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Nutrient Optimization For Vegetable Production Under Decoupled Aquaponics Using Brackish Water, Salma Walid Hany Ahmed Abdelfattah

Theses and Dissertations

As the world moves to more sustainable agriculture methods in the agribusiness industry, decoupled aquaponics is recognized as one of the newest techniques currently being utilized to achieve more local food security. As the topic is still freshly new within the industry, a finite number of publications and studies have been made that address the topic hands-on with its many variables. Subsequently, in this paper, an experiment was conducted to assess the most optimized production conditions of both lacinato kale (Brassica oleracea var.palmifolia) and Swiss chard Bright Light (Beta vulgaris ssp. Cicla var. flavescens) plants through the utilization of a …

Development And Characterization Of The Cellular Circadian Clock Of C2c12 Cells, Ali Akbari Beni

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Abstract Circadian rhythms in mammalian physiology and behavior are generated through coherent rhythmic crosstalk between the central clock in the brain and peripheral clocks throughout the organs in our body. The molecular clocks responsible for these intrinsic rhythmic oscillations work based on interlocked transcription/translation feedback loops, which work together with various environmental and metabolic cues to produce internal 24-hour timing. This project established a stable cellular circadian clock model using the C2C12 cell line. This genetically tractable model contains an integrated luciferase reporter, which enables continuous luminescence recording of each circadian cycle. In order to examine this cellular circadian model, …

Differential Levels Of Nutrients And Heavy Metals In Tilapia Collected From Drains In Egypt, Emily Burch

Theses and Dissertations

Tilapia is one of the most widely cultivated and consumed fish globally. In terms of human health, tilapia is an excellent source of protein, polyunsaturated fatty acids, and micronutrients. Tilapia and other aquatic species have become increasingly susceptible to contamination, as anthropogenic activities have been increasing around the world. Anthropogenetic activities often introduce high levels of contaminants, including heavy metals, into the marine environment. These contaminants often do not biodegrade, and they are absorbed by aquatic species. Contaminants can bioaccumulate and proceed in biomagnification up the fish food chain putting consumers at an increased risk of exposure. Heavy metals can …

Anthropometric Measurements Related To Risk Factors And Cardiorespiratory Endurance Of Children (9-12) Years In Jordan Schools, Wasfi Al-Khazaleh, Hussein Abu Al-Ruz, Fatima Al-Faqih

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The present study aimed to measure the contribution of the Anthropometric Vital Indicators (height, weight, body mass index, waist circumference, hip circumference, waist to height ratio) to examine to parameters mentioned of Cardiorespiratory Endurance test in children (9-12) years in Jordan schools. The researchers used the descriptive method in the study, the measurements on a sample of (325) students distributed between (160 male; 165 female) from the Yarmouk University Model School. The data was processed in the Statistical Packages Program for Social Sciences (SPSS). the results resulted in statistical contributions to measures of weight and body mass index with a …

Change Management In Education, Betsurmath Cg, Prashanth Sadashiva Murthy

International Journal of Health and Allied Sciences

Social challenges are constantly evolving and organizations need to adapt timely improvisations to stabilize the growth amidst these presenting challenges. The word “social challenges” itself is so varied in its representation, that it circumscribes various “planned” and “forced” challenges and threats that innately has the potential to destabilize the more so stable flow of processes. Educational institutions are expected to steer a variety of domains for a cumulative stable and progressive outcome. When the stakes at hand are so diverse and the challenges so intense, there is no landmark recipe that can be a single solution to all challenging situations …

Impact Of Food Environments On Obesity Rates: A State-Level Analysis., Elizabeth Cerceo, Elena Sharma, Anne Boguslavsky, Jean-Sebastian Rachoin

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Departmental Research

INTRODUCTION: Limited access to healthy food in areas that are predominantly food deserts or food swamps may be associated with obesity. Other unhealthy behaviors may also be associated with obesity and poor food environments.

METHODS: We calculated Modified Retail Food Environment Index (mRFEI) to assess food retailers. Using data collected from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey, the NJ Department of Health (NJDOH), and the US Census Bureau, we conducted a cross-sectional analysis of the interaction of obesity with the food environment and assessed smoking, leisure-time physical activity (LPA), and poor sleep.

