Nightmares in the Kitchen: Personal Experience Narratives About Cooking and Food

This thesis explores personal experience narratives about making mistakes in the preparation and serving of food. In order to understand when these narratives, referred to in the text as “kitchen nightmares,” are told, to whom, in what form, and why, one-onone and group ethnographic interviews were conducted. In total, 13 interviews were conducted with 25 individuals (men and women) ranging in age from 19 to 70. Six major themes of kitchen nightmare narratives are identified in Chapter One. Chapter Two explores one of these themes, resistance, in the context of the kitchen nightmare stories of heterosexual married women. Chapter Three illustrates how individuals use kitchen nightmare stories to perform aspects of their identity for one another in group interviews, as well as how group members collaborate to tell these stories and negotiate what matters most about them during their telling

Hemp as a Livestock Feedstuff: A Review of Current Literature

Hemp was removed from the list of controlled substances in the 2018 Farm Bill, making regulated hemp production legal in the United States. Kentucky agriculturalists and entrepreneurs are at the cutting edge of the United States hemp production and processing industries. Hemp production generally falls into one of three categories: grain, fiber, or floral (CBD extraction). Each production category also produces byproducts; one such byproduct is meal. In order to make hemp oil and fiber processing viable, markets for the remaining meal must be found. The high fiber, fat, and protein of hemp meal make it a potential feedstuff for animal agriculture and a potential substitute for soybean meal in many livestock diets. Despite the potential feedstuff value of hemp, nutrition is not the only factor in determining the future of hemp meal in livestock feed. Agriculturalists and consumers are socially biased on the topic of hemp production, which may prevent full utilization of the crop. Additionally, hemp products face regulatory challenges before they can be incorporated into livestock feedstuffs legally. The purpose of this literature review is to describe current research on the nutritional viability, producer acceptance, and legality of hemp products and byproducts as livestock feedstuffs

Geriatric Hip Fractures: Early Results of a Multidisciplinary Approach

Hip fractures are common in the elderly population and are a common cause of mortality. Hip fracture prognosis is poor and one-year mortality rates are between 20-30%. Current managements require expedient preoperative evaluation and clearance and recommend surgical intervention within 24-48 hours of presentation. Co-management services of elderly hip fracture have been shown to improve outcomes, reduce complications, and reduce healthcare costs. This study aims to analyze the co-management of elderly patient by orthopedic surgeons and internal medicine at the University of New Mexico Hospital. The aim of this quality improvement project was to decrease time between hip fracture diagnosis and surgical intervention to stay

Calibration of permittivity sensors to measure contaminants in water and in biodiesel fuel

Master of ScienceDepartment of Biological & Agricultural EngineeringNaiqian ZhangFour permittivity probes have been developed and tested to measure contaminants in water and in biodiesel fuel. An impedance meter was also used to measure the same contaminants. The pollutants measured in water were nitrate salts (potassium nitrate, calcium nitrate, and ammonium nitrate) and atrazine. The contaminants measured in biodiesel were water, glycerol, and glyceride. Each sensor measured the gain and phase of a sample with a known concentration of one of these pollutants. The resulting signals were analyzed using stepwise regression, partial least squares regression, artificial neural network, and wavelet transformation followed by stepwise regression to predict the concentration of the contaminant using changes in the gain and phase data measured by the sensor. The same methods were used to predict the molecular weight of the nitrate salts. The reliability of the probes and the regression methods were compared using the coefficient of determination and the root mean square error. The frequencies selected using stepwise regression were studied to determine if any frequencies were more useful than others in detecting the contaminants. The results showed that the probes were able to predict the concentration and the molecular weight of nitrates in water very accurately, with R2-values as high as 1.00 for the training data and 0.999 for the validation data for both concentration predictions and molecular weight predictions. The atrazine measurements were somewhat promising, the training R2-values were as high as 1.00 in some cases, but there were many low validation values, often below 0.400. The results for the biodiesel tests were also good; the highest training R2-value was 1.00 and the highest validation R2-value was 0.966

Spice, culinary tourism, and expressions of whiteness in London, England and Nashville, Tennessee

Using curry in East London in the United Kingdom and hot chicken in Nashville, Tennessee as case studies, this dissertation explores how ideas of spice and heat in “ethnic” foodways become linked to conceptions of authenticity and exoticness within the context of culinary tourism. Drawing on scholarship of folk narrative, culinary tourism, critical whiteness studies, and vernacular rhetoric, among others, I investigate the ways in which the concept of spice is used rhetorically in ongoing conversations about links between “ethnic” foods and cultural appropriation, identity invention, and representation from both local and touristic perspectives. I have concentrated mainly on how specifically white racial identities are expressed through the consumption of spicy food within the context of culinary tourism, in which “ethnic” foods are a primary attraction and are often understood to be non-white. This investigation includes historical context on both curry in east London and hot chicken in Nashville, interviews with locals, culinary tourists, and tourism professionals, participant observation on culinary tours in east London, and analyses of online restaurant reviews in each location. An analysis of these collected materials reveals that consumers in both locations share a frontier orientation towards the act of consuming spicy foods that utilizes aspects of the white racial frame (Feagin 2013), and consumers use the concept of spice to signify that they have had an experience that is sufficiently or insufficiently exotic. In both locations, the concept of spice also opens up opportunities for individuals (both locals and tourists) to push back against master narratives created by tourism agencies and local governments that oversimplify their lived experiences and understandings of history

