... to a standardized amount of carbohydrate in a food The glycemic load takes into account the amount of food eaten An international table ofthe glycemic index and glycemic load ofa wide variety ... the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase andthe methionine synthase genes which increase the relative amount of folate available for DNA synthesis and repair also reduces the risk of colon cancer ... cancers ofthe mouth and pharynx, esophagus, lung, stomach, and colon and rectum; evidence of probable risk reduction was found for cancers ofthe larynx, pancreas, breast, and bladder [1] Many...
... journals articles and conference papers The database is produced by the ARRB Transport Research Library and is Australia’s major transport database As well as the holdings ofthe ARRB Transport ... accessible, affordable, safe and co-ordinated transport options that are tailored to the needs of older adults and promotion and awareness of alternative transport options amongst older drivers and their ... situations, availability of alternative transport and changing health are major reasons for driving reduction and cessation (e.g., Raitanen et al., 2003; Charlton et al., 2006; Ragland et al.,...
... peer review to ensure that they meet high standards for research quality and objectivity Stress and Performance AReviewofthe Literature and Its Applicability to the Military Jennifer Kavanagh ... (NSRD) ofthe RAND Corporation NSRD conducts research and analysis forthe Office ofthe Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified Commands, the defense agencies, the Department ofthe Navy, ... that battle fatigue and other stress reactions may account for as many as 50 percent ofthe casualties in a given war As a result ofthe effect that stress can have on service members and their...
... LA, Alarcon GS, Triana-Alexander M, Alexander RW, Martin MY, Alberts KR: Perceived physical and emotional trauma as precipitating events in fibromyalgia Associations with health care seeking and ... stress and fibromyalgia We have shown that activities of several endocrine axes and neurotransmitters change in parallel in both fibromyalgia and stress In particular, there are decreased basal levels ... McBeth J, Silman AJ, Ray D, Macfarlane GJ: A population based study of chronic widespread pain andthe hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis: results from a pilot study [abstract] Rheumatology...
... "gravity," and "postural." Searches ofthe MANTIS database andthe Index to Chiropractic Literature using the same key word were also performed Nearly all ofthe articles relating to our review ... information regarding eye alignment and stabilization [44] This is an important part ofthe visual postural control pathway, as this pathway may compensate for visual deprivation such as in darkness ... putative postural reflex function(s) A theoretical example may be a thoracolumbar pain caused by a swayback posture It is postulated that the swayback posture may be the result ofa forward head...
... settings/locations and occasions for eating fruit and vegetables,11) Availability and exposure to fruit and vegetables at home, 12) Availability and exposure to fruit and vegetables in school, 13) Availability ... purchase and preparation of fruit and vegetables as an adult task [28,32,33] and reported that they would eat healthier if their parents and adults in school purchased and provided them with healthy ... design ofthe analysis and in the selection of papers for inclusion and analysis ofthe papers included, contributed to the interpretation of data and revised the manuscript critically All authors...
... Australia and Nava Subramaniam Faculty of Business and Law Deakin University, Victoria, Australia ABSTRACT: This paper reviews the recent European and international literature on i nternal audit independence ... under reviewThe IIA has issued a number of attribute standards and associated advisory statements relating to independence and objectivity Standard 1100 states that the internal audit activity ... standards and other guidance that the IIA has issued on independence and objectivity The IIA (1999) definition of internal auditing is now familiar and well accepted: “Internal auditing is an...
... [67] Andrographolide (Andrographis paniculata), [62] and neem (Azadirachta indica), [57] as well as the Siddha combination therapy RAN (Rasagandhi mezhuga, Amukkara chooranum and Nellikkai lehyam).[6] ... Srikumar R, Parthasarathy NJ, Shankar EM, Manikandan S, Vijayakumar R, Thangaraj R, Vijayananth K, Sheeladevi R, Rao UA: Evaluation ofthe growth inhibitory activities of Triphala against common bacterial ... at the RAND Corpo- Page of (page number not for citation purposes) AIDS Research and Therapy 2008, 5:25 ration forthe Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, andthe authors of this RAND review...
... president ofthe National Academy of Sciences The National Academy of Engineering was established in 1964, under the charter ofthe National Academy of Sciences, as a parallel organization of outstanding ... descriptions of major research areas in the plan also indicate the need for integration, systems approaches, and collaboration in the conduct of research andthe gathering of data However, the identification ... agencyacademia-industry-international) for each societal theme The implementation strategy forthe ORPP should evaluate the adequacy of existing mechanisms for interagency and agency-academia...
... meals, breakfast cereals, candy, snacks, and beverages, as well as fruits and vegetables and dairy products, andthe campaigns generally were integrated across promotional formats The focus of ... Disney characters appeared on packages and store displays for fruit snacks, breakfast cereals, candy, yogurt, frozen waffles, toaster pastries, macaroni and cheese, and fruits and vegetables Multi-brand ... beverage manufacturers and bottlers; companies that produce packaged food such as snacks, baked goods, cereals, and prepared meals; makers of candy and chilled desserts; dairy marketers; fruit and...
