema Using Bioimpedance, Jonathan Edwin Swindell

Honors Capstone Projects and Theses

No abstract provided.

Vol.50 N.37 April 6th 2023, Voice Media Ventures

Black Voice News

No abstract provided.

Effectiveness Of Water Hyacinth Compost And N, P, K, S Fertilizer On S-Available, S Uptake, Protein Content, And Yield Of Shallot In Inceptisols From Jatinangor, Emma Trinurani Sofyan, Fajar Akbar Gumelar, Anni Yuniarti, Benny Joy, Fiky Yulianto Wicaksono

Jurnal Kultivasi

. Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is a source of organic matter that can be used as compost to improve the soil quality and productivity of shallots. Shallots are horticultural commodities that have various benefits. Inceptisol soils dominate Indonesia, with an area of 37.5% of Indonesia's land area but have low soil fertility. Soil fertility can be increased by optimal fertilization. This experiment aimed to determine the dose of water hyacinth compost and nitrogen (N), phosphor (P), potassium (K), sulfur (S) fertilizer which gave the best effect on increasing available S, S uptake, protein content, and yield of shallots. The experiment …

Total Soluble Solid And Titratable Acidity In Different Fruit Maturation Stages Of Solanum Lycopersicum Cv. Micro-Tom And Its Mutant Iaa9-3 And Iaa9-5, Zulfatunnisa, Syariful Mubarok, Kusumiyati

Jurnal Kultivasi

Fruit development influences the metabolite contents and then its biological activity; however, such report is still limited in tomato IAA9 mutants. This study aims to evaluate total soluble solid and titratable acidity in several stages of fruit maturation of the mutant micro-tom tomato. The experimental method used is the t-test method with three replications and followed by correlation and principal component analysis. The tested genotype were iaa9-3 and iaa9-5 mutants against WT-MT. Pearson correlation analysis showed that iaa9-3 and iaa9-5 produced higher levels of total soluble solid and titratable acidity in different fruit maturity levels; and the increase of flowering …

The Student Movement Volume 107 Issue 21: Evensong Vespers Honors President Luxton's "Gift Of Service", Grace No, Solana Campbell, Nora Martin, Lily Burke, Alannah Tjhatra, Andrew Francis, Brendan Oh, Isabella Koh, Valerie Akinyi, Nathaniel Reid, Shania Watts, Elizabeth Dovich, Lexie Dunham, Zothile Sibanda

The Student Movement v. 107 (2022-2023)

HUMANS

Apple vs Android, Grace No

Senior Plans, Interviewed by: Solana Campbell

Student Workers: Claudia Ruiz, Interviewed by: Nora Martin

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

WAUS: An Update on our Beloved Campus Radio Station, Grace No

Creatives on Campus: Mateo Banks, Grace No

Meditation for the Easter Season: Community Celebrates President Luxton, Lily Burke and Alannah Tjhatra

NEWS

A Night of Avant-Garde, Solana Campbell

Environmental Events Bring Awareness to Berrien County, Andrew Francis

Interview with Dr. Heather Thompson Day: Becoming an Author and Inspiring Change, Brendan Oh

The Living Library: Stories from the Andrews Community, Isabella Koh

IDEAS

Enough with the Self …

Faculty Senate Chronicle April 6, 2023, Heather Loughney

The University of Akron Faculty Senate Chronicle

Minutes for the regular meeting of The University of Akron Faculty Senate on April 6, 2023

Effect Of Padina Minor Powder Extract As Biostimulant And Black Soldier Fly Fertilizer On Growth And Yield Of Soybean (Glycine Max L. Merrill), Zozy Aneloi Noli, Suwirmen, Julita

Jurnal Kultivasi

Soybean production has not met domestic demand, causing dependence on imported soybeans. Increasing soybean production can be done by giving organic materials such as fertilizer and biostimulants. Applying Padina minor extract as a biostimulant and black soldier fly (BSF) fertilizer can be an alternative to increase the growth and production of soybean. The research aims to determine the effect of Padina minor powder extract, BSF fertilizer, and the combination of Padina minor powder extract and BSF fertilizer on the growth and yield of soybean. This research was carried out from April to July 2021 at the Plant Physiology Laboratory and …

Denali Alfalfa As A High-Quality Forage Crop: Creating Sustainable Food Sources For Alaska Reindeer, Susan Glade, Mingchu Zhang

2023 Research and Creative Activity Day Posters

No abstract provided.

