The hadronic dressing of the ten lightest scalar mesons is discussed. Let us imagine that we live in a world without quarks. QCD suggests there will still be a spectrum of hadrons, bound states of two or more gluons, the lightest of these being stable. Though this world is far from that explored by experiment, it is the world of the lattice calculator. There the lightest state is a scalar in th...

Recognizing the critical role of agricultural sector in the overall growth as well as development performance, this study estimates total factor productivity (TFP) in Indian agriculture at state-level. Using Index of Agricultural Production as the measure of output, changes in TFP are estimated using non-parametric Sequential Malmquist TFP index. The TFP change is decomposed into efficiency cha...

IntroductionIn 2002 researchers from the Swedish National Food Administration reported the detection ofhigh levels of acrylamide in commonly consumed baked and fried foods. (SNFA,2002) Acrylamide isclassified as a probable human carcinogen (IARC, 1994), so the discovery that the compound isformed during the preparation of many foods caused alarm. Prior to 2002 sources of non-<lb...

There are 2 major phases of fat accrual: the first appearing in late fetal life, and second infancy.1Toro-Ramos T. Paley C. Pi-Sunyer F.X. Gallagher D. Body composition during development infancy through age 5 years.Eur J Clin Nutr. 2015; 69: 1279-1289Crossref PubMed Scopus (53) Google Scholar Both thought to be related risk future adiposity; however, their relative contributions have not been ...