Aim: Vitamin A defi ciency among children is still a public health problem in Indonesia. Serum/plasma retinol concentration is the best indicator in assessing vitamin A status. However, there is growing concern that infection/ infl ammation lowers serum retinol concentration, thus creating potential misinterpretation of vitamin A status, which could affect policy makers in planning suitable nut...

The paper presents the research on the infl uence of melt overheating temperature on crystallization parameters and primary structure of cast AlSi17Cu5Mg (A390.0) alloy overheated to temperature: 820 °C, 880 °C, 940 °C and 1 000 °C. It was found that the degree of overheating infl uences the change of microstructure signifi cantly and morphologies of primary silicon of the castings from Al-Si a...

K. T. Magnuson is Professor of Christian Ethics at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Prior to this, he was Assistant Professor of Christian ethics at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina. His received his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge. Dr. Magnuson has writ ten ar ticles on many topics, includings marriage, sexual moralit y, infertility, and...

When a particle inclusion is embedded in a polymer matrix, the polymer tends to adsorb on the surface of the in-clusion. The effect of this may result in an interphasial zone between the particle and the polymer often referred toas “bound” rubber. The extent and composition of this zone depends on a number of factors, including the surfacearea and surface treatment of the partic...

The purpose of the present study was to compare the infl uence of diazepam on diff erent forms of rabbits’ behaviour under stress and spontaneodial hypothalamic nucleus, escape reactionus conditions. The experimental model of a stress situation was induced by electrical stimulation of the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus. Diazepam was injected intravenously at a dose of 1mg/kg 40 min before th...

Context The focus of the study is on nursing leadership and its association to patient mortality. Cummings and colleagues state in the introduction that the relationship between nursing leadership styles in hospitals and patient outcomes has not been explored in many studies. The authors discuss the infl uence of different nursing leadership styles, such as taskand relationship-focused, emotion...