The Montclarion, April 6, 2023, The Montclarion

The Montclarion

Student Newspaper of Montclair State University

Geriatric Depression Screening And Chief Complaint: What Is The Risk For 30- And 90-Day Readmission?, Eric James, Joan Michelle Moccia, Victoria Lucia

Journal of Geriatric Emergency Medicine

Abstract

Background:

Readmission to the hospital within 30-days has a high cost and represents a gap in care for older adults. Older adults are at significant risk for depression, particularly given their medical comorbidities and social factors such as isolation due to SARS-CoV-2. Many patients who screen positive for depression may have no known history of depression. This investigation examines the relationship between a positive geriatric depression screen and chief complaint as a function of 30- and 90-day readmission risk.

Methods:

We examined the electronic medical record of 329 older adults aged 65 and older from February 1, 2020, to …

April 6, 2023, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Unsupervised Bodyweight Interval Training In Adults With Obesity, Gabriella Bellissimo, Fabiano Amorim, Christine Mermier, Ann Gibson, Len Kravitz, Jonathan Little, Flávio De Castro Magalhães, Zachary A. Mang, Quint Berkemeier, Alyssa Bailly, Jonathan Specht, Jessica Smith, Matthew J. Stork, Shandy Simpson, Natalie Robson, Jeremy Ducharme, Kelsey C. Bourbeau, Yu Yu Hsiao

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

Objective: Bodyweight interval training (BW-IT) using a social media platform may appeal to those who do not wish to exercise in public or do not have access to specialized exercise equipment. We investigated the ability of a 6-week BW-IT program to improve cardiovascular and metabolic markers. Methods: Fourteen adults (30.7 ± 10.3 yrs.) with obesity (body mass index 35.5 ± 5.4 kg/m²) participated. Bi-weekly program progression was applied by increasing the duration of the work intervals to 60s with 60s active recovery. Peak oxygen consumption (V̇O₂peak), isometric muscular strength, body composition, blood pressure (BP), and metabolic …

Assessing Social Humanoid Interaction Across Levels Of Trust, Persuasion, And Empathy, Expert Panel Survey Validation, Nitya Alaparthy, Brigitte Wodrich

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Social humanoids present a wide range of opportunities regarding interactions with humans with the purpose of using artificial intelligence systems to aid with day-to-day activities. Humanoids can be programmed to provide high levels of intelligence for task fulfillment such as assisting caregivers/patients, washing human limbs autonomously, assisting with lift-and-transfer patients, and even delivering blood samples. Additional tasks include carrying objects, opening doors, operating telehealth consultations, providing demonstrations, coaching, and serving companionship for any patients. Researchers are assessing the interactions between social humanoids and patients across levels of trust, persuasion, and empathy. This project aims to explore such interactions in the …

Assessment Of Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus Polyphemus) Activity And Faunal Diversity Associated With Tortoise Burrows Using Trail Cameras At Three South Florida Natural Areas, Reginald Kempson Iii, Indaya Byer, Grace Mikus, Emma Pinard, Hiba Ali

Undergraduate Student Symposium

The gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) is a protected keystone species found in our area. The excavated burrows they create are shelter for hundreds of commensal species during wildfires and extreme heat. Nine motion-activated trail cameras (three at each site) were mounted outside burrows in three local natural areas (Fern Forest (FF), Military Trail (MT), and Deerfield Island Park (DI)). Pictures and videos of animals were recorded at burrow entrances intermittently over an 11-month period between January 2022 and November 2022. Cameras were left in the field between 15-30 days at a time before retrieval and exchange of SD …

Characterization Of Marine Communities Associated With Peanut Island Boulder Reefs: An Educational Outreach Project, Gabriel Droz, Andrew Kuntz, Elena Brooks, Emma Horton, James Puentes, Marlin Postlewait, Morgan Pfeifer

