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Shared Volatile Organic Compounds Between Camel Metabolic Products Elicits Strong Stomoxys Calcitrans Attraction, Merid Negash Getahun, Peter Ahuya, John Ngiela, Abel Orone, Daniel Masiga, Baldwyn Torto

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The sources of animal odours are highly diverse, yet their ecological importance, in host–vector communication, remains unexplored. Here, using the camel (host)–Stomoxys calcitrans (vector) interaction, we collected and analyzed the Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) of camels from four of its different odour sources: breath, body (skin), urine, and dung. On non-metric model multivariate analyses of VOCs we show that substantial chemo-diversity exists between metabolic products associated with an individual camel. VOCs from the four metabolic products were distinct and widely segregated. Next, we show electrophysiologically, that VOCs shared between metabolic products activated more Olfactory Sensory Neurons (OSNs) and elicited strong …

Multi-Compartment Chemical Characterization And Risk Assessment Of Chemicals Of Emerging Concern In Freshwater Systems Of Western Kenya, Faith Jebiwot Kandie, Martin Krauss, Riccardo Massei, Akbar Ganatra, Ulrike Fillinger, Jeremias Becker, Matthias Liess, Baldwyn Torto, Werner Brack

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Background: Within the last decades, there has been increasing research on the occurrence of chemicals of emerging concern (CECs) in aquatic ecosystems due to their potential adverse effects on freshwater organisms and risk to human health. However, information on CECs in freshwater environments in sub-Saharan countries is very limited. Here, we investigated the occurrence of CECs in snails and sediments collected from 48 sites within the Lake Victoria South Basin, Kenya, which have been previously investigated for water contamination. Samples were analyzed by liquid chromatography coupled to high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS) with a target list of 429 compounds. Results: In …

Diversity And Multiplicity Of P. Falciparum Infections Among Asymptomatic School Children In Mbita, Western Kenya, Abdoulie O. Touray, Victor A. Mobegi, Fred Wamunyokoli, Jeremy K. Herren

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Multiplicity of infection (MOI) and genetic diversity of P. falciparum infections are important surrogate indicators for assessing malaria transmission intensity in different regions of endemicity. Determination of MOI and diversity of P. falciparum among asymptomatic carriers will enhance our understanding of parasite biology and transmission to mosquito vectors. This study examined the MOI and genetic diversity of P. falciparum parasite populations circulating in Mbita, a region characterized as one of the malaria hotspots in Kenya. The genetic diversity and multiplicity of P. falciparum infections in 95 asymptomatic school children (age 5–15 yrs.) residing in Mbita, western Kenya were assessed using …

Organic Cation Transporter 3 And The Dopamine Transporter Differentially Regulate Catecholamine Uptake In The Basolateral Amygdala And Nucleus Accumbens, Katherine M. Holleran, Jamie H. Rose, Steven C. Fordahl, Kelsey C. Benton, Kayla E. Rohr, Paul J. Gasser, Sara R. Jones

Biomedical Sciences Faculty Research and Publications

Regional alterations in kinetics of catecholamine uptake are due in part to variations in clearance mechanisms. The rate of clearance is a critical determinant of the strength of catecholamine signaling. Catecholamine transmission in the nucleus accumbens core (NAcc) and basolateral amygdala (BLA) is of particular interest due to involvement of these regions in cognition and motivation. Previous work has shown that catecholamine clearance in the NAcc is largely mediated by the dopamine transporter (DAT), but clearance in the BLA is less DAT‐dependent. A growing body of literature suggests that organic cation transporter 3 (OCT3) also contributes to catecholamine clearance in …

Lipid Management In Patients With Endocrine Disorders: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline., Connie B Newman, Michael J Blaha, Jeffrey B. Boord, Bertrand Cariou, Alan Chait, Henry G Fein, Henry N Ginsberg, Ira J Goldberg, M Hassan Murad, Savitha Subramanian, Lisa R Tannock

Hospital Medicine

OBJECTIVE: This guideline will provide the practicing endocrinologist with an approach to the assessment and treatment of dyslipidemia in patients with endocrine diseases, with the objective of preventing cardiovascular (CV) events and triglyceride-induced pancreatitis. The guideline reviews data on dyslipidemia and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk in patients with endocrine disorders and discusses the evidence for the correction of dyslipidemia by treatment of the endocrine disease. The guideline also addresses whether treatment of the endocrine disease reduces ASCVD risk.

