This research updates the acrylamide content of commercial potato crisps marketed in Spain with the aim to evaluate its trend since 2004. Two different batches of 40 potato crisps brands from 18 producers were analysed. Acrylamide content ranged from 108 to 2180 µg/kg, with an average value of 630 µg/kg and a median of 556 µg/kg. Data revealed a continuous decreased trend from 2004 to 2014. In ...

Here we present a review of the literature of influenza modeling studies, and discuss how these models can provide insights into the future of the currently circulating novel strain of influenza A (H1N1), formerly known as swine flu. We discuss how the feasibility of controlling an epidemic critically depends on the value of the Basic Reproduction Number (R0). The R0 for novel influenza A (H1N1...

We report the main characteristics of "Corynebacterium urinapleomorphum" strain Marseille-P2799T (CSURP2799), isolated from a urine sample from a 2-month-old boy with rotavirus gastroenteritis.

During March–July 2014, rotavirus G8P[8] emerged as the predominant cause of rotavirus gastroenteritis among children in Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Clinical characteristics were similar for infections caused by G8 and non-G8 strains. Sequence and phylogenetic analyses suggest the strains were generated by multiple reassortment events between DS-1–like P[8] strains and bovine strains from Asia.

Contrast thresholds of six semisupine, visually adapted subjects were obtained under short (10-14 sec.) periods of weightlessness and under 1 G control conditions. The target, viewed binocularly, subtended 1.5 ~ and the background 2.6*. Three background luminance levels were used: 0.03, 0.28 and 30.0 ft-L. The contrast required to detect the target was found to be slightly, but consistently, lo...

The emergence of a swine influenza virus (H1N1) pandemic strain earlier this year prompted a huge worldwide effort to produce swine flu vaccines in time for the winter flu season. Justine Davies reports.

This thesis reports on the use of Twitter during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic to explore its use as an “infoveillance” approach complementary to traditional surveys and content analysis. This study aimed to: 1) report on the use of “H1N1” versus “swine flu”, 2) conduct a qualitative analysis of tweet content, and 3) assess the feasibility of Twitter as a real-time content, sentiment, and public atten...

D U R I N G the past quarter of a century, aeromedical investigators have succeeded with great ingenuity in simulating on the ground nearly all the conditions and stresses to which the pilot of an aircraft or of a space vehicle could be exposed. Gigantic human centrifuges and rocket sleds have been created to produce high accelerations at controlled rates of onset and decay. Elaborate low press...

A swine influenza outbreak occurred on a commercial pig farm in Thailand. Outbreak investigation indicated that pigs were co-infected with pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus and seasonal influenza (H1N1) viruses. No evidence of gene reassortment or pig-to-human transmission of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus was found during the outbreak.