... a better understanding of the protective role of diet in lung disease, provided they focus on the temporal effects of diet and on a careful assessment of the role of smoking and other lifestyle ... evidence for a protective effect of fish oil supplementation or increased intakeof fish oil in the improvement of asthma control [17] A beneficial effect of fish intake on lung function was reported ... asthma symptoms) and COPD (lung function, COPD symptoms), although the consistency of the evidence is a matter of judgement (see Table 1) Because of the overlap of indicators of asthma and COPD in...
... research and then via IP in Foodand Farming IP pervades today’s industrialized food system The Gowers review of IP in the UK gave the example of a jar of a well-known brand of coffee: the shape of ... promote a just and sustainable food system Part I begins with a brief overview of the contemporary food system, the basics of IP and its role in the food system The central core of the book is ... activity of farmers over thousands of years (Chapter 6), INTRODUCTION A Changing Food System Box 1.1 Levels and elements offood security Globally, food security depends on a range of things,...
... demonstrate the safety of radiation pasteurization of foods, and even now only limited use is made of radiation treatment offoodandfood ingredients The issue of the safety of novel foods has gained ... safety of foods—including food additives, food contaminants, and even some of the major natural components of foods—is becoming an increasingly complex issue Prior to the enactment of the Food ... in terms of use of particular animal feeds or use of agricultural chemicals up to the handling of foods in food service establishments are all part of the food safety problem Scheuplein and Flamm...
... increasing level of insulin in euglycaemic clamp leads to an increase in glucose uptake mainly due to the oxidation ofglucose The increase ofglucose uptake and oxidation ofglucose at the increasing ... to the rate ofglucose utilization because endogenous glucose production is suppressed by hyperinsulinaemia [23] The suppressive effects of both insulin andglucose on endogenous glucose production ... hepatic glucose production, glycaemia, glucose oxidation, glucose turnover, or nonoxidative glucose utilization [12] Shaw and Wolfe [2] also found no correlation between injury severity score and glucose...
... roles of PrRP in the controlof stress responses may depend upon the nature of stressful stimuli used Stressful stimuli affect foodintakeand increase energy expenditure On the other hand, foodintake ... that central cardiovascular effects of PrRP are mediated via NPFF receptor [11] Role of PrRP in the controlofenergy metabolism: foodintake Intracerebroventricular injection of PrRP reduces food ... effects of stress on foodintakeand the effects offoodintake on stress responses have not yet been examined in PrRP-deficient mice PrRP might be involved in the integration in the controlof energy...
... of all oils tested The main component of one of the oils is pulegone The other is not yet identified and it is called SEM76 (Shaaya and Kostyukovsky, 2006) In our study of the mode of action of ... availability of plant essential oils and their terpenoids, and their use in cosmetics and as flavoring agents in foodand beverages, is a good indication of their relative safety to warm-blooded animals and ... SEM76 at a concentration of 70 μL·L−1 air (equivalent to 70 g·m−3 ) and days exposure time caused 100% kill of adults of Sitophilus and Oryzaephilus, but not of Rhyzopertha and Tribolium (Table 16.3)...
... including type of study, number of subjects, follow-up (years), number of cases/controls, type of controls; diet including type and quality of dietary assessment method, number and type offood items; ... meat intakeand GC and OC risk (10 of 14 studies on GC andof studies of OC), which were SS in most of them, particularly regarding OC Preserved fish intake Regarding GC risk and preserved fish intake ... positive association in of studies of GC and in of studies on OC However, there are a large number of case -control studies presenting results on meat intakeand GC and OC Most of them have found a...
... 1(b) On the other hand, the treatment at 200 and 230 ◦ C resulted in the formation of tubular TiO2 of m and 50 nm in length and diameter, respectively, as shown in Fig 1(c) and (d) With increasing ... Sensors and Actuators B 137 (2009) 513–520 Fig Pore size distribution of the sensing films composed of (a) commercial TiO2 nanoparticles (P-25) and those hydrothermally treated at (b) 160, (c) 200 and ... Rair and Rgas are the electric resistances in air and that in a test gas, respectively Results and discussion 3.1 Characterization of nanotubular TiO2 films Fig shows SEM images of the surface of...
... modeling, andcontrolof piezoelectric actuator Two major contributions are reported in the thesis: design of external -sensing actuator and design of self -sensing actuator The major contribution of ... proposed control, the total control signal is the addition of the feedback 26 Figure 2.7: General structure of proposed control system controland the feedforward control The main role of the feedback ... DESIGN, CONTROL, AND APPLICATION OF PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR External -Sensing and Self -Sensing Actuator ANDI SUDJANA PUTRA (B.Eng., Brawijaya University, M.T.D., National University of Singapore)...
... intrusion of social control into the realm of personal finance The coercive techniques of forced resettlements and land acquisitions; persuasive technologies of modern mass high-rise public housing and ... 45,409 units of HDB flats This accounted for a significant 24.5 percent of the occupancy of 185,325 units of HDB flats constructed within this timeframe, and the impact of land acquisitions and clearances ... criminality and penal policy Dean highlights that the concept of social control includes not just the “suppression of civil disorder and the enforcement of work norms, but also the imposition of individual...
