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Leggett SS, Wesley JM, Myla A, McCoy P, Betson N. Availability and Quality of Physical Activity Resources in Neighborhood Parks for Pregnant Women and Women of Childbearing Age. Prev Chronic Dis 2018; 15:E78. [PMID: 29908053 PMCID: PMC6016399 DOI: 10.5888/pcd15.170411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Neighborhood parks help women engage in physical activity (PA). We used the physical activity resources assessment instrument to determine the availability, quality and quantity of physical features, and amenities in 19 neighborhood parks randomly selected from the Jackson, Mississippi, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Madison County averaged the most quality PA features (mean, 13) and quality PA amenities (mean, 25.8), and it averaged the least quality incivilities (mean, 1.6). The total neighborhood parks quality physical activity resources (QPAR) was determined by a composite index QPAR of features, amenities, and incivilities. Neighborhood parks’ QPAR index was 545 (mean, 28.7), showing less use of parks. Quality PA features were significantly (P < .01) associated with quality PA amenities.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sophia S Leggett
- Jackson State University, School of Public Health, Department of Behavioral and Environmental Health, 350 W. Woodrow Wilson Dr, P.O. Box 17038, Jackson, MS 39213.
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- Department of Urban and Regional Planning, College of Public Service, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatics, School of Public Health, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Jackson Heart Study Community Outreach Center, School of Public Health, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatics, School of Public Health, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi
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Merem EC, Yerramilli S, Twumasi YA, Wesley JM, Robinson B, Richardson C. The applications of GIS in the analysis of the impacts of human activities on south Texas watersheds. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2011; 8:2418-46. [PMID: 21776238 PMCID: PMC3138033 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph8062418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2010] [Revised: 06/15/2011] [Accepted: 06/20/2011] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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With water resource planning assuming greater importance in environmental protection efforts, analyzing the health of agricultural watersheds using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) becomes essential for decision-makers in Southern Texas. Within the area, there exist numerous threats from conflicting land uses. These include the conversion of land formerly designated for agricultural purposes to other uses. Despite current efforts, anthropogenic factors are greatly contributing to the degradation of watersheds. Additionally, the activities of waste water facilities located in some of the counties, rising populations, and other socioeconomic variables are negatively impacting the quality of water in the agricultural watersheds. To map the location of these stressors spatially and the extent of their impacts across time, the paper adopts a mix scale method of temporal spatial analysis consisting of simple descriptive statistics. In terms of objectives, this research provides geo-spatial analysis of the effects of human activities on agricultural watersheds in Southern Texas and the factors fuelling the concerns under the purview of watershed management. The results point to growing ecosystem decline across time and a geographic cluster of counties experiencing environmental stress. Accordingly, the emergence of stressors such as rising population, increased use of fertilizer treatments on farm land, discharges of atmospheric pollutants and the large presence of municipal and industrial waste treatment facilities emitting pathogens and pesticides directly into the agricultural watersheds pose a growing threat to the quality of the watershed ecosystem.
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Affiliation(s)
- Edmund C. Merem
- Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Jackson State University, 3825, Ridgewood Road, P.O. Box 23, Jackson, MS 39211, USA; E-Mails: (J.M.W.); (B.R); ; (C.R.)
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +1-601-432-6856; Fax: +1-601-432-6862
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- National Center for Bio Defense Communications, Jackson State University, Mississippi e-Center @ JSU, 1230 Raymond Road, Jackson, MS 39204, USA; E-Mail:
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- Department of Advanced Technologies, School of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, Alcorn State University, 1000 ASU Drive, Jackson, MS 39096, USA; E-Mail:
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- Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Jackson State University, 3825, Ridgewood Road, P.O. Box 23, Jackson, MS 39211, USA; E-Mails: (J.M.W.); (B.R); ; (C.R.)
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- Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Jackson State University, 3825, Ridgewood Road, P.O. Box 23, Jackson, MS 39211, USA; E-Mails: (J.M.W.); (B.R); ; (C.R.)
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- Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Jackson State University, 3825, Ridgewood Road, P.O. Box 23, Jackson, MS 39211, USA; E-Mails: (J.M.W.); (B.R); ; (C.R.)
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Harding JJ, Wesley JM. The purification and amino acid composition of human uterus collagens, rheumatoid-arthritis-nodule collagen and ox tendon collagen. Biochem J 1968; 106:749-57. [PMID: 5639930 PMCID: PMC1198568 DOI: 10.1042/bj1060749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Collagens and gelatins were isolated from human post-menopausal uterus, puerperal (post-partum) uterus, rheumatoid-arthritis-nodule and ox tendon. Different means of purifying collagen were studied and a method was devised that enables highly purified collagen to be obtained, even from the uterus. This method involves the use of a number of aqueous and organic extractants as well as digestion with elastase to eliminate elastin. The purity of the collagen preparations was assessed and they were used to study the amino acid composition of collagen. The amino acid compositions of all the collagens studied were similar to those of human bone and tendon collagen, but certain small differences were noted and are discussed. The soluble collagen extracted from some of the tissues was also studied.
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