... organic form is associated with the increased activity of carbonic anhydrase, improving the quality of egg shell andthe presence of manganese has an activator influence on the calcification and ... collagen and elastin Pilot clinical studies were conducted to evaluate the safety and efficacy of natural eggshell membrane as a treatment for pain and inflexibility associated with joint and ... www.arpnjournal.com Arias, J.L., D .A Carrino, M.S Fernandez, J.E Rodrigues, J.E Denis and A. I Capln, 1992 Partial biochemical and immunological characterization of avian eggshell extracellular matrices Arch...
... defense ofthe neonate andthe intestinal flora Acta Paediatrica Scandinavica 351(Suppl.):122–125 Pisacane A, Graziano L, Zona G, Dolezalova H, Cafiero M, Coppola A, Scarpellino B, Ummarino M, Mazzarella ... times a day will accumulate in the infant after a few days and may cause irritability and wakefulness.99 Information about a wide group of antihypertensive drugs indicates that a few of them Maternal ... well-being of children and families by leading a national effort to collect, develop, and disseminate information and educational materials on maternal and child health, and by collaborating with...
... editorial tasks The panel also appreciates the assistance of Jon Herrmann and Alan Hais, EPA Office of Research and Development and Hiba Shukairy and Grace Robiou, EPA Office of Water who were extremely ... Assessment of National Laboratory Capability The ability ofthe nation’s analytical laboratories to respond to a toxic attack will depend on the nature and scope ofthe attack Most ofthe potential toxic ... Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, andthe Institute of Medicine The National Research Council is the advisory arm ofthe National Academies 14 AReviewofthe EPA Water Security Action...
... than the national average—16.7 new cases versus 16.1 per 100,000 per year African American and Latino children in Massachusetts had approximately 25% more diagnosed cancers than white and Asian and ... toxicology and human epidemiology studies, the U.S EPA has classified the PAHs, benzo (a) anthracene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, and benzo (a) pyrene as probable human carcinogens, andthe U.S Department of Health ... A. , and Adami, H.O 1997 Pesticides and cancer Cancer Causes and Control 8(3): 420-43 32 Fabia, J., and Thuy, TD 1974 Occupation of father at time of birth of children dying of malignant diseases...
... management in Africa, Asia and Latin America Before that he worked in the private sector in the eld of environmental and general business consultancy at national and international levels for ... India and China, are developing countermeasures against WEEE imports andfor environmentally sound handling of WEEE, these measures require additional efforts at the local, regional, national and ... as polyhalogenated dioxins and furans They are among the most hazardous anthropogenic pollutants (Allsopp et al., 2001; Tohka and Lehto, 2005) and one of their most important formation pathways...
... inform policy analyses and management and investment decisions, andthe analysis and mapping of spatial patterns of commodity and vehicle flows Despite their many uses, CFS data are inadequate for ... strategic planning and policy making The ISTEA legislation also mandated that the National Academy of Sciences [National Research Council (NRC)] reviewthe statistical programs and practices of ... is accurate, reliable, relevant, and in a form that permits systematic analysis; and • Developing an intermodal transportation database.2 The committee used the above mandate as a basis for identifying...
... distributions, and therefore capacitance coupling to a gate electrode that deviate significantly from that ofa parallel-plate capacitor (Fig 7b) An analytical expression of gate capacitance (Ci), which assumes ... length for aligned arrays), the overall spatial layouts ofthe SWNT, their lengths, and their orientations These parameters significantly influence the collective electrical, optical, and mechanical ... 2004 AAAS b) Optical image of an array of ‘‘all-tube’’ flexible transparent TFTs (TTFTs) on a plastic substrate The arrow indicates the S/D structures, which are faintly visible as arrays of gray...
... manuscript DB participated in the design ofthe study, carried out some ofthe literature searches, and edited the manuscript Both authors read and approved the final manuscript Additional material ... urban and rural areas in the same way, or that they value the opportunity to work in the private sector equally in rural or urban areas These are strong assumptions that could be investigated ... However, the validity of these findings may be limited by the relatively small size ofthe subsamples used for each estimation and because the statistical significance of these results for each subgroup...
... catalysts also form alcoholates Noncatalytic salts for this reaction include carbonates and chlorides of sodium and potassium; calcium and sodium sulfates; and calcium and sodium acetates (Adams ... HCl are necessary to catalyze the formation of acetals Strong organic acids such as oxalic acid (pKa = 1.3) and tartaric acid (pKa = 3.0) also catalyze acetalization, but acetic acid (pKa = 4.7) ... that catalyze the polymerization of olefins andthe addition of mercaptans to olefins The organic acids andthe elements commonly found in the char can act as catalysts for many of these reactions...