AIM Energy restricted meal plans may compromise nutrient intake. This study used diet modelling to assess the nutritional adequacy of energy restricted meal plans designed for weight management in young obese women. METHODS Diet modelling of 6000 kJ/d animal protein based meal plans was performed using Australian nutrient databases with adequacy compared to the Australian Nutrient Reference V...

Phytochemicals are biologically active compounds, found in plants in small amounts, which are not established nutrients but which nevertheless seem to contribute significantly to protection against degenerative disease. At present, most interest in phytochemicals is focused on the polyphenolic flavonoids and on the carotenoids, although allium compounds, glucosinolates, indoles and coumarins ha...

The effect of regulated de®cit irrigation (RDI) on fruit growth was studied for pear trees (Pyrus communis L. `Barlett') grown in 120 l isolated containers. Two irrigation treatments were applied in consecutive seasons (1996 and 1997) but on different trees each year. The Control treatment was watered to non-stress conditions using stem water potential (Cstem) and Penman ETo as a guide for the ...

reconnaissance drought index (rdi) is based on fitting a log-normal distribution to the ratio of precipitation to evapotranspiration (eto) values in selected periods. in this index value of eto were calculated based on mean temperature by thorenth-waite (th) method. th method, may underestimated eto values comparing to the actual in arid and semi arid regions. the log-normal distribution may no...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To compare an unattended device for cardiorespiratory monitoring (POLY-MESAM; MAP; Martinsried, Germany) [P-M] with classic nocturnal polysomnography (PSG) for diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children. DESIGN Clinical setting. PATIENTS Twelve children (age range, 3 to 6 years) with highly suspected uncomplicated OSA who underwent PSG and P-M on 2 consecutive la...

OBJECTIVE Overnight polysomnography (PSG) is the gold standard diagnostic tool for sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) in children. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the usefulness of diagnostic respiratory polygraphy in children with clinically suspected SAHS referred to our sleep-disordered breathing clinic. PATIENTS AND METHODS We studied 53 children referred with clinical susp...

The effects of regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) were studied on 9 year-old apricot-trees (Prunus armeniaca L. cv. ‘Búlida’) grafted on ‘Real Fino’ rootstock. Two irrigation treatments were established. The first, a control treatment, was irrigated to fully satisfy the crop water requirements (100% ETc) and the second, a RDI treatment, was subject to water shortage during the non-critical peri...

INTRODUCTION Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to assess relations between cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and age in OSA subjects. MATERIAL AND METHODS Consecutive OSA subjects (AHI/RDI > 10, Epworth score > 9 points) were evaluated. The chest X-ray, spirometry, arterial blood gases, ECG, blood morphology and b...