Implementing a Personal Wellness Program for Law Enforcement

Law enforcement is trained to handle any and every situation they may encounter when patrolling the streets. From civil cases, domestic, de-escalation, going hands-on with subjects, to having individuals at gunpoint. Law enforcement is in an occupation that can go from 0-100mph in a matter of seconds. With all the training that can make the outcomes more desirable, one aspect has been on the afterburner that is almost as important as other training. With the staggering statistic regarding law enforcement officers committing suicide, it would make sense that law enforcement should be given more training on coping abilities and even understanding what causes stress. Understanding that suicide does not come into one’s mind out of the blue. It is through chronic stress when dealing with high stressful calls. They also have poor coping abilities that can lead to more problems in their personal lives by financial, relationships, and even drug/alcohol usage. Law enforcement are seen to be individuals with strong-willed personalities who show no fear. This paper will cover some stress causations, posttraumatic stress disorder, suicide history in law enforcement, even coping abilities that law enforcement can use to reduce the stress, and the results of implementing a personal wellness program in an agency

Using Weak Separability and Generalized Composite Commodity Theorem in Modeling Ground Beef Demand

Replaced with revised version of paper 06/15/11.Aggregation, Generalized Composite Commodity Theorem, beef demand, weak separability, Demand and Price Analysis, Q13, Q18, R32,

An Evaluation of High Protein Oat Forage for Dairy Cattle

As world population climbs toward the 6 billion mark predicted for the turn of the century, it becomes of grave importance that we meet the challenge of human food production. In developed nations, urban sprawl is devouring land once used for agricultural purposes, while in underdeveloped nations, malnutrition is commonplace. The technology of the 21st century will need to develop new methods and means whereby grains can be increasingly used to provide the nutritional needs of humans. Therefore, animal scientists must work toward even more efficient utilization of roughages by ruminant animals. Efficient conversion of roughages to high quality human food is an ability unique to ruminants, and of the domesticated ruminants, the most efficient is the dairy cow. Sixty-four percent of the feed consumed by dairy cattle is forage (40), the remaining portion consists of feed products not fit for human consumption. Dairy cattle convert 25% of the protein and 17% of the energy consumed as feed nutrients to edible products (15). The challenge is twofold: 1) to increase the production of high quality forage, and 2) to improve utilization of that forage through more efficient use of ruminants. Amino acid composition is the prime determinant of protein content and nutritive value in cereal grains. The most limiting essential amino acid of cereal grains is lysine, followed by methionine and threonine. Of the cereal grains, oat grain contains these three essential amino acids in the greatest concentration with threonine and methionine second only to lysine. This means oat grain is nutritionally superior to other cereal grains. In the early 1970\u27s, plant breeders adopted a systematic approach to breeding oats for increased protein content, which resulted in the release of 2 high groat protein cultivars (53). Both varieties were found to contain 5% more protein than the 289 Common cultivars of the World Oat Collection (53). In South Dakota, Spear, a high groat protein spring oat variety, as developed in 1974 from a Neal x Clintland 64 cross. When young pigs were fed a diet containing 40% Spear oats, weight gains were equal to those of an equivalent ration of corn and soybean oil meal (48), indicating a substantial reduction of protein supplement is possible when Spear oats are fed to pigs. However, forage production of high protein Spear oats, and utilization of the oat silage by ruminants has not been investigated. The major objective of this study was to determine the feeding value of high protein Spear low moisture oat silage for growing and lactating dairy cattl

Impacts from Government Regulations on the Canadian-U.S. Basis for Fed Cattle

Replaced with revised version of paper 09/01/09.Canada, Fed Cattle, Government Policy, International Trade, Prices, U.S., Livestock Production/Industries, Marketing, Q13, Q17, Q18,

VALUE OF BEEF STEAK BRANDING: HEDONIC ANALYSIS OF RETAIL SCANNER DATA

Replaced with revised version of paper 07/18/10.beef steak, brand premium, hedonic modeling, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, Livestock Production/Industries, Marketing,

Trade-Related Policy and Canadian-U.S. Fed Cattle Transactions Basis

Price differences among fed cattle prices in Canada and the United States (referred to here as fed cattle basis) are important for Canadian cattle feeders, but changing government regulations in Canada and the United States have made basis more variable. This article uses transaction data from Canadian feedlots to quantify fed cattle price differentials in light of new policy initiatives. Using transaction prices, we find that differing slaughter regulations, labeling laws, and policies affecting access to U.S. markets for Canadian cattle affect fed cattle basis.basis, Canada, cattle prices, government policy, international trade, market access, transaction prices, International Relations/Trade, Livestock Production/Industries,

An in vivo biosensor for neurotransmitter release and in situ receptor activity.

Tools from molecular biology, combined with in vivo optical imaging techniques, provide new mechanisms for noninvasively observing brain processes. Current approaches primarily probe cell-based variables, such as cytosolic calcium or membrane potential, but not cell-to-cell signaling. We devised cell-based neurotransmitter fluorescent engineered reporters (CNiFERs) to address this challenge and monitor in situ neurotransmitter receptor activation. CNiFERs are cultured cells that are engineered to express a chosen metabotropic receptor, use the G(q) protein-coupled receptor cascade to transform receptor activity into a rise in cytosolic [Ca(2+)] and report [Ca(2+)] with a genetically encoded fluorescent Ca(2+) sensor. The initial realization of CNiFERs detected acetylcholine release via activation of M1 muscarinic receptors. We used chronic implantation of M1-CNiFERs in frontal cortex of the adult rat to elucidate the muscarinic action of the atypical neuroleptics clozapine and olanzapine. We found that these drugs potently inhibited in situ muscarinic receptor activity

Social Media Exploitation by Covert Networks: A Case Study of ISIS

Social media has quickly become a dominant mode of professional and personal communication. Unfortunately, groups who intend to perform illegal and/or harmful activities (such as gangs, criminal groups, and terrorist groups) also use it. These covert networks use social media to foster membership, communicate among followers and non-followers, and obtain ideological and financial support. This exploitation of social media has serious political, cultural, and societal repercussions that go beyond stolen identities, hacked systems, or loss of productivity. There are literal life-and-death consequences of the actions of the groups behind these covert networks. However, through tracking and analyzing social media content, government agencies (in particular those in the intelligence community) can mitigate this threat by uncovering these covert networks, their communication, and their plans. This paper introduces common social media analysis techniques and the current approaches of analyzing covert networks. A case study of the Syrian conflict, with particular attention on ISIS, highlights this exploitation and the process of using social media analysis for intelligence gathering. The results of the case study show that covert networks are resilient and continually adapt their social media use and presence to stay ahead of the intelligence community

What Is Program Level Assessment and Why Does It Matter to Me?

Oftentimes, faculty know the Office of Institutional Effectiveness facilitates program assessment for SACSCOC, but they may not know exactly what program assessment entails, why it is important, or how faculty can assist. The purpose of this session is to provide helpful information for faculty about program-level assessment and its meaning to faculty and the University at a practical level