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Younger Age Of Stroke In Low-Middle Income Countries Is Related To Healthcare Access And Quality, Mohammad H Rahbar, Martin Medrano, Franck Diaz-Garelli, Cosme Gonzalez Villaman, Sepideh Saroukhani, Sori Kim, Amirali Tahanan, Yahaira Franco, Gelanys Castro-Tejada, Sarah A Diaz, Manouchehr Hessabi, Sean I Savitz

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Stroke is the second leading cause of mortality globally with higher burden and younger age in low-middle income countries (LMICs) than high-income countries (HICs). However, it is unclear to what extent differences in healthcare access and quality (HAQ) and prevalence of risk factors between LMICs and HICs contribute to younger age of stroke in LMICs. In this systematic review, we conducted meta-analysis of 67 articles and compared the mean age of stroke between LMICs and HICs, before and after adjusting for HAQ index. We also compared the prevalence of main stroke risk factors between HICs and LMICs. The unadjusted mean …

Prospective Telehealth Analysis Of Functional Performance, Frailty, Quality Of Life, And Mental Health After Covid-19 Hospitalization, Jacob J. Capin, Melissa P. Wilson, Kristine Hare, Swati Vempati, Carley E. Little, Donna Mcgregor, Jose Castillo-Mancilla, Jennifer E. Stevens-Lapsley, Sarah Jolley, Kristine M. Erlandson

Physical Therapy Faculty Research and Publications

Background

COVID-19 is a global pandemic with poorly understood long-term consequences. Determining the trajectory of recovery following COVID-19 hospitalization is critical for prioritizing care, allocating resources, facilitating prognosis, and informing rehabilitation. The purpose of this study was to prospectively evaluate recovery following COVID-19 hospitalization.

Methods

Participants age 18 years or older who were hospitalized for ≥24 h due to COVID-19 completed phone/video call virtual assessments (including the 10-time chair rise test) and survey forms at three time points (2–6, 12, and 18 weeks) after hospital discharge. Univariate logistic and linear regression models assessed the associations of the outcomes with primary …

A Privacy-Preserving National Clinical Data Warehouse: Architecture And Analysis, Md Raihan Mia, Abu Sayed Md Latiful Hoque, Shahidul Islam Khan, Sheikh Iqbal Ahamed

Computer Science Faculty Research and Publications

A centralized clinical data repository is essential for inspecting patients’ medical history, disease analysis, population-wide disease research, treatment decision support, and improving existing healthcare policies and services. Bangladesh, a rapidly developing country, poses several unusual challenges for developing such a centralized clinical data repository as the existing Electronic Health Records (EHR) are stored in unconnected, heterogeneous sources with no unique patient identifier and consistency. Data integration with secure record linkage, privacy preservation, quality control, and data standardization are the main challenges for developing a consistent and interoperable centralized clinical data repository. Based on the findings from our previous researches, we …

School Breakfast And Student Behavior, Andres Cuadros-Menaca, Michael R. Thomsen, Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr.

Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Faculty Publications and Presentations

The School Breakfast Program (SBP) is one of the largest nutrition assistance programs serving school-aged children in the US. It provides reimbursement to states for the operation of breakfast programs in schools. Student participation in the SBP is, however, much lower than the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). Because missing breakfast could result in hunger that could then influence children's interpersonal relations and classroom behavior (i.e., disciplinary infractions), some schools have implemented breakfast after the bell (BAB), which encompasses alternative breakfast delivery methods that make breakfast available to children after the school day commences. We use a difference-in-differences design with …

Preliminary Classification Of Selected Farmland Habitats In Ireland Using Deep Neural Networks, Lizy Abraham, Steven Davy, Muhammad Zawish, Rahul Mhapsekar, John A. Finn, Patrick Moran

