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Initiation Of J-Tube, Emily Bolduc, Olivia Lagace, Megan Dunn, Lauren Long, Rolanda Nubuor

Nurse Residency

How does the initiation of J-Tube feeds affect the postoperative care plan of an esophagectomy patient?

Reduction In Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries, Kelsey White Bsn, Rn, Kaley Rumery Bsn, Rn

Nurse Residency

In admitted in-patient adult patients, is the Braden scale assessment tool compared to other nursing interventions, more accurate in decreasing hospital acquired pressure injuries?

Caste Inequality In Occupational Exposure To Heat Waves In India, Arpit Shah, Sneha Thapliyal, Anish Sugathan, Vimal Mishra, Deepak Malghan

Working Papers

India is a leading global hotspot for extreme heat waves induced by climate change. The social demography of India is centered on its caste hierarchy rooted in endogamous occu pational groups. We investigate the association between caste and climate inequality bystudying occupational exposure during the 2019 and 2022 heat waves. We combine high spatio-temporal resolution heat stress information from satellite imagery with a large na tionally and regionally representative labor force survey with rich socio-economic and demo graphic information (n > 100,000 individuals). The slope of the heat stress dose – workhours curve corresponding to the marginalized caste groups is between …

No Longer Npo At Midnight For Heart Catheterizations, Danica Brassbridge Rn, Bsn, Jessica Creelman Rn, Bsn, Dominique Smith Rn, Bsn

Nurse Residency

Does keeping cardiac catheterization patients NPO at midnight significantly reduce their adverse outcomes compared to those who are able to have clear liquids four hours pre procedure?

Cal Poly Masters Program Projects, Caslyn M. Weidenbener

Agricultural Education: Graduate Internship Reports

Through participating in an agricultural education master's program and competing on the university rodeo team, I gained valuable leadership experience that will benefit me in my future career. I learned how to motivate and engage students of diverse backgrounds and learning styles in the classroom setting. I was also responsible for producing projects that required facilitating, researching, and reaching out to different groups from Cal Poly.

The agricultural education master's program and rodeo team provided a fertile training ground for leadership growth. The skills I cultivated in communication, organization, emotional intelligence, and responsibility to self and others will allow me …

Impact Of Gum Chewing On Return Of Gastrointestinal Motility In Postoperative Colorectal Surgery Patients, Cheryl Kaufman Rn

Nurse Residency

PICOT Question: In postoperative colorectal surgery patients, how does gum chewing versus non-gum chewing beginning post op day one impact the return of gastric motility and the prevention of postoperative ileus?

Weight Misperceptions And Health Management Via Information Nudges, Lanjie Wang, Xuan Zhang, Seonghoon Kim, Kanghyock Koh

Research Collection School Of Economics

Being overweight or obese is a serious public health problem. Misperception of one's own weight status and inertia are major obstacles to weight control. To overcome these two problems, we conduct a randomized controlled trial in which participants are presented with the correct weight category based on their body mass index to remove any weight misperception, and then given six biweekly reminders about healthy diet and physical activity via SMS/email. We find that our intervention reduces individuals’ weight misperception and encourages healthier dietary choices. However, it has little impact on their physical activity. We further show that people who were …

School Nutrition Stakeholders Find Utility In Mealsim: An Agent-Based Model, Melissa Pflugh Prescott

Faculty Scholarship

Objective: To obtain feedback from school nutrition stakeholders on an agent-based model simulating school lunch to inform model refinement and future applications. Design: Qualitative study using online discussion groups. Setting: School nutrition professional stakeholders across the US. Participants: Twenty-eight school nutrition stakeholders. Phenomenon of Interest: Perceptions and applicability of MealSim for school nutrition stakeholders to help reduce food waste. Analysis: Deductive approach followed by inductive analysis of discussion group transcripts. Results: Stakeholders appreciated the customizability of the cafeteria characteristics and suggested adding additional characteristics to best represent the school meal system, such as factors relating to school staff supervision of …

Frequency And Severity Of Cow’S Milk Allergy Reactions In Children: A Prospective Audit, Loise Wang'ondu, Enock Topisia

Paediatrics and Child Health, East Africa

Milk ranks as the second most common allergen, following peanuts. Recent studies from Spain and the
USA reports an annual frequency of accidental allergic reactions (AAR) ranging from 34% to 40%. AAR severity is influenced by food allergens and the presence of atopic diseases such as asthma, eczema, hay-fever, and recurrent wheezing. This study aimed to determine the frequency of accidental allergic reactions in children with cow’s milk protein allergy between September 2011 to September 2012. The study design employed is missing. A structured questionnaire was used and the guardians of the patients were guided in answering by the research …

A Retrospective Review: Oxford County Wellness Collaborative's Contributions To Community Health, Emma Schwartz, Rachel M. Gallo Mph

Children, Youth, & Families

Since 2011, Oxford County Wellness Collaborative (OCWC) has been transforming personal, environmental, and economic health by building strong relationships among people and organizations. OCWC contracted with the Data Innovation Project at the Catherine Cutler Institute of Health and Social Policy to synthesize previously collected or reported data and collect primary data to conduct a retrospective evaluation. The evaluation team used this data to convey past successes, better understand the outcomes of the collaborative to date, and provide recommendations for OCWC’s next steps in furthering its impact.