RESULTS: There were 17.9% food deserts …

Chronic Venous Insufficiency With Emphasis On The Geriatric Population., Harvey N. Mayrovitz, Kawaiola C. Aoki, Jessica Colon

HPD Articles

The underpinning of Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI) is valvular dysfunction, which manifests on a spectrum depending on the severity of insufficiency and duration of the disease. The mainstay of treatment relies on compression therapy of a proper type and intensity. In older adults, special consideration must be taken during the patient encounter to account for age-related factors. This review discusses the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and mimicking of CVI, focusing mainly on older adults. The epidemiology, risk factors, disease burden, and grave complications -- such as thrombosis and ulceration, are reviewed. The physiological impacts of CVI are described, providing the background …

Heavy Metals Concentration In Commercial Rice Available At Erbil City Markets, Iraq And Soaking Effects, Faris Zaidan Jarjees, Dalshad Azeez Darwesh

Baghdad Science Journal

Heavy metal (HM) pollution has long been a significant source of environmental deterioration and a problem for the safety of food. Iraqis prefer rice over any other food, and since heavy metals have a direct impact on health, their traces in rice have drawn particular attention. Before cooking rice, it is usual in Iraq to wash and soak it. Some 55 varieties of imported and local rice were sampled from Erbil city markets in 2022 with the aim of determining the concentration of As, Cd, Cr, Ni and Pb before and after soaking. Standard procedure of acid digestions was applied …

Factors Associated With Postpartum Care During The Fourth Stage Of Labor In Nepal: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study, Ashok Kumar Paudel, Muni Raj Chhetri, Ambika Baniya, Mamta Chhetri, Aafrin Gurung

Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences

Postnatal care is an important part of maternal and neonatal care, and life-threatening complications can occur during the postpartum period. Empirical information on the level of postpartum care services is generally scarce in Nepal. Key elements of postpartum care during the fourth stage of labor include providing proper nutrition, promoting breastfeeding, and helping the mother manage any physical discomforts or challenges that may arise. This study investigated the level of postpartum care services delivered during the fourth stage of labor in a tertiary-level hospital in the Chitwan district of Nepal. A descriptive cross-sectional hospital-based study was conducted among 148 women …

Oral Microbial Communities In Children, Caregivers, And Associations With Salivary Biomeasures And Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure, Jason A. Rothman, Jenna L. Riis, Katrina R. Hamilton, Clancy Blair, Douglas A. Granger, Katrine Katrine Whiteson

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

Human oral microbial communities are diverse, with implications for oral and systemic health. Oral microbial communities change over time; thus, it is important to understand how healthy versus dysbiotic oral microbiomes differ, especially within and between families. There is also a need to understand how the oral microbiome composition is changed within an individual including by factors such as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure, metabolic regulation, inflammation, and antioxidant potential. Using archived saliva samples collected from caregivers and children during a 90-month follow-up assessment in a longitudinal study of child development in the context of rural poverty, we used 16S …

Effects Of Size At Birth On Health, Growth And Developmental Outcomes In Children Up To Age 18: An Umbrella Review, Zeina Jamaluddine, Eman Sharara, Vanessa Helou, Nadine El Rashidi, Gloria Safadi, Nehmat El-Helou, Hala Ghattas Ph.D, Miho Sato, Hannah Blencowe, Oona M.R. Campbell

Faculty Publications

Background Size at birth, an indicator of intrauterine growth, has been studied extensively in relation to subsequent health, growth and developmental outcomes. Our umbrella review synthesises evidence from systematic reviews and meta-analyses on the effects of size at birth on subsequent health, growth and development in children and adolescents up to age 18, and identifies gaps.

Methods We searched five databases from inception to mid-July 2021 to identify eligible systematic reviews and meta-analyses. For each meta-analysis, we extracted data on the exposures and outcomes measured and the strength of the association.

Findings We screened 16 641 articles and identified 302 …

The Impact Of Sars-Cov-2 On The Consolidated Meatpacking System In The United States, Judith R. Solomon

Anthós

The Sars-Cov-2 virus has had a particularly intense impact on the meatpacking industry in the United States. In this paper I provide a brief introduction to the social, economic, and political realities that lead to mass deaths of meatpacking workers from COVID, and the impact of a consolidated meatpacking system on disease mitigation. These workers are considered expendable due to a lack of power.

Threats To School Safety: Examining Levels Of Community Violence And Its Relation To School-Related Threats, Dorie Ross

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Despite significant media attention provided to school-based acts of violence, these tragic incidents are relatively rare across school environments, leading to increasing challenges in identifying students who may pose a threat. Previous approaches to school discipline, including policies such as zero tolerance, resulted in significant racial disparities among students who received disciplinary consequences inconsistent with the severity of their behaviors or threats. Alternatively, a relatively recent approach that emerged following a series of school shootings in the 1990s was school threat assessment, which focuses on prevention rather than prediction. While it is important to determine students who may pose a …

Finding Hope Away From Home: Supporting Displaced Populations In The World’S Largest Refugee Camp, Abdullah Al Mahmud Shohag

Humanitarian Task Force

No abstract provided.

