Protein-related Knowledge, Perceptions, Sources of Information, and Behaviors Among College-Age Males

The objective of this study was to describe thoughts, knowledge, and dietary practices with regard to protein, and how these factors related to current recommendations among college-age males. A convenience sample of non-athlete college-age males (n=47), ages 18-24 years, completed 7 day dietary records (analyzed using NDSR), accelerometer assessments, anthropometric assessments (height, weight, waist circumference, and Bod Pod), and a brief semi-structured interview on protein knowledge and behaviors. Participants were grouped according to protein intake with 15% consuming less than 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day (g/kg/d), 70% consuming 0.8-1.99 g/kg/d, and 15% consuming ≥2 g/kg/d. Overall, 98% fell within the acceptable macronutrient distribution range of protein. Food sources of protein included chicken and a variety of other meats. Participants were involved in an average of 122.57 ± 116.31 minutes of physical activity per week. Primary sources of information about protein included the internet, specifically body building websites, and, word of mouth. Twenty-five percent of the sample thought they needed “at least one gram of protein per pound” of body weight. The other 75% of the population did not mention a specific amount of protein they thought they should be consuming. Based on data from this research study, non-athlete college-age males were largely misinformed on protein needs and received their information from unreliable sources including word of mouth and the internet. Contradictions were found between two primary recommendations for protein intake (acceptable macronutrient distribution range versus the Recommended Dietary Allowance). For some of the participants, whether they were found to be consuming appropriate amounts of protein differed by which recommendation system was used in analysis. These conflicting recommendations could result in confusion between professionals and individuals in interpreting protein needs and adequacy

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Theoretical Model of Nurse Outcomes: Associations among Nurse Characteristics, Psychological Empowerment, Generation, Quality of Work life, and RN Job Satisfaction

Background: Currently, nurse researchers have yet to clearly understand all of the factors related to registered nurse job satisfaction. Ruggiero (2005) posits that 62-67% of the variance in RN job satisfaction remains unexplained in nursing literature. Nurse characteristics, generation, psychological empowerment, and quality of work life have been found to impact RN job satisfaction. The literature lacks a comprehensive conceptual framework, which theoretically links each of these influential factors to RN job satisfaction.;Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relative influence of nurses\u27 characteristics, psychological empowerment, generation, and quality of work life on RN job satisfaction. Another purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among the concepts in the Theoretical Model of Nurse Outcomes. The Theoretical Model of Nurse Outcomes was developed to guide this dissertation using the inductive and deductive theory synthesis process described by Walker and Avant (2005). The specific research questions were:;1) What relationships exist among the concepts of nurse characteristics, psychological empowerment, generation, quality of work life, and RN job satisfaction and 2) Are nurse characteristics, psychological empowerment, generation, and quality of work life predictors of RN job satisfaction?;Methods: This predictive, non-experimental study was conducted using anonymous web-based survey. The statistical package for Social Sciences (SPSS)/Predictive Analytics Software (PASW) Package 18 was used for the analysis in this study. Correlations, Chi-square test for independence, t-test, ANOVA, and General linear modeling (GLM) procedures were used in this study.;Findings: The sample included 223 RNs currently practicing in the United States. The average age of the nurses in this sample was 37 years and the average total years of experience as a RN was 9 years. The majority of the nurses in the sample were female (91%), Caucasian (89.2%), married (56%), lived in the south (58%), worked full time (56%), and had a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree (51.1%). Quality of work life and age were related to RN job satisfaction. Psychological empowerment, a predictor of RN job satisfaction, was related to nurses\u27 age, experience, quality of work life, and RN job satisfaction. Quality of work life, psychological empowerment, years in current position, and generation were significant predictors of RN job satisfaction explaining 63.7% of the variance in RN job satisfaction.;Discussion: The findings of this study support the proposed relationships among the concepts in the Theoretical Model of Nurse Outcomes, offering a framework for future research including interventional studies about enhancing RN job satisfaction. In a profession in which nurses\u27 job performance is directly influenced by their perceptions, understanding the factors that predict perceived job satisfaction is necessary to create environments that support nurses