Research Outputs: 2025-Present

Ireland has a wide variety of farmlands that includes arable fields, grassland, hedgerows, streams, lakes, rivers, and native woodlands. Traditional methods of habitat identification rely on field surveys, which are resource intensive, therefore there is a strong need for digital methods to improve the speed and efficiency of identification and differentiation of farmland habitats. This is challenging because of the large number of subcategories having nearly indistinguishable features within the habitat classes. Heterogeneity among sites within the same habitat class is another problem. Therefore, this research work presents a preliminary technique for accurate farmland classification using stacked ensemble deep convolutional …

Parent-Of-Origin Effects Propagate Through Networks To Shape Metabolic Traits, Juan F. Macias-Velasco, Celine L.St Pierre, Jessica P. Wayhart, Li Yin, Larry Spears, Mario A. Miranda, Caryn Carson, Katsuhiko Funai, James M. Cheverud, Clay F. Semenkovich, Heather A. Lawson

Biology: Faculty Publications and Other Works

Parent-of-origin effects are unexpectedly common in complex traits, including metabolic and neurological traits. Parent-of-origin effects can be modified by the environment, but the architecture of these gene-by-environmental effects on phenotypes remains to be unraveled. Previously, quantitative trait loci (QTL) showing context-specific parent-of-origin effects on metabolic traits were mapped in the F16 generation of an advanced intercross between LG/J and SM/J inbred mice. However, these QTL were not enriched for known imprinted genes, suggesting another mechanism is needed to explain these parent-of-origin effects phenomena. We propose that non-imprinted genes can generate complex parent-of-origin effects on metabolic traits through interactions with imprinted …

Fungi: Friend Or Foe? A Mycobiome Evaluation In Children With Autism And Gastrointestinal Symptoms, Jane Alookaran, Yuying Liu, Thomas A Auchtung, Amirali Tahanan, Manouchehr Hessabi, Parisa Asgarisabet, Mohammad H Rahbar, Nicole Y Fatheree, Deborah A Pearson, Rosleen Mansour, Melissa R Van Arsdall, Fernando Navarro, J Marc Rhoads

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms often affect children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and GI symptoms have been associated with an abnormal fecal microbiome. There is limited evidence of Candida species being more prevalent in children with ASD. We enrolled 20 children with ASD and GI symptoms (ASD+GI), 10 children with ASD but no GI symptoms (ASD−GI), and 20 from typically developing (TD) children (TD) in this pilot study. Fecal mycobiome taxa were analyzed by ITS sequencing. GI symptoms (GI Severity Index (GSI)), behavioral symptoms (Social Responsiveness Scale −2 (SRS-2)), inflammation and fungal immunity (fecal calprotectin and serum dectin-1 (ELISA)) were evaluated. …

Fungi: Friend Or Foe? A Mycobiome Evaluation In Children With Autism And Gastrointestinal Symptoms, Jane Alookaran, Yuying Liu, Thomas A Auchtung, Amirali Tahanan, Manouchehr Hessabi, Parisa Asgarisabet, Mohammad H Rahbar, Nicole Y Fatheree, Deborah A Pearson, Rosleen Mansour, Melissa R Van Arsdall, Fernando Navarro, J Marc Rhoads

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms often affect children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and GI symptoms have been associated with an abnormal fecal microbiome. There is limited evidence of Candida species being more prevalent in children with ASD. We enrolled 20 children with ASD and GI symptoms (ASD + GI), 10 children with ASD but no GI symptoms (ASD - GI), and 20 from typically developing (TD) children in this pilot study. Fecal mycobiome taxa were analyzed by Internal Transcribed Spacer sequencing. GI symptoms (GI Severity Index [GSI]), behavioral symptoms (Social Responsiveness Scale -2 [SRS-2]), inflammation and fungal immunity (fecal calprotectin and …

The Association Between Peptide Hormones With Obesity And Insulin Resistance Markers In Lean And Obese Individuals In The United Arab Emirates, Manal Ali Ahmad, Mirey Karavetian, Carole Ayoub Moubareck, Gabi Wazz, Tarek Mahdy, Koen Venema

