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Market Situation, Trend And Development Strategy Of Sports Nutrition Food, Xie Kai

Food and Machinery

The scale, segmentation, competition pattern and functional types of sports nutrition food market at home and abroad were analyzed. It was found that the sports nutrition food market is expanding from core users to new consumers such as young women, professionals and the elderly. As a result, differentiated development in form and service has become the mainstream, market competition, and diversified marketing channel development. The future development of sports nutrition food should further use Internet thinking to strengthen consumer operation, adhere to the development strategy of multi-dimensional combination and improve the industry standard of sports nutrition food.

Direct Maternal Morbidity And The Risk Of Pregnancy-Related Deaths, Stillbirths, And Neonatal Deaths In South Asia And Sub-Saharan Africa: A Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study In 8 Countries, Imran Ahmed, Shabina Ariff, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Muhammad Ilyas, Fyezah Jehan, Usma Mehmood, Karim Muhammad, Muhammad Imran Nisar, Sajid Bashir Soofi, Yaqub Wasan, Anita K. M. Zaidi

Woman and Child Health

Background: Maternal morbidity occurs several times more frequently than mortality, yet data on morbidity burden and its effect on maternal, foetal, and newborn outcomes are limited in low- and middle-income countries. We aimed to generate prospective, reliable population-based data on the burden of major direct maternal morbidities in the antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal periods and its association with maternal, foetal, and neonatal death in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
Methods and findings: This is a prospective cohort study, conducted in 9 research sites in 8 countries of South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. We conducted population-based surveillance of women of reproductive …

Reviewing Technologies And Devices For Drying Grain And Oilseeds, Jalolitdin Pakhritdinovich Mukhitdinov, Elyorbek Xasanovich Safarov

Chemical Technology, Control and Management

The article analyzes the operation of the most commonly used dryers for drying sunflowers and other agricultural cereals. Based on the study of drying technology and methods, the advantages and disadvantages of dryers have been analyzed, the results of comparisons of their technical indicators have been presented in tabular form. In the form of a diagram, an analysis of foreign and domestic patent data obtained over the past 10 years for the considered drying devices was presented. The choice of the most suitable installation was carried out on the basis of the compiled analytical table. In order to improve the …

Swarm Differential Privacy For Purpose-Driven Data-Information-Knowledge-Wisdom Architecture, Yingbo Li, Yucong Duan, Zakaria Maamar, Haoyang Che, Anamaria-Beatrice Spulber, Stelios Fuentes

All Works

Privacy protection has recently been in the spotlight of attention to both academia and industry. Society protects individual data privacy through complex legal frameworks. The increasing number of applications of data science and artificial intelligence has resulted in a higher demand for the ubiquitous application of the data. The privacy protection of the broad Data-Information-Knowledge-Wisdom (DIKW) landscape, the next generation of information organization, has taken a secondary role. In this paper, we will explore DIKW architecture through the applications of the popular swarm intelligence and differential privacy. As differential privacy proved to be an effective data privacy approach, we will …

Impact Of Covid-19 On Family Planning, Bakhtawar M H. Khowaja, Quratulain Shalwani

Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

No abstract provided.

The Role Of White Matter In The Neural Control Of Swallowing: A Systematic Review, Ann Alvarenga, Rachel Hahn Arkenberg, Bethany Mcgowan, Hu Cheng, Georgia A. Malandraki

Purdue University Libraries Open Access Publishing Fund

Background: Swallowing disorders (dysphagia) can negatively impact quality of life and health. For clinicians and researchers seeking to improve outcomes for patients with dysphagia, understanding the neural control of swallowing is critical. The role of gray matter in swallowing control has been extensively documented, but knowledge is limited regarding the contributions of white matter. Our aim was to identify, evaluate, and summarize the populations, methods, and results of published articles describing the role of white matter in neural control of swallowing.

Methods: We completed a systematic review with a multi-engine search following PRISMA-P 2015 standards. Two authors screened articles and …

Nutritional Risk And Management Measures Under Covid-19 Epidemic, Qiu Sheng

Food and Machinery

From the perspective of nutrition, this paper mainly analyzed the nutritional risks faced by the post-epidemic era, proposed corresponding nutrition management measures for COVID-19 patients, revealed the importance of nutritional intervention in assisting the treatment of COVID-19, and put forward suggestions for the general public to achieve a reasonable nutritious diet.

