Central Michigan University Research Articles

Impact of Previous Dietary and Exercise Education on Knowledge of Obesity and its Comorbidities: Case Study on a College Campus

Greater than 40% of the adult U.S. population is estimated to be clinically obese based on body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m2. Obesity is associated with several debilitating comorbidities that impact both physical and mental health including cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer, and depression. A college community is not immune to obesity, but with a typically younger and more active population the prevalence of obesity is generally lower on campus than the neighboring area. We hypothesized that a formal education of diet and exercise would be strongly associated with reduced obesity, and moreover an increased knowledge of obesity-linked comorbidities. College students were surveyed on their educational background, obesity and associated comorbidity knowledge, as well as anthropometric information including height and weight. Correlations were analyzed to determine links between education, obesity knowledge, and BMI. We received completed surveys from 158 students with an average age of 20.5 ± 3.0 years and BMI of 24.5 ± 5.1 kg/m2. Students with formalized education in diet and exercise were more informed about current nutritional and physical activity guidelines than those students who had not received similar education. Despite this disparity, both groups of students were similarly knowledgeable about obesity and its comorbidities. Additionally, there was no difference in the self-reported BMIs between these two groups of students. Based on our survey, the prevalence of obesity was 10.8%, much lower than the national average. We conclude that a formal education in diet and exercise did not lead to differences in weight status or obesity knowledge amongst students on this college campus. This suggests that on-campus health promotion initiatives regarding obesity would be equally beneficial to all students regardless of educational background. Honors Program; Herbert H. & Grace A. College of Health Professions; Offce of Graduate Studies Central Michigan University. This is the full abstract presented at the American Physiology Summit 2024 meeting and is only available in HTML format. There are no additional versions or additional content available for this abstract. Physiology was not involved in the peer review process.

Assessment of sustainability awareness and practice in a campus community

PurposeThis research paper aims to evaluate the sustainability knowledge and background of students, staff and faculty regarding current university sustainability practices and individual behaviors at Central Michigan University (CMU); to compare sustainability background and knowledge based on academic discipline of enrollment or employment; and to assess sustainability awareness and interest of the campus community to guide future sustainability initiatives and resources at CMU.Design/methodology/approachAn electronic cross-sectional survey was used to collect anonymous responses through Qualtrics, and then results were analyzed through SPSS. Analyses were performed based on the academic structures at CMU.FindingsThis research has found that students in STEM fields are more inclined to have pro-sustainability attitudes, knowledge and behaviors, compared to those studying the arts and business. Additionally, results indicate that there is a significant difference in knowledge between the students, and the staff and faculty respondents regarding sustainability knowledge and application, with the staff and faculty consistently demonstrating more pro-sustainability knowledge and behavior.Originality/valueWhile research has previously been conducted on sustainability attitudes and behaviors, this research is unique because it ties sustainability knowledge to academic discipline. Additionally, it serves to gauge which sustainability programs and topics members of the campus community are most interested in, and which areas they are most willing to support.

Abstract 16919: Analysis of Astrocyte Activation and Reduction of Motor Deficits Following hSOX2 Gene Therapy Delivered Using PAMAM Dendrimer Nanomolecules in Ischemic Stroke

PAMAM dendrimers are 3-dimensional nanomolecules which have the capability to deliverbiomolecules and gene therapy to the cells in vitro and in vivo . We have previously used the generation-4 surface-modified PAMAM dendrimers having 90% hydroxyl groups and 10% amine groups (G4-90/10) which are safe, cross the blood-brain barrier and deliver the biomolecules into the cells. In thecurrent study, we utilized G4-90/10 PAMAM dendrimers to deliver a gene therapy to the infarct in aischemic stroke brain in rats. Following an ischemic stroke, glial cells (such as astrocytes) are recruitedat the infarct region to perform maintenance functions, creating severe neuroinflammation. The goalof this study was to reprogram some of the astrocytes into neuronal lineage and repopulate the infarctregion. In addition, we also analyzed the temporal profile of astrocyte activation following ischemicstroke in the striatal and cortical regions to determine the time-point at which the maximum gliosisoccurs. This gives us a crucial timeline for treatment intervention to achieve astrocytereprogramming. We have used a transcription factor (hSOX2 gene), which was then delivered to thestroke brain in rats using the G4-90/10 dendrimers. Our results showed that the maximum glial cellactivation occurs in striatal and cortical regions on day 4 following ischemic stroke. Following genetherapy intervention, our initial analyses indicated that there was recovery from behavioral deficits inthe stroked rats compared to the vehicle-treated stroked rats and sham controls. Overall, these resultsshow that PAMAM dendrimers have significant potential delivering therapeutic molecules for treatingstroke and other neurological conditions. Support for this study was provided by the American Heart Association (18AIREA 33990094),Neuroscience program, the College of Medicine, department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, the JohnG. Kulhavi Professorship and the E. Malcolm Field and Gary Leo Dunbar Endowed Chair of Neuroscience at Central Michigan University.