All Works

Peptide hormones play a crucial role in body weight and glucose homeostasis. In this study, we aimed to explore this association and recruited 43 obese and 31 age-and sex-matched lean participants. We assessed their body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio (WtHR), percentage body fat (PBF), fasting blood levels of peptide hormones (GLP-1, GLP-2, insulin, leptin, ghrelin, CCK, and PYY), fasting blood sugar (FBS), and Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR). We tested the associations between peptide hormones and markers of obesity and insulin resistance (IR) by using the Independent-Samples t-test and Mann-Whitney U test, partial correlation, …

Four-Day Modified School Systems In Rural Oklahoma, Bryan D. Akins

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Over the past 40 years, school districts in rural areas have been forced to move to a modified four-day school schedule. As of 2019, 650 schools in over 25 states operate on a four-day modified school model. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore teachers’ and administrators’ perceptions of the four-day school week. Four research questions guided the study: (a) How do teachers and administrators perceive the four-day school system in Oklahoma?, (b) Why do teachers and administrators support or not support a four-day school system in Oklahoma?, (c) How do teachers and administrators perceive the impact …

Data Management Report March 2022, Tennessee. Department Of Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities

Compliance & System Data/Reports

This monthly report provides data on various aspects of the department's activities and programs.

Host Plant-Based Artificial Diets Enhance Development, Survival And Fecundity Of The Edible Long-Horned Grasshopper Ruspolia Differens (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae), Alfonce Leonard, James P. Egonyu, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Samuel Kyamanywa, Sunday Ekesi, Fathiya M. Khamis, Sevgan Subramanian

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

Wild swarms of the long-horned grasshoppers Ruspolia differens (Serville) which are widely harvested for consumption and sale in Africa are seasonal and unsustainable, hence the need for innovative ways of artificially producing the insects. We investigated the development, survival, and reproduction of R. differens in the laboratory on diets mixed with host plants [Digitaria gayana Kunth, Cynodon dactylon (L.) and Megathyrsus maximus Jacq (Poales: Poaceae); Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asterales: Asteraceae)] identified from guts of their wild conspecifics with a view to developing a suitable diet for artificial mass rearing of the edible insect. A standard diet comprising ground black soldier …

Insight On Fruit Fly Ipm Technology Uptake And Barriers To Scaling In Africa, Saliou Niassy, Beatrice Murithii, Evanson R. Omuse, Emily Kimathi, Henri Tonnang, Shepard Ndlela, Samira Mohamed, Sunday Ekesi

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

Tephritid fruit flies are considered one of the world’s most notorious pests of horticultural crops, causing extensive direct and indirect damage. Over the past two decades, a comprehensive, integrated pest management (IPM) package for the management of a plethora of fruit fly pests, includ-ing Bactrocera dorsalis, B. latifrons, B. zonata, Ceratitis cosyra, C. rosa, C. fasciventris, C. quilici, C. capitata, Dacus spp. and Zeugodacus cucurbitae, has been developed, disseminated and promoted among horticultural growers in Africa. To estimate the numbers of beneficiaries reached by the fruit fly IPM technology and the barriers to technology uptake, we interviewed 290 experts in …

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Fit To Be Good: Physical Fitness Is Negatively Associated With Deviance, Kenneth Tai, Yuchuan Liu, Marko Pitesa, Sandy Lim, Yew Kwan Tong, Richards Arvey

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

While modern organizations generate economic value, they also produce negative externalities in terms of human physical fitness, such that workers globally are becoming physically unfit. In the current research, we focus on a significant but overlooked indirect cost that lack of physical fitness entails—deviance. In contrast to early (and methodologically limited) research in criminology, which suggests that physically fit people are more likely to behave in a deviant manner, we draw on self-control theory to suggest the opposite: that physically fit people are less likely to engage in deviance. In Study 1, concurrent as well as time-lagged analyses of a …

The Prospector, March 1, 2022, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine Has Global Impacts

Optimizing Prevention And Community-Based Management Of Severe Malnutrition In Children, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health

Zulfiqar A. Bhutta discusses prevention and treatment strategies for optimization of community-based management of severe acute malnutrition in children