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Peanut Island attracts thousands of Florida residents and out of state visitors annually to enjoy the beaches and snorkel the nearshore marine habitat. The island was created from spoil dredged during the creation of Lake Worth Inlet. The periphery of the island was designated as a county park and includes a manmade boulder reef easily accessible from shore. Few resources are available for visitors to identify the various marine creatures. Surveys using Go Pro camera videos and photos were conducted monthly during high tide between August and November 2022. The data was used to identify and enumerate the fishes and …

Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy In Pregnant Women From Marginalized Communities, Leona Markose

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Vaccination is known to be one of the most successful public health measures currently available that decreases numbers of mortality and morbidity of various diseases across the globe. Despite the success that has been found in controlling infectious disease through herd immunity from vaccinations, a study published in 2021 in Nature Medicine shows willingness to get a COVID-19 vaccine is higher in developing countries (80% of respondents) than in the US (65% of respondents). This demonstrates a rising problem especially prevalent among developed countries of a voluntarily under vaccinated population that do not believe vaccination is a method that is …

Do Intruders Behave Differently When Encountering An Experienced Winner Vs A Naive Fighter?, Naga Ganti, Zayna Motiwala

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Competing is an inherently risky endeavor, but it is a ubiquitous behavior throughout the animal kingdom and beyond. Aside from the factors that motivate competition (e.g. territory and other resources) there are many behavioral and physiological effects of winning and losing. Some of these effects are easily observed, while others require careful histological analyses. Still others are more obvious to the competitors than to any external observers. The Winner Effect is a common phenomenon that posits that experiencing victory increases the odds of winning future competitions. By testing experienced winners (females with three previous victories) and naïve residents with naïve …

Effect Of Animal-Assisted Prison Programs On Incarcerated Juveniles, Ariel Chery, Trini Somasundaram

Undergraduate Student Symposium

The psychological effect of canine-human bonding has been vastly studied due to the synergetic relationship both species offer to one another. The symbiotic relationship between canines and humans has been prevalent throughout history and is still shown in programs such as Animal Assisted Therapy where the dog and people interspecies dyads prosper. Using qualitative and quantitative data analyses, we expect to examine the symbiotic relationship between dogs and people and its ability to affect recidivism rates in incarcerated humans. This could be studied through canine-based prison programs in which incarcerated humans help train canines for future lives as companions or …

Endoparasites In Family Caprimulgidae Birds From Southeastern Florida (Usa), Briana Zaffiro, Caileigh Craddock

Undergraduate Student Symposium

The Caprimulgidae are nocturnal birds that mainly prey on insects, which serve as intermediate hosts to several terrestrial parasite life cycles. Information on parasitism in this family remains scarce, and endoparasite community composition and structure have never fully been surveyed. To address this knowledge gap, 68 caprimulgid birds from southeastern Florida (USA) were examined for endoparasites, including Chuck Will’s Widow (Antrostomus carolinensis, n = 44), Eastern Whip-Poor-Will (A. vociferus, n = 5), Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor, n = 16), and Lesser Nighthawk (C. acutipennis, n = 1). Frozen post-mortem at collaborating wildlife …

Investigating The Mechanisms Of Active Site Mutations To The It8g Wt Mcad Protein To Better Understand Medium Chain Acyl--Coa Dehydrogenase Deficiency (Mcadd), Omar Saleh, Rhea Khatiwala, Jeremy Ignatius

Undergraduate Student Symposium

The human disorder Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (MCADD) hinders β-oxidation (catabolizing one’s fats for energy), affecting approximately 1 in 17,000 people in the United States. Once mutated, the Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Medium-Chain (ACADM) gene, which is solely responsible for MCADD, is unable to produce enough MCAD enzymes to metabolize medium-chain fatty acids, causing fats to not catabolize, resulting in symptoms of lethargy and hypoglycemia, as well as damage to the brain and liver due to buildups of unused fatty tissue. The purpose of this project was to investigate the possible and known effects of different amino acid mutations on the human …

Tree Canopy Biodiversity In An Urban Forestry Setting On Nova Southeastern University's Main Campus, Corinne Renshaw, Mackenzie Soligon, Guenevere Coury, James Puentes

