OBJECTIVE To develop meal plans using grain-based foods demonstrating how to incorporate wholegrain foods into a balanced diet for weight maintenance for different cuisines. The present study examines the ability of meal plans with ≥4 grain-based servings daily to meet nutrient recommendations using lacto-ovo vegetarian and rice-based cuisines. DESIGN Eighteen plans from each cuisine for thre...

Two issues may have a tremendous impact on the adequacy of retirement income for American workers. The first is the growth of 401(k) pension plans, which allow participants to contribute, before taxes, a portion of their salary to a qualified retirement account.1 By 1998, the most recent year that published information is available, 401(k) plans accounted for about 41 percent of all pension pla...

Future residential plans and placement preferences of 340 mothers of adult children with mental retardation living at home were examined and findings from a 3-year follow-up discussed. Four subgroups of families were compared based upon residential plans and preferences for continued home residence for the next 2 years. Significant group differences were found for background characteristics, ma...

payments axe financed by SUB funds covermg temporary and permanent layoffs The estunates of contrlbutlons and benefits m the employee-benefit plan series are based, for the most part, on reports by private msurante COlllp*IU*S and other nongovernment agencies Contrlbutlons under msured pension plans are on a net basis, with dlvldends and refunds deducted Contrlbutlons under nonmsured plans are,...

In 1981, employees in medium and large size establishments received, on average, about 10 paid holidays each year and nearly 16 days of paid vacation annually after 10 years of service. For 3 of 5 participants in a life insurance plan, coverage was based on earnings, with the prevalence of earnings-related plans much higher among white-collar employees. Seventy-one percent of the workers covere...

Renewable energy (RE) policies can play an effective role in the development of renewable resources. The main goal this paper was to conduct a content analysis on RE Iran’s five-year National Development Plan (NDP) by investigating upstream national documents. To achieve goal, 29 documents related were identified and analyzed through systematic literature review. Then, qualitative applied analy...