Utilization And Validation Of The Global Leadership Initiative On Malnutrition (Glim): A Scoping Review., Maria Isabel T D Correia, Kelly A Tappenden, Ainsley Malone, Carla M Prado, David C Evans, Abby C Sauer, Refaat Hegazi, Leah Gramlich

Ambulatory and Primary Care Articles

BACKGROUND & AIMS: The diagnosis of malnutrition remains a significant challenge despite various published diagnostic criteria. In 2018, the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) published a set of evidence-based criteria as a framework for malnutrition diagnosis in adults. A scoping review was conducted to understand how the GLIM criteria have been used in published literature and compare the reported validation methods to published validation guidance.

METHODS: Dialog and Dimensions databases were searched by publication date (January 1, 2019, through January 29, 2021). Data were extracted and mapped to the research objectives.

RESULTS: Seventy-nine studies were reviewed; 32% were in …

The Correlation Between Self-Efficacy, Differentiated Instruction, And Gifted Training In Schools Serving Students Originating From Under-Resourced Homes, Amy Dean O'Dell

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Teachers face the challenge of meeting diverse learners’ academic needs. Many learners from historically underrepresented student populations enter school with varying exposure to quality learning opportunities creating an academic gap and affecting gifted identification. Differentiation moved to the forefront of education as part of the response to intervention process and to meet gifted learners’ academic needs. However, many teachers may feel ill-equipped to address a wide range of ability levels. The classroom’s diverse and dynamic nature required efficacious teachers prepared to differentiate instruction effectively. The purpose of this bivariate correlational study was to examine the relationship between teachers’ self-efficacy, teachers’ …

The Effects Of Epistemic Beliefs On Undergraduate Students' Emotions And Attitudes Towards Genetically Modified Foods, David Andrew Lee

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Much research has explored socio-scientific issues (SSIs) in science instruction, including the connections between conceptions and attitude. Studies have also shown that epistemic beliefs affect epistemic emotions, which are a key component of students’ reaction to complex scientific topics. Correcting misconceptions can also result in emotional and attitude change, particularly surrounding the topic of genetically modified foods (GMFs). However, the impact of epistemic beliefs on emotions and attitude towards GMFs has largely gone unexplored. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of epistemic beliefs on epistemic emotions and attitudes towards GMFs. This quantitative correlational study sampled 78 …

Learning Loss In Passage Reading Fluency For Elementary Students During Covid-19 School Closure, David Neil Stone

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 caused public schools across the United States to suddenly close and interrupt face-to-face instruction for all students for a sustained period of time. It remains uncertain the total effect of the prolonged closure on student learning. This study provides a historical research review of the effect of previous school closures, such as traditional summer breaks and explores the phenomenon of learning loss that occurs when instruction is paused. This causal-comparative study examined the effect on passage reading fluency and reading comprehension of fourth grade elementary students following an unprecedented 24-week disruption of …

Trace Elements, Oxidative Stress Biomarkers And Hemato-Biochemical Indices Of Goat Kids Affected With Nutritional Dependent Locomotor Disturbances, Issam Eljalii, Taha Fouda, Wael El-Deeb, Abdulaziz Almujalli, Sabry M. El-Bahr

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

This study aimed to investigate the biomedical significant of trace elements, oxidative stress and hemato-biochemical indices in the diagnosis of locomotor disturbances of affected goat kids. Blood samples were collected from 22 goat kids affected with locomotor disturbances. An equal number of healthy goat kids was used as a control. Clinical examination showed anemia and an incoordination in affected animals compared to the control. Malondialdehyde (MDA), creatine kinase (CK) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) values were significantly higher in affected animals than in the control, while superoxide dismutase (SOD) and reduced glutathione (GSH) values were significantly lower. Concentrations of copper (Cu), …

Randomised Trial: Peppermint Oil (Menthol) Pharmacokinetics In Children And Effects On Gut Motility In Children With Functional Abdominal Pain, Robert J Shulman, Bruno P Chumpitazi, Susan M Abdel-Rahman, Uttam Garg, Salma Musaad, Gregory L Kearns

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

AIMS: Little is known regarding the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of menthol, the active ingredient in peppermint oil (PMO). Our aim was to investigate the pharmacokinetics of menthol at 3 dose levels in children and determine their effects on gut motility and transit.

