Aquarium Fish Medicine

The keeping of ornamental fish may be the most popular animal-oriented hobby in the United States. One household in every three owns and cares for some type of pet fish. In 1985, approximately $200 million was spent on aquarium fish retail sales. An additional$289 million was spent on aquarium supplies and another $93 million in fish food. 1 Although some varieties may be purchases at low prices, people rarely own one fish and the aggregate value of \u27fish in the home aquarium can become quite large. The loss of individual fish may not be expensive, but numerous losses of inexpensive fish can be costly. The growing number of fish hobbyists have few experts to turn to when aquarium problems arise. Many fish hobbyists have other pets in their households requiring veterinary care, therefore they will frequently ask for veterinary advice for their \u27fish health problems

An evaluation of a service program in reading in grades one through six,

Includes tests in separate folders in back of dissertation. Thesis (M.A.)--Boston Universit

The Iowa Homemaker vol.22, no.5

Keeping Up With Today, Mary Lou Springer, page 2 Portraits in Sculpture, Virginia Carter, page 3 American Dyes Go to War, Du Pont Magazine, page 4 Vicky Celebrates A Warm Holiday, Virginia Brainard, page 6 Food Experts Back the Victory Effort, Dorothy Olson, page 8 Dehydration Gains in Scope, Mary Schmidt, page 9 What’s New In Home Economics, Helen Horton, page 10 His Christmas Box From You, Catherine Tidemanson, page 12 Across Alumnae Desks, Mary Ellen Sullivan, page 14 In an Ordnance Cafeteria, Dorothy Walker, page 16 Bookmarks, Eileen Dudgeon, page 17 That Hosiery Problem, Ann Mason, page 18 Alums in the News, Harriet Zook, page 2

Regulatory complexity revealed by integrated cytological and RNA-seq analyses of meiotic substages in mouse spermatocytes

BACKGROUND: The continuous and non-synchronous nature of postnatal male germ-cell development has impeded stage-specific resolution of molecular events of mammalian meiotic prophase in the testis. Here the juvenile onset of spermatogenesis in mice is analyzed by combining cytological and transcriptomic data in a novel computational analysis that allows decomposition of the transcriptional programs of spermatogonia and meiotic prophase substages. RESULTS: Germ cells from testes of individual mice were obtained at two-day intervals from 8 to 18 days post-partum (dpp), prepared as surface-spread chromatin and immunolabeled for meiotic stage-specific protein markers (STRA8, SYCP3, phosphorylated H2AFX, and HISTH1T). Eight stages were discriminated cytologically by combinatorial antibody labeling, and RNA-seq was performed on the same samples. Independent principal component analyses of cytological and transcriptomic data yielded similar patterns for both data types, providing strong evidence for substage-specific gene expression signatures. A novel permutation-based maximum covariance analysis (PMCA) was developed to map co-expressed transcripts to one or more of the eight meiotic prophase substages, thereby linking distinct molecular programs to cytologically defined cell states. Expression of meiosis-specific genes is not substage-limited, suggesting regulation of substage transitions at other levels. CONCLUSIONS: This integrated analysis provides a general method for resolving complex cell populations. Here it revealed not only features of meiotic substage-specific gene expression, but also a network of substage-specific transcription factors and relationships to potential target genes. BMC Genomics 2016 Aug 12; 17(1):628

Does the availability of snack foods in supermarkets vary internationally?

BackgroundCross-country differences in dietary behaviours and obesity rates have been previously reported. Consumption of energy-dense snack foods and soft drinks are implicated as contributing to weight gain, however little is known about how the availability of these items within supermarkets varies internationally. This study assessed variations in the display of snack foods and soft drinks within a sample of supermarkets across eight countries.MethodsWithin-store audits were used to evaluate and compare the availability of potato chips (crisps), chocolate, confectionery and soft drinks. Displays measured included shelf length and the proportion of checkouts and end-of-aisle displays containing these products. Audits were conducted in a convenience sample of 170 supermarkets across eight developed nations (Australia, Canada, Denmark, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, United Kingdom (UK), and United States of America (US)).ResultsThe mean total aisle length of snack foods (adjusted for store size) was greatest in supermarkets from the UK (56.4 m) and lowest in New Zealand (21.7 m). When assessed by individual item, the greatest aisle length devoted to chips, chocolate and confectionery was found in UK supermarkets while the greatest aisle length dedicated to soft drinks was in Australian supermarkets. Only stores from the Netherlands (41%) had less than 70% of checkouts featuring displays of snack foods or soft drinks.ConclusionWhilst between-country variations were observed, overall results indicate high levels of snack food and soft drinks displays within supermarkets across the eight countries. Exposure to snack foods is largely unavoidable within supermarkets, increasing the likelihood of purchases and particularly those made impulsively.<br /

The Iowa Homemaker vol.23, no.2

Presenting 1943 Veishea, Dorothy Walker, page 1 Keeping Up With Today, Margaret Ralston, page 4 Letter from a SPAR, Mary Leffler, page 5 Demand for Day Nurseries, Marjory Gillingham, page 6 Freezing Preserves Victory Foods, Frances Madigan, page 7 Gardens Challenge Faculty, Lois Stewart, page 8 Food Affects Morale, Dr. Lowell Selling, page 9 Vicky Favors Simplicity, Mary Lou Springer, page 10 An Economist Interprets Food Problems, Dorothy Conquest, page 11 Grooming for a Career, Mary Schmidt, page 12 Students Enlist, Annette DeLay, page 13 The Red Cross Canteen Corps Mobilize, page 14 What’s New in Home Economics, Lily Houseman, page 16 Women to Know, Josephine Ahern, page 18 Home Economists Plan for the WAAC, Frances Kerekes, page 19 Canada Organizes for Nutrition, Mary Ellen Sullivan, page 20 Experience Gleaned, Janet Russell, page 22 Eggs Spell Good Nutrition, Marian Loofe, page 23 Commissioned in Dietetics, Victoria McKibben, page 24 Across Alumnae Desks, Virginia Carter, page 26 Whole Grains Fortify, Shirley Like, page 28 Designed for Art Majors, JoAnne Nicholson, page 29 Alums in the News, Rachel Ann Lusher, page 31 Meals on the Move, Catherine Tidemanson, page 3

