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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Loss of weight"”.
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The Relation of Respiration, Transpiration, and Loss of Weight to Surface Area and Number of Lenticles in Potato Tubers
… work has been done on the respiration of potato tubers most of it has been concerned with internal changes. Some very interesting correlations have been secured but the more recent work, particularly that of Bennet and Bartholomew (8) points to the permeability of the epidermis as the …
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A study of various curing systems for flue-cured tobacco and their effects on various quality factors
… in order to compare the effects on quality of tobacco of four curing systems, namely: wood, oil burner, coal stoker, and conditioned air. The items investigated included color, aroma, loss of weight, government grade, market value, and chemical properties. The results were analyzed …
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The influence of wellness in weight loss
… study was undertaken to explore the influence of wellness in weight loss. Although it is not known why the prevalence of obesity has increased so suddenly and markedly specifically in the past twenty years, experts agree that the rise is unlikely to be related to a sudden shift in genetic or …
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Identification of the most prevalent symptoms and sites of pain experienced by AIDS patients at Soweto Hospice, Johannesburg, South Africa
The aim of this study was to identify the ten most prevalent symptoms and five of the most common sites of pain in a patient with advanced AIDS. The setting was a Hospice In-Patient and Home Care program in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. Soweto has a population of approximately 3.5 million. …
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Sintomi non motori e disautonomia cardiovascolare in pazienti sardi affetti da malattia di parkinson con e senza mutazioni del gene LRRK2
… dysautonomia are important factors of disability and impaired quality of life in PD patients. To date, the definite correlation of cardiovascular symptoms with motor and other non-motor symptoms of PD are still largely unclear. Besides, the discovery of genetic mutations related to …
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The yield of colonoscopy in patients attending a tertiary hospital in Cape Town, South Africa
… used for diagnosis, therapeutic intervention of conditions of the lower gastrointestinal tract and colorectal cancer screening. Given its widespread use and complications, colonoscopy should be performed for appropriate indications. The aim of this study was to determine the yield and …
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The Effects of Chlorine on Boiler Corrosion
The amount of corrosion of six metal samples was measured by a change in weight over time. The simulated flue gas stream consisted of 0.2% SO2,14% C02 / and 4% O2, with the HC1 percentage varied from 0.2% to 0.0% and the balance of gas being N2. A Lindbergh Three Temperature Tube Furnace was used …
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Alimentar no final da vida : transição do familiar cuidador para a recusa alimentar
… desses factores, pelo familiar cuidador, sofre uma evolução no decorrer da doença pelo que se manifesta na resposta vivencial.
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A prospective, longitudinal, observational study to assess the health-related quality of life of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in the South African context
… 2020 ranks PDAC as the 7 th leading cause of all cancer deaths. There are no reliable statistics on the incidence of PDAC in South Africa. The National Cancer Registry South Africa of 2017 reports that PDAC accounts for 0.53% and 0.58% of all cancers in females and males respectively. …