This is the first study suggesting that DM exacerbates hepatic I/R and that NO donors will prevent this hepatocellular injury in the diabetic. Sixteen million Americans have DM. Understanding the effect of this chronic illness on the inflammatory response to injury is essential to improving clinical outcomes in these medically compromised patients.

This paper focuses on a deductive, participative, and iterative process for curricular revision at a public Midwestern university in the Merchandising and Fashion Design program. A systematic, nonlinear, organized process is presented and details specific components used in curricular review. The guiding framework for the redesign was that of Garner and Buckley (1988). That is, feedback was solicited and incorporated from educators, students, and employers. In each of the two-year process, the program was viewed as a whole, with input from faculty at every step, and also viewed from a micro-perspective by examining each course individually. The process included peer review, with each faculty member encouraged to review not only their own courses, but those of their colleagues as well. At times, the curricular review process seemed overwhelming with the significant amount of data and resource constraints to consider. The systematic process presented assisted in managing multiple considerations and constituents involved in the curriculum review. Besides maintaining a relevant and current curriculum, the process provided a multitude of benefits for the department. Significant changes were made to the curriculum, but more honest relationships were reestablished and an increased understanding among colleagues was an unexpected benefit of the lengthy, but necessary, examination of the program and resulting curricular changes in the department.

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With marketing strategies, for anti-aging products targeted to middle-aged women, changing from traditional mass media to sidebar advertising on social media sites like Facebook, it is important to understand if the middle-age women purchased these anti-aging products based on the content and model type portrayed in the sidebar advertisement. Previous studies about advertising to middle-aged women indicated advertisements did not make a connection with women. This study examined whether or not sidebar advertisements created with credibility, informativeness, and believability would make a connection with middle-aged women motivating them to buy an antiaging product. Three-hundred and eighty-five women participated in the testimonial study. Results indicated that there was significant difference found in middle-aged women's perception of the believability to purchase from an advertisement depicted in an online sidebar advertisement for an anti aging product.

Technology and reality television has produced a unique platform for fashion programs (Pavlushina & Dautova, 2017). 1 Wearable computing and e-textiles has witnessed rapid development over recent years (Lau, Ngai, Chan & Cheung, 2009). 2 With ever-changing, cutting-edge technology available, a career in the fashion industry is not limited to fashion centers, but is a viable option for students across the country. As students become more technologically savvy, they expect an education based on the newest technology available. The present study examined the views of college students in fashion program on the criteria perceived as most important in selecting a fashion program. The results indicated that students viewed faculty with experience in the industry, high job placement, and program reputation as the most important factors in selecting a fashion program. Interestingly, students indicated that having a friend in the fashion program was somewhat important, while domestic and international travel was very important the study also observed individual differences in the perceived importance of the criteria based on gender, class, major and years of experience in the fashion industry.