23 research outputs found
Standardising the Lactulose Mannitol Test of Gut Permeability to Minimise Error and Promote Comparability
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A higher-protein nut-based snack product suppresses glycaemia and decreases glycaemic response to co-ingested carbohydrate in an overweight prediabetic Asian Chinese cohort: The Tu Ora postprandial RCT
Plasma mitochondrial derived peptides MOTS-c and SHLP2 positively associate with android and liver fat in people without diabetes
Untargeted metabolomics reveals plasma metabolites predictive of ectopic fat in pancreas and liver as assessed by magnetic resonance imaging: the TOFI_Asia study
Viver com mais idade em contexto familiar: dependência no auto cuidado
A finalidade deste estudo é contribuir para a melhoria da assistência de enfermagem à pessoa dependente e sua família. O trabalho teve como objetivos: descrever o grau de dependência de idosos em contexto familiar; identificar características sociodemográficas dos idosos dependentes em contexto familiar; descrever a principal causa que originou a dependência nos idosos que se encontram no domicílio. A opção metodológica foi uma abordagem quantitativa de natureza exploratória descritiva. No período de outubro 2007 a junho de 2008 foram seleccionadas 108 famílias, de uma região norte de Portugal, com um idoso dependente. Foi uma amostra de conveniência. Para a colheita de informação recorremos a um inquérito onde incluímos o índice de Barthel. Os resultados mostraram que os idosos são predominantemente mulheres, viúvas, com média de idade de 81 anos, com nível grave de dependência, cuja principal causa foram as doenças do sistema circulatório
Stable transgenerational epigenetic inheritance requires a DNA methylation-sensing circuit
Lubiprostone improves intestinal permeability in humans, a novel therapy for the leaky gut: A prospective randomized pilot study in healthy volunteers
Modelling continuous cover forests
Many well established techniques such as yield tables and age-based growth models are not applicable in continuous cover forestry (CCF). A further complexity in CCF is the need to predict regeneration. It is possible to model CCF using stand-based approaches such as transition matrices and stand table projection but the utility of these approaches is limited. Individual-based approaches are the most promising and may take two forms: cohort-based and single-tree models. While the utility and limitations of site indices based on age and dominant height is well established for plantation situations, there is no dominant paradigm for dealing with site productivity in stands managed as CCF. Alternatives include dendrometric approaches, indicator species and site descriptors such as elevation, slope and soil depth. In even-aged forests, the self-thinning line provides an effective way to estimate mortality in forest stands, but the concept is of limited utility in CCF. With CCF, the best option is to predict individual-tree survival from the resources deemed to be available to each tree. Fertile areas for further research include site productivity assessment and the modelling of regeneration and species interactions