Nutrigenetics


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This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Nutrigenetics" that was published in Nutrients




Bliss


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Bliss and Other Stories is a 1920 collection of short stories by the New Zealand writer Katherine Mansfield.




How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease


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This report considers the biological and behavioral mechanisms that may underlie the pathogenicity of tobacco smoke. Many Surgeon General's reports have considered research findings on mechanisms in assessing the biological plausibility of associations observed in epidemiologic studies. Mechanisms of disease are important because they may provide plausibility, which is one of the guideline criteria for assessing evidence on causation. This report specifically reviews the evidence on the potential mechanisms by which smoking causes diseases and considers whether a mechanism is likely to be operative in the production of human disease by tobacco smoke. This evidence is relevant to understanding how smoking causes disease, to identifying those who may be particularly susceptible, and to assessing the potential risks of tobacco products.




Nutrition and Aging


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Humanity is aging. In the last century, life expectancy has increased by as much as 25 years, the greatest increase in 5'000 years of history. As a consequence the elderly constitute today the fastest growing segment of the world's population. This new situation creates many social problems and challenges to health care which both the developed as well as the developing countries will have to cope with. The present publication shows that scientific progress has reached a level where nutritional interventions may play a decisive part in the prevention of degenerative conditions of age, improvement of quality of life and impact on health care burden and resources. Topics deal with such different aspects as the influence of prenatal and early infant nutrition on the future aged individual and effects of energetic restriction on longevity. Further contributions include studies on mitochondrial alterations, digestive problems, specific metabolic deviations mediated by insulin, bone degradation, structural changes, neuromuscular dysfunctions, mental state of the elderly as well as the response of the immune system to nutrient intake. Finally the book offers a review of requirements appropriate to meet the age-related public health challenges of the 21st century.




The Guide for the Perplexed


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Bioestadistica +


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La presente obra es el fruto por parte de los autores, de más de 25 años de docencia en Bioestadística en la Facultad de Medicina de Granada, además de diversos cursos impartidos a odontólogos, epidemiólogos, gerentes de hospitales, especialistas en salud pública, etc.. El libro, al llegar a su 5a edición, es ya, por méritos propios, un clásico entre estudiantes y profesores de esta materia. Está escrito en un lenguaje claro y conciso, con la finalidad de que el lector se sitúe ante la materia con agrado e interés; estructurado en capítulos cuyo contenido es, una parte teórico-práctica (la base general), unos complementos (incluyen aspectos estadísticos más particulares, para el estudio en segunda lectura, aspectos que, de incluirse en el texto base, resultaría menos claro), unos problemas para poner a prueba la destreza del lector en lo ya estudiado (todos ellos resueltos) y unos resúmenes (que son también formulario y hacen del libro un manual de consulta de indudable interés para la resolución de problemas concretos), todos ellos, propios del campo de las Ciencias de la salud, logrando el principal fin de cualquier programa de educación: la conexión de los problemas profesionales específicos con el método científico ilustrado. Los autores, siempre en constante progreso, y conservando la estructura de la edición anterior, han efectuado una profunda revisión, reescribiendo todos los capítulos, lo que ha ampliado la obra en un centenar de páginas, habiendo incorporado un gran número de nuevos contenidos como supervivencia, medidas de acuerdo, bioequivalencia, evaluación de métodos de medida, análisis de varias tablas 2x2, análisis de varianza de dos y de tres vías, regresión múltiple, regresión logística, correlación múltiple, etc., siendo este el motivo por el que aparece como la 1a edición de un nuevo título.




Medical Translation Step by Step


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Statistics on the translation market consistently identify medicine as a major thematic area as far as volume or translation is concerned. Vicent Montalt and Maria Gonzalez Davis, both experienced translator trainers at Spanish universities, explain the basics of medical translation and ways of teaching and learning how to translate medical texts. Medical Translation Step by Step provides a pedagogical approach to medical translation based on learner and learning-centred teaching tasks, revolving around interaction: pair and group work to carry out the tasks and exercises to practice the points covered. These include work on declarative and operative knowledge of both translation and medical texts and favour an approach that takes into account both the process and product of translations. Starting from a broad communication framework, the book follows a top-down approach to medical translation: communication → genres → texts → terms and other units of specialized knowledge. It is positively focused in that it does not insist on error analysis, but rather on ways of writing good translations and empowering both students and teachers. The text can be used as a course book for students in face-to-face learning, but also in distance and mixed learning situations. It will also be useful for teachers as a resource book, or a core book to be complemented with other materials.




Food at Work


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This volume establishes a clear link between good nutrition and high productivity. It demonstrates that ensuring that workers have access to nutritious, safe and affordable food, an adequate meal break, and decent conditions for eating is not only socially important and economically viable but a profitable business practice, too. Food at Work sets out key points for designing a meal program, presenting a multitude of "food solutions" including canteens, meal or food vouchers, mess rooms and kitchenettes, and partnerships with local vendors. Through case studies from a variety of enterprises in twenty-eight industrialized and developing countries, the book offers valuable practical food solutions that can be adapted to workplaces of different sizes and with different budgets.