Effect Of Frozen Storage Time On The Physicochemical Property Of Different Type Of Raw Meat, Guo Yun-Kai, Yu Li-Gang, Yang Yu-Kun, Guo Cai-Xia, Li Mei-Ping

Food and Machinery

In this study, color, cooking loss, water holding capacity, water-loss rate, pH value, amino acid and fatty acid composition of raw meat were investigated during storage （0, 1, 2, 4, 8 weeks） at -18 ℃. The results indicated that water-loss rate and cooking loss of meat increased as the storage time increased, and water holding capacity of meat decreased with the increasing storage time （P<0.05）. The contents of lysine, alanine and cysteine increased with the increasing storage time. The amounts of saturated fatty acids increased obviously, while polyunsaturated fatty acids contents decreased with the increasing storage time. Therefore, although frozen storage is an ideal method for meat storage. However, the nutritive value of raw meat will change, leading to the decline of meat quality.

Effects Of Raw Material Characteristics And Printing Parameters On Product Quality Infood 3d Printing, Zhang Peng-Hui, Zhou Hao-Yu, Nie Yuan-Yang, Li Bo

Food and Machinery

In this paper, the 3D printing characteristics of starch, hydrophilic colloid, meat and other food materials were reviewed. The effects of printing parameters such as printing temperature, printing speed, internal filling rate and printing nozzle diameter on 3D product quality were analyzed, so as to provide useful reference for the research of food 3D printing technology and the development of printing food materials.

Restoration Of The Molecular Clock Is Tumor Suppressive In Neuroblastoma, Myrthala Moreno-Smith, Giorgio Milazzo, Ling Tao, Baharan Fekry, Bokai Zhu, Mahmoud A Mohammad, Simone Di Giacomo, Roshan Borkar, Karthik Reddy Kami Reddy, Mario Capasso, Sanjeev A Vasudevan, Pavel Sumazin, John Hicks, Nagireddy Putluri, Giovanni Perini, Kristin Eckel-Mahan, Thomas P Burris, Eveline Barbieri

Children’s Nutrition Research Center Staff Publications

MYCN activation is a hallmark of advanced neuroblastoma (NB) and a known master regulator of metabolic reprogramming, favoring NB adaptation to its microenvironment. We found that the expression of the main regulators of the molecular clock loops is profoundly disrupted in MYCN-amplified NB patients, and this disruption independently predicts poor clinical outcome. MYCN induces the expression of clock repressors and downregulates the one of clock activators by directly binding to their promoters. Ultimately, MYCN attenuates the molecular clock by suppressing BMAL1 expression and oscillation, thereby promoting cell survival. Reestablishment of the activity of the clock activator RORα via its genetic …

Beyond Language And Academics: Investigating Teachers’ Preparation To Promote The Social-Emotional Well-Being Of Emergent Bilingual Learners, Amy J. Heineke, Elizabeth Vera

Education: School of Education Faculty Publications and Other Works

In recent years, institutions have responded to changing school populations by preparing teachers for the growing number of emergent bilingual learners (EBLs). But this preparation largely focuses on supporting students’ academic learning and language development, despite enhanced attention to social-emotional well-being in wider educational circles. This comparative case study seeks to understand whether and how teachers are prepared to facilitate this integral component of student learning in five schools with linguistically diverse populations and varied program models to serve EBLs. We first probe how teachers draw from various facets of their preparation to support EBLs’ social-emotional well-being, including teacher education, …

The Effects Of Agrochemical Pesticide Applications On Target And Off-Target Species In Aquatic Ecosystems, Bryan K. Delius

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The increase in the global human population is driving agricultural expansion, which increases the likelihood and degree by which agrochemicals impact aquatic systems. It is projected that by 2100 the global human population will exceed 11 billion, and to feed the increased human population, the necessary increase in agricultural infrastructure is estimated to double irrigation, nearly triple fertilizer applications, and increase pesticide applications by tenfold. It stands to reason that wetlands impacts from agriculture are also likely to increase as the industry expands its operation to meet the globally growing demand for food.

