Abstract Introduction Conserved early visual pathways set perception and sleep consolidation timing, but the associations between functional vision are not well established. Here, we determine these in a nationally-recruited adult cohort contrast them with health outcome covariates. Methods Data were drawn from 5973 adults aged 20 to 85 years (M=41.32, SD=21.82), obtained US National Health Nut...

BACKGROUND The need to challenge messages that reinforce harmful negative discourses around sexual risk and responsibility is a priority in improving sexual health. The mass media are an important source of information regularly alerting, updating and influencing public opinions and the way in which sexual health issues are framed may play a crucial role in shaping expectations of who is respon...

On May 24th 2012, Scotland passed the Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) Bill. Minimum unit pricing (MUP) is an intervention that raises the price of the cheapest alcohol to reduce alcohol consumption and related harms. There is a growing literature on industry's influence in policymaking and media representations of policies, but relatively little about frames used by key claim-makers in the public MUP...

As kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L., Malvaceae) production in the US continues to increase it is essential to integrate this alternative fiber crop into existing cropping systems. Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr., Fabaceae] is now grown widely in the same production areas where kenaf can be successfully produced. A kenaf/soybean rotational system could have long term economic and pest control advan...

Many advertisers (bidders) use Internet systems to buy display advertisements on publishers’ webpages or on traditional media such as radio, TV and newsprint. They seek a simple, online mechanism to reserve ad slots in advance. On the other hand, media publishers (sellers) represent a vast and varying inventory, and they too seek automatic, online mechanisms for pricing and allocating such rese...

3 Introduction The printing industry is undergoing numerous changes. The advancement of digital technologies has profoundly impacted the ways in which information is conveyed to consumers and has given people the ability to produce documents on their own, thereby limiting reliance on traditional print companies. As an example of this phenomenon , Freeman and Rothenberg (2006) report on decreasi...

The aim of this thesis is to assess potential environmental impacts of electronic media distribution and consumption—from a life cycle perspective—as compared to those of print media. The thesis consists of a cover essay and two papers appended at the end of the thesis. The cover essay summarizes the papers and puts them in context. The main objectives of the thesis are twofold: to assess poten...

Traditional and modern supply chains for tomato in Cambodia were assessed and possible handling improvements were introduced. Traditional chain involved farmers and collectors in Kandal Province, and wholesalers and retailers in wet markets in the capital of Phnom Penh, about 35 km apart. In the modern chain, only one intermediary between farmers and supermarkets in Phnom Penh was involved; col...

Executive Summary: Genetically modified trees with reduced lignin composition have been proposed as a geoengineering scheme that could potentially reduce environmental impact from chemically harsh pulping practices within the paper industry. Lignin is the complex chemical compound that gives trees their protection against climate, disease, and animal activity. However, the presence of lignin in...