Oat β-glucans: An evaluation of eastern Canadian cultivars and unregistered lines

1993 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 429-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. S. Miller ◽  
R. G. Fulcher ◽  
D. J. Vincent ◽  
J. Weisz
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Avena Sativa ◽  
Rank Order ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Kernel Weight ◽  
Negative Association ◽  
Significant Positive Association ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Oat Cultivars

The (1-3), (1-4)-β-D-glucan (β-glucan) content of a number of domestic Canadian oat cultivars and selected unregistered lines was determined to establish the range of β-glucan content in eastern Canadian oat varieties. Seed samples were taken from oats grown at five locations over 3 years in an attempt to assess the effect of environment on variation in β-glucan content. Analysis of variance indicated that the greater source of variation in β-glucan content was due to genetic rather than environmental factors. The highest β-glucan cultivar (Marion) was about 30% higher than the lowest cultivars (OA516-2 and Donald). Differences in β-glucan content among the intermediate cultivars were generally smaller, and in some cases not significant, although the rank order of the cultivars among environments was consistent. A low, but significant, negative association between β-glucan content and precipitation, and a low, but significant, positive association between β-glucan content and temperature was found, but these were not dominant factors influencing β-glucan levels in oats. There was no consistent association between β-glucan content and protein, oil, thousand kernel weight or grain yield (kg/hectare). Key words: Oat, Avena sativa, β-glucan, variation

Perceived Overprotection and Its Association With Quality of Life in Dementia

GeroPsych ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 125-134
Author(s):  
Mechthild Niemann-Mirmehdi ◽  
Andreas Häusler ◽  
Paul Gellert ◽  
Johanna Nordheim
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Patient Autonomy ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Negative Association ◽  
Significant Positive Association ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Mental Well Being

Abstract. To date, few studies have focused on perceived overprotection from the perspective of people with dementia (PwD). In the present examination, the association of perceived overprotection in PwD is examined as an autonomy-restricting factor and thus negative for their mental well-being. Cross-sectional data from the prospective DYADEM study of 82 patient/partner dyads (mean age = 74.26) were used to investigate the association between overprotection, perceived stress, depression, and quality of life (QoL). The analyses show that an overprotective contact style with PwD has a significant positive association with stress and depression, and has a negative association with QoL. The results emphasize the importance of avoiding an overprotective care style and supporting patient autonomy.

scholarly journals Can Anhedonia Be Considered a Suicide Risk Factor? A Review of the Literature

Medicina ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (8) ◽  
pp. 458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonanni ◽  
Gualtieri ◽  
Lester ◽  
Falcone ◽  
Nardella ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Behavior ◽  
Affective Disorders ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Negative Association ◽  
Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Significant Positive Association ◽  
Search Terms ◽  
Schizophrenia Spectrum

Background and Objectives: At present, data collected from the literature about suicide and anhedonia are controversial. Some studies have shown that low levels of anhedonia are associated with serious suicide attempts and death by suicide, while other studies have shown that high levels of anhedonia are associated with suicide. Materials and Methods: For this review, we searched PubMed, Medline, and ScienceDirect for clinical studies published from 1 January 1990 to 31 December 2018 with the following search terms used in the title or in the abstract: “anhedonia AND suicid*.” We obtained a total of 155 articles; 133 items were excluded using specific exclusion criteria, the remaining 22 articles included were divided into six groups based on the psychiatric diagnosis: mood disorders, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), other diagnoses, attempted suicides, and others (healthy subjects). Results: The results of this review reveal inconsistencies. Some studies reported that high anhedonia scores were associated with suicidal behavior (regardless of the diagnosis), while other studies found that low anhedonia scores were associated with suicidal behavior, and a few studies reported no association. The most consistent association between anhedonia and suicidal behavior was found for affective disorders (7 of 7 studies reported a significant positive association) and for PTSD (3 of 3 studies reported a positive association). In the two studies of patients with schizophrenia, one found no association, and one found a negative association. For patients who attempted suicide (undiagnosed), one study found a positive association, one a positive association only for depressed attempters, and one a negative association. Conclusions: We found the most consistent positive association for patients with affective disorders and PTSD, indicating that the assessment of anhedonia may be useful in the evaluation of suicidal risk.