CONCLUSION: This guideline focuses on lipid and lipoprotein abnormalities associated with endocrine diseases, including diabetes mellitus, and whether treatment of the …

The Status Of Antimicrobial Resistance In Campylobacterspp. Isolated From Animals And Humans In Southeast Asia: A Review, Saeid Jafari, Mahdi Ebrahimi, Taradon Luangtongkum

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Campylobacteris considered to be a major foodborne pathogen associated with human bacterial gastroenteritis in many parts of the world. Southeast Asia (SEA) has been challenging for infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance in recent years. Antibiotic resistance in Campylobacterisolates has been reported in humans and animals in this region.Since the SEA region is one of the top tourist destinations of the world, the provision of safe food is of importance for the travel-related foodborne infections. Therefore, it is essential to elucidate the status of antibiotic resistance of Campylobacterspp. in the SEA region to reduce the impact of infection and to implement …

Comparison Between Conventional And Applied Vertebral Heart Score (Vhs) Methods To Evaluate Heart Size In Healthy Thai Domestic Shorthair Cats, Jetsada Rungpupradit, Somchin Sutthigran

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Thoracic radiography is the most common first modality for heart size evaluation and confirming cardiogenic pulmonary edema in cats with suspected heart diseases. The Vertebral Heart Score (VHS) was established as an objective methodfor diagnosing cardiomegaly via thoracic radiography. However, the conventional VHS method is inappropriate for cats with abnormal thoracic vertebrae.Therefore, the applied VHSmethod, which uses the lateral view axis sum divided with the length of each thoracic vertebra (T4, T5 and T6) was created to minimize the limitation of VHS in these cases. This study compared the conventional and the applied VHS methods in healthy Thai domestic shorthair …

Butterfly Pea Flower Extract As An Alternative Dye In Cytological Canine Mast Cell Tumor Staining, Araya Suebkhampet, Pongsiwa Sotthibandhu, Titaree Laoharatchatathanin

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Mast cell tumors (MCTs) are the most common skin tumors in dogs. Laboratory diagnosis of MCTs has been established by many techniques.The dyes generally used for tissue staining, including MCTs, are synthetic dyes, however, the global interest in using eco-friendly natural dye has become a significant matter. We focused on the butterfly pea (Clitoria ternatea L.) which is locally available. Limited studies are known about their efficacy as a tissue stain. The aim of this study was to investigate the staining ability of butterfly pea flower extract in cytological canine MCTs. The dried petals were ground into powder and dissolved …

Trends In The Clinical Use Of Antibiotics In A Veterinary Hospital In Nigeria, 2013 –2017, Thelma Ebele Ihedioha, Isaac Uzoma Asuzu, John Anaelom Nwanta

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

This study was a retrospective survey that evaluated the trend of clinical use and misuse of antibiotics on animals presented for veterinary care at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria, from January 2013 to December 2017. A total of 4851 case files were evaluated and, overall, antibiotics were used in 2316 cases (47.74%). The most frequently used antibiotics were a penicillin-streptomycin combination (36.53%), oxytetracycline (32.08%), gentamicin (19.78%) and sulphadimidine (5.35%); the frequency of use of other antibiotics was each less than 5%. The overall use of antibiotics increased significantly (p<0.05) across the study period, from 35.25% in 2013 to 52.38% in2016. There was a significant (p<0.05) increase in the frequency of use of oxytetracycline (11.55% in 2013 to 40.31% in 2016) and sulphadimidine (0.8% in 2013 to 12.98% in 2017), but the frequency of penicillin-streptomycin use significantly (p<0.01) decreased from 74.5% in 2013 to 23.13% in 2017. The frequency of inappropriate use of antibiotics significantly (p<0.01) increased from 4.38% (2013) to 25.29% (2017), while that of non-compliance rose significantly (p<0.01) from 15.54% (2013) to 41.88% (2016).The frequency of use of antibiotics without definitive diagnosis/sensitivity testing was consistently high and did not significantly (p>0.05) vary across the study period (85.49% to …