Wetlands are highly productive habitats that not …

Toward Sustainable Production Of Value-Added Bioenergy And Industrial Oils In Oilseed And Biomass Feedstocks, Kiyoul Park, Sanju A. Sanjaya, Truyen Quach, Edgar B. Cahoon

Center for Plant Science Innovation: Faculty Publications

Plant fatty acids are used forfood, feed, fuel, and industrial materials. Structurally and chemically diverse fatty acids, referred to as unusual or specialized fatty acids, are found in the seed oils of diverse plant species. Many unusual fatty acids have potential use as alternative and renewable sources of biofuels and biobased industrial feedstocks due to their variant structures' physical or functional properties. Oils enriched in these fatty acids can increase the value of oilseed crops and provide co-products that can be readily extracted from lignocellulosic materials in biomass crops. Here, we describe recent progress in strategies for enhancement of oil …

Distress Evaluation In A Veteran Affairs Oncology Clinic, Reena Jayani, Ronald J. Markert, Amy Heard, Geetika Kumar

Internal Medicine Faculty Publications

Distress in oncology patients (pts) has a negative impact on quality of life, survival, and healthcare satisfaction. Higher distress leads to lower compliance with treatment and follow-up [1-8]. The 2012 American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (CoC) standard of care for oncology pts included an assessment for distress [1]. A screening process for distress allows the healthcare team to address these issues early and refer to appropriate resources [2-9]. This project was initiated to meet National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) and CoC standard of care, identify distress in veterans with cancer, and address these concerns. Patients who attended the …

Texas A&M Law Review Fall 2020 Symposium: Containing Covid Catastrophes: Addressing The Effects Of Covid-19 On The Agricultural Industry Texas A&M University School Of Law, James D. Bradbury, Greg Ibach

Texas A&M Law Review

Transcript from Fall 2020 Symposium, "Containing Covid Catastrophes: Addressing The Effects Of Covid-19 On The Agricultural Industry Texas A&M University School Of Law"

Featuring Panelists: Jim Bradbury & Greg Ibach

Reduced Mitochondrial Dna And Oxphos Protein Content In Skeletal Muscle Of Children With Cerebral Palsy, Ferdinand Von Walden, Ivan J. Vechetti Jr., Davis A. Englund, Vandré C. Figueiredo, Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalo, Kevin A. Murach, Jessica Pingel, John J. Mccarthy, Per Stål, Eva Pontén

Physiology Faculty Publications

AIM: To provide a detailed gene and protein expression analysis related to mitochondrial biogenesis and assess mitochondrial content in skeletal muscle of children with cerebral palsy (CP).

METHOD: Biceps brachii muscle samples were collected from 19 children with CP (mean [SD] age 15y 4mo [2y 6mo], range 9-18y, 16 males, three females) and 10 typically developing comparison children (mean [SD] age 15y [4y], range 7-21y, eight males, two females). Gene expression (quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction [PCR]), mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) to genomic DNA ratio (quantitative PCR), and protein abundance (western blotting) were analyzed. Microarray data sets (CP/aging/bed rest) were …

Comprehensive And Compassionate Responses For Opioid Use Disorder Among Pregnant And Parenting Women., Dennis J. Hand, Alice C. Fischer, Meghan L. Gannon, Kimberly A. Mclaughlin, Vanessa L. Short, Diane J. Abatemarco

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty Papers

Pregnant and parenting women with opioid use disorder face multiple challenges to recovery. Trauma histories, poverty, stigma and discrimination, and lack of access to treatment intersect to marginalise this population. It is important that pregnant and parenting women with opioid use disorder receive comprehensive care to improve their health, the health of their child(ren), and prevent the intergenerational transmission of opioid and other substance use disorders. For nearly 50 years the Maternal Addiction Treatment, Education, and Research program has provided an evolving and expanding range of comprehensive services for treating opioid and other substance use disorders in this population. In …

Personal Mastery And All-Cause Mortality Among Older Americans Living With Diabetes, Ho-Jui Tung, Ming-Chin Yeh, Randall Ford, Gulzar H. Shah

Health Policy & Community Health: Faculty Publications

Introduction: Higher personal mastery is associated with better physical functioning, wellbeing, and longevity among older populations. However, few studies have focused on whether personal mastery is protective against mortality among older adults living with diabetes over time.
Methods: A total of 1,779 participants were identified from an off-year survey of the Health and Retirement Study. Proportional Hazard Models were used to evaluate the significance of selected variables in predicting the survival of participants over a 13-year period.
Results: A substantial proportion (46.7%) of the diabetic patients had survived by the end of 2016. Adults with lower mastery …

Poster Presentation: College Students Food Insecurity, Leslie Hall

Doctoral Student Association Conference

No abstract provided.

