The IX Italian Congress of Food Chemistry (ChimAlSi_2012) contributed 12 lectures, 66 conferences, and 290 posters to the wealth of food knowledge; these were presented in four sessions: food safety, analytical techniques, bioactive compounds, and nutraceuticals. Emerging topics were discussed in two workshops dealing with food contaminants, and food and health. It has been an excellent forum f...

To help address the challenges posed by the obesity epidemic in the United States, the U.S. Congress authorized the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to establish the Nutrition and Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases. In this article, we summarize the progress of the first 20 states funded by this program. The data presented are based on the informat...

Currently, 1.6 million elderly and disabled people receive care in about 17,000 nursing homes across the United States. In 1987, Congress passed major nursing home reforms that defined the role of the State survey and certification process in determining the compliance of nursing homes with Federal standards. In 1998, the President announced new steps to increase Federal oversight of nursing ho...

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Background Infertility is a significant public health problem and diagnosis and treatment are tense, invasive, and costly. Preconception interventions in infertile couples can increase the chance of pregnancy and lower its complications. The main goal to do this study is determine effect of the preconception diet and life style on fertility success in women undergoing IVF/ICSI treatment. Materi...

Welcome address of the congress presidents 20th National Neuroscience Congress organized by Acıbadem University with support Brain Research Society-Türkiye (BAD)

This study reports on the existence of a curious calendar effect--a relationship between stock market performance and the schedule of the U.S. Congress. Almost the entire advance in the market since 1897 corresponds to the periods when Congress is in recess. This is an impressive result, given that Congress is in recess about half as long as in sesskm. Furthermore, average daily returns when Co...

package design is an important factor in product manufacturing that must be performed based on customer requirements. this paper introduces cardboard approach using raw materials according to standards and also effective requirements so, using materials based on specific standards will play important role. the materials and its production process used for packaging manufacturers to supply produ...

20th national congress on infertility and reproduction