Co-Circulation Of Canine Chaphamaparvovirus And Canine Parvovirus 2 In Dogs With Diarrhea In Turkey, Ender Dinçer, Mehmet Özkan Timurkan, Pelin Fatoş Polat Dinçer, Hakan Aydın

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Chaphamaparvoviruses, a divergent group of parvoviruses(family Parvoviridae) infect both domestic and wild mammalian and avian species, including bats, chickens and pigs. They have recently been identified using metagenomic analysis from tissue and stool samples of healthy and sick animals. Here, dogs (60 healthy and 43 diarrheal) were investigated for the presence of canine chaphamaparvovirus, canine coronavirus (CCoV), canine adenovirus (CAV), canine distemper virus (CDV) and canine parvovirus 2 (CPV-2) by rectal swabs using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). For chaphamaparvovirus, all the healthy dogs tested negative whereas three of the diarrheal dogs tested positive (3 /103; 2.9%). CPV-2 was also detected …

Development And Validation Of A Diagnostic System For The Detection Of Specific Antibodies And Antigens Against Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus, Bo Dong, Chuanjiang Yang, Haiyan Zhang, Kesong Jiang, Xiaoyan Yang

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) is highly pathogenic and infects suckling piglets, thereby imposing a major burden on the swine industry all over the world. The aim of this study is to develop two ELISA systemsfor the detection of antigens and antibodies againstPEDV in pigs.The PEDV N recombinant protein was expressed and was used as the coating antigen to establish an indirect ELISA for detecting PEDV-specific antibodies in pig serum. Moreover, MAb was induced with the recombinant N protein and used for sandwich ELISA to specifically test for PEDV. The specificities of the two ELISAs were validatedby comparing the results …

Usefulness Of Cadaver Embalming Solutions As Alternatives To Formalin In Veterinary Surgical Training, Je-Sung Moon, Sung Min Nam, Sang-Soep Nahm, Hun-Young Yoon

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Veterinary surgical training with live animals is inevitable for skill development. However, using a live animal is impractical owing to cost and ethical standards. Thus, well-embalmed life-like cadavers should be used. Thisstudy aimed to assess the usefulness of cadaver embalming in surgical training using two alternatives to formalin solution (FS)—Thiel’s solution (TS) and saturated salt solution (SS). Four groups, each comprising three Beagles, used FS, TS, and SS for cadaver embalming, and one group served as control. Skin elasticity, range of motion (ROM), tissue color, and life-like conditions during surgical procedures were evaluated at one-month intervals for a total of …

Influence Of Electromagnetic Stimulation On Blood Macro And Micro Elements In Dairy Cows, Ljiljana Andjusic, Zoran Milankov, Dusan Maric, Bozidar Milosevic, Radojica Djokovic, Marko Cincovic, Nebojsa Lalic, Zvonko Spasic

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

The aim of this study is to determine the influence of EM stimulations on macro and micro element concentrations in the blood, to determine if changes in ion concentrations depends on their basal values and to determine the usefulness of this kind of stimulation in the maintenance of the blood macro and micro element levels in cows. 17 cows were included in the experimental group (affected by a unique EM stimulation protocol of three weeks duration) and 9 cows were included in the control group. Significantly higher (P<0.01) concentrations of Ca, P, Na and Cu and lower (P<0.05) concentrations of Zn were found in the experimental group after EM stimulation. Dynamic changes of macro and micro element concentrations were inversely proportional to their basalvalue before the beginning of the experiment which means that animals with lower basal concentrations had greater changes of value during stimulation. Dynamicchanges of Ca, P, Mg, Fe, K and Cu were more notable in the experimental group that was exposed to EM stimulation compared to the control group. However, dynamic changes of Na and Zn concentrations were identical in the experimental and control groups. Exposure of cows to EM stimulation had a positive effect at Ca and P concentrations and improved calcaemia and phosphatemia in all the exposed animals.

