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Let's Read About Healthy Eating : Newsletter for Pre-kindergarten Curriculum Lesson 8: Start them early with whole grains
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2013)
"Get your kids in the habit of eating and enjoying whole grains when they are young. Choose a variety of grain foods such as whole-wheat bread, whole wheat pasta, whole-grain cereal and crackers with nutrients and fiber ...
Exploring factors associated with free and reduced-price lunch participation in Missouri school districts
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
entities. The analysis of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education data during the last decade revealed a 10.3% in the number of reimbursable lunches served in Missouri, with a lower participation level of eligible students from southern lower...
Growth, performance and quality attributes of steers supplemented with high oleic soybean oil
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
Growing concerns with saturated fatty acids on human health has led to research being done to reduce saturated fatty acid levels in animal tissues. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of high oleic soybean ...
The effects of 6-weeks of resistance training on the gut microbiome in young adults with overweight and obesity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
and obesity (BMI 25-45 kg/m2) were recruited to participate in this randomized controlled trial. Participants were randomized into 1 of 2 groups: RT (n=17) which participated in a 6-week resistance training program (3 days/week), or control (CT) (n=16) which...
The relationship between high school sport participation and subsequent health behaviors of college young adults
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Researchers have gathered irrefutable evidence substantiating that the increase in childhood obesity rates is primarily due to environmental and lifestyle factors such as (a...
Lifestyle treatment in the regression of NASH: insulin resistance, lipid synthesis, and methodological innovation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
(liquid chromatography mass spectrometry) were used to track the synthesis of CERs within hepatic tissues of mice consuming 13C3 15N L-serine dissolved in their water and a high fat (60 percent energy, HFD) or a control (low fat, 20 percentE, CD) diet...
Transaction costs and market thinness in crop byproduct markets
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Studies in crop byproduct literature have looked more at the nutrient impacts, rather than analytical cost implications of crop byproducts in livestock feed rations. Thin market studies stated the lack of product volume ...
Three essays on phosphorus runoff and water quality
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Water pollution caused by nutrients, and the resulting eutrophication, have increased over time. This water pollution is increasingly caused by non-point source pollution, both...
Dry milling characteristics and polyphenolic contents of adapted colored corn varieties and polyphenol extraction by combining deep eutectic solvents and ultrasound
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
breeding program at the University of Missouri and their milling coproducts were ascertained and compared with a commercial purple corn. With mean large grits yield of 22.98 percent (db), colored varieties had a dominant softer endosperm composition...
Prairie stream ecology : temporal and spatial patterns of macroinvertebrates
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
patches to enable recolonization of streams after disturbance. Leptophlebia konza Burian was thought to be restricted to its type locality of Konza Prairie, Kansas; however, a population was discovered at Hi Lonesome Prairie in Missouri during an extensive...
The demography of Atlantic brant (Branta bernicla hrota)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Animal population dynamics are driven by variation in survival and productivity. Long-lived species such as Arctic-nesting geese often are characterized by high adult survival and low but highly variable annual reproductive ...
Dynamic analysis of complex panel count data
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
approach, an extensive simulation study is conducted and suggests that it works well in practical situations. An application to the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) study is provided. In practice, there could exist more than one type of event...
Quantitative analysis of impact of response to intervention on 2019 sixth-grade rural public middle school Missouri assessment program performance by free and reduced-price lunch eligibility
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
This study focused on the impact of response to intervention on 2019 sixth-grade rural public middle school Missouri Assessment Program performance by free and reduced-price lunch eligibility. Response to intervention was used to decrease learning...
Motivation for smoking and smoking cessation : a self-determination theory investigation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Nicotine dependence is conceptualized as a disorder of motivation. Initial drug use is goal-directed, but with the development of dependence it becomes increasingly routinized...
Whey protein-based particles in Pickering foams and clean label frozen desserts
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 12/1/2024] Traditional emulsifiers and stabilizers are used in ice creams and frozen desserts to create a microstructure which improves the texture and stability during storage. These ingredients typically ...
Agrarian frontiers ; volume 1, number 1 (2014 August)
(2013)
This issue of Agrarian Frontiers explores issues related to water quality, forest degradation, food security, environmental stresses, and political ecology.
Simulating prehistoric population dynamics and adaptive behavioral responses to the environment in Long House Valley and Black Mesa, Arizona
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
This project contributes to our understanding of human adaptability to environmental stress and climate change in Long House Valley and Black Mesa, Arizona from AD 800-1350. This was accomplished through the development ...
Plant community response during establishment of woodland silvopasture in the Missouri Ozarks
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Disturbance-mediated oak (Quercus spp.) woodlands were formerly a prevalent community type in Missouri, and their restoration is a key objective of land management agencies and conservation organizations. Over one-third of wooded land in Missouri (2...
Genetic and microbiota-mediated phenotype variability in the min mouse model of human colorectal cancer
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
, and reduced adenoma multiplicity and overall burden. Finally, we asked whether the background genetics of related inbred mouse substrains C57BL/6J (B6/J) and C57BL/6NHsd (B6/N) have differential modifier effects with respect to the Min phenotype. Using F1 mice...
Development of concentration and detection methods for the detection of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing bacterial pathogens in foods
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Currently used conventional methods for detection of bacteria in foods are time consuming and labor intensive. Therefore, there is an increasing demand for a robust, rapid, and cost-effective method for the detection of ...