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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"food challenges"”.
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The prevalence and patterns of IgE-mediated food allergy and sensitisation in South African children with atopic dermatitis
Background: The prevalence of food allergy in South Africa is unknown, but previously thought to be low, particularly in black South Africans. We hypothesised that food allergies would be low in Xhosa patients, even those at increased risk of food allergy such as children with atopic dermatitis …
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GroBot : an open-source model for controlled environment agriculture
The growing demand for food challenges our current farming methods, motivating the search for new paradigms for agricultural production. In this work, the GroBot is presented as an open-source model for the fourth agricultural revolution. This indoor cultivation system was fabricated to provide a …
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Sprawling Fields and Food Deserts: An ontological exploration of food and farming systems in Ohio
… in the United States and yet Ohioans experience food insecurity at a rate two percent higher than the national average. An analysis of Ohio's agricultural sector in relation to the current global food system suggests that the neoliberal imaginary orders social and ecological relations at both the …
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Cut-off values and thresholds of allergic reaction during oral food challenge: a retrospective study
Food allergy (FA) negatively impacts the quality of life of millions of people and represents a substantial physical and economic burden for the patient, his family, and the state. The gold standard for food allergy diagnosis worldwide is the oral food challenge (OFC). However, data on the OFC …
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Evaluating the Burmese Population and their Use of the Women, Infants, and Children Program
… focus on how the Burmese people feel about the foods provided and the nutrition education they receive on the program. Of the 30 study participants, 28 of them or 93.3% reported WIC as being very helpful. Some foods were reported as not being utilized as frequently by the Burmese population on …
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The relationship between immunization and food allergy and sensitisation in South African children
Abstract The prevalence of food allergies is higher in children compared to adults and it is increasing. The factors that influence food allergies in children are not clear. In light of the hygiene hypothesis, vaccinations may contribute towards to a predominant allergen specific response or …