Exploring The Dual Impact: Dissecting The Impact Of Tourism Agglomeration On Low-Carbon Agriculture, Qiang Zhou, Xinyue Ye, Alberto Gianoli, Wanrong Hou

Management Faculty Publications

Despite extensive research on the relationship between tourism and agriculture, the specific impact of tourism on agriculture's low-carbon transition has not been thoroughly investigated. This study analyzes the effects of tourism agglomeration on agricultural carbon intensity across 30 Chinese provinces from 2001 to 2020. It is framed within the context of rural digitalization, with a particular emphasis on the integration of agro-tourism and the total factor productivity of agriculture. Utilizing spatial econometric models, we find that tourism agglomeration hinders the low-carbon transition in agriculture by influencing carbon intensity both directly and indirectly. At the national level, the impact of …

Forage News [2024-06], University Of Kentucky

Forage News

No abstract provided.

Innovative Housing Solutions: A Toolkit To Utilizing Recycled Spaces As Transition Shelters For The Unhoused, Kristel Jened Alianza Mallari

City and Regional Planning

Increasingly, the challenges of homelessness in urban areas have necessitated innovative solutions that leverage existing infrastructure. This project explores how repurposing underutilized spaces, such as vacant offices and hotels, into transitional shelters can provide immediate relief and long-term support for unhoused individuals. By focusing on inclusive design and strategic planning, this toolkit offers a comprehensive approach to addressing homelessness through adaptive reuse of existing buildings.

Urban areas in the United States face a persistent homelessness crisis exacerbated by economic instability, lack of affordable housing, and systemic barriers. Traditional shelters often fail to provide the necessary support for long-term stability, highlighting …

“Whale Wars” — Are The Japanese Whaling Just Because They Can? A Testament Of Failed International Whaling Policy, Katy Rotzin

UC Law SF International Law Review

This paper analyzes whaling law and practices in Japan. This paper briefly compares Japanese whaling to whaling in Norway and Iceland, as well as Indigenous whaling but mainly focuses on Japan’s domestic ethos around “whaling culture,” their policies, which perpetuate whaling even though the industry is no longer profitable, and their unique relationship with the International Whaling Commission. This paper further analyzes the International Whaling Commission’s main document, the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, and its inability to keep rogue nations in check, and recommends that anti-whaling nations combine both soft law and sanctions to pressure Japan to …

Cognitive Reserve, Cortisol, And Alzheimer's Disease Biomarkers: A Memory Clinic Study, Manasa Yerramalla, Alexander Darin-Mattsson, Chinedu Momoh, Jasper Holleman, Ingemar Kåreholt, Malin Aspö, Göran Hagman, Miia Kivipelto, Alina Solomon, Anna Marseglia

Brain and Mind Institute

INTRODUCTION Cognitive reserve might mitigate the risk of Alzheimer's dementia among memory clinic patients. No study has examined the potential modifying role of stress on this relation.

METHODS We examined cross-sectional associations of the cognitive reserve index (CRI; education, occupational complexity, physical and leisure activities, and social health) with cognitive performance and AD-related biomarkers among 113 memory clinic patients. The longitudinal association between CRI and cognition over a 3-year follow-up was assessed. We examined whether associations were influenced by perceived stress and five measures of diurnal salivary cortisol.

RESULTS Higher CRI scores were associated with better cognition. Adjusting for cortisol …

Manage Crop Weeds At Harvest, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia

Grains and other field crops factsheets

This management strategy provides an opportunity to control weed seed set in the pasture and during harvest. The strategy physically removes viable seed from the paddock by collecting weed seed and grazing crop residues.

Weed seed removal at harvest can be achieved in 2 ways:

1. collecting weed seeds from the system to prevent them being spread across the paddock or farm

2. grazing weed contaminated crop residue and pastures.