A Study Of The Temporal Dynamics And Human Exposure To The Formosan Ferret-Badger (Melogale Moschata Subaurantiaca) Rabies, 2013 To 2019, Taiwan, Wen-Jane Tu, Mei-Chuan Wang, Guo-Chin Jau, Cheng-Ta Tsai, Chung-Ching Lin, Satoshi Inoue, Prawit Butudom, Cheng-Hung Lai, Chang-Young Fei

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

The World Health Organization declared Taiwan rabies-free in 1961. On July 17, 2013, Taiwan confirmed the detection of rabies virus in wild Formosan ferret-badgers.This study investigated the epidemiology of Formosan ferret-badger rabies from July 2013 to December 2019 on Taiwan Main Island. There were two objectives of this study: 1) to study thetemporal dynamics of the epidemics during this period; 2) to assess the risk of human exposure to ferret-badger rabies. Results indicated that atotal of 805 rabies-confirmed ferret-badgers and 9 cases of spillover infection in non-reservoir hosts. The temporal dynamics showed only the epidemic in Eastern Taiwan exhibited the …

Assessment Of Antibacterial And Immunostimulating Activity Of Black Cumin (Nigella Sativa) Extract Against Vibriosis In White Shrimp (Litopenaeus Vannamei), Indriyani Nur, Linianti, Waode Munaeni, La Ode Baytul Abidin, Maulidiyah

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

It is assumed that the active components of Black cumin seed (Nigella sativa) contain beneficial effects on shrimp health as in humans. Therefore, this study aims to explore the antibacterial and immunostimulant potential of black cumin extract for disease control across V. harveyi. Treatments applied include the administration ofethanol extract mixed into shrimp feed at varying dosages (2500, 5000, 7500 ppm), hereinafter referred to as treatments A, B, C, respectively. All shrimps were exposed to pathogen V. harveyi at a density of 106 CFU ml-1after 14 days of testing duration excluding the negative control group. The immune responses of the …

Therapeutic Effect Of Tarantula Cubensis Extract On Indomethacin Induced Gastric Ulcers In Rats, Mustafa Makav, Volkan Gelen, Semin Gedi̇kli̇, Gözde Atila Uslu, Hamit Uslu, Hüseyin Avni Eroğlu

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have widely been used in patients but side-effects associated with NSAID are also common. Tarantula cubensisextract (TCE) is an antiphlogistic, demarcative, homeopathic and necrotizing drug with wound healing effects in farm animals. However, the therapeutic effects ofTCEon gastric ulcers has not been investigated. The aim of this study was to investigate the gastroprotective effects of TCE against indomethacin-induced gastric injury in rats. A total of 28 female, Wistar albino rats were divided into four groups: (i) the control group, (ii) the indomethacin (Indo) group, (iii) the TCE + Indo group, and (iv) the ranitidine + Indo …

Gel Protein Supplementation Enhanced Serum Igf-1 Concentration In Pre-Weaning Piglets, Morakot Nuntapaitoon, Junpen Suwimonteerabutr, Nutthee Am-In

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

The piglet pre-weaning mortality is a major problem in swine production. The objective of the present study was to determine the effect of dietary gel protein supplementation on pre-weaning mortality and growth in piglets. A total of 48 Landrace x Yorkshire crossbred sows were included in this study. On farrowing day, the sows were randomly allocated into two experimental groupsby parity: Control (n=20)and Treatment (n=28).The piglets in the Control group sows (n=234) were not orallysupplemented and the piglets in the Treatment group sows (n=316) were orallysupplemented with gel protein (Porcistart®, Virbac. Co., Ltd., Loudeac, France). The piglets in the treatment …

Acute Oral Toxicity Study Of Ethanol Extract Of Oroxylum Indicum Leaf In Mice, Mohd Farhan Hanif Reduan, Fathin Faahimaah Abdul Hamid, Muhammad Luqman Nordin, Rumaizi Shaari, Ruhil Hayati Hamdan, Eric Lim Teik Chung, Tan Li Peng, Intan Noor Aina Kamaruzaman, Noramalina Noralidin

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

The Oroxylum indicumplant is aherbal plant commonly eaten by the locals in Malaysia while the application of herbal remedies from the plant has been inherited and passed down through generations. However, there is a lack of toxicity profiling of the plant, hence this research aimed toinvestigate acute oral toxicity ofethanol extract of O. indicumin C57BL/6 male mice at different concentrations, to determine the LD50of the plant extract. A total of twenty-five mice were randomly assigned into five experimental groups comprising the control (normal saline), vehicle (5% DMSO), low dose (1000 mg/kg bw), medium dose (2000 mg/kg bw) and high dose …

