The general public\u27s knowledge and perceptions of the certified athletic trainer\u27s professional role and educational background

This study\u27s purpose was to determine the general public\u27s knowledge, attitudes and behaviors relative to the certified athletic trainer\u27s professional role and educational background. Two-hundred and seventy-nine people completed an 11-question intercept survey. Results indicate the athletic training professional faces many perception barriers with the general public. Only 12 percent identified an athletic trainer as one of the on-field healthcare providers for injured professional football players. More than half failed to correctly describe what an athletic trainer does. Many responses indicate the public confuses certified athletic trainers with personal trainers and other strength and conditioning professionals. Eighty-four percent of the respondents were unable to define the acronym ATC, the credential that identifies a certified athletic trainer. Most (78 percent) strongly agreed or agreed ATCs should be present at amateur athletic events; 64 percent felt four or more years of college was necessary to become an athletic trainer. However, only 32 percent selected a certified athletic trainer as their number one choice among other healthcare professionals when seeking sports injury care advice. For those with direct experience with an ATC, performance effectiveness ratings within each of the athletic training domains was generally favorable

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In-vitro responses of peritoneal macrophages of marine red hybrid tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) model to vibriosis: A comparative study between vaccinated and non-vaccinated fish

Vibriosis, an infection caused by Gram-negative bacteria of the genus Vibrio is a major disease in global aquaculture. Vaccination is an effective preventive measure against vibriosis. Phagocytosis, the fundamental cellular mechanism that eliminates invading pathogens is governed by phagocytic cells like macrophages and neutrophils. To gain insight into the mechanism of vaccination and its role in influencing macrophage activity in reducing the number of live Vibrio species prior to the establishment of infection in the host, in vitro responses of peritoneal macrophages of vaccinated and unvaccinated marine red hybrid tilapia were compared in terms of phagocytosis, intracellular killing, and macrophage death rates. A total of 90 healthy marine red hybrid tilapia were divided into three equal groups. Group 1 and 2 were vaccinated using feed-based oil-adjuvanted and non-adjuvanted killed whole cell V. harveyi vaccine, respectively. Group 3 was not vaccinated. Vaccine feed was given on weeks 0, 2 and 6. Peritoneal macrophages were collected at week 0 and 10. Macrophages were exposed to V. harveyi or V. alginolyticus and harvested at 0-, 30-, 60- and 120-minutes post-infection. The rate of phagocytosis, intracellular killing rate of bacteria and rate of macrophage cell death were calculated. In general, post-vaccinated macrophages of all treatment groups showed a significant (p<0.05) increase in phagocytosis than pre-vaccinated macrophages following V. harveyi and V. alginolyticus challenge. Macrophages of post-vaccine oil-adjuvanted group showed significant (p<0.05) increase in intracellular killing of V. harveyi and V. alginolyticus. Macrophages of post- vaccinated Group 2 fish showed a higher cell death rate following V. harveyi and V. alginolyticus infection than that of post-vaccinated Group 1 fish. This study proved that the macrophages of tilapia immunized with an oil-adjuvanted vaccine were more efficient in phagocytosis, intracellular killing, and more resistance compared to non-adjuvanted vaccinated and unvaccinated tilapia in the presence of V. harveyi or V. alginolyticus

The Nebraska Transcript 40:1, Spring 2007

Transcript, \u27Dean Grether\u27s Child; Designed to Keep Alumni Informed THE NEBRASKA TRANSCRIPT: Looking Back Over 40 Years of Chronicling Law College\u27s Distinguished History lL: David Clausing, Class of 2008, Traverses Peaks & Cliffs of Law School\u27s First Year; It\u27s Like \u27Juggling Fire\u27 Justice Ginsburg: \u27Independent Judiciary Essential to Rule of Law\u27 Judge Tacha Reflects on Changes, Challenges Impacting Federal Courts Pound Lecturer, Waldron, Addresses Trade-Offs Between Liberty, Security The Great Commoner: Symposium Contemplates Controversial Modern Legacy of Nebraska Lawyer William Jennings Bryan Congratulations Class of 2006! Family Tradition Ceremony: Seven Graduates, Family Members Honored Law Student Mabrey Works in India To Shut Down Sex Trafficking Law Students Spend Spring Break Providing Legal Help to New Orleans Hurricane Crisis Spurs Zehtab to Chair Disaster Preparedness Project Former Loyola-New Orleans Student Finds Respite from Hurricane Trauma Harner, Schutz Join Faculty Alumni Council Awards Honor Distinguished Achievements J.D.lM.D.: Highly Motivated Doctors Whitted, Raines Find Law Degree \u27Extraordinarily Valuable\u27 in Their Medical Practices Boyer\u27s \u27Most Rewarding Work\u27 Is for Nonprofit, Charitable Entitie

