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Does Beta-Carotene Prevent Cancer? A Critical Appraisal
(Nutrition Research, 1988)The possible role of beta-carotene as a protective nutrient against cancer is reviewed. Human prospective and retrospective studies strongly indicate that beta-carotene protects against lung cancer and probably against ... -
Early stand-level assessment of forest harvesting in western boreal peatlands
(Sustainable Forest Management Network, Networks of Centres of Excellence, 2010-02)Highlights • In Canada’s boreal region, wooded peatlands comprised of bogs, fens, and conifer swamps make up a significant component of the forest land base and many have marketable-size trees. • In parts of eastern ... -
Editorial policies on financial disclosure
(Nature Neuroscience, 2003-10)Comments on a review article concerning treatments for mood disorders published in the periodical 'Nature Neuroscience.' Editorial policy that permitted the author of the review to remain silent about his patent and other ... -
Effect of Dietary Beta-Carotene on Hepatic Drug-Metabolizing Enzymes in Mice
(Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition, 1987)The effects of dietary supplements of beta-carotene (20-500 mg per kg diet) on hepatic microsomal drug-metabolizing enzyme activities were studied in mice. Supplementation for 14 days resulted in marked reductions in ... -
Effect of high fat and nutrient depleted diets on colon tumor formation in mice.
(Cancer Letters, 1987)We investigated the effect of high fat and nutrient depleted diets on the formation of colon tumors in female Swiss mice treated with 1,2- dimethylhydrazine (DMH). Mice received the following diets: control diet (laboratory ... -
Electrodynamic Parameters of the Auroral Oval from Combined Spacecraft and Ground Measurements
(European Space Agency, 2006)Spacecraft traversing the auroral oval respond primarily to the field-aligned currents at its poleward and equatorward borders that are part of a solenoidal current system. If electric and magnetic field measurements are ... -
The epidemic of obesity in South Africa: a study in a disadvantaged community.
(Ethnicity Disease, 2001)Objective: The objective of this study was: 1) to determine the anthropometric profile of adults In Mamre, a small town In South Africa, which has a population of mixed ancestry ("colored" people of Afro-Euro-Malay-Khoisan ... -
Ethnomycological notes from Papua New Guinea
(2006)The literature on the use of psychotropic fungi in the Western Highlands of Papua New Guinea has been reviewed. An attempt has been made to evaluate whether the previously reported “mushroom madness” still exists in the ... -
An Evening Sector Ps 6 - Omega Band Event
(2008-01-29)Abstract. Ps 6 magnetic disturbances and associated optical forms known as omega bands are usually associated with the morning sector. Some evidence for similar phenomenology in the evening sector has been presented ... -
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about mosquitoes
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Evidence from immunoblotting studies that brown adipose tissue is not present in the domestic pig.
(Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, 1989)Evidence from immunoblotting studies on uncoupJing protein that brown adipose tissue is not present in the domestic pig. Can. S. Physio!. Pharmaco!. 67: 1480-1485. Adipose tissues and other tissues. of the pig have been ... -
Fleeing from fleas: on your cat, dog, or you
(Athabasca Advocate, 1998-02-24) -
Food items consumed by students attending schools in different socio-economic areas in Cape Town, South Africa
(Nutrition, 2006)Objective: We investigated the food consumption patterns of adolescent students at schools. Our findings are intended to reveal the overall nutritional quality of foods eaten by students at school, including foods brought ... -
Forest Tent Caterpillar … information and options
(The Echo, 1986-07-01) -
Fossils – shadows of past life
(Athabasca Advocate, 1999-07-13) -
Fruit, vegetables and the prevention of cancer: research challenges
(Nutrition, 2003)OBJECTIVE: A great deal of epidemiologic evidence has indicated that fruits and vegetables are protective against numerous forms of cancer. However, there are many gaps in our knowledge. METHODS: In this pilot study we ... -
Fruit, vegetables, and cancer prevention trials
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Getting your hands dirty: field courses at Athabasca University
(Alberta Introductory Biology Association, 2005) -
Going the distance in Canada
(Education in Chemistry, 1998-01-01)