Many universities and colleges have started to channel resources toward understanding and supporting small-scale food systems development in low-income communities.These efforts are often embedded into institutional sustainability initiatives that incorporate new curricula, research agendas, and community engagement.Students, staff, and faculty inc
Abstract Background Volunteering participants in disease studies tend to be healthier than the general population partially due to specific enrollment criteria.Using modeling to accurately predict outcomes of cohort studies enrolling volunteers requires adjusting for the bias introduced in this way.Here we propose a new method to account for the ef
Background & Aims: The protection provided by rotavirus (RV) vaccines is highly heterogeneous among individuals.We hypothesized that microbiota composition might influence RV vaccine efficacy.Methods: First, we examined the potential of segmented filamentous bacteria (SFB) colonization to influence RV vaccine efficacy in mice.Next, we probed th
Abstract Background The optimal endovascular treatment (EVT) for chronic total occlusion (CTO) lesions in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) has remained unestablished.We encountered a patient with PAD in whom CTO was successfully treated using a novel technique that involved intravascular Self Defense ultrasound (IVUS) and angled guidin
Background and aim: Emotional Abuse is when someone Pitcher uses their emotions to control another person by criticizing, embarrassing, shaming, blaming, or manipulating another person.An emotional quotient is the ability to manage own emotions positively, overcome challenges, and defuse conflict.Adjustment is the process of adapting or becoming us