Status of CHIP-TRAP: The Central Michigan University High-Precision Penning Trap

Precise and accurate atomic mass data provide crucial information for applications in a wide range of fields in physics and beyond, including astrophysics, nuclear structure, particle and neutrino physics, fundamental symmetries, chemistry, and metrology. The most precise atomic mass measurements are performed on charged particles confined in a Penning trap. Here, we describe the development, status, and outlook of CHIP-TRAP: the Central Michigan University high-precision Penning trap. CHIP-TRAP aims to perform ultra-high precision (∼1 part in 1011 fractional precision) mass measurements on stable and long-lived isotopes produced with external ion sources and transported to the Penning traps. Along the way, ions of a particular m/q are selected with a multi-reflection time-of-flight mass separator (MR-TOF-MS), with further filtering performed in a cylindrical capture trap before the ions are transported to a pair of hyperbolic measurement traps. In this paper, we report on the design and status of CHIP-TRAP and present results from the commissioning of the ion sources, MR-TOF-MS, and capture trap. We also provide an outlook on the continued development and commissioning of CHIP-TRAP.

SARS-CoV-2 wastewater monitoring in rural and small metropolitan communities in Central Michigan

Central Michigan University (CMU) participated in a state-wide SARS-CoV-2 wastewater monitoring program throughout the 2021–2022 academic year. Wastewater samples were collected weekly from ten on-campus sites and nine off-campus wastewater treatment plants servicing small metropolitan and rural communities. SARS-CoV-2 genome copies were quantified using droplet digital PCR. Case data reported by Central Michigan District Health Department and CMU were collected and compared with wastewater data. During the delta wave, wastewater detection and on-campus case reports increased rapidly with the start of the academic semester and peaked quickly, compared with a more gradual and prolonged increase in detection and case reports off-campus. During the omicron wave, transmission dynamics were similar on-campus and off-campus. Normalization of on-campus and off-campus wastewater data with pepper mild mottle virus gene expression suggested lower SARS-CoV-2 shedding per person in on-campus compared to off-campus samples during the delta wave, but no difference in virus shedding during the omicron wave. We discuss the possibility that a higher on-campus vaccination rate may have reduced virus shedding per person during the delta wave, but that this effect was lost with the omicron variant. This study suggests that wastewater monitoring is effective in rural and small metropolitan communities when used in conjunction with case reports to understand regional transmission dynamics and the impact of public health policies at a public university on virus shedding in the community.

Poe Studies Association Updates

Other| April 18 2023 Poe Studies Association Updates The Edgar Allan Poe Review (2023) 24 (1): 99–102. https://doi.org/10.5325/edgallpoerev.24.1.0099 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Poe Studies Association Updates. The Edgar Allan Poe Review 18 April 2023; 24 (1): 99–102. doi: https://doi.org/10.5325/edgallpoerev.24.1.0099 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectivePenn State University PressThe Edgar Allan Poe Review Search Advanced Search Happy new year, and happy Year of the Rabbit!I enjoyed seeing some of you at the 138th Modern Language Association Annual Convention in San Francisco, which included our PSA-sponsored session, “Gold Rush!? Poe and 1849,” organized by PSA vice president Emron Esplin. The session featured three outstanding presentations by members Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock (Central Michigan University), John Gruesser (Sam Houston State University), and Robert Tally (Texas State University) followed by questions and lively discussion. Despite the severe weather events that dominated the news, MLA was a success for the PSA.I hope to see more of you soon in Boston at the thirty-fourth annual conference of the American Literature Association, scheduled for May 25–28, 2023. PSA-sponsored events will include sessions organized by executive committee members-at-large, Margarida Vale de Gato and Renata Philippov, as well as our annual business meeting.The Third International Conference of the Edgar Allan Poe Spanish... You do not currently have access to this content.

