On February 10, 2015, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) entitled, Beyond Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Redefining an Illness (ISBN 978-0-309-31689-7). The report is significant not only because of its content but because of its source, the IOM, one of the National Academies that serve as advisers to the United States gov...

Carbonaceous chondrites contain both soluble and insoluble organic materials (SOM IOM) which may have been produced in different environments via processes or share possible genetic relationships. The SOM from IOM during hydrothermal episodes on asteroids, vice versa. potential role played by the mineral matrix these (clay minerals of variable crystallinity) remains to be constrained. Here, we ...

In 2013, an Institute of Medicine (IOM) Committee, after reviewing available evidence, reached conclusions that differed importantly from conventional belief.1 They reported that while harm exists with “excessive” sodium intakes, the term was specifically left undefined. In addition, they concluded, “evidence was insufficient to support (or refute) previous recommendations for population-based ...

There is concern regarding the amount of fruit and vegetables consumed and high sugar intakes in children's diets. Regional dietary differences in the British Isles could underlie variations in health outcomes, but little is known about these differences. Our aim was to compare diets of children enrolled in observational birth cohort studies in the Isle of Man (IoM-ELSPAC) and in south-west Eng...

Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) technology has become widespread for testing purposes, gaining special importance in micro-grids and renewable energy. One of the main challenges HIL is its use mid or high-frequency applications. In those cases, oversampling gate signals a must to obtain enough accuracy avoid undesirable sub-harmonic oscillations emulation that would not appear real scenario offline ...

Nutritional therapy cannot only improve nutritional status but also reduce bowel inflammation in Crohn disease (CD). The benefits of preoperative nutritional therapy on outcomes of surgery for CD have been demonstrated. However, the ideal end-points of preoperative nutrition in CD remain elusive. We conducted this study to figure out whether improvement of malnutrition or reduction of inflammat...

The earliest literature report on infant oral mutilation (IOM) was recorded in the year 1932 and related to the Nilotic people of Sudan. Since then, there have been more reports on the practice of IOM coming from more countries in the Eastern region of Africa. Among these countries mentioned in relation with this practice are Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Democ...

On 30 June 2009, another milestone was achieved in progress toward a national system to promote medical research that focuses on decision making by physicians and patients. The first steps occurred in late 2007 and early 2008 with a seminal article (1) and an Institute of Medicine (IOM) report that called for a national initiative of research that would support better decision making about inte...

In this study, we examined if children's food selection met the School Meals Initiative (SMI) standards and the recently released Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommendations. Mean food selection, plate waste, and food intake were also examined. Food intake of 2049 4th-6th grade students was measured objectively at lunch over 3 d with digital photography in 33 schools. The percent of children wh...