Yutaka Kano, David C. Poole, Mizuki Sudo, Toshiro Hirachi, Shinji Miura, and Osamu Ezaki Department of Engineering Science, Bioscience, and Technology Program, University of Electro-Communications, Chofu, Tokyo, Japan; Departments of Anatomy, Physiology and Kinesiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas and School of Sports and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, United King...

Although courses in interpersonal communication are becoming more prevalent in education for librarianship, there appears to be no systematic approach to teaching librarians how to conduct the reference interview. One fundamental reason for this may be the lack of an appropriate theoretical model for teaching interview techniques. In essence, what is available to the educator is a great deal of...

this study was conducted to evaluate 13 promising triticale lines and cultivars based on yield traits, metabolizable energy and anti-nutritional compounds. the experiment was carried out using a rcb design with three replications at the seed and plant improvement institute, karaj and gonbad, during 2008-2009 cropping season. these genotypes were studied in the next year, at the animal science r...

Using these four benchmarks, one can determine which governments are achieving or have achieved a specific target. Governments that demonstrate a consistent upward trend to‐ ward the target are more serious than those who display a stag‐ nant or divergent trend away from the target. The objective of this brief is to analyze available data on public agriculture expenditure in Africa—with a parti...

inappropriate feeding grounds for many common diseases such as diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular diseases. this study was conducted to determine knowledge, attitude and nutrition and its relationship with body mass index (bmi) was to allow students using data and recognize the status quo and in order to increase awareness, attitude and nutrition of students and strengthen the indicators and t...

A prerequisite for a discussion of effective nutrition education is the establishment of the premise that nutrition is a specific and separate branch of the life sciences. The nutritionist must be similarly identifiable as having a distinct role and professional function. Recent discussions of the state of nutrition have been equivocal on this point: the Neuberger report (ARC/MRC Committee, 197...

Progress in nutritional science, genetics, computer science, and behavioral economics can be leveraged to address the challenge of noncommunicable disease. This report highlights the connection between nutrition and the complex science of preventing disease and discusses the promotion of optimal metabolic health, building on input from several complementary disciplines. The discussion focuses o...

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common cause of musculoskeletal disability in elderly individuals, and it places an enormous economic burden on society. Management of OA is primarily focused on palliative relief by using agents such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and analgesics. However, such an approach is limited by a narrow therapeutic focus that fails to address the progressive and...