A ROTTERDAM APPLICATION TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN FRESH APPLES: A DIFFERENTIAL APPROACH

A Rotterdam import allocation model is used to fit import data for fresh apples in four importing markets important to U.S. apple exporters. Nested tests rejected homotheticity but could not reject homogeneity, symmetry, or separability among import suppliers. A Monte Carlo test rejected first-order autocorrelation in each market. Expenditure and price elasticities are calculated and reported.International Relations/Trade,

Under God: Political Views and Experiences Among Young Adults Attending an Evangelical College

While polarization has increased the saliency of political values, political meaning-making has been scarcely addressed in higher education literature and training. Additionally, even though the political orientation of evangelicals has been back in the spotlight since the 2016 presidential campaign, little research has been done to explore the interplay of faith commitments and political values among students at an evangelical college. This study examined religiosity, ideology, political attitudes, the salience of political identity, and experience with political differences among students at an evangelical Christian liberal arts institution (n = 223). Descriptive data confirmed the salience of religious belief and practice among the surveyed students and revealed that they endorsed the views that cross partisan boundaries, suggesting that they were more complicated politically than their ideology, party affiliation, or voting decisions would convey. While political identity was not an important part of personhood for most students, ideology predicted conflict, open-mindedness, and self-censorship

Outcomes of ovulation induction-intrauterine insemination in lean, overweight, and obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Objective: To compare pregnancy rates between lean, overweight, and obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) undergoing ovulation induction-intrauterine insemination (OI-IUI). Design: Retrospective cohort study Setting: Academic training program Patient(s): All women with PCOS undergoing OI-IUI from January 2000 to November 2013. Interventions: Ovulation induction-intrauterine insemination with oral (oral OI-IUI) or combined oral and injectable (combined OI-IUI) agents. Main Outcome Measures: Clinical pregnancy rates (CPR) per IUI were compared in 198 women undergoing oral OI-IUI and combined OI-IUI. Multivariate logistic regression was used to calculate the odds of clinical pregnancy while adjusting for potential confounders. Results were expressed as adjusted odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI), using lean women as the referent population. Results: In lean PCOS patients undergoing combined OI-IUI, the unadjusted CPR was 52%; CPR was comparatively lower in overweight (22%), obese (27%) and morbidly obese (21%) women for all cycles. Adjusting for age and duration of infertility, the odds of clinical pregnancy after combined OI-IUI was significantly diminished in overweight (OR=0.27 CI=0.12-0.63), obese (OR=0.41, CI=0.20-0.83) and morbidly obese women (OR=0.33 CI=0.14-0.78) as compared to the lean PCOS referent. A similar but non-significant trend was identified in women undergoing oral OI-IUI. Conclusion: Lean women with PCOS have a higher CPR after combined OI-IUI as compared to their overweight, obese, and morbidly obese counterparts. Patients with a lean PCOS phenotype may preferentially benefit from this treatment approach

Operando Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Studies of a Trickle-bed Reactor Using D-T2 Correlations

Catalytic conversions in fine-chemical and pharmaceutical production are increasingly performed in trickle-bed rectors. Optimisation of these processes is usually based on end of pipe measurement made at specific residence times. This process is both time-consuming and the data sometimes challenging to interpret. In the present work, operando nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques both at the scale of the whole bed (global) and spatially resolved within the bed (local) are used to gain new insights into the catalytic conversion process under reaction conditions. Spatially resolved spectroscopic and diffusion-T2-relaxation (D-T2) methods interrogate local differences in chemical conversion and selectivity, and mass transport (molecular self-diffusion) respectively, thereby providing valuable information for process simulation models. This capability is demonstrated using the continuous flow three phase (gas-liquid-solid) hydrogenation of benzonitrile over a fixed bed of 0.5 wt% Pd/Al2O3 catalyst pellets yielding toluene and benzylamine. Global 1H spectroscopic and D-T2 were used to monitor chemical conversion and the approach to steady state; these were subsequently followed by spatially resolved 1H spectra and spatially resolved D-T2 correlations to examine the local differences in axial conversion and selectivity of the catalyst bed packing. At steady-state a global conversion of 63% was achieved with 65% and 25% selectivity to benzylamine and toluene respectively. Heterogeneities in the local (axial) conversion and selectivity differed by 31% along the total catalyst bed length. These techniques should be applicable to many three-phase heterogeneous catalytic systems provided that the T2 relaxation time of the reactants and products is not prohibitively small