In Asia, the concept of dietary reference values is shifting from recommended dietary allowances (RDAs) to dietary reference intakes (DRIs). To assist Asian countries that are planning to develop or revise their own DRIs, this study summarizes the scientific literature used in the development of the latest DRIs for the Japanese (DRIs-J 2010): it aims to clarify critical issues on- and discuss f...

The Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated System (DRIS) is an alternative tool for the evaluation of nutritional status and fertilizer recommendation of several crops. However, as this methodology implies the establishment of norms or standards, without which one cannot infer about the nutritional status of a crop, in Portugal this tool has little application. The aim of this study was to est...

Objective: With regard to the 2010 edition of Dietary Reference Intakes for Japanese (DRIs-2010), we investigated whether the DRIs for two age groups, breast-fed infants aged 6 8 and 9 11 months, can be fulfilled for every nutrient in actual dietary practice. Design: We evaluated 1) whether the DRIs for all nutrients can be fulfilled in a formula with energy and protein exceeding their DRIs, 2)...

Great progress of distributed technology and intelligent terminals makes it possible to develop a distributed railway interlocking system (DRIS). In this paper, a modelling method of DRIS is presented by using G-nets, which are Petri nets extended with object-oriented concepts. The modelling method improves maintenance and reusability remarkably. Based on the models, the DRIS can be implemented...

Aliskiren, the first in a new class of orally effective direct renin inhibitors (DRIs) was recently approved for the treatment of hypertension. In this review, we discuss the history of the development of DRIs and available data regarding the effects of DRIs in the treatment of hypertension and related target organ damage.

The balance of the mineral nutrition in mango leaves during flowering period affects trees and fruit production. Because soil karst areas has a slow unbalanced supply rate nutrients, orchards area generally have low yield. There are few studies on fertilization areas, especially diagnosis leaf nutrition. In this study, typical Guangxi province, one main mango-producing China, were selected from...

Excess water-soluble vitamins are thought to be eliminated in the urine. We have reported a strong relationship between water-soluble vitamin intake and urinary excretion in females. The relationship, however, is not well understood in males. In the present experiment, 10 Japanese male subjects were given a standard Japanese diet for the first week. The subjects remained on the same diet, and a...

foliar analysis of natural deciduous tree species of basswood (tilia americana l.) (ba), american beech (acer grandifolia enrh) (be), and white ash (fraxinus americana l.) (wa) was carried out in 1994 in southern quebec. the diagnosis and recommendation integrated system (dris) was developed from the traditional method to find the preliminary norm and indices of n, p, k, ca, and mg for the ...