Executive function is recognized as a critical component of children's cognitive and social development. In two studies, a measure of executive function that had been used in research with chimpanzees was adapted for preschoolers. On this task, called Less Is More, children must point to a smaller reward (two candies) to receive a larger reward (five candies). In Study 1 (N= 101), performance w...

ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study was to determine the right concentration pineapple juice addition carrot hard candy. Knowing chemical characteristic candy added with juice. Evaluating panelist preference for This used a completely randomized design (RAL) method consisting 5 treatments and 3 replications juice: (10%), (15%), (20%), (25%), (30%). Then analysis carried out water content, ash con...

Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.) cv. Yellow Candy flowers were treated with ethanol solution (4%) in the absence or presence of 1 or 10 mM L-methionine, or ethanol or acetaldehyde solution (0.05%), in the absence or presence of 1 mM aminocyclopropane carboxylic acid (ACC). Spermidine in petals was measured over time in flowers treated with 4% ethanol or distilled water. Ethanol treatment si...

Development and standardization of wood apple Katta Meeta (candy), its acceptability, physico- chemical properties storage stability. Woodapple (Limonia acidissima Linn.), commonly known as Bael. Four variations candy (Katta meeta) containing different levels pulp (45, 55, 65 75%) were prepared compared with control (Tamarind). Proximate composition, textural attributes microbiological quality ...

This study was presented at the 2nd Asian-Pacific congress of epidemiology, Tokyo, Japan, on 28 January 1998. We thank Mr Gert van Tonder of the Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies at Kyoto University for his linguistic help and Mr Masahiro Natsume of Medical Informatics Department at Kyoto University (Kyoso Computer Co Ltd ES3 Implementation Department) for data collection. Cont...

BACKGROUND The original 'candy-plug' technique has been reported to be beneficial for the treatment of residual perfused false lumen in patients with aortic dissection. However, this technique is also associated with several problems, such as narrowing of the true lumen and damage to the flap or vessel wall. Therefore, we modified the procedure to overcome these problems. Here we report a case ...

BACKGROUND Maltitol is a sugar alcohol that is frequently used as a noncaloric sweetener, although it is also used as an excipient, a plasticizer in gelatin capsules, and an emollient. It has not been previously described as an agent involved in immediate hypersensitivity reactions. METHODS We report on an anaphylactoid reaction with pharyngeal occlusion suffered by a 60-year-old man after in...