The Richard H. Hutchings Psychiatric Center (HPC), located in Syracuse, is a New York State Mental Hygiene Facility providing mental health services to the Central New York Region. At this time the Center primarily serves the 473,000 residents of Onondaga County; however, when fully operational, it will also provide services to the 287,000 residents of surrounding Madison, Oswego, Cayuga, and C...

Consumption of fruits and vegetables has been shown to be effective in the prevention of chronic diseases. These benefits are often attributed to the high antioxidant content of some plant foods. Apples are commonly eaten and are large contributors of phenolic compounds in European and North American diets. The peels of apples, in particular, are high in phenolics. During applesauce and canned ...

OBJECTIVES: To examine the associations of demographics, rules associated with television-viewing, and physical activity with daily screen time (including television, non–school-related computer use, and video games) in children and adolescents. METHODS: We analyzed data from a telephone survey of 7415 youth aged 9 to 15 years from the YouthMedia Campaign Longitudinal Survey. We used logistic r...

SEEM, R. C., and J. D. GILPATRICK. 1980. Incidence and severity relationships of secondary infections of powdery mildew on apple. Phytopathology 70:851-854. Severity (amount of leaf tissue affected by disease) can be determined relationship remained constant for data from different locations or from incidence (proportion of leaves diseased) for secondary infections of cultivars, but it varied a...

When the Albany State men's soccer coach, Bill Schicffelin, looked at his team's schedule, he saw conference games against New York State ranked Plattsburgh and Cortland followed by Division I Mart wick. "How we do in these three games determines if we are in the driver's seat or the caboose for the rest of the season," said Schieffelln. On Wednesday, the Greut Danes put the key in the driver's...

This research used digital images to explore some of the factors responsible for consumer preference of visual characteristics of apples (Malus ×domestica Borkh.). The images systematically varied in color and shape (Expt. A: 9 images) and type, shape, and background color (Expt. B: 10 images), while keeping apple size constant. Visual assessments of the apple images were collected from 144 con...

The purpose of the New York type appraisal program is to a t tempt to rate type traits objectively. Approximate ly 34 traits are included, of which 25 are rated by the appra i se r and 9 by the herd mml~ger. This pape r reports differenees among 18 appraisers, including S professional judges, 7 New York Art i ficial Breeders ' Cooperative fieldmen, and 3 other sire selection personnel all of wh...

In an effort to evaluate the prevalence of radon disclosure during real-estate transactions, surveys of recent home buyers regarding radon awareness, testing, and remediation were conducted in 26 counties in four regions of New York State. A 1999 survey, canvassing 2220 buyers in 12 counties, produced 647 responses. The 2002 survey, canvassing 5299 buyers in 14 different counties, produced an a...

s for Presentations a t the 1993 Annual Meetinq o f the Mycological Society of America Abstracts o f all symposium presentations, posters, and special lectures are noted as such a t the start o f eaeh abstract. Contributed oral resentations are not specifically marked a t the start o f each abstract except with the day an 8 time o f presentation.s o f all symposium presentations, posters, and s...