SOCIAL MEDIA REACTIONS TO FESTIVAL CANCELLATION ANNOUNCEMENTS

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Driselda Patricia Sánchez-Aguirre ◽  
Christine Van Winkle
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Primary Response ◽  
Response Strategy ◽  
Theoretical Development ◽  
Significant Positive Association ◽  
Building Relationships ◽  
People’S Perception

There are many reasons organizations cancel a festival. Regardless of the rationale, the organization’s reputation can be preserved by communicating this crucial message in an appropriate way and by understanding people’s perception of a cancellation announcement. The purpose of this research is to find out how festival administrators communicate a festival cancellation on social media and how the attendees, who will ultimately determine the success or failure of a festival, react to this message. Between January - June 2018, we collected 47 festival cancellation messages on Facebook and the 8886 replies to these messages. We undertook a content analysis of both the cancellation message and the comments on the Facebook cancellation post. We found that most of the organizers used a primary response strategy, characterized by accepting blame to communicate the cancellation of the festival. This kind of response has a significant positive association with the comments characterized by building relationships. The sentiments in the cancellation posts were mainly shame and sadness and the comments on these posts were most often negative with sad and disgusted sentiments. Findings were somewhat consistent with past research and recommendations provide insight for further theoretical development.

scholarly journals Genetic correlation and path coefficient analysis in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-105
Author(s):  
MK Alam
Keyword(s):  
Harvest Index ◽  
Canopy Temperature ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Kernel Weight ◽  
Phenotypic Correlation ◽  
Path Coefficient ◽  
Rapid Improvement ◽  
Significant Positive Association ◽  
Pod Yield ◽  
Arachis Hypogaea L

Correlation and path co-efficient analysis were carried out for pod yield and its yield components characters in 45 genotypes of groundnut. The genotypic correlation co-efficient were found to be of relatively higher magnitude than the corresponding phenotypic correlation co-efficient, indicating strong inherent association between the characters. Pod yield showed significant positive association with secondary branches/plant, harvest index, 100-pod weight, 100-kernel weight, pod size, diseases incidence and canopy temperature. Path co-efficient analysis revealed high direct effects of primary branches/plant, secondary branches/plant and harvest index. Hence, it would be rewarding to give due importance on the selection of these characters for rapid improvement in pod yield of groundnut. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/sja.v12i1.21116 SAARC J. Agri., 12(1): 96-105 (2014)

scholarly journals GENETIC VARIATION AND SELECTION CRITERIA FOR SEED YIELD RELATED TRAITS IN RAPE SEED (Brassica napus L.)

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-22
Author(s):  
S. Parveen Parveen ◽  
M. H. Rashid Rashid ◽  
M. S. R. Bhuiyan
Keyword(s):  
Coefficient Of Variation ◽  
Seed Weight ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Negative Association ◽  
Genetic Advance ◽  
Rape Seed ◽  
Significant Positive Association ◽  
Days To Maturity ◽  
Additive Gene ◽  
High Heritability

