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A Dietary Analysis on Panamanian Bat Species
… or seed dispersers. As a conservation tool, dietary studies show what different bat species need to survive. Through metabarcoding, the diet can be accurately assessed. This method involves the DNA extraction of material from the feces of the individual being studied. PCR is used to amplify …
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Exploratory study in dietary analysis of a pediatric WIC population
… twice. They were analyzed using a 24 hour dietary recall (WIC 329), and again using a computer program (Nutritionist I) for RDA. Diets were examined for the nutrients calcium, protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, and iron found in the four food groups on the WIC 329. Each food group and …
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Comparative dietary analysis of four small pelagic fish species from presumed mixed shoals off South Africa's east coast
… the diet composition of each species in terms of dietary carbon, 2) assess whether resource partitioning by prey type and/or prey size occurs amont the four species, 3) compare results with what is known about the diet of these species on the west and south coasts of South Africa and 4) …
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Development and Formative Implementation of a Nutrition Assessment and Peer Education Program Based on Dietary Analysis at a California State University
… consumer (American Dietetic Association, 2002a). Dietary interventions that provide credible education based on readiness to change behaviors and goal setting have been successful in increasing awareness of what healthy eating behaviors are and changing existing behaviors over time (Ammerman et …
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Dietary analysis of South African indigenous vegetables and traditional foods assumptions made by nutritionists and the impact on public health outcomes
… researchers and academia nationally for dietary intake analysis of South Africans. The SAFOODS comprises of 37% truly analysed South African nutrient values, which provides for an improved analysis when using this food composition database to analyse dietary intake data of South Africans. …
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Diet compliance of home care clients with diabetes mellitus
… with diabetes mellitus. Computer driven dietary analysis was completed from questionnaire responses to estimate the food and nutrient intake of the home care clients. Calculated food intake was compared to physician diet orders taken from the home care medical record and to respondents' …
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The Food Habits of Redbreast Sunfish in the San Marcos River, Texas
… sportfish in the San Marcos River, Texas. Since dietary analysis is an important step toward understanding the ecological role of a fish, data on the food habits of the redbreast sunfish in the San Marcos River were collected monthly from April, 1982 through August, 1983. These data were …
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Reproduction and Diet of Kinosternon Odoratum Inhabiting a Cold Water Reservoir in Southwest Missouri
… Creek), from April 1993 through August 1994. Dietary analysis showed a significant difference between sites in the frequency of food items taken. There were no significant differences in the volume of food items taken between sites or between sexes at each site. Mean annual reproductive …
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Family cohesiveness and dietary status of farm families in southwest Virginia
… organization, and control have an influence on dietary adequacy of family members. A study of adults in seven limited resource farm families in South-west Virginia included dietary status (dietary score) and family cohesiveness (activity, activity quality, and observation scores). Dietary status …
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Seasonal Diets and Foraging Selectivity of White-tailed Deer in the Rolling Plains Ecological Region of Texas
… the Rolling Plains using rumen samples for dietary analysis occurred from December 1999 to August 2001. A total of317 deer were collected for rumen analysis. Collections were made quarterly at eight sites. Vegetation was sampled at the time of collections to profile food resources available …
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Reproduction, Body Condition and Dietary Variation of the Lesser Siren (Siren Intermedia)
… adult male sirens using a mass/length regression analysis and found that breeding males were in poorer body condition than nonbreeding males. Dietary analysis showed that sirens are generalists consuming a wide variety of prey taxa, although cladocerans were the predominant prey taxon in terms of …
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A framework for the visualisation and control of ubiquitous devices, services and digital content
… not been evaluated yet, and since no published dietary research has been performed on Technical and Vocational young adult male students, the present work was undertaken to investigate the nutritional status of this community in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. After a pilot survey, it was …
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Nutritional status assessment of the technical and vocational students' community in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
… not been evaluated yet, and since no published dietary research has been performed on Technical and Vocational young adult male students, the present work was undertaken to investigate the nutritional status of this community in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. After a pilot survey, it was …
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Leopard population dynamics, trophy hunting and conservation in the Soutpansberg Mountains, South Africa
… camera trapping, GPS telemetry and dietary analysis with anthropological techniques such as participant observation and semi-structured interviews in order to investigate leopard population density and dynamics, human-leopard conflict and the potential and effectiveness of trophy …
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Nutritional analysis and comparison of serum insulin concentrations pre- and post-hemodialysis in a diabetic end stage renal disease population
… records were analyzed, using the Nutritionist IV Dietary Analysis Computer Program, version 3.5. Age and sex appropriate Recommended Dietary Allowances were used for each subject and the goals were set at 67% of the RDAs. The goals for energy and protein intake were calculated for each subject, …
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Trophic polymorphism in the Arctic charr (Salvelinnus alpinus (L.)) of Lochs Rannoch, Ericht and Tay, Scotland
Morphometric analysis of Loch Rannoch charr indicated that in addition to the pelagic morph previously described, the benthic morph previously described consists of two distinct morphs. Thus one form had a relatively small head, short gill rakers and consumed only benthic invertebrates, whilst the …
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Effects of 28 days of protein and amino acid supplementation and ankle immobilization on gastrocnemius muscle mass and strength and atrophy- and apoptosis-related gene expression in males.
… measurements, blood collection, body composition analysis, lower leg girth and skinfold measurement, strength measurement, dietary analysis, and gastrocnemius muscle biopsies. The muscle tissue was analyzed for mRNA expression of ubiquitin, 20S-HC2, 20S-HC3, E2, E3, atrogin-1, MuRF1, calpain 1, …
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Dietary shifts in pollen-feeding lacewings (Nemopteridae) in relation to vegetation, biome and phylogeny
… This was investigated by carrying out a dietary analysis of the gut contents of nemopterids from different biomes, vegetation and localities. It was hypothesised that diet would be phylogenetically constrained and dietary grouping would reflect phylogeny. In addition, the derived …
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WORK SHIFT FOOD DELIVERY STRATEGIES DURING ARDUOUS WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION
… The SL and SF nutrients were analyzed with Dietary Analysis 6.1 (Salem, OR, USA) and the USDA nutrition facts food label and both were entered into a food-item nutrient database in Microsoft Excel. Delivery method feasibility was examined through reported perception from on-site research …
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WORK SHIFT FOOD DELIVERY STRATEGIES DURING ARDUOUS WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION
… The SL and SF nutrients were analyzed with Dietary Analysis 6.1 (Salem, OR, USA) and the USDA nutrition facts food label and both were entered into a food-item nutrient database in Microsoft Excel. Delivery method feasibility was examined through reported perception from on-site research …
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