For at least 5000 years cereals have predominated as the arable crop grown to provide food for man and animals in the temperate climatic zones. They have been regarded as sources of energy and foods such as breads, spaghetti, chapattis, etc., require the addition of other protein sources to provide a satisfactory balanced diet. But cereals do contain significant amounts of protein, especially i...

Objective. To estimate the benefit of PSA-based screening for prostate cancer from the patient and societal perspectives. Method. A partially observable Markov decision process model was used to optimize PSA screening decisions. Age-specific prostate cancer incidence rates and the mortality rates from prostate cancer and competing causes were considered. The model trades off the potential benef...

Objective To provide an overview of the healthcare and societal consequences and costs of untreated obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Data sources PubMed database for English-language studies with no start date restrictions and with an end date of September 2014. Methods A comprehensive literature review was performed to identify all studies that discussed the physiologic, clinical and soci...

Abstract This chapter examines the challenges facing Dutch society once migrants have settled here. Their great diversity by origin makes it complicated to live side in neighbourhoods or communities, which can lead feelings of loss, unease and insecurity. In this we outline most important findings area from our previous empirical research, as well presenting new ones concerning local impact hig...

Betaine is donor of methyl groups and can partially replace methionine in diets for this purpose. The objective of this study was to evaluate three sources of betaine in partial substitution of methionine supplement in broiler diets. The Cobb-500 broiler chickens were allocated in a completely randomized experimental design with 5 treatments and 7 replicates of 49 birds each. The positive contr...

Audiovisual devices such as satellite and conventional televisions can offer easy access to authentic programs which are considered to be a rich source of language input for SLA (Second Language Acquisition). The immediacy of various audiovisual programs ensures that language learners’ exposure is up-to-date and embedded in the real world of native speakers. In the same line, in the present pap...