IMPACT OF MATERNAL METABOLIC ABNORMALITIES IN PREGNANCY ON HUMAN MILK AND SUBSEQUENT INFANT METABOLIC DEVELOPMENT: METHODOLOGY AND DESIGN

Impact of maternal metabolic abnormalities in pregnancy on human milk and subsequent infant metabolic development: methodology and design

Abstract Background Childhood obesity is on the rise and is a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes later in life.Recent evidence indicates that abnormalities that increase risk for diabetes may be initiated early in infancy.Since the offspring of women with diabetes have an increased long-term risk for obesity and type 2 diabetes, the impact of ma

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Antioxidative Capacity of Soyfoods and Soy Active Compounds

Soyfood isoflavones and soyasaponins are effective compounds in terms of their health-promoting properties.Their chemical structure plays an important role in their antioxidative activity.Thus, six isoflavones and four soyasaponins that are targeted in soyfood were evaluated for their peroxyl radical scavenging capacities by the hydrophilic-oxygen

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Physical Activation of Wooden Chips and the Effect of Particle Size, Initial Humidity, and Acetic Acid Extraction on the Properties of Activated Carbons

In this research study, two different wooden biomasses (birch and pine) were thermally carbonized and steam-activated into activated carbons in a one-stage process.The effects of particle size and humidity (as received and oven-dried) on the properties, such as specific surface areas, lifestyle p2 portable oxygen concentrator battery pore volumes,

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Longitudinal changes of peripheral blood DC subsets and regulatory T cells in Chinese chronic HIV-1-infected patients during antiretroviral therapy.

It has been emphasized that chronic generalized immune dysfunction is the leading event in the pathogenesis of HIV infection, in which the contribution of dendritic cells (DCs) and regulatory T cells (Tregs) should not be underestimated.In current study, knipex 88 01 180 we assessed the longitudinal changes of peripheral blood DC subsets and Tregs

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Knitting, Weaving, Embroidery, and Quilting as Subversive Aesthetic Strategies: On Feminist Interventions in Art, Fashion, and Philosophy

In the paper I pose the question of how, on artistic, aesthetic, and philosophical levels, decoration and domestic handicrafts as subversive strategies enable the undermining and breakdown of class-based and patriarchal divisions into high and low, objective and subjective, public and private, masculine and feminine.I explore whether handicrafts, i

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