A randomised controlled trial was conducted to determine changes in the food and drink choices of adolescents following their participation in a one-day nutrition workshop. The experiment was conducted at 104 schools in Barcelona (126 classes, 3,291 adolescents). Schools were randomly delected stratifiying by district and by public/private. The students were given three kinds of vouchers, with ...

Needlestick Injuries Among French Medical Students Eric Rosenthal, MD, Christian Pradier, MD, Olivia Keita-Perse, MD, Joëlle Altare, MD, Pierre Dellamonica, MD, Jill-Patrice Cassuto, MD ALTHOUGH THE RISK OF HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) infection through occupational exposures to blood has received considerable attention, relatively few studies have addressed blood exposure accidents (BEAs...

Periodic density functional theory has been employed to characterize the differences in the structural, Lewis acidic and hydrophilic properties of Sn-BEA and Ti-BEA. We show that the incorporation of Sn increases the Lewis acidity of BEA compared to the incorporation of Ti. Hence, the present work gives insight into the role of Sn in increasing the efficiency of the oxidation reactions. The res...

Many models of bursting electrical activity (BEA) in pancreatic β-cells have been proposed. BEA is characterized by a periodic oscillation of the membrane potential consisting of a silent phase during which the membrane potential is varying slowly and an active phase during which the membrane potential is undergoing rapid oscillations. An important experimental observation of BEA is a correlati...

To test the hypothesis that the long-term antihypertensive action of furosemide is mediated by a renomedullary vasodepressor substance, we measured mean arterial pressure (MAP) by radiotelemetry in Dahl-S rats with either intact or bromoethylamine-induced (BEA, 100 mg/kg i.p.) lesion of the renal papilla and medulla. Seven days of recovery after BEA administration, the rats diet was changed fro...

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) is changing its method of measuring the growth of the U.S. economy. Shifts in the structure of the economy—particularly the spectacular fall in computer prices—have meant that BEA’s traditional “fixed-base-year” method of tracking the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) has tended to overstate growth in recent years. As a res...

BACKGROUND Biliary-enteric anastomosis (BEA) is a common surgical procedure performed for the management of biliary obstruction or leakage that results from a variety of benign and malignant diseases. Complications following BEA are not rare. We aimed to determine the incidence and the factors associated with early complications occurring after BEA for benign diseases. METHODS We reviewed the...

Micro/mesoporous chromium, aluminium-containing silicates of the type TUD-1 (Al-TUD-1, Cr-TUD-1, CrAl-TUD-1) and zeolite BEA, Cr-BEA, and related composites BEA/TUD-1 and Cr-BEA/TUD-1, were prepared, characterised, and tested as solid acids coupled with the ionic liquid (IL) 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([bmim]Cl) as solvent, in the transformation of D-glucose into 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-f...

Hydrocarbon traps can be used to bridge the temperature gap from cold start of a vehicle until exhaust after-treatment catalyst has reached its operating temperature. In this work, we investigate effect zeolite structure (ZSM-5, BEA, SSZ-13) and La addition H-BEA H-ZSM-5 on hydrocarbon storage capacity by temperature-programmed desorption DRIFT spectroscopy. The results show that presence signi...

Cracks cause to change dynamic response of beams and make discontinuity in slope of the deflection of the beams. The dynamic analysis of the Euler-Bernoulli cracked beam on the elastic foundation subjected to the concentrated load is presented in this paper. The stiffness of the elastic foundation and elastic supports influence on vibrational characteristics of the cracked beam. The Dynamic Gre...