Several epidemiological studies link consumption of fibre-rich foods to a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes and CHD. The 'fibre hypothesis' suggested that this was a direct effect of fibre. However, fibre-rich foods contain different types of fibre as well as other potentially beneficial compounds, and many foods naturally high in fibre have low glycaemic and insulinaemic indices, possibly due to...

have a specific beneficial effect.' Fish consumption does not directly affect serum cholesterol levels significantly.6' However, the long carbon chain fatty acids present in fish have been found to reduce platelet aggregation in response to contact with the physiological stimulants collagen and adenosine diphosphate. They have therefore a mild anticoagulant effect of potential value in protecti...

An intelligent monitoring procedure has been applied to fibre optic sensors (FOS) field data collected from an innovative structural system-The Taylor Bridge--in Headingley, Manitoba, Canada. The results show that FOS offer unique benefits for effective structural health monitoring of smart structures.

The effect of the weaning diet on the subsequent colonic metabolism of bran and pectin in the adult rat has been investigated. Feeding a fibre-reduced diet on its own or supplemented with bran (WB) and pectin (P) from weaning (fibre-reduced (weaning)) was compared with introducing the same diet to age-matched rats reared on a standard laboratory diet from weaning (fibre-reduced (6 weeks)). The ...

Growing data stockpiles and storage consolidation continue to be the trend. So does the need to provide secure yet unconstrained, high bandwidth access to such repositories by geographically distributed users. Conventional data management approaches, both at the local and wide area level, are viewed as potentially inadequate to meet these challenges. This paper explores methods deploying a new ...

This paper attempts a comprehensive account of 'fibre medicine' elaborated by iatromechanists from c. 1700 to c. 1740. Fibre medicine, a medical theory informed by the notion of the fibre, has been neglected by medical historians despite the pivotal role played by the fibre in animal economy. Referring to a wide range of medical fields such as anatomy, physiology, pathology, therapeutics and li...

BACKGROUND A diet rich in fruit, vegetables and dietary fibre and low in fat is associated with reduced risk of chronic disease. This review aimed to estimate the effectiveness of interventions to promote healthy diet for primary prevention among participants attending primary care. METHODS A systematic review of trials using individual or cluster randomisation of interventions delivered in p...

causative relationship is suggested by the findings of Efrain Reisin and his colleagues who showed that even if salt intake is kept constant, overweight hypertensive subjects who diet successfully have significant reductions in blood pressure.5 More specifically, Pirjo Pietinen and fellow workers undertook a comprehensive review of studies relating animal fat intake to blood pressure elevation....

We consider how Fibre Channel switches can be cascaded to form a Fibre Channel fabric. We begin with an analytical model of topology performance that provides a theoretical upper bound on fabric per$ormance and a method for the practical evaluation of fabric topologies. We then consider the prevention of buffer-cycle deadlock in Fibre Channel networks. We show that though some topologies implic...

This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB) for use with network management protocols in TCP/IP-based internets. In particular, it defines objects for managing Fibre Channel Over TCP/IP (FCIP) entities, which are used to interconnect Fibre Channel (FC) fabrics with IP networks.