A SELF-REFLECTIVE INVERSE DEMAND SYSTEM

This paper introduces an inverse differential demand system that has exactly the same form as the corresponding direct version. Its application is illustrated with the case of Australian fruit, whose prices were substantially affected by Severe Tropical Cyclone Larry in 2006.

Environmental Practice Survey Results

The following report outlines some of the initial findings from the preliminary data. Please note that this report is based on data collected so far. Additional surveys and continued analysis will lead to more thorough analysis in the future. Our analysis of the survey is organized in the following mannec General Environment Management, Air Emissions, Paintshop Management, Utility Management, Solid Waste, and Water Pollution. At the end of the document you will find a summary of the major variables, as they average across North American and Japanese plants, along with the performance of your own company. The data on individual company and plant performance is being held strictly confidential

Effects of Daily Zinc, Daily Multiple Micronutrient Powder, or Therapeutic Zinc Supplementation for Diarrhea Prevention on Physical Growth, Anemia, and Micronutrient Status in Rural Laotian Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

ObjectivesTo evaluate the optimal zinc supplementation strategy for improving growth and hematologic and micronutrient status in young Laotian children.Study designIn total, 3407 children aged 6-23 months were randomized to receive either daily preventive zinc tablets (7 mg/d), high-zinc, low-iron micronutrient powder (10 mg/d zinc, 6 mg/d iron, and 13 other micronutrients), therapeutic zinc supplementation for diarrhea (20 mg/d for 10 days per episode), or daily placebo powder; all were followed for ~9 months. Anthropometry, hemoglobin, zinc, and iron status were assessed at baseline and endline. Analyses were by intention-to-treat, using linear and modified Poisson regression.ResultsAt baseline, mean (±SD) age was 14.2 ± 5.1 months and stunting and anemia prevalence were 37.9% and 55.6%, respectively. At endline, zinc deficiency in the preventive zinc (50.7%) and micronutrient powder (59.1%) groups were significantly lower than in the therapeutic zinc (79.2%) and control groups (78.6%; P < .001), with no impact on stunting (37.1%-41.3% across the groups, P = .37). The micronutrient powder reduced iron deficiency by 44%-55% compared with other groups (P < .001), with no overall impact on anemia (P = .14). Micronutrient powder tended to reduce anemia by 11%-16% among children who were anemic at baseline (P = .06).ConclusionsDespite improving zinc status, preventive zinc and micronutrient powder had no impact on growth. The micronutrient powder improved iron status and tended to reduce anemia among the subset of previously anemic children.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.govNCT02428647

Estilos de vida de los alumnos de la Universidad Andrés Bello campus Casona Las Condes

Tesis (Profesor de Educación Física, Licenciado en Educación)El estilo de vida es el conjunto de actitudes y comportamientos que adoptan y desarrollan las personas, que engloba los ámbitos psicológico, físico, social y cultural. Hoy en día, los seres humanos están expuestos a una amplia gama de factores de riesgo, potenciados principalmente por el acelerado ritmo del mundo actual, el consumo de sustancias nocivas para la salud, la ingesta de alimentos en exceso, descuido en los cuidados personales y sociales y falta de actividad física. El propósito de este estudio desarrollado en la Universidad Andrés Bello, Campus Casona de Las Condes, es evaluar el estilo de vida de una muestra de alumnos y alumnas de dicho campus

The construction of a large Mach-Zehnder interferometer and its application to the study of gas liquid transfer processes

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Sequential Grazing Systems for Beef Cattle Production

Pasture productivity in Iowa is often limited by low productivity of cool-season grasses during summer. This uneven seasonal distribution of for age production could be improved by including species in pasture systems that perform better under higher temperatures. Warm-season grasses produce most of their growth during summer when cool-season grasses are semi -dormant. By using cool-season and warm-season pastures in a sequential system it should be possible to improve seasonal productivity. The overall objective of this project i s to evaluate the productivity of sequential grazing system s for beef cattle production in Southern Iowa. Specific objectives are to: 1) evaluate the impact of legumes on the productivity of cool-season pastures grazed in the spring and fall, 2) evaluate warm-season grasses f or summer grazing, and 3) determine the effects of pasture sequence on the productivity of season-long grazing systems

Toxoplasma gondii infection drives conversion of NK cells into ILC1-like cells

Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) were originally classified based on their cytokine profiles, placing natural killer (NK) cells and ILC1s together, but recent studies support their separation into different lineages at steady-state. However, tumors may induce NK cell conversion into ILC1-like cells that are limited to the tumor microenvironment and whether this conversion occurs beyond this environment remains unknown. Here, we describ