Memantine May Reduce Hair-Pulling, Skin Picking

Memantine May Reduce Hair-Pulling, Skin Picking

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Other| April 01 2023 Contributors Pedagogy (2023) 23 (2): 417–421. https://doi.org/10.1215/15314200-10693136 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Contributors. Pedagogy 1 April 2023; 23 (2): 417–421. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/15314200-10693136 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search Books & JournalsAll JournalsPedagogy Search Advanced Search Ryan Baxter graduated from the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts in 2017 with a BA in English language and literature. Following this, he completed a master of letters on the Gothic imagination at the University of Stirling in 2019. He is currently a master's student in English at Central Michigan University on the lookout for opportunities to gain teaching experience. His research interests include the Gothic from the late eighteenth century to the present, cinema and broadcast cultures in Britain and Ireland, theories of haunting and spectrality, epistemology, landscape studies, and spatial theory.Kelly L. Bezio is associate professor of English at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, where her research and teaching intersect with and inform the fields of cultural studies, biopolitical theory, American literature before 1900, critical race studies, literature and science, and health humanities. Her interdisciplinary scholarship foregrounds how insights from the past help... You do not currently have access to this content.

SPECIAL FEATURE: KNOW YOUR COLLEAGUES—STEPHANIE JOHNSON AND MARSHA PARKER

As we begin the new year, we take the opportunity to introduce two of our colleagues that serve on the ISPI Board of Directors. Dr. Stephanie Johnson serves as our Board Secretary and Marketing Committee Chair. Dr Marsha Parker also serves on the Marketing Committee and has taken the lead in facilitating the design and development of ISPI's new Marketing Plan.I was introduced to ISPI at Wayne State University (WSU) during a class with Dr. James Moseley. He encouraged me to join and brought me to my first ISPI Conference as part of the WSU professor/student cadre.I am very proud of the work I did to support my dissertation. Any time you can increase the efficacy of the military, while ensuring their safety, is important. I am also extremely proud of the work that I am currently doing, as we are directly affecting product quality and helping move goods and services across the planet.I want people to say that I was “one of the good guys.” We teach our children to “do the right thing every time, even when no one is looking.” I'd like to think that I have put my money where my mouth is.Stephanie Johnson, PhD is the Master Black Belt for four divisions at PACCAR, responsible for performance improvement at Quality, Purchasing, DAF Brasil, and ITD (information technology division). She is also responsible for oversight and management of the Six Sigma training program supporting all of PACCAR globally. Prior positions at PACCAR include Continuous Improvement Instructional Designer and National Dealer Training Manager at PACCAR Parts. Prior to her role at PACCAR, Stephanie spent time in positions at the State of Washington, SABIC Innovative Plastics, General Dynamics Land Systems, and O/E Learning. Stephanie has a bachelor's degree in education from Central Michigan University, a Master of Arts in Teaching from Saginaw Valley State University, and a PhD in Instructional Technology from Wayne State University. Stephanie also serves as Director for The International Society for Performance Improvement. She can be reached at Stephanie.johnson@paccar.com or srjohnson@ispi.org.I was attracted to the wealth of knowledge and accessibility to professionals in the field of performance improvement. I had the ability to grow my network, learn from others, present at ISPI conferences, and connect with others at chapter meetings.Transformation of Learning and Development at Ford Motor Company. We started on a journey to transform our instructional designers from order takers to performance consultants using the ISPI 10 standards.“Your limitation isn't what you don't have, it's what you don't use.” Author unknown.Dr. Parker is a learning and development strategist at Ford Motor Company and currently leads the transformation of learning technology platforms for the Global Talent organization. With over 10 years in the field of instructional design and analytics, she is an experienced performance strategist, instructional designer, data scientist, and leadership coach. Having received her PhD from Wayne State University (2014) in instructional technology and design, Dr. Parker is a recognized speaker in the field of digital learning, data and analytics, and learning strategy. Dr. Parker currently serves as an ISPI Board Member. She can be reached by email at mparke91@ford.com or by phone at 248-910-9938.

Halman, H. T. (2018). İki Denizin Buluştuğu Yer Hızır (a.s.), Çeviren: İsmail Aydın, Nefes Yayınları.