Glucosamine Contents Of Milk Hydrolysates From Various Mammals, Zenta Takatsu, Hiroshi Matsumoto, Kumiko Hanaki, Zhihe Zhang, Rong Hou, Hairui Wang, Zheng Yan, Ying Yao, Norikatsu Yasuda, Yukiko Shimokawa, Hiroyuki Kurokawa

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

It was reported in the authors’ previous study that the glucosamine (GlcN) content of Asian elephantmilk (516 mg GlcN/100 g milk) was markedly higher than that of cow, mare and human breast milk. Based on these findings, the GlcN levels of milk from other mammals, especially herbivores, were analyzed using the identical high performance ion exchange liquid chromatography as was employed in the previous study. The following mg GlcN/(100 g milk) values were obtained for milk hydrolysates from various mammals: Jersey cow 12; water buffalo 6; goat 10; hippopotamus 19; dog 24; bear 97; giant panda 72; seal 114; and …

Dynamic Changes Of Trim62 Distribution In Rev Infected Chickens, Jie Yang, Ling Li, Xiaoman Wang, Ziqiang Cheng, Guihua Wang

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

The tripartite motif containing 62 (TRIM62) is a host antiviral factor. It was demonstrated in our previous study that chicken TRIM62 significantly inhibited the replication of reticuloendotheliosisvirus (REV). However, the effect of viral infection on the distribution of TRIM62 is still unknown. In the present study, we tested and evaluated the tissue distribution of TRIM62 and the REV infection correlativity. We found that the distribution and mRNA expression of TRIM62 were first increased and then decreased upon REV infection. The decrease of TRIM62 was mostly in the spleen. The results suggest REV inhibited the antiviral activity of TRIM62 by decreasing …

Evaluation Of The Antimicrobial Activity Of The K9cath Peptides Of 21 And 38 Amino Acids Against Brucella Abortusand Brucella Melitensis, Víctor Manuel Del Villar-Perez, Alberto Barreras-Serrano, Alma Rossana Tamayo-Sosa, Luis Tinoco-Gracia, Tonatiuh Melgarejo

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Brucellosis is a worldwide zoonotic disease endemic in Mexico and of major economic importance to the livestock industry and public health. The increase of resistance and reduced susceptibility to common anti-brucella drugs in several Brucella species reported in recent studies have motivated the researchers to search for new antimicrobials where the antimicrobial peptides can be an alternative. The present is a pilot study in which the in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility of two bovine field strains of B.abortusand B. melitensiswere evaluated against the antimicrobial peptides canine cathelicidin (K9CATH) of 21 and 38 amino acids. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 8 μg/ml …

A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Association Study Meta-Analysis Of Cannabis Use Disorder, Emma C Johnson, Alexander S Hatoum, June He, Kathleen K Bucholz, Louis Fox, Sarah M Hartz, John P Rice, Nancy L Saccone, Laura J Bierut, Richard A Grucza, Andrew C Heath, Pamela A F Madden, Elliot C Nelson, Arpana Agrawal, Et Al.

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BACKGROUND: Variation in liability to cannabis use disorder has a strong genetic component (estimated twin and family heritability about 50-70%) and is associated with negative outcomes, including increased risk of psychopathology. The aim of the study was to conduct a large genome-wide association study (GWAS) to identify novel genetic variants associated with cannabis use disorder.