METHODS: Thirty children ages 7-12 years with functional abdominal pain underwent wireless motility capsule (WMC) testing. Approximately 1 week later they were randomized to 180, 360 or 540 mg of enteric coated PMO (10 participants per dose). Menthol pharmacokinetics were determined via blood sampling over 24 hours. They then took their respective dose of PMO (180 mg once, …

Effect Of Domperidone Therapy On Gastroparesis Symptoms: Results Of A Dynamic Cohort Study By Niddk Gastroparesis Consortium, Irene Sarosiek, Mark Van Natta, Henry P Parkman, Thomas Abell, Kenneth L Koch, Braden Kuo, Robert J Shulman, Gianrico Farrugia, Madhusudan Grover, Frank A Hamilton, Pankaj J Pasricha, Katherine P Yates, Laura Miriel, Laura Wilson, Goro Yamada, James Tonascia, Richard W Mccallum

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

BACKGROUND & AIMS: The use of domperidone (DOM) for gastroparesis (GP) remains controversial and limited. We aimed to present outcomes of DOM therapy for treatment of patients participating in the multicenter National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Gastroparesis Clinical Research Consortium (GpCRC) Registries (GpR).

METHODS: The GpCRC cohort consisted of patients with GP (75%) and with GP-like symptoms but with normal gastric emptying (25%). The DOM group initiated therapy during the 96 weeks of enrollment in GpR1 and GpR2. Patients who had previously taken or who were on DOM therapy at enrollment were excluded from this analysis. …

Constipation In Patients With Symptoms Of Gastroparesis: Analysis Of Symptoms And Gastrointestinal Transit, Henry P Parkman, Emily Sharkey, Richard W Mccallum, William L Hasler, Kenneth L Koch, Irene Sarosiek, Thomas L Abell, Braden Kuo, Robert J Shulman, Madhusudan Grover, Gianrico Farrugia, Ron Schey, James Tonascia, Frank Hamilton, Pankaj J Pasricha, Nih/Niddk Gastroparesis Consortium

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Constipation can be an important symptom in some patients with gastroparesis. The aims were to: 1) Determine prevalence of constipation and delayed colonic transit in patients with symptoms of gastroparesis; 2) Correlate severity of constipation to severity of symptoms of gastroparesis; and 3) Relate severity of constipation to GI transit delays assessed by gastric emptying scintigraphy (GES) and wireless motility capsule (WMC).

METHODS: Patients with symptoms of gastroparesis underwent gastric emptying scintigraphy (GES), wireless motility capsule (WMC) assessing gastric emptying, small bowel transit, and colonic transit, and questionnaires assessing symptoms using a modified Patient Assessment of Upper …

The Impact Of Response To Iron Therapy On Maternal And Neonatal Outcomes Among Pregnant Women With Anemia, Sarah E Detlefs, Michael D Jochum, Bahram Salmanian, Jennifer R Mckinney, Kjersti M Aagaard

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

BACKGROUND: Anemia during pregnancy is associated with increased risks of preterm birth, preeclampsia, cesarean delivery, and maternal morbidity. The most prevalent modifiable cause of pregnancy-associated anemia is iron deficiency. However, it is still unclear whether iron therapy can reduce the risks of adverse outcomes in women with anemia.

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine whether response to iron therapy among women with anemia is associated with a change in odds of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes.

