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Osteoporosis: Risk Factors, Prevention, and Detection
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5808
low bone mass and reduced bone strength, which leads to an increased risk of fractures and poor bone ... that 54 million Americans are at increased risk of developing osteoporosis due to low bone mass and ... United States increases Are You at Risk? Let’s look at the major risk factors for osteoporosis: Age. ...
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Low-Cost Treatment of Food Processing Wastewater
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aex-771
ammonia test can be used by the system operator to check the ammonia levels to determine when the ... The company was looking for a way to treat the high-strength, high-fat-content wastewater in an ... with an additional 50% excess capacity for flexibility in operation and to handle peak flows. The ...
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Diabetes and Your Health
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/SS-166
increased risk for diabetes, you should see a doctor and be tested for diabetes. Warning Signs of Type ... : Frequent blood-sugar testing will help check your glucose level. Some people test their glucose several ... diabetes. Another 86 million people have pre-diabetes, meaning that their blood glucose levels are higher ...
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Meat Goat Production and Budgeting
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/14
the herd). Kiko goats (weighing roughly twice the weight of feral goats) are capable of high levels of ... improved type. The Boer goat has a good conformation with high growth and fertility rates. In the late ... United States from Australia and New Zealand. A mature Boer buck weighs between 240 and 300 pounds, and ...
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Bumble Bee Pollination in Tomato Greenhouses
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-0092
Tomatoes growing directly in the soil under high-tunnel protection with the side panels rolled up to allow ... tomato growers are choosing the option of cultivating plants in either a greenhouse or high-tunnel (hoop ... (Heuvelink, 2018). Both high-tunnel and greenhouse tomato growers use bumble bees for their pollination ...
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Growing Cabbage in the Home Garden
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-1611
between 35 and 50 degrees F can lead to premature flowering. Cabbage should be grown in the spring or fall ... Soil pH should be maintained between 6.0 and 6.8 for optimum growth. This range of soil pH will ... Fertilizing Fertilizer and lime are best applied using the results of a soil test as a guide. Contact your ...
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Hearing Protection
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aex-7902
exposure to the noise can increase the risk for noise-induced hearing loss. Noise levels are measured in ... exposure to high noise levels can lead to gradual hearing loss that is not detected immediately, and sounds ... prolonged exposure to noise can be very damaging to hearing. Both the level of noise and the length of ...
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Eating Healthy During Stressful Times
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5244
development of chronic inflammation developing and affecting our body. High levels of chronic inflammation are ... dessert References American Heart Association. (2011). “High sugar consumption may increase risk ... stressed, such as cookies, cake, candy and other high sugar, low fiber foods. These foods can increase the ...
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Native Shrubs: Creating Living Landscapes for Birds, Butterflies, Bees, and Other Beneficials
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5813
shade-tolerant shrubs that prefer moist, acidic, well-drained soil that is high in organic matter. Spring flowers ... providing excellent fall color. Blueberry plants prefer full sun sites with acidic, well-drained soils high ... series are native to the region and generally suitable to grow throughout Ohio, keep in mind that soil ...
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Brown Spot of Soybeans
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AC-18
For fields with very high levels of brown spot, plow under soybean straw to promote rapid decay. While ... trifoliate leaves, stems and pods as well as neighboring plants. High moisture and moderate temperatures ... brown spot can cause between 2 to 4 bu in yield loss, rarely is it economically feasible to manage this ...