Evaluation of nutrition and physical activity of students in Gastronomic School in Białystok

Celem pracy była ocena sposobu żywienia i aktywności fizycznej uczniów Zespołu Szkół Gastronomicznych w Białymstoku. Kwestionariusz ankiety przeprowadzono w kwietniu w 2008 roku wśród 74 uczniów. Obliczono wartość energetyczną i zawartość głównych składników odżywczych diety i porównano je z normami. Diety uczniów zawierały prawidłową wartość energetyczną i zawartość białka, tłuszczów oraz węglowodanów. Umiarkowaną aktywnością fizyczną charakteryzowało się jedynie 58% dziewcząt i 61% chłopców. Badani uczniowie powinni skorygować sposób odżywiania i zwiększyć aktywność fizyczną.The aim of this study was to estimate nutrition and physical activity of students in Gastronomic School in Białystok. Questionnaire about nutrition and physical activity took on April 2008 in 74 students. The content of energy and main nutrition values were calculated and compared to the recommended values. Students diet included normal of energy, protein, fats and carbohydrates. Only 58% girls and 61% boys had intensive physical activity. Change of nutrition and moderate in physical activity is recommended for the students

Characterization of follicles in girls and young women with Turner syndrome who underwent ovarian tissue cryopreservation

Funding: Novo Nordic Foundation, the International EU project ReproUnion, Sofus Carl Emil og Hustrus Fond, and the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP).Objective: To characterize ovarian follicles of girls and young women with Turner syndrome (TS) who underwent ovarian tissue cryopreservation (OTC). Design: Retrospective case-control study. Setting: University hospital. Patient(s): Fifteen girls and young women with TS aged 5-22 years at OTC were included, together with 42 control girls and young women aged 1-25 years who underwent OTC because of cancer. Intervention(s): None. Main Outcome Measure(s): Follicle density (follicles/mm(3)), morphology, and health were assessed in ovarian cortex biopsies from TS patients and compared with controls. Hormone concentrations were measured in serum and follicle fluids. Immature cumulus oocyte complexes were obtained and matured in vitro. Result(s): Follicles were found in 60% of the biopsies (9 of 15) from TS ovaries. In 78% of the ovaries (7 of 9) with follicles, the follicle density was within the 95% confidence interval of the control group. There was a high rate of abnormal follicle morphology. Six follicle-specific proteins were expressed similarly in TS and control ovaries. However, apoptosis and zona pellucida protein expression were found to be abnormal in TS. Turner syndrome follicle fluid from small antral follicles had lower concentrations of estrogen and testosterone and higher concentrations of antimullerian hormone than controls. Thirty-one cumulus oocyte complexes were collected from one patient and cultured for 48 hours in vitro, resulting in five metaphase II oocytes (maturation rate 16%, degeneration rate 19%). Conclusion(s): The benefits of OTC may be limited to a highly selected group of TS mosaic patients in whom a sizeable pool of normal follicles is present at OTC. (C) 2019 by American Society for Reproductive Medicine.PostprintPeer reviewe

FUTURE TRENDS IN PRODUCT/PROCESS INNOVATION

The approaches to support innovation in industry, including ICT tools, have experienced tremendous changes in last decades and are likely to be a subject of further evolution. Many research trends could be observed that are likely to provide new innovation approaches and effective means to support such new innovation processes. This paper provides an overview of some of the key trends in product/process innovation in industry. The emphasis is on new approaches for innovation that are already emerging and will find their wide application in industry. Special emphasis is made upon ICT as a key facilitator of the innovation process in future.Some of the issues presented in this paper are partly within the scope of the current RTD project LeanPPD (Lean product/process development) supported by the Commission of European Community, under NMP — Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies Programme under the contract NMP-2008-214090. Authors wish to acknowledge the other partners in the consortium as well as the European Commission by its financial support. This document does not represent the opinion of the European Community, and the European Community is not responsible for any use that might be made of its content.Peer reviewe