The effects of dietary Se and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation on microarchitecture and strength of bone were investigated in C57BL/6 mice. Timed-pregnant mice were fed a Torula yeast selenium-depletion diet ...

Participants were administered the Self-Construal Scale (Singelis, 1994), the Implicit Theory Measure (Dweck & Henderson, 1989), the Patterns of Adaptive Learning Survey (Midgley et al., 2000), the subject-specific ...

The purpose of this study was to identify changes in cortical hemodynamics of motor and somatosensory cortex related to balancing tasks during inhibition of muscle spindles and cutaneous receptors of the dominant leg. Data ...

This study was completed at a large land-grant institution in the Midwest amongst the resident advisors (RAs) and the President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer of each of the University's Greek social organizations. ...

The present study attempted to describe the effect of sex, parenting styles, and family factors on physical risk-taking behavior on children by analyzing self-report data collected from 93 mothers in the Midwest region of ...

Bermudagrass (Cynodon spp.) is the predominant warm-season turfgrass in the U.S., largely due to its excellent adaptation and stress tolerance. However, bermudagrasses are not adapted to shaded environments. A three-year ...

The purpose of this study was to assess sex differences in stress responses to cooperative and competitive activities within same-sex dyads. Participants included 90 undergraduate college students. Salivary cortisol (CORT) ...