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Exploring the diet and lifestyle changes contributing to weight gain among australian west african women following migration: A qualitative study
© 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Aims and objectives: This paper reports on womenâs experiences of weight gain and obesity as they became acculturated to the Australian diet and lifestyle. Background: Migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have a much higher risk of obesity than the native population when settling in industrialised countries. Method: Qualitative. Results: Women in this study reported weight gain post-migration. This was attributed to increased access to a wide variety of food including takeaway food and more sedentary lifestyles. Conclusions: Obesity has long-term consequences for health and well-being. Further research is needed to support a healthy transition to life in Australia. Relevance to clinical practice: Gaining insight into the underlying reasons that West African immigrants to Australia become obese could contribute to assisting health professionals design culturally appropriate interventions and health education programmes to support new arrivals
Program on Earth Observation Data Management Systems (EODMS), appendixes
The needs of state, regional, and local agencies involved in natural resources management in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin are investigated to determine the design of satellite remotely sensed derivable information products. It is concluded that an operational Earth Observation Data Management System (EODMS) will be most beneficial if it provides a full range of services - from raw data acquisition to interpretation and dissemination of final information products. Included is a cost and performance analysis of alternative processing centers, and an assessment of the impacts of policy, regulation, and government structure on implementing large scale use of remote sensing technology in this community of users
Program on Earth Observation Data Management Systems (EODMS)
An assessment was made of the needs of a group of potential users of satellite remotely sensed data (state, regional, and local agencies) involved in natural resources management in five states, and alternative data management systems to satisfy these needs are outlined. Tasks described include: (1) a comprehensive data needs analysis of state and local users; (2) the design of remote sensing-derivable information products that serve priority state and local data needs; (3) a cost and performance analysis of alternative processing centers for producing these products; (4) an assessment of the impacts of policy, regulation and government structure on implementing large-scale use of remote sensing technology in this community of users; and (5) the elaboration of alternative institutional arrangements for operational Earth Observation Data Management Systems (EODMS). It is concluded that an operational EODMS will be of most use to state, regional, and local agencies if it provides a full range of information services -- from raw data acquisition to interpretation and dissemination of final information products
Target value design: using collaboration and a lean approach to reduce construction cost
Target Costing is an effective management technique that has been used in manufacturing for decades to achieve cost predictability during new products development. Adoption of this technique promises benefits for the construction industry as it struggles to raise the number of successful outcomes and certainty of project delivery in terms of cost, quality and time. Target Value Design is a management approach that takes the best features of Target Costing and adapts them to the peculiarities of construction. In this paper the concept of Target Value Design is introduced based on the results of action research carried out on 12 construction projects in the USA. It has been shown that systemic application of Target Value Design leads to significant improvement of project performance â the final cost of projects was on average 15% less than market cost. The construction industry already has approaches that have similarities with elements of the Target Value Design process or uses the same terminology, e.g. Partnering and Target Cost Contracts, Cost planning, etc. Following an exploration of the similarities and differences Target Value Design is positioned as a form of Target Costing for construction that offers a more reliable route to successful projects outcomes
Cardiovascular disease risk factor responses to a type 2 diabetes care model including nutritional ketosis induced by sustained carbohydrate restriction at 1 year: An open label, non-randomized, controlled study
Additional file 1: Table S1. Detailed baseline characteristics for participants in the continuous care intervention (CCI) and usual care (UC) groups
Code wars: steganography, signals intelligence, and terrorism
This paper describes and discusses the process of secret communication known as steganography. The argument advanced here is that terrorists are unlikely to be employing digital steganography to facilitate secret intra-group communication as has been claimed. This is because terrorist use of digital steganography is both technically and operationally implausible. The position adopted in this paper is that terrorists are likely to employ low-tech steganography such as semagrams and null ciphers instead
Cosmic Ray Acceleration at Relativistic Shock Waves with a "Realistic" Magnetic Field Structure
The process of cosmic ray first-order Fermi acceleration at relativistic
shock waves is studied with the method of Monte Carlo simulations. The
simulations are based on numerical integration of particle equations of motion
in a turbulent magnetic field near the shock. In comparison to earlier studies,
a few "realistic" features of the magnetic field structure are included. The
upstream field consists of a mean field component inclined at some angle to the
shock normal with finite-amplitude sinusoidal perturbations imposed upon it.
The perturbations are assumed to be static in the local plasma rest frame.
Their flat or Kolmogorov spectra are constructed with randomly drawn wave
vectors from a wide range . The downstream field structure
is derived from the upstream one as compressed at the shock. We present
particle spectra and angular distributions obtained at mildly relativistic sub-
and superluminal shocks and also parallel shocks. We show that particle spectra
diverge from a simple power-law, the exact shape of the spectrum depends on
both the amplitude of the magnetic field perturbations and the wave power
spectrum. Features such as spectrum hardening before the cut-off at oblique
subluminal shocks and formation of power-law tails at superluminal ones are
presented and discussed. At parallel shocks, the presence of finite-amplitude
magnetic field perturbations leads to the formation of locally oblique field
configurations at the shock and the respective magnetic field compressions.
This results in the modification of the particle acceleration process,
introducing some features present in oblique shocks, e.g., particle reflections
from the shock. We demonstrate for parallel shocks a (nonmonotonic) variation
of the particle spectral index with the turbulence amplitude.Comment: revised version (37 pages, 13 figures
Grain Dynamics in a Two-dimensional Granular Flow
We have used particle tracking methods to study the dynamics of individual
balls comprising a granular flow in a small-angle two-dimensional funnel. We
statistically analyze many ball trajectories to examine the mechanisms of shock
propagation. In particular, we study the creation of, and interactions between,
shock waves. We also investigate the role of granular temperature and draw
parallels to traffic flow dynamics.Comment: 17 pages, 24 figures. To appear in Phys.Rev.E. High res./color
figures etc. on http://www.nbi.dk/CATS/Granular/GrainDyn.htm
Inclusive School Community: Why is it so Complex?
This paper addresses the question: why is it so hard for school communities to respond to diversity in learners, staff and parents in inclusive ways? The authors draw on theory and recent professional experience in Queensland, Australia, to offer four guiding principles that address traditional assumptions about learning that result in inequality of opportunity and outcomes for students. The authors suggest these principles to support the development of a more inclusive school community: (1) develop a learning community incorporating a critical friend; (2) value and collaborate with parents and the broader community; (3) engage students as citizens in school review and developÂŹment; and (4) support teachersâ critical engagement with inclusive ideals and practices. The authors describe how the principles can work in concert in a school community
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