Paradigmatic gaps are a problem for computational models of language acquisition, as most models that generalize online (eager learners, such as rule based learning and neural networks) will not notice systematically missing input. This is mainly a problem for the plausibility of the model, since the missing forms and structures will not deteriorate performance on recognition (because they will...

Meat is a food rich in protein, minerals such as iron and zinc as well as a variety of vitamins, in particular B vitamins. However, the content of cholesterol and saturated fat is higher than in some other food groups. Processed meat is defined as products usually made of red meat that are cured, salted or smoked (e.g. ham or bacon) in order to improve the durability of the food and/or to impro...

Listeria spp. isolated from different food products and collected from 12 Brazilian states were sent to the Laboratory of Bacterial Zoonoses (Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Brazil) for identification. The aims of this study were to characterize these isolates, from 1990 to 2012, by using biochemical, morphological, and serotyping tests, and to analyze the distribution of L. monocytogenes serotypes on ...

OBJECTIVE To examine the association between consumption of red and processed meat (RPM) and iron intakes and status in adults. DESIGN Further analysis of the Dietary and Nutritional Survey of British Adults, a cross-sectional study of 2197 adults aged 16-64 years carried out in 1986/7. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Adults (836 men and 838 women) with serum ferritin measurements, who were not taking...

Excessive dietary sodium intake increases blood pressure and cardiovascular risk. In Western diets, the majority of dietary sodium comes from packaged and prepared foods (≈75%); however, in Mexico there is no available data on the main food sources of dietary sodium. The main objective of this study was to identify and characterize the major food sources of dietary sodium in a sample of the Mex...

The extraction of high quality DNA from processed meat can often represent the crucial step in an authentication process by PCR-based methods. In this study, the effect of three different domestic cooking methods (roasting, boiling, and microwave) on DNA isolated from two beef muscles has been investigated. The quality of extracted DNA was evaluated by amplifying target sequences from mitochond...

BACKGROUND Red and processed meat consumption has been implicated in several diseases. However, data on meat consumption in relation to stroke incidence are sparse. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to examine the associations of red meat and processed meat consumption with stroke incidence in men. DESIGN We prospectively followed 40,291 men aged 45-79 y who had no history of cardiovascular disea...

BACKGROUND No studies have been conducted to explore the associations between dietary patterns and obesity among older Chinese people, by considering gender and urbanization level differences. METHODS We analyzed data from the 2009 China Health and Nutrition Survey (2745 individuals, aged ≥ 60 years). Dietary data were obtained using 24 hour-recall over three consecutive days. Height, Body We...

Infections from antibiotic-resistant bacteria are a major concern for human health professionals around the world. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is just one of the resistant organisms of concern. MRSA prevalence has also been recently reported in retail meat products at rates higher than originally thought. Although the risk of contracting an infection from handling contami...