Field evaluation of palm oil adjuvanted feed-based streptococcosis vaccine efficacy in red hybrid tilapia

Vaccination plays an important role in the aquaculture industry to prevent disease outbreaks, thereby ensuring an economically viable industry. A field trial was conducted in Pedu Lake, Kedah, to determine immunoglobulin M (IgM) progression in red hybrid tilapia following oral vaccination with palm oil adjuvanted streptococcosis vaccine. A total of 6,000 tilapias of 60 ± 20 g were selected and divided into three groups of single booster, double booster, and control group in duplicate. The single booster group was vaccinated orally at weeks 0 and 2, while fish of the double booster group were vaccinated at weeks 0, 2, and 6. Fishes from the control group were not given any vaccine throughout the experimental period. Samples of eye, brain, and kidney were collected at two weeks intervals for sixteen weeks cumulative to isolate the bacteria, while serum samples were collected to determine the antibody level. Throughout the study period, no outbreaks of streptococcosis were recorded, and none of the groups studied showed the presence of Streptococcus agalactiae. Very low mortality of single booster, double booster, and control group was noted at 2.1 ± 8.5 %, 1.3 ± 2.8 %, and 1.5 ± 7.1 %, respectively. Both vaccinated groups showed significant (p<0.05) increases in IgM antibody levels following immunization of first and booster doses before going down below the cut-off value six weeks post-vaccination in the single booster group. However, IgM antibody levels in the fish from the double booster group remained high until the end of the trial. In conclusion, oral vaccination with palm oil adjuvanted feed-based streptococcosis vaccine stimulates an adequate systemic immune response, which can confer possible protection against streptococcosis

CAMAC bulletin: A publication of the ESONE Committee Issue #13 September 1975

CAMAC is a means of interconnecting many peripheral devices through a digital data highway to a data processing device such as a computer

The Pacific Weekly, December 20, 1923

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Effects of piper betle extract supplementation diet as a natural antibiotic growth promoter (NAGP) to kelah (Tor tambroides)

The present study was conducted to evaluate the potential of Piper betle extract as a herbal product as a feed additive and a natural antibiotic growth promoter (NAGP) toward kelah (Tor sp.) on antimicrobial activity and growth performance. In this study, for antimicrobial activity, several concentration levels of Piper betle extract were tested to observe the optimum dosage for bacterial inactivation of Aeromonas hydrophila obtained from the kelah specimen. Then, in the growth study, two treatment methods were used, which were once a month (S1) and fortnightly (S2) feedings of a diet treated with 100 ppm Piper betle extract, with a non-treated Piper betle extract diet serving as a control (C). All treatments were conducted in duplicate and the fish were stocked at 10 fish m-2 in 3MT tanks. Fishes were fed ad libitum, twice daily. The results showed the optimal dosage for Piper betle extract was identified at 100 ppm with a significant different (P > 0.05) in the size of the Aeromonas hydrophila bacterial inhibitory zone, with diameters of 18.7 ± 0.6 mm. While at 182 days of growth study, the results show that the best growth performance of kelah according to body weight gain (BWG) was treatment S2 with 131.9 ± 9.1 %, followed by S1 and control at 104.8 ± 10.2 % and 84.2 ± 9.5 %, with a significant difference (P < 0.05). While the S2 treatment significantly showed the best feed conversion ratio (FCR) compared to the S1 and control treatments, with 3.57 ± 0.17, 4.27 ± 1.13, and 5.02 ± 0.49, respectively. Overall, there was no significant difference in survival rate among all treatments in this study. Thus, the results suggest that Piper betle can be considered as a NAGP in the diet at the optimum dose of 100 ppm, with fortnightly application as the best feeding regime for kelah culture

Perspectives Volume 4: Number 2, Summer-Fall 2016

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