... notion of using SGLT inhibitors as a means to control circulating levels ofglucose The selective inhibition of hSGLT2 by thioglycoside I, which is responsible for most of the reabsorption ofglucose ... values of 0.09 and 0.18 for hSGLT1 and hSGLT2, respectively These data clearly show the electrogenic uptake of thioglycoside I and VII across the plasma membrane Discussion Figure Correlation of ... rosiglitazone and pioglitazone) and/ or to control hepatic glucose release (using biguanides) [7] In addition, manipulation of insulin through exogenous insulin administration or increase of endogenous...
... recruitment A total of 77 items andfood groups were included on the questionnaire, which covered about 90% of the commonly consumed foods in Shanghai in 1996 For each food item or food group, subjects ... participants the average of the baseline and follow-up FFQ data were used in the analyses The average daily intakeof individual food items (g/day) was combined to compute intakeof red meat (pork, ... one of the following criteria: fasting glucose level of at least mmol/L on at least two occasions or an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) with a value of at least 11.1 mmol/L and/ or use of hypoglycaemic...
... ratio offood waste and paper waste was 7:3 on a weight basis and a certain amount of water was added to adjust the TS concentration The TS concentration offood waste and paper waste was 20% and ... (HRT) and the solid concentration of substrate were controlled - 168 - MATERIALS AND METHODS Feedstock and seeding source Food waste collected from a school cafeteria, and paper waste comprised of ... organic fraction of municipal solid wastes have been treated Recently, with increasing concern over the limited capacity of landfill, conservation of resources, and reduction of CO2 emissions,...
... L/day with 1,000 mg/L of biological oxygen demand (BOD), 50 mg/L of nitrogen and 25 mg/L of phosphorus The experiments were conducted at a sludge retention time (SRT) of 33 days and the hydraulic ... goals of adding such modified coagulants were to increase particle size, and to enhance the aggregation ability of the conventional coagulants MATERIALS AND METHODS Preparation of coagulants and ... mixture of polysilicate and Fe(III) was used in this study Behaviors of these materials on biopolymer (protein and carbohydrate) removal and fouling reduction were investigated by conducting batch and...
... shortcomings in terms of indexing and expense of updating With the increasing and sometimes contradictory demands of the consumer market today, the need for the best up-to-date and accurate information ... regulatory aspects offood supply and monitoring The book and CD-ROM versions are complementary The important thing for the user to be assured of is that the Dictionary ofFood Compounds is an ... indication of crystal form andof recrystallisation solvent is often given but these are imprecise items of data; most compounds can be crystallised from several solvent systems and the crystal form often...
... Salmonella and E coli O157:H7 outbreaks Controlof microbial contamination of fruit and fruit juice involves care at all stages of production, including preharvest practices of planting, growing of fruit, ... 90% of their energy at a wavelength of 253.7 nanometers Exposure of bacteria to UV results in cross-linking of the thymine dimers of the DNA in the organism, preventing repair of injury and reproduction ... Connecticut and New York, MMWR, 46, 4–8, 1998 U.S Foodand Drug Administration (FDA), Hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) procedures for the safe and sanitary processing and importing of...
... deletion of the mnt gene, which encodes a member of the Mad family of antagonists of Myc, restores proliferation to c-myc deleted cells, suggesting that the balance of expression of members of the ... Mediators of Mycinduced apoptosis include p53 and E2F1 and both have been implicated in Controlof Cell Proliferation and Growth by Myc Proteins 337 DNA damage responses (Hermeking and Eick 1994; ... targets of Myc in cell proliferation and their proposed functions Controlof Cell Proliferation and Growth by Myc Proteins 333 2003) There is clear evidence that this effect is direct and not...
... implanted for the relief of severe lower limb spasticity and flexor spasms The goals then are improved comfort and wheelchair posture, Intrathecal baclofen for the controlof spinal and supraspinal spasticity ... temperature and atmospheric pressure REFERENCES Albright, A L (1996) Baclofen in the treatment of cerebral palsy J Child Neurol, 11: 77–83 Intrathecal baclofen for the controlof spinal and supraspinal ... risk of low-pressure headache An initial intrathecal trial dose of 25 or 50 μg of baclofen is used The smaller initial trial dose should be used if the patient is not on oral baclofen, in case of...
... discourse analysis of advertisements of foods and drinks in English and Vietnamese in terms of Prosodic and graphic features; - A discourse analysis of long copy of advertisements of foods and drinks ... ADVERTISEMENTS OFFOODAND DRINK 4.3.2.1 Rhyme 4.3.1 Utilization of Speech acts in the ads of foods and drinks Both English and Vietnamese made used of rhyme in both long copy ads and short copy ... devices of the advertisements offoodand drink in English and Vietnamese at discourse level? linguistic features of the advertisements offoodand drink in What are the similarities and differences...
... Variation of Torque of a 3-in case of closed loop PI control for constant V/f control method Figure 4.18: Variation of Rotor Speed of a 3-in case of closed loop PI control for constant V/f control ... PI control for constant V/f control method Figure 4.12: Variation of Torque of a 3-in case of open loop PI control for constant V/f control method Figure 4.13: Variation of Rotor Speed of a ... using PI controller Figure 4.10: Variation of Stator current of a 3-in case of open loop PI control for constant V/f control method Figure 4.11: Variation of DC bus voltage of a 3-in case of open...