Atep 536.01: Foundations In Athletic Training, Mitchell Willert

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Probiotic Supplementation On Serum Metabolite Concentrations In Young Holstein Heifers, Emily G. Meissner

Master's Theses

The objective of this trial was to evaluate the effect of a multi-strain probiotic on serum concentrations of selected metabolites in young calves. Holstein heifers (n = 112) from a commercial dairy were enrolled within 48 h of birth and placed into individual hutches. Calves were weaned at 60 d of age and remained in their hutches until 90 d of age, when they were moved to group housing. Calves were placed into 2 treatment groups: 1) control and 2) B. subtilis, B. lichenformis, L. animalis, and P. freudenreichii probiotic (Bovamine Dairy Plus, Chr. Hansen, Milwaukee, WI). Control calves received …

Preference Of Dhurrin-Free Sorghum By Ewes, Shelby M. Gruss, Keith D. Johnson, John Scott Radcliffe, Ronald P. Lemenager, Mitchell R. Tuinstra

Animal and Food Sciences Faculty Publications

Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is a resilient forage crop due to its drought tolerance and adaptation to low-N environments. Sorghum produces a cyanogenic glucoside called dhurrin. The breakdown of dhurrin leads to the release of hydrogen cyanide (HCN), which can cause cyanide toxicity in livestock. Dhurrin-free sorghum lines have been developed through chemical mutagenesis by mutagenizing the gene for the first enzyme, CYP79A1, in the biosynthetic pathway. The CYP79A1 mutation was bred into sorghum lines to create a dhurrin-free experimental hybrid. Grazing preference of ewes was assessed when allocated to the dhurrin-free hybrid and three commercial hybrids. Near isogenic …

A Survey Of Perceptions And Expectations Of Hospital Pharmacists To The Roles Of Ward-Based Pharmacists In Thailand, Siddhibhong Jongkraijakra, Tanavij Pannoi, Kansamorn Wongsiripolkul, Kanchanok Aengchuan, Phurit Saisap

The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Background: Ward-based pharmacists have fostered patient-centered care. In 2011, the Pharmacy Council of Thailand established the standard criteria for pharmacist practitioners. Nevertheless, Thailand still needs to clarify the perceptions and expectations of ward-based pharmacists’ roles. Objectives: This study aimed to explore the perceptions and expectations of ward-based pharmacists’ roles among Thailand’s hospital pharmacists. Materials and Methods: The method was a cross-sectional study conducted with a director of the pharmacy department or a representative among tertiary and secondary hospitals under the supervision of the Ministry of Health in Thailand. The questionnaires were divided into four sections: the first section covered information …

A Narrative Review Of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Prudence A. Rodrigues, M. Madhusri, M. Anjali

The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

A common endocrine-gynecology problem affecting many women is polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The precise etiology and pathophysiology of PCOS have not yet been fully understood, despite the discovery of some of the relevant mechanisms in its formation. We looked up the etiology, pathophysiology, diagnostic procedures, and therapy of PCOS in PubMed. All the causative elements of PCOS were carefully examined. This disease affects women from the time of conception until death, putting their health at risk and lowering their quality of life. In addition, it raises the morbidity and death rates. The earliest signs of PCOS appear throughout the puberty …

Unraveling The Potential Of Natural Anti-Obesity Agents: An Insight, Naveen Kumar, Pranav Shah, Shweta Agarwal

The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

This review delves into the contemporary advancements and research on anti-obesity agents sourced from natural origins. Obesity, a pressing global health concern, necessitates effective interventions due to its association with various comorbidities such as hypertension and diabetes. Scientific data gathered from databases including PubMed and Scopus, as well as search engines such as Google and Google Scholar, focused on keywords such as “anti-obesity agents,” “herbal anti-obesity agents,” and “mechanism of action of anti-obesity agents.” The review highlights the escalating research efforts toward formulating safe and efficient dosage forms to combat obesity, with synthetic agents often linked to adverse effects. Natural …

Architecture As A Carbon-Based Practice, Qixin Yu

Masters Theses

Carbon serves as both a silent protagonist and a looming antagonist in the narrative of architecture, shaping not only the physical structures we inhabit but also the ecological legacy we leave behind.

Centuries of human exploitation of the environment have led to climate and material crises. Shifting this dynamic requires action at micro (matter), meso (material), and macro (materiality) levels. Biogenic materials offer significant potential for carbon sequestration and present opportunities for the building industry to collaborate with nature rather than merely extract from it.

This thesis establishes a research and manufacturing practice that prioritizes material innovation, carbon sequestration, environmental …

Evaluations Of Exercise Intolerance With Cardiopulmonary Exercise Tests In A 24-Year-Old Young Male With Obesity With Tetrahydrobiopterin Deficiency: A Case Report, Chun-Yu Chen, Shin-Tsu Chang, Ko-Long Lin, Mu-Hsun Wu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare amino acid metabolism genetic disorder. Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) metabolism defects cause variant PKU. BH4 coenzyme deficiency disables phenylalanine metabolism into tyrosine, causing brain damage and intellectual impairment. Patients follow a low-phenylalanine diet for life, increasing the risk of obesity, hypertension, and metabolic syndrome. A 24-year-old male patient with BH4 deficiency underwent a pulmonary function test and cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET). Forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) were within normal values, with an 80.68% ratio. The 20-watt bicycle exercise test indicated moderate functional impairment (27.3 ml/kg/min of peak oxygen intake). The …