The field experiment was conducted to estimate the genetic variability and correlation between yield contributing traits using 15 rape seed genotypes. The results indicated that the phenotypic variance for all the characters was considerably higher than the genotypic variance denoting little influence of environmental factors on their expression. Characters like 1000-seed weight (12.39, 14.10), days to 50% flowering (18.36, 18.77) and days to maturity (4.63, 5.06) showed low genotypic and phenotypic coefficient of variation. Moderate genotypic and phenotypic coefficient of variation was observed in number of primary branches per plant (20.22, 22.16), length of siliqua (20.84, 20.97), number of seeds per siliqua (30.90, 33.06), number of siliquae per plant (49.34, 49.81) and yield per plant (34.36, 39.98) and high genotypic (67.00) and phenotypic coefficient of variation (68.57) was observed for number of secondary branches per plant. Plant height (85.98%, 30.89), 1000 seed weight (77.14%, 22.41), days to 50% flowering (95.66%, 20.35) and days to maturity (83.85%, 7.82) showed high heritability with low genetic advance which indicated the possibility of non-additive gene action. Number of primary branches per plant (83.22%, 37.99, 636.02), length of siliqua (98.83%, 42.68, 1084.42), number of seeds per siliqua (87.40%, 59.52, 424.22), number of siliqua per plant (98.15%, 100.71, 178.83) and yield per plant (73.87%, 60.84, 4539.97) showed high heritability with high genetic advance and high genetic advance in percentage of mean revealed the possibility of predominance of additive gene effects. Number of primary branches per plant had showed highly significant positive association with number of secondary branches per plant (rg=0.597, rp= 0.537) and yield per plant (rg=0.43). Days to 50% flowering showed significant positive association with seeds per siliqua (rg=0.492; rp=0.436), 1000 seed weight (rg=0.486; rp=0.472) and yield per plant (rg=0.438; rp=0.379). Length of siliqua manifested highly significant positive association with siliqua per plant (rg=0.571; rp=0.514) and significant negative association with yield per plant (-0.471) at genotypic level. Siliqua per plant had highly significant negative association at both genotypic and phenotypic level with yield per plant (-0.697; -0.525) but 1000 seed weight had highly significant positive association with yield per plant both genotypic and phenotypic level (0.893; 0.814). The results of the path analysis revealed that 1000 seed weight (0.766) had the maximum direct effect and the maximum negative direct effect was observed in seeds per siliqua (0.305). In summary, the results suggested that there were some yield related traits such as 1000 seed weight and days to 50% flowering could be selected and used in breeding program for increasing the grain yield of rapeseed.

Twitter sentiments related to natural calamities

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sumeer Gul ◽  
Tariq Ahmad Shah ◽  
Muzaffer Ahad ◽  
Mir Mubashir ◽  
Suhail Ahmad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Pivotal Role ◽  
Significant Positive Association ◽  
Jammu And Kashmir ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Naturalistic Approach

Purpose The study aims to showcase public sentiments via social media, Twitter, during 2014 floods of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on content analysis of tweets related to Kashmir floods. Search was performed with “#kashmirfloods” and was confined to tweets posted from 4 September 2014 through 3 November 2014. A naturalistic approach was applied to examine the content and classify tweets into 5 major and 25 sub categories. Data as such collected were tabulated in SPSS 21 for analysis. Findings During the study period, individuals, news channels, and organisations posted a total of 36,697 tweets related to Kashmir floods. It all started with an outburst of tweets which goes on declining (exponentially) with every passing day. People express themselves in a number of ways with informational tweets used more during the time of disaster. Individuals expressing their sentiments outscore other types of sentiments with text-based tweets ranking high. About 44 per cent of tweets were retweeted, and nearly 31 per cent tweets were marked favourite. Comparatively, more number of informational and help tweets were retweeted or marked favourite. Contextual richness of tweet (i.e. number of embedded expressions) enhances its visibility by means of getting liked and/or retweeted. A statistically significant positive association is observed between the number of expressions in a tweet and the number of times it is liked (favourite) or retweeted. Research limitations/implications Twitter plays a pivotal role during natural calamities like Kashmir floods to connect people in the hour of need and help. It provides a platform where the plight of people is heard across the globe and which encourages people to unite and overcome hurdles together. Originality/value This study examines the sentiments of people expressed during Jammu and Kashmir (India) Floods 2014 on social media – Twitter.

scholarly journals Clustering of lifestyle risk factors among Algerian adolescents: Comparison between urban and rural area

