132 research outputs found
Obesity Prevention and Health Promotion: How Family Life Educators View Their Role
Parenting and family life educators should be part of the multi-disciplinary solution to childhood overweight. Their ability to work in a preventative capacity to facilitate healthy family practices around eating and activity can help alter one of the key social contexts in which children develop. This article shares the results from a survey of parenting and family life educators that explored their current efforts and understanding regarding childhood overweight, willingness to increase future involvement with the issue, barriers to addressing the issue, and need for Extension support
A Leptin-regulated Circuit Controls Glucose Mobilization During Noxious Stimuli
Adipocytes secrete the hormone leptin to signal the sufficiency of energy stores. Reductions in circulating leptin concentrations reflect a negative energy balance, which augments sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activation in response to metabolically demanding emergencies. This process ensures adequate glucose mobilization despite low energy stores. We report that leptin receptor–expressing neurons (LepRb neurons) in the periaqueductal gray (PAG), the largest population of LepRb neurons in the brain stem, mediate this process. Application of noxious stimuli, which often signal the need to mobilize glucose to support an appropriate response, activated PAG LepRb neurons, which project to and activate parabrachial nucleus (PBN) neurons that control SNS activation and glucose mobilization. Furthermore, activating PAG LepRb neurons increased SNS activity and blood glucose concentrations, while ablating LepRb in PAG neurons augmented glucose mobilization in response to noxious stimuli. Thus, decreased leptin action on PAG LepRb neurons augments the autonomic response to noxious stimuli, ensuring sufficient glucose mobilization during periods of acute demand in the face of diminished energy stores
Pore-Water Extraction Scale-Up Study for the SX Tank Farm
The phenomena related to pore-water extraction from unsaturated sediments have been previously examined with limited laboratory experiments and numerical modeling. However, key scale-up issues have not yet been addressed. Laboratory experiments and numerical modeling were conducted to specifically examine pore-water extraction for sediment conditions relevant to the vadose zone beneath the SX Tank Farm at Hanford Site in southeastern Washington State. Available SX Tank Farm data were evaluated to generate a conceptual model of the subsurface for a targeted pore-water extraction application in areas with elevated moisture and Tc-99 concentration. The hydraulic properties of the types of porous media representative of the SX Tank Farm target application were determined using sediment mixtures prepared in the laboratory based on available borehole sediment particle size data. Numerical modeling was used as an evaluation tool for scale-up of pore-water extraction for targeted field applications
The biomolecular characterization of a finger ring contextually dated to the emergence of the Early Neolithic from Syltholm, Denmark.
We present the analysis of an osseous finger ring from a predominantly early Neolithic context in Denmark. To characterize the artefact and identify the raw material used for its manufacture, we performed micro-computed tomography scanning, zooarchaeology by mass spectrometry (ZooMS) peptide mass fingerprinting, as well as protein sequencing by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). We conclude that the ring was made from long bone or antler due to the presence of osteons (Haversian canals). Subsequent ZooMS analysis of collagen I and II indicated that it was made from Alces alces or Cervus elaphus material. We then used LC-MS/MS analysis to refine our species identification, confirming that the ring was made from Cervus elaphus, and to examine the rest of the proteome. This study demonstrates the potential of ancient proteomics for species identification of prehistoric artefacts made from osseous material
Citrullinated Inhibitor of DNA Binding 1 Is a Novel Autoantigen in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/150530/1/art40886_am.pdfhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/150530/2/art40886.pd
An integrated analysis of Maglemose bone points reframes the Early Mesolithic of Southern Scandinavia
The extensive peat bogs of Southern Scandinavia have yielded rich Mesolithic archaeological assemblages, with one of the most iconic artefacts being the bone point. Although great in number they remain understudied. Here we present a combined investigation of the typology, protein-based species composition, and absolute chronology of Maglemosian bone points. The majority of the bone points are made from cervids and bovines. However, changes both in species composition and barb morphology can be directly linked to a paucity of finds lasting nearly 600 years in Southern Scandinavia around 10,300 cal BP. We hypothesize that this hiatus was climate-driven and forced hunter-gatherers to abandon the lakes. Furthermore, the marked change in bone points coincides with a change in lithic technology. We, therefore, propose that the Maglemose culture in Southern Scandinavia is fundamentally divided into an Early Complex and a Late Complex
The Vehicle, Fall 1993
Table of Contents
7/10ths SynthesisPeter F. Essigpage 5
Aug 1992 (My Small Catechism)Jon Montgomerypage 6
Chaos Is-J. Dylan McNeillpage 7
UntouchedTraci Williamspage 8
The JustificationJohn C. Carminepage 8
LincolnJon Montgomerypage 9
Untitled (Photo)Nicole Niemanpage 10
Park PoemJohn Brillhartpage 11
SmokeJulia Ann Canhampage 12
Warming the BenchAnn Moutraypage 12
Cereal KillerJay Harnackpage 13
The Dutiful SonsTom McGrathpage 14
UntitledCatherine DeGraafpage 17
7-up bottleWalt Howardpage 17
BreedDan Trutterpage 18
An Argument Against LoveTony Martinezpage 19
UntitledT. Scott Laniganpage 19
Glassblowers BallStephanie Franzenpage 20
Portrait of a Young GirlJohn C. Carminepage 20
Untitled (artwork)Dan Trutterpage 21
Death of a FriendLizabeth Kulkapage 22
Submission BluesMartin Paul Brittpage 23
To the Fourteen Year Old SuicideScott Langenpage 23
The Flabby PilgrimTom McGrathpage 24
The Fall of ImmortalityBrian Wheelerpage 25
Merging with AirThom Schnarrepage 26
UntitledCatherine DeGraafpage 27
Tree FishSandra Beauchamppage 28
Country SlumberJ. Dylan McNeillpage 29
Untitled (artwork)Dan Trutterpage 33
Authors\u27 Pagepage 34https://thekeep.eiu.edu/vehicle/1060/thumbnail.jp
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