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An Integrated Study of the Emissions of Ammonia, Odor and Odorants, and Pathogens and Related Contaminants from Potential Environmentally Superior Technologies for Swine Facilities Program OPEN (Odor, Pathogens, and Emissions of Nitrogen)

  • Kim D.-S.;Aneja V.P.;Arya S.P.;Robarge W.;Westerman P.;Williams M.;Dickey D.;Arkinson H.;Semunegus H.;Blunden J.;Sobsey M.;Todd L.;Ko G.
    • Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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    • 2004.05a
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    • pp.65-69
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    • 2004
  • The need for developing sustainable solutions for managing the animal waste is vital for the future of the animal industry in North Carolina. As part of that process, the North Carolina Attorney General has concluded that the public interest will be served by the development and implementation of environmentally superior swine waste management technologies appropriate to each category of hog farms. To facilitate in the development, testing, and evaluation of potential technologies it is necessary that all aspects of environmental issues (air, water, soil, odor and odorants, and disease-transmitting vectors and airborne pathogens) be addressed as Part of a comprehensive strategy, Program OPEN (Odor, Pathogens, and Emissions of Nitrogen) Is comprehensively addressing these issues.

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Physical Activity and Quality of Life

  • Gill, Diane L.;Hammond, Cara C.;Reifsteck, Erin J.;Jehu, Christine M.;Williams, Rennae A.;Adams, Melanie M.;Lange, Elizabeth H.;Becofsky, Katie;Rodriguez, Enid;Shang, Ya-Ting
    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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    • v.46 no.sup1
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    • pp.28-34
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    • 2013
  • Physical activity (PA) professionals and participants recognize enhanced quality of life (QoL) as a benefit of and motivator for PA. However, QoL measures are often problematic and rarely consider the participants' perspective. This paper focuses on recent findings from a larger project on the role of QoL in PA and health promotion. More specifically, we focus on the views of participants and potential participants to better understand the relationship of PA and QoL. In earlier stages of the project we began with a conceptual model of QoL and developed a survey. We now focus on participants' views and ask two questions: 1) what is QoL? and 2) how does PA relate to QoL? We first asked those questions of a large sample of university students and community participants as open-ended survey items, and then asked focus groups of community participants. Overall, participants' responses reflected the multidimensional, integrative QoL model, but the responses and patterns provided information that may not be picked up with typical survey measures. Findings suggest that PA contributes to multiple aspects of QoL, that social and emotional benefits are primary motivators and outcomes for participants, and that the meaning of QoL and PA benefits is subjective and contextualized, varying across individuals and settings. Programs that directly target and highlight the multiple dimensions and integrative QoL, while considering the individual participants and contexts, may enhance both PA motivation and participants' health and QoL.

Desmidiaceae in North Carolina, U.S.A. (1) (미국 North Carolina주의 녹조류 Desmidiaceae에 대하여 (1))

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    • Journal of Plant Biology
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.157-162
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    • 1977
  • 미국 North Carolina주의 담수산 녹조식물 Desmid의 flora를 구명코져 1962년부터 1969년 사이에 200여 개소에서 수집한 표본을 정리한 결과, 329종의 Desmidiaceae식물을 동정하였다. 본논문에서는 그 중 21종 13변종 8아종의 North Carolina주 말기록종을 기재하였다.

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Surveying the Impact of Work Hours and Schedules on Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Sleep

  • Hege, Adam;Perko, Michael;Johnson, Amber;Yu, Chong Ho;Sonmez, Sevil;Apostolopoulos, Yorghos
    • Safety and Health at Work
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.104-113
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    • 2015
  • Background: Given the long hours on the road involving multiple and interacting work stressors (i.e., delivery pressures, irregular shifts, ergonomic hazards), commercial drivers face a plethora of health and safety risks. Researchers goal was to determine whether and to what extent long-haul trucker work schedules influence sleep duration and quality. Methods: Survey and biometric data collected from male long-haul truck drivers at a major truckstop in central North Carolina over a six month period. Results: Daily hours worked (mean = 11 hours, 55 minutes) and frequency of working over government-mandated daily HOS regulations (23.8% "frequently or always") were statistically significant predictors of sleep duration. Miles driven per week (mean = 2,812.61), irregular daily hours worked (63.8%), and frequency of working over the daily hour limit (23.8% "frequently or always") were statistically significant predictors of sleep quality. Conclusion: Implications of findings suggest a comprehensive review of the regulations and operational conditions for commercial motor vehicle drivers be undertaken.

The Effect of Cellulase on the Pore Structure of Cellulose Fibers

  • Park, Sun-Kyu;Venditti Richard A.;Abrecht David G.;Jameel Hasan;Pawlak Joel J.;Lee, Jung-Myoung
    • Proceedings of the Korea Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry Conference
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    • 2006.06a
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    • pp.43-49
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    • 2006
  • The surface and pore structure of cellulose fibers have a significant impact on the properties and performance in applications. Cellulase enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose fibers can result in changes to the surface and pore structure thus providing a useful tool for fiber modification. This research characterizes these changes using various test methods such as fiber dimension, water retention value, hard-to-remove water content, freezing and non-freezing bound water content, polymer adsorption, and crystallinity index. For a high-dosage enzyme treatment (0.10 g/g), the fiber length was significantly decreased and the fibers were 'cut' in the cross direction, not in the axial direction. The swelling capacities as measured by the WRV and HR water content increased for the high-dosage treatment. Three independent measurements (non-freezing bound water, polymer adsorption, and crystallinity index) are in good agreement with the statement that the amorphous regions of cellulose fibers are a more readily available substrate relative to crystalline regions. Based on the experimental results obtained herein, a model was proposed to explain surface and pore structure modification of cellulose fibers via enzymatic treatment.

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