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6. The Effects of Acute Beetroot Juice Intake on Glycemic and Blood Pressure Responses When Controlling for Medication in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes: A Pilot Study.

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Tyler, Andrew P., Linder, Braxton A., Ricart, Karina, Behrens Jr., Christian E., Ovalle, Fernando, Patel, Rakesh P., and Fisher, Gordon

Abstract

Physical inactivity and poor dietary choices contribute to the rise in cardiometabolic diseases in the United States. It remains critical to identify strategies that may mitigate the negative impact of these behaviors. Several studies have shown that the consumption of dietary inorganic nitrate may improve vascular health and glucose regulation in animal models and some human studies. However, the improvements in glucose regulation have yet to be corroborated in humans with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess the acute effects of beetroot juice (BRJ) on glycemic and hemodynamic responses in individuals with T2D while controlling for medication. Seven participants with a clinical diagnosis of T2D were recruited into this study and were temporarily removed from blood pressure- and glucose-lowering medications. Hemodynamic measurements (pulsewave velocity) and an oral glucose tolerance test (glycemic response) were measured following consumption of either BRJ or a denitrolized placebo. Saliva and blood samples were collected at baseline and two and four hours post supplementation to measure changes in nitrate and nitrite concentrations. We detected significant improvements in total plasma glucose exposure (p = 0.022) and the SVR change score (p = 0.009) in the BRJ condition. This study demonstrated that BRJ consumption can improve oral glucose tolerance in individuals with T2D while controlling for medication; however, future larger-cohort randomized controlled trials are needed to confirm if BRJ is a viable treatment for glucose control in individuals with T2D. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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10. Evaluation of the Effectiveness of ROTC Army Cadet Exercise Training for the Army Combat Fitness Test.

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CANNON, SIMONE A., MINTZ, JAKE A., ROBERTS, BRANDON M., RUSHING, KELSEY A., JENKINS, GREGOR W., FISHER, GORDON, PLAISANCE, ERIC P., and MORRIS, CODY E.

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PHYSICAL fitness, MILITARY physical training & conditioning, PERFORMANCE evaluation, BODY mass index
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The Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) is used to evaluate the fitness level of potential Cadets for military readiness. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the exercise training program implemented by an Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program to gauge the performance metrics of the ACFT. METHODS: Twenty-six student Cadets of the ROTC at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) program participated in the study. Over an 8-month period, the ROTC Cadets trained on campus three days per week. Training was performed in a circuit training format and each participant cycled through each of the four training stations (Strength, Conditioning, Core, and Endurance) for 15 minutes each session (for a total training time of 60 minutes). Each Cadet had body mass and body composition assessed as well as each component of the ACFT [maximum dead lift (MDL), standing power throw (SPT), hand release push-up (HRP), sprint-drag-carry (SDC), leg tuck/plank (LTK/PLK), and 2-mile run (2MR)]. Each variable was evaluated at three time points (pre-, mid-, and post-training program). RESULTS: There was a significant difference in the 2MR score between time points [F(2,50) = 4.530, p = .016, n²= 0.153] with a significant difference between time point at pre- and post-training (p = .02). No other variables displayed a significant change: body mass (p = .741), body fat percentage (p = .238), MDL (p = .061), SPT (p = .308), HRP (p = .126), SDC (p = 0.132), LTK/PLK (p = 0.583). CONCLUSION: The results of this study suggest that the short-term training program used improves 2MR, but not other components of the ACFT over the course of an academic year. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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27. Sharing the Fire: Place-Based Learning with Columbia Plateau Legends

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Scheuerman, Richard, Gritter, Kristine, Schuster, Carrie Jim, and Fisher, Gordon

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Place-based literacy learning is hardly an innovation in education and need not revolve around Native American legends. The objective of place-based literacy learning is to use local literacy artifacts to facilitate critical thinking about cultural, political-economic, and environmental connections to promote community sustainability by relating local narratives to the wider world. Drawing on their collaborative experience teaching students about Native American legends in the Pacific Northwest, the authors describe how place-based learning can benefit students anywhere. The authors share a story of how and why Columbia Plateau creation legends found their way into local language arts curricula. The authors have found that collecting and examining stories of place encourages collaboration and socialization while learning. They have discovered that indigenous literature combined with the presence of tribal elders in language arts classrooms allows adolescents to move past stereotypes of others to form deep insights into cultures.

Published
2010

33. Income (In-) Adequacy? The Official Poverty Line, Possible Changes, and Some Historical Lessons.

Author

Fisher, Gordon

Abstract

Examines the current official poverty thresholds (including Orshansky's thresholds) and the possibility that a new poverty measure may be adopted soon, discussing the thresholds from a historical perspective. Lessons drawn from the history of poverty thresholds and of early unofficial poverty lines in the United States are included. Recent developments and prospects for change are noted. (SM)

Published
1999

44. Problems

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Klamkin, M. S., Propp, James, Nicely, Thomas R., Wildenberg, Gerald, Lewan, Douglas, Noland, Hugh, Sholander, Marlow, Heuer, Karl, Heuer, G. A., McCravy, Edwin P., Fisher, Gordon, Gardner, C. S., Liu, A., Beigel, Richard, Waits, Bert, Turner, Barbara, Underwood, Douglas, and Kappus, Hans

Published
1980
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45. Problems

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Fogarty, Kenneth, Elsner, Thomas E., Pinker, Aron, Biggs, John, Hammer, F. David, Jantzen, Chris, Ecker, Michael W., Moore, Thomas E., Bluger, Walter, Sedinger, Harry, Murty, V. N., Wiener, Joseph, Close, Robert A., Chance, J. E., and Fisher, Gordon

Published
1981
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48. Problems

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goel, Sudhir Kumer, Klamkin, M. S., Kimberling, Clark, Shafer, Robert E., Ailawada, Suresh, Oltikar, B. C., Spiegel, Murray R., Kalman, Dan, Soderkvist, Jan, Fogarty, Kenneth, Sedinger, Harry, Trigg, Charles W., Bluger, Walter, Fisher, Gordon, Luthar, R. S., Fuller, Donald C., Heller, Robert, Prielipp, Bob, Vowe, Michael, Parris, Richard, Wiens, Doug, and Bulman-Fleming, Sydney

Published
1985
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