Tanıtımı gerçekleştirilecek eser, Central Michigan University öğretim üyesi Hugh Talat Halman tarafından, orijinali Where The Two Seas, Türkçe çevirisi İki Denizin Buluştuğu Yer HIZIR (a.s.) ismi ile raflardaki yerini almıştır. Eser İsmail Aydın tarafından çevrilerek, İstanbul, Nefes Yayınları tarafından, Şubat 2018 ve Nisan 2018’de iki baskısı yapılan, 342 sayfadan ibaret, tasavvuf temalı bir eserdir. Kapağında iki denizin buluştuğu yerde, büyükçe bir balığın üzerinde, ellerini semaya açmış dua eden ve rivayetlere göre “Yeşil Kişi” olarak adlandırılan Hızır’ın (a.s.) tasviri ile görselleştirilen kitap yedi ana bölümden müteşekkildir. Bu doğrultuda kapak, kitabın içeriği ile ahenkli şekilde imgelenmiştir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Hızır, Musa, Yuşa, İki Denizin Buluştuğu Yer, Mürit, Mürşit.

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Community of Learning: History and Memories, The Laboratory School at Central Michigan University by Robert Knapp

Community of Learning: History and Memories, The Laboratory School at Central Michigan University by Robert Knapp

Diving Lessons

Diving Lessons

Response: Letter to the editor: The small (14F) percutaneous catheter (P-CAT) versus large (28-32F) open chest tube for traumatic hemothorax: A multicenter randomized clinical trial.

Division of Trauma, Central Michigan University Partners, Saginaw, Michigan. Division of Trauma, University of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska.

American Gothic: An Interview with Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock


 Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock is currently Professor of English at Central Michigan University, where he has been teaching a variety of courses on American literature and popular culture since 2001. He’s a scholar of the Gothic with a vast academic production, in particular on supernatural fiction, film and television. His research interests span topics related to, among many, monsters, ghosts, vampires, and the female Gothic. He is also an associate editor for the Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts and, besides a long list of published essays, he edited three collections of tales by H.P. Lovecraft and has published over 20 books, among which Spectral America: Phantoms and the National Imagination (2004), The Vampire Film: Undead (2012), and The Monster Theory Reader (2020). He was as well the editor of the Cambridge Companion to the American Gothic in 2018.

A Retrospective Medical History Based on Cadaveric Dissection

The purpose of this case study was to form a well‐researched evaluation of the potential procedures and disease states of a donor from Western Michigan University during a cadaveric dissection program at Central Michigan University College of Medicine. The donor was an 83‐year‐old male with a primary cause of death of acute respiratory failure secondary to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Over 6 weeks, using a systematic dissection approach, we identified various surgical remnants and abnormalities within our donor’s body. Based on the surgical interventions and evidence of pathology, we formulated a retrospective diagnosis of the donor. We hypothesized the following procedures and disease states were present: bilateral percutaneous femoral‐popliteal bypass with a reverse saphenous vein anastomosis of the left leg, left carotid endarterectomy, and femorofemoral bypass with an aortobifemoral bypass graft, all of which were thought to be secondary to vascular disease, tobacco use, diabetes and hypertension, with the additional presence of knee arthroplasty and autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. At the end of the program, we compared our predictions to the donor's medical history, provided to us by Western Michigan University. Our methods included researching the surgical procedures as we discovered them and using these procedures to predict underlying disease states of our donor. Utilizing resources from PubMed and our program directors, we were able to narrow down the bilateral percutaneous femoral‐popliteal bypass, left carotid endarterectomy, and femorofemoral bypass with an aortobifemoral bypass graft. These vascular surgical interventions led us to believe our donor experienced symptoms of claudication due to underlying vascular disease including peripheral artery disease (PAD), aortoiliac occlusive disease (AIOD), and carotid artery disease (CAD). Common risk factors and causes for vascular disease include male sex, smoking, diabetes mellitus and hypertension; these are risk factors present in our donor that we later confirmed. Additionally, due to the age of our donor and the carotid endarterectomy, we predicted our donor likely experienced a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) during his lifetime. Our results, based on the provided medical history, revealed that we correctly predicted our donor's underlying vascular disease, our donor's risk factors of smoking, diabetes and hypertension, and our donor's surgical interventions including bilateral percutaneous femoral‐popliteal bypass, femorofemoral bypass with an aortobifemoral bypass graft, knee arthroplasty and left carotid endarterectomy. Additional procedures and disease states that we did not explicitly predict include spinal stenosis surgery, bilateral cataract extraction, coronary stent placement, deformity of the proximal femoral shaft, and myocardial infarction.