STUDY DESIGN: This was a population-based cohort study (2011-2019) using an institutional database composed of obstetrical patients from 2 delivery hospitals. Patients with adequate …

Prognostic And Predictive Biomarkers In Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 Treated With Tocilizumab In A Randomized Controlled Trial, Jennifer Tom, Min Bao, Larry Tsai, Aditi Qamra, David Summers, Montserrat Carrasco-Triguero, Jacqueline Mcbride, Carrie M Rosenberger, Celia J F Lin, William Stubbings, Kevin G Blyth, Jordi Carratalà, Bruno François, Thomas Benfield, Derrick Haslem, Paolo Bonfanti, Cor H Van Der Leest, Nidhi Rohatgi, Lothar Wiese, Charles Edouard Luyt, Farrah Kheradmand, Ivan O Rosas, Fang Cai

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

OBJECTIVES: To explore candidate prognostic and predictive biomarkers identified in retrospective observational studies (interleukin-6, C-reactive protein, lactate dehydrogenase, ferritin, lymphocytes, monocytes, neutrophils, d-dimer, and platelets) in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia after treatment with tocilizumab, an anti-interleukin-6 receptor antibody, using data from the COVACTA trial in patients hospitalized with severe coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia.

DESIGN: Exploratory analysis from a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial.

SETTING: Hospitals in North America and Europe.

PATIENTS: Adults hospitalized with severe coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia receiving standard care.

INTERVENTION: Randomly assigned 2:1 to IV tocilizumab 8 mg/kg or placebo.

MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN …

Symptom Clusters, Physical Activity, And Quality Of Life: A Latent Class Analysis Of Children During Maintenance Therapy For Leukemia, Mary C Hooke, Michelle A Mathiason, Audrey Blommer, Jessica Hutter, Pauline Mitby, Olga Taylor, Michael E Scheurer, Alicia S Kunin-Batson, Wei Pan, Marilyn J Hockenberry

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

BACKGROUND: Children undergoing treatment for acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) report co-occurring symptoms of fatigue, sleep disturbances, and depression as a symptom cluster. Physical activity (PA) may influence symptom severity and quality of life (QOL).

OBJECTIVES: This study examined changes in symptoms and QOL during ALL maintenance in children categorized by symptom cluster and explored the influence of PA and symptoms on QOL.

METHODS: Self-report of fatigue, sleep disturbance, and depression; QOL; and PA were measured at the beginning and end of maintenance in 42 children aged 3 to 18 years with ALL. Children were categorized into symptom cluster groups based …

Isoform-Specific Functions Of Pparγ In Gene Regulation And Metabolism, Wenxiang Hu, Chunjie Jiang, Mindy Kim, Yang Xiao, Hannah J Richter, Dongyin Guan, Kun Zhu, Brianna M Krusen, Arielle N Roberts, Jessica Miller, David J Steger, Mitchell A Lazar

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) is a nuclear receptor that is a vital regulator of adipogenesis, insulin sensitivity, and lipid metabolism. Activation of PPARγ by antidiabetic thiazolidinediones (TZD) reverses insulin resistance but also leads to weight gain that limits the use of these drugs. There are two main PPARγ isoforms, but the specific functions of each are not established. Here we generated mouse lines in which endogenous PPARγ1 and PPARγ2 were epitope-tagged to interrogate isoform-specific genomic binding, and mice deficient in either PPARγ1 or PPARγ2 to assess isoform-specific gene regulation. Strikingly, although PPARγ1 and PPARγ2 contain identical DNA binding domains, …

The Use Of Electronic Nose In The Quality Evaluation And Adulteration Identification Of Beijing-You Chicken, Jingru Chen, Wenjie Yan, Yu Fu, Liang Wang, Xueze Lv, Ruitong Dai, Xingming Li, Fei Jia

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

The objective of this study was to reveal the secrets of the unique meat characteristics of Beijing-you chicken (BJY) and to compare the difference of quality and flavor with Luhua chicken (LH) and Arbor Acres broiler (AA) at their typical market ages. The results showed the meat of BJY was richer in essential amino acids, arachidonic acid contents, inosine monophosphate (IMP), and guanosine monophosphate (GMP). The total fatty acid and unsaturated fatty acid contents of BJY chicken and LH chicken were lower than that of AA broilers, whereas the ratios of unsaturated fatty acids/saturated fatty acids (2.31) and polyunsaturated fatty …