METHODS: To conduct this GWAS meta-analysis of cannabis use disorder and identify associations with genetic loci, we used samples from the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium Substance Use Disorders working group, iPSYCH, and deCODE (20 916 case samples, 363 116 control samples in total), contrasting cannabis use …

The Cardiovascular Outcomes, Heart Failure And Kidney Disease Trials Tell That The Time To Use Sodium Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors Is Now., Michael E Johansen, Christos Argyropoulos

Heart and Vascular Articles

Sodium glucose contrasporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) were initially introduced as a novel class of modestly effective antiglycemics. Over the last 5 years, multiple members of this class have been examined for their cardiovascular safety, effects on heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in diverse populations with or without diabetes type 2. The plethora of studies and outcomes examined make it difficult for the practitioner to track the entirety of the evidence. SGLT2i improve cardiorenal outcomes and have a beneficial risk benefit ratio across populations with cardiovascular disease, HFrEF and kidney disease. In this quantitative …

Employees Support As A Determinant Of Merger Success: Exploring The Organizational Context And Its Interventions During Post-Merger Integration, Abdulla Humaid Saif Aljarwan Alshamsi

Dissertations

Mergers is an extreme form of organizational change, which usually has an adverse impact on the merging organizations employees’ wellbeing. In literature it was argued that organizational integration after merger, which is referred to as Post-Merger Integration (PMI) is usually resisted by employees, which is considered as a major contributor to the high failure rates of mergers. It was further argued that employees’ resistance toward integration is attributed to stress, uncertainty, ambiguity and lack of clarity on the changes that merger and integration initiate. Therefore, PMI activities were assumed to psychologically traumatize employees and jeopardize their sense of belonging, attachment, …

Lyme Disease: A Cause Of Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia., Jordan Luli, Ishmail Saccoh, Elston Johnson, Eugene Fu, Steven Nelson, Anish Amin

Heart and Vascular Articles

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Phantom Ocean, Real Impact: Natural Surf Sound Experiments Alter Foraging Activity And Habitat Use Across Taxa, Ryan N. Wardle

Master's Theses

A growing body of research focuses on how background sounds shape and alter critical elements of animals’ lives, such as foraging behavior, habitat use, and ecological interactions (Bradbury & Vehrencamp, 2011; Barber et al., 2010; Kight & Swaddle, 2011; Shannon et al., 2016). Much of this research has centered on the effects of anthropogenic noise (Dominoni et al., 2020; Francis & Barber, 2013; Ortega, 2012; Swaddle et al., 2015), but recent studies have also revealed that natural sound sources can influence animal behavior (Davidson et al., 2017; Le et al., 2019). Natural sounds, such as crashing surf, can create conditions …

Eelgrass (Zostera Marina) Population Decline In Morro Bay, Ca: A Meta-Analysis Of Herbicide Application In San Luis Obispo County And Morro Bay Watershed, Tyler King Sinnott

Master's Theses

The endemic eelgrass (Zostera marina) community of Morro Bay Estuary, located on the central coast of California, has experienced an estimated decline of 95% in occupied area (reduction of 344 acres to 20 acres) from 2008 to 2017 for reasons that are not yet definitively clear. One possible driver of degradation that has yet to be investigated is the role of herbicides from agricultural fields in the watershed that feeds into the estuary. Thus, the primary research goal of this project was to better understand temporal and spatial trends of herbicide use within the context of San Luis …

A Model Of Individual, Relationship, And Societal Factors And Mental Health And Well-Being In Partnered Sexual Minority Women: The Central Role Of Relationship Satisfaction, Charlotte A. Dawson

Psychology Theses & Dissertations

Sexual minority women (SMW) are at increased risk for mental health disorders, substance abuse, and physical health problems compared to heterosexual women. For heterosexual individuals, romantic relationships have been found to be protective against a variety of health issues. Less research, however, has focused on the association between romantic relationships and health in same-sex couples. The purpose of this study was to examine the potential protective nature of being in a relationship for SMW and to test a model investigating the central role of relationship satisfaction in the association between individual, relationship, and societal factors and mental health and well-being …

Air Pollution And Outdoor Recreation On Urban Trails: A Case Study Of The Elizabeth River Trail, Norfolk, Va, James E. Mccann

Human Movement Studies & Special Education Theses & Dissertations

Poor air quality represents a significant health risk, especially when recreating outdoors in urban parks and trails. It is important for managers of urban parks and trail to understand how potential visitors’ perceptions of air quality and health risks and benefits may affect visitation. The goal of this study was to investigate temporal variance in air quality along the Elizabeth River Trail, an urban trail located in Norfolk, Virginia, as well as trail users’ perceptions of air quality and of health benefits in relation to trail use. The researcher rode a bicycle with a Dylos DC1700-PM mobile air quality monitor …