Sustaining Sustainable Farming: An Evaluation Of The Reasoned Action And Comprehensive Action Determination Frameworks For Persistence, Jet J. Tan

Master's Theses

This paper investigates the persistence of agricultural practices funded by the California Department of Food and Agriculture's Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation (CDFA OEFI). The central inquiry revolves around determining the most effective behavior model for analyzing persistence, comparing the Reasoned Action Approach (RAA), Comprehensive Action Determination Model (CADM), and CADM augmented with structural variables. The study's methodology integrates literature review, analysis of OEFI-funded practices, and statistical modeling to assess persistence levels. Contrary to existing literature, our findings reveal significantly higher levels of persistence than anticipated. Moreover, through model comparison, CADM augmented with political economic variables emerges as the …

A Review Of The Interaction Between Potassium Nutrition And Plant Disease Control, C. C. Ortel, T. L. Roberts, J. C. Rupe

Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations

Potassium (K) is an essential macronutrient involved in many physiological and biochemical functions that affect a plant's susceptibility to disease. These processes include stomatal regulation, enzyme activation, and solute transport, each of which is often discussed through the lens of either plant nutrition or plant disease control. However, the interaction between these stresses and the resulting physiological and agronomic impact is an important consideration when managing a cropping system as a whole and is scarcely addressed in the literature. Therefore, a review of the literature was focused on the interaction of K nutrition and the resulting impact on plant disease …

International Society Of Sports Nutrition Position Stand: Ketogenic Diets, Alex Leaf, Jeffrey A. Rothschild, Tim M. Sharpe, Stacy T. Sims, Chad J. Macias, Geoff G. Futch, Michael D. Roberts, Jeffrey R. Stout, Michael J. Ormsbee, Alan A. Aragon, Bill I. Campbell, Shawn M. Arent, Dominic P. D'Agostino, Michelle T. Barrack, Chad Kerksick, Richard B. Kreider, Douglas S. Kalman, Jose Antonio

Faculty Scholarship

Position statement

The International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN) provides an objective and critical review of the use of a ketogenic diet in healthy exercising adults, with a focus on exercise performance and body composition. However, this review does not address the use of exogenous ketone supplements. The following points summarize the position of the ISSN:

1. A ketogenic diet induces a state of nutritional ketosis, which is generally defined as serum ketone levels above 0.5 mM. While many factors can impact what amount of daily carbohydrate intake will result in these levels, a broad guideline is a daily dietary …

Quality And Establishment Of Some Water-Conserving Turfgrass Species For Sustainable Development And Some Ecosystem Services In Arid Urban Environments, Fatemeh Kazemi, Mahmood Reza Golzarian, Seyedeh Maliheh Rabbani Kheir Khah

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Turfgrasses are essential landscape plants with social, environmental, and aesthetic services for urban ecosystems. However, more is needed to know how to establish them so that they can benefit from their ecosystem services in urban environments. This research examined some quality and morphological and physiological factors for the establishment and social and environmental service assessment of three warm-season turfgrasses, including Kikuyu grass (Pennisetum clandestinum), bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon), and buffalo grass (Buchloe dactyloides), compared to the cool-season grass of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.). The experiment was split-plot in time, based on a randomized complete block design with eight replications. …

Carbon Dioxide Availability In Inlands Rivers Is Driven By Dissolved Organic Carbon, Not Warming: A Case Study Of Tigris River, Batool Kadhim, Mohammed Hamdan

Baghdad Science Journal

Rivers became supersaturated with carbon dioxide (CO2), so they play an essential role in the global carbon budgets. To increase our understanding of the source of CO2 availability in rivers, we studied the role of climate-changed drivers of CO2 availability, which are ‘‘dissolved organic carbon (DOC), and warming’’. We sampled 45 locations of 3 parts within the Tigris River in Baghdad during autumn and winter. The results showed that all the studied variables (water temperature, pH, DOC, CO2) changed over time. The variations in CO2 availability are associated with changes in DOC concentration, not with water temperature. Overall, our results …

Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation As Treatment For Motor Impairment In People With Parkinson's Disease: Protocol For An Umbrella Review, Dale M. Harris, Steven J. O'Bryan, Christopher Latella

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Background Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that predominantly affects movement and currently has no cure. Alongside medication, non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) may be used as an adjunct therapy to attenuate the motor symptoms experienced by people with PD. However, there is considerable heterogeneity in the evidence exploring the effects of NIBS for improving aspects of physical function in people with PD. Therefore, this protocol paper will outline the objectives, structure and procedure of a proposed umbrella review which will comprehensively summarise and map the current body evidence on the effectiveness of NIBS for improving physical function in …