submitted by lhat 19 minutes ago - Topic: Mechanical
A constitutive theory is presented for composite materials with a time dependent fiber morphology that is due to mechanical-chemical interaction. The central modeling concept is that the density of fibers at the current time t associated with a particular direction is the result of a process of c...
submitted by DarMisael 22 minutes ago - Topic: Nutrition
Identifying critical periods of greater weight gain could provide useful information to combat the obesity epidemic. We tested whether body weight (BW), body fat percentage (BF%) and blood pressure (BP) changed during the holiday season (thanksgiving to new year’s day) and the imp...
submitted by izzy 22 minutes ago - Topic: Nutrition
Elevated plasma homocysteine has been linked to reduced mobility and muscle functioning in the elderly. The relation of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) 677C→T polymorphism with these associations has not yet been studied. This study aimed to investigate (1) the association of ...
submitted by pitirclorki 22 minutes ago - Topic: Nutrition
The fatty acid (FA) composition of breast milk throughout the period of lactation is fairly well understood. What is not known, however, is the FA composition of breast milk at the interface of physiology and pathology of pregnancy. We therefore decided to analyse and compare the differences in t...
submitted by popomitol 22 minutes ago - Topic: Nutrition
Although cardiovascular diseases represent an impressive burden on global health as they result in increased morbidity, life-long medical care and increased mortality,1 yet there is an overall paucity of studies assessing prevalence, severity and impact of malnutrition on cardiovascular patients&...
submitted by mawo531 22 minutes ago - Topic: Nutrition
Adolescents are at risk of iron deficiency because of their high iron requirements. The aims of this study were: (1) to assess iron intake, its determinants and its most important food sources and; to evaluate the relation of iron intake and status in European adolescents.Subjects/ Two no...
submitted by sajotho 23 minutes ago - Topic: Agriculture
Internationally, employability has recently become an increasingly controversial issue in higher education. The emergence of knowledge-based economies, accompanied by the by-products of globalization, has forced agricultural higher education systems all around the world to think twice about the q...
submitted by kwblost 23 minutes ago - Topic: Agriculture
Development, reproduction and life table parameters of Tetranychus urticae Koch were determined on leaves of peach (G. H. Hale cultivar) at different temperatures, ranging from 13 to 33°C under laboratory conditions. No development was observed at 13°C. Egg-to-adult developmental time dec...
submitted by egoroti 23 minutes ago - Topic: Chemistry
The photocatalytic activity of AgBr–TiO2 was investigated for the degradation of Reactive Red 120 (RR 120) in aqueous solution using solar light. AgBr–TiO2 was found to be more efficient than commercial TiO2–P25 and prepared TiO2 at pH 5 for the degradation of Reactive Red 120. The effects ...
Mild and efficient silylation of alcohols under ambient and solvent-free conditions with phosphorus pentoxide supported on alumina (P2O5/Al2Osubmitted by AdrianBro 23 minutes ago - Topic: Chemistry
P2O5/Al2O3, an easily handled recyclable catalyst, has been used in an eco-friendly and mild procedure for trimethylsilyl protection of alcohols by use of hexamethyldisilazane. Solvent-free, ambient reaction conditions, easy work-up, short reaction times, excellent yields and reusability of the c...
submitted by bappir234 23 minutes ago - Topic: Chemistry
Corrosion inhibition of stainless steel and aluminium with the promising green eco-friendly inhibitor Juglans regia L. was tested in 1 M HCl acidic solution by using various techniques such as gravimetric (weight loss), potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. An ...
submitted by saostowo 23 minutes ago - Topic: Physics
Building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) applications are gaining widespread popularity. The performance of any given BIPV system is dependent on prevalent meteorological factors, site conditions and system characteristics. Investigations pertaining to the performance assessment of photovoltaic (P...
submitted by KonnoFel 25 minutes ago - Topic: Management
The aim of this paper is to examine contextual emotional labor, which is a long-term emotional experience in response to conflicting demands of societal and organizational contexts. – Drawing on qualitative interviews with Muslim female employees in two textile firms in Lahore, Pakistan, the pa...
submitted by DandFra 26 minutes ago - Topic: Health
We describe herein a rare case of a primary primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) in the mediastinum of a 75-year-old man. Grossly, the tumor was located in the left upper anterior mediastinum. Transcutaneous fine-needle biopsy (TCNB) revealed small round-cell proliferation. The expression immun...
submitted by listir 28 minutes ago - Topic: Endocrinology
We have previously shown that dental caries may be produced in diabetic rodent models fed with noncariogenic standard diets; however, many studies usually add large amounts of sugar to the diet to induce dental caries. Moreover, the physical properties of cariogenic diets have been reported as an...