Exploring The Fifth Quarter: An Enquiry Into Offal Eating In Contemporary Irish Food Culture, Its History, And Its Future, Niall Toner

Dissertations

Animal offal and organ meats seem to have all but disappeared from domestic cuisine in Ireland, despite the recent renaissance in the country’s food culture. This thesis has examined the extent and nature of the consumption of these comestibles in contemporary Irish food culture, and the perceived decline in offal’s popularity in Ireland in the past fifty years. It also sought to discover whether offal and organ meats might have a place in the future of our cuisine, and whether the consumption of more offal and organ meats in Ireland might contribute towards a more sustainable food production system, and …

Technos Awardee Ankush Kecht '23 Promotes Exposure To Other Cultures, Julia Perez

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

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Arginine Depletion Attenuates Renal Cystogenesis In Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Model, Athar Amleh, Hadass Pri Chen, Lana Watad, Ifat Abramovich, Bella Agranovich, Eyal Gottlieb, Iddo Z Ben-Dov, Morris Nechama, Oded Volovelsky

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Cystic kidney disease is a leading cause of morbidity in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). We characterize the misregulated metabolic pathways using cell lines, a TSC mouse model, and human kidney sections. Our study reveals a substantial perturbation in the arginine biosynthesis pathway in TSC models with overexpression of argininosuccinate synthetase 1 (ASS1). The rise in ASS1 expression is dependent on the mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) activity. Arginine depletion prevents mTORC1 hyperactivation and cell cycle progression and averts cystogenic signaling overexpression of c-Myc and P65. Accordingly, an arginine-depleted diet substantially reduces the TSC cystic load in …

The Impact Of Controlling Health Behavior On Awareness Levels To Limit The Spread Of Covid-19, G. A. Alturif, H. A. Al-Sanad

Information Sciences Letters

This study aimed to identify the impact of controlling health behavior on the level of awareness to limit COVID-19. A descriptive study was conducted on a sample of families of male and female students from a number of Saudi universities. The study used a questionnaire to collect data from 414 participants. The results showed that the participants had an elevated level of health awareness regarding methods and ways of preventing coronavirus, knowing the symptoms and how to transmit infection and ways of spreading the disease, in addition to knowing the procedures followed to isolate those infected. The participants also used …

The Current Status And Future Prospects Of Early Childhood Education In Saudi Arabia And In Light Of Saudi Vision 2030, Hania Muneer Mustafa Al Shanawani

Information Sciences Letters

This study aims to provide an overview of early childhood education (ECE) in Saudi Arabia by describing the policy and programmatic context, analyzing the current state of access and quality, identifying challenges and opportunities for effective implementation, exploring alignment with Vision 2030 goals, and discussing future prospects and steps for improvement. This qualitative case study used a literature review, semi-structured interviews, thematic analysis, and descriptive data analysis to investigate the status and prospects of early childhood education in Saudi Arabia, with a focus on Vision 2030. The study identified key themes and challenges and recommended improvements in the implementation of …

Nurse's Notes, 2013, V13 N1, Advocate Aurora Health

Historical Documents - Combined

Advocate Christ Medical Center and Hope Children's Hospital, Oak Lawn, IL: Internal publication written by nurses for a nursing audience. This is the first issue entitled Nurse's Notes, it continues Nursing Now. This issue highlights award recognitions, professional practices, and quality improvement methodologies. The contact hour education is on delirium.

Nurse's Notes, 2013, V13 N2, Advocate Aurora Health

Historical Documents - Combined

Advocate Christ Medical Center and Hope Children's Hospital, Oak Lawn, IL: Internal publication written by nurses for a nursing audience. This issue highlights an update to a DNV survey, award recognitions, and recent conferences. The contact hour education section is on a pharmacological approach to depression.

Nurse's Notes, 2013, V13 N3, Advocate Aurora Health

Historical Documents - Combined

Advocate Christ Medical Center and Hope Children's Hospital, Oak Lawn, IL: Internal publication written by nurses for a nursing audience. This issue highlights Magnet Day, award recognitions, a feature on autotransfusion in PACU, and educational opportunities. The contact hour education section is on personality types and new graduate learning.

