‘NuMex Las Cruces’ Cayenne Pepper

USDA - ARS Jornada Experimental Range , Las Cruces , NM and 2

Distributing free-ranging animals across a landscape to facilitate proper forage utilization is universally challenging to range livestock managers. By combining Global Positioning System (GPS) technology, Geographical Information System (GIS) methodology and a practical knowledge of animal behavior we have developed a device that autonomously controls animal distribution without conventional w...

THE EFFECT OF DIETARY CAYENNE PEPPER SUPPLEMENTATION ON THE METABOLIC DYSREGULATION OF RATS IN VIVO Running Head: Effects of cayenne pepper on metabolic dysregulation

Background: Metabolic dysregulation is a hallmark of diseases such as Type 2 diabetes, Cancer, and Cardiovascular disease (1). Purpose: In this study, we assessed whether dietary capsaicin in the form of cayenne pepper improves the risk factors of metabolic dysregulation in atherogenic diet-fed rats with inflammation. Procedure: Forty rats were divided into four groups with 50% consuming a cont...

Human exclusion from rocky intertidal of Las Cruces, central Chile: effects on Durvillaea antarctica (Phaeophyta, Durvilleales)

On the exposed rocky shores of central Chile there exists a continuous small-scale harvesting of bull-kelp Durvillaea antarctica, by 'mariscadores' (shellfish and algae gatherers). These harvest both fronds and stipes for human consumption. To assess the effects of human activity on D. antarctica populations, the density, standing crop and size structure of the kelp were compared in nonharveste...

Hetero-vancomycin-intermediate methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolate from a medical center in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

A survey of 152 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains from medical centers in Las Cruces, NM, and El Paso, TX, revealed the presence of spa types 2 and 24 (clone USA100) and spa type 1 (clone USA300-0114). Las Cruces MRSA displayed relatively high vancomycin MICs, and one hetero-vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus strain was identified.

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