Genetic Counseling In India: A Bibliometric Study, O Priya Singha, Dhan Maya Chetry, Nabin Chandra Dey

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study aims to analyze and visualize the contribution of Indian researchers in “genetic counseling”. PubMed and JGate databases were used as sources to retrieve the required data for six years, which was published between 2015-2020 (February). The data were assessed on the following parameters, growth of research publications authorship and publication patterns frequently used keywords. The study also identifies core journals and active institutions in India publishing genetic counseling research. Analysis of data was restricted to only journal articles; other types of documents were excluded. Microsoft Excel and VOSviewer software were used for data analysis. Collected data were analyzed …

Determination Of Main Ingredients In Milk Using Akm-98 Milk Analyzer, Qobil Mukhiddinov Master, Sh Sultanova Dr., J Safarov Dr. Professor, A Aït-Kaddour Dr., Professor, D Samandarov Phd

Technical science and innovation

The aim of the research is a quick, easy, economical way to determine milk content. Nowadays, the production of cow’s milk is dominant, but the original quality of non-bovine milk, such as camel’s milk, is now better described and is experiencing growing interest. Camel’s milk, goat’s milk, ewe’s milk and buffalo’s milk have received special attention because of their recognition as potential functional foods from a nutritional point of view. It is admitted that camel’s milk presents a high nutritional quality; e.g., it has three times more vitamin C, minerals, and essential and polyunsaturated Fatty Acids than cow’s milk. It …

Management Of Internal Hernia In Neonates With Multiple Heart Diseases: A Case Report, Riana P. Tamba, Andi Wiradeni

The New Ropanasuri Journal of Surgery

Internal hernia is a rare clinical entity. In all cases, less than 1% found as the cause of intestinal obstruction. However, delayed treatment of internal hernia may lead to necrosis of the intestines. Neonates with congenital heart disease may be at increased risk of morbidity and mortality than another concurrent disease.

A male infant was delivered with a Cesarean section due to a congenital disorder of umbilical hernia, ventricular septal defect, and aortic transposition. The infant was born full-term with a 2,515 g birth weight and 3, 5, 7 APGAR score, positive ventilation, and intubation proceeded. Prostaglandin E1 10 mcg/kg/minute, …

Community-Based Efforts Aim To Improve The Food Environment Within A Highly Obese Rural Appalachian County, Rachel Gillespie, Emily M. Dewitt, Heather Norman-Burgdolf, Brynnan Dunaway, Alison A. Gustafson

Dietetics and Human Nutrition Faculty Publications

Rural communities in Appalachia are displaying increased obesity prevalence, yet traditional interventions have not provided a broad enough impact to improve dietary consumption patterns. Therefore, expanding efforts that address the food environment and incorporate behavioral nudges through community-developed marketing strategies may be a viable mechanism to improve food and beverage choices within this unique population. This study installed shelf-wobblers across n = 5 gas stations in one rural Appalachian county in Kentucky. Smart Snacks were identified from store inventory lists utilizing the CDC Food Service Guideline for Federal Facilities calculator and were categorized into high-protein snacks, low-fat carbohydrate snacks, meal …

A Systematic Review Of School Health Policy Measurement Tools: Implementation Determinants And Outcomes, Gabriella M Mcloughlin, Peg Allen, Callie Walsh-Bailey, Ross C Brownson

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: Governments in some countries or states/provinces mandate school-based policies intended to improve the health and well-being of primary and secondary students and in some cases the health of school staff. Examples include mandating a minimum time spent per week in programmed physical activity, mandating provision of healthy foods and limiting fat content of school meals, and banning tobacco products or use on school campuses. Although school health researchers have studied whether schools, districts, or states/provinces are meeting requirements, it is unclear to what extent implementation processes and determinants are assessed. The purposes of the present systematic review of quantitative …

Defining The Relative Role Of Insulin Clearance In Early Dysglycemia In Relation To Insulin Sensitivity And Insulin Secretion: The Microbiome And Insulin Longitudinal Evaluation Study (Miles), Alexis C Wood, Elizabeth T Jensen, Alain G Bertoni, Gautam Ramesh, Stephen S Rich, Jerome I Rotter, Yii-Der I Chen, Mark O Goodarzi