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Urban forests are important for the mitigation of flooding and dissipation of heat-island effects, resulting in the offset of energy costs for urban areas. An analysis of tree canopy biodiversity at Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU’s) main campus was done to create a baseline of tree biodiversity and study how landscape management can become more sustainable. In 2022, 10 of the 36 zones, from a 2017 hurricane damage assessment map of NSU, were surveyed. In 2023, an additional 10 zones were surveyed, totaling 1,458 trees. The precise location of each tree was plotted on TreePlotter and the diversity data was analyzed …

Effects Of Sports Outcomes On Student-Athletes' Stress Biomarkers And Scholastic Performance, Juhi Dalal, Daniela Garcia Arregui, Sara Ali, Yebin Chung, Iftikharun Nissa, Shalet James, Amber Gulau

Undergraduate Student Symposium

The winner effect occurs when the probability of continuing to win increases after winning one game; it has also been shown to involve changes in the hormones and behaviors of winners and losers. Our poster outlines a new research program that we predict will test how winner effects influence stress and academic performance in student-athletes. We present lab validation of qPCR assays of a stressassociated biomarker (mitochondrial DNA copy number; mtDNA-CN), alongside a qualitative survey we developed to give athletes before and after each game. We predict that mtDNA-CN will covary with the recent game outcome(s), and that wins will …

A Review Of Treatment Options For Women Facing Hereditary Breast Cancer, Ilan Nedjar, Rathika Manikandan

Undergraduate Student Symposium

BRCA1 and BRCA2 are tumor suppressor genes, which produce proteins that aid repair damaged DNA. Women who carry a pathogenic mutation in BRCA1/BRCA2 genes have an increased risk of developing breast cancer. Furthermore, BRCA1/BRCA2 pathogenic mutations are associated with more aggressive breast cancer types (i.e., triple negative) and higher recurrence rates (10.5%) than for breast cancer of non-carrier patients. Consequently, BRCA1+/BRCA2+ breast cancer patients require a specialized treatment approach. The objective of this literature review is to summarize the various treatment options offered to BRCA1+/BRCA2+ breast cancer patients. Peer reviewed articles were found through multiple databases such as PubMed and …

A Scoping Review Of The Role Of Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (Pfas) In Pediatric Populations, Sheril Mathew

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are endocrine disrupting chemicals that can have a profound and negative impact on children's growth and development, leading to a higher risk of endocrine-related diseases and disorders. PFAs can be absorbed through ingestion, inhalation, or skin contact and accumulate in the body due to resistance to degradation. Furthermore, children have been found to absorb 50% more of these chemicals compared to adults, as reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data, widespread exposure to PFAS has been documented in the US population. …

Acute Toxicity Study Of Novel Melanoma Actives In Mice, Trisha Seal, Samaya Danthurthy

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Although there have been promising advances in melanoma drug discovery, the average overall survival of patients with late-stage metastatic melanoma is approximately 3 years, which suggests a need for identifying new melanoma targets. We previously reported a discovery of melanoma actives acting via binding and down regulating human nuclear ribonuclear protein H1/H2 (hnRNP H1/H2), which is a novel target with unknown toxicity. Therefore, the aim of this study was to study the safety of novel anti-melanoma compounds 2155-14 and 2155-18 in mice. The methodology of the study involved injecting male and female Balb/C mice three times a week for three …

An Applied Ergonomic Analysis And Comparison Of Laparoscopic Surgical Tool Handles, Sebasthian Del-Valle, Komi Touglo-Midodji, Emmanuel Espindola, Mackensey Mcclendon

Undergraduate Student Symposium

Laparoscopic surgery is a minimally invasive surgical procedure in which surgeons operate with a camera to view the operating area and instruments inserted through minor incisions. This surgery has many benefits, including faster patient recovery, but it can also be physically demanding for surgeons. Significant muscle fatigue and cognitive effort have been observed in surgeons as they engage in prolonged use of these instruments. The handles of these instruments are not ergonomic. The purpose behind this research project is to design and test an alternative to the standard laparoscopic instrument handles. Applying human factors and ergonomics principles, we sought to …