Design and simulations for a Penning Ion Trap Source for the CHIP-TRAP Mass Spectrometer

At Central Michigan University (CMU) we have been developing the CMU High Precision Penning Trap (CHIP-TRAP) mass spectrometer for precise mass measurements on stable and long-lived radioactive isotopes. As part of this apparatus, we have designed a Penning Ion Trap (PIT) source to produce singly-charged, low intensity (∼100s to 1000s of ions in ∼1 μs duration) ion pulses from gaseous samples. The PIT source is similar to a PIG type source, composed of an electric field superimposed on a magnetic field. The electric field is produced by a cylindrical Penning trap structure consisting of two end caps and a center ring with a trap volume of about 0.8 cm3. The trap structure is housed inside a permanent neodymium ring magnet bore. Gas is inserted into the trapping region and ionized by an ∼1 μA electron beam from a thermal emitter. Ions are extracted from the PIT source by lowering the voltage on one of the end caps. They are then accelerated into the beam line. In this paper, we report on the design of the PIT source and simulations to investigate and characterize the expected beam properties.

Investigation of Ho ion production with a laser ablation ion source

At Central Michigan University (CMU), we are developing the CMU High Precision Penning Trap (CHIP-TRAP) with the aim of performing high-precision mass measurements on stable and long-lived radioactive isotopes. A major goal of CHIP-TRAP is to measure the 163Ho EC Q value to ∼1 eV precision to aid direct neutrino mass determination experiments with 163Ho. CHIP-TRAP utilizes a laser ablation source (LAS) and a Penning ion trap source to produce ions from solid and gaseous samples, respectively. Ions from these sources are identified by measuring their times-of-flight from the source to their detection on a micro channel plate detector (MCP). With the goal of producing 163Ho+ ions from a solution of 163Ho dissolved in nitric acid and dried out on a backing target to be inserted into the LAS, we investigated the production of naturally occurring, stable 165 Ho+ following this method. We aimed to determine the minimum number of Ho atoms required on the target to produce a detectable number of Ho+ ions, and to investigate different backing materials to determine if a particular material minimized contaminant ions from the backing material and maximized the number of Ho+ ions compared to, for example, HoO+ ions.

Guest editorial: Smart communications and networking: architecture, applications, and future challenges

Guest editorial: Smart communications and networking: architecture, applications, and future challenges

From the Publisher

From the Publisher Larry J. Wagenaar, Publisher On August 1, 2021, The Michigan Historical Review (MHR) moved from the Department of History at Central Michigan University (CMU) to the Historical Society of Michigan (HSM). While HSM had been distributing more than ninety percent of the paper copies of The Michigan Historical Review to its members who chose to receive it, and had participated in the journal's editorial committee, moving into the role of publisher was new to the organization. The Michigan Historical Review fits in well within the mission of the Society. HSM focuses on five main mission areas, one of which relates to historical publications. Many MHR readers are familiar with our two popular history magazines, Michigan History and Chronicle. The former is the among the largest circulating state history magazines in the United States. We also publish a curriculum for children titled Michigan History for Kids. Each of these magazines includes a variety of feature articles along with other content and is eagerly awaited by our readers in Michigan and well beyond. While the MHR has changed publishers, we are very pleased that longtime editor Dr. Lane Demas, who is a member of the history faculty at CMU, has agreed to remain as the journal's editor. In recent years, he has been bearing nearly all the load of the journal—from initial author contact and handling book reviews to dealing with the layout and production process of the publication. Now that The Michigan Historical Review is part of HSM Publications, we have added the expertise of our editorial team, which is led by Editor in Chief Emily Allison. In addition, starting in March 2022, all HSM members will be given electronic access to the MHR regardless of whether they also receive the printed journal. As part of the transfer from CMU to HSM, we also sought an assistant editor to help lighten Dr. Demas' load and take over a variety of tasks that were not in the normal domain of a journal editor. We were fortunate that former MHR Assistant Editor Edwin M. Bradley was available and willing to join us. He labored successfully on the journal for nearly half a year but, sadly, passed away suddenly in late January 2022. Much of the work on the issue in your hands right now was completed by Ed, and his passing left a hole in the heart of our editorial team. [End Page v] HSM looks forward to continuing the outstanding tradition and scholarship of The Michigan Historical Review in the years ahead. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me or other members of the editorial team at review@hsmichigan.org with any questions or comments you may have. [End Page vi] Larry J. Wagenaar, Publisher HSM Publications Historical Society of Michigan Copyright © 2022 Historical Society of Michigan