The Iowa Homemaker vol.23, no.7

Keeping Up With Today, Margaret Ralston, page 2 Lunch Program Expands, Doris Ann Gregg, page 3 Plan for Post-War Service, Patricia O’Connell, page 4 Medicine from Mold, Helen James, page 5 Home Front Organizers, Mary Elizabeth Lush, page 6 Graduates Report by Mail, Dorothy Drown, page 7 What’s New in Home Economics, Lily Houseman, page 8 Good Posture Makes Good Sense, Lila Mae Hummel, page 10 Child Training, Doris Rystrom and Jane Gardner, page 11 Your Best Foot Forward, Jean Miller, page 12 A Housemaking Teacher Talks Shop, Betty A. Brady, page 13 Wartime Decision, Doris Gugeler, page 14 Alums in the News, Rachel Ann Lusher, page 15 Across Alumnae Desks, Virginia Carter, page 1

Using technology for improving population health: comparing classroom vs. online training for peer community health advisors in African American churches

Technology is increasingly used in health promotion interventions. Project HEAL (Health Through Early Awareness and Learning) compared two methods of training lay community health advisors (CHAs): 1) the traditional/classroom approach vs. 2) a new online training system.https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-10-S1-A6

Male gays in the female gaze: women who watch m/m pornography

This paper draws on a piece of wide-scale mixed-methods research that examines the motivations behind women who watch gay male pornography. To date there has been very little interdisciplinary research investigating this phenomenon, despite a recent survey by PornHub (one of the largest online porn sites in the world) showing that gay male porn is the second most popular choice for women porn users out of 25+ possible genre choices. While both academic literature and popular culture have looked at the interest that (heterosexual) men have in lesbian pornography, considerably less attention has been paid to the consumption of gay male pornography by women. Research looking at women's consumption of pornography from within the Social Sciences is very focused around heterosexual (and, to a lesser extent, lesbian) pornography. Research looking more generally at gay pornography/erotica (and the subversion of the ‘male gaze’/concept of ‘male as erotic object’) often makes mention of female interest in this area, but only briefly, and often relies on anecdotal or observational evidence. Research looking at women's involvement in slashfic (primarily from within media studies), while very thorough and rich, tends to view slash writing as a somewhat isolated phenomenon (indeed, in her influential article on women's involvement in slash, Bacon-Smith talks about how ‘only a small number’ of female slash writers and readers have any interest in gay literature or pornography more generally, and this phenomenon is not often discussed in more recent analyses of slash); so while there has been a great deal of very interesting research done in this field, little attempt has been made to couch it more generally within women's consumption and use of pornography and erotica or to explore what women enjoy about watching gay male pornography. Through a series of focus groups, interviews, and an online questionnaire (n = 275), this exploratory piece of work looks at what women enjoy about gay male pornography, and how it sits within their consumption of erotica/pornography more generally. The article investigates what this has to say about the existence and nature of a ‘female gaze’

Peripheral-Blood Stem Cells versus Bone Marrow from Unrelated Donors

BACKGROUND Randomized trials have shown that the transplantation of filgrastim-mobilized peripheral-blood stem cells from HLA-identical siblings accelerates engraftment but increases the risks of acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), as compared with the transplantation of bone marrow. Some studies have also shown that peripheral-blood stem cells are associated with a decreased rate of relapse and improved survival among recipients with high-risk leukemia. METHODS We conducted a phase 3, multicenter, randomized trial of transplantation of peripheral-blood stem cells versus bone marrow from unrelated donors to compare 2-year survival probabilities with the use of an intention-to-treat analysis. Between March 2004 and September 2009, we enrolled 551 patients at 48 centers. Patients were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to peripheral-blood stem-cell or bone marrow transplantation, stratified according to transplantation center and disease risk. The median follow-up of surviving patients was 36 months (interquartile range, 30 to 37). RESULTS The overall survival rate at 2 years in the peripheral-blood group was 51% (95% confidence interval [CI], 45 to 57), as compared with 46% (95% CI, 40 to 52) in the bone marrow group (P=0.29), with an absolute difference of 5 percentage points (95% CI, −3 to 14). The overall incidence of graft failure in the peripheral-blood group was 3% (95% CI, 1 to 5), versus 9% (95% CI, 6 to 13) in the bone marrow group (P=0.002). The incidence of chronic GVHD at 2 years in the peripheral-blood group was 53% (95% CI, 45 to 61), as compared with 41% (95% CI, 34 to 48) in the bone marrow group (P=0.01). There were no significant between-group differences in the incidence of acute GVHD or relapse. CONCLUSIONS We did not detect significant survival differences between peripheral-blood stem-cell and bone marrow transplantation from unrelated donors. Exploratory analyses of secondary end points indicated that peripheral-blood stem cells may reduce the risk of graft failure, whereas bone marrow may reduce the risk of chronic GVHD. (Funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute–National Cancer Institute and others; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00075816.