Children’s Nutrition Research Center Staff Publications

Insulin resistance and insufficient insulin secretion are well-recognized contributors to type 2 diabetes. A potential role of reduced insulin clearance has been suggested, but few studies have investigated the contribution of insulin clearance while simultaneously examining decreased insulin sensitivity and secretion. The goal of this study was to conduct such an investigation in a cohort of 353 non-Hispanic White and African American individuals recruited in the Microbiome and Insulin Longitudinal Evaluation Study (MILES). Participants underwent oral glucose tolerance tests from which insulin sensitivity, insulin secretion, insulin clearance, and disposition index were calculated. Regression models examined the individual and joint contributions …

A State-Of-The-Art Review Of Laser-Assisted Bioprinting And Its Future Research Trends, Chaoran Dou, Victoria Perez, Jie Qu, Andrew Tsin, Ben Xu, Jianzhi Li

Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering Faculty Publications

Bioprinting is an additive manufacturing technology with great potential in medical applications. Among available bioprinting techniques, laser-assisted bioprinting (LAB) is a promising technique due to its high resolution, high cell viability, and the capability to deposit high-viscousity bioink. These characteristics allow the LAB technology to control cells precisely to reconstruct living organs. Recent developments of LAB technologies are reviewed in this paper, covering various designs of LAB printers, research progresses in energy-absorbing layer (EAL), the physical phenomenon that triggers the printing process in terms of bubble formation and jet development, printing process parameters, and major factors related to the post-printing …

Consumption Behavior Of Algerians During The Period Of The Covid-19 Pandemic Crisis, Kamel Chikhi

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

This Dialogue contribution is a reflection on the impact of crises and in particular that of Covid-19 on the behavior of Algerian consumers: before, during and post-crisis. It is recognized that during crises, consumers adopt unusual and more rational behaviors: buy basic necessities; save more to deal with possible difficult situations; place more importance on nutrition, health, food quality characteristics, price, psychological and socio-demographic characteristics; have purchasing and consumption intentions based on their cultural background and prefer to adopt planned behaviors. Observed events during the Covid-19 pandemic allows us to illustrate the evolution of consumption behavior of Algerians and to …

Non-Destructive Trace Element Analysis Of Burials From Moho Cay, Belize, April Alyce Walton

LSU Master's Theses

The study of skeletal material macroscopically and microscopically can yield a plethora of information about interments’ lives. Studying bones at an elemental level can provide further details regarding dietary habits, residency, and migration patterns, which are important areas of research for Maya archaeology. Currently, research on bone composition is conducted through destructive methods, especially for archaeological bone. The use of non-destructive methods for testing bone composition such as with a portable x-ray fluorescence machine can also be suitable for the study of archaeological bone. This study has two main goals: to understand the interments' lives through strontium trace element and …

Empirical Analysis On Knowledge, Attitudes And Practices (Kap): Puberty And Menstrual Hygiene, Jisha V. G., R. Rupashree, T. Somasundaram

Journal of International Women's Studies

Puberty and menstruation bring major physical and mental changes in a girl’s life; they mark the beginning of procreation. In many countries lackof knowledge and poor hygienic practices during menstruation lead to serious illness ranging from genital tract infections and urinary tract infections to bad odor. This study on Knowledge Attitude and Practice (KAP) aims to understand the awareness level of menstrual health and hygiene among adolescent girls, and the study also focuses on identifying the average age of attaining menarche among early adolescent girls and the problems associated with menstruation. To meet the above objective, a sample of 187 …

Literacy And Livelihood Of Women Migrant Construction Workers: An Analytical Study, Manjunath S., Shashi Kumar M., Minu A.

Journal of International Women's Studies

Migration is a demographic process that has been chronicled across world history. Even though various reasons have accelerated this process over the years, the dominant trend in internal migration during the 20th century has been the movement from rural to urban areas. The casual and unskilled workers who shift from one region to another, offering their services on a temporary or seasonal basis are considered migrant labourers. The 21st century has witnessed problems related to migration intensifying. Migrant labourers face hostility from local populations posing a great challenge for governments to maintain the welfare of these people. Unfavorable social, economic, …