A Quick Guide To Eating Healthy with Type II Diabetes

Diabetes is becoming increasingly more prevalent in the U.S. and in the state of Vermont. With an increased prevalence of diabetes and a worsening obesity crisis, the total cost of diabetes management is increasing as well. The population around Bellows Falls, VT has not been spared from this epidemic. Many patients in this region have struggled to make and maintain lifestyle changes, particularly surrounding diet and exercise. Therefore, a one-page, double-sided handout was created to provide easily digestible information to patients about managing their diabetes through proper nutrition.https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/fmclerk/1515/thumbnail.jp

Open Space Acquisitions and Management Opportunities in the City of Atlanta and Adjacent Jurisdictions

The great cities of the world are distinguished by their public parks. The urban fabric of New York, Barcelona, Berlin, Moscow, Paris, Rome, Sydney, and Shanghai are all woven around great parks. Yet, with all of Atlanta's outstanding achievements, the City and the region have a notably undistinguished park system. In a study conducted by the Trust for Public Land and the Urban Land Institute, Atlanta ranks near the bottom of the nation's largest 25 cities in acreage of parkland per capita with 7.3 acres for every 1,000 residents. Compare that to Austin, Texas' 39 acres per 1,000 residents or Oklahoma City's 43 acres per 1,000 residents and it becomes clear that something is amiss in metro Atlanta.This study identifies the obstacles to acquiring and maintaining open and green spaces in the metro Atlanta region. Addressing open space shortages in metro Atlanta is a sizable task. This study could be considered the first step in a larger process. Time spent researching the various obstacles and opportunities regarding open space acquisition raised many questions that are beyond the scope of this project. A second phase might test the recommendations made in this phase by working with local officials on a few select projects, and begin to identify critical pieces of property in metro Atlanta that must be protected from development. A detailed inventory of significant open space and natural resources in the metro area that includes the existing inventory of land inside of Interstate 285 should be considered either as a separate study or included in this recommended second phase

The metabolomics of psoriatic disease.

Metabolomics is an emerging new "omics" field involving the systematic analysis of the metabolites in a biologic system. These metabolites provide a molecular snapshot of cellular activity and are thus important for understanding the functional changes in metabolic pathways that drive disease. Recently, metabolomics has been used to study the local and systemic metabolic changes in psoriasis and its cardiometabolic comorbidities. Such studies have revealed novel insights into disease pathogenesis and suggest new biochemical signatures that may be used as a marker of psoriatic disease. This review will discuss common strategies in metabolomics analysis, current findings in the metabolomics of psoriasis, and emerging trends in psoriatic metabolomics

(Re)Locating the Boundaries of Children's Theatre in Singapore - A Case Study on I Theatre Ltd

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Parks and shootings in Philadelphia from 2005-2015: A proximity analysis

Introduction: Urban green space exposure has been negatively correlated with mortality, and positively correlated with mood, attention, and physical activity; however, the relationship between urban green space, violence, and crime is still a topic of contention. The Philadelphia Horticultural Society found significant reductions in gun assaults and gun robberies in greened lots vs. ungreened lots. It is unclear whether or not there is a protective effect of parks overall for shootings in Philadelphia. Methods: In order to explore the relationship between green space and shootings in Philadelphia, we compiled data from 2005-2015 police reports to map out where shootings and drug related crimes were occurring using ArcGIS. We then conducted proximity analyses between shootings, poverty level, and drug related crimes within 600 feet of a park and a 600-1200 feet of a park. Results: Using Philadelphia neighborhoods as the unit of analysis, we found the ratio of shootings within 600 ft. of a park and ratio of shootings in the neighborhood per 100,000 people was positively correlated when controlling for drug related crimes and poverty (t=2.26, p=.059). Similarly, with a buffer range of 600-1200 ft. of a park, there was a positive correlation between shootings near the park and overall shootings in the neighborhood (t=5.70, p=.001). Conclusion: Though our proximity analysis, which controlled for poverty levels and drug crimes, we found that parks are not protective for shootings in Philadelphia. However, future studies will need to determine whether or not there is a difference between greened parks and ungreened lots