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Energy need, nutrient intake, fitness, body composition, and health risk factors in women with childhood and adult-onset obesity before and after a 9-month nutrition education and walking program

Creator:: Moore, Jane M.
Abstract:: The effect of a 9—month nutrition education and walking program on energy need, body composition, nutrient intake, nutritional status, aerobic fitness, and health risk factors was determined in 7 women with childhood—onset obesity (CO) and 8 women with adult—onset obesity (AO). Data were collected before and after the 9—month program...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: activity increased from pre to post (p<.01). The increase in activity more than compensated for the

An analysis of risk management strategies for southern Alberta feedlots

Creator:: Freeze, Brian S.
Abstract:: Feedlot finishing of beef cattle in Southern Alberta involves income risk due to the variability of prices of feeders, feed and finished cattle. Several strategies are available to reduce this risk, including hedging of cattle on feed, participation in a Federal- Provincial government and producer established income stabilization program for...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Analysis of Risk Management Strategies for Southern Alberta Feedlots Abstract Approved: ,u

Nutrition screening for Chinese elderly

Creator:: Juan, WenYen D.
Abstract:: Nutrition and health-related risk factors could be identified through the implementation of the nutrition preventive strategies, such as nutrition screening, for the Chinese elderly population who are at high risk of malnutrition. Efficacious culturally sensitive nutrition assessment tools and nutrition screening tools hold the most essential value to assess the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Anne Rossignol, and Dr. Sam Stem for their commitment and long hours spent in assisting me with the

Comparative Aquatic Toxicology of Pesticides and Plastics Using the Model Estuarine Fish, Inland Silverside

Creator:: Hutton, Sara J.
Abstract:: Based on current trends both pesticide and plastic production are expected to continue to rise in the coming decade. A growing global population coupled with the effects of climate change are the main drivers of increased pesticide use. Throughout this dissertation pesticides refer to herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides. Plastic production...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: advisor, Dr. Susanne Brander, for her support and trust in me over the last 3.5 years. I am very

An assessment of plant community structure, herbivory, soils, and state-and-transition theory on a winterfat (Krascheninnikovia lanata [Pursh] A.D.J. Meeuse & Smit) ecological site

Creator:: Matney, Casey A.
Abstract:: State-and-transition models (STMs) have been successfully used to describe ecological dynamics in woodlands, shrublands, grasslands, and several other ecosystems. Changes in vegetation and soil are measured to gauge and predict plant community dynamics within ecological states and transitions between alternative ecological states. Ecological states and their boundaries are defined by...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and foremost I wish to thank my major professor Dr. Tamzen Stringham for her support and expertise

An environmental history of Euphoria Ridge, Oregon : a case study for ethnobotany in traditional resource management

Creator:: Fluharty, Suzanne M.
Abstract:: This dissertation looks at one landscape component of the Coquille Indian Tribe's ancestral lands in order to understand the place meaning created and assigned to Euphoria Ridge, Oregon. I focus on three cultural overlays across time that together with the unique biophysical components, generate an importance for the locale to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: a more practical and specific connection: (1) the Tribe’s management plan called for the

Uncertainty, risk and forest management on the Tillamook State Forest : a case study

Creator:: Stander, Hendrik C.
Abstract:: Forest management is typically associated with a high degree of uncertainty, since it relies on predictions of natural growth processes over long periods of time. A number of methods exist for mitigating the risk associated with this uncertainty, but few have the ability to explicitly minimize risk. This study will...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: as not being able to meet policy or management targets for yield, endangered habitat and

Vegetation and animal responses to grazing crested wheatgrass at three intensities and two seasons in southern Idaho

Creator:: Sharp, Lee Ajax
Abstract:: Land useable for livestock grazing in the western United States is diminishing because of spreading municipalities, irrigation developments, highway construction, recreational demands and withdrawals. Concurrently, the demand for livestock and livestock products is increasing because of a rapidly growing population. As a result, production from the grazing land that remains...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: wheatgrass stands could be improved by deferment of grazing for a growing season or two. All intensities

Management strategies and time use in food preparation in two-parent, two-child Utah families

Creator:: Steggell, Carmen Dobson
Abstract:: The management of the home has been a central component of Home Economics since the early 1900s. It is, however, an enigmatic behavior that has not yielded easily to research. Recognizing that meal provision and food consumption by families incorporate management processes and occur on a regular and frequent basis,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Management Strategies and Time Use in Two-Parent, Two-Child Utah Families Redacted for Privacy Abstract

Architectural and social comparisons of English manor houses, 1260-1735

Creator:: Hagerty, Dorothy Dean
Abstract:: This comparison study involved the exploration of architecture and social life of the thirteenth century Medieval, sixteenth century Tudor and eighteenth century Georgian periods. Within the architectural and social categories, the specific objective was to examine the changes in the five hundred year period. Three specific houses were chosen as...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Comparisons of English Manor Houses 1260 1735 Redacted for privacy Abstract approved: Dr. Jeanette Brandt

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Energy need, nutrient intake, fitness, body composition, and health risk factors in women with childhood and adult-onset obesity before and after a 9-month nutrition education and walking program

An analysis of risk management strategies for southern Alberta feedlots

Nutrition screening for Chinese elderly

Comparative Aquatic Toxicology of Pesticides and Plastics Using the Model Estuarine Fish, Inland Silverside

An assessment of plant community structure, herbivory, soils, and state-and-transition theory on a winterfat (Krascheninnikovia lanata [Pursh] A.D.J. Meeuse & Smit) ecological site

An environmental history of Euphoria Ridge, Oregon : a case study for ethnobotany in traditional resource management

Uncertainty, risk and forest management on the Tillamook State Forest : a case study

Vegetation and animal responses to grazing crested wheatgrass at three intensities and two seasons in southern Idaho

Management strategies and time use in food preparation in two-parent, two-child Utah families

Architectural and social comparisons of English manor houses, 1260-1735

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