Nurse's Notes, 2013, V13 N4, Advocate Aurora Health

Historical Documents - Combined

Advocate Christ Medical Center and Hope Children's Hospital, Oak Lawn, IL: Internal publication written by nurses for a nursing audience. This issue highlights award recognitions, the new gastroenterology lab at CMC, community and charitable events attended by nurses, and an update on conferences and education opportunities. The contact hour education section is on palliative care.

Nursing Now, 2012, V11 N3, Advocate Aurora Health

Historical Documents - Combined

Advocate Christ Medical Center and Hope Children's Hospital, Oak Lawn, IL: Internal publication written by nurses for a nursing audience. This issue highlights events and recognitions from National Nursing Week, a case study on respiratory syncytial virus, and advancements in artificial hearts. The contact hour education section is on traumatic brain injuries.

Nursing Now, 2012, V11 N4, Advocate Aurora Health

Historical Documents - Combined

Advocate Christ Medical Center and Hope Children's Hospital, Oak Lawn, IL: Internal publication written by nurses for a nursing audience. This is the final issue entitled Nursing Now. It is continued as Nurse's Notes. This issue highlights recent conferences, award recognitions, an interview titled, "The Making of an Advocate Nurse", and different community and charitable events nurses participated in. The contact hour education section is on diabetes medications.

Second Opinion: Health, Faith, And Ethics, 1990, V13, March, Advocate Aurora Health

Historical Documents - Combined

Park Ridge Center, Park Ridge, IL: The March 1990 issue of "Second Opinion: health, faith, and ethics" (ISSN 0890-1570) includes:

• Initial Comment: Free Spaces (James P. Wind) p. 8
• Health Care in the U.S.: The Social Issues (C. Everett Koop). p. 12
• Health Care in the U.S.: Facts and Choices (James O. Mason) p. 22
• Accepting Our Responsibility (Jimmy Carter) p. 30
• The Vision of the Possible: What Churches Can Do (William Foege) p. 36
• A Voice for the Voiceless: The Church and the Mentally Ill (Rosalynn Carter) p. 44
• The Tradition of the Church in Health and Healing (Martin …

Second Opinion: Health, Faith, And Ethics, 1990, V15, November, Advocate Aurora Health

Historical Documents - Combined

Park Ridge Center, Park Ridge, IL: The November 1990 issue of "Second Opinion" (ISSN 0890-1570) includes:

• Initial Comment: Watch Your Language (Martin E. Marty) p. 8
• Can Old Age Be Given a Public Meaning? (Daniel Callahan) p. 12
• Old and Thin (Dena S. Davis) p, 26
• Old and Thin: A Response (Ronald M. Green) p, 34
• Growing as Long as We Live: An Interview with Bernice L. Neugarten p. 42
• The Case: A Story Found and Lost (Steven H. Miles) p. 54
• Commentary (Steven H. Miles and Kathryn Montgomery Hunter) p. 60
• Overivew (Kathryn Montgomery Hunter) p. 64
• Religion: Friend …

Relationships Between Vascular Function And Social Determinants Of Health In Young Black And White Adults, L E. Eagan, S E. Mascone, C M. Weiner, E F. Blake, S M. Ranadive

International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings

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Design Prototyping For Public Technological Solutions As A Social Learning Practice For Policymaking, Francesco Leoni, Francesco Noera

Experiential Knowledge (EKSIG) Conference Series

This theoretical article explores how design prototyping for technological solutions with public and social dimensions (e.g., data-centric public services) might represent a practice that fosters social learning for policymaking. The paper contributes to two contemporary strands of design research: i) design prototyping in public service innovation processes as a means for designing with institutional arrangements; ii) the role and object of design prototyping in “design for policy”. The central thesis is that, through prototyping, the designing of public technological solutions could become a source of policy knowledge and a driver of policy learning. Therefore, the contribution of designers and design …

Designing Matter Across Scales With Microorganisms: The Mmmm (Micro-Mezzo-Macro-Meta) Approach, Emma Sicher, Seçil Uğur Yavuz, Nitzan Cohen

Experiential Knowledge (EKSIG) Conference Series

Biodesign is a growing discipline focusing on material futures, alternative production methods and more interdependent solutions with Nature. In particular, it fosters designers to interact with other microorganisms and living matter for the development of materials and potential applications often based on material tinkering and material-driven design methods (MDD). The interweaving of human and other- than-human agencies raises multiple questions and characterizes levels of complexity throughout the design process. The purpose of this article is to elaborate a posteriori on practice-based research to support biodesigners in their interdisciplinary practices. First, it proposes "mattertypes" as a comprehensive term that describes material …