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatima alzahra Hasan Yakti ◽  
Hissa Al-Mannai ◽  
Dana Saad ◽  
Abdelhamid Kerkadi ◽  
Grace Attieh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Negative Association ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Significant Positive Association ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background: Lifestyle behavior risk factors (LBRs) such as sedentary behavior, physical inactivity, smoking, unhealthy eating patterns and being overweight/obese play a major role in the development or prevention of NCDs. Objective: Compare the clustering of LBRs between urban and rural Algerian adolescents. We expect differences in LBRs between urban and rural area. Design: Data of this cross-sectional study was derived from GSHS. Self-administered, anonymous questionnaire was filled out by 4532 adolescents (11–16 years), which addressed LBRs of NCDs. LBRs clustering was measured by the ratios of observed (O) and expected (E) prevalence of one or more simultaneously occurring LBRs for urban and rural area separately. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to examine the association of LBRs as dependent variable with demographic variables (location, age, gender). Results: The most common LBR was physical inactivity (84.6%: 50.9% for urban and 49.1% for rural). Adolescents in urban area had a higher prevalence of two (56.8% vs. 43.2%) and three and more (61.3 vs. 38.7%) LBRs than rural. In urban area, a significant positive association was found between: (low fruits and vegetables + physical inactivity) [2.06 (1.61-2.64)] and (high SB + smoking) [2.10 (1.54-2.76)], while (physical inactivity + high SB) [0.70 (0.54-0.91)] showed a significant negative association. In rural area, (high SB + overweight/obesity) [1.49 (1.09-2.04)] had a significant positive association. While, (low fruits and vegetables + high SB) [0.75 (0.60-0.94)], (physical inactivity + high SB) [0.65 (0.49-0.86)] and (physical inactivity + smoking) [0.70 (0.49-0.99)] had a negative association. Conclusions: Several socio-demographic factors have been identified to play a role in LBRs clustering among Algerian adolescents. Results of the study suggest the development of intervention aiming to tackle different LBRs rather than focusing on a single LBR.

The Effect of Socioeconomic and Environmental Factors on Obesity

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 58-74
Author(s):  
Ortis Yankey ◽  
Prince M. Amegbor ◽  
Marcellinus Essah
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Spatial Regression ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Error Model ◽  
Spatial Error Model ◽  
Significant Positive Association ◽  
Spatial Error ◽  
Obesity Rate ◽  
Spatial Regression Models

This paper examined the effect of socio-economic and environmental factors on obesity in Cleveland (Ohio) using an OLS model and three spatial regression models: spatial error model, spatial lag model, and a spatial error model with a spatially lagged response (SEMSLR). Comparative assessment of the models showed that the SEMSLR and the spatial error models were the best models. The spatial effect from the various spatial regression models was statistically significant, indicating an essential spatial interaction among neighboring geographic units and the need to account for spatial dependency in obesity research. The authors also found a statistically significant positive association between the percentage of families below poverty, Black population, and SNAP recipient with obesity rate. The percentage of college-educated had a statistically significant negative association with the obesity rate. The study shows that health outcomes such as obesity are not randomly distributed but are more clustered in deprived and marginalized neighborhoods.

scholarly journals P119 Average percent fat is associated with decreased bone mineral density at the hip but increase at the spine longitudinally, where weight shows a positive association at all anatomical locations

Rheumatology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 60 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Thurston ◽  
Jemma Kerns ◽  
Frank Dondelinger ◽  
Alison Hale ◽  
Marwan Bukhari
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Bone Mineral Density ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Mixed Effects ◽  
Negative Association ◽  
Mineral Density ◽  
Significant Positive Association ◽  
Composite Measures ◽  
Left And Right