Biomechanical Properties of Land Based and Shallow Water Wait: A Comparative Review of Literature

Aquatic locomotion exercises are frequently used in rehabilitation and cross-training for land-based athletes. Hydrostatic pressure, thermal conductivity and drag force affect a person\u27s ability to move; therefore, it is important to understand differences of biomechanical gait in water vs land. This review investigated biomechanical differences between shallow water and land-based exercises. PubMed, Google Scholar, SPORTDiscus and Scopus were searched; 33 studies included walking forward (27), backward (6) and running (6). Electromyographic amplitude was similar or less in submaximal intensity during aquatic gait, in comparison to on land. At maximal intensities, however, the amplitude was similar (n=5) or higher (n=4) in water than on land. Kinetic variables (i.e. ground reaction force, lower extremity joint moments) were reduced in water (about 30-35%), while kinematic variables varied between shallow water and land-based exercise. The research highlighted in this review provides a strong foundation for improving rehabilitation and research practices associated with aquatic activities

The effects of pediatric obesity on dynamic joint malalignment during gait

Background: There is a greater prevalence of lower extremity malalignment in obese children during static posture; however, there has been less examination of dynamic joint function in this cohort. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine kinematic differences that exist between obese and non-obese children that would support previously reported static joint malalignment. Methods: Forty children were classified as obese (n=20) or non-obese (n=20). Lower extremity joint kinematics were collected during five walking trials at a self-selected pace. Peak joint displacement and amount of joint motion throughout the gait cycle (calculated as the integrated displacement curve) were analyzed for group differences. Findings: Non-obese children had greater peak knee and hip extension during gait; however, there were no group differences in the integrated sagittal displacement curve. Obese children had greater peak angular displacement and integrals of angular displacement for peak hip adduction, hip internal rotation, and foot abduction (toe-out) than non-obese children. Obese children also had greater peak knee external rotation than non-obese children. Interpretation: Non-obese children showed greater range of motion in the sagittal plane, particularly at the hip and knee. Frontal and transverse plane differences suggest that obese children function in a more genu valgum position than non-obese children. Staticmeasures of genu valgum have been previously associated with pediatric obesity; the findings indicate that there are also dynamic implications of said malalignment in obese children. Genu valgum presents increased risk of osteoarthritis for obese children and should be considered when prescribing weight bearing exercise to this cohort

Affording autism an early brain development re-definition

The national priority to advance early detection and intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has not reduced the late age of ASD diagnosis in the US over several consecutive Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) surveillance cohorts, with traditionally under-served populations accessing diagnosis later still. In this review, we explore a potential perceptual barrier to this enterprise which views ASD in terms that are contradicted by current science, and which may have its origins in the current definition of the condition and in its historical associations. To address this perceptual barrier, we propose a re-definition of ASD in early brain development terms, with a view to revisit the world of opportunities afforded by current science to optimize children\u27s outcomes despite the risks that they are born with. This view is presented here to counter outdated notions that potentially devastating disability is determined the moment a child is born, and that these burdens are inevitable, with opportunities for improvement being constrained to only alleviation of symptoms or limited improvements in adaptive skills. The impetus for this piece is the concern that such views of complex neurodevelopmental conditions, such as ASD, can become self-fulfilling science and policy, in ways that are diametrically opposed to what we currently know, and are learning every day, of how genetic risk becomes, or not, instantiated as lifetime disabilities

Perceived interviewee anxiety and performance in telephone interviews

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to focus on the role of interviewee anxiety as a predictor of perceived hireability (Study 1, n=82) and job suitability (Study 2, n=74). Design/methodology/approach Using an experimental design, participants were randomly allocated to one of two conditions (an audio recording of either a confident or anxious job candidate with identical scripts) and asked to take the role of an interviewer. Findings: The anxious interviewee (played by an actor) was consistently rated as less hireable (in a combined sample based on Studies and 2), less suitable to the job and received less favorable hiring recommendations (as assessed in Study 2) than the confident interviewee (played by the same actor). Research limitations/implications: The study was conducted with students who may have less interview experience than experienced interviewers. Practical implications: The results suggest that anxiety has a negative biasing effect on perceived hireability and job suitability ratings. In other words, the behavioral manipulation of anxiety affects hireability ratings, independent of any subjective assessment of anxiety. Originality/value: The findings provide evidence of an anxiety bias in telephone interview settings. The results highlight the importance of considering anxiety cues when training employment interviewers

The internationalization of National Biomechanics Day

National Biomechanics Day (NBD) was initiated in 2016 as a nation-wide effort to introduce Biomechanics to high school students throughout the United States. After that initial year, many people around the world joined NBD to promote Biomechanics in their own countries. National Biomechanics Day became international. We describe NBD procedures and events in four of these countries with the intent of demonstrating mechanisms that may enable Biomechanists around the world to successfully join the NBD celebration