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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Nutrition Research"”.
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Community Readiness Assessment: Applications for Community Nutrition Research
Trends in qualitative community nutrition research demonstrate a powerful, emerging perspective in the midst of a field historically dominated by quantitative methods of inquiry. For this qualitative study, ten key respondents were purposively selected and interviewed using the Community Readiness …
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Methodological Development with Machine Learning and Bayesian Approaches in Cancer and Nutrition Research
… current values of predictors and responses. This research explores both inference and prediction through data and algorithm modeling by incorporating Bayesian and machine learning methodologies to solve problems in cancer and nutrition research. Chapter 2 explores Bayesian finite mixture models …
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Application of Library Least-Squares Analysis to Human Whole-Body Counter Spectra Derived From Low Level Gamma Emissions
… ray spectra obtained from the Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center whole body counter. The validity of the method was tested under various conditions. Mathematical formulation of the method is presented along with a detailed description of the computer program algorithm used. Special …
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Companion dog nutrition epidemiology
… common causes of systematic error in canine nutrition research, especially studies conducted in large populations of dogs, to exemplify such examples through several analyses, and to provide contrasting examples of how to conduct population-based studies which minimize bias, and to further …
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Intestinal absorption and bioavailability of coffee phenolics and green tea polyphenols: a study in healthy and ileostomy volunteers
… diet, and have been the focus os many studies in nutrition research. Many epidemological studies have found a correlation between flavonoid intake and protection against certain chronic diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular events. The mechanisms underlying such benefits, however, remain to …
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The analysis of experimental diets for long chain fatty acids
The Southern Regional Nutrition Research Project Number S-28 has as its objective the study of metabolic patterns in preadolescent children. In the summer of 1962, twelve preadolescent girls were housed and cared for in one of the women's residences at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute. During a …
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Effect of the number of breakfasts and the amount of breakfast consumed by 4th grade children on total daily nutrient and energy intake
… than are recommended by the Children's Nutrition Research Center, 2007 Dietary Reference Intakes for children 9-13 years olds.
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An evaluation of dietary behaviors among West African immigrants in Chicago, IL: Understanding social, cultural, and environmental barriers
… countries emphasizes the need for public health research on the health and nutritional inequities affecting Black-identifying immigrants and their communities. This dissertation project thoroughly evaluated determinants and outcomes of dietary behavior among West African immigrants living in …
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The Examination of Mindfulness, Stress, and Eating Behaviors in Mothers of Young Children
… is expected. The goal of this dissertation research was to help understand the concept of mindful eating and the relationship between stress and eating behavior for mothers of young children in order to inform the development of a mindfulness-based stress management and dietary intervention. …
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Dietary composition in the context of development: a re-examination of the nutrition transition
… yet holistic has been sought by those within the nutrition research community for many years. The emergence of the Alternate Healthy Eating Index (AHEI) and its subsequent association with some of the greatest contributors to both morbidity and mortality globally has renewed interest in gathering …
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Vitamin D and health during pregnancy
… presents findings from the ‘Determination of the nutritional requirement for vitamin D during pregnancy and the early neonatal period’ (DMAT) trial. The primary aim was to conduct a seasonally-balanced, double-blind, randomised controlled trial to provide experimental evidence to address the …
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Effect of geochemical processes and environment on the spatial pattern of selenium in soil, surface water, and groundwater at the Hovland Ranch, central South Dakota
… University of North Dakota and Human Nutrition Research Center Lab, USDA/ARS, Grand Forks, North Dakota. The analysis results were statistically analyzed to find correlation between the occurrence of selenium and other associated chemical elements in the soil and water system in the …
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MODERN ANIMAL NUTRITION IN THE ERA OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
… are being developed in the field of animal nutrition, for example, nutrigenomics and omics techniques to evaluate feed ingredients for animal diets. In particular, metabolomics, i.e. the study of all the metabolites present in the bio-fluids of an organism, is under development since it …
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Nutritional characteristics and development factors of U.S. prison menus
Nutrition-related health disparities plague prisons in the United States. Taxpayers fund the rising healthcare costs for the incarcerated. Unregulated inadequate prison menus may contribute to non-communicable chronic health conditions in a vulnerable population. Correctional registered dietitian …
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Factors of nutritional significance in the blood of men in the seventh decade of life
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Reducing Dietary Crude Protein: Characterization of Branched-Chain Amino Acid Antagonism in Modern Broiler Chickens
… while maintaining performance has been a primary research area in nutrition. During the late 20th century, the bulk of this research has involved supplementing broiler diets with feed-grade amino acids and proving the economic benefits of their additions. To date, widespread adoption of feed-grade …
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Nutrition in survivors of critical illness: an exploration of the effect of nutrition therapy on muscle mass, nutritional status and clinical outcomes after critical illness with a focus on patients with a traumatic brain injury
… life and are also likely to be cost-effective. Nutrition therapy, ingested or delivered artificially, is an essential component of clinical practice in ICU and post-ICU. In this thesis I reviewed the extent of nutrition research in a hospitalised TBI population (Chapter 1) to establish …
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Soy isoflavones and swine health
… feed ingredients that may function as nutritional interventions to improve the health and productivity of our livestock species. Previously, swine nutrition research has found that pigs experiencing high levels of inflammatory stress performed better when fed greater amounts of soybean …
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Impact of lifestock on vegetation and soil nutrients around water points in Highland Savanna rangelands, Namibia
Artificial watering points can have significant ecological effects in typically arid and semi-arid rangelands where permanent natural surface water is scarce or absent for provision of livestock farming in dry lands Namibia. The impact of livestock grazing on the vegetation and soil status was …
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