Abstract Background/Aims  Body composition changes are associated with changes in bone mineral density (BMD). Composite measures of body compartments, such as weight and body mass index (BMI) have a positive association with BMD. The aim was to study average percent fat from dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) as a potentially useful clinical measurement. Methods  BMD data in grams/cenitmetre2 was collected from DEXA scans after referral from secondary care to the Royal Lancaster Infirmary from 2004-2010. BMD data related to the left and right hip (the neck, Ward’s area, trochanter, and total hip), and the spine (L1-L4) was measured. Data was collected longitudinally, and BMD in g/cm2 was modelled at the regions of the hip and spine using mixed effects linear models. Average percent fat and weight (kg) were used as explanatory variables, whilst adjusting for age at scan, gender, and other risk factors such as FRAX risk factors. Results  7910 patients (88% female) were included, all with average percent fat and weight measurements. The results of the models (Table 1) all have a P value<0.05. Average percent fat had a significant negative association at all regions of the left and right hip, but a significant positive association at the spine. Weight showed a significant positive association with BMD at the hip and spine. P119 Table 1:Effect size estimates from mixed effects models of BMD at regions of the hip, and the spine.Anatomical locationEffect size estimate for average percent fat (95% confidence intervals)Effect size estimate for weight (95% confidence intervals)Left neck-6.63x10-4 (-9.69x10-4, -3.56x10-4)2.07x10-3 (1.91x10-3, 2.23x10-3)Left total-1.03x10-3 (-1.32x10-3, -7.41x10-4)3.45x10-3 (3.29x10-3, 3.61x10-3)Left Ward’s-1.07x10-3 (-1.38x10-3, -7.65x10-4)1.85x10-3 (1.69x10-3, 2.02x10-3)Left trochanter-1.15x10-3 (-1.46x10-3, -8.47x10-4)3.65x10-3 (3.48x10-3, 3.81x10-3)Right neck-6.91x10-4 (-9.94x10-4, -3.88x10-4)1.97x10-3 (1.81x10-3, 2.14x10-3)Right total-1.19x10-3 (-1.48x10-3, -8.96x10-4)3.39x10-3 (3.23x10-3, 3.55x10-3)Right Ward’s-1.07x10-3 (-1.38x10-3, -7.65x10-4)1.85x10-3 (1.69x10-3, 2.02x10-3)Right trochanter-1.19x10-3 (-1.52x10-3, -8.72x10-4)3.65x10-3 (3.39x10-3, 3.73x10-3)Spine (averaged L1-L4)1.76x10-3 (1.46x10-3, 2.05x10-3)1.42x10-3 (1.16x10-3, 1.68x10-3) Conclusion  The negative association seen with average percent fat at the hip could reflect the potential negative endocrine effects of fat, and the effect of localized inflammation at the hip. Increased adiposity is also linked to sarcopenia, and further body compositional changes. However, the potential negative effects of increased adiposity at the abdomen and spine are potentially overridden by the increased biomechanical loading generated by the increased adiposity, highlighted by weight’s positive association with BMD at the spine. The average percent fat results are not mirrored with weight at the hip. This highlights that composite measures are not specific enough to measure changes in body composition compartments, and their resulting change in risk related to BMD. Disclosure  C. Thurston: None. J. Kerns: None. F. Dondelinger: None. A. Hale: None. M. Bukhari: None.

scholarly journals Serum levels of high sensitivity C-Reactive protein and its association with lipidemic status in Bangladeshi healthy adults

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (8) ◽  
pp. 644-648
Author(s):  
B Rehnuma ◽  
Z Hassan ◽  
M Ibrahim ◽  
L Ali
Keyword(s):  
Total Cholesterol ◽  
Metabolic Diseases ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Serum Triglyceride ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Vital Statistics ◽  
Negative Association ◽  
Healthy Adults ◽  
Social Program ◽  
Significant Positive Association

Background: Metabolic diseases are affecting human health all over the world. These chronic disease states are associated with high sensitive CRP. The present study aims to measure hsCRP and lipid levels in a group of healthy adults to work out the normal hsCRP levels and explore its relationship to lipidemic and anthropometric variables.Materials and Methods: A total of 149 adults, age 30-60 yrs, healthy subjects were recruited in this study. Vital statistics were taken along with measurement of blood glucose, triglyceride, total cholesterol, high density lipoprotein, low density lipoprotein and hsCRP levels. Data were analyzed using statistical Package for Social Program (SPSS) for Windows version 10.Results: Mean (±SD) hsCRP was 2.46±1.89 (mg/l) with a cut off value of 3mg/l. Of the total 149 subjects 102 (66.4%) and 47 (31.5%) subjects had hsCRP level below and above the cutoff respectively. Triglyceride was significantly higher (p=0.033) and HDL was lower in subjects with high hsCRP. Total cholesterol and LDL was almost similar in both groups. Binary logistic regression showed significant negative association between hsCRP and HDLc (p=0.029) and but the model excluding HDL-c showed significant positive association (p=0.03) with triglyceride.Conclusion: About one-third of healthy Bangladeshi adults may have chronic subclinical inflammation and thus may have a risk of cardiovascular disorders. More than one-third healthy Bangladeshi adults have one or more type of dyslipidemia and the subclinical chronic inflammation in healthy Bangladeshi adults has a positive association with their serum triglyceride and negative association with their HDL-cholesterol levels.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jpn.v4i8.11591 Journal of Pathology of Nepal; Vol.4,No. 8 (2014) 644-648

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